glass fire and if that smoke will impact your day today. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i hope you had a great weekend. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for marcus washington. right to our weather forecast because there's some good news in there, kari. a little bit cooler. cooler, higher humidity coming in the form of fog this morning. visibility is pretty low along the coastline in san francisco and extending up to the north bay, down to about a quarter of a mile. we're also seeing quarter mile visibility in oakland. watch out for that as you head out for your drive this morning but then once it clears out we are seeing some slightly cooler temperatures for some of us today as we reach into the low 80s in palo alto. we'll see some low 90s in concord and antioch as well as livermore and some low 80s today in napa. we'll be tracking this as well as the chance of rain this weekend coming up.

mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? well, kari, conditions are changing a bit this morning but still have that fog at the golden gate bridge, as you warned. folks traveling across the golden gate bridge will not be strangers to these conditions. you can see the roadways better than some days, trust me. we look at the map, though, that yellow highlighting from the golden gate bridge up through fire area and the bay bridge from time to time. i'll show you the rest of the commute. mostly green sensors. slowing out of the altamont. why i'm concerned about extra traffic coming up. it is 5:01 right now. our top story is, of course, the president who remains hospitalized this morning, but he could go home despite his covid-19 diagnosis. a live look outside -- >> here is a live look outside walter reed hospital where trump is saying. doctors say he's doing well after a scare over the weekend. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live outside of the hospital.

she joins us now with the very latest. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning. we know he's up because it's been tweeting, 18 all caps tweets this morning, many about the election. what we don't know is the president's current health status. after of yesterday his doctor said he was improving and that his vital signs were better and he could even go home at some point today. these are new pictures released late last night of president trump working inside walter reed hospital after a brief drive-by outside to thank supporters. doctors say the president could be released today. a high fever and low oxygen levels over the weekend led doctors to give him oxygen and a steroid typically reserved for the sickest covid-19 patients. >> we're getting great reports from the doctors. >> reporter: the president's condition vastly different from the mild symptoms reported

friday. >> i was trying to reflect the upbeat attitude that the team, the president, his course of illness has had. and in doing so, you know, came off that we were trying to hide something, which wasn't necessarily true. >> reporter: democrats are concerned the white house isn't telling the whole story. >> when it comes to something as vital as this, the health of the president, the health of the people around him, we need to know the truth, the whole truth. >> reporter: the president still hard at work. >> we will be giving him a national security brief this afternoon from the white house here. he'll be at walter reed so we'll do it by secure videoconference or secure phone. >> he was very animated in our half hour long conversation and ready to get back on the campaign trail. >> reporter: but that's on hold as the world's most watched patient continues treatment. and we have more information about the president's inner

circle and people who have been around him and serve him. nbc has confirmed not only did the president's personal aide contract covid-19 but two staff members who work inside the white house residence. now the sources confirming this for us telling us they were not regularly in contact with president and mrs. trump, but they were confirmed positive with the virus three weeks ago. kris and laura? >> all right, thank you very much. >> it will be interesting to see the trail. thank you, tracie. so one of the antibody cocktails the president was given is being tested at uc davis right now. the university is working with a biotech company regeneron, the maker of the drug, in trials with patients. researchers say the trials are in early stages and just because the drug may work for the president there's still a long way to go before it is authorized for broad use by the fda. more than 820,000

californians now have contracted covid-19 and more than 16,000 people have died. in the bay area cases have now surpassed 104,000. alameda and santa clara counties are showing a slight uptick in the number of cases. if you've been out of work, your wait is finally over when filing for those unemployment benefits. "today in the bay's" bob redell joins us live this morning to talk about how soon some of these checks could come for these people who have been waiting, bob. >> reporter: well, the state took a two-week pause or reset on its unemployment system so, as you mentioned, if you've been out of work for the past week, you can start reapplying today for those benefits. correct. as of september almost 1.6 million californians have been waiting for unemployment checks. that's how great this backlog is. governor newsom ordered the edd to stop processing new unemployment claims for the past

few weeks so the state could catch up on the backlog of the enormous number of claims to allow the state to improve its technology. the state has upgraded its system to get through the backlog faster. the state is launching new technology to verify identity and help reduce fraud. and this will automate the process more and free up people in the unemployment office for other tasks. the state has been overwhelmed by claims. about 8.8 million californians have filed for unemployment since the covid-19 shutdown of businesses began. nearly 4.6 million between march and may alone. that's almost double the peak during the great recession. if you lost your job within the past couple of weeks you should be able to log on to the edd website to file your claim.

