A very good wednesday morning to you. Thanks for joining us. Im laura garcia. Im marcus washington. It is a big day, back to school day for a lot of students across the bay area. Today were wishing a great first day and year for all of those returning students in palo alto. Welcome back to school today. Summer is over. Yay. Im not ready for back to school just yet. The weather is cooperating. It feels nice. Were not dealing with extreme heat, even in the inland valleys. Lets head to martinez where we are going to see temperatures in the low 60s as you head out the door. Then we see the trend going from 60 to low 70s. Not a big warmup, at least for the next few hours. We take a look at our high temperatures for today. Well reach 78 degrees there and in concord, as well as livermore and morgan hill, 83 degrees, matching temperatures for some of our warmer spots in the inland valleys. Most of us in the 60s and 70s from the coast to the inner bay. Overall, really nice for the afternoon. To
Good afternoon. Im audrey asistio. Welcome to nbc bay area news at 4 30. Our ian cull is at the airport tracking how the fires in hawaii are changing travel plans here in the bay area. Were also tracking other stories on this wednesday, including another health scare for senator Dianne Feinstein. The fall she took at her San Francisco home and what it means for her future on capitol. Also, a popular pizzalace in the brea is hit by vandalor a second time. The frustration growing with crime in the neighborhood. And it is easy for all of us to see. Now there are new numbers to back it up. Scott budman will join us to talk about San Franciscos slow recovery from the pandemic. Lets go ahead and begin with that devastating scene in hawaii. Take a look at this. Raging wildfires on the island of maui. Theyve killed at least six people, forced thousands of others to evacuate. You can see here, this is the historic hawaiian town of lahaina. Flames destroying a popular shopping area. Let me show
Her recovery. And we speak with a cal state professor amid renewed Health Concerns surrounding aging leadership in congress. Plus, an inferno burning in paradise, a historic wine town destroyed as a dangerous situation unfolds in maui. The actions now put in place as multiple wildfires continue to burn. Thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. Im marcus washington. Im laura garcia. We begin with senator Dianne Feinsteins recent fall. Shes out of the hospital now, but the incident is prompting renewed Health Concerns surrounding leadership in washington. Scott mcgrew has that part of that story in just a few moments. But first nbc bay areas bob redell is live for us outside of the senators San Francisco home this midday. Talk to us about the latest conditions. Reporter good morning. Nbc news has confirmed that u. S. Senator Dianne Feinstein was taken to the hospital on tuesday after she fell at her home behind me here in San Francisco. Her spokesperson says, senator feinstein brie
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Morning. Teachers in general spend a lot of money in their own classrooms. Tight on funding as students head back to School Across the bay area. Theyre also dealing with shrinking budgets. Ahead, how you can help them and help yourself at tax time. Frontrunners on a mission, President Biden and former President Donald Trump try to win over voters as gop rivals seek to gain ground in critical states. We zero in on the push to the primaries. This is today in the bay. And this is also wednesday morning, august 9th. It is wednesday. The band is back together. Thanks for joining us. Im laura garcia. Im marcus washington. Today is the first day of school for the Castro Valley unified School District. Wishing all of those students and teachers, as well as the parents, a great day. Were going to check the drive times with mike, but first lets talk about the forecast. Meteorologist kari hall has a look at what kids should be wearing this morning. Its starting out cool and were going to see a fe