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Mcclellan air force base to get an update on the historic fires that are burning in california Governor Newsom has been vocal about his opinion on how Climate Change is affecting the severity of the fires in recent years while President Trump has focused more on Fire Management for more on their meeting today and the protests that gathered outside were joined by kron 4 Sanaz Tahernia so nice. Ken and pam while the 2 could constantly criticize each other their interaction today wasnt what you might expect. Before his breathing 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. Countries in europe, in a roundtable discussion inside cal fires hangar Governor Newsome thank the president for the approval. 14 firefighting grants and the federal Emergency Declaration as fires scorch millions of acres across the state news, some acknowledged more work needs to be done with managing california, wild lands. The majority of which is owned by the federal governments. Respectful exchange the governor maintained to the president of the fires are result of a Climate Crisis. Respect and i know you do. The difference of opinion out here as it relates to this fundamental issue on the issue of Climate Change absolutely appreciate that jet. While it was cordial inside there were protesters outside take a look at this you can see one of the protesters, jumping onto a chp car. The officer kept driving knocking the protester onto the street. Its not clear how badly that person was hurt. But certainly a tense scene in sacramento today. Meanwhile campaigning in delaware today democratic president ial nominee joe biden called President Trump a climate arsonist. If you give a climate arsonist 4 more years in the white house. Why would anyone be surprised if we have more america blaze. The diva climate deny or 4 more years in the white house. Why would anyone be surprised when more of america is under water. And back in california when pressed about Climate Change. Again trump responded quote, it will start getting cooler just to watch Kamala Harris will be in her state tomorrow in her home state to be briefed on the wildfires live in the newsroom. Tahernia kron 4 news sanaas thank you as that debate over Climate Change heats up with the president and democratic nominee battling its merits. Those affected by the latest fires are having their say kron fours to joins us from Solano County tonight where homes in vacaville were destroyed during the fires that recently tore through that area to and then can i spoke with one woman who lost her home and she was furious at the president saying that he doesnt take this issue of Climate Crisis serious others were a little bit more moderate, but they certainly had something to say about this issue. Yeah, i definitely think so i mean every year its less and less rain and hotter and hotter and drier summers, and its definitely has to play or on it. Emily chaves says friends of hers are now living in a hotel after losing everything in the recent fires that tore through Solano County. Just one of many dealing with the fallout of this recent firestorm. Those staying on the ground thats been for the wine and mouth out of them. Theyre also at 7 years of the wind and theyre probably 40 50,000. Dilso balthazar had 15,000 bottles of wine here at his home. He also had barrels he planned to harvest, but all of that is gone, so is his barn, his fruit trees, his kitchen, his bridge. In fact the scope of damage. He suffered when the hennessy fire ripped through the ridge and range down on the valley here in vacaville is profound and he is not alone. His neighbors on both sides lost their homes. Thousands ares now sorting through what is left working with an insurance adjuster when asked about whether he felt Climate Change fuel the fire. He said of course its all tied up together. Have tradition of 20 funder vision would ends when its hot. He had about a 20 may have twice heidi about us or says that he was prepared to battle the blazes he feels with his home nestled along Pleasant Valley road. It is a potentially dangerous location. He showed me powerful hoses that he installed the pg e had turned off the power. The fateful night. The fire came through and his solar power failed as well. A neighbor that lost his home was able to get some buckets and actually grabbed water from the pool and splash on was how so his house did have some damage ships pretty damaged actually but at the same time its Still Standing so hes still trying to figure it all out, but he said that he is grateful, but he certainly wants more. The work done in dealing with Climate Change. Heres long county theresa stasi by 2 guys thank you for that thousands of firefighters continue to fight dozens of wildfires burning up and down the west coast at least 35 people have died from those fires in california alone more than 3 million acres have burned and more than 4200 structures have been destroyed. Smoke from these fires has created the poor air quality all over the state that weve been talking about the major wildfires burning in california right now include the august complex fire burning in mendocino and humboldt counties the north complex fires burning in butte