right now at phi sz, take a look at the air quality that will continue today as wild files elsewhere send ash our way. we will let you know when the conditions will go away. that summer cold may not be a summer cold. a new covid variant is spreading across the country and here in the bay area. we have expert advice to keep you and your family healthy. and also, idalia continues on a path of destruction. now that the sun is up we are

getting a damage assessment, and neighbors are showing us their long road to recovery. this is "today in the bay." thanks so much for joining us on this thursday morning. i am kris sanchez. >> i am ginger conejero saab. mark and laura are off today. we begin with a live look at myrtle beach in south carolina. at this hour what now is a tropical storm is moving north after hitting coastal parts of the state overnight. >> idalia is still wreaking havoc, though weaker this morning. you can see the widespread damage. fire and rescue crews are assessing the impact. idalia now a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 3 hurricane just about

23 hours ago. >> we have a look at the damage idalia has left behind, but first we turn to meteorologist, kari hall, who is tracking the storm's path more closely, kari. >> yeah, we are seeing the storm move out over the atlantic, and the impacts will continue to improve for today as the tropical storm moves away from north carolina. right now we are seeing the winds at 60 miles per hour moving through the east-northeast at 20 miles per hour so it has picked up in forward speed, which is great news, as it's moving away from land and back out over the water the next few days, and it will continue to wonder out over the atlantic and hopefully will continue to weaken. still a risk of more flooding as well as tornadoes could be around the carolina coast today. back to you. >> what a difference a couple

hours makes. thank you, kari. team coverage continues, and damian trujillo joins us. what is the focus for ground crews? >> reporter: it's cleaning up, kris. we are in an area called hudson beach here about 50 minutes north of tampa. some folks woke up to this or came home to this after the evacuations, and the boat is in their backyard, and kayla is the homeowner here. it's a little strange having a bate in your backyard? >> yeah, a little weird. a different lawn decoration, sure. >> what is the plan of action today? >> today we are working on cleaning up. we got a lot of stuff cleaned up yesterday, and we had friends come over and helped us get rid of things, and 1-800-dry-me out

came. nothing too crazy. we are very fortunate. it was scary seeing -- it was more scary seeing the water in the streets and the people that got their vehicles stuck, like lower lying vehicles, but as i was telling you before, when you live on the water, you have to have the mentality that something like this could happen. we feel lucky and blessed, and, you know, we are just going to keep moving forward. >> good luck to you. up and down the streets, the main thoroughfare -- folks are

going to take longer than others because the damage is extensive in some of the homes. we're live in hudson beach, north of tampa. i am damian trujillo. >> thank you. stay safe out there. the search for victims in maui's fire zone is finally nearing the end with many missing person cases still unresolved. the confirmed death stands at 115, and authorities are expected to list the number of unaccounted for. meanwhile, contra costa's fire department is organizing what it calls a fill the boot fundraiser today for maui

victims. two events will be held at different locations. the events will include live music and continue into the nighttime hours. bay area covid cases are again on the rise as new covid variants start to emerge. the positive test rate is up 15% from last month, and daily hospitalizations are averaging 336 patients, nearly double from what we saw about a month ago. the spike is happening nationwide as well. since july, hospitalizations tripled across the nation, and health leaders now focus on a new variant also known as parolea. >> it has the ability to possibly evade immunity thus causing more infections,

immunity could be from the vaccines or illness. 5:06 now. we are taking a live look at dublin. the tri-valley will be just one place where you can expect another day of poor air quality. i know we saw it around parts of the bay yesterday. bob redell will have more in a live report at 5:30. the air district is expanding it's spare the air advisory in large part to fires burning elsewhere and burn into the bay area. the smoky haze could be seen and felt in napa yesterday with some there calling conditions the worst so far. >> not everybody is subject to the air quality warning or advisory, but you can still feel it and smell it. >> yeah, people were complaining of having itchy eyes and a scratchy throat and things like that, so if you have those

health issues or asthma, limit your time outside today. we are having smoke from fires burning from oregon and further north and pushing down into the bay area. here's a look at the forecast for today. where we see red is where we will have the hazy sky and the high concentration of the smoke coming in. look what happens later tonight and into the day tomorrow. all of this pushes off to the east and we are looking at improving air quality over the next 24 hours. that's the good news there. we have one more day to try and limit that time outside. it's not going to be as hot. we are going to see temperatures today headed for 90 in santa rosa. we had upper 90s yesterday but we are mostly looking at upper 80s today. in some parts of the bay area, it may be about ten degrees cooler and we are also getting a stronger breeze coming in, especially this evening. i will track more cooling for the weekend and even a slight chance of rain. that's coming up in a few minutes. mike has a look at where we

