Streaming on cbsn bay area, we are looking live out at the city of san jose. Good morning everyone, it is wednesday, august 26th. Im michelle griego. And im len kiese. Good morning. First up on this wednesday morning, a check of our forecast. Mary lee standing by with that. Mary, good morning. Good morning to you len and michelle. And we are looking at unfortunately, another day of hazy and smoky skies. Now this morning, its not quite as bad as what we have seen even yesterday morning in comparison here. So those green and orange colors, yellow colors at least indicating that good to moderate air quality. But if you can see still some dots of red and purple and that indicates unhealthy air quality in spots for the north bay and portions of the south bay. And east bay. So because of the unhealthy air, the smoky and hazy skies, we have a spare the air alert in effect once again for today. And it has actually been extended through friday. So we are still looking at that smoke through the rest of the workweek. Daytime highs looking at right around where we should be for this time of year. 68 in San Francisco and 71 in oakland and 84 in san jose and 89 for concord. Well talk about the weekend ahead as well. Details on that coming up in a few minutes. Good morning. As we take a look at the roadways right now, couple of things to look out for this morning. Accidentfree. Thats the good news, but of course weve got these closures for the ongoing wildfires. To the San Mateo County area where highway 1 along the coast. Still is shut down both directions. Pretty much from pescadero down to the Santa Cruz County line. They still have closures along 35 at 84 over towards highway at highway 1235 tha honda road sustreets the area remain shut down until further notice. Well continue to keep you updated on that and let you know when they open these roadways. Ill check the north bay in the next report. Anne . Im anne makovec at the live news desk. And we have some breaking news from overnight in walnut creek. At least three people died in a car crash. This was on 680 north and the north main exit. For some reason, this vehicle left the freeway hitting a tree and then burst into flames. This happened just before 11 00 theres night and when authorities put that fire out, they found the remains of at least three people. There in the wreckage. Investigator were on scene for several hours this morning before they towed away the vehicle and it was headed to the Coroners Office where the investigation continues. The roadway has since been reopened. Michelle, back to you. Anne, thank you. This morning, on our fire watch, thousands of crews are fighting some of the largest blazes in state history. More than 1200 square miles have burned in the bay area alone. Thats roughly the size of rhode island. And its not even the peak of fire season. National guard troops are expected to arrive this afternoon to help at the front lines of the lnu complex fire burning in the north bay. That fire has killed five people and burned about 1,000 structures. This morning, its 27 contained. Evacuation warnings have been lifted for the city of healdsburg. And more people is also coming to the incident command post. Cal fire has deplayed the california conservation corps. There are now more than 2100 firefighters battling the complex thanks to relief crews from allover. Originally in the incident resources were definitely stretched thin. Since then had a significant number of additional firefighters and able to have the shift on and shift off. We were scheduled here to receive 12 National Guard hand crews with 150 people assigned to the crews. Fire crews also getting some help from the weather. The temperatures overnight cooled down and humidity was high. The scu complex east of san jose has overtaken the lnu as the second largest fire in state history. But crews are gaining some ground. The fire is now 20 contained and evacuation warnings have been lifted in fremont and morgan hill. Firefighters are focusing their efforts on protecting the heavily Populated Areas along the fires western and northern fronts. Farther into the fire zone a close call atop mount hamilton. The flames narrowly spared the historic lick observatory. However its still unclear if theres any unseen damage from the heat. And to the west in the santa cruz mountains, cal fire says 77,000 people have evacuated from san mateo and santa cruz counties. And this morning, seven people are still missing. The czu complex is now 19 contained and thats up from 17 yesterday afternoon. Less than 800 acres. The damage has been done. At least 443 structures are now gone. This map shows the area between Boulder Creek and bonny doon just west. The darker spots represent homes that have been destroyed. This morning, evacuation orders remain in effect in marin county. The woodward fire has burned around 3,000 acres and firefighters are especially concerned about the terrain and conditions in the northeastern section of the fire. Dozens of homes are evacuated near inverness park. They added to it with a morific you heren, you ve an hour to be gone. So weve all packed bags. Meanwhile, thieves have stolen valuable gear from one firefighter who traveled all the way from the rockies to help with the woodward wildfire. Sarah lee is