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Live shows all through the election. Theres something so great about having snl live. Not that i can stay up for it but i like that its there. We want to begin this half an hour with a check of the headlines. We start with the fears of a new coronavirus wave as the number of cases across the country gets closer to 8. 1 million. More than three dozen states right now, many of them in the midwest, are reporting an alarming increase in cases as the death toll has now approached 220,000. It comes as pfizer announced it will not seek authorization of its vaccine until at least midnovember. Heading overseas, some breaking news overnight. A horrific attack in france. Several people have been detained near paris in connection with the brutal killing of a teacher in the middle of the street. The teacher was beheaded after showing caricatures of islams profit mohammed to his class. Police shot and killed the suspect after he refused to surrender. In baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their playoff hopes alive after beating the braves 73 last night. There they go. And a high fly ball to left. Back at the wall, it is gone boom goes the dynamite dodgers catcher will smith hitting the go ahead 31 home run against braves pitcher will smith. The first time two players with the same name have faced off in the postseason. Will smith got the best of will smith. The braves lead the series 32. The astros avoided elimination with a 74 win over the tampa raiys. Both games are being played today to determine who goes to the world series. Also this morning, two College Football games wont be going on as scheduled today after a number of positive covid19 cases sidelined the players postponing those games. Its just the latest in a string of disruptions to hit some of the nations most wellknown teams. Nbcs kathy park is following this story for us. Kathy, good morning to you. Hey, kristen, good morning to you. Testing and Covid Protocols are all in place but players and even staff havent been able to dodge the virus. With positive cases climbing, there are growing concerns on how teams will be able to get the season over the goal line. This morning, the pandemic is putting College Football on pause yet again. Todays matchup between the Florida Gators and lsu tigers has been postponed to december. We have 18 current positives. We have another three walkons who are positive, so a total of 21 current team members. Covid also sidelining todays vanderbilt missouri game. With a spotlight growing on the safety of the s. E. C. Football season and its players, floridas hoecoach, dan mullen, walking back his comments after urging upwards of 90,000 fans to pack their home stadium. I certainly apologize if i offended people or anybody out there. Alabama tackling its own crisis with legendary Coach Nick Saban testing positive for the virus this week. While in quarantine, saban didnt stop working, monitoring practice and speaking to reporters through zoom. At this point im completely asymptomatic, feel fine. The s. E. C. Requires three consecutive negative tests before saban can be cleared in time for kickoff tonight but his results are still unknown. And despite the outbreak, the big ten and pac12 are still charging ahead. There were a thousand positive cases when students came back to alabama, but the Football Team kept practicing and playing and preparing for games. I think thats when you saw the pressure building on leagues like the pac12 and the big ten that decided to poef postpone t seasons. Theyre saying theyre playing through this. Football is back this fall, even with covid rushing the country. And while College Football continues to move forward with the season, unlike the nfl which is also seeing major disruptions with outbreaks, College Programs dont have the resources to protect their athletes like the pros. Kristen, peter, back to you guys. Kathy park, thank you. Check in with dylan right now. Dylan, none of those tailgates because nobody is really going to these games, but i guess you can do it in the backyard and still enjoy watching from home. Thats a good point. In some part of the country. In other parts we are still looking at really cold temperatures so i personally prefer to stay indoors anyway. The area im talking about right now is across the northern plains, the upper midwest, the Northern Rockies, all cold enough for snow. We do have Winter Weather alerts and advisories in effect for those areas. We could see accumulating snows as the snow continues to come down on the back side of this system. You can see across bismarck, north dakota, into fargo and even into central and northern minnesota we have some of that snow. Across the Northern Rockies as well. So its going to last most of the day today. And then on sunday were going to see it almost push into parts of the Central Plains as well, into nebraska it could be cold enough for some of that snow as well although we would see lessary couples lesser accumulations. We could end up with 4 to 6 inches of snow. So i feel like it was warm lately and now the and were still seeing elevated fire danger. Especially for the north bay mountains and the east bay hills. A reminder that that red flag warning will be in effect through about 8 00 a. M. Today and the on and off mountain gusts have us on a higher alert. A slight cooldown when it comes to the temperatures. Yesterday we saw some record highs and today in the low 90s for the south bay and mid 90s for the interior valleys and well get a little bit more 70s around the coast. And thats your latest forecast. Back to you guys. All right, dylan, im with you. I cannot believe were talking about snow. Thank you. 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Reporter business was a 35 billion a year industry in the u. S. Before the pandemic hit. But even though gyms nationwide are starting to open, its a heavy lift to get fitness buffs to come back. I dont feel comfortable going, even with the gyms being reopened in my county. Reporter some of the nations biggest fitness chains have been forced to file for bankruptcy during the shutdown. The exercise industry is estimated to have lost almost 14 billion through august, and a quarter of all gyms could close permanently by the end of the year if they dont get government aid. But its the owners of small, independent gyms that are suffering the most. Opening her own three years ago was a passion project. Its been a lifelong dream. Having it all snatched away has been really painful. Reporter business had been booming at her personal training gym, power play sf, until she was forced to close because of coronavirus. Find something to fix reporter now her gym has gone virtual and membership is down 65 . We are struggling. Struggling to maintain our staff, struggling to get clients back in, and maintain the business. Reporter now gym owners big and small are fighting back, challenging government restrictions. Amanda freeman, who founded pilates chain slt is heading up a group called the boutique fitness alliance. Theyre lobbying for smaller Fitness Studios to reopen in new york city alongside traditional open format gyms. Youve already come together with your competitors to lobby for change. What are you doing . We realized we werent united and we didnt have representation. And the restrictions that are being put on us are impossible to comply with and still have a successful business, so we decided that we were stronger together. Reporter similar groups are forming across the country. She joined her local chapter too. Weve just been fighting to keep going. Steph joins us now. Steph, you really feel for those small studios, but not everybody is struggling right now. The athome Fitness