garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike's keeping an eye on that commute for us. let's start with meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast that we can expect for today, kari, especially with all the fires going on across the bay area. yeah, we'll have some smoke coming in today. we'll have to monitor those conditions and hopefully more containment today as we take a live look outside as we start out in the south bay we've seen some drifts of smoke coming in. you can probably smell it right now. our temperatures are in the mid-50s. not much of a wind. we'll see it go from the mid-50s at 8:00 to the low 80s. it's going to be about normal for this time of year in terms of temperatures as we get a bit of a cooldown and some low to mid-80s for some of our warmest spots in the inland east bay and the north bay. we'll talk about that air quality as well coming up in the forecast and, mike, for the morning drive any issues heading out the door? kari, last week at this time we had the metering lights

turned on and the backup quickly formed. at the live look today, no backup, no metering lights, no problems. a live shot shows you traffic flows very smoothly here and a good, manageable volume. the map will show you a little bit of slowing as you get toward where the roadway narrows and you have fewer lanes on the incline. that's it. the rest of the bay shows a nice, easy drive, a little slowing out of the altamont. checking on the peninsula, there may be something there. a bigger concern you have, kris? thank you, mike. breaking news right now, this morning we're finding out the brush fire that's burning near gilroy started because of not fireworks, exploded to 1,500 acres and there are still concerns about another fire burning nearby in morgan hill. "today in the bay's" roz plater has the overnight temts and what we think may have started the fire. roz? >> reporter: indeed. i'll show you where we are right

here off canada road where the cal fire folks are staging. and to my right i just want to show you, you see the blackened hillside, the fire came up the hillside, jumped across the road and hit the ridge on the other side. you see all that charred hillside there. that's the terrain the firefighters had to deal with. it's been very difficult for them. in the meantime now this morning we have learned that this was all started from a structure fire that got out of control very rapidly. let's show you some of the most recent pictures of their firefight overnight. they have their hands full. the latest information the blaze spread to some 1,500 acres and is only 15% contained. at least two homes destroyed. we now know it started with the structure fire on crews road just after 2:00 yesterday afternoon and the winds quickly spread the fire to nearby brush and beyond. there is a mandatory evacuation order in place for 25 homes. some evacuees tell us they were hesitant to leave at first.

>> they said about a 50/50 chance that my place was going to be burned up. so just waiting. we'll find out pretty quick. >> reporter: there is much better containment on the park fire in morgan hill. that started late saturday night. it has burned more than 300 acres but is now, we're told, 76% contained. to word on the cause, but investigating the possibility it could be connected to fireworks. in the meantime you can see all the smoke around me here, but there was also a lot of smoke when i left home this morning in downtown san jose. you could smell it. for more on what that means to the air quality back to kari. and, roz, we've seen our weather conditions actually causing the smoke to just be trapped in some of our valleys and santa clara valley especially with the smoke that will continue to drift in as we have high pressure that causes the air to sink, it makes it

very difficult for the air to mix out. as we go into the evening there will be metropolitan more of a westerly breeze coming through the mountain gaps and that could help us out a little bit and bring in more humidity. we lock at our air quality, for most of us it's pretty good this morning but does get hazardous for the south bay and the south county especially near morgan hill. now as we go into today, our winds are coming in at 10 to 15 miles per hour to start and then as we go into later today our winds in that area will pick up to 20 to 25 miles per hour. hopefully there will be more containment soon. our winds will become a little bit more breezy later on this evening. we'll talk about our weather conditions temperature wise coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. 6:04 this morning and covid-19 cases continue to spike over the holiday weekend in parts of the bay area. in santa clara county you see right here almost 5,300 cases. alameda county still

now almost 27,900 cases right here in the bay area. here is an overview of those new cases confirmed within the last 24 hours. you can see santa clara county with 200, nearly 200 new infections. alameda county has almost 300 new ones. the counties with those dashes you see right there have yet to update their cases. and "today in the bay's" bob redell live for us. the state says the county can't reopen hair or nail salons. >> reporter: marcus, the santa clara county ceo says that decision by the state does not make sense considering other counties have opened businesses like nail and hair salons and gyms. the county says it will be speaking with the state of california, reaching out for more guidance on what it needs to do to move on to the next phase of reopening its economy.

