anyone who put money into the here is the latest napa county lifted. restaurants can now serve more failed palo alto blood testing customers indoors. evacuation order west from startup. prosecutors counter they are not highway 29 and 128 to the county contra costa county moving up a required to release the names of line between diamond mountain tier for the most restrictive all victims who were defrauded. purple to red which means gyms road and petrified forest road. the trial is expected to start and malls can reopen. also the town of angwin and the in march. area of pope valley. it's 6:00 and it's the the a's are facing a morning after one of the wildest we have a map showing you how presidential debates really far this fire has expanded in must-win situation to force a america has ever seen. napa and sonoma county since it deciding game in their opening started on sunday. >> people out there need help. round playoff series. pete suratos is live in oakland. north of the bay area the they have to pull it off, pete. >> why did you do it over the deadly zogg fire continues to last 25 years? burn out of control in shasta you were a senator. county near redding. it burned more than 50,000 acres >> reporter: win or go home as >> you're the worst president they say. the oakland a's after dropping america has ever had. since sunday and, sadly, killing that important game one to the >> did the candidates accomplish three people now tied to that chicago white sox to a score of fire. it's also destroyed nearly 10 anything last night? our washington insider joins us 4-1 yesterday at the oakland live in moments. structures. our website really a great resource during these times co card series. up next the latest on the if they lose today their season updates you on the evacuation glass fire as more towns are evacuated in the north bay. orders. is over. this is the team's third the check list you need to have. straight playoff appearance. they lost the previous two years in the playoffs and they're in and the smoke impacting people from across the bay area. nbcbayarea.com. maybe it's time to talk a the midst of a six-game playoff a check on your air quality and little bit of baseball. the oakland a's are facing a streak so they're hoping that the new fire watch in effect as things change with a big win

the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. must-win game today. today so game two of this they host the chicago white sox american league wild card in game two of their bestd seri. series. the first pitch will take place in oakland at the oakland a very good wednesday morning to "tod in just too good coliseum at 12:00 p.m. you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. >> let's hope they can pull it did you feel it? to go down without a fight on a 2.7 quake in berkeley. off. this one. >> reporter: good morning, 5:51 this morning. laura. a pretty good regular season. some people felt it. hoping for a different result in we'll see. if you were wondering did i feel today's game. they do find themselves down 0-1 and dealing with smoke as well. something? yes, it was a 2.7. in this a.l. wild card series to no early reports of any damage the chicago white sox. yeah, we are going to have but certainly a jolt some people the game taking place later to deal with the air quality as felt this morning and of course, the fires continue to burn to kari, a lot of people waking up today at oakland in the observing coliseum. like, whoa, what was that? this is a best of three series. the north. no damage as of right now. also very warm as we look at our if the a's lose today they are inland temperatures reaching up to 99 degrees. yeah, we'll continue to eliminated from the playoffs. in oakland we're looking at some now the team could only muster monitor that. now as we also are getting ready low 80s. but still that air quality of up one run yesterday losing to high concern and tomorrow for today we're watching our air quality because we've had these the white sox 4-1 and this another heat advisory going up fires burning to the north that as our valley temperatures reach playoff loss comes after yet 100 degrees and then for the another successful regular continues today and they will weekend we're still going to continue to put more smoke in have some warm weather although the air. it will be unhealthy to be out season. it does come down slightly and there breathing this in not only many folks know they were the american league west champions for san francisco looking at for today but the next couple of this year. temperatures in the low 70s days as we will see it moving today, more clouds and fog and

