Warning, high heat they will vote on the lottery next week. Conditions, a lot of concern. Absolutely. And its because we are going to bay area mountains and hills have hot temperatures and those being watched closely right now. Winds gusting. This includes pretty much all of the north bay except for the immediate coastline and also includes the diablo range and the Santa Cruz Mountains, these cierra, there are people who elevations above 1,000 feet. Were going to have to deal with have to be on high alert. This from today through friday morning until we start to see those winds calming down. It will be hot this afternoon reporter folks are waiting for that psps event. Reaching up to 94 in concord, 89 if they were impacted they would in san jose and palo alto and have received that notification by email or automated phone call San Francisco will reach into the low 80s today so well or a text. Continue to monitor that as well now its just a waiting game. As whats ahead in the forecast. According to a pg e spokesperson more on that coming up in a few this event is expected to begin minutes. Mike, how is it looking right now for the commute . Kari, first of all, good around 6 00. At that point it could impact news. The problem in downtown oakland havetenminute delays. 33,000 people. The bay bridge toll plaza, mlay the Power Company has meteorologists on staff and theyre keeping a close eye on both the temperatures and the minutes. The last ten weve seen metering wind, both of which are very big lights turn on. There you go at the toll plaza, factors in the shutoffs if they the maps shows you a slower drive from oakland drive up the persist throughout the day. Incline. No major problems. 21,000 more people could see a there is a crash in san pablo im tracking and a little shutoff around 8 00. We did have a chance to speak slowing for san jose. Back to you. With some folks impacted by this. Take a listen to what tim from thanks so much, mike. Oakland has to say. Happening now day three of judge Amy Coney Barretts supreme i think about what everybody Court Nomination hearing has else in the state is going through. I dont think we have it too bad just started. Today in the bays tracie around here. Potts is live in washington i wish it werent happening. Where it will be another day of tough questions as the reporter and thats the president ial race heads into its sentiment a lot of people say they wish it werent happening final weeks. But understand why it is. A lot of questions but maybe not pg e hoping to ease that blow by as many answers as people were hoping, tracie. Reassuring folks theyre working to keep the frequency of these reporter right. Events shorter as well as the and that was delivered on the number of people that are part of judge barrett who said impacted a bit smaller. She did not want to tip the theyve been sharing that they scales, so to speak, with any want to have that power restored within 12 Daylight Hours after hint of how she might rule on the event is over. Any case if shes appointed to they also have helicopters, more the u. S. Supreme court. Lets look live right now inside helicopters, to search the lines to make sure that everything is that hearing room where they are okay and theyre able to safely just about to get under way. Reenergize those lines. Judge barrett has arrived and so were live in Oakland Hills, have many of the lawmakers who Cierra Johnson for today in the will question her again today. Bay. All right, kari hall, lets shorter rounds today, though. Theyre doing 20 minutes and talk about the diablo winds and then ten minutes and then why they are so dangerous for theyre supposed to go into a us. Closed session at some point today and then thats the last well see of her even though the yes, so whats happening right now weve seen high hearing will continue tomorrow. Pressure set up across the meantime we are also watching region and the way its whats happening on the campaign positioned gives us offshore trail. Both candidates back out in wind where that High Pressure, that clockwise wind flow blows battleground states with joe biden visiting michigan and in from the northeast. Announcing president obama will that northeasterly wind is going now join him on the campaign to be very dry and some of those trail and President Trump headed gusts at times could reach 20 to to with a with today which could possibly over 50 Miles Per Hour. Be a little tricky for him. Hes up in some polls, down in so thats the main concern for some polls, and they also have a us as it moves over our mountains. It continues to dry out as it big influx of coronavirus. Descends down from the hills, heres the president talking about why hes there. And its also going to give us i know its risky to do that, some but you have to do what you have air coming in over the mountains to do. Im the president. Rather than the ocean. I cant sit in the basement. Suburban women, will you please like me . The only