county. The creek fire burning in Fresno County and the eldorado fire burning in Riverside County tonight, heres a look at the latest numbers for the wildfires burning in the bay area the lnu complex fires in the north bay or at 97 containment. Those fires burned more than 363,000 acres the scu complex fires in the east bay and south bay. Now at 98 containment with close to 397,000 acres burned full containment of this complex fires expected by wednesday. Crews now have the czu complex fires in san Mateo Santa Cruz county said 91 containment was 86,000 acres burned and the woodward fired point raze National Seashore in marin county is 95 contained that fire has burned more than 4900 acres. Certainly every year when we see wildfires, we see more people coming in with more respiratory complaint says. The bay area air Quality Management district is extending the spare the air alert through wednesday and is today marking a new record of 28 consecutive days, the regions previous record for consecutive spare the air alert days was 14 hours during the 2018 camp fire from fours michelle kingston in san jose with more on how this terrible air quality and smoke are affecting people in our area. San jose state universitys campus is closed today and has been closed since friday because of poor air quality. Doctors we spoke to today say to stay inside if you can and if you have to go out make sure youre wearing a mask is and less than i ever in my lifetime actually air quality in the bay area is expected to stay at unhealthy levels throughout the weekend while san jose state universitys campus is closed many people are still Walking Around the longer youre out there. The worse. And the worst exposure you have so more particulate matter that can get into your watch the plane your lawns because of the poor air quality more people are being told to stay inside and if they have to go out to wear a mask. These are the same recommendations made for reducing the spread of the coronavirus so is it possible we may see a decrease in the spread of covid19 many people over a mask now i think any mass n 95 look explosive is is less because they are a mask and people say you all because of kobe and the damage they also help to reduce debt fingers yelichs oscillation Contra Costa County Health Officer say its too soon to tell if theyll see a decrease in covid numbers because of the amount of people staying indoors and Wearing Masks because of the smoke. But they do say that whenever people limit activities outside of their home. They do reduce their risk of getting coronavirus michelle kingston kron 4 news. This take a live look outside tonight looking out over downtown San Francisco you can still see the haze of smoke there, but to see more lives today, then we certainly were able to see last week, yeah and the last few nights weve been showing this picture you can see anything it was just great lets check in with our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow has some good news or its very good observations by both you guys yeah certainly the air quality a little bit better around the bay area not great by any means but a little less smoke in the atmosphere still very hazy youre looking toward walnut creek right now still plenty of smoke outside, but we have a little more of a breeze today so even here were seeing a little more clearing where we could even see the lights before now we can finally start to see lights us were going to see slow improvement in the coming days, were going to see a shift in the weather pattern now still. Unhealthy air all around the bay area from the coastline all the way to oakland you get to martinez you get to learn more about everywhere you go. And tomorrow, this is the forecast not much change. Although i think by tomorrow afternoon youll see a little more clearing late the day again, a slightly stronger sea breeze as were seeing a big change in the pattern here in fact weve got a cold front. Its not much of one, but hey this is going to be just enough i think to kick away some of the smoke around the bay area rain up in the pacific northwest, this front is going to kind of dies it makes its way in toward california. But its going to be enough to ramp up the wind so wednesday thursday and friday. I think were going to finally feel some fresh air around the bay area. They are in turn is continues with reopening the bay area coming up what businesses were allowed to reopen today. Indoors. And what businesses are expected to reopen in other counties in the coming days, how my california prevent massive wildfires in the future at 8. 45. We will hear from our political analysts about President Trumps approach versus Governor Newsoms approach were keeping an eye on Hurricane Sally, these are the latest radar images were going to in just a few months, weve learned a lot more about the covid19 virus. Its real. And its dangerous. So, on behalf of all of us working on the front lines, please take it seriously. And while we dont yet have a cure or a vaccine, we do know how to keep you and your loved ones safe. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Stay six feet apart. Do your best to stay out of crowded spaces. And get a flu shot, its even more important this year. We can do this. If we do it together. It was a good day to day for a lot of businesses in San Francisco as salons and gyms and barbershops were allowed to welcome back guests indoors hairstyle is we talked to said that these past few months have been very difficult and filled with uncertainty but theyre glad to be back at work. Despite the joy of returning to silence we talked to said they worry about the possibility of having to close again because of a possible second wave of coronavirus you know because we worked hard to keep in the shower clean. And making sure everything is organized and you know who knows. Tomorrow we may not be here. Im nervous a little bit that it gets pulled back again but im hopeful. Going forward if you do visit a salon or barbershop in San Francisco youre required to wear a mask the stylus can only see one client at a time and everyone in the shop must maintain and practice social distancing meantime people didnt waste any time hitting the weights this morning with gyms being allowed to reopen indoors in San Francisco. Its been about half a year since people in the city could work out inside. So to finally going here have a reason wake up at 06 00am. Looking at you looking to get tight. Excited to get in there. Its and like you said 6 months i cant really run outdoors anymore waits at home so. The last couple of months have been pretty rough not only for gymgoers also of course for small gym owners in San Francisco. Some small gym owners are calling todays reopening another false start to the new guidelines help large Fitness Centers and not smaller ones were going to hear from a small gym owner on his concerns over the opening tonight at 10 oclock. And some good news for businesses in Alameda County starting today vehicle based gatherings are now allowed the updated order a vehicle based gatherings now permits live performances, including entertainment events such as musicals theatrical an artistic performances, lectures presentations movie showings as well as religious and cultural ceremonies. The updated order also allows for events to have double the amount of vehicles than the previous order which was issued back in may and starting this wednesday more businesses will be allowed to reopen in Contra Costa County personal Care Services which involve close contact with the face may Begin Operating outdoors except for tattooing piercings and non medical electrolysis racetracks and card rooms may operate outdoors Music Television and Film Production may resume professional sports without live audiences may resume the county says these changes are consistent with the states new tier monitoring system. And tonight in fact most bay area counties are in the widespread tier which is shown in purple, San Francisco napa and santa clara counties are in the substantial tear which is shown in red and despite Santa Clara County being in the red tier, Small Business owners and faith leaders say. County officials are holding them back from reopening indoor cloud for bello has more on what Small Business owners are asking for. Parts for conwy 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 sufficient services can reopen in a statement here i always receive 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 safely move with the virus. So that our small loans and working for im a fighting chance to survive in Santa Clara County noelle bellow kron 4 news. Happening tomorrow in the east bay berkeley leaders are set to vote on whether or not to Issue Citations to people who refused to wear a mask. If passed any person violating health order could be fined up to a 100 per day for the first violation with penalties increasing for repeat violations if approved berkeley would join a list of other cities to give out citations to people who do not wear face masks, well most of us are likely feeling that weve been dealing with this suffocating smoke for far too long in fact this is the 28th consecutive day that weve had a spare the air alert thats a long time is doubles the previous record of 14 days in a row now setback during the 2018. Camp fire in butte county. Kron fours dan kerman type of people to see how theyre coping with this dismal poor air quality. No matter which direction you look from downtown walnut creek. The skies have a gray smoky haze you can definitely feel and you can see it in the backyard, its pretty sad. How mueller furnitures cover ashes time ahead of us in my chest up to side for most because they have to be indoors island time despite the bad air quality the streets were not empty somewhere out shopping others were having lunch. I mean id rather be out living my life then too. The watching other people do it on tv. But most say theyre spending as little time out as possible definitely going out less just its kind of toxic in the air dont want to be out more than 92 just grabbing some food right now actually and heading back as far as when this blanket of smoke will go away. Air quality Officials Say coastal winds may push the smoke east. Give us a break thursday and friday. But it will be short lived. We do think this weekend the winds will shift to a wind coming from the north. It will bring smoke down from the august fire for example that is the largest fire in california history around mendocino theres also one up in plumas you know county up there and then theres all that smoke us up in oregon news that this unhealthy air could continue to linger even longer. Is not what people want to hear. If i thought it would offend contained a little more by now hopefully it clears up pretty soon. I hope it does we just better hope we can. Definitely get some relief here soon. We need to break their quality officials also remind us dont get lulled into a false sense of security just because you may not smell smoke, doesnt mean the air is healthy in walnut creek dan kerman kron 4 news. Im Morgan Wright in washington lawmakers continue their inv were living in uncertain times, but as californians well get through this together. 