we are tracking the unhealthy air quality in your neighborhood. plus labor day covid concerns as cases continue to surge, experts weigh in on what you need to do to stay safe moving forward. this is "today in the bay." and a good morning on this labor day. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez, laura has the week off. developing this morning, good news on the frontlines of the caldor fire burning near lake tahoe, but in the bay area, smoke from the wildfires across the region continue to be unhealthy for some neighborhoods. >> air district leaders are extending the bay area spare the air alert at least through today. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in the east bay. talk to us about this extension, why? >> good morning to you, marcus and kris. a few reasons why it is going to be hotter today, especially in the inland valleys where i'm at

in dublin, east bay, other parts of solano county. you've also got more people returning to work, they're pre-covid routines and with cars on the road and the pollution and you have the wildfires burning up north. we're going to see some of the smoke from there coming into our area. so the bay area air quality management district does want you to limit your time in your cars today and for your own health if you're going to be outdoor, especially if you're going to be exercising, they would like you to do that in the early morning hours before the ozone levels starts to increase. with regards to the caldor fire burning near lake tahoe that you mentioned, that has burned just over 215,000 acres, but is now 44% contained. cal fire says the winds have let up and reduced the fire spread and made it easier for them to up their containment. authorities started letting people back in south lake tahoe. 22,000 people from the south shore were forced to evacuate last week, find shelter elsewhere not knowing if there

would be a home for them to return to. >> i'm feeling happiness and joy that my house didn't burn down and we can all two back. >> reporter: now even though cal fire is allowing residents back into south lake tahoe there is still an evacuation warning in effect for that area. it's just no longer mandatory like it was last week. reporting live here in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> all right. i know a lot of people wishing things continue to get better out there. >> for sure. south lake tahoe's mayor among many extremely grateful for evacuation orders finally being lifted. mayor wallace says that caldor fire has her worst fear come to life. >> my worst nightmare in the 25 years i've lived in south lake tahoe was knowing that our -- most of our winds are southwesterly is to have a fire come into the basin or start in the basin in the southwest

corner of the lake tahoe basin and that's exactly where it came in. so having a fire come over echo summit and having high winds, which we had, it was entirely possible in my mind for our entire community and the entire lake tahoe basen to go up in flames. >> the mayor says that although many in her community have returned home, she has not. she actually says that service in her neighborhood is still limited. so emotional blow this weekend for firefighters on the frontlines of the dixie fire burning near chico. a veteran national forest firefighter died from illness. we know his death is not connected from the fire, though, it is not clear if he became sick battling the flames. containment levels inched up again yesterday, now at 56%. the fire already has destroyed

700 homes and 6,000 homes are still under threat. >> even though the fire is some distance away we can feel the affects here. want to go to vianey arana has been tracking those conditions there and the air conditions here in the bay area. how are things looking so far, vianey? >> we get that drifting smoke, of course, but pair that with the high pressure and you get a combination of really just gunk in the air, a ton of pollutants which is why the spare the air alert is in effect. we're talking 90s, triple digits, but let's go over some of that air quality. so first let's head over to the tahoe basin and see how it's doing up there. of course, this is what we're seeing some of the worst air quality. just a reminder, a spare the air alert is issued when the aqi, air quality index, hits above 101. according to the bay area air quality management district that's what we're seeing in some spots. take a look at the tahoe basin, unhealthy air continues. it's going to take a while but the winds have significantly calmed down which has certainly helped in the fight against that fire there.

now as far as here locally we're going to continue to see some of the smoke push into our region, moving south into the bay area. especially for those folks who live in the north bay and in through some of the interior valleys, you're probably going to get more of the hazy conditions, but even around the coastline, pair that up with some of the cloud cover and we'll get a little bit of glow through the afternoon. we'll have a closer look at the extended week and what to expect coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. you can track the air quality in your neighborhood. i know our youth coaches do this too. head to nbcbayarea.com and click on check air quality in your neighborhood. it's in the trending bar right at the top. if you type in your zip code you get the specific map for you. new overnight, taliban fighters are now claiming to control the last holdout in afghanistan. a province north of kabul. this is still being held by anti-taliban forces until this morning. now the only territory that did not fall during last month's