an owner of a nail salon calls the decision by the state a death sentence for her business. santa clara county had put in a request to the state on thursday to reopen those kinds of businesses and to allow larger social gatherings. the idea was for this to be effective july 13th. the state has rejected that plan. also in the south bacon fusion over whether or not restaurants can resume outdoor dining. as you see in the surveillance video agents with the alcoholic beverage control, abc, entered ladera grill and other restaurants in the city of gilroy to let them know they were in violation of the state's guidance on outdoor dining. the restaurants were allowed to continue for the night but they had to shut down the next day or be cited. ladera grill still did open the next day. the owners say they adhere to social distancing and safety protocols. abc says the county had not received a variance to open and the restaurants are technically in violation of a stay-at-home

order. santa clara county says it's aware of the situation, of the incident, but is not weighing in whether or not it thinks those were violations. reporting live bob redell, "today in the bay." >> i know a lot of people frustrated about that. thank you for the update. starting today you're going to have to pay more to park in oakland. the city will start enforcing its parking meters again. payments were halted due to the pandemic. this comes as the economy slowly reopens. city leaders say those parking spots are going to be in demand as people start going back out for dining, shopping, and those meters will be in operation. all right. so much for the a's getting the whole squad together for practice and training camp. just as they reported for practice on saturday, a testing delay is now keeping them in limbo. the a's say the team's coronavirus test results are on hold in large part because of shipping delays because of the

fourth of july holiday. only pitchers and catchers have made it on the field so far. it's possible the results could come back today at which point there could be a full workout. the team says there's just really no guarantee. stanford i reopening the dish, granted visitors follow the new social distancing and mask rules. the radio telescope dish is still in operation and has about a three-mile walk path that goes around it. stanford is asking visitors to complete the loop and only go around counterclockwise to avoid contact with others. masks are required when you're within six feet of another person. kari, a lot of people may be going up there but what can they see? we're seeing smoke in a lot of those areas. hopefully that will not block any of the visuals out there. it's not going to be that thick but if you have an n95

mask we were saying there will be a lot of smoke. that may help you out there as well. we're looking at temperatures this morning mostly in the mid-50s and then as you get ready to head out the door in parts of the east bay and spots like pleasant hill a nice day ahead, slightly cooler than yesterday with our trend going into the low 80s by early in the afternoon. we're looking at mid-80s for concord and antioch and napa today a high also of 86 degrees with palo alto reaching 76. we'll see mid-60s in san francisco. we'll take a look ahead to the rest of the week's forecast in a few minutes. mike, any issues for commuters right now? no. looking good right now, kari. green sensors pretty much everywhere you go. you'll have to tap the brakes in a few spots. i did circle a spot at the top of the screen. a small fire on the side of the road popped up on our report. so it shouldn't affect traffic

flow although there may be an issue. fire crews might have to do due diligence. across the san mateo bridge there may be an issue. notice the castro valley moving at speed. san mateo bridge, reports of an earlier fender-bender should be out of lanes. the volume of traffic should be able to get by without problems. sensors aren't slowing there. in the south bay we see some traffic flow build and clear. we see the clear but we never saw the build so silicon valley looking good. back to you. >> thank you, mike. up next, shoppers aren't reopening brand-new credit cards but the decline is what's impressive. the hit credit card companies are taking. wall street back to work after a three-day weekend and investors are very enthusiastic. we could break through new highs. ♪

and now time to say congratulations to all of our graduates out there. right here you can see a list of some of those graduates. we love seeing their photos to really congratulate them because they made it through the school year but without that official ceremony. now these are some of our high school graduates that we want to say congratulations to this morning. we want to share all the graduates, at least as many as we can here on "today in the bay." if you have a candid photo, send them to us. send it to laura and me on facebook, laura garcia nbc bay area, or marcus washington nbc bay area. can't wait to see those photos and, again, congratulations to all of our 2020 graduates.

