The wait is over. Many businesses are finally allowed to reopen for Indoor Services. Including gyms and restaurants. Because of the county decision, this gym and dozens of others are closed. How that decision could put people out of business. The move to have Mental Health experts on hand. How several bay area cities plan to improve policing. Tracking heat, high winds and fire danger. Ill have your forecast coming up. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. Tonight, a sobering and Unthinkable New coronavirus milestone. More than 200,000 people in the United States have now died because of the virus. Here in the bay area, there is some good news. The numbers are stabilizing. Thats allowed three more counties to join most of the region in loosening covid19 related restrictions. S tier to the red tier status on the states color coded blueprint for reopening. But the counties are taking very different approaches to reopening. San mateo county is jumping at the chance to ease restrictions. Luz pena spoke to several Business Owners and customers who say they are ready. Reporter depending on who you ask, it seems like everyone has a story about how they heard the good news. I get the news from a friend of mine. They told me to check the internet. Actually, just before you called. Reporter at the oldest Mexican Restaurant in daley city, there was no time to waste. I saw it on facebook and he said, weve got to go. He called me and said, make the reservation, make the reservati reservation. Reporter in the kitchen, the chef was cooking with a smile on his face. I miss the customers all the time. Reporter after six months and short reopening in between, today, the county moved from the purple to red tier, where Indoor Service are also now permitted in many sectors. We need to crush this virus,p en u at the same time. Reporter restaurants will only be allowed to have 100 people or 25 capacity. Now, the same goes for places of worship. 25 capacity, or 100 people, which ever is less. These pews are 14 feet wide each. Reporter a monumental day for many, as they hope and pray this reopening lasts. Luz pena, abc7 news. And its a much different story in the east bay tonight. Alameda Health Officials are taking a more cautious approach to reopening. J. R. Stone spoke with one Business Owner who says that decision may force her to close. Let me open. We can do it safely. Reporter that is the message from gym owner tammy to the alameda c health department. Tuesday, while they were outside, Alameda County said they must stay there, because indoor gym use is still not allowed, even as the state gave the county the okay for indoor workouts at 10 capacity, and with a mask on. Ive been crying all day, you know . Its just devastating to not know. Reporter devastating because shes lost about half of her 900 members. State rules would allow restaurants in the county to open Indoor Seating at 25 capacity. Alameda county not allowing it. And while that will impact business, some owners we talk with say thats okay. I dont mind waiting. Reporter still, these gym members are upset, saying other counties are allowing indoor workouts. And if an opening doesnt happen soon, the future of the gym may be in jeopardy. If they keep putting it off and putting it off, i dont know. If its not open october 6, its probably done. Reporter as these outdoor classes continue, the county Health Officer says her office will closely be looking at the numbers to come up with a safe plan in two weeks. In Alameda County, j. R. Stone, abc7 news. During his weekly update, californias Top Health Official emphasized the state is taking a slow and stringent approach with reopening. Dr. Mark galley pointed to the lessons california learned during the first round of reopenings in late spring. He said its a delicate balance between stopping the virus from spreading and making sure businesses dont close for good. Were very sensitive and interested to support our economic sectors across the state. Its the engine for so much that drives health, jobs, housing, many of the resources that flow through businesses. He also said the state is closely watching out for a second surge in the fall. Nail salons can reopen and take customers inside after the state relaxed restrictions today. However, the final say is actually up to the county health department. In the bay area, every county except samona and alameda counties are allowing nail salons to reopen indoor operation it is they havent already. The decision came after realizes businesses could operate safely. In the north bay, starting in october, napa valley expo will be reimagined as a drivein theater. The film also be shown on a large l. E. D. Screen. Showings will be limited to no more than 250 cars. Abc news has a new tool to make sense of the states fourtier reopening system. You can pick your county and see how the numbers are trending. If your county is below the number for three weeks, it could be moving into a new tier soon. Check it out on abc7news. Com. A sad milestone. More than 200,000 americans have now died from the coronavirus. The United States has 4 of the worlds population, but accounts for about 20 of the covid19 deaths. And as our reporter explains, the pandemic is once again the talking point out on the campaign trail. Reporter President Trump said little to mark todays horrific milestone of 200,000 americans killed by the coronavirus. Well, i think its shame. I think if we didnt do it properly and do it right, you would have 2. 