so that's something that will be making headlines over the next few days. and so definitely thinking about my friends and family who are still there. as we lock at what's going on here, we're starting out with right now at 5:00, some cooler temperatures this morning. firefighters making new progress this is the break we needed. on bay area fires as cooler hopefully we'll get some more weather prevails. containment on the wildfires as but how long will that window we get the cooler air, the higher humidity, and the light winds as we get a steady weather stay open? pattern here. and firefighters remain as we look at our very normal active keeping crews safe and temperatures as we reach into healthy is a top concern. the mid-80s for the south bay, some upper 80s through the >> none of the firefighters are inland east bay and up to 93 in really touching anything. clear lake today. >> fighting covid and fires, how 83 today in santa rosa while san they're doing it coming up. "today in the bay" continues francisco will reach into the right now. mid-60s for today. as we go throughfocast, we are and a good wednesday morning to you. our temperatures staying hot. thanks so much for beginning it right here with us. and as we mentioned before there i'm marcus washington. should be some improvements in >> and i'm laura garcia. our air quality as we get more we'll check in with mike inouye in just a moment. of an ocean breeze moving inland first let's get to kari hall. especially by the weekend but we're all paying attention to we're still going to have hot the forecast not only it affects weather in the forecast. us but of course we're pulling highs reaching up to about 96 for the firefighters as well. degrees on friday. san francisco is also going to absolutely. have a nice, steady weather

and we're hoping they can get the upper hand on these fires pattern. a cooldown as our high over the next couple of days temperatures reach into the while we're seeing higher upper 60s. each morning we'll start out morning humidity and cooler with some fog and also at times temperatures. a live look outside in walnut some smoke drifting by. creek. even though the sun hasn't come once that fog clears out but up there's still a lot of smoke that also will, once again, that in the air. our temperatures in the low 60s marine layer coming back is helping to improve our air this morning. at noon we're in the upper 70s. quality and we should see more going into saturday and sunday. mike, you were tracking a fire up in the north bay. it's still going to be lower what's going on with that? compared to what we've had you know, it sounds like, recently with mid-80s in the kari, it may be a smaller fire, south bay. upper 80s for the inland east perhaps roadside, unfortunately, bay and 94 further to the north. maybe a small structure fire. we'll follow that but it doesn't a closer look at this and our sound like it's related to any expansion for the lnu fire. air quality. mike, how is it looking for the as we look at the maps and the traffic south of there we're looking at a smooth drive. drive? the big section we watch is everything is just fine. south 680 down in towards sunol over to the tri-valley, out of pleasanton. southbound 680 as you head into the sunol exit, we have a crash the crash blocking two lanes from what i can tell. no major injuries. and a traffic break to clear out at least a couple of lanes. southbound does jam up heading to sunol boulevard. sounds like there's an accident there was a traffic break and that still has your right lanes the build continues there. now if you cut through on 84 affected. there's slowing through the area and i have my eyes on the from 580 that's just fine. semitrailer on fire over west you can do that as you travel to

the rest of the north bay. 580 out of the altamont pass. everything moving smoothly. another for the north bay. the bay bridge shows you the another fire, marcus, to tell backup. it's not there yet. back to you. you about coming up. in wisconsin chaotic thanks so much, mike. it's 5:19 right now. protests taking a violent turn our team, of course, is staying on top of the breaking news, in kenosha leaving two dead and wildfires burning in the bay a third injured. this follows the police shooting area. three massive ones. there sunday that left a black the latest on the evacuation and man paralyzed. a look at some of the containment numbers now. last night's shooting hammed but first our team on social near a gas station. media wants you to take a look graphic video seems to show the at this, ash from the czu fires shooting and the gunman surrendering to authorities and appears to have happened during on the beach in santa cruz an altercation between protesters and a man armed. county. gavin thomas actually post this now we're not showing you that had on twitter. that black line you see in the video and so far police are not middle of the screen is ash confirming any of that. washed up onto the beach during the man shot by officers sunday, high tide. be sure to follow us on jacob blake, paralyzed from the facebook, twitter, instagram @nbcbayarea, for those waist down according to his father. doctors still don't know if his updates on the fires like we paralysis will be permanent. just showed you there. breaking news we continue to cover here at home, the wildfires burning across our state, and the three major fire systems burning in the bay area.

