Now at 11 00, catastrophic wildfires, awful air, and we still have two more months of fire season. So what is the strategy . Its a fine line to watch between pushing people and equipment too hard and not providing the help we feel like we need. Tuesday will be our 29th straight spare the air day in the ba amg relief fro poo forecast. Ingnstead. County decid rngct. Plus, whats in your water . Hundreds of wells revealed to contain potentially toxic chemicals and some of the worst are here in the bay area. It doesnt just enter your body and flush right out. It stays. And the Health Impacts are great. Good evening. Im ken bastida. Im elizabeth cook. Now at 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, four weeks of bad air and its not over yet. The unhealthy conditions forcing some south bay high schools to cancel the first day of practice for fall sports. Our chief meteorologist paul hagan joins us now. Theres actually a little glimmer of hope that we may see some healthy air coming in here soon. I think the worst of it now is behind us, assuming nothing else changes, but were going to be heading into the right direction through the next several days. This is a look back to friday evenings air quality. You see almost everybody in the red and purple. This is the current air quality map which isnt good but its better. Were now seeing that mix of orange and red. Still unhealthy, especially for folks with sensitive breathing difficulties. Severe asthma or emphysema. Were starting to head in the right direction and thats a trend that will continue as we go through the next several days. Tomorrow its still going to be in the unhealthy category for air quality across the entire bay area. Were going to be a little bit lower in the unhealthy category and looks like were going to be down to that orange category by wednesday. Well track it through the next four days. Well talk about the big picture changes that will help us out toward the end of the week. Fire watch right now. New developments into the most dangerous wildfires across the state. Cal fire reporting firefighters have lost containment on the fire burning out of control near ed for 3ord haveee angelus. The hem a dr and its expected to be even more and drier by tomorrow. The fire only 3 contained at last check. North of sacramento, search and rescue crews are still digging through the rubble. Tonight deputies announced they found another body. That brings the death toll to 15. In the north complex fires, more than 264,000 acres have burned across plumas and butte counties. This fire season has only been record breaking and its only september. Kpix 5s Andrea Nakano with how firefighters are preparing for at least a couple more months of this fire danger. With a dry brush like here on the hillsides of Sonoma County to the hot temperatures, firefighters knew fire season would come at least two months early this year. But with 29 fires burning in the state right now, they never imagined it would be this bad. We keep saying every year is going to be worse and worse and this year is definitely taking the lead. Reporter resources have been stretched thin. There are not enough fire resources to be able to battle all of this effectively. Reporter with at least two good months of fire season left, weary firefighters are ready for the next fight. I can speak for Sonoma County firefighters. They will do anything and everything they can to protect the community that they serve. For some crews on the wallbridge fire, they initially worked 60 hours straight before they saw a break. Deputy fire chief says moving forward, the goal will be to find better ways to rotate the crews. Its a fine line to walk between pushing people and equipment too hard and not providing the help that we feel like we need to provide to the community. Reporter instead of adding resources as fire season has gotten worse, year after year, the covid pandemic has tightened the budgets of city and county governments across the state. Were doing the best we can with what we have. We just move pieces around and try to always play that chess game to make sure the community is protected the best way possible the wallbridge fire here is now 97 contained but that does not mean that firefighters are getting a rest. The Santa Rosa Fire Department has sent engines and air resources to other parts of the state to battle wildfires to help the agencies that have come to their aid in the past. This didnt help our air quality today. A grass fire that broke out in fremont right along 680 this evening. Happened just after 5 00. Firefighters attacked the blaze from the air and ground. Flames did manage to scorch five acres. Forced the closure of mill creek road at mission boulevard. President trump is back in washington tonight after visiting Sacramento County for a briefing on the wildf visit thet flected questions effects of Climate Change on the frequency and severity of californias wildfires. He instead highlighted the need for better Forest Management to clear dead trees. Earlier in the day, Governor Newsom told President TrumpClimate Change is a driving factor that cannot be ignored, a position echoed by climate scientists. In less than 48 hours, a new round of businesses will