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. we'll get to the commute with mike. take a look at the air quality laura was just mentioning, certainly a big concern for a lot of people still, kari. we are going to see the smoke come in today. unhealthy air quality in the north bay where we've seen all of that smoke still being pushed down as fires continue to burn and so we're going to have a lot for today and unhealthy for -- your time outside. it's also going to be hot again today with our coastal temperatures in the upper 60s. our valley temperatures in the upper 90s. we'll get a closer look at this as well as the rest of the forecast. how is it looking for the commute? pretty good, kari. we had that construction cleared from oakland. let's take a look at your maps and we have no real surprises or changes since the last couple of minutes. still a little slow out of the altamont pass. there is a crash reported

heading north through hayward on the nimitz just past 80 street. there may be partial one-lane blocked. maybe your slow lane. to the north bay a smooth drive. remember there's lots of local traffic control. got to keep the order for the fire zones. i'll hand it back to you. now to decision 2020 and some are saying embarrassing, disgraceful, a train wreck. those are the words used to describe last night's presidential debate. diverting from policy to verbal punches. >> everybody knows he's a liar. i want to make sure -- >> well, the early reviews are coming in. a melee as president trump steamrolls the debate rules and biden fires back. trump's mockery and deceptions add chaos to the first debate. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live with highlights of

what did and did not happen. boy, what a show that was, tracie. >> reporter: well, it's interesting. what did happen the melee you began to see, and we'll show you more of that, did not happen was a lot of information coming out for voters. >> can i be honest -- >> try to be honest. >> reporter: it was a debate like america has never seen, an absolute free-for-all at times. 90 minutes of constant interruptions with fox news moderator chris wallace losing control. >> gentlemen! i hate to raise my voice -- why should i be different than the two of you? >> reporter: the tone between president trump and nominee joe biden often combative. >> don't ever use the word smart with me. don't ever use the word. >> give me a break. >> reporter: the president went after biden's son hunter. >> he was thrown out, dishonorably discharged for cocaine use and he didn't have a job until you became vice

president. >> reporter: questions about president trump's supreme court nominee devolume turned into a . >> shut up, man. >> reporter: name calling on both sides. >> everybody knows he's a liar. you're the worst president america has ever had. >> let me just say, joe, i've done more in 47 months than you've done in 47 years, joe. >> reporter: the moderator trying to bring out differences on covid, the economy, the president's taxes. >> i paid $38 million one year. i paid $27 million -- >> show us your tax returns. >> i went -- you'll see it as soon as it's finished. you'll see it. >> reporter: the president agrowing to call out white supremacist groups but then struggling to name one. >> then do it, sir. do it. say it. >> you want to call them -- what do you want to call them? give me a name. >> reporter: biden trying to distance himself from a left in a debate that struggled for substance. tracie potts, nbc news, washington.

okay. so here's what's next. monday night lester holt will moderate a live town hall with joe biden. you can watch it here on nbc bay area. nbc news has offered a similar event with president trump. as for the debate moving forward there may be more focus on the moderators. here is what's scheduled. next wednesday the vice presidential debate, mike pence and kamala harris face off. october 15th the second presidential debate moderated by c-span's steve scully and the third and final presidential debate october 22nd. nbc's chrkristin welker will moderate. the glass fire burning in the north bay has burned now more than 46,000 acres. 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. the latest napa county evacuation order from last night west from highway 29 and 128 to the county line between diamond mountain road and petrified forest road. also the town of angwin and the area of polk valley. it started on sunday. laura, in santa rosa evacuation orders are already lifted for some of those homeowners in the fire zone. returning home yesterday really gut wrenching. many still had no idea if their homes had been saved or not. we spoke with one relieved homeowner in the skyhawk neighborhood. >> there was five or six homes that burnt on the corner. i was 300 feet from my house burning. >> some people now living in skyhawk are all too familiar with all of this. some of them actually moved after losing their homes in the firestorm that wiped out the city's coffey park neighborhood in 2017. let's take a live look

