does differ by county. every county in the bay area reopening except for sfranlg an francisco and alameda county. they want to assess governor newsom's guidelines and then see how they plan to reopen. julian glover, an julian glover, abc 7 news. and you can see which tier your county is in and the businesses that are allowed to reopen. you can find the new guidelines on our website abc7news.com. and we're getting a sobering idea of the economic impact of the pandemic in downtown san francisco. t phil matier writes that only one of eight ladle and leaf restaurants is still open and there are only two workers behind the counter. and the okay pabs ciccupancy ra rises is down 90%, and credit card transaction, down 80%. and before the pandemic, about 98,000 b.a.r.t. riders, but it is down to 6,000. you can read phil's articles every sunday and wednesday in the "chronicle." and firefighters are gaining ground and evacuationeds are being lifted. the lnu complex has been one of the most destructive. more than 375,000 acres have burned, but now containment is at 58%. some residents are being able to go back home as two assistance centers are opening up, one at healdsburg high school, the other at a back of america branch in guerneville. the town is coming back to life now that the fire danger has passed. >> we're grateful to all the firefighters and first responders, it is awesome. they saved our town. >> a lot of people are still processing what is happening and we still have ongoing orders so folks haven't found out if their homes are necessarily intact. >> the assistance centers will be open from 10:00 to 7:00 every day through friday. and the weather is helping firefighters expand the containment of the c zmptzu fir. the clear skies let the he helicopter crews do water drops. this video shows the aerial assault against the flames east of pescadero. fires there have burned more than 84,000 acres and they are now 37% contained. crews also expanded containment of the scu to 55%. they burned more than 378,000 acres across five counties. crews do expect though that it could take a few weeks to get the fires under control. officials say a lot of the smoke that you have seen and that you are smelling in the air should begin to clear up. >> you can follow the fires statewide with our exclusive wildfire tracker, it has the latest containment information and you can also find the air quality data for where you live. the fire tracker is available at abc7news.com and on our app. police made a few arrests, but a rally on the golden gate bridge by supporters of president trump was mostly peaceful. the conservative activist group walk away organized the event yesterday. the counterprotesters showed up too. the twoatn unprecedented summer of violence in this country as we've seen neighborhoods burn, stores being looted, people being beaten, people being killed. >> trump and miss supporters are responsible for the covid deaths, he is doing nothing about that. and it is dangerous. >> now there were a few heated encounters between both sides, however, police were able to intervene in those instances. the unrest across the country does continue in cities like portland, kenosha, where protests and counterprotests take center stage one week after jacob blake was shot in the back by police. president trump is planning to visit kenosha this week despite calls for him to cancel the trip. megan tevrizian has the story. >> reporter: one man in portland oregon shot and killed right afiticallylvin car with flags supporting president trump. this video showing a man opening fire saturday. immediately after hitting the victim, the gunman running away. the cause of the shooting is unknown, but the man who died was wearing a blue lives matter flag. the suspect still at large. the president and portland's democratic mayor continuing to be at odds after the city has seen sometimes violence protests for more than 90 days. trump calling portland's mayor ted wheeler a fool and saying that his supporters are, quote, great patriots. portland's mayor firing back. >> i'd appreciate that either the president support us or he stay the hell out of the way. >> reporter: in kenosha, wisconsin hundreds marching in peaceful protests, one week after police shot jacob blake in the back seven times paralyzing him. blake's family asking for the clashes to stop. but saying that the president may be responsible for inciting the violence. >> i mean, how could they not be seen on the violence when the man in the white house is drumming it up? did you think that it wouldn't dribble down to the streets? it has. >> reporter: president trump planning to visit the region on tuesday, but it is unclear if he will meet with blake or his family. and now the wisconsin democratic governor of voicing his concerns that his visit could do more harm than good. and meanwhile democratic nominee for president joe biden will be back on the trail in southwestern pennsylvania monday where he will address safety in america under president trump. megan tevrizian, abc news. and coming up, remembering chadwick boseman. and also the big announcement from a major airline that could save travelers a lot of money. i'm excited about that, mike. but first, let's check in with you because walking into the studio today, i could definitely smell that smoke. so it made me wonder what is in store for our air quality. >> yeah, it won't be good especially across the north bay and places closer to the coast as just off the surface, we have a little bit of a north to northeasterly offshore breeze o, but it is expected to get worse as we head throughout the day. you will notice how much drier it is as you go inland from the coast. and also how much hotter it is going to be. winds will still be fairly light at the sur far, up face, but lo temperatures ramp up even near the coast, 90 to 100 near the lnu. and here we'll also see temperatures warm up into the 70s and winds remain fairly light the next 24 hours. down across the santa cruz mountains, there you really see the drier air as the marine layer is compressed only 45% and temperatures will ramp into the mid-80s by this weekend. so let's hope the firefighters can get as much as they can under control while the conditions are a little favorable during the week. so you can see how widespread the heavy smoke is today. it thins out a little bit tomorrow. and by wednesday we should see just some pockets of dirty air not as wide spread. we'll keep an eye on that. and we're keeping an eye on traffic this morning with jobina. how are you doing? 