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KGO ABC7 News 600AM July 12, 2024

We certainly have the smoke, haze and some stratus out there. A dense fog advisory along the shoreline. You can see the fog lined up there, and unfortunately no good news in terms of our air quality today. The winds are going to be light and the sun has to bust through that smoke layer to get that sea breeze going. As we look at visibility right now it is just reduced everywhere from a quarter of a mile in santa rosa, nothing petaluma to half moon bay. If you have to get out good idea to get out later. Three quarters of a mile sfo, just 2 miles hayward, a little better than that in concord, and the current air quality indexest there as that haze mixes with the fog. So were not looking at big changes today. Maybe a little sun working through that marine layer later on today. But as a result the air quality will be bad today. Its going to get better as we get into the second half of your weekend and should be even better into next week. Warm and hazy out there, and well look at the temperatures stay cool at the coast. Not like were going to be enjoying the weather today though, liz, but we are looking at a change in the pattern which ill detail in depth coming up. Again, sports are highly in question this weekend for both the San Francisco giants and 49ers. Theyre threatened by problems only 2020 could provide. We start with the giants whose game today is postponed after one of its players tested positive for covid19. The team was ready to play the San Diego Padres last night, but just minutes before first pitch the team got news they wouldnt be playing. The name and condition of the giants player is being withheld for now. Both teams are now undergoing further tests d contg. Memb t oakla as had a pitcher test positive last month and had to postpone their games. The next series the giants have on the schedule is tuesday against the seattle mariners. As for the 49ers the start to their season is truly up in the air. Their scheduled game at levi stadium might have to be delayed or removed because unhealthy air quality. Kick off slated for 1 25 tomorrow afternoon. The nfl and local Officials Say itll be a game time decision. If the air quality index is above 200 theyll have to go to a plan b, but this morning levi stadium remains hopeful. You look at the forecast and looks like it wont be in that unhealthy range for long, which is where the nfl kind of looks into that forecast in making decisions as to whether or not they postpone or cancelgamers wot nt ofans,ts bave ted by switching to outdoor only seat, but this bad air quality could hurt their bottom line on game day even more. People dont want to sit outside, of course. Now, the city of oakland has opened two Relief Centers to get people inside away from the smoky air. Here are the locations for you if you want to go, both open at noon. Oigt now theory quality index is hovering around 200 for the entire bay area which means unhealthy for everyone. The Diamond Library and the North Oakland Senior Center on mlk, jr. Way if youre interested in going. Its especially important for young adults, Young Children or teens or anyone with heart problems, but we all need to be keeping our times very limited. In the south bay the unhealthy air isnt stopping some people from venturing outside. Popular Outdoor Dining spots were still seeing sstght, andt ng awaited reopening of a popular san jose card room. Heres abc 7 reporter amanda del castillo. Reporter casino matrix in san jose got the green light to start 24hour outdoor operations last night. Although air quality levels were bad the makeshift card room for the First Time Since the covid shutdown in march. The bad air quality not limiting where more proof south bay businesses small and large with determined to stay in business despite the smoke. Working in that kind of condition with allergies and whatnot and just flaring up and having to take breaks, it is kind of hard. Nature or man made, it doesnt matter. Have to deem with it now. Reporter as it stands california is currently dealing with 28 major firewise 8 coming from around the world including israel and canada. And although unhealthy air continues to loom above the cite to stop the Birthday Celebration for ermenia. I feel for others. It wasnt going to change my birthday plans. Im still going to do it. Reporter over at santana row not your usual friday night scenes. The overall crowds thinned out by thick smoke. Im thinking to myself do i really want to go out tonight . Looks like all these ashes are falling down, its crazy. Probably unhealthy. The smoke is not that bad sitting down, but i can see its pretty bad if you look up and look at it. Reporter although air quality experts suggests the view from indoors. In san jose im amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. And you can keep track of the air quality levels where you live by using this tracker on our