senior donald trump cares about, the only senior is senior donald trump. That diablo wind speeds up and the relative humidity levels can drop very low so thats the reason we do have the red flag reporter you heard him talking about suburban women. Warning. Well see that continuing you heard joe biden referring to through today as well as tomorrow. Looking at our wind speeds for seniors. They are now targeting very some of the valleys mostly specific groups that they hope looking at 10 to will help them in this election 15mileperhour winds. At times it may gust up to 30. Now less than three weeks away. As you go up in elevation those were watching it all live this winds are even higher. Morning. Im tracie potts, today in the that may reach over 50 miles an bay. Hour. Were going to continue to watch thanks so much, tracie. That. Well let you know if we see any and President Trump will join Nbcs Savannah Guthrie tomorrow high win gusts from the diablo night for a town hall which you can watch here on nbc bay area. Range as well as whats happening in the north bay. Well talk more about that as it begins at 8 00. The president will talk to well as temperatures coming up florida voters on critical in a few minimum. Issues impacting the nation just three weeks away from the election. Lets head over to mike now. Continuing our coronavirus kari, first i have to make a coverage now new research out of mental note to look up that stanford concludes america is nowhere close to herd immunity. Warming and heating term. The massive Antibody Testing the nimitz south through study looked at blood samples from thousands of patients on hayward, a little bit of slowing. Dialysis across 46 states. Everythinges nicely. It finds less than 10 had been the arrow westb affected. Herd immunity happens when around San Pablo Dam road. Twothirds of the population has antibodies. The study finds population density may be the largest contributors to spreading of there may be a quick traffic covid. Break. Another holdup, the metering lights are on at the bay bridge. Middle lanes are moving well and traffic is held up a bit right now. The vote for b. A. R. T. , that earlier delay holds on ten minutes but no more problems reported for downtown oakland. Back to you. Thank you, mike. Thanks so much, mike. Its 6 10. A popular bay area restaurant reopens for Indoor Dining today and, guess what, it is already booked up for weeks. Can you guess which restaurant . If you cant well tell you. Plus another Silicon Valley company says work from home will last forever. Take you out to the futures. The vice chairman of the fed says its going to take at least another year for the economy to recover. That has wall street caught off guard. Plus, why this fans move is going viral. A heartwarming for this wednesday morning. So cute. Woman 1 get your votebymail ballot . Woman 2 you can stay healthy and fill it out from the safety of home. Surfer or you can fill it out anywhere. Man 1 its easy to mail it back. You dont even need a stamp. Man 2 or you can use an official drop box. Woman 3 you can even drop it off at the polls. Man 3 then, track it to confirm your county got it. See . They got it woman 4 mail ballots are the simple, safe, and secure way to ensure that your vote is counted. To wear a mask out in public around other people. Sure itll keep you healthy. But more importantly, i wont have to see your happy smiling face. Ugh. And if you dont want to wear a mask, ive just got one thing to tell you. Scram, go away. Ugh. Caring for each other because we are all in this together. So wear a mask and have a rotten day, will ya . Ugh. Right now at 6 13 lets head to the south bay with a look at how our morning will shape up. Were going to have the best time to get outside before 11 00 as well see our temperatures going from the upper 50s to the mid80s. Keeping in mind our normal high temperatures just 75. Well talk about this heat and the high winds in the forecast coming up. And over here were looking at the slow drive for west 80. The upper east shore freeway, San Pablo Dam road. Word that tow truck is on scene. Thats why theres more slowing. Flashing lights and that one lane thats blocked. The bay bridge toll plaza looks green across the span. Traffic moves very smoothly. You do have the backup at the toll plaza metering the traffic. Thats what the metering lights are for, of course. Well, good morning. A very happy wednesday to you. People ask me whats new i say i live where i work, work where i live. Not a whole lot is new and i assume the same is true with you as well as so many of us who work from home. Twitter says it will allow people to work from home as long as they want. Now San Franciscos dropbox says its not just going to allow people to stay at home, theyre going to make it policy. Theyre not coming back. The companys ceo writing starting today dropbox is becoming a virtual first company. Remote work will be the primary experience for all employees and the daytoday default for individual work. Another vaccine effort has been temporarily paused. Eli lilly joins johnson johnson. Futures are trading mostly flat. The trial of Elizabeth Holmes going forward. She and another Top Executive at theranos will start march 9th. The pair had argued the accusations against them were too broad and the process was taking too long. Prosecutors narrowed the accusations and the judge says the delays are mostly because of the pandemic. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife donating another 100 million to voting efforts including paying for the rental of locations for voting and ppe for election workers. Theyve donated hundreds of millions before. The idea of private donations funding balloting efforts even in a nonpartisan way does make some people uncomfortable. A conservative group is suing to stop it. Jpmorgan chase Ceo Jamie Dimon the latest to say the u. S. Congress needs to pass another stimulus bill to save the economy. Democrats have already passed a bill in the house but republicans have said its too expensive. President trump who has been all over the spectrum on stimulus has tweeted go big or stay home. Siding with the idea of a bigger stimulus. A split in the Republican Party with the senate saying its too expensive and the president wanting it. Then again a week ago, exactly a week ago, the president said all negotiations should stop until after the election. Yeah, just one week and three weeks to go. Rt will, scott. Happening today food lovers salivating over the indoor reopening of a popular San Francisco restaurant. The sf gate headline says it all. Reservations booked solid at the house of prime rib. If youve been there you know how popular it is. This is video of the annual event the niners hold there. Thats a lot of beef. Enjoy as long as you were lucky enough to book early. I feel like im watching a flintstones video, the meat cuts are so big. You cant stop the music but you can always take it somewhere else. Stevie wonder left Motown Records after nearly 60 years with the label. Hes releasing two new songs. Take a listen to the song featuring gary clark jr. All proceeds from that song go to feed america, motown signed Stevie Wonder when he was just 11 years old. Have you seen this viral video . Surveillance camera caught this georgia woman doing a happy dance in a parking lot. This is right after she was hired for a new job. The today show is meeting up with the woman and her new boss to find out how the first weeks are going. Thats right after today in the bay. Shes happy. Thats how i felt after i was hired here at today in the bay. I dont know about you, kari. Absolutely. Were still dancing every morning, right . Of course. One thing ive been watching yep. Lets talk about our weather. Weve been watching the red flag warning. I know were always talking about it. Youre probably like what exactly is it . It is issued from the National Weather service about 12 to 24 hours in advance of a time were expecting relative humidity levels to be at 15 or less as well as some of the frequent wind gust that is can reach 25 Miles Per Hour and they both have to happen simultaneously. We are going to see relative humidity levels dropping today and this is a look at the forecast that shows you, look at the time line, relative humidity levels in napa are at 8 . Very low there and even lower for some of our upper elevations and its going to continue. Normally during the overnight hours we see humidity levels going up but its going to stay very low. 15 in napa and 20 in livermore. Were really concerned about that as well as the high winds combining with these hot temperatures that well see today. So clear lake will reach 94 degrees. 94 in concord, san jose in the upper 80s. Waem see a lot of upper 80s up and down the peninsula into San Francisco and so High Pressure is whats giving us this weather setup where we have our winds blowing offshore, very dry conditions. Eventually that will move off towards the east and kind of fade out and not be as much of an influence on our weather. It will give us a chance to cool off going into next week. In the near term were continuing to watch this red flag warning. Our high fire conditions just means that you need to stay alert and make sure you have that nbc bay area app in case something does start to spread rapidly. You have the latest information. And were going to see our temperatures in the mid90s for today, tomorrow, as well as friday. And then it starts to come down early next week but its also going to be really hot in San Francisco. Well continue to watch those temperatures spike into the upper 80s but it will feel much better going into the weekend as well as early next week. How is it looking right now for the morning commute, mike . Kari, theres two slow spots. The first one, the bay bridge toll plaza, the backup is there. The metering lights were turned on just before 6 00. Traffic is moving well and Good Movement in the middle lanes. Lighter because look at the map. We have the backup not on the berkeley curve but further north. The tow truck is there. One lane blocked. Smooth through the berkeley curve. Another crash past 680 and vargas still in lanes. A crash in san jose. 101 is moving smoothly at the bottom of the screen. Back to you. Thanks, mike. Coming up next nbc bay area responds. The unfair money bail system. He, accused of rape. 