class. also this morning, a 6.8 earthquake in chili overnight. new video showing the shaking and what we know so far about the damage. >> good morning, everybody. it is tuesday. the first day of september. the birthday month of two of my favorite people. are you excited, friend? can we start celebrating now? >> why not? why not. >> birthday lasts all month, you and mike. >> you just said it and so now i will accept it and believe it. >> how about you, mike, are you onboard? >> of course. absolutely. a bitter sweet, once you reach a certain age it's like. i can't wait to celebrate. let's talk about what's going on. that's the roof camera, actually. notice i started with this camera because we can actually see the bay bridge. i was going to ask reggie and kumasi if the air was any cleaner in the city than

kumasi already said it was. maybe reggie will hear me and let me know later. we have the potential for unhealthy air and record setting spare the air alert day. let's take a look and go up to the north bay. you can see around u green and yellow as we go through the bay and into the south bay where we're also green and yellow. so, here's a look at san jose where we have that cleaner air and 58 degrees. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. the same. temperatures this afternoon almost exactly the same place we were yesterday. 60s at the coast. 70s around the bay and 80s inland. here's reggie with more news. >> it's definitely better this morning smoke wise, thank you, mike. now, let's look at the strong earthquake that struck off the coast of northern chile overnight. a preliminary magnitude of 6.8.

all right. people felt it far from the epicenter, 800 miles north and 400 miles south in the capital of santiago. at least ten aftershocks were reported. the chilean navy says no tsunami threat. some minor damage and mudslides. san francisco mayor london breed is hinting of a big announcement this morning regarding the city's reopening plans. personal services like hair salons, barbershops and nail salons have approval to open outdoors today. business owners are desperate to open after operating in a limited capacity now for six months. the owner of the old mission shop is barely making ends i don't know how else to say it. i have barbers that are, you know, behind on rent. behind on mortgages. barbers that have family members. you know and kids that they have to take care of. kids they have to feed, including myself. >> well, another business owner

who has four restaurants along pier 39 says just having outdoor dining is not cutting it. mayor o g give an update. also today, state health and human services secretary dr. mark ghaly is expected to give an update. last week he explained how the new tiered system works for school who look to move forward with in-person learning. barbershops and malls to allow customers inside. sonoma, marin, san mateo, santa clara, napa all rolled back restrictions yesterday. they compared the wait to being in a boxing match. >> this is like being down in the last round and just using dth ro your strength to get up

nt sequires do their cutting and everything else outside. right now on our website you can see which tier your county is in and the businesses that are allowed to reopen. some will have restrictions, though. you can find all the details in the new fwguidelines at abc7news.com. a lot of concern of local schools getting waivers to hold in-person classes. dr. anthony fauci just spoke about this on "gma." jobina? >> dr. anthony fauci said to make it safe to reopen schools we need to stop the spread of covid-19 in the overall community. the nation's top infectious disease expect spoke on "gma" about an hour ago. reopening schools can be done safely in parts of the country. >> there are parts of the country that we call green zones where you could real impunity

open schools as long as you're careful about things. wearing masks and things like that. but areas of the country, part of the yellow zone and certainly in the red zone when there's a lot of viral activity in the community, you have have have careful look about if and how you're going to open the schools. your best way to get schools open is to decrease the level and rate of infection in your community. >> when asked to respond to the president's recent criticism, dr. fauci said, it's important to remember that they're on the same team when it comes to fighting against the virus. you can watch his full interview on "gma" at 7:00 right after abc7 mornings. reggie? >> thanks, jobina. your voice, your vote. joe biden accusing president trump of failing to keep americans safe during covid-19. the president said that biden is soft on crime. > you know what people are afraid of in america? afraid they're going to get

covid. they're afraid they're going to get sick and die. and that is in no small part because of you. >> we have to stop this horrible left wing ideology that seems to be permeating our country and basically its weakness. weakness on behalf of democrat politicians. >> biden also argued that the president mishandled the civil unrest triggered by police shootings of black people. in a recent interview with fox news police defended police officers who use deadly force saying sometimes they, quote, choke. and compared an officer firing on a suspect to a golfer who misses a shot. developing news this morning, containment is increasing in the three big fires that are burning right now in california. the scu lightning complex in parts of the east and south bay, it's 60% contained this morning. over 383,000 acres have burned. alameda county is no longer