helping with the fire in marin county and her suv was parked outside her hotel when it was broken into. Thousands of dollars worth of equipment stolen. This is the second time someone on her team had their vehicle broken into this week. A berkeley firefighter on the front lines has lost his vacaville farm to the flames. Mike shoekin was on duty when he got a text from his son telling him they had to evacuate. His farm was just a few miles you a way but when he got there, the water was cut off so he couldnt do anything. Instead, shoekin got to work protecting homes nearby. His farm was nearly destroyed except for the barn and he and his family had been building it for two years. To kenosha in wisconsin now. Protesters voice their anger for a Third Straight night over the shooting of jacob blake. The National Guard has been called in and armed citizens were in the streets vowing to protect businesses in the city. Blakes family says hes now paralyzed from the waist down. The department will only say cidestarted with a domestic dispute call. The state Justice Department has taken over the investigation. To campaign 2020 now. Vice president mike pence will headline tonights Republican National convention speakers. Meanwhile, First Lady Melania Trump used her speech last night as a call for national unity. Cbs skyler henry has the latest. Reporter night number two of the rnc featured First Lady Melania Trump. Making a case for the president s reelection. Im here because we need my husband to be our president and commanderinchief for four more hes what is best for our country. Reporter in a live speech delivered from the white houses newly renovated rose garden, mrs. Trump portrayed the president as a nontraditional politician who speaks his mind. Whether you like it or not, you always know what hes thinking. Reporter but the evening was designed to showcase a softer side of the president. Mr. Trump was shown pardoning jon ponder, a convicted bank robber turned activist. You are now fellow citizens of the greatest nation on the face of gods earth. Congratulations. Great going. Reporter mike pompeo addressed the gathering from israel. Becoming the first sitting secretary of state to make a convince speech in more than 70 years. Im speaking to you from beautiful jerusalem. Reporter some democrats believe the break with tradition may have broken the law. Texas congressman Joaquin Castro says the house will investigate it as a possible breach of the hatch act. The state Department Says he appeared in a personal capacity. And did not involve the use of any government resources. Skyler henry, cbs news, washington. The 49ers will kick off the season without any fans at levis but the seats may not be empty the entire season. The team says theyre having ongoing talks with Santa Clara County Health Leaders about the possibility of having a limited amount of people at the stadium. While the niners fight to win on the field this season, off the field, struggling businesses dependent on fans will be counting their losses. We anticipated to some degree. But it will keep us from hiring additional people. Bringing people back that were here before. Just a sad situation all the way around. I cant wait until we get through this and back to some sense of normalcy. Jonathan and his brother operate the booth inside the stadium. Last football season was the first year at levis. The brothers said it was successful. So far the 49ers have one game that fans can watch inperson but thats because its in dallas against the cowboys which is allowing fans at the home games. Time now 4 40. Still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, two Boston Companies are teaming up again. The inspiration behind the boston cream and the jelly doughnut flavored beers. And we are going to take another look outside before we head to break. This is a look at San Francisco from our Treasure Island camera. It is 4 41 right now. Well be right back. Hey, my twitter is blowing up dear jack box, bring back the spicy chicken strips, still waiting for the spicy chicken strips, so many about spicy chicken strips. Wow, i hear you. So im bringing back my juicy 100 allwhite meat spicy chicken strips combo for only 5. 99 is it the juicy 100 allwhite meat . Or because you can spice them up or cool them down . You wanted them back really bad. Get my spicy chicken strips combo for only 5. 99. The Restaurant Industry has been hit hard because of the pandemic. This week is black Restaurant Week in the bay area. And its meant to shine a spotlight on Small Businesses which would normally not have the marketing dollars to promote themselves. In 2017, there were just 12 restaurants participating in black Restaurant Week in the bay area. This year, that number has more than doubled. Italian eatery marzano in oakland is participating for the first time. The exposure is welcome for struggling restaurants as opening a business can be particularly challenging for black owners. A lot of black owned businesses unfortunately dont have the type of capital that others have when starting. Theyre usually starting restaurants with their own credit line. This year, the organization offered free registration to restaurants. Black Restaurant Week runs through sunday, august 30th. After that, the National Campaign heads to atlanta. Salesforce on high and afterhours trading and a strange combo. Doughnut inspired beers making a comeback. We have todays money watch report with naomi ruchim. [ bell dinging ] reporter wall street ended tuesday mixed. The dow fell 60 points. The nasdaq rose 86. And the s p 500 gained 12. Hitting a record high. Software Company Salesforce jumped double digits afterhour trading thanks to the earnings beat and releasing better than expected guidance for the rest of the year. This week it was announced salesforce is one of three companies that will move into the dow average to help give the index more exposure into the booming tech industry. 