As you cross the bay bridge this morning. Were mainly in the 50s and well be barely 60 at the coast. So average to a little bit below. A lot warmer weather coming up in the 7 day forecast. Fire crews battling the czu lightning complex are making steady progress after burning more than 81,000 acres. Julian glover is live in Scotts Valley where wont again they will hold a briefing in about an hour. Reporter yeah, they are making progress. And it is slow, methodical, but it is happening. We got an update that the fire is 21 contained, only growing less than 1,000 acres throughout the day on wednesday. Weather once again playing a role in making the firefight a success. To allowed the firefighters to work some controlled burn operations to protect the areas of felton and also ben lomond. But as firefighters make progress, evacuation warnings and orders are slowly being lifted. So good news to the north, Santa Clara County no longer being threatened by the fire. And to the south, uc santa cru he eva w have firing operations where we fight the fire with fire and make that buffer around the different communities and eat up that unburned fuel before the fire gets to that location. Reporter wednesday cal fire was busy clearing the interior roads of debris like these large red woods we saw leading into felton. Maybe also taking out power lines as well, creating hazards for so many of s gets them closer to the front lines and also better access on to many of the interior parts of the fire zone to be able to further assess the damage. Cal fire saying that work now 55 complete and we know some 590 structures confirmed destroyed. Again, they say that number only expected to go up. Well have that briefing for you live at 6 00 a. M. Julian glover, abc 7 news. Now lets get you uptodate on some of the other fires. The scu complex fire has burned 367,000 acres, its destroyed. Structures and is 30 contaioad are still in place. Today the National Guard will be on the front lines battling the lnu complex fires in the north bay. This fire has scorched more than 360 thourk acres and is 33 contained. Kate larsen has the latest from santa rosa. Reporter hundreds of soldiers marched into the fairgrounds wednesday after a week of firefighter training. Learning to hike up and down, getting the shelter gear on within 30 seconds, learning how to dig the line, laying the hoses. Reporter david chang is in charge of the National Guard troops who have traveled from all over california to help fight the walbridge fire. This is my first fire mission. We currently have about 300 soldiers that are here and i would say about a quarter too to a third of them have participated in the previous one. So we do have some experience. Reporter the wind has really picked up here which is creating new problems on the east side of the lnu complex fire where there are now new evacuations. However here in Sonoma County, the wind could actually be beneficial. On the south side of the fire, it is essentially backing into the wind. So we want to take advantage rg of those opportunities where the winds are in our favor and humidities are up and use the crews to put containment line in place. Reporter after a week of training, do you think they are ready . Absolutely. Having these additional boots on the ground to get in there and physically do the work that we need to get the containment lines in place, it is perfect timing. Reporter the National Guard has been activate for 29 days. But depending on how the firefight goes, it could be shorter or go longer. Kai kate larsen, abc 7 news. In oakland, a largely peaceful protest over the jacob blake shooting in wisconsin turned violent. Agitators attempted to fe to binses in downtown la oakland, cars were burned and several businesses were vandalized. Th crtuswa ao set ond vandalized. Police arrested several people. Angeroff t over the blake shooting is extending into sports. The nba season appears to be on hold as players protest the Police Shooting. And here is the latest from mona kosar abdi. Reporter in this mornings first look, walkout, the nba postseason is in doubt following the policeinvolved shooting of jacob blake. Lebron james reportedly walking out of the meeting after voting to stop the season. Me being africanamerican and to see what continues to happen towards my kind, it is very troubling. Reporter and the bucks announced that they would not be playing. Our focus cannot be on basketball. Reporter officer Rusten Sheskey is seen here in these videos appearing to lean in when sheskey opens fire. Athorities now saying police were responding to a calling from a woman who said that her boyfriend was not supposed to be on the premises. Family members say that blake was trying to deescalate an argument between two women. Coming up, well have an interview with stephen a. Smith. Mona kosar abdi, abc news, new york. At the live desk, the ceo f the individual why app tiktok is quitting because of the ongoing dispute between the Trump Administration and their push to have the company sold from its chinese owner. Kevin mayer was less than six months on the job. The Financial Times broke the news last night. In a statement to reporters, the company blamed political dynamics for his departure. Tiktok has been under pressure from President Trump, the prnt demanded that an American Company buy the u. S. Business or risk being banned. Tiktok is owned based in china. Micha microsoft has mentioned being a possible buyer. Over to you, mike. Thank you. Ill show you some of that good news that weve been talking about helping the firefighters. Temperatures cool, 54 to 61, and look at the winds, less than 5 Miles Per Hour. As we move forward with the lnu lightning complex, look at the winds staying below 10 Miles Per Hour. Temperatures will be warm to hot, but nothing extreme. 