Bay area. Im Vicki Liviakis and im grant lotus but the man we really need to know is our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow because if this weather is going to stick around lawrence tells us going to get that yeah i think its going to get better just going to be slow going this is going to be just slowly. Stay. I think we saw some improvement up above we had some mix in the atmosphere bit. Little more sunshine pop up in spots still some very poor air quality no getting around it that sits there tonight you can see up toward sfo you see the light you see all the smoke down below and as we look toward the Golden Gate Bridge weve got some fog rolling on shore thats good. Unfortunately. It just kind of a thin marine layer so there again nice pressure off the ocean but that is just mixing with some of the smoke out there as well and theyre just so small so much smoke around right now back weve got some very poor air quality in quite rapidly in fact last hour it was all across the bay into
But then it said that information was basically published in error. And they took it back down saying it is still being reviewed. Here is what it said before it was removed. The coronavirus is most commonly spread the respiratory droplets or small particles. Such as those in aerosols which are produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes or even just breathes. And it can remain airborne for a period of time. It can then spread to others who inhale it. This is something that many scientists and Health Experts a been warning for months. In the meantime the u. S. Is nearing 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus. The latest predictions say that number could double by the end oftheyear. The latest prediction coming from the institute for Health Metrics and evaluation says 410,000 deaths by january first. But the figure is not yet set in stone. Well over 100,000 lives in the u. S. Between now and ary fi ma thing so ue practi as for the cdc website, they say that was a draft version of some
Tonight generators across the state are on full blast as at least half a Million People are without electricity due to the fire danger. Smoky skies and high fire danger. Ill let you know when you can expect a change coming up. A possible setback in the race for a vaccine. The astrazeneca trials are on hold after a volunteer became ill. What this means for the bay area trials which were about to begin. South bay Business Owners find ways to reopen indoors, but they know that opportunity could slam shut again. Abc 7 news starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Tonight across the tales of harrowing escapes from ravaging wildfires. Skies darken. Thousands face another night without electricity. Power shut off to prevent park sparking any new fires. More than 167,000 pg e customers in fact in 21 counties are still without power. This map shows the current Public Safety power shutoffs. Theyre indicated by upside down purple triangles. An
But first escaping the were trapped. Flames. Tonight inside those daring reporter while multiple agencies are making sure there helicopter rescues near yosemite are no hikers still trapped in the fire zone, those who were c. I was a little bit anxious because you dont know how rescued, are grateful. Quickly its coming up the hill. Were just so lucky and two people from the bay area with stories to tell after being fortunate to have made it out and to have been helped by all airlifted to safety by the those amazing, amazing people. National guard. Reporter in the south bay, tonight we have that inside ian cull, nbc bay area news. Story of those helicopter were seeing dangerous fire rescues. Among the 200 people who were weather across much of the state. Here in the bay area, the heat and the wind and the smoke rescued, some hikers from the bay area who didnt know if they remain a big concern. This is what it looked like all would make it out alive. Their Labor Day Weekend road afternoon
Burning in the Angeles National forest near pasadena. The mountains continue to glow from the flames. So far more than 26,000 acres burned, and this is just 6 finding clean air to breathe contained. We have our own problems here. Has become a struggle. Air purifiers are hard to find. The smoke and the ash. Our air quality is the worst this is coal hardware north beach in San Francisco. Its been in weeks. They tell us they only had one you can see all that red on the air purifier in stock this aqi map. That means unhealthy air. Morning, and then their supplier this is a Staggering Amount of is nearly sold out. But an employee says you can smoke covering the west coast. This satellite image taken this actually make your own. Afternoon, you can see if you have a box fan at blanketing california and up to home, theyre relatively oregon and washington. Lets get right to our chief inexpensive. Meteorologist jeff ranieri. You can buy a filter, a 20 by 20 jeff, we know this is challenging beca