it is sunday, september 5th. widely regarded as the end of summer, as we take a live look outside on this labor day weekend from fort point at the fog covered golden gate bridge. thank you so much for starting your sunday with us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist vianey arana joins us with a look at the microclimate weather alert because there's a spare the air alert for the p up to hazy conditions around the bay area.

you're going to notice the orange glow. if you're around the coastline it's going to be a mix of clouds and smoke but here's a live look at walnut creek. the reason we are under that microclimate weather alert because of the spare the air alert. right now the bay area air quality management district is forecasting the aqi scale to be above 100 and it is unhealthy but especially for sensitive groups. as of right now, this is expected to remain in place through monday but not just because of the smoke. it's also because of the high pressure that's going to bring mid to upper 90s to the interior valleys and dry conditions. we're talking low humidity which brings elevated fire danger and it's even going to be warm near the bay. i'm going to take you through the timeline and what that means and what does high pressure and spare the air alert have to do with each other. a full explainer and look at your forecast coming up in just a few minutes. kira, back to you. >> i could use that explainer. thanks. firefighters are gaining the

upper hand on the massive caldor fire burning for three weeks now in lake tahoe. it is 43% contained up 32% from yesterday. 214,000 acres have been scorched and thousands of people are evacuated. as "today in the bay's" alyssa gourd reports as fire crews make more progress in the fire fight people are eager to get back in their homes. >> reporter: carson city is one of the places where evacuees have headed to. it's about 30 miles from south lake tahoe. we've also heard of evacuees heading as far away as mammoth and the bay area to find a safe place to wait out this time. >> tahoe has dispersed but a lot of people had no choice and had to get out of here quick and carson city was one location. >> reporter: like so maybe others, sue and danny picked up what they could this week when they were forcing to evacuate their south lake tahoe home. they're thankful to be staying in carson city with family.

>> many people are not so lucky. >> reporter: the caldor fire has forced more than 43,000 people out of their homes. but returning is a possibility for some, now that certain evacuation orders have lifted. >> yesterday afternoon and it's joyous. we are so happy to be back. quiet. >> reporter: raymond in pollock pines returned home after being evacuated for two weeks. he and his dog are overjoyed. it's a feeling the mclaughlins hope they can experience soon too. >> we can't wait, but we know full well we have to wait until they complete their job and make sure it's safe for us to return. >> reporter: the progress fire crews made have them feeling optimistic and grateful. in carson city, alyssa gourd, nbc bay area news. we have new details this morning, a firefighter assigned to battle the dixie fire has died. he passed away from an illness not related to the fire. crews have been battling the

dixie fire northeast of chico for nearly two months. flames burned close to 890,000 acres, 1200 homes and buildings have been destroyed. containment stands at 56% with full containment expected by the end of next month. now to a follow-up to a story we brought you yesterday morning. a live look for you at oracle park where the san francisco giants are facing a dramatic finish to the regular season with the rival los angeles dodgers. but they're now dealing with the potential strike by concession workers who say they're worried about catching covid when they serve fans at games and argue they should be paid accordingly. here's "today in the bay's" thom jensen. >> reporter: as tens of thousands of giants and dodgers fans pack into oracle park for one of the greatest rivalries in baseball, right next door. >> we're opening the ballot box and put them in stacks of yeses and nos. >> the team's concession workers union unite local 2 counts

strike votes and the yes piles tower over the nos. nearly 97% of voting members giving the thumb's up for a strike. >> workers are upset at the lack of respect. >> reporter: the union's president tells nbc bay area workers want hazard pay increases of $3 an hour for working in the pandemic as the delta variant spreads. they say the dangers at the ballpark are high. >> we've had 20 cases of covid among our members, these workers, this season alone. >> reporter: we asked the giants and got a written response from the team saying, quote, bon appetite management company and local 2 are currently engaged in collective bargaining negotiations. we encourage both sides to work productively to reach an agreement as soon as possible. the giants make the health and safety of everyone wrg and visiting oracle park a top priority and we operate our venue in compliance with local

