The trends are in the direction globally in zero emission vehicles. Reporter the governor would like the phase out the sale of new gas powered cars by 2035, to reduce the states emissions. Hes driving this change forward with the help of californias air Resources Board. We know we have an obligation to keep on working to clean up the air and to make it as clean as it can be. He said it is for other states to follow. Already the state has 34 electric vehicle manufacturers. The difference is with a zero emission vehicle, you have lower maintenance costs, lower operating costs. If you want to protect impoverished communities, then pull away from the gas pumps. Reporter the California New Car Dealers Association released this statement. Bypassing the elected legislature and directing the California AirResources Board to adopt rules to prohibit the sale of nonzero emission vehicles to enact the significant transportation policy change is deeply troubling and deprives californians of a direct voice in this important issue. Drivers feel there are pros and connells. If there are long material benefits, thats fine. I drive a stick shift. The prices of electric cars arent down. It will be extremely hard for people to have car ownership. The governor says people can still buy or sell their gas powered vehicles. Joining us now, professor, thank you. Lets assume this is doable. What would this mean for californias infrastructure . At a minimum would you need a lot xhoorncharging stations tha have now. It is doable and it is easy to install. We see going into homes, some businesses requiring it and Larger Companies requiring some fraction of curbside parking meters to also be electric charging stations. This is neither that difficult nor expensive. So it can take place. Electric car owners know all about battery anxiety. Will we have long range options in 15 years . Elon musk is talking about it with break through thats could be coming. But how soon will those be reality in. So we have an electric vehicle in my house. And i dont think theres much remaining range anxiety. We can buy new electric vehicles today with up to 400 mile range. Charging times have gotten faster and faster. So again, this is part of that infrastructure mind set change. Were all used to pulling into a gas pump. The ability to do this, to clean the air, to make it available for low income californians, to think about this as an integrated strategy with more and better mass transit tied to the electric vehicles. This is all part of a process for which the market will make this a reality even well before 2035. We need to get on with the job of shutting down oil and Gas Production in the state, too. . Im glad you mentioned the lower income aspect. Does this create an even bigger gap between haves and havenots. It is like a 10yearold jeep that you know will run forever. One is that the announcement, the executive order, did not prohibit the resale of used gas powered cars so that option is still there. It is still much more expensive to drive a gas car than an electric car. Electric car prices are dropping. Yesterday tesla announced the 25,000 model. I was recently in china that had a 9,000 vehicle town car. So it is there. Lyft made an announcement by 2030, all of their fleet would be electric and they were investing in a program to make those vehicles available at subsidized rates for drivers. So i would say the california 2035 goal and the lyft goal for 2030, those could both be brought forward. They would clean our air and reduce our demand for gasoline. We would find ways to make it more and more available to lower income people. Then you see if california leads the way nationally and internationally. Thank you for your time this afternoon. A stark warning from stanford researchers about the dangers of the historic poor air quality. It could be causing thousands of deaths in california. Chris reyes explains what the scientists are calling the hidden cost of air pollution. This is what a record breaking streak of spare the air days looks lying. And now all that soot in the air could result in 1,200 extra deaths and 4,800 e. R. Visits in california from august 1st to september 15. Were not measuring fatality rates in real time. Were saying we know how much worse the air quality got. We know based on 20 years of medicare data, how many deaths do we get. It is the combination of those numbers. Scientists are most worried about what hangs in the air. A kind of pollution that is especially the stanford researchers based their findings on how the increase would affect 6 million in california who are ages 65 and older. Thats why they say 1,200 deaths is on the low side. My hope is that we are attentive to it. He saw the hospital during last months persist ten air quality. Does the poor smoke and air quality stay with us in our environment . We started to see the numbers rise with people with the coughs, shortness of breath, exacerbation of the chronic lung conditions. Marshall burke hopes the numbers will drive home the point to take poor air quality seriously and to help those most vulnerable. They have much larger costs than we realize. The morbidity, we wont know the final impact on our society for quite some time. Chris reyes. Abc7 news. New developments now in the Breonna Taylor case. An oers has been charged but not in connection with her death. He is facing three counts of what is called wanton endangerment for shooting into a neighboring apartment. Each carries a maximum sentence of five years. Now what happened to the other two officers under investigation. Wanton endangerment in the first degree. Today a grand jury presented its report in the Breonna Taylor case. My team set out to investigate the circumstances surrounding miss taylors death. We did it with a singular goal in mind pursuing the truthful. The former officer now facing three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree. But