this is a fire that's like one of those every 100 year fires you hear about. like every 100 year floods. this is not your typical fire. >> right now at 4:30, it's a moment unlike any other for california. the state's wildfires combined have burned an area the size of the grand canyon. and the bay area now has the two largest fires ever recorded. we have live team coverage of all new information this morning including people staying back to fight the flames. "today in the bay" starts right now.

a very good tuesday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping us up to date on traffic this morning. first meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast for us. kari, how is it looking for us today? just smoky again today. as we get a live look outside in walnut creek, we can even see it at nighttime. as we go into today those temperatures are going to be not even much of a factor today. we'll be breathing in a lot of smoke, not spending much time out there. our temperatures will rise into the mid-70s at 7:00 reaching into the upper 80s and low 90s. you'll notice that it will be slightly cooler today compared to the past couple of days. i'll have more on that and also what's ahead coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking as early morning commuters head out the door? you're talking about the view, chp said at midnight there was fog at the golden gate bridge and gave an advisory.

look now at the glowing lights. you can see the deck there but it is dark. the low clouds now but in the upper left-hand side, the orange there, that's our weather index. it is there throughout the north bay. not a big surprise. construction or road crews just outside the called could tdicot. to the south county and a factor on highway 1. there's fog and smoke. >> thanks, mike. back to our breaking news this morning, those historic fire burnings across the bay area. here is some perspective. in just this year alone more than 1.4 million acres -- we're talking about double the size -- combined the size of los angeles, san diego and sacramento has burned 7,000 separate fires. this time last year there were

56,000 acres burned and 4,000 fires. progress is being made on the czu complex fire that's burning in san mateo and santa cruz county. cal fire says there's three things helping them this week -- weather -- they have more resources as well, and water drops that are coming from above. yesterday more than 200,000 gallons of water were dropped on those flames. 1,600 firefighters were added as of monday, yesterday, and cal fire asked evacuees to stay away so they can make it safe for people to actually come home. >> we continue to ask for your patience. let us get the work done that needs to be done to make that environment as safe as possible so we can get people back into their residence. >> the next days will bring increased wind and humidity. a sobering look in the santa cruz mountains. this is the drone in bonny doon.

more than 200 homes destroyed in the czu complex fire. charred over 78,000 acres and is 13% contained. all new for you this morning we're hearing firsthand what the last two weeks have been like for more evacuees in the santa cruz mountains. >> veronica foster lives in boulder creek, and her home is about a mile from the fire line. she tells us when the fires first started, it didn't seem there were many firefighters, she said, arriving right away due to the other fires that were burning across the state. but when crews from l.a. started to show up, she became emotional. >> los angeles is here. >> oh, my god, l.a. is here. thank god. >> she was forced to evacuate her home last week taking only a few important items and her pets. foster and her husband went to stay with a friend further away from the fire, still in the santa cruz mountains.

foster says they watched from above as the flames below grew day by day. >> it was like a movie. we were watching the fire just roar. you could hear propane tanks blowing up. we weren't sure if there were trees blowing up. it sounded like bombs were going off. i mean, i can't even describe it. it's just -- you're just hearing this massive force over the elements come in and create this devastating sound that sound like warfare and you're watching this orange glow just climb over the mountains. >> eventually foster and her husband were forced to also evacuate their friend's home and now are in south san jose. so far no word on her home's condition, but she says she's not giving up hope. it's a waiting game for thousands of people living in fremont this morning. the scu lightning complex fire is continuing to be destructive

and spreading to people living in the morgan hills area. now officials are telling people living in fremont to have their bags packed and be ready to go. some packing up for the first time in decades. >> i've been in the bay area for 20 years. this is the first time ever having to do something crazy like this. >> well, as of midnight the fire covered over 360,000 acres and is at 15% containment. so we've learned heartbreaking new details about three people who died in the fire up in napa county. last week 70-year-old mary hintemeyer died along with her boyfriend leo mcdermott and her boyfriend's son tom mcdermott. mary's son tells us she escaped to a roadblock but went back to the home to get her boyfriend who was in a whole chair. >> her biggest fear was actually

burning. she didn't want to be cremated. and that's pretty much the way things ended up. >> so sad. their remains were found in a makeshift fire shelter built into the side of the home yards away. more details now, bay area wildfires rage on, evacuation warnings are in place. they could change any minute. fema sharing a public service announcement on how you should prepare in case you are forced to leave. things like listen for local emergency alerts, use those n95 masks, and leave if you're told to do so. one survivor from the campfire last year says it's crucial to have a plan. >> have a five-minute plan, have a two-minute plan, a drawer in the house that's where you keep the most critical thing -- if there's one or two things you need to get out of your house other than your family and your pets, what are two things you

