Redwood loop trail. It is locked by multiple huge fallen trees. We finally get to the mother of the force, and it shows there are new burn scars on the exterior and interior, but there does not appear to be significant structural damage. Around the corner is the father of the forest, that has stood here for more than 2000 years. It, too, has new burn scars but they appear to stop a few stories up. It does not look like flames penetrated the thick bark. The mother and father of the forests are relatively unaffected, the other trees suffered significant damage. Ter the tos amag the burn scar is significantly bigger. In this fire has considerably expanded it, probably 2 1 2 times larger than it was. Reporter during a tour of the burn area with governor newsom, we learned big basin had not seen a fire of this magnitude in 500 years. It may not reopen it in a year. It is still standing, a testament to mother natures resiliency and to our resiliency. Reporter as to some of other oldgrowth redwoods, some saw intense burning while others did not. Some upper crowns are incinerated while others are still green. Many of the smoldering stumps are douglas firs which do not have the same natural Fire Protection of redwoods. However it is early in the park center said they need to assess all the damage and the health of the trees. It will grow back at some point, i believe it will. It has done so for thousands of years. I have no reason to think that would continue on. Reporter in the santa clara mountains, kitco, reporting. The latest tally, more than 1200 structures have been destroyed in the california fires. Cal fire said the fires claimed another life of a firefighter helping from out of state, that victim died yesterday in the Mendocino National forest. Our others top stories, the bay area hit a record for bad air quality. The longest string of spare the air alerts ever issue, 15 days straight thanks wildfire smoke over the region. And it is not over, alert last until thursday. Investigators say a gilroy man accused of sending two dozen threatening letters to Santa Clara CountyHealth Officer dr. Sara cody, may have ties to the antigovernment boogaloo movement. A search of 55yearold alan viarengos home, turned up hundred and 38,000 guns, arrested for stalking and threatening a public official. London breed laid out a timeline to reopen the city, with plans to rebuild tourism by midseptember. As of today, hair salons, barbers, and the nail salons are now able to operate outdoors. And here is the latest snapshot of coronavirus here in california. 3700 more cases were added and there were 85 new deaths. Our test positivity rate, continues to trend downward, now at 5. 3 over the last two weeks. Today state Health Officials emphasize that we cant reopen too quickly, and slide back. Slow and stringent so we blame transmission rates as low as we can, ensure that as we bring back more sectors of the economy, allow them to have more of their operations back. That we have done what we can to really decrease the transmission, especially as we are not safe from flu season. Reporter live on cbsn bay area, stay updated 24 seven by streaming us on kpix. Com. Unusual site at the state capital, east bay Assembly Member buffett wicks brought her newborn baby to the final session, she was there to argue for a housing bill and the wicks head until her labor into like, did not qualify her to vote by proxy, so she went to work. It is the simplest way we can help density, that still adheres to neighborhood character. So please, please, i am going to go finish feeding my daughter, thank you. Earlier wicks treated this order, i am here and so is ellie. The Assembly Speakers office stood by its decision saying proxy voting is very limited to those at a higher risk from covid19. Governor newsom expected to expand paid family leave law, he is expected to sign senate bill 1383, which would expand the Current Program to businesses with at least five workers. Instead of only larger businesses. Right now, smaller employers are not required to let their workers take up to 12 weeks of paid family leave. Or ensure job security, when they return. San francisco continues to be one of the most expensive places to live in the country, but a new report shows rent is actually going down. According to rental listing website jumper, the media price for a one bedroom last month was just over 3000, a 14 decrease from a year ago. And at the lowest price jumper has recorded since the start in 2014. New york trailed San Francisco with an average monthly rent of 2700, alluded by boston, san jose and oakland. The International Concourse a officially back open. It did reopen today, the first time in four months, a closed back in april when there was a big drop in flights because of the pandemic. Crews were able to take advantage of that closure, for some maintenance work, some repairs and covid19 updates. We have a real focus on hygiene and disinfection, hundreds of hand sanitizers, throughout the airport. And custodians cleaning and disinfecting at a new level. Social distancing measures are in place throughout the terminal and facemasks are required. Throughout sfo. Airports across the bay area getting a boost from faa grant, napa, tahoe, sfo, oakland, all getting about 3 million. Officials say it is not only airports and passengers that will benefit. The fact of the matter is that without transportation, those goods and services you order on your smart phone cannot get to ur the the money will be used for construction projects, expenses, repairs, more than 1 billion for ross the country. Their zoom has become an integral part of life and how it upset cut companies. How long can patients have immunity . The promising new research. A surprise sendoff for a bay area mailman who just wrapped up his final route after 37 years. Coming up, new at 6 00, a Major Police