Plus, it is about heat and drought. Its about lightning strikes. Senator Kamala Harris heating up the debate over catastrophic wildfires. They are causing forest fires. That is the problem. Right now in san jose the meeting that could change what officers can and cannot do during protests. Im not going to commit officers to stand on the line and not be able to defend themselves. In a riotous situation. Kpix 5 news at 7 00 is streaming on the bay area and despite some fog moving in, these are the first smokefree skies we have seen in weeks. Everyone wants that trend to continue, but will it . Good evening im ken bastida. Im elizabeth cook. Remember last wednesday, the orange day . Compare that to today. What a huge difference. Lets show you more like pictures. The sun was out in full force. The condition seem to be holding up as we head into the evening. Everyone we spoke with today was sick and tired of being cooped up. Ripens to inside 70 days in a row ive been trap in the house over five days. First thing in the morning, i checked the air. I was saying hallelujah i get up at 6 30 am and took a shower and went to play pickle ball. A lot of people took advantage of the blue skies and beaches. There was a nice seabreeze out there. And not to chilly. I can breathe, you know, back home its really hard to breathe. So i like my decision to come to the beach today. The air quality has been horrendous. Really, this is the first day we see blue skies. Kpix 5 chief meteorologist, paul heggen is here. Is this better air . I dont want to call it good because its not like its great. Will stay better . This is air we wouldve complained about is just welcome relief at this point. It will get better and better through the next few days. Lets look back six hours. This is what it looked like a 1 00. Thats when we were gathering the soundbites. It was a marked increase from 24 hours ago. Watch what happened as they better air spread further and further inland. Some areas where we had unhealthy for sensitive groups, it improved to moderate air quality as of 7 00. Its improved to the good air quality. The sensor in downtown San Francisco is in the good category for the first time in a week. It was last tuesday the week ago when we registered good air quality. Some of that stuff. Down. We start with borderline and healthy air quality for the east bay, the south bay and the santa clara valley. Those levels will improve tomorrow. Theres more good news toward the end of the week week. We will talk about that in a few minutes. Our new and three if you 24 7 access to our newscast. Realtime news updates and breaking news alerts. Our fireworks right now, Vice President ial candidate Kamala Harris got a firsthand look at the devastation from the creek fire in fresno county. Harrison Governor Newsom met with emergency responders. They visited an evacuation center. She highlighted what she calls the reality of climate change. It is about heat. It is about drought. It is about lightning strikes. It is incumbent on us, in terms of a leadership of our nation, to take seriously the extreme changes in our climate. To do what we can to mitigate against the damage, but also what we must do to preserve the beautiful land that we have inherited from prior generations. We showed you yesterday, Governor Newsom meeting with President Trump in sacramento county. Back in washington tonight, the president is still telling the state that we need better forest management. I a big believer in forest management. When you let the floors of the forest build up with leaves and build up with broken temper, that is dry as a bone, you are causing forest fires. That is the problem. You are causing fires. Farther north, the smoke is getting into the dangerous stages in the Pacific Northwest. The giants had to cancel the game in seattle. The teams are coming back right now for make up games at oracle starting tomorrow. Tonight, Alaska Airlines suspended all flights in and out of portlands. Operations in spokane are back up and running. The san jose mayor and police chief are going at it tonight over the issue of rubber bullets. That city council is meeting to discuss a potential ban on those devices as the crowd control packet. Mayor sam liccardo called ft. After several bystanders were hit during a chaotic protest this past may. I am pretty certain, those officers were all well intentioned doing the best they could. I just dont believe as a counselor, we should allow for situations we know are highly likely to cause serious injury and even death to our residents numerous dispersal orders were given. Im not going to commit the officers of this department to stand on a line and not be able to defend themselves, in a riotous situation. That meeting is still going on, and we will let you know what happens. We have a live look at San Francisco. Is this new tiered reopening system actually working to flatten the curve . City Officials Say yes. Tonight, people are finally dining indoors, in marin county. Andria borba is there live. Reporter the all clear was given by the state of california and Marin County Public Health to begin Indoor Dining late this afternoon. While most restaurants may not be up to speed at this point, people say they are looking forward to looking or eating out of the smoke. Tuesday the county will find out if they can move up the list on the monitoring system. Today, three counties got the goahead. Indoor dining can happen with limited capacity, and even personal Services Like haircuts. I cannot wait to have something normal happen. Like go to the salon. Have it actually be part of a normal routine. I miss that. Reporter progress against the disease have been made since the dark days of summer when we peaked at nearly 13 news thousand 13,000 new cases. Today the new cases is just over 2200. The Positivity Rate of only 3. 6 . Doctor mac allie says the numbers are proof that system is working. This notion of being slow and stringent, as we move forward, in the face of flu season coming. Reporter the Hospital Capacity has been tested and is now facing another challenge. Cold and flu season. Individuals with covid related disease plus the flu and other common systems. Reporter San Franciscos Public Health director says getting to 80 ask wearing complaints will prevent counties from backsliding. We are indeed in this for the long haul. Whether we think of this as a marathon or a multiinning game, are purser vents, our resilience, and our hope is necessary for us to carry forward. Reporter before marin county or any county can move to the next level, depending on testing and Positivity Rates, the total number of new cases they have to wait a while. Counties have to sit about three weeks on the watchlist with improving numbers, stabilized is what the state is looking for before they can move to the next level. Marin county will be in this status for at least three weeks before they can perhaps move to orange and fewer restrictions. Mill valley, andria borba. Its good to see that progression. Thank you. Slow and steady wins the race. Police in the east bay call it a onestop shop for criminals to get guns and drugs. It was hidden in plain sight. Im a little surprised, we were here a lot and we never noticed