milestones. dr. birx says it is not just about waiting for a vaccine. some bay area schools pushing to resume in-person learning, the process some are going through to get kids back in the classroom. >> good morning, it is monday, august 31. happy monday, reblg gggie. >> happy monday to you. i did notice when i came into the home studio, it is pretty smoky in here. so i wonder if that will continue. hi, mike. >> i think that it will. the smoke is blowing into the marine layer and that is trying to push it into other neighborhoods as we head through the morning hours. and that is why the spare the air was extended yesterday. the bay area air quality management district there, team of meteorologists there saw that this would happn and that is why we have it. and it will continue through tomorrow at least. so let's take a look at what is going on as far as you can see

the haze, the smoke, the smog in you will around sfo where it is 61 degrees. and advi visibility very low. we'll be near 60 at the coast this afternoon, 72 to 79 for the bay, 82 to 90 inland. so you could see warmer temperatures than over the weekend. back into the 50s, 60s and 70s by 7:00. hot holiday weekend coming up in the accuweather 7 day forecast. california just reached a troubling miami stone, we are the first day in the country to get to 700,000 covid-19 cases. according to johns hopkins, california has nearly 706,000 cases and there are more than 84,000 cases in the bay area. the u.s. has the most confirmed infections of any nation in the world. and we are approaching 6 million cases nationwide according to johns hopkins data. so as these numbers come in, many bay area businesses are actually getting ready to reopen again and a lot of that will

start today. it is all thanks to the new tiered system the governor introduced on friday. that means that counties are now color coded. so you can see the key on the left. yellow is about as good as you will get. meaning that coronavirus spread is minimal. orange is moderate, red is substantial, and purple is widespread. now, nearly every bay area county is purple with the exception of san francisco and napa. they are in the red. so the new system means that hair salons and malls can do indoor operations in some counties. and i have to stress the individual counties can make that decision even if the state has said that they are allowed to have this. so some bay area schools are taking steps to get elementary students back in the classroom and they are applying for waivers. amy hollyfield is live for us in san ramon this morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, all of the schools in

contra costa county that applied for the waiver are private schools like this one, san ramon valley christian academy. this is one of 21 schools in this county have applied for a waiver. one requirement that is tough for public schools to meet is the ability to test covid-19 virus and have results available in 72 hours. only two approvals have been granted so far in the bay area, both in santa clara county. sunnyvale christian academy and the moreland school district. but about 100 schools across california have been approved, most in southern california. governor newsom says elementary schools can apply for waivers because younger students are less likely to get the virus and more likely to have a hard time with distance learning. finding out if waivers are approved, that will depend on the county. san mateo is estimated that it will take about two weeks to get approval decided upon.

in contra comsta county, they ae hoping to let schools know within three days of applying. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. dr. deborah birx is urging the public to do the right thing to stop the spread of covid-19. jobina fortson has more at the live desk. >> good morning. yes, for dr. birx doing the right thing means wearing a mask in public. the coronavirus task force coordinator says that wearing a mask can help us keep our freedom by keeping the economy and schools open. >> don't wait for the vaccine to do the right thing. do the right thing today because if we do the right thing today we go into the fall with much fewer cases. yes, i'm hopeful for a vaccine, but i'm also very convinced that we can stop community spread by wearing masks, social distancing

and avoiding crowds. >> close to 6 million people in the u.s. have tested positive for coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. and california renters facing eviction could be protected until january. the proposal has to pass each house of the legislature by tonight and it needs a two-thirds majority. luz pena has the details. >> reporter: millions of california share the same worry. come accepseptember 1, many wile their protection from evictions for lack of payment during ther some portion of rent in recent months could be immediately evicted and that would be catastrophic. >> reporter: and the relief act of 2020 is hoping to extend protections for five more months. it needs to get two-thirds of majority votes in each house and the clock is ticking. >> we're trying to prevent

millions of renters being potentially eviktd >> reporter: if approved, renters would have to pay 25% of the rent through that period. and tenants say this is a start, but not a complete protection. >> money owe the doesn't disappear. it just becomes consumer debt. so this is about turning -- making the bad rental that not a cause for eviction. >> reporter: now, this is basically an extension. so by the end of january, that will end. come february 1, many people could still get evicted. >> correct. this is a temporary fix. >> reporter: the california department of association sees the bill as a compromise. >> many rental housing providers have had to forego mortgage payments on their rental units. they have had to defer paying taxes. and they are also concerned that the longer the pandemic and financial impacts continue on, then they might not be able to