can find lower gas prices. >> yeah, prices are going up as you could imagine with labor day, supply and demand, and we learned about that in school, yeah. and santa clara county, 4.59 on west mott in sunniville. contra costa county, san ramon's lowest is 4.79, and then in san francisco we find prices under 5 bucks, 4.89 at castro gas and food mart on castro street, and this is all reported through gasbuddy.com. thank you for sharing. on the roadways, we are doing fine. we are looking at slowing traffic westbound, and then no slowing -- in fact, i don't know if it's there but chp has to verified. and over in crocket off of westbound 80, both directions, there's something just off the

freeway and that might affect surface streets. i will hand it off to you guys. you are staying in the same area, kris. >> yeah, the first day of a four-day closure on interstate 80 that will extend through the holiday weekend. caltrans will close all westbound lanes from 780 in vallejo to highway 4 in hercules, including the carquinez bridge for a repaving project. that will start at 9:00 tonight and will last until the early morning hours on tuesday. a little perseverance and a lot of heart, and sometimes hard work can pay off. >> don't doubt yourself. you can do it. >> we will introduce you to one south bay brewery. the ceo who apparently wants

the time is 5:13. we are still monitoring our air quality today but it's not going to be as hot. as you are headed to work in berkeley, it will start out with a partly cloudy skies and temperatures around 60 degrees. a cool morning and a very mild afternoon. we will continue to see it cooling off heading into the weekend. we will take a look at that

forecast, coming up. a light flow of traffic out of oakland and on to the span. i did just see chp with an incident as you get into san francisco, so we will see if that's affecting the bay bridge or having a ripple going on out that's coming up. now, it's not enough to make up for losses for the month, and remember today is the last day of august. we get important inflation data coming up in 15 minutes. the pce, it's the one that fed watches carefully. san francisco's visa is on the board. "the wall street journal" reports this morning, visa and mastercard are going to increase the fees they charge merchants. not your fees, the fees they charge the stores though they may wrap that into your costs.

the justice department and the securities and exchange commission are investigating tesla over something called project 42, a plan, apparently, to build elon musk a glass house on the austin, texas, campus. the investigation is in the early stages and may not lead to those accusations. it's compensation and you have to let your investors review it. the city of lego says that company is look into making another lego company coming off the heels of "barbie." the first lego movie called "the lego movie." it was very well reviewed. if you have notee it. the city of lego says that company is look into making another lego company coming off the heels of "barbie."

the first lego movie called "the lego movie." it was very well reviewed. if you have not seen it, it's about time even if you are grown up. it's beginning to look like christmas. the costco in san josé has christmas decorations up, and it's still august, i remind you. i took that picture because i was in costco to get avocados for my super bowl party. >> you are even further out. >> yeah, i am going to leave them on the counter to let then ripen. >> that will be good guacamole. >> yeah, and if you don't buy it now, you don't get a christmas tree. >> i will say in the philippines, they start celebrating very early.

it's called burma, and once september, september -- ber, and that's when it starts. >> thanks, scott. speaking of costco, trending this morning, one tick-tocker taking their love of costco food to the next level, for their birthday and not the super bowl. >> right? >> check out this costco-themed birthday party, and it's the costco goodies, samples to hot dogs and floats and even the food was labeled in costco style. guests were encouraged to wear-themed outfits as well. jasmine said ain't no party like a wholesale party, because -- nah. we serve costco food at parties,

just not branded like that. >> makes it really easy. >> but you have to only invade 24, because that's how they package everything. >> in multiples of 24. got it. hot pockets are about to get even hotter. >> yeah, hot ones, and they are releasing the hottest pockets ever. hot ones feature celebrities eating increasingly spiesier versions much wings with hot sauce. and now they will use some of the same ingredients, and for you daredevils, it features the last tab hot sauce. the other three flavors will hit store shelves starting next month. many of the hot spot flavors makes celebrities squirm and

blurt things out they shouldn't. >> yeah, sometimes you see the other side of celebrities when they are activated. >> yeah, and sometimes it's so hot -- >> yeah, i am a fan of the series "i can't handle food beyond," and yeah, because they are going to get hot sauce -- >> yeah, let's dab for mike. >> how about tabasco ice cream? >> oh, yeah. >> did you enjoy it? >> no. >> i will still try it, despite that review. you know, we have been needing ice cream these past few days, and it has been as hot as hot sauce out there but will cool off into the weekend. smoky, too. i don't like that. we will have slightly better air quality for today. the air quality advisory will be in effect which is a step below yesterday's spare the air alert.

