warning. serious concerns about the glass fire spreading today with winds picking up. mike is tracking our forecast. what do you do when you lose your dream job? where do you go from there? >> more than 40,000 airline workers out of work this morning. federal funning for the industry ran out at midnight. we'll tell you about the impact to the bay area. >> also, california taking steps forward and ending systemic racism. the bills the governor just signed into law ahead of his deadline overnight. be good morning everybody. it is friday eve and can you believe it? it is october 1st. you guys. >> ooh. thank you for the reminder. >> a look at the weather forecast. it does not look like october 1st. yeah. we're hoping a new month, new weather conditions. unfortunately, they are deteriorating. good morning everybody. nice to see you along with reggie and jobina and

we have the dangerous heat, moderate risk of heat illness, everywhere but the coast. you'll be in the 70s and 80s. red flag warning. high fire danger over the dolan and glass fires. new fires could spark. the winds are the issue through 6:00 tomorrow evening. we're waking up to unhealthy air. it's unhealthy for everybody in napa. unhealthy for sensitive groups in oakland, livermore, fremont, redwood city and unhealthy for everybody in san jose and this morning. it's only going to get worse today. here's a quick look at your planner. it's 65 degrees in san francisco. gives you an idea of how much hotter it's going to be today. record highs likely. we'll talk more about that. let's get back to kumasi for the latest. >> thank you, mike. governor newsom will be in the north bay seeing the glass fire firsthand. it's continuing to grow in napa

and sonoma fires. it's burned close to 52,000 acres. it's only 2% contained. there are more evacuation orders with flames threatening more than 26,000 structures and the fire destroyed or damaged more than 100 homes so far. thankfully, no injuries have been reported. this map shows where the fire is burning. firefighters are preparing for more dry and breezy conditions with the red flag warning going into effect today, this afternoon, amy hollyfield is in the north bay and we'll check in with her in the next half hour. so it is going to be warm as mike was just saying and it could also be smoky for a lot of you. it's another spare the air day. there was a definite haze lingering. it doesn't look like thing will be clearing up soon. tomorrow, another spare the air day. here's an explanation why the smoke is lingering and why it will take time to dry out. >> the glass fire is burning hotly. it's not controlled very much.

because these northwest wind are going to prevail for the next few days, it's going to bring a lot of smoke down to us. >> if you're counting, we're closing in on 40 spare the air days just this year. keep in mind, the previous high was 33. that was in 2013. because it is going to be hot today, cooling centers are being opened in the south bay. one opening at the santa clara senior center and santa fe officials will open three of them. you can see the locations and times on your screen. because of current covid-19 county health restrictions, capacity will be limited. you can get updates on the weather and our fires any time. this air quality tracker on our website lets you see real time data in your neighborhood. head to abc7news.com. this morning, tens of thousands of people in the airline industry are waking up without a job. including many in the bay area. federal funding, the cares act ran out at midnight. and airlines are urging congress

to do something. julian glover is live at ma net a -- san jose airport with more. >> reporter: good morning. it's described as end of a dream career. she was here for seven years. she's one of thousands furloughed as help expired. there's a footprint here at mineta san jose announcing major layoffs and furloughs. a second round of aid has been stalled in washinton for weeks now. thanks to inaction from congress, no telling when it could come forcing airlines to shed tens of thousands of more jobs and kicking them off health care. >> i have dreamed of being a flight attendant when i was a little girl. my dreams came true. i have my dream job. so i have been asking myself, like, what do you do when you lose your dream job? where do you go from there?