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Washington calls to remove postmaster general louis dejoy from his job, a House Committee met today to consider this action democrats have accused the joy of several conflicts of interest including allegation that dejoy pushed employees at his former company to make Campaign Contributions to republican candidates. Then reimbursed them for those donations as Morgan Wright reports the committee wants to shed light on how the Campaign Allegations as well as his leadership of the post office could affect the mail in voting process for the 2020 election. 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 dejoy and 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. Coming up providing in person support for Distance Learning the youre on the west coast. We deal with fires, the gulf coast is dealing with a hurricane again shortly after sally reached hurricane strength, Florida Governor ron desantis declared a state of emergency for the panhandles to western most counties weather. Forecasters are warning potential historic flooding. Reporter cody long gives us a look at the conditions tonight at Pensacola Beach florida. The rain is getting heavier and the wind is stronger here at Pensacola Beach. Some people are being asked to evacuate, its a voluntary evacuation for some of the low lying areas the water has been the Main Attraction here as people come up to get a close look at the raging gulf of mexico. Overnight and tuesday. Were expecting a lot of rainfall some areas could see 12 inches or more storm surge is forecast to be 2 to 4 feet across northwest, florida. Some of the beach roads have shut down along with businesses as Hurricane Sally gets closer to shore reporting from Pensacola Beach florida. Im cody long. Lets take a look were going to be a look at the radar now to see exactly where sally is at this hour you can see its churning just south of mobile and new orleans mobile in panama city pensacola theyre all in its sights all right lawrence has been tracking sallys a lawrence was ahead, you know all these storms they have a different personality. This storm system its going to really be all about the rain its going to certainly bring some very strong winds in fact this a category 2 hurricane but its going to be the amount of rain in the amount of flooding and flash flooding that we see with this hurricane that is going to be the biggest problem you can see the bands now making their way on shore. Latest the storm system sally a 100 mile an hour winds sustained moving west northwest but look at that at only 3 Miles Per Hour is is creeping along not in a hurry to move these bands will continue to bring heavy rainfall in along the coastline before makes landfall. Slow. Its going to move as we head in toward tomorrow morning still off the coastline by tomorrow evening maybe about 7 oclock and finally might make landfall. Right there alabama and also mississippi and then start to work slowly up and as we head in toward the middle is week really not moving that fast so much of southern parts of alabama, mississippi looking at the possibility i think of more substantial rainfall maybe 2 feet maybe the more from the storm system as it moves through that will bring widespread flooding in that area right outside right now weve got some hazy conditions of death fog likely to form overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning. Air quality doesnt look good for tomorrow again unhealthy air expected around the bay area but there should be some slight improvement, especially by tomorrow afternoon dense fog winning stand inside the bay visibility is going to be down to less than a quarter of a mile i think tomorrow many spots near the coastline over the mountain top skyline boulevard get the part of the east bay early on and then by the afternoon we start to clear things out next few days a little more sunshine and a little smoke and then partly cloudy as we head in toward thursday and on friday. Thank you lawrence yesterday sunday, the World Health Organization reported a Record Number of new confirmed coronavirus cases around the world. More than 307,000 cases over a 24 hour time span the largest increases were here in the u. S. And in brazil. Heres a look at the latest covid19 numbers tonight global cases surpassed 29 million. In the United States are more than 6 and a half million cases, california continues to lead the country in cases with more than 765,000 