she's in a difficult moment. doing a good job of trying to it's a racist place. and she calls herself the luckiest person in the world look like he's just reporting it >> vice president biden? you're going to like meeting >> nobody's doing that. he's just -- he's racist. her. let's get another check of the weather. but i know he feels that story >> reporter: on the coronavirus al, what you got >> okay. never too early to take a look about the very strongly. pandemic, biden blaming president trump for a failed at the weekend starting with friday, fall chill response with more than 200,000 in the upper midwest still hot out west >> sure. wet weather in the northeast we always care for the hometown heavy rain down through florida americans now dead. as we watch the system possibly team. and we don't cut each other off like others. >> he said it is what it is. developing autumn chill moves into the well, it is what it is because you are who you are. great lakes and the northeast. that's going to do it for us. that's why it is. the president has no plan. >> the "today" show is next. the same man who told you by more rain down south we're looking for sunny, dry weather as we head out west. then sunday, sunday! good morning easter this would be gone away. by the warm weather, it'd be gone. the sunshine continues from miraculous, like a miracle. texas all the way to the pacific northwest with cooler weather and by the way, maybe you could inject bleach in your arm and that would take care of it. there. look for showers in the upper >> that was said sarcastically mississippi and ohio river and you know that. >> reporter: president trump crediting his administration's valleys. handling of the crisis. tropical moisture douses down >> we got the gowns, the masks, made the ventilators. you wouldn't have made good morning. ventilators. now we're weeks away from a i'm meteorologist kari hall. vaccine. temperatures today for the inland valleys will reach into the upper 90s and slightly than you've done in 47 years, we've done a great job. >> reporter: and in one of the most heated and personal higher for tomorrow. joe. exchanges. biden talking about the heat advisory will be in effect >> a 90-minute meltdown with as well as a red flag warning tens of millions watching. both candidates exchanging tough possible for parts of the north president disparaging fallen barbs and this stunning moment. service members as suckers and today. you're watching out for high

the president refusing to losers. fire danger, hot temperatures. condemn white supremacists. praising his son who served in the iraq war and died of brain cancer in 2015. >> he was not a loser. as you go into the weekend, he was a patriot. and the people left behind there temperatures come down slightly into the upper 80s while san >> white supremacists. are heroes. francisco will have some low 70s >> really? are you talking about hunter? >> i'm talking about my son beau today and 60s for the weekend. >> stand back and stand by. >> that's your latest weather. >> online racist groups rejoice. the backlash immediate. outrage over the entire event biden. >> i don't know him. guys? >> all right, al. heard from both sides of the aisle. i know hunter. hunter got thrown out of the thank you. will the first debate of the coming up next, we're season be the last? military. he was thrown out, dishonorably >> that's your latest weather. guys >> all rht, al >> all rht, al thank you.ig yeah, that's half the fun of a new house. we'll break it all down. compound crisis. discharged for cocaine use. a new state of emergency and he didn't have a job until you became vice president. once you -- declared in california as three >> none of that is true. >> reporter: and as for the dangerous wildfires merge into election itself, president trump one massive wall of flames. more homes destroyed. more evacuations ordered. we're live with the latest battle facing already exhausted firefighters. mounting toll. a new sign of covid-19's impact on the economy. disney announcing one of the biggest layoffs of the pandemic. escalated his effort to undermine confidence in the results. >> this is going to be a fraud like you've never seen. we won't know -- we might not know for months because these ballots are going to be all

28,000 workers in florida and over. i am urging my supports to go into the polls and watch very carefully because that's what has to happen. i am urging them to do it. as you know today, there was a big problem. california. in philadelphia they went into watch. can their once thriving empire they were called poll watchers. very safe, very nice thing. seeing what people left behind in the attic. rebound? tackling on outbreak. the nfl faces its first they were thrown out. coronavirus challenge. >> reporter: biden delivering this message directly to voters. well, saving on homeowners insurance eight members of the tennessee titans tested positive. >> this is all about trying to with geico's help was pretty fun too. two teams forced to shut down dissuade people from voting because he's trying to scare their facilities. games this week potentially in people into thinking it's not ahhhh, it's a tiny dancer. jeopardy. this morning we'll hear from going to be legitimate. show up and vote. commissioner roger goodell. you will determine the outcome all that plus let the playoffs begin. they left a ton of stuff up here. >> on the first pitch sends the ball well hit out to right center field on the run. of this election. it's to shields and it's gone! >> reporter: there was no >> the major league post season welp, enjoy your house. gets underway with a bang after a season unlike any other. evidence of widespread voter fraud in nope. no tnk you. >> drives one to deep right u.s. elections not even due to geico could help you save on homeowners field. >> and get ready. mail-in balloting as the a record eight more games president has suggested. and renters insurance. happening today. the president also saying he's counting on the supreme court that may have a third trump nominee confirmed by then to look at the ballots in case of a wednesday, september 30th, 2020. dispute. despite all of the ugliness last night, both campaigns insist they will participate in the >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah next two debates. guthrie and hoda kotb from the next one, two weeks away in miami. a town hall style event where voters will be the ones asking the questions. savannah and hoda? >> all right, peter. thank you very much. let's turn now to former democratic senator claire mccaskill. and rich lowry of the national studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it is wednesday morning and we review. are glad to have you with us. >> you were up late. good morning to both of you. i think a lot of americans were we were up late and now we're up up late. we were ready for a heated

debate, but i don't think anybody was prepared for the way things unfolded last night in early together. before we get into the usual analysis we would do here, who won, who lost, who benefits, who doesn't, can we just take a moment and talk about what cleveland. >> yeah. unfolded? just talking to folks, people seemed really shaken by what rich, i mean, we know that they saw. a lot of words being used by politics is tough. okay? republicans and democrats alike it's not going to be easy. it's not the country club. but what we saw last night was to describe, none of it good. embarrassing, disgraceful, a train wreck. big question though. what impact is it going to have we're back. on voters? election day just 34 days away. not that. the president today will be it wasn't just a couple of tough 8:35 with an exciting new campaigning in minnesota while joe biden launches a train tour barbs going back and forth. do you agree? in ohio and pennsylvania. >> yeah. i love fiery debates. this was different. this was a presidential debate addition to our sister network that was not worthy of the worst sort of debate you'd see on cable news. cnbc. we're back 8:35 with an exciting new addition to our sister network cnbc the news with shepard smith is airing tonight but first a look at his we've got a lot to unpack. our political team is ready. celebrated career in journalism. nbc's peter alexander, good and joe biden did his share of >> i'm shepard smith in new morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to york you. this really was a debacle. interrupting but it was donald trump obviously who was the main offender. >> reporter: for decades he's a strategy to that, he was hoping to make biden crack, to been at the forefront of the have some awful senior moment, to lose his temper. and biden was flustered at times broadcast journalism world but he didn't buckle. >> this is terrorism hits america. that's why i think the >> reporter: covering some of if you were looking for a policy president's approach was wrong discussion to pick your president, this was not your night. the most important stories. president trump erupting barrelling through his rival. >> people are just arriving for joe biden mostly trying to avoid the fray, but this thing quickly the meeting. >> reporter: shep's career

