we will not forget. we will hunt you down to make you pay. >> a parade of evacuation flights leaving afghanistan even after the crisis turns deadly. president biden's promise and how the bay area is taking action. the shocking new covid forecast suggesting a deadly fall season also the steps health experts say that we can all take now to prevent it. this is "today in the bay." welcome to friday morning. 6:00 right now. thanks so much for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. first we want to get a look outside because we've been talking about the smoky and hazy bay area weekend ahead as the wildfires continue to rage. want to get right to meteorologist kari hall who has been tracking these conditions for us. >> yeah. we are expecting some more unhealthy air quality to start to move in.

as you wake up and head out the door, more of us are seeing good air quality. the real-time sensors and green dots good air quality. as you travel to the east we are seeing more of the yellow dots, moderate air quality and more of that smoke pushing in today. our model by 3:00 this afternoon, it's going to be very unhealthy. long periods of time outside. we're going to be smelling the smoke and possibly not seeing a lot of sunshine as more of the smoke moves in. >> such a tough time. thank you. it's discouraging new developments on the front lines of the caldor wildfire. it is advancing towards lake tahoe. evacuation warnings are in place for people who live close to the tahoe basin. this as the fire grew by another 13,000 acres with no change in containment. 12% contained with 140,000 acres burned. strong winds continue to fan the flames. anyone planning to visit is being asked to cancel those

plans until firefighters can get a handle on this situation. some favorable weather is in the forecast for firefighters battling the dixie fire. this is east of chico. winds are expected to die down over the next few days as firefighters continue to make a headway in this fight. containment is at 45%. the fire has burned nearly 750,000 acres. our wildfire coverage doesn't stop here. you can stay up to date with the latest. just go to nbcbayarea.com. once you get there, you can click on the wildfire battles continue on our trending bar. fears this morning of a new terror attack in afghanistan after the deadly suicide bombing at the kabul airport. the attack is not halting a flood of evacuations. this is new video of flights leaving just this morning. >> more than a dozen u.s. soldiers and at least 60 afghans died in the bombing. president biden vowing not only to press on with evacuations but tracking down the terrorists responsible.

we've got live team coverage. kris sanchez is out following local reaction, but we begin with jay gray live in washington with a look at some of the overnight developments. jay? >> laura and marcus, good morning. look, before the attack yesterday, it had been 565 days since a u.s. service member was killed in afghanistan. now we are in the final days of the evacuation, but the mission has changed dramatically. >> reporter: the first blast was just outside the main gate at the kabul airport. the second near a crowded hotel about 100 yards away. the attack one of the deadliest in the two decades u.s. troops have been on the ground in afghanistan. more than 60 civilians killed, at least 13 american soldiers dead, more than a dozen injured. in the wake of the deadly ram -- rampage, the commander in chief showing a full range of

emotion. they're the spine of america. the best the country has to offer. >> reporter: the pain of loss followed minutes later by the promise of justice. >> we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. >> reporter: isis has claimed responsibility for what it calls the martyrdom operation. u.s. military leaders warning. >> the threat from isis is real and we expect those attacks to continue and we're doing everything we can to be prepared for the attacks. >> reporter: while continuing air lifts, the white house saying around 7500 people were evacuated in a 12-hour period after the attacks. still, though, more than 1,000 american citizens remain in the region, more than 100,000 afghans who supported u.s. troops. >> the challenge is, complete the extraction of u.s. forces and then deal with the consequences in a sensible way. >> reporter: and getting them out is going to be a lot tougher now.

>> it really is. the president says he is sticking to his end of the month deadline. that means four days now to get civilians, about 6,000 u.s. troops, and all their equipment, their weapons out of afghanistan. >> really frightening times of what is happening there. thank you. people here in the bay area are planning a weekend of action. kris sanchez is live in fremont's little kabul. cris kris, i know a lot of people shaken by the u.s. rush to get out of afghanistan. >> yeah. this is a crisis hard to watch from afar for members of our afghan communities, one of the biggest in the community, but it is difficult for the u.s. service members who served in afghanistan and are now wondering what's next. some of those members are members of about faith, veterans against the war. one of them is u.s. air force

