off the rails. the first presidential debate - more personal than political. how many of you are in a situation where you lost your mom or dad and you couldn't even speak to a nurse holding a phone up so you could, in fact, say good-bye. how many -- >> far more people, and, by the way -- >> right now at 4:30, off the rails. the first presidential debate more personal than political. we're live in washington with the latest. and if there's anything voters can take from last night's war of words. thousands of homes still in danger as firefighters battle the glass fire in the north bay. the latest on the difficult conditions crews are facing on the front lines. also, more small steps in

the long road back to normal. the latest on reopenings you'll see as soon as today around the bay area as "today in the bay" starts right now. and a very good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. weight get to that commute in just a bit but, first, let's start out with meteorologist kari hall on this wednesday. kari, of course, the fire something we're still talking about because it's affecting our weather. right, and we're watching the air quality as well as the weather conditions around the area of the fire. we're seeing temperatures come down right now only in the upper 50s around the glass fire area and we have a calm wind and very high humidity so hopefully that will slow the spread of those flames. but our air quality will remain unhealthy today especially in the north bay as we'll see more of that smoke coming in and it will be unhealthy for the north bay as well t and

that drifts across all of our microclimate as well. so we're going to see still some smoky conditions and hot temperatures as our inland areas reach into the upper 90s and some upper 60s near the immediate coastline. we'll talk more about this and what's ahead for the rest of the week coming up. mike, what's happening out there for the morning commute? kari, right now, very calm. only overnight crews as far as what's scheduled on the grid and no major incidents on the bay. a little slowing over on your right side as you head out of the altamont pass. typical. the overnight crew north 880, northbound heading to 23rd, two lanes are blocked. no slowing right now. typical the southbound side. when that happens we have slowing. right now we're okay. we still cover those fire zones. avoid those evacuation areas. we'll have continuing coverage of those fires but right now, marcus, i want to thank you for taking your it turn to speak this morning. over to you. >> that's what it's all about, mike. 4:32 and this morning after the

first presidential debate and the reviews are not kind. many on both sides of the aisle say that it was low on substance and the 90 minutes filled with constant interruptions and name calling. >> will you shut up, man. everybody knows he's a liar. you're the worst president america has ever had. come on. >> let me just say, joe, i've done more in 47 months than you've done in 47 years, joe. >> many political commentators and social media zeroing in on that the president refused to condemn white supremacist groups. >> you want to call them -- what do you want to call them? give me a name. >> white supremacists. >> stand back and stand by but i'll tell you what somebody has to do something about antifa and the left because this is not a right-wing problem. >> the biden team says they expected this to turn into a free-for-all. n't react.

the president tweeted that it was two against one versus both biden and the moderator. up next, the vice presidential debate in two weeks. covid-19 changed the rules for the first presidential debate but didn't impact interest levels. instead of a packed watch party at manny's in san francisco it was a virtual event. 100 people on one screen watching that debate. many viewers saying they were frustrated with the candidates and the moderator talking over each other. >> i think it was the most childish debate i have ever seen in my entire life. >> the most interruptions in my memory are going to be chris wallace's repeated interruptions of the president. so many times it felt like the president was debating both chris wallace and joe biden. >> biden invited a guest to be at the debate.

she spoke at the national democratic convention. her father died of coronavirus in june. coming up this morning the "today" show joined by rich lowry, editor of "the national review" and claire mccaskill breaking down the memorable debate in cleveland, ohio, at 7:00 a.m. right after "today in the bay." now to our breaking news and the latest on the glass fire that is burning in the north bay. at this hour the fire has burned more than 46,000 acres and it is essentially out of control. just 2% contained. at least 80 homes in napa and sonoma county are lost, not to mention the damaged property to wineries and hotels. more than 20,000 structures remain threatened. here is the latest for county evacuation orders. to the county line between diamond mountain road and petrified forest road. also the town of angwin and the area of poke valley.

how far the fire has expanded in napa and sonoma county since it started on sunday. in santa rosa eviction orders are already lifted for some homeowners in the fire zone. returning yesterday was gut wrenching. many had no idea if their homes had been saved or not. we spoke to one relieved neighbor in the skyhawk neighborhood. >> five or six homes burnt on the corner. i was 300 feet from my house burning. >> some people now living in skyhawk are all too familiar with this. some of them moved after losing their homes in the firestorm that wiped out the coffee park neighborhood in 2017. >> our website is a great resource for updated evacuation order to a check list on items you'll need if you leave your home. given the green light to go orange. san francisco just became the first county in the bay area to get the go-ahead from states to move from red tier into the less

restrictive orange tier. this means more restrictions will be lifted. the biggest change here restaurants can serve more customers indoors. contra costa county also moved into a tier going from the most restrictive, purple, to red. and contra costa county moving into the red tier means things you can see on your screen right there can reopen at reduced capacity, indoor museums, movie theaters, malls and gyms. the county also says outdoors will rewith safety restrictions but it's still up to the county to say, okay. as we mentioned san francisco restaurants getting the green light to reopen indoor dining but only a limited number of people will be allowed inside. restaurant owners say they're happy about the step forward but they do say it comes with challenges. the city also set up a time line for reopening indoor movie theaters and outdoor playgrounds.