deteriorated. a debate focused on the highest launching in local news before office in the land reaching a from the outside and didn't work new low. from the very start, the debate as a strategic matter. devolving into interruptions and he helped start the fox news >> claire, what about you? what did you think about what channel in 1996. insults. you saw? >> i was shocked and saddened. rising through the ranks to a combative and angry president trump repeatedly ignoring the one candidate came to debate. chief anchor and managing editor rules, the facts, and often the the other came to take a meat of the breaking news division. cleaver to one of our most >> did members of the trump cherished traditions in this country. moderator. >> let him ans campaign commit a crime? >> reporter: but his time at fox >> reporter: joe biden at times the presidential debate. i don't think it's fair to say hit a speed bump in recent years visibly exasperated. when his report on president >> why wouldn't you answer that question? >> the question is -- that both candidates made this a trump upset some opinion hosts at the network >> -- the radical left -- debacle. >> would you shut up, man? you're the worst president america has ever had. >> now, unlike maybe some it was donald trump who decided that this wasn't going to be a dayside hosts, i'm not very partisan debate. >> gathering and reporting the come on. >> reporter: among the low lights, president trump when pressed multiple times refusing to condemn white supremacists. >> what do you want to call he was a bully and he was cruel. news has been my life's work and it was not an exchange of >> reporter: last october smith abruptly walked away from fox news >> recently i asked the company ideas. to allow me to leave fox news after requesting that i say they it did not lift anyone up. them? they may have two more debates. give me a name. the question is, will anybody watch them? obliged. >> white supremacists. >> who would you like me to >> i think it'll be interesting. we'll see what the ratings were. >> reporter: and sent shock waves through the network and condemn? >> white supremacists. the first debate in 2016 got 84 the news world >> stand back and stand by. but i'll tell you what. people have got to do about >> look. like you i'm a little stunned and a little heartbroken >> in one hour, we will deliver million viewers. we'll see if it got a big number last night. antifa. what you need to know. >> reporter: now shep is back this is a left wing problem. and whether that effects what goes on in the campaign. >> antifa is an idea. not an organization. people are voting right now, this time on cnbc with a new show "the news with shepard >> oh, you got to be kidding me. >> that's what his fbi director rich. mail-in voting is happening.

in-person voting is happening. smith. how do you think this plays out? >> i came to cnbc to report the >> i'm not sure it makes a big news without bias, without opinion. it's my belief that the facts difference one way or the other. i think it's probably like a lot of trump era events. feels extremely intense at the has said. will win the day >> reporter: the proud boys, a far right extremist group >> and shepard smith joins us now from the headquarters of immediately celebrating the moment. and then a week from now, will president's comments on social media. anyone really remember anything also clashing on the issues of race. that was said or done in this cnbc >> we have to go back to the core values of this country. debate? shep, good morning and welcome they were teaching people that our country is a horrible place, i think it's unlikely. to nbc now, i think a status quo debate >> nailed it thank you. thank you so much, savannah. helps joe biden. he clearly is at least a step i'm thrilled to be here. >> i hope you enjoyed that walk down memory lane ahead in this election as the are going to like a lot of what you're here. you're a news guy. they saw last night. i loved watching you on fox. i have to ask you about the president needs a trajectory to change and his core supporters debate last night. are going to like a lot of what what did you think >> well, i think we've not seen who are on the fence, i find it the likes of that before really hard to believe they saw we had a plan to, you know, anything that would attract them separate the issues like most an he saw last night. i find it really hard to believe they saw anything that would >> there attract them. is no >> it's clear the president interrupted a lot, set the tone, that the president interrupted a lot, sort of set the tone of the newsrooms in america likely. debate early on. but let's be honest. one candidate said this on of the debate early on. let's be honest.do you considers health care, another candidate do you consider this to be a says that on, say, racial tour deforce performance for joe biden but for the president's tour de force performance for injustice. joe biden but for the president's antics and that just -- that plan is we might be talking about a just gone. different story. joe biden wasn't exactly the we spent a lot of time on that, antics? strongest, clear you know we might be talking about a different story. joe biden wasn't exactly the anyway, so now we're starting over and we're trying to figure strongest, clearest version of himself we've ever seen. >> well, i think in light of

what he had to put up with, he >> well, i think in light of out where we are the president says or at least what he had to put up with, he suggested that he might not accept the results of the was calm was calm. he talked about uniting the he country.g the country. election and he told a white he was very clear about the supremacist group to sort of stand by while the vice failures of the president around he was very clear about the president said -- called him a covid. failures of the president around covid. and his attempt to take away health care from millions of d y clown. it wasn't what we're used to and americans.health care from millf americans. so i think in light of what he had to put up, he so i think in light of what he y as journalists it's not what well had to put up, he did really sa we're programmed, there's no thing. muscle memory for covering that. there's one thing that will go so we're figuring it out >> now you've got a new show on cnbc down in history about this debate forever as we just mentioned, you left well. i disagree with rich on one thing. there's one thing that will go fox. down in history about this debate forever. that was the president of the united states was given an people were shocked by that. opportunity to clearly condemn white supremacy and he took a e when you left, did you think i'm pass done with the news pass. it's over, this is it? >> what do you say about that, rich?rich what do you think about that moment >> i don't know. what do you think about that i knew i needed a break. moment? >> i think that entire exchange was terrible it had been 23 years there and my partner and i went on it's wrong the president didn't was terrible. vacations and ended up in a it's wrong the president didn't north africa and there was covid just denounce the proud boys and and we hunkered down for months. just denounce the proud boys an. i thought about it and talked to told them to stand by. but he's right that all the network heads. and it was cnbc who sort of put overwhelmingly but he's right that t a mirror up to what i was overwhelmingly the violence we've seen on the streets has been a phenomenon of the left. wanting. we've seen on the streets has been a phenomenon of the left. just the facts and joe biden refused to and joe biden refused to the facts, the truth, the news denounce antifa. denounce antifa. he said they're an idea, not an in context

