i will be putting forth a nominee next week. right now at 5:00 the fight already heating up over the late justice ruth bader ginsburg's supreme court seat. live from washington with a look at the battle lines being drawn and who stands where. six feet of distance may not protect you. up next new guidance from the cdc on how covid-19 spreads and what to do to stay safe. and happening today more san francisco reopenings. a live report on who is reopening today and the hopeful news for restaurants struggling across the city. "today in the bay" continues right now. and a very good monday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eyethe air q

hours. that's going to be the issue, some drifts of smoke coming into parts of the bay area. not all of us will start to see that smoke today as we look at what we're expecting mostly for the north bay as well as the inland east bay. that's where we will have the moderate air quality looking better for the south bay. we'll talk more about what's ahead in the forecast coming up. mike, how is it looking now for the morning commute? the big view, kari, shows us green sensors as we would imagine. in oakland we don't have the overnight construction but we did have a crash, the second one of the morning for the nimitz. it's on the shoulder. over here a look at 680 south of 24 heading out of walnut creek we've gone to green from red over the last ten minutes. i think the overnight crew there has cleared from just south of the walnut creek interchange and things are moving nicely on the freeways.

slowing out of the altamont pass. back to you. americans remembering and reflecting on justice ruth bader ginsburg. a live look in washington where mourners have placed flowers and candles on the steps of supreme court. her death friday prompting a new fight on capitol hill over whether a replacement justice should be considered now or following the presidential election. >> tracie potts joins us with an update on some of the names already in play. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: good morning. a couple people the president has nominated to the bench are now on his short list, and it's something that he and the republican leader are trying to get done quickly. the replacement for justice ruth bader ginsburg already turning political. >> i will be putting forth the nominee next week. it will be a woman.

>> reporter: front-runners include two conservative trump appointees within hours of ginsburg's death friday senate majority leader mitch mcconnell announced there will be a vote. >> the way this happened so close to the election that the next president should be able to make the decision. >> reporter: it's an about-face from four years ago when democrats pushed and republicans blocked president obama's supreme court nominee months before the election. >> let's let the next president do it, whoever it might be, make that nomination. and you can use my words against me. >> reporter: today republicans are defending a different approach. >> when you have both parties in the white house and the senate historically the confirmation goes forward. and that's what's going to happen here. >> reporter: democti presidential nominee joe biden appealing directly to republicans. >> please follow your conscience. if i win this election, president trump's nominee should be withdrawn. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi is hinting at possibly

using impeachment to stop it. >> we have our options. we have arrows in our quiver. >> reporter: a political and legal showdown 43 days before the election. and a lot of people already voting by mail, of course. two republicans have said they will not go along with it. they won't confirm someone before the election. it will take two more to block it. >> a lot going on there. certainly we will be watching, tracie. thank you. >> very much so. local memorials are also growing for the late supreme court justice. this celebration was held at lake merritt. many who attended believe this is not the time for politics. >> i don't want it to be about other sides. this is about humanity. this is about justice. this is about all of us having rights, and that is what the notorious rbg stood for.

>> the events this weekend also held in san francisco, palo alto and martinez. the "today" show following the replacement battle on the late justice ginsburg's legacy, the co-director of the oscar winning documentary "rbg" reflects on her experience capturing the supreme court justice's life on camera right after "today in the bay." new overnight a police officer is in the hospital after a crash in san jose. here is a live look for you right now at third and taylor streets. that intersection, of course, closed now while police investigate. so police say a little before 1:00 this morning a driver ran the stop sign on taylor t-boning that patrol car. both drivers were taken to the hospital. police have not updated their conditions and they are not saying if the driver was under the influence. it's also not clear how soon that intersection will reopen. well today marks another milestone in easing some of the covid-19 restrictions. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live for us in san

francisco to break down what businesses are able to open under the latest phase. cierra? >> reporter: yes, good morning. today marks the day that three main business types are able to open, indoor museums, zoos and aquariums and sixth grade in-person learning. and like every step of this process it will come with some caveats. they are able to reopen on a limited capacity and are only able to do so if they have submitted a health plan. right now let's take a focus on education. the in-person learning for pre-k through sixth grade is being done on a rolling basis. mayor breed says the goal is to bring middle schoolers in for in-person learning by october and in november high schoolers and some other educational programs. and for those insight into just when that could happen. her office will be working with the county public health officers to move indoor dining