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 shouldnt determine whether or not youre in jail. Vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. Reporte is concerts as we remember them probably will not resume anytime soon. Over the past few weeks weve been speaking with artists, promoters and venue operators about the future. They all seem to agree the sixfoot rule is a huge hurdle. We dont anticipate well have concerts until theres a vaccine and the social distancing is a thing of the past. Reporter but that doesnt mean all live music has gone silent. Tonight after the billboard awards well show you how some musicians are getting creative to keep playing and a sneak peek at some unexpected stages. Please join us again tonight after the Billboard Music awards. No doubt theres a lot on everyones plate these days from politics to covid19. So its important to surround yourself with positivity and inspiration. As today shows hoda kotb is releasing a book called this just speaks to me. We had a virtual chat wondering where the quotes come from. I feel like i got a lot of my wisdom for this book from the people i work with and there are some quotes that come from them. I feel sometimes you need to hit pause in your life and stop the chaos. Stop ingesting all this bad stuff. Take a beat, open the book, clear your mind, read a quote and let it speak to you. She also suggests incorporating the quote into your daily life. That new book this just speaks to me is on sale now. And take a look at this, guard dogs may be showing their pride over this fearless feline. A family in sarasota, florida, says a couple weeks ago they heard a banging at the front door. It was an alligator trying to climb up and in. Thats when the cat sat in front of the door and started staring down the gator. You see it right there on the bottom. The picture is viral. It has more than 95,000 shares. Thats scary. How about this with your morning coffee. Dunkin is releasing a ghost pepper doughnut that contains strawberry icing flavored with cayenne and sugar on top. It debuts across the bay area starting today. As weve been telling you and showing you the wildfire season in full swing in california. And we can use any help in fighting those fires including video of robot firefighter. Next where this is already in action. Youre watching today in the bay. Right now at 6 30 gusty winds, hot temperatures and possible Power Outages all in play right now across the bay area. What you need to know about the high fire danger as you wake up. And questions continue for President Trumps pick forvacan. A live look at the hearing of Amy Coney Barrett that started about 30 minutes ago. What shes saying about samesex marriage. The third hour of today in the bay continues right now. Im kris sanchez in for marcus washington. And im laura garcia. Well check in with mike in just a moment. Quickly to kari because were concerned about the high fire conditions out there. Hot day ahead. Yeah, right. Weve had the red flag warning for about an hour and a half now. It continues through 11 00 on friday morning. We are going to have high winds and low humidity in the areas shaded in red which includes all of the for the bay except for the immediate coastline, the diablo range and we could see the wind gusts over 50 Miles Per Hour combined with hot temperatures. We are really concerned about any fires that do develop could spread rapidly and so were looking at temperatures this afternoon reaching into the upper 80s for the south bay and peninsula. Some mid90s for the inland areas and even warming up along the coastline into the 80s today. Well talk more about this and other concerns in the forecast coming up in a few minimum. Mike, what concerns do you have for the morning commute . A little bit of a change. Can you see it . Our director ken will show you at the bottom of the screen the map circled north 101 where there is slowing at mckey. It is presenting a bit of a distraction on the shoulder. 