organization so people can make decisions for their lives without some guy on a television telling them how to which is completely false. think. organization. i don't want to do that. which is completely false. so i don't think either covered i don't want to do opinion themselves in glory during that i want to gather the facts for you. >> if you were advising the it's that simple that's going to be our mission exchange. >> if you were advising the campaign, claire, would you say keep debatin keep debating, keep going? and that's our goal. this is a tradition that should >> you're incredibly grateful this is a trad and diplomatic especially with go on for the next couple of n go on for the next cou weeks?ple of regard to your former employer weeks? but i know a lot of people are wondering, you know, you were >> i think they're in a tough >> i think they're in a tough spot i don't think -- they didn't fox. you helped start the network spot. i don't think -- they didn't lose anything last night. why couldn't you do a show like that at fox? why did you feel like you had to leave? >> well, i was on in the we can debate whether or not, we can debate whether or not, afternoon. you know, donald trump lost i built a career there i was fortunate and privileged you know, donald trump lost voters last night. take the position that they're willing to debate any time. take the position that they're willing to debate any time and honored to write one of the drafts of, one of the first drafts of history along with my colleagues there whom i love and miss who will be friends of mine for life but i think the commission on but i do think the commission on presidential debates needs t presidential debates needs to but it was time for a change look in the mirror and decide do i needed something new you have a kill button? if the president is going to do just because you hit 56 doesn't what he did last night over and what he did last night over and. mean you can't start again i wanted something fresh i wanted to move forward we all do. and i found it somebody's got to t over again. seems to me t and this place is fantastic. somebody's got to turn off the microphone to allow the speaker to actually make a point without him bullying and jumping in witt over again, it seems to me i love it here somebody's got to turn off the microphone to allow the speaker >> so tell me about the show to actually make a point without

him bullying and jumping in with outrageous lies. you're going to do i mean, it's -- you talk about >> i'll let you, rich, have the last word. the facts and the truth. do you think there should be more debates, do you think there will be? outrageous lies. >> i thi >> i'll let you, rich, have the last word. do you think there should be that sounds really, really good. more debates, do you think there but on cable a lot of times will be? >> i think there will be. people just want to hear their own opinion repeated back to looks as though the biden are cx them calculating that the next is a how are you going to handle that to town hall format so it will be harder for this kind of meltdown i don't think there's any to happen.down to happen. two, it's a big national stage why not use it two, it's a big national stage. i think i agree on the problem with that. why not use it? commission i think i agree on the commission. during someone else's time, the there's a lot of people on our sister network who are opinion people they call themselves that. they give their opinion and mic of the president or joe people come to watch it. go ahead they do that at my previous biden should be off to at least employer too that's no what we want to do we want to seek the facts and during someone else's time, the mic of the president or joe biden should be off to at least which is productive to no one. limit some of this cross talk tell the truth we want to add context in other which is productive to no one. >> all right. claire and rich, maybe a red words historical and claire and rich, maybe a red buzzer you know environmental context. or a time-out chair. we want to bring in experts, for that's what i do with my kids. instance, dr. fauci will be on buzzer. all right. with us tonight to talk about you know? >> or or a time-out chair. all of the challenges that we that's what i do with my kids. all right. >> or a net. >> thanks so much. appreciate it. appreciate it. get a nap. >> thank you face get a nap. and then we want to present it in a way that's easily >> thank you. coming up it's now 7:13. digestible so people can make up coming up it's now 7:13. craig joins us with the latest their own mind nobody cares what i think, on the wildfires out west. savannah they care what hoda thinks craig joins us with the latest they don't care what i think on the wildfires out west. >> good morning to you. with dozens of those fires and it's not my gig. it's not -- it's just not my >> good morning to burning across california, in northern california now, calif jam. northern california now, multiple fires have now merged i don't need that. >> yeah. into one disastrous blaze. multiple fires have now merged i'm glad you brought up hoda

hundreds of st into one disastrous blaze. hundreds of structures have already been lost in wine already been lost in wine because shep, i was looking back at your history. >> uh-oh country. more than 10,000 structures >> and i recognized that you were a young reporter in ft. mai es and across the street at the country. more than 10,000 structures are being threatened this morning. miguel almaguer is on the front lines for us. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. other network, another reporter. hoda kotb. while the weather conditions have improved, the news here is the two of you would meet out on not all necessarily been good. stories and shep you got to give your side. hoda told me it was a throwdown. that you two were competitive. >> we were this is a scene that's played out in so many areas all across >> that it was on. this area. and that she beat you on every when the fire blew through here, story. no, i'm just kidding she didn't say that. it made this area completely >> she meet me on a lot of stories. there were times when hoda and i unrecognizable. were on it and officials are concerned not everyone made it out alive. the state of emergency in but hoda was at the cbs station northern california's wine and i was at the nbc station so at least i knew what i was country triggered just as hundreds of homes go up in flames and more than 20,000 are still under threat. doing. but we would meet at the lee county courthouse at ft. meyers. with three major fires now converging into one monster we would cover cops and courts a blaze. some have been forced to evacuate for a third time in as lot. there was a lot to be done it was the late '80s there were drug problems and inner city problems. and we were both covering the many years. >> i've lived in sonoma county same thing my entire life. so often it just felt like hoda

i'm 31. and up until three years ago, this has never happened. would get the big interview. and there i'd be and my news director -- and then the last three years, it's been pretty much like clock work. >> shep, i remember we were both >> reporter: as flames flank and county bureau chiefs close in on the famed napa i remember having a little tv doing my live shot valley, at least eight wineries i would glance at you. and be like, shep got the pot have been damaged or destroyed. firefighters aren't just trying to save properties but also bust i was livid. i was like, i'd get off the air and call the sheriff's land. these vineyards are worth tens of millions of dollars and they're all on the line. department like what was that? how did you do that? he was like, you'll get the next the town of saratoga now empty one hoda after places are evacuated here. but i was, like, toe to toe. and our bosses called us out if we didn't beat the other it was fun, man. >> people don't know this about and nearby santa rosa. hoda, but she's more competitive >> i did spray water on that than michael jordan on the '97 house there at least on this bulls team >> wow side as far as i could reach. >> and shep, i heard that she >> reporter: with nearly 19,000 would show up in her red car and firefighters on the front lines across california, exhausted then you knew trouble was crews are still battling five of coming >> you knew where hoda was from that red car all around. you know, it's a small town. still is and everybody kind of knew each other. especially in our business you knew what everybody knew about hoda she's the nicest, most genuine

