san quentin prison ordered to cut inmate population in half due to the spread of covid-19. the response from prison leaders next. the third hour of "today in the bay" now. good wednesday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we're going to get a look at that commute coming up in a bit. we want to talk about the fire danger now. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that for us. wind conditions, temperatures all a big factor here. right in the middle of our fire season. we're continuing to monitor our wind speed. a couple of things i'm watching for you with this first red flag warning, another one tonight, but this will be the last day of heat before cooler weather heads our way for the weekend. we're talking about a big drop but still in the upper 80s for our inland east bay, the north

bay down to the south county. we'll talk more about our temperatures in the forecast in a few minute. mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? the last half hour was busy as far as finding the slow spots but now as we look at the maps things have calmed down quite a bit, even san jose where we saw the slowing which sometimes sticks around until 6:30. i think 6:40, 6:45 we'll see more south bay slowing again. little pockets through berkeley and oakland have cleared up for 24, 580 and i-80. the bay bridge toll plaza and i-80. we do see the middle lanes starting to stack up that has been the trend so a slow build for the last 15 minutes. no metering lights yet. back to you. >> thank you, mike. right to that breaking news we're following in san francisco this morning. >> "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live with the cliff rescue wrapping up in the presidio. >> reporter: yes, good morning. the last fire official pulled out just a couple minutes before you came to me, but a really

dramatic rescue here near marshall beach. it was streamed that it was a male in his 30s. believe it or not he has no significant injuries, but he was transported as a precaution. take a look at the video, quite dramatic. san francisco fire getting the call around 1:30 from several individuals who heard the person down near the water on the cliff. the lieutenant says thermal imaging was used and they deployed three marine rescue using boats and kayaks in the water. they called for coast guard air rescue and used the long rope. as the helicopter was coming in their crews on the water were essentially able to catch a wave to rescue this individual and help pull them 200 yards to safety to a paddle boat. right now still a lot of

questions as to what this guy was doing down by the water. again, he is okay. it's a male in his 30s transported and things are wrapping up. if you can hear the waves in the background, the water quite choppy. the choppy waves and the colder temperatures for that rescue but, again, the individual is okay and is being looked at at a local hospital. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." quite a daring rescue attempt. thank you, cierra. to decision 2020 now just 13 days to go. a live look. moderator nbc's kristen welker. >> tracie, joe biden preparing for the debate and president trump out on the road with a lot to say. >> reporter: right. he's talking about winning, where he needs to be to win. we're seeing that with both

campaigns and a lot of people all over the country standing in long lines trying to engage with this election. the voter turnout already a big story 13 days before the election ends. long lines across america marking a surge in early voting with less than two weeks to go. >> i think now it's very important to do so. >> reporter: more than 30 million people have already voted. two-thirds of the early vote total from 2016. nbc tracks more democrats than republicans so far. both candidates are honing in on pennsylvania where polls are deadlocked. >> if we win pennsylvania, we win the whole thing. >> reporter: president trump protesting pennsylvania ballots allowed to be counted up to three days after the election. and he's chiding the state for not reopening sooner. >> you guys aren't even open

yet. what the hell is going on with your state? >> reporter: president obama campaigns in philadelphia today for joe biden who is behind closed doors preparing for tomorrow's debate. topics include families, race, climate, national security, leadership and covid-19. >> make no mistake, we are in the second surge. >> reporter: with much of the country overwhelmed with new cases, the candidates are hitting the airwaves. and hitting a handful of states that could determine the outcome. so we're watching the campaign, we're watching the voters and we are watching the money. it turns out reports indicate right now joe biden has almost three times as much in the bank as president trump, not because the president has not raised a lot of money. he has, more than a billion dollars, but much of that money has been spent. marcus?