for those sensitive to the smoking and a high amount of particulate matter in the air, it will be a day where you have to limit that time outside. it's a little better in parts of the north bay, but just below the spare the air alert with some of the numbers in the moderate range. then we take a look at our forecast for hayward. as you are stepping out the door, it's in the low 60s. as we go throughout the day, it will be mostly sunny, but still that hazy sky will continue with our temperatures headed for the mid-70s at noon. then looking at our highs for this afternoon, reach into the upper 70s, so not bad at all. in fact, a lot of the bay area will be cooler than it was yesterday. we're feeling some slightly more normal temperatures for this time of year, reaching 84 in san josé, and 80 in napa and in novato, expect it to reach 85 degrees. let's take it to tomorrow, because all of us will have a significant cooldown. more clouds throughout the day, and we are also -- especially

for the coastline, we will see mist and drizzle, and we know it's going to be drizzly in san francisco. there are so many festival and events going on because of the holiday weekend, so hopefully you will get a chance to get out and enjoy it. we will see a trough coming in that will bring in nearby showers especially over the tahoe area. as we go into next week, temperatures start to warm up once again. let's look at gilroy and the 10-day forecast. we are going from seeing highs in the 80s and 90s topp 70s for today. an tn even cooler tomorrow at the high of about 73 degrees. we take a look beyond that and it's going to return back to the low and mid-80s. overall for a 7-day forecast, still monitoring for the smoky skies and the air quality, but beyond that it does improve significantly for the weekend and temperatures only reach into the upper 70s, and it's going to be the unofficial start to fall this upcoming monday, and it

will feel like that as the temperatures come down across the bay area. mike, you have been tracking the bay bridge? >> yeah, chp got a report of something going on around 9th on westbound 80 coming off the bay bridge. i have been watching a live look and you see the lights moving smoothly with no major problems. i have not seen slowing develop on the sensors either. it's a critical point for the bay bridge but no ripple because they did not activate the metering lights. there was no need but we will keep watching. and then the carquinez bridge, and kris talked about the closure starting at 8:00 or 9:00 tonight. you can not cross the carquinez bridge westbound, not until tuesday morning at 5:00 a.m. you can come across the benicia bridge, and then join westbound 80 and get through the rest of the east bay, or hit the walnut creek interchange and take 24

back over towards the maze. if you join from fairfield, you make the split to 680 south and you are fine and will avoid all that construction. back to you. >> thank you, mike. this morning we wrap up our month long effort to clear the shelters. if you did not make it out to one of our events, don't worry there are still many pets in need of a loving home. >> look at this kitty cat. she's name after our colleague, sandra. she's about four months old. she's up for adoption at the county of santa clara animal services. she's a little sweetheart. >> look at that. >> yeah. >> remember, today wl be the last day you can get adoption fees waived or ruced.ed

welcome back. august is black business owners' month, and we want to highlight one entrepreneur that never gave up on his plan to own a gilroy tap house. he created a tap house and set a grand opening for march of 2020 before covid derailed his plans. he spent the next three years redesigning and filing permits until this last may he and his wife opened bitter taphouse and

beer garden. >> once i had a set date it was, you know, all of our network and friends, and it seemed like all the city of gilroy was sharing our post about the grand opening. when the grand opening happen, the line was out the door and sold out of almost 15, 20 kegs. >> that's a lot of beer. oh, my goodness. >> yeah, great to hear that support. doesn't mean that road was easy, and they had to persist to make their business a reality. but he learned a few things to share with new business owners. >> number one, do it, go after it, and number two is do your homework. opening a business, especially in california, is not for the weak, for sure. that's for sure. >> that is for sure. now, dickerson says his taphouse is a place for people to bring their kids and dogs and drink a beer and just relax.

