in san francisco, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> oh, it's going to be worth it. this playoff series between these two teams has everyone talking, even the governor. this afternoon governor newsom tweeting about this epic showdown at oracle park which begins tomorrow night. he says he's got to root for the giants as a native san franciscan. he even used the #beatla. >> i thought for sure he would wish both teams well. going sf. >> we endorse the governor on that one. >> let's bring in jeff with a look at the weekend. >> the weather will pan out for us. i think we're going to be doing good here, especially on saturday and sunday's forecast. i do want to start off with our climate coverage, take a look at the drought and show you where we are. we got a brand-new update today. 45.66 of california in exceptional drought so we have seen that grow week over week with some of that exceptional drought returning to northern california, up around chico, redding. we're seeing the driest conditions over the north bay, east bay, parts of the south bay and even san francisco no

covering this is our business and tech reporter scott budman. you have been covering musk for a long time. are you surprised by this? he all but said they were moving the headquarters to austin last may when he was upset and filed the lawsuit when they closed down the factory for a couple of days over covid. >> right. he has been very upset with california, very upset specifically with the bay area. he himself moved his own private residence to texas. this is a move to save a lot of tax money for both himself and for his company. you are right, as he said, it doesn't necessarily affect the employees. they can stay here and be tesla employees if they want. in fact, he will hire more people here in california. but as far as the bottom line and the taxes that will be collected or not collected, they won't be collected in texas and fewer collected here as a company in california. >> how much of a harbinger is this that we have seen so many companies and now you add tesla to the mix moving to austin. austin is getting tech crowded. >> it is. austin h

live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thanks for the update today. and scott's been covering this trial from the very beginning. be sure to follow him on twitter. you'll be able to give live updates from inside the courtroom. his twitter handle is @scottbudman. >> a new poll shows most americans want congress to pass climate change laws. 59% believe the pace of global warming is speeding up. 55% want congress to pass a bill to insure more clean energy, and only 16% of americans oppose such a law. the poll from the associated press and the center for public affairs research also finds more than half the nation would pay a small monthly fee on carbon to combat climate change. next week, president biden heads to scotland for the u.n. climate summit. >> the atmospheric river didn't wash away the drought, but it definitely made a difference. take a look at the satellite photos from the national weather service. the one on the left from october 16th. california bone dry. now look at the one on the right, that's today. you can see the sierra mountains covere

scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, scott. lots of damage everywhere. last night we showed you a backward in pleasant hill that basically turned into a lake during the flooding. isaac castillo said he looked outside and looked like he had a swimming pool he neff had. it was so bad water was starting to pour into the house. he lives near the contra costa canal. flash forward, here's how it looks today. we caught up with him about how it happened. the flood happened right after he had done work on the yard, so he's totally bummed about that. >> came all the way to the first step right there, so it was past my ankles. so it was just a real dire situation, because we didn't know when if was going to stop. have it didn't stop for a while. we showed you this last night. about 11:00 last night, isaac looked again and said the back yard had receded. the next time there's a storm on the horizon he's going to get sandbags just in case. we're seeing that all over the place. people's back yards really, really flooded. if there's any kind of indentation in the yard

scott budman checks in on the group as they race to help all they can before the end of this deadline day. >> reporter: jose romero is, with some help, making sure he and his family have a place to stay. inside a small, east palo alto house, youth united for community action is walking people through the process of staving off eviction on the final day of the eviction moratorium. >> we're super focussed on getting everything done today, because today is the last day that people can sign up to be protected. >> reporter: the group says it's helped close to 3,000 local families stay in their homes. here and by doing community outreach. >> we have one on one conversations with the person. and we have the application right in front of us. so they, we sit with them, and we just fill out the application as we go. >> reporter: and while confusing and intimidating to some. >> unfortunately, people don't have computers sometimes. they don't have access to internet or wi-fi. and some people can't read or write, either english or spanish. >> reporter: jose says it's been easy with help, and he's

