but debate organizers say that changes are coming but will the campaigns go along with that. a live report from washington just moments away. well, speaking of washington, a lack of actioion there e means morere turbulenen the airirline industry.. next,, we'rere l live at sfo as thousands of workers face furloughs starting today. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good thursday morning to you. friday eve as we like to call it around here. good morning, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mike has a look at the commute for you and first we'll start out with kari hall with a look at the fire danger. >> a new red flag warning going up for the north bay and now extended to include the diablo range as well as the santa cruz mountains where our winds will pick up over the next 24 to 36 hours. and we'll really have to watch these areas closely, especially in the area of the glass fire. more on that coming up in a few

minutes. mike, any new issues popping up for the commute? >> no. let's not jinx it. looking at the green sensors all around the bay and little slowing out of the altamont as we expect this time every day. no problems contra costa county and pushing towards the bay bridge. starting to build a little bit of volume and in the north bay we continue to follow those closures. 128, 129 all highways you'll hear about related to the fires. back to you. >> that's right. that's what we're talking about. breaking news we continue to cover. fire crews working fast to cut containment lines around the glass fire in napa and sonoma counties. they're concerned about another round of red flag warnings. the fires burn nearly 52,000 acres. it is only 2% contained. flames have destroyed 143 homes and damaged 46. now the burn zone in napa and sonoma counties continues to grow. more than 26,000 structures remain threatened.

and fire investigators are really trying to zero in on what sparked this fire. massive flames on diamond mountain near calistoga. flare up in the napa valley state park just outside of calistoga and st. helena. ground crews have been actively cutting containment lines ahead of the fire trying to get a jump on it before the winds kick in, again. >> we're back at a red flag warning for the area. they are expecting some possible north, northwest winds to surface at the higher elevations above the fire area. that was a big concern right now. >> firefighters are trying to figure out exactly what sparked the flames. sources close to the investigation tell our nbc bay area investigative unit they're focusing on electrical fencing on howell mountain. in a statement, the owner of the venue there says they're aware of cal fire's investigation and they are fully cooperating. now to decision 2020 with

just 33 days until the election the presidential debate commission promising changes after tuesday's ruckus faceoff in cleveland. americans are weighing in on what they saw. "today in the bay" tracie potts live with that part of the story. tracie? >> marcus, good morning. what they saw, what they heard and what they did not hear and there is a reason for that. the debate commission now saying that they may be looking at changing the format because of all of the interruptions that made this a really hard debate for most people to follow. president trump overnight in minnesota marking his own debate scorecard. >> last night i did what the corrupt media has refused to do. i held joe biden accountable for his 47 years of lies. 47 years of betrayal and 47 years of failure. >> reporter: but undecided americans say otherwise. >> i'm happy that my children were not awake to see that and

the behavior. >> reporter: even some top republicans not happy with the president's performance. >> i mean. >> reporter: with viewership down 11 million from four years ago, the presidential debate's commission is looking to change the format to prevent mr. trump's constant intnant interr. >> maybe we should give the moderator a mute button. the commission has to get a lot tougher when debate participants don't follow the rules. >> i think it's just a national embarrassment. >> reporter: democratic nominee joe biden says he's not sure what to expect at innext debate in two weeks. >> i hope we're able to get a chance to actually answer the questions that are asked by the persons in the room. but god only knows what he'll do. >> reporter: the president also distancing himself from the white supremacist group he emboldened tuesday. >> i don't know who the proud boys are. >> reporter: the group now using the president's words as a rallying cry.

tracie potts, nbc news. well, major blow to airline workers as two of the nation's largest airline announce plans to furlough workers amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. the impact will be felt as well right here in the bay area. so, let's check in with "today in the bay" kris sanchez live at san francisco international with what we know so far. good morning, kris. >> hi, laura. what we know so far is that this is going to be devastating for a lot of bay area families, as you know. united has a really big hub here at sfo. so when there are cuts, we will feel them here at home. what we know at this point is that the planned airline furloughs will begin today, october 1st. 13,000 united airline workers will get that notice and 19,000 american airlines workers will be notified.

