for a safe and secure future. this is "abc7 news." i'm wayne freedman in sonoma county. good news for barbershops and salons. they're open again. but not every business can say that. >> we want our businesses to open. we want our businesses to thrive. and the fact is, our businesses are struggling. >> businesses around the bay area struggling indeed. but good news for some, as malls and salons slowly start to reopen. good afternoon. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. a quick look at the latest coronavirus cases. the u.s. has officially surpassed the 6 million mark. california reported nearly 4200 cases today and the first state with 700,000. as for the bay area, the total number as of today, including santa cruz county, is nearly 87,000. a new color coding system went into effect today. we talked about that last week. it's now in effect, giving businesses the go ahead, many of them, to reopen. counties are now color coded.

you can see the key on the left. yellow is about as good as it gets at this point, meaning coronavirus spread is minimal. orange is moderate. red is substantial. and purple, well, that's widespread. nearly every bay area county is purple excerpt napa and san francisco. in santa clara county, it's back to business for shopping malls and retail stores and salons. they can operate at 25% capacity. stylists and barbershops must maintain social distancing guidelines and wear masks. a handful of shoppers returned to this shopping center in san mateo. it also reopened for indoor shopping today. it's the first time the center has been open in three weeks. more than 50 stores opened, but some, including restaurants at the food court, did not. in the north bay, good news finally for barbershops, hair salons and malls.

sonoma county has lifted some covid-19 restrictions. but as wayne freedman discovered today, there is still plenty to be desired. >> reporter: not exactly blue skies above sonoma county today, just low hanging smoke. even for business owners who had good reasons to open now that they're open again. >> there's eight of us. >> reporter: how many working? >> zero. >> reporter: jerrer herrera expanded his popular place just before the closures hit. today, as the county allowed salons to open, people raced back. >> people need a haircut. if not we're going look like ware wolves. >> reporter: jerry won a golding glove boxing championshipefes ss he kws about het,he's needed it. >> this is like being down in the last round and just using all of your strength to get up off the canvas and fight another round. >> reporter: this has not been easy. two months since the last

closure, a total of five months closed all year. and other businesses have had it worse. imagine if you owned a gym. >> 14 days to be exact. >> reporter: 14 days is how long adam has been open without restrictions. while waiting for a go ahead from the state, he's built an outdoor workout space, but most of his customers are gone. the logic of forcing gyms to remain closed escapes him. >> covid-19, it's a problem but good health is the solution. >> reporter: meantime, he's had to lay off 100 people. >> they're like my family. it kil and it's six months and there's no end in sight. >> reporter: no end, and no blue skies. wayne freedman, "abc7 news." well, it's a different story in san francisco. even though the county is in red. stephanie sierra spent the day with business owners desperate to reopen. stephanie? >> reporter: we spoke with mayor london breed today who hinted

there will be an announcement today to explain when certain businesses will be able to resume operations indoors. as you can imagine, business owners are desperate for those answers they've been having to operate in a limited capacity for nearly six months now. in fact, business owners we spoke to here at pier 39 have it better than most. but hundreds can't even do that. inside san francisco's old mission barbershop, the owner is barely making ends meet. >> we need to reopen. we need to reopen. you know, i don't know how else to say it. i feel like at this point it's an illusion of safety. >> reporter: his shop is nestled in between two restaurants. he says his 11 feet of curbside space only allows for a maximum of two chairs outside. >> which isn't realistic, because i have barbers that are behind on rent, behind on that family members and kids they

have to take care of. kids they have to feed, including myself. and it doesn't make sense at this point. it's not realistic. >> reporter: not realistic, nor enough to make a living. he's already out $80,000. >> it's getting out of hand at this point. it's just been a struggle, just borrowing money from family, friends. >> reporter: bob shares the same struggle. he owns four restaurants along pier 39, including wipeout and fog harbor fish house. >> each day's been different. and new guidelines change every day. we wrote 150-page manual on how to operate in these times, and we've been changing it weekly. so yes, it's been challenging. but we were ready for the challenge. >> reporter: mayor london breed says she will announce when businesses will get the green light to move indoors tomorrow. but she doesn't want to move too quickly, then have to pull back like we did a month ago. >> it was like one of the worst days of my life, to have to go out there and tell businesses one thing and then tell them

something else. because i know financially what that means to their livelihood. >> reporter: but the question, is how many owners will be able to >>in this. you put all your savings into this. you spend your whole life building up to this moment. >> reporter: we are back with you live at pier 39. it's nice to see people out and about visiting here. the outdoor seating here is only 35% of what this restaurant can accommodate, which is better than what most are dealing with right now. but it's certainly not enough. we're live in san francisco, stephanie sierra, "abc7 news." >> stephanie, thank you. we mentioned the color coded tiers, the new system moments ago. go to abc7news.com to see which tier your county is in, and the businesses that are allowed to open there. you can find the new guidelines on our website, abc7news.com. now to the major wildfires still burning. here's what the complexes stand.