thank you, bob. deadly wildfires now scorched more than 4 million acres making it the most land burned in a single year. the state hit that record breaking milestone over the weekend. 4 million acres equates to land larger than the state of connecticut, almost half the size, more than half the size of hawaii. lightning strikes caused some of those fires. people were killed in the fires and there's still two months remaining so it could get worse and not better. crews work to put out the glass fire which is burning nearly 6,500 acres. in the meantime more cleanup is under way in santa cruz county for those affected by the czu fire. the epa says it needs to clear a lot of debris and hazardous waste from properties. the highlighted green areas show

where crews are actively cleaning up. in the meantime a white placard can be placed to let homeowners know crews have cleared the site. speaking of all the fires let's take a look outside where we're still experiencing some smoke from fires in the north bay. a spare the air alert is in effect tomorrow. the air is slightly starting to improve. >> starting today landlords in the south bay can start the eviction process for tenants fighting to make it in the bay. more than 43,000 people are at risk because of the pandemic. renters, part of silicon valley, will rally outside today. the rally starts at 8:30. the group is demanding they take action to stop landlords from t people. happening today, fleet week

kicks off. no jets roaring over san francisco this year like you see from this video last year because of the pandemic fleet week will be on your computer screen. the navy is calling it 2020 san francisco fleet week. the virtual experience. it will be a week of online events that celebrate the partnership between the city and the navy. there will be special tributes to the bay area first responders. we've all had to re-invent ourselves in so many different ways during this pandemic. fleet week also added to the list. on the upside we'll all get a parking spot if we decide to enjoy fleet week. >> and a good view of the blue angels. my husband was in san francisco and he saw one of those stealth ships going through the bay, so there may be some sights to see. they're just not having people all gathered in one spot. >> i guess it wasn't so stealthy. >> right.

let's talk about what's going on with our air quality because that may have a lot of people inside for today as we get a look at some of the smoke that continues to drift across much of the north bay as the glass fire continues to burn and then we're seeing it moving over to the east bay as well. so unhealthy air quality as well but we are not seeing as much of that smoke moving into the east bay and then elsewhere we're getting some clearing. we're looking at our wind speed forecast. right now we have a very light southerly wind picking up and then as it turns more westerly that helps clear the smoke from the coastline as well as much of the bay, so we are going to see that continuing for today along with some slightly cooler temperatures in spots. a big cooldown by the end of the week as some rain moves in. we'll talk about that coming up. mike, how is it looking now for the morning commute? it's looking great, kari, aside from the fog. green sensors all around the bay as we look at the big map.

you pick out your route if you can here. if your route is through the altamont pass, let's talk about the altamont corridor express. that's the ace train. there are no ace trains running today because of track work in the stockton area and that may extend to more folks on 580. so we're going to track that with the potential for more slowing but right now looks pretty standard. a live look at the bay bridge shows you no problems here and low clouds we had hovering around. cleared for now. that may change. back to you. >> thank you, mike. an alnew request from the family of breonna taylor. at 5:25 what we're now hearing they're asking of the governor of kentucky. seems more comfortable with the president's health, plus it doesn't look like we're going to get a stimulus anytime soon. all ahead in business news. and temporarily closed -- a major movie theater chain shutting its doors amid the pandemic. how they say hollywood let them down. plus --

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on this week. i'll talk more about that and what's happening in the atlantic basin coming up next. kari, there are no major problems on the roadway. we're watching what's going on around the roadway, the fog we're talking about. it may affect the drivers. it will affect the drivers. also an issue with some changes at the golden gate bridge and across the bridge for golden gate transit this morning. we'll outline those coming up. well, good morning. a very happy monday to you as well. the latest polls from nbc and "the wall street journal" show the president continues to hold the high ground when it comes to the economy. 48% of registered voters say they trust trump to steer the american economy over his challenger joe biden. but iamnericans' minds, an overwhelming number of those same voters would prefer a president biden, 53% to trump's 39%. this poll taken after last week's catastrophic debates.

