to 2018 which is known as the worst wildfire season on record, 103 confirmed today that they are, landy 2 million acres of burned. are we getting close to that? >> we are beyond that in terms of the acreage burned. thankfully we haven't lost as many lives. remember 2018 was bad, that was the paradise fire with the year before we had those vatican hates my district and we had entire neighborhoods just completely scorched and burned to the ground and the most dozens of lives, so we had four consecutive years sort of off the chartsf wildfires and it's tough. >> this year you are doing it with a pandemic. can you talk about the added challenge is? >> is compounded us in a couple of important ways. first we were less prepared for this fire season. normally in the springtime especially if we had fun doing and the other agencies working together we would be out doing vegetation management and controlled burns to try to reduce the fuel load. you do that during the months when it's safe to light the controlled burns. we were dramatically less able to do that proactive vegetation management this

. >> reporter: tina landis with the bay area air quality management district says the overall air quality was actually worse during the camp fire, but the proximity and size of the recent wildfires along with the recent heatwave and low humidity have created this new record stretch of bad air quality, and the health effects of breathing in such unhealthy air for long periods of time need to be taken seriously. >> it is really important that people aren't outside going for a jog, i mean, because the deeper you breathe, the more -- the more pollution you're going to get into your lungs and the deeper it will go into your lungs. >> reporter: dangerous air indeed, guys. as we take you back out here live, you see the skyline. the skies at this hour here in san francisco as a spare the air alert remains in place not only in san francisco, but throughout the bay area. but officials say those alerts are definitely going to continue through tomorrow, but they could continue through the end of the week. so have to wait and see how the conditions look at that point. reporting live, pete suratos, nbc

the next few weeks involve seeking people to support our party and we will see where the results landisd the end of october. presumably,y one, if shery's predictions come true, what would be you are policy priorities and are you concerned about getting new zealand pasta schoolbooks books back in order? grant: obviously, like all economies, facing this one in -- ourr event, we are priorities remain recovery and rebuild from covid-19. an investment in our skills and the productive sector, we have campaign promises and commitments we will have to implement, but new zealanders are very much focused on making sure we continue to trade with the rest of the world and get through this crisis. every country in the world is under pressure, but i'm confident about new zealand's prospects. shery: thank you for making time for us. the new zealand finance minister winning us with the latest. don't miss our interview later our interview with a representative from fonterra. later on daybreak asia. up next, in back-to-back central bank decisions from tokyo to london did not see any moves but they moved