until 8:00 tomorrow morning. mark is track those winds. >> yeah, still a bit breezy in this pressure set-up, the pressure difference between these two systems, that the hills. generates the northerly wind. tomorrow morning, areas of fog here is a satellite that tells the story throughout the day. near the coast and bay. this is producing all of this could be locally dense. it will be smoky once again to smoke, and just the direction of the wind is transporting start out the day. that smoke, that blanket, over tomorrow no triple digits. the hot spots still approaching a good portion of the bay area the low-to-mid 90s for your wednesday, and the "spare the air" alert continues in your all day long. wednesday forecast. but i guess we'll take it, this cooloff. by the upcoming weekend, this here is our live camera with is great to see. just some 80s across portions the smoke and haze settling in. of the bay area, but hopefully we can get rid of that smock we have a lid over our ski. between now and then. that smoke tends to settle and >> yeah, much better. much more manageable. thank you, mark, appreciate it. we have some red reports colin kaepernick is making indicating unhealthy air quality, but as you know, this a virtual come back. the former fournetteers quarea sports have reached an agreement bring him back to the popular madden changes by the hour. this just gives you an idea of video game starting today. what we have right now. we have more moderate and more many wanted to see kaepernick back in the game, ea sports orange reports, which means said. his overall rating in the an 81 unhealthy for sensitive groups. this is for your wednesday, with the smoke still paying us a visit as we head into the afternoon hours. here is what is happening for patriots quarterback cam newton and the browns baker mayfield. >> new york city was once to the esper of the coronavirus here in the u.s. coming up, this afternoon into tonight. what's the mayor now said that visitors will be required to do. fire danger. the first significant offshore wind event of the season. the owner of hawkins house of burgers. north bay hills, delta region, my grandparents came here in 1939 and we've been serving east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains, a warning in this community for over 80 years. place until wednesday morning. my dad always said, take care of your community we could have gusts to around and they will always take care of you. and they have done so. 50 miles per hour. through the ups and through the downs. mount st. helena, 60 miles per my name may be on this building, but this place belongs to all of us. ♪ hour gusts this morning. benben lomond not as strong. this is indicating at least that welcome cool down across portions of the bay we'll talk cooldown, which is refreshing to see, with your forecast coming up in just a bit. pg&e did today cut power to customers in 22 different counties. top victorino joins us with a look at the timeline, and also when the outages might end. >> reporter: that's right. but we have to remember at all times this is a rapidly moving target where mother nature herself independently decides all of the deciding factors. as of the last report, pg&e has imposed public safety power shutoffs in 22 counties including napa and sonoma, as well as 7 tribal lands. >> if we have these critically dry fuels which we no are out there, and 40 mile per hour winds and an ignition, you could get a very fast prop pa gath wildfire. >> reporter: power has been cut to 178,000 customer accounts which is about 510,000 people without power in all of the 82 counties, whose overall population is well over 3 million. but for that one in six people, it's hard. santa rosen, tom, said he went through this same thing last year. >> with the ear conditioner it's take some time, but we shut off, it was around 110 are finally starting to see degrees, you know. >> we have, doing lot to keep some optimistic numbers in the fight to contain the coronavirus outbreak here in the u.s., but public health that's psps events smaller and shorter, impacting our customer officials say they're still facing an uphill batter with a force a shorting duration of time. >> reporter: current forecasts major new surge expected in the fall. say the peak should end . >> reporter: the coronavirus outbreak is still spreading, early wednesday morning.wheneve but there are positive trends nationwide. we're averaging about 38,000 new infections per day, down weather events brought us. more than 40% since the summer >> reporter: we are talking peak, and former hot spots are about inspecting 10,625 miles slowly starting to reopen, including new york, which has seen 30 straight days with an of power lines. infection rate of less than the distance from san francisco 1%. to johannesburg, south africa. new york city is making sure that out of town visitors >> eyes in the sky. observe a mandatory 14-day quarantine. >> they will be pulling over boots in the ground. we'll be inspecting every inch buss before they arrive and be of every line that was turned giving out those traveler health forms to get people off. we expect to do several psps right away to sign up so we can events this year. make sure they