over ten days almost 2,000 square miles have burned statewide. at least seven people have died. nearly 1,300 homes and other buildings devostroyed and evacuation orders in effect for 170,000 people n. santa cruz and san mateo county some hopeful signs for evac ways of the czu fires. firefighters say the flames are moving away from towns like felton, ben lomond and boulder creek. santa cruz county has posted a map showing which homes are gone and which survived. ian cull helped two women who have been waiting for answers for weeks. >> reporter: so you are off to the right. it doesn't look like there's been -- there hasn't been any damage in your neighborhood. >> that's great. now we just need to go home. yeah, go home. imagine their relief. good news for them. others not so fortunate. nearly 450 structures have been lost in the czu fire.

we're expecting an update for firefighters at 6:00 a.m. we'll bring that to you live. the government is now offering help to those impacted in the bay area by those wildfires. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in livermore close to the scu fire. what's the latest from firefighters? >> reporter: good morning to you. firefighters have laid more fire breaks around the fire burning south of me in livermore. containment is now at 10%, a 5% increase from yesterday and firefighters have been using bulldozers and relying on air drops from the helibusinease to protect surrounding cities. >> the big concern they want to stop it before it ruins the whole state park. this green area is the state

park. and they definitely want to keep it out of the populated areas here. >> reporter: take a look at your tv screen. fema has made available grants for those impacted by wildfires in lake, monterey, san mateo, santa cruz, solano, sonoma and yolo counties. this does not impact or aemploy to people in santa clara or alameda counties. the irs has also extended a tax filing deadline from october 15th to december 15th for those we continue to monitor all impacted by the wildfires and the bay area fires. the latest this hour, the lnu cover california has a special fires in the north bay have enrollment for health coverage, a special enrollment period for burned more than 356,000 acres. victims of the wildfires. it's now 27% contained. reporting live in livermore, bob five people died and nearly 1,000 structures destroyed. redell, "today in the bay." the situation is improving in the east and south bay the in the north bay where firefighters are battling the scu fires are still the biggest lnu complex fire. it has burned more than 356,000 in terms of acreage. it's burned nearly 366,000 acres, but it is now 27% contained. acres. it is 20% contained. also evacuation orders are being three first responders have been

lifted in some areas and that hurt and 18 structures includes along dry creek road in destroyed. in the meantime in santa cruz and san mateo counties the czu healdsburg where people are glad to be home. >> then when i come home the burned nearly 80,000 acres. fire is right there. it is 19% contained. one person has died and at least 443 structures have been it's confusing. destroyed. we have some new details, new but to come home and sleep in my shifting blame in the helicopter own bed. >> the mayor of healdsburg says crash that killed kobe bryant the town is out of danger and back open for business. the city wants people to know others. the companies that operated the businesses are ready for guests. helicopter now claim air traffic controllers were responsible for the crash last january. the "l.a. times" reports the a tweet of this map. helicopter company claims errors and omissions during the cloudy firefighting teams from arizona, weather led to the crash. idaho, montana, nevada, new bryant's widow and families of mexico, oregon, texas, utah, and other passengers have sued the pilot and helicopter company for negligence. washington are all assisting. the bay area is nearing as thousands of firefighters another grim milestone in the tried to fight these big bay fight against covid-19. area fires they're battle an there are nearly 80,000 cases. enemy that they can't see -- more than 1,000 people have covid-19. >> firefighters are taking extra died. alameda county is the hardest hit with more than 17,000 precautions to prevent the spread. crews in the north bay say they confirmed cases.