>> tracie potts in washington. kristen welker moderating tomorrow's debate. our coverage begins for you tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. california must cut the number of inmates at san quentin prison in half to protect them from the pandemic. a state appeals court made that ruling and says officials acted with deliberate indifference to the health of prisoners where it had 2,200 cases and 28 deaths. the prison must now transfer or release enough inmates to get to half of its population back in june. the state department of corrections says it disagrees with the ruling and it's not yet clear when inmates will be moved. here is a milestone for san francisco, it is the first bay area county and ninth statewide to move into the yellow tier on covid regulations. it's also by far the most populous county to get there. starting november 3rd, election day, restaurants will be able to reopen indoors at 50% capacity.

also next week fitness centers can open at 25% capacity. and soon after museums, zoos, aquariums, movie theaters and places of worship can all operate indoors also at 50% capacity. more details for you and despite that recent progress, san francisco public schools will not reopen anytime soon or for the rest of the year for that matter. that's the decision following yesterday's school board meeting. the district superintendent says to reopen the district must meet three requirements, none have been completed. so far there's no reopening time line. meantime stanford is launching a brand-new coronavirus study in the bay area. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live for us with those details including who is needed for the study. kris? >> reporter: yeah, and why you may want to participate. trials where folks are getting infected to see if the vaccine is effective. this is not that. stanford wants to know where and

how the virus is spreading in communities that don't have the same access to testing as other communities. getting to a testing site can really limit who is getting tested. the aim is to reach people at home thereby expanding the reach into underserved and underrepresented communities. some participants will get at-home tests that only require a swab of your nostril not the scrub it all the way back to your brain. the covid study called stanford catch is open to all bay area residents in all counties plus santa cruz. residents have to be adults who can participate in online surveys. and some of those participants will be selected to get those at-home tests. there is no cost to participate, and you don't have to have insurance. there's the website on your screen, the phone number as well. of course that goes by in a flash. i will post that on my facebook page and twitter feed so that

you can see whether or not you'd like to participate. again, it is a low cost way for stanford to figure out where the virus is spreading. you don't have to be symptomatic. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you, kris, good information. a lot of us are still home schooling, let's check out our opportunities to get out in the backyard and get fresh air in between home schooling. gilroy and our temperature trend throughout the morning will be cool to start with some 50s at 7:00. it's going to heat up fast. you may want to get ou during the mid morning hours. we will have a warm afternoon around the bay area as we'll also have our temperatures in oakland reaching 78. 88 in napa and 89 degrees in concord. i'm also watching those wind speeds so we'll talk more about that and our red flag warning, both of them in the forecast

coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking right now getting out the door for work? >> it's not horribly bad, kari. any slowdown, any wait, we don't like it. the bay bridge toll plaza where we look at the live shot so we continue to follow the backup in the middle lanes. no metering lights. we have slowing at the toll plaza obviously like we just saw there but also another in san francisco on the approach, the decline. slowing there. that may indicate the need despite it may build. the rest of the bay should build a bit. it looks great. back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. let's hope it stays that way. up next on "today in the bay," the one bank fee that did not go up in 2020. plus -- a washington politician makes records where you might not expect a washington politician to make records. we'll take you out to the futures. we're not going to get a stimulus before the election. tesla reports after the bell.

plus, vegas lifts its curtains on live shows. the opening dates are now set. we'll have the lineup up next. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 6:13 we have a little bit of time left before sunrise and you may even see

some meteors streaking across the sky as we enjoy the orionid meteor showers. there may be as many as 30 and they will be moving pretty fast. we're watching that, our clear skies and fire danger. more on that in a few minutes. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. they might need the metering lights, they've turned them on. we predicted it. slowing just a tad bit along the flat section westbound with the taillights. more traffic off san will he and droe. good morning. it looks as if the stimulus is not going to go through this morning. we've been talking with washington and it looks as if that is not going to be the case. i am having a little bit of trouble this morning with a little bit of something -- i will see if that will help me.

nancy pelosi wants an agreement with democrats on stimulus package came and went last night. several news agencies are reporting senate leader mitch mcconnell is telling the white house if the trump administration did come to an agreement, the republican-led senate would not vote on a stimulus before election day. mcconnell simply won't bring it to the senate floor. as you know you need the house, the senate, the white house to agree to get anything done so the negotiations we've seen between pelosi and members of the trump administration simply aren't enough to get anything passed. dan primack at axios had this tweet. these stimulus negotiations, without the involvement of mcconnell, is kind of like when my daughter and her friend spend time deciding what type of pizza and ice cream they want, except i haven't agreed to drive and buy it. amazon the latest company to say its workers should work from home for longer.

