geoff bennett, nbc news, washington >>> now our nbc news exclusive. a former white house coronavirus task force staffer speaking out blasting president trump's pandemic response she spoke one-on-one with nbc's andrea mitchell >> reporter: a life long republican olivia troye is speaking out tonight about what she calls the president's embarrassing and at times frightening handling of the coronavirus. >> it was the hardest decision i've ever had to make and i just felt that at the end of the day i need to finally be able to sleep at night and knowing that i did the right thing for the american people. >> reporter: troye says white house task force scientists were repeatedly undermined by the president saying the virus would disappear. >> we have to be calm. it'll go away. >> reporter: his not wearing a mask >> i absolutely believe that all he had to do was wear a mask this isn't a political thing. it is human life and health >> reporter: holding rallies like tulsa >> i've had conversations with staff going on that trip who were scared they were scared f

keep safe and keep it golden. . >> right now on nbc bay area a supreme court showdown.ident could make his next nomination to the supreme court as people in the bay area pause tonight to remember the late ruth bader ginsburg. thanks so much for joining us on this special edition of nbc bay ar news. >> tribute to the late supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg continued tonight in oakland. one event aimed to put politics aside and simply honor her legacy. >> nbc bay area has more. >> reporter: within hours of justice ruth bader ginsburg's passing there was talk of her possible replacement on the supreme court. this event in oakland is an effort to forget all that talk and simply honor her service to the country. a drum circle has become a traditional start to many vigils and commemorations in the bay area. >> so beautiful. thank you for being here. >> reporter: tonight organizers are honoring the trail blazing supreme court justice and civil rights attorney and all she has contributed for women's rights and other marginalized communities in the country. one of the big

andrea mitchell, nbc news, arlington, virginia >>> and that is nbc nightly news, thank you for watching, everyone, i'm lester holt, please continue to take care of yourself and each other, good night. >>> and then you look up and see this apocalyptic sky. what else has 2020 got for us? >> you can feel it in your throat. it's really bad out here. >> i've never seen the sky like this. it feels like it's 8:00 p.m. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us on a day we will not soon forget. we all woke up to a bay area that was really unrecognizable. red, orange, yellow, gray skies. wildfires burning to the north and south of us left us with a blanket of smoke we've never seen before. cars, patios, sidewalks all covered in ash. >> and we're not done. it continues at this hour. oakland coliseum, the giants and a's are monitoring the air quality but say tonight's games will go on as scheduled. >>> whether you're in the south bay, peninsula, north bay, tri valley, it didn't matter. you s skies. you sent us your photos and videos. we'll show some of those throughout the newsca

nbc bay area's kris sanchez is joining us live from san jose. and, kris, i understand you've learned about a possible incident, what may have happened before that shooting happened? >> reporter: yes. now we know that there was another shooting that police investigated right at the same location where the other gun fire turned deadly. there is now a sixth victim in this. san jose police tell us that when their officers arrived around 10:00 last night they found five gunshot victims, and as officers were investigating they learned of that sixth victim that. person and three others were treated at the hospital and are expected to survive. but, sadly, two people died at the scene where they were gathered at a streetside memorial remembering a friend. at this point investigators don't know if the shooting is related to that memorial or an active retaliation or related to gun activity or gang violence i should say. only that it was the second shooting police investigated at that same spot last night. >> heard five shots go off, then heard a bunch of s

you can watch it right here on nbc bay area. nbc news has also offered to host a similar event with president trump. as for the debates, there will be a lot of focus on the moderators moving forward. here's what's scheduled. next wednesday, the vice presidential debate, mike pence and kamala harris squaring off. on october 15th, the second presidential debate moderated by c-span's steve scully. the third and final presidential debate scheduled for october 22. nbc's kristen welker will moderate. >>> our other top story tonight, the flames ripping through wine country. we have new video, new information just coming into our newsroom. this is in napa county just minutes ago. pictures of the fire from our photographer, a reporter there. tonight we have learned there are new evacuation orders in napa county. the town of calistoga still remains evacuated but also now areas west of there from highways 29 and 128 to the county line between diamond mountain road and petrified forest road. residents there told to leave right now. also the

chris chmura, nbc bay area responds, next. >>> nbc bay area responds to a fremont family, upset about potentially losing a couple hundred dollars of vacation money, asked chris chmura to get their airline dispute off the ground. >> she and her family had $600 in hawaiian airlines vouchers. trip sounds great but hawaii has 14-day mandatory quarantine for visitors and vouchers expire end of the month. asked hawaiian airlines to extend them, didn't get a response so she asked us to ask. we did. hawaiian airlines responded same day and agreed to extend her vouchers to next year. $600 win for her, aloha. used to say airlines delivered white glove service with iron fist underneath. some rules punishing, but during the pandemic backed off, new flexibility with old nonrefundable tickets, so gently ask. and if someone tells you know, politely hang up and call again. what do you have to lose? back to you. >>> turning to coronavirus coverage. san francisco has received a large amount of ppe from the state, personal protective equipment is already headed to small businesses. mayor breed in the mi

