hurricane idalia, at this hour making landfall. parts of florida's west coast feeling the storm surge. we're actually tracking the storm's path and the latest on the damage. closer to home, a microclimate weather alert with parts of the bay area under a red flag warning. meteorologist kari hall is breaking down where you can expect elevated fire as we track potential power shutoffs. also, scary moments at a bay area elementary school. how a play date flyer may have triggered a bomb threat and the

heightened security parents can expect to see on campus today. this is "today in the bay." >> good wednesday morning to you. 5:00 right now. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we're going to get to the breaking news out of florida this morning, the eye of idalia is approaching the area between tampa and tallahassee. first, we want to start with our local microclimate alert. kari, you have been monitoring the red flag warning. >> we do have a high fire danger for the north bay today, especially over the upper elevations above 2,000 feet. this is the mountains in the north bay where we are expecting the winds to really pick up as we go through the next several hours. we're also getting some wildfire smoke coming in, so it's a spare the air alert day. if you have any kind of breathing problem, you might want to limit your time outside. it's also going to be hot, as our valleys reach into the upper 90s and near 100 degrees. but let's talk about where that red flag warning continues,

where it did start late last night, these areas shaded in red. that's around calistoga, just to the east of santa rosa, and heading up toward lake county for much of that county today, under that red flag warning. some of those gusts as you go up above 2,000 feet may reach 30 to 40 miles per hour. that, coming along with very low humidity, and we'll also have some breezy winds at times. we're also tracking what's going on with hurricane idalia, now it's making landfall as a category 3 hurricane, and it does continue to slowly move off toward the east. it is expected to weaken as we go throughout the day, and then make it back out into the atlantic and then maybe start to loop again. we're going to watch out for that as we go through the next several days. the biggest story will be the storm surge coming along at the same time as king tides and the high tide as we go throughout the day, which may cause some of

the storm surge heights to reach anywhere from 10 to 15 feet above sea level. we're going to continue to monitor those developments in the next few minutes. back to you guys. >> thanks, kari. we continue with breaking news there, a look for you at the island city of cedar key on florida's west coast near where the eye of hurricane idalia made landfall this morning. this is along the big bend region of the gulf coast. idalia grew to a category 4 overnight but then downgraded to a category 3. the front end of the storm leaving some areas inundated. >> many people in the most at-risk areas left for higher and dryer ground a long time ago with concerns over potential catastrophic damage. we get more from damian trujillo who is live outside of tampa this morning. you're already feeling this? >> reporter: yeah, laura and marcus, we're in pasco county, about 50 minutes north of tampa, about two hours south of where

the eye of the storm is scheduled to be right now. we thought it was going to hit straight into tampa, but it moved north in the last couple of days or so, and so we're still getting some of the remnants of that, some strong winds, some strong rain here and there. here officials are already making rescues. if you look over here, there's some military-style vehicles going in water that's about 5 or 6 feet high, the boats are ready to go in as well. we've witnessed three people being rescued so far. we were told that there was one child, about 1 year old, who also needed rescuing. the commander out here tells me that there are folks who are still refusing to leave, they're in their attics, they want to stay there. but they do not encourage that. folks who try to get out in their vehicles are stuck now in the middle of the roads, so now the rescue crews are having to go in and save some lives as

well. pets also being brought out here to safety. this has been going on for the last couple of hours or so. i was able to walk on this road, no problem at all, and so in the last couple of hours it's risen this much. so there is some concern here, again, folks here were told to evacuate a couple of days ago. some heeded the warning, others did not. so these crews are now having to come in. the focus right now in the entire state of florida is up north a little bit where the eye of the storm is making landfall right now. again, not that bad here so far, except for the flooding that's taking place here. there are no injuries, but rescue crews will be busy. >> damian this morning out of florida, thank you. coverage of hurricane idalia doesn't stop here. the "today" show will have live coverage all morning long with correspondents and crews spread across florida's panhandle.