across all of our bay area here is what the coach had to then some mid-70s heading to the say about yesterday's loss. end of the week before we come microclimates and we're going to back to the 60s this weekend. see along another day with some now a great resource for getting hot temperatures so we'll talk more about that. all of those news and weather we'll lock ahead to the weekend >> it's time for to us respond alerts will be our nbc bay area coming up in a few minutes. tomorrow. we're going to have to do more app. mike gets you out the door with make sure you download that and defensively. get the information on what's a look now at the morning we can't score one run and think that we're going to win happening as far as the commute. kari, we had some slowing. tomorrow. evacuations. more detailed information on there is a crash that might be those news alerts. how is it looking right now for blocking one lane, southbound >> i feel confident we'll bounce 880 through hayward just as the the traffic, mike? back tomorrow and win the next kari, despite a minor crash congestion builds coming off the at the bay bridge toll plaza we two games. castro valley y. don't see a problem. >> reporter: the a's lost in the we'll see the lanes continue to a typical pattern and slow spot. lighten the load there. that's a critical point for that previous two playoff trips as well and yesterday's loss marked metering lights still on. still getting a little more drive. the rest of those spots, the the sixth straight playoff loss crowded north to the tri-valley, has a little slowing for 84 and the altamont pass. for the a's with the first pitch richmond/san rafael bridge san jose that slowing cleared later today at the oakland lasting probably into mid coliseum at 12:00 p.m. morning. slowing at the toll plaza. from the area. smooth across the span. the north bay we continue to reporting live, pete suratos for monitor the fire zones. i started to say i'm sorry i cut avoid those evacuation areas and you off, but pete is locally "today in the bay." at the bay bridge toll plaza the raised here in the bay area. backup from the metering lights, he's grown up an a's fan and is one more note about that quake we're starring out this doing a good job of trying to in berkeley, b.a.r.t. sometimes morning right now our look like he's just reporting it temperatures in oakland is at 63 but i know he feels that story about the very strongly. does that after an earthquake degrees. we're at 62 in san jose and 60 for a systems check. >> sure. right now in livermore with some we always care for the hometown

so far everything is okay. low 50s in parts of the north team. and we don't cut each other off like others. bay. take a look at how hot it will now to decision 2020. be this afternoon. we're going to reach up to 82 in that's going to do it for us. >> the "today" show is next. embarrassing, disgraceful, a oakland and 97 today in concord. train wreck, those are some of the words used to describe last we have some upper 80s for san night's presidential debate. the two candidates diverting jose and some low 70s for san good morning from policy to verbal punches. francisco while santa rosa will reach 89. 93 will be the high in napa. >> everybody knows he's a liar. we're also going to have more of i just want to make sure -- this hot weather in the forecast. we're monitoring that as well as the air quality and i'll have more on that coming up in just a >> the early reviews are just coming in. few minutes. mike, how is it looking right nbc news declaring it a melee as now as people head out for work this morning? president trump steamrolls the debate rules and joe biden fires very calm, kari. back. there's more activity on the chp "the new york times" said, quote, trump's mockery and report so i know it's working, deceptions add chaos to the first debate. the report blotter. than you've done in 47 years, "today in the bay's" tracie look at the roadways, green potts joins us live this morning joe. sensors. looking great around the bay. >> a 90-minute meltdown with no major problems. tens of millions watching. with the highlights, lowlights both candidates exchanging tough this is more of a problem than of what did or didn't happen. before this crash southbound 880 what a show, tracie. barbs and this stunning moment. as you approach you'll still the president refusingo >> reporter: well, and the find one of your lanes blocked. essential question did voters, especially undecided voters, get i thought they had cleared it and chp said, no, we still have anything out of this? it was clear both candidates the fast lane blocked because of

went in with a strategy to one remaining vehicle. no injuries there. no major problems off the castro separate biden from progressive democrats and biden, according valley y. to his team, was supposed to the bay bridge, metering lights just ignore the president and are still on and the backup continues to build. focus forward, look at the camera and talk to the voters, back to you. and he did that at times. >> thanks, mike. but at times he got mixed up in sky high service at your the melee. doorstep. the unique way one airline >> can i be honest -- really trying to stay afloat and >> try to be honest. >> reporter: it was a debate the all new services it's like america has never seen, an absolute free-for-all at times. offering customers plus -- 90 minutes of constant airlines have to do interruptions with fox news something because they are in big trouble. today is the last day of the moderator chris wallace losing control. financial quarter meaning >> gentlemen! tomorrow they're going to have i hate to raise my voice but -- massive layoffs. you're watching "today in the bay." this election, why shouldn't 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 that word. >> give me a break. >> reporter: the president went after biden's son hunter. >> he was thrown out, dishonorably discharged. >> that isn't true. >> cocaine use. he didn't have a job until you became vice president. >> reporter: questions about the