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nbc bay area's jean elle is live in that neighborhood with more. jean, residents there are still recovering from the last wildfire there. >> reporter: they really are, janelle. this is really emotional for them. people here in fountain grove say they are exhausted. many of them were up all night last night, watching that fire, worried their neighborhood would burn down again. the stress of years of fires is taking a toll here on this neighborhood and in surrounding neighborhoods. under an orange moon, people check the view from fountain grove into the rincon valley, looking for the fire. >> we just came to see what we can see from rincon valley because we live just over the hill that direction. we think our ranch is okay, but we're not sure. >> reporter: for terry ben debty, this is her third mandatory fire evacuation since 2017. she says it is devastating. >> i'm just happy we got all the horses out, and we're safe. >> reporter: stephanie pile is also evacuated. >> i guess it's the new normal, and we pay a big price to be here in california, don't

. >>> but first an nbc bay area exclusive. a bay area college teacher accused of repeatedly threatening dr. sara cody in the midst of this pandemic. now, we have more inside information on a story that we broke on our 5:00 newscast. >> a south bay college instructor is accused of sending threatening letters to dr. cody. this comes as health directors across the country are getting threatened and harassed to the point of quitting. this teacher may also be linked to a violent right-wing extremist group. >> nbc bay area's ian cull explains how the man was caught. >> reporter: tonight, 55-year-old alanvy aran go is being held without bail, accused of sending 24 threatening letters full of profanity and vulgar terms to the santa clara county health officer, dr. sara cody, expressing his disgust with the and threatening as time went on. at one bloody revolution. one letter finished with "you are done. indica it's over. say good-bye." while all were anonymous. detectives say they linked them to the man via fingerprints. investigators

dan scheneman, nbc news. >>> novak djokovic is out of the u.s. open after hitting a lineswoman with a ball the men's top seed hit the ball behind him out of frustration down the first set to pablo carreno busta. he went to tend to the woman after she went down and grabbed her throat following discussion with officials on the court, djokovic was disqualified from the tournament the united states tennis association released a statement on the incident detailing the decision to default djokovic in part as a "action of intentionally hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly. djokovic penned an apology on instagram, saying he will turn his actions into a lesson of growth >>> a peaceful night of protests in rochester last night 1,500 people marched to the rochester public safety building, protesting the death of daniel prude. the calls for justice have been deafening. elders in the community locked arms, forming a barrier between protesters and police. prude died more than five months ago after being placed in a spit hood by officers who believed he had

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening i'm peter alexander in for lester president trump visiting the city of kenosha, wisconsin still scarred by the latest round of violence following the police shooting of a black man jacob blake. the president blasting democratic leaders for allowing what he today called antipolice and anti-american riots while democratic officials in wisconsin warned his trip there could upset a fragile peace. all of it as the president and joe biden clash over who best can keep america safe we have two reports tonight. we begin with nbc's geoff bennett. >> reporter: tonight a presidential visit dividing kenosha, wisconsin. a city shaken by unrest sparked by the police shooting of jacob blake. >> we're going to help them a lot >> reporter: despite pleas from local officials that he stay away the president used the visit to a key battleground state to press his hard line law and order campaign message. >> we have to condemn the dangerous antipolice rhetoric. it is getting more and more it is very unfair. you have some bad apples i said

nbc has learned the race to conserve her with less than 40 days until the election.ce ginsburg making history one last time. the first woman to lie in state at the capital. biden and kamala harris paying respects. we'll have the powerful moments. >>> president trump stepping up attacks on mail-in ballots after refusing to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if joe biden wins. tonight our interview with biden. does he believe that if the president loses he'll leave office? and inside the fight for the latino vote in a key battleground. >>> new body cam. the chaotic moments right after breonna taylor was shot. her family speaking out. what they now demand as cities brace for more protests overnight. >>> the coronavirus crisis. the u.s. hitting seven million cases. florida allowing restaurants and bars to reopen fully, even as deaths there top 14,000. >>> nbc news exclusive. in the air with the u.s. military for a show of force on russia's doorstep. >>> and the big reversal, when the back 12 returns to the field. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> g