activity at all. Its time to move forward. With the criminal charges. A Major Development surrounding the family of Breonna Taylor and why they say the fight for justice is far from over. Its something every student need to take classes at home, but tonight they are sold out everywhere. I definitely the theme of 2020 now, work with what youve got. It was just a get together with friends. No big deal. Everybody felt fine. But now im super sick. Everyone is sick. I just wish we had been more careful. It would have been easier than this. So wear a mask. Do what you can outside. Stay six feet apart. Because some things you just cant take back. Do your part to lower the risk. Tonight the fbi is saying an unassuming strip mall was hiding deadly secrets. Sureno gang members took control of monument plaza and turned the parking lot into a onestop shop for guns and drugs. Today they announced eight two year investigation netted 74 weapons and 26 arrests and tied 11 suspects to four cold case murders. It was all happening in broad daylight. The defendants are alleged to have sold methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and firearms and car gerd pleasant hill, it would and elsewhere in contra costa county. Im surprised. We are here a lot and we never noticed any activity. Today families are safer and kids are safer. s while we are dealing with wildfires, Hurricane Sally is pounding the gulf coast. Were seeing high waters in panama city florida. The Hurricane Center is warning millions of historic flooding over the next 12 hours. Lets take a live look outside. This is pensacola, florida. The storm very slowly is pushing closer to shore. Are chief meteorologist, paul heggen is here. This thing is moving at a snails pace. That is needed good. The longer it hangs out, the more water at dumps. Its going to miles an hour. That is just a crawl. A similar situation to what happened with Hurricane Florence along the carolinas. This is the storm making its way slowly closer to landfall the panhandle of florida, southern alabama and southeastern minnesott beach. This will drop feet of rain as it inches in length over the next couple of days. The maximum sustain winds, just 80 miles per hour. A lot of rain in a part of the country that cannot absorb it. Around here, we have the improving situation. This system has been bringing onshore winds. We have the top layer of smoke moving out. The onshore flow is getting deeper and deeper and as the storm system moves into the Pacific Northwest, we will remove a lot of the low level smoke. Whats left will get push northeast. They will get rain in the Pacific Northwest and possibly northern california. That would help the fire situation. The problem, this storm system moving inland for a brief period of time, we will see winds out of the north. Those brief winds could take the smoke north and push it towards us. Its something will have to watch for for the weekend. Is still fire season. We will keep an eye on it for the next several months. The air quality tomorrow will be in the moderate category around the city. The east bay at the worst, unhealthy for sensitive groups, but then things improved throughout the day like we saw today. The worst air quality when the winds archon. When the wind pick up, it helps to improve. Still some upper level smoke, but the walk, the fark, the temperature has dropped as the marine layer makes its weight in. Not bad for midseptember with temperatures dropping into the upper 50s and low 60s. We are already at 61. We are likely to drop into the 50s. Highs let mid60s on the coast. With a low mid 80s for the santa clara valley. It will be around 90 degrees. 80 degrees for the trivalley with low 70s around the bay with mid80s for the north bay. Always temperatures close to whats normal for this time of year. Lake and minda senna county are reaching into the 80s. The storm system pushing cooler air towards us for thursday and friday. Are temperatures bounced back for the weekend. Hopefully, we dont have to add any more smoke icons to the 7 day forecast. We have had enough of that. Hrsa look at national headlines. The white house with the back drop for a new mideast peace deal. President trump finalize the agreement between israel and two arab nations. This is called the abraham accords. The deals open the door for diplomatic ties and trade between israel, the united arab in emirates and bahrain. Joe biden just stepped off the plane in kissimmee, florida. Hes focused on clinching the latino and veteran vote in the sun signs date. Its great to be able to celebrate what is best in our democracy, our diversity. Especially the rich, hispanic heritage alive in so much of our national story. A wrongful death settlement has been reached between the city of louisville and Breonna Taylors family. She was shot and killed by police who burst into her home at night after her boyfriend opened fire, this also includes police reforms. A significant uptodate is, its only the beginning of getting justice for rihanna. We must not lose focus on what the real job is. With that being said, its time to move forward with the criminal charges. Instead of waiting until november, the Salvation Army is already putting up those red kettles for donations. The reason, coronavirus risk and the National Coin shortage. Those two factors could reduce collections up to 50 this year. Coming up next, how young is too young to vote . The bill in sacramento, that could shake up the election system. Me, the older you are is better. They will be swayed by instagram. The School Supply item no one can seem to find. Later, how you can experience a hit tv show from the 90s, in real life. We saw the cloud of smoke and my heart fell. I knew wed lose our home. And we did. Over 24,000 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in the past few years. Wildfire victims need help so im voting yes on 19. It limits property taxes on wildfire victims so families can move to a replacement home without a tax penalty. You never know what youll be faced with. Please, vote yes on 19. Just about everybody working or doing school from home, there seems to be a new shortage of desks, of all things. We stop by target. Check this out, walmart, ikea, we found empty aisles. This no desks or chairs. Not even folding tables. Do you want to order online . Delivery will take weeks. People have to get creative. I kind just improvised. Using my dining room table, using a coffee table. Affordable desk were nowhere to be found. I think the theme of 2020 now, its work with what youve got. Campaign 2020. Tonight theres a push to give some 17yearolds the right to vote. Proposition 18 would allow them to vote in primaries, but only if they will turn 18 by the date of the general election. The argument is, if you can legally vote in an election, you should have some say about who is on the ballot. I mean this idea we are older and wiser and they are less wise. To me, the older is better. They do not know the issues. They will be swayed by instagram. 18 is a good starting point. Two less than that doesnt seem like a good decision. This would affect an estimated 200,000 people. We have a series of stories on kpix. 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