veteran eddie falcon. while he supports the u.s. pullout of the region, he says he doesn't support the way that it happened. he says it is a crisis for the afghan people and very hard for the veterans who served there. >> it's been a failure to veterans and i feel like it's been a failure to the afghan people. and it's shocking and it does hurt and i think a lot of veterans are having a sense of existential crisis, something similar to that right now, kind of feeling like their country has failed them and the mission that they did and the service that they did and wondering what it means and a lot of questions as to why, why did i do that and why were we there? >> reporter: now members of about face, veterans against the war are planning a day of action tomorrow saturday to support afghanistan and in san francisco they're going to gather at union

square at 2:00 in the afternoon. it's happening in new york, too, at bryant park, in philadelphia, in san diego, washington, d.c., just to name a few of the cities that are taking part. falcon would like to see the u.s. embassy remain open in kabul for as long as it takes to get everyone who wants to leave afghanistan out. in fremont, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, kris. later on today a retired admiral joins former cia director john brennan with perspective on the bombing and dangers ahead this weekend. it's at 7:00 a.m. after "today in the bay." a follow-up on the gas leak in downtown san jose. nearly everyone now back in their homes. so this all started wednesday morning. not ending until about 10:30 last night. 300 homes off limits. video from our sky ranger showing you crews working on park and race street. pg&e says that independent contractors damaged two gas

lines. one man forced to evacuate his home says he ended up staying at a local marriott on the city's dime and was allowed to go back home to get some of the essentials. >> we went back for the meds and i was able to grab my mouth wash, deodorant, toothpaste and necessities like that. a couple pieces of clothes. >> it's not clear if the contractor is facing any kind of penalty for causing the gas leak. all 50 stateses have a high video transmission rate. according to a model from the university of washington, but health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces. alameda court issuing a new vaccine mandate for its employees, that need to be fully vaccinated by november 4th or face regular covid testing. oakland is considering a mandate for all city employees. if approved they will have until october 15th to report their vaccine status with a november 1st vaccination deadline.

oakland has 5,000 full and part-time employees and this would include police and firefighters. bart is getting a new $330 million jolt of federal funding to weather the pandemic. that's our slice of a $30 billion transportation funding from president biden's american rescue plan approved back in march. bart says that money will go to help maintain staffing and service levels and more money could be coming down the pipeline if new infrastructure bill gains congressional approval. bart says it would boost completion of the extension into downtown san jose. happening now, live look in new orleans where concerns are growing about tropical storm ida, now gaining strength in the caribbean. some forecasters warn ida may develop into the strongest storm so far of the season. look at the cloud bank already going to pass through the gulf of mexico. hurricane watches are already being issued in parts of louisiana, mississippi and alabama and the hurricane center predicts ida

will become a category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall somewhere along the gulf coast on sunday. >> we get started with what we can expect here in the bay area. kari, still a lot of concern people have family members in that area. >> yeah. it's, of course, when you have a category 3 hurricane, possible moving over water that's about 90 degrees, that's going to cause what's now a tropical storm to quickly intensify over the weekend as it moves through the gulf. it looks like the possibility of up to 15 inches of rain in a city that's below sea level could be devastating for the weekend. so we're going to continue to monitor that as yes, we have a lot of friends and family in that area. as we bring you back home we're going to deal with heat going into the start of the weekend. today we're going to see some of our inland temperatures reaching into the upper 90s. up to 100 degrees for spots like antioch. we're going to continue to monitor this and air quality.

mike, how is it looking for commute in. >> we might have reason why there's a slowing. our buddy shawn at the desk scanned the reports and there's fire activity over here off the side of the road. north 101 around capital between capital and tully it's been there for a while, but now more commuters, more distraction. no problems as far as structures go. i think it's just a roadside warming fire they're monitoring. the rest of the south bay and both sides of the bay, east bay and peninsula basically at speed. no problems approaching or at the bay bridge toll plaza. the span moves smoothly. the incline shows a little slowing. back to you. >> thank you, mike. 6:11. a wedding no show is stirring up debate on social media. coming up next on "today in the bay," the action one couple took that has a lot of people very surprised this morning. we'll get a chance for you to weigh in as well. >> and a consumer alert for you this morning. america's most popular pickup trucks being recalled this morning and we're going to tell you what ford said the owners

