wildfires, the upgrades under way now in sonoma county to get a jump-start on the rest of fire season. >> good morning, everybody. i know we've been through a lot this week, but i'll say it, happy friday! >> yay! seemed like it would never come and yet here we are. mike nicco will give us a look at the day ahead. >> and we're in store for warmer temperatures today. a little bit of a dip tomorrow, even warmer weather as we round out august. first let's talk about the air quality and it is yellow and green if mofor most of us. but will lets oig and ukiah, it is unhealthy for everybody. and as you dip into the santa cruz mountains, unhealthy there also. so most of us stepping outside into fog. not as much shocmuch smog, but y fog out there. the air mass is compressed so visibilities are lower.

and lack look at this shot, thi, can see how low the clouds are. 60s will dominate the coast today. 73 # to 80 around the bay. 83 # to 92, yep, it will be significantly warmer this afternoon. spare the air will linger through the weekend. impact of the coronavirus pandemic on education is a major focus of abc 7's effort to build a better bay area. and now a south bay school has reopened its campus for in-person learning, that is the first time we're seeing that in the bay area. and julian glover is live at sunnyvale christian school with that. >> reporter: good morning. yes, we expect in-person learning classes to start here at 7:00 a.m. for a second straight day at the sunnyvale christian academy. we expect about 57 elementary students to show back up here.

and like you said, this is something that we've not seen so far in the bay area. the private school here started the school year with online learning but they quickly transitioned to in-person larning in the classroom when the state 6 california of califd the waiver request. and this again is the first school here in the bay area to receive a waiver to reopen. and moreland school district in san jose will be starting in-person instruction on september 2, making them the second school here in the bay area it reopen for in-person instruction and we're learning within santa clara counties, 62 schools have already applied for those waivers. but in other counties in the bay area like alameda, they are not even are considering the waiver requests right now. one concern for the school however is enrollment, it has already been cut by half.

and tuition starts at about $1,000 a month, but you can imagine that this is a big relief for parents concerned good how they would manage the online learning while still trying to work from home. julian glover, abc 7 news. and there is much needed good news for contra costa county small businesses. nail salons, massage studios and gyms can reopen outdoors. this is because. declining coronavirus infectious rates. although contra costa still remains on the state's watch list. hotels and short term rentals are also allowed to reopen to recreational travelers, but thonot for those staying for essential businesses. a bill that would stepped the eviction moratorium is expected to be unveiled this morning. the bill is sponsored by david

chiu and is the subject of nonstop negotiations. under the compromise bill, it will stop evictions for tenants unable to pay their represent because of the pandemic through january 31. tenants will be required to pay at least 25% of rent in the coming months. for the bill to take affect immediately, two-thirds of both chambers of the legislature need to pass it. and the latest on the wildfires, favorable weather conditions are helping firefighters on the front lines of the czu complex. it is now 24% contained. the fire has burned more than 81,000 acres on the southern end of the peninsula and santa cruz county. the massive scu complex has scorched more than 36 9,000 acrs and is 35% contained. and the lnu complex is roughly the same size burning nearly

370,000 acres and is 35% contained. cal fire says that it is making good progress thanks to the extra help from the california national guard. >> we have 12 crews and roughly 16 personnel per crew that we have on the walbridge fire. so that is good relief for us and we'll be utilizing those national guards crews the best we can. >> the fire is still threatening 30,000 structures. it has destroyed more than 1,000. sf there is a huge sense of relief for people affected by the czu complex. tens of thousands are now able to go back to their homes. cal fire looked at the evacuation order for about 2 20,000 residents. one couple has been using their where i think door webell cam t see if their house was still standing. >> we've been able to see that it was fine. >> santa cruz county office says

that it anticipates lifting more evacuation orders in the coming days. they have to lift the orders as crews gee from t go from the le to those with the most damage. and there is a map for residents to find out whether they can go home. red indicates areas still under evacuation orders and the green indicates rebomb lags zones. we have a link to this map on abc7news.com. bay area wildfires have put local emergency alert systems to the test. and in some cases they failed. and kate larsen has the story on what sonoma county leaders are doing to improve the essential systems. >> reporter: after so much loss of life and property during the north bay fire, sonoma county is working to improve their emergency communication system. but last week when the lnu complex erupted, new issues