Companies seem to be doing pretty well. Absolutely, peter. I know you are both peloton riders. In normal times, an exercise bike, a treadmill, its that thing in the corner of your bedroom where maybe you put your laundry basket. Not anymore. These types of products, peloton, for example, their revenues are up 172 since this began and its not just those companies. Apple is coming out with its own fitness platform. All sorts of classes that you can take starting in the next month using your apple devices. Even though the big gyms have been open for about a month, those small Fitness Studios, the ones were talking about right now, they are struggling. They are in the fight of their life. Amanda freeman just wrote an oped here in new york urging mayor bill de blasio to let these small studios open or theyll be gone forever. No doubt. If you like on peloton, you can always follow kriste kristen spinsista. That is not my real name. Thats an amazing name. Steph, thank you. Love seeing you. Coming up, whats old is new again. How bird watching is making a major comeback these days. Thats right after this. Are all retinol serums created equal . No. New no7 advanced retinol night concentrate from americas number one serum brand. Five times more retinol than the no1 retinol serum yet formulated to be gentle on your skin. Delivering the combined power of retinol and matrixyl 3000 plus. Results after just one night. Five times more retinol than the no1 retinol serum. New no7 advanced retinol night concentrate. No7 eh, not enough fiber. Chocolate would be good. Snacking should be sweet and simple. The delicious taste of glucerna gives you the sweetness you crave while helping you manage your blood sugar. With nutrients to help support immune health. Joe biden will not raise taxes on anyone making under 400,000. 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Reporter meet flock together, a brand new bird watching collective specifically for young people of color in london. Its really to support the backdrop of nature and bird watching. Reporter the founders came up with the idea after bonding over birds on instagram. Members gather in city parks rather than farflung nature preserves. Having a community of people here, everyone is there for the same reason. Everyone has just good vibes and they just want to connect and learn. Reporter many are brand new to bird watching. Oh, i even saw a bird on my own bird lashes. Reporter in films like the big year birding, as its called, is depicted as somewhat nerdy. Took off headed north. Probably be in iceland by friday. Reporter but lately a number of groups are challenging that stereotype. In new york, molly adams is a founder of a bird club which combines birding with social justice fundraising and has grown to thousands of members in three countries over the last four years. I can confidently say that bird watching is cool and its cool for the right reasons. Like its beneficial to people, its connecting people to conservation. Reporter bird watching is uniquely suited to our pandemic times. Its cheap, its surprisingly timeconsuming so perfect for lockdown, and you can do it just about anywhere. This is birds of north america. Reporter an youtube, naturalist jason ward hosts the Popular Series birds of north america. Here is binoculars 101. Reporter tens of thousands of viewers can learn birding basics to use in their own backyard. The first number you see there is an 8. Reporter back in london, flock togethers message is resonating. You dont need to go very far, first and foremost, because nature has this way of finding a place where its needed. Reporter the group is growing fast, with plans to take flight in the u. S. Later this year. For today, sarah harman, nbc news, london. How great. Dylan, i had a good friend in high school who loved bird watching. Hes made a career of it. This is his moment clearly because so many people are getting outdoors. I know. It is a good thing to do. You can kind of do it by yourself. Im fortunate i can look out the window and ive got all kinds of pigeons outside. Its fantastic. Bonding over birds sounds extra cool when you do it with a british accent, too . It sure does. Speaking of the brits, Prince William and dutch i didnt choose this job because it was easy. But i cant say i expected this. To fight these fires, we need funding plain and simple. For this crisis, and for the next one. Prop 15 closes tax loopholes so rich corporations pay their fair share of taxes. So firefighters like me, have what we need to do the job, and to do it right. The big corporations want to keep their tax loopholes. Its what they do. Well, i do what i do. If yould like to help, join me and vote yes on prop 15. Sglrch still to come, the race for the white house, the election two weeks away. 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Every day, all across america, we deliver for you. And we always will. Good morning. It is 6 26 on your saturday. Thank you so much for joining us. This is a live look over san jose. A mild morning. Warm in some spots. Really appreciate you waking up with us. Im kira klapper. Vianey arana has a look at your forecast including a red flag warning for the next hour and a half. Hi, there, the red flag warnings are a way to play it safe. Make sure that people are aware that the high fire danger is still there and thats what we saw last night. Which is why it was extend along with the dry conditions. Mostly clear over San Francisco i should say. Take a look at the temperatures, 62 degrees and red flag warning again as you mentioned will expire at 8 00 a. M. Overall though, our temperatures today are going to be slightly cooler in the 80s and 90s interior valleys. We will see a little bit warmer, but around the coast a little bit cooling and better cooling headed into tomorrow. So we have to get through todays 90s. Kira . All right. Well get through them together, thanks. And the lights are on after pg e shut off the power. They have restored essentially all customers power impacted by the Public Safety power shutoff. They turned it off to avoid a wildfire from their equipment sparking during the high winds and dry heat we have been experiencing in the last few days. Pg e says so far crews have found 30 instances of weatherrelated damage and hazards in the area where the power had been shut off. New details now about the fire yesterday at the iconic south San Francisco sign. We have learned two teenagers are responsible for starting the fire. Yesterday, crews battled the flames from the air and the ground, evacuated several streets. More than a hundred homes and flames came dangerously close. So the fire did bump up against a couple of homes but the crews were able to knock it down before the fire got interior. So there was some external damage to the homes. A neighbor said they saw two teens leaving the area right after the fire broke out. When questioned, they admitted to starting the fire. Coming up this morning on today in the bay, he is accused of stealing this lemur from the San Francisco zoo. Well tell you how police were able to catch the man two counties away and the other crimes hes accused of committing. Those top stories and vianeys forecast. In the meantime, back to the today show. Good morning. Make or break. President trump hitting a pair of key battlegrounds today after talking about his recovery from the coronavirus and what would happen if he doesnt win the election. Im going to say i lost to the worst candidate in the history of politics. Im not going to feel so good. Maybe ill have to leave the country, i dont know. Vice President Joe Biden with supporters at a drivein rally. Motor city usa. [ horns honking ] taking on the president s response to the pandemic, as voters nationwide