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with the hazy sky and we know that air quality is going to be an issue today. also with the cooler temperatures some better air quality compared to the heat and smoke we'll have later today. we're talking more about all of this in the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> right now this look at palo alto shows a nice smooth drive. the taillights blowing up past willow. haze in the air. not enough to be a problem for your drive. watch kari for the air quality talk. that and more coming up. >> thank you very much. 6:15. stock futures are pointing higher ahead of fed chair powell's speech expected today. the nyse is extending its sympathies to u.s. service members and afghans killed in the kabul airport attack this morning in remembrance of those lives that are lost, they are expected to hold a moment of silence when the markets open at 6:30. ford is recalling more than 16,000 of its f-150 trucks. the 2021 version due to seat

belt issues. the company issuing the recall on the truck manufactured with a super cab body style. the front seat belt webbing in the affected vehicles may be incorrectly routed increasing the risk of injury. apple is changing rules for the app store as part of its proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit. the significant change is clarifying developers are allowed to inform users about the ways to pay for their content outside of the app store, a key issue in the trial between apple and epic games as well as the maker of fortnite. apple says the developers can now make these communications via e-mail or other methods but not directly through their app. some fast food news to report. wendy's upgrading its french fries with more customers using delivery services these days the company is trying to make its fry making process better to try to prevent some of the soggy french fries you might get. the phenomenon maybe you've

experienced along the way. the company says you'll notice the difference as soon as you taste them. a couple's response to a no show guest is sparking debate on twitter. >> their friend decided to skip their destination wedding, despite telling the couple they would attend. in response the newlyweds sent him a bill for $240, reportedly for the cost of two meals at the wedding. on social media some critics are calling it tacky, others say he should pay up for being rude. others just want to know the destination. it was jamaica. i want to know what you think about this. let me know. we posted a poll on twitter this morning. my handle @laura garcia nbc. weddings can be very expensive. >> do we know if there was a gift given? i'm curious. it's one of those factors. >> maybe he'll make up for it there. >> hopefully more than $240.

this is free for you this morning, meteorologist kari hall has a look at that forecast and what we can expect for the weather today. >> wasn't jamaica placed on the travel ban. we're in a pandemic and things are changing. i don't know about the bill. we'll see. let's check out our live view in san francisco. we are waking up to hazy conditions. i think it's going to clear out more quickly than we see in the past few days and we see that happen when we know we're going to have hot temperatures. the fog rolls from the coast fairly quickly and we don't have our natural air conditioning. our temperatures today in los gatos heading up to 94 degrees. 97 in morgan hill. hotter than yesterday. and we're going to feel that heat in the inland east bay with pleasanton at 97 degrees. oakland towards 80 and along the coast it's going to be comfortable here with daly city in the 60s and 87 in redwood

city and moving into san francisco 70 today and our north bay highs 90 in napa and 100 in clearlake. definitely hotter as well as more smoke coming in as we take a look at all of the red here. this is smoke pouring across the bay area. our computer models are picking up on that. i've been good at this for the past couple weeks where we had a lot more smoke moving in. the models were able to pick up on that. its does show we see what's approaching unhealthy air quality going into today as well as tomorrow because of the shift in the wind from the fires that are burning to the north. it's going to be settling in, but we also have high pressure that's building. with high pressure we have a clockwise wind flow and also just under that high pressure, the air is descending putting a high amount of pressure earth that's why it's called i pushing that smoke down close to the surface and depending on the wind direction is where it

steers all of the smoke. doesn't matter where you travel across california there's going to be smoky and hazy conditions, unhealthy air quality. we are going to need to limit our time outside with hot valley temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 90s over the next few days. going into next week we're going to start to feel some much better relief from the heat and the smoke. i think we'll see the shift in the wind direction, the ocean breeze returning. san francisco from mid 70s for the next couple days, back to the low to mid 60s next week as the fog comes back in and we get a westerly wind and cooler temperatures. we're going to be watching all of that. mike, what are you watching for the commute? >> we're watching friday, at the bay bridge toll plaza we like to be able to see the pave mns light flow here. the light slowing across the span. westbound is your commute direction. the incline is where folks slow because, of course, unlike the toll plaza where we have 20 lanes we have fewer than that, what, seven across the bay bridge. we're looking at across the