outside this morning across the bay area from san jose to san francisco. that smoke from all these fires is certainly creeping back into the bay area. as meteorologist kari hall is telling us this morning to expect the air quality to actually get worse today. a spare the air alert in effect through at least friday. our website really a great resource during this time from updated evacuation orders to the check list on the items you will need if you're forced to leave your home. you can find all of that at nbcbayarea.com. maybe it's time to talk a little bit of baseball this morning. the oakland a's today face a must-win game. they have to pull it off. they host the chicago white sox in game two of their best of three wild card series. "today in the bay's" pete suratos joins us live in oakland this morning. pete, they're just too good to go down without a fight. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, laura. it feels like a bit of deja vu for us oakland a's fans. they have a successful regular

season and then open up the playoffs with yet another playoff loss. we're hoping for a different result later today when they play the chicago white sox at the oakland coliseum at 12:00 p.m. for those that are following the series, remember, the oakland a's are the number two seed in the american league but they are actually not even able to get a hit on the number seven seed. the chicago white sox at least through seven innings. they eventually lost yesterday's game, game one of the a.l. wild card series losing that game 4-1. now here is a's coach bob melvin explaining what the team needs to do in order to win today's game. >> we wanted a series. we lost the first game of it. now it's time for us to respond tomorrow. we're going to have to do more offensively. we can't score one run and think we're going to win tomorrow. >> reporter: definitely more offense needed for those a's. now this is their third straight playoff trip for the observiakl

a's. they've lost the first two seasons so this seems like a similar story. yesterday's loss extends the playoff loss streak to six games. that first pitch for today's game is at 12:00 p.m. reporting live, pete suratos for "today in the bay." all right, let's hope they pull it off. >> thanks, pete. now the games going on today, kari, what's the air quality going to be out there because, of course, we want our players to have good air quality and bring home a win tonight. yeah, i mean, that would be nice but we are going to still see a lot of smoke moving by. we know the fires burn especially for the north bay. we've had the most unhealthy air quality. as we head across the east bay it's still going to be in the unhealthy category and then we look at a spare the air alert for the other microclimates we will see still some smoky

conditions that will bother people with breathing problems or even healthy people out in it. exerting themselves by running or doing outdoor activities. so we have to watch out for that as well as the fire danger. we'll talk more about this in a few minutes. mike, what's the update on the morning commute? not a really big update. we have a little more traffic flow. we start up here in the area where laura was mentioning angwin, calistoga. you see that the fire has pushed to the east. just to give you a reference we keep talking about. the rest of the traffic flow moves smoothly. no backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. a little slowing out of the altamont, 580. a look through dublin shows a steady stream of traffic. you're at the limit there. back to you. thanks mike. 5:10. a stunning reversal in the breonna taylor case. still ahead on "today in the bay" at 5:25 the critical details in the case expected to come to light later today.

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right now at 5:13 let's take a look at our current temperatures as you get ready to

head out the door. a nice, cool start to the morning but a hot afternoon. we're at 58 degrees in san francisco and 61 degrees in livermore. a look at our mi crow climates and talk about more heat ahead coming up. i wish we could keep the status of the microclimates. cool for the commute but a little fog as well and reported by chp. we'll show you how things are shaping up over at the bay bridge. well, good morning. a very happy wednesday to you. apparently general motors is rethinking its deals with the electric truck maker as the founder of nikola steps down for misleading investors. general motors is extending the negotiation period for its investment.

the company's stock down better than 7% yesterday. nikola has had a tough time including serious allegations against the ceo. a claim one of its trucks in motion was made possible because the truck was rolling downhill not under its own power. on the flip side companies that are doing well include palantir, asana and velodyne. asana and velodyne on the stock exchange. poshmark and mcafee have started paperwork. snowflake, jay frog and sumo logic, funny names, but they raised a ton of money for their companies and made many employees very rich in the process. today is the last day of the financial quarter. tomorrow is october 1st and that means that's when the government guarantees for airlines run out

and we expect massive layoffs tomorrow particularly with united and american. we could look at about 40,000 job losses alone. while google's parent company alphabet wants its employees to stay home well into next year it wants them to return to the same country their offices are in. some google employees are working from a distant home, either the country they came from originally or one that they've always wanted to live in. marcus and laura, you've always assumed i'm reporting from san jose but perhaps i'm in france, perhaps out that window it's 2:00 in the afternoon. >> thanks, scott. major cutbacks for disney. the company says sinking revenues are triggering 28,000 layoffs. nearly 70% laid off are