the scu lightning complex is 60% contained now. all evacuation orders and warnings for alameda county have been lifted. the lnu lightning complex is 63% contained. and the czu lightning complex is 1.6il acres, however, have burned in california since mid august. at a briefing on the lnu complex this morning, cal fire officials talked about the good progress that has been made. >> the last couple of days, the weather has cooperated, we've got some crews in some the key areas. >> many evacuation orders are being lifted as i said, and fire officials remind homeowners to check for hot spots and fire damaged trees on their spot. recovering from a fire can be difficult at best. but for some, there are added issues. p pescadero is facing special needs. has this story.

>> reporter: thanks to generous donations of food and supplies, they have been able to meet immediate needs for hundreds of families. some are starting to return home. while the czu complex fire destroyed the homes of many others. >> i appreciate it, and i believe our whole town appreciates this. like, i mean, we could have really went to bottom rock. >> reporter: however, unlike other communities, puente sees another long-term challenge. nearly half of its residents live below the poverty level of $26,000. >> a lot of the people are farm workers, but the people that work at the local restaurants, the local shops are losing business. and this is on top of the loss of jobs and income that people were already suffering because of the pandemic. >> reporter: aware of the need, puente began a fire relief fund. the silicon community foundation is expected to provide an emergency grant.

some fire victims are reluctant to seek help from the government because they lack documentation. others are in a state of flux, still in need of temporary or rental housing when they have no jobs or income. >> we have to raise at least $350,000 so that we can provide relief to the families that were affected on our county. >> reporter: in addition to cash, ente diapers, wipes and toilet tries. david louie, "abc7 news." you can help by calling at 650-879-1691. or make a donation by go to the website mypuente.org. we'll post this information on abc7news.com. as containment rises on the major fires burning in the bay area as we talked about here, we're still seeing unhealthy levels of pollution, no question. this is what it looked hike in navoto earlier

the alert continues through at least tomorrow. of course, we want to focus on the weather forecast in the air, kristen. >> the air quality, spencer, seems to be improving, but still not great. >> that's true. it's improving in some spot. we were talking about that last week, pockets of improvement. here's a view of much of the north bay. you can see over the coast, we have green dots indicating good air quality, red dots indicating unhealthy air, and the yellow dots indicate moderate quality. a little further to the south, you see yellow at concord, livermore, francisco, moderir quality there. down in the south bay, it's improved greatly at san jose and near the coast. davenport, santa cruz, watsonville, all with good air quality. so one more day of this spare the air perhaps we can expect

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you get them go, but why can't we? >> i believe you have underlying motives. >> that's wrong. >> we saw duelling protests on the golden gate bridge yesterday, but some in support of black lives matter say they were discriminated against. they say they were not allowed to cross while supporters of president trump were allowed. melanie woodrow has that story. >> walk away! walk away! >> reporter: a march across the iconic golden gate bridge was organized by walk away sunday, a campaign to invite democrats to leave their party and join the republican party. >> basically getting the message out we are not going to allow the radical left in this country to take over america's streets. >> reporter: the area rez debt izzi says he decided to respond. >> we organized a last-minute counterprotest. >> reporter: he asked that we not use his last n he patrol and chp allowed members of

walkaway to cross the bridge but not others. >> we were able to document how the police escorted and e nationalists preventing us to get on the brinl. >> reporter: in an email statement, a spokesperson writes -- >> reporter: but some people documented instances of nothing being able to walk across the bridge, even though they say they were not with the counterprotest. >> you let them go, but why not me? >> i believe you have underlying