emerged. >> i was at home and received an alert, it was an evacuation order. >> reporter: but sonoma county communications manager lives in santa rosa and the alert was for lake county, 40 miles away. >> there are many things that can go into the failings such as power lines going down, power going out, cell towers being burned down. >> reporter: and chris gottlieb said they sent out 40 alerts in a two day period. >> how do you think communications went? >> better but not perfect by a long shot. >> reporter: part of the problem is that the alert system is maintained by wireless broadband companies. >> there is no pro improve the technologies. >> reporter: and so there was an error and they sent out an alert for an opt-in system.

this state senator says they should automatically be signed up for alerts. >> people say you doesncan't do because of privacy concerns but i say take the risk. >> reporter: and more low tech solutions include siren systems and noaa weather radios. kate larsen, an abc 7 news. and this is a look at the exploratorium camera where you can see we have some fog. and it is lying low in? neighborhoods. your activity planner for today, spare the air. so if you are out exercising, use our app and it will tell you how the air quality is in your neighborhood. if you are out on the bay, it will be a slower breeze and a little warmer. 57 in san francisco with the cloud cover. you can see increasing sunshine and mid-60s to upper 60s all the way up until about 7:00. for the east bay, we've got

cloud cover through 8:00. you can see wall to wall sunshine from 6:00 -- or 10:00 to the time the sunsets. and that means temperatures in the upper 70s. the peninsula, just slightly warmer. this afternoon we'll hit the 80s. and south bay, full-on sunshine. mid-80s for a couple hours this afternoon. we'll have more time in the 80s in the north bay from about 1:00 to 6:00. and even some 90s showing up in the east bay valleys. and today is not even the holtehol hottest day in the accuweather 7 day forecast. and we're hoping for friday light, let's find out from jobina. >> good morning. thank you. we definitely have it. hi, everyone. i'll start off with a live look in emeryville checking out the conditions there. we don't really have a lot of they have spots rig-- slow spot. you can see the headlights making their way westbound this

morning. as we bring in the maps, i'm looking at fog as well. it is going to be an issue for people driving around the north bay especially along 101 and highway 1. you can see the low visibility. chp has also issued a fog advisory from marin city to the golden gate bridge follow 4r5z. plaza. so heads up to. a business owner claiming to be racially profiled and the police body camera that has just been released. also laura leaves a deadly path of destruction across texas and louisiana and the threat is not over. >> and major announcement from oversea, a shakeup involving japan's prime minister. what is forcing him to hand over power. and we're taking a live look outside, a little bit of fog morning.

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number one, starting today some businesses in alameda county will reopen for outdoor services. they include barber shops, air and nail salons, waxing and nonmedical massages. and also nail salons and gyms can reopen in contra costa county outdoors. but the county still remains on the state's watch list. and number three, cal fire lifted the evacuation order for about 20,000 residents in scotts valley. the santa cruz county sheriff's office says it anticipates being able to lift more swrakatievacu orders in the coming days. and number four, spare the air still in the north bay and south bay through the weekend. number five, we have a pretty clear ride outside as we take a live look just showing you the conditions out there. the biggest problem that we have on ur roads is going to be in

the north bay with low visibility due to the fog. number six, the 17-year-old suspect accused of shooting bloaters in kenosha, wisconsin will appear in court for an extradition hearing. kyle rittenhouse was arrested at his home in illinois in connection with the deaths of two people. and mayor schaaf will be on abc 7 mornings at 6:45. we'll be talking with her about the recent bloatprotests, the pandemic and much more. at the live desk, we have major developments overseas. japan's prime minister shinzo abe has resigned citing health reason. he made the announcement in a news conference a few hours ago. he said that he was stepping down to fight a chronic noncurable inflammatory bowel disease that he's had since he was a teen. this month he made consecutive visits to a tokyo hospital for

