Disperse and control the crowd. This video shows the protesters moving away from that smoke. Heres another Vantage Point from above. The person who shot this video says it was tear gas, but that has not been confirmed. We dont know how many people have been arrested or if anyone has been injured. The 12th street b. A. R. T. Station is shut down right now because of this protest. Were keeping a close eye on this story, and well bring you any updates throughout this news cast. Our other top story tonight, bracing for a hot weekend. More heat is on the way. This is a live look out at walnut creek, one of the places where temperatures to soar into the triple digits. But its not just the heat. Gusty winds also a big concern. Firefighters across the bay area are on high alert during an already busy fire season. Out in fremont, firefighters say they are fully staffed and stepping up patrols this weekend. We have been through this before many times. Jeff, what are you seeing now in these next few days . Well, i really think the wind is going to be mainly focused across the Higher Elevations with the north bay that highest risk of getting those gusty winds. Well bring you into that red flag fire warning which was now upgraded to that status today. You can see across the north bay, east bay and some of the south bay elevations will be under this red flag fire warning. 9 00 p. M. Saturday until 8 00 a. M. On monday. 1,000 feet and above will be that highest risk of 20 to 50mileperhour gusts. Humidity that could go down as low as 10 . As we bring you into a closer look at that wind forecast, its not that bad through most of tomorrow. But once we hit late saturday night, you can see this color thats starting to pop here, this orange to red color. Those are wind gusts over the north bay mountains, down here towards vacaville. That could be 30 to 45 miles per hour. Well keep those gusty winds as we head into early sunday morning. Also into 7 00 on sunday. Well take you through the full timeline of that wind for the weekend and talk about those triple digits. Ill have another update in about 18 minutes. Even if youre staying at home this weekend, its going to impact a lot of people. Fire danger, sneaker waves at the beaches, and possible pg e power shutoffs. Heres nbc bay areas sergio quintana. Reporter along with the possibility of smoke being blown into the bay area from fires that are burning in other parts of the state, theres also the chance that they could be sparked here too. High offshore winds is the biggest concern, and thats why Fire Agencies across the region are on high alert this weekend. The string of calm winds and pleasant evening temperatures may be interrupted saturdtartin saturday night. Strong winds a serious concern amid the heat. While most people may be hoping to avoid the wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour, there is one group that will be chasing them. Most of the people for good wind for wind surfing or kitesurfing, looking at third avenue possible or there is also a high surf warning on many bay area beaches but the wind is not so welcome for fire crews and pg e, which has warned of the possibility of Public Safety power shutoffs. Their latest warning includes about 200 customers in napa county. The east bay municipal utilities district is also being proactive. Its moving large portable generators into position as a precaution. We have 40 generators that are stations at critical facility is, mainly pumping plants throughout our service are area, mainly in the Oakland Berkeley hills and those are prepped and ready to go should we need them to move water this weekend. Reporter in the east bay, fire crews will be busy. Alameda county fire is adding more staff at stations over the weekend. We are at the driest time of year. Its september. We havent had any rain, and so were expecting huge winds. Reporter temperatures in the 90s and even into the triple digits and low humidity, a dangerous combination in whats already been a busy fire season. Sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. You can get up to minute weather alerts about this heat and wind september straight to your phone with our free nbc bay area app. Its a valuable resource. New video tonight of the Empire State Building glowing in red, white, and blue. You see it right there in honor of Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg, who was the courts longest serving woman and honoring her contributions to the country and its history. Justice ginsburg was a trailblazer, and today she made history once again. Her casket was brought from the Supreme Court to the capitol, where she became the first woman and the first jewish pernthere. An incredible honor. Mourners passed by the casket, including her personal trainer, where you see he dropped for three pushups. Justice ginsburg will be laid to rest next week at Arlington National cemetery. Tomorrow President Trump is k expected to name federal judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee for the Supreme Court. She would replace justice ginsburg. Tonight we got a glimpse of Justice Barrett at her home in indiana. Nbc bay areas ian cull has more on who she is along with reaction from a former judge who knows her. Reporter judge Amy Coney Barrett ignored reporters shouted questions as she arrived home friday night in south bend, indiana. Nbc news has learned President Trump plans to nominate barrett to the Supreme Court. Shes been on the 7th Circuit Court of appeals for three years. In 2018, she spoke to the Stanford Federalist Society