i don't have any answers right now. >> reporter: american could furlough 19,000 employees companywide. united could furlough 13,000. delta and southwest airlines say they will be able to avoid major layoffs for now. it might be harder for some to find flights. some small airports won't have commercial flights at all. american airlines alone canceling flights at at least 11 american cities. it's unclear right now if that means more flights will be more crowded and we're working to find out what the exact impact will be at mineta san jose this morning. julian glover, abc 7 news. julian being thank you. this morning, governor newsom cleared his desk of bills, bringing the 2019-2020 legislative session to the close. jobina fortson is at the debts being with what the governor signed and what he didn't. jobina. >> reggie, yes. the governor took action on legislation to end systemic

racism. that includes a bill that is creating a task force to study and develop proposals for potential reparations for the -- >> in some respects, it's rather sad that i'll be signing a couple of these bills, that they weren't addressed decades ago. that we still need to be talking about jury selection, still need to talk about race and relationships to sentencing guidelines. >> the governor also signed a bill requiring public companies to diversify their boards.ds. he also approved some policehol. the governor vetoed several bills, including one that would have made an ethnic studies class a graduation requirement for high school students. and one that would have required workers laid off during the pandemic to be rehired based on seniority in the hotel, airport

and janitorial industries. reggie, back to you. >> jobina, thank you. lawmakers avoided a government shutdown. the government signed a bill overnight. all government operations operating at the current funding levels. the spending bill was needed because the republican-controlled senate has not acted on any of the 12 spending bills that congress has to approve to fund the government every year. what happens next will be determined by the outcome of the november election. all right. let's talk about what's going on with your weather. especially the conditions up in the north bay. that's where all eyes are turning. the winds will blow from northwest to southeast. just about all of us are downwind of these fires the next 24 to 36 hours. so that's of grave concern that ember hopping may start some new fires or the winds will provide fuel and make the fires that are up there right now specifically the dolan and glass fires expand

at a rapid rate and break any containment lines that are set up right now. you can see it's a very hot event today and tomorrow. saturday 91 and then we get all the way down into the 70s by wednesday. the humidity levels jump up quite a bit. so here's a look at the winds. as we head through the morning hours, they're pretty quiet even until lunch-hour. watch around the sunset as they ramp up around 25 to 30 miles per hour. they're going to hit a little earlier in the evening than we thought yesterday and taper a little bit during the overnight hours. that is some good news. that means our best chance of seeing this rapid development would be right after sunset, which isn't great. at least you're not sleeping by then and woken up by mandatory evacuations. there's a brief ramp-up again tomorrow during the mid-morning hours and by the 6:00 hour it's over. let take a look at what's going on tomorrow as far as your temperatures. they're up to 10 degrees warmer. let me focus on san francisco. look at this. we're in the low 60s to low 70s.

not the greatest sleeping weather. it's going to be even worse tomorrow morning as tonight will be our hottest night. so caution if you're going to be out doing any activities today due to the dangerous heat and the dangerous air quality. only the coast is saved. we'll talk more about this weekend relief coming up. let's talk about the morning commute with jobina. >> hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you very much. so far the commute is looking really great. no major slowdowns, blocking issues or advisories. a live look in san jose. showing you 280 at the moment. very light and clear this morning. you don't have any drizzle or fog to talk about out there which has been really great for everyone. as we move over to emeryville, curious to see if the headlights traveling westbound are picking up. yeah, they are. it's looking busy over there. no slowdowns of the toll plaza or anything to deal with. i'll keep you posted.

kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. here's a reminder if you were worried about the initial deadline to get a real i.d. at the dmv. the department of homeland security announced that it was pushed back to october 1st of 2021 because of covid-19. that means that one year from today you will need a real i.d. driver's license or compliant identification if you want to get on a domestic flight. you also won't be allowed to enter restricted federal facilities like mill tear bases or the white house. san francisco's conservatory of flowers reopens to visitors again. it's been closed since march. there will be new precautions because of covid-19. it will be 25% of normal capacity to make sure there's enough room. people will be required to wear face coverings and visitors are encouraged to buy in advance. they'll be open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. cool. put that on my list.

