now 11:00 , what took so long to get the word out. plus, this san francisco business went out of its way to become burglary-proof. it was not a smashing success. >> it is frustrating. and a red flag warning taking effect as we speak. the fire spotters staying up all night so that you can rest easy. from kpix, this is the latest with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. >> hello, i am sara donchey. if you are anything like me, your eyes have been watering all day

and perhaps, like me, you had to stop at the store for extra strength eyedrops! paul is here with his glasses on for that reason. >> i decided to go with the spectacles this evening! >> so this is day two of smoky skies. to add insult to injury, a red flag warning just went into effect, and of course the last thing we need is smoke from anywhere. >> not critical, but still something we have to watch. we will talk about that in just a second. >> when it comes to what is already in the air, we had and you had some tough questions for the air quality management district, like why not send out an alert sooner? here is what the spokesperson said. >> because we are having this unusual smoke event, things got more complicated overnight and yesterday and into the morning so there was sort of an ad hoc revision just to protect public

health. >> thoughts? >> if there was any revision to the forecast it was not made public, which is their job. they posted the forecast at 8: 44 yesterday morning. we showed it at 5: 02 yesterday evening and i called them out for saying, why have you not updated the forecast? they did not updated at 5: 02, i said that, and another 16 hours went by before the updated the forecast at the same time they do every day and then issued the spare the air alert, almost 24 hours after it had reached the unhealthy for sensitive groups level in san francisco which spread across the rest of the bay area. >> we were texting about this and i said paul, i am having symptoms! >> you might ask, what is the difference between an air quality advisory and spare the air, and the answer is it is how the public reacts to it. you do not want teens having

practice outdoors when the air quality is in the unhealthy category and this was what we were seeing. this was the view out towards the santa clara valley. air quality was nasty once again. let's look at the current air quality map. this is where we stand at the moment. orange and red, but generally the official air quality readings , generally it has been in the unhealthy for sensitive groups range for the past several hours, which is still bad air quality but not as bad as it was yesterday. we should see slow improvements tomorrow and on friday and then things should improve as we head into the weekend, but we have to get there first. we also have the red flag warning that went into effect from 5:00 tomorrow. this is for the north bay mountains. we will see wind gusts of 35 to 40 miles per hour and humidity levels dropping down to the 20 to 30% range. while those are not critical fire weather conditions, it is still enough considering the dryness of the

fire fuels. so that is the last thing that we need with so much smoke already in the atmosphere. we will watch that very carefully and hopefully we get through 5:00 tomorrow without anything getting going. you know that sudden blanket of smoke caught some people in the north bay by surprise, but they told andrea nakano that made them realize how lucky we have been this fire season. >> reporter: susanna and her daughter finally decided to get some outdoor time wednesday night. the smoke drifted in on tuesday and forced her to cancel some outdoor plans. >> i did not expect the smoke to becoming and i was planning on taking her to the park. i had to find some more indoor activities. >> reporter: the smoke was visible all over marin county , susanna said, as she felt the impact of this smoky air. >> it starts to smell like

campfires and it is getting a little bit thicker. you cannot see as far. >> reporter: for the most part the smoke did not stop people from carrying on with their after school activities. kids were seen playing baseball and soccer. some parents took a proactive approach to keep their kids safe, however. >> i pulled my daughter out of swim school for today. >> reporter: parents tried to keep their kids indoors and some were seen wearing a mask. but for north bay residents, this is nothing like what i have seen in the past. >> i think we have dealt with much worse in the past. i don't think anybody is really freaking out, because we are lucky that this is all we had for the year. >> this has been such a welcome relief. i'm so happy that i have not had to use these at all.