680 southbound distraction toward vargas. Things were smoothing out but there may be a crew to help clear the lanes. I expect a little slowing through fremont heading south. Over here expect recovery westbound 80 at San Pablo Dam road. The all clear from chp. That means the circled area, a live look youre going to see more traffic over the next few minutes. Thank you very much, mike. It is 6 32 right now and happening now day three of the Senate Confirmation hearings started for Supreme Court nominee judge Amy Coney Barrett. There you see california senator Dianne Feinstein questioning. This is a live look right now. Lawmakers continuing the questioning today. Yesterday democrats took barrett to task for her stance on the Affordable Care act and abortion rights. This morning the first questions were about samesex marriage. So we talk a lot about laws legalizing samesex marriage. Whats the name of the case . And if anybody tried to change that precedent one of the things you would look at is a reliance in people that formed around that piece of legislation . Yes. The same can casey and roe . Yes. Provided she clears this hurdle a final senate vote could happen in two weeks. Democrats say they dont have the vote to stop the confirmation. Were streaming this hearing live on our nbc bay area app. Our scott mcgrew will also go more indepth in about ten minutes. A live look at san jose which is one city in the bay areas largest county seeing major changes today in terms of covid restrictions. Both santa clara and alameda counties enter the orange tier of the states covid monitoring system. Today in the bays bob redell live in palo alto. Big news for Restaurant Owners and maybe for some other folks,. Reporter correct. Good morning to you, kris. Restaurants here in palo alto and throughout the rest of Santa Clara County can now allow more people inside their establishments, as you mentioned. Santa clara county moved into the orange tier of reopening which means restaurants can now operate at 25 capacity. The state is allowing 50 capacity but Santa Clara County has decided against that. Theyre being extra caution to try to stop the spread of covid19. Here is the owner of the restaurant in san jose. Hes concerned that operating at just 25 capacity instead of the 50 wont be enough to save businesses that are struggling. 25 for restaurants is not enough to make a living. And its really important limitations weve put in place to help try to reduce the density, to help try to reduce risk for the community, and we will be out there with our Enforcement Teams ensuring theres compliance. Reporter Santa Clara County is slowly loosening the restrictions on other indoor operations as well including Church Services a capacity but no more than 100 people inside. Just across the street from us the stanford Cardinals Football Team will be allowed back on campus to practice starting today. This is video from last week when the team practiced at wood Side High School which is in san mateo county. Stanford is scheduled to play the first game on november 7th in oregon, their first game the following week. San jose state will later this week. And just like Santa Clara County a. M. Me da county has moved no the orange tier of reopening. That county wont make any major changes for another two weeks not until october 26th. The same goes for movie theaters and places of worship. Indoor malls will open at 50 capacity. Bob redell, today in the bay. A lot of folks have been looking forward to that. Thank you, bob. Children in San Francisco finally are allowed to go back to the swings and the slides at their local playgrounds. They are reopening today with changes, of course, in order to keep everyone safe. What you need to know, no food and drink is allowed and anyone over the age of 2 has to wear a mask. The city is also installing hand washing stations. New state guidelines are out ahead of halloween, trickortreating is highly discouraged and ringing doorbells or touching the buckets full of candy they are saying just dont do it. It could increase, of course, the spread of covid19. Some cities like San Francisco are going one step further banning public haunted houses. Any kind of events or gatherings of 12 or more people. And a new agreement to help make it in the bay, the City Council Approved funning to start rebuilding Affordable Housing that was destroyed in the 2017 tubbs fire. Santa rosa reached an agreement with the urban Development Department to use nearly 40 million to create new homes. The fire destroyed more than 5,000 structures in sonoma and napa counties and more than half of them were homes in santa rosa. A new way to put out fires. For the first time yesterday they put a new firefighting robot into action to assist in putting out a massive commercial fire. The remote controlled robot is called the rs3. It helps clear debris inside so firefighters could attack the fire safely. Back to our top story here, red flag warning that went into effect with the last hour. And Live Team Coverage of the possible danger that is now in effect. Reporter and im Cierra Johnson in Oakland Hills. When the blackouts are expected to begin. Right now the wind are fairly calm around the bay area except for some of our upper elevations and around mt. Diablo we are going to continue to see the winds picking up. More on that in a few minimum. The candidates are crisscrossing competitive states, but President Trump finds himself defending a state he won easily in 2016. Take