Today for a briefing about the wildfires that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands and thousands from their homes. Good evening. Im ken wayne and im pam moore, thank you for joining us tonight at 9 governor some has been vocal about his opinion on how Climate Change is affecting the severity of the fires in recent years in california. President trump continues to deny the science. I think we want to work with you to really recognize the changing climate and what it means to our forest and actually Work Together with that science that science is going to be key. If we if we ignore that science and sort of put our head in the sand and think its all about education management. Were not going to succeed together protecting californians think it will start getting cooler. I was just you just watch i wish i dont think santa knows actually. Meanwhile president ial candidate joe biden focus his battle today against President Trump on the states wildfires by declaring that the fires and the recent extreme weather across the country underscore an urgent need to address Climate Change. We have 4 more years of trumps climate denial. How many suburbs will be burned and wildfires how many suburban neighborhoods will have been flooded out. How many suburbs will have been blown away. And super storms. If you give a climate arsonist 4 more years in the white house. Why would anyone be surprised if we have more america blaze. At least 35 people have died because of the fires in california alone more than 3 million acres have burned and more than 4200 structures have been destroyed smoke from the fires as you know created poor air quality all over california. The major wildfires burning here right now include the august complex fire thats in mendocino and humboldt counties the north complex fires in butte county in plumas county. The creek fire in Fresno County in the eldorado fire in San Bernardino and riverside county. Well most of us a feeling like weve been dealing with the suffocating smoke for far too long already and this is in fact the 28th consecutive day that weve had a spare the air alert a long time this doubles the previous record of 14 days in a row now setback. During the 2018 camp fire. And wannacry today no matter which way you look the skies have that great smoky haze. Despite the unhealthy air the streets were not empty some people are out shopping some around having lunch, i mean id rather be out living my life then too. The watching other people do it on tv doesnt going out less just its kind of toxic in the air dont want to be out more than 92 just grabbing some food right now actually in heading back. The good news is air quality Officials Say coastal winds may push that smoke easton that could give us a break thursday and friday. Well the bay area air Quality Management district is extending the spare the air alert through wednesday of this week and as weve said today marks a new record of 28 consecutive days, the regions previous record for consecutive spare the air was 14 days that was as ken mentioned because of the camp fire kron fours michelle kingston has more on how this terrible air quality and smoke are affecting all of us in the bay area. San jose state universitys campus is closed today and has been closed since friday because of poor air quality. Doctors we spoke to today say the stay inside if you can and if you have to go out make sure youre wearing a mask is and less than i ever in my lifetime actually air quality in the bay area is expected to stay at unhealthy levels throughout the week the bay area air Quality Management district is extending the spare the air alert through wednesday, the smoke from the wildfires all over the west coast are continuing to impact us here locally san jose state universitys campus is closed because of the bad air. But plenty of people are still Walking Around campus. Doctors recommend staying indoors if you can with the windows closed and if you do have to go outside wear a mask meaning the longer youre out there. The worse. In the worst exposure you have so more particulate matter that can get into your watch the plane your lawns. Doctor shu mint and this is an allergist in the bay area and says with more people staying indoors and Wearing Masks we could also be helping reduce the spread of coronavirus during this time of many people over a mass now i think any mass n 95 look explosive is is less because they are a mask and people say you because of kobe and damage they also help to reduce debt fingers yelichs oscillation Contra Costa CountyHealth Officer say its too soon to tell if well see a decrease in covid numbers because of the amount of people staying indoors and Wearing Masks because of the smoke but they do say that whenever people limit activities outside of their home they do reduce their risk of getting coronavirus in san jose, michelle kingston kron 4 news. As we take another live look over San Francisco, lets see how smoke its there but a little bit better than the last week or so pam yeah is still very prevalent though our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow standing by with what we can expect for the rest of this week lauren yeah we saw some slight today by the afternoon and thats what well see over the next couple days at least more significant i think as we get to wednesday and thursday that summer is going to see a little more breeze but out there now that hes just kind of continues out over the bay right now weve got very poor quality continuing outside all the way from the coastal areas to the interior valleys everywhere you go now shaded