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area? yeah, we have a couple weather systems moving by tha i clearing. we're still looking at the storm system approaching from the north and some tropical moisture moving in to our south from much of central california and over to the sierra. we're watching that a little bit closer to home starting out with clouds this morning. this is helping to keep the smoke clear. things will change this weekend. more on that coming up in just a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for the early morning commuters? well, kari, we have what we've had all week, slowing on the nimitz, northbound 880 to 29th. sometimes it's the southbound side. what i'm more concerned about is a crash that's happened over the last 45 minutes, south 880 and dakota a crash near the transition on southbound 880 from the city streets and no slowing. we'll check that but no major

injuries reported yet. back to you. thank you very much. new overnight firefighters stilt capital expressway near san jose. you can see the fire they're dealing with. flames shooting skyward. it took firefighters about an hour to eventually knock that down. no one was injured. developing for you right now merced firefighters are sharing an intense new look at just how the firefight was. this is near the creek fire, the fire that left so many hikers trapped. the fire now 20% contained. fire season nowhere near over just yet but it is already california's worst on record in terms of acreage some 5,300 miles of terrain have burned and at least 34 deaths are tied to the fires statewide. the black lives matters mural is now going away.

back in july the city of martinez approved the mural to be painted in front of the courthouse. the same day it was painted a white couple defaced the mural with black paint. now the city plans to paint over the mural as part of a larger downtown project which is sparking debate. martinez says it plans to make a more formal process to allow public artists' installations to be evaluated and approved. we are certainly continuing the conversation about race and, marcus, you certainly have been leading the way for us so well bringing another special last night "race in america: the conversation." >> we had powerful conversations last night. i talked to the family of oscar grant, who was shot and killed by b.a.r.t. police more than 11 years ago. grant's mother and uncle talked to me about the emotional toll this takes on them with other black men killed in a similar way as grant. i want you to take a listen to what they have to say.

>> it's a hurting process in me that something has to be done. >> it reopens the wound and, yes, the anger comes back because it really brings back that clear vision as if oscar was murdered yesterday. >> that's his uncle there. he actually goes on to talk about how the bay area embraced his family and started a chant "i am oscar grant" like we've heard with breonna taylor, george floyd. that conversation continues online. you can weigh in with us on these topics. head over to nbcbayarea.com/raceinamerica and let us know how you feel and what you've been talking about your family. grab your popcorn and if you live in marin county can you finally go to the movie theater today just in time for the week. this is a live look for you at

north gate in san rafael. the first showing is at 1:00 this afternoon. this is all the fact marin county is moving into the purple tier. the red tier is less restrictive. if you plan to catch a flick, you will still have to wear those masks, oh, yes, throughout the entire movie, but you are able to take it off if you want to eat or drink. of course that popcorn and soda. you still have to do the social distancing thing and theaters can only operate at 25% capacity or 100 people, whatever is fewer. they say they've implemented more safety measures for us. >> we are sanitizing every 30 minutes and we are sanitizing the showtime and again every morning. >> businesses like nail salons, places of worship, can also reopen indoors with similar restrictions. last week movie theaters in napa county also reopened.

contra costa leaders are now working on a new health order requiring more coronavirus testing. the county's top doctor says some providers are not performing their fair share by making the process far too cumbersome. supervisors agreed saying doctor referrals are slowing things down. santa clara county issued a similar order. a lot of people are looking into travel by air to escape. that comes as another state is starting to ease some of the quarantine restrictions for california visitors. hawaii announced next month they would eliminate and exempt visitors from mandatory 14-day quarantine if you take the covid-19 test at least 72 hours before departure. one danville family we talked to said any change of scenery is really welcome. they're flying to palm springs in search of in the smoke from

we couldn't enjoy let's go where air is fresh and get out feeling more comfortable with flying, but they warn do some research before booking that ticket out of the country. make sure you understand the requirements of each country in order to enter and return home. hey, guys, do you remember this? this marks six months since we've actually seen each other in person here at "today in the bay". these are pictures from the last day together all in the same studio. this is on march 13th. by the next week marcus was in the newsroom doing what we all knew how to do by then, social distancing, and i was just in the studio before i transferred to working from home. kari and mike followed suit as well, so we all made our little