it appears there will be no stimulus anytime soon. mitch mcconnell has sent most senators home until later this month. the house has already passed a bill, but no action from the senate despite the president's urging. the president tweeting from the hospital, in fact, over the weekend our great usa wants and needs stimulus. work together and get it done. thank you. taking a look at the futures they seem less unnerved by the president's medical challenges than they were friday. the leader of the free world being in the hospital unnerving to everyone everywhere. the videos showing tn certainly reassurance. >> so it's been a very interesting journey. i learned a lot about covid. i learned it by really going to school. this is the real school. this isn't the let's read the books school. and i get it and i understand it, and it's a very interesting thing. i'm going to be letting you know

about it. >> kris and laura, there was some criticism of president trump taking that car ride and who he may have endangered there. but to have that video was very reassuring to all americans really. >> right. >> very much so. we'll be tracking it this morning. thank you, scott. well, switching gears a little bit. regal cinemas will temporarily close as more than 500 u.s. theaters starting thursday. this will impact about 40,000 workers. the move comes after the producers of the new james bond film delayed the release of the movie until april. that was the last major blockbuster on the schedule this year with disney pushing "black widow" to next year as well. theaters remain closed in new york and los angeles, the two biggest u.s. markets. trending this morning fleetwood mac is back topping the charts thanks to a viral video you might have seen already. >> that's right. so take a look at this guy riding a skateboard while

listening to "dreams." he nonchalantly drinks from a bottle of ocean spray and lip-synchs the song. it's been seen more than 5 million times on tiktok alone. other celebrities had to get in on the trend. ♪ >> that's pretty cool when you get the attention of, you know, one of the members. that's 73-year-old co-founder mick fleetwood re-creating the viral video, ocean spray and all. he said he had, quote, too much fun with it. >> what a great ad campaign for ocean spray, too. >> ocean spray is like, oh, my god, cranberry juice is cool. finally. who knew? that is making me pucker, it's so tart. all right, let's see, do we need something that is thirst

quenching like cranberry juice today, kari? in some spots, yes. it's still going to be very warm this afternoon. let's head out and look at our temperature trend in foster city where we've seen improvements in the air quality and it's going to be a comfortable day. we're starting out with some low nifts here, a chilly morning. once all of the clouds and fog clears out we'll have some nice weather. i think we'll see more sunshine by 10:00 or 11:00 and then making it into the upper 60s by early in the afternoon as we head there into the 70s. 82 will be the high in palo alto. 85 in san jose. some 90s in the tri-valley and 90 degrees in concord. as you head up to santa rosa we're reaching up to 87 degrees while san francisco will be in the low 70s. our air quality over the next few days will still be smoky in the north bay. and we'll see some improvements elsewhere while the inland east bay will continue to see a wind pattern that brings in the smoke

especially near the surface so we are going to see still some smoky conditions in parts of the bay area. let's head over to parts of the caribbean and the gulf where we're tracking two systems, delta and gamma. we've maxed out the names for the tropical season in the atlantic and now we're in the greek alphabet and going deep. as we track these two systems they'll be continuing to move over to the north and east but once this system, the first one we see over florida was meandering over the gulf. the weakening system that was marie will possibly get drawn into an area of low pressure by the end of the weekend and may bring us an enhanced chance of rain as we head towards the end of the weekend and early next week. some of our models are showing the possibility of getting at least a quarter inch of rain. right now?s it looking for the

kari, the commute is looking really good right now. a couple significant notes. for folks who ride transit, or actually for the roadways. we see green sensors everywhere you would expect but that highlighted yellow on the maps means a lot of fog. some in areas you expect and some much more extensive throughout the north bay. i will take you over the altamont pass where we're looking for the possibility of more folks on 580 westbound coming in out of the altamont pass. the ace train has been canceled today. no ace trains because of an issue for track maintenance. also there's adjustments to golden gate transit coming in. canceled, suspended because of light ridership. a look at the overall drive. back to you. all right, thank you very much, mike. it's 5:21. up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: if your refrigerator or freezer didn't do its job, you might have some