in red thats a very unhealthy air in the forecast for tomorrow doesnt look a whole lot better for now, although i think were going to see some improvement by the afternoon to get that seabreeze to pick up and thats when we start to mix the atmosphere start to mix out some of the smoke but certainly i think very poor air quality early on tomorrow morning by the afternoon bringing a little bit easier but we really need a kick to get the atmosphere going here we may just get them thats sitting off the coastline will show you where right here finally a cold front is going to make its way along the west coast now thats bringing some rain already up towards seattle some rain now moving in towards portland and more than on the way good news for them thats going help of fighting some of the fires up there and thats been a problem for them too were going to see the trailing edge of this system as it moves on through not going to bring any rain at least not much in california, maybe a few showers in far Northern California but what well do is well actually help to make south some low clouds and fog watch that sea breeze begin to pick up and then here we go those winds will start to blow away some of the smoke. Well a breath of fresh air i think a little later on the week right now were looking at 9 Miles Per Hour around the west in the San Francisco to 10 of the nation to 15 in fairfield so a little more prevalent with the winds today. I think more so by tomorrow afternoon, then youll see a whole lot more, heres the forecast as we head toward tomorrow morning. Unfortunately in the Morning Hours things tend to cool down and well thats the temperatures kind of a moderate a bit and that means not a big difference in the temperatures finland, the ocean and that means the temperatures are not going to kick up the winds but by the afternoon tomorrow we see some heating inland all of a sudden it that nice cool brush or a breath of fresh air that moves on was going to be a little bit stronger by tomorrow afternoon then more so as we get to wednesday watch what happens by wednesday afternoon. Yeah thats looking a little more significant that will be a breeze that really start to clear out your skies and starts to improve the air quality outside certainly its been pretty bad. Day after day after day for quite some time right now 64 degrees in livermore to 62 in san mateo 60 with that fog begin to move into San Francisco. Watch out for to some dense fog developing overnight tonight, well see more of that on the way patchy dense fog early on some drizzle along the coastline because we get into a lot of part of the week well see some more wind and better air quality as we head in toward least wednesday thursday and friday of this week. Thank you also tracking Hurricane Sally well have a live update from the gulf coast coming up. At 9. 30. Our coverage of covid19 cases throughout the state and the bay area so far the state of california has recorded more than 765,000 cases and more than 14,000 people have died across the bay area more than 90,000 reported cases more than 1200 deaths. Overall california is seeing a downward trend in the number of patients are are in the hospital with for sellers sogomonian is live in the newsroom tonight with what doctors make of all lead to officials indicate whether its safe to say this is promising for california. Havent can yes this is the first time california has seen this few hospitalizations tpsince the start of the pandemic the California Department of Public Health reports that as of this weekend there were about 2800 Covid Patients being treated at our hospital statewide and thats the lowest level since the height of it back in april and then there was of course the surge in the summer a doctor named doctor rutherford with ucsf says that there were twice as many patients in late july and early august so to compare we saw 10,000 cases reported in just one day that was back on july 24th doctor rather ford warns, although we are doing well right now things can change as we move forward so we just cant let our guards down. It sounds like if youre at the end of of the road were in the middle of the road. This is good news. Certainly not bad does but weve been down this down this path before in the in the spring murray at a big decline in the number of cases a statewide and you know it bounced right back so you know thats a thats a problem. He says that its too soon to say how labor day. Gettogethers might have impacted that downward trend but so far the bay areas doing particularly well compared to the rest of the state. Doctor other ford also says that its great businesses are reopening again but people need to be prudent and not repeat past mistakes to remain on this downward trend because we can see a surge once more so continue wearing their masks and keeping distance, he hopes that a vaccine will be the answer to ease the restrictions but admits that there will be a hierarchy of who gets one because there just wont be enough for every american live in the newsroom. Ella sogomonian kron 4 news thank you as San Francisco reopen many of its indoor businesses today bookings for. Hair salons and barbershops quickly filled up proper status aqi visited some salons and shop owners this evening to see how things went after this first day back and she joins us now live from the city with more taylor walking through the streets of San Francisco today, it feels like a life was given back to these businesses here at monarch salon it was a very busy day you can see the lights on there behind me theyre still finishing up some cuts and colors and