part-time employees. disneyland in orange county is one of tpark's hardest hit. "essence" magazine is set to furlough staff. it will only pay salaries through the rest of the week cited revenue losses. how about something good for you that morning. one airline trying to make the most of things, really to make up some of that lost revenue. >> singapore airlines is rolling out new services that doesn't involve flying. customers can now enjoy lunch and a movie onboard a parked plane. they can even chat with pilots, test out a flight simulator. the airline is launching a food delivery service so you can enjoy airline food at home if that's really your thing. i don't know. i usually only eat the cookies. >> yeah, i mean -- some of their food is not bad. >> we could have airline food at home or we could pay to sit on the tarmac if we want to.

okay. >> well, the only thing i could see sitting on the tarmac maybe people have fears of flying -- >> this would be a good way. >> because you're not going anywhere. >> a lot of us aren't. some people not even going outside right now because of the air quality is not great conditions. >> right. i was just wanting to show you all of the fires we have, the major fires we have burning across the state right now and the reason that air quality is so bad you look at some of the complexes of fires that we have farther off to the north and east of here. you have the august complex as well as the glass fire. these fires are still going and you have more in southern california. cal fire posted how many acres have burned. we're close to 3.7 million acres

burned. but on the five-year average we normally get about year compared to 2019 when only had 5,487 fires. 2020 has been a bad year shattering all kinds of records. hopefully we won't see many more of those fires continuing as we go into the next several weeks. temperatures will be heating up once again. we're still dealing with really hot air and so our highs today will reach into the upper 80s and some upper 90s in some of our inland temperatures once again up to 99 through the tri-valley and 93 in napa. this storm system will stay to the north and we are going to have more of the heat advisory

going back into effect as we go towards thursday and our seven-day forecast reflects that as we see temperatures from the upper 90s to the triple digits tomorrow. we'll continue to monitor that. mike, what's the update right now? looking over at thumbs up areas, the north bay at the top of your screen, the cluster of the closures are local roadways, 128. look at the bay bridge as we start to look at the volume a little bit more but not a big deal. the glass fire, a little bit of slowing out of the altamont building for 84 in through livermore and nothing big going on. we love good news.

nbc bay area responds up next. >> reporter: unanswered telephones, unopened mail and workers who aren't actually working. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, a revealing and frustrating look under the hood at the state's unemployment office is next. but first our team always on social media. take a look at this. we've been sharing some photos of the damage done in wine country in the wildfires. we've been sharing that on instagram. be sure to follow us to view those photos and share them as well. 5:21 this morning. you're watching "today in the bay." in business you have to be adaplesh then do it all over again. comcast business gives you fast, reliable internet on the nation's largest gig-speed network.

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welcome back. 5:23. kentucky's attorney general expected to release recordings from the grand jury in the breonna taylor case. an ongoing fbi civil rights investigation as the reason the information should not become public. since then a member of the grand jury has said the full story behind those deliberations is being withheld. cameron says he will comply to release it by the end of the day. now the only person charged former officer brett hankison pleaded not guilty to the charges he fired bullets that ended up in a neighboring apartment. new details for you on the woman accused of trying to kidnap joe montana's 9-month-old

granddaughter from his malibu home. authorities say the 49ers legend and wife jennifer were able to stop the woman. 39-year-old woman pleaded not guilty. her attorney says that she had no idea who montana was at the time and is very sorry. an update on the search for a covid vaccine. a study published in the "new england journal of medicine" found older people given moderna's vaccine had immune response similar to those in young adults. older people are more at risk. new data shows alcohol consumption is soaring during the pandemic especially among women. a 17% increase for females and a spike among people aged 30 to 59. 5:25 for you that morning. hundreds of thousands of laid off workers are in limbo waiting for the unemployment office to