sets at home. we miss beingtrying to live outt to say the new normal, because i think one day we will be together again. >> we have to. >> and not just in heaven. >> thank you for that. >> hopefully there's a little bit of a distance and time. >> it sounded like that, didn't it? >> it's been so long that we've been together. you know what, one day, on earth we will be together again. >> heaven on earth. >> right. >> speaking of earth -- >> kari, take it away. it's been nice to have good air quality that continues today. we'll get some fresh air once again as we take a look at our air quality before the east bay and south bay. it will be unhealthy for sensitive groups. we'll continue to see at least so cooler

for today. this afternoon we're looking at highs in the tri-valley and only reaching 80 degrees in some of our warmest spots in the inland valleys. we'll talk about what's ahead for the weekend forecast coming up. how is it looking right now, mike? it's looking better, kari. we have a crash we're tracking over to the dumbarton bridge but no slowing and no further developments over there. as we look at the overall view, a little bit of slowing out of the altamont pass. getting over through oakland north 880 is moving very the courts over the state's new smoothly through the reopening guidelines. construction zone. we saw some slowing. i do believe that crew clears plus, the new struggles from the northbound side. facing the nation's airlines. what you need to know about the i don't see slowing there. no problem there. potential impact on your holiday getting over to the bay bridge a travel plans. you're watching "today in the bay." smooth drive as well and at the prop 19 helps california's most vulnerable. bay bridge fog registered by chp across the span. no problem, marcus, and that's

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right now at 4:42 let's get you up and out the door in the south bay. we're starting out with clouds and sunshine today. at least our air quality stays nice for all those outdoor activities as our temperatures head into the low 70s. we'll have a slight cooldown today. we'll talk about that and a warmer weekend coming up. and the visibility is very nice through the tri-valley. yesterday had some issues with fog through the altamont pass. today we look at dublin.

580 moves smoothly but a problem, sounds like a pickup slammed on their brakes right in front of a semi truck. watch out for that as you're changing lanes even though visibility is fine. the very latest from cnbc. i'm bertha coombs and here are today's top business headlines from cnbc. breaking news, reuters reporting that the trump administration will block downloads of tiktok starting this sunday. the u.s. commerce department is going to order apple and google and others to remove the apps from their platforms in the u.s. they will not order them to remove tiktok outside of the united states. that order expected to be published imminently. of course the administration has also been talking about a deal, oracle and walmart have been in talks with bytedance to broker a

deal to meet the requirements for severing and meet the issues regarding security. we'll have more on that coming up. but right now wall street set to open mixed this morning after another sell-off yesterday led by major tech stocks without snapping a four-day win streak. wall street dipping back into correction territory when it's down at least 10% from its most recent high. investors digesting the fed's warning about slowing economic recovery as well as the most recent unemployment data showing another 860,000 americans filed for jobless benefits, lower than expected. still, very elevated levels. today watching for a report on consumer sentiment. delta airlines has reached a tentative deal with its pilots union to reduce the number of furloughs by 220. that would bring the total number of job cuts to about

1,700 at the airline. that according to a memo seen by reuters. this comes as airline executives met with white house chief of staff mike meadows to make a final plea for more aid to avoid job cuts. airlines agreed to not furlough or lay off through the end of this month in exchange for $25 billion in that first-round of stimulus. travel remains low, still down about 70% compared to last year's levels. restrictions on the first round of aid expire at the end of this month and the airlines say they will likely furlough tens of thousands of workers starting october 1st. and facebook being sued for allegedly spying on instagram users. the lawsuit stems from media reports in july that the app appears to be accessing iphone cameras even when they're not actively being used. facebook blames that on a bug which has generated false notifications. the suit filed by an instagram

user from new jersey claims the app use of the camera is actually intentional and is done for the purples of collecting valuable user data. marcus and laura, back to you. we'll be watching and bring you any dates on tiktok and we app updates. changing course, we're going to tell you what they're doing differently after being fined for not following local health orders. plus, taking action. the ruling a judge made to ensure there are no issues with mail-in ballots. it's 4:46.

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and a good morning to you. it is friday. oh, yes, we made it to friday. a live look for you right now out on san francisco. it is 4:49 for you, and i think we're still going to have nice, clear air today, kari. maybe we can get outside. yes, it looks pretty good. you'd better enjoy it. we are going to gradually start to see the smoke returning to the bay area. let's get a look at our temperatures as you get ready to step out the door. it's mostly in the mid-60s for much of the peninsula, the east bay and the south bay. we're in the upper 50s in the north bay and it's cooler there, but elsewhere a mild start to our day thanks to the clouds that we had. yesterday evening if you were out for sunset, it was