unspecified checkups that raised concerns about his health. in 2007, abe resigned as prime minister after a year into his term attributing to the same disease in his decision. abe was reelected in 2012 and has been an indomitable force in japanese politics. he says that he will stay in power until a successor is chosen. >> and we're seeing the damage and destruction from hurricane laura. at least six people have died in louisiana and nearly 800,000 people are without power. will reeve has the latest. >> reporter: this morning laura pushing north, triggering flash floods and heavy wind all the way to illinois. but in the south, the path of destruction left in her wake now becoming clear. >> this place is completely gone. >> reporter: cameron parish ground zero, the first images of

the wreck anxious definiage de g homes toppled, huge trees snapped. >> homes like this completely destroyed out here. >> reporter: and in lake charles, similar scenes. >> some of the winds from hurricane laura took upper floors of this hotel and ripped to shreds. >> reporter: huge branches catapulted by the winds skewering cars. this radio tower mangled, smashing nearby buildings. so much defies imagination, but you are looking at here a half mile of up ended rail car, each one weighs 65,000 pounds. just west of lake k45ir8s, char fire at this chemical plant frcing residents to stay inside their homes if they still have one. >> you see this slab? that is where his house was. >> reporter: overnight many communities still too dangerous for rescuers to reach.

power poles and live wires blocking many areas, but neighbors already starting the recovery. this woman even saving llamas on the loose. despite the destruction, officials say that laura's aftermath could have been far worse. >> when you consider the magnitude of the damage that could have occurred here, we did dn dodge a bullet. >> reporter: will reeve, abc news, new york. >> it seems like the storm surge was not nearly as bad as they were predicting. >> yeah, at some point national hurricane center said that it would be up to 20 feet tall and possibly penetrate 40 miles inland. we thought for sure lake charles would get buried and look like new orleans did after katrina, but thankfully that part of the forecast was not accurate.

2020, we just want to get back to normal and these people are even further from normal and it will be years before they get their lives back together. it is over batesville arkansas right now, and you can see the rain is going to be flooding potential for the next 24 hours. and then it just kind of calls down, gets caught in the cold front and brings rain to the mid-atlantic later into the weekend. back here at home, we have a west wind at the golden gate bridge and look at that, thankfully there is all fog. it will be brighter today with warmth returning with the spare the air. seasonably cold tonight and mild to warm conditions this weekend as the spare the air lingers. the clouds will retreat back to the coast. and that is because high pressure is sitting on top of us and that sinking air will warm considerably today. you can see some 90s around

morgan hill and gilroy, low to upper 80s for most of the south bay. no seabreeze along the coast. you will get into the mird 60s farther north, the more likely the air quality will deteriorate and it gets significantly warmer. look at these 90s to 100 80s around freemont. and air conditioning weather is back. check your if i recall ter. filter. you may need it change it after all that smoke. even i think fewer clouds than this morning tonight. and now tomorrow afternoon, the seabreeze does temporarily take over. look at that drop in temperatures, mildest day moving forward, the summer sizzle through monday which is the end of august. and we're looking at temperatures in the upper 90s

inland, even 70 at the coast. summer not letting up. happening today, it is the 57th anniversary of the march on washington. and that is where dr. martin luther king jr. delivered his "i have a dream" speech. the historic march for jobs and freedom drew about a quarter million people in 1963. today thousands of people are expected to attend the get your knee off our necks commitment march while honoring the anniversary. the naacp says thousands will virtually march to restore and recommit to the dream. the board of supervisors has approved a plan to give raises to city workers. nearly. million will be taken out of city coffers. work ersz wiers will get 3% rai. and they also voted to fund it with part of the business tax stabilization reserves. the plan goes to a final vote next month. mayor breed has voiced concerns

over using so much money out of the reserves during the ongoing economic crisis. finally, something to feel good about related to covid-19. there is a success story involving kids. >> a summer camp kept them safe and organizers are revealing how they did it. and as we fight the coronavirus pandemic, california is mandating face 345masks. so we remind you to wear your.

