Million individual pieces of person protective equipment arrived at a San Francisco warehouse and the city is beginning the process of passing them out to Small Businesses, helping them to reopen their could bees sooner rather than later. The mayor saying covid19 will be an ongoing obstacle businesses will have to battle, even as many reopen their doors for the first time in months. We received over a million pieces of ppe, and we have today masks, we have shields, we have hand sanitizer, and were passing them out directly to Small Businesses, at least a 30day supply to support our Small Business community in San Francisco. The first round of handouts was directed at the citys latino population and latino businesses. Latino Task Force Members saying their community has had more coronavirus cases per capita than other community and has more essential workers. The step we see today with this ppe and this distribution through this partnership allowing us to help protect those same essential workers that are providing services to all of San Francisco to keep this city running. Sf color collective said before the shutdown business was booming, but the shutdown means more than a dozen employees have been out of work here for months. Owner priscilla kandis said that safety has always been her top priority, and opening outdoors simply wont work for her. She is frustrated by the lack of communication and direction from the city when it comes to a timeline or requirements. We need to have, or we should have been given the parameters ahead of time so we are ready to go once they lift the shelter in place. The mayor saying she understands the frustration that Business Owners are expressing. Well make an announcement about that tomorrow, even though outdoor hair and nail stuff can happen, and well have a better clarity as to the future and when we will be able to use indoor and what that would mean. Well have more information tomorrow. While nail and hair salons are cleared to open outdoors tuesday. Gyms and fitness providers can start outdoor operations on september 9th. Christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. Nice to see signs of progress. Christien, thank you. In some bay area counties today is the first day in a long time that hair salons were allowed to move indoors, but the east bay, many are frustrated, because one county is allowing indoor haircuts while a county right next door is next. Rob roth talked to salon owners today and is here now with more on what theyre saying, rob . Yeah, frank, two neighboring counties, to different sets of rules, and many people are saying it just doesnt make any sense. Reporter at this hair salon in Contra Costa County monday, his is a sight many feel was a long time coming. It was the first day hairstylists were allowed to work indoors. I feel blessed any day i can come to work, and everything that taken away has thrown so many of us stylists into deep depression, so this is absolutely wonderful thing to happen to us right now. Reporter under a new color coded system that governor gavin newsom unveiled friday, contra costa, like all bay area counties, except San Francisco and napa, is in the purple tier, the lowest ranking, but it does allow for indoor malls to operate at 25 capacity, and for hair salons so operate inside, providing they adhere to proper safety protocols such as masks and sanitation. Each Health Department has say in their own jurisdiction, and contra costa officials gave the okay. Im actually hoping this sticks. We know were safe. We know were safer than most businesses that are open, and so im definitely hoping that we can stay open. Reporter but drive a few minutes to Alameda County, and its a different set of rules. Hair salons can operate outside only, but almost all salons, including mavin and co in pleasant to be dont have the space for that, so Alameda County customers can simply head to contra costa for a haircut. And were losing customers because of it, a hundred percent, and i dont blame them. Reporter in livermore just across the board are for contra costa, they have asked Alameda County for a special exemption, but wered. By just crossing a county line all of a sudden that makes a difference to the virus. And i just dont understand that. To me, i wonder if our message is getting through to the Health Officers, because i just cant understand it. If youre asking for consistency, of course it does not make sense. Reporter u. C. Berkeley Infectious Disease specialist dr. John schwarzberg said Different Health officers often make different calculations. In one county they were determining its too risky to be inside. In another county near saying, well, we dont think its too risky to be inside. Reporter the concern many Business Owners have is how long theyll are able to operate indoors. That, of course, depends on which way the coronavirus caseload is trending. Frank . Rob, thank you. More than 6 million coronavirus cases have now been reported nationwide, and more than 183,000 people have died from the virus in the u. S. As the death toll rises, the race for a vaccine continues, with some Public HealthOfficials Saying one could be available in the fall. According to fda commissioner steven hahn, the agency may make a vaccine available before what is known as phase 3 trials are completed. Shed the fda will determine in the benefits out weigh the risks before making that decision. We have six in the United States and the final stages of trials. Nine around the world. Were looking at being done with phase 3 trials sometime in late fall. The fda commissioner suggests a vaccine could be made available through an