Today, it might seem odd but yesterdays marine layer that created that orange glow actually provided us with some relief from the smoke but today, the air quality has dropped to his unhealthiest in days, youre all just want to issues out there and joins us now with the very latest orange, yeah, this looks very similar to a couple years ago with the paradise fire. We have the offshore winds. And all the smoke up or back in the bay area boy just very thick out there right now this looking from timber on back toward the Golden Gate Bridge lost in some of that smoke and fog outside right now the air quality. Very bad around the bay area in extremely unhealthy specially in a San Francisco right now i want you to look at this you see the darker shade here the purple here that is the most unhealthy air quality in the entire bay area right now very unhealthy but everywhere you go just about in the san mateo you get Fremont Hayward you names in the areas shaded in red here actually a little bit better in livermore right now so the worst air quality inside the bay along the coastline. Thats because we havent seen much in the way of wind ironically weve actually got less smoke in the atmosphere today. But that smoke is mixed to the surface and thats the problem now yesterday. It was that orange haze up above. But now today, the smoke as mixed down were just not get the winds, the mix out so the forecast looks let slight improvement for tomorrow but not much you can see the entire area shaded in orange here, this is poor air quality all around the bay area from the coast of the valleys were talking about wind speeds of 3 maybe 10 Miles Per Hour. Maybe a little bit more not much in that is really the big problem now as you get the smoke down near the surface and were not seeing is winds that are Strong Enough to mix it out that you can see some places that are just calm and so not much in the way of wind and not a big change in the weather pattern coming our way only incremental each day so only slight improvement over the air quality for tomorrow and as we head in toward the weekend. Thank you lawrence, well just how bad is the air this is the. 24th straight day that a spare the air alert has been in place in the bay area much of the worst of it is in moraine county richman Berkeley Oakland and San Francisco and thats what we find kron fours dan kerman live tonight with more dan. Well you mentioned 24 days in a row for a spare the air alert that broke a record by more than a week the last time was 14 days in a row during the camp fire now were looking to go to 25 days tomorrow and possibly into the weekend as well. Unlike wednesday, the skies were not a moody orange, but instead a grayish white. Visibility was limited. Ash was all over cars and smoke made for another day of unhealthy air quality. Its so thick and it you feel it in your chest and. Its just gross is why i wear double mask got to them on because i said one mask doesnt really work for the smoke. So im hoping to work better in fact air quality was worsen thursday because a layer of fog that kept the smoke aloft wednesday. Had dissipated weve lost or inversion protection and were getting a lot were mixing and for some that means that all that smoke this phone aloft is mixing down and its affecting portions of the bay area were seeing some unhealthy for sensitive groups and even some red on healthy readings today. And while some people were still out and about its definitely curtailing a number of activities. I wont be running jogging or in this weather and for some this unhealthy air coupled with the fires coupled with covid19. Its all become too much. I dont know i feel like i should start investing in the bunker in new zealand. Im not sure i ever expect everything to be normal again. And we can tell you again 24th day of a spare the air alert today, 25 will be tomorrow bay area air Quality Management district will make a decision. Tomorrow whether do extended through the weekend but they say there is so much smoke aloft. It is very likely that will happen live in San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 and turning now to our wildfire coverage of fast moving wildfire in butte county has burned more than 250,000 acres. Killing at least 3 people and a dozen more people are unaccounted for and several other people have been injured by the flames that fire was formally known as the bear fire, but cal fire is now calling it the north complex west zone. Thats because it is just one of many fires burning that make up the north complex fire which sparked back on august 17. Officials say about 200 structures have either been destroyed or damaged and 22,000 more are being threatened. Cal fire is reporting 23 containment. Another dangerous fire burning in california tonight as the creek fire in Fresno County it has grown to more than 175,000 acres with 0 containment and fire Officials Say it has destroyed 360 structures so far well have a live report on this fire coming up at 5. 15. Closer to home here the latest containment numbers on wildfires burning in the bay area the lnu lightning complex fires in the north bay are currently 93 contained more than 363,000 acres have burned there. The scu complex fires in the east bay and south bay is up to 97 contained with almost 397,000 acres burned there. The czu lightning complex fires in Santa Cruz Mountains are up to 84 containment with more than 86,000 acres burned and the woodward fire in point raze National Seashore and western marin county is now 95 contained that fire has burned more than 4800 acres. Even with the higher containment numbers are still hazards that county officials want you to be aware of from 4 Maureen Kelly reports on the warning from authorities in San Mateo County. Im on cloverdale road not far from the town of pescadero behind me you can see how the czu lightning complex fires. Burned this hillside behind me. In fact the fires burned right down to the road stopping at a