website, abc7news. Com. Growing news ofirenow deadl the state this season. The Butte County Sheriffs Office just identified two victims who they say failed to evacuate when they were told to. The sheriff revised the death toll to nine people. More than a dozen others are missing. The north complex has burned more than 252,000 acres. It is 23 contained. And a frank and frustrated Governor Newsom toured the destruction in butte county. The north complex is one of several fires burning statewide. California has set a record this year. More than 3 million acres burned. And the governor was quick to shift the focus to Climate Change. Hots are getting a lot hotter. Dries are getting a lot dryer. And the wets are getting a lot wetter. Thats Climate Change. Pointing to the raging wildfires, extreme drought cessions and record breaking temperatures Governor Newsom criticized Climate Change deniers saying the evidence is right in front of them. What were experiencing right here is coming to the community all across the United States of america unless we get our act together on Climate Change, unless we disabuse ourselves of all the b. S. Thats being spewed. The governor signed a bill that will clear the record of Prison Inmates who work as firefighters so they can be hired by Fire Departments when theyre released. And firefighters have little or no rest for if the past month as they battle fires up and down the west coast. The physical and mental exhaustion is beginning to take a toll. Abc 7 News Reporter kate larson spoke to a bay area nonprofit that is work to keep First Responders healthy and on the front lines. The level of fatigue is high enough that were seeing firefighters pull themselves out of the engines during an active fire which is unprecedented. Reporter without enough resources to adequately staff firefighters are coming off the front lines in shock. Im having firefighters call unable to speak, physically shaking, not able to breathe, not able to take a deep breath, not able to reporter a santa rosa nonprofit that focuses on physical and Mental Health rehab for First Responders and veterans. My fear is, and this is from my experience with the va, that were going to continue to see our suicide levels rise. Were going to see stress leave rise. We are right now. You could be on a chain saw for 8 hours on and off with, you know, no rest. And then all night long youre using fire to fight fire. Reporter Michael Musgrove is a training captain with the santa rosa fire department. He says there isnt enough food or water and certainly no sleep when youre on 32hour wildland fire shifts. Were not really meant to be in that fight or flight for tt long a time. Reporter musgrove has been in therapy at the foundation for a year. He says 75 santa rosa firefighters, more than half the department are now getting treated at the facility. Im seeing people stretched thin, but also i see resilience. I see people using these therapies. I see people Getting Better. Reporter and perhaps no more important a day to talk about Firefighter Health than september 11th. Departments across california posted tribute. Itsry minder of our job and how serious it is and the risk we do take. My wondering today on 9 11 is what would that have looked like had those departments been as underresourced and as exhausted as we are now. Reporter they say there is hope with more yours and funding to keep the front lines strong. Kate larson, abc 7 news. If you or someone you love is dealing with Mental Health issues we do have resources on our website. Just go to abc7news. Com takeaction. Happening today Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco will be leading a meeting on Climate Change with leaders of g7 countries and some special guests. Theyll be talking about what their International Alliances can do to stop Climate Change from causing even more damage to health and economic mtingtas pelosis twitter and facebook accounts. All right, lisa, so tomorrow end of day im holding you to it. Please dont. Yeah, since when is smoke a part of the weather, right . It is all mixed up here and within the stratus and haze a live look outside from our toll plaza where we do have a lot of fog out there. Visibility here down to an eight of a mile. So certainly be careful out there. As we look at the rest of the day not looking too different than yesterday, but a few changes. Ready to share them with you l see at some y Grocery Stores and at the pump. Plus, hotels in San Francisco are reopening on monday, two days away now. 