a good wednesday morning to you, september 25th. take a look at the hot temperatures on their way to the bay area today. another spare the air alert, power outages already happening. we're getting word up in calistoga this morning, and some of the outlying areas are already seeing those power outages as a precaution. good morning, thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. this is all to protect the areas because of the danger. >> because of the high wind and the low humidity that we have. any fires that could develop will spread rapidly today and that's going to be the case through now through at least 11:00, and then so we do have the red flag warnings that continue for all these areas shaded in red. we also have the heat advisories in effect, as our temperatures

start to heat up today, it's going to reach back into the triple digits in a lot of these spots and that also will be in effect for san francisco, down the peninsula and extending over toward the east bay. so we do have some more veryera today, as our highs in the south bay reach into the upper 90s. i'll have more on this and our relief in the forecast. mike, you're tracking a potential issue for the north bay commute. >> kari, it's on the topic you were talking about, it is a fire. the speed sensors look fine. contra costa county a smooth drive, tends to see one of the first drives out of antioch and brentwood as well and up here in the north bay, highway 37 around mayor island where we're tracking reports of a fire, four alarms now the latest that i heard in the reports a few acres. we'll track that for any other developments. don't have a lot of information on where the fire is traveling and doesn't sound like it's

spreading quickly but again, kari is talking about the conditions for the day so that's a greater concern as thevecles . anywhere south of the bay bridge right now the speed sensors are just fine. mike. with the red flag warning in ef a some parts of the north bay are feeling that impact right now. control power outages have already begun and some 1400 customers in napa and sonoma counties will feel it. as we mentioned a few moments ago this all impacts the far west, the wildlife preserve and areas surrounding that. >> we will and be covering the story all morning long for you and as we hear of more outages but ahead of all the outages some residents understandably were anxious. "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd spoke with pg&e. she has more in this report. >> we're coming up on october,n. >> reporter: joe branom has been checking his phone all day waiting for a power shutoff

notice from pg&e. >> the fire burnedno what we're, what they're tellin safety power shutoffs for some conducting another round of 48,000 customers in seven north bay and sierra foothill counties. 1400 of those customers live in napa and sonoma county. >> we understand turning off the power for the 1400 customers in the north bay means, we understand the impacts that this can create and so that's why we've been really monitoring closely and it's a decision that we didn't take lightly. >> reporter: pg&e can't ignore the back-to-back days of boiling temperatures, and with the wind approaching, utility officials aren't taking any chances. >> i've had friends and family friends that have lost homes and per being shu if it can save someone's home it'sy during last year's safety shutoff. this year the owner installed a.

cheryl hurd, "today in the bay." a follow-up, people in the south bay this morning will have one less fire concern, because firefighters have now fully contained a brush fire that started over the weekend in the hills above milpitas. it started saturday near calaveras road. it burned about so ache 30 acre. all streets are open again. through the day we'll be throwing a lot of resources from field crews to our team of meteorologists as well as our journalists in the newsroom, and if news breaks, we will bring that to you right away with our push alerts through our nbc bay area app, which is free to emoce first step towards opening an impeachment inquiry against president trump. house spe atak aitret looks lik drama may be ready to play out. the inquiry is tie growing controversy o tesident'o the president of ukraine,

whistle-blower reportedly says trump may have tied aid to the ukraine to an investigation in to joe biden's son and for his work for an oil company there. the white house is apparently ready to release the transcript of that call. senator pelosi wants to know if a crime has been committed and wants to see that transcript. the president says everything was above board. >> he'll have to choose whether to break the law or honor his responsibility to the constitution. >> looking it's just a continuation of the witch hunt, the worst witch hunt in political history. we have the strongest economy we've had, the best unemployment nuhad. >> kris sanchez is following the latest on this with what our local leaders are saying. >> good morning, laura. those impeachments have been floated from almost the moment president trump took with swift reaction in the bay area. governor gavin newsom said there's no doubt for him that the president will be impeached, however, what's not clear is

whether or not president trump will be removed from office. oakland mayor libby schaaf, a frequent target of president trump, says that moving forward with impeachment proceedings is a good thing. however, a bay area member of the republican national convention says it may not be good at all. >> today is a great day for our country and our democracy to stand up against meddling with elections, not even the president of the united states is immune from our laws. >> i think it's going to turn off a lot of american voters from feeling like their elections are final, are people going to keep relitigating stuff three years later? >> we also talked with our nbc political analyst larry gerston. he says that impeachment could potentially work for both parties, depending on how the votes go, and how they can spin it to the marcus? >> thank you, kris. 4:36 right now. a follow-up for you, contra costa county leaders have approved the first step in a new tax that may soon hit you at the cash register.

as our bob redell reported yesterday here on "today in the bay," supervisors want to add a half cent sales tax. yesterday they approved a plan to put the ballot on next spring's box for voters. if voters approve it, the county sales tax would go up from 8.25% to 8.75%. those added revenues would fund transportation and road improvement projects. if it passes, the added sales tax will go into effect next july. the same supervisors yesterday also approved a new sire foam ban that applies to restaurants, food trucks and other vendors in unincorporated parts of contra costa county. it does not include trays for raw meat, reusable ice chests or prepackaged food. vendors can request a hardship m g up her on "today in the bay," the most wonderful time of the year is coming and if you plan on getting the holiday job, timing is everything. why you may not want to wait on submitting that application. just about everyone knows getting around the bay area can be a challenge, but lyft wants