are following cdc guidelines to santa clara county isn't far keep crews safe. behind with 16,000 cases. firefighters go through san quentin prison guard who temperature checks, social distancing and making sure that died from the virus will be laid to rest today. everyone spreads out for meal breaks. sergeant gilbert polanco died >> it's very evident if you go earlier this month. so far 26 inmates have died from to the area we eat, the chow the massive outbreak there at line, we spread them out. the jail. a null of active cases now down none of the firefighters are to just a handful. touching anything. everything is boxed and ready to go for them to be able to grab there's a new testing site the food. opening today in the east bay >> cal fire says keeping crews and they're promising quicker safe and healthy allows them to results. the site will be located in richmond civic center plaza focus on their mission. parking lot. with firefighters now getting a it will accept both walk-in handle in the north bay, santa patients and appointmen morning rosa leaders have reportedly and results come back in two to finalized the wildfire protection plan four years in three days. it replaces a smaller location the making. "the press democrat" reporting at kennedy high school. happening today state school that plan kicked into high gear following the deadly 2017 superintendent tony thurmond holding a statewide conference firestorm. call on the recent reopening of it includes creating an online schools. it's at 9:30. brush clearing tracking system new state guidelines will allow more students with special needs boosting work to reduce fuel on to be allowed back in evacuation routes and developing evacuation plans for people who classrooms. students k-12 will be in day need it most including seniors.

the city still has to work out where it will get the funding to camp in small groups. start and enacting that plan. state lawmakers now pushing the new plan is on the state's a last-minute proposal to boost watch list that cannot hold in-person classes. wildfire relief. all new for you thisnbc bayr the "l.a. times" reports if passed it would extend a current 96 cent fee in your electric the shelters and find those new homes for pets. bill until 2045. the money would fund half a >> a teenager came up with an billion dollars in immediate wildfire response. idea to help our cause and the goal is to collect $2.5 certainly ran with it. neal fulton is a distance runner billion over time with much of the money used for fire at palo alto high school and prevention. he's organized a virtual run to let's take a live look clear the shelters and raise outside in san rafael and walnut money for the group pets in need. creek. relief from the smoky air not lasting very long. the air quality hitting unhealthy air levels again and a >> sign up and do the run spare the air alert is being extended until friday. wherever you are and send us a as we've been reporting the picture for the event. smoke from the california if you wan it on a running wildfires has been moving across the country. platform you'll be on the leader here is a look at the last two days and you can see the haze is board. >> you can walk or run the 5k now covering the country coast to coast. anytime between this friday and next monday.

you can do it anywhere, even on which is really amazing. we see that with these big your treadmill. running outside may not be ideal wildfires. >> kari, you were just saying with the smoky conditions we yesterday that's not uncommon to see the fire, the smoke and the have. but you can track your steps. haze travel across the country. the entry fee is just $10. we can all do our part and keep right. and when you think about the in shape. no excuses. dust storm that came from africa head to and traveled all the way across the atlantic over towards parts nbcbayarea.com/cleartheshelters to learn more. of the gulf coast, that's just and this weekend on saturday, an example how far these although we don't have the same kind of experience where you can particles in the air can travel. come out and see t adopt them so we're looking at still some unhealthy air quality today especially for the east bay and virtually. the south bay but some i'll be in palo alto this weekend. improvement near the beaches. if you're looking ahead to the >> i'll be up in berkeley. weekend we wanted to show you ahead of what we're expecting we'll be distanced but a lot of once again through friday, the fun. maybe this might be the year. i don't think it's this year. it might be next year. air quality. as we head over to you, mike, any issues for the morning commute? >> to adopt? one big issue for the there's one named laura up there tri-valley, kari, tracking i think i might want it. southbound 680 approaching sunol i'll talk to you after. boulevard. over my shoulder is the map. all right. we'll show it to you. 5:26 for you that morning. south 680 jammed up from castle back to our top story we've been wood down to the sunol boulevard following the wildfires on the