$25 million in payroll assistance program and the negotiations in washington continue and the last round of federal aid expired yesterday. now, airline travel is down 70% and despite cost cutting on behalf of the airlines, the airlines say they just can't keep people on the payroll without the federal assistance. >> there's enormous bipartisan support for an extension of the payroll program which will keep those people employed and the only problem we have is we don't have a vehicle for getting it done. >> don't have a backup plan. i'll be in the unemployment line like so many other people. >> now, those letters that were sent out by the ceos, one of them the united airline ceo called it a very sad day and then you heard from that flight attendant and union member saying there is no back-up plan for her. that it is going to be getting in line for everybody else waiting for unemployment assistance. nancy pelosi and treasury secretary mnuchin will negotiate

again today as they did yesterday but the aid expired and so those notices are going out to employees and families are just starting to brace themselves. we will continue to follow those negotiations out of washington. we'll bring you any news as soon as it happens because we know it hits very close to home. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, kris. the pandemic affects so many things, that includes restaurants. some of them are back open in san francisco. this time now for indoor dining. china live on broadway street is set to set its tables and welcome diners inside. the owners say one of the challenges for them is they actually have so much space. so, for nearly 200 days they still have to pay rent and energy costs and now all restaurants in the city can have 25% capacity indoors up to 100 people. >> so that only means for assisting thousand square feet maybe only 40, 50 diners. but it's a start.

>> it's my favorite place when i heard they could open up and open up indoors, my first place i thought to visit. >> must have health screenings for diners and you have to wear your mask at all time unless you're eating or drinking. palo alto unified is bringing students and teachers back to campus. so they will start reopening in two weeks. parents are asked to choose between hybrid or full distance learning for the rest of the school year. now for those returning to the schools, they will have to follow all the social distancing rules. earlier this week, some 300 parents, teachers and staff sent a letter to the district urging officials to rethink the opening plan. well, this teacher is letting her students sleep in, at least for the moment. it's only 5:08. but another good rule is to get outside and, you know, especially during recess time. but is the weather going to cooperate today, kari? >> it's been so smoky. i've been keeping the kids inside during those little breaks between the classes and

we've been doing those exercise videos online. you just have to think of other ways to get out that energy today because we have several alerts we're watching for today. we have the red flag warning that will be in effect for all of our bay area hills. also the heat advisory is our temperatures crank up today. we do have a spare the air alert and we're also being asked to conserve energy to keep from having any brown outs today. so, our temperatures will be very hot, especially for the interior valleys as we reach back into the triple digits. may set some new records again today as we reach up to 100 degrees in concord. 100 in morgan hill and napa today reaching 99 and 87 today in oakland while san francisco will be in the upper 70s. we'll talk more about this, as well as what's ahead for the weekend forecast. that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, how's it looking right now for the commute? >> kari, right on pace. in fact, nothing to slow folks down. really except for each other. we're talking about the altamont

pass where 580 westbound slows a bit coming in towards the area out of 580 and 205. little slowing and so many folks are able to get there without delay. an easy drive, no delays for these travel times towards the bay bridge. a little built at the richmond to san rafael bridge. live look shows you traffic now showing up on the camera and we'll show you the bay bridge, which is starting to build a tad bit, as well, coming up. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 5:10. hollywood struggling to survive. next on "today in the bay" the all-new plea for help the movie industry is making to lawmakers this morning. at 5:25. taking a look at how the nfl is facing its first big test in handling the coronavirus. chris mentioned the negotiations in washington. we'll take you down to the granular level on that. wall street a bit hopeful about that this morning. plus, heartbreak and sadness. what chrissy is saying.