for the smaller salons are barbershops this meant that one stylist was typically taking care of all those clients at a time of course one at a time leaving a window for cleaning in between each client. For the first time in 6 months people in San Francisco and getting their hair cut and color. Come in. Im just going to take the only now. Its a bit of a different experience. The espn owner ted gabriel says the state could have come sooner for his barbershop in the Mission District waking up this morning. I felt purpose, i felt like i was ready just tackle were getting back into being away from work for the last 6 months. It was tough but now im glad here now im very useful to my clients claims say the feeling is say like a big weight has been lifted off my shoulders as you see chad like of tyler hair on the floor, so its it feels good feel. Reborn in a sense jack lauzon the only one gabriel says appointments for full on monday with the new guidelines and safety precautions he was able to cut hair for a clients one person at a time to be really busy as in theres a lot of hair on the floor everybodys come in with 6 months caveman with the growth in. Its clogging up their dispensary owner at monarch salon off his street silence can chairs was also booked with appointments, he was mostly just sure short haircuts and i were to like. You know pretty full day. So its its booking up its good hoping the reopens bill stepped in last throughout the city by helping people to stay positive and they stay as safe as they can so we can stay open. That salon and barbershop say that the coming days, look at just as busy and theyre booking up pretty fast for the rest of the month now live in San FranciscoTaylor Bisacky kron 4 news taylor. Thank you for that report. Well some good news as well for businesses in Alameda County starting today. The vehicle based gatherings are now allowed. The updated order on vehicle based gatherings now permits Live Performances, including entertainment events such as musicals the ax trickle in artistic performances, lectures presentations movie showings as well as religious and cultural ceremonies. The updated order also allows for events to have double the number of vehicles than the previous order issued back in may. Despite Santa Clara County being in the red tier, Small Business owners and faith leaders say county officials are holding them back from reopening indoors. Kron fours noelle bellow has more on what Small Business owners are asking for. Parts for conwy shot down is not a solution matthew motherhood with these Silicon ValleyOrganization Led a conversation monday urging Santa Clara County officials to create a better pathway to further reopen the economy the state and the county have 2 different for safely reopening your car. Our are caught in the cross as a result the organization paints a grim picture stating nearly 30 of Small Businesses in Silicon Valley have permanently closed are on the verge of closing. San Jose City Council member johnny camus says with no additional funds coming in to help prop up businesses. Its time for the county to act want to start by saying government cant be all about saying no one ever asked the county to clarify when esta titian services can reopen in a start and here i always receive we dont now has the answer. We have not been classified and it here. This is unacceptable. Those in the health and beauty sector as well as faith organizations are asking the county to consider a fivepoint plan towards reopening which include flooding leaders of the coalition participate in reopening discussions, clear and articulate communication about what businesses can do to allow Indoor Dining in worship. Identifying goals and objectives without moving those targets wants their hit. And if the county is going to be more restrictive than the state. They say they need to provide new funding and grants for businesses we need to find ways to mitigate risks and safely live with the virus. So that our small loans and working for im a fighting chance to survive in Santa Clara County noelle bellow kron 4 news. The Santa Clara CountyPublic Health department is urging its residents to get flu shots this year that is in addition to taking measures to prevent the spread of covid19 health Officials Say the annual flu affects many people in the same demographics as the coronavirus including those over the age of 65 and people with chronic medical conditions Health Officials also say symptoms of the flu and covid19 a very similar and the 2 illnesses could be mistaken for one another if someone has not been vaccinated or tested for the virus. Happening tomorrow berkeley leaders are set to vote on whether or not to Issue Citations to people who refused to wear a mask if passed any person violating a health order could be fined up to a 100 per day for the first violation with penalties increasing for repeat offenders. San Diego State University officials have announced an additional 32 positive coronavirus test at that school that means now there are 594 confirmed and for probable infections. Thats according to the universitys covid website san Diego State University lifted its stay at home order today one week after it implemented the measure. It is unclear whether or not the School Leaders plan to extend the stay at home order following this latest spike in cases, another big story were following tonight the Los Angeles CountySheriffs Department is offering a 100,000 reward to try to find the man who shot and injured 2 deputies in an ambush the attack happened saturday night in compton, Surveillance Video released by the