good morning, america. tense confrontations overnight in two american cities. portland police declaring a riot. >> oh, my god. >> with streets set ablaze from molotov cocktails, this protester catching fire. >> this has been declared a riot. >> officers pelted with rocks and fireworks, fighting off the assault. while in rochester, new york, a fourth night of clashes over the death of daniel prude. plus, jacob blake speaks from his hospital bed. >> it hurts to breathe, it hurts to sleep. it hurts to move from side to side. >> what he wants supporters to know. breaking overnight, air scare. a passenger capturing this dramatictr sleobavlie-ing kehai.

witnesses shocked at the flames. >> oh, my god, that's so scary. >> the latest on this emergency landing. happening now, wildfire rescues. more than 150 people evacuated by helicopter when their only escape route was blocked by flames. the desperate situation and those fightingor f tir> lahebo . >> this weekend is critical. >> fears holiday gatherings could cause a new surgin coronavirus caseme aasnscari down to contain the spread. and battling back. serena williams finding her mojo in a come-from-behind victory against fellow american sloane stephens at the u.s. open. >> i hope that she saw her mama fighting. >> did a tiny fan make the difference?

good morning. this is not a quiet and peaceful labor day weekend by any means. wildfires raging in california, forcing more than 150 people to be evacuated by heptpecolihoo s. some people said to be critically injured. meanwhile in portland, oregon, and in other parts of this country, it's inflamed emotions over race, protesters throwing molotov cocktails, igniting fires on the streets and a protester caught in the middle of all of it. >> and in rochester, new york, a fourth night of unrest there over the death of daniel prude there in police custody. protesters in the streets as a grand jury is set to decide whether officers will face charges. we'll get to that in a moment, but we start with matt gutman in portland for us this morning. good morning to you, matt. >> reporter: eva, good morning. in the hours that we were out in the streets, we noticed what seemed to be a significant escalation on the part protesters, throwing gasoline bombs at riot police for the

first time, and what has become0 days into this protest movement is that it seems to lack a central cohesive message, and there's no end game apparently in sight. overnight, parts of portland looked like a war zone. marking a hundred nights of continuous protests. the violence erupting with fireworks shot at police at point-blank range. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: and the cracks of molotov cocktails exploding. one demonstrator running through it, catching fire, rolling to the curb, bystanders unable at first to put him out. >> stop, drop, and roll. >> reporter: portland police almost immediately declaring a riot, carpeting streets with smoke and tear gas canisters. they're popping off tear gas, u can see the arcs of tear gas in the air. thyoat's going to be really badn about five seconds. we're going to get out of here. let's go, let's go -- just got hit in the leg by tear gas. see that cloud of yellow,

mustard-like smoke. we'll circle back trying to get out of that cloud. the entire corner here was lit up. police making multiple arres amsl but protesters regrouped. marching by the hundreds. protests on friday night leading to 27 arrests. one person accused of illegally possessing this handgun. demonstrators over incidents of. police brutality, demanding reform and defunding. earlier, a memorial for aaron j. danielson a right-wing protester, allegedly gunned down by self-described antifascist. on thursday, officials reinoehl. the kind of violence, though, that some law enforcement officials had feared the most, which were armed confrontations between left and right-wing activists, that fortunately hasn't materialized. the police say they had to put on old 150orri pyit and

they say they feared the most armed confrontations between right and left wing elements, that didn't happen, dan. >> could be another tense situation right there. matt, thank you for your reporting. stay safe, please. there were also tense scenes in rochester, new york, overnight, with protesters outraged over the death of daniel prude. as we mentioned ea ader,ieh in . abc's trevor ault right there in rochester this morning with much more. trevor, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. overnight, wousands of protesters marching from the thsite we here daniel w prude ht fatal encounter with rochester police. it was another night of hours of what were peaceful demonstrations that eventually flared up into more aggressive clashes between police and protesters. overnight in rochester, more chaos erupting on the fourth straight night of clashes over the death of daniel prude. fireworks set off in the street.