5 million deaths. Reporter the u. S. Has 4 of the worlds population, and 20 of the worlds covid related deaths. Tuesday, the american medical hospital and Nurses Association issuing a joint statement saying covid19 is affecting americans at a rate that represents a nearly worse case scenario. With the number of cases increasing in 33 states and puerto rico, the president speaking of the pandemic as if its a thing of the past. Monday night, he said that the virus only really affects Older Americans with preexisting conditions. Elderly people with heart problems and other problems. If they have other problems, thats what it really affects. Reporter and he added that young people are basically immune. Dr. Fauci saying tuesday thats just not true. The elderly and people at any age with underlying conditions. Underlining any age. Reporter the number added to that death toll, an american life, a family forever changed. Four out of those 200,000 counted are from the beltran family, who got sick after a get together at a home in phoenix. Father, mother, and two sons dying. Its hard. More than half of my family is gone. R joe biden saying today it didnt have to be this bad. The names that are empty chairs in dining room and kitchen tables that weeks and months ago were filled with a loved one. Reporter at a rally in pennsylvania tuesday night, thousands of the president s supporters packing the venue, most not Wearing Masks. All attendees required to sign a disclaimer they voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure from covid19. And with fall stoking worries of a second wave, combined with flu season, Health Officials are pleading with americans to wear masks and avoid crowds. In los angeles, abc news. All right. Lets take a turn now and take a live look outside from our Golden Gate Bridge camera. It was a fine fall day with good air quality. However, we are in for a big change. Lets check in with meteorologist sandhya patel. Sandhya . Yeah, ama, enjoy it while it lasts. Heres whats coming. Fire danger will be increasing. We have a fire weather watch that begins saturday morning and runs until monday morning for the north bay, and the east bay hills and also for the east bay valleys. So the winds are going to kick up out of the northnortheast, thats a down sloping wind. It drives out the atmosphere further. So we are looking at gusts 35 to 55 miles an hour in the hills. Any fires that do develop will quickly spread. I want to show you whats going to bring about that change. Its a building ridge of High Pressure that brings the autumn heat. With that, you get high fire dangers as the winds come out of the north and northeast. Ill have a look at how hot its going to get. After months of protests, several bay area cities are making changes to the way Police Respond to Mental Health crys the. Im amanda del castillo with that story up next. This is probably my last chan chance. Plus, americas Oldest Park Ranger celebrates her birthday, asking for an unusual gift. And a delicate operation to rescue a dog stranded on the side of a bridge. All of that is coming up. But first, heres a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live. Join me tonight and every night forever. Will we ever see these characters again . I know you wrapped it up, but is there any possibility of anything beyond this . I guess it just depends on it keeps all your devicess running smoothly fast. With built in security that protects your kids, protects your info, and gives you 24 7 peace of mind. That if its connected, its protected. Even that pet camera thingy. Can your internet do that . Xfinity xfi can. Because its simple, easy, awesome. Get started with xfinity internet for 19. 99 a month for 12 months and get advanced security free with the xfi gateway. Switch today. An army family who is always at the ready. So when they got a little surprise. Two . They didnt panic. They got a bigger car for their soontobebigger family. After shopping around for insurance, they called usaa who helped find the right coverage for them and even some muchneeded savings. That was the easy part. Usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it easy. The recent demonstrations against Police Brutality around the country have sparked a conversation. In an effort to build a better bay area, several local cities will havemental experts on hand to respond with police. Amanda del castillo explores what this means and why now. Reporter redwood city leaders are taking a good look at the future of policing. Influenced by the demonstrations and the death of george floyd, mayor diane howard hopes this shows residents are being heard. It started everyone questioning the role of the Police Department with respect to Mental Health issues. Reporter they are working on a Pilot Program to provide Mental Health support when Police Encounter anyone experiencing a Mental Health crisis. Hundreds have come out offering input and discussing impact. It was hard to listen to, because some people have had very poor interactions with police in their past. Reporter san jose, Silicon Valley pastor jethro moore commends city leaders and says its a step in the right direction. Lets see how it goes. Lets give it a chance and then look at it, and we can make adjustments after that if Something Else could be done different. Reporter he says its time to work toward restoring trust back in Police