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good monday morning right now at 6:13. we take a live look outside at the sun coming over the hills in the south bay. it's going to be smoky at times with fires burning just to the south. as we go into today we'll see our temperatures not too bad here, about normal, reaching into the low 80s. we'll talk more about the air quality and the workweek temperatures coming up next. and i know we just showed you this shot. i wanted to check in again. i got an alert about something going on with the high rise westbound 92 of the san mateo bridge. traffic looks all right in the

flat section. we'll give you a better report once chp gives me more information coming up. back to you. well, good morning. very happy monday to you. wall street gets back to work this morning after a three-day break and a very strong jobs report. futures calling for kind of a semiirrational pop, strong trading overnight in the chinese market for their enthusiasm. these are the same markets they often claim not to trust. one way or the other positivity very high this morning. got to go all the way back to thursday's close to get the numbers. the dow started at 25,827. nasdaq stayed put but well over 10,000. tesla there, elon musk, making fun of short sellers over the weekend, people who bet against his company. we're getting word uber will buy postmates, a delivery service. fewer people are using uber to get a ride these days. there's practically nowhere to

go. a lot more people are getting deliveries. it is $2.65 billion price tag according to bloomberg and it's an all stock deal in the purchase of postmates. today the first day for $15 an hour wages in target. some places already mandate that. in places where the cost of living is low that will be quite the raise, marcus and laura -- or marcus and kris, and also a $200 bonus as well. free virtual visits to the doctor even if they're not part of the health care system there at target. so good news for target workers this morning. >> good news indeed. >> that is very good news. you might see some action behind me. it's an exciting day in our house because swim practice is resuming and, of course, they have to get ready during the newscast. don't mind a little skitering around.

covid-19 is proving to affect consumers' spending habits. we probably already know that from our personal experiences. people are opening fewer credit card accounts, new ones. the number of new credit cards opened between april and may dropped a whopping 65% from 2019 according to a report card from compare cards. trending for you this morning shannon lanier is opening up about a famous ancestor, thomas jefferson. lanier, who is black, is a ninth generation descendent of the third president and a lot of people say it looks like him. check out the side-by-side. you decide for yourself. lanier, a tv host in houston, says jefferson was a brilliant fan who preached equality but didn't practice it. he owned people and i'm here because of it. >> i'm always fascinated to find out how people go back tracing the heritage, do they use new

dna techniques or a family tree thing, a combination. >> a lot of people talk about that, who they're descendents of certain people. i always wondered was i a descendent of george washington. when i was a kid, i did. i thought i was. >> because of your last name. >> like in the '80s when george bush was elected. i actually -- >> but wait. you could be a descendent of george -- no. >> when i found out, wait a minute, what happened to george washington? and my mom was like, he's dead, and i started crying. i was young. i didn't know. >> oh, marcus. >> thanks, mom. >> you were a baby. it's okay. >> i was young. >> the circle of life. tough talks. >> the things you learn. let's learn about the forecast today. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that and we start out with one of your favorites, a beautiful sunrise.

yes, it's my favorite time of the day watching the sun rise. and around the bay area we have this beautiful scenery as we take a look from the berkeley hills looking over to orinda this morning. we've seen just a couple of fingers of fog drifting across some of the hills and valleysbu with a mostly clear sky. as we head over to concord and check out our temperature trend we're in the low 60s at 7:00 and some low 70s at 10:00. at noon we're at 78 degrees and warming up into the low 80s today. you'll notice it will be cooler today compared to yesterday as we get a stronger ocean breeze and that will bring our high temperature into san jose about 80 degrees. some mid-80s for antioch and concord as well as napa and in san francisco expect a high of 68 for today. as we look at our weather pattern throughout the rest of the week, we're going to see some improvements here in terms of our temperatures coming down as high pressure stays to the

west, but then as it gets closer heading into the weekend we're not going to get as much of an ocean breeze, and our temperatures will come up a few degrees. no extreme heat here. as we look at our seven-day financing we' forecast we're going to the upper 80s end of the week and it stays pretty quiet here while san francisco will see temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s over the next few days. at times some fog returning to the coastline. and, mike, any issues for drivers? you were talking about the san mateo bridge. that's right, kari. let's talk about the overall view and definitely the san mateo and bay bridge. the speed sensors show very light traffic. moving very nicely right now, a combination of things. it's summertime. we have the stay-at-home order and it's been tightening up so fewer folks are commuting in. we had more folks the last few weeks but easing up. light build out of the altamont. light for livermore and to sunol. no major problems across the

bridge. i was tracking reports of something on the high rise. it may just be a cardboard box. we'll double-check that and i'll let you know if there are any more problems. at the bay bridge the live shot shows a few folks starting to pause in the middle lanes. as you're coming over from san francisco bring the sunglasses because the sun is there. back to you. thank you, mike. in the east bay a black live matter mural was defaced. coming up next, a clue that could help track down the vandals who tried to paint over the symbol for change. you're watching "today in the bay." businesses are starting to bounce back.

