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Back to big story. Were following tonight, todays visit to california by President Trump is not only highlighting our Deadly Wildfires but also the strategies used to prevent them. Catherine heenan host of inside bay area politics is here with more on that catherine yeah grant and soon as we did hear it again today of course governor newsome. Focusing on Climate Change almost exclusively and President Trump focusing on Forest Management. Newsome pointing out correctly most forest land in the state is federally owned still should our leaders be addressing both concepts more thoroughly Climate Change and Forest Management. I asked our political analysts. Over 45 of californias 33 million acres are controlled by the u. S. Forest service and therefore its measured budget has all gone to fighting fires. So trump can blame this all in california. And you can remove Climate Change from the equation. The droughts are killing all vegetation that are tinder for fires. We didnt have fire tornadoes before the world got warmer, super fires are now the norm not a rarity Climate Change is killing our forests and then setting them ablaze deny that and you deny science. So the president s here in california and the question is should we talking about Global Warming or should we be talking about Forest Management. Well if you believe Global Warming is the cause. Then you need to up your Forest Management because you cant change Global Warming overnight but allocated resources to thinning out for us whether its in the bay area in between towns ranga and orinda or whether its in the National Force should be a priority. The political fight over the fires very likely to heat up this week, the policy gulf on this between the president and biden consider one of the most striking contrast to the campaign and one that will probably come up in the debates later this month. Son os. Thank you catherine now to get a check on the forecast right forza chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow joins us now with that lawrence yeah improving air quality the next couple days certainly could use it is been day after day of just seeing that smoke and haze sitting in our skies but now starting to pick up a little more wind outside the winds. Well the help out there go next day i start to clear out some of your skies all courtesy of this weve got to change your now the atmosphere a shot of cold fun out there its going bring some much needed rain up in the Pacific Northwest that is definitely going to help firefighters up there as were going to see the system slowly tracking in our direction in fact overnight tonight return some low clouds some thick dense fog out there too. And of course that hasan that smoke and then here you go as the front gets a little bit closer watch this starting to move in the far Northern California as were likely see a few showers head up in that direction not much going to be left here but were going to start to see more of that sea breeze kicking in the bay area that means were going to see some fresher air beginning to rotate in our direction to just what we like to see so next few days, the temperatures are going to be warm inland coming down though through the middle week, partly cloudy as that cold front gets a little bit closer on thursday and friday, but that there should be nice and fresh. The hazy sunshine. Those offshore winds return likely this weekend. Tank you arts in the south bay Santa Clara County has moved to the red tier on the states covid19 monitoring list red is better than purple which is the worst here but Small Business owners and faith leaders say county officials are holding them back when it comes to reopening indoors. Kron fours noelle bellow has more on what Small Business owners are asking for. Parts for Congress Shot down is not a solution matthew motherhood with these Silicon Valley Organization Led a conversation monday urging Santa Clara County officials to create a better pathway to further reopen the economy the state and the county have 2 different for safely reopening your car. Our businesses are caught in the cross as a result the organization paints a grim picture stating nearly 30 of Small Businesses in Silicon Valley have permanently closed are on the verge of closing. San Jose City Council member johnny camus says with no additional funds coming in to help prop up businesses. Its time for the county to act want to start by saying government cant be all about saying no one ever asked the county to clarify when esta titian services can reopen in a statement here i always received we dont now has the answer. We have not been classified and it here. This is unacceptable. Those in the health and beauty sector as well as faith organizations are asking the county to consider a fivepoint plan towards reopening which include flooding leaders of the coalition participate in reopening discussions, clear and articulate communication about what businesses can do to allow Indoor Dining in worship. Identifying goals and objectives without moving those targets wants their hit. And if the county is going to be more restrictive than the state. They say they need to provide new funding and grants for businesses we need to find ways to mitigate risks and say we live with the virus. So not or Small Business loans and working or im a fighting chance to survive in Santa Clara County noelle bellow kron 4 news. And tonight, we know tick tock has chosen oracle over microsoft has its us tech partner to keep the Popular Video sharing app running in the states now the move comes a week before the september 20th deadline for byte dance to celtic talk to an American Company or risk being banned in the u. S. Over National Security concerns. A lot remains unclear however, including how the social Media Company fits inside a Business Software company like oracle. Another sign 2020 is just different this years macys thanksgiving day parade will be virtual macys announcing earlier this summer that a plan