len? >>> looking live from louisiana. crews looking to survey the damage as hurricane laura made landfall as a category 4 storm overnight. bringing dangerous wind gusts and rain and storm surges. let's get straight to courtney zubowski who was in galveston, texas with a live look at all of these conditions. courtney, good morning. >> reporter: good morning len. well, here in galveston, texas, we got lucky. we did not take a direct hit. there was some rain and there was some wind. but nothing like what happened about 150 miles east of us in southwest louisiana. especially in the area known as and cameron about 400 people live there. and they -- expected many not to evacuate. in fact, 150 people didn't evacuate so you are seeing those conditions right there. reports of 150-mile an hour winds and now we're hearing about damage to structures. to buildings. windows busted out. buildings shaking all night. the wind howling. in addition to the wind you had the storm surge. the storm surge was pre

. >> and i'm len kiese. let's get right to meteorologist mary lee and mary, a warm-up on the way. >>> and good wednesday to you len and michelle. we're going to warm things up as we look ahead to our afternoon. and especially into the end of the week with those temperatures soaring into the triple digits in some spots inland. here's a live look. taking you out to the south bay in san jose. and you can see those clouds in the sky this morning. san jose right now coming in at 63. san francisco 58 and 60 in oakland and livermore and for concord this morning. as we head through our afternoon, fairfield coming in at 92 this afternoon. 90 in concord and livermore and 84 for san jose and 73 in oakland and 67 for san francisco with that sunshine. we're going to see those temperatures soar later this week. details on that coming up. but now let's check in with gianna for a look at traffic for the latest on a crash along 680. >>> yeah, this is 680 through the sunol grade. a lot of brake lights there. that's because of

unfortunately so, len. we are still dealing with those hazy and smoky skies with the spare the air alert in effect once again today. now at least some good news this morning. it's not as bad as compared to yesterday at this time. current air quality conditions you can see a lot of the green and yellow dots. so good to moderate air quality still in spots for the north bay and for the south bay. looking at that unhealthy air in some locations this morning. so because of this smoke, a spare the air alert remains in effect today and has been extended all the way through friday. with not a lot of change with that smoke in our atmosphere. temperatures running right around where we should be for this time of year. upper 60s in san francisco and low 70s in oakland and mid 80s in san jose and looking at upper 80s for concord. we'll talk about the rest of we and what you n up in just a minutes. now let's check in with gianna for a look at traffic for the latest on the commute in san mateo county. good morning. >>> go

len? >>> gianna, thank you. a mix of peaceful protesters and agitators marched in oakland late into the night in the wake of the police shooting of man in wisconsin. these videos shared by pd show the destruction to a business near lake merritt. the alameda county court was also vandalized. fire crews were on scene. some inside stores and on the streets and even trash cans. police say protesters also ignited small fireworks. the 19th street b.a.r.t. station shut down close to 10:00 last night due to the protests and an hour later they stopped traffic and walked down the grand avenue off ramp. [ chanting ] murdering two people last night! i am angry. i am angry! >> in response to the protests the city of oakland said quote -- we celebrate passionate protests but remind oaklanders that when they attend protests, after dark, they may be providing cover for agitators. who are more intent on vandalism and stoking civil unrest than advancing social justice. >>> professional athletes also took a stand against racial in

len? >>> anne, thank you. happening today, positive trends in slowing the spread of covid-19 adds up to good news for two east bay counties. contra costa and alameda counties can reopen a few more business sectors for outdoor services starting today. kpix 5's kiet do joins us live in walnut greek with businesses getting the green light this morning. >> reporter: good morning, we're live here in walnut creek in front of galaxy nail spa. they have a big wide sidewalk here so if they want to open for outdoor operations, they can if they want this but yeah, cocoa county's health officer has been monitoring these covid numbers for some time now. and they are trending downward and so the county is cautiously optimistic. the pose privity test rate has fallen from 8.8% to 7.4%. that means starting today, gyms and fitness centers can operate outdoors and also hotels and short-term rentals can open for recreational travel. it's important to note that hair salons and barbershops have been operating o