those changes are expected to start happening by next week. outdoor playgrounds means going outside so, kari, i know a lot of parents want to know is it safe to go outside right now? we're dealing with a lot from the fires that are burning right now in the north bay. yes, it's still going to be too smoky today and i think throughout the rest of the week. we're going to have unhealthy air quality. as we take a live look outside in san jose we're starting out with some clouds this morning and most likely a lot of smoke in the mix as well. let's talk about relative humidity because that's also very concerning when we start to see some dry air coming back in and our relative humidity levels will start to drop as we go into this afternoon. but especially for the day tomorrow and the reason why the national weather service is putting a watch on those north bay mountains and areas around the glass fire where it may spread once again as we start to see the winds picking up. we'll see a northerly wind today. that brief smoke into the bay

area but a little bit more gusty tomorrow. we'll talk about the impacts of that coming up. mike, what's happening out there right now for the commute? kari, as far as chp incidents, not a lot and that's great news as we take a look at the golden gate bridge. good because you don't have to watch for something you might not see. a little fog there, low clouds in the area of the golden gate bridge. the map shows no slowing there or across the bay bridge. as we zoom out to the rest of the bay a smooth flow of traffic. our speed sensors moving at the green level. again, we're watching the north bay for the activity and the continued closures, the expanded closures for 1 28 and highway 12. back to you. 4:39 for you that morning. a dramatic midair scare. next on "today in the bay," the investigation under way into what went wrong when a marine collided with a refueling jet in the skies above southern california desert. plus, the growing number of layoffs disney is set to make amid the pandemic. i'm voting 'yes' on prop 19

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right now at 4:42 let's head out the door in the east bay with a look at our temperature trend in concord. it's starting out nice and cool with some low 60s and a few clouds, but then as we go through today it's going to warm up and be another hot afternoon. we're going to talk about how hot it gets our air quality and what's ahead in the week forecast coming up.

and, kari, a look at fremont. it's orange because of the low clouds in the air. maybe some smoke mixed in parts of the bay. we're looking over to the dublin area westbound 580. a little slowing out of the altamont. we'll show that you coming up. good morning. i'm bertha coombs. here are today's top business headlines from cnbc. wall street is looking like it'll open lower this morning as we head into the last trading day of the month and the third quarter. investors reacting to both the presidential debate or the shouting anyway last night and the rise in cases of covid-19 worldwide as well as last-ditch efforts by lawmakers to pass a new fiscal stimulus package. we saw stocks fall yesterday

with the dow, nasdaq, s&p 500 snapping three-day winning streaks and all of them are set to break five straight months of gains. today we're going to be getting reports from housing, also manufacturing and hiring in the private sector as well as the final read on second quarter gdp that is economic growth in the early part of the summer. disney, meantime, plans to cut up to 28,000 jobs mostly from its u.s. theme parks. theme parks have been hit hard especially in california where disneyland remains closed. the company says the situation was made worse by california's unwillingness to lift restriction that is would have let the park reopen. two-thirds of the layoffs will be from part-time employees. amazon launching a new service called amazon explore that lets users book live virtual experiences led by local experts. you could, for example, book a wine tasting in argentina, learn about coffee in costa rica or

how to make sushi at home from a kitchen in japan. the one-on-one with experts with two-way audio so you can talk with them in real time. the sessions will be 30 to 60 minutes. pricing varies. for now they're available on an invitation only basis. marcus and laura, i did the same thing with my mom trying to re-create her tamale recipe. i always made it with her and i face timed her and she walked me through it. it's one of those things -- >> i love it. >> the question is how did they turn out? >> they turned out great. she liked them a lot. not quite as good as hers but i'm working on it. >> next time we're in new york we're going to bertha's. >> bertha's house! >> thanks, bertha. 4:45 for you that morning. ready to reopen. next here on "today in the bay," the l.a. county business now