and state health requirements. union officials say margins are tight and the giants take a big piece of the concession pie so the team should contribute to the hazard pay and enforce rules. if a beer costs $10 in the ballpark the giants take $5 off the top. >> reporter: fans seem to agree with the union too. >> i think in order for people to be able to live here, and to be able to work in this environment they need to be compensated. >> what would we have done without those people in the concession stands to hand out the candy, popcorn, peanuts and the beers. >> reporter: in san francisco, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. now to afghanistan, where domestic flights are resuming at the kabul airport. the airport had been closed since the last u.s. military flights on tuesday. the runway has been repaired and ariana afghan airlines have resumed airlines between kabul and three major cities. people gathered in the east bay

yesterday to remember the 13 service members killed in the kabul airport attack. dozens of people lined the streets to watch the procession from the brentwood police station to veterans park where they honored the fallen saying we must never forget the sacrifices they made for our freedom. >> it's important for me and the community that we respect and honor our fallen. they made a lot of sacrifices for us. >> about 2300 u.s. military service members died in afghanistan during the 20-year war on terror. five sailors missing off the coast of san diego have been declared dead, their rescue mission a recovery operation. on tuesday their u.s. navy helicopter was conducting routine flight operations on the deck of an aircraft carrier when it crashed into the flight deck. five sailors on board the carrier were injured. there is one survivor from the

helicopter. the search for those five helicopter victims resumes today. shifting gears now, californians are nine days away from deciding whether governor gavin newsom should be recalled. newsom was campaigning yesterday in culver city in los angeles where massachusetts senator elizabeth warren joined him. they urged voters to mark no on the ballot so he can keep his job. newsom earned a standing ovation when he touted california as the leader of the nation. >> it happens here first. we're america's coming attraction, eat your heart out texas and florida. there's no other state in america like the state of california. the highest vaccination rates, one of the lowest positivity rates in america. we're not ideologues. >> an even bigger political ally will be on the trail with the governor this week, vice president kamala harris set to

appear alongside newsom in the bay area on wednesday. larry elder, the gop frontrunner in the recall race is set to appear at the oroville today. elder spent yesterday in orange county at a yes on the recall rally for the asian community. the conservative radio host criticized governor newsom for shutting down businesses during the pandemic. >> the way he has governed the last two years he does not deserve another day, let alone the next term. he shut down this state ignoring science. >> elder also says he will allow california to remain open if he becomes the next governor. if you have questions about the recall, our scott mcgrew put together an explainer on how to complete your ballot. find it on nbcbayarea.com/recall or on our home page and click on newsom recall at the trending bar at the very top. at 7:09, much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up we take you live to washington, d.c., for our weekly

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welcome back. time for our weekly discussion with chuck todd, political director and moderator of "meet the press." hi, chuck, as always thanks for joining us this morning. good to see you. >> good morning. >> i want to start if i can with texas' new abortion law. late friday a judge near austin granted a restraining order that would temporarily prevent lawsuits to groups like planned parenthood, only temporary. that adds some confusion to this country's most restrictive new law. what are your guests, guests from both sides of the aisle -- weighing in on this, saying about the political implications? >> well, look, i mean that seems to be almost agreement both left and right that it's republicans that have more to fear politically than democrats. it appears to have energized democrats on this issue at a time when you have the president's poll ratings

dropping a bit here, at a time where a lot of democratic candidates are not doing so hot. look at how quickly gavin newsom grabbed the issue for his recall. on this coast a virginia governor's race and the republican candidate was like can't we talk about other issues. you're seeing politically, you know, any -- and this has been the history of the abortion debate, whenever there is an appearance of one side going too far, the public seems to punish the side that goes too far. and this particularly the piece of the texas law that gives a reward to a private citizen for successfully suing, that is a what you call sticky, a lot of people or casual political observers will have heard about that and it just comes across, i had one republican strategist use the word crazy to describe that part of the law. that makes this so politically dangerous for the gop. i'm going to take a hard turn here.