department shows a person walking up to the passenger side of a parked patrol vehicle before appearing opened fire and then running away. The deputies involved in the incident were both sworn into service less than 14 months ago. One deputies, a 31 yearold mother the other is a 24 yearold man these attacks come amidst the protests against Police Brutality across the country 7 1st responders including for chp officers were sent to the hospital over the weekend after being exposed to the drug fentanyl they were exposed to the opioid at the scene of a crash on the golden gate bridge. It happened just before noontime yesterday. After an impaired driver crashed into a movable median barrier at the golden gate toll plaza. A substance inside the vehicle. It took a step back and officer at that point was able to speak with the driver of the vehicle to now responsible after being. Given 2 doses of narcan. We asked what the substance stated it might be a couple different but one of which may possibly be fentanyl. Everyone but the driver of the car that crash has been released from the hospital in the north bay police are searching for a shooter who killed somebody last night in Vallejo Police say that shooting happened on sacramento street near a valero gas station officials pronounced the victim dead at the scene no other Information Available in Vacaville Police canine helped arrest 2 suspects led police on a chase that ended in a crash last night. It happened on summer breeze. Drive police say ok Beyonce Gutierrez and ramon smith ran from police after the crash jumped over fences and into back yards but the police dog helped find them nearby police say they were both booked into the county jail on suspicion of crimes related to the pursuit. Anyone in the neighborhood of found clothing or other items in their backyards after the incident is asked to contact Vacaville Police in washington calls to remove postmaster general louis dejoy from his job, a House Committee met today to consider that action. Democrats have accused the joy of several conflicts of interest including the allegation that dejoy pushed employees at his former company to make Campaign Contributions to republichn candidates. And then reimburse them for those donations as Morgan Wright reports the committee wants to shed light on how the Campaign Allegations as well as his leadership of the post office could affect the mail in voting process for the 2020 election. We have a crony at the helm of our nations postal service, virginia congressman Gerry Connolly says hes concerned about the leadership of postmaster general louis dejoy we know postal workers can handle the bottom of that election mill. The question is whether those at the helm are taking steps to hinder that capacity, new york congresswoman Carolyn Maloney says allegations dejoy reimburse former employees for political contributions, he urged them to make are serious problem if true these allegations are not only incredibly an ethical. They are illegal maryland congressman jamie raskin question why dejoy was even appointed to the job in the first place how did this happen. This was not a president ial appointment, so it didnt go through the office of government ethics and i think theres anyway the office of government ethics would have signed off on an agency had who has large amounts of stock in a company this contracting with the Agency Republicans on the committee defended enjoying called the hearing a waste of time were supposed to be having a postal update, not a single one of the witnesses even work for the usps georgia congressman jody hice called the hearing an attempt at political assassination. This is in my opinion is close to a Kangaroo Court is anything ive seen. Lawmakers say they plan to continue their investigation into the joys qualifications to lead the agency reporting in washington, im Morgan Wright. Writing in person support for Distance Learning the new Community Hubs initiative launching in San Francisco and tonight a california nurse accused of [upbeat music] today was the day that i put everything in perspective. I fell asleep but when i woke up. boy hi, do you want to share my sandwich . vo good feeds our connections. Good feeds us all. Hormel Natural Choice lunch meats. Its important californians have health coverage. If youve lost Health Insurance, covered california can help. You may even get financial help to pay for your Health Insurance. Just visit coveredca. Com today. County nurse is accused of murder for hire the sheriff say their office got a tip from the fbi that put the sonora mother behind bars kay recede has the story. Its an intimate neighborhood set up against the backdrop of the county hills. But despite what neighbors might know of each other even did craft projects with their kids and things like that many families realize you often dont know what happens behind closed doors just shocking my friend came in yesterday and he said you dont know your neighbors. You have no idea that tony county Sheriffs Office reports that this woman heidi butler was arrested at her home friday evening for solicitation to commit murder thats thats the scary part you dont know what else she doing issues. I are some of the murder, somebody neighbors at butler is an icu nurse in shares this home with her husband and 4 young kids the really hard part for me is in i cant even imagine what hes going through right now investigators have not said who the intended victim was and they said because of the sensitive nature of this case will not release any more information juliet or johnny now empathizes with her neighbor the father of 4 whose wife is now in jail where they go from here. How do you grow up. Knowing which her mother tried to do in ptolemy county kay recede. Thanks for keeping an eye on Hurricane Sally, which is one of 4 storms churning simultaneously in the goal for the atlantic tonight. Details at your mri. Your shoulder seems to be healing nicely. Well, dr. Farrell, it feels really good. Thats good. And. Im sorry. Baby, dont touch that. I dont want you to play with that. singing twinkle, twinkle little star. How i wonder what you are. still singing up above the world so high. 