. let's look at tt smoke fore. tomorrow morning the north bay will be the poorest once again. and look through the day, we have the slight seabreeze tomorrow and that tries to push more of that smoke away from us. so expect tomorrow to be the cleaner day as far as smoke goes because look at this, sunday the winds calm down and the smoke starts to spread a little bit farther to the south. and even more smoke developing in the south bay. so sunday will be the tougher day for outdoor activities. as our effortsr effor

build a better bay area, we're focusing on the economy. and a new study finds that restaurant sales are down in san francisco bay 91% since the pandemic started in mid march. the chamber of commerce received data from credit card companies on city businesses and that data doesn't include cash sale, although most businesses now accept credit cards because of concerns of spreading the virus. >> that is a tough number to swallow. there is a covid-19 success story coming out of several sleepaway camps believe it or not. a new cdc study is outlining the measureschasms took. trevor ault has that. >> reporter: and the sum that yououtsmarted covid-19. an

they had a 14 employ prior to the start of camp and frequent cleaning and also quarantining in pods for the first two week of camp. >> we called them layers to mitigation. it wasn't one thing that was going to keep even safe and that was really our priority. and we needed to be able to do it safely. >> reporter: so how can account lessons from summer camp be used to help schools reopen safely? that is coming up at 7:00. trevor ault, abc news, new york. well, we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including tense moments in tibur tiburon. and outrage at a community meeting and bed camera video shedding new light. >> reporter: and you can finally get a hair did you tell ircut in

that story coming up. and firefighters are gaining the upper hand in the bay area wildfires. te latest containment numbers and the resources now available for homeowners.

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now at 5:30, alameda county gearing up it reopen businesses today. what is getting the green light and the restrictions still in place. and the path of destruction, what cal fire is prioritizing in the firefight today. the fight for justice after protests in wisconsin turn deadly. what is either to happen with the teen accused of shooting and killing two people. and president trump makes it official, formally accepting the republican nomination, his message for voters in a first of its kind speech at the white house. good morning on this friday, august 28th. >> of course you are never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast. here is mike. >> good morning. thanks for joining us. let's take a look at the fog behind my left hand shoulder there, and it is just fog at the golden gate bridge. it is smoky ukiah, willitts, unhealthy for all of us.

the rest of us good to moderamoa santia boulder creek, the air is unhealthy there. look at all the fog there is out there. advisability, it is most dangerous along the coast and across the golden gate bridge this morning. but because the marine layer has compress compressed, it will go away quicker today and the winds will let up and that means that it will be warmer from the mid to upper 60s coast and san francisco, low 70s to low 80s around the bay. and even warmer temperatures come as september unfolds. the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our local economy is a major focus of abc 7's effort to build a better bay area and today a little more normalcy will be returning to parts of the east bay with an amendment to alameda county's health order. amy hollyfield is live in

pleasanton with the details. >> reporter: yeah, it will be like one of those makeover shows here in pleasanton. they have not been allowed to get haircuts here since march. that changes today. starting today, they will be allowed to offer haircuts, but outdoors only. that is only where they can offer their services. and this is a glimpse of what that looks like. contra costa county has been allowing this since july. it is not easy. salon owners say the heat makes it uncomfort bld akfrtcomfortab had to deal with the smoke from the fires. and so alameda county salons have been asked to open several have bloated several have protested so that they can stay open. and so today they can open, but

only outdoors. we'll be watching if s to see i can pull this off. some say that it is just too tough. and health officials here say that they do think that this is safe to allow. it is a low risk activity. and they say that they have stabilized their number of virus cases here since last month. reporting live from pleasanton, hoping to see some good before and after pictures on social media, i'm amy hollyfield. back in to you. today governor newsom will hold another update. on wednesday, kn governor newso announced plans to expand covid-19 testing and cutting costs and shortening the turnaround times. this is all part of a new plan that the state is launching to prepare ahead of flu season. you can watch today's update

live at noon. a wide spread covid-19 outbreak is forcing health officials to order a poultry farm to shut down. eight workers at the fosters plant have died from the virus. 5 3 358 workers have tested positive. so it is giving the plant 48 hours to implement this closure. and california is reporting horn 4400 new covid-19 moss resu positive results. the number of hospitalizations stands at about 4300. coronavirus claimed 143 lives in the most recent 24 hour period and that is above average. health officials at the cdc are trying to clarify new testing guidelines. officials now say that if you have been exposed but don't have symptoms, you don't need to be tested. the cdc says that everyone who wants a test does not necessarily need a test.