to re imagine the parade. Now we know how new yorks mayor bill de blasio says youll be able to feel the spirit and joy of that day on television and online but not alive parade. The blasio notes that it is still something though, and im quoting him that will give us the warmth of thanksgiving day. Off the grid is one of the most beloved catering and food truck experiences in the bay area and now they partnered with the Fort Mason Center for arts and culture. To provide food in concessions at san franciscos first and only waterfront drivein Movie Theater. Its called off the grid at the movies to offer classic Movie Theater favorites such as popcorn nachos and candy from its mobiles popup space additionally off the grid will feature a rotating network of locally owned a food providers at each event. The event is launching this saturday air quality permitted and moviegoers are encouraged to use the off the grids experience app which enables them to pre order and order from their car to minimize time away from the movie and ensure safety through contactless payment and pick up. And coming up how will the United States distribute a covid19 vaccine when it becomes available the plans. The cdc has in place. Plus wildfires are burning massive amounts of land in the Pacific Northwest tonight, how fires burning in oregon really affecting Northern California. Im Morgan Wright in washington lawmakers continue today a House Committee met to consider calls for removing postmaster general louis dejoy from his position. Democrats have accused the joy of several conflicts of interest including holding 10s of millions of dollars in stocks in companies that would benefit from the privatization of the postal service. Theyre also investigating how dejoy allegedly push employees at his former company to make contributions to the campaigns of republican candidates and then reimburses employees for the donations they made Morgan Wright reports. We have a crony at the helm of our nations postal service, virginia congressman Gerry Connolly says hes concerned about the leadership of postmaster general louis dejoy we know postal workers can handle the bottom of that election mill. The question is whether those at the helm are taking steps to hinder that capacity, new york congresswoman Carolyn Maloney says allegations dejoy reimburse former employees for political contributions, he urged them to make are serious problem if true these allegations are not only incredibly an ethical. They are illegal maryland congressman jamie raskin question why dejoy was even appointed to the job in the first place how did this happen. This was not a president ial appointment, so it didnt go through the office of government ethics and i think theres anyway the office of government ethics would have signed off on an agency had who has large amounts of stock in a company this contracting with the Agency Republicans on the committee defended enjoying called the hearing a waste of time were supposed to be having a postal update, not a single one of the witnesses even work for the usps georgia congressman jody hice called the hearing an attempt at political assassination. This is in my opinion is close to a Kangaroo Court is anything ive seen. Lawmakers say they plan to continue their investigation into the joys qualifications to lead the agency reporting in washington, im Morgan Wright. Still ahead who gets the first Covid Vaccine once its approved to the the cdc has come up with the covid19 vaccine dosing schedule that could have millions of people getting their shots by this december. Its a complicated equation. The counts on shipping storage availability and risk level. They then combine all that with trial results for different vaccine candidates at dina bair explains how it might look. As students head back to school. And employers increasingly welcome returning workers. It becomes even more critical for herd immunity. The key to that lies in a vile with an injection that offers immunity to sars covid 2 the virus that causes covid19. There are several candidates scientist at various pharmaceutical companies and universities are giving to study participants as phase 3 trial results begin to trickle in. Experts say every state should prepare to invite residents to get their vaccine as early as october. The process tested and perfected back in the 20 09 h one n one flu pandemic so i think that infrastructure is there. So some polls we have a reasonable amount the beginning. You could be a smalls process, the federal government will initially by all available viable vaccines. Medical offices, hospitals and pharmacies must enroll in a Vaccination Program for the right to administer the initial shots. Confirming they have staff and proper facilities. The Cdc Advisory Committee on immunization practices says as those vaccine doses are shipped across the country. They should go immediately to big cities with large populations. Frontline medical workers and First Responders older people and those with comorbidities like asthma diabetes Heart Disease high Blood Pressure and obesity. Well get priority since theyre likely to get sick or with a covid19 diagnosis there will have to entire. Process hes developed to figure out how were going to patients identified whats challenging is we have a lot of people that are high risk they may not be tied into health care. That was a dina bair reporting for us tonight, the chief executive of the Worlds Largest vaccine manufacturer says it will take about 4 or 5 years to produce enough vaccine for everyone in the world if the vaccine requires 2 shots. Thats estimated 15 billion doses for 2 per person vaccine. Speaking of executives at a Pharmaceutical Company pfizer say americans could get a Covid Vaccine before the end of this year at least the first one. The company ceo says it will depend on the results of pfizers current vaccine trial which is in the late stages of testing for fda approval pfizers been working with german drugmaker biontech to produce a vaccine. Moderna and