Drainage Ditch i spoke to cal fire today. They say the fire is now 84 contained. They are optimistic because theyre looking at a cooling weather pattern in the days ahead. But they do want to stress that. Nonresidents should stay out of the fire zone. They say there are still hazards up here. If youve been driving near the burned area, you know that there are these huge trees that have fallen and theyre theyre just ready there on a hillside that soil could be compromised and there are hazards out there that were going to be talking about for months to come. In addition to the possibility of falling trees another lurking hazard or the ash pits that can form around burn trees fire gets down into the root system and burns all through the roots so then everything thats just left is this just a huge pile of ash that blends in with the rest of the ground because the rest of ground looks like cash to so youre walking along not paying attention it just looks the same, but you step into where that tree root system used to be and youre just going to your legs are going to fall and you can get burned and it does happen and those routes can be on fire for months. Another thing there is still Fire Fighting going on even though theyre mostly in the mop up stage at this point. But that means there are still fire trucks and pg e trucks traveling. Some very narrow country roads in some instances and they dont want to see a situation where looking lou gets into an accident or even just impedes the progress. First responders reporting from unincorporated San Mateo County im Maureen Kelly kron 4 news. One way to try to escape the smoke and refresh your body and mind at the same time is to work out provided you can do so indoor and now you can do that in Santa Clara County as part of a less restrictive reopening plan now in force on board rob fladeboe has more on the story live from san jose tonight, rob. Thats right pam and as part of the statewide a covid19 framework, the new framework Santa Clara County was recently downgraded from the more restrictive purple chair to the less restrictive red tier that means gyms and Fitness Centers like 24 hour fitness here in North San Jose can resume indoor activity at limited capacity, lets go inside and see how its going. Off and on since the pandemic shut down indoor Fitness Centers, harsh was among the first to resume his work out indoors here at 24 hour fitness in san jose feels great. And he knows that the like going that was keeping us like you know going in saying for some rain late. It feels good to be back this is one of 1424 hour fitness locations returning to indoor operations in Santa Clara County. Under the covid19 frameworks red tear gyms and Fitness Centers can operate at 10 of capacity. Yeah weve been super busy is going really good. I mean weve weve seen from the first workout at 05 00am this morning. Up till now members have been excited. Get to not just with physical will be but also their Mental Wellbeing of social distancing protocols are in place the equipment is spaced out and regularly sanitized by both staff and patrons. Everybody wears a mask, but complaints are few definitely helps relieve a lot of stress like work and school the fun, its a difference and make it a look a little bit better is something that they look forward to in this case 10 capacity is 115 people. Reservations are required throughout the day 4. 90 minute sessions under its county approved reopening plan a 24 hour fitness has implemented at touch free check in system that allows members to come in be able to just their picture when they when they sign in. So we can control exactly doctor see within the club. And an that there is indeed a pent up demand lines have been forming here out the side of the Fitness Center about every 90 minutes or so this afternoon and once a covid19 new case numbers and positivity rates go down the county is a hopeful that it will be further downgraded from the more red tear to the less restrictive orange here and indoor activities can increase capacity live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. Thank you rob. This just in to the kron 4 news room, San Francisco mayor london breed has announced the reopening of Indoor Personal Care Services and outdoor family activities starting next week into a hair salons barber shops and gyms can reopen indoor starting september the 14th at limited capacity also allowed to reopen outdoor family entertainment, including many golf and gokarts the following week on september the 21st indoor museums and in class learning from kindergarten to 6th grade can return with limited capacity and a safety plan in place and by the end of september San Franciscos goal is to allow 25 capacity at indoor places of worship. The owner of the salon and San Francisco connected to that controversial hair appointment with House Speaker nancy pelosi is now closing her doors here is the video that went viral last week it shows Speaker Pelosi getting her hair done indoors with no mask when the city was not allowing indoor services, the owner of the salon erica says that she has received so Much Negative attention that shes afraid to go back to her salon and has decided to shut it down. Speaker pelosi previously addressed the controversy claiming her visit there was a setup the salon owner has denied that claim. Tonight on kron 4 news at 5 a Coronavirus Vaccine trial put on pause after one of the participants develop severe symptoms. We can either laugh or we can cry and i prefer this laugh. Plus at 5 3000s of People Living in the north bay lost their homes to the lnu lightning complex fires. How one man who lost everything is staying positive through it all and our wildfire coverage continues after the break, well have a live report from Fresno County that fastmoving creek dear california. We know these are challenging times. Rest assured, you are not alone. Weve all had to adapt. And with summer here, your energy bills might go up