motives. >> that's wrong. >> reporter: a bay area nurse at the bridge to promote covid-19 best practices tells "abc7 news" she saw it, as well. >> it's just like racialized medicine, i witnessed racialized law enforcement at the bridge yesterday. >> reporter: izzy says the anti-protesters were less than 50 people. but the golden gate bridge district says there is an exception that applied here. only one activity is allowed in the same physical space at the same time, citing -- >> reporter: several people appear to be arrested by chp. "abc7 news" reached out to chp and is waiting to hear back from the golden gate division for more information. melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." a former security firm ceo agreed to plead guilty in a concealed weapon bribery scheme that's rocked the santa clara

county sheriff's office. his company would pay $90,000 supporting the sheriff campaign in exchange for permits. a grand jury indicted four others, including sheriff's captain jaime jensen earlier to month. investigators are now piecing together clues, trying to determine the cause of an early morning fire that gutted one business in hayward and damaged three others. the fire broke out around on foothill boulevard between a and b street. amy hollyfield has the story. >> reporter: firefighters say it looks like this huge fre started on the roof. the business owner says with homeless people up there, and he won't be surprised if they started this fire. they have become such a fixture, they even have a name for them. >> roof crawlers. you can hear them jump around,

turning things off sometimes. >> reporter: the fire department got the call that the pool hall was on fire at 5:00 this morning. by the size of it, they think it had been burning for some time. >> unfortunately we had to back out because the fire had progressed and we weren't making headway. so we backed out and went to a defensive mode. >> reporter: they did wake up and evacuate two people inside. the fire spokesperson does not know if they are squatters or if this is their home. chalk it up is part of a strip of businesses here. the owner of the salon next door was waiting to find out how much damage was done to her business. he was also quick to mention the homeless issue. >> homeless is a big problem right now, yeah. during the covid-19, because nobody -- the business have to close >> reporter: chalk it up's owner says they've been trying to stay positive during the pandemic and were planning for the day to

reopen. >> we've been closed since march. we just started getting ready to open, clean the place up. put the new pool tables in. socialst. getting things ready to go. >> reporter: when asked his response to all of 2020. he says he does plan to rebuild. the fire's cause is still under investigation. amy hollyfield, "abc7 news." let's turn our attention to the weather forecast, as we start another week, kristen. >> spencer, pretty cool. >> it is pretty cool. we don't have hot weather, but some coming our way. i want to show you the air quality forecast we have today is a spare the air day as you know. we expect poor air quality in most locations, so tomorrow will be another spare the air day. but right now we're looking at a acss the ce ooderate air midweek, and no more spare the airs for a while. here's the wind flow.

it's not terribly strong, generally about 15 to 20 miles per hour, for most location across the bay area. and we have the approaching low clouds coming down from the coast, and the smoky skies above. 63 in san francisco, 70 at oakland. mountain view, 74. 77 in san jose. 86 in gilroy. 59 at half moon bay. and the view from mt. tam, you can see the low clouds pushing through out over the bay, and lots of smoky sky. other temperature readings, 73 in santa rosa. 89 at fairfield, 88 in livermore. concord at 86. another hazy view, looking back towards san francisco. and these are the forecast features. smoky, foggy, misty. those are not snow white's new cessiv inland is expected for labor day weekend. forecast shows what bit of

marine layer we have, you saw some green patches there indicating where we expect the possibility of some patchy drizzle. and it will all pull back to the coastline tomorrow, giving us another day, much like today, but perhaps a little bit cooler with hazy sunshine. overnight, look for lows in the mid to upper 50s. and then tomorrow, highs will range from about 65, half moon bay to 67 in san francisco. generally, upper 70s around the bay shoreline. 85 in san jose. so hot day tomorrow.nd eastbay. in the north bay, low to mid 80s except in the far north. but saturday, going into the labor day weekend. foe 'tis the reappearance of triple digit highs in some of the hottest inland areas, even higher into the triple digits on saturday. on sunday rather. and on monday, which is labor day, still holding on to the heat. so here's the accuweather seven-day forecast.

mild weather through the next few days. and if we're lucky, air quality will improve. then we get to friday, we see the warmth rebuilding and triple digit heat saturday, sunday, and monday. it's going to be a hot labor day weekend, at least in our inland areas. dan and kristen? all right, thank you, spencer. surgeon by day, firefighter by night. meet the doctor who is saving lives in more ways than one. and a look inside