by october 1st. at that point it would be 25% or 100 people and october 1st is the day the county would move into that orange tier. so a lot to remember but we do have all of this information posted to our webwebsite. >> cierra, thank you. it is hard to keep track of what's open and where. we'll make it easy for you. we put together a list of what's open county by county. head over to our website nbcbayarea.com, click on the county easing restrictions at the top of our home page. california now has surpassed 15,000 coronavirus deaths. the grim milestone passed yesterday. california has the fourth highest number of deaths in the country following new york, new jersey and texas. along with 780,000 confirmed cases. so it turns out now that six feet of distancing may not protect you after all. the cdc is now saying droplets can actually hang in the air for

some time. but they can also travel. the new guidance warns droplets can be inhaled by someone further than six feet away. previous guidance suggested the spread was mostly within six feet. the cdc also says your best defense is to wear a mask. >> mask up. always wearing those masks. as you head outside, kari, make sure you're protected. >> oh, my goodness, we're too close. just think about that as you head out this morning. air quality still pretty good. let's head out the door in fremont as we are starting out with temperatures in the upper 50s and then as we go through the day it looks pretty nice. it will actually be cooler toda. we're at 75 degrees here. and then lookingality our high temperatures around the bay area, we're up to 86 degrees in concord and napa today reaching 81. and 68 degrees in san francisco. now as we go through the forecast, a nice week ahead but we will see some changes in our

air quality and big changes for the weekend. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. how is it looking now for the commute? well, it's looking standard for a monday which means the speed sensors are great. i'm going to guess some grumbles out there as folks head back to work. out to the roadways and we will see if you are fortunate enough to be heading into work, a smooth drive and slowing through highway 84. i'll check on that. no outstanding incidents. 680 out of walnut creek slowing for the construction zone has cleared. a live look at the bay bridge shows you it is cleared as far as the flow and pretty much for our view you see the low clouds in the distance not affecting your drive at all right now. back to you. >> thanks, mike. 5:09 for you this morning. new calls for justice still ahead for you this morning on "today in the bay." a possible legal decision looming in the police shooting death of breonna taylor. an update and the actions being taken as the community braces for that decision. plus, a last-minute ruling

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right now at 5:12 let's get you out the door in parts of the east bay checking out brentwood and our temperature trend. we're going to see our mornings start in the low 60s and then quickly warming up by late morning into the afternoon. we'll be in the upper 70s at lunch time. we'll talk about all of our microclimates, a nice week ahead and also an update on the air quality coming up. and i've been looking closely, we should just show you, highway 84 we're talking about. the.w a little extra slowing. that's a standard drive. coming out of the altamont pass, 24 minutes from grant line road over to the dublin interchange. it looks like those numbers are fine with nothing unusual scheduled for the area or on chp incident report. we'll give you the bigger look coming up.

good morning. i'm contessa brewer from cnbc. here are today's top business headlines. get ready for a manic monday on the markets. wall street deeply in the red. the dow down 500 points this morning. the market's on a three-week losing streak, the longest stretch in about a year. the declines led by tech stocks which have struggled in recent weeks, so there's the big name, facebook, apple, amazon, netflix, google, microsoft all with big losses. in focus this week reports on home sales and durable goods and traders watching washington with some analysts saying a new stimulus bill is unlikely until after the election because the fight over the supreme court will overshadow all else. mba grads may be feeling th. demand returning. about 90% of consulting firms, banks and large tech groups plan to hire mbas next year, up from 77% in july.

just 8% say they're pulling job offers although the start date has been delayed. a majority say they will honor salaries offered before the pandemic but pay likely next year will be lower. and walmart is launching a new private label clothing line for men and women called free assembly sold both in stores and online. items priced from $9 to $45. walmart is looking to take market share in apparel. many major clothing retailers will hurt badly during the pandemic and the recession. others like jcpenney filed for bankruptcy. a tough go for smal and business box stores as well. thank you so much. new details this morning if you use that messaging app wechat, you can actually keep using it for now after a judge temporarily blocked a ban set to

