nbc bay area's christie smith has been speaking with firefighters and neighbors and joins us live from morgan hill with more on that story. christie. >> reporter: well, cal fire tells us that overnight humidity levels were good, at least at the lower elevations, but it stayed warm and dry at the higher elevations. now, today we talked with people who are under evacuation warnings and those who weren't but maybe live in the general area. either way, people told us they did have a plan to go. >> before they kind of made us a warning -- >> reporter: in the jackson oaks neighbor, john and leslie have been checking the latest fire information for the hills above morgan hill. their neighborhood remains under an evacuation warning, and they're ready. >> documents like certain personal belongings that you really wouldn't want to lose. right now we currently have them in our car, so if we really need to leave, it's already packed and we're ready to go. >> we also have a first aid kit

christie smith details the parents' legal case. >> reporter: some of the parents shared stories of how their children were affected when schools closed. and the attorney says what the state imposed is really one-size-fits all. the school semester will look different during the democrpand. they are suing over those tha that that require mostly online instruction. she joined parents to speak out. >> my daughter, socially and emotionally has struggled. my son, through lack of interaction with peers and teachers has become more withdrawn and detached. >> reporter: harmeet dhillon is representing the group. >> what we are seeking in the lawsuit is that the governor get out of the way and let local parents, local school boards, and small schools make these decisions themselves to open safely. >> reporter: dillon says a range of political backgrounds are represented. meantime, in cities like san francisco, families are making plans. theresa ariaga says while distance learning hey hot be ideal, most in thesy belie city it's the safest at the moment. >> families may not have somebody with a fle

christie smith has the story. >> we have fires burning all around us and throughout the bay area. we are at heighten level alert. >> reporter: oakland hills and there is a red flag warning. fire patrols are underway. >> the patrol units and our staff units are there giving us additional resources on top of our everyday staffing. >> reporter: they want to jump on any fire that may start. the devastation from the fire storm in 1991 still fresh on everyone here. they say they are fully city. >> we are able to do both and working long hours. firefighters are working seven days in a row in the fire houses. >> reporter: the threat of dry lightning and winds are a real concern. the scu lightning complex forced an evacuat incorporated county. this fire do not post a threat at livermore city limit at this time. >> we are technically in the safe zone but not feeling very safe. >> reporter: kristin is not under a warning, she decides to make plans. >> this morning my plans to go for tomatoes picking got put on hold because we are putting things away to get ready. >> reporter: cal fire are se

christie smith has more. >> reporter: along marsh creek road firefighters made their way into the hills with smoke in the sky. people stopped along deer valley road for a closer look after long night. >> thunder just went boom in my house, it was pretty awesome. >> scary but amazing. >> reporter: colleen was driving when the lightning started. daughter-in-law took video of rainbow when lightning struck again. today smoke could be seen from a distance. watched it drift in high temperatures and wondered about a friend in the area. >> going to call friend of mine right now. >> since started, about six different fires as result of the lightning. >> east contra costa fire protection district near round valley regional preserve in a joint effort. >> couple of different fires, few coming under containment, one large one out in the middle of the park. >> reporter: in rural areas near upper morgan territory road were urged to be prepared. just about everyone in the bay area saw the spectacular and dangerous show. scenes like this in hayward and this from emeryville, won't soon forget. >> all ove

nbc bay area's christie smith explains there are still key questions about the mayor's proposal. >>> we will redirect $120 million from law enforcement. >> reporter: with that london breed took the next step to redirecting funds from the police and sheriff's department to the city's minority community calling it a step towards making real change. >> we are listening to the community and prioritizing investments in the african-american community around housing, mental health and wellness, workforce development. >> reporter: leading up to the announcement there have been several community conversations around reinvesting in the black community. >> we have to listen to the people in the community. we have to listen to the people who have seen and lived the devastation resulting in decades of disinvestment. >> reporter: supervisor walton says the community identified priorities and the city would work with local groups and organizations to get resources out. there would be a process but so far few specifics. >> this is the first step towards reparations and identifying millions of dollar

let's bring in christy smith at the park. still no official word from the teams them sels. but that's what we're hearing right now. what do you have where you are? >> reporter: well, those are the reports that we are hearing, that it may be postponed. again, at this point still there are some questions out there and very few answers. we've been outside the park for maybe over an hour and it's been rather quiet. at this point, we still have not heard any official word. in the aftermath of the police shooting of jacob blake, there has been renewed concern and protests. the sports world joined the conversation this afternoon when the nba's milwaukee bucks refused to play their game. other teams followed suit and ultimately all the nba's games were canceled. in baseball, the brewers and the reds, well, they refused to play and that triggered questions about other games around the league. and then the giants' manager came out and said the players were discussing the blake shooting to determine how to respond. but at that point, there was no official word. but then came reports t

