Health order. Hair salons have been closed since march. Only today are they allowed to Begin Operating outside. A bay area attorney who has sued californias governor to allow salons to reopen is outraged. I represented a lot of hair salons in california that have begged the governor for the right to open safely. They have not been allowed to do that, but i guess if your name is nancy pelosi a different set of rules applied to you. Reporter in a statement, the Speakers Office says pelosi always wears a mask and complied with local covid requirements. The business offered for the speak to haer to come in on mond toll her they were allowed by the city to have one customer at a time. They say she should have known better. Thank you, jean. The coronavirus is casting a shadow over yet another holiday weekend. With labor day approaching state legislators are repeating the distancing measures they gave before memorial day and the fourth of july. With so many beaches and parks closed they worry that will send californians indoors in groups. They say thats the perfect recipe for spreading the coronavirus. If you choose to be with others, please keep it outside. Maintain your physical distance. Make sure its brief. The secretary mark golly reminded everyone californias four color system is in effect. It indicates volume by county. He says the data will be reviewed every tuesday. Now to new details on a story we fist broke last night. A gilroy man in court accused of making threats. Authorities say he was caught when he attempted to make a new threat. Damien on the arsenal found in the suspects home. Reporter today officials released pictures of what they say is the suspects arsenal, and on his hit list is dr. Sarah cody. He has are the weapons they took from the home of the man a 55yearold professor. 138 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition and explosives. We had to load it on to a l palette to even take it into evidence sophomore this individual had a significant cache. Reporter a judge denied his request for bail. Court documents list at least 24 incidents where they claim he mailed obscene threatening letters to the county Public Health officer. One letter concluded with, quote, you are done. Its over. Say goodbye. Investigators say it started with her initial shelter at home order. There is clearly a First Amendment right to free speech. Reporter his family hired this former cop and attorney dennis luca. Any person has a right to a public figure and voice displeasure with rules, regulations or laws put in place. Reporter luca says his client never acted out on any alleged threat against dr. Cody and all the guns were legally him and hes not a member of the boogaloo movement, the a group accused of killing a sheriffs deputy. We believe he has threatened other local officials. We have reason to believe that he may have threatened some of our citizens in the county. Reporter damian trujillo, nbc news. Crews have a ways to go before fires are contained but theyre gaining crowned. Well start with the smallest fire, the czu complex fire. More than 85,000 acres burned 1,300 homes lost. Containment stands at 43 . The lnu is is most destructive of the fires. Five people have died, 1,200 homes destroyed. That fire now at 69 containment. In the south bay and east bay, the scu complex fire, it is the largest with 390,000 acres burned. In the past 24 hours crews made significant process. Containment stands at 70 , up 10 from this time yesterday. One of the biggest local universities is starting a program to better study fires all while getting new information from the front lines were battling right now. Scott budman gives us a firsthand look. Reporter as the czu fire raged through the santa cruz mountains, San Jose University fire trackers followed the path of destruction to get new information on how fire behaves. Just above that layer in the hills and mountains, its some of the driest air in north america and that can have a very large impact on fire behavior. Reporter some of the knowledge and technology is about to be put to use to educate the next generation. At the newly launched sjsu wildfire interdisciplinary Wildfire Research center, marrying research with millions of dollars in new equipment its not just how can we forecast it . How can we fight it, plan for it, recover from it . What are the economic implications. And hiring ten new track professors. Its going to be the dynamics of fire, the science of fire, its going to be what fires role is in different systems. Reporter hoping to make future wildfires less destructive than this one. The program is open to undergrajt watt and graduate students who want to both dig in to the technology and hit the fire lines. At san jose state, scott budman, nbc bay area news. Thank you, scott. One of the bay areas most well done bay area athletes doesnt play in the bay area anymore, hes playing in china, but hes back home during this pandemic and making a lot of attention for what hes doing off the court. Jeremy lin is standing alongside his nba brothers and speaking out about racism. Raj joins us now with the global star. Reporter its not quite steph curry or lebron james, but jeremy lin is still a big deal and his name carries a lot of weight. Heres what hes doing now. You mentioned hes standing alongside his nba brothers but hes calling out the racism that happens in the asian community. Hes been fighting the odds all of his life on the basketball court. Now hes standing up for the many asians who are being targeted during this pandemic. A lot of backlash. You probably know about it. Especially when President Trump refers to the covid as the china virus. Lin now plays for the beijing ducks, but hes back home on the peninsula. Hes working with a lot of charities, donating a lot of money without fanfare. Thats his m. O. Hes planning for his life without basketball. Right now i use my platform, social media. I do things at a higher level and try to bring awareness, but i dont get much time to do things on the ground to be in the areas, to