all right. >> me too. >> i know. it looks so nice. it's like you miss all these things. ooh, it's open. i can't wait to go. >> doesn't matter what it is, really. okay. i'll go. >> when is the ticket? coming up, this is a perfect gig for pet lovers. you can make it easier for animal parents to find pet friendly hotels. >> making sure that students succeed even through trying times like the pandemic right now and wildfires. the extra resources being made available for kids in the north bay. we hate to tell you about this. this is heartbreak for chrissy teigen and john

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android tv. along with the cameras, you can watch our newscast livend on demand and information on air quality and fires. everything you need to know to get through this dangerous situation. here's a look at the air quality forecast. it's the north bay and inland east bay that have the most likely time dealing with the unhealthy air for all of us. saturday and sunday it starts to change. as we talked about yesterday, all of us covered in smoke this morning. it's going to stay that way throughout the day. there's a sign along the coast of some change as we head into friday evening. if you have plans there. possibly up 101. in the north bay, there could be a little cleaner air. same thing saturday morning. as we head into saturday afternoon, there's a possibility another push of some cleaner air moving from south to north. that's something to keep an eye on. we have a flex alert today. look how hot it is. from 3:00 to 10:00. try not to use electricity if you can.

kumasi. >> thank you, mike. first it was called the 19, now the wildfires. it means another week of no school for tens of thousands of students in sonoma and napa counties. at a high school in santa rosa, a classroom at the north end of campus actually burned in the glass fire. the nearby mountainside was blackened and a woman and her two daughters across from the school had to be evacuatesed. dealing in dealing with the pandemic, it's been hard enough. >> you're at home and nothing to do and you can't talk to your friends. this time with the fires, like, when you need your friends, you're not close with them. >> sonoma county superintendent says six out of ten students in the district reported experiencing trauma due to fires. he says the school districts are providing ptsd training and counselors for evacuated students. thurman says his office is

ready to help school districts getting ready to bring their students back to the classrooms. >> we're working closely with the state department of public health in how to enhance and support the efforts of our schools in terms of testing protocols so that we can support those those schools that will be open. >> at this point, dozens of schools in the bay area have been granted waivers to reopen, but the vast majority are still using distance learning. the csu system has a new chancellor. dr. joseph castro was named last week and he joined us at 4:00 to talk about his thoughts on the potential of csu. >> i believe the csu is the most important inconsequential public -- and consequential public university in the country. it's the largest. we have an opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of almost 500,000 students in california. that's what really inspired me to do this at this important time. >> dr. castro is the first

person in his family to graduate college. he's also the first mexican-american to be named as chancellor of the csu system. dr. castro tells us his first mission will be persuading the governor to allocate more funding to the system. all right. so this one is for all of you pet parents. hotels.com wants to hire you and your animal to review pet friendly hotels. the site is building a creature critic team. it's looking for three people and their pets, including dogs, bunnies, and travel toads. those selected will get -- >> what? >> they will get ten, $150 coupons for stays at the best pet friendly hotels. if you want to apply, do it on twitter and instagram by uploading a picture of you and your pet with a quick summary. you have to tag hotels.com and use the #creature critics. who are these animals? look at toby the toad.

>> i'm here for ethel the glamour tort. i'm down with these. >> i spent hours at the humane society yesterday. that's a whole another story. as i was walking home, i ran into this dog who had sunglasses on and a tutu. >> that dog -- >> you were surprised? >> i was. to be honest, i was. it wasn't on a leash. just walking down the street like doing its thing. i'm saying it out loud to this stranger and her dog, okay, dog. like that. >> exactly. >> neither one of them was having me at all. they walked up to me like i didn't say a thing. >> goofy. >> it was actually perfect. >> you can't put a dog like that on a leash. if i'm looking this fabulous walking down the street, no. >> it's true. don't try to say anything to it. >> don't speak to me.