al roker also tracking the latest from the nbc climate unit as the storm heads inland. an oakland elementary school is promising added security this morning after a bomb threat and a campus-wide evacuation. >> also this morning, new answers about what may have triggered all of the chaos there. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab joins us. this may have all started from a play date invite? >> reporter: that's what we're hearing, laura and marcus. the oakland unified school district believes yesterday's incident was a response to that invitation. police this morning are still trying to verify those claims, only saying the bomb threat contained racial undertones. a flyer for saturday's event promised to bring together black, brown and api families at chabot elementary. the event caused many comments on social media, some users accused the event of not being inclusive to everyone, including white families.

parents from the school's equity and inclusion committee say the threats actually started on sunday, a day after the event. now, oakland mayor sheng thao calls the threats against the school and parents unacceptable. >> there is no excuse, there is no excuse in this world that you can give me that will allow for this kind of violent response, this kind of threat, to not just a whole school, to our children. >> reporter: oakland police say the bomb threat came through email, triggering the evacuation of a few dozen students and staff around 7:30 yesterday morning. police say the threat also extended to two other homes. nothing was found at the locations. parents can expect to see increased police presence at chabot elementary this morning. oakland police is investigating all of the threats with the help of the fbi, and the mayor plans to take part in a community town hall next week to discuss this

further, marcus and laura. >> we'll continue to follow that. thank you very much, ginger. taking a live look in san francisco, a city how legally trying to take action on clearing homeless encampments. the issue has the full attention of san francisco native newsom. in a new interview newsom calls the federal injunction blocking homeless sweeps preposterous and inhumane. he says, ultimately everyone is going to blame me for everything, but they, meaning federal judges, need to be accountable as well. these judges are wrong on these overriding sweeping orders. last december a federal appeals court judge ruled the city cannot remove homeless people as long as there is a shortage of shelter beds. the city argued an appeal with a ruling still pending. 5:08 right now. we take a live look at dublin, people getting started with their day. warmer temperatures across the bay area and meteorologist kari

hall is tracking more activity in the north bay this morning, the red flag warning we're dealing with today. >> that's the reason why we are under a microclimate weather alert, a look here to our weather graphics, because of not only the high fire danger, but we're also dealing with drifts of smoke. so we're under a spare the air alert day as we're going to have some of the worst air quality in the east bay, which will be unhealthy for sensitive groups. for santa clara valley, also seeing a measure of particulate matter above 100, which does place it in the unhealthy for sensitive groups category. we are going to continue to see more smoke coming in today. these are because of some fires burning to our north, and we continue to have that fire burning in oregon. so with the wind coming in from the north, it brings it directly down into the bay area, so it's going to be very hazy and hot. take a look at these temperatures and what you can

expect today with san jose reaching 90 and concord reaching 101 degrees, while santa rosa will see highs in the mid-90s today. it will be cooler tomorrow and heading into the weekend, so i'll have more in a few minutes. mike, you were tracking a crash near the berkeley curve. >> i am. it's actually at the berkeley curve. berkeley curb comes through emeryville and berkeley and that's where it's called the berkeley curve after it passes eastbound 580. the crash is reported on the curve as it goes away from the bay bridge. we have the berkeley curve here, so the mirror image, and no slowing showing up over the last few minutes. the wider shot, contra costa county does have the blip for highway 24. i'm checking. there are no crews scheduled for that area. i'll double-check to make sure there are no other reports going on. meanwhile, the tri-valley moves smoothly. we're talking about the big concert at levi's stadium in santa clara. i'll give you more detail in a few minutes. >> what concert?