takeover. meanwhile the taliban also reportedly blocking several american planes from taking off. the planes were supposed to help evacuate hundreds of people including americans left behind when the u.s. withdrew last week. one congressman says the taliban is looking to get something in return for allowing those planes to fly. governor newsom and state leaders are making a 17 million request to help in the crisis in afghanistan. that money would go towards helping resettle afghan refugees in california and come from the state's general fund. if this is approved the move would provide cash assistance and other help for refugees who don't qualify for certain federal benefits because of their visa status. the state lej is set to consider this request next week. new details about a turn of events in florida. a 3-month-old baby and its mother are among the four people dead after a shooting. now this happened early sunday at the home in lakeland east of tampa and this morning, we now know more about the accused

beganman. investigators say that brian james riley is a former marine who served as a sharp shooter in both iraq and afghanistan. they believe that he may have been under the influence of drugs at the time. he seemed to target his victims at random and appeared to be suffering mental health issues and claimed that he was speaking with god. >> when you see somebody so heartless, so calculated, that they will shoot a mother clinging to her 3-month-old baby and kill the baby, and shoot the family dog, this guy is heartless and calculated with his murder. >> riley was wounded by police following the exchange of gunfire and taken to the hospital and expected to survive. if you are up early because you have plans for this labor day, infectious disease experts say you need to make sure you keep in mind those covid protocols.

>> the virus uses all of our holidays to allow it to spread. labor day is not going to be any exception. we know that people who are vaccinated, unfortunately some of these people can transmit the virus. most don't. but some can. so if you're not vaccinated in that event, that's a major risk. >> when it comes to safe gatherings the advice includes for starters making sure you and your guests are vaccinated. if you are unvaccinated the advice is to stay home on a busy weekend like this. also, keep the gatherings outdoors and mask up if you're not sure that everyone has had their shots or if the crowd is larger than what you feel comfortable with. sonoma county strengthening its vaccination requirements for employees. starting tomorrow the county workers must provide proof of vaccination or undergo regular testing. a similar mandate for first responders has been delayed until september 24th. meantime the city of berkeley will join san francisco this week requiring proof of

vaccination at more indoor places, businesses like restaurants and bars, they will require you to have proof of vaccination for anyone orlando than the age of 12 starting friday. the rules apply to gyms, yoga studios and theaters. employees at all of these businesses have until october 15th to get fully vaccinated. the giants will take on the padres next week at oracle park, but it's unclear if concession workers will continue serving the 40,000 fans there. on saturday nights the workers voted to strike after negotiations over issues such as covid safety, health care and hazard pay were stalled between the union and the giants food service contractor bon appetite. they decided to go back to the bargaining table this week and work yesterday. the workers are demanding $3 per hour in hazard pay saying 20 workers have contracted covid since oracle park reopened. all right. it's 5:09 this morning. take a live look outside and you can see across the bay area this morning, you know smoke and haze

is expected to linger in the air today but early in the morning you can't see it out there, but when that sun starts to arrive, vianey, then you start seeing it throughout. >> that's the thing, especially with the cloud cover, i think people are like are those clouds or some haze. it's going to be a mix of both, even around the coastline. i want to show you somewhere some of the worst spots might be. this is according to the bay area air quality management district. if you live in the north bay right now they're predicting 63 on the aqi scale which is moderate. however look at the east bay and santa clara valley. above the 101 mark so that's unhealthy, especially for sensitive groups. again, this could change with the direction of the wind creating pockets of unhealthy air, even for those areas that show moderate for this afternoon. so keep that in mind. also daytime highs for today let's take you on a tour. triple digits for the valley, extremely unhealthy air quality. down to the south bay we'll be

in the 80s, couple 90s and that high pressure is going to continue to dominate not just for today but for the next several days here in the bay area, so i really hope that you folks have -- get some fans going because it's going to be a hot week ahead. a closer look at how your traffic is doing. fantastic news on the traffic end. chp reports right now pretty quiet, not seeing any major accidents, nothing to report through there. a look at some of the tri-valley drive times. this area starts to build and a lot of people are off but usually then i see building 580 from grant line road to 680. 680 from 580 to vargas road 10 minutes westbound 84 to 680 only seven minutes. i haven't seen the metering lights turn on for the bridges. a closer look at how the san mateo bridge is doing. moving quite nicely. back to you. >> i like the sound of that. moving along quite nicely. here we go. 5:11.