we are wishing him many, many pours. >> there are lots of places like that, kid and dog friendly. >> yeah, and take it from a new parent. don't want to give that up just yet. next top stories we are following for you, include, beyonce in full force. she locked the stadium last night in levi stadium. we have reaction from fans that queen bea left mesmerized. >> reporter: smoke from wildfires way up north drifting into the

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the sport some want closed in an exclusive neighborhood. this is "today in the bay." went from friendly to brickly really fast. i am ginger conejero saab. >> i am kris sanchez. laura and marcus are off today. we have team coverage, and bob redell is looking at businesses are dealing with the poor air quality. but first, kari, in some places yesterday it was not hard to see and even smell the poor air quality. what are conditions going to look like today? >> yeah, people kept asking, where is the fire? where is the fire? all of this was coming down from

oregon and that border, and the smoke was coming down into the bay area but it will improve today. today we have a air quality advisory, and that is one step below the spare the day alert. ful it may begin to lift a little in the atmosphere, but we will see a pretty high concentration of it. look at what happens from the afternoon into the evening, this is the last day we will have to deal with these kinds of smoky conditions. let's go to today in the bay's bob redell. are conditions even better in the tri-valley this morning? >> reporter: that's the idea, the forecast in the bay area

management district, and there was a spare the air alert, but that's not the case today. you will smell the smoke from the wildfires in oregon, and i smelled it yesterday in the tri-valley. this was the scene last night in downtown napa where the sky was hazy, and we are no longer under the spare the air alert, but the bay area district does not expect the levels of pollutants to go above the national 24-hour health standard. and there's another advisory urging residents to take precautions for outdoor dining at local diners, and a bar in napa said he actually saw ash falling from the sky. >> it's not a great experience when you are outside eating and having to deal with smoke and ashes falling on your plate.

>> it concerns us. you know, we always look out for our local fires and hope it doesn't make its way down here. >> reporter: that was the manager of another restaurant called zoo zoo, and also up there in the north bay, and even though the air quality is not that great it's nothing like what he experienced and what we all experienced, for that matter, during the glass fire in 2020 during covid. bob redell for "today in the bay." and then one family fro george floyd protest, officers responded to reports of looting. police later said that the officer mistook a partly

concealed hammer for a gun, and the outside board led to the officer's termination and it was overturned in arbitration. an upscale neighborhood in san francisco is calling for the rec and part department to shutdown public pickleball courts in presidio heights. they argue an environmental review is needed and launched an online petition, and some of the neighbors call the noise grading. we learned the person who started it happens to have a private pickleball court in her backyard and it was featured in the "wall street journal." we spoke with people about that. >> people need to think about what they can do to help those

in the community than to tear it down. >> the rec department said it's aware of the complaints and is adding more courts in parts of the city that will help with overcrowding. the department is also working with neighbors to figure out a compromise on the noise. it was a late night for beyonce fans. maybe not too many complaints about this, many who were blown away by the spectacular show at levi. queen bey did not disappoint at last night's concert that ended late in the 11:00 hour. the beehive decked out in their shimmier best. my sister is getting married in new york, so we thought we would make a stop and we love beyonce. >> she's the queen, so we had to

make our way out here. >> the show provided a big boost to the local economy. santa clara leaders gave her a key to the city and the later curfew, too. ♪♪ >> okay. well, looks like someone has some pretty good seats. our own marcus washington was one member of the today in the "today in the bay" team was at the show. we are a little low on manpower today as some are showing the aftermath of the show last night. marcus posted this on his instagram, clearly taken at floor level. >> i met folks in line yesterday because they had general

admission and wanted to claim that spot, but i dependant see marcus in line, though. >> we did that whole thing yesterday of which outfit he will wear, and now -- >> he wore black pants, a white shirt and silver jacket. that was not my vote. he looked great -- >> did he post that online? >> yeah. >> i will have to check that out. >> yeah, and people were wondering this morning what happened. last night was pretty warm, especially for the folks waiting in line. >> yeah, and it was smoky, too. i know people coming from australia and other places are like, oh, this is kind of familiar. yeah, we have had a lot of wildfires, but things are improving go into the weekend. let's talk about what is going on. a weekend of wonder festival in san josé. it will happen throughout the weekend with live music right there downtown, and so we are going to have great weather. temperatures in the mid to upper

