right now at 4:30, breaking news, a brushfire burning in the south bay. we have new video to show you just into our news room. we're closely monitoring that. thanks for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. kris sanchez is live. we're at the beginning of fire season, kris. >> reporter: yeah, it's big enough you can see the fire from the highway and down below, and the fire is way up on that hillside behind us and that's part of the problem, san jose

fire says they have to try and find a way to get into that fire because it's up on that hillside. the closest intersection i can give you is san philippe road, and not silver creek, but silver creek valley road. we do know that firefighters are trying to access that fire right now and we do know the brush is very dry right now especially after the spike in heat that we have seen. today is supposed to be a little cooler but hopefully the wind will cooperate. right now, very calm and it's absolutely still out here. let's send it over to vianey as we jump in our truck and try to get closer to the fire. >> kris, you are right, we had triple digit heat this weekend. there are three factors, hot

temperatures, low humidity and wind factor. right now in evergreen, we're going to go into the 80s quickly. it's expected to be a hot day, even though we are seeing cooler. and as kris mentioned, not seeing a lot of wind and this is good in trying to stop a fire. currently now, 2 to 4 miles per hour winds and not expecting gusty conditions today, and into the weekend we will see winds increase but we will also see the temperatures cool down. the temperatures are comfortable right now, and we will get to that later. let's get over to mike. >> i want to take you to the maps. the green sensors all around the

bay, and we are going to talk about the general area where the fire is, the east side of highway 101 and it's visible from highway 101. and we are also tracking a crash in the area, south 17, just around the cats restaurants. i saw slowing earlier and it cleared up now, but we will track both of the south bay incidents. back to you. >> we will check back with you. thank you so much, mike. another day of planned protests, as large crowds gathered for demonstrations in oakland and san francisco. bob redell joins us live outside of fremont where another protest istoday. >> reporter: yeah, and the protest outside the police department will be just as

peaceful as yesterday. and early in the evening yesterday, this is over downtown san francisco area where you can see thousands of people march through the mission and castro districts of the city. and then by broadway and 14th, downtown oakland, and that rally in oakland was in direct defiance of an 8:00 p.m. curfew, and the city praised the protesters saying they were overwhelmingly peaceful last night, an example of san jose. >> using my body to be part of this is extremely important.

>> it's our right to be here to speak, so we should be here. >> als front of oakland city hall around 10:00 last night, when the protest turned into a dance party, and you see many people doing the electric slide. no reports of looting or physical damage. back here to fremont, the protest here starts at 4:30 this afternoon and there's a march to the fremont police department behind me. >> thank you very much, bob. students from the mountain view high school is planning to march at 5:00 tonight. protests continued late into the night in santa cruz.

hundreds peacefully marching through the downtown area, and vandals were also at work, targeting businesses, and some things were tagged, and so far there's no word of any arrests. new details this morning. atf announcing a $10,000 reward, and 40 people broke into richardson tactical, and weapons were stolen and if you have any information, contact the atf. and then tune in tonight here for a special, "race in america: the conversation." we are going to talk about the uncomfortable things. we want to get that conversation started so it doesn't start. i want you to join jessica and

myself tonight at 6:30 right here on nbc bay area. and then testing will be available on wednesdays and thursdays at this site. still ahead on "today in the bay," the latest on the new charges on the officers involved in the george floyd death. plus, touching moments much unity. the messages of others and the signs of hope showing up across the bay area amid rising tensions. "today in the bay" continues in just a moment. we're here for you and we're open.

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good morning to you. starting dark and early here in san francisco. you know, it's a lot different when you don't see the transamerica building lit. >> we're lit. >> as the kids say. >> somebody forgot to flip the switch there. >> right. >> oh, marcus. >> well, you know, i try. i do what i can. today we're seeing cooler temperatures but then there's the fire that we had in the south bay this morning and fire season is here, vianey, so that's something on the minds of you that forecast the weather today. >> as we had the heat advisory

yesterday and that has expired, and we are on tap for cooler weather and that's good news, and we are on tap for moisture, and anytime we see the dry conditions, worry shoots up. our temperatures are cooler by as much as six degrees like in hayward, and three degrees in san jose. right now current temperatures still fairly mild and it could feel muggy because the increase in moisture will make it feel somewhat tropical out there. we will start to notice a little more cloud cover thanks to the increase in the moisture. your microclimate highs, still hot, but we will cool down and this is our gradual cooling and then we really start to cool down over the weekend. 92 in san jose, and 96 in morgan hill. in through concord, still talking about the 90s, and

oakland, more comfortable in the 80s, and san mateo, 81. 90 in santa rosa. let's talk about the next several days. we have the high pressure from the desert southwest that will continue to make its trek inland, and then saturday and sunday we have two systems that could bring rain in the forecast and a pretty dramatic dip in our temperatures, by as much as 20 degrees in some areas. i wish i could advance this to the 7-day graphic, but it's frozen, but i will have that later. we're looking over here towards the freeways, and they are not frozen either. i want to show the exclamation mark, and you are looking at where the fire is.