supreme court nominee devolume all californians devolved into a hash tag. will be able to vote safely from home. >> will you shut up, man. every active, everybody knows he's a liar. registered voter will receive a vote-by-mail ballot you're the worst president america has ever had, come on. with a unique barcode. you can track it using where's my ballot? >> let me just say, joe, i've done more in 47 months, more and you'll receive automatic notifications by text, than you've done in 47 years, email or voice call joe. >> reporter: the moderator to let you know the status of your ballot trying to draw out differences on covid, the economy, the once you mail it, drop it off at your polling place president's taxes. or at a drop box. >> i paid $38 million dollars vote by mail ballots. simple, safe, secure. counted. one year. i paid $27 million. >> show us your tax returns. learn more at vote.ca.gov >> i went -- you'll see it as soon as it's finished. >> reporter: the president agreeing to call out white supremacist groups but struggling to name one. >> then do it, sir. do it, say it. >> what do you want to call them? give me a name. >> reporter: biden repeatedly trying to distance himself from the left in a debate that struggled for substance. now at the end they were both asked if they would accept the

election results. biden said yes. the president said no. he thinks those ballots had been tinkered with or tampered with or they were fake. back to you. >> a lot of that last night. tracie potts in washington for us this morning. tracie, thank you. okay, so here is what is next. on 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 also offered to host a similar event with president trump. as for the debates moving forward there may be more focus on the moderators. here is what the schedule looks like. next week vice presidential debate mike pence and kamala harris face off. on october 15th the second presidential debate moderated by c-span's steve scully. and the third and final presidential debate october 22nd moderated by kristin welker. to our breaking news and the latest on the glass fire burning in the north bay at this hour the fire has now burned more

than 46,000 acres. it is essentially out of control, just 2% contained. 80 homes in napa and sonoma county are lost not hotels. right now at 6:14 our microclimate weather alert continues. still hot today but then tomorrow slightly hotter prompting another heat advisory for much of the bay area. i'll be tracking this as well as the air quality and the fire danger before the weekend that's coming up in a few minutes. a look at fremont shows you orange. low clouds and probably some smoke mixed in as well. we're looking at north 80 just approaching. no slowing. there is a little build around the richmond bridge heading over to san rafael, backup, of cours bay bridge and highway 37 out of

vallejo. back to you. good morning and a very happy wednesday. general motors apparently rethinking its deal with the electric truck company called nikola. this comes as the ceo and the founder of nikola steps down accused by short sellers of making false statements and misleading investors. general motors is extending the negotiation period for its investment often the first step in stepping away. the company's stock was down better than 7% yesterday. now we asked our artists to show us a picture of the nikola truck. i don't know why he did it exactly like that but this has been an embarrassment for the company. the company at one point accused by the short seller of videoing the truck in motion but actually the short seller says pushing the truck downhill. it was just in neutral the whole way. there have been a number of allegations very serious allegations against that ceo as

well. on the flip side companies that are doing well include palantir and velodyne and asana. they will start trading stock today. all bay area companies. asana on the new york stock exchange. poshmark and mcafee have started the paperwork to go public. this comes after a string of very successful bay area ipos. they raised a ton of money for their companies and made empl employees very rich. while alphabet wants employ yes, sir employees to stay home they want them to return to the same country their offices are in. and today is the last day of the financial quarter. that means that tomorrow is october 1st and government support for airlines runs out tomorrow and we do expect there

to be a lot of layoffs particularly with american and united, as many as 40,000 tomorrow alone. marcus and laura, we talk about some of the things opening up but it's a good reminder coronavirus is still very serious. i have a little desk calendar where i write down the daily american death toll to keep a record of it, my reporting. each day, i talk each day 1,986, 583, 987, 1,305. that's just four days. >> very sad. >> it really is. all right, scott, thank you. 6:17 for you that morning. major cutbacks for disney. sinking revenues triggering 28,000 layoffs. nearly 70% of the workers being laid off are part-time employees. disneyland in orange county, which remains closed, is one of the parks hardest hit by the layoffs.