highway 37 drive as well as the mild slowing that starts early is holding steady there. highway 4 a little bit of slowing as you pass by san marco, no major surprises where it happens and it's lighter than any other day of the week. a smooth flow of traffic despite a minor crash north of the dublin interchange and another one in fremont for the shoulder off the nimitz frooep freeway. south bay, the blip, there may be a fire on the south north 101 around capital expressway been there for a while. crews are on scene. back to you. >> thanks so much. we're keeping an eye on everything. 6:21. preparing for trial, next on "today in the bay," the key document set to be released before elizabeth holmes is set to face a judge. check your tickets because we know when proof of vaccination will be needed if you're going to a sharks game or a concert at sap center. >> do you do a lot of baking, things like cupcakes ands? you might not even realize but

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row nose founder elizabeth holmes' evaluation. the information expected later today could provide details into the personal relationship between holmes and her ex-boyfriend and former company president sunny. homes' lawyers have suggested in the court filings she may have been a victim of an abusive relationship. both are now facing separate criminal trials. holmes' criminal trial is set to start next tuesday. a legendary singer vincent fernandez, weeks after hospitalized for a fall has been diagnosed by the guillaiin barre system. it affects the nerves and weakening of the respiratory system. the king remains in the icu at a hospital. he's listed in serious but stable condition. he's undergoing rehabilitation treatment. in less than a month you need to show proof of covid vaccination to get into san jose's sap center.

beginning september 20th, everyone 12 and older going to an event is required to show they're vaccinated. the first event faked the olympic gymnastic show featuring simone biles. a setback for the giants who learned infielder donovan solano tested positive for covid and did not leave with the team from new york and has to kaurn there. the giants did ache care of business in the big apple winning another exciting game. russ scoring a single broke the tie, the giants won 3-2, now on a five-game winning streak. let's keep it going as they take on the braves at 4:00 today here on nbc bay area. watch our special edition of nbc bay area news at 3:00, "nightly news" before the first pitch of the game. take a look at this video this morning of an australian farmer paying his respects to his deceased aunt in a unique way. he arranged hundreds of sheep in

the shape of a heart. form farmer ben jackson couldn't go because of the pandemic restrictions so he used what he had to remember her. how beautiful. he dropped barley from the truck in the shape of a heart and that's how the sheep created the shape there. >> that's amazing. >> at first i thought he made the fence like the heart. >> no. he used what he had. he got captured all of this with a drone that he sent above. it's just a beautiful shot. >> that's cool. >> beautiful show of love. i'm sure his autopsy would be happy. >> coming up next, top stories we're following including teachers being reassigned in the east bay. why more and more are reverting to distance learning. >> wildfire smoke expected to dirty our skies this weekend. the advisory being issued as a result. you're watching "today in the bay."

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they keep calling me, we need help. i need to help, to get me out. >> right now at 6:30, the crisis in afghanistan turning deadly leaving a bay area man in mourning. the terror and heartbreak his family is dealing with. stolen information and private photos, a disturbing case involving local high school students, the social media hack that got the fbi involved. >> going back. students in one east bay school district reverting to distance learning. what's causing the push.

this is "today in the bay." welcome to friday morning. 6:30, thank you for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. want to take a live look outside this morning. across the bay area, that sun just starting to come up and see beautiful sites across the bay area but we're expecting the smoke and haze to blanket the area this weekend. >> bob redell is standing by live in the east bay, but let's get right to the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be hot and smoky. >> yes. it's all because of the fires we had burning not far from the bay area, especially in the sierra. we've been watching the caldor fire and new spot fires that have been developing not far from there. looking at this area that's burned shaded in red, over 139,000 acres burned. we know that highway 50 is closed and we're seeing new evacuations along that area as it continues to progress to the

east. how far is this from the tahoe basinen. it's moving closer and some of the estimates are showing it's about ten miles from the lake tahoe area. we, of course, want to make sure that it stays away interest there and gets more containment hopefully but all of the smoke is moving in and starting out with good air quality now, but air quality will be worse as we go into today and for more on the smoke moving in, let's head over to bob redell live in the east bay. >> reporter: good morning to you, kari. as the sun rises over the hills here of dublin you can kind of take look and get a preview of what we can expect today as you look at the haze there as we look to the eastern part of the bay area. the bay area air quality management district has issued air quality advisories for today and tomorrow because of smoke drifting into our area from wildfires burning in other parts of the state likes the caldor wildfire near lake tahoe. we can expect hazy skies and possibly the smell of smoke. that's not something i'm sensing right now, though.

