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Visit with an awards ceremony, honoring 7 members of the National Guard who rescued hundreds of campers approved by the creek fire. The California Wildfires will be in the National Spot light again tomorrow. Democratic v. P. Nominee and senator Kamala Harris will be in fresno meet with firefighters, greg lee, ktvu fox 2 news. After the president departed, Governor Newsom headed north to butte county where he met with wildfire evacuees. The north complex fire in plumas and butte counties is 26 contained. The fire has burned nearly 262,000 acres. At least 14 people have now died in the west zone six of that fire. 7 people remain missing tonight, and more than 500 structures have been destroyed. This is a look at the devastation along bald rock road just east of the community of berry creek. That town was nearly leveled by the fire. The bay area workweek getting off to a start with more unhealthy air quality. The smoke has prompted spare the air alerts for four straight weeks now. As Maureen Naylor reports, Officials Say we may see conditions start to improve later this week. Reporter for 28 Straight Days, the bay area has been blanketed by unhealthy air. Supply dont even go outside anymore, because i cant even breathe. Reporter this is what it looked like over south san jose monday afternoon. Im a cancer surviver, and so im affected by it quite a bit. I stay inside most over the time. Reporter smoke from wildfires around california and oregon continues to affect bay area air quality. This is the amount of ash that accumulated on a car in san rafael monday, about 12 hours easter it was washed the day before. San Jose State University closed its campus monday because of the poor air quality, and in San Francisco, the u. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Asylum Office also closed for the same reason. So this is reallying a unprecedented stretch of bad air quality. Reporter the bay Area Management district extended the spare the air alert through wednesday, which will mark 30 Straight Days of unhealthy air, smashing the prior record of 14 days september back in 2018. But a new sign of hope. Air district officials safer relief could come with a chance of better air this thursday and friday. And we think theres a little bit of a a weather system coming in over the on or aboutton bring kind of flow from the west that might clear things out. The x fact ask her the fact that theyre so much smoke in the ocean that we may just be trading smoke for smoke. Reporter at the ace hardware store, the coowner said they have seen reduction on kn95 masks, air filters, and air fewer fewers, children start at about 90, saying they go out as fast as they come in. Tuesday we sold about a dozen. And we could have sold more, but we ran out of stock. Reporter air purifiers are in such high demand, theyre having to order more from the midwest and east coast. We have never sold this many before. Reporter if that relief comes thursday, it will likely be temporary. The air district said the winds are expected to shift this weekend and bring in more smoke. Maureen naylor, ktvu fox news. Now here is a live look outside in the east bay. This is our camera on highway 4 in lafayette, pointed toward mount diablo. The smoke haze so thick its hard to make out anything in the background. Bill joins us now. Final lay little relief heading our way . Yeah, absolutely, julie. Before the weekend, certainly. Starting tomorrow, were going to have a frontal system system push off the coast. That will clear out this air mass. Like were talking about, this is an air mass now, its not just bad air, and that air mass is going to get swapped out with another air mass, ask thats going to help a lot. So as we go into tomorrow, you can see the forecast high, or the forecast particulate matter not good, but not as bad as it has been. Here is how it looks statewide. You can see that there. And that statewide look will be better tomorrow. There will be more yellows. And then this is the reason. Here, i dont want to do that. Im going to do this, and these are some other areas, youre still see an unhealthy range. This tomorrow. But by tomorrow afternoon, look at what is happening offshore. This thing will flush out at all level the atmosphere where this smoke is, and push it out of the area. So that is the plan, as we go into tuesday. Tuesday, tomorrow, pot going to be great air quality, a little better than today. Wednesday, were back in business, you guys. Ill seal you back here with this fiveday. Thank you, bill. Well, gyms and Fitness Centers in San Francisco can now operate indoors as the city moves into the next phase of it reopening plan. For now, capacity limited to 10 percent. Many gyms have started a reservation it will symptom manage the number of people working out at any given time. We spoke to one customer who was excited to be back. Business will definitely go win and think people will once youre in a safe, Clean Environment like this, youll feel inspired to keep coming. You wont want to go back to just work out at home. [ laughter ] gyms and Fitness Centers are hoping to make up for new orleans theyve lost since the start of the pandemic. The coalition estimates that nearly 100 businesses have lost close to 4 million since the shelter in place order was issued back in march. Hair and nail salons in San Francisco and other personal Care Services have also resumed indoor operations with limited capacity. Outdoor entertainment businesses like mini golf are also available to open along with outdoor tour buses and tour boats. San francisco is also opening