person you'll come across. the six largest infernos in she hasn't changed one bit in state history. >> most have been going since those 32 years it's a fact, hoda. the middle of july. without rest. >> reporter: this nightmare a it's the truth >> isn't it fun having shepard new reality in an unrelenting fire season. while crews have an early toll on the damage, it is likely to smith? grow in the days to come. their focus is stopping the now we are in the same family. >> happy you're with us. >> thank you me too >> shepard, best of luck with if the sports fan in your the show movement of this fire. >> you're going to watch >> miguel, thank you. >> thank you, craig. if the sports fan in your tonight, savannah, right life or maybe you are spending more time in front of the tv, it's with good reason. >> i'm going to. more time in front of the tv, i'll give you a plug here. it's with good reason. "the news with shepard smith" 7:00 p.m. on our sister network you've got footb you've got football, the nba finals starting tonight, and major league basmajor league bas cnbc. >> go get 'em, shep. have fun tonight coming up next, guys success in the pandemic. it's actually happening for some small business owners. and they time giving the yankees a lead swung into action last night >> judge on the first pitch sends a ball out to right center field on the run is to shields and it's gone! >> boom. aaron judge didn't waste any time giving the yankees a lead over the cleveland indians the bronx bombers would go on to so it's going to be a busy

win that one 12-3. the mlb playoffs expanded to 16 teams this season. so there were four games on tuesday. today you've got eight chances to watch eight games today so it's going to be a busy couple of months for baseball fans >> you could just sit on your couch from morning until night which sounds kind of good right now. al, let's get a check of the weather. >> unfortunately cleveland had two bad things happen last night. in any event, we look at what's going on today as far as our weather is concerned we've got heavy showers and thunderstorms in the east. up to 2 inches pushing through we're going to continue to see they do one of the most difficult jobs there is, more heavy wind and rain with this system. moving into new england, 14 even in normal times. million people impacted. anywhere from 1 to 2 inches as our frontline health care workers. you get into northern new and when these heroes lack the resources they need, england. and that front extends to the that risky job gets ten times harder. south in florida upwards of 5 inches of rain prop fifteen makes corporations pay their fair share. to invest in our communities, in our clinics, in the essential workers who treat everyone- rich, poor, and in-between. there. and we're watching this tropical disturbance developing in the whether it's this pandemic or the next health crisis, caribbean sea. a 60% chance of development as we head into the weekend for the tropics. this system will likely develop vote yes on prop fifteen. and move across the yucatan peninsula and into the gulf. it could take the storm strength path uncertain next week for all of us. if it does become a storm, it

will be named gamma. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. as we take a live look outside in san jose we're starting out with some low clouds as well as some smoke. that unhealthy air quality continues today, and it's going >> announcer: back to business is created by "today" with our sponsor amazon. to be a warm afternoon as we reach into the upper 80s. >> announcer: back to business in the south bay we have some is created by "today" with our sponsor amazon prime day is back. save big on everything you need upper 90s in the tri-valley and for the north bay a high of 93 and love learn more at degrees in napa. as we go through this forecast

even slightly hotter weather for amazon.com/primeday. back now 8:45. tomorrow as well as the high fire danger and then just a we're focusing on small touch cooler for the weekend. businesses that have somehow managed to thrive this year >> that's your latest weather. guys. >> all right, al thank you. despite the pandemic just ahead, we're going to zero in on that debate moment >> sheinelle is here with a getting a lot of attention this closer look at how they have morning. >> who would you like me to been able to make it work. >> yes condemn. good morning a lot of people paying attention to this one. so many small businesses all >> proud boys and white supremacists >> stand back and stand by. >> what did that mean? the president refusing to denounce white supremacy why the group he mentioned is celebrating their moment in the across the country have been hit spotlight. also coronavirus striking the nfl now. how the league is responding to hard its first outbreak and could it put the season in jeopardy we're going to hear from the commissioner roger goodell in a minute but first this is "today" on nbc. coming up, a very 4 million could be lost by the end of this year here's how they did it melissa horvath's home decor business is a small operation that makes candles, mugs, and

makeup bags with a mission to motivate and inspire customers >> we have a lot in our product. everything that we make, ship, do >> reporter: but when the coronavirus pandemic first hit and businesses were forced to shut down, she didn't know if her company would survive. >> we saw everything shutting down around us and sales started to dip we were scared what was going to happen >> reporter: but after a couple of months, something unexpected happened online sales started to explode. >> our sales now are three to four times what they were last year probably from a lot of people just shopping online this year and giving gifts >> reporter: one of her best sellers this let's stay home candle which she created before covid. melissa making the decision to donate the profits from the candle's sales to the world health organization. >> that helped sales increase for that candle and helped people say, let's stay home. they gave it as gifts to people to remind them to stay home.

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reopen with safety restrictions >> we have four children we have 12 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, and 8 grand but it's still up to the dogs >> and can i say, i love your picture that you have behind because you got all your family counties whether to say okay or members, some of the folks you not. just mentioned right now i want to check dogs not in here the forecast with meteorologist but now we're seeing on the kari hall. screen just air time for your whole smoke continues to be a factor. poor air quality. right. and so that's what we are looking at right now with our unhealthy air quality that continues today especially in the north bay and east bay, so extended family. what's the secret to staying married for 65 years >> well, in reality he plays you do want to limit your time golf and i'd rather have the -- when he's home out there as the wildfire smoke >> well, congratulations to you. continues to move in. as far as temperatures it's so much love still going to be hot today after some early clouds. look what you've done in 65 we will clear out for the inland today. oakland 82 and 70 for san years. francisco with napa reaching 93 a big, beautiful family. degrees. we love your little pictures more hot weather in the >> good to see you guys. let's acknowledge a few of the forecast, laura. other families out there all right. thank you very much, kari. we'll be back in another half the stokes family. hour with a local news update. myrtle. >> myrtle. >> god bless you we see you >> happy birthday. we love you. you guys are looking great up