right now at 5:13. as we head out the door in mountain view, our temperatures will start out nice and cool. early hours looking to be the best throughout today because it's going to be much hotter as we go from the low 60s to the upper 80s by early in the afternoon. we'll take a look at all of our microclimates in the forecast coming up.

and kari, the south bay silicon valley is clear and the travel times in the trivalley we showed you the map, nothing unexpected but a little build for the times through livermore and highway 84. a live look at the bay bridge. no problems on the span itself and backup at the toll plaza. none right now. we'll give it a couple minutes and see if we have anything to show you. i think it should be clear by then. well, goodern moing arning very happy thursday to you. in a few minutes we'll have something to show you. jobless claims that we'll get at 5:30. while we wait, keeping our eye on washington and kris mentioned still no stimulus deal and democrats did pass one last spring but it was too rich for republicans' blood. the white house turned it down, as well. nancy pelosi is working with treasury secretary steven mnuchin on crafting a new one. so far the two sides cannot agree. the current bill returns the extra $600 a week federal

unemployment payment, cuts another stimulus check for familie families, increasing funds to the post office and elections and adds new financial support for airlines. but, it sounds like that is going to come too late for united and american. kris sanchez touched on that laying off tens of thousands of workers today. had that bill come yesterday, it may have been a different story. perhaps we'll see airlines wait until the very last second this morning to pull the trigger. some good news on the financial front. the senate has passed an interim spending bill. the president just signed it a short time ago. that keeps the government open through the election. and california has just set a real estate record. the median house price for the whole state is now above 700,000. that would be a good price in the bay area. but we're talking about the entire state here. meanwhile, mortgage rates continue to fall. a 30-year conforming fixed mortgage now the lowest it's

ever been at a little more than 3%. adjustables are in the twos. that's brought a lot of buyers into the market. the problem says is there still aren't enough houses to satisfy demand. >> the increase just, we've never seen anything quite like it. there could be six to ten people, if not more in certain pockets, especially in the bay area, all competing for the same property. >> that keeps prices up, marcus and laura. something that is certainly good for homeowners but very tough for people who are trying to make it in the bay by buying their own home. >> yeah, especially that first one. all right, thanks, scott. >> exactly. can't say it fast enough. 5:16. new this morning hollywood asking congress for help. that includes theater owners, directors, producers and writers. they sent a letter to capitol hill asking for financial help or they fear small to mid-size movie theaters will not survive the pandemic.

and the impact will be felt throughout the entire industry. according to the letter, 93% of theaters have lost more than 75% of their revenues. well, this next story never easy for a family to deal with. chrissy teigen suffering a miscarriage following a recent hospitalization. >> that's right. teigen took to social media with the heartbreaking news. she was expecting baby number three with singer john legend. teigen wrote in part, quote, we are in shock and only the deep pain you only hear about. the kind of pain we never felt before. sharing a very personal photo, as well. well, 5:17 for you this morning. switching gears for you. trending this morning, lakers star lebron james helping get out the vote with just 33 days ubti until the election. his new voting initiative recruited 10,000 poll workers according to a twitter post. to thank them, former president barack obama made the surprise appearance in a virtual crowd

during last night's game. this is during the nba finals and the lakers and miami heat. so, the number of first-time poll workers were also among the virtual fans. the lakers that ran away with game one, 116 to the heat's 98. look at this. okay. how beautiful is that? you're probably like, what is that? that is the moon right now. this is a live look for you over the bay area. well, really over everywhere. but, still, how beautiful is this if you step outside and look up in the sky. i mean, just a beautiful shot. beautiful way to start our thursday this morning. meteorologist kari hall monitoring those conditions out there. so, i'm sure there's an explanation for the color of the moon this morning. >> because of the smoke. absolutely. yeah, the smoky conditions make it appear orange. so, that's what we're seeing right now. getting ready for my commute in to the living room. now, as we talk about what's