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5:24 now. for a police detective hankison is due in court today, one of three officers involved in the deadly breonna taylor raid in march. he was fired in june and charged with three counts of wanton endangerment for blindly firing into neighboring amounts but not directly for taylor's death. taylor's family is asking kentucky's governor to announce a new special prosecutor and reopen the case. harvey weinstein charged with three additional rapes in california. right now he's serving a 23-year prison sentence in new york for the rape and sexual assault of two women. the alleged california incidents took place between 2004 and 2005 at the beverly hills hotel. he is facing 11 counts. weinstein's spokesperson is not commenting. nbc bay area responds to a

lot of refrigerator complaints, interestingly enough. now some unhappy fridge owners could have some money coming their way, kris. chris chmura, the other chris, is here to explain how to get your share. >> reporter: good morning. in our records we found more than a dozen local viewers with complaints about lg refrigerators dating back to 2016. emanuella says both the freezer and fridge stopped working. cindy and renee, i have no working refrigerator. there might now be some relief for them. a class-action settlement is in the works with lg. attorneys say there were defects in refrigerators sold from 2014 to specifically they say more than a millionnd appliances had a cooling failure. no cold air inside led to a fridge or freezer full of spoiled food. if that includes your unit, the

settlement could moanean a cash payout. >> anywhere from a few hundred dollars to reimbursing for parts and labor up to thousands of dollars if you had a really particularly bad experience. >> reporter: lg denies any wrongdoing or defects in its appliances but is participating in the settlement. lg told us we agreed to the settlement to avoid further litigation costs and in the interest of customer satisfaction. we've made it easy for to you figure out if the settlement covers your fridge. go to nbcbayarea.com/responds. you'll find a link to the claims website where you can see if yoe up next on "today in the bay," stories we're following including the president stepping out of the hospital and right into controversy. we'll talk with local doctors about his recovery. plus, this is now a historic wildfire season.

as you likely know it is far from over. the numbers it's already reached and a live report on the fire burning right now in wine country. oscar the grouch here to tell you, yeah, you,

to wear a mask out in public around other people.

sure it'll keep you healthy. but more importantly, i won't have to see your happy smiling face. ugh. and if you don't want to wear a mask, i've just got one thing to tell you. scram, go away. ugh. caring for each other because we are all in this together. so wear a mask and have a rotten day, will ya? ugh. i'm not telling anybody but you, but i'm about to make a little surprise visit. >> that little surprise visit, you see supporters outside his hospital, now condemned by health experts as the president battles covid-19. up next the time line to get

trump back to the white house. decision 2020, just 29 days to go until election day but you can start voting today. we'll show you how. and wildfire fatigue. people wonder can we do this again? "today in the bay" starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll check in with mike in just a little bit. i hope everybody had a great weekend. let's see what we are in store for weatherwise, kari, for today. quite a few things we're watching. we're starting out with dense fog near the coast. half mile visibility, even lower in oakland right now and napa down to a quarter mile visibility as well as santa rosa. it is fairly clear but we're going to have a slightly cooler degrees but it's still in the low 90s for the interior parts of the bay area as you work your

way inland. we're looking at hot weather today, monitoring the glass fire and air quality. i'll have more on that. mike, how is it looking for the commute? kari, we'll look at the camera on the san mateo bridge. over the weekend from time to time it looked kind of like this because of smoke. but today it's because of fog. low clouds touching the area right around the toll plaza, not a problem across the span. a look at the speeds. a look at the map. everything is green across san mateo and the dumbarton bridge as well. the golden gate bridge has fog but that's not unfamiliar to people driving acrossd to the s of the altamont. we'll talk more, though, about changes you might see because of the ace train coming up. back to you. >> thank you, mike. continuing coverage of the president's covid-19 crisis, breaking news. we just learned the decision to discharge the president will come later today. meanwhile the president's

impromptu parade for supporters is prompting concern for doctors all across the country because the president is highly contagious with covid-19. they're raising questions about the regimen of drugs he has gotten to fight off that infection. almost immediately after that video of president trump's ride in a secret service suv was posted those doctors started sounding off. a white house spokesman clarified the suv is hardened against a chemical attack, so the public was safe. but what about the people inside? >> the fact that he puts himself in a hermetically sealed car with eight or ten secret service agents for the purpose of a joy ride for a photo-op is really irresponsible. >> he is unnecessarily endangering the lives of secret service agents who are there to protect him. >> doctors are raising red flags about what the president's medical team revealed during their briefing at walter reed hospital. the president suffered two drops

in oxygen that his doctors decided were serious enough they gave him a steroid called dexamethasone. in some patients it can cause mood swings and psychosis. early voting in california and there's a lot to tell you about. 21 million ballots are now on their way to voters. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda joins us live at an elections office in martinez this morning and, sharon, what do you have in your hand there? >> reporter: well, it was the voter registration guide. there's a drop box here and you can see it opens at 8:00 to start taking ballots and it closes november 3rd at 8:00 p.m. today is the deadline for all counties in california to get out the vote by mail ballots. san francisco is starting early voting today and throughout the bay. tents are set up outside city hall for the early voting center. every registered voter in