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hello. 5:14. about to be 5:15. monday. we are under a microclimate weather alert because because of the unhealthy air quality that remains through portions of the bay area. right now in livermore, 61 degrees. the heat is once again going to be a factor along with the dry wx throughout the bay area. 70s to 80s rather fast by your lunch hour. some areas could be seeing the 90s already and triple digits. now let's get a quick check of how the roads are doing. san mateo bridge, i see a couple of cars out there, so there are still folks heading to work, but so far no major accidents and i did check the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights just yet which is always a good sign of light flowing traffic on this holiday. a closer look at your forecast and your traffic report coming up. >> starting today, general motors is temporarily halting production at nearly all of its u.s. plants and this is all due to an overseas pandemic related chip shortage. those chips are used in a variety of car parts and small

electronics. during the pandemic, demand such as laptops went up fueling the shortage. automakers have to stop production or build vehicles just shy of all of the parts and then wait for those parts to finish production. gm says a few plants will remain open. are you willing to visit the rock at night? after more than a year, night tours of alcatraz are set to resume starting thursday. alcatraz island will be open for eveninging visits and offered thursday through monday beginning at 6:00 p.m. from pier 33. trending this morning chadwick boseman being honored by his alma mater howard university. the historically black university has remained its -- renamed its college of fine arts building after the lake "black panther" star. bozeman died last year at the age of 43 following a four-year battle with colon cancer. all right.

5:16 for you this morning. time to talk movies and now it really looks like things are back to business. a lot of people say that. marvel's "shang-chi" blasted labor day records with a $71 million debut. >> that's a lot of money. >> i told my men they wouldn't be able to kill you if they tried. glad i was right. >> that's how it landed too. the film ranks as one of the best debuts of the pandemic. "shang-chi" is expected to add another $12 million today alone. of course as people look to do something fun on the holiday. look at the top movies this holiday weekend. maybe you saw them. coming in second is horror film "candy man" raking in $10 million, followed by "free guy" staring ryan reynolds at $8.7

million. we haven't seen a debut like that in a long time. >> not in a long time. i want to see that movie. it looks good. >> yeah. >> the lead, i actually was -- for that show "kim's convenience" if you haven't watched it watch it on netflix. >> will do. >> stay inside, close the windows, get away from the unhealthy air quality. let's talk about it. so today is technically the unofficial end to summer. i know sad, sad, but think of all the positive things. the nice fluffy sweaters, cozy socks, great smelling candles. san jose right now live look, yes there is a spare the air alert in effect through today, so i want to guide you through some of the things that i'm going to be talking about during the forecast even, you know, looking ahead throughout this hour so that way you fully understand weight going on. we've got mod air conditions and unhealthy air conditions. any time the aqi scale goes above the 101 mark they issue a spare the air alert. in addition to the smoke playing a factor in this spare the air

alert, it's also the high pressure playing a role. if you're thinking what does that mean? let me show you an explainer of what we have going on. think of this as a layer in the atmosphere. see it right here. number one, wildfire smoke that's the haze but orange glow you see in the sky. the big "h" is the high pressure that i'm talking about. think of it as this big area that's just trapping all of that smoke right beneath the high pressure. in addition to that, we've been talking about the ozone. number two. that is all of the gunk that your car releases into the air, pair that up with the ground heating from the sun and you get all of this pollution that traps right at our surface level creating that thick layer of haze. so whenever you hear me say high pressure and smoke are playing a role, that's what i mean. those two combined can quickly become an unhealthy situation really for anybody. let's take a look the at the forecasted highs for this afternoon. 80s, 90s, and yes those are triple digits. even though we're unofficially ending summer looks like the heat wants to remain.

triple digits for antioch. 70s for san francisco. and that near surface smoke is going to remain healthy at least for the remainder of today. hopefully getting some good clearing by tomorrow with the boost in the help of some cloud cover into the later portion of this week. so those tropical clouds are on the way. that's going to start to especially pick up into tomorrow. i would say wednesday and thursday as well. and then look at this, shower chance possibility, but not for us here. more like the sierra and over the next seven days keep in mind it's going to be pretty hot even for san francisco. all right. let's get a quick check of how the traffic is doing. not a lot going on here so we've got a lot going on in weather but the green on this map means everyone is moving along. no major accidents, maybe just a couple areas that i've seen of some overnight clearing for construction but look at the south bay crimes drive times. northbound 101 from highway 85 only 19 minutes. 280 from 101 to 85 seven minutes.