70s. i don't know if it gets any better than that for labor day weekend. this will be the last weekend of music on the square in redwood city, so we are looking at temperatures in the mid-70s and cooling down to the upper 60s as we go into tomorrow evening looking really nice for that. you may wrap up the weekend. maybe it's a long weekend for you, but this is happening on sunday. the bizerkeley food festival. the temperatures will be in the low 60s to start, and reach into the mid-60s. it will stay cloudy and just peeks of sunshine throughout the day. if you are lucky enough to spend your weekend in napa, take a look at what to expect here. maybe a light jacket, especially since we will start out around 60 degrees. there will be a slight chance of light showers around on saturday. we will watch out for that, but big changes compared to what we had. if you are going to south lake

tahoe, it will be cool with off and on showers this weekend. mike, you are talking about a big detour ahead? >> yeah, first of all, let's show you what things are like now. san josé showing the first build, and nothing unusual. but tonight the full closure of westbound 80, and carquinez bridge, 780 across the carquinez bridge across highway 4 will be closed through the long weekend, so the detour is another 15 miles that you will take across the benicia bridge, if you join up anywhere south of richmond you are better off making 24 your route. that could be a little faster, or at least the same but it's a little longer, perhaps. and we are talking about tonight for the closure, we have 37, and highway 4 showing the traditional build about this

time. the bay bridge toll plaza with the lights on. this is no surprise, but this issue here at carquinez bridge. 101 continues across the golden gate bridge with no problem. visibility is no problem. back to you. >> thank you. combating juvenile incarceration rates? coming up, the new solution being proposed by people on the peninsula, and they believe it would lesson the number of minors in the criminal justice system. and politicians

you. the time is 5:44. we are still monitoring for the air quality advisory for today. it's going to be hazy as you head out in antioch and temperatures in the mid-60s. it will be warm today and we will take a look at the weekend forecast coming up. slowing out of contra costa county, and then alameda shows slowing out of the altamont. we are back to our normal pattern for the morning, and we will track the build out of the east bay coming up. helping kids stay out of trouble, last night community members held a town hall to talk about juvenile incarceration.

now they are trying to do something about it. they are introducing new ideas to reduce the rate of incarceration and resreutism. the redwood city vice mayor says they are filling in the gaps. the white house says the president has been in touch with governors of states affected by hurricane idalia. >> scott mcgrew, that includes one of president biden's challengers, ron desantis. >> it's nice to see politics set aside for the good of americans in need. the two have worked together in the past. president biden travelled to

florida after hurricane ian last fall. governor desantis praised the federal efforts to help the state. biden made remarks about the current storm yesterday and said he and desantis were getting along just fine. >> believe it or not, and i know it sounds strange, especially the nature of politics today, but, you know, i was down there during the last major storm and spent a lot of time walking from village or from community to community, making sure he had what he needed to get it done, and i think he trusts me to help him get it done. >> a spokesman from mitch mcconnell's office said he experienced light headedness during a press conference. this is the second time we have seen the senator freeze up and it's hard to watch. >> what are my thoughts about

what? >> running for re-election in 2026? >> oh, i see. >> did you hear the question, senator, running for re-election in 2026? all right, i am sorry, you all, we will need a minute. >> dianne feinstein also dealing with health issues. she is 90 and she said she will not run for re-election. rudy giuliani dealt a blow in court when he lost his case. giuliani already admitted he could not detest he defamed two women accusing them of trying to change the vote count.

giuliani had not offered any of the evidence the court subpoenaed him for. >> ginger? >> thanks, scott. it's 5:48, and we are looking at walnut creek over the waeb. good morning to you joining us. we are in the east bay, and we were there yesterday and felt the hazy skies. kari, is that what we are going to see again today? >> we will see things gradually improve here. we are starting out with unhealthy air quality across much of the bay area as we get that morning inversion. this is all coming from fires burning around oregon and far northern california. as we go into today, here's a look at our near surface smoke model that shows some improvement as we go into the evening as we get a westerly wind, and that will push the smoke away from the bay area. we are starting out hazy this morning, but we are going to have some sunshine, a filtered sunshine. once again, it will improve. temperatures will be cooler

today. we're going from mid-60s to about 82 degrees at noon, and then reach into the mid-80s for this afternoon. looking at fremont, expect it to reach 81 today. mountain view reaching 80 degrees. about the same in san mateo. napa, reaching 79 degrees, and san francisco in the mid-70s. some of our warmer spots inland will be in the upper 80s. take a look at tomorrow. it will be time to break out the jackets and maybe long sleeves throughout the day as we are going to have temperatures only in the 60s and 70s all around the bay area. but it's also going to stay cloudy. looking at milder weather for saturday for all of those outdoor activities that we have the festivals going on, as we get the system spinning nearby, it will bring in rain across the region, but it looks like for most of the bay area it will stay dry. there may be enough cloud cover and mist and drizzle to add up in terms of precipitation between friday and saturday.