programmers, not people who work in the warehouse. amazon also launching one-hour curbside pickup. you do have to spend $35 or more. if you were with us yesterday we told you about the google antitrust lawsuit as it happened, something that may take years to resolve. this is antitrust. it has nothing to do with washington's other complaints if big tech is in some people's minds. speaking of washington one of the popular politicians in washington is now streaming on twitch. congresswoman ocasio-cortez went online in a get out the vote push and played the very popular online game among us. she then became the third all-time most watched twitch streamer with more than 400,000 live viewers. for those who play she got picked as an impostor in the

third round. >> you are being positive in the chat. thank you for the affirmations. i'm going to need so much luck -- >> is there a way to mute yourself? >> yes, at the bottom next to your name there's a little microphone. >> all right. so that's her playing among us. if you don't know why it's bad to be picked the impostor for the first time you play among us, you probably don't need to know. aoc was not looking at you as the demographic she was trying to talk to but 400,000 young people, presumably many voters, tuned in to watch her play. >> next generation. >> there you go. thanks, scott. >> i don't see trump or biden playing those games anytime soon. 6:17. two lucky tesla drivers may have extra help behind the wheel on their way to work today because, according to a tweet from elon musk, last night the company rolled out its new enhanced

self-driving program in beta form. the new mode is called full self-driving and it promises to deliver just that to cars equipment with new programming. for now only a few select and careful drivers have received it. >> i don't know if that car made a complete stop, but we'll talk about that later. some good news for you here in 2020. atm fees did not go up thanks to covid-19. banks kept the fees around $4 and in some cases went down. fees have been going up every year since 2004. checking and overdraft fees did go up. a live look at the las vegas strip where more signs of life are set to return to sin city in a matter of weeks. live shows will start up again starting november 6. david copperfield, carrot top and thunder from down under are among some of those productions set to resume.

hopefully they'll wear masks. >> i know some of you have been waiting for carrot top. >> i done even know he was still performing. there you have it. 6:19 right now. we're still in the high fire danger warning. we are. the winds will pick up especially in our upper elevations but that's coming along with very warm weather. let me take you hour by hour. we're starting out nice and cool with some low 50s in parts of the north bay. but then as we head to noon, we'll see temperatures here at about 79 degrees. 81 in livermore. san jose in the upper 70s but then we continue to heat up even more from there with a lot of upper 80s as we head over from the tri-valley, over to dublin. fairfield will reach close to 90

today and cooling down quickly. we're also about to transition to cool air. as it does so those winds will start to pick up. we will have the red flag warnings expiring in the next hour and a half, hour and 45 minutes, and another one picking up for tonight that will go through friday and this will include the east bay hills as well as the santa cruz mountains. elevations from 2,000 to 3,000 vote and above having gusty winds. we're looking at winds 20 to 25 miles per hour in parts of the north bay and along the coast. for the south bay the winds will be at about 10 to 15 miles per hour. what's making the wind flow so quickly we have high pressure just off to our west giving us that northerly win.

there will be a couple but it will help cool off our temperatures along with those high winds. as we check out concord, in the east bay how the temperatures will drop off. we go from the upper 80s to the mid-70s in time for the weekend. these will be the high temperatures over the next several days. all of our inland areas will have some significant cooling but we do still have to watch out for the high winds and the fire danger the next couple of days. mike, how is it looking now for the commute? pretty predictable for the patterns. once those metering lights are turned on, which they are, and they fill in except for hov. three or more there. a nice move slow despite the fact there's a disabled vehicle in lane five. i see that moving there. getting better on the span

itself. the rest of the bay looks great. we'll send it over with a live lock at palo alto and then over to you. all right, sounds good. thank you, mike. 6:21 right now. up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: the pandemic canceled her mexico vacation, and she bought insurance. so where is her refund? i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, nbc bay area responds with a tip for everyone next.

welcome back. 6:24. a follow-up on the devastating glass fire in wine country, how much of the grape harvest was affected. sonoma county wine and grape growers are set to lose at least $152 million. at least 70% of the growers say they had fruit rejected. overall wine growers could lose more than $470 million from this year's harvest. nbc bay area responds to travel complaints every week and we're getting a lot during the pandemic. >> that's right. consumer investigator chris chmura is here with one that landed in his team's inbox. >> reporter: good morning. antoinette martinez said she couldn't get her money back for a flight to mexico after she canceled the trip. she paid about $1,000 for airfare and travel insurance

when she booked through aarp. but when she asked for a refund antoinette said the agency only offered an airline credit of $350. she turned to us because she expected a full cash refund. we reached out to aarp. a few days later she said show got all her money back $1,027.38. so what changed? we don't know. aarp only told us it made contact with antoinette, and we feel the situation is resolved satisfactorily. antoinette is happy. if you're ready to start planning trips, one quick note about travel insurance. one of the main reasons to buy it prepandemic was to avoid nasty airline change fees and hotel cancellation fees. but many airlines and hotels have stopped charging them. before you buy travel insurance today, figure out what you'll actually get out of it tomorrow. if anything. if you're getting nowhere with a business tell us about it.