cast their ballots in Record Numbers. Were live with the latest. Frightening surge. More than three dozen states now reporting a troubling rise in their coronavirus case counts, as hospital officials in utah and wisconsin say theyre reaching a breaking point and all of this as pfizer announces it wont apply for emergency authorization of a vaccine for at least another month. And a penny for your thoughts. The pandemic is forcing a new problem, a coin shortage. Banks and retailers asking for change as calls grow louder to get rid of that copper onecent coin. Were live to make sense of it all, today, saturday, october 17th, 2020. We love today hey, love you, miss you. Hi. Were from huntington. Cuties. Good morning and welcome back to today on a saturday morning. Shoutout to them and everyone who is making Virtual Learning or whatever work right now. Always love those best on a saturday morning. You have a busy week coming up. The debate is coming up. Do you feel good . I feel good. I feel like im back in school preparing for the biggest exam of my life. We look forward to watching. We have a lot to get to. We begin with todays news and the race to the white house. With the election now just 17 days away, President Trump add Vice President biden heading to crucial battleground states after dueling town halls. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell is at the white house with more. Kelly, good morning. Reporter good morning, peter. The october sprint is under way, as both candidates are telling voters to get out and cast their ballot, especially as early voting is happening or about to begin in key states like florida. The campaigns look and sound quite different. Donald trump is hosting his big rallies, and joe biden is keeping a social distance. President trump defending his red state turf. I love georgia. I love being with you. Reporter campaigning in macon, georgia, late friday, a state he won easily four years ago. Can you imagine if i lose . My whole life, what am i going to do . Im going to say i lost to the worst candidate in the history of politics. Im not going to feel so good. Maybe ill have to leave the country, i dont know. Reporter claiming his political adversaries counted him out when he became ill with covid. Can you imagine, he wont be able to hold any more rallies. Hell be recovering or worse. Reporter venting anger and accusations, the president lashed out at joe biden and complained theres not enough scrutiny of the biden family. That biden family is corrupt. A corrupt family. Reporter keeping a rigorous pace, the president also made two stops in florida. Were going to have a red wave. Reporter as covid cases rise, the president played up quick recovery for himself and Senior Advisor hope hicks. We can share a microphone now. Reporter campaigning in michigan, joe biden hammered the president for misleading the public. He said we have turned the corner. As my grandfather might say if he were here, hed say hes gone around the bend. Turned the corner . My lord. Its not disappearing. In fact its on the rise again. Reporter keeping covid precautions like social distancing, biden held a drivein rally in detroit. Motor city usa. [ horns honking ] reporter biden driving home his case against the president. We dont panic. He panicked. [ horns honking ] and his reckless personal conduct since his diagnosis has been unconscionable. The longer donald trump is president , the more reckless he gets. Reporter the honking replacing the sound of the crowd there. Michigan so important to the biden strategy because donald trump won there four years ago narrowly. The president is heading out on the road for a few days today, going to wisconsin and nevada. He wont be back to the white house until monday night. Peter . Kelly odonnell, thanks very much. A reminder again, the final debate between President Trump and Vice President biden is this thursday night, matt rated by kristen in nashville. Nbc News Coverage starts at 8 30 eastern. The one thing i would not be able to forget this week, thats for sure. Also this morning, new worries about a surge in coronavirus cases nationwide. The total case count surpasses 8 million. The death toll now close to 220,000. Nbcs Erin Mclaughlin is in utah, one of the hardesthit states. Erin, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, kristen. Here in utah, officials are scrambling to get the situation under control. With a Record Number of hospitalizations. Late friday, one of the largest hospitals in the state announced it had run out of regular icu beds. Health officials are pleading with people to wear masks and to limit social gatherings. Much of the state remains open. Even High School Football is in play. Utahs friday night lights burning bright despite the escalating health crisis. For the kids, it helps them to have a bit of normalcy. Reporter as the scoreboard ticks up to cheers, so does the States Coronavirus dashboard with Record Numbers of daily confirmed cases. A Positivity Rate of 14 and a Health Care System on the brink. On friday, Health Officials said more covid19 patients were hospitalized than ever before. Its clearly spilling over from the Younger Age Group who tend not to get severe disease to the older age groups who are more vulnerable. Reporter how concerning is this . We can find more beds, but the staffing is the concern. Reporter utah is one of more than three dozen states struggling to contain an increase in cases. In wisconsin, the average daily number of deaths tripled. Icu beds at 90 capacity. In florida, a record high number of deaths in the last 24 hours. A potential vaccine unlikely before election day. On friday, pharmaceutical giant pfizer published an open letter saying the company may know if its vaccine is effective by the end of october, and assuming positive data, the drug giant will apply for emergency authorization the third week of november. Until then, Health Officials pleading with the public to slow the spread. In boston, the city is planning fines for house parties. Under these circumstances, we are going to be cracking down. My advice is get on a zoom and socialize through zoom if you can. Reporter the pressure is to continue keeping our distance, as deanna left the hospital after 196 days. I was unconscious for about two and a half months. I really dont remember them. But i sure am thankful. Reporter a reminder of her own just how serious covid19 can be. My life and our lives have been changed forever. Covid is real and its deadly. Reporter and i was speaking to the principal of the high school hosting that Football Game you saw at the top of the piece. 