process their applications for those benefits. >> you're right, marcus. some people have waited for months. consumer investigator chris chmura has some news, some frustrating findings, really, that explain why some of these delays have dragged on. >> reporter: good morning. we're talking about the employment development department known as edd. we're going through a review of edd that governor newsom recently ordered and it's telling. auditors looked under the hood and found a broad mix of problems that have contributed to a backlog, inadequate training, stacks of unopened mail and some newly hired state workers who are being paid but there was no actual work for them to do. how does hiring new state workers to do nothing help people get their unemployment benefits? >> if they are hiring people just to hire people who aren't helping somebody already makes no sense to me at all. >> reporter: we asked the edd some questions about those workers. they did not get back to us. edd has hit the pause button and

is not accepting new applications for two weeks to reset itself and make improvements. coming up tonight at 6:00 we'll show you some other troubling findings in the report like what happened or didn't happen when some edd employees started working from home. i'll join you again tonight at 6:00. >> thanks, chris. 5:27 for you this morning. next up the top stories we're following today including reaction pouring in from last night's chaotic first presidential debate. >> do it. say it. what do you want to call them? give me a name. >> we'll break down the moments everyone is still talking about this morning and the fact checking, what each of the candidates had to say. plus, we continue to follow breaking news, all the flames ripping through wine country. next a live report from the north bay on the very latest damage. we'll be right back.

how many of you were in a situation where you lost your mom or dad and you couldn't even speak to them -- had a nurse holding a phone up so you could say good-bye. >> we would have lost far more people. >> and, by the way -- >> that was one of the calmer points of the debate. right now at 5:30 off the rails, the first presidential debate more personal than political. we're live in washington with a look at what happened, if there's anything voters can take

from the 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" continues right now. a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on that commute. first meteorologist kari hall with a look at that forecast for today and certainly the conditions we're expecting. yes, we've been continuing to monitor what's happening around the glass fire and the two other fires burning in parts of the north bay where we are seeing temperatures much cooler with a calm wind. definitely good news as the humidity comes up to 91% that will keep those fires from spreading so rapidly. as you head out the door in the

east bay heading to the b.a.r.t. station in the low 60s. we'll see our temperatures warming up into the upp ahead. mike, how is it looking right now for the morning drive? >> i'll take you out to antioch, highway 4. the on ramp you see on the map there is an incident clearing there. that's really the biggest traffic incident on the blotter. things are calm off the rio vista bridge. we have continued closures through the fire zone. highway 121, 128 affected and a little bit of slowing right on time as expected through san jose, the end of my time, marcus. >> we wish you had a lot of that last night. the reviews are not kind. many on both sides of the aisle say 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 tell you, 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 the president's refusal to condemn white supremacist groups. >> you want to call them -- to ? give me a name. who do you want me to condemn? >> proud boys. 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 in a free-for-all. they even practiced how he should not react. the president tweeted that it was two against one, him versus both biden and the moderator. up next will be the vice presidential debate and that' next week. we continue to follow our breaking news, the latest on the glass fire that's burning in the north bay.

the fires burned more than 46,000 acres. it is essentially out of control at just 2% containment. at least 80 homes in napa and sonoma county are lost not to mention the damaged proper to wineries and hotels. more than 20,000 structures remain threatened. here's the latest napa county evacuation order from last night. west from highway 29 and 128 to the county line, between diamond mountain road and petrified forest road. also the town of angwin and the area of pope valley. we have a map showing how far this fire has expanded in napa and sonoma county since it started on sunday. it was really another nervous night for calistoga evacuees. they're hoping firefighters manage to hold the line if they could at all with an entire town still under those evacuation orders. and that is where we find "today in the bay's" cierra johnson now live. they're holding on to so much hope, cierra. >> reporter: exactly.

good morning. we're out here for another morning and i can tell you -- i can show you why. it's because of those hills. you can see that all too familiar orange glow and the fire there at the top of that hill here in the town of calistoga. now members of this community were asked to evacuate so crews could focus solely on the firefight instead of possibly rescue missions. we had crews spread throughout the community last night and they tell us at one point those fire trucks could be seen racing to the hills to knock down the fire that continues to burn in town. now when neighbors do finally -- are able to return, they will find landmarks have been damaged by fire. they're working for nearly 17 years. the wine business has been damaged along with land throughout this community. take a listen to what that business owner has to say about the intensity of the fire. >> this is the life blood and the life force of making wine.

