Today. Temperatures yesterday reached triple digits inland and 90 degrees in San Francisco. Breaking a 65yearold record. But the hot weather has definitely not been accompanied by Crystal Clear skies. Thats because High Pressure has been trapping pollution and driving smoke from wildfires into the bay area. I just know that the smell more than anything and i know its particulate matter, so im aware cognizant that its not good for your lungs. All right so the smoky skies prompted the bay area air Quality Management district yesterday to declare a spare the air day. Yesterdays record temperatures includes 97 degrees in san jose and 92 oakland and similar conditions are in todays forecast. Hot all over california and the hot weather is helping fuel wildfires in Southern California as well. This fire in the Angeles National forest has burned about 500 acres. Six structures near koa stan stock. Containment remains at 0 . The cause still under investigation there. There are two other signifi
That will bring the hazy and smoky conditions once again through the bay area. And we have smoke heading south with the northerly wind. Wind speeds now. No strong winds and tracking the direction of the wind and coming in from the north and heading south. You can see we will see windy conditions. For the afternoon and parts of the bay. This comes from the west which is a stronger sea breeze and bringing down the temperatures. And big story aside from the haze and the patchy smoke will be the temperatures. This is hazy here at the Golden Gate Bridge on the sunday morning from the north and waking up to hazy and smoky conditions. For the east bay, waking up to haze and partly cloudy skies and this is a nice sunrise this morning. Day planner looks like this. You thought today was hot. Look at today. In the 60s. If you want to be outside. This is the time to to it, we will be ins 70s by 10 and low 90s at 2 00 p. M. High today of 94. And 4 00 p. M. And we will stay fairly hot. Low 90s at 6
The south pulling in lots of moisture it will be a slow and steady increase. Yesterday was more humid. Today will be more humid. And tomorrow it will really feel sticky out there. Drink plenty of water if youre heading out to the game. 73 degrees in philadelphia. 65 in pottstown. 67 in allentown. 62 in the poconos. Your city planner shows temperatures will warm up quickly to the high 80s. By noon, heading out to lunch and by 3 00 p. M. , 91. Breezy conditions with a wind speed of 9 to 10 miles per hour. Hot and humid today, 85 the high in the poconos. 90 in wilmington. Low 90s in philadelphia. 91 in Atlantic City. Cooler along the shore. Ill have how long the heat will be sticking around and a possible sevenday heat wave coming up. Dont tell us that, not at the start of the work week. The eagles are getting ready to spread their wings, they will take the field at 1 00 this afternoon. Falling on a sunday, it sure feels like football is back. This is a live look inside lincoln financial
Will the nightmare continue for them today . Were live at la guardia. And greek tragedy . Critics slam a sorority recru recruitment video parading around in short dresses and bikinis . Does it send the wrong message or all in good fun . Announcer from nbc news, this is today. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. Glad to have you with us. Im craig melvin alongside Sheinelle Jones and dylan dreyer here. A lively crowd outside. We want to get to the top story and thats the outbreak of dangerous wild fires ravagingro. Thousands are being evacuated, homes have been destroyed in oregon and idaho where a 70yearold woman died while fleeing the fire. A massive fire exploded in size. We find nbc gadi schwartz. Reporter good morning. No one expected this fire to grow so fast. Its 10,000 acres and dozen of homes and buildings like this have been destroyed. The entire town in washington is surrounded by fire. Overnight hundreds of firefig
Temperatures in Southern California pose another challenge for firefighters. With the heat around you, depending on the flame length and whats burning, maybe 130plus. Reporter the situation all too familiar for some trying to protect thefl selves from fire dang remember for the last several years. This is a third time that we got threatened by a fire. Reporter many back in washington have seen the fears realized. The question now is, how much worse will it get. Reporter later today, more help is on the way. Were expecting an additional 250 firefighters to arrive. Were told this area is so squares with resource that is help has been requested from as far away as australia. Erica. My goodness. Gadi schwartz, thanks. Dylan is here with a look at the sheer number of fires and what the firefighters are up against today. Were at the peak of fire season right now. It lasts through basically the middle to end of october. We have 85 uncontained large fires right now, including parts of montana,