rochester police declaring the protest an unlawful assembly. using pepper balls and pepper spray to disperse the crowd, after they say protesters were throwing rocks and bottles at officers. this after hours of peaceful protests, thousands marching through downtown, gathering on the steps of city hall. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: the protests sparked by the release of this disturbing body camera footage showing daniel prude in the >> yhabe m yntrer enl taba .ck ng his neck police officers ti to the ground. the police union president insists each of the officers followed protocol, though prude's death has been ruled a homicide. >> i'm not going to let them get away scot-free with this. they were murderers. >> reporter: now the state attorney general is moving to a

panel of grand jury to decide whether the officers involved in the incident will face charges. seven officers have been suspended, but protesters say it's not enough. >> we want more. we want it now. we don't want to have to keep waiting for stuff. itt an long time coming. >> reporter: the organizers of last night's protest tell me the news of the grand jury is a positive step. but frankly, they think it should have happened a long time ago. the police response to these demonsations seems to be growing every night now with armored vehicles and more tear gas, but protesters say they'll keep coming out every night until they get justice. eva. >> trevor, ault, thank you. jacob blake is breaking his silence from his hospital bed, saying he's in constant pain and calling for change. the 29-year-old was shot seven times in the back by kenosha, wisconsin, police, responding to a domestic disturbance on august 23rd. a video shows the officer opening fire as blake approached his car, carrying his three young children. blake is now paralyzed from the waist down. >> please, i'm telling you, change our lives out there. we can stick together. make some money.

make everything easier for our people out here. >> blake's shooting led to protests in kenosha, in which two people were shot. his shooting is now under investigation. now to the terrifying moments in the air above hawaii when a passenger spotted what appeared to be flames outside his window. you can see them right there shooting from the airplane. a pilot making an emergency landing and abc's zohreen shah has more on what we're learning this important. zohreen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. incredibly tense moments after a military chartered flight suffered a terribly mechanical issue minutes after taking off from honolulu airport, from the air force base only a few miles away. live air force control audio g ale emergency engine failure and then returned to the airfield. one passenger onboard tweeting

so our plane almost blew up just now leaving hawaii. this was a terrifying scene inside the cabin. pitch black, with all of the lights out, and flames could be seen flashing outside the window. from the ground, witnesses could hear explosions before those bright flashes of lights. now the plane landed safely with no injuries reported. the situation is being closely looked at.fe. zohreen, thank you. we turn now to the pandemic. the labor day holiday stoking new fears of a resurgence in get together to mark the traditional end of summer. abc's alex presha has more. >> reporter: dan, good morning. experts say this is critical time with so many crowds heading to beaches this labor day weekend. they're urging americans to remain vigilant about safety. with crowds flocking to beaches this holiday weekend, experts worry waves of new coronavirus cases could be on the horizon. >> this weekend is critical, now is not the time to let up.

>> reporter: urging americans to stick to cdc guidelines, social distance and wear masks. with triple-digit heat scorching california, l.a. county alone is expecting more than 1 million people at its beaches this weekend. this was santa monica yesterday. >> there's a nice little breeze going, so i feel like it's a little safer because you're out in the open air but it's a risk. >> reporter: already more than 6,000 covid deaths, county public health officials warn, they'll close beaches if they get overcrowded. large indoor gatherings are th big concern -- bars, barbecues and house parties. doctors saying you have to remain vigilant and avoid the crowds. >> people may be more willing to disregard the advice because they're tired and/or because this far in they haven't seen or known anyone who's gotten severely ill.

>> reporter: a surge of covid cases already linked to large gatherings on college campuses. nine greek houses are under quarantine at the university of wisconsin, madison, after dozens of students tested positive. this crowd at a bar in st. paul, minnesota, the governor there warning the state is at a tipping point. it's 1 of 30 reporting an increase in cases. arkansas is among them too. overnight, the university of arkansas announcing all campus activities are canceled for the next two weeks due to the high number of covid cases. the start of college football, last night, memphis played attendance to about 4,500, masks were mandatory and also 12 feet of social distancing and no tailgating. eva. joining us is dr. ashish jha, dean of the school of public health. thank you for being with us this morning. >> good morning. thanks for having me on. >> so you heard in alex's piece, holidays, the thing that we're