you did mention our governor, gavin newsom. we are about nine days away from the election to decide whether to recall him. there are two new voter poll that show newsom sort of inching ahead in his fight to keep his job. >> right. >> but the last two presidential elects we saw exit polls that were really not indicative of the way things ended up. do you think we're able to even trust the polls at this point? >> i will tell you this, as somebody who has consumed so much polling data over a 0-year career this will come as a surprise to people, most of the polls i tune out personally. i have some pollsters that i trust and pay attention to those numbers but people doing polling out of california they have a mixed record. i will te you it's the folks coming the ballots that have been turned in to me that tell you that gavin newsom, confirm

what we've been seeing, looks a little safer from this recall than a month ago. there's a simple reason, he finally had somebody to run against. until the rise of larry elder as sort of the republican foil and leading alternative candidate there, gavin newsom was trying to make trump the foil, trying to make conservatives generally the foil, misinformation. clearly with elder it is sort of focused his messaging in a way that has been much more focused on getting -- firing up his base than what he was using a month ago. >> more of a clear competitor sopts to 46 other names that are on the ballot. >> exactly. >> give or take. >> thank you for your insight and we look forward to seeing your show today an hope you stick here and join chuck for "meet the press." he will have governors larry hogan and andy bashir to talk about the ongoing pandemic and as mentioned former democratic senator claire mccaskill and former congresswoman barbara comstock will weigh in on the

abortion lau. we hope you stick here and in 45 minutes tune into "meet the press" after thinewscast. president joe biden has plans to visit new jersey and new york to survey the damage done by hurricane ida. on tuesday he will travel to queens, new york, and manville, new jersey, where the storm brought major flooding and killed nearly 50 people. the toll was the highest in new jersey where at least 25 people lost their lives. this week the president issued emergency declarations for new jersey and new york and that allows for federal aid to help there. help with airline tickets has become a crucial need during the pandemic and many frustrated families have turned to our consumer team for help. all of them hit some sort of ticket turbulence before they even got to the airport. consumer investigator chris chmura is here with a silver lining in that dark cloud. >> reporter: here's a scenario. you booked a nonstop flight from sfo to honolulu that leaves around 10:00 a.m. and puts you in paradise around noon.

plan accordingly and a month before you're supposed to go the airline sends an e-mail saying it changed its schedule and moved you to a connecting flight that doesn't land until 4:00 p.m. can they do that? yes, they can. do you have to agree? you don't. >> many folks make the mistake of assuming when the airline schedule has been changed you have to accept it. >> when an airline changes its schedule, and your ticket, you can reject the automatic changes they've made and recommend your own. you might be able to change your time, your day, even your airport. if the schedule is really lousy you might be able to get a refund. >> any of those are fair game and you don't have to pay any penalty. >> the bigger the change the airline makes the more pull you'll have. even if the airlines only juggle you a half hour or so, there's no harm in asking for what you want. here's how. call them. you can call them up you, say the new schedule won't work for me. >> first research your options. go to the airline website and

find the flights that best fit your schedule. then ask the airline to rebook you on them. tell the agent you have the schedule change e-mail. >> chris chmura with that help, thanks. let's turn to vianey now for a look at our microclimate weather alert. >> hi, everyone. it is sunday but we are under a microclimate weather alert because of the poor unhealthy air quality, so let's take a live look for san jose. look at the orange glow. we're going to continue to see the hazy conditions throughout the entire bay area from drifting smoke but there's also a couple more impacts including the high pressure that i'm going to take you through and guide you all the way. let's talk about the spare the air alerts. originally an air quality advisory but then it got upgraded starting today through tomorrow. from the north bay, even along the coastline in santa clara valley, unhealthy air qualities with the aqi above the 101 in the index scale. especially sensitive groups have to be cautious and limit outdoor activities if possible.