click the responds option on nbcbayarea.com or call us 888-996-tips. coming up for you breaking overnight news in san francisco. >> reporter: a dramatic rescue that took hours by air, water and land. we'll explain coming up. >> reporter: a red flag warning about to go into effect as thousands of people could lose their power as a result. and those winds will start to pick up tonight. we'll be tracking the wind speeds in the forecast coming up. woman 1: get your vote-by-mail ballot?

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this is a surf and cliff rescue that we have for one individual trapped on the rocks. >> right now at 6:30, you can see it here the cliff rescue wrapping up in the last hour in san francisco. a live report straight ahead for you on how that victim is doing and how long the person was trapped. "today in the bay" continues right now. and a good wednesday. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we're also following the high fire danger in the bay area. kari has more on that. yeah, we are watching two wind events as we go into the next couple of days, but thankfully this will be the last day of this really warm weather

we've had across the bay area. there will be another one that will include more of the bay area that goes into effect for tonight. we will have much cooler temperatures and we'll talk more about that in a few minimum. mike, how is it looking getting out the door for work? the metering lights are on for the morning commute. a live look shows you the track is moving in the middle lanes. the map will show you the backup at the toll plaza. clearing up from the decline. the rest of the bay shows only slowing south to the nimitz. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:31. breaking news, one person safe after being rescued from a san francisco cliff overnight.

the story unfolded early this morning. let's take you live to the presidio where "today in the bay's" cierra johnson has been since this all broke. quite a few issues for rescuers, one was the weather. >> reporter: good morning. yes, it is a pretty brisk morning right now and i don't know if you can hear the waves are very choppy making it difficult combined with the fact it's black out here. the individual rescued was a male in his 30s. he is okay. he's not suffering any significant injuries so good news there. let's take you to the beginning. san francisco fire received a call around 1:30 from some folks that heard from someone needing help. san francisco fire responded and deployed three separate rescues, folks on the water, folk with a

long rope on land and called the coast guard to have them come by helicopter. as the helicopter was approaching san francisco fire, was able to get him on to a paddle board by catching a wave and transporting him 200 yards. from that point he was transported to be checked out. we're learning he is okay. right now we're still unsure what that individual was doing there and how he got there. the area he was at is not accessible by land so a lot of questions as to why he was there and how he got there but good news he is okay. rescue was successful, so a happy ending here. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson, "today in the bay." as we saw in the video cierra was talking about the winds are picking up and the risk of wildfires and humidity levels dropped. bob redell is live in pleasanton

this morning. bob, i know a lot of people out there could lose power as a result of that wind. >> reporter: pg&e has warned they might be doing public safety power shutoffs in the south, the east and the north bay as a precaution to prevent equipment from blowing down and starting a wildfire. the national weather service has issued a red flag warning that goes into effect starting at 10:00 and will run until 8:00 friday morning for the hills and interior valleys in the east bay, in the san mateo coastline, on the san mateo coastline and in the mountains in the north bay. meteorologists are concerned about low humidity and 40-mile-an-hour wind gusts. obviously those are conditions conducive to wildfire activity. pg&e will be shutting off power after midnight for a few showers depending where you live. well over 5,000 customers in napa, solano and sonoma

counties. for some this would be the fourth time this year power has been shut off as a precaution to prevent wildfires. >> we just have to deal with it. just one more thing that -- being safe. >> i would rather pg&e shut down the power and keep us safe than worry about more fires and having our homes burn. we can adjust. it's an inconvenience but they're doing the best they can. >> reporter: those people you heard from are from calistoga which has already lost power twice this year. a pg&e spokesperson tells us that downtown calistoga should be able to keep its lights on this time around. recently installed micro grid providing power to 1,500 residents in the area with the help of temporary generators. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> bob, thank you. and as the bay area preps for more fire danger a new push to prevent the next big fire from

happening. they want the state to dedicate $2 billion to prevention efforts. now that plan will make their plea during the online news conference at 10:00 a.m. more than 4 million acres have burned this year. pg&e is reportedly under new fire for new keeping up with the tree trimming that they've needed to do. "sacramento bee" is reporting vegetation management program is moving backwards since expanding in 2019. that's according to a court-appointed investigator who says the number of hazard trees is rising. the utility was ordered to clamp down after massive wildfires, you'll recall in 2017 and 2018. investigators are looking at faulty equipment as a possible cause for the recent zogg fire in shasta county.