most concerned about right now, brings out crowds. tns-to-schoea. molho hosew likely are we to see a ju in cases and deaths in a couple of weeks? >> in each of the previous holidays -- memorial day, july 4th -- we definitely saw a bump in cases afterwards and this time we're heading into the fall with kids going back to school as you said, so i'm pretty worried that if we don't act responsibly, we are going to see a surge of cases in the days and weeks ahead. >> we're already seeing a big jump in cases on college campuses. let's be real, it's hard to control the behavior of college students. these are for the most part, young, healthy people. how big of a concern is this and how should we handle it? >> absolutely. expecting 18-year-olds, 20-year-olds to behave perfectly and not gather i think is unrealistic. i think the responsibility here is really on college administrators. i've argued that it is safe to bring students back on campus, but you've got to do it with lots of testing and quarantining and there's a lot you can do to make it safer. a lot of colleges just aren't doing that, and that's why we're

seeing a lot of the outbreaks that we're seeing. >> a university of washington mo l, i -- rsofdon't think it's an that would be an additional , i think that would be between now and the end of september. that would be completely awful, and we know how to prevent that. people wear masks, avoid those indoor gatherings and we improve our testing infrastructure, if we do those things we can keep that number well below that 400,000 number. >> let's talk vaccines for a moment. do you sense there will be widespread hesitation to take the vaccine, both those from -- both from tho whe veha vaccines in general, but from o trust in politicians and how political this whole thing has become? >> it unfortunately it has beco aitolic. i think what americans -- what most americans are going to do is be guided by the science.

i think if the scientists are doing a great job, if the fda acts in the scientific interests and in the interest of the american people and let the science drive the decisionmaking, i think a majority of americans take it. if politicians make the decision here, i think a lot of people will be hesitant. >> dr. jha, thank you so much for your time this morning. dan, over to you. eva, thank you. we're going to turn now to news from overseas. british police are looking for a suspect in a string of stabbings overnight that left one man dead and seven others injured in the city of birmingham. th responded to a call of stabbing in the city center just after midnight. the report of other stabbings nearby followed shortly thereafter. the stabbings are not believed to be linked to terrorism or hate crimes. now to the frightening scenes out of california. authorities pulling off an emergency evacuation mission when the only escape route was blocked by fire.

>> reporter: overnight, an intense rescue mission to save more than 150 peoplera tpp a raging inferno at a campground near fresno in central california. >> i was told by some visitors thathere's still lots of people down at windy point, and there's a fire around them. >> reporter: racing to air lift campers to safety. ambulances waiting nearby. first responders ready ttriage and rushed them to local hospitals. others driving through the flames, desperate to escape. so far at least a dozen injured, some with critical burns. campers forced to shelter in place, as smoke engulfed the site, blocking the only roadway in. officials reportedly telling them to jump into the camp site's lake if necessary. >> it's just crazy. it's a beautiful site, but at the same time very sad. >> reporter: the wildfire torching more than 35,000 acres so far, made worse by a record heat wave hitting the state. communities across the area told to evacuate. and in southern california, the

eldorado fire erupting, near is san bernardino, thousands of acres burning already. residents nearby ordered to get out. we've just been seeing this again and again in california. let's get to rob marciano in norwalk, connecticut. who's been following all this. the heat and fire danger out west today, rob. >> yeah, the record heat doesn't help the situation when we see records from california to arizona, all the way through denver, and that camp creek fire started two days ago, so almost explosive growth there with 0% containment. here's a look at where all these fires are. over 50 uncontained fires burning across the west. a number of fire weather watches and red flag warnings. thaterquov citety prs wheruce t burning. here's the heat, nearly the entire state of california under rtfu warnings l , tiuns he ver gas, you're in it, too. look at some of these numbers -- today, the peak of it, the

hottest stuff after these lm springs. 117 in riverside. burbank, 114. and today's high temperature in los angeles -- downtown l.a. expected to get up and over 100 degrees t you know we're in the month september when we talk about record heat in the west and just days later snow likely comin not too far from there.

we'll talk more about that in the next half-hour, guys. back up to you. >> grizzly marciano, appreciate it. we'll see you in the next half-hour. so many americans on the road right now, and that includes the team from abc's "this week," who have a special itn iotoy da find ace abc news political analyst matthew dowd. matthew, good morning. matthew, good morning. labor day is the kick off to thl ump/biden campaign? >> now, did because of the kentucky derby yesterday? very good. very good. >> you know i'm a big sports fan. >> that's right. >> this race has actually been fairly stable for about four months, ever since joe biden clinched the democratic nonatio.