>> reporter: public health officers say to wear an n-95 mask. the smoke is expected to clear out by friday. >> so you want to monitor the air quality in your area, which we would understand if you did. we have posted links to the story on kpix.com. being a business owner in san francisco can be really hard, but this makes it almost impossible. we talked with in the inner richmond last month. thieves removed an entire piece of glass from the front door to get inside instead of just smashing it, which would have been easier. they took off with thousands of dollars from the register. the owner said, let's go cashless. it did not matter. the restaurant was targeted again and this time the thieves were not as stealthy. they smashed their way in, but since there was no cash they left with only a speaker, but they did $500 in damage by smashing that door. uncle lloyd's has been around some 14 years, but since the

pandemic they have been broken into three times. >> like i said multiple times from the other incidents, it is frustrating. >> john says he will ask his landlord to see if they will reinforce the door with a metal gate. from break-ins to hiring struggles too high rent, san francisco restaurants have been struggling to survive. some had to raise prices, but one is making a point to lower them. lauren toms shows us why. >> reporter: one hour before opening its doors, the team races to get ready for the evening ahead. but this week they were hoping to see more familiar faces. the restaurant is trying something nearly unheard-of. they have lowered their prices for both food and wine.

>> we started to see less and less of those familiar faces and that became a problem when we really did start noticing that a certain segment of the community have been priced out. >> reporter: the intention is pure, tapping back into the community of the neighborhood. for owner david mayfield, it is personal. >> i walked through the space and thought to myself, how cool would it be if i opened a business six blocks from where my mom opened her business? my mom lives four blocks from here, so she still walks here and everybody knows her when she walks through the door. >> reporter: it is a difference you can see, only by a couple of dollars, he says the customers will feel it in their pockets. >> we have lowered the price by six dollars. that is a considerable cost savings to the guest. for us, pun intended, we rely on that because we are handing the savings back to our guest.

>> reporter: but it is unlikely to become a trend. he says most restaurants do not have the capability of skill in their inventory away from high-cost items, getting rid of pricier proteins and focusing on pizza and pasta. >> at the end of the day it is important to continuously evaluate what you do and what you value. >> reporter: that value was seen for each member of their team, who will not see cuts to their compensation despite the drop in prices. >> we would rather shut this restaurant down then lower a single wage or lower the quality of our product. >> reporter: a welcome shift for the community who can always expect a seat at their table. >> i know i have never heard of anything like that! it seems like prices always go up. so have people notice? >> reporter: when you look at the menu side-by-side you can clearly see a difference in pricing. it is not like it is

that drastic, only by a couple dollars, but the city is so hard to go out to dinner for under $100, so any dip is welcome. >> thank you, lauren, we appreciate it! kite boarding sounds difficult just as is, but what about doing it in gale force winds? plus bay area fire spotters staying up all night so everyone else can get a good night sleep. >> to think it is the end of the season and all of a sudden those flames come out of nowhere. >> he takes us inside his watchtower in the north bay, and you might want to

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now we are talking gale force winds. the frigid north sea and an apparent death wish. the red bull challenges what we are mentioning. the world's best kite borders hit the beach in the netherlands to try for the title. it requires launching yourself 65 feet in the air, doing a 360 and gracefully touching back down. conditions have to be just right for this to happen. this is the first time in four years the challenge has been able to happen. we are not going to see gale force winds here, thankfully. as we mentioned earlier, there is a red flag warning for parts of the north

bay mountains, and there is a guy staying up all night to make sure that there is no rude awakening for the rest of us. >> you really have to be aware, even when it seems like it is benign. it can change quickly. we monitor the radio on and if it is high winds we stay up all night to watch. >> doug koontz is a retired fire captain who scans the horizon for signs of trouble. >> we can quickly give an update on what is happening with google maps and knowing the county well. that is something that cameras and a.i. can't quite -- we enhance their ability to see what is going on as well. >> doug says volunteers will be at the post until we get two inches of rain. we think that dog is an espresso man or energy drink guy? >> you might just be there for the experience and just awake because it is what keeps them awake! kind of like storm chasers or something like that. >> that is going to require information espresso. although i have a kid. i am well prepped