>> hard lesson learned. i hope you'll recover, reggie. >> okay. >> hi everybody. hee's a look at what's going on. sutro tower at 74 degrees right now. we've got dangerous heat, dangerous air and dangerous fire conditions. we've got the trifecta today. also, it's a flex alert too from 3:00 to 10:00. try not to use large appliances at that point in time. we get a deserved break this weekend. here's our area of high pressure, heat pump if you will. it is just drawing all that heat from the desert up into our neighborhoods. 90s to 100s. 95 to 103 in the south bay today. look at the wealth of 90s across the peninsula. remember the 70s. upper -- parts of san francisco hit 90 today. same thing in south san

francisco. sausalito, 86. look at the upper 90s tos to 100s. it's going to be a blast furnace up there. 92 to 96 along the east bay shore. then wealth of 100s in the east bay valleys. look at tonight. going to be warmer than this morning with a lot of mid to upper 60s. 70s and 80s in our hills. almost as hot tomorrow. a touch of cooler weather saturday and especially sunday. i'm watching for a chance of wet weather next thursday from tropical storm maria. we'll talk about that coming up. here's kumasi and reggie. >> thank you, mike. john legend and chrissy teigen are mourning the loss of their third child. she lost the baby following pregnancy complications. they had been documenting health struggles online. she had been bleeding for weeks. a heartbreaking post late last night teigen wrote on this darkest of days, we will grieve

and cry our eyes out but we will hug and love each other harder and get through it. they named the baby jack. >> really feeling for them today. former president jimmy carter is celebrating a big milestone. he is 96 today. we're told he plans to celebrate at home in georgia with his wife. the couple has been married for 74 years. carter has been laying low during the pandemic. he survived cancer in 2015 and a series of falls last year. he is still active in politics and carter is america's oldest living president ever. >> i'm celebrating it. >> i know. because that is such a blessing. i feel like they are so cute together and still active as they can be, you know. >> one of his greatest heg sis is the fact that he and his wife have been involved in habitat for humanity. for decades. that is such a wonderful

organization. talk about doing something in your post presidency that makes a difference. >> happy birthday. >> coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. also, new concerns about they're back. murder hornets. the three new in the tubbs fire. the flames, the ash, it was terrifying. thousands of family homes are destroyed in wildfires. families are forced to move and higher property taxes are a huge problem. prop 19 limits taxes on wildfire victims so families can move without a tax penalty. nineteen will help rebuild lives. vote 'yes' on 19.

all right everyone. here are seven things to know this morning. the glass fire it has burned more than 51,000 acres in napa and sonoma counties. crews are trying to protect homes and reinforce the containment lines. the fire is 2% contained. >> governor newsom expected to tour the glass fire today. the governor expected to see the devastation in napa county. number 3, red flag warning across the north bay. look what all of us have to deal with today. record high temperatures. anywhere from 19 to 22 degrees warmer than average. number 4, tens of thousands of airline workers are bracing for mass layoffs and furloughs as early as today. federal funding from the cares act ran out at midnight and now airlines are urging congress to do something. number 5, cdc is extending a

no sail order for cruise ships through the end of the month. the cdc reportedly want to extend it to next year but had trouble convincing the white house. number 6, heads up to anyone making their way into san francisco from the north bay. we do have a crash on the golden gate bridge. this is in the southbound lanes right near the toll plaza. out of the view of our camera. again, heads up. >> listen to this. number 7. subway sandwich bread, apparently isn't actually bread. according to a court ruling in ireland. a judge ruled this week that the bread contained too much sugar and so instead, it should be categorized as a starch like a cookie. >> well, that's bad. so is this. new concerns about the murder hornets. we thought that they had just disappeared. they haven't. there have been new sightings of the insect. here's the report. >> in this morning's gma first

look, three new sightings of the rare deadly insect known as the murder hornet raising new concerns. >> it is confirmation that the hornet has spread. it's a question of is that the only location or other locations as well? >> we do not know. >> they're coming as one study warns the invasive species can spread throughout parts of the pacific northwest if it's not wiped out soon. >> the reason they're frightend by this because it's unfamiliar to them. >> they may be unfamiliar in the u.s. but giant hornets have a dangerous reputation elsewhere. native to asia, they were spotted in washington state last year. since then, 12 sightings in that same coastal area. is it too late to stop the spread? we'll tell you what the experts are saying at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, i'm kaylee hartung. abc news. do they need to line them up like that for us?

