right now at 4:30 back at the white house and without a mask. the president tells americans don't be afraid of covid-19. next the california pastor who also caught covid at the white house rose garden during an event. plus, santa clara county gearing up for indoor businesses. straight ahead for you the time line for reopening. >> being back in town is really great. having a solid place to stay is definitely a blessing. >> thousands of evacuees return home in the glass fire zone. next, what kept many away despite being back at home. "today in the bay" starts right now. and a good tuesday morning

to you. thank you for joining us. i'm marcus washington. we'll have a look at that commute coming up in just a bit. first let's start out with the forecast. it's a terrific tuesday, kari. how is it looking out there for us? it looks pretty terrific today. it's going to be a little bit cooler as we take a live look outside in san jose. we're starting out all clear here and our temperatures in the upper 50s will lead into some upper 70s by lunch time if you're planning on heading outside. we are going to see some of our high temperatures in the low 80s for the south bay but some upper 80s for the south county and we'll see a few spots still reaching into the 90s today. i'll talk more about this and also a chance of rain in the forecast for the weekend coming up in a few minutes. how is it looking for the early morning commute, mike? kari, it's early, like you said, so fewer cars. there's one problem, though, i see slowing in oakland. in comparison to the rest of the bay, you'll have the green

sensors, which we do. a little bit of slowing. a tiny bit out of the altamont. it is a terrific tuesday so far. as we get to 880 and the coliseum southbound side slows. not for construction. it's south of there. towards 66 we still have one lane blocked by a crash. minor injuries are reported. we may have two crashes going on trying to get vehicles to the shoulder so there is slowing as you're coming over the high rise at high street and then clear by the time you pass the coliseum. everything else is smooth in that direction. the opposite direction everything is clear now. much less fog than yesterday. back to you. >> thanks, mike. well, president trump is back at the white house after being discharged from walter reed hospital after being treated for covid-19. this comes hours after his doctors warned that they won't know for a week whether he's recovered from the virus. marine one landed at the white house last night. the president leaving the helicopter wearing a mask, but reappears on the balcony taking his mask off addressing the american public in a video tweet. >> and now i'm better and maybe

i'm immune, i don't know, but don't let it dominate your lives. get out there, be careful. >> even though doctors say he's clear to go home, questions remain about the scope of the outbreak inside the white house. and we're also learning that a prominent southern california pastor has announced that he has tested positive for the covid-19 virus after attending a rose garden event. pastor greg lurie is in riverside and attended a prayer march with vice president pence and attended a rose garden ceremony announcing the president's supreme court nominee. multiple people within the president's inner circle who attended the rose garden indoor/outdoor event have also tested positive. press secretary kayleigh mcenany and two of her top assistants join the list of several high-profile staffers testing positive. coming up for you today live from the white house with the

latest on the president's recovery as well as reaction to the president leaving walter reed while still infected with the virus. "today" begins at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." well, the south bay's improving covid numbers could clear the way for indoor dining. the state may know by today whether santa clara county will graduate from the red to orange tier. if so those changes could take effect in one week. the biggest change would be indoor dining and public gatherings. the county announced dining and gathering would be capped. that means 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is lower. san francisco has already done that. >> san francisco is taking a similar approach where indoor dining and indoor gatherings for church and indoor movie theaters are also at the red tier level. >> if covid cases spike again as they did from june to july the county will refer to outside

dining and other previous restrictions. developing in the north day, evacuation orders are being lifted. downtown st. helena is still quiet but will likely come back to life. crews continue to make progress. this is a view from mt. st. helena. still smoky but far less than we've been seeing. containment is up to 41%. here is "today in the bay" with more. >> reporter: some glass of wine and some company after evacuating eight days ago with flames fast approaching, he just got back home a few hours ago. >> it's a relief, i guess. i miss working here for the harvest. being back in town is really great and having a place to stay. definitely a blessing. >> reporter: the wall of flames is nowhere to be seen but the glow of flames in the night sky. >> a lot of the reasons we keep

