Were live in washington with a new message from the white house and the pledge from President Biden. Some of them are dead and some of them are missing. An emotional new message of support for israel here in the bay area. The response from bay area israelis who have experienced past violence in the middle east. And a new twist with an allnew toofamiliar refrain from one embattled School District. The hot by debated pride flag proposal that wound up dead on arrival. This is today in the bay. Good morning to you on this wednesday. Im marcus washington. And im laura garcia. Well get a look at that morning commute in just a little bit. First, weve got to start with that forecast. Cinthia pimentel in for kari this morning. A little wet on the car this morning. Really . Probably some drizzle passing us by. Were starting off mostly clear this morning, and its going to be a windy day, so hold onto your hat. Were already feeling those winds around San Francisco, as we start the morning off with 60 degrees and the wind out of the west at around 17 miles an hour, and even if were going to see the sunshine today, its going to be very breezy, keeping things still in that fall vibe around the bay area. Around 15 to 35 miles an hour, very gusty at the coast. Were going to stay steady today, tomorrow, but clouds will start to come in friday as we get ready for more rain chances ahead in the sevenday forecast. Well tell you where the best spot will be for that partial Solar Eclipse on saturday. Back to you. Well check back with you. We start this hour with breaking news in the south bay, an overnight Police Standoff in san jose has ended with someone in custody. Police say it started at about 7 00 last night at a home near 19th and brookwood avenue when a man was threatening his roommates with a rifle. Our crew was on the scene about three hours ago when this was heard. [ gunfire ] its what is believed to be flashbangs from police. No shots were fired at officers. The suspect eventually surrendered to police and was placed in an ambulance. Our bob redell will join us with a live report coming up at 5 30. A live look in gaza city, smoke filling that area right now. This is under relentless fire from israeli air strikes, which israel insists will have no letup, as hospitals in gaza become overwhelmed with patients, a new concern is emerging. Power supplies in gaza growing dangerously scarce. Israeli leaders report at least 1,200 people have been killed, more than 2,700 are injured. In gaza, more than 1,000 People Killed and some 5,100 injured. At least 14 americans are confirmed to have died in israel and americans are believed to be among those hostages, with more than 20 still missing. The u. S. Is vowing to support israel, whatever its response is to the weekend terror attacks. Alice barr is live in washington. Talk to us about the latest response from the white house. Reporter marcus and laura, a little later today secretary of state blinken will be headed to israel, and President Biden is now set to meet with Jewish Community leaders a little later today as well, reaffirming the commitments hes been making about the u. S. Unwavering support for israel. The president s message, we have israels back. Its the fifth day of israels bombardment of gaza, showing no sign of letting up. Hamas militants are continuing to fire rockets into israel. It all comes as the first shipment of u. S. Arms has now arrived in israel. Israel estimates 150 civilians, including 20 americans, are still missing, after the hamas attacks many of them presumed to be kidnapped. President biden now confirms american citizens are among the hostages. He is pledging to do Everything Possible to bring them home. Hamas terrorists are threatening to kill hostages and broadcast their executions each time an israeli air strike hits gaza without warning. This morning on the today show lester holt talks with a man whose brother is a nurse and was born in california. She is one of the missing and presumed to to be abducted. Hes confident shes still alive and israeli leaders are doing everything they can to bring her back home. Do you think this will lead to negotiations, thats the way this will likely be resolved . I dont think it is my place to tell the policymakers and the decisionmakers how to go about this process. I care about the result and the result that i care about is for my mom to come home and for me to be able to hug her. I trust these people to do what they need to do in order for that to happen. Reporter more aid to israel may be coming soon from capitol hill, but thats provided that House Republicans can agree on a new speaker. Theyre expected to cast their first votes later today. That would clear the way to be able to provide more money to israel as needed. House republicans now indicating that they may take some steps to streamline the speaker selection process, to avoid having the house floor paralyzed by round after round of voting. Again, President Biden is set to address the nation when he meets with those Jewish Community leaders later today. Part of his message about fighting