[ laughter ] >> bzzz. >> first it was taylor swift, now beyonce. it's 5:10 right now. all month long we have been working to clear the shelters. coming up this morning, some cute, furry friends that still need a forever home. plus, would you watch a football game with five quarterbacks? that's how one guy is describing a new effort. we'll take a look coming up in business news. >> if jimmy g was there, yes. the moment arrives for the hive, the beyhive. you can hear marcus buzzing on set this morning. it's all about tonight's beyonce concert at levi's. before she takes the stage, see how some lucky dancers got to actice with herpr

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third winning day. remember yesterday's news that the white house had released a list of drugs medicare would pay less for? we told you all about it on "today in the bay" on tuesday. this is interesting, these are both pharmaceutical companies, and investors reacted to future lower profits with a meh. video over the weekend of elon musk demonstrating tesla's self-driving software. apparently there's something called elon mode where the warning sounds don't come on when you keep your hands off the wheel for too long. that's caught the attention of the national highway traffic safety administration, which has asked tesla for more information on elon mode. the country of canada has added a warning to its travel advisory page about travel to america. along with the usual warnings like america has got a lot of guns, it's added a nonspecific warning to gay canadians. it's the first time it's done that. the warning reads some states have enacted laws and policies that may affect 2sllgbtqi++

persons. jimmy fallon is teaming up with four other hosts to create a podcast to support writers while they're on strike. the hollywood strike is in its 121st day. the podcast strike four five will include fallon, stephen colbert, jimmy kimmel, seth meyers and john oliver. the money raised goes to writers and the subject will be the writers strike. it's available only on spotify, the guys call it like five quarterbacks all playing at once. a quick warning for parents, the podcast is rated e. when i previewed it, john oliver swears right in the middle of it. if you're listening to it on the way to work, it comes out this morning. >> earful. >> what does that word mean? yes. >> thanks, scott. speaking of thanking, thanks

to you, hundreds of pets have found a new forever home this month as we've been really working together to clear the shelters. but we're not done just yet. there's still more pets that need homes like this guy here, named after our friend and colleague, bob redell. bob, the dog, and a variety of other pets are still waiting for those forever homes. if you love this dog and this loving senior dog right here, the next addition to your home could be this fellow. you can find him at muttville senior dog rescue in san francisco. this little guy here, this one is named after me, little marcus washington. it's a german shepherd and it deserves a loving home as well. if you want him, he's available at santa clara animal services in san martin. these final days of august, you can actually go out there and get more pups, because they all need adoption. some of those fees have been waived or reduced.

for details, go to nbcbayarea.com/cleartheshelters. trending this morning, beyonce is in the bay area. two of her backup dancers now own a slice of the bay area spotlight. ♪♪ >> wow, my bones just don't work that way. i can't do that. les twins are part of her dance group and taught a workshop in san francisco. le ron and larry are identical twins, born and raised in paris. they're self-taught dancers with a unique style, earning them first place on nbc's "world of dance" back in 2017. speaking of dance moves, i'm getting ready to dance at the concert tonight, but i need your help on what to wear. check it out. ♪♪

♪ energy ♪ >> okay, so i ordered some stuff, beyonce wanted us to wear silver. i found a few things. let me know what you think i should wear tonight. i posted this on my instagram, as well as facebook page. i think a lot of people like this outfit right here. i think a lot of people like that one. >> which one do you like? >> that's my favorite, too. a lot of people like this with the shirt. we'll see. i'll tell you one thing, those outfits are hot. >> it's not just from all the dancing? >> the silver you saw, all under $25 online. i had to get it fast. but i'm excited. a lot of people, i'm sure, will be wearing silver. >> i'm going to make you a beyonce fan so you always have that breeze going. >> that's what i need. >> it will be hot out there tonight. we'll have to find something else to do with it, throw it

over the shoulder. >> that might work. in the upper 80s out there at 6:00, and we know the show starts at 8:00, so right at 8:00 temperatures will start to drop into the upper 70s, and i think all of that dancing, too, will keep it pretty warm out there. it's going to be a really great evening, but, yes, those temperatures are going to crank up today. this is what we're talking about, the peak of the heat hitting us today. some spots will reach into the triple digits. concord reaching 101 degrees. in dublin, expect it to reach 96. we're looking at a lot of mid-90s for much of the north bay, while san francisco will be in the upper 70s, and mountain view reaching 87 degrees. here is a look at tomorrow's temperatures. instead of triple digits in spots like concord, it's going to be in the low 90s. so it's going to feel much better. san jose, not much of a difference with a high of 86 degrees. but we are going to start to

