And today in the bay starts right now for you on this friday morning. Thanks for making us a part of your morning. Im marcus washington. Im laura garcia but i cant hear you so im going to work this little Technical Glitch out right now and let you take it away. I will take it away from here. Mike has a look at the commute, but first kari hall with a look at the forecast. We are starting out with some mostly clear skies and also some nice, Cool Temperatures. As we take a look at what to expect for the week, were going to be a touch cooler for today with our afternoon highs mostly in the 60s and 70s. But we do have a great weekend ahead as we celebrate halloween and, of course, well remind you at least 100 more times to set your clocks back one hour as Daylight Saving time ends this sunday. But looking at our temperatures today once again really nice as we are looking at highs that will reach into the upper 70s and low 80s. Well talk more about this coming up in a few minutes. Mike, how is it looking for the Early Morning commute . Kari, the Speed Sensors are looking great although i saw a little slowing on 84. Very early for this. Well check on that. The golden gate bridge, no warnings, no problems oh, one car coming toward us. A clear view. This is a great start. 101 there is a stall im checking on. On the east bay getting over to the city a light drive as well. Being friday we expect a lighter flow of traffic. Thats still the pattern but we will have more cars, pretty good right now, and no delays to the maze. Thank you, mike. Health experts this year, unfortunately, making halloween less of a treat this year for the little ones. The real trick will be convincing adults not to gather. In San Francisco people are already in the mood to celebrate. On halloween night the Castro District is a popular hot spot. City leaders are telling people not to gather there halloween night due to covid19. And it really seems people are getting the message. This year were not having the big party. Children will be celebrating differently as well. San Francisco Police gave some kids a safe treat yesterday. A chance to put on a could the to costume, have some candy and have fun. Happening today the most famous doctor in the country is heading to the south bay. Dr. Anthony fauci will meet with bay area leaders to discuss how to lower case numbers while allowing for safe reopenings. Joining him on the panel Public Health officer dr. Sara cody, Silicon ValleyLeadership Group is hosting this event. And today laura . Yeah, today more bay area movie theaters, you should be happy about this one, marcus, theyre reopening. Century San Francisco center and some cinemark theaters. Marcus likes to go to the movies. They will open eight locations including sunnyvale and San Francisco. Theaters can seat up to 50 capacity depending on the county. Eating and drinking are not allowed inside theaters in San Francisco and santa clara county, but its okay in alameda county. Another big Bay Area School district now on track to resume inperson learning. Mt. Diablo schools will switch to a hybrid model starting january 11th with more than 30,000 students in the school district, one of the largest in the bay area. City and Community Leaders in san jose will meet on the steps of city hall to talk about the political ads now sending shock waves through Silicon Valley. Silicon valley Organization Political action group posted that ad opposing a candidate who favors police defunding. The naacp is among many groups outraged calling the ad racist because it shows a group of black South African men rioting. Today councilmembers will be in a conference at 11 00 a. M. Do you have questions about this election. We have resources on everything from whats on your ballot to how to make sure your ballot stays secure and counted on our website. Head to nbcbayarea. Com election guide. Today is all about the lemur and really those lemurs at the San Francisco zoo could use a day especially the one that recently had the tough week when someone stole it and it wound up in a daly city parking lot. Today is world lemur day. San francisco zoo has some events on tap today to celebrate including a visit to the zoo from the Police Officers who helped rescue the lemur. Perfect timing there. Will the weather hold up . Yeah, absolutely, its going to be a nice weekend and i know they have events for halloween, but make sure you check ahead of time before you head out. A nice morning commute. Its pretty cool as you get out the door in the east bay with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s for the most part. After this cool start, a very comfortable late morning into the afternoon. And we are going to see more weather like this heading into the weekend as well see our highs today mostly in the 70s across the bay area. Mike, how is it looking for that commute . Well, looks like i just lost the monitor behind me. Well take you right to the maps which should be going in the control room, kari, and i want to show you the one issue going on there. Over on the right side of your screen you see slowing for highway 84 and that is whats going on. The slowing popped up westbound. Your commute direction and construction in the area but eastbound i see that coming up. Both heading to that ge plant. Im concerned although nothing on the chp grid. Well follow up through many sources and right back to you. Sounds good, thanks, mike. 4 36. Under scrutiny, still ahead on today in the bay, all new questions raised about a hiker discovered alive after 12 long days in the utah forest. Why Authorities Say her story just doesnt add up. Plus, forget waiting until after thanksgiving. A breakdown of black friday steals and deals several stores are already offering. Youre watching today in the bay. Find your rhythm. 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Wall street is set to open with losses as investors react to some disappointment to apple and amazons earnings along with rising covid cases and uncertainty around the election. Data showing the economy rebounded in the Third Quarter following that recession that was fueled by the pandemic. In focus reports on personal income and spending and Consumer Sentiment and earnings from exxon mobil and chevron. Walmart is removing guns and ammunition from displays at its u. S. Stores to protect customers and employees as tension have is been rising. The move comes days across the country with some worried violence could be sparked. Wal mat has taken similar steps in the past. A Spokesman Says walmart will still sell items on request. They sell firearms in half of its more than 5,000 u. S. Stores. Mcdonalds has been hit with a potentially multibillion dollar lawsuit by black franchise owners who accuse of Racial Discrimination for steering them to underperforming areas. The latest comes after mcdonalds was sued by more than 50 black franchisees formerly in augment they allege the company placed them in undesirable city locations with high security and insurance with below average sales. Mcdonalds says it wants franchise owners who become more diverse. Marcus and laura, back over to you. All right, leslie. Thank you. Forget waiting until thanksgiving for the black friday deals. Deep discounts already started. Target start on sunday. This includes 50 off beat headphones and 30 off apple airpods. And home depot rolling out their deals next friday. Grab up those deals. Coming up on today in the bay, state prison leaders are in an allout push to prevent another covid outbreak like the one we saw at san quentin. The sudden and unexpected twist leaving the whole plan in limbo. A hundredyear comet. Did i miss it . But you cant sleep through my breakfast. Because its served all day, every day thanks, jack. 