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Taking a look at the radar images from the gulf of mexico and you can see Hurricane Sally churning offshore creeping ever so slowly toward the coast and lawrence is here with the latest on sally, and you know this comes right after the hurricane laura laura making landfall right there between texas louisiana, this on the move a little further to the east but still a dangerous storm system were right now at the peak of Hurricane Season here comes sally rolling in ever so slowly along the coastline, but this rather large storm lookout, extends all the way across into florida, theyre being affected by this storm system these bands begin to move on shore so. This was going to be the problem with sallys its just going to be a very very slow mover taking for a closer look now you see the core low still off the coastline and it has not hardly moved at all over the last 5 hours or so, but these bands continue to pummel the coastline in the panama get near mobile and it will be on the way overnight tonight ever so slowly creeping closer you see as it gets a little bit closer those bands of heavy rainfall affecting the coastal certainly getting some strong gusty winds right sally category 2 storm system sustained winds of a 100 Miles Per Hour but only moving west northwest at 3 miles an hour so moving very slow and that will be the story of this storm system watch latest track as big as the wind along the coastline. A storm surge coming in where makes landfall maybe a size 7 maybe 11 feet so certainly a dangerous storm, but there we go as we get in toward tuesday evening finally making landfall so its going to take another 24 hour just about before it makes landfall and then once it makes landfall. It doesnt want to move in a hurry, its got High Pressure out ahead of it so its really got nowhere to go and thats what makes it so dangerous were talking about a tremendous amount of rainfall one be surprised if we Start Talking 20 maybe 24 inches of rain maybe even more in some spots across southern mississippi and alabama that it looks like itll start to creep a little bit further to the east, but this is going to be such a slow mover that will be the story of the storm system all the rain that theyre going to see while west weve got the fires and weve got the smoke you can see it out there right now looking from the Berkeley Hills out over the bay, plenty of smoke now looks like things are going to slowly improve just how much well talk more about that coming up in a few minutes all right. Tonight we now know that San Francisco students in need of extra support during Distance Learning have a new place to go the city is open up dozens of sites called kron fours Maureen Kelly reports this is all part of the citys latest phase of reopening. Im here at them or said heights playground and the rec center you see behind me has turned into one of the citys 45 Community Hubs this is where kids with the highest needs are able to get chromebooks and wi fi Technical Support and supervision as they do their Distance Learning. The kids who are getting the priority here children living in Public Housing that had. Not stable wi fi connections who are Homeless Children who live in singleroom occupancy hotels. The foster care kids these are all children who without support from the city will continue to. Disproportionately suffer in addition to getting help with their school work so that they dont fall behind during this pandemic there also. Getting to be around each other and playing in the playground, so theyre able to get socialization the social aspect. To the mental aspect right. They get to socialize a little see someone in person and not actually did computer screen like it it is making to your kid you karen school like i did the last time you play in this day that gets together they are Service Scene 800 students right now from k to 6th grade. Over the coming months bill beginning to add more middle schoolers and then High Schoolers at the end they expect to have 100 sites operating throughout the city and serving 3,000 students. Maureen kelly kron 4 news. In san jose, the action day primary pluses private Elementary School opened its doors to students this morning for in Person Learning the school was given the green light by Public Health officials when it received an approved a waiver to reopen desks are spaced out so social distancing is possible in the classrooms, students and teachers are also having to wear their masks. School Officials Say that there are 17 classrooms open and 193 children on campus. The schools principal Michelle Ohara will join us live on kron on tomorrow to talk about resuming in person classes you can watch the live interview starting at noontime tomorrow. Fire victim sounding off on Climate Change after President Trumps comments in sacramento today and after the break well have highlights from game 2 of the as double so youre a Small Business, or a big one. 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. 