coverage this morning including continue its mission leaning on the threat of more thunder and partnerships with rescue groups lightning as well that could and one essential business to last all week, kari? keep adoptions going off site. >> we are transferring out we're going to see it this long-term dogs here. morning but the rest of the week is looking pretty hot. they are able to adopt out. we see what's happening now, the >> reporter: at 6:00 we'll share surge of moisture is bringing in more about the unique program storms across the central valley and how you can participate in in the sierra. our annual clear the shelters effort this year. i'll see you again tonight at 6:00. >> thanks, chris. we are seeing some rain and back to our top story, the spotty showers moving through. wildfires moving across the bay area. next "today in the bay" we have our team of reporters with the very latest overnight. a little bit favorable -- more favorable and the possibility of >> reporter: you've seen the lightning. video of the destruction but what you maybe haven't heard is the story of the evacuees who the commute itself is moving had to leave those homes behind. fine and the chp report, one is a person who is a part of our morning family. we'll have her story coming up. livermore as we take a look at the map, you see that incident there. reports of a roadside fire on the eastbound side and any reports of fire we're tracking, the freeways are moving smoothly but the other orange squares, the construction barrier, those are where they have blocked off local roadways. of course the scu fire, further down as well to mt. hamilton, over on the left side the czu fire. laura, lots of local roadway closures. remind folks to stay out of those evacuation zones. >> yeah, very much so. we're going to continue our coverage of all these wildfires this morning. let's begin in santa cruz county for you that morning with "today in the bay's" kris sanchez. kris, we're expecting an update from firefighters in about an hour. >> reporter: yeah, we're expecting that update from cal hey, my twitter is blowing up! fire in about an hour's time, dear jack box, bring back the spicy chicken strips, but let me tell you we feel a still waiting for the spicy chicken strips, greater law enforcement presence so many about spicy chicken strips. out here as we were coming to the same spot we have been since wow, i hear you. so i'm bringing back my juicy 100% last week. i actually had to show press all-white meat spicy chicken strips combo credentials. law enforcement shutting things for only $5.99! down after reports of looting and looting arrests. the big headline here is this czu complex fire is now a deadly fire. we have word and confirmation a 70-year-old man in davenport who was reported missing was, sadly, not found alive. i want to show you what fire crews are working with as they try to head into the firefight this morning. flames and fallen trees on either side of the roadway. they are now trying to get a handle on that 74,000 acre fire. the good news is that the fire is now 8% contained. at this point 163 homes, businesses, and other buildings are already destroyed, but there are now more than 1,500 fire personnel on this fire. they have nine helicopters, 151 engines, 15 bulldozers. some of those firefighters and equipment are coming from out of state and the national guard could be here to help as early as wednesday. still, some people, though, will give cal fire help staying behind with shovels and rakes. >> you can see houses on the brink of being burned down by slow moving fire. these flames are moving slowly with all the brush and the structures and buildings are really close. we try to create a fire line right by the fire and put the fire out to try to save homes. is it the juicy 100% all-white meat? >> reporter: so, again, not everybody staying behind in or because you can spice them up or cool them down? those evacuation orders is will or because a little birdie told me to help. there were nine people arrested you wanted them back really bad... for allegedly looting. get my spicy chicken strips combo for only $5.99. cal fire told us one of the victims was a firefighter who was out doing his job. someone broke into his truck, stole his wallet and emptied his right now at 5:30, bank account. firefighters try to hold their there are now more than 70,000 ground overnight after making evacuees who are out and about. progress against bay area wildfires. one of them is one of our own. nearly all continue to rage coming up at 5:30, we'll talk consuming hundreds of thousands of acres, homes and businesses, with one of our editors who is at work this morning putting even lives. to add to all of that look video together, but she is out what's returning to northern of her home. california. we'll hear her story and then at 6:00 we'll get that update from cal fire. in scotts valley, kris sanchez, thunder and lightning rolling back in making for "today in the bay." extreme fire danger as >> a lot of stories about loss. and we're continuing to firefighters aren't stretched watch the weather as well. thin enough already. the hits keep coming for the bay kari mentioned some serious area. threats of weather conditions on the move across the bay area. >> this includes those strong a very good monday morning winds, the threat of more and thank you for joining us. lightning. this is the very thing that i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. started these wildfires in the mike is keeping an eye on the first place. right now a look at some of the video from overnight. commute this morning. first start with meteorologist kari hall taking a look at what we can expect