going on around the fire, we are seeing our temperatures nice and cool this morning. this is our weather sensor that is just southwest of angwin. cool temperatures in the early hours and calm wind and humidity is lower this morning compared to yesterday. but then as we go into today, we're going to see it heating up pretty fast. parts of the north bay reaching into the upper 90s and even over 100 degrees. as we take a look at all our microclimates. we're watching the weather conditions around the glass fire as well as the heat that we'll see for the inland east bay reaching up to 102 degrees in antioch today and 78 in san francisco. 100 today in morgan hill. here's another thing we're watching. our winds. and it's going to start to pick up today. a red flag warning goes into effect at 1:00 this afternoon. now, the wind starts out light but then check out the wind speeds for tomorrow as we go into the afternoon. our winds are coming in from the

northwest and at times really gusting high. you can see that weather forecast for morgan hill, 36-mile-per-hour winds and then it starts to calm down as we head towards saturday. but our air quality is going to remain unhealthy for today in parts of the north bay, inland east bay and more of the same tomorrow with some slight improvements for the weekend. as we go into the weekend, we're also going to see the high pressure moving back just a little bit allowing for the heat to ease just a few more degrees. but we need every single break we can get because it seems like we haven't had many breaks here this summer. and then our temperatures will be very hot for today and tomorrow. we'll come back to the mid 80s by the end of the weekend. mike, you've been watching the commute. how is it looking right now? >> things are looking good, kari. thank you for the update about your commute into the living room. i appreciate all the information we get from our friends. we're looking towards the maps. green sensors show most of the

story and little build out of the altamont pass. no surprises. highway 84 sorting itself out and mostly that altamont pass area, as well. the north bay, the fire zones. avoid any of the closures and as we look out towards the golden gate bridge. a little slowing that showed up and a crash coming towards somewhere around the toll plaza and reported by chp. obviously, no problems for these few cars traveling in to san francisco. the bay bridge no backup. it did not form over the last few minutes. a few more cars, but that's about it. back to you. >> all right, thank you very much, mike. it's 5:21. remembering the life of breonna taylor. next on "today in the bay" the bay area city that could soon sh showcase her in permanent artwork in her honor. plus, working to tackle covid-19. the historic move the nfl is being forced to make. this is due to positive cases on one team. but, first, nbc bay area responds. >> people make mistakes and that

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audio recordings from the grand jury. the recordings will be released to the public tomorrow. now, here in the north bay, that mural in honor of taylor is really sparking some controversy. san rafael city council will hold a community meeting starting today. businesses discuss the making the mural a permanent piece of artwork within the city. new details the attorneys for the officers involved in the daniel prude case will hold a presser later today. officers say they will discuss and release materials relevant to the officer's training and procedures. daniel prude died of suffocation after being restrained with a hood over his head during his arrest in march. the frsofficers were suspended earlier this month. now, to the fight against covid-19. new york city is cracking down on people who refuse to wear face masks. according to mpr, mayor bill de

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>> we're back with a red flag warning for the area. they are expecting some possible north, northwest winds. right now at 5:30, back in the thick of it. fire crews fighting the glass fire right now bracing for the windy conditions and rising temperatures. we are tracking the fire fight in the north bay as it enters its fifth day. the heat will be felt throughout the bay area today. a live report on what everyone is asked to do today to help ease the strain on our power grid. plus, luring customers back. how customers are banning together to save each other's businesses. "today in the bay" continues right now. and it is a thursday morning and i want to thank you for making up part of that morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. we'll check in with mike in just a moment and see how that commute is looking, but let's

talk to kari right now. heat and smoky air conditions out there right now, too. >> yeah, that going along with the red flag warning that will be going up for this afternoon. originally just included the north bay mountains and the area around the glass fire. but it has been expanded for the east bay, as well as the santa cruz mountains and elevations above 1,000 feet. we have some low humidity, hot temperatures and some gusty winds coming our way. not a good combination. so, we'll talk more about this, as well as when those winds will pick up, that's coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking right now for the drive? >> well, take a peek, kari. live cameras around the bay. we'll start with the bay bridge toll plaza because that is where folks are concerned. 5:30 every day a potential for a big backup to have formed. very easy drive and build in the volume over the last few minutes. map will show you that marked with an arrow. zoom in towards the golden gate, bridge, though. reference the fire zone for the top and where we'll take over