antisemitism in the u. S. Alice barr in washington this morning, thank you. Bay area families concerned about loved ones in israel are trying to support one another, so they gathered last night in san jose with others who support the israeli cause. Some prayed, others shared their stories. They also talked about how to help those in need, including israeli soldiers. One woman says shes been through previous wars there before, but whats going on in the middle east now is not a war. Everybody is scared. We dont know if theres still hamas hiding and stealing kids. I understand war, i was in the bunker in the 60s and in war as a teenager, soldier against soldier. But going into houses and raping women and killing little babies and stealing them, this is not a war. San jose mayor matt mahan and District Attorney jeff rosen were among those standing there in solidarity last night. Rosen recently visited a small village he says now lies in ruins near the gaza border. We will continue the war coverage in all of our newscasts. For the latest updates, visit our website, nbcbayarea. Com. You can get alerts sent straight to your phone by downloading our free nbc bay area app. In sunol, School Leaders have shot down the idea of flying the pride flag. We have a live look at sunol glen elementary school. We hope to bring that to you. The pride flag is actually standing near the school sign. But late last night trustees voted against repealing the resolution that effectively banned the flag. One trustee came out in support of the idea. Im looking for a second. No second. Well move on. Other trustees did not second the motion. The controversy started this summer when someone tore down the flag, and then another flag went up. When trustees voted to limit the flags flown on campus to the state and u. S. Flags. The board president says his decision is not meant to target any community and he hopes the School District can move forward. It is over and its time to focus on the children, the school. Theres an effort now under way to recall the two trustees who voted against flying the pride flag. It is 5 08, as we take a live look out in walnut creek. Good morning, dark and early. Cinthia pimentel has been monitoring what we can expect today. Temperatures are nice and cool. Very falllike, i would say. Yeah, some places in the north bay are starting off pretty chilly, in the 50s. Everywhere else, 50s and low 60s. Good morning to you in pittsburg. Lets check in on what you can expect throughout the day. A lot of sunshine as we are off to a clear start, but weve got sunshine and gusty winds, especially during the middle of the day, dying down into the afternoon. Were going to keep feeling like fall in the bay area. Ill guide you through the extended forecast in a little bit. Back to you. Ive been seeing prices drop, 20 cents at some of the stations i pass. Were going to contra costa county, we have 4. 85 at richmonds gas co on harbor way. San jose is your home of the 4. 99, scattered throughout the city. Well call out central gas on Willow Street today. And the best in San Francisco is 5. 35 at speedway express on 19th at santiago. Thank you for sharing those prices on gasbuddy. Com. On the roadways, a smooth flow of traffic, but we start with the Richmond Bridge. Same as yesterday, we have the three right lanes blocked after that crash that happened on monday night. We still have those lanes blocked. The majority of the seven lanes are open. We saw traffic moving pretty smoothly yesterday, but there was a bigger backup. It will be a slower drive with a bigger commute today as well. Coming off the eastshore freeway, things are fine, as well as at the bay bridge, throughout contra costa county, no major slowing. Were looking at a little slowing for the dublin interchange for a crew on eastbound 580. Thank you, mike. 5 10 right now. An early message from santas helpers. I know christmas is still more than two months away, but you better plan now if you want those delivered gifts to make it under the tree in time. Just ahead this morning, those important deadlines Just Announced from our friends at usps. More concerns about tiktok this morning, also a warning to parents. Guys, coming up this morning, i have a raw, honest, open interview with jada pinkett smith. Her new book is out called worthy and there are some revelations in that book that will shock you and surprise you like they shocked and surprised good wednesday morning. 