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The penny just isnt very valuable anymore. Inflation has eroded its value so much over time in the United States, a person earns about a penny every two seconds and so its going to take you a couple of seconds to even use a penny, then what do you gain from using the penny . Since our time is valuable and time is money and the money is not valuable, its time to stop using this money. Reporter each penny costs about two cents to produce. In fact just last year, the u. S. Mint manufactured more than 7 billion pennies at a loss of nearly 70 million. But this isnt just about dollars and cents. Since march, a lot of consumers have been staying home. That means a lot of Online Shopping but not a lot of physical cash spending, so coins have been stacking up in makeshift jars and underneath sofa cushions instead of in banks and cash registers. In other words, all coins, including pen eniepennies, just circulating. With the partial closure of the economy, using coins has stopped. Reporter there are still many people who rely on them. We still have a lot of customers who prefer to pay with cash, whether through budgetary or other reasons. Reporter she is on the task force and represents the Food Industry association which works with groceries and pharmacies across the country. People are really hurting out there. The penny matters. How far can their penny go . How far can their pennies put together make a dollar go . Reporter in the end it would take an act of congress to eliminate the penny. In fact many bills have been introduced to do so dating back decades, but none have actually been approved. So what do you think . Kristen, peter . A penny for your thoughts . Thoughts cost a little bit more than a penny these days. The problem is that it costs two cents to make a onecent coin. Dylan, what do you think, do we keep it or do we toss it . You know, i found a heads up 2020 penny the other day and i actually threw it out more just because of a superstitious thing. Dylan, the latest on the weather . All right. Lets take a look at whats going on in the weather department. It is a little chilly, especially across the northeast. We are going to see these freeze alerts affect a lot of people. 64 Million People in fact. We do have the cold temperatures that will stick around for a couple of days before we get another warmup. So were looking at highs about 5 to 10 degrees below average in the northeast but closer to 15 to 25 degrees below average across the northern plains. On sunday you can see that cold air really dives down through the plain states where we could see some of that snow again, especially through nebraska tomorrow. And next week we should warm back up into the mid70s, so its cold, but i its going to be another warm day, that red flag warning is in effect until 8 00, because its so dry out there. We saw some record highs yesterday when it comes to the temperatures. Today your daytime lights, you can expect to see 90s and 80s in the forecast down through the south bay as well. And through some the interior valleys it will be a little bit warmer into the mid and upper 90s as well. Around the coastline a little bit of a sea breeze headed into tonight. And thats your latest forecast. Coming up next in popstart, the young face of a future sexiest man alive . Well tell you who this were back now this saturday morning. Dylan is here again with todays popstart. And lets get you going with all the things you need to know in popstart. Were starting today with Chrissy Teigen and john legend. Both are speaking out for the First Time Since chrissys pregnancy loss a few weeks ago. Teigen writing on social media we are quiet but we are okay. Love you all so much. She was responding to legends heartfelt post about the song he dedicated to her at the Billboard Music awards. Legend wrote this is for chrissy. I love you and cherish you and our family so much. Watching you carry our children has been so moving and humbling. Im in awe of the strength youve shown through the most challenging moments. He went on to say i wrote this song because i have faith that as long as we walk this earth, we will hold each others hands through every tear, through every up and down, through every test. I know that certainly was an emotional moment to watch. You can only imagine what it was like for them. Next up, Prince William and Dutchess Kate may have found out who the more creative one in the family is. The duke and dutchess were speaking to a group of school girls when the teacher asked them if they would like to play some pictionary and we learned one of the two are a much better drawer. Im very glad you guys are drawing and we dont have to draw. Can you see . Getting closer and closer to the camera. Do you like drawing . Yes, definitely. We both like a little bit of drawing. Catherine is very good. I am really bad. Why . You dont practice enough. I dont practice enough. Thats very true. I would love to see how good those drawing skills are. Finally, the mystery man is revealed. Here is the throwback picture one more time. I know youve all been guessing at home. And this is in fact dwayne johnson. The rock showed it off on instagram writing throwback to 7 years old and dripping cool with my buck teeth. No way this stud doesnt grow up to be the sexiest man alive. Thats your popstart. He had fewer muscles back he had fewer muscles back then, thats for sure with Unitedhealthcare Medicare advantage plans, theres so much to take advantage of. Like 0 copays on virtual visits. Wow uhhuh 0 copays on primary care visits and lab tests. Wow uhhuh plus, 0 copays on hundreds of prescription drugs. Wow uhhuh Unitedhealthcare Medicare advantage plans. Including the only plans with the aarp name. Most plans have a 0 premium. 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And a red flag warning extended this morning as elevated fire danger continues. Vianey arana has your microclimate forecast when today in the bay starts after this. Good morning. It is saturday, october 17th. We are taking a live look outside at downtown san jose. A nice, calm morning. Quite warm as youre stepping out ahead of a warm weekend. Thank you so much for joining us. Im kira klapper. Vianey arana has your microclimate forecast and that includes a red flag warning extended until 8 00. But were getting a little bit cooler than we were yesterday. A little bit cooler and once that red flag warning expires it will put us more at ease, with the overnight gusty winds. Thursday night and then of course last night we still had some breezy wind which is why i think the National Weather service went ahead because we have to make sure that Everybody Knows and theyre up to date. Mostly clear in san jose. 61 degrees. Check out San Francisco. 63 degrees. Mostly clear, the wind speeds a lot calmer. They will continue to get sort of diminished by the afternoon. Not really a factor, 52 degrees. Huge difference compared to yesterday. Look at that, 29 degree difference. Yesterday we went on air at 4 30 when i filled in for carrie, it was wild. Keep in mind, the red flag warning expires by 8 00 a. M. And then more details in a few minutes. Half moon bay is typically one of the cooler parts, so slightly shocking. Thanks. Right now we are following breaking news this morning out of san jose where the citys 36th homicide of the year happened just about three hours ago. Before 4 00 a. M. , Police Responded to the stabbing at dell ridge drive, just east of 101 in a residential area. The man who was stabbed was taken to the hospital and he died. This is all unfold after the 34th and 35th homicide of the year happened late last night. Two men were shot and killed outside of a restaurant. Five people in total were shot outside around 11 40 last night this is an the 100 block of south capital avenue in san jose. The three other victims were told suffered nonlife threatening injuries and are expected to be okay. Police are investigating what led to that shooting. Now back to that microclimate weather alert coverage. High fire danger continues yesterday a fast moving brushfire in vacaville had homes threatened, just two months after the fire had the homes evacuated. Firefighters worked to stop this fast moving grass fire at midway road. It stopped traffic in both directions near the same area where another fire jumped the freeway back in august. The fire threatened two structures and burned nearly 100 acres. The fires arent supposed to cross interstates but here its happened in two times in the last couple of months and its just indicative of the type of winds that we have had here and the kind of weather. This latest fire comes as parts of the north bay were getting their power turned back on. The crews battled the fire after fire with no breaks and its a big concern this weekend because the weather will be hot and dry. New details