with that in just a couple seconds. we want to show you as traffic heads over towards the golden gate bridge and the northbound side has slowing which has cleared the southbound side and reports of a crash. i think that's also cleared from those speed sensors. the rest of the bay, no problem. south bay, peninsula look great. laura. >> all right, thank you very much. you mentioned those fires. that's the breaking news, mike, that we continue to cover. firefighters are really working around the clock to try to stop the glass fire in napa and sonoma counties. they're concerned about another round of red flag warning. well, this morning we have live team coverage "today in the bay" bob redell tracking a flex aheart being issued due to all these issues. first, let's check in with cierra johnson with the latest on the fire fight. >> day five of uncertainty in calistoga and the reason we have been showing it to you all week. the fire in the hills surrounding this town.

you can see that eerier onge glow highlighting those trees in the distance. at this point, firefighters are working to pinpoint the cause of the fire that has already consumed thousands of acres. as we have all week, we had crews in this town both day and night since the fire began. yesterday sources close to the fire investigation told us nbc investigates that they are focusing on electrical sensing and our crews captured what appears to be investigators focusing on that area yesterday. now, in terms of that actual fire fight at last check this blaze has swelled to 51,000 acres. several homes and wineries have been destroyed or damaged by this fire. and overnight the battle was not only against those flames, but those strong winds. take a listen to someone from cal fire explain. >> we're back in the red flag warning for the area. they are expecting some possible north, northwest winds to surface at the higher elevations above the fire area. that was a big concern right now.

>> so, back out here live. you can see the flames really just dancing there in the distance. they continue to pick up as those investigators work to continue that investigation. and we did receive a statement from the owners of the cellar near what is potentially the starting point of the fire. they are aware of cal fire investigation and they are fully cooperating. a lot of developments here in this fire but this fire really continuing to just really grow here in this area as residents wonder about the stability of their homes and their businesses in this area. we're live in calistoga, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thanks for the very latest. she has been at the fire lines since the very beginning. called the napa lieutenant sheriff a hero forrive is aing his home with a garden hose. napa garden sheriff pat mcmahon spotted a shed in flames in the evacuation zone on monday.

as he checked on staff patr patrolling the area. he saw a garden hose and went to work for about two hours soaking the house and putting out little spot fires. he saved a home and a prize 1956 pickup. the homeowner and the lieutenant met last night. >> you're welcome. my pleasure. i'm glad i could be there. >> you were driving by at the right time. >> feels good just to be able to do something that hopefully made a difference. >> the homeowner says it's likely the deputy saved several other homes on the street by dousing those flames. >> good to see that. well, a state-wide flex alert is being issued today. predicting a strain on that grid because of high temperatures. a live look for you outside across the bay area from san jose to san francisco. and you know what earlier we saw smoke there blanketing the golden gate bridge this morning. it is not smfog, it's smoke.

bob redell live with these issues being watched. bob? >> that smoke from the glass fire you can see it here when you look at the night sky and you can kind of smell it here in the air in san ramon. as a result, the bay area air quality management has extended the spare the air day for today and tomorrow. this is a warning for children, senior citizens and anyone with heart and lung problems to stay inside and for the rest of us, you want to limit your time outdoors. also, the national weather service has issued a heat advisory for our area starting later this morning at 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 tonight. te temps will soar 20 to 25 degrees above normal and even record temps are possible. back out here live this 24 hour fitness happens to be reopening today with limited capacity. they just opened about 30 minutes ago. 5:00. you can see a line of customers outside waiting to get here. this is a relief for members who