emergency use authorization which can put the vaccine into effect for certain groups. Every Public School district in rhode island except two has been given the to go ahead resume in person classes when schools reopen in september. The states governor says rhode island has met five met tricks to reopen the schools including low hospitalization and spread rates statewide, and ability to return coronavirus test results within 72 hours, and having enough protective supplies. Chico state has canceled in person classes after roughly 30 people tested positive for the coronavirus. Gayle hutchison said that classes will be virtual only for the remainder of the fall semester. Students also have been told that they need to vacate the campus by this weekend. Campus housing, that is. Hutchinson said nearly all on Campus Residences have at least one covid19 case, and Health Officials are concerned the virus will spread. We have built a bay area guide to what each county allows regarding the coronavirus. Just download the ktvu news app to find it. A woman is dead after driving off of highway 1 and plunging over a cliff over gray whale beach in San Mateo County this morning. It occurred about request this morning. The car came to rest about 200 feet down that cliff. Tom vacar joins us now with more on what happened. Tom . Well, in this was the if i ever thing or the second thing you might say happens from time to time, utah happens a little more often than that. And the question is up there on those cliffs do we really need a lot more, and i do mean a lot more, of the guardrails. Sometime just before 8 00 monday morning, a gray sedan went over a cliff off he way 1 near gray whale cove state beach, south of the devil indianapolis slide tunnels in San Mateo County. The car was lodged in the rocks, down about 2 hurricane feet, but still well above the beach. A drone operated by the San Mateo CountySheriffs Office saw an apparently injured woman on the beach below. Witness reported that the occupant of the vehicle had possibly selfextricated and fallen over further down the cliffside. Reporter the sheriffs rescue team rap eled down the cliff and retrieved her. She was transported to San FranciscoGeneral Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The cause of the crash is still unknown, but where the car landed suggests that speeding was not an issue. It appears based on the initial investigation that the vehicle may have traveled off the cliffside at a low speed. Were treating this as a traffic collision at this time. Reporter in december of last year, a tourists dash camera videoed this lexus suv flying off a nearby cliff. Though some initially thought it was a hoax, it was later determined to be San Francisco resident tracy Ivory Sinclair who died in the crash. These events, while rare, looking locally over the last year, happen more often than you might think. Last april, two women and a dog died in San Francisco when their suv plowed through a fence crashing on to the parking lot below. And last february, authorities found two dead people inside a burned rental car 300 feet below another highway 1 cliff in monterey county. But generally speak back guard rail is warranted at a specific site if there has been one or more severe runoff road collisions in the past five years. Key factors considered include the presence of curves, too little room to recover after going off the road, andth frequent weather hazards, such as dense fog. Now the chp recommends if youre ever in this kind of a situation, remain in the vehicle with your seat belt and awaitress company. In june, four people died when a car went off the cartinas bridge. Thats been investigated about whether or not that needs be to improved in terms of guard rails. In and 2009, you may remember, as they were work on a new span of the eastern bay bridge, a truck went off the scurve, and that man died. Tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. Once again, President Trump takes aim at oakland. Coming up at 5 30, what he said today as part of a News Conference about protests, policing, and riots. Also ahead, visual proof of the Digital Divide facing some students here in california. How their School District and the community is stepping up to help so these young girls dont have to use a fastfood restaurants wifi to do their school work. Plus. A listing that i had last month, it was on the market about two days before it went trending. A reshuffling of where people are living in the bay area has led to an explosive housing market. From the city to the suburbs, and from the suburbs even further out. Coming up next, the bay area counties with the hottest real estate. Air quality less than desirable out there. It continues with a spare the air alert right through tomorrow. Well look at the air quality and the forecast for a warmup heading for us this weekend. Experience the ultimate sports hub. Where you can find games, news and highlights. All in one place, right on your tv. The xfinity sports zone. Use your voice to search every stat, standing and score. Follow the teams you love. And, even get notifications with breaking news alerts and more. So youll never miss an update. With the xfinity sports zone everybody wins. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Click, call or visit a store for details. The price of a home in the bay area is going up. The number of homes sold year over year, that is up, too. Ktvus Maureen Naylor tells us the number of homes on the market isnt keeping up with the high demand. Reporter the bay Area Real Estate market is bustling. Weve had our biggest month in july that weve had since our 10 years of business and my 81 years in the real estate business. Reporter this broker who works primarily in Contra Costa County calls it explosion pick. Some of our suburb residents are moving out of state, it skid montana are a few favorites. And a lot of our housing is being pictured by people from the south bay, even oakland hills, so everyone is just shifting a little bit, which keeps everything flowing. Reporter 2020 is anything but usual. According to new data from court logic, bay area home sales in july were up 9 this july compared to last year, and the median home price is also up 6 , with the median price of a home in the bay area now 865,000. A lot of the activity that that was going to happen during the spring months has now shifted to summer months. Reporter this is a breakdown regionally. Places like sonoma and martinned him to lift last month at 26 and 23 , followed by santa clara county, where home sales are up 14 year over year. Alameda and San Francisco were the only cities reporting a drop in home sales. Were not seeing as much inventory, except in maybe San Francisco. Some buyers starting to get frustrated, because theyre losing out on several homes theyre getting outbid on. Reporter the president of the Contra Costa County real Stores Association said she is seeing more people moving to the suburbs and others looking for more space as they work from home. Listing that i had last month, it was on the market about two days before it went pending. She expects the market to remain busy at least through the end of the year, as long as Interest Rates stay low. Now to the wildfires that are burning around the bay area. Firefighters continue to make progress against the deadly czu lightning complex fire in santa cruz and samantha counties. Its now 39 contained after burning nearly 132 square miles. 300 California National guard members joined firefighters today. Cal fire has also lifted evacuation orders for most of the town of ben lomond. And those northeast parts of the county should be allowed to return home within the next two days. More than 1200 structures have been destroyed in the two counties. In san joaquin county, evacuation orders have been issued for the scu lightning fire which continues to burn. It has burned in 7 counties including san joaquin, contra costa, and santa clara counties. It has destroyed more than 100 buildings, and 20,000 are still in danger. 2,000 firefighters are battling the flames. The dense brush is hampering operations, but they are making good progress. In the north bay, crews are starting to get the upper hand on the deadly lnu lightning complex fire. Containment has increased now to 63 . That fire has burned more than 586 square miles in sonoma, lake, napa, solano, and yolo counties. More than 1200 structures also been destroyed. Fires are working to contain flareups in the interior of the fire. Theyre also working to lift . Of the evacuation orders. The Sonoma County board of supervisors today passed a local Health Emergency due to the ongoing fire. The order is in response to the Hazardous Conditions caused by the lnu lightning complex fire. The order mandates that Property Owners and the community not enter fire zones without personal protective equipment, and also requires written consent for any cleanup activities in burn areas. Shortly after the lnu complex fire broke out earlier this month, the supervisors approve add separate proclamation declaring a local emergency, freeing up resources to help battle the flames. Even though cal fire is making progress on all of those fires, the air quality is still really bad around the bay area. This is the view looking to town San Francisco. On most days, you can see all of the skyscrapers, and even the east bay hills, but today eastern buildings were tough to see. In the east bay, a similar story. You can just barely see mount diablo in the distance. For most of the day, the air quality was in the unhealthy range. And it continues that way. We have air quality that is less than desirable. You know that air quality alert was going to end last wednesday, then they pushed it to friday, and then sunday. Now were do tuesday. You pardon me, monday. Now going into tuesday. We are definitely getting just the smoke from those fires they were prevails winds are just bringing that smoke in. So we have one north and one south, fire, and theyre a little west of bus sob that south west wind or that northwest wind which happens really throughout the day on this kind of year, the wind shifts and it blows smoke in. Its just that simple, and until those fires get contained, were staying in it. Thats why san jose, this is the airport here, and you can see just the yucky air quality, and its building up. I mean, weve had a run of this stuff now for over a week, and, you know, its definitely getting old. There are moments when it clears in your opinion the afternoon. Places in the coast have been getting breaks. But some areas like this in san jose, they had a nasty day all day today. Usually worst in the morning as you know, just because the inversion shall lows out. The surface winds are doing their best. Theyre doing their best to clear it out, but the ran into lot of the smoke is above these surface winds, so the smoke is not getting blown out. Let me shift this over to show you what the winds aloft are doing. Lets go up to lets just go 205,000 feet. Go to 5,000 feet. Its a very big difference. We go up a little higher than that, lets go up, like, 12,000 feet, a little bit different. So the winds change as you go up in elevation, and thats what were struggling with now. Were seeing a earth iserly wind which