Departments that way officers can best serve the community. What role they play and what tools we give them is critical. And i think thats what were trying to do. Reporter redwood city hopes to launch the program in early 2021. Im amanda del castillo, abc7 news. Now if you or someone you love is struggling with Mental Health issues, you can find your ally. Just go to abc7news. Com takeaction. New at 11 00, the Vallejo City Council approved a black lives matter street mural tonight. Youve seen them in other bay area cities like this one in martinez. When it came to a vote, the only black council opposed the idea, calling it a hollow gesture. He says the city should focus on education, housing and police reform. Juneteenth is now a holiday in santa clara county, starting in 2021. Its also known as emancipation day. Its the oldest celebration of the end of slavery in the country, dating back to 1865. Bay area civil rights legend betty reed turned 99. Hundreds logged into zoom to celebrate with her. But her mind really is on the election. She became a song writer in the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s. Shes also well known as the Oldest Park Ranger at the historic park in richmond. Today, she was looking ahead to the november election. I dont think that theres ever been an election thats more important than this one. I think since the great experiment began in 1776. She has been recognized nationally and locally as one of the Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. She is just incredible. This gives you an idea of how windy it was today on San Francisco bay. Abc7 news was in foster city and there were lots of people on the water kite surfing. This takes some skill, because not only do you need to understand how to ride a board, but handle flying a kite at the same time. I wouldnt even try it. Its fun to watch, though. Pretty fascinating. All right. Lets turn to meteorologist sandhya patel. Nice day out there for that, sandhya. Absolutely. And the breeze definitely helped it clean out our air today for this first day of fall. I think you both can pull that off. We should give it a shot, maybe a live shot. Let me show you a live picture right now. Spectacular view as we look across the bay tonight, because we dont really have a lot of fog out there, just a few patches and high clouds. So good air quality and fine fall weather continuing tomorrow. Hot, dry, and gusty conditions this weekend, and high fire danger and more smoke enters the picture this weekend. Right now our air quality, you will notice everyone in the green from santa rosa, fairfield, concord. San jose and santa cruz right now. So enjoy the fresh air that we have out there, because it will be changing. The smoke forecast, showing you good air quality the next two days. Tomorrow is fine, thursday is fine. Friday, the wind changes direction, coming out of the northnortheast. That will drag the smoke down from the Northern California fires. So you will notice more smoke entering the picture, not just for your saturday and your sunday. So be prepared. Good air quality for the wednesday, thursday time period, for everyone. And then friday, saturday moderate air quality. This is the latest from the air district. Now, saturday, those temperatures will sore. Inland areas, 90s, 100s. Even the beaches get warm around this time of the year, and thats what is going to happen sunday. Near 80 along the coastline. This continues even hotter conditions for your monday. As youll notice, 106 in San Francisco. Definitely well above average for this time of year. Temperatures for right now in the comfort zone, anywhere from the 50s to 70s. You look at live doppler 7, notice the high clouds passing through the bay area. Were watching the system. Looks impressive on the Wider Perspective here. But that low is going to push p. On thursday, it brings them some rain, but for us on thursday, its going to squeeze out a little bit of drizzle. Thats all were going to get out of it. The good thing is it helps the firefighters. As you look at the hour by hour forecast, 4 00 tomorrow the fog regroups after a few patches. At 5 00 a. M. Thursday, showers around the mendocino coastline. In the bay area, we get a little drizzle thursday morning for the commute and then out of here. So it will cool down as well on thursday. Tomorrow morning, low 50s to the mid 60s. As we head into the afternoon hours, upper 60s to the upper 80s. Accuweather sevenday forecast looks like this. Fresh air, nice day, enjoy. We will see declining air quality, hotter conditions for the weekend. And windier with triple digits sunday through tuesday inland. Dan and ama . All right. Thank you, sandhya. Were in for it for a couple of days it seems. Thank you. Back to the 100s. Tomorrow on Good Morning America charles 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. New developments tonight in the south bay. San jose is going to spend an additional 3 million through the end of the year to clean up illegal dump sites. Weve been reporting on this problem extensively. The City Council Approved the plan tonight. It comes as san jose earlier this week started removing huge piles of trash and a homeless camp alongmo monterey road. Now to a very lucky dog in mississippi. By chance, a bridge inspector spotted this hound stuck under the bridge deck 120 feet over the mississippi river. Look at this. That rescuer climbed to the dog and then made a makeshift harness out of rope and lifted that dog to safety. And the dog was adopted soon after that rescue. Right now, we could all use some comforting words, so here it goes melty, melty, tasty, grilly, juicy, sizzle. Mmm, that should feel better. The sourdough patty melt is back. Make it a combo meal for just 5. 