on nbc bay area. >> we'll certainly be watching that, scott. >>> well, coming up for you, a promising vaccine put on hold, the setback during phase three trial and what this will mean for other vaccines. >>> and santa clara county making o that road back to normal. moved forward. >>> and here's a live look from our camera inside oracle park. that's a live look for you right now at 11:13 in the midday. yep. this is not a filter. those skies there an eerie hue out there. of course, kari is gone kra come up with a full forecast for us on how long we can expect all this to last. [upbeat music] ♪ today was the day that i put everything in perspective. ♪ ♪ i fell asleep but when i woke up. ♪ (boy) hi, do you want to share my sandwich? (vo) good feeds our connections. good feeds us all. hormel natural choice lunch meats. dearand with summer here,these energy bills are rising. together, we can save energy and money... by taking steps to stay cool while using less. keep safe and keep it golden. >>> we're takin

a vital military mission with the national guard trying to protect the vote >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone tonight much of the west coast is smothered in a blanket of smoke and misery, in california at least 20 lives have been lost to the more than two dozen major fires burning, thousands of homes destroyed. in oregon a massive evacuation is under way while a list of the missing grows. tonight with millions in the west living under a pall of unhealthy air. in an exclusive interview, the california governor tell us the climate catastrophe we were warned of is here. miguel almaguer starts our coverage >> reporter: facing the most explosive conditions they've ever seen firefighters are losing homes and lives, across the west at historic rates, propelled by 45 mile an hour winds. butte county's bear fire has claimed at least ten lives with 16 still missing visiting the scene of this unfolding catastrophe, california's governor sitting down exclusively with nbc news. >> you've seen a lot of wildfires in your life, what do you make of th

nbc bay area's kris sanchez is outside in san jose. but first we want to start with meteorologist kari hall. kari, just how bad is it out there? >> it doesn't matter which one of these cameras we look at. it just looks so smokey right now. you can barely see anything. this is looking over the santa cruz mountains. you don't have very far visibility. as we look at these numbers, from the past few days the smoke has been a little bit higher in the atmosphere. but now it's being pushed down and it's not moving. we've had such unhealthy air quality that even healthy people may start to experience some symptoms from this feeling nauseous or having a headache or even some breathing problems. look at these very unhealthy numbers spreading across the bay area as we see a lot more of the fog moving in as well and not much of a wind. so this is not mixing out. and as we go into today, we do expect more of this unhealthy air quality even as our winds shift from the south we do have fires to the south. so we could just bring in another round of so

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in concord, i am jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> spooky decorations. thank you. >>> we are tracking some developments when it comes to covid-19 in pac-12 football. commissioner larry scott tweeted he gotten the green light to resume games and practices in california. it comes after governor newsom says his guidelines were not trying to block college football. oregon governor gave the commissioners the green light. pac-12 needs to make sure their practices following local guidelines and coming up at 6:00, we have a look at what the governor says that sparked all of this. >>> the ship began last week. you can see the line began to trend backup ward there. the bay area is following a similar trend. our region reported 35 new deaths. that's the bay area's second deadliest day of the pandemic. 24 of those deaths were in alameda county. so far of the 356 total coronavirus deaths in alameda county, 335 of those victims were over the age of 50. >>> covid cases at colleges and universities continue to rise. san jose state, 43 cases. stanford with 137 and berkel

. >>> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening, i'm hallie jackson in for lester we begin tonight with disturbing new video that yet again is triggering fury and grief in an american community with the death, yet again, of a los gatos los gatos los gatos los gatos san mateo san mateo iy all seven officers involved in the controversial arrest of daniel prude. >> institutional, and structural racism led to daniel prude's death. i won't deny it. >> get on the ground, put your hands behind your back. >> reporter: the footage from march but released this week by his family's attorney in black lives matter activists. >> don't move, all right, man, just don't move. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: shows prude naked, shouting at being restrained with canada cuffs. plus said prude smashed windows and officers put a spit hood on his head because he was spitting and said he had covid-19. >> take this off my face trying to kill me. >> reporter: officers restrained prude on the snowy street, later he becomes unresponsive, one officer notices that prude has thrown up. >> man, you puking

