today it's garvin thomas. garvin joins us. i know you packed up the kids, you and karen headed out. were you under an order or a warning? >> right now we're under a warning. chris showed the map with the yellow and the red. we're in the yellow area, so we are under a warning, but we didn't want to wait until the last minute. so we decided to get out. my daughter and i let juift jus within the last hour to come up to highway 17 to talk to you. i've covered this story so many times as a reporter, this is the first time as a homeowner. that gave me tips to get ready, what you prepare, what you pack. computers, laptops, hard drives, medication, pet foods. as far as outside the house. get everything you can away from the house that might burn. we took deck chairs away, propane tanks away, like a lot of people, we had cardboard boxes ready for recycling. on the inside of the house, you want to close all the windows, take curtains down, because the radiant heat can travel through a window, catch a curtain on fire and same thing with furniture, close all the inside doors so there are no dra

>> reporter: yeah, garvin. i actually got a chance to speak with cal fire not too long ago, and they tell me that the winds are shifting for the first time when it comes to the wall bridge fire. they're saying it is shifting northeast, so that is big news for them as far as battling this fire or containing this fire. they said the areas they're going to focus on are west of healdsburg and also along dry creek valley. those are the areas of concern heading into this afternoon as well as this evening. but he did point out, cal fire, that there have been a number of air drops in the area so apparently they were anticipating this type of movement when it comes to those winds. >> pete suratos, thank you very much. >>> air quality continues to be a big concern for just about everybody in the bay area, and you're looking at why. a live look from our cameras in san jose, and emeryville. wow, it is really bad on the emeryville camera. this map shows air quality in the bay area. this is yesterday morning. most of the reg

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> that is lovely! >> hear a little applause.t story. jeff ranieri's here. we're talking about our hot weather and some of the concerns going with it these next few days, jeff. >> yeah, it's going to be dangerous. really, the most, as we head through tomorrow with another big surge in temperatures. we are going well above 101 degrees here for some of those inland cities. also a little bit humid out here. i know you felt it if you were out here for more than ten to 15 minutes. a little bit more like the east coast outside. let's get a look over the east bay. this is near concord. right now, 98 degrees after hitting low 100s, but it's going to be a slow dropoff. if you don't have ac, your house is going to have a hard time cooling off. here's a look at the complex pattern. we have remnants of what was once tropical storm alita, pushing in some lightning, thunderstorms and humidity to california. and the bigger item, of course, is this hot air coming from that area of high pressure. this continues to move into place through tomorrow

garvin thomas is talking about his trput yourself in their shoes and plot it out in your mind because it's very much a stressful situation when you have to leave in a hurry. if can you run yourself through the pace ahead of time, that will go a long way to make sure it goes smoothly for you. do be safe and stay alert, and if they say there's an evacuation order, that means it's time to go. >> usually people in the north bay, they are used to this, and now people evacuating in the mountains, and now what is coming in the next 48 hours. >> increase in the winds, wind speeds 15 to 20 miles per hour, and warmer temperature on the way for the weekend. we'll look at that and those changes ahead in our forecast, coming up. we love our new home. there's so much space. we have a guestroom now. but, we have aunts. you're slouching again, ted. expired, expired... it's a lot of house. i hope you can keep it clean. at least geico makes bundling our home and car insurance easy. which helps us save a lot of money oh, teddy. did you get my friend request? uh, i'll have to check. (doorbell ringing) au

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> well, do you have comments or questions about the upcoming school year? we want to hear from you. if you're a parent, teacher or even a student, please share your thoughts with us on our back to school survey. reach it by going to nbcbayarea.com/schoolsurvey. we'll be sharing some of those results thursday night during our 30-minute special, "keeping up in the classroom." jessica aguirre will be joined by chris chmura and other special guests to discuss the special challenges our students will face this upcoming school year. >>> jeff, all the big golfers in san francisco for the big tournament this weekend. they say they have to layer up because they're so cold. >> yeah, right? we're treating them right. it's what august in san francisco should be. and not only that chill, but also the fog and the drizzle on the way for tomorrow morning. so definitely switching it up for a lot of those golfers and their games. let's go ahead and bring you into the forecast that we do have. some major changes that are starting right now. and will continue into tomorr

