At 11 00, breaking news from the south bay. An attacken the vta bus driver. It happened at the Transit Center in sunnyvale. Several Law Enforcement forces on the scene. The vta driver was taken to the hospital. We dont know what the drivers condition is. As for the person who attacked the driver, the vta tells us, a suspect is in custody but we dont know much more. Our crew at the scene did see some patrol suvs. But we dont know if that is involved in the attack in any way. Well update you on the incident as we learn more. Also tonight, rain on the radar. You see it there. You can see the green on the map. Depending on where you live, it could mean you wake up to wet roads. Jeff ranieri is tracking the change in the weather. Who will get the most . Well see showers move in parts of the north bay right now. Theres not a strong system for us. Anytime we get a system in here this time of the year, it will help with the fire danger. We have the associated cold front. Totals have been impressive. Eureka, 1 1 2 to 3 inches. Can were just outside of some of the heavier rain. Were on the bottom edge of the cold front. It doesnt look like it will amount to a lot. Showers over santa rosa. Some of that could hold up by 11 32. And for the overnight hours, i see showers over San Francisco and parts of the east bay. Im going to take you through the time line for this tomorrow, coming up in 15 minutes. I wanted to show you the air quality again. Were looking good. Right through tomorrow. Looks good, jeff. Efforts to clean up San Francisco streets back in motion. It comes after a legal battle over homelessness. Its not over yet. The city can resume enforcing laws it hasnt been able to for months. This began when the coalition of homelessness filed a lawsuit, claiming that San Francisco was breaking the law because the people experiencing homelessness was higher than the shelter beds. A judge prevented the city from clearing camps because of that. And the legal battle has been settled on the definition of involuntarily homeless. A court of appeals acknowledged that people are involuntarily homeless if they have access to shelter. People who have been offered available shelter should not be allowed to remain out camping on our streets. The lawsuit is still pending. The injunction is still in place. Our City Attorney is continuing to fight this in court. New at 11 00 tonight, a lot of questions and concerns at a Public Meeting on Hazardous Materials released for the martinez refinery. The following day many people saw dust on their cars and were worried about their health. Theres a toxicology report of up to 24 tons of Chemical Waste into the area. The study focused on metals detected in the soil and did not increase Peoples Health risk. If this keeps happening, the background levels are going to just anytime theres a release, its going to fall within background levels. Im not interested in that. The county says its next phase of the investigation will focus on what caused the incident in the first place. A hitandrun crash has left two east bay families grieving tonight and questioning what led up to the deadly crash that claimed the lives of their loved ones. Tom jenson spoke to family members tonight and has more. Reporter the crash scene itself is like a backdrop in a bad dream to one of the victims families who cant belief the woman who held them all together is gone. She loved everybody as her kids. She was the pillar of this family. Reporter 67yearold vera hampton and her fiance 64yearold dennis shah. And since he was suffering from a sore tooth, she sent this picture to her family on sunday morning. Good morning. I cant talk but i can still bless his name on my way to church to pray and be blessed. Love you both. Reporter minutes later, as derek rounded the corner left off of 73rd avenue on to holly street, just blocks from church, they were hit broadside by a stolen lexus g350 traveling at a high speed. It feels like a bad dream because she texted us that morning. The final takes. She was in such a good place. She was so happy. She kept saying she was happy. Reporter the car was hit so hard, it rolled over into another parked car. And vera and derek died in the crash. Their close friend in the backseat was rushed to the hospital. Veras granddaughters who live close to the crash scene, says the whole thing is numbing and surreal. My kids go to school down the street. I live down the street where you took my grandma from. And i have to go back home. Reporter the 25yearold driver of the stolen lexus was charged with a hitandrun collision. The family questions why he was driving so fast through a residential neighborhood. They want to know if police were in pursuit and why. Opd is only supposed to pursue a suspect who committed a Violent Crime or used a gun in a crime. Just because youre trying to get a criminal and taking other peoples lives. They have to come up with a better plan. Reporter a Spokesman Says the crash is under investigation. Right now, the agency doesnt have any indication indicating there was a pursuit. If someone witnessed the chase or has video of it, he wants them to contact police. In oakland, tom jenson, nbc bay area