89 to 95 for those firefighters on the east branch. And here is a look at the woodward fire where the winds are coming out of the southwest, but the prevailing winds are blowing to the southeast and that is why we have poor air quality from novato down to mill valley. So thick that you can almost cut it and taste it. And that will be the case as we head throughout most of the day. Winds will let up a little bit and temperatures will remain in the 60s. So that is fantastic news for the firefighters there. Back here at home, we have some drizzle. 55 at richmond, hayward about 60. So enjoy the cooler conditions but there may be some slick spots especially around the bay bridge and east bay hills and along the coast because of that drizzle. Lets talk more about the commute and send it back to jobina. So we are looking in union city. You will run into a slow patch of traffic. Speeds around 7 Miles Per Hour in the area. This is southbound 880 before north fremont boulevard, the offramp there. So this is really once you get past id say going towards the san mateo bridge. Well take a live look outside now showing you the emeryville camera, what is happening there. You can see those headlights making their way westbound really picking up. No word on metering lights at the bay bridge toll plaza. Likely a little closer to the 6 00 hour. Coming up next, 7 things you need to know as you start your day. Also were live in texas with the destruction caused by hurricane laura and what people there are coping with this morning. And also pet owners who lost its more than just fast. It keeps all your devices running smoothly. With builtin security that protects your kids. No matter what theyre up to. It protects your info. And gives you 24 7 peace of mind. That if its connected, its protected. Even that that petcamera thingy. [ whines ] can your internet do that . Xfinity xfi can because its. Simple, easy, awesome. [ barking ] heesh are tre are the thing. Several people were arrested after a largely police protestoff the shooting of jacob blake in wisconsin turned violence. Agitators taechlts attempted tos to businesses, several were vandalized. And parts of texas and louisiana have been hit overnight with unrelenting wind and rain. Hurricane laura made landfall as a category 4 storm, it has been down graded to a category 2. Well be live in texas in a moment. Number three, fire crews making progress on the czu ri lightning complex. Cal fire is set to hold a briefing in less than an hour. And number four, Sonoma County will hold a Community Briefing to give up dates for feel impacted by the walbridge and myers fires. It will be streaming at 6 30 tonight. And five, the smoke continues to subside a little bit from these fires. But still the likelihood of are poor air quality will linger through at least friday with pockets of poor air quality, not widespread, through the weekend. Number six, chp has couple high wind advisories for the Golden Gate Bridge are and the altamont pass. And number seven, President Trump will close out the Republican Convention tonight. The program may be adjusted in light of hurricane laura, but nothing has been finalized yet. Happening now, hurricane laura lashing parts of texas and louisiana with destructive winds and torrential rain. It made landfall as almost a category 5 and as we mentioned, now down to a category 2. Jeff elan has been out in the storm and is joining us live from the storm zone in port arthur, texas. Jeff, good morning. Reporter good morning to you, reggie. The storm made landfall about 45 or 50 miles away from where im standing right now. We got a lot of win the aftermath here in port arthur, texas. A lot of roofs blown off of homes and plenty of trees down. Good news is that we did not get any storm surge that we thought that we were going to get on the text side. There is a seawall here, they were concerned that the water might flood downtown, that did. And there is no major flooding on this side of the state line. But the wind was the real story. Roofs off of houses, frees across roads and limbs down in just about every yard in town. It was a strong wind storm and we saw gusts of around 70 to 70 5 Miles Per Hour in port arthur. Had most of the people left in time, were s o it out . Reporter in any storm you will get some people who stay. I can tell you it seems like most people here left town because there is no one on the road right now. Typically when the sun would come up, you see people driving around and looking at damage. We havent seen anybody moving except for city vehicles. And city workers say this is the worst that they have seen. Again, roofs off and trees down. And we wish everyone the best in louisiana and texas this morning. Thanks so much, jeff. Part of becoming a better bay area is ensuring that our students are getting a quality education. Santa clara county is approving waivers for schools to offer inperson classes. The first is Moreland School district classes