it's still standing. it's still here. everything is outside. we're incredibly fortunate. >> reporter: they are fortunate, indeed, and other folks fortunate the fire chief of the strike team. remember the fire in the skyhawk neighborhood that we covered on monday? while walking the neighborhood looking for hot spots the chief of that crew was just missed being hit by a chimney. it was a sight to see, a very dangerous situation as is this fire. when i was driving down the street to this live shot you could see the hot spots, flames on the side of the road getting here. limbs on fire. fence posts on fire. that is why this town has been evacuated so crews can work to knock down those hot spots and bigger fires that continue to burn here in the town of calistoga.

we're live in calistoga. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> our hearts really go out to not only the people evacuated but the firefighters on the frontline. thank you for the latest, cierra. our website is a great resource for you at this time. updated evacuation orders, check lists on items you're probably going to need if you're ever forced to leave your home. we all have to be ready. you can find it all at nbcbayarea.com. two more bay area counties this morning enter the next phase of reopening and for san francisco it means limited indoor dining for the first time in months. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in walnut creek with a closer look at what this means for contra costa county. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. the state has given contra costa permission to enter the red tier phase of reopening making contra costa county actually joining all the other bay area counties except for sonoma which has already achieved this phase. you can see on our map sonoma is

still in the purple tier. covid is widespread there according to the state. san francisco just moved into orange which means the spread is moderate. that's the only bay area county to advance that far so far and coco and the others are red which means they have substantial spread. under the red tier coco county can now reopen certain things at reduced capacity. you see them on your tv screen, indoor museums, malls and gyms. outdoor playgrounds will reopen. the state is allowing all outdoor playgrounds to reopen with safety restrictions but it's still up to the county to say okay or not. after 14 days in the red tier contra costa county will be able to resume in-person classes, again, after 14 days. the superintendent of schools says this is a, quote, positive development. she said it's up to schools to decide if they want to return. the county says it distributed ppe to prep for a possible

return to campus. they're providing special training on safety measures. with san francisco in the orange tier now that county and city can allow indoor dining and places of worship to mccarthy's bar who tells us she rather bizarre directive she says is coming from the city. >> another directive the tvs are not allowed to be on which doesn't make any sense at all. i don't think anyone is going to catch covid from watching a football game. >> reporter: a number of gyms in san francisco are not happy with the city even though the state says those businesses can reopen at 25% capacity. san francisco won't allow it. reporting live here in walnut creek, bob redell, "today in the bay." bob, thank you. more home ownership may be on the way for people trying to

make it in the bay and across california thanks to a bill signed into law this week inspired by the oakland activist groups moms for housing. they briefly occupied a vacant home. the law required homes be sold individually at auctions rather than bundled and sold to ass fo into the hands of corporations, meaning more home buyers and fewer renters. that new law also allows corporations to be fined for blighted properties. it's 5:40 right now. halfway through our workweek and what a busy one it has been. everybody always hopes for better air conditions, but that spare the air alert lasts through friday, kari? it does. we're still going to have unhealthy air quality through at least friday, maybe extended into the weekend, but our temperatures are still really hot. we're looking at highs in the south bay reaching into the upper 80s and some low 90s for

napa. upper 90s for inland parts of contra costa county as well as the tri-valley and coastal in the upper 60s to low 70s. we'll be monitoring that air quality and what's ahead coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for the commute? well, kari, we'll take you out for a live look in san jose, north 101 north of 680 should show some slowing. it did a while back. we had the slowing dip on the sensors. now we still see traffic moving smoothly. those sensors holding off from the orange back to the yellow. speeds not so bad. even that slight build holding off easy. a smooth drive, a little bit of a build at the bay bridge toll plaza. back to you. >> sounds good, thanks, mike. 5:41. fumble on the field. next how the nfl is handling its first major covid outbreak. plus, we've been showing you highlights -- can you call them