learning hubs for children to get in person education. Christien kafton tells us the hope is these hub cans help students and working parents. Reporter schools in San Francisco have been empty since march, but in our the city taking a small step, open morgue than 40 learning hubs like this one at Merced Heights playgrounds. This morning entering the doors, had two parents who were here before we were. Reporter youth first said that inside kids are getting guidance from educators helping them nav game distance learning. Were all part of a system, and that suspect was interrupted, and now were kind of putting the pieces back together for these kids, and to see the smile on their face when they came in this morning was prices. The city said the learning hub program is currently serving some 800 students at high risk of getting left behind while schools are closed. It allows kids from lowincome households in the foster care system, or even those experiencing homelessness to learn in a safe place with an educator present. Were so excited that we are here, and weve got kids inside engaging on their chromebooks, and learning, and kids running around when theyre done learn, to participate outside. Supervisor oscha saying in addition to the Educational Opportunities for the kid this, learning hubs also allow parents to reenter into enter the economy. Theres a lot of families having to choose right now between do i stay home and watch the kids, or do i have a place that my kids can go to, a food learning environment and so i can feel good about going back to work. While the program is currently serving fewer than 1,000 students, organizers hope to expand and eventually serve as many as 3,000 studenpark bui getting him hubs. With their technology, making sure that they are focused on their learning. Providing them with some food, managing their break time. Ensuring that they bit exercise. Allowing the kids to socialize with one another in a very safe way. Those learning huck are expected to offed to remain open through the remainder of this school year. Christian castro, ktvu fox 2 news. In contra costa county, more businesses will be allowed to reopen starting wednesday morning. Personal Care Services that involve close contact with the face may Begin Operating outdoors. That does not, he, include tattoos, piercings, and nonmedical heck roll sis. Racetracks and card rooms may operate outdoors. And professional sports without be live audiences may start up again. Coming up, several people hospitalized today during demonstration against President Trumps visit to california, including one vent involving a chp car. Also, a classic afton martin saved from the fire in the santa cruz mountains, but stolen just days later. Ther is of the now for the thief and the race car that is just one of 7 reap main income the world. I guess if you took it all apart, the pieces off of it, you could do something with, but so its rare, its like it doesnt fit into any other car. And taking a live look outside at the Road Conditions this evening. This is on the east shore freeway, and as you can see, like weve been dealing with for weeks now, has the smoky conditions all over the road. Ktvu news at 6 00 will be right back. You can see protests turned violent in Sacramento County today during President Trumps visit. At least one person hospitalized, as a chp officer tried to maneuver through the crowd, and you can see there one person climbed on the front of the officers vehicle. At least two other incidents between drivers and protesters were caught on camera. Reporter outside mcclellan park, President Trumps supporters welcomed the california visit, like to entrance of watt avenue, awaiting air force one touchdown. But there are also demonstrations against the president s visit, and at times they would mingle side by side, with dialogue that at times was passionate, but not physical or violent by any means. But there are moments where exchanges became dangerous. A crowd of demonstrators were on the shoulder of the street and a volvo Station Wagon swined the crowd while driving away. The window of that volvo was broken and was glass on thes a fault. We saw one person being loaded into an ambulance for their injuries. And then a driver was trying to get through demonstrators, pushing through withs in red truck, and continuing, despite being surrounded by people. We didnt see an ambulance at this scene, and arent sure if someone was seriously injured. The march continued on to watt avenue. Northbound lanes blocked by demonstrators. At one point, a chp unit moves to leave the area, and a demonstrator get on the had, the cpp chp unit continues and that man went on to the ground. He was later taken away by an ambulance. The marching we were following was one of multiple demonstrations and rallies. Strong showing both for and against the president. At mcclellan park, vicky gonzales. The San Francisco Police Department unveiled a poster today that will go up in all of its stations to show solidarity with black lives matter. The first poster is on display now at the bay view Police Station. The poster said the poster explains why their policy aligns with the black lives matter movement. We are committed to showing the world that not only do black be lives matter to us, but this is a department that stands by values, that really wants to make a difference and be a leader as this National Discussion goes on. A resolution by the San Francisco Police Commission in july requires displaying the black lives matter posters at every Police Station throughout the city. There is now a anent black lives matter mural in front of