unfortunately so, len. we are still dealing with those hazy and smoky skies with the spare the air alert in effect once again today. now at least some good news this morning. it's not as bad as compared to yesterday at this time. current air quality conditions you can see a lot of the green and yellow dots. so good to moderate air quality still in spots for the north bay and for the south bay. looking at that unhealthy air in some locations this morning. so because of this smoke, a spare the air alert remains in effect today and

len? >>> happening today, positive trends in slowing the spread of covid-19 add up to good news for two east bay counties. contra costa and alameda counties can reopen a few more businesses for outdoor services all starting today. kpix 5's kiet do is joining us live from walnut creek with businesses getting the green light this morning. kiet? >> reporter: yeah, certainly good news for the businesses and you know we picked galaxy nail spa here in downtown walnut creek because they have a big area if they want to to bring the tents out and move some operations outdoors. good for them. today they can. that's because the county has been watching closely the coronavirus numbers and they're trending downward. and so now the county is cashly optimistic. the rolling seven day average of new daily cases has dropped slightly from 103 to 96 and then the positivity rate has fallen from 8.8% to 7.4%. so opening today, outdoor nail and massage parlors, but not facials, outdoor gyms and hotels and short

len? >> diane before you go, a new survey hints at who we have grown to appreciate the most during quarantine. tell us more about this. >> reporter: yeah. it's apparently dogs over dudes for some women. a new survey from fresh pet found that 44% of women would select their pet as a quarantine companion should a second lockdown occur. meantime 47% of men would prefer to be trapped inside with their significant other and overall 8 #% of pet parents said that spending time with their furry friend boosted their time more than time spent with their significant oh. >> 83% wow. i can see a lot of people now making that phone call. did you fill out a survey with fresh pet? like to point out though that more men said the significant other. just want to drive that point home this morning. >> reporter: you are right. you caught that. >> yes i did. thank you very much. diane king hall of cbsmoneywatch.com. >> i can admit that i love my quarantine companion. >>> all right, say good-bye to college sport

. >> and i'm len kiese. let's send it right over to mary lee with the excessive heat warning for the bay area. >>> that's right len and michelle. brace yourself. because we will see some of the hottest temperatures so far this summer. and in fact, record highs this afternoon likely. here's a live look with our sutro cam and you can see that warm start to our day. we're in the 60s and 70s this morning. 72 in concord and oakland you are coming in at 70 degrees and 75 in livermore. 63 in san francisco. san jose at 74 and 63 for santa rosa and as we head through the afternoon, those temperatures will skyrocket. we're talking anywhere from 17 to 21 degrees above average for this time of year. mid 80s in san francisco and 90 in oakland and upper 90s for san jose and 108 in concord. we have excessive heat warnings and heat advisories that will be in effect from 11:00 a.m. today all the way through wednesday 9:00 p.m. and that's for most of the bay area except for the immediate coastline. so this will be a prolonged

. >> and i'm len kiese. this morning, wildfires rning in several locations across the area. are forcing more evacuations. and blackening the bay area with unhealthy air. all the details on the fires in just a moment. but first straight to mary lee for all the latest on the heat and the air quality. >>> yeah, len and michelle, firefighters will be up against the heat once again. so extreme heat continues. we are not done yet with our heat wave. looking at excessive heat warnings that remain in effect today due to the dangerous heat. now let's show you our temperatures. so looking at mid 70s in san francisco. 83 in oakland and mid 90s in san jose and 102 for concord. so 8 to 15 degrees above average for this time of year. all thanks to that strong ridge of high pressure in control for us. santa rosa does have two cooling centers that will be open from 11:00 to 7:n con 00v salvation army senor center. many of us waking up to the smoky conditions due to the wildfires burning out there. we are looking at that air qure, for north bay and coast and central bay. and then unhealthy f

i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm len kiese. good morning. a busy morning. let's get to your forecast first with mary lee. >>> okay len, we are looking at better air quality this morning and tracking that stronger sea breeze kicking in and higher relative humidity values and even foggy conditions with the patchy drizzle as we start off the day along the coast and around the bay. check out our better air quality. and you can see those dots in green and yellow. and that's good to moderate air quality this morning for many of us. although still dealing with unhealthy air for portions to have north bay closer to the lnu lightning complex fires. still spare the air alert in effect unheahy air for sensitive groups today and we're looking at that haze still for our area. daytime high seasonal for this time of year, 90 in concord and 84 for san jose and upper 60s to low 70s around the bay. we'll talk more about our week as we head through the weekend coming up in a few minutes. let's check in with gianna for a look at traffic and it is getting busy on the bay bridge