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President trump and biden visited the flight 93 memorial in pennsylvania separately. Mr. Trump praised those aboard the San Francisco bound jet. Ceremonies also took place next to where a plane crashed into the pentagon. And new details on the controversy surrounding protests in san jose over George Floyds death. The citys Police Department has released the first body camera video. This shows the officers view as they used force against a man during a scuffle. Its one of three Incidents Police have been highly criticized for. The Department Released an hours worth of footage amid growing pressure from city council and mayor sam locardo. They wanted to video out now even though chief eddie garcia said it could take up to a year to release. And the family of Kayla Salazar are now filing a lawsuit. According to our media partner mercury news theyre accusing event organizers and a private Security Company of being, quote, grossly inefficient in security. They argue the festival was unguarded and kept by short unstable chainlink fences including one gate zip tied together that the shooter ultimately cut through. Salazar and two others were killed in the shooting. Fensud. Whi the days of panic shopping are gone a new report shows skyrocketing prices. Meat, fish and poultry prices have soared by more than 17 , more than 11 times the cost of living in just the past year running up to last month. That of course due to more people cooking at home. While gas isser over the months it means our electricity is utility bills have also seen an uptick. And for the first time in march people in San Francisco will be able to get their hair done or hop on a treadmill inside a gym. On monday the city will move forward with reopening more businesses. Those include barbershops, salons and indoor gyms. All will be allowed to conduct businesses indoors but at limited capacity. Hotels will reopen as well allowing people who arent essential workers the opportunity to stay. The change ends a long stretch for many people that has included furloughs and layoffs. Melanie woodrow has more on the Economic Impact and whats being done about it. Reporter we first met steve rizzo in march when hotel g like others saw a major drop in customers. Within a weeks time we saw a massive amount of cancellations so we were heavily impacted. Reporter now six months later San Francisco has announced businesses including hotels will reopen monday. Kevin is president and ceo of the Hotel Council of San Francisco. Its a date weve been waiting for and our hotels are prepared to open. They have cleaning guidelines and protocols weve been working on for months with them, and were excited to welcome back back to our hotels. Reporter for those hotels and businesses that survived the pandemic is open. Just because we have the green light to open our hotels does that necessarily mean that tourists are going to come to stay in the city . Reporter rizzo also questions what the city plans to do with the Homeless Population thats staying in hotels. The Hotels Opening now would be hotels that arent participating because those programs are still going on. Reporter rizzo says he isnt willing to open monday only to discover a short time hell have to close again. There are still many, many unknown and while everybody is enthusiastic about reopening were going to do it safely and carefully. Reporter when San Francisco hotels do reopen if guests return surrounding businesses and restaurants may also begin to thrive again. Amoeba miclans to opens. Its san francisc thursday after being closed since march because of the pandemic. Amoebas berkeley store will remain closed for now. Fans donated more than 290,000 through a Gofundme Campaign to help amoeba and its employees endure the Economic Hardship of the pandemic. And were keeping an eye on where each bay area county stands with reopening. You can find the latest on this map we have here. It is all on our website abc7news. Com and on the abc 7 news app. All right, lisa, you look outside right now. Its still hazy, just hoping for some change. Yeah, we have the light winds d of smoke, obviously. And depending on how diffuse the smoke layers get might have a little more sun. But the afternoon highs certainly challenging. Yesterday, though, we did make it into the 80s in our inland val ewheres busht yall want the better air quality, and thats not going to come until we get more of a breeze. In fact, look at a southwesterly breeze perhaps tomorrow and the days ahead. Live doppler 7 right now showing the fog here is right along the coast. But where we have it is pretty dense. And out well to the west of us this is the situation that will begin to stronger winds and that should push the air over into nevada and the mountains. Theres a dense fog advisory and looking at temperatures right around 60 in san jose, 58 in mountain view, and its a little cool up here in the north bay, upper 40s. But look at the visibility. Its really impacted all across the bay area from petaluma and half moon bay, and you cant really see a thing. Over the bridges here, very, very bad, so you may want to delay going out and just about 1 to 2 miles in the east bay, 2 miles in hayward and napa. You look up in santa rosa, a quarter mile. So these are some of the particareas, bu

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