news. The president will be here for a fundraising swing in less than 24 hours. Agenda, a stop in atherton. In the afternoon, nbc bay area today was over some of the preparations. Tickets for the events run as high as 100,000 a person. On wednesday, a little white house business. The president is meeting with the council of advisers on science and technology. After that, another fundraiser in San Francisco, and will be hosted by andrew mccollum. The president will be back for an apex summit in midnovember. This could affect your plans for tomorrow. Several oak land Business Owners plan to go on a oneday strike to send an important message. Downtown merchants plan to close their doors for a few hours. Some for the entire day. They say they are frustrated over rising crime. They want more Police Protection and Financial Aid for the businesses. This comes after the city lost out on millions of dollars in grant money because it missed an application deadline. It has gone too far. San franciscos District Attorney says her office is putting an end to brazen crimes that happen on public transit. And she is doing it one prosecution at a time. Todays case, an example. A man prosecuted for stealing a cell phone from a 69yearold woman. Reporter some say this is an everyday sight. Crime scenes when using San Franciscos public transportation. My heart always pounds. Who is going to come . What are they going to do . Are they going to attack me . Reporter commuters describe it as a daily battle, where they are looking over their shoulder. Especially at night. When its dark outside. Yeah. Reporter and demanding accountability. I had my purse stolen before. I had my phone stolen before. So, i did a report on mine and they never did anything about it. Reporter tonight, a loud message coing from the San Francisco District Attorneys office. After the conviction of a man accused of stealing an iphone from a 69yearold woman as she was boarding a bus. People have felt that extreme level of lawlessness is something were going to tolerate as a city. Not only is it something that my office and Law Enforcement is going to tolerate but i think San Francisco juries are saying, to the extent they are offer sufficient evidence, enough is enough. Reporter the 27yearold intentionally targeted the victim. After taking off with her phone, the woman tried chasing him. Two Good Samaritans stepped in and one followed gibson in a car until police were able to contain him. This is a serious crime. The brazenness of it is something we have to take seriously. And as people get away with these types of things, theyre emboldened to do others. Reporter others believe prosecution shouldnt be the first piece of fighting crime. Theyre not responsible themselves. I think they should look at this going on. Reporter nbc bay area news. Were following a developing story out of berkeley tonight. A widespread comcast outage. A Company Spokesperson says vandals damaged cables in the area, taking down services for many customers. No estimate on when things will be up and running again. An investigation is under way into the apparent act of vandalism. Comcast is the Parent Company of nbc universal. In san jose, an investigation is under way after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a car in willow glen. A driver in a honda hit a man crossing the road at the correction of Willow Street and meridian avenue. It happened around 6 00 this morning. The man was in the crosswalk but the driver had the green light. The city of oakland is hoping lower speed limits will make its streets safer. The new limits apply to 11 corridors from fruitvale to uptown. The program will continue for the next two years, with a goal to reduce the speed limit in 50 nucor dors. Health care workers are preparing to go on strike. If it happens, it would be the largest strike in history. More than 75,000 kaiser workers are planning a threeday strike next wednesday. They include medical assistants, housekeeping staff. The workers are asking for better pay. And among all things, better staffing. We personally feel like the forgotten heroes of it all. Everybody and rightfully so, respects their nurse. Everybody respects their doctors opinion. But were the people behind the scenes making all these things happen fluid. Reporter kaiser released a statement saying, to be clear, well continue to bargain in good faith until we reach a fair and equitable agreement. Our top priority is to care for members and patients. And we have a plan in place to provide care should a strike occur. The wheels of hollywood could turn again soon. Writers, studios, and streaming services have come to a tentative agreement after a historic of nearly 150day strike. Streaming residuals was a big part of the negotiations. The wga says a tentative deal is exceptional, with meaningful gaines and protections for all the writers. Industry veterans says the agreement bodes well for striking actors, too. Im glad that one log jam was broken. And i hope that means that the next log jam is going to be broken soon. Writes guild of america leadership will vote on that tomorrow. Comcast is a member of the alliance of television producers. Ahead, bold, brazen