shopping wars, already heating up in the pandemic when to get the best deals. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone in this year of reckoning over the violent deaths of black americans at the hands of police the case of breonna taylor shook so many to their core, an innocent woman shot to death in her own home last march during a late-night attempt by police to execute a warrant. today we learn none of the three officers who opened fire will be charged in her death a grand jury instead choosing to indict one now former louisville police officer on lesser charges, unrelated to the shots that killed taylor the reaction louisville tonight swift and much of it angry. gabe gutierrez is there. >> reporter: tonight louisville is increasingly on edge police in riot gear making arrests after the long-awaited announcement no officers charged for causing breonna taylor's death some protesters in tears as the national guard rolled in. tensions are rising here the city of louisville sealed off aboutdozen blocks i downtown area and right over there is wh

we got nbc "nightly news" coming up next. the bombshell new report, "the new york times" has the president's tax data. they say he paid no income tax in 10 of the last 15 years. this as joe biden rails against the supreme court case saying she'll vote to end the affordable care act. >> this is about people's health care in the middle of a pandemic. >> the new polls today, do americans want a supreme court justice confirmed by the election and where joe biden's lead now stands. the first presidential debate just two days away. police body camera footage, from inside breonna taylor's home the night she was killed raising new questions. >>> on the rise, new york state hits 1,000 daily covid cases for the first time since june. new york city warning another lockdown may be needed. >>> danger in the water. a city's water supply contaminated by a green eating amoeba killing a 6-year-old boy. the warning to residents. >>> joe montana confronting an intruder who grabbed his grandchild inside the home. >>> the perfect match. the movin

you can find that series right on our nbc bay area app, our youtube channel or apple tv. or you can see them all on our website, nbcbayarea.com/derailed. >>> let's go outside, take a live look in san jose. with each passing day of hazardous smoke in the area, people are getting more anxious about the air in their own homes. to give you a sense of how bad it is, take a look at these air filters. the one on the right was the new one. the one on the left was just three weeks ago. it's a reminder to change your filters often. other simple air filters duct taped to box fans. experts also recommend not using sprays or candles. >> you want to keep your indoors as pollution-free as possible. so that means not using your gas to cook with or propane. >> humidifiers may also help. then don't filter air, but they do add moisture that could help your lungs. let's bring in jeff ranieri back with us. we were looking at san rafael area. it's relative good compared to the rest of the bay area. >> yeah, we're seeing these slight changes as the fog is building in at the coastline. it's all

nbc bay area's lili tan spoke with him. flames there have destroyed about a dozen homes. >> reporter: janelle, take a look over here. toppled chimneys and just a few front steps. that's all that's left of a few homes here. the rest of the neighborhood, the fire seems random. one house destroyed while the one next to it is fine. no rhyme or reason to it. we know she's homes in sky hawk are still standing because a neighbor stayed behind to save them. >> i don't think look at it as heroic. >> reporter: facetiming his wife while trying to save his home and the homes of others. >> it was the embers and the golf ball size -- fire coming out of the sky. >> reporter: for 16 hours he says he used a hose to put out flames as the glass fire raged along highway 12 in santa rosa. he saved four homes, including his own. neighbors are calling him a hero. >> thank you is enough for my neighbors. i feel sorry for the neighbors that lost their homes. i know them all. >> reporter: he said he stayed behind because his parents lost their home

in san francisco, jean elle, nbc bay area news. >>> all right. in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i mean you can obviously relate to everybody. like enough is enough already. we just need a break at this point. >> it is so frustrating, so depressing. you go outside, and it's just everywhere. ptsd for a lot of folk who's have had to evacuate. then we just keep getting this smoke, this onslaught of it. and currently we are still under this red flag fire warning until 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. a current check of the wind gusts right now, and the top wind gust in healdsburg is 59 miles per hour. again, this is right now at this hour. mount st. helena at 47 miles per hour. mount diablo, 38. there's a big disparity between the higher elevations and lower elevations. down in santa rosa, only 6 miles per hour, and calistoga at 5. the red flag fire warning may be allowed to expire a little bit earlier as we expect the wind to move out of here by tomorrow morning. nonetheless, we are still looking at dicey conditions at the highest levels in the overni

nbc bay area responds, next. while he, accused of stealing $5. the stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. the senior citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on public safety. because the size of your wallet shouldn't determine whether or not you're in jail. vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. about the covid-19 virus. it's real. it's dangerous. and we do know how to keep you and your loved ones safe. wear a mask. wash your hands. stay six feet apart. we can do this. if we do it together. >>> tonight we respond to a woman in fremont who says she was forced to pay tax on an item that was supposed to be tax-free. she asked our consumer investigator chris chmura to even things out. we don't want to mess with you when it comes to taxes or anything money-related. >> kudos to rochelle cole who said she bought some honey on ebay and was charged sales tax. california's business tax law says tax does not apply to sales of human food products for