in the moreland district started last week. The cdcs recommendation of testing for coronavirus is drawing strong reaction from Bay Area Health leaders. The agency now says that as long as a person does not snow symptoms, testing may not be necessary. Local Health Officials disagree. They were among the first to enact sweeping shelterinplace orders and called for expanded testing. They still believe that it is important to test are infectio are asymptomatic and that is the cdcs own estimates. It undercuts our very basic tenants of how we control an infectious disease. Failing to test is not going to end this pandemic. Failing to test will not make the virus go away. Santa clara county says it is not changing its guidance and the governor says that the state will not embrace the new guidelines either. The economy is an important part of building our better bay area. And the Economic Impact is creating dilemma for pet owners who lost their job. Support has come from donors and fellow pet owners. Food drives continue. And san jose an maam Services Sees the demand growing. These petes are hungry and people are trying the best they can, but you if they have no jobs and no money, they have no resources to go to the store. A issue, financially strapped pet owners are surrendering their pets. San jose animal care soshing sponsoring an adoptathon. Well have the link on our website, abc7news. Com. An opportunity, mike, for people who have the ability right now to bring a new dog or cat into their lives. And i know a lot of people are waiting for this because there has been a great demand for people to adopt. Even if you can foster, donate, anything that you can do to help is much appreciated. Were always talking to our perfect pet partners and they havent stopped working and fostering and giving food to other folks. So they could definitely use the help. Apprec y bgha san jose. A little smoky out there right now. Looks like we have have at leas couple more spare the air days. And then focusing on today, we have morning drizzle, it is widespread and pretty thick. Well have a little bit more sunshine. Usually drizzle will lock in the marine layer, but we have an area of low pressure that will help mix up the atmosphere a little bit more than yesterday. So we may be a degree or two warmer, that is it. Well definitely be warmer away from the coast. So you see the green on the map. And the drizzle will dry up but the clouds never really leave the coast completely. So lets talk about temperatures today. Low to upper 80s from santa clara all the way down to morgan hill. 76 in san mateo to 79 in menlo park. We have will he to mid60s along the coast today. Mid to upper 60s in downtown, sausalito. Just a touch less sunshine. 70s around novato, vallejo. And along the east bay shore, richmond upper 60s, everyone else around 70 to 76 degrees. And you may not need the air conditioner today in the east bay valleys. Tonight back into the 50s, and less cloud cover. The 7 day forecast, look at the temperatures jump up nearly six degrees away from the coast. 70s, 80s and 90s dominate the forecast saturday through wednesday. The man accused of an ambush attack that left a santa cruz sheriff deputy dead and two others injured will appear in court. Steven carrillo will be arraign arraigned. He is expected to enter a plea in connection with the death of deputy damonn6. Hehargeditedalourt for theol f protective Service OfficerDavid Patrick underwood who was ambushed in a may shooting. More than two dozen illegal guns are off the street this morning after police served a search warrant in San Francisco. Look at what they seized. This was on friday. This photo shows 29 firearms and they recovered rounds of ammo and drugs. It happened at a home on a quiet residential street on 48th avenue. Officers ended up arresting four people. Elon musk wants to take the connection between man and commuter computer a step forward. The mysterious chip he is ready to unveil. And it seems like we have quite enough to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, but now were about to face a quick update on laura. The worse of it is not over as far as the storm surge goes, but we till have the potential for damaging winds. Just had a 76mileperhour wind in alexandria, louisiana. And it is heading up toward ashland and just to the east of shreveport. Tornadoes still a possibility through the mor wouldnt be surprised if this gets upgraded and moved farther to the north in places like monroe and little rock. And you can see as it heads up the Mississippi River and turns in tolts ohio river val the ohil the green is fresh water flooding. So there will be an issue with tornadoes and more heavy rain. So not quite out of it yet. And as if the covid19 crisis is not enough, state and local Health Officials are gearing up for another major threat, talking about the up coming flu season. Doctors say symptoms are similar and it is hard to tell the difference. So hospitals will be testing for both to figure out the best treatments. We have a few different testing platforms, two of which test mainly for just covid and then we have a third platform that were increasing capacity of tests for covid, influenza and the most common respiratory viruses. Medical experts strongly urge people to get a flu shot this year. Perhaps the only bright spot in all of this is the fact that were all masking up which may keep the spread of you flu in check. Lets hope. We havent talked about this in a while, but elon mask is set to release new details about a brain commut computer interface that will help those with brain injuries. The tesla founder launched the company in 2016 with the goal of marketing a product that helps certain brain injury victims by 2023. And look at this that shows the wildfire smoke and as well as hurricane laura in the gulf of mexico. This is from wednesday when laura was still offshore. And laura made landfall overnight. A lot going on this morning. Too much. It is really too much is going on. It is getting there. Were coming back with another 90 minutes of news including the latest look at jobs in america, a brand new unemployment report is about to be released. 