and caught on camera. The Armed Robbery that played out in the middle of a busy street. What happened when two men ran over to intervene. Plus, proof of long covid. What a blood test is revealing about people suffering from the virus. And what it could mean for you in the future. Some o the crazy of an Armed Robbery on camera. It happened on piedmont avenue. You see a man getting into his car. Another car pulls up. Two men get out and they robbed him. That happens in a matter of seconds. You see two men there they come from across the street. They see the robbery happening. And start smashing the cars of the getaway car. Neither have been identified. Oakland neighbors fed up with rising crime, such as we just saw. Now, they are pooling their money. They are in stalling license plate readers. The Homes Association is leading the effort and hopes the cameras will solve crimes. It will track where criminals are coming in. Right now, the group is working on privacy concerns and how to share that data with Law Enforcement. But the goal is to have cameras up and running in the few months. We reached out to the Mayors Office for comment. We have not heard back. Facing funding for understaffed departments on the peninsula. Theres been an uptick of crime in the county and more needs to be done to invest in police services. His promise is to start with the Police Protection district. Hes asking for 750,000 in voterapproved funds to help with the staffing shortage. And to address a recent rise in theft and property crimes. We need to invest. Thats why the money is so important. To help with the shortages in police staffing. We need to do this. If we do nothing, this community does not have a police department. He says he decided to start with the Protection District because its in financial crisis. Moving you forward tonight. Were one step closer to help people determine if they are suffering from long covid. And hopefully find some relief from tillness. Researchers have found that the germfighting cells were irregular. Some had lower levels of cortisol. This is the first test in diagnosing an illness that left millions with ongoing fatigue, memory trouble and other symptoms. Tonight, we talk to our covid expert about what this all means. We can diagnose people with symptoms of having long covid. More importantly, we can use this as a market to study the response to different therapies that have been developed. Scientists plan to dig deeper in the role of cortisol in studies. If you filled up recently, you know that gas prices are out of control. The latest spike comes after saudi arabias decision to cut back on how much oil it sends to other countries. In california, gas prices have risen about 50 cents in the past month. Our state has the highest gas prices in the entire country. Right now, the average is 5. 83 a gallon, 14 cents higher than a week ago. A month ago, the average was 5. 26. Lets take you outside and look at San Francisco. Today, crews were setting up barricades and staging at golden gate park. People were scheduled to attend. The first weekend of october, so many things happening. The fall lineup gives San Francisco a chance to show off its good side. And counteract all of the negative press thats plagued the city over the last few months. I guess we can ask, what it will be like for bluegrass this weekend. Maybe we can get past the rainstorm thats in our area tonight. A few spotty chances for tomorrow. And in San Francisco, well see 60s and low 70s. A little morning fog. Afternoon sunshine. Your weekend is going to be playing out great for you. Right now, the storm system weve been tracking is based way off towards canada, washington and oregon. For us, we have a chance here for some rain. It is not expected to be anything major. We just had a few spotty showers pass through santa rosa. Otherwise, not too much happening on the radar. Lets show you more of what we can expect as we roll through tomorrow and the forecast right now. We roll it into the overnight hours. Heres a look at my forecast. I see a slight chance. Spotty showers of the north bay to San Francisco and the east bay. Stays about the same spot here at 5 00 in the morning. Well see the move in the south bay for 7 00. A slight chance for a spotty shower. All that clears back and a nice rebound with sunshine through tomorrow afternoon. And the highest totals again will be to the north of us. Anywhere of a half to threequarters of an inch. As we wake up tomorrow, look out for showers again. Well be in the 50s. The chilliest weather, in the north bay, at 55. And right for the east bay, 58. Temperatures for tomorrow, again, excellent afternoon. We get sunshine. Light winds. At 80 in san jose. Oakland, 74. At 78 in walnut creek. 