astrazeneca are also working on them astrazeneca had to briefly pause its trial though for safety reasons recently but has announced it will be resuming testing. And now to oregon where multiple wildfires are scorching hundreds of thousands of acres and prompting Mass Evacuations tonight, the beachy creek fire thats burning a a couple hours drive southeast of portland remain 0 contained and has burned more than 188,000 acres. Jamie chambers reports. The fire is still smoldering in giant trees along highway 22, the destruction is hard to comprehend. From east to west communities felt the wrath of the beatty creek fire and detroit never had a chance to burn their that says volunteering with pride just speech to the furious 5 there was here in detroit attempting to save this town. Thats all intents and purposes. Dates lines and all suffered serious losses patch works of burned homes and businesses. Standing in the community of lions we saw homes along the river turned into piles of ash is people are starting to matriculate into your respective towns, searching for friends, searching for parents and anything they can salvage. Mill city their community was inexplicably mostly spared feel a little bit guilty that my place made and their students. Theres homes that have been in this canyon 400 years plus that are gone now. And you know my 20 yearold home is still here. It may be a big significance to me, but its not the canyon and im really just heartbroken. Returning to the burn areas is also posing Serious Health concerns because the air quality one of the reasons theyre keeping people out of the fire lines is simply the toxicity levels hazardous is 400. Were currently standing in 6 to 13. Anytime these trees. It can come tumbling down for those who have made it through the beachy creek fire their lives will simply never be the same most terrifying experience that ive ever gone through. That was jamie chambers reporting for us tonight from Marion County oregon. Now heres a look at all the fires burning in oregon and Washington State some of the biggest ones are burning south of portland in close to salem and eugene further south there are a few other fires a closer Northern California. And thats where a lot of the smoke were seeing in the bay areas actually coming from. Kron 4 chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow joins us now with a large has always been fire in california. But it certainly. Worst now and its almost now pick your poison you want earthquakes and fire to one tornadoes and hurricanes there you go i mean there while we talk about the fires this time of year. In california. Were at the peak of Hurricane Season here we go number we have laura not too long ago now weve got sally that is spinning off the coastline here. And bring some bands of rain begin to move on shore all the way to parts of florida back to alabama, mississippi and started to you right now so. Latest sustained winds a category 2 sustained winds of a 100 Miles Per Hour moving west northwest at 5 miles an hour. Thats really important. This is an extremely slow moving storm system and heres the track expected to make its way on shore near louisiana also in the mississippi maybe a storm surge of 11 right there at the mouth of the mississippi maintaining category 2 strength maybe a little bit stronger as we get to make landfall but then over the next 24 to 36 hours. It doesnt move hardly at all so were talking about a tremendous amount of rain major flash flooding major flooding maybe 2 feet of rain coming down in some of the wettest areas guys back to you noticed. Coming up next a relaxing afternoon by the pool. Quickly turned into a Close Encounter with a bear. What happened when from in massachusetts a day lounging by his pool quickly turned into a Close Encounter with. A black bear talk about a too close for comfort in this video. You can see a small black bear wandering into a mans backyard to check out the pool now the bear re then realizes hes not alone and moves to check out 2 man in the yard, but its not until the bear actually reaches out his pa to touch them and that he realizes hes within inches of a bear both seem to be pretty startled by each other and the bear took off running but thankfully, no person or the bear was hurt. In this chance encounter. Yanks is so that the game allows shares that that all and that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. Thank you for being with us this hour. But keep it here coming up tonight at 6 were covering President Trumps visit california and he says he tried to learn more about the wildfire crisis today on the west coast. What he says needs to happen in order to prevent more fires in the future. Plus were tracking air quality of course across the bay area another 4 to one today unhealthy conditions continue to like the bay area air has a big good here in 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. News at 6. Also cuts if the i got. Now its 6 President Trump making a stop in california today as deadly and historic wildfires burn up and down the west coast. The president emphasizing the importance of Forest Management before meeting with governor newsome thanks for joining us tonight on kron 4 news at 6 everybody im grant lotus and im Catherine Heenan Vicki Liviakis has the night off. Capitol Bureau Reporter Ashley Zavala explains how the briefing when between the president and governor newsome again as wildfires are burning and have burned more than 3 million acres across the state this year. The president s primary focus for this trip was to get a briefing on the states wildfire situation from state leaders which included governor Gavin Newsome while the 2 constantly criticize each other in public their interaction today was not what you might expect. Air force one touched down in a smoky Sacramento County monday before his briefing with state Emergency Management leaders, President Trump reiterating to reporters his concerns with californias Forest Management i think this is more of a management situation