breaking news. >> that breaking news is out of southern california. two los angeles county sheriff's deputies are fighting for their lives after investigators say they were ambushed and shot inside their patrol vehicle. a massive search now underway for this man seen in surveillance video tweeted by the l.a. county sheriff. we're not showing the moment the man opens fire. it is quite disturbing. the sheriff called the shooting a, quote, cowardly act. both deputies, a 31-year-old mother and 24-year-old man, just underwent suffragergery a short ago. each have only been with the sheriff's office for 14 months. we will keep you posted here and on the app with any new developments. good evening, eric thomas. rlier today in the bay are matts

this was the 26th consecutive spare-the-air day. tomorrow and monday are, also, spare-the-air days. abc 7 news meteorologist is here with a look at when things will clear up. frances. >> yeah, eric, it's going to take a couple more days and want to show you why it looked like that today. here is a look at the visible satellite image from today and look at all the smoke just blowing over the bay area. coming from our south and, also, our east. and we have high pressure in place, right now, but i am tracking a system that's going to move towards oregon. and that's going to bring us an increased onshore flow. even though tonight we have some very thick smoke, notice, tomorrow, with the smoke, we will see less smoke in the bay area and even decreases into monday. and the bay-area management district. but look at tuesday and wednesday. we can expect moderate air quality then and finally get

outdoors. eric. >> all right. frances, thank you very much. this is what the air looked like in oakland today near the arena. oakland convention center are two sites city staff are looking at for long-term clean air centers and they will talk about the plan on tuesday. the city's first centers opened just on friday. abc 7 news reporter, lauren martinez, has our story. >> i brought my -- my chrome book and my hot spot that i have my -- my wi-fi through. >> reporter: oakland resident teddy moorhead is charging her devices at the library which has now opened as a clean air center. >> i can start to feel like my breathing was getting a little tight so i decided to come ov here. >> reporter: moorhead became homeless at the end of june and now sleeps in a car, exposed to all e ske outside. ishais datfr b thoha oakland ope to all the smoke. >> tommy orange book.

yay. life of pi. >> moorhead said she is okay on food and masks. she just needs one thing. >> just some clean air. >> people who are suffering like this are the reason that i have been fighting so hard to clean the air, and to open these clean air centers. >> reporter: oakland city council president, rebecca kaplan, has been vocal since july about getting prepared with clean air centers stating this was going to be a bad fire season. >> which is something that is expected to only worsed in the time ahead. and so, we need to make sure we are prepared to have all our community be protected. i absolutely am frustrated it took the administration this long to open something up. we can't just abandon people to suffer, in these situations. >> reporter: for moorhead, she is grateful for the air center and says she always tries to stay positive during a dark time. >> yeah. it has been. but i found some l-ndy always

li ted sla sunday. in oakland, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. >> poor air quality forced the city of santa clara to shut down many outdoor facilities and programs for the weekend. visitors saw a closed sign at santa clara skate park. officials also closed santa clara's international swim center and athletic fields. walk-up curbside services are suspended at the santa clara public library as well. two clean air centers opened in san jose. one at the community center. the other is at the tully community branch library. visitors will have access to socially distanced seating, water, free wi-fi, and power outlets. everyone who checks in must be wearing a face covering and do a quick health screening. both sites will be open from 10:00 in the morning till 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. and you can tekeep track of air quality levels where you live by using our website. the link is at the top of our home page. in santa clara right now, you

can see the region is red or unhealthy. website purple air has the air quality index at levi stadium hovering around 180 right now. that number, tomorrow, could make or break the 49ers game. sports anchor chris alvarez here to tell us more. >> shanahan described the skies as apocalyptic. the nfl will closely monitor the air quality. 1:25 scheduled kickoff. 9 frs a 9ers and cardinals at levis. the game could be postponed or moved to a different time sunday. or moved to monday. or other options could be explored. >> if it happens sunday, my understanding is if it gets to 200, that's when the nfl will start really discussing what to do with the game. i don't think that's my decision, at all. i know it's not. thank goodness. so we'll just see what happens. hopefully, won't get there. hopefully, it'll be safe. >> once again, you have to give thanks to all the essel er o t