scott budman, "today in the bay." >>> baldwin tweeted about the accident. he says there are no words express my sadness and he is offering support to the hutchins' family. >>> back here there is questions about a shootout retired joiner remains in stable condition in the hospital. he's recovering from emergency surgery after he was shot multiple times on thursday. this surveillance video from the west oakland, chevron station, showing the three men ambushing him when he got gas. one of the attackers goes to search his car, he draws a gun and shoots two of the men killing one of them. >> pastor mike mcbride works for years with joiner. he has this to say. >> we need to end this trend of robberies that are escalating to violent conflicts that ending people's lives being lost. >> the alameda county coroner's bureau have yet to release the name of the person who was shot and killed. no word on any arrests. >>> today is national prescription drug take back day. if you have old or expired prescription drugs, it's the ideal event to keep them out of the wrong hand

scott budman, thank you for your time as well. we asked on twitter, what do you think of the name change? let's go to abbey fernandez. sweet baby ray, take it away. >> the overall responses we received were pretty negative. people don't seem to like the new name or the fact that facebook changed its name to begin with. like mady on twitter here said they should fix the user and its apps before thinking about a rebrand? >> chris says, what's the point? it's the same company run by the same people with the same morlz and ethics. it's kind of to see people hating facebook on social media while actively using the facebook site. >> we all like to rip on facebook but everyone still uses it. it's amazing. >> i want to show you some of the other comments that weren't so negative per se. gary here -- they were interesting, i should say. gary on facebook is saying, we're all about to be fast-forwarded into the future. that's a pretty scary thought for me. and sheila is pointing out that meta means "a goal" in spanish. as a native spanish sp

scott budman is live outside the federal courthouse with the latest. scott? >> reporter: good evening. both walgreens and safeway say they had deals with them to put blood testing machines inside the stores. the safeway deal fell through. walgreens did put the machines inside and eventually test them on some of their customers. it's where theranos met the public. walgreens, which under the chief financial officer, cut a deal with the medical startup to put its blood testing machines inside stores and grocery giant safeway, which planned to put machines in 969 of its stores. >> i think today was very, very critical. when the safeway ceo said, we did our due diligence. >> with holmes listening inside the courtroom, safeway's ceo and walgreen's ceo talked about how optimistic the companies were about deals with theranos. she talked about many other large clients, including work being done with the military. >> it becomes this maelstrom of confidence. safeway is doing. walgreens is doing it. look at the people they have on the board. >> reporter: each executive t

scott budman has been covering the trial since the beginning and joins us live with more. scott? >> reporter: good evening, janelle. yeah, the prosecution took today to try to convince jurors that holmes was running the show at theranos the whole way through. getting testimony from former theranos employees that holmes was seeking out new investment when she knew the blood testing machines did not work. more testimony today linking elizabeth holmes with key decisions made at theranos to continue to raise money from investors, even as the company's blood testing machines proved faulty. >> the demonstrations were a flop, but they changed the data to make them look better. >> reporter: daniel edlin was testifying that while the blood test mag sheens and their potential were being talked about in the press, even rumored to be on their way to the military, the results themselves were not accurate. >> i thought the government did an effective job of showing this jury that what theranos was purporting to be breakthrough medical technology was really a cheap parlor trick. >> reporter: am

live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. scott has been covering the trial from the start. follow him on twitter. you will get updates from inside the courtroom. >>> today is the deadline for thousands of san francisco city workers to be fully vaccinated against covid. that includes police and firefighters. the city has been clear, those who don't get the jab could lose their job. we see where that all stands tonight. >> reporter: it's the last day for some city workers in san francisco to prove they received the covid vaccine. this more than, the mayor weighed in. >> let me just say how proud i am of at least 95% of city employees have been fully vaccinated. >> reporter: today's deadline includes any city employee who occasionally enters high risk settings. that means police and fire. >> we have worked with those various departments in order to not only rearrange schedules and move existing resources to those locations, but also to speed up our hiring process to accommodate what could potentially be vacancies. >> numbers ar

joining us now our business and tech reporter scott budman. this isn't surprising. elon musk has been threatening this for more than a year. what does it mean for tesla employees here? >> it may mean nothing. employees of tesla like employees of oracle were likely told you can stay here or follow the headquarters in texas. either way it is a decision for them to make not the company in most cases especially since if you look on the job boards as i did a few minutes ago there are hundreds of jobs still available here in the bay air why for tesla. so for the employees i think it is just a choice we've been tals a couple years now the bay area exodus. tesla, oracle, hp enterprise among the companies to leave us. is this a real story line or is this kind of like a "new york times" headline? >> i don't think exodus is the right word because that is a movement of a whole bunch of people. there are, now, and there are going to be companies that leave california. it is notoriously high tax, high cost, and it makes you jump through a lot of hoops and companies don't like to