cool off for tomorrow, and definitely on friday. take a look at the changes here. we're going from 90s to only 60s and 70s. so there will be a big drop as we head into friday. we'll also be watching out for the potential of some showers moving very close to the bay area on friday. at this point it does look like it stays to the east of us, but it still may get close enough to bring us some light accumulation, at least with the drizzle that happens throughout friday morning. so it does show that in parts of the north bay, especially along the coast, we could see about a quarter inch of rainfall or less for most of those coastal areas. we're looking forward to that drop in temperatures, because today we're not only dealing with drifts of smoke, but we also have gusty winds, hot temperatures, and a high fire danger in the north bay. we could also see power shutoff in a few of those areas, especially in the upper elevations in the north bay, while tomorrow we'll see conditions calming down, not much of a wind.

look at how much cooler it's going to be as we welcome in the weekend, mid-70s, which is much cooler than normal. we'll also have a slight chance of rain heading into early next week. it starts to heat up once again. as we take a look at san francisco today, also seeing smoky conditions, highs in the upper 70s. then we'll bring it back in the 60s as the fog returns. mike, it seems like we're easing into the commute. >> we expect a bigger commute today, yesterday and monday saw a lot of congestion on the roadways for the midmorning commute. after 7:00, things really kicked in. wednesday is typically your heaviest day, but right now no major slowing. we'll talk about the specifics around levi's stadium in just a few minutes, but we'll have local road closures starting as early as 9:30 in the area. highway 4, in slowing, 37, no blips. we have an incident reported near the incline on the bay bridge toll plaza. so far, no slowing there. no slowing here, highway 4,

vasco road still at speed heading toward 580. back to you. >> thanks, mike. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> you've reserved your hotel. you've reserved your flight. but have you reserved your spot in the tsa line? i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. in some places, you can, and save ton s

the program we're talking about is called clear reserve, and it's your ticket to bypass the tsa line. here is how. you reserve a time slot in advance to clear airport security. when we made this video, clear reserve was available at these 18 airports. sorry, san francisco, bay area, no sfo, sjc or oakland yet. i used clear reserve recently in orlando. let me show you how easily it worked. the day before my flight, i went to clearme.com. next, i clicked for you at the top and then reserve. originally i tried to book seven days out, but it wouldn't let me and told me to check back closer to my flight. the clear website says the booking window varies by location. the rest of the process only took about 90 seconds. i shared basic information like my name, destination, flight number, and how many people were in my party. side note, ten is the max. next, clear asked me when i wanted to clear the security checkpoint. i had a 6:00 a.m. flight, so i

asked for a 5:00 a.m. slot. within a few second, clear emailed me a qr code to bypass the tsa line. i showed my code to a rep, who directed me to the clear reserve line. i was first in line, meanwhile i would say there were about 200 people in the regular tsa line. try to be punctual. clear says it only hold z those reserve spots for 20 minutes after your reservation time. after that, you're back in the regular line. i'm kris sanchez at levi's stadium, where the faithful to the bey sign seems to be a little misspelled, considering that queen bey is coming to levi's stadium today. i'm going to tell you everything you need to know, om what you fr

right now at 5:30, tracking high fire danger. this morning we're in a microclimate weather alert. parts of the bay area are now under a red flag warning. ahead, the precautionary measures being put into action. school closures may be one step closer to becoming a reality in san francisco, with the district battling a serious budget deficit. the new warning going out to teachers and families. ♪♪ ♪♪ believe it, people, beyonce

is here. we're going to take you live to levi's. what you need to know before you head out there, marcus. this is "today in the bay." >> it's b-day. >> it sure so. good morning. welcome to "today in the bay." i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. let's put beyonce on the back burner, because this morning we have other big stories we want to talk about, including that red flag warning that has firefighters in the north bay on alert. also a big concern about the wind. meteorologist kari hall is tracking not only high heat, but the warning pg&e is sending to some customers. >> yes, marcus and laura, we are going to have a red flag warning, and pg&e is considering planned power shutoffs due to the high fire danger and the utility crews issued what's called a usps warning for seven