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[ ] country. A mostly peaceful protest in oakland taking a violence turn. And firefighters are making steady progress against the three major wildfires burning. V. And firefighters are making steady progress against the three major wildfires burning. And hurricane laura is slamming the gulf coast overnight. And now people are waking up to ferocious winds, flooding and power outages. Good morning, welcome can to thursday, august 27. Well get to all those stories in a moment, but first here is mike. Hi, everybody. Lets start with the air quality ose sensn sor but as you head up, you can see that it is pretty clear all the way into the east bay thanks to the morning marine layer, but it is also bringing the winds from the woodbridge fire into san rafael. And as you head deeper into the north bay, the air is air day. Notice the winds gusting to 33 in fairfield and the moisture that is in the marine layer is a lot more prevalent this morning so you may need the windshield wipers as you are commuting. Temperatures will be a little cooler than they were yesterday with 64 in San Francisco, to mid to upper ain80s inland. Some heat is on the way coming up in the accuweather 7 day forecast. Oakland police say that they have made several arrests after protests against the Police Shooting of a black man in kenosha turned violence. Num ris fires weerous fires wer downtown oakland. And we have video to show you exactly what happened on the streets of oakland last night. Windows were broken, some fires were set. And objects were thrown at police officers. There were no reports of officer injuries. Around 11 00 last night, activists shut down interstate 580. Hundreds showed up to protest the shooting of jacob blake in wisconsin. We spoke with a supporter of his the defund the police oig movement by zoom and said these protests are important, that people are frustrated to see yet another video of a black man being shot by police and that change needs to happen. I dont know which is worse, watching these videos or watching nothing change as a result of them. We have covid, the fires and people are still showing up and putting their feet to the streets and making their voices heard. Late in the night Police Reported that Alameda County courthouse was vandalized and sn fire. And Oakland Police were active on twitter expressing support for the right to protest but asking crowds to keep it safe and peaceful. And Oakland Police say they did make several arrests last night. Amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. More now on what is happening in wisconsin. Overnight protests following the have been largely peaceful. Hundreds participated in a nonviolent rally through the streets of kenosha. No tear gas or rubber bullets were fired by police. This fact officers took a subdued approach staying blocks away. And 500 National Guard troops with also on the ground. The officer captured on video shooting blake seven times has been identified as 31yearold Rusten Sheskey. He has been on the Kenosha Police force for more than 7 years and was a Campus Police officer before before that. Kyle rittenhouse faces firstdegree murder after police say he killed two people and wounded a third tuesday he is due back in court friday. At the live desk this morning, im tracking hurricane laura, the catastrophic storm made landfall overnight bringing with it torrential wind and rain. Well take a live look at the storm zone, this is along the coast in texas. Right now you can definitely see that it has become overcast even in the last hour. The hurricane has weakened to a category 2 storm. Damaging wind gusts are lashing eastern texas and western louisiana. There is extensive damage in some areas. Laura hit the gulf coast as a category 4 storm. Trees violently shook, windows were blown out, cars toppled over. Nearly 300,000 homes and businesses in the region are without power. Residents are being warned that lifethreatening flash flooding is about to happen. This is dangerous, dangerous storm surge. And in some cases here you look at some of these values, it is not sush survivable. They say expect storm surges of up to 20 feet, and that will cause catastrophic damage to both coastlines. Along with low lying communities up to 40 miles inland. Major flooding will not fully recede for days and more than 580,000 coastal residents were ordered to evacuate. Authorities fear that not everyone did leave, so well keep monitoring this from the live desk. Now to the wildfires. National guard troops will be on the front lines today against the lnu lightning complex in the north bay. Evacuation orders have been reduced to evacuation warnings in parts of napa county for this complex. The fires have burned almost 361,000 acres. However, containment has grown to 33 . 