from the forecast, lightning again, kari, something people are worried about. >> let's get right back to yeah, we're definitely meteorologist kari hall tracking it all for us. worried about that because for no lightning strikes at least so the third time over the course far this morning, kari? of a week we're talking about lightning storms during the not so far, but we've seen a month of august. as of now, so far, the bay area lot of energy in the atmosphere and there will be that has only seen some waves of possibility. i'm also tracking some rain from the berkeley hills reaching over scattered showers. all of the lightning over the to the richmond/san rafael central valley or the sierra. bridge. we've seen spotty showers moving we're still watching out for that chance because of all of through especially the north the energy in the atmosphere we bay. take a look at how busy this is. have because of the remnants of a lot of lightning strikes for a tropical system moving in as the central valley, parts of the we have a lot of very warm air. we are looking at some of those sira scattered showers in the snort bay. lightning close to us has been we'll take a closer look at this off the shore or just to our and what's ahead for the rest of south. so we'll continue to monitor the day coming up in a few minutes. mike, any issues for drivers heading out? that in the forecast and will talk about our rain chances swms kari, if you look at the the lightning chances going down throughout the rest of the day. more on that coming up in a few fremont camera, a live look, the minutes. >> thank you. new evacuation warnings in traffic is flowing very the east bay overnight with the smoothly. maybe a little fog in the air? no, that's haze, smoke, scu complex fire expanding in size. a look at how wide the evacuation zone is right now. particulate matter. that will be distracting. you can see that in the red look at the maps. here, all along this area. the freeways are moving freely. take a look at this yellow here, also distracting on my maps the the evacuation warning area. big concern the red zone over you can see how close this all there from the santa cruz is to the tri-valley area. right now we want to bring in mountains, the czu fire, lots of bob redell live for us in local roadway closures as well livermore. as highway 9. bob, you're near a cal fire air stick around because we have a assault area. very personal look at why we're concerned about some of our >> reporter: here on greenville friends. back to you. >> thank you, mike. road evacuation orders have been to the latest on all the extended in the south bay and, fires burning across the bay area, live team coverage this as you mentioned, an evacuation morning. we want to begin with kris warning extended here in the sanchez live for us in santa east bay up to the borders of cruz. kris, i know this fire is taking livermore and pleasanton but not a turn no one wanted to see, a within the city limits deadly turn over the weekend. themselves after sunrise -- i we'll hear from firefighters soon. know you can't see behind me but >> reporter: yeah, and we do know at least one person did not there are several choppers who survive, a gentleman reported will resume their attack on the missing out of davenport was found dead. hills. time lapse video overnight from he was 70 years old. around midnight, the fire that is one person. there are so many people evacuated from their homes right burning over mission peak in now wondering what's going to fremont. the third largest in state happen next. one of them is shana john, one history. only grew 4,000 acres between yesterday morning and 7:00 last of our "today in the bay" night which might sound like a editors. she edits the videos you see. lot but percentage wise it's not when you consider this complex sadly, she is on the other side of the story. which encompasses around 20 fires throughout five counties is at almost 344,000 acres. just 10% contained. we expect new numbers to come that is what her family heard on out later this morning which wednesday night as they were will show this fire has grown in ordered to leave their home in size. the fire is also threatening ben lomond. over 20,000 structures with new they hustled to grab what they could, family pets, photo evacuation orders extended in parts of santa clara county including morgan hill. albums, her mother's ashes and headed to stay with friends in santa cruz. >> we just packed up everything >> i've lived in the house for 40 years, my mother's house. we have. she fought for that house. >> we just packed up our i don't know what i'll do if i lose that house. valuables, personal items. we had plenty of time to decide it's just my worst fear. what to take and what to leave it's so scary. all it takes is one wind, behind. >> reporter: coming up at 5:30, in about half an hour, we will changing wind. hear from cal fire. they'll tell us about the >> reporter: if you can believe biggest challenges facing this is the same storm that firefighters on the front lines sparked these fires also totalled her car so she had to of the scu fire. cram into a rental with her family and pets. >> the town of healdsburg here is what fire crews are up against as they respond to the remains on high alert this fire at 74,000 acres. morning. every resident will is either the good news is the fire is 8% under an evacuation order or contained. at this point 163 homes, part of a warning that they could possibly have to leave. businesses and other buildings "today in the bay's" cierra destroyed. but there are 1,500 fire johnson joins us live with how personnel on this fire now. conditions are looking there so far this morning. cierra? >> reporter: yes, good morning. those evacuation warnings came 151 engines. 