Reform bill fails, bad cops in california will still be able to keep their badges. What happens now . A former george weighs in. New at 5 30, good news in the development of a coronavirus vaccine. A new study tested more than 30,000 people in iceland. They found antibodies that people made to fight the virus lasted for at least four months after diagnosis. Now, experts say if a vaccine can produce longlasting antibodies like that, it gives hope that immunity may not be fleeting. Zoom has been synonymous with working, from home. Its stock prices surged, topping both the starbucks and boeing, shares rose more than 40 , pushing its market value to more than 129 million dollars. Tech stock leading today, the dow joined 250 points, and s p 500 and nasdaq both at all time highs. And samsung has unveiled its new phone, called the galaxy z full two. It is better than last years fold, the new phone folds into a tablet, it will be released on september 18th and the price tag, nearly 2000. A little rich for my blood. Fire a bill that would your pg e bill failed to make it to the governors desk, the measure would have cost customers of pg e and other Utility Companies in california, about a dollar every month. The money would be used for a 3 billion fund to help reduce the risk of wildfires. The bill did not pass the state senate. As california wildfire victims return to damaged or destroyed homes, many are calling insurance companies. One company told one family that they were not protected. We will show you all that is left of kurt and ari hattons home in vacaville, a place they have lived for 20 years. The entire time they have paid their homeowners insurance. But, the couple claims in their Insurance Company never notified them that they had been dropped. Ofit maed him in april. But he said he never got it. Instead of following one or more of the following reasons, we are not renewing your policy. I have never received that letter. They are losing insurance over fire risk, some insurers are pulling out of california even in nonfire zones. And food banks across the bay area struggling to keep up during the pandemic. The problem, the need has gone up. But to the number of volunteers has gone down. So to , the state launched a new website to match volunteers with local organizations. This is a time we need everyone in the community to come together, we need people to donate to food banks and most of all we need people who can volunteer to come out and sign up. So support a food bank today. The website has information about shelters and Health Resources that we have those links on our website for you, add to sanfrancisco. Cbslocal. Com. A retired mail carrier got a great sendoff and one santa rosa neighborhood. Gave tim. The people of santa rosa Piedmont Heights got together at a safe social distance, to surprise there long time mail carrier, tim vega and he retired after 37 years with the postal service. As he finished up his final route, he was greeted with balloons, cards, gifts, and neighbors even took up a collection for him. I cant say enough for him for all of this, it has been fantastic. And hopefully our paths will cross again. The group also set him up with 70 balloons representing the 70 homes in their neighborhood. These stories are great examples of how we are better together, you can find more positive news like this, at sanfrancisco. Cbslocal. Com toget i love hearing stories like that. They all screamed hey, wait a minute mr. Postman, as he drove off in the last time. If hes retiring it means he doesnt have to Wander Around through the smoke. I feel bad for postal carriers, but any other Delivery Driver or construction worker, folks who work outside are just in this all the time. Tonight that mixture of smoke, haze, and fog will be with us as at this for calms down. All of that settles into the lowest levels of the atmosphere. Tomorrow is the 16th day in a row, and thursday will be our 17th, a new record. Just a twoyearold record that was set around the campfire just two years o. The details in just a second, but it will be toasty for labor day weekend. In terms of air quality across the board it was in orange, which means unhealthy for sensitive groups. Those with a severe asthma or emphysema, tomorrow looks marginally better for parts of the bay area. Including inland and the santa clara valley, some spots that have been hit hardest by the bad air quality are still not great for the more north bay. The complex is still continued to blow smoke around, smoke and haze hanging out of her santa fe , where temperature only be 75 degrees today. Seven degrees was normal for this time of year. 65 degrees in San Francisco and the warmth out in fairfield at only 83 had your back down into the upper 70s. Even though we are contending with smoke and poor air quality at least temperatures havent been that bad. It is 70 at sfo but in the 60s downtown. A mixed of 60s and 70s across the board, not used to that. That will be back, as we head to the weekend. A very normallooking temperature tomorrow for the beginning of september. High temperature tomorrow running about 35 degrees below average, and again part of this depends on how much smoke is in the air to filter it out. Santa clara valley, try valley, still five degrees believe, below in the valley. Mid to upper 70s around the south bay, and a mix of upper 70s and low 70s for by santa clara, and morgan hill in the upper half of the 80s. Temperatures even for the inland east bay not bad at all, for this time of year. Low to mid 80s for the tri valley, upper 80s to the diablo range but even the hotspot staying below 90 degrees. Mid upand low s ound central bay with north bay in the mid70s. The cooler temperatures are the higher the relative humidity and that is good news for fire crews who are starting and continuing to keep them contained. A little toast year