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now at 5:30, red flag warning. mike tracking the worsening conditions in the north bay as crews try to get a handle on the destructive glass fire. the cdc slowing the pace on releasing new coronavirus health guidance. jobina is digging into that at the live desk. all of us won big last

night. >> can't take four more years of this president. president trump and joe biden both back on the campaign trail. the fallout from that disastrous first debate. plus, bringing the heat. a live look outside this morning. mike is tracking rising temperatures for most of the bay area. good morning on this thursday, october 1st. it is definitely warm even this early. >> it really is. normally i have my jacket on, i do not need that today, mike. >> no. 60s and 70s already in san francisco. on our way to some neighborhoods hitting 90. tonight is probably going to be even warmer. it will be our last warm night. here's a look at this afternoon. hi, everybody. everything converges today. we've got the heat everywhere except for the coast. a moderate risk of heat illness as we hit record highs in the 90s and 100s everywhere except for the coast. that does include san francisco. we've got the dangerous fire conditions across the north bay.

1:00 today through 6:00 tomorrow evening as the winds pick up. they'll make it even drier, more susceptible to fire starting but the biggest concern is fanning the flames that are already there and ember displacement to other areas where new fires could start. here's a look at your hottest temperatures this week from 80 at half moon bay. look at all the 90s around the bay and the wealth of 100s in our inland neighborhoods. records will fall today. kumasi? >> thank you, mike. a flex alert in effect between 3:00 and 10:00 because of the heat wave that mike talked about. you are asked to conserve energy by setting ac to 78 degrees. turning off your lights and not using major appliances during this time. there is too much power strain on the grid, the california independent system operator can order rolling blackouts. governor newsom will be in napa county later today to tour the damage from the glass fire. he's going to see that the fire

is very much gnarly and burning out of control mostly. amy hollyfield is live in calistoga for us this morning. a amy? >> reporter: reggie, look at the show that he would get to see if he was here. a huge fire burning right behind me. outside of calistoga, i'm southeast of calistoga at st. helena highway. diamond mountain road. just look at that fire raging. here we are on day, let's see, five of this fire. this is what they're still dealing with here on the glass fire here in napa county. i've got video to show you from overnight. some fire activity overnight. this was just after midnight in the town of anglin east of calistoga. this was on summit lake drive. firefighters are saying they've never seen anything like the glass fire. just huge and relentless. they're working nonstop trying to protect people's property. one man told us the fire is

getting dangerously close to his family winery. >> the whole wine industry, we've had a really hard time this year. we're all worried about it and praying that the fire department and cal fire that they all get it under control. >> reporter: dc-10s and helicopters worked until sunset to take advantage of calm fire until today's fire friendly weather rolls in. they have brought in more firefighters across the state to take on the bad weather today. day 5 of this fire. with only 2% containment. reporting live in calistoga, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. amy, thank you. if you want to keep track of the glass fire and all the fires burning in the state, you can use abc 7 exclusive wildfire tracker. it's on abc7news.com and our abc 7 news app. the cdc is slowing the pace on releasing new coronavirus

health guidance. going to go to jobina at the live desk. what is this all about? >> yeah, reggie. sources tell abc news that the cdc hasn't updated new health guidance since september 24th. what we're also learning is that abc news did a review showing the timeline that supports the lack of information being updated. a cdc source familiar with the covid-19 response a quote, moratorium, adding, quote, scientists are prevented from updating the cdc website with recommendations, policies and information surrounding covid, end quote. a separate source disagreed and said they're ensuring the review process is being followed. the type of information that has been withheld previously has been vital to hospitals, health officials and local leaders on the front lines providing updated guidance on how to treat, test and slow the spread of covid-19.

kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. president trump and democratic rival joe biden back on the campaign trail. this comes as both parties and the debate commission deal with the fallout for what many are calling the most chaotic presidential face-off ever. here's more. >> it is back to the races for both candidates. president trump quick to tell his supporters that he was victorious in this debate while joe biden says that trump demeanor on stage was an embarrassment. this morning fallout from what's being called the worst debate in american history. >> radical left. >> will you shut up, man. >> president trump called it fun. >> i thought the debate last night was great. we've gotten tremendous reviews on it. >> some lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say president trump went too far with the insults and interruptions. >> don't ever use the word smart with me. don't ever use that word. >> give me a break. >> both candidates hit the campaign trail running. trump with a signature rally claiming victory. >> the verdict is in, all of us

won big last night. >> joe biden kicking off a train tour in cleveland, ohio, calling trump's performance a national embarrassment. >> we can't take four more years of this president. >> then on to pennsylvania telling voters, trump is trying to distract from the coronavirus pandemic. >> he thinks that if he just yells louder and louder, throws out lie after lie after lie, h'll get his way. he thinks we'll forget. >> now the debate commission is planning changes at the next two debates, promising to use what it calls additional tools to maintain order. >> while trump touts the debate as a big win in his lee election bid, a joe biden official says they raised $21.5 million online wednesday. their best day of the race so far. andrew dem bert, abc news, washington. former president barack obama will be speaking about the upcoming election today. he'll speak the a tech event

hosted by at thatly owe. other topics how technology is transforming society and of course the events of 2020. later this morning, mayor london breed will announce plans for a safe election. it includes a new voting center outside city hall. she'll be joined by scott wiener and department of election director john arns. dining indoors now allowed again in san francisco. the big things to consider before you sit down forever a meal. >> now a second local airport will be giving passengers a covid-19 test if you need one. this is different. because this comes as no charge. we'll get to that. but first, let's get a check on the weather here with meteorologist mike nicco. >> hey, reggie. hi everybody. nice to be with you. let's look at temperaturewise. we'll start in the east bay neighborhoods where the tri-valley is pretty comfortable. low to mid-60s there.

once you get up in elevation in blackhawk at 71 and look out highway 4. antioch and pittburg. we have a 70 in hayward. one of the warmest spots. your highs in pacifica aren't usually that warm. it will build and become dangerous this afternoon. here's a look from the east bay hills, it's 84 degrees right now. normally we're in the low 50s with mist and drizzle. this time of the day. commute plan,er, it's lrnd the heat and the danger it causes. look at this. vacaville, unhealthy for all of us. oakland, livermore. fremont. redwood city. unhealthy for sensitive groups. and the south bay, look at san jose there. it is bright red. that means it's unhealthy for all of us. as you head down to the monterey bay, at least it's a little bit cleaner there. the smoke forecast, it is all over us today.

also, as we head through tomorrow, except for near the coast, you can see saturday we're starting to see a little bit of a break for all of us. we'll take a look at that weekend forecast. i think a lot of us are tired of this, jobina. how about the commute this morning? >> yes, we are, mike. thank you. >> at least on the commute front, i have pretty good things to report here. we're going to bring in a live look showing you the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are not on yet. there's really one or two lanes that are slow. everything else is moving through nicely. in walnut creek, 680 is a nice -- westbound 80 in emeryville is busy. even that's moving pretty well. we're going to look at an overall picture of the map. of course, our usual slow spot but picks up before you get to livermore. i'm going up to where amy

hollyfield is. bringing in the road closures one more time to remind you westbound and eastbound -- shut down right now and northbound and shoub highway 29 between deer park road and tubbs lane.

couldn't let this go by. look at that moon. look at how orange it is. looks like a tree there in the front and all the smoke covering this 99.7 waxing gibbous moon. it's nearly full and definitely showing how smoky it is outside right now. in fact, unhealthy air quality for a lot of us. let's focus more on the fire. i'd love to look at that. we've got a look at the winds starting to pick up. near 30 miles per hour in st. helena and diablo.