now in addition to it being locally unhealthy, we're going to be seeing warm temperatures because of high pressure. i have a little bit of an explainer because it's not just the smoke that's impacting our air quality, it's also the heat. so let's talk about it. here it is. number one, yes, it is of course that wildfire smoke drifting from the north, south to our region. think of this line as sort of like the atmosphere, right. think about it like this, as we see this big h, the high pressure, sit over the region, it's sort of like a warm air mass that sort of just traps all of that smoke pollution below, right. that sits closer to the surface level. but in addition to the smoke, here's number two, we're also going to be seeing ground level ozone. what does that mean? it means just the emissions from things like your car, which is why they recommend you tonight drive as much on spare the air days, but also the sun. because of that heat, all of that dry weather gets trapped right beneath that line because

of the high pressure sort of like a dome, right, over the bay area, and that's what sort of contributes to the spare the air alert. it's a combination of those two things that's impacting our weather. current conditions right now in the 50s, but we will be seeing dry conditions as well and this i'm concerned about because right now, we recover nicely overnight in the 80s, 90%. we'll see areas that have less than 20% humidity and when you look at some of these temperatures including livermore, 98, san jose 87, even though it's not going to be windy it is going to be dry even through tomorrow and guess what people like to do on long weekends. barbecue, right. keep in mind that even if it's not windy we can easily see a fire start or spread because of the dry brush out there. long range outlook into the holiday weekend a little bit of good news. we might not be getting rain here, however, later into the week, there is a possibility there could be a nearby system that could bring a chance for some storm activity to the

sierra which could be a good or bad thing depending on the thunderstorm activity, but over the next seven days in san francisco and inland we start to cool off and hopefully the air quality gets better by tuesday and wednesday. let's talk about your climate hack. this i involved some of my plant collection. take a look. >> it is such a good feeling when done cleaning the house you can relax. sometimes i even like to light a candle, but what happens once the wax is all gone? let's find a double use for this jar. upcycling glass is one of the easiest ways to help the planet. the epa says nearly 8 million tons of glass ended in a landfill in 2018. how can we reuse the old candle jar. time for your climate hack. i like to carefully boil some water, pour it into the container. this is going to melt the wax and once it cools off it floats to the top, kids, make sure a grown up is around, safety

first. remember to be extra careful when dealing with boiling water. i do have an old one right here and i used it to propagate one of my baby plants from my plant collection. you can use them for storing things like beauty and office supplies. so what's the payoff? whether it's recycling or up cycling reducing the amount of glass that ends up in the landfill can help our planet in a big way. the world wild life foundation says recycling glass can help reduce pollution by 20%. for more info follow me at nbc vianey arana or nbc.com/climate hacks. saving old jars and propagating plants is a great way to save the planet. >> from our plant lady vianey herself, thanks so much. it is 7:22. much more ahead. coming up the giants have company atop the nl west after losing to the dodgers last night. hear from manager gabe kapler on

what the giants are struggling to do in big moments. sports is next.

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good morning. i'm anthony flores. the winner between the giants and dodgers will own sole possession of first place in the national league west. biggest crowd of the season last night for sellout at oracle park in two years. you have the giants spotted the dodgers a 3-1 lead in the top of the first. then in the bottom half of the inning, buster posey doubles to the corner in right. that plates a run making it 3-1. the giants went quiet at the plate not the dodgers, top nine, cory seager hits the power ball and the dodgers beat the giants 6-1. both are tied for first in the division setting the stage for today's showdown. >> we're not getting it done in the biggest moments as we put the mini rallies together against any team to win major league baseball games you have

to drive in runs and have big innings. >> the a's going in the wrong direction in the wild card chase. hernandez strokes the deep, oakland falls four games behind boston. >> final play of the corner here. caught. for the touchdown. cal extends the lead. >> the golden bears with a 14-point lead over nevada. then the wolf pack rally by scoring 22 straight points, nevada beats cal, 22-17. kickoff classics, stanford and kansas state, that's home of the dallas cowboys, a tough day for the cardinal. the wild cats running wild, vaughn, 59 yards for the score, k-state beat stanford. san jose state down at the coliseum in los angeles, the

spartans first game against usc in a dozen years. fourth quarter, little momentum, nick starkel those the pick six to johnson. the trojans march by the spartans 30-7. on the pitch the earthquakes playing host to colorado, scoreless until the 89th minute. dominic with the only goal of the match. the rapids blank the quakes 1-0. the loss puts an end to san jose's ten match unbeaten streak. that's a look at your morning sports. i'm anthony flores for "today in the bay." we do have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up our hazy labor day weekend continues with the edition of a spare the air alert as our good air quality diminishes. plus, threatening to walk off the job right before the game. the problem the giants are dealing with off the field and how it may impact fans today.