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Just that reminder. Beep, beep, beep. While kari does the weather, im going to go get a ladder. Kari, you take it away. Wow, its a little too early for that. It seems like it always starts to do that in the middle of the night. I dont know what it is about it. Lets get a look at our temperatures for today. Its going to be a great one. For our afternoon highs it will be a touch cooler today compared to yesterday. Were looking at a high of 76 in downtown san jose and well see some upper 70s for morgan hill. Gilroy reaching into the low 80s. Well see a few 80s for the east bay, for concord and danville as well as livermore. But oakland will see the high temperatures there in the mid70s. And its going to be nice and breezy, a lot of sunshine. Half moon bay reaches 64. Daly city 66. Palo alto a high of 76 degrees. For San Francisco expect it to reach into the upper 60s across the city, as weve seen that fog returning this morning. And for the north bay well see sonoma reaching 77 degrees. So its going to be very comfortable today as we make plans for the weekend, still High Pressure across the region giving us a fairly quiet weather pattern due to its position as it continues to move inland. By next week well see a storm system further to the north and well be watching that. It may bring us cooler air by the end of next week. In the meantime as we make halloween weekend plans its going to be very comfortable. For our bay and inland temperatures expect it to reach up to 80 degrees. As we go into the evening its going to cool off quickly as we are enjoying time at home for the halloween weekend. We are going to see our livermore temperatures also reaching into the low 80s for the next few days. We talked about a slight warmup for next week on monday. Thats when our temperatures peak. And we cool off by the end of next week. Overall looks great for the forecast over the next several days. Mike, how is it looking right now for the commute . Pretty calm on the roads, kari, mostly green sensors. Im checking both our Traffic Systems and told you to check multiple sources. We have waze available for nbcbayarea. Com as well as we get a live look out there through fremont into fremont, i should say. I was worried about the commute cutting through pleasanton for 84. Its still a little slow there. No incidents popped up on the chp report. Ill keep checking. Watch that around the ge plant close to 680 and most of the westbound direction. A live look at the bay bridge toll plaza showing you no delays and no problems. Whether or not the volume is big enough where we have to see metering lights. Marcus, back to you. Thanks, mike. Well, in a developing story new questions raised about a mother from california found safe after spending 12 days missing in utahs Zion National park. Authorities say her story just doesnt add up. Theyre now launching a crime investigation. The 38yearold woman was found half a mile from the parking area where she was last seen. The family says she may have suffered a mental breakdown. They also say she fell while hiking and became confused. New details on two wildfires burning in Southern Californias orange county. One, the blue ridge fire, now about 40 contained. The other the silverado fire more than 50 contained. Together those fires have now burned a little under 30,000 acres and destroyed about a dozen homes. Well, back to our covid coverage. State prison leaders suddenly face an unusual situation. About 200 inmates at the highest risk are refusing to move to safer cells. The new strategy is part of an effort to avoid more outbreaks like the one we saw in san quentin. The federal commissioner now in charge of the Prison Health system says of the first 300 or so inmates offered that chance to transfer less than a third of them agreed to do so. In many cases its left their Legal Counsel baffled. A Southern California church suing over l. A. Countys covid crackdown. Church leaders call unwarranted. The pastor says its following all the rules Holding Services online and outside with social distancing. But he says the city continues to hound them over violations. Apparently a neighbor has been complaining. The church is also suing the neighbor along with the city manager. Also taking new legal action Southern California gyms suing the state for covid restrictions. Eight gym owners in San Diego County say the state restrictions are forcing them to spend thousands of dollars to comply with the order. After spending the money their businesses remain closed and are still struggling financially. The world of College Football rocked by the latest positive covid test. Well have the full story ahead for you coming up in just a bit. And a surprise guest at one school leads to a texassized chase. Well tell you about the Lessons Learned for one furry creature. But first, happening now the french city of nice is in mourning after three people died in the air attack yesterday. People gathered outside of notre dame basilica to light candles and leave flowers. The suspect now in custody. Yesterdays attack was the third in two months in france tied to muslim extremists. Prop 19 helps californias most vulnerable. It provides property tax fairness for disabled homeowners like cynde, stuck living with a broken elevator. Nineteen helps wildfire victims, like ellie, one of 24,000 whove lost their homes to fire. And seniors like pam who need to move closer to family or medical care, without a tax penalty. Prop 19 limits taxes on our most vulnerable. Yes on 19. Your happy place. Find your breaking point. Then break it. Every emergenc gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your best with emergenc. Is thamhmor me . 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Stanford Sexual Assault survival Chanel Miller was honored with a 2020 empowerment award. Shes the author of the book know my name. By the way, the event as a fundraiser raised over a quarter of a million dollars, which is great. We have to do it all virtually online this year. Im sure it was a great event there. Perhaps the most popular and likely overall top pick in next years nfl draft has suddenly tested positive for the coronavirus. Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence will not play in tomorrows game for the tigers. Actually posted it himself on social media saying hes experiencing mild symptoms. Two pro football teams also dealing with new cases. The l. A. Chargers and the new york giants have placed a lineman each on the covid list. So trending this morning a wild and wacky chase inside a Texas High School all captured on security cameras. A raccoon got inside Trinity High School near dallas. The