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6:23. developing in the east bay community members are on guard after vandals struck black lives matter murals. in one case someone flashed a gun. a white couple you see right here painting over that mural in martinez. police are looking for them, sharing a photo of their pickup truck with nicole on the back of it. then on sunday someone pulled up in a jeep and yelled all lives matter at a group protesting and protecting a mural out there. moments later you see right here this was recorded as police pulled over that jeep. >> i have to commend them for not only being on the scene to make sure what was happening but for responding so quickly. they were on him like crazy fast. >> in san jose a black lives matter mural was painted a few

blocks from mayor sam liccardo's home. that message stretches three blocks. this morning an emotional plea from the mayor of atlanta after a particularly deadly weekend. >> the reality is this, these aren't police officers shooting people on the streets of atlanta. these are members of the community shooting each other. and in this case it is the worst possible outcome. >> that is mayor keisha lance bottoms at an impassioned news conference just yesterday. during the previous 24 hours some 2 dozen people were shot. three people died including an 8-year-old little girl. her relatives were with that mayor at the news conference calling for an end to the violence. right now the entertainment world mourning the death of nick cordero who lost his battle against covid-19. a lot of people on social media closely followed his three-month

fight. updates were posted by his wife amanda kloots. doctors put him on a ventilator back in march. he was just 41 years old, had no pre-existing conditions. his wife posted on instagram that my heart is broken and i cannot imagine our lives without him. cordero also leaves behind a 1-year-old son. >> marcus, you hear people say things are turning around, we're blowing this out of proportion, but the problem is we can't actually see what's happening inside those hospitals. if there's an earthquake or a hurricane, we can see the visual damage. but until a family shares a story like that one, you can't possibly know what it's like behind the scenes. >> oftentimes here we share the stories of recovery because we want to bring joy, but a lot of times those are stories we don't see, the ones of death associated with coronavirus. many people are still in the

hospital, months. >> yeah, and he was just 41 years old, totally healthy up to that point. it's really scary. thank you. let's continue on now. we have that breaking news in the south bay. the big story of the day. crews on the scene of two different fires and one of them has people out of their homes firefighters. plus -- >> whoo! >> you hear the cheers, but scary moments over the weekend as fireworks sparked literally hundreds of fires across the bay area. where things got particularly dangerous on the fourth of july. we'll talk about it up next. this cheeseburger is the best!

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tracking the temperatures and what it's doing to our worsening air quality. "today in the bay" continues right now. thanks so much for joining us on this monday morning post holiday. good to have you with us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on that commute. we'll get to him in a bit. first we start with meteorologist kari hall taking a look at the forecast. kari, how is it looking out there for us? it's starting out smoky in the south bay, and we know that we have these wafts of smoke coming up from the south county. we're going to have to watch out for the air quality today and limit your time outside because it will be unhealthy. as we head over to pleasanton and check out our temperature trend in the tri-valley we're in the upper 50s to start, and then we see it warming up and it won't be as warm as yesterday. in fact we're looking at some low 80s here. we'll get a look at our micro climates and talk about the air quality coming up.

any issues for drivers? two bridges i'm concerned with. the first is the bay bridge where the largest volume goes across at this time and that's . the live camera shows you have the middle lanes with the slowing backing up and the other lanes off 580 and the 880 overcrossing. they're going to fill in shortly thereafter. it's gradual. look at the map. a smooth drive getting to that span. the other issue the san mateo bridge westbound around the high rise, some sort of furniture or debris. a sweeper has been called. even though the traffic is moving smoothly, you're going to get more slowing. that's it for the bay. we'll track the bridge coming up. back to you. >> thanks, mike. we do have live team coverage on those fire concerns. cierra johnson in the north bay for us this morning. let's begin with roz plater in gilroy where crews are really trying to get the upper hand on the crews fire, roz. >> reporter: they are indeed.