residents out of the area even after the fire burned through the situation is unsafe. we may have trees unsafe to be around, still have hot spots, and we want to make sure we can ensure the safety of all the residents. >> reporter: with the evacuation order lifted here in st. helena people are wondering when the glass fire may be fully contained. no word on that yet. firefighters tell us things are trending in the right direction and the cooler, calmer weather is helping. joan and lindsay enjoying this perfect evening together. joan never evacuated. >> i didn't want to leave my home because it's my sanctuary. if i would have seen the flames, i would have gone. when you see the flames, out of here, joan. >> reporter: lindsay saw the orange sky last sunday and knew it was time to go. >> my house is still smoky inside. coming home is great. she was here. >> reporter: a lot of reasons to be grateful for joan and

lindsay, a friendship, a home still standing, and more. >> we're grateful to be alive, aren't we? >> yes, we are am. >> reporter: terry mcsweeney, "today in the bay." and we heard terry say cooler and calmer which will help with the firefight. yeah, we've seen some of the smoke mixing out as well. the view of the upper levels of the atmosphere and it shows the smoke pollution we are seeing. it's still over parts of california but has been pushed to the north and east as we get a look at the weather conditions around the glass fire. we've seen temperatures this morning coming back to the mid-50s and also humidity levels at about 74% with a calm wind and then you can see the perimeter of the glass fire and how much has burned in those areas so we'll continue to monitor the weather in these spots as it looks good not only for today but the next several days and we'll be monitoring for a chance of rain. i'll talk more about that in the forecast coming up in a few

minutes. how is it looking for the early morning commute, mike? kari, it's slow in oakland because of a crash but better news, first of all, just minor injuries. only minor injuries and it sounds like everything is now off to the shoulder. there were perhaps two crashes we're showing you on the map, south 880 just around 66. that's the overcrossing right by the coliseum and the arena. a smooth drive now should start recovery from just before the high rise heading down out of the downtown oakland area heading up in toward the bay bridge no problem and the rest of the bay. even the altamont pass, we talked about a little bit of slowing. it's mild slowing down toward about 50, 55 probably at the worst. back to you. thanks, mike. 4:38 and a showdown is brewing over the president's supreme court nominee. still ahead for you here on "today in the bay," when the next phase of the process is set to start on capitol hill. plus, work to go prevent

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ahead in our forecast coming up. i like the cool ahead and you'll like the view ahead. looking at the golden gate bridge, we don't have the fog advisory from chp but it's the golden gate bridge so there you go. a smooth drive and then looking at fremont, the nimitz looks great as well. the crash in oakland has cleared from south 880 around the coliseum. a little slowing, we'll see how things shape up over the next few minutes. lanes are cleared. good morning, i'm bertha coombs. here are your top business headlines from cnbc. wall street set to open modestly lower after the markets rallied monday. the dow posting its strongest session in nearly three months, left more than 450% with investors more optimistic about president trump's health and a deal being reached on another round of economic stimulus. today we're going to get another look it at the job market with the job openings and labor

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and concord. 79 in palo alto while san francisco will be in the upper 60s and 86 today in napa so we are looking at some milder weather but also as we track the air quality it has seen major improvements recently especially for areas that are away from the north bay. in the north bay, of course, the glass fire still going we are going to have some unhealthy air quality today and then much more of a westerly wind picking up. we'll take the smoke over to much of the central valley and away from the north bay. so we're still looking at, at times, smoke drifting in but clearing for the south bay as well as the coast. watching a couple weather systems here we have a weakening hurricane that was marie that is well off to the south and west of here. but then there's also another low that's out in the pacific and both of these coming together may possibly bring an enhanced chance of some rainfall starting on friday and then another chance on saturday as

the storm system moves to our north. now we've seen the computer models kind of going back and forth indicating where we'll see that rain, and it may be just a little bit to the north. where it's more certain for parts of the gulf coast as we continue to track now category 2 hurricane delta expected to move into the gulf as we go into the next several days. this is something we'll be watching for louisiana once again if they could get more active weather. we are also looking at some big changes with rain in the forecast that comes back on friday and continues into saturday and of course will watch that. mike, how is it looking for the commute? it's looking good but that was the big view behind me. let's show folks we're looking at green sensors but oakland was the question because the crash there had cleared. we might have had two crashes but whatever the case everything is back to speed as we look southbound 880 approaching 66 and then the coliseum.