absolutely need. >> we posted the latest evacuation orders and warnings. check out maps showing the perimeter of the fires and what you can do to prepare right now. we have you covered at nbcbayarea.com. across the bay area we are facing another day of unhealthy air quality. kari was talking about that at the top of the show. here is an updated view of the smoky skies from space. from the air you can barely see the bay bridge. take a look at this photo taken from a passenger onboard a plane leaving sfo. spare the air alert is in effect until tomorrow. this morning we're following breaking news in wisconsin. still ahead on "today in the bay," the protests erupting for a second night after a police shooting of an unarmed black man. a look at the damage done. plus, ready to reopen. the stores apple is preparing to get back up and running and the big changes customers can expect. but first, something good to share with you amid the fires burning across the state.

a community of santa cruz helping those impacted. several local businesses including world central chicken have been working to provide meals to firefighters and evacuees. look at that. it's great to see. and we thank them for all that they're doing. we'll be right back. it is 4:39. ladies... check it out.

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right now at 4:41, temperatures have dropped down to 56 degrees in santa rosa.

we're starting out with cooler temperatures this morning, but what about this afternoon? we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. kari, the bay bridge toll plaza moving very smoothly right now. getting there is an issue through the caldecott tunnel. construction still slows folks down. we'll talk about what's going on in the bigger look coming up. good morning. i'm frank holland at cnbc headquarters. here are today's top business headlines. wall street is set to open up higher adding yesterday's gains. the market rallied with the dow up nearly 400 points. cautious optimism over a possible treatment for covid-19. investors snapping up a broad range of stocks including several sectors beaten down such as energy, airlines and industrials and join the big name tech stocks that have led the way higher so far. in focus today reports on home prices, new home sales and

consumer confidence. apple plans to reopen some u.s. stores closed again over the summer due to spikes in virus cases. reports say apple saying those locations could be open as soon as the end of august. most will operate on an appointment only basis and will continue to require social distancing, temperature checks and face coverings. apple has declined to comment. amazon may be looking to bring the cashierless technology to a whole foods as soon as next year according to a report by "the new york post." the tech uses cameras and sensors to let customers walk out with items and avoid check-out lines. the model may be a quick and nice option for shoppers it affects jobs. a union has criticized amazon after it announced it plans to sell the technology to other retailers. those are your cnbc business headlines. kari hall, back over to you. >> thank you, frank. let's head over to concord and check out our temperature trend for this morning. we are going to start out with

some 60s here, but then see some mid-70s by late morning. it will be a slightly cooler day. we'll talk about this as well as that smoke lingering over the bay area coming up. crews on the move out of orinda and into oakland. we'll see if that slowing continues and a crash in oakland a little further south. we'll check on the nimitz as well coming up. this is jack. i got him during clear the shelters. he likes to take long naps, is a good cuddler. help clear the shelters. i'm leah and that's me long before

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welcome back to you. you're watching "today in the bay." we continue to monitor all of the bay area fires. at this hour the very latest for you. the lnu complex in the north bay has burned more than 350,000 acres. it is now 25% contained. five people have died. more than 30 structures threatened. in the east and south bay the scu fire has burned more than 360,000 acres. it's 15% contained. 20,000 structures are in danger. in santa cruz and san mateo counselees the czu fire burning through the woods at a frightening pace has burned more than 78,000 acres, is only 13% contained. one person has died. 24,000 structures are threatened there. certainly a tough time. >> nice to see at least we're getting something on the containment numbers, finally. not huge but something. >> something indeed. and the thing about it, those fires still burning, the air

quality still unhealthy in a lot of parts of the bay area. meteorologist kari hall has been monitoring that. it's just tough for a lot of people who have breathing and respiratory issues. absolutely. even if you don't have breathing problems, this is going to really start to bother you after several days this prolonged exposure to the smoke we've had. as we look at what's going on right now in san francisco we're starting out with some fog and what we have here actually some favorable weather conditions to keep those fires from spreading so quickly, higher humidity and coastal fog going to work its way in. the remnants of that tropical system that brought in that threat of lightning has now moved off to the north and east. and taking with it those chances of rain and a shift in the wind. even though the wind is light that may shift the direction a bit of where we are seeing those fires developing and growing.