5 13. Lets check in on the peninsula. Good morning, redwood city. If youre heading to work or school later today, youll see plenty of sunshine. I do want you to bring another layer, because its going to get pretty breezy out there along the peninsula and closer to the coast. Well check on wind speeds and the rest of the microclimate forecast in a bit. The golden gate bridge, easy breezy drive across the bridge. I think theres a breeze pushing our camera from time to time. We will see traffic breaks over the next 45 minutes as crews clear north and south across the span. Well talk about whats going on, and actually why this might be impacted by something that happened a couple of days ago even this morning. Well, good morning. Happy wednesday to you. A rare positive day on the markets tuesday. Theyve been under pressure from war and dysfunction in washington and interest rates. Gas prices are falling fast. Thats some good news. Birkenstock will debut on the new york stock exchange. The company set its opening price at 46 a share. Walgreens is getting its third ceo in three years. The company has suffered from shifting strategies, because its had three ceos in three years. President biden will announce the ftc will propose new rules to battle junk fees, like resort fees. Biden announced a similar idea before after meeting with ticketing companies who charge convenience fees and other charges youre not told about until checkout. Junk fees are not a matter for the wealthy very much, but theyre a matter for working folks like the homes i grew up in, and they can add hundreds of dollars and month and make it harder for families and pay their bills. I think its just wrong. The new rules dont mean you cant charge extra. It means you cant advertise one price and then add in a whole bunch of things at checkout, if youre comparing hotel prices, for instance, one hotel might tell you the honest price and the other advertises a lower price, only to tell you the true price at checkout, and that might be even more. Sam bankmanfrieds exgirlfriend testified against him in his fraud trial, and her testimony was devastating. She confirmed allegations ftx took depositors money and used it for business expenses and other expenditures. She says sbf directed her to commit crimes. She worked as ceo of alameda research. The state of utah is suing tiktok, claiming the social network entices children to spend hours on the app and that affects their mental wellbeing. Its similar to suits filed by arkansas and indiana. Now, a government pushing a platform for content punishing, rather, a platform for content, rubs up against the first amendment, for sure. Does it cross it . The Supreme Court is set to take up that issue, the free speech of social networks this term. While were on the subject of social networks, just a thought parenttoparent, we in the newsroom monitor channels like telegram as we monitor battles in ukraine and the situation in israel. Hamas makes very heavy use of telegram. If they start hurting hostages, thats where theyre going to do it. They want these videos to be public. Now, we have always said monitor your childs use of social media, but that oftentimes has something to do with sexuality or with predators. Predators, that kind of thing. This is a whole new ball game, a very close up of disturbing violence that is easily accessible on your iphone or smartphone. Its something, parents, if theyve never heard of telegram im not saying its a bad app, but youve got to know what is on that app. It looks so real, too, thats the thing. Much of it is. Thats the thing. You cant unsee some things. Thank you, scott. 5 18 right now. New this morning, the deadline to get gifts under the tree in time for christmas are out. The u. S. Postal Service Publishing those recommended deadlines. December 16th for Ground Service and firstclass mail. Two days later, priority mail. December 20th for priority express. The peak mailing period starts two weeks before christmas. Usps says this year there will be no holiday surcharges. Trending this morning, one of the most controversial hair dos in the world is getting its due. The mullet is having a rebirth. A party in the back. Now you can vote for the best of, shall we call it, the worst. Brace yourself for the 2023 mullet world championships. Yes, theres a championship for the mullet. 25 finalists battling it out to find the person who rocks the best business in the front, party in the back. There will be combined for unique, style, showmanship. We like to add someone to the best mullet mix, even if hes not an official finalist. You may recognize this person right here, our very own bob redell. It really only shows the party in the back, that shot. But he says he rocked it while he was living in tokyo when the mullets were all the rage. He was the american with a mullet in tokyo. Were celebrating a very special day here at today in the bay. Today is marcus birthday. You really help shape the today in the bay team. Were so happy youre here with your dance moves. Hes had a big presence here in the bay area. Of course, its great for me to work with you every single morning. We always have so much fun. And the holidays are coming around, so we have to record our holiday album during the commercial breaks. We do a lot of singing during the commercial breaks. We do have a budget here. Anyway, happy birthday, and thank you for spending it with us. Absolutely. Im glad to be here. Thats the truth. A beach somewhere would be better second best right here. Honest answer. There you go. We appreciate it. I wore red because i heard thats good luck to wear red for the birthday person. Thank you. Thats my gift to you. I see a little red there. Sunshine . Always. Ill give you the perfect