15 bulldozers. the national guard could arrive last wednesday. it was because of that threat of as early as wednesday to help. and there is a lot of law the high wind and today those warnings are still in effect enforcement as well enforcing the roadblocks to keep people because of wind and now the safe and keep looters out. added possibility of lightning we know nine people were and thunder. arrested and cal fire told us we want to break down how things one of the victims was a stand here in healdsburg. firefighter out on the line. now the walbridge fire impacting someone broke into his truck, stole his wallet and emptied his folks here has burned about bank account. i can attest that the perimeters 52,000 acres and as you know the are much more secure than they fire is part of a larger lnu were last week. we did have to show credentials lightning complex fire burning to get into the fire area. throughout other counties. if we can make it into the ben cal fire said this is 5% lomond area where shayna john's contained, up from not being house is, we'll check on it for contained at all on friday. crews attacked the fire from you again. it was okay last week. above and also worked on the kris sanchez, "today in the bay." ground to defend the homes but, of course, winds made that very >> we hope that remains to be difficult to do. now the evacuation orders were the case and we thank her as well. she's coming to work despite all given to many residents on the this worry going on. west side of 101, and this like so many people, that morning concern those flames don't jump the highway like resiliency of the bay area, they've seen happen in other marcus. >> so many people going through so much. places is a concern. a lot of people are just fighting through it all and the one healdsburg woman expressed her concerns about just that firefighters and crews working happening. >> it could blow over like it very hard to fight against those did in vacaville. fires. then there's another threat making its way to our area. it could. and that's happened before in again the lightning strikes that started all of this. right. 2010. we're watching for that >> reporter: now this fire isn't potential for that to happen in just destroying homes and the bay area this morning. businesses. it's disrupting the school year. another round of tropical moisture comes in. the lnu fire is forcing many we've seen a lot of lightning districts to close and that strikes away from our area, off includes canceling distance to the east. so far we haven't seen any lightning as of yet. learning. schools in forestville will be we are also seeing some spotty closed. a lot of things to keep in mind showers. there will be a chance of that especially this morning as we as folks just miles away from also watch for the potential of this town square work to keep lightning, possibly some themselves safe. we're live in healdsburg, cierra thunderstorms, but that could also create some erratic winds johnson for "today in the bay." as we see the change in our wind help to fight these direction and so that may also wildfires is coming from all change the direction of the across the country and the world, for that matter. spread of fires in out for all crews are arriving from australia and canada. the video posted by canadian that in the forecast throughout the day, marcus. forces showing airplane dropping >> thanks, kari. the fire retardant on one of the new evacuation warnings in the fires here in california. east bay as overnight the scu kari, of course, we know that complex fire expanding in size. help is needed. these flames are showing no resilience not letting up at take a look at the evacuation all. zone right now. look how wide that is. no, they're not. the area in the red is the we're going to see the weather having a big influence on manned attorndatory evacuation . whether or not we'll see new fire start for today. with the red flag warning we see just how close all of this still have a chance of some is to the tri-valley area. isolated lightning mainly this we want to go to "today in the morning along with some spotty bay's" bob redell live for us in rain. livermore. you're near the cal fire assault erratic winds around those storms will also cause problems and could spread our current staging area, bob. fires in different directions. we'll be watching out for all of >> reporter: correct, marcus. that as we go into the rest of that evacuation warning has been the day. mike just getting out on the extended for people who live roads this morning with some of south of livermore and those road closures. pleasanton but not for people how is it looking? who live within those respective cities. we do expect the choppers kari, there's local roadway stationed behind me to continue closures. the freeways maintain a fommuti their air drops later today at the fire line several miles morning, be aware. behind us. while the air tankers had to be you'll have green roadways as far as the speed sensors go. grounded on saturday because of lots of local closures poor visibility caused by the especially in the santa cruz lingering smoke, resources are mountains and we talked about the areas through the limited. cal fire has just about 90 tri-valley. watch for the slowing. engines from around seven no major problems getting over to the bay bridge. states. the scu complex fires has now the golden gate bridge, a little bit of fog as well as the haze, burned just under 344,000 acres lots of smoke in the air. and is only 10% contained. you'll see that as the sun comes new video from overnight this is up. thank you, mike. a