quarantine. >> reporter: but still a that's what we expected at the beginning of the year. number of states mainly crust not all impacting the north in other words the midwest bay, not all at the same time, still struggling with surging but we are expecting to do several this year, and we are cases, and public health expecting to do at least one in officials are predicting a sur sonoma county, and one in napa county, and this approaches, which is expected the first one this year. to peak just after election >> just one thing after day. >> as our children return to another. it gets a let's hard to take at school from a holiday weekend, i fear we'll continue to see times, but we seem to be pretty these large outbreaks. resilient. >> reporter: now we see the >> reporter: social distancing rules public officials say will most dry and dangerous wind be needed until a vaccine is events in september, all the available, and that most likely way do early november, when won't happen until the middle of next year, but the white house is still insisting it can most of the biggest, most get the job done by november. destructive and deadliest fires have historically rred. tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> president trump has torn >> yeah, tom, we live for us through bureaucratic barriers so we can get a safe and timely this afternoon. and effective vaccine. thank you. moving now to the numerous wildfires that are continuing >> reporter: nine pharmaceutical companies have signed a pledge to assure the to burn all across california. more than 14,000 firefighters safety of a possible vaccine are out in on the front lines, before seeking fda approvalle. including thousands battling a new fee every time you the massive creek fire in the drive up to lake tahoe. communities of shaver lake, big it's a proposal local leaders are debating that would raise nearly $70 million a year. creek, and huntington lake. the fire has burned over 140,000 acres and is zero percent contained. 5300 buildings remain threatened. helicopters rescued more than 200 people and more were pulled out of the fire zone today. >> they were out there again today evacuating 150 people, and another 14. so over 164 individuals were evacuated just this morning in similar efforts. >> firefighters say it could be several weeks until the creek fire can be fully contained. today the u.s. forest service talked about what people can do to help save lives and property when wildfires erupt. >> if there is a public service message, it's this, that we're finding that where you have group gatherings, that some people are refusing to evacuate when we're asking them to evacuate, and the that that is causing is we're having to pull firefighters and resources off the line to go in and rescue them, and in some cases just remove a lot of the downed timber from the fires from the road, so they can get out. and so the more we have to do that, the less capabilities that we have in suppressing the fires that's going on. so we really would like for people that, when it's time to evacuate, please evacuate. >> so far authorities say no one has been severely injured or killed in the creek fire and firefighters are working to keep it that way. >> let's talk more now about heading to the lake tahoe this very challenging firefight area may cost you more in a with danielle, an assistant local user fee is approved. deputy director with cal fire. daniel, this spreading? it could generate close to $70 million every year. we have the story from lake >> this has been an explosive tahoe. fire to say the least. >> tahoe can't sustain the type of demand that it has with that we have really being concerned up in the central sierra for many vehicles trying to come to years, above fresno, the fact it. >> reporter: carl hasty is one that we've had significant amounts of tree mortality over of the creators of a so-called one tahoe plan that would the past decade or so. charge every car enter the drought and bark a significant tahoe basen and possibly of the trees, so that is all truckee a user fee. kindleling for the fires, and >> we need an equitable way to you add if the heat, gusty kind of balance the sheet. winds, and low humidity, and it >> reporter: it's considered a is a lethal combination for a user fee rather than a toll, because tolls can only be used fire like this. >> daniel, when you talk about for transportation. the tahoe transportation the rate of spread of this district said the one tahoe fire, the creek fire, how does plan could bring $60 million a it compare with others burning right now in california? year for things like bus >> we've had some very fast- moving fires in the last couple systems, improved technology, and fighting globe warming. of weeks. if you had asked me compared to >> i think it's a pretty small fee in the grand scheme of things, and it would go to a previous years, i would talk lot of things that will benefit about the fact this has been an the whole community and the tourist experience as a whole. explosion that is just not common. unfortunately this month, it is >> reporter: the fee is broken down between day user was would common. the fires in the north and east bay burned at this same pay $4.10 a