. >> and i'm len kiese. good morning to you. the time is flying by and temperatures are a little bit lower for us this morning as well. some of us might enjoy that. including myself, darren peck. >>> you know what? if you get into the east bay and places like oakland and san francisco for the afternoon, maybe it's a degree or two cooler than yesterday. but it's the breeze that's going to make it feel noticeably cooler today. and if you are inland, celebrate another ten degree drop in the afternoon daytime highs today. because you will feel that for sure. concord it's 60 now and you are only going up like another 15 degrees from that today. for the daytime high. that means mid- to upper 70s inland. san jose, 63 now. you will also find yourself in the mid 70s for daytime highs today and here are your headlines. coolest day of the week today. noticeably cooler from yesterday. and we're going to start a gradual rebound tomorrow. light coastal drizzle. one more morning. and then the warm-up gets here for this weekend and here's a qui

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i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm len kiese. good morning. grad to have you with us this morning. let's get a check of weather now with mary lee. good morning, mary. >>> good morning to you len and michelle. and we are looking at temperatures on the rise even warmer compared to yesterday. really going to heat up by the end of the week. here's a live look with our salesforce tower camera. as we look north across the golden gate bridge. and many of us waking up to clear skies as we kick off a new day here. now let's show you our daytime highs. so we are going to warm up as we head through our day. so looking at those temperatures that are going to be above average for this time of year. five to ten degrees above average. 72 in san francisco. 79 in oakland and 89 in san jose. and upper 90s for concord. so four to 11 degrees above average for this time of year and this is just the start. we'll talk about how hot it is going to get by the end of the week with triple digit heat and excessive heat watch in effect. details coming up in

so from the city's lens, from the health department's lens, the new guidelines, the mental health money has been drastically reduced, which impacts our commune huge because there wasn't enough resources for black people and their mental health needs before covid. with the reductions i saw from gavin newsom's office, it's going to have even a harder hit for our community because as i stated earlier, all of this impacts our mental and emotional health and well-being. we have people who are seniors that are isolated and are just not doing well because of this intersection of us being around people has impacted us all. so from the community lens, it's a huge struggle because you're trying -- you got funded to do certain programs and certain projects that are going to sub support people and yet people are sheltered in and can't come out. our community also doesn't have access to technology like a lot of other communities. those resources aren't always available. as black people, many of us live multigenerational. our programs are for the seniors or for the kids or for the working poor. we ar

i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm len kiese. good morning.ur forecast first with mary lee. >>> good morning to you len and michelle. get ready for a warm-up for today. we're going to see the temperatures climb as we head through the rest of the week. here's a live look at the south bay. san jose good morning to you. and we are looking at temperatures in san jose at 63- degrees this morning. san francisco 58 with low clouds and areas of fog. also for livermore coming

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the ftc first implemented the contact lens rule after congress passed the fairness to contact lens consumer act. the rule at its heart is simple. it required prescribers to give consumers a copy of their contact lens prescriptions. the reason is also simple. that contact lens consumers, as congress determined and as the ftc has reiterated, need to have the opportunity to shop around to find the best deal. now, senator klobuchar and i wrote to the commission raising concerns that federal law was not being properly implemented and enforced and that consumers don't always have access to their prescription. and i was grateful for your response. i want to thank each of you for your unanimous agreement to finalize the new contact lens rule to help protect consumers against this kind of protectionism. unfortunately i'm hearing that there some efforts underway to delay this important rule. and so i want to ask a couple of questions about that. chairman simmons, we'll start with you. if this rule is delayed, particularly now when consumers are facing significant economic hardships and in connection