had to skip their runs and other outdoor exercises because of the string of bad air. >> i had to work my workouts around what is going on around the air quality. i had to skip a couple so nice to go inside. >> i'm assuming you've missed this. >> yeah, absolutely. absolutely. >> i mean, i'm a runner. so, im outside most of the time, but a part of my workout that has to do with weightlifting and strength training. good to get back at the heavier weights to up my game. >> killer not being at the gym for 6 1/2 months. it's totally messed up the cycle of my life. don't want to be too dramatic, but a big deal. it affects your health and affects your mind. >> your mind. >> we're being advised to stay inside and avoid the air and the bad temps. the state's independent operator is saying not so fast. the iso has issued a statewide

flex alert for today and that means everyone needs to conserve energy use, specifically between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. cal iso is predicting a strain on the grid because of these high temps. again, our forecast for later today. reporting live here in san ramon, bob redell, "today in the bay". our coverage continues on air and online. you can actually find our air quality tracker. this is so you can check the air quality in your neighborhood. that is on nbcbayarea.com. well, it's tough because you know they're trying to make a big push, as well, for people to dine outdoors. that's what they want in downtown san jose right now. to try to help out all these small restaurants for the entire month. the restaurants down there are banding together offering fixed menus, special offers from chefs and a lot of gift cards. check out downtown san jose for those offers. this is a repeat of a similar promotion that they had in the

summer all due to the pandemic and trying to help downtown restaurants do their part to just try to survive at this point. we really probably need the weather to cooperate. high temperatures and all the fires that we've been having. i mean, even the glow of the moon that we saw overnight. it looks beautiful. but it really reflects what's going on in the bay area, kari. >> yes, we do have to be careful with the unhealthy air quality and also going to be dangerously hot the isafternoon for a lot of the bay area. morgan hill, as well as concord reaches up to 100 degrees today. and oakland will reach into the upper 80s. san jose 95 and 78 degrees in san francisco with napa and santa rosa looking at a high of 99 degrees. we're also watching out for the red flag warning and the air quality and the heat advisory. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? >> well, kari, it's looking a little slower in san jose but no

surprises. north 101 on our map. the arrow shows you right there 680 towards oakland road is that segment when we see the first burst of traffic and little slowing that shows up. it will build a bit and clear over the next half hour. looking at the rest of the bay. things are on schedule for no problems, although there may be a new incident on the san mateo bridge hidden behind that shield. a live look at the bay bridge show you the middle lanes are showing the brake taps and that will indicate slowing up the incline, as well. we'll track that build out of oakland. >> thank you very much. 5:41. behind bars. next on "today in the bay" what we are learning about the man arrested and shooting two l.a. county sheriff deputies. the plea he's making in the ambush case that has gained national attention. change is coming after that debate debacle. some changes to president trump's campaign, as well. that's ahead in checks and balances. ♪

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severe drought and we've had some extreme temper whiches. we'll talk about when we may possibly see some rain and what is a little bit closer in our forecast as far as the heat coming up. and a little too close to the railing over near the san mateo toll plaza. minor distraction right now. you see the span move smoothly. the bay bridge toll plaza continues with the backup forming in the middle lanes. no metering lights. so, you will see those coming up over the next few minutes. we'll watch that build coming up very soon. at 5:45. breaking news the next 24 hours will really be critical in the fire fight in napa and sonoma county. another red flag warning is about to go into effect. the wind, of course, a very big concern in wine country where the glass fire is burning. downtown calistoga and so many communities evacuated and in harm's way. the fires burn nearly 52,000

acres. it is only 2% contained. you see the air fight that they're having there, too. we have a live look-in fact, this is the fire right now. look at those flames still aglow. they destroyed 143 homes and damaged 46 others. and more than 26,000 structures remain threatened. well, now, new details for you. the man arrested and charged with shooting two l.a. sheriff deputies is pleading not guilty. deonte murray facing attempted murder charges for the ambush of deputies as they sat in their patrol car last month. both officers were shot and wounded but survived. the shooting was captured on surveillance video. murray was arrested two weeks ago in a separate carjacking incident. well, now to decision 2020 and the commission on the debate is hoping to avoid a repeat of tuesday's debacle. >> scott mcgrew joins us now. i think everyone was kind of predicting here that there could be some format changes. >> there really had to be.

