Election. The former first lote making a heart felt pitch for joe biden. Good evening. Im julie haener. And im Frank Somerville and its come paining like we have never seen it before. Day one now in the books. There was less pageantry but we still had a lot of election. Greg, we really didnt know what to expect tonight. Reporter frank, youre absolutely right. We didnt know what to expect. But we have a deal of what to expect this week. Joe biden is painting a bleak picture the President Trump is reelected. Reporter an abnormal first night of the national convention. Former First Lady Michelle Obama anchored. Donald trump is clearly in over his head. Reporter ms. Obama incurred the keynote appealing particularly to those that staled home in 2016. If you think thing asksinate possibly get worse, thundershower me, they can and they will if we dont make a change in this election. Reporter the President Trump preemptively took aim at obama and joe biden. Joe biden is nothing but their puppet. He has no clue whats happening. And theyre making speeches that are taped. Who wants to listen to Michelle Obama do a taped speech. Reporter Bernie Sanders made a plea to his foalers. To the candidates that are in the primary and to those who voted for donald trump in the last election, the future of our democracy is at stake. Other candidates voiced their support for joe biden. Its time for all of us to take off our hats and put up for a nation. Reporter the nation focused on bidens empathy and calls for racial equality. We can only succeed if we move forward together. So we will need a president who seals unified peoplals a requirement of the job. Reporter the Virtual Event also featured the voices of people all across the country to express concerns about the economic downturn and the pandemic. My dad was a healthy 65year old. His only preexisting condition was trusting donald trump. And with that, he paid for his life. And a hollywood produced info info murcial. Greg, there were a lot of events tonight. Was the one moment that stooled out to you . For one, i think Michelle Obama, this format of not being in a big crowd benefited her. The other moment was when senator Bernie Sanders smoke. Ive never heard him speak like he did tonight in 5 of another candidate. Sole that was striking to me in a plea for his supporters, which a major factor in this race. Stay with us for Convention Coverage through thursday. Well have live updates beginning at 4 and uninterrupted coverage begginning at 7. The california heatwave is continuing to stress the states power grid. But luckily tonight there were no rolling outages after a warning of possible shut outs were canceled. They said it didnt have to implement those rolling black outs because enough people concerned power. We dodged it tonight but there similar worries coming up tomorrow. Yes, julie, caliso casualled the emergency warning because it was a weekend demand would be up and utilitiles would be shutting the power load and cooler temperatures helped. Your stress level is already up there and just to have this is one thing. Reporter her family halses candles out and her device today charged. I dont know if theyre taking into had consideration how many people are working online now and how many people are in school now. I dont think this would be a big issue the people werent quarantined. Reporter the states electric grid operator caliso wanted them that power would be turned off. Pg e under the direction of caliso estimated 3 million customers across the state could loose power on the States Energy grid. It means certainly citizens really made a tremendous effort to concern as much energy as possible and they were able to alleviate some of that pressure. Reporter power likely to be turned off in the evening hours as demand increases to cool homes during the hottest part of the day. And little me just make this crystal clear, we failed to predict and plan these shortages and thats unacceptable. Reporter on monday the governor was critical of the Service Interruptions calling for an investigation into three agenciesb werent able to predict and mitigate the energy comment. Right now california is currently urge minutely denialing resources across the spectrum and working to concern energy use. Reporter even with that, the governor says the state may fall short. Were already running fans and orderingginalerators. Reporter this storin san jose is replenishing its products after selling out of fans and generators over the weekend. Tomorrow the outlook maybe better since its not as hot. However, conservation is key. If there are outages theyre expected it to last one to two hours. Julie. The Lightning Strikes in the bay area this morning started several fires around the bay area. Calfire said there were 1600 Lightning Strikes and almost 8ally wildfires both yesterday and today. Two of the most aggressive are burning in napa county. The henacy fire east of saint aleana. New tonight, were here are the evacuation orders that were placed overnight. The gamble fire is rural. But the henacy is threatening about two hundred homes. Its at 2400 acres and zero containment. Reporter that sight and sound two familiar in california. Wildfire devouring drubrush and trees. This morning they watched the henacy fire grow and by evening agree today leave. We have been asked to evacuate. Were just getting our possessions that are essential and were ready to go in a few minutes. Reporter theyre hoping the fire doesnt top a ridge just a half mile away. Sometime is rising straight up. No significant wind whipping. The plus, high humidity is about the only breaks that fire crews are getting. Emergency experts warn that Lightning Strikes and outages can disable emergency pumps. And its all happening under the umbrella of a pandemic