beautiful. we are seeing humidity and temperatures slightly cooler for today. we're reaching into the mid-70s in the south bay as well as the peninsula. oakland today up to 75 degrees. and in the north bay expect a high of 75 in napa and san francisco reaching 66 degrees. so this is slightly cooler than normal thanks to that system that's passing by to our north bringing in a stronger ocean breeze. high pressure builds once again heading into the weekend. hopefully we won't see that lasting for a long time. there will be another storm system moving into the pacific northwest that will help cool off our temperatures early next week. as we look at our air quality, we've been talking about how nice it's been these past couple of days. today it still looks pretty good. it may be unhealthy for some sensitive groups. for tomorrow it does look like the smoke gradually starts to come back in as that high pressure returns and we'll see more of it on sunday into early next week. as we look at our seven-day forecast temperatures in the upper 70s today to 80 tomorrow

and up to 90 degrees. that spike in temperatures will gradually or quickly move out of here as we see our next storm system approaching from the north. some good news. all around we'll have to watch that smoke. mi looking for the morning commute? we're looking pretty good, kari, as well. i told folks about an issue in the tri-valley, a crash where someone had cut off a big rig. there was no impact, from what i understand. let's take you out to the it's still under 20 minutes out roadways. green sensors, a little slowing of brentwood and discovery bay we hadthe altamontre down to 580. 580 shows the clearing. the crashad the golden gate bridge you can see much more clearly than you did yesterday. easier getting into the city or out of it. back to you. new details for you, a federal judge is blocking the postal service's changing -- those changes. the nationwide preliminary

injunction brought by 14 states suing the trump administration and the u.s. postal service. the judge called the changes a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of a postal service before the november election. voters are expected to vote by mail because of covid-19 pandemic and some states have expressed concern that delays might result in voters not receiving those ballots or registration forms in time. well, after racking up weeks of fines, a south bay church is changing course this is what services will look like at the north valley baptist church. cars packed the parking lot. this took place wednesday night. the church finally agreed to stop gathering indoors after accumulating more than $100,000 in fines. san diego county is considering legal action against governor newsom if he demotes them on the state's watch list. san diego county is on the red

tier which allows businesses to reopen indoor services. but after hundreds of san diego state students got covid, the county could go down to the purple tier causing thousands of businesses to roll back their openings. this week the board of supervisors asked to exclude the university cases from the county data. governor newsom denied the request. now the supervisors might take legal action against newsom. the state will review the data next week and assign it to a tier. 4:54 for you this morning. next here on "today in the bay," the battle the 49ers are gearing up for this morning. plus, it's the reunion everybody is talking about. we're going to show you what happened during a table read that included brad pitt and jennifer aniston and the money they helped raise for charity. but first, happening now for you, israel is going back into full lockdown mode to try to contain the spread of covid-19. this comes as the spread has steadily gotten worse in the past few months. it means many businesses face

strict limits on public gatherings and most people will have to stay in their homes. we'll be right back. dear california... we know these are challenging times. rest assured, you are not alone. we've all had to adapt. and with summer here, your energy bills might go up with rising temperatures. together, we can save energy and money. try closing your shades during the day... setting your ac to 78° or higher... or cooling off with a fan when you can. united we are always stronger. stay well, california, and keep it golden.

welcome back. 4:56. the injury riddled 49ers are prepared to fly east for the next couple of weeks. this sunday they play the jets followed by the giants, the raiders are set to play their first ever game in las vegas. they host the saints. trending for you this morning it is a reunion so many fans have been waiting for. take a look. >> you know how cute i always thought you were. i think you're so sexy. will you come to me? >> brad pitt and jennifer aniston taking part in the "fast times at ridgemont high" table

read. it raised $50,000 for sean penn's nonprofit providing free covid-19 tests. >> all for a good cause. next, our washington insider breaks down the key takeaways from joe biden's town hall and what president trump said at his packed event last night. plus, flu in a pandemic. why doctors are imploring you get a flu shot sooner rather than later. we saw the cloud of smoke

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right now at 5:00 with a nice and smoke-free weekend on tap, cooped up people around the bay area certainly itching to get out. a live report just ahead on how to do that safely. plus -- >> you have to level with the american people. shoot from the shoulder. there's never been a time they've not been able to step up. this president should step down. >> joe biden on the attack in a drive-in town hall. meantime, president trump addressing a packed crowd, ignoring distancing rules. next, where both men will campaign today. and the push for flu shots ramping up. what happens if you get sick after getting the vaccine? we'll have the answer as "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good friday morning to you. thank you for joining us.

i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping his eye on that commute. first that