excessive heat and high fire danger. >> we approach a very hot weekend, medical experts are concerned aboutf covid-19 cases. >> tonight more residents are returning home, evacuation orders across parts of the mountains reduced to warnings. >> fires in the wine country may be easing up for now but the troubles getting itting is gettg wine growers. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> tomorrow we will probably stay most of the day with the air conditioning on. >> that sounds like a great

idea. we are expecting brutally hot temperatures. add in the poor air quality, a record setting 18th consecutive spare the air day today. >> and concerns about a spike in coronavirus cases from large gatherings. live team coverage on the heat wave. >> reporter: this is a heat wave that is going to be extreme and dangerous. let's take a look at the excessive heat wave that starts tomorrow until 11:00 and covers all inland areas. the risk of heat illness will be running high to very high. temperatures in the morning at 8:00 a.m.

you will be over 100 degrees byg up. north, northeasterly winds will develop. offshore wind drives it even more. i will be back to show you how extreme our weather will return for the second half coming up. >> we have a live air quality tracker on the website so you can see what the conditions are like outside. >> extreme heat could strain the state's power grid, and that is why there is a flex alert for this holiday weekend and a possibility of more rolling blackouts. i know i can hear you groaning through the tv. but they are not planning any right now.tility companies will

focus on conservation during peak >> celebrate the labor day weekend responsibly. temperatures are expected to hit triple digits. luz. >> reporter: there will be seven centers here to help the residents cool off a bit and this will be open sunday at 5:00 p.m. many areheave a place to come to. >> record breaking temperatures are predicted to hit the bay area this weekend. >> 107 tomorrow. >> sunday is expected to be the hottest day with temperatures reaching up to 116 degrees.

we have been able to spend outside because of the air quality. we are taking our chance to get in our outside time before it heats up. >> reporter: a combination of the heat plus the holiday weekend is exactly why medical experts are highly concerned about, pointing to a possible spike of covid-19 cases. >> a lot of noses and mouths will get together without masks on. >> reporter: that could bring us back to square one. it is not about the venue but our behavior. >> it does not matter if you are outdoors, in the sun, with 20 of your closest friends you have not seen in three months opposed to be indoors thought of riskier but two other people you have been with in the last few weeks. >> reporter: with over ,000 covid-19firmed

contra cta count a brief screening and once they came in. >> this weekend's heat wave was expected t 100s. visitors are not allowed a point raised national seashore in the bay. the fitzgerald marine reserve is closed in san mateo county. that is due to coverage for the

wildfires. santa cruz closed all of their beaches expect for a few hours a day. pacifica's beaches starts in morning. >> i think the whole thing has been confusing. >> it is confusing. the closuree fire and evacuations but it gets confusing. >> reporter: suffer's up in pacifica but it won't stay that way for labor day weekend. all four of the city's beaches will be closed. the pacifica police captain explains there will be an enforcement but are hoping for voluntary compliance. >> we will have officers monitoring the beach and park rangers augmenting our eurag

ing onca rhe te in half moon bay. >> hearing the other beaches would have been open, it is confusing. >> if you ask them it doesn't make sense, paired with the fear the large crowds could deal deal another covid surge. city manag said it doesn't have the authority to close all of the beaches. but locals christina gong and jonathan shoe are hoping people follow the rules. >> go out to the bchess. wear your >> which bay area beaches are

going to be open and closed? it is confusing. we have a complete list on our website abc7.com. >> it is a similar message along the russian river, please stay away. that didn't stop people from trying to beat the heat and they worry beach goers may not socially distance and labor day arrived just as -- >> we love our visitors but folks trying to arrive here fme during the week or on another weekend. >> big crowds flocked the russian river and now locals worry about a repeat performance for the unofficial end of summer. >> firefighters keep making progress against the three biggest fires burning in california. scu complex burned nearly