be in the places toe not done with your career, im not saying that, but when you loo back on your career, so many highs as well as a lot of lows. What stands out about your own nba pro basketball career . You know, as i get older and closer and closer to retirement, the one thing i think about is god gave me so many miracles in my story. I think when i was younger i always wanted to chase the next achievement, the next season, i always wanted to chase that next goal. As im getting older im starting to realize, wow, my story is miraculous. My story was one of a kind. Literally one of a kind. No one else in the history of the world has been able to experience or go through Something Like this. I know its not because im so amazing and put in the hard work. There are other people who work just as hard as me and other people who love the game as much as me, but at the end of the day, god put me here for a reason. At the end of the day im like, man, its miracle after miracle after miracle. Palo alto to harvard, a nice run in the nba. Thats someone who just gets it in these heavy times. These are difficult tiemmes r sure. Thank you, raj. Next, duffy wicks at the capital. Forcing her to bring her baby to cast a vote in the middle of a pandemic. Plus, those drones set things on fire, and thats thats just what Firefighters Want them to do. How this new high tech tool is helping firefighters battle the wildfires in marin county. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. Im show you the it. Improvements were making in the air quality and what we can expect coming up in about six minutes. Hi. Were glad you came in. Whats on your mind . Can you help keep these guys protected online . Easy. Connect to the xfi gateway. What about wireless data options for the family . You can customize and save. What about internet speeds that can keep up with my gaming . Lets hook you up with the Fastest Internet from xfinity. And now with our stores reopening, were putting Healthy Practices in place. Come visit a store today. Stop in or book an appointment online at a time that works for you. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Ask. Shop. Discover at your local xfinity store today. A chinese professor going to prison for stealing trade secrets. He was sentenced in San Jose Federal Court to 18 months in prison. He stole proprietary information involving sound filters in cell phones that applied to patent the technology in china. Hes now convicted of stealing information. A firsthand look today Governor Newsom toured the burn zone of one of the biggest fires. He toured big basin, the czu fire ripped through it. Many of the giant redwoods are blackened but expected to survive. The state parks announced it would be at least a year before the public can return to hike or camp there. The governor urged people to look at nature. I know when you see the images youre filled with stress and pain and youre anxious about your own future, your own connection to your community, this state, our nation, the world more broadly because you feel like youve lost something forever. I want folks to know, you know, we come and go. These trees you see around me, some of them have been around for 1,300, 1,400, 1,500 years. Been alive for 1,500 years. They have scars that make this fire look modest in comparison, and yet theyre still standing. Many fire evacuees say they need to explain why cal fire seemed to be short staffed. The governor said it committed 72 million to cal fire resources. Still plenty of smoke across marin county from the woodward fire. Theyre getting some high tech help. Reporter the smokey maihaze clinging to the sea shore making it hard for firefighters to tabs on them. While it might be a tough task for humans, firefighters have an eagle eye view thanks the their drones. But this drone isnt just an observer in the sky. In an attempt to burn uncleared brush, theyre using a new technology to start fires from above. Its just much safer in the conditions we have. Reporter the device, is loaded with special balls filled with flammable liquid that create a reaction when dropped into the burn zone. It hits the ground, come busts the ball and starts the fire. In acres i would say we have been able to get 1,000 acres if not more. Reporter with the weather too rough for choppers, this is proving effective with less risk. Fire crews getting a little help from above. Nbc bay area news. Pretty remarkable, isnt it, jeff . Yeah. That is so cool to be able to do that from the drone william a know how thick that smoke is, which inhibits the helicopters from dropping water, so at least when theyre trying to do this process they get help from the drones. We have of course been stuck with this air quality. Not as suffocating at last week, but it has been with us. I want to show you the current air quality. In santa rosa were actually rating good. Look at this map. Look at the colored dots. Look at the key at the top. Theres santa rosa. Then napa, San Francisco, fremo fremont. Good day to go outside, breathe the air, do exercising tonight. That air quality improved thanks to the fog in San Francisco. Tomorrow well also continue to make some slight improvements and stay in the moderate category right here for the bay, the east bay, and the coast. Notice the north bay may tip back in healthy range in the south bay, and thats just because youre so close to the fire lines. The fog has been helping. 