stay current on those obligations and they may lose their units to the bank. >> reporter: if approved, this bill would allow landlords to evict tenants who cause problems at their property. in san francisco, luz pena, abc lo at the wildfires. the three combined have burned more than 800,000 acres. in if you look, the red area is basically where the fires are. the satellite detected burn scars by looking for charcoal or ash and the sudden loss of trees and greenery. nasa's satellites are frequently used to detect wildfires especially those in remote areas. sparehe air alert is in effect right now through at least tomorrow because of the smoke from those fires and that means that youpacted

and mike is tracking it. >> and it doesn't look good. sorry to be the bearer of bad news. let me show you the current conditions and we'll start by showing you what it looks like in downtown san francisco. you can see it hanging in the air right there. that is a mixture of smoke and fog, so that is the technical definition of smog. it is a smoggy start this morning. and you can see whi w are have r in the east bay and the most dangerous from about oakland and san francisco northward. so unhealthy for everybody outside right now. so let's take a look at what we expect with the smoke forecast as we head throughout the next couple days. you can see that it is very concentrated this morning.

the smoke forecast has a pretty good handle on what is going on. and throughout the day, we have the light offshore breeze at the upper level, but a little bit of and onshore breeze at the lower levels. so it is still pretty thick out there. overnight, i think that we'll have a little less smoke than we had this morning you can see the same thing for tuesday afternoon and wednesday, we're hoping to be one of our cleaner days. fingers crossed that that will happen before the possibility of the smoke getting obnoxious again this weekend. it all depends on how much the firefighters can get out and how much less is burning as we head toward the holiday weekend. more on that coming up. good morning, everyone. so we will start off with a live look in oakland showing you our 880 at the coliseum camera there. you can certainly see the brake lights and quite a slowdown just as people begin to pass the coliseum. so we have road work going on

there betwee 23rd avenue and 29th avenue. so you can expect various lane closures until about 6:00 a.m. we'll let you know when that picks up. and we are seeing the foggy and smoggy starthe day as mike was referencing. the chp has issued a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge right 2to the robin williams tunnel. so take your time out up next, 7 to know this morning. >> also changes for apple, what is happening as his ninth anniversary as ceo. >> i might sound like a broken record, but wear a mask. it is a sign of respect. >> from social distancing to social justice, the messages that went beyo

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and shopping malls are getting ready to reopen at 25% capacity, part of a new tiered system. and number two, bay area schools are applying to resume in-person learning. 21 private schools have applied so far in contras c s cas can sn costa county. and a member of the traveling party of the as tested positive for covid-19. the team is self-isolating in houston. and number four, as people return home in the north bay, two fire assistance centers are opening, one at healdsburg school, the other at a bank of america branch in guerneville. and number five, the spare the air goes on, again today and tomorrow. north bay, coast and central bay already dealing with unhealthy

air for all of us this morning. >> number six, aside from the fog that is causing just a bit of a problem this morning for people going in and out of the north bay, everything else is looking good. so this is a live picture of walnut creek. and it is 13 minutes along 680 to dublin. and number seven, one of the top stories on abc7news.com this morning, you can now text b.a.r.t. police to request help in non-emergency situations. the number is there could be a new quote critical piece in the probe of the police shooting death of breonna taylor. kentucky's attorney general says his office has received a ballistics report from the fbi. daniel cameron explained why charges have not yet filed against the louisville officers who taylor.

>> we're leaving no stone uturned. a fair and thorough investigation is deserved by all. >> the republicprosecutor faces to file charges. taylor died when officers served a no-knock search warrant for her home. and in oakland, they arrested six people during protests following the shooting of jacob blake. about 100 marchers took to the streets. some pelted officers with rock bes and buildings and pointed lasers at them. one officer was hurt. and hundreds took part in a march in support of the san francisco police department, the group walked through golden gate park and many carried signs in n support of the police and again proposition e that would limit staffing.

organizers say the event was put together to support hard working officers who are risking their lives to protect the city despite the new risks and challenges they face. and this morning tributes continue to poor in for late actor chadwick boseman. there is a memorial set up at his alma mater, howard university. >> we truly lost a super hero. i don't think that it was coincidence that chadwick boseman became the "black panther." but he left his legacy for us to see and learn from. >> boseman died last week after a private four year battle with cancer. he spoke at the university's graduation in 2018. ho howard's president said the school was planning a project with boseman that would have brought him back to campus. and the tweet announcing his death is now the most liked tweet of all-time. this is according to twitter.