today, christie smith spoke with the owner about the grand opening in the midst of mass closures. >>d a plan for this in november. the place is designed and set up for pick up orders. despite the challenges facing the industry and the neighborhood, he thinks it can work. david lee is dictate a chance. he's opening up. his second eatery in san francisco. >> a mixture of korean and mexican food. >> reporter: he's aware of the time designing the business so people can order, grab and go. >> a lot of businesses are closing and i hate to site. >> reporter: his first location is open near union square and he admits business is way down but he said he's making it work. >> i was able to get some ppp which helped me a lot. >> i wish him all the luck in the world. >> reporter: in chinatown there's a big effort to bring visitors back. grant avenue is being offered up to restaurants and shops to outdoor dining room. betty is the chinatown mechant association and seen a recent uptick but worries. >> a lot of stores won't make it at this point. due to many reasons. >> reporter: she remains determi

nbc bay area's christie smith joins us from solano county and those families have to be just it was a very close call for one family we spoke with. the flames did move through here and burned some of their cars and a storage shed and some items that they had stored there. but they are feeling very grateful that no flames reached their home. >> you can see the fire came raring down there. >> reporter: jim ericsson walked up his driveway where his shed burned along with two cars. he recalls seeing that first, then looking further. >> i felt relief. and i couldn't care less about the car. i saw the house there and i thought okay, that's what matters. >> reporter: he learned before today that the home was okay. but there are still challenges. the power is on but not the water. >> i sort of suspected the house would survive. because of the way we do our vegetation around it. >> reporter: jim and his wife christina evacuated in the middle of the night. >> that night when we life. to me like everything else can be replaced. >> they stopped in at solano county's re-entry center before returni

. >> christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> we hope it's successful. >>> doesn't matter what town you lived it, talk of the town was heat. >> i know. >> on my drive to work, thermometer never got below 100. high as 107. >> from the inland valleys to the coastline, sun blasting on me, after 10 to 15 minutes, got to head inside. let's get perspective on this heat. whenever we get this hot, always good to look at the numbers. one of our hottest typically is livermore. i did the research, hottest august day was 112 degrees in 1998. where do we sit compared to that? so far today, 106. not all-time record but definitely a sweltering day out there. all-time hottest ever in livermore, 113 degrees. today was hottest over the next seven days but staying near the century mark ahead. bring you into the forecast. i want to take you to walnut creek camera towards concord. up to 107 today, right now dropped to 106. but thing i really want to point out, some of you do not have air conditioning in some of the hottest locations and we're still looking at mid-80s at 10:00 p.m., that's dangerously hot in

christie smith is just up the road in concord with the very latest. what's the air quality like where you are now, christie? >> reporter: you drive around here, and you can really see the haze in the sky. there are people out, but we're told that at places like this and the park across the street e it does seem like foot traffic is light. and some businesses tell us they've had to make some adjustments because of the smoke >> too smokey, too unpredictable. we can see the ash falling down on the tables. >> reporter: at main street kitchen and bar, the dining chairs are stacked up. and the sign explains they're closed today due to poor air quality. >> yesterday we noticed it was getting a little smokey. this morning we got up, 8:30, we called each other, you know what? i don't think it's going to work today. >> reporter: across the street, a reminder to keep the doors closed as the air quality is reduced. in inland parts of the east bay near concord, levels reached unhealthy. >> my advice to the public is that people should be sheltering in place as much

in oakland, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> students in some parts of the bay area could be headed back to the classrooms earlier than expected. governor newsom introduced a new ti tiers system for reopening state. the rate of new cases and positivity rate according to the tiers. napa and san francisco are the only two counties under the red substantial tiers. the rest of the region is purple of widespread which is the most restrictive tier. schools k through 6th can be open but only if they have a waiver. counties can play stricter requirements on the schools than the state does. this goes into effect on monday. >>> right now let's take a look at covid-19 cases in the state of california, reporting close to 5,000 new cases today. in all we have 693,000 cases statewide. also talki also, take a look at the cases in the bay area, santa clara more than 17,000 cases and san francisco more than 9,000. in all bay area with more than 8,000 cases. more than a thousand people have died because of the virus. >>> remdesivir can be used for all patients for covovid-19 bei hospitalizized. remde

>> reporter: christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> firefighters working ti tirelessly around the clock. some people are taking manner into their own hands to protect their homes and neighborhoods. meet this man, he's been keeping an eye at hot spots and doing what he can. there are not any fire items near him. he's using water at the near by creek putting out flames. he's worrying about looters coming into the area. >> there is also a potential for looting. our presence here for myself and my neighbors, it is kind of an important thing we look out for each other. will cook says he had not seen any looters in the neighborhood. deputies announced they had made five arrests. >>> pg&e says no outages are expected. everyo even with the red flag warning the power will remained on. >>> take a look at this map. the yellow is the portion we are talking about. an area south of pleasant ton and livermore. you should have a plan and essentials in case you are told to get out. for tens of thousands of people, those warnings did turn into evacuation order. that includes my family. what do you do if