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good morning to you. it is sunday, september 5th. 7:26 as we take a live look outside from fort point on a foggy san francisco morning. as we bid an unofficial farewell to summer. thank you for joining us on this sunday of your labor day weekend. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana joins us with your microclimate forecast. we are under a microclimate weather alert. >> we are indeed because unfortunately of that air quality that is expected to be unhealthy for today and tomorrow, so i want to guide you through how to plan your afternoon because i know it's a long weekend for a lot of people and i'm sure a lot of you want to spend time outdoors but you have to be mindful because take a look at the forecast for today. unhealthy when it comes to the air quality. north bay to santa clara valley including the coast and bay so what we're seeing around the coastline, cloudy conditions and cool, a mix of that smoke in there and that's what creates sort of that haze, but especially part of one of the

sensitive groups limit outdoor activities and it's going to be pretty wham. we have high pressure building and that's going to bring us mid to upper 90s especially for those interior valleys. it's going to be warmer around the bay. we are expecting dry conditions. heading into monday labor day i'll have a closer look at what to expect then and your workweek ahead coming up in a few minutes. >> vianey, we'll see you soon, thanks. firefighters are gaining the upper hand on the massive caldor fire burning for three weeks near lake tahoe. it is 43% contained up from 32% yesterday. still, 214,000 acres have been scorched and thousands of people have been evacuated for weeks. "today in the bay's" alyssa gourd reports fire crews are making more progress in the fire fight giving people hope to get back home. >> reporter: carson city is one of the places where evacuees have headed to. it's about 30 miles from south lake tahoe.

we've also heard of evacuees heading as far away as mammoth and the bay area to find a safe place to wait out this time. >> tahoe has dispersed but a lot of people had no choice and had to get out of here quick and carson city was one location. >> reporter: like so many others, sue and danny mclaughlin picked up what they could this week when they were forcing to evacuate their south lake tahoe home. they're thankful to be staying in carson city with family. >> many people are not so lucky. >> reporter: the caldor fire has forced more than 43,000 people out of their homes. but returning is a possibility for some, now that certain evacuation orders have lifted. >> yesterday afternoon and it's joyous. we are so happy to be back. quiet. >> reporter: raymond in pollock pines returned home after being evacuated for two weeks. he and his dog are overjoyed. it's a feeling the mclaughlins hope they can experience soon too. >> we can't wait, but we know full well we have to wait until

they complete their job and make sure it's safe for us to return. >> reporter: the progress fire crews made have them feeling optimistic and grateful. in carson city, alyssa gourd, nbc bay area news. now to a follow-up to a story we brought you yesterday morning. this live look as the sun begins to shine over oracle park through the fog. the san francisco giants are facing a dramatic finish to the regular season with rival l.a. dodgers. they're dealing with a potential strike by concession workers who are worried about catching covid when they serve fans at games and argue they should be paid accordingly. thom jensen reports. >> reporter: as tens of thousands of giants and dodgers fans pack into oracle park for one of the greatest rivalries in baseball, right next door. >> we're opening the ballot box and put them in stacks of yeses and nos. >> reporter: the team's concession workers union unite local 2 counts strike votes and the yes piles

tower over the nos. nearly 97% of voting members giving the thumb's up for a strike. >> workers are upset at the lack of respect. >> reporter: the union's president tells nbc bay area workers want hazard pay increases of $3 an hour for working in the pandemic as the delta variant spreads. they say the dangers at the ballpark are high. >> we've had 20 cases of covid among our members, these workers, this season alone. >> reporter: we asked the giants and got a written response from the team saying, quote, bon appetite management company and local 2 are currently engaged in collective bargaining negotiations. we encourage both sides to work productively to reach an agreement as soon as possible. the giants make the health and safety of everyone working and visiting oracle park a top priority and operate our venue in compliance with local and