our business and tech reporter scott budman was there for both. you lost a juror today and you heard about the broken deal, scott. >> reporter: yeah, pretty interesting day. and as you mentioned, the focus of the jury changed from the courtroom to their local safeway this morning as the ceo of the bay area grocery giant talked about a deal he made with elizabeth holmes and theranos, a deal that eventually went south. not long after elizabeth holmes walked into court this morning a second juror in the trial of the theranos founder was dismissed saying her religious beliefs make her uncomfortable judging holmes and we are only if they another couple of jurors, you could have a mistrial in this case. >> >> reporter: next on the stand, former safeway ceo steven bird who. >> after becoming impressed with holmes, testified that he signed a deal with theranos in 2010 to put the company's blood testing machines into safeway stores. what he called a network of mini labs that would eventually be able to give shoppers quick testing with fast results at a low

. >>> i'm scott budman. did elizabeth holmes mislead investors about the relationship between theranos and the u.s. military in the latest testimony in the trial coming up. >>> and storm ranger showing rainfall right now, plus i'm tracking two more storms. i'll show you when those totals would top over 2 inches coming up. >>> the trial of elizabeth holmes focused again on the u.s. military, specifically how close the armed forces got to actually using the faulty theranos blood testing machines on the battlefield. holmes is accused of telling investors the machines were in fact being used during battle. our business and tech reporter scott budman was in court all day. did connection is pretty important, scott? >> yeah, it feels that way. it kind of seems like the prosecution is starting to set the table to ask investors if they invested hundreds of millions of dollars into theranos under false pretenses. the focus of the trial of elizabeth holmes moved to the relationship theranos had with the u.s. military.

in fremont, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> scott, thank you. >>> san francisco's oldest operatingd water recycling in a way that could influence other beer makers. anchor stein worked with the city to explore the protocols. rinse water from the fermentation tanks which used to get washed down the drain is now getting saved. it's collected, retreated and recycled, saving about 20 million gallons of water a year. to be clear, the recycled water does not go into the beer. it is the largest commercial reuse project in san francisco history. among those on hand today, award-winning actor, edward norton. >> we've got to demand as a city, as a state, as a country that the world that we're living in insists that industrial users of water must take responsibility for recycling that water and using it again, period, end of story. >> norton was an early investor in this recycling technology and is a long-time climate activist. >>> light rain earlier this week knocked out power for more than 35,000 customers in the bay area. one of the big issues is rain mixing in with built-up dirt on the tr

let's bring in our business and tech reporter scott budman. i'm really confused here. help me. these thieves very smart, or are they not very smart? >> it could go one way or the other, the guess is if they're smart, they want the cash inside. if they think they're going to get bitcoin in its physical form from an atm, not so mart. >> just for the record, if i did want to steal bitcoin the proper way, how do i steal bitcoin? >> the proper way? bitcoin is stolen by hackers who hack into computers and sometimes even exchanges to try to get that code, extract it and get the bitcoin. but you're not going to get it from the physical atm. that actually has cash inside because you can put cash in to get the bitcoin to your virtual account. >> i didn't know this was a thing. i knew stealing atms was a thing. is this only in the silicon valley or nationwide? >> it's catching on a bit because bitcoin atms are catching on. there's something like 45,000 or so in the country right now, much less than regular atms, but they are growing because the price of bitcoin is so hot. as of earlier th

nbc bay area scott budman was at sjc this morning as passengers were trying to figure out what happened. >> reporter: yeah, much busier saturday morning than usual. san jose international confirms 11 southwest flights canceled, 17 have been delayed. oakland airport says an additional 11 southwest flights canceled as bay area travelers scramble to get where they need to go. amid the long lines, stories of broken connections -- >> i am trying to get home for my grandad's funeral. >> reporter: passengers like maggie lahatte stranded for hours at san jose international airport trying to get a flight. >> i got an email this morning saying that the flight was delayed by like almost three hours. so i quickly got in the car and got here. obviously, the line was super line. >> we haven't been able to talk to anyone. it's just been delay and we are not going to make our connection. >> reporter: and the hall family. >> we originally had an 11:00 flight, but we have been rebooked now. that was delayed. >> reporter: spending an extra night here, they didn't plan on it. >> so now we are rebooked for