time lapse of the fire burning it's not just the bay area confronting potential disaster. next on "today in the bay," our over mission peak in frefremont. team is tracking twin storms at or near hurricane strength. cal fire expects this firefight now packing in a nasty one-two to go on for a long time because of its sheer size. punch that could affect new it's the third largest in california history. orleans. >> we have been messaging to all of our cooperators we are going giving investors a bit of a to have to set manageable paces shot in the arm even as markets because this is going to be a are already at records. very long-term incident. first, something good to share with you amid the ongoing wildfir >> reporter: coming up in a half wildfires, a community is coming together to thank firefighters hour around 6:00 the people and first responders. being forced out of their homes check out these signs posted in in the south bay. the front of the uc santa cruz reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." campus. we're all so thankful for all the work they're doing. >> thank you very much, bob. experience the ultimate sports hub. the town of healdsburg remains on high alert this morning. every resident is part of an evacuation or order.he area this morning. i imagine the people there are on edge. gd morning. yes, and they've been on edge since last week when the first evacuation warning was issued because of some of those high winds. the warnings have stayed in place. as we've discussed all morning where you can find games, news and highlights. there is that threat of lightning and thunder here in this area as well. all in one place, right on your tv. we want to break down just how the xfinity sports zone. things are going in this area. use your voice to search every stat, standing and score. the walbridge fire is the one specifically impacting folks here in healdsburg. follow the teams you love. so far burned 52,000 acres in and, even get notifications sonoma county alone. with breaking news alerts and more. this fire part of the larger lnu so you'll never miss an update. with the xfinity sports zone lightning fire that has spread everybody wins. now that's simple, easy, awesome. throughout several counties. click, call or visit a store for details. only about 5% contained on this fire. yesterday into the overnight hours crews worked to attack the fire from the air and crews were on the ground working to defend the homes. at some point the winds did make that task a little difficult to do. the evacuation warnings and orders were given to many of the residents on the west side of 101. the concern those flames don't jump the highway like we saw last week with this fire. take a listen to what one woman had to say about her fear of fires jumping the road. >> it could blow over like it did in vacaville. it could. and that's happened before in 2007 and 2010. >> reporter: this is disrupting the start of a new school year. the lnu fire is forcing districts to close and that includes completely stopping distance learning because of the evacuation. schools in forestville, guerneville and montgomery will be closed. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> thank you, cierra. right now at 5:40 we look at the weather conditions around the bay area, we are seeing temperatures that are slightly cooler near that area in healdsburg where she was just talking about, slightly lower temperatures and slightly higher humidity which is a critical time for firefighters to try to get some containment in the early morning hours. as we head to the scu lightning complex, we are seeing higher humidity. as we move to the santa cruz mountains upper 60s here as we continue to track the weather conditions there. right now at 5:14 the red i'll have another update coming up in a few minutes. flag warning continues until 5:00 this evening for the bay if you're fortunate enough area. that means any fires that to go about your daily commute develop could spread rapidly, and we're still watching out for then you're in luck. a chance of lightning. looking at san jose the traffic i'll have more on this and the flowing on northbound 101. forecast coming up in a few typically picks up right about minutes. now. it is picking up the volume and we have some good news although this shot shows a from the contra costa county smooth, easy drive. transit authority. the map i've circled at the walnut creek, 680 southbound, bottom showing slowing right around oakland road north of our actually martinez down to dublin camera. no major concern for the and back, new hov and express freeways other than the closures. lanes that have been added. that's the big issue getting we'll talk about the access around to the fire zones but the point and the data that they've bay bridge, marcus, showing a just shared with me coming up. little build. this morning we're also following that breaking news good morning and a happy near milwaukee. monday to you. a police shooting leading to stock markets are moving higher massive protests overnight and even as they are at records calls for change. after that press announcement on sunday that the fda had last week it was the authorized the emergency use of democrats. now it's the republicans' turn to hold a big therapeutic plasma to treat several cases or severe cases, rather, of covid-19. carolina, where there's a podium ready for the president. while studies still need to be we'll have full coverage coming conducted in the specific case up. doctors have been using plus, we'll tell you the therapeutic plasma to treat county that was just taken off infections for decades and the the state's covid-19 watch list and what it means for