state health requirements. the union does work with concession management but union officials say margins are tight and the giants take a big piece of the pie. the team should contribute to the hazard pay and enforce rules. if a beer costs $10 in the ballpark the giants take $5 off the top. >> reporter: fans seem to agree with the union too. >> i think in order for people to be able to live here, and to be able to work in this environment they need to be compensated. >> what would we have done without those people in the concession stands to hand out the candy, popcorn, peanuts and the beers. >> reporter: in san francisco, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. happening this week, county employees in the north bay have two days left to make sure they're vaccinated. beginning tuesday sonoma county will require all county employees to submit proof of vaccination or undergo regular testing for covid-19. also this week the city of berkeley will join san francisco

requiring proof of vaccination at most indoor places. beginning friday businesses like restaurants and bars will require anyone older than 12 to show proof of vaccination and also apply to places like gyms, yoga studios, theaters and indoor events with 1,000 attendees. everyone must be vaccinated as well. new this morning, side shows in the south bay, the first happened before 1:00 a.m. on south tenth street and east alma avenue in san jose. you can see there cars doing doughnuts in the intersection. police broke ups the crowd about 30 minutes later but then an hour later, this side show, another one happened on monterey road by 2:30 a.m. the side show moved to mayberry you and land fest roads. one of the drivers, a car doing doughnuts hit a spectator and sped away. no word on the condition of that person who was hit. turning now to afghanistan where domestic flights are

resuming at the kabul airport. the airport had been closed since the last u.s. you military flights on tuesday. the runway has been repaired and ariana afghan airlines resumed flights from kabul to three major cities. here until bay area people gathered in the east bay yesterday to remember the 13 service members killed in the kabul airport attack. dozens and dozens of people lined the streets to watch the procession from the brentwood police station to veterans park where they honored the fallen. saying we must never forget the sacrifices they made for our freedom. >> it's important for me and the community that we respect and honor our fallen. they made a lot of sacrifices for us. >> about 2300 u.s. military service members died in afghanistan during the 20-year war. californians are nine days away from deciding whether governor gavin newsom should be recalled. newsom was paining yesterday in

culver city in l.a. where massachusetts senator elizabeth warren joined alongside him. newsom and warren urging voters to mark no on the ballot. even bigger political ally will be on the campaign trail with the governor this coming week, vice president kamala harris is set to appear alongside newsom in the bay area on wednesday. larry elder the gop frontrunner in the recall race is set to appear at the oroville today. elder spent yesterday in orange county at a yes on the recall rally presented for the asian community. the conservative radio host criticized governor newsom for shutting down businesses curing the pandemic. elder saying he will allow california to remain open if he becomes the next governor. >> if you have questions we have answers. our scott mcgrew has put together an explainer on how to complete your ballot. find it now on nbcbayarea.com/recall or click on newsom recall in the trending bar at the top of our home page.

trending this morning, transportation secretary pete buttigieg is now a dad. buttigieg shared the announcement on his twitter page showing a black and white photo with his husband holding their twins. the couple said they are, quote, delighted to welcome daughter penelope rose and son joseph august. 7:39, still to come on "today in the bay," federal unemployment is coming to an end for millions of americans this weekend. we'll tell you about a recommendation from president biden urge youing states to step up and help.

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good morning. 7:41. we are under a microclimate weather alert because of the poor air quality. live look in san jose. take a look at that orange glow. we have the sunrise coming through, but it's going to be another hazy day. even around the coastline expect

to see similar conditions as well. a closer look at what we're expecting be, the spare the air alert in place through tomorrow. unhealthy air quality from the north bay down to santa clara valley especially for sensitive groups as well pretty much anybody. if you can see the haze close the windows, in addition with smoke we're dealing with hot temperatures. as you head out the door in the 50s. mild to start. what's going to happen in the afternoon, talk about the humidity because typically overnight we tend to have a good recovery especially closer to the coastline because of that marine layer. but even in los gatos right now we're seeing some pretty low humidity, but it's going to get lower. anything above 40 is pretty good. once we start dipping less than 40% of humidity there's a concern. if you notice the wind speeds not much in the way of winds. this is good because the three things we never want to see paired together are hot temperatures, low humidity and winds. we've seen how quickly a fire can start or spread.