we are here w the cal fire at a station area along canada road. behind me here all these charred ridges from where they fought the fire and in the distance the orange glow is where they have some bright flames right now and that is the area that they're focusing on right now. we've learned this was probably started by a structure fire. that's what cal fire tells us, that rapidly got out of control. some of the most recent pictures of the firefight from overnight and they have their hands full. the latest information the blaze has spread to some 1,500 acres and is only about 15% contained, at least two homes have been destroyed. we now know that it started with a structure fire on crews road. the winds quickly spread the fire to nearby brush and b a ma in place of 25 homes. some were hesitant to leave at first. >> by the time i got up there,

it still looked like i might be okay. it happened very quickly. and it was spreading very fast. >> reporter: now there is much better containment on the park fire in morgan hill that started late saturday night. it has burned more than 300 acres but is now 70% contained. no report on the cause but we're told it was being investigated as to whether or not fireworks played a part in all of that. in the meantime while folks are waiting on word whether or not they can get back into their homes, an evacuation shelter set up for the gilroy senior center. i'm roz plater for "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, roz. from the south bay to the north bay and sonoma county where "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live this morning. cierra, pg&e is trying to get ready for this upcoming fire season and they're going to be doing some work today, right? >> reporter: exactly right. folks here may see and hear something a little different. as you know many of us are still

working from home. combine that with some of the equipment issues pg&e had last year. they will be sending helicopters up to inspect some of their power lines and get a gauge how long it takes to repair them all with hopes of reducing the number of people and the time people are enduring the mandatory shutoffs. now this news comes after a very, very busy holiday weekend. take a look at this video in pittsburg. in a five-hour period in contra costa county crews responded to a total of 67 fires. in all there were ten structure fires and 27 vegetation fires. and in san jose it wasn't much different. firefighters there responded to more than 70 calls related to fireworks. several buildings and cars were damaged by the fireworks more than a dozen grass fires there. back out here live just to give you an idea how shutoffs are, 940,000 people had to

endure the shutoffs in 36 counties last october. mainly due to the downed lines and equipment failures. but pg&e working today here in sonoma county to make sure you don't have to go through what you did for as long as you did last year. we're live in sonoma county, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> that's good news because you don't just lose productivity if those power outages go long enough, you lose everything in the refrigerator and freezer which costs a lot of money. thank you very much. we're working to learn more about a 6-year-old little boy killed over the weekend in san francisco. we do not want to hear stories like this but it happened about 11:00 saturday night in the 1200 block of ingalls street. a 6-year-old boy was found with a gunshot wound. a man was also injured in the shooting. both were taken to the hospital,

but it was just too late for the little boy. no word yet on any arrests. >> so sad. 6:36 for you this morning. and new for you. there will now be no indoor dining in marin county after all this is just a week after getting the green light to serve indoors. restaurant owners are being told to close those doors. that option now temporary off the table. this is as of midnight on friday the county was added to the state's watch list after covid-19 numbers did not improve there. restaurant owners say they're frustrated but they're trying to do their best to survive and try to find at least temporary solutions. >> we're torn because we want to do what's safe for everyone, but we still have to survive as a business, too. for now i think we'll make do with the takeout and outdoor dining and see how long that can get us through. we'll have to obviously revisit. >> the indoor dining moratorium is expected to last at least three weeks.

one of the world's most popular tourist destinations and seven wonders of the world is now open again. the taj mahal reopened after being shut for three months because of the coronavirus pandemic. only 5,000 people will be allowed to visit each week. at peak levels 80,000 visit each day. visitors will have to wear masks. they're not allowed to touch any surfaces. the reopening comes at a time india is experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases. and certainly we understand the need to get out, but we have to be responsible and respectful about it, right, kari? absolutely. we're saying make sure you're wearing your mask in public and try to stay as far away from other people who are not within your household. that's the same thing as you head out for work this morning or even for a walk as you get ready to get this monday started. let's head to the east bay.

in walnut creek temperatures are starting out nice and cool and we'll have a fairly mild day. a little bit cooler than yesterday as we see our temperature trend reaching into the upper 70s by early in the afternoon. our winds will increase. we'll have more on this and our air quality coming up. mike, how is it looking for the commute? the debris on the high rise looks like it's being addressed. a sweeper truck may have gone through. a live shot. i was concerned with slowing across the flat section. we don't see that. that should clear quickly. we're looking at the rest of the bay, also good. mild slowing out of the altamont. the bay bridge is the other slow spot, slowing across the span. metering lights are on coming up. back to you.