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slowly getting back to normal. they had been under lockdown for more two weeks after a coronavirus outbreak earlier this month. before that the city had gone three months without community transmission. it is now mandatory to wear masks on public transit. and the minister of health says that about health of people already wear masks in public. >> today is the first day at being alert level two and we're seeing signs of the city getting back to normal. >> all resin affections have been linked to the same cluster via contact tracing. new zealand reported just nine new cases of covid-19 in the country today. four involve people who recently travelled internationally. and the nation continues to pay tribute to actor chadwick boseman who lost a four year battle with cancer. an image of him with his arms crossed from the movie of "black panther" lit up the oakland theater over the weekend. it was displayed during a blm march. a tweet announcing his death is the most liked people of all time, more than 7 million people. >> chadwick was a true here row and someone who is the definition of a role model. >> this guy gave the world a super hero that anybody could admire but especially people of color. >> it kind of hurt like a different way, first black super hero. >> the role not only inspired an entire generation of movie truer, tru viewers, it gave us an ability to dream. >> boseman was 43. he kept his battle with colon cancer private and continued to work despite undergoing several surgeries and chemotherapy. black th the "black panther" director made an emotional statement. he said he wasn't privy to the illness because woez mboseman v his privacy. and he made great art and that is who he was. it was an epic fire work display. i will tell stories about being there for some of the brilliant sparks until the end of my days. what an incredible mark he's left for us. flags are flying at halftime in the state capitol in south carolina. he was born in anderson in the western part of the state. both united states and south carolina flags from the capitol will be presented to his faem. and there will be more on the life of chad pick wowick bosema. happening today, fremont is opening the first homeless navigation center and it is modeled after the ones that we see in san francisco and oakland. the facility is located behind city hall. it is designed to house 45 people, but for right now it will be limited to 25 because of covid-19. local officials hope that it can offer an array of services in one location all aimed at helping people find permanent homes. united airlines says that it is eliminating what has become an annoyance for passengers for good. the carrier says that it will permanently drop flight change fee fees for flights in the u.s. this goes into effect immediately, but if you booked the basic, sorry. customers had to pay $200 to change flights under their ol po old policy. they want to woo people back to the airline. and also i hated the change fee. if you want to do like a stand by, take an earlier flight like the day you get there and i'm really used to get home, it used to cost like $75 and now you can just get on free space. >> oh, wow. >> make it easy for us to get around. >> that is nice. appreciate that. because some of us like to get out and about. getting a little claustrophobic. and especially we're kind of unofficially ending the summer season this weekend with the holiday coming closer. let's take a look at what is y brogood 60. it is spare the air through tuesday. faster sunshine and warmer also these first two traditional workdays of the week. and it will be warmer to hotter this holiday weekend. some of that warmth slipping to the coast, some 70s and 80s possible. let's take a look at what is dg on with the fog forecast and you can see that with a light offshore breeze, we'll even see some pockets of blue develop d. mid-60s along the coasth upper 60s around downtown to 75 in south san francisco, mid upper to 60s bodega bay. low to mid-80s through most of the north bay valleys. east bay shore, 70 at richmond, oakland 74. some 80s around union city. and the smoke and heat will be most prevalent especially the heat inland, 88 to 92. tonight we're back into the mid-50s to low 60s. steady tomorrow, trying to bring are cooler and cleaner air in for wednesday and thursday. but look at that ramp up friday and even some 100s possible saturday, sunday and the holiday monday. >> thank you, mike. another milestone for spacex. the falcon 9 rocket that launched yesterday, it was the first southbound rocket to launch from florida since 1969. >> and liftoff of the falcon. >> most rockets launch from florida head east during liftoff, but this rocket headed south. and that is because the rocket aimed for the polar or bit which runs between the north and south poles. recent fires have damaged some of the infrastructure here, so this is what we have. and much like many other big events, burninging man w 3457mad so people were celebrating online. it draws thousands of people to black rock city. virtual burning man is free, but people are asking to donate if they can. people who had purchased tickets to this year's event will get full refunds. coming up next, a light night visitor that had people in one pacifica neighborhood on alert. and he has been kicking our butts. i can say butt, right? >> and meet this little boy known as the kid superintendent. he is telling us how he came up with his inspiring message for kids returning to school during the pandemic. and"techbytes," apple is preparing to roll out its next line of products. some speculate that apple because considering a less expensive watch marketed for children. teslas can now read speed limit signs. a new software update allows the car's camera to defects the signs and also adds a feature that plays the chime when the traffic light you are sitting at turns green. and a flying car aced a test in japan. the company hopes to get 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in the desert southwest and look at it pump up nearly 100 fairfield, clearlake and cloverdale and look at the 100s spread in-land sunday and it will be almost as warm monday. temperatures above average everywhere with 70s and 80s even reaching the coast. and families in pacifica are being advised to be on alert for a mountain lion. so look at this, this mountain lion spotted on home surveillance early saturday. this was in the fairmont neighborhood. mike watkins says he woke up to an alert on his phone, he thought it was his son leaving for work. but later on the cam rankacamer, this is what he saw. he and his wife had just install this had camera about a week ago and he has alerted pacifica police and animal control. so be careful. a young man from pennsylvania is on a mission to reassure kids everywhere when it comes to distance learning. >> it is okay to feel overwhelmed or anxious or nervous about remote learning. >> so this is 9-year-old jermaine edwards. and his video on youtube 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there, team of meteorologists there saw that this would happn and that is why we have it. and it will continue through tomorrow at least. so let's take a look at what is going on as far as