all right. back to you. >> nice and easy. >> here we go. monday morning. next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> less than a month before a family's trip to hawaii, a host pulls the rug out from under them and cancels. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. >> remember you can always find us on social media. this was the pictures, looks very relaxing. that's just me waiting in the car for my kids to finish swim practice. i pretend i'm on vacation. they will be back at it tomorrow if the air quality holds. shoot me a follow on facebook, instagram, twitter. you can always find what we're up to when not at work.

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5:24 this morning. and new video to show you, the moments an unmanned rocket exploded in its first attempts to reach orbit. the alpha rocket burst into flames shortly after liftoff last thursday at vanderburgh near san luis obispo. the maker fire fly air row space not saying what happened but an investigation is under way. nbc bay area responds to a north bay's vacation rental runaround. >> consumer investigator chris chmura says that their host ruined their plans right before their trip. >> good morning. cara in mill valley booked a

month long stay at a maui condo for her family and paid the vrbo $6200 deposit. 20 days before the trip the host sold the condo and canceled car ra's reservation. they refunded her deposit but where would the family stay now? she said she repeatedly called vrbo and no one called back. the web page has a whole section dedicated to lousy host's like cara's who cancel within 30 days. it says we can help you obtain a full refund and find comparable accommodation that is available for your dates. we got in touch with vrbo. a rep told cara she could book a different property but it would only cover a portion of the price difference. cara said the only ones available were out of her price range. cara got savvy and tracked down the condo's new owner. they agreed to rebook at the original rate. kudos cara. we reached out to vrbo.

here's what they said. the customer support team sent cara $1,000 to cover the additional costs of the new booking and as a gesture of goodwill. a note to all you second homeowner/hosts out there, you do not have to leave future guests in a lurch. when you sell a rental property you can require the new owner to honor existing bookings as a condition of the sale. just negotiate it in the contract. connect with us like cara did, go to nbcbayarea.com and then click the responds option from the main menu or call us, 8 88-996-tips. the nbc family is mourning the death of a legendary weatherman and person. willard scott was a fixture on the "today" show for 30 decades. he began as a page in washington, d.c. in 1983 he honored one viewer's request to wish his mother's happy 100 birthday and that's where a tradition was born.

willard scott retired in 2015. remember him from the "today" show. he was 87. >>er now and then you're like oh, maybe i didn't grow up with him but cool to see him every now and then. >> the fact that he's honoring people who made is to the mile-marker 100. >> that's a big one too. >> yeah. >> coming up next, stories we're following include you that countdown to the recall election. governor newsom is in southern california today as more voting centers open in person. coming up, the mixed signals from one key voting demographic. federal benefits coming to an end affecting millions of americans. ahead in a live report, the people most impacted and why some are calling this a good change for california businesses. from the gulf coast to the northeast, recovery still underway after ida's destructive path. just how much are these climate disasters costing us? we'll break down the numbers and show you new worries about looming storms.

right now at 5:30, relief in sight. some evacuees get to go home to south lake tahoe after running from the caldor fire. but air quality concerns continue for us here in the bay area. we can help you track the conditions where you live. it's coming to an end and it's affecting millions of americans. the benefits they will no longer receive and how to know if you are going to be impacted. a grim covid milestone.