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news and weather good morning to you. 8:56. i'm marcus washington. breaking news and the latest on the glass fire burn in the north bay. at this hour, the fire burning more than 48,000 acres and is sshlly out of control. just 2% contained. at least 80 homes in inform apa and sonoma county are lost, not to mention all the damaged property to the wineries and hotels. more than 20,000 structures remain threatened. although some evacuees have now

been allowed to return to their it is 7:30 homes. happening now for you, a i want everyone to just take a crew in the north bay talking to big inhale firefighters on the front lines. meteorologist kari hall is it is 7:30 i want everyone to just take a big inhale a big exhale okay tracking those conditions along with bay area air quality. we'll have the latest from that on our midday newscast or head over to our home page for the those rolling waves, soft sand you're looking at point latest at any hour. pleasant, new jersey and you know what we thought we thought, we're going to start your day with that some women make as little we thought everyone needed a little calm after last night so why not watch those waves as 42% of what a man makes. roll in, babe? voting yes on prop 16 helps us fix that. it's supported by leaders like kamala harris and opposed by those who have always opposed equality. >> not only is it a lovely shot, it's point pleasant, new jersey. i think we all need. we either fall from grace or we rise. and good morning to you. we are glad you're with us this morning. let's get to your 7:30 headlines. two military aircraft collided in midair yesterday during a together. proposition 16 refueling operation. provides equal opportunities, levelling the playing field the pilot was forced to eject for all of us. after colliding with that transport aircraft the pilot parachuted to safety and injuries are non-life vote yes on prop 16. threatening. the cause of that crash still

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defense. it's the back and forth making headlines this morning >> you have repeatedly criticized the vice president for not specifically calling out antifa and other left wing extremist groups, but are you willing tonight to condemn white supremacists and militia live from studio 1a in groups -- >> sure. >> -- and to say that they need rockefeller plaza, this is the third hour of "today." >> good morning, everybody. welcome to the third hour of "today." if ever we needed a hump day, to stand down and not add to the violence in a number of these cities as we saw in portland boy, is it today. are you prepared >> i would say almost everything we got sheinelle, craig, dylan. wednesday, september 30th. i see is from the left wing. not from the right wing. >> so what are you saying -- last day of september. >> i'm willing to do anything. we're finishing the month up i want to see peace. >> then do it, sir >> do it strong. sort of. say it. >> what do you want to call ahead this hour we've got a double edition of "we made it." them we're going to highlight -- >> white supremacists. >> we made it or she made it? >> proud boys. >> proud boys? stand back and stand by. >> "she made it." >> we but i'll tell you what i'll tell you what somebody's got to do somethingo. because this is not a right wing problem. >> reporter: that exchange immediately picked up by the proud boys posting this logo to social media with the president's

words. stand back, stand by >> getting instructions from the president on a nationally televised platform of a dream of groups like the proud boys >> reporter: the far right group a self-described pro-western fraternal organization for men has been tied to several violent incidents at recent protests classified as a hate group by the southern poverty law center and suspended by facebook and twitter. one proud boys organizer saying the president basically told them to go eff them up biden responding this. this is donald trump's america >> what does he mean by stand by what is that >> i don't know. he said to stand down. more than happy -- >> he said stand by. >> i don't know if that was a misspoke but he was talking about having them stand down he's more than happy to condemn that >> reporter: it's not the first time the president has come under fire for his comments about white supremacists saying this after hundreds of groups marched through

charlottesville. >> you had very bad people in that group but you also had people that were very fine people. on both sides. >> reporter: two days later after heavy criticism, he said racism had no place in america and he issued this condemnation after the 2019 shooting in el paso, texas. >> in one voice our nation must condemn racism, bigotry, and white supremacy. these sinister ideologies must be defeated. hate has no place in america >> reporter: and when i talked to campaign aides about this moment, they said the president has condemned white supremacy in the past they also insist that this stand denunceation but that is just not enough for the president's critics. they say he has simply not been forceful enough.

and you have to understand, one republican defender of the president said look. the president doesn't like to condemn people who support him that may play a part into it as well >> that was rick santorum this morning. there was also this discussion about the wider threat posed by these white supremacist groups while the president did push back somewhat, his administration did weigh in on that what did the administration say? >> reporter: yeah. just recently, craig we're talking about chad wolfe wolfe testified to members of congress that when it comes to domestic extremisms, the threat from white supremacy especially in 2018 and 2019 is among those persistent and lethal threats they're looking at >> chief white house correspondent hallie jackson there. thank you. coming up next, the nfl trying to contain its first outbreak and keep the rest of the season on track. >> what commissioner roger goodell is saying about the league's plans moving forward. right after this erior to humira®

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we are back. 7:41 now going in depth on the news football fans didn't want to hear the league now being forced to confront its first coronavirus outbreak >> indeed. three players and five staffers on the tennessee titans tested positive this morning all eyes are on what happens next. sam brock joins us now from miami with the latest. hey, sam morning. >> reporter: hoda, craig, good morning. thankfully the titans' last opponent the minnesota vikings have reported zero positive s dp up contact tracing nonetheless, the game scheduled for this sunday featuring the titans and the steelers for the time being is still on for three weeks in the nfl, the action on the field carried the

headlines. now with coronavirus fluster on the tennessee titans has halted the momentum roger goodell writing a memo to all 32 teams saying three players and five staffers on the team tested positive to remain diligent in implementing all of our health and safety protocols the nfl says they immediately isolated those who tested positive, contact traced for possible exposures, and temporarily suspended in-person for the titans the titans set to play the steelers on sunday can't return to their facility until saturday at the earliest. >> as of right now, the game is still on that could happen. >> reporter: ian rapaport with the nfl network says the league has been preparing for aue has been preparing for a situation just like this spp . is it fair to say this is the first they've had to deal with

covid? >> i would say it's the first, let's say, outbreak. situation just like this is it fair to say this is the first they've had to deal with covid? >> i would say it's the first, let's say, outbreak. just getting to training camp there was a test you had players flying in from all across the country >> reporter: and unlike the nba or nhl which just crowned a stanley cup champion, nfl players are not competing in a bubble neither are college football athletes notre dame just announcing 18 positive cases on their team dozens of college football games have been postponed due to covid. highlighting the challenges even as the nfl tries to combat them with daily testing and a no nonsense attitude. >> coaches now wear masks on the sideline when they have not, they've been fined $100,000 that's significant >> sam, you mentioned contact tracing. what does that process look like do they have to test all the people on the competing teams that the titans played against >> reporter: hoda, it's a good question there are technological advances that help here the titans like all nfl teams require their players to wear devices that detect when they're within six feet of another device the nfl has this mound of data to use for interactions. it's also interesting to note