for all of us here at nbc news, have a good night.x >>> right now at 6:00, the speaker of the house getting her hair done inside a san francisco salon, the backlash nancy pelosi is facing for skirting coronavirus guidelines. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm janele wang. a lot going on tonight. raj mathai is also with us. >> janele, two things here -- president trump says there could be a vaccine in his opinion before the election. how realistic is that? we're to talk with nbc's senior medical contributor. also, we're going to chat with basketball star jeremy lin. how he's responding to the pandemic off the court. >> thank you, raj. caught on cam remark house speaker nancy pelosi seen gettige getting her hair done inside a salon. it's all captured on surveillance video. jean? >> reporter: the owner of "e" salon on union street tells fox news nancy pelosi was here yesterday getting a wash and blow dry inside the salon. she shared surveillance video of speaker pelosi inside with fox ne

nbc's kasie hunt joins us now democrats are obviously heading into a battle but can they stop this? >> reporter: lester, republicans are determined to confirm president trump's nominee, and democrats simply don't have a way to stop it unless they can convince two more republicans to side with them some are hoping that democrat mark kelly will win a senate race in arizona, potentially winning the senate race in november, cutting the number of republicans democrats need from 4-2. that's unlikely. what can they do democrats are discussing how they'll retaliate should they win back the senate and the white house in november and will likely see an effort to add justices to the supreme court to change the balance of power lester >> kasie hunt tonight, thank you and as for the president's nominee to replace ginsburg, administration insiders say he's focusing on two women, federal judges, either one would likely move the court firmly to the right. nbc's pete williams has more. >>> among the front runners, is amy coney barrett of indiana, placed on the seventh circuit court of appeals by pre

here's nbc bay area's ian cull. >> reporter: a near perfect night of weather in the south bay. many families taking advantage of the clear air and skies. but with more smoke in the forecast, the fishers aren't looking forward to it. >> i didn't mess with it at all because i'm sensitive, so i just lock myself in. >> i'm really enjoying the fresh air. it's nice to be able to get outside every day. >> reporter: air quality officials issuing an advisory for tomorrow. winds are shifting and smoke is expected to flow south from the august complex fire near chico, the largest wildfire in california history. the air should only be in the moderate range in the north and east bay, much better conditions than people dealt with earlier this month. >> unfortunately there may be some impacts from that, and then we also may see levels of ozone pollution because of the hot weather. >> reporter: but the hot weather saturday through monday along with the smog and smoke could lead to another spare the air day following a record month of them. >> we may have to, you know, take precautions to prote

nbc news obtained another angle captured from a neighbor's camera.bc news also obtained a police interview shortly after the shooting where walker describes the confusion. >> they had the dog right there, right there behind me barkin'. i'm out there with no shoes on. clearly nothing. walking in water and stuff backwards, and he's like i'm going to let this dog on you. you're going to jail for the rest of your life. >> reporter: the officers interviewing walker seem surprised by what he says another waufser asked him next. >> he asked me, were you hit by any bullets. i said no. he said, that's unfortunate. >> yeah, that's not -- >> exact words. >> that's not appropriate then. >> reporter: today former louisville officer brett hankinson pleaded not guilty for firing bullets that ended up in a neighboring apartment during the march raid. taylor's relatives wanted more serious charges and are now intensifying calls for the kentucky's attorney general to release the grand jury transcript. >> we just want to know what exactly did he present to the grand ju

tracie potts, nbc news at the u.s.apitol. >>> authorities in paris are revealing more details attack, away from the offices of charlie hebdo. that was from 2015. today two people were critically injured by a man with a knife. both stabbing victims are journalists for a separate agency that now occupies the floor where charlie hebdo once operated. they were outside on a smoke break when they were stabbed. the two suspects are in custody. authorities say one was the attacker, the other is a possible accomplice. the national terror agency now investigating. >>> new for you this morning, breonna taylor's family speaking out for the first time since the decision this week to not directly charge police officers in her death. the family held a news conference a short time ago in louisville. and they're calling for more transparen attorney general's ongoing investigation. an attorney for the family says everyone is heartbroken and even outraged over the grand jury's decision. they want kentucky attorney general daniel cameron

peacock nbc's streaming service. that's "nightly news" for this friday. i'm jose diaz-balart, thank you for the privilege of your time and good night >>> we are here until it's warm. it's not over heated but it's warm. >> we do fans. >> right now at 6, the bay area about to get hit with triple digit heat, heat tha a strain on the power grid. tonight the sta conserve. >>> the heat is going to make our air quality worse. smoke is still sticking around in some parts of the bay area. we are dealing with it all. the news at 6. good friday. thanks for joining us. >> a heat wave is about to slam the bay area. let's give you another live look outside. this is livermore. it's a place that could see triple digit temperatures. >> reporter: yeah. we're actually going to be getting close to what could be an all-time record-setting temperature for livermore. we're not talking about 101, 102, there will be select cities in the 105 to 110 range. that is critical heat for us in the bay area. it's hot, high pressure. when i look at th