around the time she was added to the president s shortlist. She is a person of impeccable personal character. A former judge on the 10th circuit has known barrett professionally for years. While so many are eyeing her views on abortion rights as a catholic, he says you never know how a justice will vote until theyre there. Cases like roe v. Wade are hard because theyve been on the books for so long, and i think any judge has to have respect for the past and especially for decisions that have been around for decades. Reporter barrett is 48 and a mother of seven. If confirmed, she would be President Trumps third justice appointed to the high court and would cement a conservative majority. On issues like abortion and Campaign Finance and regulation of governmental regulation of business, you could see a really, really significant shift to the right. Reporter east bay congresswoman barbara lee fears republicans are rushing a justice to the court because they want to dismantle obamacare. The Supreme Court will hear arguments on it the week after the election. Premiums for women will go up about 50 . You will have millions of people taken off of the rolls, will have no health care. Reporter after the announcement, the Senate Judiciary committee will hold hearings and the senate can confirm the nominee with a simple majority. In the south bay, ian cull, nbc bay area news. President trump ended a threestate campaign day with a large airport rally in virginia, where he again attacked the integrity of the upcoming election. The president claimed he wont be defeated this november unless theres outright cheating, saying the election is, quote, a disaster waiting to happen. Mr. Trump told the audience he wants what he calls a smooth, beautiful transition, but only if in his view there is an honest vote. The only way were going to lose is if theres mischief, mischief, and it will have to be on a big scale, so be careful. And we do want a very friendly transition. The president s rally was the latest to include thousands of tightly packed attendees with the majority of them not wearing masks. Joe biden is not campaigning at rallies, instead more targeted interviews and town halls. Today he characterized President Trumps refusal for that voluntary transfer of power as a typical trump distraction. But i just think the people in this country are going to be heard november 3rd. Every vote in this country is going to be heard, and theyll not be stopped. Im confident all the irresponsible, outrageous attacks on voting, well have an election in this country as we always have had, and hell leave. Biden says he expects a clear result from the upcoming election. We are just 38 days away from election day, and Election Officials throughout california are gearing up to get voters their ballots. In santa clara county, workers are doing some lastminute proofing of ballots and voter guides to ensure everything goes smoot smoothly on november 3rd. We have been very busy. Weve been preparing since august. We have been preparing translations. We produced official ballots in eight different languages. Santa clara county has almost 1 million registered voters. The registrar will begin mailing out the ballots in just over a week on october 5th for full election coverage, make sure you head over to our website. Its nbcbayarea. Com. Weve posted information on ballot dropoff locations. Just click on where to drop off your ballot in the top stories bar. Up next here at 11 00, the feds are stepping in. Why the doj says San Francisco has to let places of worship reopen. Also movies are back on the peninsula. The new rules youll have to follow, though, when you head to the theater. And ill have details on the incoming heat and the fire danger and when well start to see the heat fading away coming up in about eight minutes. We made usaa insurance for veterans like liz and mike. An army family who is always at the ready. So when they got a little surprise. Two . They didnt panic. They got a bigger car for their soontobebigger family. After shopping around for insurance, they called usaa who helped find the right coverage for them and even some muchneeded savings. That was the easy part. Usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it easy. Is it time to go back to church or the temple or synagogue . The u. S. Attorney is threatening legal action against San Francisco if it doesnt allow places of worship to reopen. Nbc bay areas jean elle has reaction from faith leaders. Of course im very pleased. Im relieved. Reporter San Francisco archbishop Salvatore Court leoni is relieved. The u. S. Attorneys office is pressuring San Francisco to allow places of worship to open. The department of justice sent mayor london breed a letter saying current covid19 restrictions limiting worship to one person at a time infringes on religious freedom, violates First Amendment rights, and must be changed or further action may be taken. Signs posted at st. Marys say, we are essential, free the mass. People dont have a First Amendment right to get a haircut or to have a manicure, but we do have a First Amendment right to worship. Were being treated more severely than some of these others. Im very grateful to the attorney general. Reporter in a statement, the City Attorney says maybe the federal government should focus on an actual Pandemic Response instead of lobbing careless legal threats. San francisco is opening up at the speed of safety. Im suspicious. Reporter another third baptist church, reverend amos brown would like to know more about why the attorney