california will receive a vote by mail ballot. >> and people say california will go for biden so we don't have to vote. i think we want to set as high a national vote total as possible to send a clear message of who the winner is going to be. so i think everyone in california should vote. >> reporter: supporters of the president rallied outside city hall as the president continues to recover from the coronavirus. there are many questions about the impact on the election. political science professor predicts very high turnout for state and national issues. 3 million people voted. normally it would be not even 10% of that. some key dates to remember october 27th. this is the last day you are able to request a mail-in ballot to be mailed if you did not receive one and the big date, november 3rd, this is, of course, election day. ballots being mailed.

must be postmarked by this date. and back here live you can see they're very serious. if you tamper with a drop box here, you will go to jail. they are preparing for people to start dropping off ballots, and you can track your ballot on the website. you can do that. i've already received texts and phone calls saying that my mail-in ballot has been sent out already. back to you. >> cool. something to check out. thank you, sharon. our website is a great resource for you as well. as you prepare to cast your ballot. also information on voting by mail and ballot drop-off locations. head over to nbcbayarea.com/electionguide. it's been one week since the glass fire started damaging homes and businesses throughout sonoma and napa counties and forcing thousands of people to

leave their homes again. this morning we take you back to one of the neighborhoods hit hard by the flames. it's the skyhawk neighborhood in santa rosa. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is walking us through what neighbors are coming back to a week later. good morning, cierra. >> reporter: good morning. it's really hard to believe it was just a week ago i was standing here dressed completely different in a completely different situation with home after home after home on fire and the firefighters rushing around. this is just one of those homes that, unfortunately, did not survive that fire. you can see the damage, extensive damage to that second floor. even the garage. it looks like just anyone's garage. but now it is completely uninhabitable. the sign says do not enter, unsafe to occupy. as you can imagine this is a pretty emotional time for folks in this area. i also want to provide an update

for another area we cover. the town of calistoga on edge for much of last week as that glass fire threatened that community for days. well, there is a little bit of hope there. that fire is now 26% contained. but for many living in both the santa rosa area here and down the road in calistoga where cleanup is under way there's that overwhelming feeling of fatigue not knowing if they will once again get that dreaded call to evacuate. >> it was stressful going through so many times the last four years, three years, it's been one thing after the other for us. >> reporter: and just to give you an idea how ex tensive the damage from the glass fire is at last check cal fire 487 homes damaged and 316 businesses damaged in both napa and sonoma counties. so you can see here this is one

of those very unfortunate examples of the fire. my heart going out to the homeowners as well as the firefighters still fighting the blaze. we're live in santa rosa in the skyhawk neighborhood. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." thank you very much, cierra. more help is coming for victims of the glass fire. a local assistance center opens. it's at maria carrillo high school. the hours on your screen. it is open until saturday. volunteers can help with replacing documents, rebuilding information and starting that insurance claims process among other things. 5:39 now. new details in the death of oscar grant at the hands of b.a.r.t. police more than a decade ago. today his mother will be asking for that case to be reopened. this afternoon the family will hold a news conference at the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station where grant was shot and killed. it began with grant and others being detained by officers, and

then one officer held grant down as another shot him in the back. that officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and served 11 months in prison. the family says grant's last words were i can't breathe, just like george floyd. they're asking the d.a. to take another look at what happened. it is 5:40 right now. as we're waiting for the air quality to improve that spare the air alert extended through tuesday. how are we looking, kari? we are still seeing the drifts of smoke but it is being carried higher into the atmosphere so we're not seeing it pushed down to the surface and really choking us out like it did last week. we've seen the changes in the wind direction but we're also going to see still some smoke coming in to the east bay from the north bay, but we are seeing improvements elsewhere. looking at our wind direction, wind speeds. we are looking at more of a southerly wind for today but then as it turns westerly it brings in a slight boost in the ocean breeze helping cool down some of our coastal