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services, as well as health and wellness support. you can see a mattress on every other bed frame. the space is designed for 45 people. because of covid concerns, the space is capped at 25 people, with symptom checks as residents come and go. >> fremont is a compassionate city. we need kindness and courage in terms of our decision making. this is an example of both. >> reporter: the mayor of fremont said the facility that will cost $9.5 million to operate over the next three years, is not a permanent solution to the housing and security in the city. >> for every one person we're able to successfully move from off the streets into living into a semi permanent housing, there's another two to three that come behind them. and so we recognize that this is just part of our critical solution. >> reporter: after a siethhtoan out that this parking lot had to be used as overflow seating in 2019, she's proud of the action the city is taking that came out of that unanimous vote. the plan for now is for the housing navigation center not to

accept any walk-ins, any potential future residents interested in living here will have to undergo the on boarding process through the bay area community service that's a group running and operate thing housing navigation center. as far as who is eligible, anyone who is at least 18 years old and is homeless within the city of fremont. reporting in fremont, julian glover, "abc7 news." within the past hour, the state senate passed an emergency bill to extend the eviction moratorium. the assembly has to pass the bill by a 2/3 vote. if passed, tenants can prove pandemic related hardship and pay 25% of their rent, will be protected through january. the bill, authored by david chu, also protects land lords. >> we're expanding the homeowner bill of rights, which is put into place after the great recession when we saw the last major mortgage foreclosure crisis. we're expanding that to include landlords who operate smaller

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>> well, check it out. lady gaga wore a variety of masks on stage, including two from lance victor moore from san francisco. he posted on instagram saying he designed the horn mask and the silver crown mask. and that designer, lance victor moore, joins us live now. lance, thanks for coming on. how exciting, right? >> hi. yes, very exciting. thank you so much for having me. it was a big night for sure. i'm still a little overwhelmed by it, but in the best way. >> i'll bet. did you know lady gaga was going to wear your mask at the vmas? >> yes. lady gaga's design team and her stylist team contacted me a couple weeks ago. they had said they had been watching some of my work, and wereai f the right moment to -- they thought this might be a good opportunity.

so yeah, that's how it started >> let's talk a little bit about your work. obviously, you weren't designing masks for the coronavirus pandemic. how did you decide -- >> oh no, i was. that was probably why i do it so well. if you go to look at my instagram, i actually started making masks, fashion masks, in about 2016. my very good friend and alumni from project runway, emily payne, who is a designer and was on project runway twice, got me involved. he was invited to show at new york fashion week and wanted some dynamic masks to go with the clothing line at the time, called devin rose. and she had me design a bunch of masks and they were a big hit in new york with our show. and from there, it just snowballed. i've been making masks since then for art pieces. >> you've been making the fashion masks, but none of them are pandemic related, they are

just fashion, right? they don't provide any protection? >> no, quite a lot of mine do. if you go on my instagram, i have a lot of fashion/covid masks that are built. >> that one looks like it does protect you. >> this is a more simple one. but if you look on the inside, these masks all have a pocket for putting a secondary sheet inside, and they have two layers of cotton and quite a lot of more fashionable fashion masks on there. but also a lot of my art masks. >> this must -- what is it about the masks that attracted you? why did you pick that as a niche area to get into? >> i think masks are interesting in the fact that it's something you can put on, that anyone can put on that instantly allows you to put on a different persona. people have a hard time sometimes being a little looser, if they're just putting on a pair of jeans. if you put on a mask, it allows

you to obscure part of your face and change it into something you want just by their design. >> they're powerful in that way, respect they? they really can't change not just how you look but how you feel and how you project yourself. >> this is true. there's a lot of history to masks. almost every history and culture where one has used masks in one way or another. whether for kabuki or even in the 17th century, when the french loved to dress up and go in masquerade. it was a way for people to let loose and still have fun. or to also make a statement and be, you know, one with spirit animal. it really depended. >> where do you get your inspiration, lance? what gives you ideas? >> umm, a lot of stuff in nature.

the things that me and emily designed for her show were based off of punk and nature. so we went with things from far away that would read as traditional punk rock like spikes and mohawks. but everything was made of bone, wood, feathers. porcupine quills. things like that. >> so fun. are you -- very quickly, are you expecting a big rush on masks after lady gaga wore some of yours last night? >> i've already got an big rush on them. i have not put down my phone since last night. i didn't get much sleep, and i had a lot of people contact me, yourselves included. well, i'm really excited to see what comes of that. >> we're excited for that. >> and am very grateful to have been involved. >> take a look at your monitor. i need help. this is my mask. this is the one i'm stuck with, okay. so i need your help. >> you should absolutely let me

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all right. time now for "the four at 4:00." the world is reeling from the death of chadwick boseman, the star died on friday at the age of 43 following a private battle with cancer. his impact, though, is being felt all over social media. parents are posting photos of their children who have created tributes. boseman's character struck a chord, particularly in the black community, where kids saw a rare superhero and king, who looked just like them. the loss is immense on so many levels. which level hits you most, chris? >> oh, i think his age at 43. a lot of people were surprised by this, because he kept it so private, so -- i think the age of it, and just the impact you've seen on social media and the sports world for me watching the nba games this weekend, it's a tough loss for a lot of people, but he did such great work and touched a lot of lives.