that the titans are supposed to have 7,000 fans in their stands for the first time this sunday it will be interesting to see if they carry that out given what's happened. >> a lot of waiting and seeing all right. sam brock, thank you two teams that can manage, but if this is a situation that turns into three, four, five teams and you have bye weeks it could potentially throw the entire schedule off. >> right if you have someone on the titans who's positive who tackled a guy on the team they played he could be positive >> we need football. and we need a good weather report al? >> i wish we had good news for our friends out west unfortunately the california fires are just rough look at the five-year average. the old record was 2018 with 2 million acres. last year 158,000. look at this year. almost 4 million acres burned. that's five times the five-year average. almost

almost every record there is and it's not even done yet you can see the fire weather outlook. california also all the way back into the rockies but out in california, high temperatures low humidity 29 million people under heat advisories through friday from san francisco all the way down to san diego 10 to 20 degrees above average out west we're looking for numerous reco good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. because of all of those fires we are still dealing with some very unhealthy air quality especially in the north bay around the vicinity of those fires we're going to see a lot of smoke moving in from there into the east bay and the rest of our microclimate also dealing with some thick smoke at times today as our temperatures heat up once

again. we'll catch a little bit of a break near the coastline with some low 70s in san francisco. we have some upper 90s in the interior valleys. >> and that's your weather >> thank you coming up in a few minutes, meghan markle back in the spotlight. her urge to stop misinformation on the internet and the new set back in her legal battle against a british tabloid. first these messages when you come into walgreens you get a flu shot that's right for you... and them you become a flu fighter. do your part and defend your crew against the flu. ♪ walgreens now any order can be rewarding when you use the app. no matter how you pay, you'll be closer to earning rewards and getting more of your favorites for free.

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play out back here meghan markle speaking out overnight about misinformation, the internet, and her own words. >> if you look back at anything that i've said, it's really interesting because it often ends up -- what ends up being inflammatory it seems is people's interpretation of it. but if you listen to what i actually say, it's not controversial. >> reporter: her comments coming as she faces a major setback in the case of meghan versus the media. an unrelenting legal battle centering around a letter that meghan wrote her father four months after he missed her wedding. meghan suing the paper for a gross violation of her privacy >> reporter: england's high court now ruling that the mail on sunday can use -- saying she collaborated with the authors of "finding freedom" to settle scores and set out her own version of events undermining her claims to privacy. the authors saying the couple did not feed them any claims t. the authors saying the couple did not feed them information. meghan's legal team saying the case has no merit.

back at their home in california, meghan and harry are focused on the biggest story in america. >> every four years we're told the same thing this is the most important election of our lifetime but this one is. when we vote, our values are put into action and our voices are heard. your voice is a reminder that you matter because you do and you deserve to be heard. >> reporter: prince harry not a registered voter urged human decency. >> tonight reminds us of how important it is to watch out for each other, to care for each other, and to inspire each other. as we approach this november, it's vital we reject hate speech, misinformation, and online negativity. >> reporter: meghan also spoke about online hate speech something she and harry have become passionate about. she talked about how online hate seeps into how we engage offline. she says it can train you to be kind or cruel.

and about that court case, these are just pretrial hearings they don't actually go to court until january. guys >> molly hunter there. thank you. good to see them using their foundation to combat hate speech we were talking about the echo chamber. some would say hate speech -- >> some would say social media is the trash receptacle of -- >> some people have said that like they've said that before. >> my secretly -- it's coming out. good morning >> the mean girl table of the cafeteria. coming up on "pop start," we have a lot to look into. we look at the "snl" return with chris rock plus how he's handling a run in with a bully as a child. plus a belushi trailer for a doc you're not going to want to miss

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in calistoga. another day of uncertainty in this community as folks are continuing to evacuate. there are crews throughout the bay area working to knock down some of those hot spots. the hill behind me you can't even see it because of the smoke but all morning it's been sparking and resparking so that uncertainty is making it difficult for crews to fight the flames. good morning, everyone. i'm scott mcgrew. you may have seen last night's debate. we have been showing highlights or perhaps low lights throughout the morning show and the "today" show. we'll have more analysis on what happened and what didn't happen coming up on the midday news at 11:00. right now a look at the forecast with kari. smoky skies out there. that's what we're seeing as we take a live view looking at walnut creek and our five-day forecast. air quality looks really bad for the north bay and east bay today. unhealthy through the end of the

week with minor improvements by the weekend as we go from very unhealthy to moderate and we're going to see another risk of some fire danger conditions. high fire danger conditions for the north bay as our winds pick up again for tomorrow. laura? thank you so much, kari. another local news update in half an hour. have a good day.

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, debate it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, debate debacle. >> gentlemen, i think we've ended this -- we have -- no, no. we have ended this segment >> a night of insults and interruptions a trump and biden? with more people heading inside from restauran face off for the first time. plus indoors and in trouble? with more people heading inside from restaurants to the office, we look at the importance of ventilation and how it could help stop the spread of covid-19 >> the chance increases with the time particles remain in the room >> just ahead, what you need to know and he's back. shepard smith joins us as he plans to make his cnbc debut >> i came to cnbc to report the news without bias, without

opinion. it's my belief that the facts will win the day >> we'll catch up with him "today," september 30th, 2020. ♪ >> hi. we're the walkers from connecticut. we can't believe we're on the "today" show >> we're the willard family celebrating al roker's biggest fan's birthday ♪ >> we're here from the birthplace of hoda >> there should be like a national landmark. i love it. maybe a statue good morning, everybody. welcome to "today. good to have you along on a wednesday morning. if you're just waking up, it was a late night for a lot of otn. >> shot of what? >> whatever is working for you you do you

that's the theme let's get to your news at 8:00 just 34 days until the election. and the bitterness and anger dividing much of the country was on display during last night's first presidential debate. peter alexander is at the debate site in cleveland. peter, good morning. >> reporter: from the very start, the debate devolving into interruptions and insults. >> you have any idea what this clown is doing >> reporter: a combative angry president trump ignoring the rules, the facts, and offense the moderator. >> let him answer. >> reporter: joe biden at times visibly exasperated. >> because the question is -- the question is -- the question -- would you shut up, man? >> reporter: among the low lights, president trump when pressed multiple times refusing to condemn white supremacists. >> what do you want to call them >> white supremacists. >> the proud boys. >> proud boys? stand back and stand by. but i'll tell you what somebody's got to do something about antifa and the left because this is not a right wing problem. >> his own fbi director said --