car, and commuters ferocity. and it's not even wind driven would pay $1.06. resident households could pay yet. the wind now has the potential $567 month for all of their to hamper our efforts, not on cars. >> it's hard enough to live in lake tahoe basin as it is. just the creek fire, but on all of the two dozen major fires many of our residents live off the hill, so for them to drive burning across california. >> yeah, this creek fire, though, seems to have a lot of up every day and get charged a eyes on right now. what is the plan of attack, dollar? daniel, when it comes to that's just another burden on them. mayor pro tem tamara wallace fighting a fire like this one? said she disagrees with the >> well, we are continuing to bring in a significant number user fee and believes the tourists pay their fair share. >> they pay occupancy tax, of resources, fire engines, bulldozers, fire crews, aircraft. sales tax, restaurants. crews have made significant progress on the fires in the for every dollar a tour irs north bay and east pay, and brings in, that dollar is recirculated in our community even in the santa cruz seven times. >> reporter: it's a proposal that is almost certain to continue the debate about mountains. that has allowed us to move 0 tourists in the basin. some of those resources off of those fires as we've made if approved by all six jurisdictions, it would still progress and respond to some of require approval by two states, these newer fires. so we're bringing in a lot of and organizers say the earliest equipment. one reason the creek fire is it could be implemented is making so much news is there have been so many people trapped up 234 these recreational areas where there 2023. is really only one way in and much of the bay area under one way out, and that hampers a red flag warning. a dangerous combination of warm our efforts for evacuation. weather, dry conditions, and >> yeah, and a lot of those diablo winds bearing down on the region, and because of the folks don't have cell service. they were unaware how close the fire danger, pg&e has cut power to tens of thousands to protect flames were getting. talk a little about those against wildfires. we are now well into that first rescue missions, and do you power shutoff of the year in believe that there are still more people trapped that need northern california. to be rescued? good evening, i'm julie haener. >> well, we're working very >> and i'm frank somerville. closely with the fresno county the power shutoff encompasses almost half of the 47 counties in which pg&e supplies power. top victorino here now with a look at who is in the dark and and the medina county authorities. money of these are large the timetable that pg&e is predicting for when these people will get their power marinas, big parking lots. back on. >> reporter: that depends on a a lot of dirt where it's safer lot of things, but we know for for them to stay in those at least the next 12 hours this locations than it would be to try to ask hundreds of people remains a very fluid situation to get back in their vehicles, with mother nature making all and head down these one-way of the deciding factors. as of the last report, pg&e has imposed public safety power shutoffs in 22 counties, roads. so it's safer to including napa and sonoma, as well as 7 tribal lands. >> if we have critically dry temporary shelter them in fuels, which we know are out place. so that's the safest thing there, and 40 mile per hour right now. wind, and an ignition, you >> yeah, as we heard the governor saying, at least 150 know, you can get a very fast more people rescued today from propagating wildfire. >> reporter: pg&e has cut the area. daniel verlant, we really appreciate it, and appreciate power to 172,000 customer the hard work of your crews accounts, which according to today. thank you. the u.s. census >> thanks. well, more rescues, as you heard, up in the sierra as a result of those fires that are burning near free throws. up next here we'll talk with one of the pilots flying on those dangerous missions. >> plus some parts of the bear now taking another step forward in the fight to emerge from the coronavirus. the new line of businesses that will soon be allowed to open in the south bay. and in bay area weather, fire danger is still high out there with a red flag fire warning, and a bit of cool coup little bit. and weays will. ♪ ♪ for people. ♪ ♪ for the future. ♪ ♪ and there has never been a 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(vo) i have the best job in the world. ♪ i get to remind people of their grandmother's conchitas. give the little kids cookies... and celebrate birthdays with all our neighbors. hopefully, we'll be part of this community for many, many more years. ♪ most mandatory evacuation orders for the walbridge fire have now been downgraded to warnings. the evacuation order is still in effect for people who live on one road, though. they will not be able to go back home until it is safe. national guard helicopter crews have been saving hundreds of campers who became trapped trying to flee that massive creek fire. the pilots have had to navigate through thick smoke to locate the stranded campers. many of whom have had kids and pets