business. process is thought to be safe. the dow will start the day just but first, something good to share with you amid the ongoing under 28,000. nasdaq and s&p 500 set new records on friday. wildfires. communities are really thanking "new york times" says this morning facebook is actively first responders and firefighters. check out this video showing planning what it will do if thank you signs. of course we are also thanking president trump declares the all of those working so hard to upcoming election invalid and refuses to accept the results. man those fires, and we thank the report says facebook is you. we'll be right back. another day, another chance to bounce forward. contemplating turning off all political ads in the days following the election, so election doubters can't use that to spread their ideas. facebook says for its part it will only say we continue to plan for a range of scenarios to make sure we are prepared for the upcoming election. twitter over the weekend masked one of president trump's tweets 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started with a powerful internet and voice solution for just $64.90 a month. regular storm when it floods. call or go online today. it's time to go. >> marco is now a tropical storm that should make landfall tonight. laura is a hurricane strength and may roll in wednesday night. back to our breaking fire coverage here in california, new video showing the destruction left behind in california's oldest state park in boulder creek. flames there from the czu fires leveled the visitor center taking down many large redwood trees. you can see some of the camp sites showing a lot of people didn't have time to leave but they did quickly. the video from the first four miles of the park. likely more areas are damaged. >> so devastating to see. in the meantime in the north bay the woodward fire continues to burn out of control. it is only 5% contained. at least 2,700 acres have burned. i think it was hard for anyone in the bay area to not think about the fires and everyone affected. so much smoke filled our air. that air quality has been terrible out there. so as we are starting out this monday morning we're dealing with that, rain, and the chance of some lightning. we are looking at the radar right now. it's been really busy with lightning all across parts of the central valley as well as the sierra. here in the bay area we've seen spotty rain. so far no lightning strikes for right now at 5:45 the red inland areas. flag warning continues until they've either been off the coast or to our south. 5:00 meaning high fire conditions due to the as we look at the rain moving through the north bay it's possibility of more lightning really good to see that. strikes across the bay area. it's just not enough to really we're monitoring for that help put out those fires. chance. i'll have an update in a few the higher humidity will help minutes. crews hopefully get more containment today. we don't need any more lightning remember the backup at the strikes. even one could start a new fire bay bridge just getting started. and that would be bad. as we look at our trend the metering lights are on. throughout the day most of that the middle lanes still moving the best. moisture moving northward away from the bay area. we do expect our weather to clear out by the afternoon but may be unexpected out of the still cleaning that slight chance of dry lightning because east bay. take a look at this breaking of the unstable atmosphere we do news out of wisconsin. have over us right now. as we look at our air quality a tense night between officers and protesters after a black man we've been talking about that pretty much the whole bay area was shot by officers. is either red or orange. this is happening in kenosha where you see the bright pink, outside of the courthouse there that's very hazardous, the worst about 40 miles south of milwaukee. air quality in the bay area right now in danville and it's there was damage done to the pretty bad in hayward and moving building overnight. it will be closed today. over towards the inland east bay. we'll continue to monitor that officers opened fire after responding to a domestic as we see temperatures will still be warming up in the violence call. valleys reaching into the low the man is said to be in serious condition. 90s. for the east bay we'll see high temperatures up to 93 in antioch today. oakland will be in the low 70s they are continuing to clash and setting fires. along the coastline. we'll see temperatures in the mid-60s. san francisco up to 74 in the mission district and our north they may rule on the death bay high temperatures reaching up to 100 degrees in ukiah. penalty appeal filed by scott our temperatures as we go through the next several days peterson. his trial was moved from modesto still hot and that humidity will to redwood city. be going down. his appeals attorney says that mike, what's happening right now for commuters heading out? should have been moved even further away. kari, for commuters you're he argued jurors were improperly having a smooth drive as long as our outside of the fire zones discharged. and of course why would you be commuting through the fire zone, folks? let's get out to the maps and showing you a smooth drive for the national convention kicks off in charlotte. freeways. look at the red in the lower it's all set up. left-hand corner. right below me is the czu fire, protesters gathered and police made one arrest. santa cruz fires, highway 17 to a lot of the convention will be the coast. also on the right side through virtual, president trump will appear in person to accept the party's nomination and several the area. we have