look around for ways to make the most of it. >> see, these are, like, the best ones. >> reporter: garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> that's a nice story. >> yeah. beautiful story. >>> okay. let's talk about our heatwave. we are over the halfway mark, rob. we see some relief in the future. not a lot, but it's coming. let's get a check of our forecast. >> yeah, just -- just one more day left. thank goodness. boy, the lightning-sparked fires in the last two days. the skies have cleared, anything smouldering in the hills, the 90 to 100-degree temperatures, winds pick up and you begin to see the fires take on extra life this afternoon. i want to show you the significant air quality issues we're using with our radar scanning for ash as opposed to rainfall. it works the same way. ash in the atmosphere tells us a little bit how the winds are behaving. in san mateo county, the bright white, that's the plumes associated with the fire. thick smoke moving into bonnie dune. i recommend you stay indoors. look at the temperature, 88 degrees. winds of about 8 miles per hour to 15. smoke moving off to

nbc bay area's cheryl hurd is live in san jose with that part of our coverage. >> reporter: garvin, theres some good news to report. evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted in the city of san jose, but that's not the case in all cities in santa clara county. places like morgan hill are still under an evacuation warning. >> it's still at a warning. we are highly recommending that people evacuate now because there is only one way in and one way out. >> reporter: police officers making sure people who live in morgan hill's jackson oaks neighborhood are taking the warning seriously. >> if everybody waits to the last minute, it could get very backed up back here. >> i'm just trying my best to get what i can out. important stuff. >> reporter: grace, who is just coming home from work, says she's getting her documents ready for packing. >> pictures, social security cards, birth certificates, you know, legal documents, just stuff like that. >> reporter: the lightning complex fire is making its way over the san jose hills on thursday. >> yesterday the fire made a little bit of a push to the

thank you, garvin. >>> in marin county, this is the woodward fire. people several communities are now under an evacuation warning. this is going to be a tense weekend. we're back in a moment with the other warnings in other parts of the bay area. stay with us. >>> right now at 6:30, fires raging across the bay area leaving a path of destruction, and they are growing by the hour. sky ranger over the czu fire. this is in santa cruz and san mateo counties along the coast. you can see just how much smoke it's kicking up. so far flames have burned 50,000 acres. very little containment. thousands of people under evacuation orders. 20 homes destroyed. >> in the north bay now, the collection of fires called the lnu complex have turned deadly. four people have died, 219,000 acres burned, 480 homes destroyed. containment is at 5%. let's get to the south bay and the east bay. this plume of smoke is over livermore. this is the largest of the fires burning in the bay area, 229,000 acres and burning in five different counties, including santa clara, alameda and co

garvin thomas. >> reporter: in the language of music, a rest is a moment of silence.ut for andrew st. james ♪ everybody needs >> reporter: the rest that covid-19 composed was way too long for him to stay quiet. it is why andrew and fellow musician scott patton have traded playing san francisco's clubs and concert halls for doorsteps and driveways. at just 25, andrew was seeing his star grow on the city's music scene, regularly performing and producing shows around the city. 2020 was going to be a busy year. until it wasn't. >> sitting around and doing nothing. straight out doing nothing. calling friends and complaining. >> reporter: but while commiserating with music promoter graham two came up with this idea, playing socially distant miniconcerts for anyone who asked for one for free. ♪ well i went down to see all the directions ♪ >> reporter: just friends at first, then andrew started posting about the gigs on his instagram page and requests started coming from all over the city. he and ashley have put on close to 50 concerts since may. >> feels like it's become som