move across the bay area. exit where we have two lanes blocked, one traffic break. next on "today in the bay" there may be another. our team of reporters with the no major injuries but that's a very latest overnight. lot of slowing this time of the morning. also we're tracking that trailer >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez at fire hooked to a semi. the czu lightning complex fire no injuries there but that is an issue for the altamont pass and in scotts valley. this is the command center. there is a fire breaking out in we're getting an update at 6:00. the north bay. we know the wait is agonizing we'll talk about that coming up. back to you. for evacuees. we'll show you one tool that all right. thank you very much, mike. they have to check on their 5:10 right now. homes without going into that breaking news, bracing for restricted area. impact. hurricane laura getting even >> reporter: and i'm cierra stronger as it heads to johnson. louisiana and texas. coming up we'll provide an update on the lnu lightning the final storm preparations under way right now. complex fire. cal fire getting of it as bracing for job cuts. well as an update for those american airlines says it has to evacuating with livestock, where cut tens of thousands of jobs as you can take them and how many animals you're able to bring. people say they're just not experience the ultimate sports hub. ready to fly. but first amid the fires, something good to share with you this morning. in mountain view a police dispatcher wanted to help those impacted by the czu fire, so she launched a department donation effort collecting all of these supplies you see right here to

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and, even get notifications with breaking news alerts and more. so you'll never miss an update. with the xfinity sports zone everybody wins. now that's simple, easy, awesome. click, call or visit a store for details. breaking news, a deadly escalation of violence in wisconsin. this is after the police shooting of a black man. overnight at least two people killed in protests. we're just finding out on the story as it develops. and back here at home nature lending a helping hand with a coastal cooldown. firefighters are making progress. how long before hotter weather returns? and while all fire zones remain active some people are returning home. we're tracking everything fire victims and evacuees need to know. "today in the bay" continues right now. and a good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for getting your right now at 5:13 let's get morning right here with us. you out the door in concord as i'm marcus washington.

>> and i'm laura garcia. we start out with some low 60s we'll check in with mike in just and there still will be thick a moment. smoke in the air at times today first with kari right now. but temperatures will be cooler. some of those breezes may another spare the air alert day improve the air quality at times with the smoky skies. today. we'll talk more about that and look ahead to the rest of the yeah, we saw that extended forecast coming up. to friday as we'll still have i want to make sure i didn't unhealthy air quality. alarm anyone. the fire in the north bay is a one thing that's helped to clear the air at least over san smaller fire from what i can francisco a return of the fog tell but it was in the same area and that marine layer giving us on the other side of i-80 which a westerly push of ocean is still open and the biggest breezes. issue now still circles south as we see that for the inland 680 heading into sunol. areas, it doesn't help out much two lanes blocked for a crash. but we will see a slight cooldown compared to what we've seen recently. we're mostly looking at upper a very happy wednesday to 80s to about 90 degrees in morgan hill today and some you as well. big trouble over at american mid-90s further to the north in ukiah. we'll be tracking this with a airlines. it may need to shut as many as look ahead in the air quality 40,000 jobs as fewer of us think forecast coming up. right now mike has a traffic it's safe to fly. alert. i do, kari. 19,000 of those cuts would come you see the red box peeking over through layoffs. the rest through early my shoulder. retirement and buyout packages. we can talk about west 580. i've been tracking a the company says it needs more tractor-trailer fire i told you help from the federal government. about over an hour ago still blocking your slow lane and it

sounds like it may not clear for a while. that will tie up the altamont [ no audio ] >> all right. pass. the fire does sound like it seems we have a little issue everything is well under control there. that's the better news. there with scott's mic. south 680 also jammed up out of of course we'll get back to that in just a moment. pleasanton. we want to tell you about now if you take the cut over 84 breaking news we have for you. hurricane laura, well, it is cutting through livermore and pleasanton you'll jump back on intensifying in the gulf coast to 680 past that crash. this morning. now expected to reach category 4 also foothill or sunol road. strength. that storm expected to make locals know about that as an landfall in the next 24 hours or alternate. this map moves smoothly. so somewhere near the texas/louisiana border. details on a fire in the north by up in the vacaville area, here is a look at the hurricane from space. marcus. i'm trying to figure out what's half a million people have been going on. forced to evacuate, moving to breaking news coming out of higher ground by bus loads. wisconsin. this is where protests in but many of those families have kenosha turned deadly overnight been rushing to shelters. following the police shooting of a black man on sunday. the storm is not the onlys a big issue for a lot of people two people died in last night's and many of facilities for social distancing. some families, meanwhile, plan protests. graphic video seems to show the shooting and the gunman to ride it out at home. surrendering to authorities. it also appears to have happened during an altercation between protesters and a man who was