>> wait. >> antifa is an idea not an organization >> oh, you got to be kidding me. >> that's what his fbi director said >> reporter: on the coronavirus pandemic, biden blaming president trump for a failed response with more than 200,000 americans now dead >> he said it is what it is. well, it is what it is because you are who you are. that's why it is the president has no plan. >> we got the gowns. we got the masks we made the ventilators. you wouldn't have made ventilators. now we're weeks away from a vaccine. we've done a great job >> reporter: as for the election itself, the president undermining the results. >> this is going to be fraud like you've never seen we might not know for months because these ballots are going to be all over >> reporter: biden going directly to voters >> he's trying to dissuade people from voting because he's trying to scare people that it's not going to be legitimate

show up and vote you will determine the outcome of this election >> that was nbc's peter alexander reporting on debate night. among the businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, theme parks. while many of them have reopened, theysi now disney has announced it will lay off 28,000 employees kerry sanders is in orlando with more on that kerry, disney of course the biggest employer there in orlando. >> reporter: absolutely. disney world is the largest single site employer in our country. 70,000 employees here in orlando. another 30,000 in california and this morning disney will begin informing which employees will be getting laid off

and all of this happening, of course, because of coronavirus it's an unprecedented cutback. disney announcing plans to lay off 28,000 workers most of them had already been on furlough for the last six months in a message to employees obtained by nbc news, disney's park chairman writing in part, as heart breaking as it is to take this action, this is the only feasible option we have in light of the prolonged impact of covid-19 on our business analysts estimate an 80% drop in tourists at disney world compared to last year. disneyland in california still not open the company's most recent earnings report shows the covid impact has cost disney nearly $5 billion. the pandemic has forced theme parks around the world to close. seaworld and legoland now operating with limited capacity. universal orlando resort, part of our parent company nbc universal has also laid off an

undisclosed number of employees. this morning disney's cast members wondering if the tourist economy will turn around and let them get back to work. >> we don't know if hospitality will ever, you know, get to where it was before corona >> reporter: the 28,000 disney employees who are losing their jobs plus another 35,000 airline employees who tomorrow will find out if they're getting laid off or furloughed, all of those numbers will not be included in the jobless report that comes out on friday. that will be the last unemployment report we will see before election day. craig? >> kerry sanders in orlando. thank you. all right. hoda, let's get our morning boost. >> all right here we go your kids run wild in your houses asking for permission if it's okay >> no. >> okay. this is why this little girl

we're about to meet has perfect manners and she's so adorable. >> yeah. it's almost done >> okay. can i run? >> yeah. go ahead run. >> thank you >> you're welcome. >> cute. >> could she do a clinic at our houses >> seriously adorable coming up next, a report you don't want to miss if you have kids back in school. if you're considering eating inside at a restaurant >> reporter: good morning. as the temperatures drop and we head back indoors, how do you reduce your risk of contracting coronavirus? i'm vicky nguyen i'll tell you what to look for when you enter any indoor public space. plus when should you consider buying one of these? a room air cleaner that's next on "today.

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♪ feed the good inside of you 'cause it never stops. ♪ ♪ mmm cheerios being able to order stuff online - it helps out a lot. we get to use that time that we would be at the grocery store. that time is priceless. ♪ we are . >> we are back, the search for solutions, today's new york city's recovery taking another step forward with indoor dinin we are back. it is 8:12 now "the search for solutions" when it cop comes to the coronavirus. now we look at the return of indoor dining. >> temperatures are starting to fall and we're going to be spending more time inside. of course researchers have warned for months about the potential dangers of the virus spreading through the air. so the question is, what can you do to reduce the risk? nbc's investigative consumer correspondent vicky nguyen has a couple of ideas for us hi, vicky. >> good morning. just like your kids, my kids are

back in school this week joined half a million new york city students returning for in-person classes. people are getting closer together breathing the same air inside this morning we show you how air circulates indoors and why you should limit your time inside public spaces. also what to do to cut your risk of contracting coronavirus back to class, back to the gym, and the return of indoor dining. as temperatures drop and americans head inside, there's growing concern about an increase in covid-19 cases >> i am concerned when i see things starting to move indoors. that becomes more compelling when you get into the fall and winter season. >> reporter: in this simulation, watch how droplets from a sneeze linger in a population enough virus could be in this cloud to get someone sick even five minutes after the sneeze. but add in a ventilation system

and the particles thin out quickly. within a minute, they get sucked up by the air intake vent in the ceiling. but some are still blown back down the best scenario, open windows and doors for fresh air. the outside air dilutes the droplets within two minutes, there's a much lower concentration of virus inside making it less infectious our "today" show graphics team worked to make these simulations. he runs the center for computational fluid dynamics at george mason university. when people watch this simulation, what do they need to know about air flow and how important it is indoors? >> from video detection, increases with the time that particles remain in the room and it also increases with the number of particles you inhale ventilation is important >> reporter: this may also apply when you're dining indoors, working out, or at the office.

shelly miller an expert in indoor air quality at university of colorado boulder says you can look around to see if an indoor public space is safe >> look for open windows that would be a good sign there's outside air coming indoors. you also want to see whether you're feeling hot or it smells kind of stuffy because that will indicate to you there's actually not enough outside air. make sure that people are wearing masks and then it's not super crowded. >> reporter: to show how a mask makes a difference in a public space, let's go to our simulation remember the sneeze without a mask it creates a dense cloud that lingers in the room. here's what it looks like with the mask fewer particles escape into the air and they're more dilute. less likely to make others sick. some public spaces especially classrooms may have older ventilation systems or windows that don't open. in those cases, a room air cleaner like this could be helpful. it recycles and filters the air in the room. before you buy, be sure to check

the box. you want to make sure it's designed for the right size room and it has a certified clean air delivery rate. the higher the number, the better plus check to see that it has a high efficiency or hepa filter if you're dining indoors, keep the mask on until you have to eat and don't linger >> you're going to be taking a break and talking and engaging with your friends. and so when you're doing that, you should put your mask back on >> our experts say if you're eating inside a restaurant, keep it to 60 minutes even with good ventilation, you still need to wear your mask, wash your hands, and watch your distance to reduce the spread of covid-19 >> you've been talking about public spaces. some people are worried about having the disease in their own home is there something to do to clean that area out? >> yes if you have a lot of people coming and going, then you need to be concerned about that if you don't and live in an apartment, for example our experts said there are no known cases of covid-19 spreading through shared ventilation systems between