nbc bay area's christie smith spoke to waun salon owner excited to get her business back. >> we found out just like everybody else. >> reporter: tamara is co-owner at the mane gallery in concord. after waiting so long to finally reopen indoors, she learned that customers would be allowed to come back in starting monday. >> we were a little confused by the information and where to go to. we figured it out. and we knew it was -- we're back in business. >> reporter: the salon is ready with extra cleaning supplies, dividers, signs and layers of safety precautions. but they didn't have to scramble. they already had the supplies in place. >> the last opening up we were kind of like, you know, we're opening and then shut down, so we were just kind of took us back a minute. >> reporter: the business shut down when contra costa county went on the state watch list. many businesses are hoping this tiered reopening on friday makes the process easier to understand and it will lead back to another shutdown. >> no, we have not heard what we're allowed to do or not allowed to do. >> reporter: while b

of transformative research tobin smith thank you both for joining us today now christie why did apple announce this stock split. on thursday after earnings which reported strong sales and thought and beating. analysts expectations so this stock split would quote help to appeal to a broader group of investors that is make it more attractive to retail investors who have a really hard time struggling and swallowing a triple digit price tag of 400 so the last time they did this was back in 2014 when they did a 7 to one stock split when any of the 700 price mark so stocks but really doesn't do anything for its valuation the price this quarter the dividends are quarters so it's exactly the same thing but cosmetic lee it looks very different because the price tag is lower so to an average retail trader it doesn't seem like that big of a commitment to buy something at a share of $100.00 versus $400.00 so it makes the stock a lot more liquid and tradable so right now there are one actual effect of the stock but one benefit is that it relates to the membership of the dow the dow is a price weig

smith was a photographer for the cleveland plain dealer. that spring, he takes action shots of established stars like nap lajoie, christy mathewson, and a clevelandnamed joseph jefferson jackson. >> hi, joe. >> good to see you. >> so great to see you. to learn more about that rookie, i pay a visit to baseball memorabilia maven joe orlando. when the names of greats come up, is shoeless joe still in that category? >> babe ruth, who most people consider to be the greatest player who ever lived, patterned his own swing after joe jackson's. >> safe! >> if that doesn't tell you what type of a hitter joe jackson was, i don't know what -- what will. >> joe jackson is born in pickens county, south carolina, in 1887. what kind of family did he come from? >> well, he came from humble beginnings. he worked at a textile mill as a teenager, as a mill hand, and he was virtually illiterate for the remainder of his life. >> but on the diamond, he's a true phenom. at the age of 13, he stars on the cotton mill's team and picks up a lifelong nickname. >> legend has it that while he was a teenager playing in a mill game, his cleats were bothering him so much that he

christie smith is joining us with the alatest. >> reporter: raj, you talk about a close call for one family. they lost two of their cars and a shed that had tools in it. the good thing is their home is untouched. that's a huge relief. they think their vegetation may have made a difference. >> that's the first thing we saw. >> reporter: jimm ericson saw hs burnt cars and his home. they learned their home was not damaged but that night they had left in a hurry. >> we evacuated at 2:00 in the morning. >> it was nerve-racking but he's calmed. >> i wanted to stay there and ride it out. >> reporter: they had access and now they can come and go as a sigh of relief. they still have power but no water. the family's first stop at the solano check-in. >> there are no electrical issues or fallen trees. >> reporte >> my granddaughter called me and in tears crying. she was so excited. >> reporter: back at the ericksons grass is burnt and so as two cars but they are grateful. >> reporter: the county says it is unclear when the other phases for reentry will begin. reporting live in solano county, ch

christy smith. >> reporter: people arrived early to stake out their spot on the sand in san francisco. before temperatures rise again across t in elk grove? >> down from sacramento trying to beat the heat, surprised it wasn't cooler. >> it's warm but i like the breeze. i can deal with the breeze and once i get under that umbrella, i'll be even better. >> reporter: a day at the beach is about s bringing needed supplies. >> got our hand sanitizer, our lysol and you see where we're setting up camp right there. pretty far distance away from everybody. >> reporter: the city encouraged people to stay hydrated and stay home if possible. if it's too hot, look for cooler shade outside while keeping a distance and repeat the mask message. rangers stopped by, doing outreach. >> politely asked if we wanted masks which is a smart way to make sure people wear masks when they're not eating. >> it can be warm with the face mask. separate from people, that they can remove their mask as long as they're appropriate with other people. >> apartments are really, really hot and then yeah, with the pandemic,

in san francisco, christy smith, nbc bay area news. >>> as we know, most bay area students are distance learning. santa clara county will allow one school district to reopen for some in-person learning. the moreland school district in west san jose will be allowed to offer limited in-person classes. classes will be for elementary school kids with learning disabilities and for students who cannot learn effectively through distance learning. the district says it plans to space out desks six feet apart. kids will also be in the same groups all day so there will be no meking of any kind. >>> turning now to decision 2020, night three of the republican national convention focus on military and first responders. tonight it will be vice president mike pence giving the campaign fiercely defends the white house, insisting none of the events held bb at taxpayer expense. >> reporter: baltimore's ft. mchenry, birth place of the star spangled banner, serving as a backdrop for night three of the republican national convention. vice president mike pence taking center stage for a program focused on the