for our neighbors to the north, reaching up into the upper 80s and low 90s. The real hot weather will settle in by the weekend, and into early next week, the air pressing down on us will heat up as it gets to press down some and that is not even the hot day of the threeday holiday weekend. Around the bay temperatures in the upper half of the 70s, close to 80 degrees. Here is the sevenday forecast and our temperatures are not bad for the next few days but then we jump on saturday and even more on sunday, 100 degrees inland. That will be the average inland temperature, we will range between 1051 to 5 inland. Along the coast we should crack 70 degrees, a little offshore wind tries to develop emperors for the next couple of days. We take a look at temperatures hour by hour and have another update on this evenings air quality at six a clock. New encyclical, when will San Francisco finally start reopening again . For the first time we have a ti why a Major Police Reform bill failed the sacramento, and what is next. The fight to save an iconic landmark. Musicians kicked out of a San Francisco parka while playing live music. How they say city rules are making it almost impossible for artists to survive. The pandemic has certainly been tough on musicians who have fewer places to farm. John ramis reports, something happened at alden gait park that has some asking where has San Franciscos spirit gone . Reporter from the bareknuckle days of the Barbary Coast to the freewheeling psychedelic 60s, San Francisco is a town that has never played it safe. But there are those in the Arts Community who say that is changing, and it may be losing its soul as a result. Steve schultz is a professional jazz pianist in San Francisco who outfitted a van with a piano on wheels to fulfill a dream of playing in outdoor settings across america. But when the pandemic hit, the road trip ended. And shoultz parked the van. I felt it important to stay in the community and play for people in the park. Reporter holdsmall concerts in the golden gate panhandle, and sometimes he brought along a few friends to entertain small groups of socially distanced park goers. They were really listening which is a treat as a musician to feel like you are able to perform for people that is making a difference. Reporter on friday, the music ended when a group of park rangers demanded they stop playing because shoultz didnt have a permit. The audience didnt appreciate the officers attempt to maintain order. We can police ourselves, people are wearing a mask, we are spaced out in this big park as much as we can be. And i didnt see an issue whatsoever. Reporter shoultz has also always loved his cities live and let live attitude and lately has been shocked to see how much freer it has felt to play in other parts of the country. This is actually a lot more tight grip than anywhere else in the country, when it has such a spirit of, in fact we have park rangers airport cruising by right now checking out what is going on. Reporter at that point a ranger circled around us demanded to know what tv station i worked for, and then drove his vehicle off to hide behind a tree. A few minutes later he told a pair of women they couldnt use workout weights without a permit. It is silly, and sad, and disheartening. You dont know whether to laugh, cry, or keep making music which is what we try to do. Reporter they are trying to get a petition to allow small outdoor concerts to protect health while uplifting spirit. Good music has always required a certain amount of risk and come to think of it, so does life. In San Francisco, john ramis, k pxi five. That is it for news app ivica, news at six a clock begins right now. Police perform mostly stalls in sacramento, what happened to what comes next . Threats against santa claras Health Officer, the scary discovery at the suspects home. Having an actual date for the First Time Since early march, as to where we will reopen, feels pretty good. Our top story on kpix 5, and streaming on tran5 bay area, San Francisco getting back in business, the new reopening timeline and the warning. That evening, i am elizabeth cook. I and allen martin, lets take it live with for you, San Franciscos skyline where salons and indoor malls welcome to customers today for the first time in five months. Kpix 5 Andrea Bergman joins us with confusion for Business Owners and customers. Reporter thats right, alan, mayor breed and the Public Health direct a admit the numbers here in San Francisco are looking better. Hospitalizations are down, icu admissions are down. But, they want to move slowly with reopening so they dont have to close again. The city of San Francisco out of the purple and into the red on the states covid monitoring charts, some businesses closed for six months can begin to reopen. With a warning. We want you to do this responsibly because we want to make sure that we see these businesses continue to be open. So, all plans are subject to change, just like they were before. Reporter opening immediately, malls, on september 9th, outdoor gems and midseptember, tourism and outdoor religious services. In late september your haircut comes indoors, also in late september, indoor gyms and personal training, will also get the green light. Having an actual date for the First Time Since early march, as to where we will reopen, feels pretty good. The problem is we dont have any guidelines associated with that. Reporter the city could be open to that capacity now under state guidelines, but under grant colfax, the city is still averaging 75 new cases of covid a day. Even if hospitalizations and icu admissions are in a good place. In San Francisco we are placing an emphasis on our city indicators, while discarding whether we can reopen more. Reporter also getting ago in midseptember, learning pods. And k6 schools who hae state. My plan is to do everything i can