testimony is now under way in the trial of an accused norcal rapist. rory charles waller of benicia faces 48 charges of attacks of multiple women over a 15-year period. opening statements got under way monday. the first witness were women who asurvived the attacks. he's accused of attacks in six counties including contra costa, sonoma and solano. volunteers will help police and fire departments conducted their annual emergency drill responding to a simulated it terror attack involving weapons on a play. volunteers play the role of the passengers. happening today a 150-foot observation wheel starts to spin at san francisco's golden gate park. it's a long-awaited attraction, of course, like many things delayed by the pandemic.

it's here to celebrate the park's 150th anniversary. it's a 15-story wheel providing a spectacular view of the city in the bay from inside temperature controlled gondolgo. they will wipe it clean after each rider goes into the capsule. also need to book times to try to limit lines. it's 6:38. coming up next we're going to take you live to downtown san jose this morning where major changes are coming to outdoor dining that many will love. we'll explain it all in a live report up next. plus -- president trump this morning in an unusual spat with cbs. we'll take a closer look. let's take you out to the big board for a look. stocks are mixed. tesla reports after the closing bell. ♪ it is big and it's all electric. the new hummer makes its debut

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right now 6:40 we are going to have some nice, cool temperatures to start out. if you're making plans to head out to the park like in the castro valley we will have a cool morning.

by late morning into the early afternoon it will feel much more comfortable. some spots will heat up. we'll talk about that as well as our fire danger coming up in a few minutes. getting busy here on the san mateo bridge westbound with the taillights your commute direction to the peninsula. it's not slow just crowded. over here san jose slowing a bit. we'll show you how the speed sensors are shaping up. 101 shows that volume build. 6:42 right now. when it comes to decision 2020 a fifth of americans have already cast their vote. >> scott mcgrew, president trump hot on the campaign trail trying to get the rest of those votes. >> that's right. and he's in key states. he'll be in north carolina today, marcus. he was in pennsylvania on tuesday. pennsylvania shaping up to be a real battle not just between the two candidates but it's been a battle in court over the way they count the ballots. we suspect we'll have to wait for some key results from the

keystone state. it's not allowed to start counting those ballots that have already been cast until election day. joe biden not on the campaign trail. his campaign says he's prepping for tomorrow night's debate in tennessee. biden's silence irrates the trump campaign which knows the very few ways they can upset the race is by biden making a terrible verbal gaffe, which he has in the past, but no biden, no gaffes. it seems every day brings us a bit of unusual news, and today the latest rift between the president and one of america's most popular news programs, "60 minutes." apparently the president refused to finish an interview that will air this sunday. the video you're seeing here is a past interview between president trump and leslie stahl. they've talked twice before since he's become president. the president says he ended the current interview. insiders tell "the washington post" there's really nothing

particularly unusual about the interview. no bombshell. certainly not the catastrophe experienced with axios when the president said it is what it is when 1,000 americans were dying every day. nonetheless the president is pointing out most of the -- mentioning it to the crowds in a rally, kind of promoting it. >> oh, and you have to watch -- you have to watch what we do to "60 minutes." you'll get such a kick out of it. you're going to get a kick out of it. leslie stahl is not going to be happy. >> on twitter president trump said he might release the interview ahead of the sunday air date. not clear how he would be able to do that. the interview belongs to cbs and they're not going to give him a copy ahead of time. it is possible the white house ran their own cameras during the interviews. they would own that video. we'll be waiting to see but the president has been promoting it.