99. Melty, melty. Liberty mutual customizes as i spike car insurance,hem how make it a combo meal for just 5. 99. So they only pay for what they need. Got it . [squawks] did you get that . Only pay for what you need. Liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty. And packed with my toasted sourdough bread. Freshly grilled onions, 100 beef. 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Robbie grossman, a drive to left here. And bonks off the foul pole, so thats a home run. As up 10. But frankie montos gave up five runs. Max muncie, the former a, hes got so much power. Dodgers up 32. They hit four homers in this contest. Bases full, dodgers in the 7th. Bellinger to matt olson. Dodgers win 72 and clinch the n. L. West. Nba playoff action. Lakers nuggets. Game three western conference finals. Nikola yolkic over anthony davis. Lebron james, with the jam. Lakers within three, but murray unconscious from stuff range. He had 28. Nuggets win 114106. But the lakers still lead the series two games to one. Jon gruden was all jacked up after the raiders beat the saints last night. Probably less pumped when the nfl fined him 100,000 today for failing to wear his take mask on the sidelines. So even if you make 10 million a year, i think writing that check has got to sting. All right. Thank you for joining us he supports holding a vote. I intend to proceed with the consideration process. And if a nominee actually reaches the floor, i will vote based upon the qualifications of that nominee. Reporter sources tell abc news, Amy Coney Barrett is at the top of the president s list, and he met with her in person, describing it as a very good conversation. She is a devout catholic, and antiabortion rights activist. Also high on the list, barbara lagoa. Trump may meet with her in florida this week. Reporters pressing mitch mcconnell. I can only repeat, we have an obligation under the constitution, should we choose to take advantage of it to fill the vacancy. And thats likely to happen. Reporter one republican senator, susan collins, says, firmly, she will vote no if the senate moves to confirm before the election. If leader mcconnell presses forward, the republican majority will have stolen two Supreme Court seats four years apart, using completely contradictory rationales. Reporter with very little power here, democrats will stay focused on the issues at stake, like obamacare and people with preexisting conditions. With a case one week after the election, that could invalidate the law. Mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. The city of louisville, standing, waiting a grand jury decision on the Breonna Taylor killing. Access to downtown louisville has been restricted. Barricades and boarded up score fronts can be seen in front of the announcement. Kentuckys attorney general has declared a state of emergency. New details about unfair college admissions. A state audit found the university of california infairly admitted dozens of students based on connections and favors. The report looked at ucla and u. C. Berkeley. The auditor says 64 noncompetitive applicants were accepted because of family ties or donations, depriving more qualified students of admission. Kobe bryants widow is speaking unspecified damages in a lawsuit stemming from the Helicopter Crash that killed her husband, daughter and seven others. Bryant claims that eight sheriffs deputies took and shared photos of the victims on their personal cell phones. The suit says that Vanessa Bryant lives in fear that she or her children will see those pictures yob line. The Artemis Program is going to take humans back to the moon in 2024. The spacecraft for the Lunar Mission is complete. Two test flights are schedule for next year. The only people to walk on the moon are the 12 american men that did it during the apollo era. The last flight was in 1972. Now, what might be the most unique piece of memorabilia. This is a prized possession of a guy in illinois named steve jenny. For 60 years and a day, he kept half a buffalo chicken sandwich that was partially eaten in 1960 by thenvice president richard nixon. What . I know. He says nixon left it behind when he got up to give a speech against john f. Kennedy. He was then a 14yearold boy scout picked up half a sandwich and froze it. The last time it was thousanded out was for an appearance on the tonight show. 1988. How did the 14yearold maybe he was going to come back and finish his sandwich. I think the detail there is that he was 14. Lots of people do somewhat strange things at 14, right . Its wedding cakey but weirder. It turns out the appearance was a start of a partial eaten food collection. He got a halfeaten snack from johnny carson, as well as a paper plate signed by steve martin. Okay. Theres a theme. He was in context. It was probably the dream booking for that night. Heres what i can say, though. He would never get anything from me halfeaten because i finish all my food. Thats a good trait. I have to say, plus one on that one. Yeah, okay. Coming up, the surfer who broke a world record riding the largest wave in the world. 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