"essence" magazine set to furlough staff. they are citing pandemic related revenue losses. all right, so how about something good for us this morning. one airline really trying to make the most of things, trying to make up for lost revenue. >> singapore airlines rolling out a new service, doesn't even involve flying at all. customers can now enjoy lunch and a movie onboard a parked plane. they can even chat with pilots, test out flight simulator. they are launching a food delivery service so you can enjoy airline food at home. is that really a thing? >> microwave food anyway. i mean, let's be real about it. >> for a small fee i'll be happy to stand in linecold. i have to warm mine up. >> what were you saying, mike?

>> for a small fee i would be happy to have you line up in front of me, take off your shoes and i'll rummage through your bags. small fee. >> if you're missing that, right? >> exactly. i'll do the security. >> kari, you'd better take it away. take it far away. all right, as we look at what's happening here close to home we are seeing those fires burning in parts of the north bay. i'm watching the weather conditions here because that plays a huge role in where we see the fires going as well as how fast they're moving as we look at the glass fire and the weather conditions for today. take a look at how nice and cool it is this morning. upper 50s and we do have high humidity, a calm wind but it's going to heat up again today and that, of course, will be of high concern. but cal fire posted this yesterday showing how many acres have burned and this year we're just breaking all kinds of records. we have nearly 3.8 million acres

burned just this year. and on a normal year the five-year average is about 739,000 acres burned. it's really been a very bad season for us. we still are seeing these fires burning and the high fire danger continuing. so more smoke in the air as we look at our five-day air quality forecast. even as we go towards the end of the week improving slightly for the weekend as a new storm system approaches farther off to the north. we are going to get more of a breezy wind and that's going to increase our fire danger. as we look at these areas shaded in orange, a fire weather watch from thursday into friday afternoon. for the weekend we have some upper 80s so it does cool down a little bit for some of our warmest spots. but we are also watching that

fire danger and the heat advisory before this week is up. and, mike, you're watching the roads. how is it looking for the commute? we have a backup. we'll show that to you. the metering lights were turned on just before 6:00 in the morning. your build off the maze. it's a smooth drive. we'll keep it that way. we do have one issue. highway 37 and, of course, the fire zone for the glass fire up there. we are looking to the south on the nimitz where we still have one lane blocked by a crash. more extra slowing through hayward. that's minor. no more slowing and that morning rush cleared by 6:15. 6:21 right now. the rest of the bay moves smoothly. the volume builds across the westbound bridges.

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been waiting for the unemployment office to process their application for benefits. >> yes, some people have waited for months. chris chmura joins us with some frustrating findings that explain why those 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. it's telling. auditors found a broad mix of problems that have contribute ed to a backlog, inadequate training, stacks of unopened mail and some newly hired state workers who were 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're hiring people just to hire people who aren't helping somebody makes no sense to mo at all. >> reporter:o us.

they have hit the pause button and is not accepting new applications for two weeks to reset and make improvements. coming up tonight at 6:00 we'll show you 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. 6:26 right now. coming up next on "today in the bay" we're taking you back to the fire zone, the very latest on the overnight firefight against the glass fire in the north bay as thousands of people remain out of their homes this morning. and we're also tracking the forecast which has fire crews once again on high alert straight ahead for you. you're watching "today in the bay." the unfair money bail system. he, accused of rape. while he, accused of stealing $5.

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how many of you are in a situation where you lost your mom or dad and couldn't speak to them, had a nurse holding the phone up so you could say good-bye? >> we would have lost far more people. >> and, by the way -- right now at 6:30 that was one of the most civil moments from last night's presidential debate. this morning we're fact checking both candidates plus a look at how americans are reacting. thousands of homes still in danger. the latest on the difficult conditions crews are facing on the front lines. also, small steps on 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 wednesday morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is keeping an eye on the commute. first meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast. the forecast really plays a role as firefighters try to battle it. we've had some nice cool temperatures during the early hours, a calm wind and higher humidity. those fires do continue to burn and so we're still looking at smoke moving across the bay area making the air quality unhealthy especially in the north bay and inland parts of the east bay. you do want to limit your time out there and we're going to have another day of some hot temperatures as we take it hour by hour starting out comfortable but already by noon we're seeing some of our valley temperatures in the upper 80s and along the peninsula we're mostly in the mid-70s. we'll take a closer look at this coming up. mike, how is it looking for the morning commute?