in the bay area there are more than 90,000 cases and more than 1200 deaths in more covid news in the east bay to free Popup Community covid19 testing events will be staged in oakland this coming weekend on saturday, the free walkup testing will open from 9 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon at the offices of building opportunities for selfsufficiency thats located at 9, 0, 0, 6 macarthur boulevard. And the sunday free drive thru testing sites will be from 00 09am in the morning until 4 in the afternoon at the center of hope church thats with the bishop bob in the parking lot there at 8411 macarthur boulevard while testing is open to all during the 2 days of testing the goal is to reach underserved communities and to test at least 1000 African American oakland residents in those 2 days free personal protective equipment will also be distributed on both days tonight, we know San Francisco students in need of extra support during distancelearning now have a new place to go the citys open up dozens of sites. Called Community Hub plan for Maureen Kelly reports this is all part of the citys latest phase of reopening. Im here at them or said heights playground and the rec center you see behind me has turned into one of the citys 45 Community Hubs this is where kids with the highest needs are able to get chromebooks and wi fi Technical Support and supervision as they do their Distance Learning. The kids who are getting the priority here children living in Public Housing that had. Not stable wi fi connections who are Homeless Children who live in singleroom occupancy hotels. The foster care kids these are all children who without support from the city will continue to. Disproportionately suffer in addition to getting help with their school work so that they dont fall behind during this pandemic there also. Getting to be around each other and playing in the playground, so theyre able to get socialization the social aspect. The leads to the mental aspect right. They get to socialize a little see someone in person and not actually did computer screen like it it is making to your kid you to read day school like i did the last time you play in this day that gets together they are Service Scene 800 students right now from k to 6th grade. Over the coming months bill beginning to add more middle schoolers and then High Schoolers at the end they expect to have 100 sites operating throughout the city and serving 3,000 students. Maureen kelly kron 4 news. We are learning tonight and longtime benefactor of the arts and culture in San Francisco and getty has died. Gettys husband. Gordon getty says the 79 yearold woman died of a heart attack gordon getty and oil heir and billionaire philanthropist were a regular presence on San Franciscos high society scene. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi released this statement on getting is passing saying quote there was securing quality affordable education and health care for our children or preserving our environment and our Natural Heritage for generations to come. And was a leader who sought to advance progress for all. Also has closed california governor Gavin Newsome and was a major donor to his Many Political campaigns. Coming up to Los Angeles County sheriffs deputies ambushed in their car over the weekend. We have the latest on jean, did you know geico is now offering an extra 15 credit on car and motorcycle policies . Thats great thats 15 on top of what geico could already save you. So what are you waiting for . John stamos to knit you a scarf . All finished, jean. Enjoy thank you. I give. The stitch work is impeccable. Its just a double fleck pattern with a reverse garter stitch. No big deal. Is your hair this soft . Softer. Geico. Save an extra 15 when you switch by october 7th. The 2 Los Angeles County sheriffs deputies who were the victims of an apparent ambush over the weekend are now in stable condition. Surveillance video released by the department shows a person walking up to the passenger side of a parked patrol car before appearing to open fire and running away. 100,000 reward is being offered to try to find that suspect who shot and injured the 2 deputies. One deputy is a 31 yearold mother the other is a 24 yearold man sheriff Alex Villanueva says both deputies took life saving actions to help each other. Soon after they were shot multiple times the attacks come in the midst of protests against Police Brutality around the country. The mayor of rochester, new york has fired the police chief there because of the continuing upheaval over the suffocation death of a black man back in march. This is body camera video from that night this announcement may have come as a bit of a surprise to the chief Laron Singletary since it was just last week he announced his retirement but added that he would stay on through the end of the month. Back in march daniel prude was seen running naked down the street officers handcuffed him and put a hood over his head to stop him from spitting and then held him down for about 2 minutes. He stopped breathing. He died a week later after he was taken off of life support the killing of crude is just one of many Police Killings of people of color here in the u. S. Weve seen a summer of