california counties. they're in the yellow on that map, northern california is on high alert, and including teams in sacramento, who are ready to mobilize. >> metro fire is fully staffed going into the next 24 hours and throughout the week. we have our dozer operations and helicopter operations, so if there is a fire that breaks out, we can attack it from different angles, boots on the ground or from the air. >> those shutoffs could happen at any time now, although so far we are not hearing about any neighborhoods losing power. this would be northern california's first emergency shutoffs of the year. so we are still tracking that high fire danger, the red flag warning in effect for the areas in the upper elevations in the north bay above 2,000 feet. you can see the areas that are included in the red flag warning issued by the national weather service. that continues until 8:00 this evening. so we're dealing with dry, gusty, northerly winds, as well

as low humidity, and we are going to see some of those gusts pick up to 30 to 40 miles per hour. once again, that's in the upper elevations, while the north bay mountains will have dry and breezy conditions at times. that red flag warning for the north bay mountains also continues with wildfire smoke drifting in from other fires burning to our north. we are also under a spare the air alert day. that means you should carpool, catch public transit, do whatever you can to try to reduce any carbon emissions, because we're already going to have a high amount of particulate matter and smoke in the air. it's going to be hot. we're talking about temperatures in the mid-90s, as we deal, once again, with some of the worst air quality and the hottest temperatures in the east bay and santa clara valley. so i'll have more coming up in the forecast in just a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. it's going to be hot tonight. happening tonight, beyonce's highly anticipated renaissance world tour arrives in the bay area. >> we have a countdown for you.

we are a matter of hours away for queen bey to take the stage. today you might as well call her madam mayor. >> kris sanchez is live outside of levi's. what do fans need to know before they go? >> reporter: listen, you better bust out your silver and sparkle, because queen bey asked everyone to dress in silver to make it a disco ball. i'm going to argue there is a more important issue this morning, what you really need to know about the concert. i muted for a second. this is the fifth time that beyonce has played levi's stadium here, but i would argue that this is the busiest time ever, because maybe she hasn't been on the road for seven years since her formation tour that was coming through levi's

stadium. again, this is the fifth time, the city of santa clara named her honorary mayor for the day and granted her a key to the city. maybe more important, mayor bey was granted a later curfew, meaning that the show will go on until at least 11:00 tonight, and in tribute to beyonce's song xo, people were invited to get free portraits in front of the public art structure by terminal b. >> i like her success and work ethic and her women empowerment. >> she's an icon, i love jay-z, her husband. i mean, everyone loves beyonce. >> reporter: public transit is going to be the best way to get here because they're expecting a lot of excited people. vta increasing service by 30%, one hour past the end of the concert. caltrain adding another mountain view to san francisco train, and b.a.r.t. is increasing trains

and adding security, running past midnight at select locations. as you accesserize, remember that they have a clear bag accessory, no bigger than 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 issues. no lights, tripods, selfie sticks. parking lots open at 3:00, the stadium gates open at 6:00. you can find your seats and beyonce takes the stage at 8:00. i did my best to accesserize. marcus has it covered. >> i'm going to hold it down for the "today in the bay" team. oh, look at her nails. >> painted my fingernails, too. yes, a very elegant job done on the couch at 9:00 last night. [ laughter ] >> anything for mayor beyonce. >> thank you, kris. >> from traffic alerts to

beyonce's set list, we have you covered. just head over to nbcbayarea.com and click on beyonce in the trending bar. in today's news, emotions running high at a meeting that may lead to san francisco school closures. community members met with board leaders last night to learn more about the district's massive budget deficit and declining enrollment. schools are facing a nearly $40 million shortfall, along with smaller class sizes and high teacher turnover, due in part to low pay. many parents say they want the district to improve schools, not get rid of them. >> your first principal says money will follow the students and where enrollment is. that does not in any way signal to me as a parent that you are caring about equity or caring about our black and brown students. >> right now the board says school closures are only one possible option, but if the district went ahead with all required upgrades to school sites, it would come at a cost