this post has well over 7 million likes. boseman and other prominent black lives were at the forefront of people's minds during the vmas. >> we need to take the time to talk about the devastating loss of chadwick boseman, whose talent and passion is a true inspiration to all the fans he touched. >> again hard to celebrate, so i'm going to say justice for jacob blake and justice for breonna taylor. thank you. >> keke palmer opened the show in new york city with a tribute to boseman. and the singer gave a short speech reminding people about victims of recent police shootings. and the other moment trending lady gaga's masks. ♪ the pop star wore a variety of masks on stage last night including two from san francisco bay designer lance victor moore.

the designer posted saying that he designed the horn mask and the silver crown mask. i don't know if you had a chance to see lady gaga's nine minute plus performance, but she ate it. it was great. >> it was good, friend? i'm not surprised. >> it was really -- you need to look at this. >> you know what, not to change the subject, but i was trying to look at what was going on withw. >> he's been doing that for a while. i've been meaning to look up what that is about. i've seen him do that for other performances recently. but going back to lady gaga for just a second. >> go ahead, friend. >> just the fact that lady gaga and ariana grande were in the mask during the whole performance and live vocals? impressive. that means that you can run in your mask by the way. >> so leave it on and live your

life. >> and possibly sing softly to yourself. hi mike. sorry to leave you out. >> that's all right. nothing to add to that other than those masks were amazing. let's look at what is going on and we'll start in the south bay where it is becoming increasingly cloudy and about 60 degrees. let's take a look at your yet hi accuweather highlights. unhealthy air, smoggy tonight, temperatures cool back into the 50s. and a warm to hot weekend with a moderate risk of heat illnesses as the 100s return to a inland . for now let's take a look at the fog and you can see how quickly it dissipates today and even along the coast with a slightly offshore breeze. we could get a little bit of blue there. and let's take a look at the numbers for today. 89 in gilroy, 87 in morgan hill,

88 in los gatos. 72 in santa cruz, 77 to 80 on the peninsula. 64 to 67 along the peninsula coast. 68 in downtown san francisco. thrt bay val north bay say, 80 to 89. east bay shore, a lot of mid to upper 70s. and as you head into the east bay valleys, 88 sn, tonight, look at t mid and just most of us waking up to pretty unhealthy air quality. now, it looks like slightly cooler and cleaner air wednesday and thursday, but that is shorts lived as friday and especially saturday and sunday will be exceptionally hot as we ring in the first weekend of september. and, okay, just bear with us here. there is another virus to worry about in the easttra costa coun

are warning about the increase of west nile virus. several birds and mosquitos have recently tested positive. so experts say make sure that you are using mosquito repellant with deet in it and that you can dumping out any standing water on your plot. tha pl plot. thankfully no reports of human cases. and apple's new share account, $17.1 billion. shares were up 3% friday. and wall street analysts expect apple will keep growing. the company expected to launch its 5g iphone this fall. and also happening today, tesla stock splitting 5 for 1 and it will make stock ownership more accessible to employees and investors. tesla shares have risen more than 400% this year. its market cap has hit $409

billion. tesla stock split is also -- well, i just told you, happening the same day as apple. what were you about to say, friend? are you about to get friend? >> no, just repeating myself today. i liked it so much, i said it twice. >> a new facility is opening in fremont today and it is modeled after something that we've already seen in san francisco and oakland. and also the u.s. open starts today, they are in a bubble,

as promised, we'll take a look at what is going to be a pretty hot weekend even at the coast. saturday we start off, we will see above average temperatures 70s and 80s around the bay. 80s and 90s inland until fairfield, clearlake, 100s. and it will spread into antioch and livermore into the 90s. and more 80s than 70s around the bay. and it will be almost as hot monday. kumasi. and in today's "gma first look," the u.s. open is set to start today rkd but one player will not be competing after a

positive coronavirus test. will reeve has the details. >> reporter: the coronavirus hits the u.s. open. >> we know that millions of tennis fans around the world are starved for this great play, so we expect our ratings to be some of the highest ever. >> reporter: as the first round set to start today, news that a player has withdrawn from the tournament after testing positive. the player was reportedly asymptomatic. the normal pomp and circumstance around the tournament now replaced by safety protocols. >> three guiding tournaments. do it in a healthy way. >> reporter: and there will be nobody fan, players and coaches sequestered in a bubble, tested twice in their first 48 hours and then every four days after. and coming up, the new concern about a surge in cases on college campuses. with your first look o, i'm wil reeve, abc news. and the oakland as scheduled