protests erupt calling for Police Reform after the killing of george floyd today we asked Vice President ial nominee Kamala Harris about these protests. And how a Biden Administration would handle Police Reform. On the issue of the protests. We need real reform to make that a prom that promise of equal justice under law true which is why donald trump is really a failure because he has not been addressing the issue and he has been denying it for the most part. To kind of contrary to what the people in streets emerging about which is lets have reform and so joe biden and i are committed to reform that includes a National Standard for use of force banning choke holds and carotid holds george floyd would be alive today. Were saying that there should be training for Law Enforcement but there should also be consequence. One. They break the rules and break the law. In response to the protests. President trump says he is the law and order president. He has sent federal officers to cities such as portland to deal with the civil unrest. Coming up this month is hispanic heritage month here at kron 4 we are honoring hispanics and their achievements coming up a heartwarming story about a man now living his childhood dreams after the break, well have highlights from game 2 of the as double header in seattle continuing our coverage on our top story President Trumps visit to california during the historic wildfire Governor Newsome focus on Climate Change while President Trump focused on far as to management. Governor newsom pointed out that most far as land in california is owned by the federal government kron fours Catherine Heenan talk with our political analysts about the issue should our leaders be addressing both concepts Climate Change and force management. 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 force 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. In january our conversation on Climate Change 20 states including california are suing the Environmental Protection agency over its rollback of methane emissions standards for oil and Gas Production last month, the e p a formally rescinded the obama era standards which regulate methane emissions from oil and Gas Production processing transmission and storage. The epa also rollback requirements for detecting and repairing leaks. The lawsuit claims that these rollbacks would accelerate the impact of Climate Change and harm public health. The lawsuit comes as fires continue to burn the west the midwest grapples with flooding and the east is preparing for more hurricane mercedesbenz Parent Company has agreed to pay one and a half billion dollars to the u. S. Government and california state regulators. To resolve allegations of emission cheating Officials Say automaker dimeler a g violated environmental laws by using socalled defeat Device Software to circumvent emission testing and sold about 250,000 cars and vans in the u. S. With diesel engines that did not comply with state and federal laws. The settlement which include civil penalties. Also require dimer to fix the vehicles owners of affected vehicles will be notified by mail later this year. The owner of tick tock has selected bay area based Company Oracle over microsoft as the american tech partner that could help keep the Popular Video sharing app running in the u. S. The move comes a week before the september 20th deadline by byte dance to celtic talk to an American Company or risk being banned in the United States over National Security concerns. Tech eggs, experts say that if approved this deal could mean big money for oracle. A partnership for it gives him another feather in the cap in terms of the crown jewel asset in terms of tick tock astea which helps its now use from an investor perspective or cool now the repository and really control of that data which could ultimately make the white house and from sleep better at night given that was the big issue here although it still has not been approved by the white house. Any deal must still be reviewed by the committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. President trump has already voiced support for oracle has a quote great company. In sports from the team t fiber sports desk. Of the season last year till november 11th. This year. Well we saw the result yesterday, but if you expected a college shanahan and his guys to show a postgame with anything less than a businesslike attitude. You havent been paying attention to this team. Yes, they. Left a lot of plays on the field offensively defensively the 2 guys you had to shut down went crazy in the 2nd half but this is a team that knows who they are and theyve been through too much to start panicking after week one. The goal is to clean up those mistakes made last sunday and move on to the jets. I thought our defense played pretty well, you know i think we broke down there at the end. Which you know you know that we had a chance right away was that early and we didnt make a couple plays on offense at that we could have made and we can let them hang around especially when they got that blocked on which going back into it but after 2 missed field goals that we had a chance to take over again. We really did on offense. On the other hand raider nation is all smiles