Definitely smoggy as we look at San Francisco thorn ais morning. And you see all the areas of unhealthy air. In the monitoday monitory monir have some cleaner air coming. And i think that you could extend the spare the air to saturday and i think that sunday will be the better day and ill show you the smoke forecast coming up next. At the live desk, auge is b. Is iamly just int 3,00 t Ammonium Nitrate exploded just one month ago. 190 people were killed and did you thousands more injured. And this is a live look at the scene. The site of the new fire is creating panic in the area. It is not clear yet what is burning. Well bring you more as information comes in. And now well talk more about that amazing and somewhat scary orange hazy sky that we saw all day yesterday. You are looking at droneview 7 captures this video from iconic landmarks. And Amy Hollyfield is live in the east bay this morning with all the reaction to this hopefully not common sight. Reporter and what did it do to your birthday, how was your birthday . It made it you beunforgettab thats for sure. Reporter thats one word for it. And were watching the skies this morning. We will let you know as soon as we get a sense of what today is going to look like. So far so good right now. But it is still dark outside. But yesterday, reggies birthday was one for the record books and people did sense that. We saw a parade of people heading out to Treasure Island to take pictures of this orange sky over San Francisco realizing this might be a historical moment. We also saw people out on walks, out fishing, saying that they were trying to a he had some bit of normalcy to the strange day. Others tell us that the darkness threw them off. They just couldnt quite get on schedule. I was pretty disoriented. I missed an appointment, i almost never do that. Yeah, it is bewildering. Everything is just so crazy, you know. The virus, i mean, everything is just like what next . Reporter this ford dealership says they dont plan to wash all the ash off of the car until this is all over and they can do just would be big deep clean. It definitely left its mark at the dealership. We are hearing that today should look better. But dont complelet that fool ye air quality is expected to be worse here in the east bay, we dont smell smoke, it feels cool. But as everyone is saying just be on goord, it is 2020, you never know what today is going to bring. Reporting live in walnut creek, Amy Hollyfield, abc 7 news. So true. And take a look at this video from oakland. It is shot around 11 30 yesterday morning. You can see the drone zooms out and the city skyline starts to disappear into that thick orange haze. And it was raining ash at the hayward airport. Our sky 7 car after car coated. And we cant seem to get enough of this video because it is so bizarre. Right now at abc7news. Com, we have many views of the a pock la pock lapocalyptic orange sky. And the bear fire is still burning. 12 people at this point are still unaccounted for. Flames have charred more than 252,000 acres and the fire is now 24 contained. Parts of the town of oroville are still under threat and some of the surrounding area has already burned. The fire forced evacuation warnings for part of paradise. Wildfires are also causing destruction in the Pacific Northwest with nearly 50 of them burning in oregon. High winds and high heat have been fueling those flames. Gentlemen bee in jobina has more. And energy eneroregons gov this could be the greatest lot of life and property from wildfires in the states history. Were learning that new video is showing rows of homes destroyed near portland. Just look at this, satellite images show towns before and after the fire. And a 12yearold boy and his grandmother have been identified as two of the victims. They disappeared early tuesday after getting separated from their family as flames forced them to evacuate. The boys father spoke to reporters earlier in the day. I dont have feelings right now. Kind of like this is the most emotional i got. They mean everything to me. And in washington state, a 1yearold boy has died near spokane. Firefighters found a a swreerse burned truck near their home and the parents are in critical condition. And a new federal report is warning that Climate Change may create chaos for americas financial system. The reports authors urge congress to impose carbon taxes and to do it quickly. The first of the kind report contradicts President Trump and many other leading republicans. The u. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the report and recommended more than 50 ideas for dealing with Climate Change, including requiring companies to disclose details on Green House Gas emissions. And there is no denying that the entire bay area is witnessing the effects of cal. Caller s ra californias ra bild fi bild fires. Amanda del castillo spoke to some experts. Reporter lingering smoke and orange skies may have kept many indoors wednesday, but air quality experts say you can take safety a step further by investing in quality air filters and purifiers. Everythi and having at least one clean room would be a good resource for people to have especially now that weve got this new normal. Reporter by clean room, he means an area closed off from contaminants. Aaron richardson suggests nonozone air or hepa filters. And alina adams points out not all filters are made equal. Make sure that the product that you bought, because right now there are a lot on the market, that those products not only were tested, but they actually passed the standards. Reporter and at this national laboratory, this engineer is working with adams on a project to clear air indoors and improve health. Their ongoing effort made more challenging with booth covid19 a both covid19 and the wildfires. Whether the virus or wildfire, we need to have a solution toklth. Reporter and for covid, adam says that the goal is to increase ventilation by bringing in outside air to dilute the air indoors. And to combat