cases hitting a new mark as hospitals begin to run out of beds in some places. an update on the surging situation here in california. this is "today in the bay." good morning. thanks for joining us this morning on this labor day. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. filling in for laura this week. and this morning, new for you, first at 5:30, all lanes eastbound interstate 80 are open again after a deadly you crash involving a wrong-way driver. this happened near the interchange at 580 at around 1:00 this morning. one person died when two cars collided head-on and one caught fire. chp also saying that one person has been arrested and an investigation is now under way. developing right now caldor fire cal fire counts 18 wildfires burning across the state. you can see them on your screen, they have them there with the flames. some of the most notable the dixie fire and caldor fire, but this morning, there are concerns

over a new wildfire prompting evacuation orders in auburn. the so-called bridge fire started yesterday just a little after noon under the foresthill bridge in placer county's auburn state recreation area. it grew quickly to 250 acres and triggered evacuation orders for about 500 people there. evacuation orders were issued for more people impacted. the fire is still burning out of control and no reports of any homes being destroyed. we'll hope it stays that wayp with. also developing this morning, good news on the frontlines of the caldor fire. still burning near south lake tahoe, but in the bay area smoke from wildfires across the region continue to be unhealthy for some neighborhoods. >> air district leaders are actually extending the bay area spare the air alert at least through today. "today in the bay's" bob redell has been live for us this morning, tracking all of what's going on here in the east bay. talk to us about that extension and the reason for it.

>> reporter: there's a few reasons, marcus and kris. you have the hot weather that's expected today. more people are venturing out post- -- well not post-covid but returning to their precovid routines. more car pollution throughout and the smoke from the wildfires up north, especially the caldor fire, which as you mentioned it's just over 250,000 acres burned and now 44% contained. winds have let up, reduced the fire spread and made it easier to ups the containment. authorities started letting people back in south lake tahoe. 22,000 people from the south shore were forced to evacuate last week, find shelter elsewhere, not knowing if their home would be there when they returned. >> i was happy but at the same time i'm sad because many people lose their house over there and there. the fires.

everything. lost. yeah. it's terrible. it's terrible for many people who lost their house. >> reporter: even though cal fire is allowing residents back in south lake tahoe an evacuation warning is still in effect for that area. it's just no longer mandatory. back to that spare the air alert that's, again, been extended through today. the air quality bay area air quality management district wants you to limit your driving today and for your health if you're going outside and exercising they want you to do that in the early morning hours really for the ozone levels start to creep up. reporting live here in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> affecting a lot of people. thanks for that update. >> let's turn to vianey arana. you are tracking conditions and i have to say that i thought it was really clear and crisp -- not crisp but clear where i was. speaks to how the smoke moves around. >> that's one thing we mention it sort of depends on the

direction of the wind. there could be pockets of pretty good air and then all of a sudden there's a pocket of unhealthy air, which is why the bay area air quality management district does it as a precaution because notice right here, this is their forecast for today. if you see we've got some moderate locations, but then, you know, they went ahead and forecast unhealthy air quality for areas like the east bay, santa clara valley but with the spare the air alert it's purchase unhealthy for everybody. they remind you yes, we're dealing with smoke. you heard bob mention the ozone. what he means, once that sun comes up and it starts heating up the ground i mean we're going to be in the 90s and triple digits, all of those pollutants from the cars you drive, i mean just the sun itself, that creates more pollution in the air. definitely want to get that workout in before the sun comes up for sure. clouds at times. we're going to see an increase in the cloud cover especially into the second half of our week. we've got some moisture coming into play, but not in the form of rain. i wish it was for us. all right. let's get a check of how your

traffic conditions are doing. i did look at this -- i'm sorry. no traffic just yet. i'll be back in a minute. send it back to you. >> you know our coverage doesn't stop here. you can get the latest on the caldor fire by visiting online. go to nbcbayarea.com. find a lot of information there. a grim milestone in the fight against covid and nbc news tally shows u.s. has now reported more than 40 million cases. 651,000 americans have lost their lives to the virus. hospitals in the central valley are running out of icu beds amid the delta surge. as of friday fewer than 10% of the beds were staffed for three consecutive days in san joaquin valley. the lack of beds triggering special rules. officials plan to decide thursday whether to extend the new regulations if icu capacity falls to zero hospitals statewide must fall under similar rules. 5:36.

a critical morning on the road to recovery. pandemic related jobless benefits are ending for millions of americans. >> on labor day, ironically. "today in the bay's" thom jensen is digging deeper into who might be feeling the pinches the most this morning. good morning, tom. >> good morning. this affects millions across the country, tens of millions. 3 million here in california. it affects a lot of categories of different types of workers too. i will go down that list here. those affected include about 1 million self-employed in california, part-time contract workers or gig employees losing their benefits. also anyone who does not qualify for state unemployment benefits and some 2 million californians on extended benefits or those who have already completed 26 weeks or more of unemployment. also those who still qualify for regular unemployment will no longer get those add-on, those