tuesday's debate, goodern moi m has been called the worst debate certainly the worst ever televised and the commission is talking about giving the moderator or some kind of referee power over the microphones in the debate to prevent interruptions. it will be interesting to see how well that works. you may have to put candidates in separate rooms if the interruptions don't stop. joe biden said he's up for whatever the commission decides. >> my hope is that they are able to literally say the question gets asked to trump and he has the microphone and two minutes to answer the question and no one else has a microphone and then i don't know what the actual rules are going to be, literally. but that would seem to me to make some sense. but i'm looking forward to it. >> during tuesday's debate, president trump was asked to condemn white supremacists and, sure, he said. but then he never specifically did despite both biden and

moderator saying, go ahead and do it. the president then said the proud boys should stand back and stand by. those are his words. the white house says mr. trump meant stand by, not in the sense of stand by for action, but in the sense of being a bystander to get out of the way. so, the president now says he doesn't really know who the proud boys are. >> i don't know who the proud boys are. you'll have to give me a definition because i don't know who they are. i can only say, they have to stand down. >> this is very similar to what he said about former ku klux klan leader david duke after duke endorsed him for president back in 2016. trump was asked to condemn duke and refuse the endorsement and trump eventually did but he resisted for quite some time saying he didn't know who duke was refusing after he was informed of who duke was. >> will you unequivocally condemn david duke and you don't

want that or other white supremacists in this election? >> just so you understand. i don't know anything about david or what you're talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists. i don't know. did he endorse me or what is going on because, i know nothing about david duke and i know nothing about white supremacists. >> other news trump's former 2020 campaign manager brad p parscale will step away from the campaign after a personal crisis you saw on television. his wife said she was misconstrued in a police report where she said parscale was responsible for her bruises. he was demoted after the campaign in tulsa. we're waiting for a stimulus bill to come through. we'll be updating you as we update business news coming up in about 30 minutes and we're on twitter @scottmcgrew. >> thank you. governor gavin newsom signed

a first of a kind law. it approves the task force that will consider paying reparations for slavery. study proposals to people enslave and those impacted. a group will make their recommendations to lawmakers by july 2023. the south bay's largest reservoir is about to go for a major makeover. the anderson reservoir has to be rebuilt for earthquake safety and the 11-year makeover actually starts today. they're going to start releasing 56 million gallons of water a day. and most likely it will take about six months just to empty it all. the oakland a's return to the field for game three of the wildcard series. the deciding game of the series is at noon at the coliseum. the if a's win play the dodgers. a's came out swinging yesterday. in the second inning the a's

leading by two and hits a two-run homer and nice to see. the a's went on to win it, 2-3. >> that's how marcus does it. well, trending for you this morning something else a lot of people excited about. rock 'n' roll and ac/dc set to make a comeback. ♪ >> the band announcing that five of its members will be reuniting for new album called powered up. so far no word just yet on a release date. >> powered up. >> i bet he needs a cup of tea after all that singing. >> no talking for the rest of the day. >> but i bet he doesn't have a cup of tea. a little shot of something. >> you need it. all right. well, you know what, we need a shot of some good air quality out there, but clearly that is

not going to be the case for us today, kari, because, of course, the fire still burning and the air quality still not that great for us out there. >> no, not that great for today and we have a lot of concerns here. let's start out with the red flag warning that we have for all of our bay area hills above 1,000 feet. originally it was issued for the north bay mountains and around the glass fire, but that has been expanded. and then now we also have the heat advisory that will be in effect for today as our temperatures crank up a few more degrees and then we're watching out for that spare the air alert that has been extended through tomorrow. and we're also being asked to conserve energy with that flex alert. so, let's take a look at where we do have that red flag warning for today. starts at 1:00 this afternoon. once again, now including the d irx to iablo range and the ant santa cruz mountains. going through that wind forecast. a northerly wind brings in more smoke from the glass fire and it will increase today. i think some of the highest