here's garvin thomas. >> reporter: 14 year old mina kumar has been a dog lover for a long time. as you'll hear, she was fascinated with dogs before she could spell the word dog. but lately, it's one type of dog, older ones, that she has been focussing her energy and considerable fund raising talent. >> hi, baby. >> reporter: mina kumar's parents tell a cute story from when she was a baby. while in the process of adopting her from india, a stray dog had pup ey puppies near the apartment where they with staying, and mina was transfixed. >> every day i would go visit the puppies. they would keep me entertained and my family entertained. >> reporter: her mom figured she had a daughter who would love animals but had no idea what lengths she'd go to save them. that wouldn't become completely clear until a few years later. >> it all started when i was 9 years old. >> reporter: that is when mina met george, a neighbor's dog. he reminded mina of, well -- >> george reminds me of my grandfather, and my grandfather was old, and i took care of him to the best of my ability. >> reporter: geor

garvin thomas has more on her story. >> a member of a religion whose practitioners in her home countryre denied many civil rights including access to higher education. they get around that ban with an underground university run on distance learning. from the richmond home, the distance is more than 7,000 miles. this day's architecture class runs smoothly, in part, because she's been teaching this way for a while. >> now for six years. >> reporter: she was first a student learning remotely in iran before coming to the bay area, getting her degree at uc berkeley and signing on to teach at the school. the homes are raided in iran with severe consequences. >> professors have been in jail for, like, two years, four years, five years, so that's really putting your lives on the line. >> reporter: so secret distance learning is how they survive and how she finds herself in a position to share her expertise with those of us dealing with remote instruction due to a much different crisis. >> we have all of this experience. we have the tools and software and platforms. >> reporter: as for teaching

here's nbc bay area's garvin thomas. >> 14-year-old mina has been a dog lover for a long time. as you hear, she was fascinated with dogs before she could even spell the word dog. but lately it's one type of dog, older ones, that she has been focusing her energy and her considerable fund-raising talents. >> oh, baby. >> mina's parents tell a cute story from when she was a baby. while in the process of adopting her from india, a stray dog had puppies near the apartment where they were staying and 2-year-old mina was transfixed. >> every day i would go and visit those puppies. that would keep me entertained and my parents entertained. >> she would just spend hours and hours, you know, just watching them. >> her mom figured she had a daughter who would love animals but had no idea what lengths she'd go to save them. what wouldn't be completely clear until a few years later. >> it all started when i was 9 years old. >> that is when mina met george, a neighbor's dog. he reminded mina of, well -- >> george reminds me of my grandfather and my grandfather was old and i took care of him

janelle and garvin, i used this infrared thermometer i use for cooking to get a read on this sidewalk. i'll do it again fast, in sun, 141 degrees on the sidewalk down here. >> wow. >> whoa. >> yeah. it's just so hot. remember the pets and little kids' feet. take it seriously but stay hydrated and i'm sure you'll get through it fine. >> feet could blister easily. thanks jeff. >> thanks jeff. >> definitely, you got it. >>> coming up, rental runway closing all stores. why the company can't keep going. i am robert strickler. i've been involved in communications in the media for 45 years. i've been taking prevagen on a regular basis for at least eight years. for me, the greatest benefit over the years has been that prevagen seems to help me recall things and also think more clearly. and i enthusiastically recommend prevagen. it has helped me an awful lot. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. >>> the pandemic has taken a toll on many retailers. latest is rent the runway. closing five locations around the country, including san francisco. instead will focus on growing network of drop box

. >> reporter: garvin, the smokey skies are both helping and hampering that fire fight up in the northay. according to cal fire, on the one hand, the smoke outside is a good thing because it makes the flames less intense. here's why. that smoke presses down on the fire diminishing the flames and making them die down for firefighters. what you're watching right now is the heavy smoke and the flames from the walbridge fire up in sonoma county. the smoke though is a double-edged sword when it comes to a fire fight from the sky. >> the smoke conditions have air crew grounded. the fires were requesting air tanker support earlier today, and they could not get aircraft either even from sacramento due to the smoke conditions. >> so one bit of good news here. cal fire chief nichols says they are still able to fly helicopters. so it's not too smokey for those choppers to get up and drop water on these flames. >> anoushah, thanks very much. >>> the sjsu campus will remain closed tomorrow and tuesday because of the bad air. this means all in-person classes are canceled. online classes will go on a

