Air especially with the air quality. Yes, its nice to at least see something in the forecast that shows we will be improving. Lets talk about air quality still unhealthy so still limit your time outside as these numbers have been well over 100 and weve also seen just a very light wind this morning not really helping mix out the smoke. Well talk about whats ahead in the forecast coming up. Mike, how is it looking for the commute . Kari, well show you with some live looks, the bay bridge toll plaza, for example, was just fine right now, an easy drive. A light volume heading over from berkeley down the east shore freeway. You get here with no problems. It is tuesday. We will see more traffic than yesterday. Getting from here down to the san mateo bridge well take a look. Things are moving smoothly on 92 as well. In between we have that construction crew on the nimitz so the southbound side still slow down to one lane, i believe, overnight for the next hour. Back to you. Thanks so much, mike. 5 01. A live look across the bay area right now. We are in the midst of a 29th straight spare the air day. That smoke not only bad for your lungs but it could be bad for your wine. Today in the bays bob redell joins us live in livermore to explain the growing concerns for winemakers now in the middle of the harvest. Bob . Reporter yes, real threat of smoke taint is a concern for winemakers in napa, sonoma and here in livermore. We spoke with steven. He tells us if enough smoke gets on his grapes and permeates the skin the wine can end up with what he describes as an acrid, smoky, lick the bottom of the ashtray flavor. That not a good thing. The scu fire burned miles away from his vineyard but in spite of that there was a lot of smoke and ash that blew through here. The problem is the laboratory is backlogged with so many test requests from other winemakers he wont get the results in time, so hes going to have to harvest his grapes, make his wine and wait until three years later to find out whether or not his grapes suffered from smoke taint. If there are issues and, again, we dont know this, its like making a cake for the queen of england. You bake the cake and you dont know until you take that first slice if it was salt or sugar you put in the cake. We wont know until the cake is finished. Reporter the smoke may be transitory and little if not at all when they look at the test requests coming in. Even though its too early to speculate they dont think the smoke would affect an entire vintage in any of the wine growing regions. This is a first for steven in his years of making wine. He reiterates he doesnt know if his lane is affected and if it was he wouldnt be putting that wine out on the market. Reporting live in livermore, bob redell, today in the bay. Thanks so much, bob. Observing leaders will debate opening more shelters. People are being asked to follow social distancing rules if they do enter those centers. Here is a look at some of the impacts statewide from whats been a full month of wildfires and it may seem like its been more than a year. Right now that fire, there are at least 26 fires burning across the state. So far this year 3. 2 million acres have burned and at least 2 dozen deaths linked to the fires statewide. More people are still missing. Happening today napa county supervisors discuss fast tracking a plan to help lnu fire victims. Supervisors will discuss authorizing hotel stays longer than 30 days and new price gouging protections for czu fire victims. San mateo county leaders plan to hohn First Responders for their acts of heroism. Wove a look at the latest containment levels for the big three bay area complex fires. Scu may be contained as soon as thursday. You can see how they own city. Visit nbcbayarea. Com. San francisco leaders will meet today to discuss what to do with some of that money reallocated from Police Defunding efforts. The examiner reports the citys office of economic and Workforce Development will receive 21 million additional dollars this fiscal years. Now that doubles as overall amounts to 3 million. Mayor london breed says it will likely be reinvested. Other money redirected to the Public Health department. Happening today berkeley city councilmembers plan to hold a no confidence vote on the police chief. It follows controversial comments made by chief Andrew Greenwood about the Police Response to protests in june. During a Council Debate on whether to block the use of tear gas, greenwood was asked what tools officers would otherwise have if their lives were threatened. Firearms, we can shoot people, unquote. He added if police dont have a, quote, less lettal force to drive people back then police are absent a tool. 5 06 this morning. Also in berkeley, wear a mask or pay the money. Councilmembers will consider a 100 fine for people who break into the who break the citys rules on mask and social distancing. Several other bay area cities and counties have already taken similar actions including contra costa, marin and santa clara counties. New this morning b. A. R. T. Is confirming its largest ever federal grant to help boost train capacity through the transbay tube. The federal grant will provoid more than a billion dollars for whats called the transbay corridor core capacity program. It will cover 250 additional rail cars, train control modernization and enhance substations. Combined it will boost the train capacity from the current 23 trains per hour up to 30 trains per hour by the year 2030. That could be a lot of improvement commuters would love. Absolutely. We would like to see improvements with air quality were receiving but, you know what, luckily change is coming soon. Like you said earlier today, kari, not today. Not today and we are still seeing a lot of that smoke right now as we take a live look outside in san jose. Now were stepping out the door to cooler temperatures and were not having to blast the ac although it will be a little bit warmer as we go into this afternoon. Our temperatures normally reach 82 degrees and well get very close to that today with upper 70s and you head over to oakland, 75 degrees. San francisco reaches the upper 60s and our north bay high temperatures mainly