now about that fire at the iconic south San Francisco sign. We learned two teenagers are responsible for starting the fire. Yesterday afternoon, fire crews battled the flames from the air and the ground and evacuated several streets more than 100 homes the flames came dangerously close to those homes. So the fire did bump up against a couple of homes, but the crews were able to knock it down before the fire got interior so there was some exterior damage to the homes. Neighbors saw two teens leaving the fire and when police questioned them they admitted to starting it. And as though fires broke out, we were tweeting live updates. Our twitter page is a great resource for breaking news. Our handle is nbc bay area. Maki, the lemur, is adjusting back to life at the San Francisco zoo after he was taken from his enclosure and separated from his fellow primates. A move that endangered the endangered animal. We have bizarre new details in the arrest of the man accused of taking the lemur. Reporter gobbling up some grapes thats what maki the lemur will be doing alone for next few days. Hes a little dehydrated after being stolen from the San Francisco zoo tuesday night. The man accused in his robbery, 30yearold Cory Mcgilloway is in the marin county jail. He was arrested thursday night and hes accused of stealing a basket full of groceries from the local supermarket and the sanitation truck he was driving. They quickly figured he may be connected to the lemur robbery too. Its not every day that you find a personal phone with video of an endangered lemur on it. Reporter preschoolers spotted maki thursday evening. He was on the playground at Hope Lutheran church and school in daly city. It was a thrill for the children. It was really cool. But i thought it was a raccoon but it was not a raccoon. Parents called 911 and anyone about 9 00 p. M. , officers in san rafael got a phone call for the Grocery Store robbery which led to the arrest of mcgilloway. And when they found the pictures on his phone it set off a light bulb. One of the others had visited the zoo with his family the day before and learned that a lemur had been stolen. Reporter when mcgilloway is released hell be transferred to San Francisco police to face a slew of charges linked to the breakin at the zoo. Now that maki is back, the 2,100 reward will go to the preschoolers where he was found and one of the children will get a family membership to the zoo. Now to decision 2020. We are just 17 days away from election day and both candidates are on the campaign trail. Here you see President Trump in florida and turning to georgia, turning up his attacks on joe biden and his family. Joe biden meanwhile held a drivein rally in detroit, michigan. A key Battle Ground state that President Trump narrowly won in 2016. Nbcs Garrett Haake has more on the race for the white house as it intensifies. Reporter President Trump on a Battle Ground blitz. Rallying thousands of supporters in florida. This election is a choice between a trump recovery and a biden depression. Bidens plan will crush america. My plan will crush the virus and america will be in a position very soon like it was never in before. Reporter earlier at a senior focused event announcing a partnership with cvs and walgreens to distribute the vaccine to Nursing Homes at no cost. Once you have that vaccine, you can open those doors and say here am. Reporter meanwhile here in michigan, joe biden is focusing on health care. Ill take care of your Health Coverage the same way i would my own family. Reporter taking aim at his president for his handling of the pandemic. How many times have you seen him make fun of biden wearing a mask . Because he refuses to practice social distancing. He puts his supporterers in such jeopardy. Reporter the polling average shows bide within a ninepoint National Lead, but for supporters in michigan which President Trump narrowly won, memories of 2016 are still fresh. I think everyone is just counting down the days and hoping that theres no surprise like there was last time. Reporter while Trump Supporters saying a recovering economy is President Trumps ticket to another victory. Its 1001, trump signs over biden, at least. Now i think i think michigan will hell take michigan. That was Garrett Haake reporting. 7 09. We have much more ahead on today in the bay. Coming up, a new study casting doubt on the effectiveness of a covid drug. Remdesivir made right here, one of the drugs given to President Trump. And a business is pivoting and changing the way its doing business, all to stay afloat. Welcome back. Taking a live look outside at hazy pink skies over fremont. Looks beautiful out there, but we do remain under a red flag warning because of the hot, dry conditions. The good news is the red fog warning expires at 8 00 this morning and we will see slightly cooler temperatures this weekend. We have the forecast in five minutes. But first, london breed is weighing in on the debate over potential name changes for the dozens of schools. To hear them focused on renaming schools, schools they have reopened is offensive. Its offensive to the parents who are juggling the athome learning schedules and doing their own jobs and maintaining their sanity, end quote. Abraham lincoln high, jefferson elementary and one named after Dianne Feinstein are one of 44 schools on the list. The Current School names they say represents genocide or oppression. Allison collins tells us the board can safely reopen schools and look at potential name changes. Now more than ever, i appreciate being in San Francisco and we can have the conversations because we know they need to be happening nationally. But at least we can in our city. Every school on the change list has to come up with new name options by december 18th. At 7 13, we have much more ahead on today in the day. Bouncing back during the pandemic. A bay area comedy club is doing something to make you laugh again. Stay tuned. Its real cool. We have been seeing high fire danger for the last several days but good news, conditions are improving and were going to catch a little bit of a break from the heat. Your full forecast coming up after the break. I cant believe it. What . That our new house is haunted by casper the friendly ghost . Hey jill hey kurt movies . Ill get snacks no, i cant believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on our Car Insurance with geico. I got snacks ohhh, i got popcorn, i got caramel corn, i got kettle corn. Am i chewing too loud . 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It did not notably reduce the hospital stays but some doctors disagree. Antivirals are most effective when given early on. Remdesivir, by the way, is made by foster citys gilead sciences. Its not just restaurants struggling, concerts, comedy clubs have been left in the dark for months because of the pandemic now and now with restrictions easing theyre changing things up to stay open. Including one east Bay Comedy Club thats moving big acts to the parking lot. Today in the bays ian cull shows us. Reporter Tommy Ts Comedy Club has been quiet for much of the pandemic. But after six months without income, gail thomas had enough. Having to refund all of the ticket sales, you know, that had been previously purchased before the whole pandemic started, that was brutal. Its not ideal but it works out here. Reporter she rented chairs, hired back employees and started to host shows in the parking lot. They have signed celebrity comics like chris caton and sin bad. Since its not blocked off and in order to make money each guest gets a pair of sanitized headphones. Theres an on and off reporter the transmitter directs the mic right to their ears. It keeps the noise down while not allowing anyone to just walk up. They dont