Remain similar as it comes to the afternoon highs. We will go with 60s, 70s, 80s inland. It is another spare the air alert day. We have haze and smoke. It is continuing due to all the wildfires in our area. We will check in on those conditions and afternoon highs. We will talk about the weekend and just a little bit. At 4 31, we want to check in with sal. We do have roads open. Interstate is open, in case you were wondering. Cordelia, fairfield, getting up to vacaville, we have been watching those roads, so is highway 12. We are watching those for you. The traffic seems to be moving by okay. We dont have major freeway closures, as you can see. The Richmond Bridge traffic is very light. Most of the commutes are light. It is 4 31. Lets get back to the headlines. The fires are still raging out of control in the bay area and central coast. There are four new deathsaned o one mans body was found in debris. That was Pleasant Valley road in vacaville. Three deaths were reported along highway 128 in napa county. The largest cluster of fires is the lightning complex fires in the north bay that has destroyed most five homes or outbuildings. It has burned 336 square miles. The icu lightning complex fires in the east and south base have earned 246 square miles. The ccu august fires and the santa cruz countys are forcing almost 50 people to evacuate. P his chapter crashed while fighting a fire in fresno county. He is identified as a 52year old of rancho cucamonga. He was on a water dropping mission, but his helicopter went down. He leaves behind a wife and two daughters. Obviously, they are grieving his death. They say he loved to fly. He was a football coach and a gym instructor. He lived life to the fullest. He loved each and every person who came into his life. He loved with all of his might. He loved his family. He loved the lord. The cause of the crash is being investigated. The wildfire that roared through vacaville left the People Living there with very little time to get out. Our reporter tells us several people are still unaccounted for this morning. Reporter along the mix of canyons called blue ridge, an estimated two dozen homes are reduced to ash and debris. Authorities say the residents of four addresses are unaccounted for. We are checking every resident, because it was isolated. Reporter this cut through multiple canyons, remote, beyond the reach of firefighters. They have pools and ponds. We told them to shelter in the water. Do what you can. We could not get to them. The road was in flames. Reporter one pg e worker died because of a heart attack. Flames came close to the home where this 15yearold lives. She got a phone call from her father who told her to wake her mother and start evacuating. I was scared, but i knew i had to be strong. My little brother was upset. Reporter the flames came through wednesday morning. All the fires i have done, i have never seen one as bad as that one. It hit hard and heavy. Reporter firefighters came quick. The flames were quicker. Its a canyon area that is on fire before we got up to the hilltop. The smoke was so thick. We had a hard time finding where the fires were. They are attempting to see how many homes were destroyed. About 1000 people were evacuated. As of thursday afternooalong th are going to get to that story in just a moment. A fire is still burning in marin county, threatening several small communities. The woodward fire has burned 2000 acres. It was caused by a Lightning Strike near the trail. It is burning in a remote area. Yesterday afternoon, firefighters received aerial support for the first time. Fires that are burning to the north, people have received evacuation warnings, meaning, they should be ready to leave. It is stressful. Most people in this community have no place to go. This is scary. Like i said, this is not on the fire map because the other ones are so much bigger. This fire is 0 contained. Dont forget, you can get the latest with the ktvu news app. We are also sending breaking news alerts straight to your yo a Richmond Police sergeant has died from covid19. He is Sergeant Virgil thomas. He began his career in the albany and Novato Police departments. He served for more than 24 years with the Richmond Police department. He worked with the Neighborhood Services team. He trained officers in the resource unit. He also coached youth baseball and softball. He was the head his wife and four children. The state of 5000 new cases yesterday. Once again, that is under the one day and 14 day average. The total is over 653,000. 120 more people have died from covid19. The death toll is 11,836. The number of hospitalizations into intensive care is still trending down. San francisco supervisor has tested positive for covid 19. He tweeted that he is symptoms are minor. He will continue to serve his constituents remotely. He also said his family will be tested as well. As of right now, he says he does not know how he contracted the coronavirus. He followed the health guidelines, wearing a face mask, social distancing and getting tested regularly. He joined the board of supervisors last year. He represents the sunset district. It looks like San Francisco will stay on the coronavirus watchlist for now. The data shows San Francisco failed to meet two of the six thresholds to come off of the list. They had 123 cases per 100,000 tests during a 14 day period. The states threshold is 100. The city has only 17 of the intended care beds available compared to the threshold by the state of 20 . All beaches around monterey bay will be closed for the labor day weekend. Officials say this unprecedented move is to slow the spread of covid19. Beaches will be closed from september 5th through september 7th. They are subject to input by each of the elected leaders by those jurisdictions. Those, including state parks, will be assigned teams to manage beach closers. The time is 4 39. Lets look at the weather. We have what you want to know is you begin a brandnew day. This is a friday. How does it look, rosemary . We