in the low 80s. Well talk about our change in wind direction and a new approaching storm system coming up in the forecast. Mike, how is it looking getting to work this morning . Well, we have a while for that commute, we hope, to approach. We only have a couple of slow spots. Lets take you to the maps because that makes it much clearer. The green is go and thats most of the bay. Ill call out a couple areas. This one is unusual. The slowing through walnut creek as folks are traveling south on 680 heading down through the area around walnut creek and heading into concord. Just cleared from the area. Looks like my maps have frozen up. Another area threw oakland is southbound 880. That has some slowing bracing for landfall. Still ahead on today in the bay were tracking Hurricane Sally as gulf coast states feel the impact. Where the storms are headed right now. It used to be difficult to get an invitation of one of apples events. Its virtual and anyone can go. Bringing visitors back sooner than later. Plus now this is a story all about how my life got flip turned upsidedown okay, do you want to live just like the fresh prince . Well, how you can make that dream come true if its a yes. Well talk about it when we return. Youre watching today in the bay. Give you my world how can i, when you wont take it from me you can go your own way go your own way your wireless. Your rules. Only with xfinity mobile. Right now at 5 12 check out how our morning starts out. 50s and 60s for the next few hours. A little bit of clouds overhead but then, of course, still a lot of smoke in the air. Well talk about our temperatures, our wind speeds and also the changes ahead in the forecast coming up. I wanted to show you how things are laying out for the Speed Sensors. Slow 680 down to 24. The overnight road crew registering clear. I do see the Speed Sensors starting to change. That should be pretty shortlived there. Heading down off 980 into 23rd, theres a tra good morning and a very happy tuesday to you as well. It feels like the world is burning down around us. A number of hightech companies are promising big changes as far as carbon emixes and Climate Change. Facebook is joining google offsetting its carbon footprint, but to be carbon negative through the use of green energy. Facebook says it will be able to do it within this year. Facebook pushing back against its own users about why so much of california, oregon and washington is on fire. Climate science information center. Though it has a huge loophole it will not correct statements from politicians. President trump yesterday, for instance, assured those around him as he visited california that the climate would get cooler, though he didnt explain why he thought that or how that would happen. Well talk more about that in half an hour. Here is something heating up. A ton of companies are heading towards their market debut this week. They have funny names. Jay frog, sumo logic, snowflake among them. Snowflake in san mateo could be worth as much as 30 billion. Wall street seems to be over the jitters it had last week. Remember september is always tough on stocks. A ton of money with those ipos. Forecasters think well continue to use less oil. Apple usually has events to show off new iphones. Holding a virtual event. Probably no iphones. Those have been delayed. Remember, if youre on a 5g network you dont have 5g unless you have a new phone. Todays event will likely be about new ipads and the watch, improvements to things weve seen before. A lot has changed. Of course with coronavirus we dont have the inperson events either. Its been quite some time since apple has shown us a new device. I think it would have been the watch. Lately, hey, we have a smaller ipad, a bigger ipad, a mediumsized ipad. The era of that wowser factor may be over. Things change. Everybody standing in line, we used to cover the los gatos story. Youd see tim cook, i think we had him live once, too. It will be interesting. Getting your email in your in box maybe people will check it out that way. Something to watch. Maybe they will. Thanks, scott. 5 17 this morning and a thanksgiving tradition reimagined this year due to the pandemic. The macys thanksgiving day parade will not be live this november. New york city mayor bill de blasio sharing details what we can expect but saying macys will release more information soon. You will be able to watch thanksgiving morning here on nbc bay area. I always wanted to go see that. Six months ago parks like disneyland, six flags and Universal Studios closed. Now the california attractions and Parks Association have created its own plans to reopen but still need the green light from the states. Park goers requiring face coverings and social distancing. A reopening date wont be set until the state gives that approval. Trending this morning if you feel during this pandemic your life is getting flipped turned upsidedown. Take a minute and sit right there. How you can become the next fresh prince of bel air. Look at my kingdom he was finally there to sit on my throne as the prince of bel air the classic 90s tv show home on bnb. The cost 30 a night to celebrate the shows 30th anniversary. Guests have several perks including playing basketball in wills room while wearing air jordans. Thats a nice room. Its already booked up. I mean, for 30 look, i didnt think that would be around long at all. Could be a Big House Party there. Against those rules, think about it. Back in the day we probably could do that. Not anymore. Only when your parents were gone. All right. Its time to get a look lets take a look at our smoke we are seeing across the country. We are seeing a lot of that traveling from the west coast all the way off to the east. We will continue seeing that be a problem as we go into the next couple of days. Its been so thick and smoky. Its nice to see a change at the color meaning that weve seen some improvements in our air quality where we see the yellows it means this air quality still wont bother people with some of the health problems. As you head over to San Francisco were seeing moderate air quality but still those red sensors for much of the east bay as well as the south bay. Still smoky