with rising temperatures. Together, we can save energy and money. Try closing your shades during the day. Setting your ac to 78 or higher. Or cooling off with a fan when you can. United we are always stronger. Stay well, california, and keep it golden. Now for the very latest on the coronavirus pandemic the state Public Health department is reporting 3,000 new covid19 cases and a 137 more deaths, 9 of those deaths occurring here in the bay area statewide there are now 742,000 confirmed cases in nearly 14,000 coronavirus deaths the bay area has now surpassed and 90,000 cases and more than 1200 deaths from covid19. The rate of positive tests is 4 that is down more than 2 over the past 2 weeks now for news covid19 numbers are down significantly. But state leaders are still working to try to stop the spread among vulnerable groups. Our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala has more on their efforts. As california counties work to move through the states strict for tiered plan for reopening state leaders have added another benchmark counties need to meet before moving forward exposure to covid19 has exacerbated many of our Underlying Health inequities, especially among underserved and marginalized groups really have the intersecting of factors like race and economic inequality as the state continues to slow the spread of the virus Health Officials are putting even more attention on vulnerable groups, older adults people with Underlying Health conditions, essential workers People Living with disabilities communities of color and immigrants cases and deaths are more common in latino black native hawaiian and Pacific Islanders in california counties will need to prove to the state its narrowing the gap and improving positivity and case rates among all groups long the sponsor where conditions are too were raised no longer. Predicts youre out from out leaders say this will likely require more testing and Contact Tracing more accessible to those at risk. Another potential Vulnerable Community those who have been forced from their homes because of wildfire state Officials Say resources like testing are on standby in the event of an outbreak of course certainly the level of disruption in mixing that up and looking back the response putting impact transmission while juggling a pandemic and a series of Wildfires Health leaders hoping to keep stabilizing the spread in sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. In the east bay and new drivethru covid19 testing site will open tomorrow with self administered tests is located at the delaware street entrance to the North Berkeley bart station parking lot. People can drive up to the site roll down the window to get a lab kit from the staff roll up their window to swab their own mouth for a sample and then returned the completed get the location will be open for 3 weeks and appointments can be made online. The Company Astrazeneca has paused its Coronavirus Vaccine trials after one of the participants developed severe neurological symptoms consistent with a rare spinal disorder. The drugmakers one of 8 companies which signed a pledge earlier this week promising they would wait until they had adequate data to prove the vaccine was safe and that they would not seek premature approval from the u. S. Government. Lets take look outside seems still smoky hazy gray out sure isnt pam gosh we all grown at the same time lets check in with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. Los when what we see some relief from the poor air quality i think its going to be slow pam were going to start seeing a little day by day but boy you know this offshore wind over the past couple of days really pushed a lot of the smoke from the bear fire the august complex. Back in the bay area in fact its all the way out the Pacific Ocean so were seeing the winds begin to switch direction. We actually have less smoke in the atmosphere today but has mixed all the way down to the surface and thats the problem because thats where we live and so now wed like to get a really significant onshore push were starting to see a change now so seeing all that smoke pouring from the fires now its beginning to kick a little bit more easterly so thats some good news weve cut off that smoke from making its way back into the bay area but of course that other smoke all remains and weve got skies like this outside right now look at that youve got the oranges conditions outside looking from the Berkeley Hills back out over the bay, it cant even see out over the bay at all that smoke even hovering all the way off the coastline down youve got to make sure if some smoke and some fog out there but look at the winds now were starting to see a little bit of a west link above them means these winter coming on the west and blowing a little bit toward the east and that is what we want to see that will help to clear out your skies know so far it has been just a very light wind id love to see some 20 maybe even some 30 mile an hour winds boy that would help to mix things out in a hurry of force and were not seeing that heres the latest forecast model you see the winds to 11 Miles Per Hour to San Francisco. Theyre going to calm down overnight tonight, its going to be ugly night with all that smoke kind of settling in and then again only a light breeze maybe slightly stronger by tomorrow afternoon. So only expect some slight improvement. The air quality around the bay area tomorrow. All right lauren thank you and one of the many wildfires burning in california tonight is the creek fire. In less than a week has burned more than a 175,000 acres in fresno and madera counties destroying hundreds of structures and its 0 contained reporter doug johnson from our sister station is live at shaver lake with the latest on the firefight though what is the latest at this point. Well the very latest is still no containment and at this point in time a lot of the issues that were seen up into county. You also down