$300 a week in federal aid that were tacked on. these are the benefits placed back at the start of the pandemic. more than 20 states voluntarily ended federal benefits months ago to get more people back to work and encourage people to get back to the workforce. one former edd director told us this will be a change statewide. a lot of people feeling it. some argue it could be good for the state. >> what's different today that i see is that the return to work is much more hess tent, part of that is health concern, child care and reconsidering their occupations. >> the number of job seekers has picked up. >> we are hoping this will help kick start many aspects of the labor market to bring the job seekers back. >> reporter: and as we all know, restaurants and other businesses, a lot of retail businesses, have had trouble

hiring people because of that, but this is making people make some tough decisions as the pandemic is extended and the virus is still out there to choose between coming back to work while -- after they lose those benefits. live in the east bay, thom jensen, "today in the bay." >> thank you. yet another sign that expanded el fresco dining might be here to stay in california. i like it. new bill now awaiting the governor's signature to assist restaurants' recovery. it will grant a one-year grace period for restaurants relying on the expanded outdoor service. that extension would start once the current emergency order is lifted and would allow students apply for permanent outdoor expansion. san francisco state senator scott weiner is one of the bill's co-author. california's september 30th eviction deadline approaching, they are becoming more nervous

about the slow pace of the relief rollout. the mercury news reports the state received requests for 1.5 be there in federal leaf, about one third has been paid through the end of august. the bay area has about a half billion dollars at its disposal. the concerns whether the assistance will be sent out before the eviction ban expires. eight nor days to vote in the recall special election. you have to be registered by now. governor newsom will appear in southern california as part of his get out vote tour. two polls give mixed signals about which direction the latino vote will go. the fewest poll from the emerson college shows the majority of latinos favoring recalling newsom but a recent uc berkeley poll found the opposite with a more pronounced spread against the recall. experts agree the biggest wild card will be the turnout. voters in several bay area counties now have more options when it comes to casting those

ballots. that includes san mateo county which last friday opened the 11-day vote center for those hoping to vote in person. the deadline september 14th. developing this morning, tens of thousands without power one week after hurricane ida made landfall in louisiana. full restoration is not expected until the end of the month. meantime in new york, cleanup is still under way. the new governor signed a fast track disaster declaration to provide funds for temporary housing, counseling and jobless benefits. >> i want to be targeted, bring all the resources to bear to help these people who now need help getting their lives back in order. what i'm requesting from the president is what is known as not just the public assistance, but the individual assistance. that will give direct money for people to rebuild their homes. >> new york has sustained more than $50 billion in damages to public property and

infrastructure. the storm damaged at least 1200 homes and there are now 50 confirmed deaths in the northeast. from floods to flames the extreme weather and worsening conditions are fueling our climate crisis. according to the "washington post," one in three americans now live in a county hit by a weather disaster. 64% live in places that experienced several heat waves and $450 billion have been spent each year on rebuilding from wildfires to floods, snowstorms and tornadoes that have ravaged our country since 2005. >> certainly we have been dealing with all types of weather across the country lately. vianey arana tracking what we can expect in the bay area today. how are we shaping up today? >> you know, it's such a strange feeling when you see the west coast, you know, with wildfires and then we see intense flooding and rain and hurricanes on the other end of the coast. these are the true impacts of climate change we see throughout the entire world.

er with dealing with the unhealthy air quality from the drifting smoke and hot temperature from the northern fires. 54 in san francisco. light winds, 15 miles per hour. san jose, 62 degrees. the high pressure that we've been seeing dominating the past couple days. it's going to linger longer than expected. we're going to continue to see the warmer temperatures really for tuesday, wednesday, thursday. we stay in the 70s for san francisco. and then take a look at what happens into the weekend. we start to sort of dip down a little bit. now as far as the improving air quality as you know, the air quality is an ever changing situation. we're going to take a closer look at that. overall we're going to see warm temperatures for the remainder of the week. let's get a quick check of how your traffic conditions are doing. nothing major to report along any of the routes, the south bay, east bay, through the north bay is looking pretty good. let's start with the drive times, northbound 101 from highway 85, 18 minutes. let's get a check of how the bridges are doing.

westbound 80 towards the bay bridge. no metering lights on now. i don't think they're going to turn on. it's only 5:43. let's hope for the best. seven minutes, towards the san mateo bridge, only 12 minutes. back to you. >> thank you. coming up here this morning, roughly 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks. how one east bay town this week plans to honor the likes lost on that fateful day. giving a helping hand or in this case a helping paw. two little orphaned bear cubs rescued in central california. we have a bit of a bittersweet story coming up next.