forecast. Lets check in on the south bay, also off to a clear start. Well see a lot of sunshine as we go into the middle parts of the morning. For your lunchtime hour, with your lunchtime hour, maybe a light layer as things are going to turn gusty. Were seeing winds at around 12 miles an hour in the south bay, and here is whats happening. We have that light storm system that brought us light rain yesterday exiting, and right behind that is in High Pressure system thats going to bring us clearing skies and sunshine, so when those two are kind of close together, they draw the wind speeds a little bit. Were going to keep fall temperatures in the city, upper 60s in San Francisco, low 70s for our east bay shoreline and getting into the upper 70s for the inland valleys. Tomorrow, once the High Pressure starts to settle in, were going to see temperatures in the low 80s in some spots. But very few, in concord and through the Santa Clara Valley it will be feeling like fall. As we look long range, were going to see light showers possibly friday night into saturday. Im going to keep those chances to the northern part of the state and obscuring our eclipse chances for saturday as we do see those clouds move on in. I talked about where the best chance of seeing that partial Solar Eclipse was. Here in the bay area were going to start off with fog and see better chances in midland, texas, because of their weather conditions, sunny and bright early saturday morning. So if you can, pack up the car and go there. San franciscos sevenday forecast looks active and definitely feeling like fall as we have more rain chances on the way. Mike, youre seeing a reroute . What happened yesterday was we had the aftermath after the crash at the toll plaza, but they still hadnt reopened the lanes. What i didnt remind folks of, yesterday we saw more traffic right here, 101, coming down off of highway 37, out of novato and through san rafael, because i believe folks shifted up to highway 37 yesterday. That slowing is starting to clear, but crews are clearing, so theyll be there for a little while longer at the dublin interchange. Back to you. Thanks, mike. Coming up next on today in the bay, nbc bay area responds. For most folks in california, its tax time, thats right, in october. Im consumer investigator chris chmura. Well talk to th irse winter storms earlier this year wreaked havoc on so many families, which is why the deadline to file and pay state and federal taxes was pushed back to october 16th around here. The delayed deadline applies to every county in the bay area, and most of the rest of california. If you took advantage of this break, the irs stresses now is the time to file and pay, because if you wait, you could face penalties and interest. As you get to the deadline here, at least file the return if you have a requirement to do so. If you cant full pay, pay something, file the return, and lets work something out like an installment agreement or a payment over time. The irs says seven out of ten taxpayers will get money back. An average refund this year, 2,812. Filing digitally should get you your money the fastest, in around three weeks. As for next year, the irs said barring any extreme weather events, the tax schedule should be back to normal with a mid april deadline. If you have trouble with your taxes, scan the qr code on your screen right now to fill out our Consumer Complaint form online. Good morning. Im bob redell with developing news here in the south bay, where an armed standoff has come to an end overnight. To an end overnight. Well have the l with the freestyle libre 2 system, know your glucose level and where its headed. No fingersticks needed. Manage your diabetes with more confidence. Freestyle libre 2. Try it for free at freestylelibre. Us right now at 5 30, Police Surround a south bay home blocks from an elementary school. Were live with new details on the overnightstandoff and the latest on what Police Believe started it. This is not politics, this is not borders. This is just pure evil, pure hatred. Unrelenting air strikes continue in the middle east, this as stories emerge about some of the americans killed in the hamas terror attack. The heartbreaking loss one California Family is only now coming to grips with. Plus, stuck in israel. We are live this morning with the major challenges many people are facing as they try to leave the war zone. This is today in the bay. Good wednesday morning. Im marcus washington. Im laura garcia. Were going to start out with a look at the forecast for this wednesday morning. Forecaster Cinthia Pimentel is tracking what we can expect. Were off to a clear start, a little chilly. Some spots waking up in the low 50s. In dublin this morning, a busy start on 580. Were starting at 57 degrees and the wind out of the westsouthwest at around 11 miles an hour. Well see a lot of sunshine compared to yesterday. Winds will be stronger at the coast. Well warm things up tomorrow and were tracking light rain chances ahead. Mike is looking at a nice commute. A beautiful view because of the clear skies. Were looking at the bay bridge