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. >> the wave of evictions could

be catastrophic for homelessness, covid-19 spread, turn a recession into a great depression. >> high stakes vote on evictions. if it fails, millions of renters who can't pay could be forced out of their homes. thanks for joining us, dion lim. >> i'm dan ashley. the clock is really ticking on emergency bill to block evictions for millions in california. current ban expires midnight. state senate passed ban an hour ago, waiting on the assembly to send it to the governor. luz pena. >> reporter: the clock is ticking. if emergency bill is not approved by midnight, millions of californians could be evicted as soon as tuesday. >> today's the deadline, it's very important, very needed. >> reporter: owes four months of rent, holding on to this emergency bill that could extend eviction protections five more months. worst fear is to be homeless. h.

>> my daughter and -- it's for me really stress. i don't have a job, i lost my job almost six months ago. and i don't know what to do. >> reporter: spends her days applying for jobs and updating resume but 1st of ever month has to make a decision between rent and feeding her 14-year-old daughter. >> food. >> reporter: reality of at least 4 million californians according to assembly member reported being housing insecure. bill was introduced by him, and needs 2/3 of each house of the legislature to pass. >> these issues are incredibly difficult and the crisis is we have millions of californians not able to pay some portion of rent for months. >> reporter: advocates are glad there's a proposal on the table but concerned not everyone will

be able to pay. >> there's protections for evictions, one thing. i think the necessity of having to pay 25% of your income works for some people. for other people it's impossible. >> reporter: on the other hand, property owners see this as a compromise. >> also provides a safety net mechanism to ensure that rental property owners keep some income. >> reporter: if approved, tenants are still responsible for backup rent and could be in danger of evictions all over again. luz pena, abc7 news. there are a few significant coronavirus headlines. latest numbers. united states officially topped 6 million cases, most in the world. california has more than 700,000 confirmed cases. most in the united states. but state's positivity rate is falling. seven day at 4.9%.

bay area along with santa cruz county have reportedly nearly 87,000 cases of covid-19. new color coding system goes into effect today, giving some businesses go ahead to reopen. key on the left side, yellow about as good as it gets. spread is minimal. orange is moderate, red is substantial, purple is widespread. most bay area counties are purple. napa and san francisco are red. new system means hair salons and malls can go indoor operations you assuming the county approves. stephanie sierra found many business owners are still anxiously waiting to hear back when they can welcome customers. >> reporter: we heard from mayor london breed today, she will be making an announcement tomorrow

to explain when certain businesses can operate indoors. business owners are desperate for any direction at this point. they've had to operate at limited capacity nearly six months now. business owners we spoke to here at pier 39 have it better than most, the outdoor patio at wipeout is pretty much full, but hundreds of others do not have that luxury. inside san francisco's old mission, owner is barely makes ends meet. >> we need to reopen. we need to reopen. you know. i don't know how else to say it. this is -- i feel at this point it's illusion of safety. >> reporter: shop nestled in between two restaurants. says 11 feet of curbside space allows maximum of two chairs outside. >> unrealistic. i have barbers behind on rent and mortgages, that have family

members and kids to take care of, feed. including myself. and 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, borrowing money from family and friends. >> reporter: shares the same struggle. owns four restaurants along pier 39, including wipeout and fog harbor fish house. >> each day is different, guidelines change every day. wrote 150-page manual how to operate in these times and been changing it weekly. yes, it's been challenging but we were ready for the challenge. >> reporter: mayor london breed will announce green light tomorrow. but doesn't want to move too quickly and have to pull back like a month ago. >> it was one of the worst days of my life to have to tell

businesses one thing and then tell them something else. i know financially what that means to their livelihood. >> reporter: how many owners can withstand the wait? >> you put your heart and soul and all your savings into it, spend whole life building up to this moment. >> reporter: back live at pier 39. outdoor seating at wipeout bar and grill is only 35% of what this restaurant can accommodate, better than what most business owners are dealing with right now but certainly not enough. live in san francisco, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. >> thank you. such a struggle for so many. santa clara county back to business for hair salons, retail and shopping malls. not back to normal, 25% capacity. stylists and customers at salons and barber shops must maintain social distancing guidelines and