take a look at the changes ahead for walnut creek. we are going from highs in the low 80s today to only 72 tomorrow. on saturday, 78 degrees go into labor day reaching into the low 80s. so we will get a bit of a taste of fall as we unofficially start it, and of course that's when temperatures heat up again. next week we will be in the upper 80s in the valleys, and after a weekend of the 70s it will be a nice little change, but we have a lot of changes ahead. once again, watching out for drizzle throughout the day in san francisco tomorrow. mike, you saw slowing at the bay bridge toll plaza? >> yeah, we see these changes typical at this time and it's more dramatic this week. i think we is seen bigger builds on the commute, and schools are coming back online, and the last one was last week. and there's slowing into richmond and the build over to

the carquinez bridge. heading south of 880 coming down out of castro for 238, and there's a build there. and we are looking at northbound 101 starting to move better after that first burst in the area. there's a minor issue and no injuries but we will check on that with chp. now, santa clara valley health care is opening up a new location for victims to receive forensic exams and support. it will be in gilroy. more details will be unveiled at 10:00 a.m. messy mania coming to the golden state. still ahead, we are checking out what is trending including how much you would have to pay and how far you would have to drive

to watch the legendary messi play this weekend. and then your summer cold may not be a cold at al

welcome back. you're watching "today in the bay." in our climate in crisis, tomorrow is the first day of meteorological fall. that means temperatures usually start to dip across the country, and scientists at climate central are finding in the last 53 years from 1970 to 2022, fall temperature data in 247 u.s. locations show rising temperatures. in 96% of those locations the average warming is about 2.6 degrees in some of the most extreme warning is happening in the southwestern desert reason, and all four seasons are warming as well. this u.s. extreme heat across the u.s. and globe will likely linger into the fall, and this could result to risky heat and

high fire danger and allergies, and that could affect ecosystems as well as the economy. and fall color is also shifting with climate change disrupting economic value linked to fall foliage. in san francisco, 28 days were above normal compared to 1970. we know september and october are our hottest months of the year. for more on how climate change is affecting the bay area, go to our website, nbcbayarea.com and click on our climate in crisis page. >> thank you, kari. so to what is trending now. plenty of soccer fans are meeting messi mania in southern california. and the match-up will be tough. in ten matches, messi recorded 11 goals and five assists for miami, and yesterday for the second time in ten games the g.o.a.t. went scoreless.

if you are thinking about watching him play this sunday at the stadium, it will cost you big. according to tick pick, the get-in price would be $800. >> yeah, after that you can't afford a beer. >> yeah, that's a lot. >> well, maybe you can watch on tv. all right. one tick-tocker is taking their love of costco food to another level, for her birthday. this is jasmine's 28th birthday and full of costco goodies, to

samples and even the food was labeled in costco style. >> oh, look at the outfits everybody was wearing. >> guests were encouraged to dress it. and jasmine says, there ain't no party like a -- >> i like costco, but i want a regular one. a quick reminder. you can watch nbc bay area news whenever you want. we are on 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms, or you can watch live breaking news and news conferences and repeats of our newscasts there. right now at 6:00, tracking idalia. it's now a tropical storm along that atlantic seaboard. we take you live to florida for a damage assessment there and an up-close look from neighbors and

their long road to recovery. having to deal with smoke and ashes falling on your plate. >> poor air quality also continues today as wildfires elsewhere sent ash and smoke into the bay area. we're tracking a spare the air advisory and how long conditions will stay this way. this is "today in the bay." good thursday morning. it's the last day in august. i am ginger conejero saab. >> i am kris sanchez. laura and marcus have the morning off. we will begin with a live look at myrtle beach, south carolina this morning. at this hour what is storm tropical storm idalia is moving north. idalia made landfall in florida about 24 hours ago as a category 3 hurricane. we look at som o