nbc bay area's bob redell is tracking those breaking developments. hi there, bob. >> reporter: the u.s. military has now rescued over 100 people who were trapped by that creek fire. this is new video that the california national guard put out within the last hour. 46 people arriving at fresno yosemite international airport. they are offloading a chin yook. some people tried to drive out of the fire zone this trapped peak where they awaited rescue for several hours. those people arrived back safely earlier this morning before sunrise. the guard and navy has so far flown five rescue missions. two black hawk helicopters and a chinook are going back out to rescue 65 more people. were you ever scared at any point? >> i wasn't scared because the fire is so unpredictable that the cops didn't even know sometimes and it w changing every hour. >> it was pretty scary. something that you probably never want to go through. >> reporter: just waiting for help. >> exactly. we were up there for quite a while just waiting for some kind of relief, some kind of help. >>

nbc bay area news. >> melissa, thank you. you're just joining us we're on in primetime because the opener was here on nbc. we'll have several updates about the fire lines, we learned the fire in butte count claimed another seven lives. people in the town of paradise many of them are on the move. >> it was november 8th all over again for all of us. it -- it just -- it was that eerie darkness. >> melissa schuster said she woke up yesterday morning fearing fire may roar into the town of paradise all over again. >> brought back a lot of angst. >> like so many folks in paradise, schuster lost her house to the campfire in november 2018. in fact, she and her husband just submitted their rebuilding plans on tuesday. >> i was ecstatic that we had submitted our plans and then the bear fire broke out. >> that morning that we woke up it was very similar, i cannot lie, to the same feeling and the aura of the campfire. our skies and rooms were full of yellow glows and red. i just walked outside and started crying because it was so similar,

september straight to your phone with our free nbc bay area app. it's a valuable resource. >>> new video tonight of the empire state building glowing in red, white, and blue. you see it right there in honor of justice ruth bader ginsburg, who was the court's longest serving woman and honoring her contributions to the country and its history. justice ginsburg was a trailblazer, and today she made history once again. her casket was brought from the supreme court to the capitol, where she became the first woman and the first jewish pernthere. an incredible honor. mourners passed by the casket, including her personal trainer, where you see he dropped for three pushups. justice ginsburg will be laid to rest next week at arlington national cemetery. >>> tomorrow president trump is k expected to name federal judge amy coney barrett as his nominee for the supreme court. she would replace justice ginsburg. tonight we got a glimpse of justice barrett at her home in indiana. nbc bay area's ian cull has more on who she is along with reaction from a former judg

kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> we'll be watching. kris, thank you. >>> well, a micro climate weather alert for you. today marking the 29th straight spare the air day. not the sight we love seeing. well, there is some good news though. the air is changing. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking it. we see a slight change in the north bay this morning. >> yeah. we've seen some improvements there. but i wanted to show you this big map that shows the smoke traveling across the country. if you follow me on social media, i've been re-tweeting people in the midwest and even in new york city and connecticut that are seeing that smoke coming through. it gave them a reallyeven as we another storm system bring in some fresher breezes. but it's also drawing in some of that smoke as well. we have so much of it to get rid of as we take a live look outside in walnut creek. looking at all of our micro climates and the air quality that will remain unhealthy today, we've seen some improvements near the coast as well as parts of the north bay. but t

. >> reporter: the storm doling out devastation on land and in hearts sam brock, nbc news, pensacola >>> in the west progress but also more setbacks in the battle against deadly wildfires near los angeles. a fire burning for weeks brought new evacuation orders. let's get more on that from miguel alma ger. >> reporter: the bobcatfire exploding again overnight, flames feeding on dry hills and hot temperatures with crews stretched dangerously thin new evacuations just triggered >> i don't think i've gotten maybe three or four hours of sleep each night. >> reporter: at the center of the fire fight, saving mount wilson observatory, the blaze coming within 500 feet of torching this historic landmark. it's still threatening the billion dollar telecommunication towers providing broadcasting and cell service to los angeles. hundreds of air drops helping firefighters who are undermanned and overmatched. >> this one has the extreme challenge of terrain very active fire behavior. >> even with 17,000 firefighters on the front lines in california, they're losing ground >> we've seen a few fires co