here in Fresno County low visibility and just shortage of manpower, but if you take a look behind the year. You can see that they just did a back burn in this area to try and prevent the fire from spreading over a nearby road here. Its efforts like this firefighters are doing in this area to prevent more homes are burning down. Weve had Good Progress on the fire overnight we only had about 10 to 12,000 acres of growth between yesterday and this morning which is the slowest in smallest growth weve had since this fire started but creek fire Public Information officer chris vestal says the fire is still growing. Bernie towards the south into the Fresno County communities, middle lakes and toll house. Both of those areas are receiving heavy activity from bulldozers and hand crews right now. However, where there is not a lot of activity is in the skies above the creek fire looking at shaver lake from the marina boat launch you can barely see the water. Trees on the far shore lost in the haze. That low visibility from all the smoke means only one or 2 helicopters can fly into the fire zone to make drops their only be able to make a few missions in a few runs which isnt the heavy. And consistent application of retardant that we really need. Brown firefighters are doing what they can where they can get their trucks in on narrow winding roads. The fire is mostly burning in areas they cannot reach very steep hills lots of canyons lots of valleys and so many fires burning across california and the west. The shortage of manpower. Staffer fires we get the work done. But those of us who are work longer hours harder hours. And we really have to do the same network just with fewer resources and personnel. Were still still says this is only the start. The californias wildfire season. Were have even had the effect of the Southern California weather events in the santa ana winds that typically fuel their fires. Were still getting large fires on a routine basis in northern california. So everybody really does Pay Attention to that they need to be fire safe. They need to be ready. 4 fire. And out here live or actually seen some tree branches fall is fire continues to burn here in this area again this is a back burn to prevent the fire from spreading but good news, bad news is there was no wind on the fire today, the good news is of course that means its not spreading but the bad news is its not clear in the smoke out of the air said the aircraft cant get in here get some those hot spots out morning live in Fresno County tonight, Doug Johnson Kron 4 news so doug we understand some 300 plus structures have burned of those mostly homes or outbuildings what can you tell us about that. Yeah a lot of homes in this area from what were told folks that live in fresno this is kind of indication area. So a lot vacation homes a lot of cabins but some fulltime residents also living up here who were evacuated. And there will be coming home to absolutely nothing but a lot of cabin says sporadically spread out all over this area. So its it certainly homes. Not just outbuildings doug youre talking to the cal fire spokesman was talking about how theres resources are. And theres so many other fires burning in california plus now theres some big fires in oregon and other some of the people are down here helping cal fire have now been returning home to battle their own fire. So this wondering how these firefighters are holding up knowing they still have at least a month or 2 more months of fire season. Yeah, a lot of long tireless days for them i think one statistic i heard from a firefighter was there working with about a 3rd of the manpower that they would actually normally need to get this under control quicker so going to be along a couple of months for them and theyre certainly not looking forward to the firefighter you heard from a spokesperson actually tell us he was operating on just a few hours of sleep thats each night hes only getting maybe a couple hours before hes got to be back out here on the lines. Yes similar stories up and down the state doug johnson, thank you for that live report for us. And still ahead this evening this year has been the worst wildfires in state history why experts predict it will only get worse and after the break details on a new report that claims more people in the ba a growing number of people are seeking assistance to try to feed their families cents according to a new report put out today by a Bay Area Food Bank the results focus on the rising rate of Food Insecurity during the covid19 pandemic well for says it might be and talked with the sf marine food banks executive director about the report. Prior to the covid19 pandemic the San Francisco of marine food bank served around 32,000 households, each week 6 months later that number has doubled now were servings heard for 60,000 households. So weve seen tremendous increase in the number of folks who need Food Assistance were asking for Food Assistance, the alarming increase in Food Security during the pandemic. Prompted the San Francisco marin food banks covid19 hunger report the food banks executive director paul ash is one of the major take away is the shelterinplace order the impact the senior community. Yes, seniors have been particularly hard theyve got all of the same issues the rest of us a health job of staying at home dont expose yourself, youre in a highrisk prior to covid19 the food bank delivered to about 250 seniors. Each week we scale that up to 12,000 thats the continuing number that we in the east to the end of the year before the pandemic the food bank had 275 pantries throughout San Francisco and marin now theres 300 including 28 emergency popup Distribution Sites where we could find the so that was in school so was just in the parking anyplace weeks im so i deliver soon put the word out we saw the of only businesses closed and workers were laid that our lives just cruel tremendously paul has says the covid19 report will be used