>> the shifting policy back and forth is undermining the credibility of the messages from the cdc and confusing people. >> meantime in sack are a mrame nearly every member of the state senate is in quarantine after a colleague tested positive. it happened during a caucus meeting and dinner earlier this week. and now let's get you up-to-date on the wildfires starting with the scu. cal fire says that with 35% containment, they are focusing now their efforts to the sourt and west sides. it has burned nearly 370 240u,0 acres. and the lnu is about the same size. and cal fire says that their highest priority is the rough terrain near middletown and lake

county and the walbridge fire. national guard crews are out there on the front lines and it is also 35% contained. lastly the drchlt zmczu bur than 81,000 acres. and it left a lot of destruction. >> destruction as far as the vegetation was basically on the coastal area. and very noticeable once you drive up highway 1 and definitely from the aired you can see quite a bit of destruction to that area. >> 590 structures have been destroyed and evacuation orders are still in place. we have an extensive list of the wildfire resources on our website, it includes the wild fire tracker and evacuation and repopulation maps. and you can

stay safe. a man accused of stealing a wallet belonging to a firefighter is set to make his first court appearance today. brian johnson was arrested on wednesday. detectives say a tip led them to him. they say johnson had already used the victim's credit card. >> he admitted that he had used the credit cards and made the charges. he also sat down and wrote a letter of apology to the fireman. and he was then arrested for multiple felony charges. >> the firefighter's wallet was stolen out of his vehicle last friday night, it was parked not too far from the fire lines in bonny doon. at the live desk, the suspect accused of shooting a group of protesters

wisconsin will be in court this morning. ki kyle rittenhouse is accused of opening fire on protestors and two died. he also faces felony counts of being in possession of a dangerous weapon while under the age of 18. and rits tenhouse was arrested his home state of illinois. >> i have no additional information to share regarding the shooting deaths of those persons from the night before. but rest assured those investigations continue and we will build a strong case based upon the facts. >> reporter: wisconsin's governor and liuiteieutenant gor have met with the family of jacob blake and called for a special session of police reform to ban chokeholds, no-knock warrants and make it harder for police officers with miscon duct histories to move from job to

job. and we're getting the scope of vandalism in oakland. oakland police say that about 600 people were getting together peacefully downtown wednesday night, but then a few agitators started smashing store windows and setting fires and by the end of the night, there were 21 smashed windows and up to 30 fires 1e9 fires set. officers arrested several people and they were not from oakland. and we're working for racial and social justice. a community meeting over a police confrontation in tiburon quickly turned heated. a black business owner says that he was racially profiled by officers. j.r. stone has more. >> this is not regular business hours. no customers in there. is it your store in all we want to know. >> reporter: these tense moments sparked outrage where

african-american business owner yema khalif was questioned by police officers as he and two others filled inventory at 1:00 a.m. >> when i feel targeted, i say it. i say it as i see it and that's what this was. >> reporter: thursday the city of tiburon and belvedere held a joint virtual community meeting. >> i am ensensed. >> i didn't see any racist that the police man said to those fine people. >> reporter: the meeting comes after the city released body cam video showing the back and forth. >> i don't have to move my existence to you. >> you are in a location that you we have never seen you at before. >> you said your peace. it does not matter whether i'm here before. >> reporter: he didn't answer the questions saying what people didn't see in the body camera video are the officers that circled the business multiple times beforehand and had been