in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> scott, thank you. >>> happy friday. tomorrow you can take off your masks in san francisco and marin counties but there are guidelines in specific areas here. no more masks required inside of offices, gyms, indoor college classrooms, and religious gatherings. to be allowed in those places without a mask you must be fully vaccinated and no more than 100 people are let inside. o not just san francisco and marin. contra costa county also lifting masking requirements. november first is the target date to ease restrictions in certain indoor settings. like the other two counties those are controlled spaces where everyone is fully vaccinated and not open to the general public. coco county is making the move as covid hospitalizations and case rates continue to decline. >>> happening right now the cupertino union school district weighing which elementary and middle schools to close or consolidate after years of declining enrollment due to the high cost of housing. before tonight's meeting at collins elementary school parents stag

our tech reporter, scott budman has the story you'll only see on nbc bay area. >> this surveillance video thur thieves pulli to the sunnyvale liquor store, reaching through the front door, and tying a cord around the atm inside. but this is not your typical atm. this one's a bitcoin atm. >> he put cash into the machine, and it increases your bitcoin account. >> and that's what the thieves wanted. the cash inside. they pulled the bitcoin atm through the front of the business, leaving a trail of damage before speeding off. >> and it's there, it's got money in it, let me take it. >> as the price of bitcoin soars, the number of bitcoin atms where you can exchange cash for the cryptocurrency is also on the rise. 48,000 of them are dotted around the country, vulnerable to thieves in advance, like crypto is vulnerable online to hackers. >> honestly, if i was going after bitcoin and trying to steal it, i would hack insteadl bitcoin at one fell swoop instead of, you know, the maybe only has $200 of actual cash in it. >> scott budman, "today in the bay." >> at 7:27, we have much more for you on "to

. >> scott budman covering the theranos trial for us in san jose. thank you, scott. >>> so did a fire in an american canyon start because of a stolen car? that's what authorities are trying to figure out. a fire broke out and burned more than 100 acres. at last check it's 60% contained. they are looking into a report of a stolen car that was on fire near that burn zone. a 26-year-old man was detained. he hasn't been arrested. as of now he's being called a person of interest in the fire. >> we had been under a red flag warning. luckily, the winds were able to shift the fire towards the east, away from the community of, i'm sorry, the town of american canyon. >> firefighters who are still there, putting out hotspots, working on containment lines, an evacuation warning was lifted late last night for some in that community. >>> up next, the principal, even the superintendent filling the gaps. the teacher shortage force ago unique situation in a bay area school district. >>> battling lies. supervisors are taking a stand against covid misinformation. the p

let's bring in our business reporter scott budman. i saw you on twitter yesterday. i was on instagram today. we're still on and we've been told it's bad for us. why can't we quit? >> for several reasons. one, it is how we communicate. two, it is how we ingest news and information for better or worse. but legitimately, a lot of people have built not just their profile but their brand on this. >> a lot of businesses rely on this. whatsapp, facebook or instagram. >> right. and because nonprofits rely on the idea that we can put out information to an extent for free. you can also pay for a larger audience. we're on it and we've been on it for years and it is hard to just pull that away. >> is it fair? the comparison. this is like the cigarette. what happened to cigarettes decades ago? now we need to give warnings? that it is like what cigarettes do to us? >> i don't think that's all that fair. there are health concerns, especially young girls on instagram talking about the mental concerns and the health concerns that come with that but it's different than cigarettes. it

live at chase center, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> we are going to switch gears. a live look at the bay bridge. clouds in the background lingering now after bringing us rain last night. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri joins us. that was just the first storm. more on the way? >> you're right. big week coming our way when it comes to rainfall. quick recap of the rain last night, enough to get the ground wet. let me take you to the storm pattern i'm tracking. i want to give you the overview to think of what's heading our way. we have the next system tuesday night into wednesday morning. then a second one this week thursday into friday, and then a third one saturday night into monday. and that's the one where totals are expected to be potentially extremely high for us. here's the thing. water year started october 1st. we have a deficit from a quarter to half inch behind. we'll makeup for this and much more. we'll talk about rain totals, we could see over two inches and where in ten minutes. >> thank you so much, jeff. >>> the storm was mild, the impact for lots of p