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good morning. it is 5:46. about to be 5:47 in three -- one second. there we go. ten-day outlook right now, concord highs we're going to be in the upper 90s, really for the remainder of the workweek ahead. high pressure is going to continue to dominate which means dry conditions will remain. a cool down with more cloud cover on the way. a quick check of your traffic now. doing good along those bridges moving along towards the san mateo bridge. only 12 minutes. westbound 84 towards the dumbarton bridge about nine minutes. saturday will be a somber day of reflection for america. it will mark 20 years since the 9/11 attacks forever changed our country. a small service will be held at the flight 93 memorial in union city. organizers want to keep it

small, brief because of covid skerns. a moment of silence will happen at 10:03 when flight 93 crashed into a pennsylvania field. a lot of people on that flight grew up and lived in the bay area including the pilot jason dahl. the plane was headed to san francisco. we spoke with our aviation consultant working at san francisco international that day. >> we had never planned for anything like this. we had an emergency plan about three inches thick that covered crashes and hijackings and bombings and earthquakes, nothing such as this. we took bits and pieces of the plan and cobbled something together. i've often said, no one knew what to do that day, no one was trained what to do that day, but we all knew what to do when the time came. >> 40 people were on flight 93. we will complete coverage of the 9/11 attacks 20 years later this saturday on nbc bay area. and house democrats will vote on legislation aimed at stopping other states from implementing anti-abortion legislation after the country's most restrictive abortion law went into effect in texas last week.

the new women's health protection act aims to protect health care providers' abilities to deliver abortion services free from restrictions. speaker nancy pelosi says a similar democratic bill would be brought before the house after the current recess ends in two weeks. president biden is pledging action, too, including asking the health and justice departments to look at what they can do as well. more details now, lyft and uber will cover the legal fees of drivers if they are sued under texas' anti-abortion law. you might remember we talked about this, under the new law individuals, anybody can sue anyone who helps someone get an abortion that includes medical providers or relatives, but even if someone just gives somebody an uber drive ride. the companies say drivers should not be put at risk for helping get people where they want to go. trending this morning, not

sea world but certainly close. in fact, just south of san diego, off the waters of northern baja, a whole pod of orcas. the capital of the whale watching boat posted he was half way between ensin nat ta when he first saw them and they were spotted the next five or so hours just hanging out together. moving along. >> when you see him right there in the picture you can tell how big they are, right. when you see them in isolation, they look not as big you. >> trending, caring for two young ones until they are old enough to survive on their own. >> in this case, we're talking about two abandoned bear cubs, fish and wildlife workers actually spotted the first one in mid august near sequoia national park in central california. after realizing they were too young to go at it alone, the rangers brought them to the wildlife center near san diego and they will be cared for there and be given skill sets to

survive until opened up to be let back on their own. always so cute when little like that. when they're cubs they're cute. >> let's remember what that skill set means, how are you going to eat little bear. teaching them to do that stuff. >> [ inaudible ] throwback. 54 degrees right now. and yes, we are under a weather alert because of the spare the air that remains in effect through today. let's get a check of how san jose is doing. you can't see the haze yet but keep in mind that there could be some times where we get pockets of hazy conditions and might clear out into the afternoon. a closer look at your daytime highs for today, san jose 90 degrees, antioch, livermore, concord upper 90s, low triple digits and around the coastline and through san francisco we're talking 73 degrees for today. so let's take a look at what's on the way. we have tropical clouds that are going to start to roll on in bringing a little bit more cloud cover and also a little bit of

late week cooling. late. friday, saturday, and then just looking out ahead there's a chance we could see showers not here, though, more to our east, but because of that system we could get a little bit of cooling. take a look at the ten-day outlook and see how we will be shaping out. overall we will remain in the 70s for san francisco. it isn't until friday and saturday when we see upper 60s on the map. closer look at how san jose is going to fare out. going to remain in the upper 80s really for the remainder of the week and then we cool off just a bit heading into the weekend because of that approaching system just to our east. as far as those concord highs not much in the way of relief. we're going to stay in the upper 90s all week long and then it isn't until the weekend when we could finally catch a break. overall keep in mind that it is still going to be hot and dry out there. limit your outdoor exposure if you're a part of one of those sensitive groups that if you suffer asthma or anything in general.