despite there not being winds take a look at the temperatures. think of all the dry brush out there. still a concern for elevated fires. talk about livermore, 98 decision, nearing the triple digit mark. down through the south bay, san jose, 87, even around san francisco we're going to be in the mid 80s for today an then heading into labor day monday similar conditions as well because of the high pressure in through the interior valleys. if you're out and about either today or tomorrow i want to remind everybody that we are still under an exceptional drought. 47% of the state of california, a lot of that being up in northern california near, you know, the north bay area, interior valleys, wet -- red, even if we're not seeing windy conditions i get concerned when i see the dry brush out there when people think about barbecuing. we don't want to start or spread

any fires. it's dangerous out there for that. talk about what we're expecting into the week ahead. we have the hot temperatures today, and then just looking out at the models into next week what's going to happen is, there's a possibility that near the sierra we could get some storm activity so we're going to monitor that closely near where the fires are which could be thunderstorms through that area. seven-day forecast for the next several days we're going to see the 70s, spare the air alert through tomorrow. if you're wondering when things cool off or the air quality expected to get better, hoping by tuesday and wednesday once that high pressure starts to let up. we start to see better air quality and also cooler temperatures into thursday and friday. 80s but better than upper 90s. back to you you. >> better indeed. we'll take that. thanks so much. it is 7:44. we do have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up a little more than a week until election day to decide whether to recall governor gavin newsom. nbc bay area political analyst

larry gerston joins us to discuss new polling that shows how californians are feeling about removing the governor from office.

federal unemployment benefits are coming to an end. president biden has asked states to extend benefits, but california does not have plans to do so. that means millions of californians who have been receiving financial help during the pandemic will be on their own. four federally funded programs under the cares act are set to expire september 11th. early voting is beginning for the recall election of governor gavin newsom. in san mateo county 11 voting centers are open. election leaders say you the centers are important because they provide services to people who may have lost their ballot or don't trust mailing them in. the county says so far about 90% of votes have come from mail-in ballots, about 38% of the vote in san mateo county is already

in. with the recall election of governor gavin newsom scheduled for next tuesday, the campaign to remove him from office and keep him in office have reached a fever pitch he. political analyst larry gerston joins us with the very latest. hi, larry, good morning to you. i'm seeing the ads, the commercials, how are things looking to you? >> well, you know, every day is another snapshot when it comes to understanding this race, but right now we're seeing the policy pretty much in alignment, five came out in the last week or so showing green arrows for newsom. we have two we referred to this morning, one survey usa showing an 11-point edge, tpic, showing a 19-point lead. the survey usa poll is particularly important which is why i asked for it to be up there because just a month ago, they had newsom losing. they were then the outlier it turns out to be, now they've got him winning along with the ppic,

often considered the gold standard of the polls in california. yeah, it looks good for the governor right now. >> and i did, you know, have to ask chuck todd about that, but, you know, looking at the polls, how do we account for the strengthening of newsom's support this you late in the campaign? >> yeah. you know, chuck mentioned larry elder factor in how he's put larry elder and trump together, newsom has, and that's become a good foil and i think he's right. there are a few other things to consider as well. we saw in earlier polls as matter as a quarter of the democrats defecting, deciding to vote yes on the recall. they've come home, at least a lot, and we're looking at perhaps 10% defecting. that big difference helps newsom. also the enthusiasm factor which had been really different for democrats versus republicans a month ago, democrats are kind of like lackluster. that's also diminished. it was about 30 points difference. now about 14 points difference.