>> thanks, mike. up next, the dramatic twists and turns that led to this crash overnight. more people close to the white house are diagnosed with coronavirus. we'll bring you the very latest coming up. >> reporter: a major setback for reopening businesses in the south bay. the plan for santa clara county moving forward.

right now at 6:42 let's head outside in the tri-valley as we check out our dublin temperature trend, low 60s here and then as we go into the morning it's going to warm up nicely. in fact, comfortable all throughout the day. we'll talk more about this, our air quality and what's ahead for the rest of the week coming up. all right, kari. a smooth drive around the bay. we do have metering lights on at the bay bridge but even this is starting to lighten up as it brightens up from the city. we'll talk about your bigger view coming up. new overnight for you a high-speed chase ending right at the road closure near the crews fire in gilroy. a driver hit another car head-on at ferguson and crews roads.

everyone expected to be okay. a major setback for businesses trying to reopen in the south bay amid the coronavirus pandemic. the state is now rejecting santa clara county's request to move into that next phase. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live. bob, the question for a lot of folks who own those gyms and the small businesses like nail salons, hair salons, can they appeal that state decision? >> reporter: the santa clara county ceo, kris, said the state's decision to not allow the kind of businesses, hair and nail salons, gyms, to reopen, makes no sense since other counties are allowed to do so. the county said it will be reaching out for more guidelines and what it needs to do to move into the next phase of the reopening of its economy, an owner of a nail salon calls the decision by the state a, quote, death sentence for her business.

also allow larger social gatherings. the idea was for this to be effective july 13th. the state has rejected the plan. also in the south bacon fusion over whether or not restaurants can resume outdoor dining. agents with the alcoholic beverage control, abc, they entered ladera grill in morgan hill and other restaurants in the city and in gilroy this let them know they were in violation of the state's order. ladera grill opened the next day. the owners say they adhere to social distancing and safety protocols. abc said in a statement the county had not received a variance to open and the restaurants are technically in violation of stay-at-home orders. santa clara county said it is aware of the incident. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay."

>> thank you so much, bob. decision 2020, the fate of ride share drivers is now in the hands of voters. uber, lyft and doordash are retaliating with a new measure. the group gig workers rising is fighting for better working conditions. and the right to unionize. the drivers would stay as independent contractors, get more benefits and get more protections on overtime and sexual harassment. president trump is planning another rally this week. >> scott mcgrew, this comes off the fourth of july celebration. that's right. he is planning this one in portsmouth,shire is not exactlye he desperately needs to win in the upcoming election. rally goers will be asked to

sign a legal document promising not to sue the campaign if they get coronavirus. the rally will be held outdoors. two more people close to the president have been diagnosed. herman kaine on the right, kimberly guilfoyle, both tested positive. kaine has been hospitalized. parts of the united states, as you know, are just seeing the virus run out of control particularly miami and houston. the president is tweeting about this, tweeting that the american death toll is slow and steady. he also says there's not enough talk about the good jobs numbers last thursday and that is inspiring the market. the nasdaq hit an all-time high. we brought you the jobs numbers a few minutes after they were released. the supreme court has a number of cases it still has not announced decisions on one involving so-called faceless electors.

and the case involving mr. trump's financial records and whether a prosecutor should be april loud allowed to subpoena them while he is president. we'll be watching for them carefully and tweeting about them. you can find me on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. just a few days after the music "hamilton" premiered and disney plus, there are calls to cancel the show because of the lead character. he was a slave trader. that hit musical portrays him as an immigrant pushing to end slavery but hamilton did manage to slave trade for his in-laws though he never owned a slave. some want it to be removed from disney plus and broadway. it has won several awards.

the pandemic didn't stop a few animals from having a good time over the holiday weekend. >> they are literally party animals over there at the zoo. independence day was saturday but the lemurs are keeping that party going. zoo keepers decorated with streamers and set up a picnic and had an ice cream truck. that is cute. >> that's cute but this next story is cool. bay area native joey chestnut the top dog and likely has a bottle of pepto-bismol next to him this morning. this year it was held indoors as opposed to outdoors but no fans were involved. chestnut broke his own record there chewing down, get this, 75 hot dogs in just ten minutes.