are going to continue with these hazy conditions. The air quality is expected to be poor, especially in the south bay. For our friday, we are starting out with more cloud cover. That is inside the bay. We have 56 degrees in santa rosa. Oakland, we are in the 60s, low 60s to start your day. The cloud cover is helping to keep temperatures up just a little bit. Most of us are slightly warmer than yesterday. There is a view of some of the fog along the coastline. Half moon bay is reporting visibility to less than half a mile. You are going to see that along the coastline. I can see it stretched across the east bay and a little bit in the hills. As we get into the winds, it is light. Oakland, we continue to watch the flow. All of the arrows you see indicate where we could see the smoke continue to drift from the northwest. We have got a little bit over the santa cruz area and areas up above. There is a little bit of a shift. I am seeing a northerly breeze coming from the vacaville area. That could bring some smoke drift towards the east bay. So, continuing with the air quality for today, unhealthy, central south bay, in the north bay, it will be a mix. It will be unhealthy for people with asthma and respiratory issues. The highs today, sanford for livermore, 86. Again, very similar to where we landed yes coming up in the end extended forecast, not a lot of change when it comes to the temperatures. There is a possibility of more tropical moisture coming our way. I will have a look at that in the extended forecast. Dave, back to you. The time is 4 41. Rogers are staying in business, for now. Up next, a court ruling that lets them keep taking up passengers. We will tell you how the Golden State Warriors had a big win without stepping foot on a basketball court. Dont forget, now you can have the Morning Headlines delivered right to you by omsigng email to sign up for the daily service. 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. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Iran and members of the Security Council are pushing back on the u. S. Request to restore International Sanctions against iran. Mike pompeo accuses iran of seeking Nuclear Weapons and refusing to allow inspectors at nuclear sites. The u. S. Wants sanctions reimposed, even though, President Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal. This comes after the white house lost a bid to extend an arms embargo against iran, which expires in october. Our message is very, very simple. The United States will never allow the largest sponsor of terrorism to purchase planes, tanks, missiles and other weapons. Other countries say the United States has little to no legal right to ask for these sanctions. This would kill the deal with the rest of the remaining countries. The United States lost the right to demand sanctions be restored when it withdrew from the deal. This is nothing but legal, political bullying. Through political bullying and creating legal confusion, the u. S. Wants to create a right that does not exist. After pulling out of the deal, the United States has imposed its own sanctions on iran, saying, the arabian economy in a freefall. The man convicted of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing is expected to have his death sentence reapplied. The judge that oversaw the child did not let the trial for bias. The bombing attack killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. President trumps advisor and confidant, steve bannon, is out on bail. He is facing charges of conspiracy to commitmoney laundering and wire fraud. Many others are d of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in a border wall fundraising scheme. Federal agents arrested him on a yacht off the coast of connecticut. He is accused of using fake invoices and accounts to launder donations. President trump was quick to say he never thought the fundraising effort was a good idea. Nothing r than, i didnt lik i said, this is for government. Its not for private people. It sounded to me like showboating. Steve pleaded not guilty. If he is convicted, he faces a maximum of 20 years in jail for each of the charges. Happening today, Lori Loughlin and her husband are due to be sentenced in the College Admissions scandal. Prosecutors are urging a judge to accept plea deals to call she served two months in prison. Her husband would serve five months. The couple has agreed to pay 400,000 in fines. They will perform hundreds of hours of community service. They were arrested on charges that they paid half 1 million in bribes in an effort to get their daughters into usc as recruits, even though neither daughter was involved in the sport. Happening today, teachers in oakland are expected to ratify a new contract with the Oakland School district. Distance learning and safety are the main focus. This includes interactions with students every day. Teachers will also get extra days for planning and training. Hand sanitizers, gloves, facemasks, shields will be provided by the Oakland School district. Rideshare companies will continue to pick up passengers. Christian captain tells us about an emergency order by a judge just hour before they were due to suspend services in california. Reporter uber and lyft will continue till mid october, following an emergency stay. This is the latest step in an ongoing battle over whether drivers are contractors or employees, as the states attorney general says they are. The courts had agreed with the Attorney Generals Office. They gave until friday for companies to comply. The companies had threatened to suspend service at 11 59 on thursday night if the order went into effect. Huber released a statement reading, quote, we are glad that the court of appeals recognized the important questions raised in this case and access to the Critical Services will not be cut off while we continue to advocate for drivers ability to work with the freedom they want. Drivers rallied in front of San Francisco headquarters. They say, the companies threatened med