take effect last night. the original ban involved tiktok and wechat. it was halted with a deal made with oracle and walmart. wechat says it offered a life line. they say president trump's order will restrict free speech. a judge agreed allowing the case to play out in court. a bona fide bay area star makes history on television's biggest night. >> the 72nd annual emy awards took place last night. jimmy kimmel hosted the show in an empty staples center while the winners and nominees from home. the 24-year-old became the youngest ever to win best actress in a drama for her role in "euphoria. ". >> there is hope. >> so talented. the biggest winner of the night

you see the name right there on your screen. i can't say it so much but you can see how it's spelled there. it won sweeping all of the awards in the comedy category including best show, best actor and actress. hbo's "succession" named best drama. i've seen all of those shows and they are all good. well-deserved. >> i haven't seen "succession" but i've seen the other one. oh, my gosh, it is so funny. and they're not that long so you can watch them over and over. >> if you get a chance watch all of those. let's get a look at the forecast for you today. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that, hour by hour. how is it looking? >> it looks pretty good for us today. got a little hot yesterday afternoon. it's going to be cooler this afternoon. let's go hour by hour as we check it out heading through

noon with cupertino at 74 degrees at lunch time. we'll be at 70 degrees in napa and then along the coastline we're still in the 60s in san francisco and half moon bay. then as we go into 3:00 we're at 76 degrees if fremont and some upper 70s for antioch. we're going to briefly go into the low 80s by this afternoon. then as we go into this evening a nice little cooldown as the winds pick up. expect it to be a windy evening, and that's because we will see an approaching storm system from the north that's going to increase our winds coming in from the west. but this will actually help mix out the smoke just a little b drifts of smoke coming in to parts of the north bay and east bay until this moves in. as we go to the end of the week, unfortunately, a large area of high pressure that will be pretty intense could ramp up our temperatures and may give us some gusty wind, so that's not good for the wildfire conditions as we can see by saturday and sunday some hot weather

returning. as we look at our five-day forecast for the air quality we are going to see unhelpy air quality for parts of the north bay and inland east bay. it looks like we'll continue to see the drifts coming in. improving air quality as we are going to see a lot of green sensors meaning it will be safe to spend long periods of time outside. and of course we'll be watching some of the inland areas that have to deal with that smoke. temperature wise we're looking good here. a lot of 80s for our warmest spots over the next few days. how is it looking out there for the commute now, mike? kari, the silicon valley freeways are over my shoulder and they're moving just fine at or probably over the limit. i mark right in the jose, the p activity we're talking aboutecd third, right around there, an officer involved crash earlier. the investigation continues

there. just watch. you'll probably have to reroute a couple blocks. the rest of the bay no problem. we check out the slowing for highway 84 and that's standard. no problem. there is a crash 780 eastbound getting over toward 680. back to you. all right, thank you very much, mike. tracking coronavirus at 30,000 feet. next on "today in the bay," new information on the growing risk when you travel. but first, we are always on social media. check this out. this magnificent shot taken by one of our viewers. we posted this on instagram. look how beautiful that is. make sure you share those images with us and follow us nbcbayarea.com. another day, another chance to bounce forward.

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5:23 this morning and developing right now louisville federal courthouse will be closed the entire week. this is in anticipation of a potential decision in the breonna taylor police shooting investigation. the attorney general daniel cameron will announce i homicide or other crimes tied to taylor's death. officers shot and killed her after breaking down her apartment door in march to serve a signed no knock search warrant. her death i go nighted more than 100 days of protests. new details this morning on

a call president trump made to the two deputies recently ambushed in compton. the l.a. county sheriff's department posted the president wished both of them a speedy recovery. both deputies are now in the long process of recovering from the attack. the male deputy is recovering at home. the female deputy is still in the hospital. the shooter remains on the loose. jerry harris of "cheer" will be in court today. harris is expected to appear for a hearing after being arrested on a child pornography charge. the parents of young twin boys say harris inappropriately touched them and sent lewd president clint pictures. back to covid-19. airlines insist flying is safe but what about long-distance flights. as more countries lift restrictions and international

flights resume there are going to be growing concerns about the spread. there are reports 15 people were infected by one person on the flight from london to vietnam and two flight attendants became ill from a passenger on a flight from boston to hong kong. both happened earlier in the pandemic. meantime "the washington post" cites the cdc which believes more than 10,000 air travelers may have been exposed since the pandemic began. an eighth death in maine linked to covid-19 outbreak following a wedding, the latest is a man in his 80s. the event is linked to 270 cases including an outbreak at a nursing home and jail. retired boston red sox player david ortiz announced on friday that he is recovering after also becoming infected withtrending morning "the ellen degeneres show" is returning for its 18th season. she does plan to talk about the

recent allegations from her former staffers calling her show a toxic work environment. so far three producers have been fired. you can watch "ellen" at 4:00 right here after "the kelly clarkson show" which is starting its second season today followed by nbc bay area news at 5:00. the top stories we're following, the state hits the pause button and what that means for millions during the pandemic. iconic justice ruth bader ginsburg and the battle heating up over her replacement. we'll be right back.