none of those counts are related to the homicide of Breonna Taylor herself. We want full transparency. We want the truth. Breonna taylors death should not be swept under the rug in any way. Her life matters. The three officers are accused of shooting into Breonna Taylors apartment in march in the middle of the night. However, there was no mention of those other two was onners in todays hearing. Our investigation found that mattingley and cosgrove were justified in their use of force. Taylor, a 26yearold emt, was shot and killed by police when they executed a search warn. The officers were investigating a suspected drug operation linked to taylors exboyfriend. No drugs were found in their search. Her death caused mass protests coast to coast with chants of say her name, as they demanded accountability from the Louisville Police department which declared a state of emergency ahead of todays announcement. It would be violent activity, serious property damage. Breonnas boyfriend who was with her that night told investigators they didnt hear the cops announce themselves. So he fired a warning shot from his legally owned gun. An officer was injured. Walker is now suing the city and the Police Department. The mayor has ordered a county wide 72hour curfew from 9 00 p. M. To 6 30 a. M. Beginning tonight. The National Guard has been deployed to help protect Critical Infrastructure during any protests. Abc news, new york. The speaker of the house said Breonna Taylor should be alive today. She should be living and laughing and loving. Instead her family is left continuing the search for justice. Oakland mayor will bey schaaf said her city is ready for peaceful protests but there will be zero tolerance for violence and vandalism. We do not tolerate vandalism and we are clear about the lines 13 those two. We are prepared to hold and honor peoples grief. She called it tragic and avoidable. If youre dealing with social shoes, we want to help. Go to take action for a list of local resources. Covid isolation, the fallout of the pandemic. How social distancing is affecting Mental Health. Check out counter. The candy at the check out. Have you seen the Water Baseball . A 6monthold on water skis. The picture is really cute and stirring up a lot of controversy. Im spencer christian. We have a heat wave coming our way inflammation in your eye might be to blame. Ck, looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes overthecounter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. Ha these drops probably wont touch me. Xiidra works differently, targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. What is that . Xiidra, noooo it can provide lasting relief. Xiidra is the only fda approved treatment specifically for the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. One drop in each eye, twice a day. Dont use if youre allergic to xiidra. Common side effects include eye irritation, discomfort or blurred vision when applied to the eye, and unusual taste sensation. Dont touch container tip to your eye or any surface. After using xiidra, wait 15 minutes before reinserting contacts. Got any room in your eye . Talk to an eye doctor about twicedaily xiidra. I prefer you didnt xiidra. Not today, dry eye. And the veterans that never quit on their team. When being a fan gets tough, and stretching your budget gets even tougher. Our agents put in the time and legwork for you,. So saving on Auto Insurance is easy. Because saving a little extra goes a long way. Usaa. What youre made of, were made for. The u. S. Is closing in on 7 million confirmed coronavirus cases. That does include people who have recovered. Yesterday, the u. S. Marked 200,000 deaths. The death toll is 201,669. The bay area passed 102,000 cases today. Sonoma county has amended the health order to aline with the framework that will allow businesses to reopen and businesses to resume. Sonoma county is in the most restricted purple tier when Sonoma County moves into less restricted tiers, businesses will not need to wait. Gyms reopen today in san mateo county. The gyms are cammed at 10 capacity right now. Everyone Must Wear Masks and clubs are continuously cleaned throughout the day. The city of East Palo Alto has a covid19 Positivity Rate three times more than san mateo county. The city is trying its best to be proactive to stop the spread. Theyre dealing with another challenge. Default on rents due to the pandemic. Heres anser hasan. Hes working with high school and College Students to do covid19 outreach. Several city and Community Groups are taking part in different outreach programs, trying to stop the spread. When i draw back and say final. 4 , its a big number. Final. 4 is the covid19 rate for east pal walt officially thats more than three times the average. She said it is important to put the numbers into context. We are unapologetically a city that supplies this reason with essential workers. And they are more at risk of exposure, and in a city where 12 are residents dont have health insurance. Which means that when our residents get sick, at least that 12 , we dont always have easy solutions to help come to the aid. So the city has identified hot spots through Contact Tracing and set up testing sites in those neighborhoods to test and educate. So were proactive about it as opposed to just waiting for people to come. They face another big challenge. Defaults on rent. Theyve set aside a small emergency fund. But theyre going after healthy donors to help out. The chief officer at facebook and his wife just dough natd a Million Dollars to help pay rented in East Palo Alto. Every time we can help every family we can, hundreds or thousands at a time, to today in their homes and to be able to survive and not become homeless. Reporter abc7 news. And we have a new inactive tool to make essential of the reopening system. This lets you pick your