for staying up all night! >> that is different kind of training entirely. hopefully he is board up there and nothing gets going and we get through this red flag warning without new fires starting. we have enough smoke already. let's watch the big picture pattern. what is causing these gusty offshore winds? it is the same situation. this is squeezing the atmosphere over northern california and is sending smoke from southwestern oregon and far northern california down the coast and into the bay area. this will continue tomorrow. the winds relax and continue to shift beginning on friday which is when the westerly winds kick in. it will not completely remove all the smoke but will start to have a beneficial effect. you can see that in the air quality outlook over the next several days. plenty of these unhealthy for sensitive groups and just flat out unhealthy air quality readings today. some improvement on friday, but i think friday might have to be another spare

the air alert day with unhealthy for sensitive groups readings . then we see improvement on saturday and we should be into the good category by sunday, so there is light at the end of the tunnel. we are watching conditions as we head through the rest of tonight, especially through the north bay mountains. gusty offshore winds and low humidity levels, but again, not below 10%. in the 20 to 30 to 35% range around vacaville and some of the higher elevations above those communities. humidity levels do not recover through the first half of the day, but late in the day as the winds shift, we start to see those numbers bump up a little bit. so the red flag warning goes until 5:00 tomorrow and after that we are not entirely out of the woods until we get rain, but speaking of that we have our first autumn rain chance in the forecast, mainly monday night of next week. forecast models are all over the place,

so it still could go either way. maybe some parts of the bay pick up some light rainfall. in the santa clara valley, i don't think you will see more than a few sprinkles, but around the bay and the coast , some chance of at least modest amounts of rain. the really good news, this is a more substantial rainmaker for those fire zones and far northern california and in southwestern oregon. right now, still that haze on the horizon. temperatures go back down to a mix of 50s and low 60s. we end up in the 50s across the board by tomorrow morning which is just a bit on the cool side for the north bay valleys. highs tomorrow continue to run a couple degrees below average. we are in the 60s and 70s around the bay with a mix of 70s and low 80s inland. temperatures don't change much over the next several days, other than our alert day tomorrow. the other feature of note is the chance of showers during the seven-day forecast, mainly monday evening and possibly moving in before the sun goes down but more likely monday night. the best chance is the further north you

go. so the santa clara valley, you will see some clouds overhead and maybe you get a sprinkle. that is going to be about it. but it is still september so any rain chance at this point is a bonus and especially good news that we get that rain focused on the spots that need it the most. >> bonus rain! thanks, paul. fistfights on a train sound like trouble. these guys and gals paid to see it. vern? straight ahead in sports, the giants with another gut punch! now what? plus, hello, old friend! it is the return of the kpix top

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you have undoubtedly heard of snakes on a plane but what about takedowns on a train? a tokyo pro wrestling team rented out an entire car on this tokyo bullet train and did battle in

the aisle! right in the face! if you are wondering who would watch this, know that tickets sold out 30 minutes after they went online. this is a fair fight, vern. if you look quickly it is like -- it looked like, oh, caltrain! i would definitely ride caltrain if this was an option in one of the cars! >> it was samuel l. jackson! i am tired of these snakes -- >> don't finish that, vern! that is an fcc violation, but he! how about the giants? 1% chance to get into the playoffs and the things that have to happen to make that happen? i don't know. let's talk about the game. seven of these last 10 games, they have to play the dodgers starting tomorrow. how

did they get into this tough position? well, they took the lead at arizona and in both games lost the lead. lamonte wade jr. with a big fly but by the end of the third, logan webb, trouble. alek thomas got a pitch that he could drive. this base hit scored a run and the diamondbacks ran up a 3-1 lead. webb allowed six runs with no run support again. the giants had their chances. thairo estrada up with two on in the seventh but he struck out on three pitches. arizona blew the game open late and won 7-1. the giants are 1-5 on the road trip and get this. san francisco has a record of 5-25 in their last 30 road games. to the wildcard standings, and it's not good. there are now three games behind the cubs. playoff odds are now down to 1% and now at the n.l. west champion dodgers for a