the air quality is not expected to be at least the level of the spare the air days like we had last week. this is an air quality advisory. less severe than a spare the air day. the district expects air quality today and tomorrow to be moderate. the district tells "the chronicle" that now might be a good time to pull out your n-95 face mask if you have one to protect yourself from any wildfire smoke. those masks filter out 95% of air particles and offer protection against covid. a lot of people are expected to be outside this weekend. you have a rock concert tonight at oracle park in san francisco. friday night high school football starting in the area. san jose state plays tomorrow and, of course, the raiders and the 49ers are playing on sunday. it's just something to keep in mind if you're going to be outside in those crowds. reporting live here in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. well that situation in afghanistan continues to develop by the minute. want to give you a live look at the airport in kabul.

it's been relatively quiet there since yesterday's deadly attack. anxious to leave, many afghans were outside and still outside waiting at the kabul airport to flee the taliban takeover. they waited outside that airport today even after two suicide bombers and a gunman targeted crowds flocking to the airport the day before. 13 american service membersdied and new reports saying 113 afghans died and 180 were injured. an isis offshoot claiming responsibility for this attack. the white house saying that 7500 people were evacuated from kabul yesterday. since august 14th, the u.s. has helped 100,000 people leave the country. the vast majority of those who died in the bombing hoping for a path to safety and some people still trying to leave have family members here in the bay area. kris sanchez is live for us in fremont's little kabul. this is with a lot of those

people agonizing wait for relatives here hoping for some good news. folks showing back up to the kabul airport to wait to get out just a day after that suicide bombing speaks to the desperation of the people there and folks here in little kabul in the afghan community in the bay area are feeling just as desperate as they're trying to track their loved ones, trying to get out to safety. we talked with two families who were waiting for news of their loved one. qiamuddin safi was tracking his cousin who worked as an interpreter who was trying to leave with safi's brother and the ackerman family feared the worse because their loved ones ran a school for young women there. >> the blast happened and i lost my first cousin.

he was an interpreter with the u.s. army. my brother is injured in icu. >> understood that my sister-in-law and her father and her family would be executed because of the work that they did to advance women's rights. it's awful. such a horrifying situation there right now. >> now she says that through some miracle her family was able to get out of kabul and is now headed to safety, but that wait continues for so many families here in the bay area. in the meantime if you would like to help we have resources at nbcbayarea.com if you would like to help some of those afghan refugees making it out okay. in fremont, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you very much, kris. 18 days left to cast your ballot in the special recall election. the ongoing crisis in afghanistan has forced vice president kamala harris to cancel her stop in the bay area. the vice president was planning

to join governor newsom at a rally today at the cal palace in daly city. the drive-in car rally was canceled and so far has not been rescheduled. today one of the replacement candidates stopping in the south bay. john cox will talk about his education plan in the park. that event is set for 10:00 a.m. maybe california's democratic voters are thinking about the recall election, founded by the change research. 92% of democrats plan to vote or have sent in their ballots and that's up from 84% in june. the numbers show 57% of likely voters opposed the recall and for weeks, there's been speculation that republicans will bring out a more enthusiastic vote. new details this morning, a disturbing case out of the east bay involving a 19-year-old grad. >> berkeley police say liam burgmann was arrested on monday

near his berkeley home following a three-month investigation. investigators say he hacked into social media accounts looking for pictures targeting 17 girls in marin, contra costa and alameda counties. nine were fellow berkeley high school students. after posting the photos to social media sites, he would then allegedly contact the teens trying to extort them. his attorney says the public should not rush to judgment in this case. >> i've seen it before, these types of stories and these types of flash bang type of reactions ruining a person's life before we have a chance to see what actually happened. >> his bail set at $220,000. wow. 6:38 this morning. to the pandemic, the u.s. has surpassed 38 million confirmed infections this week, with more than 638,000 deaths. that summer surge is not letting up. currently more than 100,000 americans are being hospitalized for the treatment of covid.