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the glass fire is burning out of control in the north bay. the fire has now burned more than 46,000 acres, at least 80 homes in napa and sonoma counselees acounse counties are lost along with dozens of other structures. yesterday some evacuees were

allowed to return to their homes if they even had a home to return to. such tough conditions out there. we're all reminded of it, the smoke we're seeing in the bay area. we're monitoring the air quaul quality. the fire doesn't have much containment at this point. we're seeing upper 50s for areas like napa, 54 in santa rosa. 62 in oakland as well as livermore and san jose 63. as we get a closer look we can see how nice and cool it is this morning with some higher humidity as we go throughout the day we're still in for some hot temperatures, so these early morning hours are key to slowing the spread of those fires. as we look at our temperatures at lunch time, livermore at 86 degrees. 76 in san mateo. san francisco will mostly be in

the mid-70s. the south bay will reach up to 90 degrees during the middle of the afternoon. you can see how hot those valley temperatures will get. this evening we start to come back to the mid-70s and low 80s and then into the 60s for tonight. looking at the overall pattern of what's happening in our atmosphere across the region we do see the approach of this large storm system moving through the gulf of alaska and approaching parts of the pacific northwest but, unfortunately, it's being blocked by high pressure and will go up and around that and stay mostly in canada for the next few days. so we're in for some really hot temperatures. and as that system moves by it will increase the winds here in the bay area with no rain. we are going to see a high fire danger once again around the glass fire as well as the rest of our north bay mountains especially on thursday into friday as our temperatures heat up there will be another heat advisory going into effect for tomorrow with some near record high temperatures once again. we look at our seven-day

forecast. it shows that there will not be much of a break here in terms of temperatures until about saturday. we will drop about ten degrees, which is still above normal and doing better than we've seen. still very warm throughout the weekend. san francisco will be in the 70s for the rest of the week. we'll bring it back to the 60s for the week. mike, you've been watching the roads. anything new popping up out there? not really and no news is good news. green up and down the screen. we'll take you out to the right side, the altamont pass. that's where we have incoming traffic. looks lighter of traffic. everything gets back up to speed. the north bay we continue to follow that.

watch for those local road closures. 128 and highway 12 and silverado trail still highly affected by all the closures. to the bay bridge, a smooth drive. golden gate bridge had a fog advisory overnight. still there. the bay bridge itself, you see those low clouds hovering around but no problems. back to you. thank you very much. take a look at this dramatic midair scare in the sky above the southern california desert. a marine jet collided. a tanker jet did a belly landing on the farmland, it found some empty space there. the pilot ejected from the plane as it went down. it's amazing no one was injured. >> good news there, laura. l.a. county taking a few more baby steps in allowing businesses to reopen.

allowing breweries to resume business outdoors provided as well they serve some food. bars remain closed. the county in the most restrictive tier. c six others were cleared from purple including santa barbara and southern california. trouble on the field. coming up next on "today in the bay" how the nfl is handling its first major covid outbreak. plus -- ♪ it's enough to drive you crazy if you let it ♪ yeah, trending this morning an all-new project for dolly parton. when and where you'll be able to watch it. >> we all love dolly. happening now for you a race in space to fix a leak. the russian space agency says the international space station is leaking air into the above

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they are planning to play sunday as scheduled. christmas is coming early especially for dolly parton fans. ♪ working 9:00 to 5:00 what a way to make a living ♪ >> partnering with netflix for a new movie called "christmas on the square" similar to "it's a wonderful life." she meets an angel played by dolly parton who helps learn the meaning of christmas and changes her heart. the movie comes out next month. it's the year of dolly. we can find some good in 2020. she's teaming up with william sonoma for a whole cookie line and make a little log cabin like the one she grew up in. super cute. >> she brings joy to a lot of people, my fellow tennessean

from birth. i have to love me some dolly. >> you feel a little connection. >> just a little bit. aunt dolly, that's who we call her in tennessee. 4:57 for you this morning. back to that breaking news for you. the flames ripping through wine country. next on "today in the bay" where evacuations are starting to be lifted in some parts of the north bay. plus, our washington insider will break down last night's explosive presidential debate. we'll have reaction coming in this morning.

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people out there need help. >> then why didn't you do it over the last 25 years? you were a senator -- >> you are the worst president america has ever had. >> right now at 5:00 the morning after, one of the wildest presidential debates america has ever seen. did the candidates accomplish anything last night? our washington insider joins us live in moments. california wildfires were up for debate last night as well. the latest on the glass fire as more towns are evacuated in the north bay. and the smoke from the fire impacting people across the bay area. we'll have a check of your air quality and the new fire watch in effect as "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good wednesday morning to you.