general is weighing in. He says while the Health Department could improve communication with faith leaders, he believes restrictions save lives. We shouldnt be foolish. We shouldnt be so impatient that we would not be concerned about safety and the lives of others. Reporter the San FranciscoInterfaith Council is having the Health Officer speak to faith leaders thursday to explain why he has indoor limits in place. Some changes to the health order are also will allow places of worship to host people inside at up to 25 capacity or 50 people. In San Francisco, jean elle, nbc bay area news. Nail salons in Alameda County are getting the green light to operate indoors with proper Safety Measures of course. The salons can also operate outdoors, which lowers the risk of contracting the coronavirus. Alameda county has imposed more strict measures throughout this pandemic. Dozens of people held a back the blue rally in redwood city today. It was held to show support for police officers. People waved american and Blue Lives Matter flags. For the First Time Since a grand jury ruled no Louisville Police officer would be directly charged in her death, the family of Breonna Taylor is speaking publicly about that decision. Theyre calling on Kentucky Attorney general Daniel Cameron to release the transcripts of the grand jury testimony to at least offer transparency. Taylors mother was too overcome with emotion to read a statement, so taylors aunt stepped in to read it for her. I was reassured wednesday of why i have no faith in the legal system, in the police, in the law that are not made to protect us black and brown people. The attorney for John Mattingly released this video from the scene just after the Louisville Police officer was shot by taylors boyfriend during the raid. A new push for justice in vallejo. The family of Sean Monterrosa put up this billboard near the police department. Monterrosa was killed by officers during a protest earlier this year. The officer fired his Assault Rifle through the windshield of an Unmarked Police truck from the back seat. He said the officer mistook the hammer he found in monterrosas sweatshirt, mistook it for a gun. Family members say they want officers to see monterrosas face every day when they go to work. When theyre driving in and out, youre going to see it whether youre going home or youre going to work, you know. So its going to be in your face every day. We reached out to the vallejo p. D. For comment but did not hear back. Monterrosa family plan to change that billboard over the next six months with the faces of other men killed at the hands of vallejo police. Returning to our coverage of the covid crisis, one city that has the lowest fatality rate in the country is San Francisco. This is a live look at the city. The city has 0. 8 fatality rate. Thats compared to miami, which is 1. 63 and atlanta with a little bit more than 2 . New york has a 10 fatality rate. Experts believe San Franciscos low death rate is likely due to the city putting a shelter at home order earlier than most other major cities. Statewide were approaching 800,000 reported cases. 3,400 new cases today. The states top Health Officer is warning about an uptick in cases since labor day weekend. It really is about not letting our guard down as we did earlier in the summer, as we watch some of these numbers trend in the direction that we dont want to see, which is upward. Hospitalizations are also up since that holiday weekend. Health officials predict that that number could rise as much as 89 in the next month, the hospitalizations. The concern here is that our hospitals havent had to deal with the surge in Covid Patients and the flu season at the same time. Friday night used to mean movie night for a lot of people, and now you can go to the movies again. A theater on the peninsula has reopened, but with a lot of new rules. Our business and tech reporter scott budman is in redwood city with the sights, sounds, and smells of the big screen experience. Reporter things are popping again in redwood city. The first thing you do, you sme smell the popcorn and it brings back the memories. Reporter and after lots of streaming, larry moore is ready to get back to movies in a real theater. We watch the movies at home, but its nothing like coming outside and being able to fellowship at the movies with your family. Reporter the Century Theater in redwood city is now open again at 25 capacity. Parent company cinemark says they sanitize every morning and between shows, have a strict nocash policy to limit contact, and the companys app and website are programmed to keep moviegoers separate. When youre booking your ticket, its going to automatically block seats adjacent to your party. So if youre coming with a party of four, its automatically going to block seats to your left and to your right. And depending on the auditorium, it may also be seats in front of you and behind you as well. Reporter a different experience but one these film fans say is worth it. The lord of the ring movies or the star wars movies, you know, you want to see them on the big screen. So ive been like in withdrawal for a long time. Reporter they do show a mix of classic movies and new releases here. By the way, one other option, a private party. 20 people with the theater all to themselves. That package starts at 99. In redwood city, scott budman, nbc bay area news. Are we in . Are we doing the private party . Not a bad price honestly. Id want to do it. Its actually great. Yes. Jeff, we love going to the movies. Ill get the popcorn, guys. What have