wear masks. west field valley fair, 25 brand new stores and restaurants. we've updated the website so you can see which tier your county is in and businesses allowed to open. some have restrictions. new guidelines on the abc7news.com site. 49ers have placed linebacker fred warner on reserved covid-19 list. not allowed to say whether he tested positive or had been in close contact with infected person. earlier this year he encouraged his followers to flatten the curve. nfl kicking off season next week. massive wildfires. firefighters have made good progress. scu lightning complex is 60% contained and all remaining evacuation orders and warnings in alameda county were lifted. lnu lightning complex in north bay is 63% contained and czu

lightning complex is 39% contained. despite the progress, wildfire smoke lingers in the air still. abc7 news was in novato where the pollution index is in unhealthy range. >> it's horrible, awful, hard to be outside. >> bad for everybody right now. >> terrible. making my throat sore. >> there were reports of bad air in petaluma, clear lake and the peninsula, for more details, abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. we need news sooner than later. >> so many of us are suffering. live picture from the east bay hills camera, sums it up. air quality is awful, smoke continues to plague the bay area as we look at current air

quality, ukiah in red, unhealthy, yellow is moderate, orange is poor, santa rosa to napa, livermore, san francisco, oakland, moderate. san jose moderate and better air in santa cruz including the mountains. tomorrow is going to continue to remain poor across the region. spare the air alert is going due to the smoke from the wildfires but i do have a little bit of good news. perhaps a change in the winds could bring some improvement on wednesday. stay tuned, be back with the details coming right now. dan and dion. >> thanks sandhya. >> for more on bay area air quality, abc7news.com, click on the air quality story on the front page and find interactive map showing the air quality where you live in realtime. as firefighters work to

contain the fires, still weeks if not months of work ahead. work that often goes unnoticed but is so vital in preventing erosion and landslides and keeping the waterways clean. followed crews as they worked to repair damage from scu lightning complex. >> reporter: in hills southeast of livermore, remains of the scu lightning complex, second largest fire in california history just two weeks ago ravaging the area. 60% contained, fewer firefighters and more crews like these. >> heros to zeros. heroes stop the fires and zeros come in afterwards to fix it. >> reporter: fire repa speclist, thankless but important. pagame done to

fight the fire. >> repairing the lines that might have potential. >> reporter: video of clearing out brush pushed to the side to create a fire line. also fixed fencing on ranches they may have had to tear down. all this charred land, roughly 50 miles of dozier line that needs to be repaired. they've been coming through. repairs happening at all three lightning complexes burning around the bay area but size of the scu makes it even more complicated. >> yesterday i flew the fire and looked at how many dozier lines there are, couldn't fathom how many lines there is. >> reporter: fast, before the rain. >> had a big mud slide afterward due to heavy rain that occurred. primary goal is prevent that.

>> lot more to come here. taking bribes for concealed gun permits in the south bay, former ceo pleaded guilty. details next. also a car plunges off highway 1 and down a cliff. update on what happened. three u.s. airlines dropping change fees in most

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in santa clara county, a bribery investigation surrounding sheriff laurie smith's election took a surprising turn. one of the defendants pleaded guilty, signaling intent to work with authorities. chris nguyen from san jose. >> reporter: at hall of justice, a major development after central figure in bribery and conspiracy case connected to

re-election bid pleaded guilty in his arraignment monday morning. >> this is effort on our office to make sure the public business is conducted ethically and appropriately. >> reporter: rosen says cooperating with prosecutors. counts could be downgraded to misdemeanors. among five defendants accused of brokering a deal for concealed carry weapons permits in exchange for $90,000 in donations to independent committee that supported the sheriff's most recent re-election. also indicted, local attorneys, weapons manufacturer and captain james jensen, all pleaded not guilty to the charges.