tell jokes for free so i have to pay them. Whats funny is when you dont hear any noise at all and were sitting over here or over there and you hear a bunch of laughter which is great, i love it. Reporter really cool. Its Something Different with the headphones. I stop screaming into the mic. Reporter the shows give local comedians a chance to make money and do what they love. It feels like youre back at a comedy club and really its probably the best thing going on right now in california. At least for sure. Reporter tonights show happening on a weekend where there is a nationwide push to save independent theaters. It is called save our stages since many are facing permanent closure, the online event will show bignamed musicians performing from around the country to raise money to keep venues alive. For places like tommy ts, until they can go indoors theyll stay outside to give muchneeded laughs. In pleasanton, ian cull, bay area news. Now time to check in with vianey arana for your microclimate forecast. Hey, v. You know, the weather will be nice. When were talking about clear skies thats what well get today. But depending on where you live it might still be just a limit too warm to sit out in the sun. At least not all day. You can do it for a portion of the time and find some good old shade. A great shot here. Beautiful view. You can see a little bit of that sunshine starting to peek through. However, we are still seeing the microclimate weather alert because our red flag warning was extended until 8 a. M. The wind speeds are calm right now. Half moon bay, a cool 55. If youre looking for some relief, you may want to head to the coast but its going to still be in the 80s. I know people who live on the coast and the peninsula you will need a fan. 24hour change look at Half Moon Bay, a 25 degree difference. We have had the onshore flow which is drying us out and helped to warm us up in Half Moon Bay yesterday at 82 degrees early on. I had a couple of viewers saying its 6 00 a. M. , it literally feels like im walking into the area with a heater thats what it felt like for a lot of the bay area. Good news in terms of the wind. This set to expire a 8 00 a. M. For the north bay mountains and the east bay hills but we want to remain on an alert because well, its dry out there. The humidity is low and any sort of brushfire can quickly start or spread much like what we have seen happen in the couple of situations. So as far as the wind speeds go though, notice in santa rosa and napa it will stay breezy through this afternoon and we get an improvement in to tomorrow, and we get the shift from the off shore flow to more of the on shore flow. The air quality forecast is going to be moderate and the bay area air Quality Management district did issue an advisory because, well, we could see some of the drifting smoke with the hazy skies. Aside from that though, it should be okay. Your microclimate high for today, mostly sunny. Check out the temperatures. Still 80s and 90s today. 91 degrees in san jose. 95 in concord. 84 in santa cruz. This is when i said it will be warm at the coast again. When are we going to cool down, here we go. Over the next seven days a little bit of the ocean breeze and then we dip down to more seasonable weather around here. It will feel a little bit more like october. 89 degrees for tomorrow. Low 80s into the middle of the workweek. So still warm but at least now were going to be nearing at least we wont be nearing record daily highs. Which is what we see yesterday and today. Yeah, it was hot. Really nice to have this nice cooldown this weekend. Vianey, thank you so much. Its 7 21. Still ahead on today in the bay im going to tell him how hard it was, it was all his fault. A change of heart after visiting her father in prison. We introduced you to this young woman who is drawing on her own personal experience to help other children across california. Welcome back. During this pandemic, we have all seen the heart breaking stories of grandparents alone in Nursing Homes unable to have visitors. Theres another angle rarely seen prisoners whose family members cant visit them either. A Bay Area College student is making it her mission to help other children with an incarcerated parent to connect. We see in this mornings bay area proud. Reporter it was 2012 as she headed to san quentin, alyssa had it all planned out. She hadnt spoken to her dad since he was sent to prison ten years ago. But on that day, alyssa knew what she was going to say. I wanted to tell him how his incarceration ruined my life, you know . Im going to tell him how hard it was, how it was all his fault. Im going to go and lay into him. Reporter alyssa was 9 years old when her father was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Like so many children of incarcerated parents, her life spiralled out of control. My childhood was honestly pretty rough because of it. Reporter thats what she was going to tell her dad in the san quentin visiting room. Except she didnt. And before i could even say anything he wrapped his arms around him and he said im really sorry i left you, i love you, and i take full responsibility for being gone. I should have been there for you. Reporter it was a moment that changed not just their relationship but the direction of her life. And explains in a round about way while on a recent friday hundreds of books were scattered across her backyard and thousands more still in the garage. You see, alyssa a 27yearold senior at uc santa cruz is the founder and director of a nonprofit dedicated to supporting families of the incarcerated particularly the children. I wouldnt have this passion and this drive for making a difference in their lives if i didnt go through what i went through. Reporter and in 2020, with covid shutting down inperson visitizations, that meant alyssa would have to get creative to keep families connected. I have a small idea, i thought, wow, what would happen if we sent books to children on behalf of their incarcerated family, because theyre not connecting as much right now. Theres no cost to participate. We received a letter reporter her small idea is growing into a big one very quickly. A Pilot Program at san quentin where an incarcerated parent can request a book be sent to their child has proven so popular, alyssa is expanding it to every prison in the state. I have heard it from so many people that have donated to us, i never even thought about the kids. Reporter alyssa knows first hand that children of the incarcerated can often feel invisible. She just wants them to know that there are always those who do see them and love them. Garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. We have much more ahead for you. Three people dead in just a matter of a few hours in one bay area city. One shooting, one stabbing, as they reach their 36th homicide of the year. In business you have to be able to shiftpivotadapt. Then do it all over again. Comcast business gives you fast, reliable internet on the nations largest gigspeed network. And now for a limited time, you can also get fast shipping with amazon business prime essentials. 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M. , even though it was expected to expire yesterday. In the east bay hills because of how low the humidity sand how hot we have been in the past few days. Lets get a great shot of San Francisco. 