>> and he was such an intelligent and decent and guide man. we had a program on before we aired "black panther" last night and they talked about his kindness, his work ethic, and even as he was being treated, he worked so incredibly hard. >> yeah. it's interesting, he's one of those rare hollywood people who is immensely talented, but also immensely well liked by other people in the industry, which says a lot. >> he's very grounded. when it comes to fighting covid-19, silence appears to be goaden. a professor of disease transmission at the university of colorado says viral transmission would go dn ifesor ths addiono wearing a mask, of course. professor jose jiminez says that talking quietly reduces aerosols that can carry the virus by a factor of five.

being completely silent reduces them by a factor of 50. so wear a mask, social distance. what do you think, i'll turn it over to you, chris. i think we should be more quiet generally. >> yeah, i would think so. i almost feel like i shouldn't talk to rest of this segment. every study that comes out, we should listen to and take it to heart and fight the spread and slow this thing down. >> it makes a lot of sense, too. because the more loudly we talk, the more forcefully that air is leaving our bodies. so yeah, that means you're protecting the virus or the germs out farther. >> it's a little tricky with a mask, because you naturally tend to one to talk more loudly. >> you do. >> everything seems so muffled. >> i was just going to say let's not use this as an excuse to say, if i just whisper, i don't need a mask. yes, you still do need a mask.

two other major carriers followed united airlines are following their lead to stop charging change fees. today, american and delta airlines announced they too are dropping change fees in an attempt to win back customers and travelers. delta's decision is effective immediately and includes domestic flights as well as puerto rico and covers flights to canada, mexico and the caribbean. united is ending its $200 change fee. southwest airlines doesn't charge change fees. really it's southwest's lead, because they've been doing that for years, right? >> yeah. >> what do you think, spencer? you fly a lot. >> yeah, i do. there have been times in recent years i paid as much as $450 just to make a change, a simple change. what a rip-off. a total rip-off. >> that is a rip-off. times have changed when everyone was flying before the pandemic, the airlines took advantage and

charged us for every little thing. now they're trying to woo us back, so the pendulum has swung in the other direction. >> we demand a little more flexibility now. >> we're in the driver's seat because of what's happened in the business model. i've only been on a plane once since this think started. it's definitely different these days. a 3-year-old girl in taiwan is resting up after a frightening experience. she became entangled in the tail of a giant kite. wind gusts of more than 35 miles an hour catapulted her dozens of feet into the air. the girl flailed around for about 30 seconds before the kite swooped low enough to be grabbed. the 3-year-old was frightened but thankfully was not hurt. this is one of those freakish things. just scary. spencer, remember a couple of years ago, there were lots of instances -- not lots but a number of those bouncy houses taking off and flying down the

road. >> that's just what i was thinking about, those bouncy houses or whatever they're called. yes. that was frightening, scary to look at. but thankfully she's okay. >> chris, horrifying if you have kids. just the thought, imagine if you're there and seeing this happen to a little kid. >> yeah, panic for sure. luckily everything turned out. when i was watching that video, it didn't even look real. that's how scary it was. it looked kind of fake, but fortunately she's okay. >> 35-mile-an-hour winds are strong, but it's not hurricane force. it's interesting that kite was strong enough to lift a child that size. >> she's tiny. my husband tried to get me to look that, i didn't want to look. as a parent, you can't even go there, right? but just glad she's okay. did you see those folks ready to catch her? good for them.