four-game series. by the way, the a's lost to seattle, final of 6-3. now let's bring in the top five! we don't do it often! what i do is i cinch up the sleeves, extend my arm, cupped my hand and do this! number five! little leaguers us! it can happen to the pros, too. throwing error and nobody there! and a run scored. number four. saints-panthers. saints wide receiver chris olave, how did he catch this? look at that! freakishly big hands? the concentration as he holds it in! and how about number three? the elusive dolphins head coach mike mcdaniel. halftime lead at new england and could not get to the locker room fast enough! now to number two. i want to get away moment. iowa cheerleader in front of the home crowd! what goes up comes down, sara! add number one, the phillies' nick castellano's hit a home run, but check the

fan cam! while holding his baby, with his bare hands, then puts the baby down and throws the ball back because it was not hit by the home team! amazing hand-i, and it made the rest of us very proud. so i will see you from levi's stadium tomorrow night! it is about time to get this height machine going. 49ers-giants. 5: 15 kick. >> i would see the hype around the minors is very real. it is up there. before you go, basketball is coming soon. we cannot wait. a lot of athletes, you know, in the nba, have eye-catching tattoos. we wanted to show you this one from a celtics start getting a lot of attention. celtics rider caught this post on jayson tatum snapshot. this is a tribute to

his favorite movie. inside the letters are portraits of his favorite characters in film in general. you have done so as john q, wesley snipes, will smith having an allergic reaction in the movie hitch . in that saying his character got all swollen! >> of all the great scenes in that movie he has to pick the allergic reaction seen? >> paul heggen can relate! >> jason said, we will talk later about that one in person. >> calling will smith, there he is in the comments section. i need to know! >> i have an idea. i think tatum may have had an allergic reaction to shellfish. >> vern, he wanted to make sure you are not left out so we ran this photo through a filter.

there you have it! vern glenn like you have never seen him before. he does not have tattoos yet but he surely will. >> if the giants make the playoffs, i will -- no, i can't. >> ladies and gentlemen, you have to hold him to it. somebody needs to tell the eagles to shave up and fly right! phillies fans have been on the internet showing off lopsided shirts they got from the nfl shop! >> you show me the front of that and he said oh my god, the front is bad. so then he turned around in the back was so much worse. >> it looks like somebody bootlegged the jersey and just sent it out. >> fanatics is sending out replacements by airmail. and what is wrong with this officially-licensed giants cap? that's not it. there it is. nothing. you might have expected that it sold out and we just spotted this one a couple months back.

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sensation. >> hello! >> nada university of florida gator but an actual gator. >> this is the sad part. her snout was likely sliced off by the propeller of a boat. a trapper brought her to florida's gator land where she started charming the staff. >> this is the most extreme i have ever seen of this kind of injury, but her eyes are really sweet. >> yeah! okay! maybe! >> okay. >> she needed a name to go with her unique in appearance, so they decided to make it into a contest. the suggestions ranged from gummy to jaw, singular -- >> jaw-lene! >> bottom feeder! it also reminds us of mr. bottom tooth from family guy. >> somebody suggested topless.

but that's a little racy for a family farm. >> yeah. so apparently the gator is learning to eat an italian favorite. >> the gator held a meatball on her tongue for five to 10 minutes, then she threw it back like a man in a bar drinking a beer! >> who is this park director? >> meatball, it is possible. just look at this gator named trap job. he has been trained to eat meat balls, no need to chew. now people at gator land hope their newest resident will do the same. maybe she will get a special snout prosthetic. >> yeah, you can 3-d print anything! >> i don't know. i feel bad for her, but i guess the question is, if you had to name her on-the-fly, what would it be? >> i cannot top jaw-lene! just

the dolly reference alone. >> do you remember the candy that had been banned by the fda? jawbreaker! >> jaw-dropping! >> thank you so much >> donald trump held a rally in ohio yesterday, something really weird and disturbing happen. we'll hook at some of these images of his supporters holding up their arms, holding up their fingers. >> where that salute actually comes from, we do not know. speak of the one finger salute makes more sense when placed in context at the former president's speech. >> thank you very much and a very special hello to youngstown,