live in fremont, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, scott. >>> and in the past 90 minutes, new details have come out about the shooting. nbc news is reporting that this wasn't the first time the gun misfired. in fact employees walked offset just a few hours before the accident over safety concerns. nbc news says that discovery came as investigators questioned the workers who were supposed to make sure the gun was firing just blanks. our coverage of the story will continue on our website. that's where you can find alec baldwin's full statement at nbcbayarea.com. >>> now to our microclimate weather alert. if you were up early today, you might have been caught in it, the rain. a storm drenched the bay area flooding roadways during the morning commute. this is in san francisco, geneva avenue on-ramp to southbound 280. nearby in daly city drivers braved high waters. and a live look at the radar right now. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking the next storm that's taking aim at the bay area. jeff, this one's a doozy. >> definitely a powerful storm system. some of that st

scott budman reporting in san jose covering the he luz beth holmes fraud trial. thank you, scott. >>> up next, possible power shutoffs coming to the bay area because of windy weather again. we're going to let you know if your neighborhood is going to be impacted and when. >> we're watching the wind very closely. clearing skies. chilly conditions around san jose right now. but 80's could be just around the corner along with rain chances in our seven day forecast. we'll look when we come back. >> this isn't home work for art class or an english assignment. these are handmade signs that these students in hayward have created to try and save their school from closing down. next on nbc bay area news, we're going to explain what the debate is all about. >> when we're joined by our viewers in it the west, we'll tell you how and why the government plans to reduce the amount of salt in our diets. also our interview with the early victims of havana syndrome, the unxplabd phenomenon that affected hundreds of u.s. diplomats and spies. more when we see you back here tonight. p

scott budman is inside the courtroom tweeting out updates. we'll have updates on nbc bay area news at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> turning to the pandemic. right now teachers say oakland unified not doing enough to protect students from covid even though the district only has a handful of infe teachers will r attempt to put some pressure on the school district to make some changes. >> reporter: good morning. yes, they'll rally tonight. they are trying to persuade shows board members to do more to better protect students. even though there are only a few infections. there are ten testing sites throughout the entire district. therefore, they can't know what the real infection rate is. a spokesperson tells us the district has tested more than any district in california outside of los angeles but points out covid tests including take-home test kits are running low due to nationwide demand. teachers are also concerned about air circulation in crowded cafeterias during the rainy season. >> all we have in the cafeteria are a bunch of fans pointed upward at th

our scott budman is at the courthouse. he will have updates later this afternoon. >>> october is breast cancer awareness month. a reminder for women over 40 to consider a mammogram. bay area's bob redell joins us live. millions of women skipped their screenings during the pandemic. are the number of mammograms starting to rebound? >> good morning. yes, they are, but doctors are concerned about the women who skipped their mammograms who might have missed tumors that are growing inside their body. a university of kansas medical center survey found that nationwide, almost 4 million women missed their mammograms during covid. and this past august ucsf published a study that shows the number of screenings at sf general dropped by 39% during covid compared to the year before. the drop steepest among african-american women, younger women during the first stay at home order and women 70 and older during the second stay at home order. during the part of the reason for this, some women were afraid of contracting covid at the hospita

nbc bay area's scott budman carrying every turn in this case. be sure to follow him on twitter. you can get updates from inside the courtroom. his twitter handle is @scottbudman. >>> the steps one city is taking to help people get high, legally. and the windfall supporters argue it may provide. >>> plus the pandemic has divided family, friends, entire towns. it's a familiar story playing out across the country. we're going to look into why some people are dying to be wrong. >>> and supergirl star melissa is telling kelly clarkson all about the prop she's stolen from movie sets. you can watch kelly clarkson right here on nbc bay area. it's at 3:00 this afternoon. >>> parents and students in hayword are speaking out. the district yesterday held the first of four virtual town halls because schools have 2,000 fewer students than just two years ago. they're feesing a steep financial loss. the leaders are considering closing or merging ten schools. the next town hall takes place tonight. >>> united kingdom health leaders are grapping with a surge in cases. the product of a new delta s