keep the windows closed. a check of how the traffic is doing. i did look at the chp report and so far so good. we're not seeing any major accidents. i did notice this one pop up in redwood city. i'll check and see what that's about. south bay drive times, northbound 101 from 85, look at that only 19 minutes. northbound 280 from highway 101 to 885, 7 minutes. and northbound from 101 you're only looking at 21 minutes. smooth commute from the north bay down to the south bay. full forecast yet again coming up for the 6:00 hour. back to you. >> smooth labor day commute. like the sound of that. happening now, stanford dealing with a residents assistance strike. r.a.s want stanford to provide a virtual option for in person training, pay you increase, more involvement in university decisions and a change in stanford's alcohol and drug policy. in an e-mail cited in the paper the university official tells

organizing groups that it does not take their concerns lightly and plans to continue discussions over the issues but does not plan to change the drug and alcohol policy. classes are set to get underway for students on september 20th. there's still much more head for you on "today in the bay" including a conversation about coronavirus and the classroom. all new data revealings the growing number of schools forced to halt in person learning because of outbreak. but first nbc bay area and telemundo 48 honoring local animal heros for the clear the shelters positively good awarts. go to nbcbayarea.com/positively good to learn more and submit your nominee today. you're watching "today in the bay."

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welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." there's new details to tell you about. the navy is identifying the five sailors who died off the coast of san diego last tuesday. they include lieutenant bradley foster a pilot from oakhurst. lieutenant paul fridly from virginia, james burke from virginia, who was a naval air crewman second class, hospital corpsman second class sara burns from corpsman third class bailey tucker from st. louis. the cause of the crash is under

investigation. turning now back to the pandemic, an all new survey finds at least 1,000 schools in 35 states have been forced to suspend in-person learning because of covid-19 cases. that's according to a new york based data service tracking k through 12 schools and their reopening trend. schools listed in the company's tracker has closed anywhere interest one day to several weeks. we are tracking all of the covid cases in our bay area school districts as well. you can head to nbcbayarea.com click on the covid-19 dash board link te top in the trending bar. jacqueline jackson, the wife of jesse jackson, out of the hospital after being treated for covid. releaseded on friday after weeks of care. she and her husband were hospitalized after a breakthrough case. according to their son reverend jackson has tested negative for the virus and has been moved to a rehabilitation center to undergo therapy for his

parkinson's disease. over the weekend transportation secretary pete buttigieg announced that he and his husband officially became parents. buttigieg shared the announcement on his twitter page showing this black and white photo of the couple holding their twins. the couple said they are delighted to welcome daughter penelope you rose and son joseph august. they're going to be busy. >> yes. new this morning, the four-day work week just scored a huge win. >> that's right. so another country is giving the idea a try. this time scotland. a recent poll found that 80% of those in scotland support getting one day off of their workweek. they say it will help increase their health, happiness, productivity and cite moves that came with positive results in japan and iceland. a new experiment is funded by the government and won't cost workers anything. >> i call wednesday. >> you do? >> all right.nesday. well right now at 6:00, a turning point in the battle in

afghanistan. this is the battle against the caldor fire. many evacuations lifted and more residents begin returning to south lake tahoe. the latest on the efforts to contain it. plus -- >> still need your help to stop the spread of germs and viruses. >> labor day covid concerns as case surges continue to rise. experts weigh in on what you need to do to stay safe moving forward. are you planning to get the booster shot? there's a new timeline being released. we're going to tell you about that and much more. this is "today in the bay." and good morning to you on this labor day. thank you for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura has the week off. developing, good news on the frontlines of the caldor fire still burning near south lake tahoe but from the bay area, smoke from the wildfires across the region