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right now at 5:44 as you head out and about in the tri-valley a look at our temperature trend in livermore. we'll start out nice and cool with some upper 50s but then as our temperatures heat up quickly we'll see more smoke coming in. we'll talk about how hot it gets and what's ahead in the forecast coming up. and what's ahead in traffic, let's look now and we'll engage that. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza shows a gentle build in the middle lanes. metering lights are in the future most likely. another live look outside. we do see fremont. 880, headlights coming down to the auto plant. the orange glow. fog or smoke mixed in as well. yeah, that smoke from the breaking news, the glass fire still 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 counties are lost along with dozens of other structures. thousands are still under evacuation orders as well this morning. yesterday some evacuees were allowed to return to their homes. big talk this morning of last night's back and forth, the first round of presidential debates. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. no real winners and you say one big loser. i think so and i think i'm joined by a lot of people saying it was the american people who really lost out. there's already talk about maybe not having further debates. it went so badly last night. or at the bare minimum the moderators in the future ought to have some kind of button they're able to turn off the microphone on the candidates. if you missed it, you didn't miss much. >> health care at a much lower price -- >> he doesn't know how to do that. >> he has never offered a plan. >> he has never done a single

thing. >> you're both speaking at the same time. >> moderator chris wallace not able to stop the two from interrupting each other at one point reminding the president his side agreed to allow biden two minutes of uninterrupted time but never actually allowed biden to speak uninterrupted. biden, for his part, called the president a clown and told the president of the united states, quote, shut up, man. democrats had feared biden would lose his cool or make one of those biden-esque gaffes he is so commonly known for. he never did. perhaps he never got the chance. instead he spent a great deal of time ignoring both the moderator and his opponent looking no the camera instead. now we're going to be eager to see the ratings on this. many americans may have simply turned it off based on what we're seeing on social media. jay at that point earp tapper o hot mess inside a dumpster fire

inside a train wreck. the lowest point when the president was asked to condemn white supremacy. sure, he said, but gave support to the so-called proud boys. >> are you prepped to do that? do it. >> i would say almost everything i see is from the left wing not from the right wing. >> so what are you saying -- >> i'm willing to do anything -- i want to see peace. >> do it, say it. >> you want to call them -- what do you want to call them? >> white supremacists -- >> proud boys. proud boys stand back and stand by, but i'll tell you what, i'll tell you what, somebody has to do something about antifa and the left because this is not a right-wing problem. >> on fox news this morning fox said, quote, donald trump blew up the biggest layup in history of debates by not condemning white supremacists. i don't know if he didn't hear it, but he has to clarify it right away. that's like asking are you against evil? why the president didn't just

knock it out of the park, i'm not sure. the next debate may be more presidential because the presidential candidates are not going to be there. kamala harris will debate mike pence a week from today. everybody is talking about this thing on twitter. you can join your voice in as well and you'll find me on twitter @scottmcgrew. thank you very much, scott. it's 5:49 right now. a defeat at the state level for immigrants. governor newsom has vetoed a pandemic-related bill to give low-income immigrants $600 to purchase groceries saying it puts too much pressure on the budget. but at the federal level a victory for immigrants after a judge blocked major fee increases for citizenship and other immigration benefits. those higher costs were set to take effect tomorrow. the judge says the white house failed to justify the 20% hike. new for you this morning yosemite is loosening its restrictions on visitors. ever since the park reopened in

june only people with reservations have been allowed inside. that will end at the start of november when the new numbers of visitors usually drops. well, the nfl is dealing with its first case of covid-19. it's the first big outbreak this season. the titans had to close their facilities after a player, three players, in fact, and five members of the staff became infected. the vikings, who played the titans sunday, have not had any positive tests but they, too, closed as a precaution. the teams are planning to play sunday as scheduled. christmas coming early for dolly parton fans. ♪ working 9:00 to 5:00 what a way to make a living ♪ >> parton is partnering with netflix for a new movie called "christmas on the square." it's similar to "it's a wonderful life" about a woman trying to sell her own town and turn it into a mall right before

christmas. then she meets an angel and that's played by parton who helps her learn the meaning of christmas. the movie comes out next month. she has such a bubbly personality. >> she does. >> i don't know anyone who doesn't love dolly parton. >> i was kind of hoping she played the villain just to change it up. >> mix it up a little bit. >> we probably got a little peek of that when she had the rope and wrung them in. >> the garage door opener. >> i loved that movie. 5:51 for you that morning. time to get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall has been closely monitoring that and, kari, what are we looking at today? it's still going to be hot this afternoon but at least we do have a nice cool start to the morning. take a look at our highs for today as we reach into the upper