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But this is a team that knows who they are and theyve been through too much to start panicking after week one. The goal is to clean things up clean up those mistakes and move on to the jets. I thought our defense played pretty well, you know i think we broke down there at the end. Which you know. You know that we had a chance right away was that early and we did make a couple plays on offense at that we could have made and we can let them hang around especially when they got that blocked on which going back into it but after 2 missed field goals at that we had a chance to take over again. We really did on offense. First monday night Football Game of the season giants hosting the steelers. Theres big ben custom sleep keeping that elbow warm thats what kept him out all of last year. Big ben was drafted in 2004 1 of just 5 players still active from that draft class he still throwing touchdown. Passes he finished with 3 of them and 229 yards. The steelers beat the giants 26 to 16 to seattle game 2 of the as double header with the mariners they blew a fiverun lead to lose game one. This one they got another huge lead and they didnt give it up. Matt kind of goes yard here to make it 8 nothing his 4th home run of the season and then later in the inning jake lamb, the newest a ride goes yard in his first game as an in his hometown and the last of seattle. Gotta love a great story oakland splits the series with the mariners the head to colorado and take on the rockies tomorrow quick know Stephen Piscotty left the game early with a knee sprain so thats something to keep an eye on who will get an mri but would be a big blow if he motorcycle riders love the open road. And geico loves helping riders get to where theyre going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. And because were committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. The geico giveback. Helping riders focus on the road ahead. Families still living through the destruction of the latest wildfires are weighing in today on the visit here. The president was here to get an update on those fires kron fours terisa stasio was in county today hear from victims of the lnu lightning complex fires, yeah, i definitely think so i mean every year its less and less rain and hotter and hotter and drier summers, and its definitely has to play or on it. Emily chaves says friends of hers are now living in a hotel after losing everything in the recent fires that tore through Solano County. Just one of many dealing with the fallout of this recent firestorm. Well stay on the ground thats been for the wine and mouth out of them. Theyre also at 7 years of the wind and theyre probably 40 50,000. Dilso balthazar had 15,000 bottles of wine here at his home. He also had barrels he planned to harvest, but all of that is gone, so is his barn, his fruit trees, his kitchen, his bridge. In fact the scope of damage. He suffered when the hennessy fire ripped through the ridge and range down on the valley here in vacaville is profound and he is not alone. His neighbors on both sides lost their homes. Thousands ares now sorting through what is left working with an insurance adjuster when asked about whether he felt Climate Change fuel the fire. He said of course its all tied up together. Have tradition of 20 funder vision would ends when its hot. He had about a 20 may have twice about is our says that he was prepared to battle the blazes he feels with his home nestled along Pleasant Valley road. It is a potentially dangerous location. He showed me powerful hoses that he installed the pg e had turned off the power. The fateful night. The fire came through and his solar power failed as well. About is our said that his neighbor was actually able to take buckets and then splash it on his home. You can see that there were parts of his home that did burn but the rest of the structure did remain there still a lot of damage but he said hes very grateful for that and he hopes the really helps Going Forward that there is more done to deal with the issue of Climate Change. Here in Solano County theresa kron 4 news. All keeping an eye on the weather, especially with the smoky conditions out there, heres a live view of the embarcadero much clearer shot of the bay bridge cam lawrence is with us now to talk about the smoke clogging up the air and whats ahead this week i hate to wish summer way, but im certainly looking forward to the rainy season already to get rid of all these fires. And of course all the smoke in his very smoke out there looking toward walnut creek right now in all around the bay area very por el air quality in fact were all in red right now that means a very unhealthy air continuing to sit across the entire bay area and thats the way its been its somewhat improved from the weekend we had a little more sea breeze in the atmosphere today were going to see a little bit more in the coming days and that will improve our quality still tomorrow looks unhealthy one more time as were going to see plenty of that smoke sitting over head, especially in the Morning Hours by the afternoon you start to see a little mixing and we saw that a little more sun poking through some of that haze that was just enough to warm up the temperatures and start to make sure atmosphere out there right now things begin to calm down in Nevado Petaluma the napa valley thats whats going to happen throughout the night tonight conditions and that smoke is just going to kind of settle in but as we head toward tomorrow afternoon. Those winds will start to pick up once again. And then once that happens