on nbc bay area. >>> welcome back to you. with covid-19 outbreaks consistently popping up, officials are worried about increased spreading at back home. nbc's blayne alexander has the latest on what's being done to help that situation. >> reporter: on campus after campus, it's becoming a tough reality as the student population picks up, so do the covid cases. >> this was just no surprise to me. >> reporter: while some schools have set aside areas for schools to isolate on campus, others are closing completely and sending students back home where they could spread the virus. >> if children haven't already left home to go to college campuses, school administrators across the country should be thinking twice about should they get on those flights, this she co -- should they come to campus? >> reporter: schools are cracking down after suspending more than 200 students for breaking the school's covid-19 rules, ohio state university is temporarily blocking all student organizations from holding gatherings. >> you can't stop college

here's nbc bay area's sergio quintana. rrz from this vantage point at dolores park, the bright lights of downtown san francisco usually make for a perfect backdrop, but check it out tonight. you can barely make out anything in that smoky haze. for the third night in a row, smoke is making for a gloomy situation, so it's no surprise street life is pretty sparse. most of the people i talked with are visiting the city. kyle br these individuals are here from the central coast. they had planned on touring alcatraz. >> it got canceled. we got in through the plane flight and it got canceled at 9:30 right when we landed. >> reporter: the national park service closed down tourists to keep people out of the smoke. on valencia street in the mission district, it's usually buzzing with people, but for the second night in a row, the street stayed open to cars. no closure to turn it into a pedestrian mall. >> for the past two months this is blocked off completely from 5:00 until 10:00 at night. this place is very busy usually. not today

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nbc bay area's lili tan is live in san francisco. lili, these are people who felt that justice ginsburg was fighting for them, right? >> reporter: yeah, many people here felt she was fighting for them, and now they are fighting for her memory and her legacy. even just a minute ago, mourners were here lighting candles, embracing, some even crying. some created this tribute you see here in chalk. rest in power, rbg, as hundreds of other masked mourners marched down castro street. >> if we could take a moment of silence for justice ruth bader ginsburg, who passed away. >> reporter: first there was shock as san franciscans learned about the death of justice ruth bader ginsburg. >> oh, my god. >> it's a huge loss. it is a huge loss. >> reporter: then a promise to the 87-year-old. later during a vigil in her honor. >> we won't let you down, ruth. >> reporter: mourning and marching through the castro district were close to 300 people, who walked solemnly behind a sign reading "we won't let you don't, rbg." >> rbg! >> this is a tragedy. >> r

here's nbc bay area's cheryl hurd. >> reporter: wearing a mask in berkeley is mandatory. if you don't wear one, you will get a warning. but things have changed tonight. an urgent proposal just passed tonight by berkeley's city council will give health officials the power to fine people $100 if they don't cover their face. >> i think having a mask it's important to wear. it's important for everyone's safety. >> reporter: the new ordinance is designed to give city officials enforcement power to fight against covid-19. right now the city must seek criminal prosecution to force people to wear a mask. some felt that was a waste of resources while others thought it was unnecessary to criminalize the violation. >> it's not necessary. >> when i go in the store, i got to respect, and when i go to work i got to respect. but on the streets on my own, i will not use a mask. >> reporter: an important amendment to the new rule, if you get a ticket and you can't afford it, start wearing a mask, and that ticket will be forgiven. the new ordinance also applies to businesses. if business o

in alameda, terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >> lots to consider. thank you, terry. >>> we mentioned san mateo and solano counties also got the green light to reopen more businesses. solano county says it has seen a substantial reduction in cases over the past two months. be ab to reopen for indoor dining and hopefully they'll get a much needed boost in business. the things you see on your screen can reopen effective immediately. that includes indoor restaurants, personal care salons like hair and nail salons, places of worship, movie theaters and gyms, all of course at reduced capacity. >>> a total of nine counties can now reopen even further thanks to a steady drop in cases statewide. nail salons got that good news today. the state's top health official announced nail salons everywhere can operate indoors with modifications no matter what tier the county is in. however, individual counties can still maintain more restrictive measures and keep those in place. despite all the strides the state is making, dr. mark ghaly cautioned california's reopeni

