Overnight gaining ground in nearly every county and word of new deaths tied to those fires and were standing by for a live News Conference from santa cruz county, today in the bay continues right now. And a good friday morning to you, thanks so much for starting right here with us, im marcus washington. And im laura garcia. A lot to cover this morning and that includes the weather, which really is a key factor in trying to fight these fires as well, kari, another warm one ahead. Yeah. It will be a warm afternoon but at least we do have a cooler start to our morning which will also help in keeping those fires from spreading so rapidly. We could still see the smoke layer over san jose, lets talk about that air quality. Because its been really bad. At times shifting where you start out clear and then suddenly the wind changes and the air quality goes downhill. Were seeing a lot of the worst of that from the north bay from san rafael to napa. But our highest measures of particulate matter,
Great to be back and a special honor to be invited to introduce tom wolfe and a huge burden because how does one introduce tom wolfe . One read the economist, of course. Two weeks ago was a wonderful article on literary realism and i will quote as a way of introduction. For use tom wolfe has been lambasting the establishment for ignoring the best story around, their own country. America positively titillate with fantastic stories and get its writers ensconced in their manhattan lofts and residentss cant be bothered to look further than the ends of their noses. This week, a moment in American Literature, he wrote in one of his manifestoes on behalf of literary realism we need a battalion, a brigade of zolofts to head into the wild bizarre, heart stopping country of ours, reclaim it as literary property. The trouble turning yourself into an american is you expose yourself to being trump by reality, better sort of critics are forever lambasting tom wolfe for going over the top, using cart
Wrestling with in our gma cover story. Got to blame it on my juice the quarantine 15. Are you noticing weight gain while on lockdown . Youre not alone. Talk to me about what quarantine 15 is. Quarantine 15 is really because we are out of our routine, and we are super high stressed. A dietitian tells us why its happening and shares some healthy tips to kick those bad habits. Bring it on home working from home, build a Home Office Setup youll love all on a budget. Simple ways to give your space y for homeschooling success. Weve got you covered. Who let the dogs out its dogust 1st. One big birthday for rescue dogs. Were live with an absolutely Awesome Party for some adorable adoptable pups, all that and more as we say, good morning, america. Whits dog copper making a cameo there at the top of the show. Yeah. He gets a lot of tv time. A lot of facetime for that pup. Really cute dog. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to our second hour. Were going to start with hurricane isaias bearing down
Reopen until they are able to reduce their number of cases for 14 consecutive days. Lyanne melendez with more on some other guidelines imposed by the governor. This is exactly what Many School Districts in california were hoping for. Some type of mandate. Not recommendations. Many had argued that recommendations or guidelines dont always work. The one thing we have the power to do, to get our kids back into school is look at this list again. Wear a mask. It was a plea made by the governor to try to reduce the coronavirus surge in california that has now forced many schools to go back to Distance Learning. Until now, districts were deciding how to reopen schools, putting them in an awkward position with parents and teeflers. Newsom took on thates isin a new ndate. Can physicallytion wn tty thatn has been off our monitoring list for 14 consecutive days. With the exception of san mateo, every county in the bay area is now on that list. San francisco was added today. San francisco unified
They come in. I want to thank you for joining our midday show. And im marcus washington. Now, our other top story for you this morning. Tens of thousands of workers are cross the bay area and country for that matter are walking off the job for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Thats how long a Police Officer kneeled on George Floyds neck before he died. Todays protests, taking a stance opposing systemic racism. Nbc bay areas Cierra Johnson is live for us in Mosswood Park in oakland. Whats happening there . Reporter yeah. This rally really just kicked on of a few minutes ago. But folks have been making their way here for about the last hour. This rally is part of a Larger Movement thats taking place in as many as 25 cities across the country today. Organizers expect tens of thousands of everyday workers nationwide like fast food workers, rideshare drivers to walk off the job to make a statement about ongoing cases of Police Brutality and the presence of systemic racism. National organizers