in florida, the hospitalization rate has tripled in just the last month and according to health officials there, 90% were unvaccinated. california has nearly 9,000 hospitalized covid patients. so far the fda's full approval of pfizer's covid vaccine has done little to change the minds of unvaccinated people in sonoma county that's according to "the press democrat" which spoke to a sutter health doctor who told them he knows of just one family who reconsidered and scheduled their appointment. the rate of new pfizer vaccinations there is just about the same. the county has more than 82,000 people still unvaccinated. one school district changing lesson plans after more students started remote learning. mt. diablo unified school district says there's been a spike in the number of students enrolling in its independent study program. at the beginning of the month about 150 students were enrolled in the program but now nearly 500 more have transferred to distance learning because of the

rise in covid cases. the district says some elementary school classes will merge and some teachers will move to online instruction. we're tracking all the covid cases reported in bay area school districts. head to nbcbayarea.com where you can find your child's covid-19 information where they go to school, find out how many cases were reported in their schools. we've got a covid-19 dashboard link up in our trending bar. >> a lot of information at nbcbayarea.com. we want to take a live look outside at san jose. beautiful sunrise as we get started with the day. you can already see the haze there. inouye meteorologist kari hall has been tracking what we can expect for the weekend forecast and it's a hot one as well as the haze from the smoke from the fires burning right now. >> yes. right. bob was telling us that with all these outdoor activities we have going on, make sure you're wearing an n-95 mask, but it's hard to do that when out at the

a's game. it's going to reach into the upper 70s at first pitch at the start of the game tonight and going into the evening it's going to be very comfortable. tomorrow you may be wanting to enjoy the spartans game. this in san jose will start out at 84 degrees with sunshine and then temperatures cooling down to about 70 degrees by the end of the game. and then on sunday we've got the 49ers versus the raiders and at kickoff we have temperatures in the upper 80s. of course they're going to be talking about the air quality and all of the haze and the sky throughout the game and it's going to cool down to about 80 degrees. warm out there. you really won't be able to escape the smoke no matter where you drive in sonoma valley. it's hot. temperatures today and tomorrow reaching into the mid 90s and those hazy conditions there. going to the coast with those inland temperatures heating up. spots like big sur is going to be a popular destination reaching into the low 80s today, 80 tomorrow and a high of about 79 degrees on sunday. it's going to also be very busy

in santa cruz. those temperatures reaching into the low 80s today. cooler as the weekend goes along. reaching into the mid to upper 70s with our coastal areas enjoying some cooler weather compared to the triple digits we'll see in some of the valleys. mike, heading out the door for work any problems for the commute? >> one in san jose and 17, that note for kari, going down to santa cruz or coming back it gets crowded as well. north 101 right now is slow. another report to chp about a fire at tully. this is right where we've been talking about it north of capital expressway. the on ramp at tully to north 101 may be affected but not closed. a roadside fire in the brush. no structures involved and i'm going to mark it on the map. slowing for the south bay and peninsula great. the drives across the san mateo and dumbarton bridge. there is traffic getting through oakland but moving nicely for the nimitz and no backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. back to you. >> thanks so much.

6:42 right now. speaking out for the first time, next on "today in the bay," more of lester holt's exclusive interview with the capital police officer who shot and killed a rioter during the january 6th siege. why he decided to come forward. i'm sharon katsuda live in san francisco. the supreme court has ended the eviction moratorium. what that means for bay area renters coming up. >> will nfl players be required to be vaccinated. the move that now seems to have stopped that possibility.

good friday morning. it is 6:45. a look at our temperatures today around the bay area. it's going to be heating up and there's a smoke advisory in effect as our air quality turns moderate and unhealthy for some. we will watch this and the hotter temperatures in the weekend forecast coming up. >> the bay bridge toll plaza when i said there's no backup there's not really any traffic. a few cars. that's great. talking about slowing on the incline and patterns you want to watch today coming up. >> thank you. speaking out for the first time since the capital siege. police officer lieutenant michael byrd shot and killed protester ashli babbitt. this is during the insurrection. he's talking to lester holt about the day and aftermath. >> were you afraid that day? >> i was very afraid.