once again. As we go through the forecast were looking forward to some improvement. We are going to see some changes in our weather patterns and were still seeing a lot of red today but tomorrow for most of us were looking at orange sensors which means it will be moderate and then will be unhealthy for sensitive groups as we head to the end of the week. As we look at whats going on in terms of our weather pattern and temperatures for today, still going to be cool in some spots. Because of the smoke thinning out, we are seeing slightly warmer temperatures. Were not in the 60s like we were last week. Were looking at some low to mid80s for the east bay. And then as we go into tonight that fog returns near the coastline, but we need something bigger to push out this smoke and it looks like thats going to be arriving by the end of the week with a strong westerly wind, the storm system will bring in higher humidity as well as some rain possible for the Pacific Northwest. Here were looking at some cooler temperatures with some highs in the low 80s between thursday as well as saturday, but it does heat up again from sunday into monday. Mike, whats the update on the morning commute . Still pretty calm. I have to call out a couple spots, one on the nimitz, which is never good news. The other is more lanes blocked. Well show you green sensors for most of what you would expect. The first thing over here southbound 880 the nimitz around 238. You see a little bit of slowing. One lane is blocked just as youre passing by 238. Southbound 880 out of san leandro into hayward, a crash and a rig blocking one lane. No injuries. Clearing in the next 40 minutes south 880 to 23rd where we have overnight crews blocked down to one lane at times there. And this is supposed to be cleared south 680 approaching 24. Registered clear on the grid but still see slowing into walnut creek. Back to you. All right, thanks so much, mike. 5 21. Up next on today in the bay, nbc bay area responds. Reporter he needed warranty work but the shop was closed due to covid19. Im consumer investigator chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next. Experience the ultimate sports hub. Where you can find games, news and highlights. All in one place, right on your tv. The xfinity sports zone. Use your voice to search every stat, standing and score. Follow the teams you love. And, even get notifications with breaking news alerts and more. So youll never miss an update. With the xfinity sports zone everybody wins. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Click, call or visit a store for details. Reporter good morning, luis walker called us about his lincoln he bought from car max in fremont in february right before the pandemic started. He says the suvs front end began drifting out of alignment and the sun roof would get stuck. The car came with a 90day warranty good until may. Because stores were closed early in the pandemic carmax said it provided a 60day extension of the warranty. That took the warranty to july. He says carmax didnt respond to his request for repairs. We contacted carmax. It agreed to extend his warranty. The company said mr. Walkers concerns are important and were willing to extend through august 15th to allow time to partner with the store. Luis wrote us and said, boom, thats what im talking about, chris. A mercury dealer then did repair work and swapped all four tires and invoinsed carmax 1,599. 76 of which luis played zero. Back to you. The jersey shore is already known for its party like atmosphere. Police had to break up a crowd of more than 1,000 people raising a lot of eyebrows during the pandemic. It was hosted by a popular Youtube Group just last week while organizing huge parties at Illinois State university. Current coronavirus rules in new jersey say outdoor gatherings cannot exceed 500 people. Social distancing rules must be followed. Hurricane sally inching to the gulf coast. The slow moving storm is expected to make landfall late tomorrow as a category 2. Rain and strong winds made their presence known in parts of alabama over the past 24 hours. The current path could take it anywhere from louisiana to the florida panhandle. Residents are filling up sandbags, boarding up and stocking up supplies to prepare. Lights might go out. Just to be on the safe side. Forecasters say the storm surge could reach 11 feet and some areas could see a foot and a half of rain. 5 27 this morning. Next the top stories we are following for you including the back and forth between the president and state leaders on Climate Change and details on todays visit to the fire zone by senator Kamala Harris. Plus, the clock ticks down for added benefits to recently unemployed californians. The life line now on life support and what has to happen to revive it. Well be right back. Another day, another chance to bounce forward. Lets do this. By making internet speeds fast and reliable. So you can keep up with your customers. By ensuring those speeds have wireless internet backup. So if the power goes down, your connection doesnt. And by covering all your connected devices with serious security. So we can handle this. And this. While you get on with this. And this. Be fast, be secure. Bounce forward. With comcast business. Get started with a powerful internet and voice solution for just 64. 90 a month. Call or go online today. I wish science agreed with you. I dont think science knows, actually. Right now at 5 30, polar opposites. President trump denies the impact of Climate Change while biden calls him a, quote, climate arsonist. Where does that bitter divide leave californians . Senator Kamala Harris visits the fire zones today. Details on how pg es error cost people power in the middle of the heat wave. Are and on the verge of reopening, the latest stores to get back to business in the east bay this week. Today in the bay continues right now. And a good, terrific tuesday to you on this Tuesday Morning. Im marcus washington. And im laura garcia. We want to check in with kari right now. Some good news coming our way, air quality slowly starting to improve. Yes, in some of our microclimates and parts of the north bay this morning. As we look at our forecast fo