santa cruz city hall. Hundreds of people came out over the weekend and painted the words on the street. The mayor of santa cruz says the mural shows that the city cares and wants to do better. All right. A little different perspective on the changing weather pattern, which is super advantageous to have. This is the upper level wind. To have this trough come in like this, and its not a winter time trough, but theres the low, you can see the spin, its not going to rain, but its super advantageous to have advertise come in, because its going to swap out that air mass. This whole air mass in here. Theres the smoke, and this is the new air coming our way, and its going to bump the whole thing out. So that should put us in pretty good shape as we go into the next couple of days. Tomorrow is going to slob, he. I mean, look at today. Yuck, a little better than yesterday, but not much. The plan will be for it to slowly clear tomorrow and then by wednesday, cure back in business. I think youre doing tough stuff i think you are can go for your walks and feel good about it. I think there will be a lot of opportunity to get out and about and not be too concerned with particulate matter which has been nothing but bad for a long time. And then wanted to say this, listen, Global Warming is a thing, forests need to be managed, and we need to think about where we build our homes. So what youre hearing today, especially, is a political football with the environment and forestry. Theres a lot that goes into this. But we know that Climate Change is real. We know that we need to maintain our forests, and we know that we build in places that are really difficult, either for floods or forest fires. So just dont bite off on the political football. Just know that we live if california. This is how its going to be, and this is what we have to Pay Attention to. I just had to get that in, because it seems like theres a lot of misinformation, andre, fly august round or just being used politically, and i think its important, and i think most of are you know that actually, but i wanted to reiterate it here. When came back, were going to lay down the fiveday forecast, and its important in terms of smoke and fires. Were going to see a real break in the heat, and were going to stay kind of mild, not just for this week, but a couple of weeks, which is really good as you go into september. Bill, at this point, we have to separate fashion from fiction, dont we . So thank you for that update. Santa cruz county has partnered with fema to help victims of the czu fire. Fema has stationed a mobile assistance vehicle at Boulder Creek elementary to help residents apply for disaster aid. Official thereabouts tomorrow from 9 00 a. M. To 6 00 p. M. People applying to disaster aid should be prepared with Social Security numbers, along with insurance and other information about Property Damage and losses. Almost 1500 homes and other structures have been destroyed. Police in san jose are searching for a trailer containing a rare car. As jesse gary tells us, a man restoring that race car had just saved it from the fire burning if the santa cruz mountains. Reporter it is a rare race car that is pour artwork than machine, and its missing. Stolen from a san jose lot last week. Im sort of the car nanny for those cars, you know. Theyre just part of my life. Reporter ken lovejoys business is restoring classic Aston Martins. The case of this missing martin starts when the czu fire complexes for evacuation. The lovejoy family left, but ken was able to load the 1973 handmade v8 into a trailer. The feel was to county safe for the owner. Whats really shaken. But very worried about his house, but excited he was able to protect his friends things. Reporter with only a handful remaining worldwide, ken locked the aston martin inside a trailer in this san jose lot and then checked into a hotel as a fire evacuee. A day later thieves cut the fence, the locks, and drove off with the trailer and the afton mart. Following day, i started feeling pretty ill, and ended up in the hospital. He said the stress of the theft triggered a preexisting heart problem which led to a heart attack. For those saying its just a car, well, experts say its more than that. In a year thats provided covid 19, wildfires, unbreathable air, and toxic politics, the next major personal stress could be enough to push any of us to a tipping point. As you keep adding more and more stressors to the mix, its certainly possible that any of us, or alls of, have a certain breaking point, whether thats mentally, or whether its that physically. San jose police say they have registered Aston Martins a stolen, but the car is designed for race, not street driving. I guess if you took it all apart, the pieces off of it, you could do something with, but its so rare, its like it doesnt fit into any other car. Den is resigned the disease done, and catching the criminals rests in the hands of karma. His friends and customers are rallying around him, noting the car may be one of a kind, but so is ken. In san jose, jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. Coming up, a 1,000 a month to lowincome black and Pacific Islander women during pregnancy and after birth. Well tell you are about one citys new Pilot Program. Plus, a San Francisco philanthropist passes away. How ann getty is being remembered. I got it all from you im always pushing through i know well make it to the finish line i know youre waiting on the other side im like you ondemand glucose monitoring. Because theyre always on. Another lifechanging technology from abbott. 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