>> we have water, all kinds of armed. we're not showing you that video, and so far police are not supplies. basically where we're at, it's confirming any of that. equivalent to a bomb shelter, so sunday's shooting by police i'm okay with that. sparking the protests elsewhere >> laura has left major damage including this one monday night in the caribbean. in san diego. the man who was shot by officers it's killed at least 21 people in haiti leaving homes there in on sunday, jacob blake, now paralyzed from the waist down, ruins. we know those storms can come according to his father. through very quickly causing a even before last night's chaotic lot of destruction. protests blake's mother calling i know, kari, you've experienced for calm. some time in a hurricane, at least a warning there. >> and i understand being fed up >> yes. in southwest louisiana where i and all of that. lived in lafayette, laura is i get it. very reminiscent to hurricane rita that came through in 2005 the destruction is just not helping. >> doctors are still unsure if that took the exact same track blake's paralysis will be and was a category 3. permanent. you can watch that entire i went out right after that interview with the parents this morning on the "today" show. hurricane hit, and we drove for a little bit and then turning back to our breaking basically saw houses standing in news here in the bay area. the water. it was like the gulf had come for now cooler temperatures are helping firefighters begin to all the way up close to i-10. stop three huge clusters of it's the same situation where people were not going to wildfires. the flames have killed at least evacuate. they were completely surrounded seven people, burned nearly by water. and they're like, no, we're not 1,300 homes and other buildings

going to leave. it looks like we could see that and prompted evacuation orders that still affect an estimated same inundation as in 2005. 170,000 people. i can't believe that was 15 right now cal fire is in talks years ago. as we look at the track of the with the national guard and the storm, it is exp california conservation corps about providing reinforcement for crews fighting these flames around the clock. they need a break. live team coverage includes cierra johnson in the north bay where peopl areas. let's start out in the santa cruz mountains, and that's where we find "today in the bay's" kris sanchez this morning. a lot of people waiting there to see if they can get that all clear to even find out if their homes are still standing, kris. >> reporter: i'm sure a lot of folks who evacuated here are wondering if the north bay folks can go home, why can't we? and the reason is that it is still very dangerous out here. the fire is still actively burning. cal fire is working not only to control the fire but also to get folks information so they can check on their homes without showing up in person.

so this is why cal fire wants people to stay out of the evacuation area. the fire is still actively burning. this is felton empire road. it looked just like this as we drove on it yesterday morning and then when our colleague ian cull drove later in afternoon, nothing had changed. there are damaged trees falling. they're bringing down utility lines and roadways that need to be checked out. and at this point more than 79,000 acres are charred. the fire is contained along 19% of the perimeter. 443 homes, businesses and structures are destroyed. >> i'm sad because the people you see that are losing their houses have such good spirits and they're still trying to help everybody. >> the community pulls together in a tragedy like this. >> reporter: now in an effort to make that wait a little less painful santa cruz city schools opened their doors to teachers

and staff evacuated from their homes. the district and county also opened up the gym to other people needing shelter. so a lot of folks displaced this morning waiting for information. cal fire did put together a map where folks can check their properties without showing up in person. that has been very well received. cal fire is going to give us our first briefing at 6:00 this morning. we hope to hear more about whether or not some of those national guard you were talking about, laura, are going to come to this fire. we know they have been training down in the central valley, san luis obispo. we just don't know where they're going to be deployed and certainly a lot of folks here in the czu complex are hoping the national guard troops will head here. we'll bring you more information as we get that briefing at 6:00. we'll carry it for you live. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks, kris. speaking of that map many evacuees have been bracing and waiting for answers wondering if their homes are still standing. well now santa cruz county launching that map kris was just talking about online to help

bring some clarity to many of those people. take a look at this. you can see the actual map here. so what you do, you type in your address and you find out if there's any damage done to your area. if you look right there at the map, the red logos is an indication of destruction. the green logos indicate no damage done. for a link of the map you can head over to our website, nbcbayarea.com. this morning th devastation being met with resilience as many come together to help the evacuees. the community foundation of santa cruz county launched a fund to help with all of its direct needs including shelter and food. gas cards were given out to those looking to travel to stay with family members due to covid concerns. susan tru says nearly one in four people in the community is being impacted by the fires. >> you see evacuees help each other at evacuation sites.