63 degrees right now. Wind speeds are calm. It will be another day in the 80s for San Francisco. And around the coastline as well, so even though well be slightly cooler in some areas, as we get an increase in onshore flow, heading into tonight and tomorrow, tomorrows temperature drop will be a little bit more noticeable and then youll feel the difference heading into monday, the start of next workweek. So ill go innor detail on that coming up in a few minutes. Kira . Its beautiful in San Francisco, but you know when its hot there it is hot everywhere there. See you in 15, vianey. Thanks so much. We are following breaking news this morning out of san jose where the citys 36th homicide of the year happened about 3 1 2 hours ago. Just before 4 00 a. M. , Police Responded to a stabbing at coyote road and dell ridge drive. This is in a residential area of south bay. The streets remain closed as police investigate. The man who was stabbed died at the hospital. And this all unfolded after the citys 34th and 35th homicides of the year happened late last night. Two men were shot and killed outside of a san jose strip mall. Five people in total were shot outside of the restaurant, on the 100 block of south capital avenue in san jose. The three other victims suffered nonlife threatening injuries and are expected to be okay. Now back to the microclimate weather alert. High fire danger as a fast moving fire stopped traffic on interstate 80 in both directions and rattled nerves for people who had homes once again threatened. Firefighters managed to stop the fast moving grass fire. This is at midway road. It burned just miles away from the same thing where a fire burned in august. This fire burned on both sides of of the freeway well, threatened two structures while burning nearly 100 acres. The fires arent supposed to cross interstates but here its happened in the two times in the last couple of months. And its just indicative of the type of winds that we have had here and the kind of weather. This latest fire comes as parts of the north bay were just getting their power turned back on because of those Public Safety power shutoffs because of the dangerous conditions. Crews working exhaustive hours battling fire after fire with no breaks and as vianey said the weather will continue to be hot and dry. We have new details this morning about the fire at the iconic south San Francisco sign. We have learned that two teenagers admitted to starting the fire. Yesterday afternoon, crews battled the flames from the air and the ground, evacuationed several streets. More than a hundred homes. The flames came dangerously close to them. So the fired by bump up against a couple of homes but the crews were able to knock it down so there was some external damage to the homes. Well, luckily, none of the homes were damaged were told. A neighbor saw the two teenagers leaving the area right after the fire ignited and when Police Caught and questioned them they did admit to starting it. As that fire was being fought, we were tweeting live updates. Our twitter is a great resource for breaking news. Be sure to follow us nbc bay area. Turning now to decision 2020, we are just 17 days away from election day. Both candidates are hitting the road. President trump in florida and georgia. Turning up his attacks on joe biden and his family. Meanwhile, joe biden held a drivein rally in detroit, michigan, a key Battle Ground state. President trump narrowly won it in 2016. Nbcs Garrett Haake has more as the race for the white house intensifies. Reporter President Trump on a Battle Ground blitz. Rallying thousands of supporters in florida. This election is a choice between a trump recovery and a biden depression. Bidens plan will crush america. My plan will crush the virus and america will be in a position like it was never in before. Reporter earlier at a senior focused event announcing a partnership with cvs and walgreens to distribute a vaccine to the Nursing Homes at no cost. Once you have that vaccine it will be effective and then you can open those doors and say, here i am. Reporter meanwhile here in michigan, biden focused on health care. Ill take care of your Health Coverage the same way i would my own family. Reporter taking aim at the president for his handling of the pandemic. How many times have you seen him make fun of biden wearing a mask . Because he refuses to practice social distancing. He puts his supporters in such jeopardy. Reporter the polling average shows bide within a ninepoint National Lead and for voters in michigan memories of 2016 are still fresh. Everyone is counting down the days and hoping theres no surprise like there was last time. Reporter while some supporters say a recovering economy is President Trumps ticket to another victory. You go anywhere its 1001 you know trump signs over biden, at least. No, i think i think michigan hell take michigan. Well, that was Garrett Haake reporting. Californians have shattered their previous record for mailin voting thanks in part to coronavirus. Take a look at this graphic. At this point back in 2016 only 150,000 ballots had been mailed back to election offices but so far this year, 1. 5 million ballots have been returned. It comes as more californians are expected to vote by mail this year due to the pandemic. Ballots returned by the mail, by the way, must be postmarked by november 3rd. Now to the scolding for the Republican Party just yesterday over the illegal dropboxes placed outside of some churches. 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Weve got you covered for the 49ers game against the rams. Our pregame coverage is live from levis stadium starting at 3 00 p. M. Im going to have a closer look at your gameday forecast for the niners here locally. A beautiful shot of san jose. We have the sun coming up. Full forecast coming up in a few minutes. Stay with us. Ive ever brought down. Prop 22 doesnt help their drivers it denies them benefits. 22 doesnt help women. It actually weakens Sexual Harassment laws, which are meant to protect them. Uber and lyft arent even required to investigate Sexual Harassment claims. I agree with the la times no on 22. Uber and lyft want all the power. So, show them the real power is you. Vote no on prop 22. I got it all from you im always pushing through i know well make it to the finish line i know youre waiting on the other side im like you ondemand glucose monitoring. Because theyre always on. Another lifechanging technology from abbott. So you dont wait for life. You live it. Good morning. I hope your morning off to the pretty good start, maybe making some breakfast. We have the sun coming out in walnut creek, great shot there. It will be another warm day but i have some good news at least when it comes to the concern for elevated fire dangers that we have seen in the past two days. We remain under a microclimate weather alert because its still pretty dry out there. And also that red flag warning did end up getting extended. A great shot of San Francisco. Clear skies there. San jose 61 degrees. Noticeably cooler this morning compared to yesterday. Look at that, nevada, 11 degrees cooler. Even in san jose two degrees cooler and the most noticeable one is Half Moon Bay. 25 degrees cooler. We have that off shore flow that sort of helped to warm us up and its whats keeping up dry and whats raising the concern for elevated fire danger. The red flag warning which was originally set to expire yesterday has extended to 8 00 a. M. We are 15 minutes away from that expiring in the north bay mountains and east bay hills. The winds are expected to diminish. And as far as the concerns for the heat, the heat advisory also expired yesterday but it will still be warm into the 80s and 90s. Definitely above normal for this time of the year. Its october but it does not feel like it. Not even around the coastline where its usually a lot cooler. Look at san jose, and San Francisco once again in the mid 80s. 85 degrees. Oakland, 88. Napa in the 90s. Concord, 95 degrees. Those winds again look at that by about 10 00, 10 to 15 Miles Per Hour winds. I want to talk about year air quality forecast because right now the air Quality Management district is saying well deal with moderate air quality from north bay down to the south bay and depending on where you live we have some active wildfires burning and we could get some smoke and that could change. Well be noticing oh, there we go. That is the graphic that i wanted to see. Sunday night football lets talk about the game on sunday. Its at levi stadium, santa clara county, perfect weather for the football. It helps that its an evening game, so kickoff is at 5 20. Could be near that 80, upper 70 mark at the start of the game. By halftime, mid 70s. By Fourth Quarter we could even dip down below the 70 degree mark. I think the players are going to love this weather. Because they dont have to worry about playing in upper 90s heading into sunday night. Over the next seven days, more of the ocean breeze tonight and then by tomorrow, look at the temperature difference. 