under evacuation orders. the lnu lightning complex in the north bay is 66% contained. more than 375,000 acres have burned in that fire. and some of the evacuation orders have been reduced to warnings in napa county. lastly, the czu lightning complex in parts of the peninsula and santa cruz, it's just over 40% contained. over 85,000 acres have burned. cal fire says the priority at this point is getting people back into their homes. but first you have to make sure it's safe. crews are now focused on clearing out damaged trees so they don't fall. cal fire is reminding homeowners to check for hot spots on their property when they get back. fema is offering a financial assistance program to help displaced wildfire victims. this is a $500 one-time payment you don't have to pay it back. anyone who has been impacted severely by the wildfires can apply, including people in napa, san mateo, santa cruz, solano and sonoma counties.

part of critical needs assistance program but you need to know the deadline. you have to apply by september 5 5th. you can find more information about how you can do that on our website at abc7news.com. the rush is on to restore reusable water after the czu fire melted miles of pipeline. this happened in the area surrounding a stretch of highway 9. cities include brookdale, ben lomond and felton. the district says the infrastructure was installed above ground built to withstand earthquakes and mudslides. >> who engineered that product and decided not to bury it, not a good idea, obviously. because we're all going to hurt from it. >> a do not drink, do not boil notice has been sent to residents north of brookdale. contractors are working to restore 4.5 million gallons of

water that was lost. a protest in the east bay over the removal of an old tree. pleasanton officials say the eucalyptus at lions wayside park needs to go because it's a safety hazard. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in pleasanton with more on that. >> reggie, it's a huge tree. take a look. this will take a while to take this down. the city says this tree cannot be saved and it needs to come down before it starts falling down. possibly on people. they say it's just too dangerous to leave it here. some concerned residents say not so fast. we are hearing they plan to show up here this morning to protest. here is a picture of the tree in the daylight. this eucalyptus tree is at lions wayside park in pleasanton. the city says it is infected with a sulfur fungus and there is nothing they can do to treat it. locals estimate it's about 150 years old making it one of the oldest trees in pleasanton. and some are upset that it is coming down and they don't feel like the city properly notified

people. the city posted about the tree's removal on social media. some have said they will be here this morning to protest that might turn into a good-bye party for the tree. the city has said they plan to take it down today. live in pleasanton, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> yeah, that is tough because we saw with laura and with that derecho through iowa that falling trees tend to harm and kill people and we have our own wind events coming up in the latter parts of this month and then into october when those diablos kick in. hate to lose that tree. 55 in lafayette to 63 in antioch. partly cloudy skies in our east bay valleys. mid 50s to low 60s. 55 to about 62. just about everywhere under increasing clouds. let's take a look at your smoke forecast and you can see today it does split just a little bit as the winds pick up slightly this afternoon. and even tomorrow morning we wake up to the possibility of

some smoke hanging around. but notice it becomes thinner as we head to wednesday afternoon and thursday we'll wake up with the least amount of smoke this week. that is a good trend moving forward. that is why today is probably our last possible spare the air day. south bay. in the 60s through 10:00 with sunshine. touch the 80s for a couple hours this afternoon from 1:00 to 5:00. down in the 70s and 60s during the evening hours. north bay in the 80s for a couple hours from 2:00 to 5:00. 67 if you're heading out this evening. east bay valleys warmest will be in the 80s from about 1:00 all the way through 6:00. temperatures pretty close to average today. we're about 10 to 20 degrees warmer and hundreds coming this weekend. ular first, let's turn it over to jobina and look at the commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike, thank you. hundreds. all right. good morning, everyone. i have good news to report for

all of our commuters that are heading out the door because it is clear on our roadways. we're going to take a live look right now showing you san rafael 101 there. a little fog in the area, but looks pretty good from our camera here as you can see. very smooth ride. and i'm bringing back the drive times this morning. this is something we haven't seen in a while. so, tracy to dublin is going to be 37 minutes for that ride. antioch to concord 13 minutes and san rafael to san francisco 18-minute ride. if anything pops up, i'll be sure to let you know, reggie and kumasi. coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. >> also the race to find a coronavirus vaccine. how a law that came to be after 9/11 could boost our nation's efforts. also, a holiday gift from mariah carey is september 1st too early to be talking about christm