the north bay is what we're concerned with. as we head throughout the day, look at the winds ramping up to 30 to 35 miles per hour in many areas. a lot of these reporting stations you see are some of the lower elevations. you can add about 5 to 15 miles per hour on to this as you head up to around 3,000 to 4,000 feet. there will be a calming tonight, which is good. a little bit of a spike mid-morning tomorrow and then the winds will taper completely tomorrow afternoon and the fire threat will subside. as we've talked about the flex alert from 3:00 to 10:00, the reason we don't want you to use electricity, almost everybody in the 90s and 100s each near the coast today. kumasi. >> thank you, mike. breaking news to share a few minutes ago. the u.s. labor department released the latest weekly jobs claims reports. jobina is live tracking the numbers. jobina. >> this is another sign of the economic recovery in the united states slowing. take a look at the numbers we're seeing this morning.

837,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week. that is slightly lower than economist projections of 850,000. there are more than 11.7 million continuing claims. economists had forecasted 12.2 million. this does not include the tens of thousands of airline employees that could be out of work starting today. we'll see how investors respond when the stock market opens on wall street in about 45 minutes. tomorrow, the bureau of labor statistics will report the monthly unemployment rate for september. reggie? jobina, thank you. u.s. cruise ships will not be sailing this month. federal health officials are extending a no sail order after reports of cruise ship outbreaks overseas. that ban is extended to the end of this month. the cdc reportedly wanted to extend it to next year but had trouble persuading the white house. they carry 250 passengers or more. speaking of travel, free rapid result coronavirus testing is set to begin next tuesday at

oakland international airport. that announcement follows recent announcement by hawaiian and united airlines to make testing available for a fee. results will be available on the spot or through city house web portal. hawaii plants to reopen to tourists starting october 149. you have to have proof of a negative covid test within three days of flying to receive an exemption from the quarantine rule. restaurants in san francisco are back open for indoor dining. the economy is something that we're focused on as part of efforts to build a better bay area. what to ask before you make reservations. >> my wife and i are not ready to go back into restaurants. >> he's studied indoor air quality for 30 years. he says that he would not eat indoors right now due to the pandemic.

something that is now allowed in san francisco because we have moved from a red to an orange tier. dr. george rutherford, agrees with course i on the indoor dangers. >> we really should be in a red tier. but because we do a lot of testing, we get credit for that and it takes us down to the orange tier. >> masks are required when they aren't eating or drinking. something we didn't see at the north beach neighborhood on wednesday night. corsi says if you eat inside, open windows are key. >> opening windows in a restaurant is generally good. you generally get good air flow because the exhaust fans are sucking it into -- >> a restaurant playing loud music or a loud tv may also put you at a greater risk of being exposed to covid-19 indoors. >> you don't want people having to shout across the table

because the greater the amplitude of your voice, the greater number of particles that come ut off your respiratory syst system. >> corsi says if the restaurant does have air conditioning, asking if there's a mrv 13 filter may also add to your safety. jr stone, abc news. after being shut down, san francisco's house of prime rib is preparing to reopen. this is video from the traditional dinner. the 49ers at the restaurant earlier this year. the owners, steven and joe -- posted on facebook that it's going to take about two weeks to rehire employees and to age the meat. they will also have new sanitation measures in place. two popular museums in san francisco opening to members today. sf momah will open to the general public on sunday with the heighten idea focused on visitor and staff safety.

two weeks of free admission including free parking. the asian art museum will also open to the public this weekend. free admission starting saturday and that goes until october 12th. you think this was art? it is. a truck dumping 30 tons of carrot outside of a university in london. it's part of an art exhibit highlighting food waste. and no, this food will not be wasted. the carrot will be september off to feed animals after they are done being art. sure. i mean, i love stuff like that. >> yeah. >> i love a good art installation of just stuff thrown around. >> carrots in the street. >> natural resources.