temperatures. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking now for the commute? kari, it's looking different than expected but not a surprise. we'll look at the bay bridge. we have the backup and the metering lights were turned on at 5:30 this morning just because, i believe, visibility may be a factor crossing the span. there's low clouds visible and they're drifting across the span. for safety's sake i believe they turned on the metering lights. there are no incidents reported as we look on the map at the span itself. it does move smoothly. to the north the richmond and san rafael bridge, a disabled vehicle so watch the westbound direction. a lot of fog in the north bay and also the altamont pass. it's holding up steady but the ace train has been canceled. back to you. sounds good. 5:41. getting back to work. still ahead on "today in the bay" the big issue the supreme court is set to take up today as it resumes its 2020 term. we continue to monitor the president's health with the

latest updates from the white house. the president says he's learning a lot about covid. speaking of covid, postponed, the change in the nfl schedule because of new positive coronavirus cases and the action the league is taking today to try to address those concerns.

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mid-50s and clouds. then as we go into today we're going to see our temperatures warming up with sunshine and we're still watching our air quality for some times of smoke and some rain in the forecast coming up. and we have those metering lights already on and backup already filling in the lanes of the bay bridge toll plaza. now this may be partially because of some fog drifting across, lower visibility as that traffic builds. no incidents reported on the span. san jose right on schedule as we expect slowing from northbound 101 as you have more company north of 680 that clears as you pass by the nimitz. thanks so much, kari and mike. moving on to decision 2020, the president's doctors say he could actually be released from the hospital as soon as today. >> scott mcgrew, there is concern among medical professionals that the doctors aren't really being entirely straight forward. yeah, they aren't. doctors are scientists. we expect them to be very exact

particularly when talking about something so very important but even when confronted with questions about past claims that the doctors made, the president's primary physician didn't say i wasn't trying to hide something. he said i wasn't necessarily trying to hide something. we're looking for such exact words out of these doctors because it's so important. the leader of the most powerful nation in the world's health is so critical. doctors over the weekend said they have been deliberately upbeat about the president's condition. you'll hear from the president's physician and then reaction from a physician that consults with nbc. >> i was trying to reflect the upbeat attitude that the team, the president, this course of illness has had. i didn't want to give any information that might steer the course of illness in another direction. and in doing so came off that

we're trying to hide something, which wasn't necessarily true. the fact of the matter is that he's doing really well. he is responding, and, as the team said, if everything continues to go well, we're going to start discharging him back to the white house. >> fact he was on oxygen, went off of it, and then his oxygen level dropped again gets concerning. that means it's affecting his lungs. and if that continues and gets worse it could be dangerous. >> the president did a tour around the outer part of the hospital to greet well-wishers. if the president does return to the white house it raises concerns about endangering others even if he stays in isolation, which he is supposed to do. the first lady is well, according to the very same doctors. jill biden continues to test negative as does the vice president. trump campaign officials were asked why the vice president doesn't quarantine to ensure the continuity of government, if the president falls seriously ill we will need a healthy vice

president. the campaign says people at the white house are very safe and tested often. we now know there were a number of people at the white house who were tested quite often and tested positive including kellyanne conway and hope hicks and others. we're just 29 days to election day. the latest "wall street journal" poll, nbc news poll as well, shows most registered voters would professor a president biden. 53% to trump's 39%. we have a voting guide where we walk you through what's on our ballots from property taxes to props. you can find that in our decision 2020 section. we're tweeting a lot as well. not as much as the president. man, is he tweeting today. follow me otwitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> all right, thank you, scott. yeah, 15 tweets in an hour's time. biden is joining lester holt for a town hall on nbc bay area. it starts at 8:00.

there are two "monday night football" games tonight. the patriots game against kansas city was delayed because quarterback cam newton tested positive. one kansas city player also tested positive. at least 23 people with the tennessee titans also have the virus. all of this has the league and coaches concerned about what may come next with the virus. today the league is holding mandatory calls for coaches, general managers and owners to lay out tough penalties for violating any safety protocols. the nfl is trying to come up with a revise ed plan. the niners fell to the eagles. the final score 25-20. next up the niners take on the miami dolphins sunday at levi's stadium. >> you are a multitasker. put the book down and pull up

"saturday night live." trending this monday morning "saturday night live" made their big comeback this weekend. >> you look at me, donald. you do not treat my joe like that, all right? he's a nice boy. >> kamala, i've got this. >> uh-uh, joe. now, donald, i want you to apologize to joe. >> he started it. >> hey! hey! president trump is alec baldwin. chris rock was the host. i didn't stay up late to watch it because i was just sleepy. i think i'm going to watch it this afternoon. >> i watched "saturday night live" early sunday morning. >> as many people do.