with a little bit of a build. No metering lights just yet. We do see highway 4, as well as highway 37, with your traditional patterns for a wednesday. Well watch for a possible shift because we have three lanes blocked over there at the Richmond Bridge heading toward san rafael. Caltrans has not given us an update on when theyll open the additional lanes. Well watch for additional backup. So far, no other major delays, except for a bit of brake tapping approaching the dublin interchange. Crews are still in the area. Back to you. Thank you. First at 5 30, breaking news in the south bay, as a dramatic Police Standoff comes to an end. Today in the bays bob redell joins us live this morning outside of police headquarters. Are police saying very much about it, bob . Reporter theyve given up some information. Good morning to you. San jose police say around 7 00 last night, a man who they described as being despondent armed himself with a rifle, threatened his roommates and barricaded himself inside his home. This was in the southern part of san jose on the 200 block of south 19th street. You see the video right there. The departments Crisis Negotiation Team and merge unit, which is san joses version of s. W. A. T. , they arrived on the scene. At one point there was a loud bang, the sound of Police Sirens between 2 00 and 3 00 this morning. Officers did take the man into custody. No shots were fired, no one was hurt. Not clear what this man was upset about. Reporting live outside San Jose Police headquarters, bob redell, today in the bay. Thank you. Now back to developments in the middle east, and israels retaliation against hamas for the deadly weekend terror attacks. We have a live look in gaza, where it is now midafternoon, five days since israel declared war on hamas. This morning, the combined number of deaths on both side has now surged past 2,200. Israel is showing no signs of letting up in its bombardment of gaza as they file missiles into the territory. One Southern California woman is sharing her story about the loss of her loved ones in israel. She says her cousin and his family were sheltering in a bunker when the attacks began. He and his adult daughter were later found dead. His wife and three children are now missing. My cousin, who is 49 years old, hes an Award Winning ironman athlete, a cfo of a Large Corporation and the nicest person youll meet. His name means a giver, a person who gives. His daughter, who can be a super model, 20 years old, active military duty, was home to visit her parents for the holiday. Meanwhile, for many, the desperate scramble to leave israel continues, many anxiously awaiting more flights to become available. Ginger Conejero Saab is live for us at sfo this morning. I know the state department is asking airlines to resume, but what are we seeing . Reporter well, marcus, we know that the airport is still open, but major American Airlines have suspended many flights, if not all of their flights. That makes anxiety to get out of israel really intense for some people who have been waiting. Including our own photojournalist, edmond alvarado. He was in israel to visit family. He says hes getting more anxious to leave and find a flight back home. At the end, at noon, with the alarm, everybody gets stressed again. A lot of people, theres no going to work. My family here did decide to call their bosses and say, its not safe to get out, because the government is telling them stay home because they say its a lot of bad people outside. Reporter getting a flight out of israel at this point seems to be near impossible. The next available direct flight on Israeli Airline is to l. A. , and there is not a seat open until next week. Those seats are going for big money. We have also checked several other cities, including San Francisco. As mentioned, los angeles, seattle and new york. Now, there are flights available on other airlines like emirates. That includes several layovers, but it will cost. A quick search this morning shows a ticket from tell a leave to sfo, one way, leaving tomorrow, is almost 7,000. Now, that is a quote for a Business Class ticket because economy flights are no longer available. When it comes to the American Airlines, american, united and delta have suspended service as the state department issued a travel advisory for the region. American Airlines Says it is canceling all flights to and from israels Main International airport through december 4th. American airlines operates flights from jfk to there. On monday, delta said it was canceling flights for the rest of the month. I caught up with the owner of mannys sf. Weve been talking to him for a couple of days now and Touching Base with him. He has been in israel for more than a week. His flight has been canceled. He was originally scheduled to come home to the bay area next week. He is now exploring other ways to get back home. Hes also shared that the volunteer efforts that he has been a part of since this weekend, that has now been moved underground for safety reasons. Meanwhile, dozens gathered last night in San Francisco in delores park for the