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education is one of the topics we're focused on in our effort to help build a better bay area. distance learning is in full swing. "abc7 news" has been following students and teachers in oakland to see how the pandemic is affecting learning there. this week, we check in o t school gat teamo se students stay on track. ♪ >> good morning, good morning, good morning. >> hello. >> we are ready to go.

good morning, everybody. welcome to day two, week three. we're 2 1/2 weeks into this. >> hours at a time, having all your classes back-to-back virtually. i think the worst thing i've had to deal with is my wi-fi tripping out in the middle of class when i'm talking. so it's a little embarrassing. but i just make do. can't do anything about it. >> this is how i log into class every day. my name is sidney, and i'm a senior in high school. last school year, my routine was to wake up at 6:00 a.m. and get up myself and get ready. i would be at school a little early, talk with my friends in

the hallway. now i just stay in bed and i keep my camera off most of the time. ♪ >> hi, ms. piper, how are you? >> good, thank you. >> my name is colleen piper, i am part of the graduation team. there are a lot of challenges as students face here at the school. whether that be in their house, in our neighborhood, in our school system. we do everything we can to support students. there aren't any barriers in students going to college. and we have a few nonprofits who work with us and our senior english teacher, dr. taylor, the matriarch of the high school. >> okay, good morning, everyone. welcome to day number 12. i already sent the assignment

for this morning, full question of the day, number 12. i grew up in west oakland. this is my 51st year teaching. this will be my 47th here. it doesn't seem like it's been that long, because i enjoy what i do. it seems like it was just yesterday when i started. i'm getting to know my students, even though they're not here in this classroom. i'm getting to know them from meeting every day in stozoom. and then reading their writings. colleges and universities want to get to know the student more than just their test scores and their gpas. we really work with them on the af edit, get ss. feedback, write it again, revise, edit, get more feedback. so that way these personal insight questions are really accurately highlighting all of

the strengths that our students possess. ♪ >> invaluable support and investment by intel help the school get more students into temp programs, which are being modified because of the pandemic. to watch the extended version of this story, download the abc bay area app on amazon, fire, roku, apple tv and android tv and go to the what's new section. >> right now, we want to touch base on the weather one more time. >> we'll start with a look at overnight conditions. we have fog developing at the coast. it will be pushing across the bay. we have smoky skies above. overnight lows will be mainly in the mid to upper 50s.

tomorrow, pleasant day. highs range from the mid 60s to the coast to low 90s inland. of course, tomorrow will be another spare the air day. we expect better air quality later in the week. here's the seven-day forecast. a week of lamainly mild to warm weather. warms up friday and labor day weekend it gets hot inland. triple digits in our hottest inland spots saturday, sunday, and monday. dan? >> spencer, thank you very much. what could have been a tramtra tragedy turns out good for this dog. >> reporter: you're not supposed to be this far out. >> you can see how far this dog h to be rescued after he chased the birds into the sea. he was returned to his very thankful owner on the beach. far afield, kristen. we told you stories about hero firefighters before, but up

next, this one is a little unusual. he's not only a firefighter but a surgeon. why this doctor is not sticking to hospitals to help out. that's just ahead. but coming up at 5:00, massi massi massive cleanup project. also, above and beyond. the quick thinking firefighters who helped save this pig. and whatever happened to amazon's plan to deliver your packages by drone? you heard a lot about that.

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coming up tonight on abc7 at 8:00, "the bachelor," greatest seasons ever, then stay with us for abc7 at 11:00. for dr. james betts, it's a dedication to service dates back decades. story from oakland. >> a pediatric surgeon by profession, gone above and beyond giving back to the community. primary job for nearly four decades at uhospital. after the earthquake where he

helped rescue survivors but also recover the dead. >> call down to the traffic structure for the individuals there. group of us went down there. >> reporter: didn't stop there. works as volunteer firefighter, emt search and rescue in big sur. also served on the front lines of the dolan fire in california. >> unusual year, got covid and the pandemic, we have the fires in big sur, hospital duties here, all of the political unrest that's going around the nation. >> as dr. betts approaches 73rd birthday, told us he has no plans to retire from either job. >> i don't play golf or tennis, it's been a privilege to we able to become a pediatric surgeon and firefighter. >> reporter: in oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news.

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the clock is ticking on a bill that could stop a wave of evictions in cal work to help renters from losing their homes. bay area counties reopening some indoor activities like hair salons and shopping malls, why isn't san francisco doing the same? also we'll tag along with a crew working to repair the damage that had to be done to fight the fires. >> it's awful, i have to keep the doors closed. hard on my lungs, my eyes. >> talking about the smoke of course. with the fires being contained, why much bad air? >> announcer: building a better bay area, this is abc7 news. >>