it's looking pretty grim around the bay. the bay bridge metering lights were turned on just before 6:00. all lanes there are filled in. you see green for everyone else. we zoom in to hayward and have a crash blocking one lane of southbound 880. mild slowing there a lot lighter than before. i've also circled the san mateo toll plaza. still a little slowing there and, marcus, a live look at the san mateo bridge westbound taillights are your commute even though there's more traffic flow, flowing smoothly. they're nicely obeying the rules laid out before them. >> a lot of people were calling for that last night. the morning after the first presidential debate and those reviews not kind. many on both sides of the aisle say it was low on substance and the 90 minutes was filled with constant interruptions and name calling. >> wil knows he's a liar.

you're the worst president america has ever had. >> i've done more in 47 months, more than you've done in 47 years. >> many zeroing in on the president's refusal to condemn white supremacist groups. >> you want to call them -- give me a name? >> white supremacists. >> 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 no a free-for-all and even practiced how he should not react. the president tweeted that it was two against one, him versus biden and the moderator. up next for us the vice presidential debate which will take place one woke from today. covid-19 certainly changed the rules for the presidential debate but it didn't lower interest levels.

instead of a packed watch party manny's hosted a virtual event. 100 people on one screen watching the debate. many say they were frustrated with the candidates and the moderator for talking over each other. >> i think that was the most childish debate i've ever seen in my life. >> the most interruptions in my memory are going to be chris wallace's repeated interruptions of the president. it felt like the president was debating both chris wallace and joe biden. >> joe biden had a guest at the debate. she spoke at the democratic national convention linking president trump's down playing of the coronavirus to her father's death. he died of coronavirus in june. scott mcgrew will join us with additional analysis in about ten minutes. we continue to follow breaking news this morning, the latest on the glass fire that continues to

burn in the north bay. the fire has now burned more than 46,000 acres and 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 property to wineries and hotels. more than 20,000 structures remain threatened. here's the latest napa county evacuation orders from last night. west from highway 29 and 128. also the entire town of angwin and the area of pope valley. we have a map showing you just how far this fire has expanded in napa and sonoma counties since it started on sunday. it was really another nervous night for calistoga evacuees. they are hoping firefighters managed to hold the line with the entire town still under those evacuation orders. that's where "today in the bay's" cierra johnson joins us live right now. cierra? >> reporter: yes, good morning.

we're back for morning two of our visit to calistoga because the town has evacuated and the firefight continues. over my shoulder on that hillside has since been -- has since died down. there is the heavy presence of smoke here and at calistoga. as i mentioned that firefight continues as i was driving in. you see the hot spots and that uncertainty, why they have asked members of this community to evacuate. now they are evacuating so the crews can focus on the firefight instead of rescue missions. we had crews spread throughout this community last night, and they tell us at one point the fire trucks can be seen racing to the hills again to knock down the fire that continues to burn in the town of calistoga. when neighbors return they will find their landmarks have been of land thrhe fire.

business owner has to say about the intensity of the fire here in calistoga. >> this is the life blood and the life force of making wine. it's still standing. it's still here. we're incredibly fortunate. >> reporter: and another individual that was fortunate was the fire chief of the san mateo strike team. those fires we've been covering in santa rosa, specifically the skyhawk neighborhood, he was patrolling the area looking for hot spots when he was just missed by a chimney that collapsed during that fire. that gives you an idea of how dangerous the situation is not only those flames but some of the debris that can fall in this area. and, again, when i was driving in, i had to go through several checkpoints and i had chp deputy let me know that because of the hot spots there is the risk of falling trees so, again, another