250 members of the National Guard have been gearing up and training for the last few days to join in on the firefight. And a second website is now up and running showing the homes that have been damaged or destroyed in the north bay. It is pretty similar to the Damage Assessment map for the czu complex. Red means the home has been destroyed, orange means there is significant damage and yellow means minor damage. Green means very little damage. The black building means that there was no damage at all. You can find a link to both maps at abts oc7news. Com. Today there will be a Community Briefing to provide information about recovery programs and resources for Sonoma County residents. Officials from the California Office of emergency services, fema will be on hand for those impacted by twalbridge and myer fires. It will be on their Facebook Page at 6 30 p. M. Cal fire says that firefighters have made Good Progress on the scu lightning compl complex. That complex burned more than 367,000 acres and is 30 contained. Officials are reassuring residents they wont be kept from their homes any longer than is necessary. The weather is giving ifs of a bit of a reprieve and also he getting help from several aircraft. Additional crews where joining in the battle against the czu complex fires. The fires where now at more than 81,000 acres and 21 contained. 590 buildings were lost to the flames. Operations were delayed though when somebody broke into a Fire Department vehicle last night and stole protective equipment. Evacuation order for uc santa cruz has been lifted and six people are still missing including three men, well show you their pictures, that the Sheriffs Office released. They hope that someone might help them find these men. An estimated 77,000 people have been evacuated from the czu complex fire zone. Many are finding shelter in the bay area with Santa Cruz Hotels already filled up. We talked to a swrak that was evacuated from their Boulder Creek home. They spent the first night at the fair grounds but the last week at the marriott. Along with their dog and parakeet. Through a program called san jose cares, more than a dozen hotels announced discounted rates for the evacuees. Weve heard about the rate that they were giving here and that they were pet friendly. The Sheriffs Office says it could be weeks before buld der creek residents can return. And you can follow the fires statewide with our wildfire tracker. It is updated with the latest information from cal fire. You can see where fires are spreading and get containment information in realtime. We also have all the evacuation info you need to know and also air quality data. The abc 7 fire tracker is available now at abc7news. Com and our abc 7 news app. Day three of the Republican National convention belongs to Vice President mike pence. He offered support for Law Enforcement amid growing protests over the Police Shooting of another black man. And Governor Newsom says california is making major chai changes to coronavirus testing that he says will be faster and cheaper. But rs cck in with mike nicco. I want to expand upon the great weather conditions. Up in the north bay, you go from 54 to 60, winds are calm and that has helped out so much. Here is a look at san rafael and some of that is smoke, some of that is fog. So it is a smoggy morning. You have the poorest a quality in the bay right now because of the environmental wind. Even though right around the fire itself, it is also drawing air in from the southwest. So you have a little swirl going on here also. But 49 degrees, 100 relative humidity. And well head down to the czu lightning complex, 48 degrees right now, 100 relative humidity. Light winds at 5 to 10 miles er hour. They will ramp up to around 15 in the afternoon hours, but it will keep the humidity and Cool Temperatures in there. 52 at daily city, for theghters 57 at menlo park. A little drizzle. 60 in hayward and san jose. As far as your forecast for the commute, it is just about the drizzle this morning and staying safe from the smoke all day today. Lets check out the roads with jobina. Thank you so much. Good morning, everyone. Hope you are having a nice morning. Well look at the maps first. In union city, we have a crash there that is blocking at least one lane. You can see there is a hefty backup. This is southbound 880 before the authority fremont boulevard offramp. Multiple cars involved but no injuries have been reported. And pretty nearby, we have slow conditions on the dumbarton bridge due to road work that will be picked up around 6 00 a. M. And so just expect delays there until shortly after 6 00 this morning. And you heard mike talk about the favorable conditions for the firefighters. We have no additional major closures, just the ones that have been in effect since about last week. So we have all that Information Available for you on our website, abc7news. Com. As we head to break here, well take a live look outside, checking outhe Richmond San Rafael bridge. No major slowdowns aside from the two i pointed out. So youe sm you were thriving, but then. Oh. Ah. Okay. Plan, pivot. How do you bounce back . You dont, you bounce forward, with serious and reliable internet. Powered by the largest gig Speed Network in america. But is it secure . Sure its secure. And even if the power goes down, your connection doesnt. So how do i do this . You dont do this. We do this, together. Bounce forward, with comcast business. Inflammation in your eye might be to blame. 