spoke with shum's attorney who filed a motion to disqualify the district attorney's office from trying the case, saying was a friend and confidant for him over the years. >> there's no way that the district attorney's office can view this octobbjectively. >> reporter: grand jury transcripts from earlier this month indicate she and her undersheriff both took the 5th, refusing to answer questions about the case. sheriff has not been charged with a crime, district attorney says the investigation is far from over. >> there will be more individuals charged with crimes in coming weeks. >> reporter: in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. just learned driver has died

after suv went over cliff on highway 1 and pacifica. firefighters battling the czu lightning complex rescued one person from that suv that got wedged between the peaks. victim was rushed to san francisco general hospital, sadly later died. demand for air travel is still down, some airlines are doing away with change fees in hope of filling empty seats. 7 on your side's michael finney. took advantage when they could, now they can't. >> started with united. sunday made announcement, delta and american airlines joined in. being a passenger on the three major domestic airlines is going to be a lot nicer these days. united, delta and american

airlines, all cheapest domestic seats remain unchangeable or saddled with a fee. long haul international flights not included in this but some caribbean destinations are, depends on which airline you're flying. all three will also allow same day ticket standby at no charge to most ticket holders. just received approval for air drone delivery fleet of amazon. testing of drone commercial deliveries. hoped this will lead to drones stopping at your front door, but we'll have to wait and see. are you going somewhere for labor day weekend? if so, you will not be alone. location data company says that travel will be down but not near as much as you might think. certainly not down as much as i

thought. it is projecting travel to be off only slightly more than 5% this upcoming weekend from last year. expects 42.5 million americans to travel. this is going to be interesting. if that is true, what are we looking at in terms of the pandemic coming up after that. where are they all going to stay in we'll have to see. thursday and friday will be interesting around here. back you to. >> surprising indeed, michael, many thanks to you. coming up next as we head into september, abc7 news into september, abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel has rush to work, grab a drink, hurry home. - [cell phone beeps] - stop! don't be on your phone. let someone else take the wheel. make a little eye contact. make a plan. it's a busy world out there. we're all in it together. go safely, california. i felt gross.

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you see. mid-70s, san rafael, even concord and livermore only made mid and upper 80s. view from the emeryville camera, how much smoke in the air right now. 73 in mountain view, 75 in santa fe. lnu lightning complex, conditions have been favorable. w walbridge and hennessy fires, winds not strong right now. currents in woodward are favorable. winds off the ocean south-southwest, 14 miles per hour gusts. czu lightning complex, 65%

relative humidity. live look from our san jose camera. hazy there. spare the air alert for tuesday but look at wednesday. change in the wind, looks like will bring moderate as opposed to poor air quality. the golden gate bridge camera showing fog. poor air quality tomorrow and heating up for labor day weekend. live doppler 7 showing fog along the coast. will surge into bayside communities tomorrow morning as we head to the afternoon, back to the coastline. typical this time of year. low 50s to 60s, haze and fog. afternoon hours, breezy near the coast, low to mid-60s. 67 in the city, 74 oakland, 81 in san rafael, 84 santa rosa.

low 80s vallejo, 91 in livermore. hazy, and accuweather seven-day forecast, minor cooling and improvement in smoke and haze. but as temperatures rebound again,

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coming up on abc7 news at 6:00, duelling demonstrations at golden gate bridge prompt allegations of discrimination, one group allowed to cross. key to creating a coronavirus vaccine before end of the year. and 7 on your side looks at rising cost and tool determining how much you pay at 6:00. finally at 5:00, a group of pigs safe and happy thanks to quick thinking firefighters. >> volunteer fire department found them running lose in the czu fires, rounded them up, guarded them from the flames and saved the home nearby. all's well that ends well.

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tonight, the american battlegrounds, as protests and politics collide. president trump preparing to visit kenosha, wisconsin, after demonstrations turned deadly in portland. a man reportedly from a right-wing group shot dead in the streets. the gunman still at large. the governor of wisconsin asking the president to reconsider the trip, while some local leaders say the president is welcome. also developing tonight, biden's counterpunch. the democratic nominee out of his home and back on the campaign trail, responding to president trump's attacks. the president saying biden will not keep you safe. biden asking voters, do you feel safe now? calling trump a toxic presence. also developing right now, the military plane crash late today. all four onboard parachuting to