sure. the first thing i thought of -- i thought what's up, doc? >> sorry. didn't put a positive spin on that one. let's move on. let look at what's going on at 5:40. get my glasses on. see what time it is. it's 5:49 this morning. here's a look from sutro tower. it's about 74 degrees. record heat today. critical fire conditions. up healthy air. flex alert. all four of them we've got today. smoky skies tonight. sleeping not easy. warmer than this morning. but it will be our last really significantly warm night. heat eases over the weekend. signs that smoke may linger longer. it depends on the marine layer and how much it can take over and undercut that smoke. let's talk about the lack of fog. it's pretty clear there. look at thousand quickly we warm up. look at the oranges and reds. those are 80s and 90s by noon.

those are 100s. into the afternoon -- let's look at the micro climates. 95 to 103 in the south bay. 91 to 99 on the peninsula. near 80 along the coast. near 90 in downtown san francisco. upper 90s to low 100s in the north bay. 92 to 96 along the east bay. 100s throughout the inland east bay neighborhoods. tonight in the 60s except for the hills. 70s and 80s. tomorrow is almost as hot as today. we really start to see significant change in the temperatures. almost 20 degrees cooler by sunday. possibly wednesday some rain from tropical storm maria. we'll keep an eye on that. that would be good news. i'm sorry, friend. i went online to get these sf momah tickets. sold out. >> that's so funny. i have it pulled up on my screen as well. i didn't get as far as you did. >> i'm clicking all the days. i have not seen one yet. >> oh, boy.

>> they said -- >> i'm going to keep clicking. >> they have on site daily. there's still hope. >> okay. >> when it comes to covid-19 conspiracy theories and misinformation online, there's a common thread. the findings of a new study coming up at 6:00. but first, combining features from facebook and instagram. the apps now connecting them in a pbig way. helping fatigued fire crews. a lot of them going from fire

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two north bay women teamed up to feed crews that are fighting fires. they've collected almost $25,000 in donations to purchase and give out more than 1,000 meals.

some of these firefighters, they haven't had a break. they've been going from wildfire to wildfire for months. >> oh, my heart breaks for them. they are working so hard. they come back all dirty and tired and their eyes are red. we have a little pharmacy over here for anything they could possibly need. abc 7 caught up with one crew from santa rosa who was there since sunday night when the fire started. they want a short break to take advantage of that donated food. >> how many square meals a day are you getting? >> square. they're kind of round. >> not round. oh, goodness. grateful for that then. for many of the crews, it may not be over yet. many are worrying that the flames are going to spread because of the red flag warning today. mike, you've been looking at that, too. >> right. the dangerous heat that they're having to deal with too, kumasi. he had a great attitude.

superheroes wearing yellow fire jackets. look at the heat going to push us into a moderate illness everywhere except along the coast. you can see a little bit of relief developing along the coast and pushing to oakland where the 90s are gone. plenty of 90s and 100s inland. by sunday, 60s, 70s, 80 ment i wish it service sunday. facebook and instagram are merging, kind of. instagram users will be able to direct message friends on facebook messenger without a facebook account and vice versa. facebook is doing this because its research found that about a third of people have a hard time remembering where they had certain conversations. so the rollout comes as more than ten other new chat features, including selfie stickers that are described as a hybrid of boomerang, emojis and

selfies. there's also a vanish mode which makes messages disappear after you see them. >> i wonder why you would use that? >> i don't know. >> research that. >> next at 6:00, we're going to have to wait a little bit longer to find out what the grand jury discussed in the breonna taylor case. the new deadline set by a judge. this morning, american and united airlines announcing tens of thousands of furloughs as airline aid has expired and washington is stalled out on another set of aid. i'm julian glover with the potential impacts the next time you're looking to catch a flight. more attractions reopening in san francisco. the fun things you'll be able to do soon in golden gate park. if you have the windows open, you already know it's a warmer morning than it was