len? >>> right now, crews in the east bay are trying to fix several water main breaks that have triggered flooding in parts of emeryville and berkeley. hollis street is closed in both directions right now and east bay m.u.d. says fluctuation may be to blame for the trouble. right so venear lake hughes at the angeles national forest. that's in the santa clarita valley and you can see the smoke in the area and some flames down there. residents at about 500 homes near there have been urged to leave. and we've got new video of the extreme conditions overnight. the blaze exploded to 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours and we still don't know what sparked this fire. but temperatures yesterday in the area were just under 100 degrees. and it is still 0% contained. >>> i'm anne makovec at the live news desk. taking a look at some of the newest unemployment numbers we got. it is a positive step. still 963,000 people applied for new unemployment benefits within the past week. but this is the first tim

so from the city's lens, from the health department's lens, the new guidelines, the mental health money has been drastically reduced, which impacts our commune huge because there wasn't enough resources for black people and their mental health needs before covid. with the reductions i saw from gavin newsom's office, it's going to have even a harder hit for our community because as i stated earlier, all of this impacts our mental and emotional health and well-being. we have people who are seniors that are isolated and are just not doing well because of this intersection of us being around people has impacted us all. so from the community lens, it's a huge struggle because you're trying -- you got funded to do certain programs and certain projects that are going to sub support people and yet people are sheltered in and can't come out. our community also doesn't have access to technology like a lot of other communities. those resources aren't always available. as black people, many of us live multigenerational. our programs are for the seniors or for the kids or for the working poor. we ar

len. >> mary, thank you. we go to cbs reporter courtney live in galveston, texas, with a look at the damage. courtney. >> reporter: len, we in galveston didn't take a direct hit but seeing minor flooding and homes in the west end of galveston took on water and restaurant across the street and bay and what we're seeing here is nothing like what we're seeing in south western louisiana. hurricane laura ripped buildings to shreds and slammed the shore. >> trying to take cover. trying to take cover. >> reporter: powerful storm packed sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. flipping over an rv and dumping over 10-inches of rain in some places. in lake charles louisiana, debris scattered everywhere and property damage is extensive and that's where one person road out the storm. >> i've never experienced one this intense and the storm of a lifetime and i think that's an accurate statement for sure. >> reporter: forecasters predicted a massive unsurvivable storm surge and 40- miles inland and early reports reveal it ma

. >> and i'm len kiese. good morning. let's get right to mary with that extreme heat. >>> all right. len and michelle. yeah we're talking about record- breaking high temperatures this afternoon. and in fact, some of the hottest temperatures so far this summer coming our way. here's a live look with our sutro camera and we're starting off our day in the 60s and 70s. it is a warm start to our friday. and temperaturens will skyrocket this afternoon. check out these daytime highs. 108 in concord. 109 in fairfield. livermore topping out at 106. gn pacifica. so even warm along the coast. let's get right to the excessive heat warnings and heat advisories in effect from 11:00 a.m. all the way through wednesday 9:00 p.m. for most of the bay area. so pretty much everyone except the immediate coastline under a heat warning or heat advisory as we head through the next several days. due to the dangerous heat. we'll talk about what you can expect specifically for your neighborhood coming up in a few minutes. michelle? >>> mary, thank y

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. >> and i'm len kiese. first a traffic alert this morning with gianna. >>> yeah, we've got some major delays in the altamont pass. just checked in with chp though. westbound 580 at grant line, lanes are now open. so that's the good news. you are looking at some video we got earlier this morning. of a big rig trailer that caught fire. prompting the closure of that right lane. fire crews were on scene but they managed to get the fire out and everything is now over to the right shoulder. however, look at the backup. it's just a line of red and it is slow and go out of tracy and all the way back from beyond 11th street at this point. 580 patterton pass that's as far back as the delays are through there. definitely give yourself a few extra minutes. right now the drive time 72 minutes from 205 over to 680. that might be even more so now. so altamont pass road getting busy as well as an alternate route. that portion of the freeways. here's anne. >>> i'm anne makovec at the live news desk. yeah, it has been a real