77 in palo alto. Will make it a nice afternoon. Up to San Francisco. We have cool 60s in the marina. And for the north bay, 77 right here in napa. I think were locked in with nice afternoons like this all the way through the next three days. We have a zonal pattern happening. Its a pretty steady westtoeast flow of the air across california. That will keep cooler air close and the hottest air well away. The sevenday forecast here, we have upper 60s and low 70s into the upcoming weekend. And for the inland valleys, not too hot. 77 by saturday. Watching a little wind. 10 to 20 in the mountains. Right now, not at wind warning status. Well keep an eye on that. All in all, not too bad once we get over tomorrow morning. Thanks very much. Up next, weve been talking so much about the niners. But its time to talk about the warriors. Nba season is approaching. Im wearing the warriors colors tonight. Well h okay. Its official. Governor newsom will face off with ron desantis. Fox news made the announcement, that its hosting a debate between the two governors. It will air on Sean Hannitys show, moderated by the fox news host. Newsom has shrugged off rumors that he would launch a president ial campaign against president biden. Desantis is in california for the second gop debate, on wednesday. Californias highspeed rail project is getting a big cash infusion. The project will receive 200 million for buying land and construction. The senators made the announcement today. Part of almost 300 million in grants for improving rail systems across the state. The rest will go to smaller transit systems like the smart trains in the north bay and the napa valley railroad. A group of athletes say they are dissatisfied with the olympics. They dont have their medals from the 2022 winter games. The concerns stem from when team usa won silver and russia took gold. A russian skater later failed the drug test. As a result, the Olympic Committee canceled the ceremony. 19 months later, nothing has happened. He says team usa skaters still dont have medals. Up next, the giants doing a couple things tonight they havent done much of lately. Clutch hitting and win youve heard the expression, good things happen to those who wait. So, it was for giants fans tonight at oracle park. It was a long wait but worth it. Padres scored in the first inning. It was 10 into the eighth. Giants have the bases loaded. Michael conforto comes through. 21, San Francisco. Logan webb out for the complete game. Runners on second and third. Webb gets profar to ground out. Webb with a second complete game of the season. That was close. Warriors are facing scrutiny with the teams disappointing exit from the playoffs last season. But team brass sounded optimistic when addressing the media today. Head coach steve kerr and Mike Dunleavy jr. Said he believes the roster is in great shape. Kerr says he doesnt have a longterm contract extension right now, he plans to be in the bay for a long time. He said the interactions with chris paul have been positive. I like chris because he likes phone calls and not texts. He likes to talk. Weve had four or five great conversations this summer. Sometimes you can misread the texts. He likes the phone calls. Paul and the rest of the squad will be put to the test in about a month. Regular season tips off october 24th against t. Its the first rain of fall. This is a look at richmond tonight. The roads are dry for now. Depends on where you are, that could change. Lets bring in jeff raineri. And were talking about ncentrated in the north bay and above. Thats right. Through tomorrow morning, 5 00. Well eventually start to see it move down through the peninsula and the east bay. The Early Morning commute. A spotty chance of rain tomorrow morning. Temperatures here will be in the 70s. We get into low 80s wednesday and thursday. Looking nice through the upcoming weekend. We may get some wind by saturday. Right now, 10 to 20 miles per hour. It doesnt meet the red flag fire warning criteria. Well continue to monitor that chance. A little wind there as we roll through saturday. Otherwise, this is not a bad forecast for the start of fall. Not at all. Well see you tomorrow. Take care. Be careful driving. Tonight, after nearly 150 days the tentative deal announced to finally end the hollywood writers strike. The major breakthrough in the strike thats brought the Entertainment Industry to a halt for nearly five months. When could the cameras start rolling . And what does this mean for the actors strike also tonight, senator bob menendez defiant. The new jersey democrat rejecting growing calls to resign, even within his own party, after he was indicted for bribery. Gold bars and stacks of cash allegedly found in his home. His explanation for where that money came from the deadline now just days away to avoid a Government Shutdown what Kevin Mccarthy said today as gop hardliners hold up a deal and what it means for the Government Services millions depend on. The new numbers coming in. Crossings at the border back at record highs. The images why Border Patrol is seen removing razor wire the emotional return some lahaina homeowners allowed back in for the First Time Since the deadly wildfires. The new clues and the new hope from those who believe theyre suffering from long covid and our nbc news exclusive. Bruce williss wife, emma, sharing a heartbreaking update on the actors battle against dementia announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. In this season of labor discontent stretching from Auto Assembly lines to film lots it appears
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