7 30 tomorrow morning, you see the widespread cloud cover and drizzle. This will continue to bring humidity and help out firefighters. Temperatures tomorrow, not all that hot. 61 in halfmoon bay. 77 palo alto. Tomorrow we got some big time heat coming our way. High pressure thats going to really fan in this heat and bring in excessive heat watch for most of california. Well take a close look at the heat, when we could hit 103 to 105 degrees. Ill have that for you in about 30 minutes. Yikes. Okay. Coming up, its aunrealistic political promise. Today a big step forward with a clinical trial. Nbcs senior medical correspondent. It was just a get together with friends. No big deal. Everybody felt fine. But now im super sick. Everyone is sick. I just wish we had been more careful. It would have been easier than this. So wear a mask. Do what you can outside. Stay six feet apart. Because some things you just cant take back. Do your part to lower the risk. A live look in San Francisco on this tuesday night. It is cloudy, its foggy, its smokey, and actually chilly for most of us here on the peninsula as well. Some notable news tonight regarding a vaccine. When we talk about a vaccine theres also a lot of speculation coming from President Trump. So among the questions this evening in moving forward for several more months whats the reality and whats just political hot air coming from either party, actually . Heres the medical update. Today researchers at Oxford University in england started phase three of clinical trials. Thats a big deal. Thats very encouraging for all of us. But does it mean well have that viable and widespread and safe vaccine by election day . Theres still a lot that goes into that. We asked nbcs senior medical contributor. I think thats a political statement, because if you talk to most experts, and most experts including dr. Hahn with the fda are saying theyre going to use science and data, theyre not going to use politics. Most experts are saying probably the end of the year, beginning of spring, february march time frame. If they prove something its not really going to be an approval, its going to be an emergency use authorization for a very limited people who are at extremely high risk of getting coronavirus or complications for it. The time line hasnt changed early next year, perhaps by summer for the widespread vaccine. Were crossing our fingers. In terms of what could happen before election day there might be something out there, but according to dr. Torres thats not really widespread for us. Well send it back to you. Weve switched locations. Its back to school here. Max on camera one. Go ahead and pull out, max. And we got one of his buddies to help me with his production team. This is benji. Hes doing his thing. Wheelies in the backyard. Wheelies. Back to school night. I dont like the distance learning. I dont think they do, but its a reality for all of us. I have got to get myself a max. We need a production team, jessica. We absolutely do. We absolutely do. Thanks, raj. Up next at 6 30, when will students go back to classes . San franciscos mayor sets out a time line that could make it within weeks. Seeing the aftermath of prevents, President Trump visits kenosha, wisconsin, where police shot a black man multiple times in the back. Motorcycle riders love the open road. And geico loves helping riders get to where theyre going, so to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. And because were committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. The geico giveback. Helping riders focus on the road ahead. Right now at 6 30, eager to get back to some kind of version of life prokcovid, san francisc lays out a time line. The reopening plan covers everything from gyms to schools and starts in just a couple of weeks. At least it might. Jackie word Expert Witness what could be open soon and why not even is ready to celebrate. Reporter gym owners arent all that thrilled and nail salons arent that happy, but one industry finally received some happy news, and its the largest industry in the city. This is the news the hotel and Tourism Industry has been weight for. Its a huge step forward for our hotels and industry. Were waiting to come back. Reporter starting in a couple of weeks hotels can once again allow guests with limited capacity. Those that have been closed for months this is the lifeline they needed. Hotels have always been focused on cleanliness. Its one of the things theyre always rated on. So taking it to the next level, seeing when youre in the hotel we have the safest environment for you to be in. Reporter another announcement in Person Learning for elementary school. Im extremely concerned for our future as we continue with covid. Thats why we have to make prioritizing the ability to get our schools reopened. Starting in mid september, classroom learning for prek schools that have admitted a health and safety pledge will be able to open. This is one of those schools but they have students through 8th grade. Im not sure the circumstantial evidence conclusive 7th and 8th graders are more but opening freek through 6 is a great it doesnt align with any plans in the city because most schools go through 5th, not 6th. Just because the process is available for all schools mayor reed says its up to the individual schools whether or not they want to pursue it. Jackie ward, nbc bay area. Businesses violating covid rules. This july the county looked into some 500 complaints. Starting today, individual cities will take over that process. Businesses can be fined between 250 to 10,000 for not following the rules. The county said so far it has issued 175 fines. While the numbers are still high nationwide, covid numbers are trending down overall, but there are worries labor Day Celebrations and kids going back to school could change that. Cases are up among kids according to the American Academy of pediatrics. We have to protect one another, even if we know them, and maintain distance, even if family and other neighborhood gatherings. Reporter the Coronavirus Relief packages are at a standstill. Congress is debating. Capitol hill seeing its own surge in cases. At least 41 Capital Police have tested positive. A curfew is in place to cut off street protests in kenosha, wisconsin. Earlier today, President Trump toured the city, seeing the impact of violence clash there is. Reporter we know sharks battered, burned out, and still on edge. Black lives matter reporter President Trumps visit bringing together supporters and black lives matter protesters as he tours the devastation here. Were going to work with you, were going to help a you, okay . Well help you rebuild. Repor