of $6 billion. back to our breaking news this morning out of florida, as hurricane idalia makes landfall. the eye crossed across the big bend region, between tallahassee and tampa about 45 minutes ago. idalia made landfall as a category 3, after briefly reaching a category 4 strength this morning. the national hurricane center expects storm surge to reach up to 16 feet. this is in the big bend region. florida governor ron desantis actually held a news conference earlier this morning warning that the storm is producing dangerous conditions. >> it is a major hurricane, as we've been saying it was likely to be for the last couple of days. we just hope everybody stays safe. don't put your life at risk by doing anything dumb at this point. this thing is powerful, if you're inside, just hunker down until it gets past you. >> desantis is saying thousands of national guard troops are being deployed to help the most severely hit areas and many

people in the most at-risk areas left for higher and dryer ground a long time ago. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the path of the storm as well. >> we've seen the first part of the eye wall cross and we're looking for the other side to make it inland and then we'll say it made landfall. that could happen any minute as it continues to move closer to the big bend area of florida. and even just looking at how that storm is moving in and the shape of florida, that's going to cause that water to pile up as it moves into those coastal areas. so that's the reason why we are expecting a very devastating storm surge here, especially with the category 3 hurricane. that will continue to move off towards the north and east, affecting much of southern georgia into south carolina, and then back out into the atlantic it goes. then we'll be tracking it possibly once again. so we take a look at the storm surge and where the worst of that is going to be, anywhere from tampa all the way up to tallahassee, in that area, where we are going to see a storm

surge of about 15 feet above sea level. and some of the biggest impacts we'll see here will also come along with the king tides, causing higher flooding with sustained winds at an unimaginable 130 miles per hour. and so we're going to see that storm surge, along with those high winds and heavy rain, but then as we go throughout the day, we'll be monitoring for more thunderstorms and tornadoes will be possible. here at home, we're looking at hot temperatures. we're taking a look at what to expect as we go into today. i'll have more on our air quality and where we could see the highest threat of wildfires in a few minutes. mike, traffic is going to be picking up. >> we knew it's going to start picking up at the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights just turned on a few minutes ago. this is a pretty quick build. wednesday, we typically expect over the last few months for wednesday to be the heaviest commute, really kicking in

around 7:00 a.m. we see the highway starting to build for this portion of contra costa county. walnut creek moves smoothly through the dublin area, where there's a little slowing approaching the dublin interchange. in the south bay, predicted 101 slowing. we've talked about this, kris did a special report at levi's stadium. the beyonce concert is tonight. local roads, local to the arena or the stadium, will begin about 9:30, but then you've seen the signs for the last few days about the event. this is the event. highway 237, 101, likely to see slowing, here is 880. the roadways getting to and from the area will be crowded. avoid that portion near great american levi's if you can today. lots of transit options. remember that capital corridor has 458 suspended. check their website, because that is also due to crowds expected for the stadium and the event. back to you.

>> thank you. it's 5:41 this morning. travel about to hit another high point with weekend holiday travel approaching, and ahead on "today in the bay," we're going to talk about the record number of travelers expected to fly and when you'll find things to be the busiest if you're flying out of sfo. natural disasters can make or break for politicians, especially governors running for president. ♪♪ ♪♪ no doubt you've seen a lot of movies, but how familiar are you with all those scores? there's a new ranking of the best film scores ever. we're going to bring you the good, the grt,ea a

right now at 5:45, as we take a live look outside in san jose, it is all clear. we're going to have a very colorful sunrise, we always do when we have wildfire smoke coming in. our temperature starts out mild, in the low 60s. it's going to heat up and turn out to be a hot day. but i do have great news ahead in our forecast. we'll take a look at that in a few minutes. unfortunately, we've got a lot of cars ahead of each other, northbound 101. the first slowing we typically see in san jose is a little worse than we typically see on a wednesday. we talk about the new pattern, schools back in session. we may see a more exaggerated