19,000 American Airlines workers are at risk of losing their jobs. The company says if no more federal stimulus is provided by october their work force will shrink by about 30 . The Airline Industry was given 25 billion by Congress Earlier this year with the promise they would not lay off workers through the end of september. Lawmakers have been unable to reach an agreement on a new round of stimulus. Harpoon brewery runs on dun kin. The two boston Area Companies have teem teamed up once again to make doughnut inspired beers. The 2018 harpoon dun kin coffee porter is making a comeback. Along with three new brews. The boston creme, the pumpkin and the jelly doughnut beer. That one is brewed with real Dunkin Donuts and a raspberry puree. The beer will be available starting next month. Watch report. For more, head to cbsmoneywatch. Com. At the cbs broadcast center. On our storm watch now, hurricane laura is expected to hit the gulf coast tonight as a catastrophic category 4 hurricane. More than half a Million People are evacuating the texas and louisiana coasts as the storm approaches. Cbs Courtney Zubowski has the latest. Reporter time is running out to prepare for hurricane laura. At least 20 Million People are in its potential path. Th obously very seri st, big storm system thats going to come on shore in southwest louisiana about 1 00 a. M. De out the storm. Mggest fear is be too late them. Reporter storm surge of up to 13 feet is expected along the gulf coast. In some spots, water is already creeping up. Strong southeast wind for the three, four days will push it up like this but as you know its already over the street. Reporter from louisiana to here in galveston, texas, more than half a Million People are under evacuation orders. Orders that become more complicated during a pandemic. Courtney zubowski, cbs news, texas. And unfortunately, hurricane laura will rapidly strengthen and intensity into a category 4 hurricane before it makes landfall on the gulf coast. Watching that closely for you. Of course back here at home, we are dealing with unhealthy air quality all of that smoke due to the massive wildfires burning in our region. So a spare the air alert in effect once again today. And ill talk about how long thats going to last. Heres a live look with the Treasure Island camera this morning and we are looking at low crowds and areas of fog as we start off the day along the coast and right around the bay and even a gray start inland as well with that onshore flow. And thats kind of heing to mix out the air and that smoke in our atmosphere. Thankfully so. So its not as bad but through the afternoon, were still looking at that unhealthy air. Temperatures in the 50s and in the 60s as we start off the day. Concord you are at 62. Oakland at 58. Looking at 62 in livermore and 58 56 in San Francisco and 64 for san jose and looking at 54 for santa rosa. So checking air quality conditions. You can see a lot of those green and yellow dots. Thats good to moderate air quality thats so much better compared to yesterday at this time. So for the peninsula, redwood city, down through san jose, looking at moderate air quality this morning. And that includes the east bay from fremont, union city, pleasanton and across the tri valley, also for portions of the rest of the east bay from concord to walnut creek and danville. Looking at that moderate air quality this morning. Good to moderate around the bay from San Francisco to oakland but as we head to the north bay you can start to see the red do quality. Novato. San rafael. Fairfield, unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups to napa a little bit closer to lnu lightning complex fires. Well, because of that unhealthy air, were looking at a spare the air alert that remains in effect not just today, but now extended all the way through friday due to this smoke. So these smoky skies, we have upper level winds bringing oksm complex fire south. That heat dome traps the smoke and ash over the bay area and as we head through the afternoon, thankfully with that afternoon sea breeze, it could help to mix out the air and improve air quality conditions as we go through the afternoon. But again, still those hazy and smoky skies that will continue for us. So looking at futurecast winds, we are going to see breezy westerly winds 10, 15 up to 20 Miles Per Hour. So for the south bay, looking at 84 in san jose and 90 for morgan hill and for the east bay, topping out at 89 for concord and for pleasant hill. Around the bay, 68 San Francisco and 71 oakland and upper 70s to low to mid80s for the north bay. So another day of smoky skies as we look to tomorrow and for friday. Temperatures will be on the rise just a little bit here as we head through the next several days. Lets check in with gianna for a look at traffic. Good morning. Taking a look at the roadways on this wednesday morning, were looking okay as far as traffic goes along 101 out of the north bay. Through ma run county. Going to the golden gate bridge, some foggy spots this morning but overall traffic is at the accomplishment. 