remember to wash on sunday. we'll be watching and we'll be tweeting about all of that and the debate tomorrow as well. you can follow me on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thank you, scott. a follow-up for you, sonoma county leaders approved new funding to boost efforts to battle the coronavirus. supervisors signing off on an initial $4 million to fund increased testing in underserved communities. it includes money to cover the cost for people who test positive and cannot otherwise safely quarantine. live now for you downtown san jose. this is where changes are coming to outdoor dining. >> it's a pretty sunrise but we're talking about the sunset here. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez has more on that plus a decision leaving the 49er faithful feeling a little empty, kris. >> reporter: yeah, let's start with the good news first which is outdoor dining here in the city of san jose can go later, places like here at san pedro square where we are this morning

got shut down by police because of a misunderstanding between what the actual policy is for the san jose al fresco and what is actually the rule. restaurants can serve outdoors until midnight. but, as you mentioned, 49ers fans might spend that time crying into their beer after hopes of going to a live game at levi's stadium this season were dashed by santa clara county. in case you missed this back and forth yesterday, it happened in the afternoon. the state eased restrictions allowing counties in the yellow and orange tiers like santa clara county to start allowing a limited number of fans into stadiums, but then within an hour santa clara county said that would amount to a super spreader event. >> no question this is dangerous. this is the worst thing in the world to be doing at a time periodicalcal is beginning to see some light. this amounts to another step backwards. >> we've been doing what we're

supposed to be to get to this level. let us reap the rewards of that level. >> reporter: now the niners and san jose earthquake say they will continue to work with the county. santa clara county's positivity rate is pretty favorable. however, when you have a big sporting event we know that fans come from all over the place. other counties in the bay area and perhaps beyond and some of the folks could be coming from hot spots where they could bring covid into this community where things have stabilized. so that's the concern. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> all right, thank you very much, kris. well, the dodgers have the early upper hand in the fall classic. here's a live look at globe life field in texas where the dodgers and rays will be back at it tonight. game one last night not much of a contest. cody bellinger got things started with a big home run in the fourth. the dodgers won the game, 8-3. but the big story here mookie

betts delivering on the deal everyone can get behind. taco bell's steal a base, steal a taco promotion. the night had intrigue. one inning earlier america thought chris taylor stole second until the scorekeeper called it a wild pitch. that kept america waiting until betts stole second in the fifth inning to win, what was it, free tacos for everyone. there he goes. >> yum, yum, yum. >> and there you have it. lunch on you. >> why not? everyone gets one taco, though. are the poster child for those gas guzzling cars going green. general motors unveiling the new electric hummer suv during game one of the world series of dubbed a, quote, super truck, it has three electric motors, 1,000 horsepower and a 350-mile range. get this, you can actually drive it diagonally, even the back

wheels turn. look at that. laura, guess how much it costs? >> well, i'm looking at it so i can't guess. >> okay. you at home, it's $112,000 for this truck. it goes into production late 2021. wow. >> wow. trying to go up against that bronco coming out next year, too, but driving diagonally, it's hard enough for people to drive straight. >> i don't know why you would need to. >> it's the super truck, not a cyber truck. >> why don't you buy it and then i'll test drive it. >> not a spider. >> you need that for parallel parking. >> okay -- >> diagonal parking. >> you've got it. let's get a look at the weather, kari. all right. we've been talking about what's going on here across the bay area with the winds picking up. i want to take you back 24 hours

and show you some of our maximum wind gusts at some of our stations around the bay area. looking at santa rosa up to 17 miles per hour which is quite breezy but a little bit higher for spots like concord where we had wind gusts at 28 miles an hour. i'm watching all of that as we continue to have the red flag warning for the north bay for all of our hills that will be in effect for the next hour. we'll take a break from some of those high wind gusts and then we'll have another wind event for tonight which will also include parts of the santa cruz mountains and the east bay. we may see in our elevations above 1,000 feet, possibly 2,000 to 3,000 feet some of our hills could have gusts over 40 moils an hour. the wind direction forecast taking us into the evening, north at about 20 to 25 miles per hour. so it's going to be gusty and any fires that start could spread very quickly, and we're

looking at more of the same conditions going into the next couple of days. so what's happening here we have high pressure giving us the northerly wind but there's a couple of low-pressure systems, some storm systems passing to our north. when you have high pressure close to low pressure it makes the air rush by. and it's also going to possibly fan any flames that we have, so really a dangerous situation. the good news is that we are going to cool off. and so as we look at our forecast for spots like concord, much of the east bay will see temperatures going from the upper 80s to the mid-80s tomorrow and then 70s for the weekend, even looking at a high temperature of 74 degrees for saturday into sunday. so looking forward to that cooler weather. how is it looking for the commute now, mike? kari, the east bay has seen a rush in the last few minutes getting to the bridges westbound the commute direction on the bay bridge. the toll plaza metering lights are turned on just after 6:00, holding steady there. things are slowing down a little bit. the hov lanes clearer than the