reason why members of the community have been evacuated because of the uncertainty of this fire. cierra johnson, "today in the bay." >> be careful. two more bay area counties this morning entering the next phase of reopening and for san francisco limited indoor dining for the first time in months. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us in walnut creek. what does it mean for contra costa county, bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus. the state of california is giving contra costa county permission to enter the red tier phase of reopening which every county except for sonoma has achieved as you can see on the map on your tv screen. sonoma in purple tier. san francisco just moved into orange which means the spread of covid there is moderate. the only bay area county to advance that far so far. coco and the others are red which means they have

substantial spread. contra costa county means things you see on your tv screen can reopen at reduced capacity. we're talking about indoor museums, movie theaters, malls and gyms. the county says outdoor playgrounds will reopen. the state is allowing all outdoor playgrounds to reopen in california 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. the superintendent of schools says this is a, quote, positive development. she said it's also up to schools to decide if they want to return. the county says it's distributing ppe to schools to prepare for a possible return to campus and providing special training for teachers on safety measures. they can allow indoor dining and places of worship to operate at 25% capacity. we spoke to the owner of

mccarthy's bar who says they have challenges to reopen indoor dining including rather bizarre directives, she says are coming from the city. >> another directive, tvs aren't allowed to be on which doesn't make any sense at all. i don't think anyone will catch covid from watching football games. >> reporter: some gyms are not happy with the city of san francisco. the state said they can reopen those gyms at 25% capacity but the city of san francisco right now won't allow it. reporting live here in walnut creek, bob redell, "today in the bay." thank you, bob. let's stay in walnut creek and check out our temperature trend as we're starting out with the smoky sky and we'll have to deal with unhealthy air quality today but at least temperatures are cool to start. it will heat up quickly as we go throughout the day and by 1:00 we're in the upper 80s as we head towards the upper 90s for

high temperatures today. we'll see a high in antioch reaching 99 degrees. 82 in observing. san francisco will see temperatures there in the low 70s while napa will reach 93. san jose heading to a high of 89 degrees. still very hot, getting slightly hotter tomorrow so i'll talk about a heat advisory going back into effect. that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking right now for the morning commute? quite calm, kari. so we're going to speak softly and hoping nothing bad happens as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have a backup. as you would expect the toll plaza, the metering lights were turned on just before 6:00. no problem. the hov, three or more there. the maps, only the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. i mentioned three or more. the nimitz as well heading south through fremont and down to milpitas. just a few days away they're going to start charging.

back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:41 this morning. still ahead on "today in the bay" the oakland a's in do-or-die situation right now. we're going to give you a play-by-play coming up in a live report at 6:55. plus -- >> you get the final word. >> it's hard to get any word in with this clown. excuse me -- >> no, no, no, mr. president. >> plus, we have highlights, if you can call them that, perhaps lowlights of last night's debate. we'll go through it with you. out to the big board this morning. stocks are higher on hopes congress could pass some sort of coronavirus relief bill. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:44 we, unfortunately, are not done with the fire danger just yet. a new fire weather watch going up for the north bay mountains and around the glass fire all of these areas shaded in orange which begins tomorrow afternoon. i'll talk about the increasing winds, the low humidity and the hot temperatures that continue in the forecast coming up. and an hour after it was reported we still have one lane partially blocked south 880 heading through hayward. more slowing just past the san mateo bridge. that volume builds down to union

city. also san jose. we take a look at the headlights. no major problems, just a little bit of slowing between 680 and observing ro oakland road. thanks so much, mike. it is 6:45. we're digesting last night's presidential debate as probably many of you are at home as well. >> and before we dive into this with scott mcgrew, reaction from lester holt and savannah guthrie probably sums up what most of you felt. >> the name calling that went to a new level, frankly, savannah, i'm at a bit of a loss for words. >> this was different, an all-out grudge match, undignified at many times, cringe worthy. >> loss of words. that pretty much sums up the reaction from a lot of people. >> it wasn't dignified at all.