with a sizable -- not a huge, but a sizable lead of seven, eight points over donald trump in this race and his advantage on favorability versus donald trump's unfavorability in this. people think a seven-point lead isn't significant, it is. when you think about where the races have been in this country for the last eight presidential races, a seven-point lead is fairly big in a polarized time in america. >> you mentioned this, but the conventions don't seem to have moved the needle when it comeso. the next big events will be the debates. historically, can debates change the race? >> debates have had an effect on races, usually two or three point margin on it, it all depends. there's going to be -- supposed to be three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate.

i think that is the next real opportunity for donald trump to try to close the margin. it's really incumbent upon him as the incumbent who's behind to close that margin. so, to me, that first presidential debate is probably as significant as any presidential debate we've seen in the last 20 years. donald trump has to move the race. in order to do that, he has to do it in that first debate. >> we led the show with the ongoing unrest in american cities over race. donald trump has been trying to make a law and order argument in the face of these protests. it hasn't moved the needle in the polls either, could this potentially become a potent issue for him? >> well, i think it's going to be difficult for him, because the problem is, he's the president in america today. presidd he's rniainst m change t uted states, it's when

the country thinks you're in the wrong direction when they do today, and donald trump adds to that, it doesn't help him. to me this is why he hasn't moved the race. in fact, abc's own polling has shown that joe biden has an advantage on these issues related to the protests and violence in america. i don't get the donald trump's rastsayinggy, ref -elect me. it doesn't make sense. >> matt dowd reporting from boulder, colorado. thank you very much. as we mentioned a special edition of "this week" later this morning, right here on abc. martha raddatz will host and report from colorado. after traveling across the country to speak with voters as we enter into this final stretch of the campaign. she interviews congresswoman val demings and governor mike dewine from the battleground states of florida and ohio. coming up, new images of the crime scene after the death of breonna taylor and the questions they raise over the no-knock ce death. and an emotional moment on espn, as analyst kirk herbstreit makes a plea for racial understanding. >> quite a moment.

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the closure order could get citations and face fines. but it is going to be very, very hot today and this weekend, so let's get over to meteorologist lisa argen with a check on how hot we can expect. >> good morning to you, liz. we have had a couple temperatures drop back down into the 60s, which is good, but we're just going up from here. 72 in the city. 57 half moon bay. light winds, that's the good news. 66 in novato. 72 in concord. we're talking record-breaking heat. ve2 from antioch, 2lirm in san jose. spare the air is still hot rrmoto thank you for joining us.

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hey, everybody, welcome back to "gma," on a sunday morning. i want whit and eva to listen closely, because i'm going to be talking about sports here. >> oh, dear.>> serena william i closer to winning her 24th grand slam singles title, winning hnig match against american sloane stephens in a come-from-behind victory. williams with a very special fan cheering her on, her 3-year-old daughter. olympia. >> i wish my daughters would cheer me on from time to time. it's usually, like, dad, stop alrey e saying th >> yeah, yeah, i heard them say that. >> how are you embarrassing them? >> dad jokes, i can't win over on a dad joke. >> i don't know whatsaystha tit. >> yeah, i know. turning now, though, some of the other big stories we're

following this morning. happening right now -- violent clashes in the streets of two american cities in oregon, portland police declaring a riot on day 101.reets set ablaze fro st cocktails. as officers were pelted with rocks and fireworks. and in rochester, new york, protesters there taking to the streets for a fourth night over the death of daniel prude while in police custody. now the state's attorney general now saying a grand jury will investigate. also right now, several boats seen filling up and sinking during the trump boat parade. this was on lake travis near austin, texas on saturday. the conditions were described as they don't have the exact number of boats affected exact number of boats affected but no injuries were reported. and i've got another sports story for you, an upset at this year's kentucky derby as authentic beat the belmont stakes' winner and favorite tiz the law to the finish line. the derby which is usually run the first saturday of may, it was postponed because of the coronavirus.