000 santa cruz mountains, the czu complex burned more than 86,000 acres. tonight welcome news for evacuees, more than 6,300 were allowed back into their homes. take a look at the interactive map created by cal fire. residents can find out which zone they live in. the red area indicates under evacuation orders and green repopulation zones. here is amanda with details on the long awaited return. >> an eerie silence remains as residents slowly make their way mountains. >> we got home this afternoon and we have been in a motel for

16 days now. >> like many they have two hours to evacuate after 29 years of living in the mountains, she said there was little fear as she started to put her trust in first responders. residents were thanking the unofficial responding crews, amateur brigades that formed to fight fires there. sky 7 captured widespread office confirming the fire torched more than 1,400 structures across santa cruz counties. >> green means you can fully occupy, it is 100% okay. a red tag is do not enter. a yellow tag is thll be instructionsan occupy o enter. >> wild roots opened their doors

to help those repopulating replenish. >> we welcome the rush. >> reporter: fully stocked with essential goods and gallons of waters to get residents through the do not drink and do not boil notice. >> it is okay we have to replenish our food. >> we have the latest on our website abc7news.com. >> i think anybody that wears a uniform in law enforcement would have been doing the same thing. hear from the off duty peninsula officer who pulled two teens to safety. >> the fires in the wine country may be easing up for now, but the trouble is getting started for the grape growers and wine

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the lives of two teenagers.enag. a teenage boy crawled out of the wrecked car, a 2017 maserati, a teenage girl managed to get out of the car but collapses dangerously close to fire. >> the car was not doing well at that point. >> reporter: he dragged her to safety. bystanders also helped. he said it is as if everyone knew what they had to do. >> it is a high traffic area. there are trucks and semis. we all started to work together without communicating. >> reporter: the teens were 14 and 15. somehow they stole and crashed

the luxury suv. investigators say speed was a factor. they lost control and then slammed into the guard rail. >> anybody that wears a uniform in law enforcement would have done the same thing. areaati was taken from dad ajore without permission. >> east bay residents took a stand against gun violence.

these locals joined elected cle neighborhoods hit the hardest. the mayor urged residents to be a part of the change. in the first half of 2020 oakland saw an 18% increase in cases where a gun was used. >> some malls, museums, of worship, gyms and restaurants are expected to get the okay on tuesday but with significant

limitations. they may open for in-person instruction from the county stays in the lower risk tier for two consecutive weeks. they have to wear face coverings. the malls feel business will rebound. big things get better with the turnaround. the indoor areas are limited to about 2,500 shoppers at a time. you are wondering where your county lands on the new color-coded plan. we have shown where each county stands right now. >> in the north bay it is not

just the pandemic and danger of wildfires. wine country is facing what could be a disaster. smoke taint. >> rep us. >> no matter which way the wind blows smoke has been drifting in for weeks. best known for olives they also grow wine grapes. later in the fall after much of the grape harvest. growers are sending fruit to be.

this week results have started to come in. >> these are pinot noir grapes, smoke but they have tested positive for -- >> it is devastating. it is an entire year's worth of work. >> reporter: tony manages 3,000 ac acres they hope to harvest 80% of the grapes. time will tell when they can test more grapes

>> a lot of people are concerned about how hot it will be yeah.nd. larry and ama, they should be concerned because this will be an excessive heat wave. it will bring a high risk of heat illness for air quality and fire damage but the entire region no kids in cars. excessive heat warnings in pink. definitely it will be a big ridge of high pressure dernghel

north of us. a live look right now, that is just a beautiful view. here is a live look. record temperatures expected over the next three days. gusty winds and d next week. air quality has been in the good to the moderate range and that is still the case but in livermoore. it is an indication how much the air quality will fluctuate as smoke from the wildfires continues to impact us. sunday, moderate for all areas. low 50s to the 60s.

tomorrow afternoon they are going to rise rapidly. coastal areas will be warm. downtown san francisco, 90s. 98 in santa rosa. in the east bay it will be well above e. 84 oakland. 94 freemont. head inland, you are in the triple digit range. accuweather seven-day forecast, look at sunday. that is extreme. upper 70s along the coast and then high fire danger going in to tuesday.

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