commute. we'll track the changes. a quarter until 6:00 right now. we have a careful eye on hurricane idalia. more coverage in just a moment. the white house certainly also keeping watch. >> scott mcgrew is joining us right now. big disasters or even potential disasters really can bring out the best or worst in leadership. >> sometimes the worst. george bush and hurricane katrina, right? that's at the top of mind when you think one of the worst. katrina is now a political word like watergate. ron desantis, who is running for president, knows that. he is, of course, governor there, so he would be involved one way or the other. he set aside his campaigning in iowa for the moment and returned to florida. >> a legitimate surge, it's going to be a big, big deal, and it's going to be very dangerous. there we go with our power here. we're back. >> desantis will, of course, have to work with president

biden on disaster relief, a challenge for any red state governor, particularly in the deep south. republican chris christie, who was governor of new jersey at the time of the hurricane sandy, still gets grief over the time ten years ago he praised president obama as they inspected the damage from the largest atlantic hurricane in history. feds brought $50 billion with them for relief. to this day, christie gets grief from his own fellow republicans for praising the president. >> give me a hug, just like you did to obama. >> you're an amateur. >> you'll help elect me, too. >> that was seven days ago, talking about something that happened ten years ago. christie's opponents have criticized the governor for that hug. even though fox news called it a big bear hug, it never really happened. president biden has been speaking about the hurricane, we've heard from fema as well.

the federal government says everything is ready and governor desantis will get whatever florida needs. and of course let's keep our eye on maui. the biden administration just announced it will send $95 million more to hawaii through the infrastructure law to rebuild the island's power grid. >> thanks, scott. we want to take a live look at sfo. this is expected to see a huge number of flyers between now and the holiday weekend. tsa is expecting to scan more than 14 million people at airports across the nation. now, friday is projected to be the busiest day, and labor day holiday travel is expected to be more than 10% greater than last year. overall this summer, tsa says the travel volume is the busiest on record. and trending this morning, the lord of the rings at the top of the heap. >> in this case, when it comes to film scores. ♪♪

>> i thought that was going to be "titanic." >> name that tune. oh, wait, it's "lord of the rings". the music has been voted the nation's favorite film score in the classic film movie music hall of fame. two john williams' classics round out the top three, schindler's list and star wars. the catchy score of all the spaghetti westerns are on there, the good, the bad and the ugly that came in ninth place. other well known scores include the godfather at 18 and the james bond theme at 35. la la land is 60th. i would have thought godfather and james bond would be a little higher. >> great themes. i can't sing them when you want

me to. >> even schindler's list, i don't think i would know that. >> that one makes me cry. let's get on with the forecast. it's going to be hot. >> that's the theme. >> your body is going to be crying because it's going to be hot. we're going to also deal with some air quality issues, but we're also monitoring for new fires that could spark, unfortunately due to the weather conditions that we're seeing, especially in these areas shaded in red under the red flag warning. it's mainly for the upper elevations, but we're also seeing fires burning to our north, this is pushing smoke our way with a northerly wind. we're going to see the worst of that near-surface smoke and air quality issues in the north bay and moving into the interior east bay, even settling down into santa clara valley. our temperatures today are going to be hot, reaching 94 degrees in east san jose, we're going to see some mid-90s in los gatos, and up to 99 degrees in gilroy today, with a light wind that's going to be picking up, and also

a hazy sky. as far as our temperatures, we're going to see a high of 86 today in oakland, and 99 in antioch, we'll see some upper 70s along the coastline, with daly city reaching 80 degrees, and san francisco, we're anywhere from upper 60s to low 80s as you make your way toward downtown. napa will reach a high of 91 this afternoon and upper 90s for ukiah and along the coastline in the low 70s. into the weekend, there will be major changes ahead. an area of low pressure coming down, even a slight chance of rain. but it does at this point look like most of the rain stays just to the east of us, but along the coastline and as we get the cool air, we could see some mist and drizzle with low clouds that could add up to be a little bit of something in terms of rainfall totals. looking at what to expect over the next several days, we're going to see smoky, hazy, hot conditions today, and then tomorrow we're starting to feel