be open and able to open in Contra Costa County after the county decided that the rules it had were way too strict. Kpix 5 joe vazquez on the new plan in place tonight. For most of the bay area, finding out checking with the state and the county. Now here in Contra Costa County, weve only got to check one list. Six months into the pandemic, the Contra Costa Health officer announced today he has updated the county health order to match the restrictions imposed by the state. Doing away with any county restrictions. Were at the point where the state system is pretty good and having clarity for businesses so they can look in one place to know what theyre allowed to do and what guidance theyre allowed to follow was really helpful. Reporter what will change . Starting wednesday, personal Care Services that involve close contact with the face can operate outdoors. Tv and movie production can resume. Professional sports without live audiences can resume. Even though there are actually no professional sports here. If contra costa keeps its numbers low, the county could move from the purple to the red category within a couple weeks, which would mean restaurant, dining, and a whole host of other indoor activities. I think Governor Newsom has a great team behind him and theyve done their Due Diligence to make sure theyre keeping california safe. It is a pandemic so we will see. In walnut zqz, kx 5. Sight,he y aad on top 10 list for dangerous Drinking Water. Whoever is responsible should help pay for it. And wed like for them to stop putting it in there. A first in the u. S. Why San Francisco is giving some women a thousand bucks a month. And as if we didnt have enough to worry about these days, here comes we made usaa insurance for veterans like liz and mike. 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. Usaa insurance is made the way liz and mike need it easy. Tonight, do you know whats ateast 500rinkin w wells that serve million californians have potentially Dangerous Levels of a highly toxic family of chemicals. Kpix 5s allen martin shows us some of the worst are right here in the bay area. Reporter surrounded by lush green fields, pleasanton often makes the top 10 list of desirable places to live. A new list just out is nothing to boast about. I was just floored. Reporter that was jill bucks reaction when she found out her town made the top 10 for dangerous Drinking Water. Pleasanton relies heavily on ground water for tap water but stopped using one of its wells last fall after state mandated testing found it contained potentially unsafe levels of two chemicals that are part of a family called per and polyflorinated chemicals or pfas. Itscuac. Ys and the Health Impacts are great. Developed in the 1940s by dupont, pfas were first used to make the nonstick material in teflon pans. Then came scotch guard and Firefighting Foam. Now the chemicals are everywhere around us. From shoes to furniture, carpeting and food packaging. Theyre called forever chemicals because once they get into the environment, they never degrade. The strongest chemical bond that we have is in them. Reporter amy kyle is with the Uc Berkeley School of Public Health. Its the quadruple whammy under International Treaties weve banned chemicals that are persistent, biocumulative, and toxic. Some of these are all three and also b its going to get everywhere. Reporter according to the centers for disease control, the Scientific Evidence linking pfas exposures with Harmful Health effects is increasing. Some studies have shown that exposure to certain pfas might adversely affect growth, learning, and behavior of children; lower a womans chance of getting pregnant, increase cholesterol levels, affect the immune system, and increase the risk of some cancers. Funding for much of the research came from the landmark settlement of a lawsuit against pfas manufacturer dupont which profiled in the critically acclaimed film dark waters. One of those risks is pfas. Reporter it led the u. S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin testing for certain pfas in Drinking Water and issue a federal health advisory. But five years later, pfas chemicals are still not n itd. Goesp into a its notulhent getsduednto its not regulated as a hazardous waste. Reporter as a result, manufacturers do not have to disclose if or how the chemicals are used. And there are thousands of them. I have to give federal epa an f because theyre allowing all these things to be used in ways that is letting them accumulate in the environment and not doing the most basic stuff of identifying what they are and how you can measure them. Reporter with little federal guidance, state started stepping up. California started requiring testing of Drinking Water wells for pfas last year. 11 wells in the trivalley area contained levels high enough to trigger notification to residents. Two of them, well 8 and mocho 1 were among the 12 most pfascontaminated water sources in the state, triggering a required response from local governments. The number one message is even though were finding pfas in the source ground water, its not getting to people and businesses. Eroc 1s ll bringingheevels of pfas wayn. Other wells,ou our reverse os plant which does remove the