Measurable ways when they go to the doctor. Amy hollyfield is live for us in walnut creek without people there coping with more bad air. Amy . Hi, reggie. I just checked the air quality here in walnut creek and its hovering the aqi is hovering around that 150 point and thats right where it is unsafe for everybody not just for people in the vulnerable category. We will see another day like this one. Heres video of the air yesterday where that smoke and inhaling it is bad and this air is just terrible for us. And medical centers around the bay area say they are seeing an uptick in patients, many with smokerelated issues. Were definitely seeing over the last week the chest pains, the shortness of breath, asthma. We would call it bronco spasm and palpitations and certainly the headaches. We do see some people out and bout, of course. Many of them saying they just Health Officials say you should not exercise, though, outthese. Do that indoors. Its just too dangerous to be breathing that heavily outside. So many people over the weekend had their hopes set on today, tuesday. So many people saying tuesday is going to get better. Were going to see better air on tuesday and its still considered unhealthy outside today and dont rush out for that golf game or tennis game today. That big run you are hoping to do it still isnt considered safe. Reporting in walnut creek, Amy Hollyfield, abc7 news. It is really more than that because it is having an effect on our health. Doctors say people who have preexisting conditions should really stay inside. Smoke could cause decrease in function and cause strokes in older people. Scientists at stanford is now researching the longterm effects. Early findings show polluted air creates changes in our immune system. Based on the air quality today. That is like smoking eight cigarettes a day. If youre just outdoors without a mask and just breathing normally. For most of us, the effects are reversible but it could take anywhere from a few days to weeks for our lungs to heal from breathing in this unhealthy air every day. And you can track the air quality you live right now. Go to abc7news. Com and click on the link in this map and fdt on the top right of our home page. That is a scary stat. Today at noon health and Human Services secretary dr. Mark ghaly and mayor london breed will have an update. We will stream both on abc7news. Com and the abc7 news app. In the east bay, the Berkeley City Council is likely to approve a 100 fine Effective Immediately if people dont wear a mask or properly social distance. Mayor jesse has heard of instances where people are willingly breaking the law. That includes just off the uc Berkeley Campus where fraternities and sororities had large gatherings with few masks in sight. Right now the penalty is a misdemeanor. We dont want people to be criminalized. This is a last resort. This is not, were not going to just go around and start finding people. Our goal is to try to encourage our community to really be good neighbors. Other bay area counties have all passed similar mandates. Marine cou marin county issued 14 fines for not wearing a mask. President trump back on the campaign trail. Of course, he was in sacramento area yesterday and thats when he met with Governor Newsom and got into this Interesting Exchange with a state official. It will start getting cooler. You just watch. I wish science agreed with you. Yeah, well, i dont think science knows actually. The president was in sacramento for a wildfire briefing yesterday and he blames our wildfires forest management. The president also disagreed with california secretary of resources. Science, again, tells us that this Climate Change is driving this catastrophic fire experience that were having this summer. Now, newsom said the meeting was an opportunity to remind the president that more than half of forest land in the state is under federal jurisdiction. Governor newsom also got a chance to tour an Animal Rescue in the north complex fire in butte county. This was yesterday afternoon. And he agrees at least partially with the president by saying the state does have to focus on prevention, forest management, but also Climate Change. In its effort to prevent massive wildfires. If you want to keep track of all the fires burning in the state, you can use abcs exclusive wildfire tracker. Its right on abc7news. Com and our free abc7 news app. Protesters have taken to the streets of one bay area city fighting for change for weeks on end. They may get what they have been pushing for. Plus, a new robot taking over in tokyo. Why this one is promising to make life easier for us all. Scare the rest of us away. Get his job done. Heres a look at todays forecast. And tomorrow from the bay area air Quality Management district. That would be 29 and 30 consecutive spare the air alert days. Why it may stop thursday now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. Were back at ten minutes after 6 00. Lets head down to the south bay and throw you some temperatures so you know how to dress. 