len. >>> anne, thank you. we learned the state will provide a covid-19 update at 13:09. we'll bring that to you live on cbsn bay area at kpix.com. >>> u.s. job growth slowed down in july. 1.8million jobs were added after record gain in june. the unemployment rate drop from 11.1% down to 10.2%. >>> let's get a check of wall street now, the dow is down about 30 points right now. investors are watching for any action on capitol hill on new coronavirus relief. but it's not looking good. the goal was to have a deal by today, but no formal talks are scheduled as skyler henry reports both sides remain on capitol hill this afternoon. both sides are still far apart on a new coronavirus relief package. >> they don't have the votes in the senate. so that means they've got to meet us or their othe is to do executive orders that won't do the job for the people we all want to help. the president says he has executive orders ready to go to address evictions, unemployment insurance and student loans if the talks with congress fail. >> i don't want to come o i don't want to forecast, i'v

[camera lens shuttering] >> hello, everyone. democrats failed to act in the interest of americans hardest hit by the pandemic. amid action, president trump stood up for every american who, through no fault of their own, needed relief. politics as usual should find a place during this pandemic, but democrats rejected multiple clean bills to provide relief. the american people are tired of games. they seek leadership and president trump delivered. this weekend president trump took executive action designed to provide the relief democrats have denied through four executive orders. on the payroll tax he deferred payment of the employee portion from september 1st through the end of the year. states will provide 25% cost week on or $400 per unemployment, through the end of the year. he extended the eviction protections. if actions presenting from financial hardship of the virus, those renting and homeowners are protected. on student loans he extended 0% interest and extended payments to the end of the year. these actions will help ame

it is a friday, august 21st and i michelle griego. >> i am len keise. five have been killed as fires rage across the bay area. they announced the somber news. the three major fire complex is burning in and around the bay area have raced across nearly 420,000 acres so far. that is over 655 square miles, 14 times the size of san francisco and there is still practically no containment. >> we have live team coverage all morning long, bringing you the latest on each

. >> i'm len kiese. let's get to the forecast first with darren peck. >> i'm filling in for mary and in terms of it being any we get a new start as far as the weather is concerned, there is not a lot new here. will what we did over the weekend. of it was sunny and warm for your part of the day we are doing it again. inland it was sunny and warm and we are going back there once again. if you take a look at where we are now, it is cool in the city, 58 degrees. a little marine layer hugging the coast and that is all. just a little bit of it hugging the coast. it is a sunny and -- sunny and warm day today. the cooldown comes with a return of the wound. remember how it would get breezy in the afternoon? it seems to always do that and for the past couple of days it has taken a bit of a break. today the wind comes back along with the clouds and the cooler numbers that are felt tomorrow. not today. 93 today. inland, 78. 81 in redwood city. i will see what the rest of the forecast brings in a few minutes back to

. >> i am len keise. a number of new evacuation orders have been issued all over the bay area and santa cruz mountains. there is another one for the entire city of healdsburg. the scu in santa clara, alameda and contra costa counties and the czu in san mateo and santa cruz counties and the l and u, which started in sonoma and not the counties and burned around yolo counties. >> the lnu has scorched to 24,000 acres, about a 200 square miles. there is still 0% containment. by comparison, the biggest wildfire last year burned just over 77,000 acres and that was the kincade fire in sonoma county. we have all the latest details on the fires burning around the bay area but first let's go to mary lee for the latest on this and healthy air quality. >> we are tracking that all for you. unhealthy air quality for san jose, livermore and concord and very unhealthy air for vacaville. because of this, we have another "spare the air" alert due to this unhealthy air and in fact this "spare the air" alert continues all th

len ramirez sat down with the chief today, len? >> well, ken, in the interview today, chief garcia made it very clear that he's fiercely proud of some of the work that he and his officer haves done here in san jose. but he also acknowledged that when it comes to the recent protests and some of the conduct of the officers that mistakes were made. now, he is ng years with the sj he said he's proud of diversifying the ranks. raising accountability and pulling the department out of a downward spiral when officers were leaving in droves over pension reform a few years back. but he may be remembered for the violent reaction as officers had when confronted with black lives matter protesters back if may. >> we will learn from that. we will get better. there were, as we've seen throughout the country and in other places, we had agitators in the crowd that caused violence as well. and we need to learn from that and respond in a manner which will diffuse the situation. and i think that's what we're going to be looking at in the future. >> gar

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