tammy garvin is designing the space.she herself was a formerly incarcerated abuse survivor. >> something so new and refreshing that we can just breathe. >> they want to make things where we feel special. >> reporter: rosemary is a cancer patient with congestive heart failure can now celebrate a fresh view of her future. >> it is a renewed life. >> reporter: one that finds her home free. >>> sharon tells us that the home project is seeking donations to help furnish all of the apartment units. >> a new fire in southern california is forcing evacuations on the ranch fire is burning in the canyon area and it started just before 3:00 and quick the spread to 600 acres. we have seen a 737 doing air drops and they are working from the air and ground to try to steer the fire away from homes. and unfortunately, conditions down in southern california are very similar to what we are seeing down here with hot and dry weather and the wind hopefully will not be a factor as well. >> that is a good news around here is that the wind will

that includes our own garvin thomas. last week he shared the steps he took to keep his home safe as he was evacuated with his family because of the fire. tonight he shares what he did when he got back home. >> the roadblocks are down and we're able to return home for first time in more than week. we're grateful that the house is still standing. we have friends that weren't so lucky. there's steps we took and you can take once you get home to begin to clean up. first of all, there is ash over everything. the experts say less is more with this. don't grab for the leaf blow r because that will put it all back up in the air. sweeping is better an and you can bag it and put pit in the trash. if you turned off your gas, contact pg&e to safely turn it back on and relight pilot lights. they have extra crews in the area to help you do just that. >> reporter: inside the house, if you're lucky, a smoky smell is all you have to deal with and in that gas, vinegar and baking soda are your best friend. use vinegar and warm water to wip

garvin and terry, i got to tell you, the way the weather pattern is going to be stuck over the next ten days. we could be seeing this on and off pattern of humidity and some isolated lightning going into this period and getting out of it and going back into it. it is just the way the weather pattern is locked in right now. it is not only tomorrow we have to watch out but maybe for the next two weeks at this point. >> hard to say, jeff, that's not good news. >> nope. >> thank you very much. we'll be back in a moment. we love our new home. there's so much space. we have a guestroom now. but, we have aunts. you're slouching again, ted. expired, expired... expired. thanks, aunt bonnie. it's a lot of house. i hope you can keep it clean. at least geico makes bundling our home and car insurance easy. which helps us save a lot of money oh, teddy. did you get my friend request? uh, i'll have to check. (doorbell ringing) aunt joni's here! hello? >>> president trump announced the emergency authorization for the use of plasma to treat covid-19 patients. plasma from someone who has recovered from th

i am garvin thomas. >>> let's get right to meteorologist, jeff raineri. >> it's sweltering, and it looks like the hottest trend since 2017 for august. it has been quite sometime since we have had numbers up to this kind of level. you can see the official records and daytime highs have now come in and i updated my list and we are up to 105 in santa rosa for that old record that was 100, concord at 106, and livermore coming in at 106. downtown san jose, 103. san francisco and downtown also at 95. the heat warning continues until wednesday, next wednesday at 11:00 p.m. these areas in red, i want to point that out again, these cities like concord all the way do livermore and san jose and morgan hill, you will be in the temperature range of 96 to 104 degrees. needi needless to say, it

reporter: the first efforts to control the fire were directed by second class petty officer jeffrey garvin was ordered off the ship. >> had to be hospitalized for smoke inhalation. >> reporter: how long did you stay in the hospital? >> i came back a couple of hours later to see if the rest of my shipmates needed help. >> reporter: by sunday night the fire was out of control. petty officer haley craig's team tried to fight their way on board. >> there was so much scaffolding and debris and everything falling down on the ramp that we couldn't make it up in there that first night. >> reporter: what was ite when you finally got onboard? >> unbelievable. it was completely unrecognizable. >> reporter: ask each of these sailors at what point they had the fire under control, and they all tell you the same thing: >> the second that we "bonhomme richard" sailors decided this is our ship and we're not giving it up, that's when i knew, i knew that ship was staying afloat and we weren't going to lose it. >> reporter: the navy now has to decide whether the ship is worth repairing. for the crew, there's