with them. crews be taken out of that area. joining us now live with more on those rescue missions is reporting liz gonzales, who is at the army national guard helicopter maintenance base in fresno, and some really heroic work takes place. >> reporter: absolutely heroic work. it's been a rollercoaster. those crews attempted to rescue the folks for the last two days, but finally were able to pull it off, starting about 3:00 this morning, and the last group that came in was around 3:00 in the afternoon. we're talking about hikers and pack packers that had been out in the wilderness some had been in the area lakes, spending labor day holiday. what started as rather peaceful trip turned into something else quite dramatic as a result of this creek fire that continues to burn out of control. word from people on the scene there, that they were able to see the stars, because the big problem had been the smoke and the weather. once they got word, the crews got word that the people on the floor could see the stars, and they thought, okay, let's do it and get them out of there. so a total of seven helicopters were helping on this operation over the course of the day. from 3:00 in the morning to 3:00 in the afternoon. these were some families out there, but there were also some first responders out there that needed the evacuate those areas as well. we saw at least one fresno county sheriff's deputy that was trapped. and others needed help getting out as well. like i mentioned, it's been a rollercoaster of emotions from families waiting word from their loved ones, who were out here at 5:00 yesterday afternoon, hoping they could get them, and instead having to meet up with them at 7:00 in the morning. a lot later than they there, th emotions were there, and they're all back together now. it's been quite takes about 20 minutes to get one of those think they might be done, until possibly nightfall, when they've might go out there once again. >> yeah, those crews don't hesitate at all. liz, have you had a chance to talk to any of those rescued, or the pilots pulling off this pretty amazing work in. >> reporter: i talked to one of the pilots last night, because we were actually out here until about midnight once we got word they had called off the operations overnight. they are telling us these conditions are really dangerous. typically they have better luck with these operations before the sun rises, because of the c they are working with, blackhawk helicopters, and they said they have weighter way to find them in the dark than name, but the weather lifted, and they went to pull people to safety. we heard of a satellite phone, one phone being shared by 50 people out at at a one of those lakes. >> thank you, liz. >> joining us to talk more about these remarkable rescues is chief water officer 2, michael haines. describe for everywhere the conditions you faced on these flights and talk about the challenges that made it so difficult to get to those people. >> yeah, thanks for having me. basically the conditions are -- it's a lot of heavy smoke out there. we've been trying over the last few days to get to these people, to get them extracted, but, you know, the a certain po see the bottom of the we came i early and just started making runs to the people at edison lake, and down near the john mear wilderness area. the smoke was pretty heavy in the middle, but at the place we were extracting the people, it cleared up enough for us to be able to get in and get them out. >> yeah, i can only imagine how happy and relieved those folks were who were wait big the lake there, to see the helicopters arrive. once you get to these folks, what is the process to figure out if anyone has any injuries of any kind, and then the process to figure out who you're going to take first. you can't take everyone at all once, right? >> absolutely. so we are a medical platform, so we have a med effect on board. obviously our priority is anyone who is injured, most severe first. in lieu of injuries, we're going to take the women and children, and then anybody else after that. but the priority is getting the injured out, and then women women and children, and on from there. >> must be tough to have to leave some people behind. what do you say to those folks when you leave? >> we tell them we'll be right back. honestly that's the most we can do. we take as many as we can, you know, without, you know, endangering the people we have on board by exceeding the limits of the aircraft, and we tell them we'll be right back, we have another ship on the way, and we just keep making ring routes. and they are all very understanding, very patient. it wasn't chaotic when we were selecting who to take. everybody was pretty supportive in getting who to get on first out. >>zone and on board those helicopters. what did you hear from folks and how does that feel for you and your team to be able to help people like this? >> didn't get to hear much from them. they were ushered off to their waiting family members. they were excited when they got on the ground obviously, and so were the families, so it felt good for us to be able to get them to their families and loved ones. >> all right. well, you guys clearly helped a lot of people