apartments or dorm rooms >> okay. is there a situation where you would need one of those air cleaners in your home? air purifiers, same thing as many. >> they are. but you have to make sure the air purifier is certified, has a hepa filter. and this would be a good idea if someone in your home is sick put one of those air cleaners in the room with them in addition to opening windows if you can. that would help decrease the chances of anyone else in your house or anyone else who has to go in and out of the room of getting sick that air cleaner is constantly catching any potential coronavirus in a filter. >> the filter -- >> yes that's key >> we had one of those and i just assumed you could keep it -- >> they don't go forever >> and you make a good point in classrooms an air purifier would be a good idea to have >> that might be something parents want to consider chipping in and buying one the one we showed you couple hundred bucks. >> we always learn something from you, vicky nguyen thank you. let's turn to al and get a check of the weather >> we've got windy and rainy

conditions through new england also heavier showers and thunderstorms firing up down through florida. for today the heat is really concentrated out west. 90s in texas 100s in the southwest. 80s into the upper midwest but then we're watching this system push through. we've got a fire risk really in the upper plains today record highs out west where temperatures could be topping good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're still looking at hot weather in our forecast. and by tomorrow another risk of high fire danger, especially in the glass fire area asee hot temperatures, low humidity and winds increasing. our weather will still be hot going into the end of the week with our interior valleys reaching into the upper 90s and 100 degrees, slightly cooler by the weekend.

. >> that is your latest weather, what time is it? >> yes >> that's your latest weather! what time is it! what time is it! >> i heard you a little bit, man. >> "pop start" >> "pop start" time. let's do it. who's ready? >> we are. >> let's get to it we are getting closer and closer to that season premiere of "saturday night live." chris rock is going to be hosting, first time since 2014 things have changed since then "snl" posting this photo chris in studio 8h they're doing a read through with the full cast chris is wearing a mask. you may be wondering where is the rest of the cast cut to the next photo. there they are spaced out as much as humanly possible they're all separate decks they had to use microphones so they could hear each other on each side of the room. that premiere is going to feature a limited audience in the studio for those at home, that's a tiny studio your first thought would be, oh, my gosh this is "snl."

it's so small. they are going to get a limited audience in there. that should be interesting and of course we're probably going to get the debut of jim carrey as joe biden. chris was opening up about his childhood and how he was bullied. it wasn't until later in life he got revenge on one of those bullies when he ran into him on a set of a movie >> i was doing a movie a couple years ago. and one of my bullies was working security on the movie. who literally one day in school turned me upside down and shook the money out of my pockets. and i just gave him just a quick look like, hey, man. hope you're doing well you take care. and i kept it moving i didn't, like, get him off the set, get him fired it's like, his sin has punished him. he could have been my friend you know what i mean >> yeah. >> he could have been in the trailer with us watching "the

godfather. the fact he had to go through that whole day and to be so close to me and yet so [ bleep ] far. >> right >> you got your revenge. yeah >> i didn't have to do anything. >> reminds me of the "pretty woman" big mistake, huge >> they always say success is the best revenge you don't have to get bitter do your thing. >> they could have been friends. that would have been nice. up next, we got a pretty cool exclusive this morning. john belushi is the subject of a new documentary headed to showtime we've got a look at the trailer that looks great directed by r.j. cutler. r.j. did "the war room" on clinton's first campaign so just really well done features belushi, unheard audiotapes, interviews with people who knew him best diving into belushi's complicated relationship with fame

♪ >> i'd rather be an anarchist than a professional. my first thought was how great for him. i don't think he'll survive this >> how about that? that'll suck you in. get you excited for a good documentary film they also interviewed chevy chase, dan aykroyd, and more it premieres on showtime on november 22nd. finally, friends, nfl star patrick mahomes and his fiance are expecting their first child together mahomes sharing the news on instagram by showing off a sonogram thereto of her and mahomes saying mom and dad taking a small detour to the wedding. couple's been together as high school sweethearts he proposed to brittany earlier this month when he and the chiefs were getting their super bowl rings

he figured it might be an appropriate time to give brittany a ring of her own which was almost as big as the super bowl ring. >> in my basement we have a life size cutout of patrick mahomes because my son is such a huge fan. we told him last night that he was having a baby and my son was legitimately excited like, he was having a little brother. i corrected the record no, no, no don't get your hopes up. >> that's cute carson, thank you. just ahead, excited to talk to shep smith. he's going to join us. there he is. it's launch day for his new cnbc show shepard smith. we cannot wait to talk to him about the new show, the debate last night >> and >> and a certain rival reporter sitting in this room right now you do not want to miss this confrontation. >> oh, thank god i thought shep was coming for "pop start." >> your local news, your weather, and these messages.

good morning to you. 8: 8:26. i'm marcus washington. it's the latest on the glass fire burning in the north bay. at this hour, the fire has burned more than 46,000 acres and is essentially out of control, just 2% caped. at least 80 homes in napa and sonoma county are lost, not to mention all the damaged property to wineries and homes. let's get a look at that forecast with you today from meteorologist kari hall, who is monitoring that. kari? >> yeah, we're still dealing with a lot of heavy smoke across the bay area and unhealthy air quality as we start out with low clouds. once the clouds clear out, we're left with hazy conditions a quickly into the upper 80 at th bay, 99 grease and 93 in napa. through this seven-day forecast, it remains hot through the next few days. even into the weekend, we see

temperatures coming down slightly. there may be some minor improvements in air quality but, of course, it all depends on our fire behavior, which will be very critical over the next few days. marcus? >> thanks, kari. another local news update for you in 30 minutes. (garage door opening) it is my father's love... it is his passion- it is his fault he didn't lock the garage. don't even think about it! been there, done that.

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making all the difference in their survival and coming up on the third hour, if you are looking for something new to watch, we have got your guide to all the fall season's hottest new shows and movies coming up very cool. meantime tomorrow as you know marks the start of breast cancer awareness. hello. that's something that hoda you've done a lot with pink power the series is going to return here >> yeah. we're excited about this we're kicking things off with one of our own kristen dahlgren she's going to share a ground breaking treatment for breast cancer patients. she's also going to tell us about her personal decision to