♪ right now at 5:30 the bay area mourns and celebrates the life and legacy of justice ruth bader ginsburg. a live report next on what some are calling for as the battle to replace rbg in the supreme court heats up. plus, unemployment chaos, more than half a million californians who have been waiting for their unemployment checks for months will have to wait even longer. coming up frustra new claims. and we are still talking about the air and some smoke making its way back to the bay area. straight ahead for you what's in store for you this week plus an update on the wildfires. "today in the bay" continues

right now. and it's monday morning. thanks for making us a part of that morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll check in with mike in just a moment. first to kari because looks can be deceiving. the weather looks so much clearer out there with less smoke. you say we should still take heed. >> absolutely. you should limit your time outside. we are still going to see drifts of smoke coming in. air quality has been good in the south bay but it's the north bay and the east bay we'll really have to monitor today as we've seen the way that the winds are carrying that smoke makes it go into those areas. spots like santa clara valley we will have some moderate air quality, but the worst of it will be in the east bay. we're also going to have a cooler afternoon so i know people will want to go outside but if you have asthma or breathing problems you do want to make sure you're being very careful today. we'll talk more and what's ahead for the rest of the week coming up.

how is it looking for the commute right now, mike? i learned about a new police investigation in san jose, blocks away from san jose state. we'll continue to follow the news desk. you're looking at the slowing for west 580. it started to clear up. there is a crew north 0 heading up to sunol out of fremont and that's where we see more slowing there as well, marcus. back to you. >> thanks, mike. this morning the nation continues to mourn the loss of a champion of gender equality. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg died at her home in washington, d.c. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live to break down how her legacy is being honored here at home. cierra? >> reporter: she was a fighter for gender equality as well as women's rights. she did that for decades and

across the bay throughout the week folks gathered to honor the life she lived now. one of the first celebrations in the city. mayor breed joined dozens of others in the castro to honor the late justice with candles and in the peninsula a moment of silence was held. 60 seconds of silence in reflection held by more than 120 people who gathered there for a vigil at the city courthouse. the folks that gathered told us it was a chance to honor her work as a civil rights attorney and the strides she made. take a look at what one person had to say. >> i don't want it to be about other sides. this is about humanity. this is about justice. this is about all of us having rights and that's what the notorious rbg stood

reflected on what life would have been like had she not fought with that equality even noting because of ginsburg women could have their own check books and their own credit cards. weird to even think about in this day and age. folks across the bay for several days honoring the life she lived and the folks she fought for. she had a battle of her own for years battling cancer and she gradually succumbed to pancreatic cancer at age 87, but what a life she lived. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." house speaker nancy pelosi paid her respects yesterday visiting the supreme court. she indicated democrats are ready to fight. the courtroom chair, the court bench and the door leading into the marble floor house. the court also said you will

continue to fly the flags in front of the building at half-staff. justice ginsburg's legacy will be covered all morning long. you can fine more on our website nbcbayarea.com. california is suddenly hitting the pause button on the state's problem plagued unemployment development department. more than 2.5 million californians lost jobs during the first two months of the pandemic. the current jobless rate down about two percentage points from august. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda joins us live in martinez this morning to explain what's happening between now and then that may leave people really stretched thin, sharon. >> reporter: it's very true, laura. hopefully if you lost your job

or had hours reduced due to the pandemic you'll already have filed a claim. if you haven't, you'll have to wait. more than 591,000 californians are still waiting for their unemployment checks after filing claims more than three weeks ago. julia filed her claim june 7th and still has not received a check or response despite calls and emails to the department. she was counting on about $400 per week. >> i haven't heard anything and i just want to know was i turned down? was i denied? is my money going somewhere else? >> reporter: the edd website says from september 20 to october 4 edd will not be accepting new online applications for unemployment benefits. it says it will improve the system to verify identities and an easier, faster way to cut down on fraud. the assemblyman says he has