today, they went into carolina and got a big time win no carolina doesnt figure to be all that great this year theyll probably finish last in the nfc south. But what was good to see was the way the raiders won. This is a game that they probably would have lost last year finishing games was a huge issue but yesterday las vegas survived a blown lead and still was able to come out on top. I just love the way we finished. Its a long flight you know its 3,000 miles its a hot day. Where we were in. The hotel we were allowed to leave. Weve got out there we fought hard for 5758 minutes offensively we took a drive to distance to take the lead. Late in the 4th quarter we finish the drive. The offensively we finished the game with the critical 4th and one stop. More football first monday night game of the season giants hosting the steelers. Theres big ben custom sleeve keeping that elbow warm. And Ben Roethlisberger was drafted in 2004 1 of just 5 players still active from draft that draft class and hes still throwing touchdown passes. He finished with 3 of them in 229 yards and the steelers beat the giants 26 to 16. To seattle game 2 of the as double header with the mariners. They blew a fiverun lead there we go to lose game one. This one they got another huge lead in dane give it up matt goes yard here to make it 8 nothing his 4th home run of the season. And then later in the inning jake lamb, the goes yard in his first game as an in his hometown, nonetheless what a story. Oakland swiss the series with the mariners theyll head to coopt colorado to take on the rockies tomorrow, quick know Stephen Piscotty left the game early with a knee sprain something to keep an eye on moving forward we are celebrating hispanic heritage month here on kron 4 today, well hear the story of albert ramon the chief meteorologist at our sister station in chicago news nation. He says he is living his childhood dream and now looks to inspire others to do the same for stuart hay has his story. We do have some active tornado warnings out for ramon will tell you hes been training for this practically his entire life after 13 inches up in beeville and an additional 3 today this year he became the chief meteorologist at news nation that alone is quite the accomplishment. Its exciting its exciting stuffs his first week but what makes this even sweeter is that he will be the only latino chief meteorologist on a National Level it makes me very proud. There have been a lot of people that ive looked up to that have been an inspiration to me recently made the move to chicago for the job as he tours the windy city he remembers growing up a fan of chicagos very own meteorologist tom, skilling its amazing how life will sometimes be a full circle. You know. Mister skilling is someone ive looked up to since i was a teenager. Thousands of miles away. Which puts albert in beeville texas population of about 13,000 that southern texas Corpus Christi his rise to national tv has already made headlines. Theyre all of my family with exception myself or my brother. Still live there and we can go back and look at our ancestry dot com. And generation after generation after generation. Or mexicanamerican texas. Even tracing your roots to when i was still the state of time you leave us northern mexico. Proud of his culture and his upbringing. He wants his story to inspire others whether theyre interested in whether or other fields there isnt a snow today here in the Northern Counties and he remembers having a love for whether early on watching National Coverage on the damage the world saw after hurricane andrew in 1992. All these years his parents have witnessed his on wavering dedication one christmas we got a weather station this group group this is going to as just from door hours whether room, alberts weather station is much bigger these days. He has a National Platform keeping track of weather for all 50 states while also serving as a role model for so many whether its a conversation like on zoom or facetime or. Just an email response of here some resources there are some links. Im all about paying it for thats thats kind of where i am in my life right now chicago, im lourdes duarte. Our hispanic heritage special run saturday october the 17th the 30 minute special begins at 00 30pm in the evening and you can also find more stories online at kron 4 dot com just look under the Community Tab for hispanic heritage month. And that wraps up kron 4 news tonight at 8 on our primetime coverage continues at 9 california seeing a downward trend in the number of patients who are in the hospital with the coronavirus. Were asking a ucsf doctor of this means were starting to turn the corner President Trump visits california lower to learn more about the wildfire crisis along the west coast. What he says needs to happen in order to prevent more fires in the news station. Youre watching kron 4 news at 9 we ought to see you all very strongly that the hots are getting hotter. It dries are getting drier when were having he dons likes of which weve never seen in our history. Hottest august ever history of the the ferocity of these fires that are out 5 plus years losing 163 Million Trees to that drought. Somethings happened. The plumbing of the world. Now 9 governor gavin