here's nbc bay area's cheryl hurd. >> go!> reporter: from sports bars to barbershops, football tonight is the main attraction. >> we're excited. we're excited to have some football. we're excited to, you know, get our minds off of what's happening right now in the bay area. >> reporter: with wildfires and the covid crisis, there's a lot to take your mind off of. >> we need it. we need the excitement. we need the fun. we need the action. oh, yeah, it's good. >> especially now. >> especially now, exactly. >> reporter: there's no way to get around temperature checks before entering barbershops. and with people wearing mandatory masks, you can see the world is different. but football, it's the ultimate distraction. >> in every way it takes our mind off of covid, and currently with the smoke outside, it's just -- it feels good. >> reporter: and it makes the world feel somewhat normal. >> we were just saying if our friendship could make it through this season. we'll see. >> i mean super bowl champ right here, so -- >> reporter: k.c

nbc bay area next. >>> and football fans get ready. sunday night drew brees and the new orleans saints take on the green bay packers. kickoff a little after 5:00, but pregame coverage starts at 4:00 p.m. right here on nbc bay area. 5:22 for you this morning. with school back in session, xfinity is committed to helping kids continue to learn-no matter where they are. we're providing affordable internet access to low-income families through our internet essentials program. it's why we're working 24/7 to keep our network fast, reliable and secure. and helping college students study and stay connected through our university program. we're committed to helping all families stay connected. learn more at xfinity.com/education. >>> 5:24 right now and there is a big warning this morning from the fda about the dangerous trend that is gaining traction on tiktok calling it the benadryl challenge. it encourages users to take several doses of the medication to induce hallucinations. large doses can lead to heart problems, seizures, even death. there

nbc bay area's jean elle has more on what the speaker has to say about it. >> reporter: it's stirring up controversy tonight. video on fox news of house speaker nancy pelosi violating san francisco's health order by getting her hair done inside at e salon with a mask pulled down. >> it's upsetting, and it's hurtful for the rest of my industry that have not been able to work. >> reporter: priscilla says sher collective for nearly six months. she says the video raises questions about why she's barely hanging on and not allowed to work. >> if she truly feels that she was in a safe environment, why can't the rest of us work? >> reporter: san francisco salons have been closed since march due to the covid-19 restrictions. the city just gave them the green light to begin offering services outside. in a statement, pelosi's office says the speaker always wears a mask and complies with local covid requirements. this business offered for the speaker to come in on monday and told her they were allowed by the city to have one customer at a time in the business. >> we expect our elected officials t

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone, hurricane sallye its slow and painful landfall today, churning into a category 2 storm before striking the alabama/florida panhandle coast, the damage tonight catastrophic, trees crushing homes, power cut for hundreds of thousands and life threatening flooding across a broad area as the now tropical storm dumps jaw dropping amounts of rain. at least one official laments he should have taken the threat more seriously. our team has the latest now from the storm zone, starting with sam brock >> reporter: after slowly creeping along the gulf coast for days hurricane sally barrelling onto land just before 5:00 a.m. >> my neighbor's school is under the bayou right now. >> reporter: unleashing hundred mile an hour winds ripping down trees and traffic lights blowing out walls. leaving homes and businesses destroyed. >> it just doesn't seem real. i can't believe this is happening. >> reporter: residents across the panhandle, now dealing with catastrophic flooding. >> it threw me completely i was not expecting

. >>> this is nbc nightly news, with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone, brushing aside accusations of hypocrisy and broken pledges, senate republicans tonight are pressing forward with plans t confirm on president trump's watch a replacement for the late supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg tonight as thousands continue to honor her remarkable life, memorial plans being finalized while in the background a full on partisan battle rages over choosing her replacement, just weeks before presidential election. recovering several angles for you tonight, we start with peter alexander. >> reporter: tonight with remembrances for ruth bader ginsburg growing and this powerful tribute, the late justice's seat inside the court draped in black. president trump's moving ahead with plans to name a replacement by week's end. >> i would say on friday o saturday i'll be announcing the pick. five women are being looked at and vetted very carefully >> reporter: the president ignoring ginsburg's dying wish conveyed by her granddaughter to npr that the next president get to fill her seat, falsely cl

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening who and what to trust? increasingly these are urgent questions tonight as the country nears 200,000 covid-19 deaths amid a troubling disconnect at the top. tonight a day after president trump publicly contradicted his top health officials about the virus and a vaccine, a former member of the white house coronavirus task force tonight has broken ranks, blasting the president for what >> the truth is he - >> reporter: the alarm bells sounding tonight from a former trump official who served on the coronavirus task force. now blasting the president's leadership and endorsing joe biden. >> it was shocking to see the president saying that the virus was a hoax, saying that everything is okay when we know that it's not. the truth is he doesn't actually care about anyone else but himself. >> reporter: until july, olivia troy advised vice president pence on homeland security. >> i haven't read her comments in any detail. but it reads to me like one more disgruntled employee just left the white house and now has decid