mourners, in memory of the lives lost on both sides of the war, the cost it is continuing to take. Its just so tough for so many people. Hopefully everyone is able to make it home safely. Ginger, thank you. We have one more live look in gaza city. I want you to stay with us for the latest on these developments because we are keeping an eye on the situation 24 7. Our website, also another great resource for you to get those updates. You can go to nbcbayarea. Com and click on the trending bar. Another hit for San Franciscos union square. The express Clothing Store on geary is closing. A sign on the door says the last day will be october 22nd. The company, so far, is not commenting further. This is the latest in a wave of departures in the same area, including nordstrom and old navy. We have a live look at San Francisco on this wednesday morning. Some critics argue business closures are simply the biproduct of major issues the city is grappling to control, including a surge in drugs and crime. Last night in San Francisco, raj mathai had a town hall with District Attorney brooke jenkins. The main question, what is being done to curb crime . Jenkins admits when it comes to enforcement, the city is facing numerous roadblocks. What i have noticed in San Francisco is that we have a faction of leaders who choose to obstinate and will not come to the center to make the best decisions for San Francisco. We serve the city, we dont serve our own political interest or Career Advancement desires, and i think thats often lost on people. Jenkins suggested certain supervisors, not to mention the Police Commission and court judges, may be slowing the citys recovery. 5 39 this morning. Taking a live look in san jose, a beautiful shot this morning. Cinthia pimentel is monitoring what we can expect across the bay area with these temperatures. Nice and cool start this morning. Its seasonal, right . That beautiful shot is for your birthday, marcus. There you go, youre welcome. Were starting off chilly with the absence of cloud cover compared to yesterday. Santa rosa, 47 degrees at this hour, 54 in martinez, and a bit milder in san jose at 60 degrees. Were going to see more sunshine, but also feel that wind through the middle of the day. Well talk about that coming up. Folks, lets take a look at the bay bridge. The metering lights have been activated. Traffic is building up very quickly. Metering lights only activated within the last five, maybe seven minutes. All lanes here, except for the hov lanes, thats your advantage. No problems, just a little bit of a quick build. Over here, the live shot, again, three lanes are still blocked from the crash that happened on monday night. So this may cause a shift over toward highway 37 and south on 101, with more congestion in novato into san rafael. Thats a possibility as we look ahead. We have a concert at chase center, Peter Gabriel is performing and there may be more crowds off the 280 extension. Thanks, mike. Here is something to think about the next time youre sitting in traffic. Two bay area cities made the list of the worst cities anywhere in the u. S. A new law supporters say will improve safety at crosswalks. In washington, one lawmaker says theres exactly a 2 chance says theres exactly a 2 chance the house will pick a new Alaska Airlines 99 companion fare means that you can bring your best friend. You know, one of us is gonna have to change . But were twinning . Oh yay. We care a lot. You know, my friend funshine would have loved this trip. Well our companion fare is just 99 with the Alaska Airlines visa card, so your friend can come along with you next time youre the legs we care a lot good wednesday morning. 5 44. Lets check in on the north bay. Sausalito, good morning to you. Were going to see a lot of sunshine and clearing this morning, but its going to be off to a chilly start, into the 70s with a breezy wind. Ill walk you through the wind speeds coming up in the microclimate forecast. This is in the south bay, northbound 101 through san jose, traditional slowing as you head toward oakland road and 880. We are looking at the weekend. As i look ahead, im going to give you a shift on how you can keep moving forward, but you have to move around a little bit to avoid a full closure. 5 44 right now. New this morning, several San Francisco landlords are facing legal action over claims of unsafe Living Conditions for immigrants. The City Attorney announced the suit in chinatown yesterday over the condition of singleroom hotels which commonly house immigrant families and low income seniors. He says theyre no longer up to code, having fallen into disrepair over time. The landlords are accused of ignoring numerous complaints from tenants. Three Property Owners face fines and other legal penalties if they do not take immediate action. Details on an embattled congressman who faces a slew of federal charges. Prosecutors are charging republican George Santos with conspiracy, wire fraud and identity theft. Among the new allegations, investigators say he made unauthorized charges on donors credit cards above allowable limits and