that will start to mix the atmosphere now even more so i think as we get into our wednesday youll see the winds really start to pick up there you go you start to see all the colors begin to fill in as we want to see more of a sea breeze developing the cold front off the coastline of that will really help the mix out some of that smoke so temperatures outside right now were looking at 64 degrees in morgan hill, 63 in san jose 63 in dublin, 59 degrees right now in berkeley, still 62 degrees in the napa valley and 55 degrees in novato ovbrnight tonight something to watch out for going to see kind of a dense layer fog going to move in not only just the smoke out there but the fog is going to filter in its a dance lair developing some visibilities down less than a quarter of a mile in parts of the bay area early on tomorrow morning and then by the afternoon that will give way of course to the some of that sunshine and the haze temperature wise were looking at numbers in the 80s inland youll see 70s around much of the bay and 60s out toward the immediate coastline next couple days, the temperatures are going to come down a few degrees partly cloudy on thursday and friday thats when that cold front is going to pay a visit to the bay area and those are the days to when i think well see some nice fresh air returning as we head toward the latter part of the week. Thank you lawrence in Oregon Governor kate brown asked President Trump to issue a major disaster declaration for that state. A major declaration would allow a range of federal help for people and Public Infrastructure affected by the fires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and burned more than 1500 square miles there at least 10 people have been killed in the blaze is and Authorities Say that number will likely increase. Meanwhile as the fires continue to burn residents of the states largest city portland. Are trying to cope with smoky air. Backyard hang out so we all got so you still as our one saving grace is now calling on him. Just kind of have to. Keep practicing letting go of what the normal was and now theres a new norm on thats a help us continually have to readjust what we expect of life. Well we can all relate Governor Brown and fire officials said that Better Weather is aiding firefighting efforts but warns that wind conditions by mid week could complicate things for the fire crews on the ground sheriffs deputy in georgia has been fire thats after being captured on video repeatedly punching a black man during a traffic stop. We do want to let you know the video were about to show you is pretty graphic in a statement, the Clayton CountySheriffs Office said the deputy was being released because of excessive use of force the statement did not identify the deputy, but did say a criminal investigation has been turned over to the District Attorneys Office 26 yearold roger walker was arrested and beaten after deputies pulled over the vehicle he was riding in on friday with his girlfriend their 5 monthold child and his stepson allegedly for a broken tail light. The 4 Minneapolis Police officers charged in George Floyds death appeared for a Court Hearing today and were met with angry protesters. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Family Court Building as the trial was underway prosecutors in the case of the officers charged in the death of george floyd told a judge today that the men should face trial together because the evidence and charges against him are similar and multiple trials could traumatize witnesses and floyds family. But Defense Attorneys argued for separate trials saying they would likely offer and taking a stick defenses and the evidence against one officer could negatively impact another we asked the former officers appeared in court today for a hearing on the prosecutions request to hold a joint trial which is the defense request to move the trial out of minneapolis. And continuing our conversation on Climate Change now 20 states including california are suing the Environmental Protection agency over its rollback of methane emissions standards for oil and Gas Production. Last month, the e p a formally rescinded obamaera standards which regulate methane emissions from oil and Gas Production processing transmission and storage. The epa also rollback we require months that companies. With for detecting and repairing in companies have leaks they dont have to report it. The lawsuit claims that these rollbacks would accelerate the impact of Climate Change and harm Public Health. This lawsuit comes as fires continue to burn in the west, the midwest is grappling with flooding and the east coast is preparing for hurricane say these bands Parent Companies agreed to pay one and a half billion dollars to the u. S. Government and california. To resolve allegations of emission cheating Officials Say automaker diner, a g. Violated environmental laws by using socalled defeat Device Software to circumvent emissions testing and sold about 250,000 cars and vans in the u. S. With diesel engines that did not comply with state and federal laws. The settlement which include Civil Penalties will also require dimer to fix the vehicles. Owners of affected vehicles will be notified by mail later on this year. Coming up next meals drinks and entertainment all in uncertain times, but as californians well get through this together. If your income has been reduced or youve lost your job or your Health Insurance, covered california is here. We can help you find the Health Insurance you need to protect you and your loved ones. And, you may even get financial help to pay for your