at drivers and riders. It is bullying. It is their way, or they are shutting everything down. Reporter jim says he is relieved to know he can work tomorrow. When i read that, i started to get emotional. Some better heads are looking at this. Reporter he supports proposition 22, allowing drivers to keep their flexible schedules and receive protections of employees. Is the other side wants these benefits because they want to be fulltime employees or they want benefits like medical and workers comp. , all those things, it is all here. We cannot allow companies to get excused from following the law and also get advantage over their competitors. That is what they have been doing for years. That is the sole purpose of the measure they are trying to pass. Reporter the current order means that the Attorney Generals Office will have until mid october to prepare more arguments. Voters will have their say a few weeks later when they vote in november. In San Francisco, ktvu, fox 2 news. The giants are starting a series against the diamondbacks at oracle park. Last night, they wrapped up a series against the angels. They scored 10 runs. That was the most they scored all year. Most of the damage was done in the first four innings. The giants won the game, 105. It is the first time that the giants have won three games in a row. The angels will play the oakland as. Last night, they wrapped up against the diamondbacks. All of the runs scored came from homers. The oakland as had the game. Tonights game against the angel starts at 6 40. The Golden State Warriors will have the number two pick in the nba draft. The second pick goes to, the Golden State Warriors. That means, the number one pick in the 2020 nba draft goes to the minnesota timberwolves. How about that . They were equal with the cavaliers, getting that number one pick. The second selection, that is a big help to the team. They could select a young player or try to package the pic with other assets to trade with a veteran to help them go after a championship. The draft is scheduled for october 16th. The time is 4 52. We are checking your weather and what you need to know on a friday morni more. Good morning. Lets start out with the air quality issue for today. It is smoky, hazy conditions will be in and around the bay area. We will have unhealthy air for most. Here is a look at what is going on. Storm tracker to brought us to this system. It is going to continue to impact us in the way of the onshore breeze. The cloud cover along the coastline and inside the bay it helped to drop off temperatures yesterday. Moving forward, temperatures are only going to fluctuate ever so slightly. We continue to track this system. This is a Tropical Storm you can see off of baja, having west northwest at 10 miles per hour. This continues its track, although, by sunday, it is right off the coastline of Southern California and baja, california. We may see some of the tropical moisture come our way into the sunday monday time frame. Of course, it wassomething similar that brought all the thunderstorms this past weekend and started some of these fires. Get a look at the conditions this morning, we have 70 degrees near atlas peak road, this is the east side road. It is a mild warm one, in the higher elevations, you get away from the marine layer influence. Over the santa cruz area, it is a better one. It is 53 degrees reported out of la honda. Again, going back to how we are influenced by the marine air the spare the air alert will be in place not only for today, but it is expected to remain through sunday. Here is a look at the cloud cover and what we can expect into the afternoon. This is mostly sunny for the rest of us. I want to take you through the weekend. You will notice the clouds from the south. Again, that is having to do with the storm i pointed out just a few moments ago. Temperatures right now, northbay, low 60s. Livermore, 63. San jose, temperatures around the bay area, low to mid 80s are expected. It is 81 in hayward. Northbay, that is going to be nice. It is 91 for san rafael. East bay, 96 in concord. We have your extended forecast. It is a tad warmer. It will be a little cooler on sunday, monday to tuesday, the cooling trend will continue. All right, ancient trees, some, thousands of years old, also buildings are destroyed in the santa cruz mountains. Still ahead, we will show you the devastating losses at californias oldest state park. How the bad air quality around the bay area could affect the battle against the coronavirus. First, fewer cars, more foot traffic, we will tell you where you can fi if this is a success, the Castro Merchants Group says they will try to keep the Program Going all year. Tomorrow, lines will be running again after being suspended for five months, because of coronavirus. Some of the restored lines have been modified to support the central workers and people that are running errands. Some of the bus routes coming back included the 78 noriega, the union stockton, and 67 burnell heights. Several are also adding more frequent trips after they were cut back. Happening today, the black Restaurant Week toyland here in the bay area, black Restaurant Week started in houston, in 2016. Now they celebrated their second year here in the bay area. The organization puts a spotlight on minority owned businesses, while celebrating the favors of africanamerican, african, and caribbean cuisine. Today, the thrive city Farmers Market reopens in San Francisco. The Golden State Warriors and Kaiser Permanente are reopening the market after it was closed during the pandemic. The Farmers Market will be open from 10 am to 2 p. M. On friday outside of chase center. They offer locally sourced food including seasonal fruits, naturally raised meats, and pastries. It is really bad. There is nothing that you can do about it. You are a victim here. Deadly wildfires continue to burn across the bay area and beyond. Thousands of people are under evacuation orders this morning. Firefighthe season of darkness and america