. >> reporter: scott budman. nbc bay area news. >>> nbc bay area has learned a civil grand jury is investigating the santa clara county sheriff's office. this is the latest in a series of actions against laurie smith. they asked the civil grand jury to investigate back in august. after a jail house beating of an inmate that failed to intervene. two other officers are facing criminal indictments for allegedly trading permits. the civil grand jury can't file any charges. it can only make recommendations on how the run the office. >> it carries some teeth but not a lot of teeth. they're making recommendations that may or may not be followed. >> the sheriff will have to respond in writing. we did reach out for comment but have not heard back. >>> this is among good things that have come out since the pandemic. governor newsom extending the use of the restaurant park lifts and cocktails to go. people can order alcohol to go until the end of 2026 and parklets can stay open one year after the state of emergency is lifte

scott budman, how are things doing now? >> reporter: things are a lot better now. several hours earlier today, people were put off or flat-out turned away as flights were canceled all morning long. >> reporter: this family, among many others, ended up spending a lot more time in san jose than they planned. >> we came from rhode island to visit our daughter. the plane today was the flight back to chicago. >> reporter: the rhode island clan will be here for an extra day thanks to massive delays that hit southwest airlines causing long lines and anxious phone-checking all morning long. >> they texted me this morning. >> reporter: what did they say? >> we were canceled. >> reporter: southwest blames it on air traffic control staffing and weather problems and says it's trying to make up for lost flights. >> well, we haven't been able to talk to anyone. it's just been delay and -- we're not going to make it. >> we had an 11:00 flight. but we have been rebooked now. that was delayed. >> more people are coming back. >> reporter: this aviation expert says we're ready to tra

nbc bay area's scott budman has been covering this case from the very start. be sure to follow him on twitter. there you'll be able to get the updates from inside the courtroom. his twitter handle is @scottbudman. >>> with the pandemic and when it hit, online shopping and u.s. increased just as manufacturing overseas slowed down. those goods are arriving at the nation's ports. workers are struggling to get them unloaded and sent across the country. now the white house is taking steps to ease the log jam. nbc's chris pollone is live in washington with the details. >> reporter: shoppers frustrated by empty store shelves and rising prices might soon see some relief as the nation's biggest ports and retailers kick into high gear. >> today's announcement has the potential to be a game changer. i say potential because all of these goods won't move by themselves. >> reporter: president biden announcing ports of long beach and los angeles which handle 40% of the nation's overseas cargo will now operate around the clock seven days a week. >> it is just not that same sm

scott budman joins us live from the newsroom. investigators revealed a lot today about their deaths. >> yeah, they did. the mariposa county sheriff announced that john, his wife ellen and their 1-year-old daughter all died during that hike. their bodies were found along a trail in a remote area near the merced river on august 17th. today investigators said the temperature while hiking went as high as 109 degrees. they were found about a mile and a half from their vehicle. their only water bottle was found empty. the video they showed today provided by the sheriff showed just how steep the terrain was in the area where they had been hiking. >> it should be noted when they were located and through our investigation there was one 85-obladder, water bladder backpack located with the family. this water bladder was empty and no other water containers, no other water filtration systems were located amongst the family. >> the mystery of how they died had gone on for months. today the sheriff's department said they ruled out any causes re

scott budman breaks it down for us. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this thursday. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. an east bay high school facing lots of questions tonight after a photograph of a student emerged online showing him wearing a kkk outfit at school. that's the photo. you can see the student right there in the hood. the photo taken yesterday was posted on multiple social media sites and tonight that district is responding. cheryl herd joins us from pittsburg high school where they're explaining what happened. why was he even allowed to wear that on campus? >> reporter: there are a lot of explanations behind it and that picture is very disturbing and it's created a lot of meetings behind it, including one this morning here at the school between parents and students. now, this picture hit social media. that was costume day here at the school. i've been told by the principal that the student dressed up as a kkk member on a dare and wasn't caught until fourth period, likely because he wa