the last race of this year's triple crown, the preakness stakes will take place on october 3rd. and speaking of the derby, protesters filling the streets of louisville on derby day clashing with police and counterdemonstrators. the breonna taylor case front and center on their minds. janai norman has pictures of the crime scene obtained by abc news where taylor was fatality shot by police. >> repr:esteorrse ior mn lo suo see the police officers held accountable. now those new crime scene photos are casting doubt about whether police have been honest about what happened that night. clashes in kentucky, as prcootunesterdrsemonstrators. anger boiling over centering on the death of breonna taylor, the 26-year-old emt shot

protesters on the ground and in the air continuing calls for the officers involved to be arrested and charged. after roughly 100 days of civil unrest, explosive new crime scene photos surfacing giving a better sense of what happened that fatal night nearly six months ago. >> 911 operator harris, what is the emergency? >> i don't know what's happening. mebody kicked in the door and shot my girlfriend. >> reporter: you see nearly every room of taylor's apartment riddled with bullets, blood and shell casings. the pictures obtained by abc news also revealing that at least one officer involved in the no-knock warrant obtained to search taylor's home was, in fact, wearing a bodcamera, and another officer was wearing a body camera holster. the photos contradicting initial statements by louisville police. >> we have no body worn cameras

video to share with you. some of the officers assigned to this division are not -- do not wear body-worn video systems. since been changed. and officers are now required to wear body cameras while executing all search warrants. attorney for breonna's boyfriend speaking out. >> it t show how dishonest the pd have been about the entire thing. >> reporter: the pictures showing several bullet casings scattered throughout the crime scene, now raising questions from outside observers about the investigation. >> when we're talking about a crime scene, we need to know where the bullet casings were, were to really understand what really happened. >> reporter: and we did reach out to louisville police for comment but haven't heard back. all of this comes as breonna taylor's boyfriend filed a lawsuit last week claiming police misconduct the night she was killed.

>> still a lot of questions about what happened in this case. janai, thank you. we want to turn now to the weather once again, rob marciano out in norwalk, connecticut. we were talking about the fire in the west, but you also say there's snow on the way in some places. >> yeah. denver, which had a record high of 101 yesterday could see over one inch of snow come tuesday. that's the wild swings we're looking at. let's start off with this cool picture. this is sort of in dan's neighborhood. this more looks like savannah, georgia, but a gorgeous trail there. some thunderstorms -- about to roll through chicago. peoria, these have heavy winds and hail. severe thunderstorm watch has been posted and a number of warnings and that's chicago, peoria area. south bend, indiana, may be getting a piece of it and going through traverse city. and the next system that comes down -- this is going to have some cold air behind it, an upslope, a classic late fall snowstorm developing for denver.

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now to an emotional moment we want to share with you, it happened during saturday's "college gameday" on espn, the first episode of the season, during a discussion of racial injustice featuring college football analyst kirk herbstreit. >> the black community is hurting. fuf listened, the word empathy and compassion over the last four months, how do you listen to these stories and not feel pain? and not -- and i want to help -- you know what i mean? it's, like -- wearing a hoodie and putting your hands at 10 and 2. oh, god, i better look out because i'm wearing nike like, what? what are we talking about? and so you can't relate to that

if you are white, but you can listen, and you can try to help because this is not okay. it's just not. >> joining us now is espn analyst maria taylor who was on that panel with kirk herbstreit. thank you so much for being with us this morning, maria. >> thank you, eva, for having me. >> i'm curious what was your reaction as you saw him speaking and heard what he was saying? >> you know, i've been working with kirk for the last three years and so i knew ths e' h ultimately he was responding to a roundtable that we had with college football players, there were seven of them from each of the power five conferences and they told stories that made them upset. i put on texas gear just to ride around, so if the police pull me over they'll take it easier on me, or maybe they'll like me, or maybe i won't die that day.

it hurt him and it was a genuine reaction. honestly, i got emotional, too. none of us want to do that on tv, so it a s wa trdha thi >> i'm curious, did you speak to kirk after that moment, what did you say to him after that segment aired? >> absolutely. i just texted him and told him, i love him and i appreciate him. he said the same thing. he would always be here for me. honestly, these conversations have been opening up a new way to talk to your coworkers, the people you love, family members, and i'm just thankful i have him amtey . every saturday. >> you guys helping lead the discussion for a lot of america this morning. thank you so much for being with us this morning, maria. >> thanks, eva. coming up on "good morning america" -- helping your kids deal with back-to-school stress. it's in our "weekend download." stay with us. it's in our "weekend download." stay with us. download" segment, stay with us. .