you out to the big board this morning. President trump saying go big or stay home. He wan a stimulus. Not Much Movement on wall street. Youre watching today in the bay. garage door opening it is my fathers love. It is ra. Dont even think about it been there, done that. With liftmaster® powered by myq®, know whats happening in your garage from anywhere. You can take a day off fromy worrying about your packages. Ohhh yeahhh just connect your myq® app to key. Ohhh yeahhh get free ingarage delivery with myq® and key by amazon. Right now at 6 40 we just had a 39mileperhour win gust on mt. Diablo while its all quiet and calm in the valleys and you have those high winds that will combine with some hot temperatures meaning high fire danger for the bay area. Looking at mid80s by 1 00 in the afternoon in walnut creek. Well talk about whats ahead in our forecast and when it cools off coming up in a few minimum. 6 41. To decision 2020. 20 days until the official election day. But, scott mcgrew, for a lot of folks election day has already come and gone. Youve already worn out your sticker. Worn out my sticker and gotten my text from the registrar of voters saying my ballot was received and safe. Millions of americans have done this. Weve seen long lines as People Choose to vote in person as well. Candidates are still out campaigning mostly in key states, ohio, pennsylvania and florida. Here is the president in pennsylvania talking about his bout with coronavirus. I have to get out and i have to meet people and i have to see people, and i know its risky to do that, but you have to do what you have to do. Im the president. Its become painfully clear this response has caused one of the worst tragedies in american history. The only senior donald trump cares about, the only senior is senior donald trump. That was joe biden speaking to seniors and others at a Community Center in florida where nearly 2 Million People have already voted. Florida, as you remember from bush gore, is a key state. It really is in almost every election. Biden said yesterday if he wins florida he will know that won the election. A reminder we may not know who won the election on Election Night. And thats okay. There is no law that says we need to know Election Night who the next president is. President trump, who is actively courting seniors, sent a strange tweet making fun of joe biden saying he should be a resident not a president. Resident like as in assisted care facility. That may not sit very well with seniors. I mentioned the three states of ohio, pennsylvania and florida being key. President trump is having to play defense campaigning in states he easily won last time like iowa. Hell be in can i ask you to do me a favor . Suburban women, will you please like me . Please. I saved your damned neighborhood, okay . I dont have that much time to be that nice. Can i do it but i have to go quickly. Nbc announced it would host a town hall with President Trump on thursday, the same time abc will host a town hall with joe biden. This comes after President Trump refused to participate in a debate scheduled for tomorrow after the nonpartisan commission on president ial debates said the event should be virtual for safety reasons. Lots of people taking exception to nbc scheduling it at the same time on twitter. Were tweeting about that. Join us in the conversation. You can find me on twitter scottmcgrew. A little more info on that town hall. President trump joining Nbcs Savannah Guthrie for that town hall right here on nbc bay area. It starts at 8 00 in the evening. The president will talk to florida voters about Critical Issues impacting the nation just three weeks away from the election. New details this morning. Californias Republican Party hinting at deploying more unauthorized ballot drop boxes. Theyre set up in three counties, none in the bay area. This week the secretary of state and attorney general both called them illegal. A gop spokesperson says the boxes were put out to boost turnout where congressional races are close. He says the gop plans to change labeling on the boxes to avoid confusion. A followup out of gilroy where part of one neighborhood is still closed after a home explosion that injured the homeowner neighbors were rocked by the blast which happened monday. The homeowner is still in the hospital and the bomb squad is looking at the possibility there could be more devices inside the home. They are asking the fbi to determine if the homeowner has any ties to terrorism. 