smoke, the recommendation is stay indoors, shut windows. It is a doubleedged problem that were faced with. And there are come take difficulter to recommendations. Reporter and her advice, go back to basics. Use bake position soda or vinegar instead of chemicals. This will limit the need to ventilate or let in outside air. Amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. Good reminder, i need to check my furnace filters. Lets look at the smoke forecast. The layer cake is different than yesterday. We still have the marine layer, but smoke from oregon is trapped in it and that is why we have poor air quality at the surface this morning. Right above that where we were pumping in all of the nastiness from the bear fire, and now they are out of the southeast. So we wont have quite as much smoke in the air, that is why i dont think that it will be quite as orange today as it was yesterday. But as we head throughout the day, notice the smoke never leaves us with the soth early winds, well be pulling in smoke from the creek fire and then also the dolan fire. And look at saturday evening into sunday, we start to get a shift in the pattern and we start to push that smoke off to the east. And it could be sunday, i know, another three days of living through unhealthy air before we finally get to it. When you step outside in our east bay inland neighborhoods, temperature in the mid 50s to around 60 degrees. And pretty of the same everywhere. This afternoon mid too upper zin 60s around the coast. And if you are planning on being outside doing anything, wear the n95 mask. That will keep the fine particulate matter out of your lungs. Lets talk to jobina now and the traffic. Thank you. Good morning, everybody. So we will start out with a look at the maps. Right now we have some slow traffic out of tracy, and also you can see the slow spot on the bay bridge going into San Francisco on the westbound side. No issue there, so i will keep an eye on that to see why that traffic is slowing. And on southbound 880 in between 23rd avenue and 29th avenue, we do have road work again today. It will be picked up around 6 00 a. M. Speeds down to about 7 miles per hur in the area. So be mindful of that. And a live look showing you walnut creek where things are moving smoothly this morning. No other major problems to report. And happening today, b. A. R. T. s board of directors will hear proposals for what to do with train cars that are being retired. Some date back to the systems opening in 1972. Ideas for their next life include going to museums and being used to train First Responders for emergencies. B. A. R. T. Is also working on a new contract to hire a company to help recycle the cars. Many of the cars usable parts will get reused to keep other b. A. R. T. Trains up and running. Coming up next, the 7 things to know this morning. Also, the sdrcramble to get every household to fill out the census form. Michael finney explains why your participation is so important. And reassuring teachers who may be returning to inperson teaching soon. The resource the state hoar aere where the 7 thing know. Were waiting to see if this eerie orange sky will happen again today. Photographers lined up along pressure of Treasure Island road to get potentially once in a lifetime snaps of the skyline. And the wind pattern will suggest that it wont be quite as sororange today. And look at all the areas dealing with unhealthy air. Only the inland east bay and south bay do not have it right now. And number three, Officials Say at least three people have died in the bear fire. It is burning in plumas, yuma and butte counties. 12 others are unaccounted for this morning. And the fire has scorched more than 252,000 acres and it is 24 contained. Number four, starting today, you can start working out again inside in gyms in santa clara county. 24 hour fitness and other gyms will require members to make reservations and limit the number of people inside. Number five, President Trump defending himself after a recorded intervewee merged showing that he down played the early days of the pandemic. The president says that he was trying to avoid causing panic. Number six, we are going to check out a live look at the Golden Gate Bridge this morning where the chp has issued a fog advisory. We dont have any other major issues on our roads this morning. And number seven, looks like los angeles officials are backing off of a plan to ban door to door trickortreating this halloween in that county. And this is because parents were outraged. We checked here in the bay area, there are no official ban, but trickortreating is discouraged in some areas. And happening today, 9 hehef the health and Human Services agency will provide an update on what is being done to fight covid19 across the state. He will take questions from reporters. And the acting Public Health officer is reassuring teachers and other school staff that they will have access to covid19 testing once inperson class rooms go he back. Schools are not reopen for on site classes until their county has been out of highest tier for 14 days. And with just three weeks before the end of the 2020 census, the state is scrambling to get every how was hold to fill out a form. More than three out of ten californians have yet to turn theirs in. The census determines how much of your tax dollars is actually spent in your community. And as Michael Finney reports, results, good or bad, something that california will have to live with the next ten years. Reporter from the fires to the pandemic, this has been an inopportune time to conduct a census. Yet from door to door visits to hotlines and phone banking, the state and its Community Partners are pushing hard to ensure everyone is counted. David tucker is with california complete count. We dont have the luxury of a doover. This happens now, next time that we get to fix this is in ten he years. Reporter an undercount of the states population would lead to a smaller share of the tax dollars being spent