those closures. i'm talking about good news at hundred delegates will be there as well. least with the area between all in-person events will be walnut creek and dublin. safe. i just got word from contra costa county transit authority, >> we tested everybody before they came to charlotte. we have been testing people on they've opened up the hov lanes site. a year ahead of schedule and on >> the president is expected to budget. head back to the white house for that's great news. they said they've seen about 70% the rest of the convention. of the traffic from before the protesters are vowing to gather every night in charlotte until pandemic and the quarantine, so the convention ends on thursday. that's more traffic than we had before. and we still have i-80 open for service through vacaville. president trump will speak thank you very much. good thing it's open. every day. our team is certainly staying on >> the president usually only top of all of this breaking speaks once and it's at the end. news. three fires that have been >> the big finish, the balloon burning across the bay area. drop. that's how it's always been now the latest on the done, how joe biden did it evacuations under way and virtually. updates on the overnight our president often breaks tradition, and he will do it firefight. our team always on social differently speaking every media. check out these photos giving us evening. also speaking is nikki haley, the former governor of south the visuals just how bad the air carolina and former ambassador quality is across the bay area. to the united nations. be sure to follow us on once thought of as a potential rival to president trump, even instagram and facebook as well some talked about her running as twitter @nbcbayarea. against him for the nomination still ahead for you nbc bay area but it would appear she is fully responds. behind the president. also speaking at the convention a north bay animal shelter gets creative to find new homes today mark and patricia for cats and dogs. i'm chris chmura. that story is next. so you're a small business, mccloskey. president trump on sunday announced the fda had authorized doctors to use convalescent plasma -- or therapeutic plasma for patients with covid-19. people have been using it for many years. >> so plasma is the liquid portion of the blood. that liquid portion contains the natural immunity that someone develops in response to an infection, in this case covid-19. that liquid portion can be extracted and for many years as the president and secretaries said have been given to patients or a big one. for more than 100 years. you were thriving, there was a really good but then... oh. rationale for why this might ah. okay. plan, pivot. work. >> in other news kellyanne how do you bounce back? conway, the person who invented you don't, you bounce forward, the term alternative facts, will with serious and reliable internet. leave to spend more time with her family. powered by the largest gig speed network in america. her 15-year-old daughter said on social parents but is it secure? sure it's secure. and even if the power goes down, while criticizing her mother's your connection doesn't. role in the trump so how do i do this? you don't do this. administration. we do this, together. conway served as adviser and was bounce forward, with comcast business. trump's campaign manager in 2016. and the postmaster general will return to capitol hill today. on friday he took questions from a senate committee. today he'll face the house committee. over the weekend the house voted to further protect and fund the post office. more than two dozen joined in passing the bill. you can find me on twitter @scottmcgrew. >> thanks so much, scott. 5:50. continuing our coronavirus coverage, orange county is now off the state's watch list. the move now starts the countdown to reopening possibly including public schools. but before school can reopen the county must be off the watch list for 15 days. in the meantime governor newsom says he's watching san francisco closely. it may be one of the next counties off the watch list. of course we'll watch and continue to follow. californians who have lost their jobs during this pandemic will soon be able to tap into an extra $300. that should provide a lot of aid to people. the state received approval for the new federal assistance program launched by the white house this congress could not agree to a new stimulus plan. the extra money will come out of the federal relief budget for a limited time. states can add $100 more from their own reserve. it's not clear if california will do that yet or how soon it will be enrolled in the program. turning back to breaking news, fires burning across the bay area, breaking down the 5:24 for you. you're watching "today in the numbers for you and especially bay." we continue to monitor all of for people really leaving the bay area fires. everything on the line. here's the latest this hour. the lnu complex in the north bay across the state more than 14,000 firefighters are battling has burned 347,000 acres. the flames and some equipment more than 1,000 structures being used includes 2,400 fire damaged or even destroyed. engines, 284 dozers, and 95 sadly four people have died. that fire is 21% contained. in the south bay the scu fire aircraft. more people are coming to help has green to nearly 344,000 out as well. cal fire will soon be getting reinforcement in the form of the acres and is 10% contained. national guard troops. evacuation warnings are now in the california guard tweet this place for parts of the had picture out issuing protective gear. tri-valley. those troops are undergoing hand the czu fire has claimed the life of a 