which fire crews are thinned for their protection. You have less crews, try to get rest and food. It had changed simply how theyre eating. A simple thing but it can make a big difference. Reporter and in unstable weather its resky to mount an air attack. So as of right now, if theres a Lightning Strike or anything like that in the area grounds would have to be evacuated. Reporter about 20 households are immediately mandatory evacuation. Driving away with earn certainty is hard. But this family has been in ruther ford for generations and has evacuated ahead of fire had many times before. We have been farming here and making wine for 130 years so this hasnt been our first fire and we have been able to say that we have survivor today them. Reporter the gamble fire is installer, its about 600 acres. And no connal statement the either. Frank, these are just the two biggest ones. The napa unit responded to some 60 fires today at the height of the lightning but they were all kept to an acre or less. Now to santa clara county, the march fire is still burning near mill mill fetus. Mission creek preserve and the sonoma wilderness are all closed because of the fire. And the cantrucosta area is battling fires. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for a dozens residents and crews say they have their work cut out for them as they fight the flames and the heat. We have got heat to talk about and even for other parts of the area. We have have that forecast when we return. First, a big reward for information. Police want to know who fired the bullet that killed a six yearold boy. And the cdc showing feudallia showing a rise in infections among children. Now at 10, the San Francisco police are offering an award leading to the arrest of a sixyearold boy. Ed to the boys family joined police are the announcement of that massive reward. Amber lee is at lease headquarters. Amber, what a heartbreaking message today from the boys mom. Reporter yes, it was. The mom tells me she is debt stated by the loss of her son. And theyre hoping that the reward will help bring whoever is responsible to justice. Lye, my name is jace young. Reporter this is video of jace young. His heart broken parents told me monday would be the first day of school. He would be sitting in front of the computer navigating learning. He was so happy and loved school and loved to learn. He always said he was going to be a lot of things. Reporter but the little boys life was stolen. He was watching fireworks at a Friends Birthday Party when he was shot in the chest by a stray bullets. He was rushed to the hospital where he died. No one has been apprehend today. San Francisco Police are now offering a 100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. The people seen on the Surveillance Video were all wearing dark clothing and that was all of the description gave. We have gotten numerous Surveillance Video footage that were using to help us try to track down this individual. Life gone. Snatchled away from his family and snatched away from hempself. So step up himself. Step up and do the right thing. Reporter she wear as necklace and bracelet bearing jaces image. She says this is the only way sleek hold her son close. I need whats right done with my son. For my sixyearold baby. And im wishing that you have a heart and come forward, say something. Cause he didnt deserve it. Jaces parents tell me they want whoever is responsible wanted and prosecuted and sent to prison. Frank. Thats just heartbreaking. Amber lee live for us tonight. Amber, thank you. Checking it out. We have got a pretty much unprecedented weather event in the next few days. Its 1 that we havent seen in a long time. Ix tensive Lightning Strikes over a long period of time. Ive going to take you back. Heres 3 00 a. M. Sunday morning. Thats a big storm on its own. And look what follows it up. Another way itcompletely anothe of thunderstod its all bay are now sunday afternoon things started to die down a little bit and we got wildly scattered thunderstorms. And then we got a big break into monday morning. And watch what goes on here. And this is next round. Monday morning, again in the afternoon. Look at this. Its thats a lot. Thats like 5 or 6 lightning events in 2 days in the bay area. Thats why were seeing the poor air quality because the smoke in the fire stays with us. Its going to be another hot one tomorrow. The thunderstorms are dying off. Thats the good news. We get back well talk about thal potential for a cool off. And see humid its been. Bim, well see you in a bit. Now to the coronavirus pandemic. Governor newsom announced today that Santa Cruz County is being taken off the list. The state will allow it to reopen certain businesses including gyms, hair and nail salons. However, any opens would need approval. The number of deaths from the coronavirus in california hit a one month low for the state of august. That includes 6500 new cases in the past 24 hours. 11,242 people have died from the virus in california. There are 18 more deaths in the past 24 hours that is the lowest so far this month. The healthcare and manufacturing industrials are predicting that a shortages of personal protective equipment and medical smiles could be around for years unless the governor takes action. Theyre anticipating that there will be coronavirus represented ppe supply challenges through the year 2022. The group says its not expected to be as widespread as it was this past spring. However, industry Officials Say there could be rolling shortages of supplies ranging from gowns and thermometers to Specialized Hospital beds. The cdc says infections among children are on the rise. Children represented 7 of all the cases in the u. S. The true number of cases is unknown to it lack of testing. Most children who experience serious illness and complications had other underlined Health Conditions before infected. Coming up after the break, the First Virtual class for thousands thousands of kids across the bay area. And what you need to know about Office Hours Tomorrow and wednesday. Lily everyone in the house is online and i cant get enough bandwidth to video chat with my book club. Try 1 gig internet with at t fiber. You get more bandwidth and hbo max included. So, everyone stays entertained. So i can just watch the show instead of reading the book . You know, if you turn on your subtitles. Thats almost reading. Get 1 gig internet with at t fiber for 49. 