here. i know a lot of people still in need of being rescued as well. so the work is ongoing. appreciate you taking some time. i know you're busy. chief warrant officer michael haynes with the national guard. thank you. >> thank yy area weather today, cooldown, all of the smoke and haze, and those northerly winds that have really boosted the fire danger. the peak of this wind event was early this morning, but the wind will pick up again tomorrow into tomorrow morning, just not as strong as this morning. take a look here at the red flack fire warning. this is the concern, that dry northerly flow which has been setting up. out toward the delta, east backup hills and the santa cruz mountains. the warning is in effect until 8:00 a.m. wednesday. we could have winds going up above 35 to 40 miles an hour. here is the forecast model. here we are tomorrow morning, 4:00, showing you those brighter colors. they correspond to the stronger wind speed especially for the higher terrain, to mendocino county. here is a satellite, actually the smoke forecast model is trying to pick up on some of the smoke. the bright white indicates the higher concentrations. as we put this into motion, it doesn't clear us out. the smoke could possibly be a factor once again. a lot of it just depends on the fire behavior tonight into tomorrow morning, so nothing to really clear this out in your wednesday. the wind reports right now, it is still breezy out towards mount st. he lena. winds around mount diablo gusting to 20 miles an hour, but as i mentioned, the winds were a lot stronger this morning. >> now, you probably is noticed a bit of cool down, especially around the bay. still warm, but not that reaction to dream heat. san francisco, degrees schooler than this time yesterday. here is a live camera. overnight lows starting out tomorrow morning, not as warm as this morning, over the past few mornings in the 50s and 60s, and still some patchy fog makes a comeback. could be locally dense. tomorrow we'll continue to cool things off. 68, all the way to the lower 90s for your wednesday afternoon. we'll talk more about this and a gradual cool down in your five-day coming up in a little bit. the november selection inches closer, and both campaigns are doing everything they can to reach voters in a pandemic. i'm lauren blanchard, plus new reaction over a potential vaccine. ♪ ♪ try my $4 mini munchies with marinara or ranch. back at jack in the box. ♪ try my $4 mini munchies with marinara or ranch. back at jack in the box. there are just 56 days now until the election, and the trump and biden campaigns continue to collide on several key issues, including the race to try to find a covid-19 vaccine. as lauren blanchard tells us, both campaigns are now zeroing in on swing states. haven't on tuesday, president trump off to florida and north carolina, states he must win this fall, while former vice president joe biden hosting hits events virtually from delaware. topics will include the economy and race relations with ongoing protests. >> people are going to be traveling all over the place and not taking anything for granted. >> reporter: the coronavirus is s the biggest topics. there are three vaccines in final stage clinical trials. president trump said he would like one available by november. >> he wanted us to invehicle bleach. mow, i will not take his word. >> reporter: what you see democrats doing is very, very dangerous. they are literally playing politics with peoples lives here by sowing doubt about a vaccine. >> i want transparency on the vaccine. one of the problems is the way he's plate politics. he's said so many things that aren't true. >> reporter: the white house is blaming democrats for stalling on another coronavirus package. >> i'm optimist take the pressure and the volunteers voice of the american people will start to have an impact on members of congress. >> reporter: president trump tweeting these shutdowns are ridiculous, and only being done to hurt the economy prior to the most important election perhaps in our history. >> reporter: in bethesda, maryland, lauren blanchard, ktvu fox 2 news. santa clara county is filing court briefs to combat recent changes to the postal service, saying it has slowed critically important mail delivery. it urges courts to washington d.c. and virginia to block those changes. >> there are many other important government services that rely on usps, and the county relies on many of those services to communicate, to deliver services, to communities who need it the most. >> the santa clara county board of supervisors unanimously supports the legal action. it calls the postal changes unlawful and an attempt by the trump administration to improperly influence the november election. another corner turned in the bay area's fight against covid-19. we'll have details on the businesses allowed to reopen in the south bay. >> a lot of pressure for parents, as well, because we don't have to teach them at home. >> with new health screenings in place, more than a dozen north bay schools reopen to in- person learning today, and that led to a lot of happy students and parents. california counties today were moved into a better spot on the state's new coronavirus watch list, meaning