watching them. he doesn't believe that that would have happened if he was white. >> my picture is plastered all over the store. >> reporter: and nearby business owner yelled at the police officers that he opened the business. yema's wife said the officer had his hands- on his gun. >> had that white neighbor not said anything, we would not be here. >> reporter: and an independent investigation is now under way. the reason why officers were not at thursday's meeting. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> wow. if you are dealing with issues of racial or social injustice, we quanwant to help find an ally. go to abc7news.com/take action. coming up, president trump takes aim as he officially accepts the republican nomination for president. the harsh words he has for his

rival joe biden. and more athletes take a stand for social justice, what we're learning about the fate of pro sports. but first a check of weather. >> let's look at the fire complexes out there. north bay, the lnu, ideal conditions across the board. on the eastern branch, 68 and 66, but there acalm conditions this morning. winds will calm down again overnight. and temperatures will drop a little bit tomorrow as the seabreeze kicks up a little. and then the seabreeze backs off and temperatures warm into the mid-80s to mid-90s into early next week. now, we had so much pollution pumping into san rafael he windy so you have much cleaner air.

look at the winds, they will stay pretty slow the farther you are away from the coast and temperature in the mid to upper 60s. and here is a look at the santa cruz mountains where winds are fairly light and they will continue to be fairly light today. temperatures between 76 and 82 the next seven days. so nothing extreme for our firefighters. here is a look at south beach. we do have unhealthy air quality areas and that would be in the north bay and south bay. a little bit of fog this morning, but a lot of sunshine and calm conditions for your evening commute. let's talk more about the commute with jobina. hi, everyone. you heard mike mentioning the fog and i'll show you a live look at the golden gate bridge because we do have low visibility in this area. and also marin city.

the chp has issued a fog advisory specifically though for the bridge all the way from the toll plaza to marin city. and looking at the maps here, i want to let you know that this goes well beyond that portion. so we're seeing it along 101, highway 1 as well. heads up for anyone that will be on the richmond/san rafael bridge and ending up in san rafael. but that is our main issue. no major

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we have two tropical storms that will move away from the coast and not cause much damage. and here is a look at what is going on the peninsula. it is very cloudy to foggy.

temperatures very cool, mid to upper 50s. you can see 60s at the coast, 70s to 80s around the bay and 80s to 90s inland this afternoon. back in the 60s, 70s and 80s at 7:00. still an issue, smoke around most of the state but not nearly as thick as it was. 82 in tahoe today to 113 in palm springs. as moor are athletes fight social justice, it is fitting that today is jackie robinson day in major league baseball. and yesterday 15 games were postponed in support and the as and rangers game in texas was among them. >> we've been trying all kinds of things and we're not seeing enough action. >> the warriors tweeted their support with a clear message

that enough is enough. the nba playoffs are expected to resume sometime this weekend reportedly as soon as today after players decided to continue the 2020 postseason, the nhl playoff games will not resume until tomorrow. hollywood's most famous is trying to trademark her catch phrase. if you've ever watched keeping up with the kardashians or even if you haven't, it is likely that you have seen the meme of kris jenner saying you are doing a amazing sweetie. now she wants to make it her own. paperwork filed with the u.s. patent and trademark i havoffic revealed that she wants to brand clothing, baby one cities oiy i cities oig, home decor and gree greeting cards. aren't they already rich? >> but people will buy it. and i'm not mad at her for the hustle.

>> people will buy anything, so yes. >> the fact that this show has been on t sfrochltv a decade? my life woontsd ife wouldn't be interesting in 100 years. sorry, i guess i'm back here. let's take a look outside. sorry about that. jerry, thank you. he told me everything that he was going to do and i completely for got. caught up caught up in keeping up with the kardashians. 60 in san jose. air unhealthy in the santa cruz mptss. a mountains. and faster sunshine, building warmth today and a summer spread that will get bigger as we get in too accepts. look how quickly the clouds go away today.