>> it comes on at 8:00 so i was able to watch and stay up. those aviator glasses they had him wearing were right on. >> well, that's a very good tease. kari, another good tease, cooler temperatures in your forecast? yes, we do have some great weather in the forecast. really great news down the line, too. let's get out the door this morning with some fog that we're seeing right now over san francisco. you can see how low it is, but it's also reducing the visibility quite significantly in the city and across the bay. let's go through the day as the fog clears out we get sunshine and improving air quality especially for the coastal areas down to the south bay and then our temperatures at lunch time will be in the low 80s for spots like danville and concord and livermore. but then for the north bay we're in the 70s trending more into the mid-80s for napa and santa rosa. san francisco mostly in the 60s today. as you go down the peninsula we're seeing high temperatures

mostly in the mid-80s and up to about 83 degrees during the middle of the afternoon in the south bay. it dvening it's going to start to improve. now the other issue with going for a walk, of course, is the air quality and so we've seen at times the most unhealthy air quality in the north bay near the area of the glass fire. we'll see that continuing but it's been drifting into the east bay for some of the other areas like the bay and the coast as well as far as the south bay down to santa clara valley. it has been improving and we're watching out for a chance of rain as we head to the end of the week. more on that coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking now for the commute? not bad, kari, butssarily j. as we look at the big view mostly green sensors. a lot of yellow highlighting where we will have more significant fog influence.

out to the altamont pass, we're talking about 580. so far looks typical. the altamont corridor express, ace train, though, through the area has been canceled or suspended this morning because of track work. that may send more people driving on 580. we haven't seen a big problem there. 125 and 56 canceled because of light readership and then there's the fog in the north bay as well so keep that in mind. back to you. thank you, mike. happening today the supreme court resumes the 2020 term as the justices on the death of ruth bader ginsburg. they will carry on their work amid a firestorm over her likely successor amy coney barrett. the seat marks a turning point for the judicial system. the justices will face a flurry of emergency petitions from democrats and republicans over the way mail-in ballots are distributed, delivered and counted.

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welcome back. thank you for joining us for "today in the bay." a southern california man says remdesivir saved his life back in april rich picket was one of the first poem eople to test positive in san diego county. his symptoms were a high fever and difficulty breathing. when he got to the hospital doctors treated him with high drox chloroquine but pulled him off for the remdesivir trial. the president is also being treated for remdesivir. picket informs a ten-day trial in an attempt to save his life. >> it reduces the viral load, prevents it from replicating at the same rate as before remdesivir. >> the president is on a

five-day trial. doctors say picket is finally, six months later, his lungs have fully recovered. starting today landlords in the south bay can start the eviction process for tenants fighting to make it in the bay. right now more than 43 people in santa clara county are at risk because of the pandemic. renters that are part will rally today. it's a rally that starts at 8:30 this morning and the group is demanding the court take action to stop landlords from evicting thousands of people. happening today fleet week is kicking off. there won't be any jets roaring over san francisco this year like you see in the video from last year. because of the pandemic fleet week will be on your computer screen. the navy is calling it 2020 san francisco fleet week, the virtual experience. there will be a week of online events that celebrates the partnership. there will be special tributes to bay area first responders.

so did you get your pets blessed? catholics around the world celebrated the patron saint of and i moimals on sunday. people brought their dogs, cats and birds to get their blessing. as you can see it was a drive-through blessing to keep everyone safe from covid. >> nice to see. well, it's 6:00 right now. happening now we're tracking the president's health. >> he puts himself in a hermetically concealed car for the purpose of a drive-by for purpose of a photo-op is irresponsible. president trump is coming under fire outside his hospital. we're live at walter reed medical center with the very latest on his condition. and happening today after a two-week pause california will start processing new unemployment claims again. a live report next on what they did to improve the system and how it might impact you.

and the very latest on the glass fire and if the smoke will impact your day to day as the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. i hope you had a great weekend. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for marcus washington. kari, you had a good weekend. you said everything is better with rose. i got to check out some vineyards but it was still pretty smoky. today we're looking at more of the same for many of our microclimates. as we head out the door in mid- cool. once the skies clear we're still going to have at times some moderate air quality in the east bay and temperatures heading into the low 90s. we're still watching the smoky conditions in the north bay