they have more freedom to open some businesses, as long as they follow strict rules. governor newsom announced today that several counties have moved into the red tier, which means that indoor hair salons and gyms operating at 10% capacity can reopen, along with appliance repair shops, aquariums, childcare center, and outdoor family entertainment centers. the governor did offer a word of caution. >> the point of caution, point of consideration. three-day holiday weekends have not been advantageous in terms mitigation of the spread of this virus. >> announcements on whether counties will move to a new tier and can again to reopen will be made each tuesday by the governor. >> there are now almost 738,000 cases of coronavirus here in california, with about 2700 new cases reported in the last 24 hours now 13,758 people have died here in our state since the start of this pandemic. and that includes 32 people with the virus who died yesterday. governor number, though, said today that the state's positivity rate is going down. >> we now are running over a 14- day period 4.3% positivity rate. in fact, it's dropped to 3.8% over a 7-day period. so 3.8%, 7-day positivity rate in the st- they positivity rate of 4.3%. >> and the governor also said that hospitalizations are down 24% statewide over the last 14 days. >> well, in marin county, 14 elementary schools reopened four in-person learning today for the first time since the pandemic forced them to shut down back in march. special education classes, they also resumed at schools, as well. rob roth joining us now live with more on how the first day of school went and the problems they encountered at one school. rob? >> right, alex. originally 15 schools were set to reopen, but when a staff member at one school tested positive for covid-19, that school decided not to open. however, the other schools did manage to let students in. at all children academics in to each student's temperature on arrival, and then it was off to a hand-washing station. >> count to 20, my friend. a.and then it was time for class. >> and we are going to design our own superhero. >> reporter: this is one of 14 schools in marin county that held its first day of in-person learn most of the schools were private or pa rock eyal. a 15th school, martin luther king jr. academy searched approval to open, but the school decided against it after a staff member tested positive for covid-19. so it was back to little learning for now. >> this was not an in-school transmission type of case, and we are working with that particular individual to do contact tracing to make sure that, you know, that case is handled and resolved. >> put that setback aside, marin health and education officials said it's a positive sign to have students starting to come back to school. >> i'm thrilled. we have worked, truly, since school closed in march, to develop a strategy to reopen. >> reporter: the schools that open all receive waivers after havinged had their extensive safety plans approved. ? in that plan, it highlights exactly what the protocols are that will be in place. what are the safety recautions. >> these schools have really stepped up to show that they will do what it takes. >> reporter: for the parent whose kids did return to school tuesday, they appeared to be among the happiest mothers and parties on earth. >> it takes a lot of pressure for parents, as well, because we don't have to teach them at home. >> time for him to get back to some normalcy, and time for him to be with hopes to have all marin schools open before winter break. alex? >> all right, rob roth, thank you. so while some of those schools in marin county were able to open their classrooms again, many struggling businesses will now have to wait to reopen their doors. joining me live this afternoon to talk about the delay is angela nicholson, assistant county administrator and director of marin's emergency operations center. you had anticipated entering the next phase of reopening. so what happened? >> we did anticipate the opening. on friday, we confirmed with the state would would be in the red tier and late yesterday we got a call from the state at rear evaluating the data, we would remain in the purple tier, which was a real challenge for our business community. i said we really tried to stay very coordinated with them during this pandemic, and we've been slow and meth oddickicle about our opening, so it was a big disappointment for the businesses today. >> so what sort of reasoning did the state give for changing whether you were allowed to reopen or not? >> essentially it was that that reevaluated the data again. i think there were a number of cases that some outbreak cases that happened last week that hadn't been included in the data on friday, and when they reevaluated on sunday, they determined that we needed to remain in the purple. we do remain in conversations with the state, and hopefully something may change later this week, but for now, we are firmly in the purple tier. >> we know that the state has this new method now for determining a county's position for reopening. do you think this new method is fair? >> you know, i think what everyone wants is that we have a clear and -- a clear process for