70-year-old man near crew training at camp roberts on davenport. the fire has scorched 74,000 the central coast. acres and is only 8% contained. the guard also showing off the view from inside the cockpit more than 160 structures have this is a pilot's view of them been lost in the fire. fighting those flames. continuing our coronavirus the smoke from the bay area coverage more than 664,000 fires can be seen from space. cases. statewide confirmed cases are up take a look at this imaging by slightly as well as deaths. nasa showing it lingering in the some good news, hospitalizations skies. kansas and the midwest. continue to decrease and the here is a look at time lapse infection rate remains below i video of the smoke from the czu lightning complex fires taking over the weekend to give you an idea how thick it is in the south bay. and another spare the air alert is in effect for today. a lot of people complaining of burning eyes and you can feel it in your throat as well and firefighters are giving it their all trying to fight these fires. >> can you imagine what it's like to actually be out there on the front lines? they definitely deserve a lot more props than they're getting. let's get a look at what's going on right now as we see spotty showers moving through. unfortunately, this is not a good soaking rain that would help put out the fires. it's spotty and moving through quickly. we haven't seen any lightning strikes so far here in the bay area. there's light rain which increases the humidity and keeps those fires from spreading so rapidly. we have seen a lot of lightning over parts of the sierra, a few lightning strikes over the central valley. we're still watching out for the slight chance we could see that today while we're dealing with all the unhealthy air quality. some of the numbers are high for spots like danville as well as hayward and the rest of the bay area is also seeing unhealthy air quality not just for people who have breathing problems limit your time outside. we're still going to have the 94 degrees in concord and in livermore. 82 will be the high today in palo alto. half moon bay will start out with some fog this morning and some mid-60s for highs. we have some upper 90s in ukiah today. as we go through the forecast we've also been watching what's happening elsewhere. so here is a look at tropical storm marco moving into the pensacola area, as we go into this morning. we're also watching laura, too. it's expected to make landfall on wednesday as a category 2 hurricane across southwest louisiana and so that's going to be an issue as they deal with two storms over the course of 48 hours. as we bring it back home we're going to see still some hot temperatures getting even hotter as we head to the end of the week with mid-90s. coastal areas in san francisco will mostly see 60s throughout the week and our chances of lightning will go down today. we're still going to see the slight chance tomorrow but not looking very likely. good news there. heading over to you, mike, good news for the commute? i have pleasant news. there's nothing really surprising as far as the patterns go. look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we do have metering lights turning on early but the middle lanes are moving. the side lanes unexpectedly slow. i was wrong. that is the unexpected part. no major issues from contra costa county. on the freeway 680 a new expansion for the hov lanes. walnut creek down to dublin and the northbound side, too, a year ahead of schedule. the rest of the map shows a smooth drive circling a crash north 880. it should be cleared to the shoulder. we show our live camera. we have a little grow there but it is not fog. marcus, from time to time we've seen our traffic cameras look like it's foggy. we don't get fog -- we rarely get fog in free month. the smoke and haze people feel all around the bay. back to you. >> most definitely. thanks, mike. happening now seoul mandates face coverings in both indoor and outdoor public places for the first time. the country has seen more than a week of triple digits, daily increases in the new virus cases. the governor extending social distancing rules banning in-person church meetings and closing clubs and cyber cafes. it is 5:56. and there's much more ahead on "today in the bay" this monday morning including a wildfire news conference set to get under way in just a few minutes in santa cruz county. we'll bring that to you live. but first something good amid the ongoing fires. over the weekend san jose's elks lodge held a donation drive. take a look at 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[ barking ] houses on the brink of being burned down. right now at 6:00, thousands of homes and entire towns remain in extreme danger. bay area wildfires grow to consume nearly 700,000 acres. that is six times the size of san jose. happening very soon an update from firefighters in santa cruz county. we'll bring that to you live. plus, worries are mounting as new lightning threatening. kari hall is tracking the lightning strikes. the third hour continues right now. and good morning to you on this monday. thank you for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll get to that morning commute and roads to avoid in a moment. first, let's check in with kari. these big wildfires started by lightning, and now that threat is back? yes. it's very unusual to have lightning storms in the bay area during the month of august and here we are for the third time this month talking about lightning. so far we haven't seen any lightning strikes and this radar can detect it as it happens and places a lightning icon on the map

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