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♪ in today's "weekend download," helping our kids during this back-to-school season that's really like no other. if we're feeling overwhelmed, imagine what our kids are thinking, what they're going ericka, always great to see you and good morning. >> good morning. >> let's talk about some of the warning signs here. how can we tell if our kids are starting to get stressed out? >> parents know their kids best. so take a look, are they more anxious? are they more nervous? are they withdrawn? take a look at how they're behaving and one of the best things we can do is, just check in with them every night.

ask how they're feeling. the purpose isn't to solve all their problems, but to make them feel heard. >> the key is, addressing that as early as possible, i suppose. our kids and teens are missing out so much, a big part of school -- social inter, onti how can we try to supplement that while they're at home? >> right, it's important to remember school isn't just about academics, a big social piece is missing for our kids now. we want to help fill that void. one of the things you can do, for younger kids schedule virtual playdates and virtual recess. i did this in my own home. we used messenger kids. we set up games we can play online together and it helps them feel more connected. older kids can understand the rules of social distancing, set up in-person meetups. they can kind of stay away from each other. they can bike ride, they can scooter, they can even hike. if you move into the teen years, what i consider virtual pizza

dates, study breaks, messenger rooms is a great opportunity for that, because you can have up to 50 people and there's no time limits. lot of families have been having virtual family reunions. >> great tips as always. our kids are using the messenger kids as well for some of those virtual playdates. thank you so much. we'll be right back with "pop news." kids as well for some of those virtual playdates. thank you so much. we'll be right back with "pop news." t song we ever dance. about teaching him to put others first. about helping her raise her first child. it's the only one of its kindevr that can be taken every day. it gives us more time without cancer progressing. verzenio is the only cdk4 & 6 inhibitor for postmenopausal womenherapy with hr+, her2- mbc.erday diarrhea is common, may be severe, or cause dehydration or infection. at the first sign of diarrhea, call your doctor, start an anti-diarrheal, and drink fluids.

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♪ "good morning erica" is sponsored by home instead senior care. to us, it's personal. time for "pop news." janai is going all out. she has a pant suit on. >> i was going to say, this is your opportunity to say something nice. we call it a jumpsuit. this was his opportunity to be nice and he blew it. >> old man dan is at it again. we begin this morning with a clip cute enough to give anyone baby fever. russell wilson sharing this

video on instagram. yeah, a baby win. he and wife ciara welcomed back in july. sounds like they got their hands full, right, but in the video russell says, need more of these little things. so maybe, there are more babies in their future. can you imagine? whit. >> we have two. we're maxed out. >> same here. same, same. okay, everything that's old is new again. this time, it's the "godfather's" turn. >> just when i thought i was out, they pulled me back in. >> "they pulled me back in." "godfather part 3" starring al pacino and diane keaton is back in theaters. the movie which came out in 1990 is getting a new title. "mario puzo's the godfather, coda: the death of michael corleone."

the director says -- francis ford coppola says it's an acknowledgment of the original intentions of what became of the movie. anell have a new ginnin scenes. look for that in december. old movies that are new again. it turns out that gloria estefan was back in the '80s when she sang rhythm is going to get you. measured the movements of people listening to music and they found it was practically impossible for them not to sway or move how hard they tried. teicmpontro incesp diring us to move. like dan hears music and he does the stanky leg. with dan, it'cahe tok fee broken leg. >> when i do it, i thought it was called the rheumatoid aron th tiother day it was raining, he started singing, it's raining it's pouring, the old man is boring. great pants suit.

great "pop news." i mean, jumpsuit. whatever. anyway, stay tuned for martha and "this week" from boulder, colorado. have a great sunday, everyone. have a great sunday, everyone.

utility companies are going to focus on conservation during peak hours from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. the statewide flex alert runs through labor day and with the excessive heat expected for the rest of the holiday across the bay area. are opening in marchin county, three centers will open today near march gred todd senior center, mill valley community center and san rafael community center. over in alameda county a center will open an thean csalaeaplra county a center at the gilroy libra library. let's get a check of the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning. >> good morning, liz. as you said, that excessive heat warning continues today through labor day. 27 in san francisco. 59 at the host and all-time records today possible. low to mid-70s already in the inland east bay and compared to yesterday we're running 11 degrees warmer. so we're going to build on that heat, the air quality is moderate, a spare the air alert today. right now it's good air quality

in santa rosa but it will fluctuate and the big dome of high pressure that has all-time record heat headed our way. check out these numbers, 112 by the delta. records are about 104, 106. we'll shatter records and get a sea breeze at the coast. 93 in san francisco. 96 in oakland. 1 102 in san jose and almost as hot for tomorrow. >> thanks for joining us.

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