county and see how your county is trending. Check it out on the home page of abc7news. Com. A Research Ship devoted to exploring the frigid seas of antarctica is paying a rare visit to san francisco. Nathaniel b. Palmer powers through thick sheets of ice on various research missions. The vessel, it rarely gets into this part of the world because most of the time it is in the sornl hemisphere. Because of covid19 travel restrictions, that ship is scheduled to depart tomorrow to i had to the molecular boy over diversity of the Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean . The indian ocean . Well have to look it up. I was just happy to hear that science is still a thing. Its still a thing yes thats right. That icebreaker is not a hoax. Im going to start with good news. Weve had good air quality and were expecting it again tomorrow. They can which out. Good, good, good across the region. On friday, a little decline in air quality begins and that will continue through the weekend. Just to share some good news. We have gusty winds once again. An onshore flow. 24mileanhour winds. 25mileperhour surface winds in san francisco. Breezy and refreshing all around the bay area. A lovely clear view. Hook out over san francisco. It is 69 degrees. We have low 80s in san jose, 87 in gilroy, and 68 at half moon bay. Looking out over the bay with a clear view from the top of mount tam, low 80s, low to mid 80s in santa rosa, napa, fairfield 90 degrees and mid 80s in concord andler more. And on we go with our view looking across the embarcadero. The blue skies over the bay. It is taking my breath away. These are the forecast features. Clouds, fog and drizzle are in our forecast for the overnight hours and early morning. Look out for wet pavement tomorrow if youre a morning commuter. It will be hot, dry and gusty and that pattern will continue into early next week. Thus, high fire danger. Heres a look at our fire weather watch as a result of those conditions i described. With the rising temperatures and gusty winds. And dangerously low relative humidity. A fire weather watch is in effect, or will be from 11 00 a. M. Saturday to 8 00 a. M. Monday. The north bay and the east bay and the inland valleys of the east bay as well. So lets move along. A powerful surge of fog. Across the bay into many inland areas. Overin it low temperatures will be in the low 60s. Upper 50s just about everywhere else. Mid to upper 70s around the bay. Then saturday, a sudden jump in temperatures, up to about 100 inland. Above 100 in many areas sunday and monday. Heres the accuweather sevenday forecast. Two more days of moderate temperatures turning warmer and windier and windy and hot and dry into early next week before we see any break in the heat wave. I looked at the Southern Ocean. I didnt know. It was named an official body of water in 2000 because its water is different from anything else, including the antarctic area where it is new. So there you go. I learn Something Different every day, guys. Science. Those lastminute snacks at the check out counter. New rules are coming. Rain or shine. Theyre working and working hard. They help to deliver your packages. And the peace of mind of knowing that important things like your prescriptions, and ballots, are on their way. Every day, all across america, well keep delivering for you. Berkeley started a trend years ago by putting a cap on soft drinks. Now there is a limit on putting them in the check out aisles. Reporter inside your local supermarket, as in real estate, it is all about location, location, location. Thats why the candly, chips and soda are all right there when you check out. It passed unanimously last night. As with behavioral science, were not saying you cant have these goods. Were just saying they wont be right at the eye level of your children when you walk into the store. Reporter berkeley led the way with tax on sodas and dr. Christine matson said this is a logical next step. If you really reduce someones added sugars, you can see significant reductions not just in weight but in peoples cholesterol levels. In some of the other lipids in their system. Thats about two dozen Grocery Stores in berkeley. The ordinance takes effect early next year. Health policy expert holly who helped advise the city council on this issue says stores will be encouraged to put healthy snacks at the check out. Coke has 15 tea spoons of added sugar. This juice has no added sugar. It is all natural sugar. She said both drinks are manufactured by the same company and sell for the same price so stores and manufacturers wont be hurry. The city will try to educate grocers when the ordinance takes effect next year. But in 2022, face penalties. Children dealing with a pandemic and isolation. What parents should be on the lookout for right now. Plus paying if i could, baby id 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. Social distancing, quarantine, theyre byproducts of the pandemic. They are clearly affecting our Mental Health. Today, ucsf tackled that issue. The issue of depression and isolation among young people as well as the elderly. Not surprisingly, Lyanne Melendez says depression rates are up in this country. Reporter it is that loss of connection, the loss of rituals, that causes young people to feel a sense of hopelessness. More suicidal behaviors. In the first four months of shelterinplace, we have more suicidal attempts and behaviors than in the last four years. Reporter shes a psychotherapist who works at two School Based Health clinics in east oakland. Today she and others in the field of Mental Health at ucsf presented their findings and suggestions. For example, during this time of isolation, parents should connect more with their children and then encourage them to engage with their friends in a safeway. When is a therapist needed . Any time weve seen extreme behavior change. Someone outgoing, kind of muc