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it's 5:14. if you are just joining us the seven things to know. personal services like hair

salons and barbershops and nail salons have approval to open outdoors starting today. mayor london breed is it hinting at a big announcement about plans. she is updating us at 11:30 this morning. number two, governor newsom signed a bill to extend an eviction moratorium. protected from eviction until february of next year. and number three. keep that mask on. our 15th record setting consecutive spare the air day. but check out wednesday, thursday and friday. some cleaner air is on the way, but dangerous heat is coming this way also. number four president trump will visit kenosha, wisconsin, today, expected to meet with police officers but not with the family of jacob blake. the black man shot by police sparking protest in that city and across the country. number five today and tomorrow's a's games have been postponed after a number of

their traveling parties tested positive for covid-19. this morning they're self-isolating in houston. number six. i do have some positive news for your commute. we have no major blocking issues on our roadways right now as we take a live look outside showing you san jose and 101 looking good there. and number seven. protesters want to stop the city of pleasanton from cutting down this tree today. this is one of the oldest trees in the city, but officials say that the fungus infected eucalyptus cannot be saved and it needs to come down before it starts to fall down. in the race to discover a covid-19 vaccine, the fda chief said he is considering approving one before it even goes through normal clinical trials. this is not the first time the government used special emergency powers during a crisis. here's abc7 news anchor dan ashley. the tragic attacks of september 11th may seem to have little in common with the

covid-19 crisis, but 9/11 and the serious anthrax attacks that followed triggered a wave of emergency laws that yield critical power today. >> considerable concern in the bush administration that we would be attacked again. >> reporter: retired ken bernard headed up a special white house bioterrorism team and a wide-ranging law called the bioshield act of 2004. create a stockpile of vaccines as quickly as possible. >> well, of course. >> reporter: first, federal dollars poured into a market for vaccine development. pharmaceutical companies were ultimately granted protection from most liability and the secretary of health and human services, along with the fda, were given special authority to speed the release of promising drugs and vaccines. >> emergency use authorization gave the government the ability to declare a public health emergency or a need for that product that was more important

than the full licensesure pros. >> reporter: that is the legal driver for much of the government's emergency covid-19 response. it kickstarted a race for a covid vaccine and it federal agencies. >> delegates broad authority to an executive agency to solve a highly specialized problem. >> reporter: but the trump administration has yielded other bioshield problems early and often with mixed results. an emergency use authorization for the drug hydroxychloroquin touted by the president was reversed. and blood plam was approved after a back and forth over the scientific data and now published reports the administration is considering a fast track re vaccine possibly before the november

election. while the bioshield laws do provide emergency power, oversight responsibility ultimate lly rests with congres. >> if anybody starts to act in bad faith, congress will step in and do something about it. >> reporter: admiral bernard is proud of what bioshield has accomplished in the decades since 9/11 and he is also hopeful that the checks and balances in place will ensure it's used responsibly in the weeks and months ahead. >> scientists everywhere we are rea trying to reach out and give counterarguments when they think the national leadership has got off line. >> reporter: a law that may be needed to protect america again in the future. >> that was dan ashley reporting. abc7 news spent a week exploring the bay area's role in the possible coronavirus vaccines. you can watch our special series of reports on the race for a vaccine on our abc7 news app or

by going to abc7news.com. the upcoming holiday season would not be complete without this pop icon. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> mariah carey has a new holiday special coming out on apple tv plus. it is called mariah carey's christmas special and it is premiering later this year and surprise guest appearances. if you want to feel old, it has been 25 years since the singer released her hit song "all i want for christmas is you." >> did i just order her new book "the meaning of mariah," i may have. >> you don't have it already. that is really the only reason you don't have it is because it's not out. >> rude that i didn't get a preview copy but i'll forgive

this one time. >> you are her favorite news anchor. what happened there? >> i assume i'll be getting it any day now. >> right. >> there by september 9th. that's all i'm saying. >> spread your wings, butterfly. >> all right. here's a look at what's going on weatherwise. hi, everybody. welcome to tuesday. we're getting this because hopefully we're seeing an end to the spare the air day. let's talk about our accuweather highlights and today is the last one, fingers crossed. there are signs that tomorrow could be also a little unhealthy. seasonal lows and smog will linger tonight and building dangerous heat for the weekend. see the counterclockwise flow i. an area of high pressure that is building over top of us and that's why watch the cloud cover with that sinking air and expect more sunshine today and even along the coast. we'll get a little bit. temperatures will be pretty close to average with upper 70s around sunnyvale and milpitas