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and good wednesday morning to you. taking a live look out at the golden gate bridge today, as we are set to face more heat today as well as some danger throughout the area. kari will have a look at that coming up, now. >> yes, we know yesterday in san francisco we hit 90 degrees there. >> my goodness. >> a lot of people don't have

air conditioning. >> it's really rough. we're going to do it again today and it will be much cooler as we go into the next several days. for the inland areas, we had a lot of triple-digit temperatures. yesterday sonoma hit 105 degrees. i know, it was rough. we have more of that today, as we start out, you're walking out the door in fairfield to 78 degrees. it's already a warm start to the day. santa rosa right now 59 degrees, and it's 70 in san jose. take a look at the seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, so once again, we will be catching a break after today. as you get ready to head out the door in oakland, headed to the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station expect some mid-60s and a few clouds. we'll see that clearing out as we go throughout the day, kind of a hazy sunshine and we'll be up to about 86 degrees at noon. here is a look at our high temperatures for today, reaching 97 in east san jose. gilroy back up to 99 degrees. 100 degrees for pittsburg, livermore, and you can see the

widespread triple-digits today and hayward headed up to 94 degrees. half moon bay will reach 83 and san mateo will see a high of 93 degrees and once again we are heading back up to about 90, but we will have a little bit of a shift in the wind. it's going to be a little bit more breezy today, compared to yesterday. we're also going to have those breezy winds in the north bay, but that's the reason why we also have that high fire danger at aft today, that dry offshore wind will start to move out of here. we're going to see an area of low pressure move across the pacific northwest to bring in some cooling and as that approaches, our winds will turn more southerly, so we won't have that offshore northerly wind. we'll have more of a southerly wind and then for the weekend that's going to also bring in some cooler temperatures, as that system moves in, and also brings in a chance of rain for the sierra. as we look at our forecasts for the inland areas, 102 today, and then we'll see some mid 80s tomorrow. upper 70s on friday.

look at the big cooling we have ahead. it's going to be very nice, even into the start of next week. san francisco really warm temperatures today, but then the fog returns by the end of the week. mike, you sti have the work going on, on the peninsula. >> that's right. yesterday we had the ribbon cutting for the willow road interchange right here, even though that interchange project had the ribbon cutting there's more work to do in the area and still work that goes on overnight 101. it's still there. just wanted to let folks know, we will find traffic breaks over the next half hour, 45 minutes, perhaps an hour through certain spots around marsh. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. we are monitoring this fire in the north bay as well. we got a few more details. the area called mayor island is this peninsula and in the shoreline preserve we got the update the fire was located right here. so it's not near these houses or businesses. it's away from the army reserve and definitely away from highway 37. so the commute issue, not a factor.

we're still tracking that in the newsroom but there are no homes throat threatened by this fire. the rest of the bay commute a smooth, easy drive out of antioch, pittsburg, bay point. bay bridge and vasco road a smooth drive to brentwood and discovery bay. what if you could stop a murder years before it happened? >> cutting edge science right here in the bay area aims to detect patterns in the brain that could help identify who might be at risk of committing violent attacks in the future. bigad shaban has that story. >> good morning. more than a thousand miles away in new mexico research inside prisons is revealing new the mi. dr. kent kiels specializes in studying psychopaths. he's a neuroscientist and psychologist and over the last decade he conducted mri scans of nearly a thousand prisoners. in order to examine the brain

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mid 80s by noon, eventually reaching near 100 degrees. i'll have a look at that and the forecast coming up next. >> and a live look at the san mateo bridge, shows a smooth drive for the tail lights westbound. however, kari's area in dublin, i heard about a new crash, i might have to move that camera, kari. the juul record.

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the election. >> right now at 5:00 an impeachment inquiry now under way against president trump over the whistle-blower controversy and under pressure the white house, set to release the transcript of the phone call at the center of it all. a live report coming up. another top story of the morning, hot weather lingering around the bay area,h high fire danger. that means some neighborhoods right now experiencing power outages. we'll tell you who is already being affected. "today in the bay" continues right now. and good morning to you on this wednesday. thanks for joining us here on "today in the bay." i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. let's talk about that heat. it's a problem. >> it is a problem. it's what we're all talking about today because not only does it pose a health risk, it also will be a high fire danger day once again, with some poor air quality. here is a live look outside in san jose, as we get ready to head out the door. it does already feel warm. we're in the upper 60s and we'll hold steady there through about 7:00 and then we'll start to see

those temperatures warming up at 88 degrees at noon. another hot one but there is relief in the forecast and we'll talk more about that in a few minutes. mike, there is a new crash in dublin >> that's right. i did take the camera you showed with the traffic coming in out of livermore and in to dublin and turned it around facing the dublin grade in here, westbound 580 getting away from us, i see a lot of traffic starting to slow, approaching that dublin interchange, where a report just came in about a tractor trailer, sounds like a big rig in the middle of the roadway. if crews can move it quickly that will be great news for the morning commute, that is one of the slow areas to start. we'll track the tri-valley. the speed