53 in Mountain View and 52 in downtown san jose. 49 in napa to about 62 in newark. So, were seeing some microclimates this morning because of the thinner clouds out there. As you look from our roof camera notice it doesnt look quite as hazy as yesterday. More sunshine and the air qual still going to be dangerous for extended outdoor activity. Try to limit your time or wear that n95 mask. There is the smoke forecast and north bay is already feeling and breathing cleaner air and north bay down to the coast as we head through the next 24 hours. Should have some of the cleaner air while the rest of us will still be breathing unhealthy air. As we head into wednesday, the possibility that could spread just a little bit, but not much. Thats why we have another spare the air tomorrow. The possibility that the low draw nears there is some smoke entrained and that could filter in and for the most part thursday is looking better and friday is also looking better p flow starts to bring the smoke from all our fires to the north and east. We could get a twoday window of nonspare the air before they pick up this weekend. Lets get over to jobina and talk about the morning commute. Hi, jobina. Hi, mike, thank you. Good morning, everyone. Hope youre having a smooth tuesday morning. We have smooth traffic to report. We have a lot of slow spots this morning, but as were approaching 610 here, this is our hot spot. The bay bridge toll plaza where metering lights came on at 5 56 this morning. But i would safely at the moment this is the only ar youre going to experience a big backup but once you make it through the metering lights, no problem. If youre coming from the east bay and going towards the maze, this is what you can expect all the headlights on 80 making their way and brake lights headed up east. Thats what we have going on in traffic. Ill let you know if things change. Liz and reggie. Thanks, jobina. Major changes for the upcoming ski season. What you need to be before heading to tahoe this winter. Already a globa it keeps all your devicess running smoothly fast. With built in security that protects your kids, protects your info, and gives you 24 7 peace of mind. That if its connected, its protected. Even that pet camera thingy. Can your internet do that . Xfinity xfi can. Because its simple, easy, awesome. Get started with xfinity internet for 24. 99 a month for 12 months and get advanced security free with the xfi gateway. Switch today. 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. Now an s le des update at the live deskments louiexpect announce a substantial settlement with the family of Breonna Taylor later today. According to currier journal it is expected to include a cash payment to taylors family that may include the largest amount the city has paid to date to settle allegations of police misconduct. The deal is also projected to feature Police Reforms including Police Commanders would need to have approval from a judge for all search warrants and officers involved in shootings could be subjected to drug and alcohol testing. Taylor was shot and killed by police back in march when officers conducted a raid at her home using a no knock warrant. Her death along with the deaths of george floyd, as well as Ahmaud Arbery sparked protest throughout the summer and into the fall, reggie. Inest ther interesting, than. To talk more about this bill which recently passed the state ledge sagislature it would allo. Right now people serving time in prison are housed according to their birth. Improve Police Response after the shooting of a mentally ill man. June 2019 shooting of 23yearold miles hall. His mother and grandmother called for help after they claim he threatened him. Walnut creek has since made it a goal to expand training so officers are better equipped to handle Mental Health emergencies. Youre going to have to plan ahead if you want to ski at squall valley or Alpine Meadows this season. You need to purchase tickets in advance. The resorts aren fo reduce big crowds because of the pandemic. Now, youre not ready for this robot. Working from home in tokyo takes on a whole new meaning. This giant robot which theyve named model t is helping Convenience Store workers keep their social distance and get the job done. It can grasp objects and stock shelves. As you see there workers are kro controlling the robot remotely. Its hard to tell, but that robot is very tall. Seven feet. It has Three Fingers on each hand along with cameras, microphones and sensors. A japanese start up developed model t and you cant buy one. Instead the start up rents out the robot for a fee. You know, i have to say, the robot is kind of growing on me but that is probably part of the programming, right . Thats what they want. Its working. Its working. Yeah, its working. Taking me longer to come around. I just feel like you walk into the Grocery Store and thats next to you. Dont bring anyalong. T itis. Its very stylized. I have to say the face, like it has cheek bones for the gods. Totally. But a little freaky. In my taste. Of robots. Definitelyic loo i lly looks something ive seen. Thats interesting. I wonder if you could talk to the person on the other end. Lets get a look at whats going on from our roof camera. Hi, everybody. Lets talk about the forecast. 58 right now. Little clearer this morning and still spare the air through at least thursday and that will be 30 consecutive days unprecedented length of any spare the air alert. Brighter and warmer for today and tomorrow. And then weve got some drizzle, cooler highs for thursday and friday and those two promised to be our cleaner air days. Heres a look at some of that muchneeded rain that is falling across the pacific northwest. Seattle 0. 5 and portland almost 0. 11 inch now,i you can see the smoke is getting to me. Bring us the cleaner air. Until then, we have warmer temperatures thanks to the brighter sky out there. And gd millbrae to redwood city at 77. 