and 80 to 86 for the rest of the south bay. 72 to 78 along the peninsula. 62 to 65 along the peninsula coast and upper 60s to low 70s with downtown and san francisco and sausalito. 62 to 64 at the north bay coast and 79 to 84 through the valley. we'll have 69 in richmond and 70 in berkeley and mid 70 to 80 for the east bay shore. head inland and 86 in san ramon and brentwood to 91. tonight you can see the cloud cover not nearly as extensive and a little more fog out there the possibility and temperatures in the mid 50s to low 60s. wednesday, thursday. pretty quiet. friday, you may notice a little bit warmer, but you're definitely going to notice the 80s, 90s and 100s away from the coast. saturday, sunday even for the holiday monday and 70s and possibly 80s along the coast and into san francisco sunday and monday also. >> all right, thank you, mike. scooting around the city. the new transportation option. >> a policy change that could

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what are you doing in there? nothing! do it for yourself. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. now at 5:30, a major step forward in protecting rentersith psident t kenosha, wisconsin, today as he sparks new controversy about the police shooting in that city. shut t down again. it could actually be months before muni resumes rail service in san francisco. >> good morning.

welcome to september on this tuesday, the first of the month. >> we are here. and you are never more than seven minutes away from the accuweather forecast and mike. what happened to summer? didn't get tarettoo to really e did we? let's take a look at what's going on outside. you can see from our roof camera, we can see the ferry building and the bay bridge. the conditions are a little bit cleaner this morning, but still on our 15th consecutive spare the air day and that is a record setting one. the camp fire remember that from 2018. 14 consecutive days there. let's look at the air quality out there. go to the n b and places like vaccaville and sensitive and for the rest of us good to moderate as you head down to the monterey bay. let's talk about what is going to happen temperature way today. ukiah mid 90s and a few 80s around the bay places like fremont and mainly 70s there and

mid to upper 60s for san francisco and along the coast where we'll see more sunshine than we have the past couple of days. we still have that dangerous heat coming at us this weekend and an update on your seven-day forecast coming up soon. here's kumasi. >> thank you, mike. some relief for renters this morning. state lawmakers and governor newsom beat a midnight deadline to extend a eviction moratorium. julian glover is live to break all of this down for us. hey, julian. >> hi, kumasi. as you mentioned, this came down to the wire last night. the state moratorium with eviction will expire tomorrow on wednesday. now we know the new protections in place for renters and will last through february of next year. 2021. let's walk you through exactly what's inside of this bill assembly bill 3088. so, tenants are protected from covid-19 related evictions until february 1st of 2021. as long as covid-19 related hardships are presented.

this had to have occurred between the start of the pandemic, march the 4th, through august 31st, yesterday. now, moving forward starting today, tenants must. gin paying at least 25% off rent due to avoid eviction and the bill states a tenant cannot be evicted for unpaid rent during this time. relief for now but for many renters and property owners alike, this just kicks the can further down the road. >> many rental providers have had to forego mortgage payments on their rental units. they had to defer paying taxes and also concerned that the longer the pandemic and the 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. >> just keep going back to the idea that the government itself told people to stop working. you know, like you've got to give people more time before you start evicting and foreclosing for not being able to pay the bills. >> now, landlords can begin

recovering their past due rent as early as march 1st of next year. that is month after those protections expire. in a statement san francisco mayor london breed praised the bill. we know some landlords will likely be unsatisfied with ts it does not address foreclosures or mortgage forbearance. for now, relief for those renters. for now reporting live, julian glover, abc7 news. california now has the most coronavirus cases in the nation. at 712,000. and while that might seem kind of grim, there are some bright spots here. the state reported 4,176 new cases yesterday. and that is well below the seven-day average which is just over 5,000. 28 people died, but that is the lowest number that we've seen in quite some time. the seven-day positivity rate is 4.9%. it's been a while since it's dipped below 5% and the

positivity rate is a pretty indicator of how rapidly covid-19 is spreading. small businesses in san francisco are getting help to stay safe against covid-19. mayor london breed helped hand out ppe to businesses. the mission, bay view and virus. ppe includes over a million surgical masks. 600,000 face shields and 150,000 bottles of hand sanitizer. now abc7 news live desk update. this morning, president trump is vowing to move forward with his plans to visit kenosha, wisconsin, despite calls for him to cancel the trip. the president is set to visit the city as the deals with protests following the police shooting with jacob blake. yesterday mr. trump defended kyle rittenhouse the teenager accused of shootingi and killin two protesters in kenosha. >> he was trying to get away from them. he would have probably been killed. it's under investigation. >> they urged the president not