san felipe road is the road that goes into the area. no major problems otherwise, but slowing out of the altamont. at the top of the screen, we do have activity related to yesterday's fire, and there was another fire off of i-80, and we're keeping our eyes peeled and conditions are still tough out there. good volume of traffic heading south, and no delays from here to the golden gate bridge. every day since george floyd died unarmed and handcuffed, tens of thousands have marched demanding justice. later today thousands are expected to gather again to honor floyd's memory at the

first of several public memorials, happening at the campus of north central university in minneapolis, and that's where we find jay gray this morning. >> reporter: across the country overnight, thousands of protesters spilling into the streets like they have every night since george floyd's death. responding to the calls for justice -- >> we're here today because george floyd is not here. >> reporter: minnesota's attorney general announces charges against three other police officers, including the two that helped pin floyd down. and the charge against chauvin increased, and the charges celebrated at the scene of

lloyd's death. this is not the end of their fight. >> i won't be satisfied until i can wake up and have kids and have them not fear their lives just for being black, for being darker than other people. it's not enough. i can say it's not enough. it's not enough. it's not enough until everything changes. >> changes family members are calling for as they join supporters at a memorial later today. >> we deserve justice. >> justice so many are demanding across the country right now. jay gray, nbc news, minneapolis. as the nation remembers floyd, lester holt reports live from minneapolis this evening forn crisis," and that's right here.

and then governor newsom signed an executive order that gives counties permission to limit in-person voting operations on november 3rd, and this is only if they offer three days of early voting, and election officials are sending vote by mail to voters. right now california is in a $54 billion short fall. the new deal will hold off on paying $9 billion delayed to schools. the legislature has two weeks to approve this budget. coming up next on "today in the bay," the warrior's star that took to the streets to protest george floyd's death,

and then a message on racism and change. las vegas is reopening today. gamblers will see changes when they head back to the las vegas strip, and there's three seats per table, and masks are not required while walking through the casino, but will be needed for gamblers sitting at the table.

welcome back, everyone. warrior's coach steve kerr is talking about the death of george floyd and all the protests that have happened since and also talking about change. >> he touched on many questions this week, and this is during

the latest coach podcast with pete carroll. he says the first change is to know the legacy of racial inequality. >> the thing i think has to be done before anything is an understanding and awareness that there needs to be a reconciliation, an admission of guilt. >> the warriors' players were also taking action and an active role in all this, and steph curry and klay thompson marched. a new video this morning shows moments of university across the bay area. buildings in san francisco lit up in hearts. this was last night. meanwhile, usfc workers there on

the frontlines of the pandemic kneeled. meanwhile hundreds of physicians in oakland spend their lunch hour kneeling in solidarity for floyd. fire breaking out in parts of san jose foothills. what cal fire is just telling us from the ground as our crew there takes you closer to the scene. that live report coming up. plus, outdoor dining. in-store retail can open up tomorrow in santa clara county, but why with s then the ralliesd for today, and the city still keeping curfew as we approach the weekend. we'll have much more ahead for you this morning when "today in the bay" continues.

right now breaking news. a brushfire burning in the south bay. we have new video just into our news room to show you the flames that started overnight. a very good morning to you and thank you for joining us. i am laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. we want to get you straight to kris sanchez who is live out there in the evergreen area. you have new numbers and what are they pertaining to?

>> reporter: now we know this is a five-acre fire and is still burning, and the flame is not visible from where we are but you can see the line of rigs waiting to head up to fight the fire, and this is a joint event between the san jose fire department and cal fire. as we were making our way up here we did see a bulldozer up here, which is a great tool for firefighters to use to dig a line to stop that fire. no structures are threatened at this point and wind conditions are very favorable, it's very still out here in san jose. the closest intersection you can see from where we are would be san philippe road and silver creek valley road. there are a lot of homes in the area but none close enough to the fire to be at risk. we know, though, because of our spike in temperatures and we

know because we didn't get as much rain as anticipated that we expect it could be a very busy fire season. let's go to vianey arana to talk about that now. good morning, kris. you are right, we had the heat advisory yesterday and we talked triple-digit heat. right now i think the thing that could be more favorable for the fire is the slightly cooler temperatures, and humidity is at 39%, and also as chris mentioned, we are not seeing any wind, which is what we like to see because the wind can spread fires. the temperature trend shows we will warm up quickly. we will be about 90 degrees by noon. how are the wind speeds doing? again,