the pictu woman who won. >> a world record. he could have choked down so many more. >> i was curious to know if there's a chestnut eating contest. every time i look it up, it just shows joey chestnut. that's all it shows. if anybody knows. >> if looks like even his neck gets bigger. i was watching the video. i was like, what? it's a science. >> would get bigger, too, if i had 75 hot dogs. here's the seven day. >> all right, here is a look at what we've been talking about

this morning. a couple of those brushfires burning in the south county revealing what the smoke this morning, hopefully we get more containment today. a heads-up that the weather conditions helped to trap some of the smoke near some of the valleys especially as we go into this evening a little bit more of a breeze coming through the mountain gaps may help mix out the air a bit. the air quality just think about this as you're driving to work this morning, you want to turn the vents on recirculate so you're not drawing the smoky air into your vehicle. for people closer to the fire air quality is very bad in the south county. close the windows and doors and limit your time outside and we're going to have to deal with the smoke today. what we're expecting for today looking at smoky conditions for the south bay.

our temperatures head to the low 80s. a little bit cooler as we look at he north bay. overall our weather pattern looking good. it will warm up slightly as that edges in closer for the weekend. we're going from the low 80s to the upper 80s over the next seven days. once again pretty quiet weather pattern here. we will be warming up with some of our warmest spots up to 89 degrees by the end of the weekend. mike, how is it looking for the commute as drivers get ready to head out? >> it's looking pretty calm, kari. we have the backup and the metering lights turned on about 6:25 this morning, 6:24 in fact is the time stamp on it. then we saw the condensing and the clearing.

the metering lights are still on. you get to san francisco on the westbound span but no major concerns. very smooth drive. that's what the metering lights will do. contra costa county at speed. so is alameda county getting to the bridge, no problem. through sunol and out of livermore. the rest of the bay shows green sensors. the slowing on the san mateo bridge cleared from the sensors. the debris cleared as well. you see one more vehicle in the service lane making sure all the debris is clear. just a note. >> thanks, mike. happening now for you, southern japan is experiencing a deadly deluge of rain. nearly 40 people died from the flooding and mud slides about 150 miles southwest of hiroshima. the homes and buildings submerged to the rooftops. rescues are still under way.

deaths could have been much higher but many people listened to the evacuation warnings when the rains first started friday. a quick look at the stop stories for this morning. breaking news and what we have just found out about the origin of this fire in gilroy. evacuations, by the way, still continued there and as firefighters are still on the front lines. you're watching "today in the bay."

welcome back. here are the top stories we are covering for you on "today in the bay" including the breaking news out of the south bay. this is a live look at that brush fire that exploded overnight near gilroy prompting evacuations. cal fire tells us it was a structure fire yesterday afternoon that sparked the blaze. so far 1,500 acres burned, it is only 15% contained. two homes are already destroyed. a mandatory evacuation order in place for 25 homes and some evacuees tell us they were hesitant to leave at first. >> by the time i got up there it might be okay. it happened very quickly and was spreading very fast.

>> the park fire burned more than 300 acres. it is now 70% contained. we don't yet know what started that fire. busy this holiday weekend would be an understatement. on saturday 65 fires. all blamed on this. bay area skies in san francisco. firefighters tell us in just 12 hours there were 108 fires all set by those illegal fireworks. and baseball fans may want to keep their ears close to the ground today or maybe an extra close eye on the internet because major league baseball could very well be released today, that 2020 schedule. the 60-game season is expected to get under way july 23rd. rumors the giants will get under way against the rival dodgers.

let's go giants. >> you have to root for the hometown teams for sure. >> meteorologist kari hall has a look at the forecast. it little bit cooler than yesterday. some low to mid-80s over the next few days. no major heat here as we go through the workweek, san francisco will stay in the 60s. how is it looking for the commute? it's looking great, kari. we'll show you the speed sensors in the bay in the green zone and throughout the silicon valley. we are looking over to the incident. it's so light. how light is it? it's so light i can report a hub cap in the middle of a lane. that's the incident marked there. and some slowing at the bay bridge toll plaza because the metering lights are on but really not a major concern. the backup is only between the toll plaza and on the incline where we sort of funnel down into fewer lanes.

so that's a great drive right now. okay, watch out for that hub cap. >> well, that does it for "today in the bay." thank you for starting your morning with us. a live look out on san francisco this morning. make it a great day. thanks for joining us and starting it with us. the "today" show is next. good morning record rise. new coronavirus cases exploding in hot spots from coast to coast. >> a month ago, one in ten people were testing positive today it's one in four >> this morning fears that fourth of july crowds will only make things worse. president trump under new pressure to make masks mandatory nationwide but saying this about the outbreak >> we show cases 99% of which are harmless >> what his health officials are