concerns the backlog may prevent some from receiving federal stimulus money. >> all of the people in the backlog get processed, because if they don't they won'ting able to qualify for additional $1,500 unemployment insurance. that's extremely important. >> reporter: if you already have filed for unemployment then you can still check online to see if there's been any activity on your account. reporting live, i'm sharon katsuda "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, sharon. our response team has looked into the california unemployment department. head to nbcbayarea.com/responds to check out the investigation. the best way to get benefits if you do need them. >> as for new bay area cases, santa clara county added the most yesterday.

and happening today we are expecting new details on exte extending quarantine to 15 cities for those who are homeless or condition isolate at home. since june the program provided motel rooms for hundreds of people exposed to coronavirus. a rally is set for this morning as thousands of san francisco's renters tried to make it in the bay. demanding the city stop evictions for those who are out of work who can't support themselves during the pandemic. the rally will start at 8:30 at the courthouse and then turn into a car caravan going from the courthouse. to the fires burning statewide, nearly 30 major wildfires continue to burn. among them the el dorado fire in san bernardino and riverside counties. that's the one that was started during the gender reveal party and claimed the life of a firefighter.

the three fires that have burned in and around the bay area are almost fully contained. the creek fire is 27% contained. we talk about the air quality across the bay area starting to improve. an unhealthy air advisory is still in effect today. a live look outside. you can see it looks a lot clearer. that's what could be so deceptive about it. san francisco, san jose live looks there. that's the thing, kari. we're all tempted to go outside but we still have to be careful. it does depend on what time you go. good air quality this morning if you wan to head out for an early walk as soon as the sun rises, that looks good. if you have breathing problems you want to limit your time outside for this afternoon. let's head over to pleasanton with our temperatures that will start out in the upper 50s. as we go into today it will start to warm up in the upper

70s there by early in the afternoon. eventually reaching into the upper 80s in livermore. 77 will be the high in palo alto. we're looking at some low 80s in parts of the north bay from napa to santa rosa. we'll continue to monitor the air quality and talk about our forecast and the weekend ahead as well. mike, how is it looking for the morning commute? happy monday, folks. the metering lights were turned on at 5:30. no incidents on the span. metering lights on and a very quick build. nine minutes to fill in all lanes there. as we look at your map the incline holding steady only at the toll plaza where there's the backup and the build. we'll see how that traffic volume in off the maze and off the east shore freeway. the rest of the bay moves smoothly. still slow through the road work zone.

5:39 this morning. a new path of destruction. still ahead on "today in the bay," the damage now adding up from the bobcat fire burning out of control and the obstacle firefighters are facing. plus, talk about a win that hurts, a lot of injured top players including jimmy g. an update on yesterday's big hit leaving at least one star likely out for the season. plus, the pandemic did not stop one of the biggest hollywood nights of the year. the reunion that happened during the emmy awards show that has everyone talking. you're watching "today in the bay." so you're a small business,

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over to foster city and it's going to be a great day, more of that nice, clean air that we've seen the past couple of days but also our temperatures that will stay comfortable reaching into the low 70s by 1:00 in the afternoon. we're going to see more of this nice, comfortable air but some of us have to still deal with the smoke. we'll talk about that and the forecast coming up. a big concern, kari. in the north bay 780 eastbound. take a look right around southampton. blocking one of two lanes, getting to the bay bridge moves smoothly. at the toll plaza a live look

shows you the effects of the metering lights turned on promptly at 5:30. this will slow down a bit as you travel out of oakland. >> thanks so much, kari and mike. it is 5:43. developing now firefighters in southern california are focused on trying to save homes after erratic winds really pushed that bobcat wildfire closer to a lot of communities there. the bobcat fire is burned over 103,000 acres doubling in size over the last week. firefighters have it at about 15% contained so far and it certainly has been a very challenging fight for them since the fire is burning in areas that are so dry, so much brush they haven't burned in decades. the gulf coast is preparing for tropical storm beta he can pecked to make landfall some time tonight in texas and then move to louisiana. the rain from the storm already falling in parts of texas.