6 45. A live look outside overlooking san jose. High fire danger returning to the bay area and a red flag warning. Cierra, the Oakland Hills could be on the verge of losing power once again. Reporter we just spoke to someone who received those notifications. Folks are preparing for those blackouts. According to pg e the blackouts are expected to begin as early as 6 00. Its at that point 33,000 customers throughout this county, solano, sonoma and napa counties could all be impacted. The Power Company has meteorologists on their team that are on standby that will keep a close eye on both the temperatures and the wind. Those combined are big factors in the shutoff. If both persist another 21,000 could then be added to that shutdown around 8 00. We have a chance to speak with a resident here, a business owner, rather, to get a feel of how they feel about the looming psps. Take a listen. I stick as much as i can in the freezer, i do all i can. Reporter folks here, not only business dealers, preparing for what could happen at 6 00. Pg e has made it known theyre working to reduce the number of people impacted by the shutoffs. Theyve also shared with us theyre wanting to get the power turned on as soon as possible. 12 Daylight Hours at the end of the event. When that flag alert is over, more helicopters in the air to check the power lines so theyre able to get things up and running sooner. 6 00 is the key time according to pg e for when the shutoffs could begin. Live in Oakland Hills, Cierra Johnson for today in the bay. Thanks for pinpointing that critical time, kre air a. Kari is keeping her eye on that red flag warning. You say itsow morning . Until friday morning at 11 00. This will last a while. We will potentially have several people without power for an extended period of time. Prepare for that. Our red flag warning covers the north bay excluding the immediate coastline as well as much of the diablo range and Santa Cruz Mountains this is where we will have the wind gusts reaching over 50 Miles Per Hour and we are also going to see a strong wind that will blow offshore so here is whats going on. We have this High Pressure thats been building off the coast and the position is giving us wind coming over land as opposed to a cooler and more humid air thats coming in from the ocean. And at times once again were expecting those winds to continue to gust and our upper elevations will see winds up to 50 miles an hour. That as it moves over the mountains, that air will descend and dry out and so thats what we call heating because of the heating that goes down into the valleys it is very dry and that creates very dry vegetation. We do have to be very careful as we can see some very dry vegetation. We know that has been made worse by our severe to extreme drought. Our temperatures today will be hot. Were reaching up to 95 degrees in the inland areas and it may be even hotter as you go up in the Higher Elevations above 1,000 feet. This will be an influence but then gradually we will have cooler weather finally by next week. Much nicer but we do need to make it through the next several days with our highs in the inland valleys reaching into the mid90s. I think monday and tuesday well have some real relief. Some upper 80s, wouldnt be surprised if we have some 90s. A weak ocean breeze kicks in and well see that continuing to strengthen as we go into early next week. Of course well have all those updates on the red flag warning. Have that nbc bay area app so you can get some alerts. Mike, do you have any alert for the morning commute right now . One is the good kind and one is the traffic kind. We have a backup because the metering lights are on. A lot more folks are heading down as a result of the crash clearing. Quick recovery through san pablo. West 24, thats the traffic alert, but the update for the traffic crash westbound 24. Three vehicles involved. That does slow you heading out to the caldecott tunnel, orinda, the oakland area. The rest of the bay shows a smooth, easy drive. No more problems for san jose north 101. That crash cleared at mckey. A spot of slowing up to santa clara. Im doublechecking to make sure nothing big is going on. 680 where is says fremont at vargas. Back to you. Thanks, mike. Happening now a stanford alum and two russian cosmonauts are now at their new home aboard the International Space stakes station. The docki ining happened after launched late last night. Nasa astronauts and stanford alum kate rubin will do research in earth, science, biology and dna sequencing. Coming up next a quick look at our top stories for this wednesday morning including two bay area counties easing restrictions for businesses today. Details on some facebook ads. The reason the tech giant is beening ads discouraging people from getting vaccinated. Youre watching today in the bay. The unfair money bail system. He, accused of rape. While he, accused of stealing 5. The stanford rapist could afford bail; 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 shouldnt determine whether or not youre in jail. Vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. Welcome back. Heres a quick look at the top stories were following for you this morning. In addition to the bay areas elevated fire danger. Thats right. Happening now a live look at the Senate Confirmation hearings which resumed in the last hour for Supreme Court barrett. Senator grassley talking now. Th actually the third