pfas. She says zone 7 has hired a consultant to look into new filtering strategies but it will cost. The state has identified airports, landfills, and former and active military bases as possible sources. Whoever is responsible should help pay for it. Reporter for now, that remains a mystery, leaving the cleanup bill most likely to local residents like jill buck. We need to know where this is coming from so its not a continuous cycle ofax cleaning up somebody elses mess. Reporter congress has ordered the removal of pfas chemicals in military Firefighting Foam by the year 2024. As for your teflon pan, it has been reformulated without the e aory lisemicals that are on howeve other pfasare st beingdh. In San Francisco, allen martin, kpix 5. Lets take a live look at San Francisco city hall tonight. It is purple in honor of hospitality workers. Today the mayor announced a new Pilot Program that aims to close the health gap among new moms by providing them with a basic income. 150 black and Pacific Ireland women will get a thousand dollars a month during pregnancy and for six months after. Experts say Financial Stress contributes to Health Disparities like maternal deaths and premature births which are higher among black and Pacific Islander women. What we know is theres nothing wrong with the mothers. Theres something wrong with society and how society is treating these mothers and families. So this is more of a medical intervention for the s as opposed to patients. T proct is fundedy a the citys Public Health department. Those 150 women will be chosen over the next two years. While were worried here in california about bad air and wildfires, Hurricane Sally is approaching the gulf coast right now. Talk about pick your poison, right . Earlier today, people boarded up their windows before fleeing their homes. Alabama, mississippi, louisiana, theyve already declared states of emergency. Forecasters predict womens of 110 miles per hour. And up to 16 inches of rain. You cant hide from mother nature. Thats a low estimate. Were talking feet of rain along the gulf coast. This storm is just parked right now. Its big. Its big and its one of four named storms in the Atlantic Basin at the moment. S r hour right now. Its the amount of rain thats going to be the huge issue for the gulf coast. Well show you the other storms. We have sally, teddy, paulette, and vickie. 2020 just our problems l a eanhehotermorer the bayee slowly improving over the past couple days. Still nothing to write home about. As the storm system gets closer to the coast, its going to squeeze the atmosphere over Northern California and down toward the bay area which means stronger onshore winds. Through the depth of the atmosphere, not just way off the ground and that stronger breeze is going to help to dislodge the smoky air. At least some of it has that been trapped in place. Tomorrow the wind will start to pick up. Its not going to be too strong to start the day. Not too strong by noon. As we head into the afternoon by tomorrow evening, thats when thedstart to accelerat a it more. Wemokesh b mixed arounds well. Gradually the air quality will improve over the next few days. Tomorrow still in the unhealthy range. Wednesday we drop into the unhealthy for sensitive groups category. Then down to the moderate category in the forecast by thursday and friday. No green dots on the forecast just yet. Maybe we can get there by the weekend. Well see how much of the smoke can get out of here by the storm system. Temperatures dropping off into the low to mid 60s right now but the smoke is the major factor. Jumbled together with the fog i talked about that with our Early Morning newscast. That fog is going to be with us as we head through the first half of the day tomorrow. Sitting out just a little bit more. Temperatures start off in the 50s early tomorrow morning. Well warm up a degree or two more than where we made it to inland today. Low 60s along the coast. Mid 70s around the south end of the bay with upper 70s and low 80s for the santa clara valley, expecting 77 in san jose which is a little bit below normal for this time of year. Warmest temperatures for the trivalley and east of the diablo range. 80s to maybe around 90 degrees. Not overall hot for the middle of september. Mid to upper 60s and low 70s around the bay. Ity. 72n oaklandit m of upper 70s and low 80s for the north bay and a little bit warmer, farther to the north. Even there, the smoke is having an impact obhow much temperatures warm up. As the storm system moves in, its going to Cool Temperatures off. Upper 70s inland on friday. Then we warm back up with hopefully unobstructed sunshine as we head through the weekend. Well keep you updated through the rest of the week. Im dennis odonnell. Why jon gruden wants carr to leave his wife alone. And a pair of newcomers lead the way for the as in smoky, smoky seattle. Give you my world how can i, when you wont take it from me ou n go your own way your wireless. Your rules. Only with xfinity mobile. Much ado about the air quality at levi stadium yesterday. You know who wasnt in seattle tonight . 284 and the as and mariners still managed to fit in a doubleheader in that air. 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