they volunteer and you see everyone from moms to county supervisors really rally and stand together again. >> so far the foundation has given grants to local volunteer center and resource center to help fire victims. if you want to donate go online to community foundation of santa cruz county. well, this morning in the north bay evacuation orders are now lifted for thousands of people who live near the walbridge fire. and that includes people in healdsburg. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live for us with that and a look at some of the challenges some of those evacuees are facing trying to keep their animals safe, cierra. >> reporter: yes, good morning. let's start with an update on that fire. it was about a week ago that residents in the north bay began getting those evacuation notice and warnings because of that fire and it appears cal fire as a better grasp on the lnu

lightning complex fire. now at last check the north bay fire had burned more than 356,000 acres, and is right now 27% contained. this fire has been burning for eight days now destroying nearly 1,000 structures and leaving five people dead. so what do those families do when they've lost a home and are responsible for caring for livestock. they are serving as an animal evacuation center. the arena is now a temporary home to an array of animals from chickens to horses. one livestock owner brought 25 horses today. decided it was time to evacuate san mateo. >> i have to say that the animals are very calm right here, and i think part of that is the professionalism of the people around them. as i said, horses reflect our feelings. so when people are stable and not panicking, the horses are stable and not panicking. >> reporter: it's good to hear

that sense of calm. organizers say since they opened their doors on friday they've welcomed more than 200 animals. as for that lnu complex fire cal fire says they are making progress and explained this fire is a little more expansive and a little more complex than fires they've seen in years past. we're live, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> all right, cierra, thank you. news out of monterey county levg a lot of people concerned. a lightning sparked wildfire there has destroyed the ventana condor sanctuary. video of the dolan fire taken from a now destroyed nest camera that had been monitoring the 4-month-old condor chick. they are telling "the mercury news" the flames torched the holding pens, a research building and other facilities. the chick's fate is not yet known. take a look at this video

showing the sun rise over the mountains. in the distance you can see the fire glow from the walbridge fire. at one point you can seep the glow from the stars and moon making an eerie scene out there. some of the sunsets as well with the smoke hovering at night is kind of a very eerie glow. i want to check in with meteorologist kari hall right now. our spare the air alert remains in effect and the rough weather conditions out there for us. yes, we are still looking at that continuing through friday as we look at our air quality for today. and it's most unhealthy for the inland areas. we have seen some improvement along the coast. some of our beaches due to that fog moving in helping to move some of that stagnant air. in some cases it just moves and settles in the inland valley. we'll continue to monitor that. mike, you have that traffic alert. what's the update? it's still there, kari.

unfortunately, it will be there probably another 45 minutes for folks on the altamont pass west 580. off the merger there was a tractor-trailer fire. the trailer was on fire, no injuries. only the slow lane blocked. 680, better news here. word from chp all lanes have cleared. we should see much more traffic heading down in towards sunol. the rest of the bay moves smoothly. the issue in the north bay it was a command center being set up but no new fires up in vacaville. back to you. coming up on "today in the bay," we'll take you out to the republican national convention with the very latest. a lot of norms being broken. also ahead for you, the giants' latest win at oracle may be the highlight of their season so far. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 5:45 to foster city for a look at our temperature trend. clouds this morning and how much of the sun you see depends on if we can get the smoke to clear up. we are feeling more comfortable air across the rest of the bay area. we'll take a look at that and our air quality into the weekend coming up. i'm still tracking the traffic alert for the altamont pass. more folks affected by the bay bridge. no alert here.

just a heads-up. the backup is forming. three people are dead after a single car crash in walnut creek. chp saying that it happened late last night. this is on north main off ramp exiting northbound interstate 680. that car struck a tree catching died. their identities have not been confirmed. we don't know what led to the crash. tonight marks night three for the republican national convention. vice president mike pence and his wife, karen, are expected to speak tonight along with iowa senator joni ernst. counselor to the president kellyanne conway, soon to bedep house to focus on her family. so vice president pence will make his address from federal park lands.