game tomorrow is now up in the air. this is after a member of their traveling party tested positive for covid-19. yesterday's game against the astros was postponed after the as revealeda an unnamed member f the organization tested positive. the team says that they have conducted testing and contact tracing and they will self isolate in houston. >> we need to see if it is isolated infection or larger. so only way to do that is isolate and we'll wait until tomorrow to figure out tomorrow. >> covid-19 has also led to game postponements for the cardinals, marlins, mets and reds. now to the kkext we. players have been tested every day and they will be doing that until at least this weekend. players and staff are wearing a proximity sensor. the league says that will allow accurate and efficient contacting tracing if someone tests positive.

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that is just -- it was a miracle. >> winning the battle against major wildfires in the bay area, the help available for thousands returning home. and a neighborhood warning, where families are on alert after this mountain lion sighting. >> can we keep this cat alive? >> i hope so. >> last time you know how that ended. i didn't like that. >> we'll pray for this cat. >> good morning, it is monday, august 31. >> and you are never more than 7 minutes away from our accuweather forecast. good morning, mike. >> hi, everybody. let me start off with the news you may have head last night especially if you were following me on social media that the spare the air was extended into tuesday. this is the forecast from the bay area air quality management

district. i added my own little flare to it. it is already unhealthy up in the north bay and you can see the red in places like vacaville and napa earlier. right now we have yellow just about everywhere or green. so we're doing a little bit better this morning than we had been. in fact here is a look at more of the smog that is out there. so a mixture of fog and smoke. temperatures today will be in the mid to upper 60s along the coast and san francisco, 70s around the bay, 80s inland until the east bay where we have some 90s. the struggle of small businesses to survive affects all of us so helping them meet this challenge is a major part of our efforts to build a better bay area. a new color coding system goes into effect today giving some businesses the go ahead to reopen. counties in yellow means that the spread is minimal there.

orange means moderate, red is substantialing and purple means that it is wide spread. every county in the bay area is pir spell except napa and san francisco. and julian glover is live for us. >> reporter: and still businesses will be opening today. for many business objectors, it will owner, it will feel like deja vu. they willing ramping to reopen once again and they will now be able to operate indoors with some exceptions. now, under the state's new guidelines, businesses like hair salons, barber shops, retail stores and shopping malls can now operate indoors at 25% capacity. but counties have the authority to be more restrictive than the state guidelines. everyone must still wear a face mask and customers are excited to finally get that cut indoors.

>> we've had hot weather, smoky weather, and i think that there is a lot of pent up excitement for us to -- honestly, to feel a little bit normal again. >> reporter: so indoor shopping also opens today at 25% capacity. in the south bay, the mega mall, west field valley reopening, but they will also be bringing 25 brand new stores and restaurants on tap too. curbside pickup is still available for now. and this does differ by county. every county will reopening with the exception being san francisco and alameda, they won't be doing the haircutting indoors, they will review the new guidelines and then decide how to move forward. but very good news for many business owners across the bay area today. julian glover, abc 7 news.

and here is more of what julian was just talking about. starting tomorrow, san francisco will allow some businesses like hair and nail salons to operate outdoors. gyms can also reopen outdoors, but they will have to wait until september 9. the city will require all employees and patrons to wear masks. state guidelines do allow more businesses to open indoors in places like san francisco, but as julian mentioned, local officials have the final say on when that will happen. we know a lot of you are looking for information about reopenings where you live and so we've updated our website so you can see which tier your county is in and the businesses that are allowed to reopen. you can find them on abc7news.com. and we're getting a sobering idea of the economic impact that the pandemic is having thin downtown san francisco. phil matier writes that only one of eight ladle and leaf stwraupstwraup

restaurants is still open with only two workers behind the county. high rise occupancy rate is down 90%. and credit card transactions is down 80%. and before the pandemic, about 98,000 b.a.r.t. riders got off at the embarcadero and 3407bran montgomery stations on weekdays and that number is now down to 6,000. and now to the wildfire, firefighters are gaining ground and evacuation orders are being lifted. the lnu lightning complex has been one of the most destructive. more than 375,000 acres have burned and containment now at 58%. and some residents are returning home as two assistance centers have oped up, one at healdsburg high school, and the