Health Insurance. So, if you or someone you know is without coverage, visit coveredca. Com to learn more or enroll today. The businesses are having to get extra creative to pull in sales during the pandemic some of the Industries Hit hardest are of course Live Performance venues and bars San Francisco spot called oasis is bringing their cabaret to local doorsteps. Meals on heels features drag performers delivering food and rings accompanied by a song and dance twice a week the Small Business owner behind the big idea says it has been a benefit for both the performers who for most of the pandemic of not been able to work and the audience thats had missed out on in person entertainment. Mostly across the board as a Community Building experience for both performers to dust off the wigs and heels and were former from people again make some money lot of them you know its a big part of their income people are at home who have been really isolated make it a little bit of connection they could see an actual Live Performance. As is required by covid19 the performers deliver from a distance off the grid is one of the most beloved catering and food truck experiences in the bay area now. They partnered with the Fort Mason Center for arts and culture to provide food and concessions at San Franciscos first and only waterfront drive in Movie Theater, its called off the grid at the movies. The law for a classic Movie Theater favorites such as popcorn nachos and candy from their mobile popup space additionally off the grid will feature a rotating network of locally owned food providers at each event. Event is launching this saturday air quality permitting moviegoers are encouraged to use off the grid experience app which enables him to pre order an order from their car to minimize the time away from the movie and to ensure safety through contactless payment and pick up. Today San Francisco police chief William Scott along with the Police Commission unveiled a black lives matter poster inside their station. The poster will be displayed in every police stations throughout San Francisco this month. The poster reads that black lives matter to San Francisco police and was recommended by members of the community. Officials say the poster symbolizes the value of safety and respect for all. Its an expression of the values of the san cisco police department. The black do is that we will do everything in our power. To make sure that we change in his issues problems disparities that really been an issue in our country for since its founding. Police chief scott went on to say that the death of george floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police is challenge the profession and push Law Enforcement to rise to the moment. The pandemic has meant a very different kind of year for Grocery Stores say at home orders put a lot of pressure on the supply chain and the pandemic has for some new buying habits among shoppers which might be here to stay. A lot of quillen takes a look at the trends. One of the biggest changes the grocery industry has seen is a shift in people grabbing their items from a Grocery Store and instead shopping online for pickup or delivery now this is a trend that has really kicked off since 2018 but its accelerated this year during the pandemic Gary Huddleston has 45 Years Experience in the grocery industry with kroger and now the Texas Retailers Association as a consultant he walked me through some other trends like quicker shopping times to get in and out of the store to limit exposure and consumers buying in bulk, so they dont have to come back as soon now this coupled with demand on cooking from home since restaurants were closed for so long made it harder for Grocery Stores to maintain product, Even Companies like fritolay in General Mills said hey were cutting down the number of items we make to get more product into the market faster. Some of those manufactured cut down on the variety. What they had in order to focus on what so the best i would say today except with the exception of cleaning products everything is caught out. So dont count on seeing those clorox wipes fully stocked on the shelves anytime soon other products in demand include Coffee Ice Cream and other comfort foods but people are also using this time to get more nutritious so fruits and vegetable sales are still soaring. And that does it for kron 4 news at 9. But our primetime coverage continues at the top of the hour new tonight at 10 it is back to business for several businesses in San Francisco hair salons and gyms were among those which welcomed customers indoors today but some gym owners say the citys reopening guidelines do not benefit everybody plus a cell phone video captures a Highway Patrol vehicle driving to demonstrators today in sacramento injuring 2 of them. A Highway Patrol is responding and the bay areas in the midst of a historic stretch of poor air quality but there could be some relief on the way when things could fina ms. Williams weve been working hard. Ms. Robinson . To make learning fun again. Ms. Duncan and making sure our students can succeed. Ms. Zamora were with you every step of the way. Ms. Robinson i know its a challenging time. Ms. Zamora no one wants to be back in the classroom more than teachers. Ms. Williams we have missed you so much. Mr. Hardesty but we all have to be safe. Ms. Robinson because were all in this together. Narrator making our School Buildings safer. Ms. Robinson working together, we can make it a great year. Narrator because the California Teachers Association knows quality Public Schools make a better california for all of us