Much he is. To the south bay we go. More of the same. This is video shot this afternoon in san jose. It looked like heavy winter fog. But this is just more smoke wafting into the bay area. And this is the problem. Take a look at the satellite images from the National Oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa. Well have more on the fires in just a moment. First lets head straight to Spencer Christian for a look at conditions and why today looks so different. The sky looked eerier yesterday. Take a look at the water vapor satellite image. You can see smoke not only moving through but the circulation to our north is pulling smoke from the oregon fires. Well show you how it is pulling directly down. Yesterday the smoke was locked above us in a higher level of the atmosphere. Today it is right down at the surface level. Mixing in, making our air dirtier and posing a greater threat to our health. As you can see, it is indicating poor to very poor air quality. The central part of the bay a
Our dangerous heat wave arrived today, and its only going to get hotter tomorrow. Were tracking the recordbreaking temperatures. Excessi creating several concerns. One, health. Two, slow business traffic. Three, potential power shutoffs. Raising money for the Boulder Creek volunteer fire department. Abc 7 news starts right now. Good evening and thanks for joining us, im indion lim. Imatcri is on, another scorr tomorrow. Lets get to meteorologist drew tuma. Were tracking even hotter temperatures tomorrow, eric and dion. Right now, a warm night, 79 in the city. 80 san jose. 77 in oakland. The air quality is moderate across the entire region, however, if you have been smelling a pretty strong, new smell of smoke, there is in fre start today, the creek fire. It did send a lot of smoke into the atmosphere. There are no new fires in the bay area tonight, but there is a lot of smoke in our atmosphere from that fire in Fresno County. Future tracker temperatures, get your workout in early by 8
Ill be back with the details. Some bay area work hers no choice but to be out breathing this air today. They had jobs to do despite the risks. Chris has that part of our coverage now from san jose. Reporter with poor air quality across the region, many are trying to avoid spending time outside. Others say they have no choice but to be in the smoke. Were out here. Weve got to make money, give food to everybody. Reporter at the count san jose farmers market, merchant whos were struggling are being hit hard by the dirty fe. This is what i do. This is how we put food on the table, how we pay the bills and im happy doing it. Im just going to ride it out. Reporter Health Experts say should you avoid overexerting yourself. The deeper you inhale, the easier it is for those particles to go all the way to the base of your lungs into the blood stream. Reporter cal osha responsible for end forcing states laws pertaining to safety and health says employers are required to provide an n95 mask if it
Too many they say to reopen for in person learning, given that Santa Clara County in the red tier is experiencing substantial spread of covid 19. To have a lot of kids in a classroom, that is an indoor gathering, and we dont think thats safe. A high schoolteacher in san jose welcomed the decision. I wasnt totally surprised, but i was relieved. John fensterwald told Us School Districts are grappling with how and when to reopen. The Elementary School districts, its easier to bring back your teachers. If youre a unified school district, thats more difficult. Thats a harder negotiation to make. In San Francisco abc 7 news was told the unions Bargaining Team is preparing right now for three meetings next week with the school district. The Oakland Education Association on the other hand informed us that they have not not negotiated with the school district, and no talks around schools reopening are scheduled. Reginald moseley works from home and is able to supervise his three children as the
Enough is enough is enough is enough. So i want to be really clear that what happened to Breonna Taylor was part and parcel and pattern of the war that is waging in our lives and weve got to Start Talking about it. Reporter for these women, what happened to taylor is extremely personal and staying silent is not an option. I wont tell you our lives matter. You know our lives matter. So what we need to garner is the power to demonstrate that our lives matter. This gathering came after hundreds of people marched through down oakland hours after the grand Jury Announcement in kentucky. So far in oakland, the protests around the Breonna Taylor decision have been entirely peaceful. Wednesday night, police say there were no arrests and no reports of damage. Some demonstrators did walk on to interstate 980 for a time. Protesters and car caravans vowed to take their message to bay area bridges and even airports. Its a time to provide safe places and safe spaces for the freedom of speech. For th