transferred that money to his personal account. On capitol hill yesterday he addressed the latest claims. Im just going to defend myself. I have a court date on october 27th and then theres probably going to be something scheduled after that. Im going to defend myself. Santos faults his former Campaign Treasurer who pleaded guilty and will likely testify against him. Earlier this year, santos pleaded not guilty to multiple felony counts, including wire fraud, Money Laundering and theft of public funds. President biden will meet with Jewish Community leaders in washington this afternoon to reinforce americas unwavering support for israel. Scott mcgrew is joining us this morning. The president delivered a powerful message wednesday. Yes, he did. Good morning to you. Every u. S. President talks about support for israel, but according to the political reporter over at axios, biden delivered the most powerful statement about israel since harry truman. In this moment, we must be crystal clear, we stand with israel. Okay. Biden also delivered a message of caution to israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu that israel has a right to defend itself, but we also discussed how democracies like israel and the United States are stronger and more secure when we act according to the rule of law. Terrorists purposely target civilians, kill them. We uphold the laws of war, the law of war. It matters, theres a difference. Over to the capitol, House Republicans have a 2 chance of agreeing to a new speaker today, according to republican congressman thomas massie. There are two nominations, skeeve scalise and jim jordan, but several members of congress say theyll vote for former speaker kevin mccarthy. This is going to be behind closed doors and then brought to the full house. Whoever runs can only afford to lose a few votes from his own party, or there is no speaker. But republicans cant agree on who that should be. Former arizona candidate for governor, kari lake, says shes run for the republican nomination for senate. I am not going to retreat, im going to stand on top of this hill with every single one of you, and i know youre by my side, as i formally announce my candidacy for the United States senate. Now, this candidacy tells us something. If lake were to win, she would add a republican seat to the senate. But shes also been seen as a possible candidate for trumps next Vice President should he be nominated. If she won the senate seat, he would likely not pick her because she would have to step down from the senate and the governor of arizona would pick the next senator. As you know, the governor of arizona is a democrat. Thanks, scott. A followup this morning on new safety new gun safety rules in the north bay, napa county supervisors are unanimously approved a new gun storage ordinance which takes effect in one month. Gun owners must now store their weapons in locked containers or leave them disabled with a trigger lock. Violators will face fines starting at 100 and an increase for each additional offense within one year. Those rules apply to unincorporated areas, but many north bay cities have approved similar measures. New this morning, Street Safety advocates are applauding a new state law signed by Governor Newsom meant to reduce the chances of deadly collisions in crosswalks. The daylighting saves lives bill will prevent people from parking or stopping their cars anywhere within 20 feet of crosswalks. Daylighting is the idea of increasing the visibility for vehicles approaching crosswalks to better allow for drivers to see potential pedestrians. The governor also signed a bill allowing Community Colleges to observe Lunar New Year as a state holiday. San francisco Assembly Member phil ting authored that legislation. If youre a person who wakes up daily and you hop in your car to commute, this may be less of a surprise, but bay area cities are being called some of the worst places to drive. Wallet hub is ranking the largest cities in terms of safety, cost of ownership, traffic and access to cars. And the best location went to corpus christi, texas. Cities in the bay area finished at the back end here. You see fremont at 82, san jose at 86, San Francisco at 99 and oakland in last place at 100. This trending this morning, one oscar winners winning idea on what to do with her hardware. Thats right. Actress and goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow is talking about the way she uses her goldplated oscar, and it may surprise you. My doorstop. It works perfectly. During her 73 questions interview with vogue, paltrow admits to using her award as a doorstop in the back yard of her hamptons home. She won for shakespeare in love when she was 26 years old. Her Lifestyle Company goop turned 15 this year. Its a home in the hamptons. Very classy. I think cher said the same thing many years ago, a doorstop. You could work out with it. I guess thats a conversation. I would say. Lets talk about the weather. Its cooling down. Cooling down. Were going to feel a breeze later today, which is going to make it feel chillier, keeping the fall