99a month for a year. No annualcontract. And now get hbo max included. Limited availability in select areas. Call 1. 877. Only. Att to was the first day of school for tens of thousands of students and teachers in Public Schools around the bay area. Ktv us cristina u tells us that kids were ready. Reporter kids are back in schools and western Contra Costa County schools were in session. It is an exciting day. Burl flies still in the stomach to opthen School District and the year for our 30,000 students. Reporter a major focus was to make surthat all students had the opportunity to learn this year. We really built this plan with a Strong Equity lens. Thats why we have daily office hours. Reporter while students are learning remotely the district is already work on developing learning hubs for when its safe enough to educate face to face. We know that there will be a day when all 30,000 students will be able to come back. And we really want to bring our students with higher need, students who minute be successful in the district world. Reporter there was no school bell as south San Francisco students started class. They settled for a day of learning that their keyboards. We need you engaged and we need you taking part. Absolutely. Were taking attendance but were making sure we have activities to keep you engage. Reporter San Francisco schools said theyve learned a lot from the spring and that students are getting time to interact with educators and their fellow students. The district also says they have a commitment to make sure that all students have access to learning. And have made 23,000 devices out to students. San francisco says its working on developing a plan to resume in Person Learning whether it is safe to do so. And we have put together a School Survival guile on ktvu. Com for resources for distance learning. It has everything from your School Year Plan and to assistance with digital tools. Click on the school tab and youll find the schools survival guide. Coming up, a teen who was shot and killed at safeway. How his mother and sisters are remembering him. My son was a piece of me and a piece of me is gone. And then later in sports, a rough fight for the giants and the as. Berth got walked off within minutes of each other. Nancy pelosi bringing house plebs back into session as the United StatesPostal Service heightens. Well have more on the president s reaction coming up. Ktvu is teaming up with up to make sure that kids have what they need for school. Its time for the biggest sale of the year on the sleep number 360 smart bed. You can adjust your comfort on both sides. Your sleep number setting. Can it help me fall asleep faster . Yes, by gently warming your feet. But can it help keep me asleep . Absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. Will it help me keep up with mom . You got this. So you can really promise better sleep . Not promise. Prove. And now, all beds are on sale. Save 50 on the sleep number 360 limited Edition Smart bed. Plus 0 interest for 36 months on all smart beds. Ends monday. To learn more, go to sleepnumber. Com. An outpouring of brief in napa county tonight for a young man that was shot to death after doing his job at safeway. There were balloons and more for nathan garza. I think everybody, the community that have all come together because this wasnt okay. This wasnt deserved. He was a great talented young man just starting his life. Garza was described by co workers as a hard working and sweet young man say he will be greatly miss misses. Henry lee has more. Reporter a memorial sit in the parking lot of the safeway where the 18yearold was shot and killed. The two men did that seem to know each other and did not appear to know each other. The gunman was spotted in a cadillac but was later found. Christopher martinez has lawyered up, refusing to answer any questions about the shooting. And that suits the victims family just fine. I have nothing to say to him. He doesnt need to answer any of my questions. Nothing will bring my son back at this point. Reporter tracey garza says he stood up for people. My son was a piece of me and a piece of me is gone. Reporter the youngest of seven siblings. Ply brother always loved everyone so much and he always treated his sisters and family members with the utmosterment. Reporter tim gory says his death hit everyone hard. Reporter garza was passionate about two things. One of them was fishing and the other 1 was baseball since he was little he was already training with the team. He was dream was to play with the oakland as. Reporter the victim was bringing groceries out to customers and there was no confrontation so why the shooting happen is still a mystery. To to slowhere police are investigating a deadly shooting with a pellet gun. A man later died at the hospital. Theres foe word if anyone is in custody but it is being called a homicide. San jose peas say an officer opened fire at two suspects and a possible burglary attempt at a car dealership this morning. Officers were called to the infinity dealership. Two suspects in a car crobe at an officer who was on foot. There two suspects were then taken into custody. N