i'm garvin thomas. >> i'm terry mcsweeney. worsening air quality around the bay area today.bly noticed as fires continue to burn. now crews are racing to control as much of the flames as they can before more troubling weather moves in. our skyranger was just over the collection of fires up in the north bay. this is near lake berryessa. you can see some of the destruction this fire has left behind. four people have died in the lnu complex fire. at 314,000 acres, it is now the second largest fire in state history. a slice of good news, it's 15% contained, but crews have

have a great weekend, garvin. >> your weekend is not done. can you join chris for a special from our bay area responds team, the "fall 2020 back to school." a lot of changes and challenges. chris and the rest of the response team is working to help your family prep tomorrow night right after the nhl on nbc. >>> stretches of downtown streets have been closed to cars to help small businesses during the pandemic. now the town of danville is reversing that, reopening its main drag again. danville has been shutting down the main part of harts avenue from friday morning through sunday evening. starting today a smaller stretch will be closed. the reason the town found that shutting down most of harts avenue to traffic was hurting small businesses. >> hoping to have more people walking down harts avenue. >> others believe foot traffic will not come back until the pandemic is over. >>> if you're look to go eat outdoors let's hear what jeff ranieri has to say about the weather. >>> cool, comfortable weather for the evenings. 60s to low 70s around dinne

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. >> bobbi's attorney, garvin isaacs, put on an impassioned defense. >> i took this case because bobbi parker's an innocent woman who's wrongfully accused of a crime she didn't commit. >> isaacs told jurors the state's case was built faulty speculation, outright fabrication, and the suspicious testimony of convicted felons. for instance, that inmate who claimed he'd seen bobbi drive dial off the prison grounds, the defense showed he changed his story multiple times. and the inmate who claimed he'd had an affair with bobbi, the defense proved he was mentally ill, his story, a complete fantasy. >> this is the most outrageous case that i've ever been involved in. it's a great miscarriage of justice. >> the defense couldn't call randolph dial to the stand. dial had died behind bars before bobbi was even charged. instead, her attorney told the jury dial had said or written about 100 times that he kidnapped bobbi parker. >> bobbi did not go with you willingly. >> oh, no. no. no. >> okay -- >> no. i was the hostage-taker. and i -- i'll probably live to regret it. >> then the defense tried to

judge garvin. garland. judge garland: yes, good morning. i want to follow-up up on a question that judge tatel asked. thatur brief, you argue there is a problem, a tardy standing problem, authorization for this. if it were true and i ask you to assume that i am correct about this, that the court granted this, do you think the court does not have the authority on its own to rehear a panel's decision? mr. wall: no, those problems would not be posed. the question would be whether it .as an appropriate use these are the active to do that. court's are the same recent decisions. the use of this to redirect this in particular ways. >> it is about wondering whether they can correctly decide that there is any circumstance in which it can't on its underside to rehear that manner? are we stopped in every mandamus case with whatever the panel happens to decide is the case? >> sorry if i wasn't clear. , don't affectower that power. they only question would be is whether that is an appropriate use of the court's authority. >> sorry to interrupt. this is

. >> and i'm garvin thomas. we also have anoushah rasta with us tonight. >> that's right. these fires have been so destructive, turning homes into ash and rubble, and grown considerably in the last the largest wildfire in state's history. >>> new video showing flames coming dangerously close to neighborhoods as the walbridge fire changes direction. burning closer to healdsburg and guerneville. >> that fire is part of the lnu complex burning across the north bay. right now you can take a look at all the fires in the bay area burning right now. >> our team of reporters has been covering the fires all day and night. let's begin with nbc bay area's sergio quintana. he's in the north bay. sergio, you saw an active firefight where you were tonight. >> reporter: yeah, and the shifting winds today have actually helped firefighters shore up some of their fire lines along the western side of the walbridge fire. unfortunately those winds have now been pushing the fire east and north towards healdsburg. that's one of the reasons why more mandatory evacuations were ordered this afterno