to come saying his visit would dolittle to he little to heal t wounds. he does not have plans to visit the family of jacob blake. >> thank you, jobina. new this morning, state lawmakers passed a bill to prevent racially motivated 911 calls. this bill would make calling 911 to harass many instances of this in recent years where people wrongfully called police on black people. ceeporow, the discrimination. sad new development in the wildfires burning throughout northern california. the u.s. forest service says now that a firefighter has died while battling the august complex fires. this happened yesterday in the

mendocino national forest. a second firefighter is receiving medical attention. the forest service has so far not released any more details. the august complex has burned 236,000 acres. it is 20% contained. the lnu lightning complex is now 66% contained. more than 375,000 acres have burned in sonoma, napa, lake, solono and some evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings. 1,200 structures have been destroyed. the czu lightning complex is now 41% contained. nearly 1,500 structures have been st re in sanmaou and the rest in santa cruz county. cal fire has lifted all evacuation orders and warnings in alameda county for the scu lightning complex. in santa clara county, some ofrders have been lifted and

others have been downgraded toern waings. the scu lightning complex fire has destroyed more than. than. . 383,000 acres and damaged 18 more. despite the progress on these fires, wildfire smoke still lingers in the air for many of us. abc7 news was in novato where the pollution index was in the unhealthy range yesterday. >> it's horrible. it's awful. it's hard to be outside. >> it's bad for everybody right now. >> it's terrible. it's making my throat sore. >> there were reports of bad air from petaluma to the peninsula. and spare the you can follow fire statewide with our exclusive wildfire tracker and also shows you air quality data. the abc7 fire tracker is available now at abc7news.com and our abc7 news app.

coming up, double duty. we're going to introduce you to the 72-year-old man who says that it is a privilege to serve not only as a front line worker, but in two different ways. masking up. uber started this system for drivers a few months back and now changes are coming for riders. but, first, we'll check in with mike nicco. hey, mike. >> hey, reggie. thank you very much. hi, everybody. thanks for joining us this tuesday morning. let's start off with neighborhood temperatures under cloudy conditions in the east bay. upper 50s to low 60s. we have 56 in castro valley the cool spot to 61 next door in hayward. else where we have 55 to 61 degrees. the same as it has been. but the air quality is a little bit cheleaner this morning. the smog is not as thick. you can see it thins out a little bit as we head into the afternoon hours. overnight with high pressure building and the marine layer being compressed and the winds

not being out we could see unhealthy air tomorrow morning and that could prompt a continuation of the spare the air alert. you could definitely see a thinning as we head into wednesday afternoon and also as we head into thursday afternoon and that is a good trend. let's take a look at our microclimates for san francisco and we're in the 50s through 10:00 and mid 60s from noon all the way through about 6:00 with mixture of clouds and sunshine. let's head over to the east bay and we're in the 60s through 10:00. sunshine and low to mid 70s noon through about 5:00. and on the peninsula just a little bit warmer by noon we're 74. by 4:00 we're 80 but by 8:00 we're comfortable back around 67 degrees. heat advisories, watches, warnings and all possible this weekend. i'll have that forecast coming up and here's jobina with a look at the morning commute. how's it going, jobina? >> you know, it's going pretty well out there, mike. good morning, everyone. i'm really going to breeze through this traffic report and bring you a live picture showing the bay bridge toll plaza.

that is our busiest spot right now. look at the overall bay bridge here but i'm just going to check and no metering lights are on at thplaza d et by t bdg and definitely is there. no metering lights and it is slow. i'll keep an eye and update from the chp and let you know when it comes in. happening today officials are expected to announce that the muni metro subway closure will last until next year. trains return on august 22nd but service stopped just two days later because metal used to connect the overhead wires isn't strong enough and it's breaking. transportation director jeffrey tumline said the closure would last for weeks and now it appears the closure will extend through the end of the year. muni says it needs the time to replace the wires and develop a plan to restore rail and trolley service. buses will replace the we made usaa insurance for veterans like liz and mike. when their growing family meant growing expenses,