a little bit cooler, reaching into the mid-80s, with some mid-70s in the forecast going into the weekend. also watching out for nearby rain chances. then starting to go up just a few degrees as we go toward the end of the weekend, while san francisco will see temperatures going from upper 70s today to upper 60s in the next few days. back to you. >> thanks, kari. happening now for you, you won't be able to take care of business at santa rosa city hall today. the reason, fleas. an infestation is prompting a full closure so pest control teams can treat it inside and out. this is the second such closure, following one nine days ago. virtual appointments still will be able to go on as planned and you can still schedule those for people who need it. everyone is talking about beyonce's bay area takeover, now just hours away. we're getting you ready for tonight's summer renaissance. we break down what may be the

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5:55 right now. welcome back. beyonce isn't just taking over the bay area, she's taking over "today in the bay" as well. >> we're all getting excited for tonight's show. we have to go through some business here. i don't know if you've seen this, but beyonce has a challenge for all of her fans tonight. take a look at this. so beyonce there, that was in atlanta, her show, the on mute challenge. this is during her show, one of her songs called "energy" and queen bey has the crowd go silent. look around, everybody, on mute. when she says mute, you don't say anything. this has turned into a big competition with queen bey

declaring atlanta the winner. y'all won, y'all won! i think we can do better here. i'm hoping for that tonight. who can do better? us here. you can't break our school. get in formation. we're ready for all of this. ♪♪ >> let's try it. are you ready? ♪♪ ♪ look around, it's me and my group ♪ >> it's, like, four seconds. there's always that one person. >> that guy right there, look at that. >> there's always that one person. [ laughter ] >> he's not excited for the concert tonight at all. >> marcus doesn't drink coffee, by the way. >> i know, which is nuts. >> so if you're going to the concert tonight and you hear mute, don't say anything. it's about four to five seconds. then after that, you can scream and mute all night. >> how cool, to be out there

with all those people, and silence. >> that's how powerful she is. usually at a concert, you don't want a dead spot. >> we're talking about 30,000, 40,000 people in some of these arenas. >> all the kindergarten teachers are going to watch as well. >> some have started to use this in their classrooms. >> that's a great idea. >> we've got the guide for everything you need to know ahead of tonight's summer renaissance. head to nbcbayarea.com and click on beyonce. you can watch nbc bay area news whenever you like. you can watch live breaking news, news conferences, even repeats of our newscasts. get caught up whenever and wherever you are. quickly approaching 6:00 this morning, hurricane idalia makes landfall, parts of florida's west coast feeling an intense storm surge. we are there on the ground tracking the storm's path and

we'll have the lates on the damage. and cser to home, a microclimate weather alert with parts of the bay area under a red flag warning. meteorologist kari hall is breaking down where you can expect elevated fire risk as we track potential power shutoffs. there is no excuse in this world that you can give me that would allow for this kind of violent response. >> frightening moments at a bay area elementary school. how a play date flyer may have triggered a bomb threat and the heightened security parents can expect to see on campus today. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we'll get to the breaking news out of florida in just a moment. first, we want to start with our local microclimate alert because we are tracking a red flag warning. >> that basically means we're going to have low humidity and high wind and that could cause a

fire if it does develop to spread quickly. we're going to be under this high fire danger as we go through the next several hours, it continues until 8:00 p.m. it's for these areas shaded in red. it's farther to the north, so this includes some of the upper elevations in parts of napa and lake counties, also farther off toward the east. so we're going to see at least in our area those areas monitored very closely, as we could see that red flag warning continue and the high fire danger. at the same time, we're also getting smoke coming in. so if you smell smoke, if it looks really hazy, that doesn't necessarily mean there's a fire very close to you. we are going to have a spare the air alert day as a result of fires that are burning elsewhere, sending smoke into the bay area. it's going to be hot today. we're talking about temperatures in the mid-90s here, now we're also tracking hurricane idalia that's made landfall, now it has weakened to a category 2