70s in San Francisco. Even more noticeable by monday and tuesday. 68 degrees. Inland temps will drop down into the 80s as well. Kira . I would love to be able to ask jimmy g himself if he loves the weather once the game is over. Oh, we have to tweet him. Yeah. You do that, vianey. Thanks so much. Its 7 47. Still ahead on today in the bay, despite warnings from the state, one California City just okayed trick or treating. Well explain coming up. In two plus why you might have some difficulties finding a new family friend for the holidays. Today in the bay. Monday from 4 30 to 7. Happening today. Artists from all over the country and even the bay area welcome back. Many of us have come to depend on Ride Share Companies to get around. But the question is should drive force Companies Like uber, lyft and doordash be considered independent contractors or employees . California voters will make that decision with proposition 22 on november 3rd. I have been driving for nearly five years. Reporter when jim pay yet punches the clock as an uber driver there is nothing else quite like it. Reporter it doesnt feel like work. I find it fun. Reporter hes a retiree who picks up passengers. I just like it because could i do it when i wanted. I have grand kids, my wife and i like to travel. Reporter the flexibility changed when the state passed ab5 which reclassified gig workers such as ride share drivers as Actual Company employees. Ride Share Companies like uber and lyft fought the law and even threatened to shut down in california. Theyre now backing prop 22 on the November Ballot which would exempt them and allow drivers to remain independent. Were in a technological world. Why cant we have cars with technology, taking work. Reporter that sentiment is echoed by driver jimmy who because of a physical disability cant work every day. You know, thats why i took this job to begin with because i didnt have to like pick and choose like a schedule to work in to. I like being my own boss. Reporter 22 would set wage guarantees for drivers and Health Care Insurance subsidies. But other drivers see a downside to not being classified as employees. Lyft driver says she and others have been forced to supply their own ppe during the covid pandemic. These are very Rich Companies and they should be doing more to support the drivers. Reporter edwards says prop 22 would take away benefits granted under ab5 like sick time and health care. It basically carved out a special place for these companies not to have to follow the law. It would only benefit these companies. Reporter so far, they have raised 180 million, the most ever for a california initiative. I like to help people. Reporter the car leaves no doubt about his position on 22. And his thoughts on what will happen if it doesnt pass. Im out of a job, plain and simple. Reporter his hope the only time clock he punches will be his own. Joe rosato jr. , bay area news. We have a complete voter guide that goes beyond the president ial election and outlines the issues. You can find information about voting by mail, where to drop off your ballot. Go to nbc bay area. Com election guide. We have that special airing at 6 30 tonight to help you. Some kids in california will be able to dress up and get candy this halloween because the mayor of Santa Clarita gave the go ahead for trick or treating. This after the Health Department strongly discouraged it. Having an opportunity to trickortreat with your family, be outside, you know, be safe. I think its something that is important. So even though no laws are technically being violated, other communities in Los Angeles County and the bay area are taking more restrictive measures banning trick or treating all together. 7 53. Still ahead on today in the bay tickets to nowhere, groceries lost in transit and a cable bill thats all static. Nbc bay area responds, next. To end money bail. Governor gavin newsom. Congresswoman karen bass. The western center on law and poverty. The Dolores Huerta foundation. Californians for safety and justice. And the California Democratic party. Yes on 25. Accused of rape. Accused of stealing 5. The stanford rapist could afford bail. Got out the same day. The Senior Citizen could not. Forced to wait in jail nearly a year. Vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. The nbc Bay Area Responds Team is recovering money for the viewers every day. Many cases we solve behind the scenes and you never see them on tv. Consumer investigator chris chmura. Reporter we have helped you save or get back more than half a million dollars. Joshua paid for season tickets and he couldnt get answers if there would be events this year. We called and that opened the flood gates to a 4,671 refund. Juan in San Francisco was hungry for his money back too. He paid for a grocery delivery that never arrived. We contacted the supermarket to see what was cooking. Juan then bagged 296 refund. And jess in santa clara was locked in a billing battle with a Telecom Company and she got 54. 13 back. Do you need help with an unfair bill or refund . Connect with us just like jess, juan and joshua did. Give us a call and have a great weekend. Thank you, chris, you too. Now to more Family Friendly thats how six flags plans to celebrate halloween this year. Boo 2020 is replacing the parks traditional freak fest to make sure its safer for covid19. The rides are still closed, pending state health guidelines, but marine world is open. The park will also feature socially distanced trick or treating and socially distanced photos. Were going to try to give our guests and our visitors the best holiday experience we can in a safe environment. Boo 2020 starts today and runs on weekends through november 1st. Guests need to make reservations in order to go. All right. It is time now for our clear the shelters segment from our pets in need. Meet emerald, the 6 month old bulldog mix. She is still a puppy and still growing. Because shes still a puppy they hope that whatever family adopts her can continue with positive reinforcement training. She may be an option for a multidog home. Give pets in need a call. 7 58, thank you so much for making us a part of your morning. More local news for you tonight and all day on nbc bay area. Com. Vianey and i hope to see you back here again tomorrow morning. Have a great saturday. Announcer when you see this symbol you know youre watching television thats educational and informational the more you know on nbc. Dylan hey there, im dylan dreyer, and this is earth odyssey. Crystal blue waters. White sandy beaches. Palm trees swaying in the wind. A trip to the caribbean islands is a dream vacation. But did you know, there was a wild side to these islands . A place where volcanoes erupt, baby whales are born, and giant turtles lay their eggs. Today, we go in search of the hidden secrets of the caribbean. [music]