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now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> 5:42. i have some good news. check out how clear it is and not as smoggy. west wind at 15 miles per hour and just the smoke and haze, which isn't as prevalent as yesterday but still out there that means you should have caution when you're traveling or commuting today. here's a look at the temperatures you can expect as we look at a clear san jose where it's 58 degrees. mid to upper 50s through 7:00. we'll stay in the 60s at the coast today while we'll hit the mid to upper 70s around the bay. 76 to 78 inland and back in the 50s, 60s and 70s at 8:00. outside the bay area, the poorest air quality will be in the southern san joaquin valley through 5:00 and air quality warning. so, if you're traveling that way, grab your mask, you'll need it. let's go to the live desk for an update. >> abc7 news live desk updait. san francisco based uber is

working on a new covid-19 safety feature. it will soon require passengers that wearing a in the app face covering. so, what we're learning here is that the technology scans your face and can even tell if the mask is covering your nose. uber says it won't store the biometric data. the photo will be in the system for just four days in case a complaint is filed. repeated mask violators will be banned from using the uber app. the safety feature launches in a few weeks and you can find more of this and it will be on "gma" coming up after abc7 mornings. controversial gig economy law. "the chronicle" is reporting that musicians, translators, writers, web designers and photographers are among the groups that state lawmakers have voted to exempt from ab5. they can be considered independent contractors if they

meet strict conditions and otherwise are considered employees. this law was aimed at ride share companies like lyft and uber and are backing a measure on the november ballot. in santa clara county an alleged bribery scheme has taken a surprising turn. one of the defendants has just pled guilty to concealing a plan involving sheriff laurie smith's re-election bid in 2018. christian west is the former ceo of security firm as solution. he admits his company was involved in a deal to pay $90,000 to a committee supporting smith's nexchge, his firm would get at least a dozen concealed carry permits. >> this is an effort on our office to make sure that the public's business is conducted ethically and appropriately. >> under the plea deal, felony charges against west will be reduced to misdemeanors if he cooperates with the

investigation. a grand jury indicted four others, including sheriff captain james jensen last month. as containment grows on the bay area wildfire recovery is what is important now. but for somepuente created its own fire relief fund. helping hundreds of families who had to evacuate from the czu lightning complex. a long-term challenge for many families and half of residents below poverty level of $26,000 for a family of four. >> a lot of the people that lost work hours are farm workers. but also the people that work at the local restaurants, the local shops are losing business. >> now, in addition to cash, puente says it especially needs diapers, wipes and toiletries. you can donate by calling puente. the number is on skroyour scree. you can make a donation on my

website and we have all of this information on our website, as well. abc7news.com. we're hearing from a prominent bay area surgeon who is also serving on the front lines in california's battle against the wildfires. >> it's an onhar ahonor and pri to serve. >> so, this is dr. jim betts. he's been a pediatric surgeon in oakland for nearly four decades. and he works as a volunteer firefighter. in recent weeks, he helped fight the dolan fire near big sur. >> this is a very unusual year. we've got covid and the pandemic and we have the fires in big sur and our hospital duties here. we have all the political unrest that is going around the nation. to me, it's been a privilege to be able to become a pediatric surgeon, as well as a firefighter. >> dr. betts is turning 73 soon and he doesn't have any plans to

retire from either one of his jobs. wow. okay. well now i feel like i've done absolutely nothing with my life. >> not a thing. >> not a thing. we still have plenty of time to try. >> ye >> iik at so, we still have time. let's take a look at what we are looking at today besides what an idol there and hero. let's walk out to the expl exploratorium at pier 15 and see what we can find. you can see not nearly as smoggy as it was this time yesterday. air just a little bit cleaner and just about 56 in downtown san francisco. spare the air, record 15th consecutive day today. hazy but slightly healthier air tomorrow. and that will be tempered by some dangerus heat. we can't escape the weather this week whatsoever. two areas of high pressure starting to dominate our forecast and that's why as you watch the fog forecast, we're going to see it melt away quicker and even along the