>> are you afraid now going forward? >> i am. i am afraid. i know there's people that disagree with my actions on january 6th. but i hope they understand i did my job. >> byrd is revealing his identity for the first time after recently learning he will not face disciplinary action. the entire interview can be seen later on the "today" show after "today in the bay." the u.s. supreme court has ened president biden's eviction moratorium but here in california tenants who are behind on their rent have a bit more time on their side. >> "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda joins us live to show us why thousand of ten nants are worried about this ruling. >> that's right. here in california the eviction moratorium was extended until september 30th but across the country many of those behind in rent may not have those protections anymore. the cdc had extended the moratorium for covid related rental debt through october but

the supreme court says the cdc does not have the authority to do that. landlords challenged the cdc saying they're losing $19 billion a month on rent. here in the bay area, cities such as san jose, oakland and san francisco have eviction moratoriums that extend through the end of september. landlords cannot evict tenants in these areas due to unpaid rent. represent -- renters must pay back that rent starting october 1st. at least 25% of what is owed since the pandemic and when tenants stop paying rent due to covid-19 loss of job and financial hardship. other states that have their own eviction moratoriums in place, new york, new jersey and washington. california has promised to pay 100% of low income renters' debt during the pandemic, but that a lot of renters saying it's been a slow process so they're concerned about these deadlines coming up. >> they can get a little bit of

help, where can they turn if they have debt and the risk of eviction? >> they're told that they can turn to the state website and start the online process, but many people have done this dating back to several weeks ago when this was offered by the state to pay the full debt and they're saying they're receiving a lot of rejections or delays in that process that they haven't seen any of the funds. a lot of frustration there. >> thank you, sharon. 6:49. you might say the nfl is kicking around its own political football right now when it comes to mandatory covid vaccinations. the league says that union would not agree to it. the union says it was the league that decided not to make the vaccination mandatory. now either way, they're not requiring it for now, but the league does say that 93% of all the players are already vaccinated. during the month of august the nfl reported 68 positive cases out of more than 7100 tests. now to new video of a quick escape at the white house.

ay know, a marine always standing guard outside of the west wing when the president is there, but last night, a storm forced one to hurry inside. take a look. >> you heard that thunder and lightening there, loud boom. the marine went inside. i would have as well to take cover. since the lightning started to clear up he went back out to stand guard in the rain. must you have a camera always poised on him. >> that was a rush, but so poised getting in there. >> right. >> i would be like -- >> let me go inside. bye. >> serve and protect. >> that's true. i'm not a marine. >> me too. >> no navy s.e.a.l.s. here, kari. >> no. but you know, we don't have a threat of any lightning so that's good for us. no rain. that's pretty bad. we're going to be watching all that active weather to the east

as we take a look at the heat descending on the bay area today. take a look at these temperatures and where we're headed reaching 98 in cupertino, 97 in morgan hill, for the east bay and east san jose into the mid 90s. now to the east bay, danville 95, antioch tops out at 100. for oakland we're heading up to 80 degrees today and near the coast it's still nice and cool with upper 60s. moving over toward palo alto, expect a high there of 85. we're going to see slightly warmer temperatures in san francisco, up to about 74 downtown and our north bay temperatures heating up as well. 92 in santa rosa and 10 3 in ukiah. these temperatures ramping up as more smoke will be coming in. take a look at our smoke forecast. this has been pretty good with indicating how unhealthy the air is going to be. the red indicates unhealthy air quality. i stopped the timeline at 4:30. as the day goes along more smoke coming in. if you have outdoor activities try to get them done before we

see all of this smoke arriving. it looks to linger into the day tomorrow with slight improvements nears the coastline for tomorrow afternoon. but all of this due to a shift wind. see how the smoke flows and moves across northern california. with it happening as high pressure is moving in the high pressure is causing the smoke to basically descend and smoke settling into the bay area so that high pressure pushes that air down, pushes down the smoke, and it really doesn't have anywhere to go. that's the reason why conditions are getting worse here. looking at highs that will reach into the mid to upper 90s over the next few days, it's going to be a hot weekend. but we will catch a break by the middle of next week. mike, how is it looking for the commute? >> like we're catching a break from many slow downs. here north bay, 101, a brake tap at 680. we have the slowing still past the fire roadside fire between tully and capital expressway. we may have a lane blocked.