here. The census count also determines how many votes the state gets in congress. And so it means less doctors, less nurses, less clinical representation. Reporter and the la tee neef Community Foundation fears the state will lose anywhere from 1 to 3 votes in con, man congress. Many undocumented immigrants may be have scared away. President trump unsuccessfully tried to include a Citizenship Question on the questionnaire. But important to note, anyone who fills out the census information is subject to fires and jail time. If anything, you know, the census should actually be seen as a form of resistance. Reporter and another factor contributing to a potential census undercount is the decline in bilingual materials. This time around, they only mailed out the paper form in english and spanish. Reporter so that is why the chinese for of affirmative action says Community Groups have been phone banking disenfranchised members. For some, it is the first time that they have ever heard of the census and they think that only maybe citizens can do the census. Reporter and those who fill out the census should find it quick and easy. It is really safe, really simple. Only nine questions. Just takes you about five minutes. And that was Michael Finney reporting. You can find the census questionnaire by going to my 2020 census. Gov. It is Available Online in 13 languages. And this police dog is not letting wildfire smoke mess with his daily exercise routine. So this is king. And he is with the Sheriffs Office, and the Department Shared this video and it shows him making his way on the treadmill wagging his toy with his toy in his mouth. The Sheriffs Office says king is taking his Health Seriously and moving his workout indoors to avoid the smoke. This dog all right, king. Yes. And he had a fan on him too. They were really taking care of him. King has it august. He was being his best self, wasnt he . Fferent colo. Ange yesterday. And the saturated air column that we had of ash yesterday from about 1500 feet to 10,000 feet, that lets the red, the orange and yellow through, but it blocks the green, indy go di violet so that we had the ominous sky. But the cake layers are different this morning. Winds are not drawing in the smoke from the bear fire or all that ash from the bear fire. They are coming more out of the southeast. So that layer will be a little bit cleaner for a while. So it wont be quite as orange today i dont think. Now, lets underlay the marine layer and the marine layer is different this morning also. It hashe firein oregon and that is why this morning unlike yesterday. In fact look it up in oregon, the curl in the atmosphere is bringing us the unhealthy air this morning. So lets talk about what as to expect. I think that it will last through at least saturday. I think sunday well see the major wind 14i69 and gshift an r cleaner air in here. And 71 to 77 in redwood city, these are definitely warmer than yesterday as we may see a little more sunshine. May actually see the sun today. Mid upper to 70s through the north bay valleys. East bay shore, 70 to 75. And as you head into the east bay valley, 83 to about 86. Tonight you can see the clouds coming back, smoking and temperature in the mid to upper 50s. The 7 day forecast, notice the drop in temperatures sunday, that is when i think the wind shift comes in and starts to clean us out and that wind shift should hang around for monday, tuesday and wednesday. Is so i so until then, wear that n95 mask. And tomorrow marks 19 years since the 9 11 terror attacks. A ceremony will take place at ground zero but there are major changes because of the pandemic. There will be no live reading of the victims names. Instead that they will do a recording of family members reading them. Anyone who goes to the site is expected to follow social distancing goid linee ing guide. The Program Begins at 5 30 our time, expected to run for four hours. Instagram says that it is making changes geared toward advancing equity within its work place. The head of instagram made the announcement in a blog saying more than ever people are turning to the platform to raise awareness for the racial, civic of and social causes that they dare about. It is also hiring a director of diversity and inclusion and creating an equity team. The facebook owned company says that the teams job will be to create fair and quitable products as well as ensuring the algorithm is fair. And the nfl is returning tonight and 49ers are preparing now for their first game this sunday under some pretty unusual conditions. And a handwritten letter from the tiger. In first look, it is the day that football fans have been waiting for, the nfls return. And it happens tonight. The game is going to look different from the last time we saw it. Here is t. J. Holmes. Reporter in this mornings gma first look, are they ready for some football . Chiefs are back in. Repter he nfl is back and it will look a lot different from the last time we saw it. The defending will host the texans in the first nfl game amid the global pandemic. The two teams will faceoff at arrowhead stadium, one of only five stadiums in the league letting fans attend games. But it wont be packed. Only about 16,000 fans will be allowed in, that is roughly 22 of the stadiums capacity. Fans will only be able to park, enter and exit the stadium in their designated zones. Masks are required at all times even while sitting in or cheering from the seats. And coming up at 7 00 a. M. , well talk live with stephen a. Smith. With your gma first look, im tj holmes. I know everybody is ready for that. And were coming back with another 90 minutes of news including another major retailer testing the best way to deliver things to you by drone. And also well check in with the oakland zoo to see how their animals are fairing with the current air quality. And plus this remarkable sight in the sky had everybody looking up. So mike is diggi so youre a small businor a big one. You were thriving, but then. Oh. Ah.