a little bit of a concern there as we see the changes in the wind direction that could also change which direction the fire is moving. as we look at what's going on right now and where we're headed for today we're going to see those temperatures a little bit warmer in some spots, but also cooler for some of the low lying areas in the valleys as we see our temperatures in palo alto today reaching 83 degrees. we'll see a high of 85 in san jose. livermore reaching 90 degrees. we'll still see mid-90s further off to the north. as we go through this forecast no major changes in our weather pattern, which is great news. we need something calm that will help those firefighters get a more predictable pattern in our weather so that they will be able to tackle those fires a little bit better. as we look at our temperatures over the next seven days also holding steady but it does get slightly hotter as we head to the end of the week especially on friday with highs reaching into the mid-90s in the inland

valleys. but for san francisco looks like each morning will see the fog rolling in and temperatures that will reach into the upper 60s even into the weekend. mike, how is it looking for the major commute and the road closures? the major issue is the road closures because the evacuation zones expand the closure after folks are cleared from areas. watch for those areas. we have slowing still on highway 24 getting over to the circled area out of the caldecott that should clear up. it's starting to look better. no problem as far as the fire goes. watching for road closures and evacuations there as well as in the santa cruz mountains, again, highway 17 moves clearly over the summit. back to you. >> thanks, mike.

breaking overnight in wisconsin a night of fiery protests in kenosha where people are outraged after a police shooting of a black man. they are putting out a building fire from overnight. you can see there a lot of crews. you can see the smoke at the top of the middle building happening. demonstrations continued long past the curfew into the early morning hours. officers shot blake on sunday. this video which appears to show him being shot in the back seven times as he attempts to get in his car where his children were sitting in the car as well. so far police are saying little about what led up to the shooting or if he was armed. decision 2020, gop supporters are getting ready for a second big night of the republican national convention. first lady melania trump is expected to speak and make some remarks from the white house recently redesigned rose garden.

secretary of state mike pompeo is also expected to address the nation. the speakers last night called democrats radical and pray president trump's pandemic response. >> joe biden and kamala harris want a cultural revolution. >> democrats no longer view the government's job as protecting honest citizens from criminals. >> joe biden is basically the lochness monster of the swamp. >> the focus of the night is expected to be the first lady's speech. her 2016 rnc address received significant criticism for similarities to a previous speech given by former first lady michelle obama. now amid the pandemic across the state many people remain unemployed. still ahead on "today in the bay" this tuesday morning, the major backlog of claims the state is dealing with and the shocking number of calls it is unable to answer. happening now for you, rescuers are still searching for

at least two dozen people after a building clamsed about 100 miles from mumbai. teams are working overnight with the tools to try to pry apart the debris. so far they were unable to find nearly 60 survivors -- or they were able to find 60 survivors, i should say. unfortunately, one person died.

continuing our coronavirus coverage and the economic fallout of it, the backlog still months clearing for california's economic employment department. the agency is actually not answering calls. six in ten calls, a backlog of more than a million claims.

edd leaders updated state leaders on the flood of claims and the massive call center expansion now under way. it's still months from getting up to speed. berkeley will allow certain outdoor activities to start back up by the end of the week. outdoor swimming pools, wine tasting, barber shops and salons can reopen outside. all the businesses will have to follow covid-19 safety guidelines to reopen. the city will allow businesses to open starting friday at 8:00 a.m. 11 students and a teacher are in quarantine this morning outside of sacramento after a fifth grader tested positive for covid-19. this is all taking place in the rescue union school district in el dorado hills, a town allowing most students to learn on campus. yesterday cleaning crews disinfected classrooms. students must also participate in health screenings before they're allowed back inside the classroom.

back to our top story this tuesday morning, the wildfires that are on the move across the bay area. next here on "today in the bay," our team of reporters with the very latest overnight. but -s

still remain: right now at 5:00, making headway with weather cooperating. fire crews are getting a better handle on all the fires but the danger for thousands still remains.

when i saw the firefighters come in i felt it was an answered prayer. >> thousands of evacuees hoping and praying their homes get help. up next a live report, the increasing number of people taking matters into their own hands. massive fires covering hundreds of thousands of acres. complete, live coverage moments away as "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good tuesday morning to you and thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on the commute. meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast today. conditions not good air quality wise. no. we're still looking at a lot of heavy smoke over the bay area. and even though our temperatures will be slightly cooler, it won't make much of a difference for us as we are spending a lot less time outside. this should help those

firefighters hopefully get some containment. more favorable weather, clouds to start out this morning. but then as we go through the day, the smoke is thick or not we may not see much of that sunshine today as temperatures reach into the mid-80s. we will see a few spots reaching into the 90s today so we'll track that as well as our air quality. mike, how is it looking for the early morning commute? even though the live camera didn't show it, the map shows southbound 101 down towards the span for the golden gate bridge slowing. the construction crews scheduled to clear right about now. likely doing so. 24 recovers nicely. the caldecott tunnel was never a problem. the orange signs show the closures. many closures throughout the scu fire, down into san jose, and of course on the left