beta isn't likely to turn into a hurricane. when it comes to concerns in the census 2020 count the pandemic is the tip of the iceberg, dealing with many challenges as teams try to wrap up the once every decade count. the problems include wildfires here in the west and hurricanes along the gulf coast where it's believed hundreds of thousands of people are still not counted. they face a tighter deadline, nine days from now. a recent lawsuit to extend the deadline through october. new overnight a woman suspected of sending the poison ricin to the white house was arrested at the new york/canadian border. she was taken into custody by u.s. customs and borpd border protection. the letter appeared to have originated in canada. she faces several federal charges.

now to decision 2020 the presidential race, president donald trump and joe biden hosting campaign rallies today in battleground states. the president is scheduled to hold two airport rallies. he will not attend the general assembly in person this week. it's not clear if he will record a virtual message for the meeting. in the meantime former vice president joe biden will be in wisconsin. it is biden's second visit to the battleground state in two weeks. >> and both presidential campaigns and their parties raking in a lot of cash. the biden camp a have more than million in cash on hand. president trump and the rnc have $325 million. last month the biden campaign brought in $365 million. the trump campaign took in $210 million bringing its total so far to $1.3 billion. the campaign has already spent much of that. both parties are seeing a spike

in donations after the death of justice ginsburg. the presidential candidates have three debates coming up. the first is set for september 29th and will be moderated by fox news anchor chris wallace. the second is set for october 15th moderated by steve scully, a political editor at c-span. another scheduled for october 22nd. it will be moderated by nbc's kristen welker, her first time moderating. welker is both white house correspondent and co-anchor of the "weekend today" program. san diego county may get a better sense tomorrow where it stands on reopening. that's when the state will update every county's color coded ranking status. the county will slide back into the most restrictive purple tier. frustrated parents want public schools to resume in-person classes and they're afraid if the county moves back to the purple tier the wait will last longer. one single mother of four says she's on a leave of absence at work that's ending soon.

>> my 75-year-old parents are going to try to teach my kids, you know, this stuff that they're not learning. >> countywide cases are holding steady but an outbreak at san diego state is weighing down the numbers. it was a big weekend for movie lovers in marin county who have not gone to a theater at least in the county in six months. slowly but surely movie theaters are starting to reopen. a few people returned to this one here, scinemark in san rafael. theaters can only open at 25% capacity or 100 people, which ever is less. all of us could watch the game yesterday, the 49ers playing. boy, was it a tough one against the jets. they ended up winning, but so many players got injured. nick bosa and solomon thomas suffered knee injury as did raheem mostert who had a big

touchdown run to start the game. star quarterback jimmy g. suffered a possible high ankle sprain. he didn't play the second half. the niners managed to rout the jets. after the give all anyone wanted to talk about was losing so many key players. >> it was a real good game by the team. got a little mixed emotions with some guys like that. >> how can i be happy when they're going through tough situations? >> so the niners play in the meadowlands so they're not flying home from the east coast. they're just staying there. the injuries we know so far. the outlook will depend on what exams now feel. sources are saying that nick bosa may be out for the season for a torn acl. if garoppolo does have a high ankle sprain, he may be out for several weeks. all right, well, raiders fans, listen up because a live

look for you right now in las vegas where tonight the raiders break in that brand-new $2 billion allegiant stadium. the house will be empty, though, because fans not allowed. the raiders are playing drew brees and the new orleans saints on "monday night football." trending this morning the emmy awards with so many memorable moments last night, even a reunion of some friends. >> after putting out a fire with host jimmy kimmel, jennifer aniston rushed home to wash with courteney cox and lisa kudrow. another funny moment last nigli. reese witherspoon and kerry washington. when asked why by kimmel they said because they're over 2020. >> i think a lot of people are. >> i know. but you know what, happy to be in this moment right now and of

course happy to be with you guys. >> always, always. i know the air quality isn't the best right now, kari, but this weekend just looked good. yeah, we are seeing blue skies in parts of the bay area but seeing more drifts of smoke in the north bay and east bay. as we get a live look outside in san francisco it's mostly clear here. you can see the fog in the distance as it rolls across the bay and the golden gate bridge. so for most of the city it's a clear start. let's head to the south bay and check out our high temperature for this afternoon in spots like cupertino we're reaching up to 83 degrees and you head to the south county it will be in the upper 80s. more upper 80s as you go to the east bay. this is actually cooler compared to what we had yesterday reaching 87 in pittsburg and oakland only in the mid-70s today. we're going to see those high temperatures in palo alto reaching 77. very comfortable there.