day of hearings. Senators asking more tough questions focusing on the Affordable Care act, abortion rights and same sex marriage. Democrats say they dont have the votes to stop her confirmation when the vote comes in about two weeks. Santa clara and Alameda County enter the orange tier of the covid monitoring system. Bob redell is live in palo alto. Big news for Restaurant Owners. Reporter starting today, kris, restaurants here in palo alto and around Santa Clara County can allow more people inside their establishments because, as you mentioned, Santa Clara County has moved into the orange tier of re opening during the covid19 pandemic which means restaurants can now operate at 25 capacity. The state, however, is allowing 50 capacity. The Santa Clara County has decided against that. They are trying to be extra cautious to stop the spread of covid19. In Alameda County they, too, have also moved into the orange tier of reopening. You see this orange map. That county wont make any major changes for another two weeks not until october 26th when Indoor Dining will reopen at 25 capacity or 100 people, which ever is fewer. The same for movie theaters and places of worship. Indoor malls will be able to open at 50 capacity. Again, thats october 26th. Reporting live, bob redell, today in the bay. Thank you, bob. New research out of stanford concludes that america is nowhere close to herd immunity. The massive Antibody Testing study looked at blood samples from thousands of patients on dialysis across 46 states and finds slightly less than 10 of the u. S. Has been infected. Herd immunity likely happens when twothirds of the population has antibodies. California now has more than 850,000 confirmed died of covid19. Facebook is cracking down on antivaccination ads launching a new Global Policy banning ads discouraging people from getting vaccinated. The old policy only banned vaccine hoaxes publicly identified by organizations. The change is aimed at further reducing offensive or false content. New this morning the pandemic reportedly causing chaos at a decades old high school. San franciscos lowell high school. Lowell is a magnet for academic elite, but this year the chronicle reports they are adjusting because the district was a pass fail when we started Distance Learning and normal state testing didnt happen. They made a lastminute decision to use a lottery to bring in the next class. That prompted outrage from parents and alumni. They still plan to vote next week. Its 6 57. Lets take a peek outside. All of our cameras overlooking the bay area on this wednesday morning. Its going to be another warm one. We have a red flag warning in effect. The danger of those high winds. Will could be some rolling power blackouts as well reducing the threat of any more fires. Kari has a look at our forecast. Yeah, we do have that combined with the hot temperatures for our inland valleys. Were talking about highs reaching into the mid90s today. Well see more weather like that over the next couple of days but our time frame of the red flag warning has already started and will continue until 11 00 friday morning during this time especially in our upper elevations we could see winds gusting over 50 miles an hour and in the valleys 30 miles an hour. We have to be careful the next few days. Fires could spread rapidly. As we go into the end of the weekend, into early next week, finally some cooling. Also this offshore wind well see our coastal areas heating up as well. Make sure youre prepared to have those hot temperatures especially in San Francisco. How is it looking right now for the morning commute, mike . Kari, the good news is theres nothing major in the south bay. I see slowing north 101 through santa clara. Its subtle just above the 280 sign. A little slowing south 880 through hayward. 24 where the arrow is that earlier crash is on the shoulder but three vehicles will distract you around fish ranch road, caldecott tunnel is fine. Things are recovering down to berkeley. The bay bridge toll plaza, the backup is still there for all lanes. The toll plaza but theyre moving appreciably better than 20 minutes ago. Say the words improvement and bay bridge toll plaza together. Commuters love that combination. No kidding. We love it and the combination of the team here, too. Thanks for joining us. We leave you with a live look of the supreme Court Nomination hearings of Amy Coney Barrett. Have a fantastic day. Good morning, making her case Amy Coney Barrett set to face another grilling on capitol hill after a marathon opening session. The judge deflecting questions on her specific views but assuring the country she does not have an agenda i certainly hope that all members of the committee have more confidence in my integrityw myself to be than to think that i would allow myself to be used as a pawn to decide this election for the american people. Were live from capitol hill. Case. You damn well be Amy Coney Barrett set to face another grilng