other at a bank of america branch. >> we're very grateful to all the firefighters, all the first responders. this is awesome, they saved our town. >> and a lot of people are still processing what is happening and we still have ongoing evacuation orders. so folks haven't been able to find out if their homes are intact. >> the assistance centers are open from 10:00 to 7:00 every day through friday. and favorable weather is also helping the firefighters expand containment of the czu lightning complex. clear skies let helicopter crews do water drops in hard to reach areas. this video shows the air yalg assault against the flames. they are now 37% contained. and crews also expanded containment of the scu at 55%, they burned more than 378,000

acres across five counties. crews expect that it will take a few weeks to bring those fires fully under control. officials say a lot of the smoke you have seen and smelled should begin clearing up. and you can follow the fires statewide with our wildfire tracker updated with the latest containment information from cal fire and you can find air quality data for where you live. it is available now at abc7news.com and our abc 7 news app. coming up, the president set to visit wisconsin in the wake of jacob blake's shooting by police. why the governor is asking him to reconsider. and remembering chadwick boseman, the moving tributes to the "black panther" actor and what a doctor is saying building his private battle with cancer. but first let's check in with mi o up the weather window and take a look at your commute this morning. bay bridge toll plaza, it is

smoggy and there will be smoke this afternoon. air quality will be unhealthy for just about the entire day. in the north bay, a little drier air mass as you move inland, 94% along the coast. temperature 54 and 68. and next 24 hours, winds around 10 to 15 miles per hour. not too bad. and the temperatures will actually drop during the afternoon hour, but look how hot they get this weekend, nibtsz and 100s. and for the woodward fire, 51 and 100%. and we have a south/southwest wind at about 7 to 12 mifrles p hour. north of there, you could be a little smoky this morning. in the czu lightning complex, you can tell the drier air, 69 and 40% relative humidity. winds will ramp up and temperatures will hit the

mid-80s during the weekend with lighter winds nd smoke will be an issue once again. and you can see how widespread the unhealthy air is and how it may thin a little bit this afternoon, but not enough. tomorrow morning i expect us to wake up with a little bit cleaner air out there and tomorrow afternoon we'll have more pockets instead of widespread unhealthy air. wednesday the pockets become even smaller and hopefully tuesday will be the last day of spare the air. we'll take a look at the hot weekend coming up. let's look at your commute with jobina. >> thank you. good morning, everyone. so we are experiencing a pretty big backup in oakland right now. so i'll bring in our 880 at the coliseum camera there. you can see that the traffic is crawling as you try to make your way northbound. that is due to road trucks in the area. that is between 23rd avenue and 29th avenue. various lanes are being closed but it should open up by 6:00

a.m., but it will be slow for a while as the residual delays will be in effect. and moving to the golden gate bridge, i have an update for you from the chp, they have issued a fog advisory here and also for the robin williams tunnel. and there will be low visibility along 101 and highway 1 in the north bay. so take your time and be caref

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let's step outside and see what kind of temperatures that you will be dealing with this morning. mainly mid-50s and low 60s out there, 53 in santa rosa to about 63 in los gatos. here is a look at the peninsula where it is about 59 at sfo and you can see the smoke and inauguration out ther inauguration out there, the smog

out there. we'll try to hit 80 to 90 around the bay and inland neighborhoods. so today warmer than it was yesterday. 50s, 60s and 70s by 7:00. we'll show you the week end coming up. happening today, fremont is opening the first homeless navigation center in the southern part of the bay area. the facility is modeled after ones in san francisco and oakland. it is located on the parking lot behind flee mon fremont city hall. it is designed to house 45, but it will be limited to 25 because of covid-19. localffope that it can offer an array of services all at one location. democratic presidential candidate joe biden is on the campaign trail in pennsylvania today, this is amid a battle between the trump administration and congress alleional democratr election security briefings. in-person meetings regarding the threat of foreign interference in the november election were

abruptly canceled. director of national intelligence says that congress will now be briefed in writing. >> you have leakers on the committee. obviously leakers that where doing bad things. >> yet again another lie by the president. and of course as you point out, it is a logical inconsistency to say we'll put it on paper so it can't leak rather than speak to the congress. >> democrats are threatening to subpoena the director of national intelligence. president trump is planning to visit kenosha, wisconsin tomorrow morning a week after police shot jake are ob blakeco back. it is unclear if he will meet with blake or his family. the governor of wisconsin is asking the president to reare consider the visit saying that he is concerned that his presence could do more harm than good. protests have been happening every night since last sunday's shooting. blake is right now paralyzed from the waist down. the nation continues to pay