winds will see that for tomorrow afternoon. at times maybe even gusting higher than 30 miles per hour. once this system moves out and our winds calm down, we'll have a little bit of a westerly wind that will help improve our air quality for the weekend. so, it looks pretty bad up until saturday when we could see some lessening of that smoke as high pressure starts to move off towards the west. it won't be as intense in bringing that hot weather and the stagnant air conditions that we're seeing right now creating that bad air quality. so, our temperatures today reaching into the triple digits. still pretty hot tomorrow and then we start to see some easing of that heat on saturday, as well as sunday, through early next week. while san francisco will see some low 70s today and it will warm up slightly over the next couple days. mike, you're tracking the commute. anything new coming up? >> new commuters waiting at the bay bridge toll plaza. there are more folks there.

no metering oitlights on the gr there for transportation authority but we are seeing that build over there on the screen. that is because of the build across the span. let's look at the map and the speed sensors slow towards treasure island and the tunnel there. no big surprises as we look at the rest of the bay. a smooth, easy drive coming through contra costa county and from the city down to the south bay on the peninsula, as well. back to you. sdl tha . >> thanks, mike. you'll have to wait a little bit longer to take that cruise around the world. cdc has extended the no-sale d order until october 30th. the cdc says that cases are now surging in those places that cruises would actually make those pit stops. the cruise line international association put a volunteer suspension on cruises until the end of the month. well, there's much more ahead on "today in the bay" this thursday morning. you probably heard of some people that are moving out of the bay area tuduring the pandemic. but where are they all going? we'll tell you coming up next.

plus, a light to show highlight. something very important. up next, we'll take you to athens where ancient temples are now playing a crucial role in the fight for the future. you're watching "today in the bay."

5:57. welcome back to you.

of course, we are all experiencing a lot of changes because of the pandemic and it is really changing our lives a lot. many people have said they had it with the current lifestyles and they're packing up ask movi movimov and moving. one-third of americans are considering moving out of major cities. the major reason for moving is financial reasons and the space and many young adults moving back with their parents. more than 26 million young people back in with mom and dad since the start of the pandemic. a lot of people just moving out of the state. new this morning ancient temples in greece are going green for climate change. acropolis is illuminated with lower energy l.e.d. lights. the lights were put in to try to reduce light pollution. according to a culture ministry group, this is the first of a series of projects aimed to upgrade the infrastructure and services at the acropolis. something good to share with

you this morning. you goblins and ghouls. found the answer to socially distance trick or treating. this is cool. i like this. they came up with the idea of a candy slide after realizing they're not happy tossing the candy off of their porch to the trick or treaters. they went to the local hardware store there and they bought some pvc pipe, orange paint and created that slide you see right there. after building and testing their brain child, posted a picture on facebook where it got 1,000 likes and shares out there from a lot of people. that really is a cool way. social distance and you get your treats and i'm sure the kids will be happy. >> halloween is going to be very different this year. very different. 6:00 right now. happening now. breaking news in the fire zone. back in the danger zone, once again, as temperatures rise and the winds are picking up. fire crews bracing for the glass

fire to take a turn for the worst. we're tracking the conditions in the north bay, as well as high fire danger throughout the bay area today. plus -- >> i'm happy that my children were not awake to see that and the is the behavior. >> a live report from washington just moments away. and speaking of washington, a lack o of actioion there meae morere turbulencnce for the air industry. next, we're live at sfo as thousands of workers face furlough starting today as the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. and a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. mike, keeping an eye on that commute and first i want to start out with kari hall with a look at that forecast for today on this thursday. kari, how is