>> scott mcgrew, that's raising eyebrows. that's right. you're not supposed to use federal grounds, federal lands to do something in a campaign, not use the federal property to be political. last night the first lady campaigned for her husband in the rose garden. secrets how he about things. total honesty is what citizens deserve from our president, whether you like it or not, you always know what he's thinking. >> the first lady also extended condolences and sympathies to victims and families affected by coronavirus. last night's convention showed a previously taped naturalization ceremony led by acting department of homeland security who the government accountability office says can't legally leave the department because he wasn't appointed in a legal manner. president trump said in a tweet

he will nominate him in an official capacity. and then mike pompeo. it is highly irregular for the secretary of state to campaign for anyone anytime. tradition says on top of that you're really not supposed to campaign overseas. the phrase is politics stop at the water's edge. here he is campaigning from jerusalem. >> i'm speaking to you from beautiful jerusalem looking out over the old city. i have a big job as susan's husband and nick's dad. susan and nick are more safe and their freedoms more secure because president trump has put his america first vision int >> other news, the head of the food and drug administration has apologized for what he says were misleading comments on his part during the sunday afternoon announcement about convalescent plasma. dr. stephen hahn says i have been criticized for remarks about the benefits of

convalescent plasma. the criticism is justified. we'll be watching, of course, what's happening today with the republican national convention. we'll be talking about it on the midday news as well and on twitter. you can find me @scottmcgrew. >> sounds good. thanks so much, scott. 5:49. new details. san francisco set to be way ahead of schedule when it comes to closing down the hall of justice. yesterday mayor london breed announced the closures should happen by labor day weekend. critics have called for the jail to close for years because it doesn't meet safety codes. leaders saw their opening last spring when the pandemic forced major inmate reductions. continuing our coronavirus coverage, california now has more than 673,000 confirmed cases. that's nearly 4,500 new cases since sunday. and 105 additional deaths. but, as the numbers increase, the overall infection rate fell over the past week. the governor says

hospitalizations are down 20%. he says he may soon announce plans for businesses to reopen statewide. and speaking of reopenings, on friday certain outdoor activities resume in alameda county. a new health order allows outdoor salons, barber shops, swimming pools and massage parlors to resume business. meanwhile in san francisco a section of hayes street near alamo square will be the latest to close to traffic on weekends. now this is to allow people more room to socially distance and enjoy hayes valley restaurants and bars. those closures begin friday at 4:00 p.m. here's some news niners fans probably didn't want to hear especially those season ticket holders, but they probably knew it a while back. the team now confirming that fans will not be in the stands when the niners kick off their season at levi's. the team cites distancing rules.

they're leaving open the possibility to add fans later this season if the situation improves. some teams do plan to have limited fans in the stands as the season kicks off including the chiefs 15 days from now right here on nbc bay area. laura, guess who is the hottest team in baseball right now -- the san francisco giants! yes, yes. you know it. they proved it again dramatically last night against the rival dodgers. tied at 8-8 in the 11th inning the giants walk it off with a two-run homer after battling back twice to catch the dodgers. the giants won that game, seven in a row. they are on a roll right now. we want to keep it hot, hot, hot. >> wouldn't it be nice to have a hot dog in the stands? >> yeah. okay, now i'm sad again. >> let's keep the positivity going. >> if we were in the stands,

kari, the air quality wouldn't be the best. probably better than some places but not the best certainly. better there than in the inland areas even across the bay in the coliseum, but we are looking at still some unhealthy air quality at times and a slight change in the wind brings in that smoke throughout today and the past few days we've seen that happen. even looking at the headlights in dublin right now it does look a little bit clear compared to yesterday and so that will be the trend as we go into the weekend. as we look at our air quality take a look at your microclimate and how that air quality, the colors change. yellow is moderate air quality. and so we are going to see at times it gets better going into the weekend but it has been improving especially for the bay and coastal areas where we've seen those fresh breezes coming in off the ocean is also helping to clear that stagnant air that we've had. as we look at our temperatures and the way we're trending for today we're starting out this morning mostly upper 50s and low