high pressure is pushing do you know on tdown on the cloud deck question don't have the seabreeze. 86 in san jose, 90s in morgan hill and gilroy. mid-70s to low 80s in the peninsula. mid-60s along the coast. near 70 in downtown, south san francisco and salgs lusalito. inland, temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. east bay shoreline, 72 at richmond, 75 at oakland, and as you are moving in, if you will run the air conditioner anywhere, make sure that you are checking your filters. they could be pretty clogged up with that smoke. and my 7 day forecast, temperatures will drop a little bit as the seabreeze teases us tomorrow, but then it goes away for an extended period of time. monday is the last day of august, tuesday is the first day

of september and we're talking 80s, 90s to even near 100 degrees. now to the presidential race. president trump accepted his party's nomination for another term. he gave a speech that targeted joe biden in front of a tightly packed largely maskless crowd that was gathered at the white house. >> joe biden is weak. he takes his marching orders from liberal hypocrites who drive their cities into the ground while fleeing far from the scene of the wreckage. >> president and the gop are making law and order a theme of this campaign. he also said his administration is, quote, meeting the challenge of fighting coronavirus and said that the federal government is delivering life-saving therapies. former vice president biden fired back, he also didn't hold back. >> the problem we have right now is we're in donald trump's america. and what is he doing except

pouring gasoline on the fire. this happens to be donald trump's america. >> so now both candidates are hitting the campaign trail. biden is planning to visit critical swing states starting this weekend and president trump is holding an event tonight in new hampshire. new at 6:00, the new addition to president trump's wax figure just in time for the museum's reopening in new york city. but first, new fallout for jerry falwell

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and the hidden smiles.. the foggy glasses... and the muffled laughs. a simple piece of fabric makes a big statement: i care. wear a mask. let's all do our part to slow the spread. this has not been a great week for jerry falwell jr. and now there is a new allegation. a former liberty university

student now claiming that he also had a sexual encounter with becky falwell, the wife of the evangelical leader. and that is not the only bombshell. jobina is tracking this from the live desk. >> yes, reggie, the plot thic n thickens here. we're also hearing from the former pool attendant that says that he had an affair with becky and that jerry falwell junior watched. and he said that he met the skoo couple when he was 20 years old. and he is speaking on "good morning america." and jerry falwell junior denies any involvement. >> jerry was aware from dare one of our relationship. and he did in fact watch. >> so how would that work, describe the encounters. >> so let's go back to when i first met them, 20 years old working at the hotel. and i noticed this woman behind

me staring at me, she was like would you want to at the back to my hotel room but she said that my husband wants to watch. he will just sit in the corner and watch. it is his thing. and she mentioned that they were actually at a swingers' club the night before. >> all right. and there is also the new allegation about the falwell's coming from a former liberty university sturpt who alleged that he too had a sexual encounter with becky falwell when he was 22. gma will have a full report on all of this coming up at 7:00. let's take a look at what is going on with tropical depression laura. it is right around batesville, arkansas. and it is those areas that could see and experience some flooding the next 24 hours or so. you can see that the rainfall

will be impressive, but probably no flooding after today and we won't talk about laura at least in its present tense after today. you can see the seabreeze bringing us mainly 60s, 70s and 80s, but it is temporary. look at this as we head to sunday, the 90s are starting to take over a lot of inland neighborhoods and it will be even hotter monday and september will look like this come tuesday. i'm still not over that interview on "good morning america." >> right? >> i need to take a moment. >> shower. >> mike! okay. >> i'm sorry, was my mike owing op mic open? >> yes. we'll move on. new at 6:00, a confrontation between protestors and rand

paul. and his smobs to tnons resp. >> reporter: and sunnyvale christian academy is reopening. and some 57 elementary students expected to return. we'll have that after this. and a

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wildfire evacuees start returning home, many so relieved that the worst is over. and it is back to school in the classroom. the sunnyvale school that is resuming in-person learning and their plan to make it work during this pandemic. good morning, everybody. happy friday. we have made to friday. it is august 28th. we know there is a lot going on, but we'll still be happy about that and we'll check in with mike nicco. >> hi, everybody. yeah, we'll start with the current air quality. places like ukiah and willitts. but as you look elsewhere, we have green and yellow, which means that there is good air quality until you get around boulder creek and scotts valley. and it is unhealthy for everybody. and it will remain in the north bay and south bay that have the poorest air