last time we took a look. to the north the rich mon bridge showing a backup no san rafael. sudden slowing here. i think a lot of folks coming off the east shore freeway. westbound your commute. more slowing for concord. recovery over through the rest of the bay looks great. san jose and hayward showing a little build. back to you. happening now for you pope francis is calling for civil unions to be legalized for same sex couples according to "the washington post," making that revelation in a new documentary that premiered today. throughout pope francis' tenure he has spoken out in support of rights for lgbt individuals, a shift from traditional vatican teachings. coming up next on "today in the bay," a quick look at the top stories we're following for you including dramatic video of an overnight cliff rescue in san francisco am we'll have a live report on the dangerous conditions rescue crews had to

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welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning. we begin with "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live at the scene of the overnight cliff rescue in san francisco. cierra, this is a difficult situation and rescue. >> reporter: good morning, yes, it was difficult not only because it's cold outside but because of the time of the call it was pitch black and the waves are quite dhopchoppy. it was around 1:30 the san francisco fire department got a call about an individual in distress. it was at that point they deployed kayaks to rescue the individual. they also used thermal imaging to help find him. they were able to retrieve him and paddle him to a boat there

on the water. believe it or not the individual, a male in his 30s, is actually okay. he did not suffer any significant injuries, no broken bones or anything like that. he was transferred to the hospital just to be looked over but, again, a very dramatic situation, three hours long. that individual stranded on a cliff is okay. all is right here in san francisco. guys? quite amazing there. thanks, cierra. taking a live look across the bay area and the risk of wildfire is increasing tonight as the winds increase and the humidity levels drop. >> "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us in pleasanton. i know thousands of people could face losing power as a result of this. >> reporter: correct, marcus and laura. the national weather service issued a red flag warning that will go into effect at 10:00 tonight until 8:00 friday morning. concerns are the two issues you mentioned, low humidity and wind gusts up to 40 miles an hour.

clearly those are not good conditions if you're trying to avoid wildfires. as a result pg&e has warped about public safety public shutoffs for thousands of customers. just over 1,000 here in the east bay, the south bay and just over 5,000 in napa and sonoma. that's an area that's already had in some places four power shutoffs this year alone. those shutoffs will be taking place just after midnight tonight and last two to four hours depending on where you live and the idea is you get your power back on tomorrow night. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. california now under a court order to cut the number of inmates at san quentin prison in half. that's to protect inmates from the risk of coronavirus. a state appeals court yesterday ruled that prison leaders acted with deliberate indifference in the health of those inmates which had 2,200 infections and 28 deaths. the prison must now transfer or

release enough inmates to get half its population back in june. it's not clear when inmates will be moved. tess 6:58. a look at weather and traffic together. kari is keeping her eye on the entire wind conditions and hot temperatures. yes, we are looking at very warm weather for the inland areas and the upper 80s. it will cool off tomorrow but as we transition we will have a cooloff in our temperatures. how is it looking for the commute, mike? a look at the south bay where northbound 101 shows your traditional slowing north of 680. since the last couple days more slowing building 101 right around capitol expressway. 87 showing some slowing. i know it's mild but these are trends that we're seeing show up every few days in the south bay. that may be more traffic flow building. 101 over to palo alto a steady flow both directions.

taillights heading north into san francisco no problem. no big whoop. back to you. so we'll leave you this morning with no big whoop this morning. that will do it for us. >> a live look for us this morning out across the bay. have a good morning. the "today" show is next. good morning good morning. the battleground. >> pennsylvania, you got to get out and vote. if we win pennsylvania, we win the whole thing. >> president trump rallies voters in the do or die state of pennsylvania. former president obama heading there today for joe biden. his first appearance on the campaign trail. with just days to go, we'll take you inside the final big push from both campaigns. second wave. the feared fall surge of coronavirus is here. cases rising in 39 states. the midwest heartland now the heart of the outbreak. >> if you're getting tired and