a distraction by the cruisers going on, but noen jers and no homes threatened from what i understand. slowing for the east bay and tri-valley. no major issues. leaving the area, this afternoon, remember the backup starts about 1:00 or 1:30 and then tough to get through the tri-valley. heading to tahoe do not take highway 50 to south lake because it's closed. >> thanks so much. 6:53. north bay homeless shelter hit last month by a covid outbreak is getting ready to resume to normal operations today. more than two dozen people tested positive at santa rosa's samuel l. jones shelter in july. all residents were moved to a different building and no new guests were allowed if and that will change today when new admissions are accepted. a look at the top stories including a dire new outlook. the shocking new covid-19 forecast revealing how deadly this fall could be across the country. also the steps health experts say that we can all take right now to prevent it.

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welcome back. before you head out the door we're moving you forward with a look at our top stories on "today in the bay." >> first, the situation in afghanistan. it continues to develop by the minute. want to give you a live look at the airport in kabul this morning. it's been relatively you quiet

there since yesterday's deadly attack. anxious to leave many afghans are still waiting outside of kabul's airport to flee the taliban takeover. they waited outside the airport today even after two suicide bombers and a gunman targeted crowds the day before. 13 american service members died and 113 afghans died with another 180 injured. an isis offshoot claiming responsibility for that attack. and coming up in less than five minutes on the "today" show, retired admiral and john brennan have a perspective. a follow-up on the gas leak in san jose. finally nearly everyone is back in their homes. it all started on wednesday morning and it only ended late last night. more than 300 home were off limits as pg&e worked to try to fix the damaged line. pg&e says independent contractors damaged two gas lines preventing everyone from entering their homes.

the cdc with new pandemic numbers saying that all 50 states now have a high covid transmission rate. the u.s. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more covid deaths between now and december. that's according to a model from the university of washington. health experts say that the toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces. the alameda court issuing a new vaccine mandate for employees that need to be fully vaccinated by november 1st or face regular covid testing. oakland is considering a mandate for all city employees. if approved they have until october 15th to report their vaccine status with a vaccination deadline. >> the caldor wildfire advancing towards lake tahoe. evacuation warnings are in place inside the tahoe basin. 140,000 acres burned. anyone planning to visit is still being asked to cancel their plans until firefighters get a handle on the situation.

some favorable weather if the forecast for firefighters battling the dixie fire east of chico. winds are expected to die down as firefighters continue to make more headway. containment is at 45%. the fires have burned 750,000 acres. we want to take a live look outside this morning where you can see across the bay area right now. a smoky and hazy bay area weekend ahead of us as the wildfires rage on. let's bring in meteorologist kari hall with more of what we can expect. >> yeah. getting out there earlier the better because our temperatures will not only be cooler but air quality will be better. by this afternoon more smoke and temperatures headed toward the mid 90s. it will be a hot weekend as we reach into the upper 90s inland. >> light commute but there is a commute. here's the richmond bridge starting to slow down, the backup approaching the toll plaza, across 580, typical slowing for many east bay sos but not the bay bridge. the opportunity to say happy friday and a sunrise i rarely

get to show. >> thanks so much and thank you for joining us as well. back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> baseball. >> it is tonight right here on nbc bay area coming up at 4:00. we take on the atlanta braves. you don't want to miss that right here on nbc bay area. the "today" show is next. good morning. carnage in kabul. the death toll rising this morning from the airport massacre that claimed the lives of 13 u.s. service members, the worst american loss of life in afghanistan in a decade. at least 95 others killed, dozens more wounded. the president vowing retribution. >> we will hunt you down to make you pay. >> and to finish the mission, the evacuation effort resuming overnight with new flights taking off. u.s. officials warning to expect even more attacks from the terror group behind the blast. we have the very latest from