coast, we'll see a little less cloud cover as we head into the afternoon and early evening hours. let's take a look at our microclimate temperatures start down in the south bay and milpitas and sunnyvale and 80 to 86 for everybody else with san jose around 82. 72 to 78 is our spread on the peninsula. about 62 to 65 along the coast. and then you can see upper 60s to near 70 for downtown, south san francisco, sausalito. 62 to 64 at the north bay coast and 79 and low to mid 80s through most of the north bay. how about a 69 in richmond. 70 in berkeley and then mid 70s to a80s for the rest of the eas bay shore. tonight you could see even less cloud cover and hopefully less smoke than this morning with temperatures comfortable, once again. mid 50s to low 60s. slightly cooler wednesday and thursday as we transition to some cleaner air. warming trend begins friday, but you'll notice the dangerous air

saturday, sunday and monday. dangerous heat 80s, 90s and 100s. have a good one. >> thank you, mike. more international flights rminals back closed all 15 gate concourse a back in april when airlines first made cuts because the coron pandemic. and although air travel is still a fraction of what it was this time last year, the airport is still preparing for flights to come back in the next few weeks. emirites will start flying to dubai hub and united will add flights to shanghai and air canada will resume flights to montreal in october. real-life wiconda. yesterday he unveiled plans for

the $6 billion project in senegal where he spent most of his childhood. plans for akon city include a resort, casino and residential living and crypto currency and police station. >> you know, i had a great time when i took my trip to ghana. so, i think i would go to akon city in a minute. i was going to say, but you didn't create kumasi city. when is that coming? >> it's just there. i haven't taken it over yet. >> i see, you planted the seeds and you're just waiting for it to grow. >> take things a little slow. >> got it. new at 6:00, a virtual concert of sorts was already one of the most popular instagram live series going on during quarantine until senator kamala harris showed up. we'll explain what happened last night. all right. but, first, amazon one step closer to delivering packages to you like ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) once-weekly ozempic® is helping

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a deal for tiktok operations could be announced as soon as today. oracle, walmart have been talks to buy the popular app. president trump threatened to ban tiktok unless it is sold by its chinese parent company bytedance. they have given it until september 20th. the sale price is expected to be at least $20 billion. amazon just got the green light for its prime air drone delivery fleet. you won't get any packages this way any time soon but testing drone deliveries. the company hasn't said yet where or when those tests are going to happen. queen and adam lambert are coming out with a new album this fall. the band had to call off its summer tour because of the pandemic, but they're making it up to fans.

their upcoming album "queen and adam around the world" has highlights from more than 200 live performances. the album will be released on cd, dvd and vinyl. >> it's a thing. >> the kids love it. >> so are 70-year-old0-year-oldd doing awesome things. most of the members of queen are in their 70s now. we have a spare the air today. our 15th consecutive record setting but look at wednesday, thursday and friday. a little bit of a break before that obnoxious and potentially dangerous heat hits us this weekend. here's a look at saturday and i think these temperatures are underdone along the coast and into san francisco where i think some 80s are going to take over in parts of san francisco this weekend. so, as you look at sunday looks to be the hottest day and monday still within a couple degrees of

sunday's temperatures. we're going to have to be careful when the watches, warnings and advisories issued by the weather service. i'll let you know. kumasi? coming up, teens during the pandemic. some are sharing their thoughts on how they're coping with everything. a highly anticipated reopening in san francisco. mayor london breed teasing a big announcement. we will tell you what you can expect. the city of pleasanton said it is time to say good-bye to this old eucalyptus tree but some residents say not so fast. that story coming up. plus, a strong earthquake rocking south america this morning. brand-new video of the shaking as its new the news

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. >> i don't know how else to say it. the barbers are behind on rent and behind on mortgages and barbers that have family members and kids that they have to take care of. kids they have to feed, including myself. >> people need to get their hair cut. we are - - strong argument for why san francisco needs to reopen right now. a big change in the city starting today. protesters set up to take action over the removal of this

tree. here's a live look at downtown pleasanton. why they believe the tree is way too important to cut down. >> you know i love a tree. >> and i'm focused on the man who said we're going to look like werewolves. >> i felt him on that. >> he's true. he's right. it's true. >> we felt him on that. everybody except mike who has his own personal barber. you and reggie. >> that's true. >> i'm trying to read your lips because i can't hear you. >> oh, no, friend. >> you said something about personal barber. >> yeah, i just got a text from the professional, so, that's good that things are starting to open and she's getting back to work. let's talk about weather. maybe we can fix my ifb here in a second so i can hear you guys. we'll go out to the roof camera where we have 54 degrees and much cleaner the air than this

time yesterday