tribute to chadwick boseman. this image of him with his arms crossed lit up the theater over the weekend. and the tweet on friday announcing his death is now the most liked tweet of all-time. more than 7 million people have liked it. >> chadwick was a visionary, a true hero and someone that is the definition of a role model. >> this guy gave the world a super here row that anybody could admire but especially people of color. >> it was really impactful, it kind of hurt in a different way, first black super hero. >> the role not only inspired an entire generation of movie viewers, it gave us an ability to dream. >> boseman was 43 and he kept his battle with colon cancer private, continuing to work despite undergoing several surgeries and chemotherapy. bla"black panther's" direct

and co-writer made an emotional statement about boseman's death. he said that he wasn't privy to the details of boseman's illness because he valued his privacy. and another portion of his statement reads, he lived a beautiful life and he made great art day after day, year after year. and that was who he was. he was an epic firework display and i will tell stories about being there until the end of my days. and flags are flying at half-staff in the state capitol in south carolina in boseman's honor. he was born in anderson which is in the western part of the state. both u.s. and south carolina flags from the capitol will be presented to his family. there will be more on the life of chadwick boseman on gma. chadwick boseman inspired millions while privately battling kobattle colon cancer and we're learning more about the disease.

>> as we know, disparities exist and people of color unfortunately present with colon cancer at later stages of -- or more advanced stages of colorectal cancer and more likely to die as mortality rates are higher for black people in job. and what we find is that the answer to that question is multi variable. there are limits to access to care, issues with cost of care, and there is also just a lack of community awareness and education. >> dr. sutton is an e.r. from and he says talking about colon cancer symptoms is an awkward discussion, but one that needs to be had between doctors and patients. new to one of the top videos people are clicking on abc7news.com. families in a pacifica neighborhood are being advised to be on alert blah ecause of a

mountain lion sighting. this was the neighborhood. he saw the big cat on his camera footage. and they had just installed the camera a week ago. he called pacifica police and animal control. >> how long do you think before the animals let us have back? >> let us have things back? i don't think that they have even let us have it yet are. >> you don't think so? >> no, no, it's still coming. >> that was a reminder right there. >> yeah. >> we don't get that in my neighborhood, but we'll get skunks or rak raccoons looking

something to eat. let's take a look at is an jose. the marine layer is spreading southward. spare the air through at least tuesday according to the bay area air quality management district. a little warmer today and tomorrow also, and nothing like the warm to hot temperatures and moderate risk of heat illness as you are out and about this holiday weekend. here is a look at your fog forecast. and with a light offshore breeze up in the hills, some of that could trickle do you kn lle dowd see some blue along the coast. so you will be in the mid to upper 60s. south bay, we'll hit 79 in milpitas, 83 at san jose and gilroy 89. 77 to 80 on the peninsula. you can see the mid to upper 60s, 64 to 67 along the peninsula coast. look at south san francisco, about 75 degrees.

about 20 degrees warmer inland with 80 to 85 degrees through most of the valleys. east bay shore, a few 80s around union city, fremont. rest of us in the 70s. and as you head into the east bay valleys, the air conditioner may kick on today, 88 to 92 degrees. tonight we're falling back into the mid-50s to low 60s, but i expect the air quality to mirror what we're dealing with this morning. maybe a little healthier. and wednesday and thursday, cooler and cleaner air rolls in, but friday, saturday and sunday with the heat develops and an offshore wind, air quality could get poor once again. this video is incredible, a girl in taiwan survived a terrifying accident involving a kite. this has been floating around on social media. and it is shocking, but i have to let you know that the girl is fine.

here it is. look how high she is? she is only three years old, she got tangled up in that kite and the wind just took her up. moments later she fell to the ground and a crowd rushed in to help her. the girl's parents say of course they were shock bed but they are so thankful that she is okay. >> i can't -- >> that is -- isn't that one of those things that you always wonder about as a kid? like could i ride on a kite? and eventually you are like no, no, no, i'm being ridiculous. but i guess the answer is yes, in fact, a kite can take you up. so now we can't mess with kites. >> you didn't have to say the video was floating around, friend. >> i didn't have to say it, bu -- it happened.

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