the crashes have cleared. the fog a little bit clearer view for most of the bay. a little fog in the north bay but not a major concern. chp has no advisories there. we do look for a live view from our emeryville camera and you do see, also, fewer clouds hanging around the bay bridge toll plaza and no problems on the span. back to you. >> all right, thanks, mike. well, it's official. supreme court nominee amy coney barrett's confirmation hearings start next monday. members of the senate judiciary committee will appear remotely due to the pandemic. here is what we know about her. she is 45 years old and attended notre dame law school. coney barrett has been a federal appeals court judge since 2017. california could have the first openly gay member of the court. martin jenkins accepted the nomination by governor newsom. he's praised his father who was a janitor at coit tower and his

fami family's values of hard work. jenkins has a sports resume, was a football captain and briefly went pro with the seattle seahawks. oakland could move towards a gender neutral city. happening today city leaders will consider a resolution which will require all city laws, communications and policies to have language that incorporates all people. if approved that resolution also calls for voters to approve rewriting the city's charter. those laws that govern oakland. not moving anytime soon is what health leaders are telling people in los angeles despite promising numbers. they are in the purple tier. the overall positivity rate last week has gone down to orange or to moderate levels, but the number of new cases continues over 7% which falls in the purple tier.

health leaders say before they consider easing restrictions and move to the red tier the positive rate needs to stay down until the end of next week. 4:51. next here on "today in the bay" the all new guidelines the nfl was issuing to teams amid players testing positive for covid-19 and a hefefty backlash they f face i if thehey donon't those protococols. plusus -- > h hello clasass. we'r're bringining back the movement. > working t to getet y you o vote. the new election push james fonda is making this morning and celebs who are helping her out. but first happening now delta airlines is extending the policy blocking middle seats until 2021 but that only aemploys to planes with rows with at least three feet. passengers will have to sit next to someone outside of their household with two seats in a row. if they want to social distance

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welcome back. 4:55 for you that morning. the nfl warning its teams to follow new covid-19 protocols. the league is threatening punishment as severe as forfeiting games should they not comply. the rules just introduced large gatherings outside team facilities will be banned. the league will also implement a video monitoring system to check to see if those teams are complying. well, it's not the start they were hoping for. if we have learned anything about the a's this season they are resilient. round two and the a's and astros at dodgers stadium, oakland

would take a 5-3 lead in the sixth. that's where the wheels fell off. houston wins the game. game two is this afternoon. trending this morning, this is pretty cool, jane fonda teaming up to lead a new campaign called exercise that vote. take a look. >> hello, class. we're bringing back the movement. we need you to be in shape for the upcoming race. i need you to be strong, laser focused. i need you to be fully committed to the task at hand. so let's get ready to exercise our right to vote! >> here we go. that video encouraged you to get out and vote. it features several stars including shaquille o'neal, kerry washington just to name a few. well, bay area airports are offering rapid covid-19 testing. next on "today in the bay" a live report on the process passengers will eventually have

to go through. plus, growing concerns after the president returns home from the hospital. our washington insider breaks down reaction from doctors and joe biden. 4:56.

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responsible for what happens to them. >> right now at 5:00, president trump says you shouldn't be afraid of covid-19 as joe biden calls the president irresponsible. the president is still not in the clear even though he's back in the white house. a live report from washington is straight ahead. for many americans covid-19, despite what some say, remains a big concern. a live report next on the latest bay area spot to offer free rapid testing to everyone. and back home evacuees in calistoga resuming their lives this morning after spending days from their homes as the glass fire surrounded the town. next, the thousands that still remain under evacuation orders. "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we'll get a look at that commute in just a bit. first the forecast. kari? it looks good and we're not

seeing as much of the fog as we saw yesterday morning as you get ready to head out the door in the east bay. the morning commute is looking pretty good here and clear with our temperatures in the mid-60s and it will fall a few more degrees around sun rise and then start to warm up for another warm afternoon but we are going to bring you down a few more degrees in parts of the south bay as well as the peninsula with a high of 79 degrees expected in palo alto. oakland reaches 76 and 92, still a warm day in antioch. some future rain chances in the forecast. mike, how is it looking right now heading out the door? kari, things are looking pretty good. i do have to eat some crow. we're going to show you the golden gate bridge. chp did not give a warning this morning. they did. i just clicked on the wrong entry there. they do advise as we advise there's fog at the golden gate bridge. no surprises but want to make sure we're accurate. we've circled the area but you don't see the yellow