vibe going for our birthday boy, marcus. Lets get a check on those wind speeds. Pretty calm around the region for many, but its starting to pick up in san jose, parts of the delta as well, over toward fairfield, and on the coastline, Half Moon Bay at 13 miles an hour out of the west. As you make your way out the door, make sure youre bringing an extra layer around lunchtime, into the early parts of the afternoon. Its still going to be very breezy and gusty at point reyes, around 30 miles an hour, through redwood city, and it should start to die down as we go into the afternoon, giving us better clearing and weather for our thursday. Our temperatures today are going to be feeling very fall around here. Well do upper 60s in downtown San Francisco, mid70s in martinez, and some comfortable weather down here in the south bay, with 73 in los gatos. Taking it ahead and what we can expect over the next couple of days, some changes are ahead. Were going to keep rain chances, but still very light as we go into our friday night plans. Mainly going to confine those to the north bay, marin county and to the north. If we see anything, its going to be trace amounts, nothing too exciting for the bay area just yet. But the more exciting picture could be as we go into our monday plans. Were still going to finetune those details. A lot of this activity has been focusing itself around the california oregon border, where its definitely helping with their drought situation. And as far as we are concerned with the eclipse on saturday morning, with cloud cover it may hinder our chances of seeing it. The sun, moon and earth will align and it will last about two and a half hours. The one thing i want you to remember is never look at it directly. You need special eyewear. The best chance not in the bay area, but we should see the sky darkening a little bit. As we get closer to that and the rain, well make sure to keep you informed here. Our inland valleys over the next couple of days, temperatures staying pretty steady. Upper 70s, low 80s. Those rain chances are staying in the mix. In San Francisco, a breezy day out there today, with some sunshine. Those clouds return as we go into the weekend, and rain chances as we go into the middle of october. Mike, were tracking a backup in oakland. Its called the bay bridge and its not a surprise. I just wanted to track it. It is packing in. Yesterday we had all those problems on highway 24 and that held folks back up out of the caldecott. So today not the case. Were looking at a smooth flow of traffic, usual slowdown eastbound 580 as youre approaching the dublin interchange. A late pickup for a crew, although i dont see it on the caltrans grid. What is on the caltrans grid, its the weekend, the full weekend closure here for the northbound side of 101. Again, over that little bridge. The alternate will be on 280 or across the dumbarton bridge toward 880. Keep that in mind. Its a reroute. Back to you. Thanks, mike. Happening now, another case of powerball mania. The jackpot for tonights drawing will reach an estimated 1. 73 billion. Now, this will be the second largest prize for any u. S. Lottery ever. Theres now been 35 drawings since someone last won back on july 19th. That winner who purchased the ticket in Downtown Los Angeles also won more than a billion dollars. Tonights drawing happens at 8 00 p. M. A busy morning on today in the bay, still ahead, refusing to reconsider, after a controversial move to ban the pride flag. Leaders of a small east bay school recommit to their decision. Well have a live report on last nights vote and the new fallout. You can watch nbc bay area news whenever you like, were on 24 7 on roku and other streaming platforms. You can watch live breaking news, news conferences and even repeats of our newscasts. A lot quickly approaching 6 00. Breaking news, an overnight standoff comes to an end in the south bay. The new details from investigators on what led to this tense situation. The last message we got from them was, we dont want to die, were afraid to die, come help us. The conflict in the middle east rages on. This morning, a sobering update on casualties. Also, what were learning about the race to free americans who are being held hostage by hamas. And a new twist with an alltoofamiliar refrain, one embattled School District, and a hot by debated pride flag proposal that wound up dead on arrival. This is today in the bay. This is wednesday morning. Good hump day to you. Im marcus washington. Im laura garcia. A birthday for marcus. Well celebrate that later. I think cinthia has some nice weather for you. A lot of sunshine and a breeze to give you that fall vibe for your birthday. Lets check in on walnut creek, starting off at 58 degrees and a light wind out of the west around 12 miles an hour. Theres that sunshine for you as you step out the door, but it will be breezy around the bay area, anywhere from 15 to 35 miles an hour, especially near our coastlines. We have changes coming up in the sevenday forecast, rain chances friday night and possibly on monday as well. That might block our chance of ng