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It is a little cooler thanks to the extra moisture in the air. Most of us in the 50s. Coas8 so comfortable temperatures. Poor air quality, you cant escape it in the san joaquin valley. But were seeing that start to taper a little bit. Mid60s along thes coast, to 114 in palm springs today. Well look at the accuweather 7 day forecast coming up. At the live 2ke6desk, the U Labor Department released the latest jobs report. It looks like just a little more than 1 Million People filed new unemployment claims last week. That right at what economists forecast. More than 57 million have filed for jobless insurance since march. And there are 14. 54 million continuing claims. Slightly down from last week. And well see how wall Street Investors react when the markets open up. Your voice, your vote. President Trump Takes Center Stage tonight it close oto clos Republican National convention. Vice president pence tried to put a positive spin on the coronavirus reaction. To bring america all the way back, we need four more years of President Trump in the white house. What joe doesnt seem to understand is that america is a nation of miracles. The biden camp writing that he used debunked square tack kicks agaslighting trying to further divide the country. And Kellyanne Conway praised the republican ticket. President trump and Vice President pence have lifted americans, provided them with dignity, opportunity and results. President trump will make his speech from the white house d erncay adjust their plans in light of hurricane laura, but nothing has been announced yet. Better a better bay area means looking out for our health. The coronavirus pandemic appears to be subsiding in california. There are about 6,000 new cases reported yesterday and that is below average. The number of hospitalized patients continues it drop, it is done to about 4300 and that is from a peak of more than 7,000 about a month ago. Coronavirus claimed 150 lives in california on wednesday, but that number is above average. The test Positivity Rate is on the decline. Over 14 days, it is at 6. 1 . And in the last seven days, it has gone done to 5. 8 . Inexpensit been granted emergency approval. It costs just 5 bucks and results are in 15 minutes. It still needs to be administered by a Health Care Professional using a nasal swab. And there is a free app that you can use to for people who test negative to show a temporary Digital Health pass on your phone. The test is meant to be taken within seven days of the first symptoms. Californias governor has announced big plans to expand covid19 Testing Capacity to cut down shorts and shorten the test turnaround time. This is to prepare ahead of threw season. They signed a contract with a major dying not ticks company that will process an additional 150,000 covid tests per day. So that will more than double people that develop flulike symptoms will understandably and likely request that they get tested not only for flu but also get tested for covid19. The governor says his office is demanding that test results be returned within 24 to 48 hours and the goal is to drive done the price of a test to around 30 bucks. Time now is 5 48 and checking in with mike for a look at our forecast. Lets take a look at what is going on outside. And you can see from san jose, it is pretty cloudy done there. We have share the air, two more days at least for widespread unhealthy air and then it becomes more isolated io weekend. Well have more sunshine this afternoon, but temperatures will still be a little cooler than average. Especially cooler than what will happen as we head into the weekend and High Pressure and some heat starts to take over. You see all the areas receiving drizzle this morning in green. Now ohio that dries as we head through the morning and clouds retreat to the coast. A little drizzle possible but even that starts to dry up. In the south bay, we start with some 70s around milpitas, everyone else in the 80s. Mid70s to near 80 on the peninsula. And lack of sunshine and slight breezes keep you in the low to mid60s on the other side. Downtown, south San Francisco, sausalito, 64 to 68. Well have upper 70s to mid80s through the north bay valleys. Inland, well have mid to upper 80s, a pretty comfortable day if you can handle the smoke. Tonight we drop down into the mid50s, fewer clouds and expect less drizzle during the morning commute. Look at the big jump in temperatures away from the coast tomorrow. 82 to 98. And 70s and 80s around the bay, 80s and 90s inland saturday through wednesday. Morning clouds, afternoon sunshine. Still summer outside. Airbnb is extending its work from home options for employees worldwide. 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Well take a look at that weekend forecast will it will get a little warmer. Lets start with your air quality. Pretty clean until you get to san rafael and that is where the poorest air quality is. In the north bay, we have an earthquake this morning, about a 3. 5. But no i a look at the seabreez which contains a