63 to 65 along the peninsula coast and some low to mid 70s for downtown, South San Francisco and sausalito. North bay coast mid 60s and 20 degrees warmer in your valleys and low to mid 80s there. Along the east bay shore, 70s across the board. Low to mid 70s. And 90 in brentwood and everybody else in the mid to upper 80s. You get close to air conditioning weather there. Now, tonight is not going to be nearly as cool as it has been. A few green blotches out there in the east bay hills and drizzle during tomorrow mornings commute and the smog lingering out there. For thursday and friday after the morning drizzle, our coolest days. 60s, 70s and 80s thursday and that off shore flow kicks in saturday and temperatures warm up and expect the smoke to return for the weekend. Have a good one. Heres liz and reggie. I like how he just says expect the smoke to return for the weekend and have a good one. Put that in there at the end, mike. Good morning america coming up at 7 00 right here on abc7. Ginger zee with a look at what is ahead. Reggie and liz great to be with you here on a tuesday morning. I had to think about which day it is because were getting into the outer shield of Hurricane Sally and this thing is a slow moving rain torture machine. Thats what it is going to be. Up to 30 inches of rain and flash flooding possible and were on Dolphin Island less than an hour south of here and my goodness the water already bubbling up from the surge. That is going to be a problem. But number one is rain from louisiana to the panhandle. Im tracking that and also talk about your torture machine meaning the wildfires and all that smoke from Northern California through oregon and Washington Well talk about those missing still and t. Alleged Sexual Misconduct with minors. Were going to have the latest on that. And then walmart officially launching their new Membership Program. Walmart plus. How it compares to amazon prime and which one might be better for you. Here we are in this rain. I feel so far from my days of dancing with the stars in the ballroom. I dont look it, but we watched as that star studded and amazing first night took place. Well get into what happened and keira knightly will join us live. All coming up on gma. Reggie and liz. Ginger, thank you. Cardi b. The first woman to win a she is at the top of billboard global 200 chart. Her song was the inaugural number one featuring and had 1. 9 million streams from september 4th to the 10th. Bts comes in at number two with their song dynamite. All right. Survival mode this morning for several north bay restaurants. But theres one thing that could bail them out. The crucial vote thats happening today. And the new taco bell menu item that may or may not be an instant best seller, especially for us wine snobs here in the bay area. Well tell you when and where ms. Williams weve been working hard. Ms. Robinson . To make learning fun again. Ms. Duncan and making sure our students can succeed. Ms. Zamora were with you every step of the way. Ms. Robinson i know its a challenging time. Ms. Zamora no one wants to be back in the classroom more than teachers. Ms. Williams we have missed you so much. Mr. Hardesty but we all have to be safe. Ms. Robinson because were all in this together. Narrator making our School Buildings safer. Ms. Robinson working together, we can make it a great year. Narrator because the California Teachers Association knows quality Public Schools make a better california for all of us. Welcome back. 6 26 on this tuesday morning. Area of low pressure bringing muchneeded rain to washington and oregon. Passes by and may bring wet weather as far south as Crescent City and in San Francisco are tomorrow and especially thursday and friday morning some drizzle is possible. No showers or widespread rain cn mike, thank you. New at 6 00, while many restaurants are just trying to survive, some could be saved thanks to Liquor Licenses. Today the San Francisco board of supervisors is going to consider allowing certain limited restaurants in north beach to convert to regular restaurants. That means they would be able to apply for a temporary Liquor License with the hopes that that would bring them more business. Supervisor aaron pesken who represents the neighborhood says this would be a lifeline for at least ten businesses. We will have a lot to say about this one. Taco bell is rolling out their own custom wine. It is called jalapeno noir. The wine doesnt actually taste like jalapenos, but it is supposedly a perfect pairing with a cheesy chalupa. Right now only selling this wine in canada for 19 a bottle. Reggie, yeah, im not so sure how well this is going to do in our baypalates. I think the bottle looks really nice. It kind of surprised me and im reading that it has complements of wild ra cherry and beat root in this silky limited edition red. You know m a too. Ywre much more to come in the next half hour of abc7 mornings. Including b. A. R. T. s big change that could make a huge difference for your commute. Remote learning tips for success. A look at how younger students are if i could, baby id give you my world you wont take it from me you can go your own way go your own way your wireless. Your rules. Only with xfinity mobile. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Now at 6 30, the summer of protests come to a point in san jose today. A Key City Council meeting to discuss the future of its police force. Ive achieved more for hispanic americans in 47 months than joe biden has achieved in 47 years. President trump with a new tactic to try to keep the white house in november. Plus the exclusive eye opening visual experiment to get you to pull that mask up above your nose. The potential dangers this morning. And balling out in bell air. How someone can live like the fresh peninsula for just 30 bucks a night. Look, ill just take fresh air. And ill pay double for it. Its only 30 bucks. But not for us. Well explain. Good morning, again. Thanks for joining us. Its tuesday, september 15th. And, mike, you know, i just want to say this morning i thought this was a good sign. I could see the skies y stars iy when i woke up this morning. The wind shift cleaning up the upper and middle part of the