some low 70s in the mission district today and our north bay temperatures reaching up to 84 in novato. we're up to 86 degrees in clear lake. a little bit warmer the farther north and inland you go. we will see an approaching system that will bring in a few more clouds this evening. you can see it moving closer to portland right now with some rain, but by the time it gets here it's going to give us a stronger ocean breeze and more fog over the next couple of days. it's going to be a nice and comfortable week but by the weekend we'll see a strong area of high pressure building, and that's going to make it hot. we may also have some offshore winds which will be a concern for more fires developing. then as we look at our five-day air quality forecast there will be a lot more green here. look at your microclimate in spots like the coast and the bay. we'll see a lot more improvement after today. so really good news ahead. as we head over to you, mike, i know you have some breaking news going on right now. i do, kari. this is on city street in san francisco. there's a police investigation,

our news desk is following the details. it affects the location where we are with our camera in santa clara near 7th and santa clara just off campus, just off the san jose state campus. you will likely have to reroute a few blocks to get around if not all the way around campus if you're going to the south side of that. do keep that in mind if you're traveling into the area. a police investigation as we look at the map, again, santa clara at seventh. there's a perimeter there. of course the story that's developing with that police activity. meanwhile getting out to the freeways in the area 87 just fine. 280 in problem. silicon valley just shows your typical northbound 101 slowing. north 680 coming up in toward the sunol area out of fremont. we still have that construction zone with a little slowing there suld clear up as the crews clear. we'll track that getting north in toward the tri-valley area. to the bay bridge we have the backup at the toll plaza.

those lights turned on at 5:30. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now for you southwest airlines says they will keep those middle seats blocked off to keep passengers socially distanced through the thanksgiving holiday. that middle seat will remain empty through november 30th unless you're traveling with your family and you can sit together. all southwest passengers aged 2 and older are required to wear those masks. that goes for check-in, boarding, during and after the flight. metropolituch more ahead on monday morning including a major northern california casino closing and it's not because of covid. we'll tell you why next. plus, it happened again in australia. hundreds of whales stranded on a beach. the rescue plan now in the works. it's 5:54. you're watching "today in the bay." give you my world ♪

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5:57. welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." new this morning cache correct casino closing its doors. management says they decided to close down yesterday to a systems failure. the casino sent out a news release saying a reopening date has not been set. anyone with small children knows it's certainly tough to have playgrounds closed during

the pandemic. kids want to get out and run around. very soon kids in napa county will be able to play on the slides and all the equipment once again. county health leaders announced playgrounds can reopen there starting friday, october 2nd. in the meantime workers will be out over the next couple of weeks making sure that the playgrounds are up and ready and cleaning up any ash that's left on some of that equipment from all the wildfires that we've seen lately. new for you this morning india's taj mahal just reopened despite spiking infections in the country. 17th century marble structure has been closed for months. only 5,000 visitors are allowed daily compared to 20,000 visitors before the pandemic. the second highest number of cases in the world only behind the u.s. more than 87,000 people have>> effort is under way after hundreds of whales were found

stranded in australia. they washed up on the sandbar off the coast of the island of tazmania. around 25 of the nearly 300 whales died. they are trying to save as many as they can. just a few weeks ago three humpback whales ended up in an australian tropical river. two of the three did make their way out of the river. right now at 6:00 the fight is already heating up over the late justice ruth bader ginsburg's supreme court seat. we're live from washington with a look at the of distance may not protect you. cdc on how covid-19 spreads and what to do to stay safe. and happening today more san francisco reopenings, a live report on who is reopening today and hopeful news for restaurants struggling across the city. the third hour of "today in the

bay" continues right now. a very good monday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get to mike in a bit with that commute. first meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast today and what we can expect. kari, how is it looking for us out there? looks pretty good on this monday morning. our air quality is better but we will see it changing as we go into today. mostly for the north bay and east bay are the spots for the worst of the air quality. we still have fires burning just to the north of us especially as we watch the air quality in lake and mendocino counties. and for the south bay looking a little bit better today but then our temperatures are coming down as well. a lot of people want to spend time outside but if you are sensitive to the smoke, you do need to limit your time outdoors. we're up to 88 degrees in antioch tay