the data. i think as long as the state and the counties have similar data analysis tools, i think it actually makes it really easy for us and for our businesses. in this case, it wasn't particularly clear, but i hope moving forward that it's more clear, and that businesses have a good examination of when they can open, of what it will take to stay open. i've been really proud of the businesses and the community in marin. we've been slow. we've been methodical. people have been following the rules. so i hope moving forward that we will, you know, get into the red tier sooner rather than later, and open some of those businesses back up. >> yeah. i'm soar that all of those businesses are hoping the same thing. angela, final question, does the county plan to appeal to the state, and if so, when do you expect to have a final decision on this matter? >> we have entered into the aadjudication process with the state around the data, and they haven't given us a deadline for when we will hear on whether or not we're moving tiers or not, so at this g game. all right, angela. really appreciate it. obviously, though, a big disappointment for so many folks there in marin county. thank you for taking the time to talk to us. >> thank you. >> kaepernick is back in football, at least virtually. how you'll be able to play with the former quarterback in the latest edition of madden football. >> and in bay area weather, lots to track. the smoke overhead, gusty winds, a red flag fire warning, but finally temperatures heading in the right direction. we'll have more on your forecast coming up. to donate and wanting to help out? >> yeah, we've been very fortunate to see an outpouring of need since the start of the pandemic, and it's needed. our costs have increased draw mat effectually. we are now direct to distributing over 4 million every tuesday we continue pounds of food per month. and our costs have really gone our giving day drive here at up. last july we spent less than ktvu. all month long highlighting $250,000 on food. this july we spend about $1.5 charitable organizations here in the bay area, making a huge million. so all of the funds we've been difference during the pandemic. today we want to focus on the getting have been going to our program, to food costs. alameda county community food the real issue we have is that bank. for more, we are joined by we're expected to be in covid michael, communications manager relief and recovery mode well with the alameda county community food bank. into 2021, and no know from the michael, really to have you on here today. now you and your team have been last recession it's going to take years for us to fully so busy over the past few recover. >> yeah, his is going to be months, this incredible part of the way that you incrfor food. operate at least for the foreseeable future. how would you describe the food in terms of trying to raise money, because there is such a need, you guys are holding a insecurity situation among the population that you serve? virtual fund-raiser called >> yeah, there's really only savor the season happening this sunday. what is this all about? one word to describe this. >> yeah, so this is the 18th its unprecedented. our food bank, we've been in year with our food bank. business for 35 years. we've never seeing in the like we normally host it at wenti this. i think that kind ofgoers not just our food bank, but food vineyards out in livermore. for many reasons we'll could being it virtually this year. banks area-wide and nation- wide. one in five county residents but it's free for the first was already experiencing and at time ever. first time in 18 years, anybody risk of hunger before the can extend save or the season. pandemic, and we think that the need has doubled since that dave clark will be hosting it time. >> with that being said, your hope is that you have that many we will have a professional more people who are will doing auctioneer running our auction. there's a lot of great step up and to donate, to help opportunities to support our food bank, and a lot of you out. opportunities to really learn have you, since the about the work that we've been doing this time of year. great auction. we have trips to hawaii and mexico, and san diego. it's going to be one hour, but a very impactful one hour, and we hope as many people in the community as possible can make it. >> yeah, no fee to get in, so everyone is invited to the party. sounds like a fun one. hope you guys raised quite a bit of money, because there is certainly an incredible need right now across the bay area. michael alfest, we appreciate your time and best of luck to you and your crew. here is the information right here. you can support the alameda county community food bank. all you have to so to do is head to ktvu.com/givingday. >> still pretty warm here in the bay area. just not as warm as yesterday. i'll show you those highs from yesterday. santa rosa 110, concord 107. san francisco 91. san jose 104 degrees. a significant drop-off today across a pad portion of the bay area, so kind of out of that extreme heat. we're not talking about major heat here in the bay area. we're seeing more oranges showing up here, meaning unhealthy for sensitive grousti