let's bring in scott mcgrew. honestly i would have turned it off if i weren't paid to watch it. already talk of not having the next three debates, this one went so poorly or at the very least the future moderators of the debate having some way of turning off the microphones so one person can talk at a time. each candidate was given two minutes to react. part of the time designated for biden's answer to a question. >> 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. >> gentlemen, you are both speaking at the same time. >> moderator chris wallace not able to stop the two from interrupting each other. at one point wallace 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 at one point told the president of the united states shut up, man. democrats had most feared that biden would lose his cool or make a biden-esque gaffe that he is known for. perhaps because he never got the chance. instead he spent a great deal of time ignoring the moderator and his opponent looking into the camera instead. we'll be eager to find out the ratings on this episode because, we suspect, based on what people are saying on social media, they watch for about half an hour and then turn the whole thing off. jake tapper of cnn called the debate a hot mess inside a dumpster fire inside a train wreck. now the lowest point came when the president was asked to condemn white supremacy. sure, he said, but then gave support to the so-called proud boys.

>> i would say almost everything i see is from the left wing not from the right wing. >> what are you saying -- >> i'm willing to do anything -- >> then do it, sir. >> say it. >> you want to call them -- what do you want to call them? >> white supremacists -- >> 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. >> now on fox news this morning -- fox news -- they said donald trump blew the biggest layup in the history of debates by not condemning white supremacists. i don't know if he didn't hear it, but he's got 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 on twitter. i'm sure you are as well. let's join the conversation. give me your reaction and find me on twitter @scottmcgrew. >> thanks, scott. the election is 34 days away. you can plan your vote ahead by going to nbcbayarea.com. of course we're also posting ballot drop-off locations as well. it is 6:49. os hot continuing. yeah, we've seen that as well as all the fires burning across the state. we look at all the fires we have going on and producing a high amount of smoke and also burning a record amount of acreage. cal fire posted this yesterday showing that this year we've been breaking all kinds of records and so far with 8,155

fires we've burned more than 3.8 million acres across the state. it's just unbelievable when you go back and average it out. formally we get 739,000 acres burned and we haven't even made it through the end of our wildfire season so that's of high concern as the hot temperatures continue. we're looking at highs reaching up to 97 in concord 99 in livermore. 88 in morgan hill. san francisco will drop back to the low 70s. oakland will reach 82 degrees. looking at our overall weather pattern there's a new system moving through the gulf of alaska and approaching parts of canada and as it moves farther to the north increasing winds which will improve our air quality slightly but still this air quality air alert continues through the end of the week and heavy smoke

and unhealthy air quality for the north bay and inland east bay today. it's staying hot. our temperatures increase reaching over 100 degrees in some of our inland spots. it's still going to be hot on friday. we'll see a slight drop in temperatures from friday -- from saturday into the weekend as well as early next week. and, mike, you've been tracking the commute. anything new coming up? just typical trends, kari. circling 101 northbound. we start to see that build again. upper 50s from 680 to oakland road. still slow through livermore and still we have that vehicle blocking part of your lanes.

a little slowing there and past it on the nimitz on either side of the san mateo bridge. the rest of the commute builds to the san rafael bridge. we've had metering lights on. we see movements. traffic volume starting a tiny bit. back to you. >> thanks. happening now for you a race in space to fix a leak. the international space station is leaking air but not dangerous. the astronauts onboard are working to patch the problem. it's 6:52. up next on "today in the bay" a quick look at our top stories including the very latest on the update on the glass fire tearing through the north bay. we'll have a live report on the overnight firefight. you're watching "today in the bay."

welcome back. a quick look at our top stories including continuing coverage of breaking news. >> "today in the bay's" cierra johnson in calistoga. another nervous night for firefighters and evacorr: anoth night because of the uncertainty of that fire. all morning we've been following that fire on the hill behind us, one of many, it's been coming and going. smoke filled air. that is the reason why members

of this community are being asked to leave. also to help the firefighters so they're able to solely focus on that fight and not have to deal with any rescue missions. now at this point when neighbors return they'll find some of their community landmarks have been damaged. you mentioned a winery yesterday. another business has been damaged along with some of the land throughout this community. so really a lot of uncertainty as firefighters come throughout the bay area, make their way to this area to fight the fire. you can see smoke filled air and along some of these roads still a lot of hot spots. still a very dangerous situation here in calistoga. i'm cierra johnson live. back to you. now to the coronavirus. san francisco is now the first county in the bay area to get ad from the state restrictions