15 minute drive south 101 into San Francisco. Street closures though in ma run county. Highway 1 at bear valley ances drake evard and coastal traffic is limited to local traffic only. So again those are closures for the marin county area. Due to the ongoing wildfires. Lets take a look at traffic along 580. It is certainly starting to hold up here westbound 580 as you come out of tracy. Near mountain house. All way to north flynn were seeing speeds down to about 19 Miles Per Hour in some spots. So a littleowtherwindmill first a possible semitruck with a trailer. May have caught fire there. Starting to see some smoke there. It is over to the right side of the roadway but maybe a bit of a distraction and fire crews could be called out to the scene. Just a headsup taking 580 out of tracy and south 680 right before koopman road. Theres a crash with the right lane blocked. A look at traffic in the Santa Clara County area coming up in my next report. Len . Thank you gianna. Kpix 5 is proud to be partnering with the red cross in a virtual telethon for fire relief. So far weve raised almost 500,000 and were trying for 1 million by sunday. You can donate by calling the number on your screen. Its 1855848 give or head to kpix. Com. Im Dennis Odonnell and coming up on sports, the giants go for lucky seven in a row with the dodgers in t a clfinis and do we have our first no hitter of the baseball season . Thats next. Remember, kpix 5 wants to bring you the good news happening in the bay area. Just go to kpix. Com together and you can also send your story ideas to together cbs. Com. Well be right back. Lily everyone in the house is online and i cant get enough bandwidth to video chat with my book club. Try 1 gig internet with at t fiber. You get more bandwidth and hbo max included. So, everyone stays entertained. So i can just watch the show instead of reading the book . You know, if you turn on your subtitles. Thats almost reading. Get 1 gig internet with at t fiber for 49. 99a month for a year. No annualcontract. And now get hbo max included. Limited availability in select areas. Call 1. 877. Only. Att good morning everybody. You know its a weird baseball season when the dodgers only come to town once but San Francisco made the best of it by piping in the beat la chants over the loud speaker. Perhaps johnny cay that isnt final game at home before the trade deadline but who knows . Donor closer jansen was on in the 65 lead in the 9th but he ran into belt. Belt reaching base 11 straight atbats. Thats hot. Game tied at 8. 11th inning, solano at the plate. It is gone and we are going home. And the reporter a walkoff jack for him. Giants win their seventh straight game. As and rangers, matt chapman took a 91mile an hour heater off the side of his head. But he stayed in the game. Next batter, matt olson. 454foot blast. Tenth home run of the year for him. As up 31. Top 5. Simeon doubles to lead with the two run shot of his own. Fifth home run for him. As blew it open late and beat the rangers 103. Oakland has won five of seven. White sox and pirates. Chicagos Lucas Gee Lee toe into the history books. 02. To right field. At an angle is there a no hitter the 19th in white sox history. Reporter 13th strikeouts for the 26yearold. Its the first nohitter of the short season. Nfl, the49ers made it official yesterday. No fans in attendance for the home opener on september 13th but the team did leave open the possibility of fans at levis later in the season. Nba playoffs. The clippers overshadowed luka mania last night. Paul george, 18 points in the first half. Finished with 35. L. A. Wins big 154111. To take a 32 series lead but the jacob blake shooting was on the mind of doc rivers after the game. Its amazing why we keep loving this country and this country does not love us back. Reporter yeah. Right now whats happening on the floor took a backseat at least last night. Thats the latest in im Dennis Odonnell. See you tonight. Time now is 4 57. Still ahead in our next half hour on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area selfless, caring and a good person. Coming up, the right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a fiery deadly crash in alameda county. What were just learning about that wreck that shut down parts of 680 overnight. The federal relief headed to front lines of the wildfires ravaging the bay area. A final goodbye for the san quentin prison guard who lost his life to coronavirus. How hell be honored today. Good morning everyone, its wednesday, august 26th. Im michelle griego. And im len kiese. Good morning. First up a check of our forecast with mary lee and mary, another smoky day ahead. It is for sure. 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. Its 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
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