again more help for newsom. and then there's this whole link age issue between newsom and covid. go back to january, february, march when the state was in big trouble. newsom was too. now the state seems to be coming back and everybody is getting vaccinated and we're starting to see the positivity rates go down, and newsom looks good to people now. he's been linked for the bad and the good and right now seems to be for the good. >> so what do you think we can expect over the next nine days? >> you said it at the beginning. you're going to see furious campaigning like never before. a lot of money out there for newsom. the other folks have a lot of energy and you will see them go at it. let's not get too complacent about this. yes, about a third of the vote is in. 70% of the vote remains. newsom has that advantage financial. but we still don't know how that 70% is going to vote, since in california and elsewhere, republicans come out blazing

guns at the end. whatever advantage newsom folks may you have built up, may be decreased come a week from tuesday. so stay tuned as we say in this business. more to come. >> yeah. and i assume a week from today we'll be talking about this again by then two days away from election day. larry -- >> we sure will. >> thank you so much. look forward to seeing you next week. it is 7:51p p. coming up a quick look at the top stories including the battle in the ballpark and it's not between the giants and the dodgers. there's a problem brewing off the field that could impact fans going to today's game. stay with us. we are expecting another hot day across the bay area. take a look at these 90s on the map, what that means for us you into the workweek. we'll forecast coming up. stay with us.

welcome back. a quick look at the top stories we're following including concession workers at oracle park have voted to strike. nearly 97% of union members gave the green light to strike. the union president tells nbc bay area workers want a hazard pay increase of $3 an hour for working amid of pandemic as the delta variant spreads. at least 20 concession workers have been infected with covid since the ballpark reopened. given yesterday's vote workers could strike at any time and could walk off the job before thousands of giants and dodgers

fans pack into oracle park for game three today at 4:08. turning now to the caldor fire, raging in lake tahoe for three weeks now, firefighters are gaining the upper hand on this stubborn wildfire. it is now 43% contained. that is up from 32% just yesterday. 214,000 acres have been scorched. new this morning, some incredible video of side shows in the south bay. this first one happened before 1:00 a.m. on south tenth street in san jose. you can see that car doing doughnuts in the intersection. here's video of police breaking up the crowd about 30 minutes later. then an hour later another side show happened on monterrey road. by 2:30 it moved to mayberry and land fest roads. one of the drivers, that car doing doughnuts, hit a spectator and then sped off. i should clarify we don't know if that was that car doing doughnuts. no word on the condition of the

person hit. and no word on finding the driver who hit that person. happening this week county employees in the north bay have two days left to make sure they are vaccinated. sonoma county will require all employees to submit proof of vaccination or undergo regular testing for covid-19. also this week, the city of berkeley will join san francisco requiring proof of vaccination at most indoor places. that will begin friday where businesses like restaurants and bars will require anyone older than 12 to show proof of their vaccination. it will also apply to places like gyms, theaters, indoor events with more than 1,000 people. everyone working at the businesses must be vaccinated as well. let's check in with vianey arana who has a quick look at the forecast before we go. >> yeah. i want to go over the headlines because we have a couple things we're looking out for for today, tomorrow, and also look ahead at what we're expecting over the

next several days. we are red for microclimate weather alert because of the spare the air alert. any time we're seeing unhealthy air quality above the 101 index scale, the management district issues a spare the air alert. not just because of the smoke drifting in, it's also because of high pressure that's bringing a lot of heat and that's trapped a lot of pollutants near the surface level. how hot are we expecting to be? mid and upper 90s especially into the interior valleys today and tomorrow the hottest days of the week. also going to be warm near the bay. bayside, 70s and 80s. the spare the air alert is in place through tomorrow. we're talking about unhealthy air quality all the way from the north bay to santa clara valley for sensitive groups. it's a long weekend to limit your outdoor exposure but i want you to be mindful of how hot and dry these conditions can be. we don't want any fires starting or spreading so please be careful but have fun.

kira? >> all right. thanks so much. it is 7:57 right now. we want to thank you for making us a part of your morning. we'll have more local news tonight at 4:30, 6:00 and 11 and all day at 7:00 tonight. nbc will air a paralympics prime time show, looking back at the games. have a great labor day weekend.

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this sunday, a divided america. >> people are enraged on both sides of the issue, and it's completely tearing this community apart. >> the country split in two on multiple fronts. one battlefield, covid and masks. >> masks do not stop the spread of this virus. it at least stops the spread of friendship and learning. >> this is all smoke and mirrors. this is tyranny. >> even as the pandemic is again killing 1500 americans a day.

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