Streaming on cbsn bay area a live look outside as we start the day together. You are looking live at the bay bridge. Good morning. Its wednesday. Shots fired overnight in the east bay. We have the latest from the live news desk. First we are waking up awaiting the results of the election. So far its too close to call. Taking a live at the white house right now. Counting continued throughout the night as the race for the president hinges on battleground states this morning. Here is a look at the current map. The president and former Vice President still well short of the necessary 270 votes needed to secure a victory. Several key voting places will not announce until today or tomorrow. Joe biden was expected to cruise to a an easy win in california. That victory was easy. 65 to 33 with 94 of precincts reporting. And despite key states still counting votes the president expressed confidence that he has won overnight. Cbs news hasnt projected a winner. We have more on where the two camps
We will continue to see this pattern repeat until we get some rain in here. Lets get to the graphics and talk about where we have the advisor in place. It will start over areas of our north bay hills and starts actually as we get into tonight pick it will begin at 11 00 or so and expected to remain until wednesday morning. As we shift to areas over santa cruz, this actually starts thursday morning and will last into friday morning and one last stop for the east bay hills, this is expected to begin over areas wednesday and last into friday as well. So we have a lot going on out there but the fire weather concerns will be in the hills once again with north bay hills and east bay hills and down through the diablo range as well as the Santa Cruz Mountains pick you can see the winds coming in from the northeast at atlas peak. And easterly breeze over mt. St. Helena and over the oakland hills. We have a northerly wind. Not strong, just yet but the advisory not in place just it, it will start
5 mile on the coast as well as novato and green indicates good air quality. Upper levels wind out of the north are expected to transport some smoke in to the north bay to our inland east bay for poor air quality. As we look at the rest of the day 60s skies will get slightly hazier as we move into your afternoon especially to our north bay, into the east bay. Our warmest inland valleys, well talk about it and talk about when the air clears in just a few liz . We continue now with the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsberg. Ginsberg was 87 and had been battling pan crealtic cancer. She leaves behind two children and several grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband marty. Heres a live look at washington, d. C. This morning where its 9 01 there. Flags are flying at half staffer atitol and Supreme Court to honor ginsberg. She served on the court for decades, a pioneer there on the court. Abc News Reporter Karen Travers has more on the justices legacy. Repo
Seasonal right now, but not for long. Mary lee is tracking the heat wave headed our way. Statement that is right, len. We have the heat and smoke for our Holiday Weekend. This is a look at current air quality conditions, moderate for most of us in the bay area, although unhealthy for sensitive groups or parts of the north bay, up thh el, d up north bay looking at lake port, clearlake unhealthy air quality to our farther north there. Lets check air quality conditions with that spare the air alert in effect and likely extended through the weekend. We have now gone a record 18 days in a row with the spare the air alert for the bay area. That broke the previous record of 40 days setback in 2018 during the campfires. The longest stretch of spare the air alerts happening right now where we will continue to add to that as we headed through the weekend. We have a heat advisory saturday through labor day for the coast and right around the bay an excessive heat warning for areas highlighted in p
Good morning frank, good morning to you at home. Frank, i cant believe it. August already. How did this happen, rosemary . I dont know, its like the twilight zone. Its like i came home midmarch and havent left. Good morning to you. First day of august and we are going to be a lot like the end of july when it comes to the weather. Temperatures are expected to warm slightly. We are starting out with low clouds this morning. We have the onshore breeze that will continue. It will weaken a little bit today and allow inland cities to warm up. Some areas expected to warm anywhere from 3 to 6 degrees, all medical back down on sunday. That cooling trend will areas and the first week of august. But the details on the Current Conditions, afternoon highs and what you can expect an extended forecast, coming up. Secures me. A group of amazon workers taking part in a caravan protest to demand safer conditions at a Company Warehouse in san leandro. This mornings demonstration against the Worlds Larges