scott budman has been following the holmes trial said there's no water service at the courthouse and even the nearby starbucks. the trial will resume on tuesday. >>> switching gears. look at this beautiful shot here. a live look outside at the bay bridge this morning. the sun is out. a very different story from this past weekend with that rain just raging across -- >> how would you know? you were on a beach in puerto rico. >> i got the nbc bay area alerts telling me what was going on and friends tweeting things. so i -- >> haters going to hate, right? >> i'm sorry. i'm glad you had a good time. cierra and i were in the studio for you. kari hall, let's talk about the halloween forecast. that is very critical. >> yes, it's coming up in a few days, and the forecast is looking good. today and tomorrow, more sunshine and a boost in temperatures. but it is gorgeous out there. and it's been nice to see more sunshine after all the clouds in the off and on rain we've seen. today temperatures now at 64 degrees in san jose. and we're headed for the low 70s. so that's going to be warmer than whe

scott budman has been covering this case from the very beginning.nd follow him on twitter. you can get updates from inside the courtroom room. >>> it's 5:37. we are monitoring possible smoky skies. the smoke is expected to drift into the bay area. meteorologist, kari hall, she is tracking the wind and has more on what we can expect. >> yeah, we will see some of the conditions for the weekend. maybe you are heading to the taste of the bay, and we are going to see a hazy sky in oakland tomorrow as our temperatures reach in the mid to upper 80s. i don't think for most people it will alter your weekend plans. also going on this weekend starting tonight, you might want to head out to queens pumpkin patch, and our temperatures will go from the mid-70s this morning to the low 80s, and this pumpkin patch is open until 9:00 p.m. the temperatures will be cool and probably very comfortable for the kids and the costumes. if you are planning to head to the beach this weekend, stinson beach will be in the mid-70s today and tomorrow. look at the changes on sunday.

. >>> nbc bay area's scott budman is covering the case.witter is @scottbudman. >>> the experience burned into the memories of those that lived through it. that fire started from a grass fire reignited by strong winds, and firefighters believed it was out from the day before. 25 people sadly died in that fire. some 3,500 homes were destroyed. in response, oakland firefighters now have new policies on monitoring grass fires and carry more expensive land firefighting gear. >>> let's take a peek outside on this, now, tuesday morning. folks making their way across the bay bridge. the toll plaza right there, and mike has tabs on that commute. vianey is in for kari. we are all talking about the rain. >> yeah, that's right, especially because we have not seen as much rain, and it's going to be a welcomed sight. it will be a rainy commute tomorrow morning, but the first half of today will be dry and cloudy, and we will top out in the mid and upper 60s for the entire bay area. this is a great opportunity to clear out the gutters, anything that you d

follow scott budman to get updates on twitter. >>> taking a live look outside this morning, and oh, the across the bay area. kari is tracking events for this weekend to get us out and about. >> yeah, we are seeing more events going on around the bay area for the weekend. we will kick it off with a taste of the bay for oakland tomorrow. temperatures reach into the upper 70s during the middle of the day and sunshine once again as we are going to enjoy some nice and warm weather. if you do plan to head out to queens pumpkin patch in saratoga today during the middle afternoon, the temperatures will head up to the low 80s, and then later this evening, check out the movie. check out their website. and then some heading to the beach because temperatures will be warm in the valleys, stinson beach, santa cruz, mid-70s, and then sunday making it in the upper 50s for stinson on sunday, and low 60s for santa cruz. in los angeles, 82 today and 86 tomorrow. for south lake tahoe we will see the temperatures coming down so we are going from the low to mid-60s to mid-50s by the end of the weekend. check

nbc's scott budman is following the case, and be sure and follow him on twitter.>>> today marks 30 years since the deadly oakland hills firestorm. the fire started from a grass fire reignited by strong winds that firefighters believed was out from the day before. sadly 25 people died in that fire. in response, oakland firefighters now have new policies on monitoring grass fires and carrying more expensive wild land firefighting gear. in 2015, fema granted $5 million to replace the eucalyptus trees with more native trees. >> that is still imprinted in my mind. so sad. >> yeah. >>> let's talk about the great news about all this rain we are getting. >> yeah, hopefully it will help out with the fire season. any chance of rain we see in our forecast is a welcomed sight. we will see late evening rain move into tonight. i want to get you prepared as you head out the door. we're in the 40s now, and we will top out in the 60s today. 65 in oakland. 64 in san francisco. the temperatures are a few degrees warmer. we have instability set for this evening moving north to south