80s in morgan hill, a high of 99 in antioch. oakland today reaching a high of 82 degrees and some 70s in san francisco. meantime napa will reach 93 degrees. we can see our microclimates in full effect. the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen as we talk about more heat in the forecast. for tomorrow there will be a new heat advisory going into effect for all of the bay area excluding the immediate coastline where we'll see the highs reaching into the triple digits once again. so our air quality is the other issue on top of the heat. for today for the parts of the north bay as well as the inland east bay it's going to be unhealthy out there and then we'll see some unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups throughout the end of the week and then by the weekend it improves slightly as we start to see much more of a breezy wind as this storm system approaches parts of the pacific northwest and moves up into vancouver but we'll see some of those winds

increasing but, unfortunately, more gusty wind could mean high fire danger helping to fan the flames around the glass fire and the north bay. another fire weather watch for all these areas shaded in orange as we take a look at our seven-day forecast. temperatures in the upper 90s and triple digits through the end of the week and then coming down just slightly in time for the weekend. mike, what's the update now on the morning commute? well, it's changed in the last few minutes since our last report. chp with the metering lights on. traffic management has cued that. the lanes filling in the middle first and now the outer lanes also building. now the map shows you there's no problem getting to that typical slow spot. in fact, the bay shows that pattern. castro valley, livermore and also out of the altamont as well as san jose shows your slowing. folks are getting there quite

quickly. >> thanks, mike. happening now for you a race in space to fix a leak. russia's space agency says the international space station is leaking air at above normal levels so they say the leak is coming from a service module. ki on the n and american problem. not considered a danger to astronauts. much more ahead on "today in the bay" this wednesday morning including new information we're expecting to hear in the breonna taylor police shooting case after questions raised by a grand juror. you're watching "today in the bay." crest gum detoxify.

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rights investigation, as the reason that information should not become public. this week a grand juror raised questions saying cameron misrepresented his case to the public prompting the judge to order the release of the recording. cameron says he will actually comply to the judge's order and release it by the end of the day. the only person charged former officer brett hankison, pleaded not guilty to charges that he fired bullets that ended up in a neighboring apartment. and new details for you on the woman accused of trying to kidnap joe montana's 9-month-old granddaughter from his malibu home. the 49ers legend was able to stop the woman, 39-year-old sodsai predpring dalzell. she pleaded not guilty including attempted kidnapping and first degree burglary. show says she had no eidea who montana was and is very sorry. the san jose police

department, an officer is now facing charges of unlawful assault and battery after video surfaced showing a woman being kicked and dragged during a traffic stop. the video quickly went viral on social media. it's shaky but shows a woman outside of a silver car in a mcdonald's parking lot in downtown san jose in july. at one point the officer appears to kick her in the side and then handcuff her and drag her several feet. that officer, matthew rodriguez, faces one year in jail if convicted. new details on the fraud case involving disgraced former theranos ceo elizabeth holmes. prosecutors are firing back after her attorneys attempted to have the charges dropped. "the mercury news" reports prosecutors used cryptic language defining the word

investors saying it could mean anyone who put money into the failed palo alto blood testing startup. prosecutors counter they are not required to release the names of all victims who were defrauded. the trial is expected to start in march. it's 6:00 and it's the morning after one of the wildest presidential debates really america has ever seen. >> people out there need help. >> why did you do it over the last 25 years? you were a senator. >> you're the worst president america has ever had. >> did the candidates accomplish anything last night? our washington insider joins us live in moments. up next the latest on the glass fire as more towns are evacuated in the north bay. and the smoke impacting people from across the bay area. a check on your air quality and the new fire watch in effect as

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