60s and then as we go into the lunch hour we're going to be in the low 80s for the inland areas. as we head over to the east bay, spots like concord and antioch as well as livermore will be in the upper 80s and maybe briefly touching 90 degrees. we're not seeing the high heat that we had. and also temperatures cool off a little bit more quickly as we go into the evening. once that fog starts to roll back in for the coastline we're going to see those temperatures in san francisco in the low 60s. you go over toward oakland, 65. and then for danville it's about 74 degrees if you're out taking a walk shortly before sunset and more fog building at the coast as we go into tonight. so what's happening here is exactly what we need at this point, just a steady weather pattern. we have meteorologists out there on the front lines with those fire crews and they're giving them updates on the best position to get in based on the winds, the temperatures, and the humidity. and so if it's more predictable in terms of our weather pattern

it helps the crews get in the right position to tackle those fires and get the upper hand. so we're seeing the steady weather pattern continuing. it does get slightly warmer though we're not seeing an increase in winds, a significant increase. we are going to see into the weekend some light westerly winds picking up, and that's all coming in from san francisco and the coastal waters along our bay area beaches. we'll see those temperatures holding steady with highs in th every morning. so improving weather conditions for the next few days. mike, have you seen any improvements on that traffic alert? i have, kari. the good news is that traffic alert has lifted, the last time i'll have to tell you that are to the altamont pass. a big backup, more folks will head over to the tri-valley, though, as we look at the map again, cleared for west 580. the tractor-trailer fire. it did set off a backup for 580 and 205 coming into the area. that's a problem for folks coming in from tracy and more

traffic heading into the dublin interchange. now better news south of there, south 680, that crash has also cleared. will still see slowing down from castle wood down to the sunol boulevard exit. again, all lanes are clear but once that slowing started and you got close to 6:00, it takes longer to clear as the volume builds for that portion of the bay. san jose slowing north 101 up to oakland road. there may be a crash further back at capitol expressway. i'm tracking that. last i heard there was a vehicle in lanes. marcus, better news up in the north bay, the command center. no new fire in vacaville and the backup at the bay bridge holds to the middle lanes. back to you. >> mike, we know a lot of people in the bay area said they just want to get away, maybe go to a beach somewhere. this might make you think twice. take a look at this. incredible video out of southern italy where swimmers and sunbathers weren't expecting this to happen. a tornado hitting the beach. take a look at this video. so you see right here, you can see people sometimes were

running for safety because this was all happening. that tornado actually started as a waterspout over the water and then landed picking up the sand and debris and making for a swirling vortex there. so out of all of that craziness there is some good news. no reports of any injuries. wow. pretty dramatic video there. much more ahead on "today in the bay" this wednesday morning. up next we're going to head out live to scotts valley for the latest update from firefighters on the czu fire burning in santa cruz and san mateo counties. and we've been hearing from evacuees as well wondering when they can return home. hopefully we'll get an update on that for them. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay." so you're a small business,

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breaking news, no sign of letup in wisconsin. escalating violence in the protests over the police shooting of a black man. overnight two people gunned down. next what we're just finding out as this story develops. and back home we are standing by for an update from firefighters in the santa cruz mountains happening any moment now. we're going to bring that to you live plus the latest on the bay area fighters. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. and good wednesday morning to you am i'm marcus washington. i'm laura garcia. we'll get to the morning commute

with mike in just a moment. first we want to talk about the air quality out there, another spare the air alert day today. what are the temperatures going to be like, kari? well, the temperatures are still going to be quite warm as we look at our fire conditions, our weather conditions around all of those fires. and we started out with higher humidity this morning, cooler temperatures all around the bay area which, as we get that update, we're hoping they're getting some more containment and we're not seeing this spread as rapidly. we are still looking at warm weather near the lnu lightning complex as our highs today reach back into the low 90s. our interior valleys and upper elevations will still have some hot weather today. so we're monitoring that.