igin fir for us throughout the nation, especially on the west coast. >> so it's been a long time since we've seen the 9ers. super bowl game in miami. more 9ers coverage coming up in sports. we'll have sports coming up in a little bit, eric. >> just like you, my fingers are crossed. chris, thank you very much. that poor air quality he was just talking about and subsequent lack of activities is also taking a toll on people's mental health. at least one san francisco psychologist has seen an increase in patients feeling isolated and depressed. abc 7 news reporter luz pena has the story. >> it's great to see people te fror on tthird floor of ands, goldsmith enjoys the sound of the first signs of normalcy. a combination of covid, fires, and now the smoke, are keeping him inside. >> had a headache all day long. >> i also asked you online, is the smoke making you sick?

many of you replied, yes. a dry cough. someone else saying, yes, today, i had a bad headache while i was working. >> reporter: doctor of clinical psychology andrea sorbas is seeing increase in patients reporting signs of depression. >> people get seasonal effective disorder and that's just a form of depression, caused by, you know, clouds, rain, fog, and we're kind of experiencing that, right now. >> reporter: this couple is relying on each other. >> either one of us is sort of on the edge of a crisis, at any time. >> doctor recommends to reach out to a family friend or family members or pick up hobbies during these smoky days. >> do the best that you can while you're he to try that recipe you never tried. >> doing just that. on a regular saturday, he would be at the beach. >> instead, i am going to work on a puzzle.

i am going to read some of the books i've been wanting to read. i am going to bake. >> reporter: he hadn't left the house in three days. but tonight, he made a quick exception to share on the joy. >> my four favorite cookies. so i make them all the time. >> thank you. >> reporter: and remember, this smoke is not going to last forever. in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> if you or someone you love is struggling with mental health issues, we have resources on our website. just go to abc 7 news.com/take action. president trump is coming to california on monday to be briefed on the wildfires burning across the state and, of course, causing all this smoke we have been talking about. the president's spokesperson tells abc news he will be visibilitying the base for firefighter operations in the state. he will be briefed by local and leers. president trums stahe's beenalne emergency officials. mr. trump was in california in 2018 to tour damage from the

camp fire in butte county. and there are dozens of fires burning across the state, right now. we've put together this map so you can see some of the major ones, like the creek and north complex. in california, alone, more than 3 million acres have burned, this season, with no end in sight. the august complex in mendocino county alone, the largest in state history. here is the latest on the north complex. that series of fires has now killed 12 people after three more bodies were discovered today. the fires have bufrned more tha 252,000 acres. cal fire says all those fires are now 21% contained. forecasters expect strong winds to continue and that will blow smoke and reduce visibility for firefighters battling those flames. the creek fire is now 6% contained. firefighters believe it will take more than a month to fully contain it. flames have burned 196,000 acres

across fresno in the sierra foothills and the creek fire still threatens more than 14,000 buildings. it's already destroyed 365 be 4, jt eight days broke out ago. some of the items lost in the wildfires can never be replaced. >> it was just i never wanted him forgotten. now, it's all gone. just -- it's just hard. you know? >> jenny's son was killed in action and now, the cabin built in his honor has been destroyed in the creek fire. she said the greatest lost is that she kept irreplaceable commendation medals and pictures at the cabin. they're, now, all gone. one firefighter working to save homes lost his own. >> i feel like i just got sentenced to a life in prison, in an aspect. because i lost everything and i got nothing to show for. >> around 45,000 people have been evacuated because of the creek fire. amid the devastation of

these fires, we did find a moment of hope. the butte county sheriff's office shared pictures of a puppy being rescued in berry creek. that town was virtually wiped oute wildfire. the puppy had minor burns but now being cared for in chico. authorities were able to track down the property owner who had to rush to evacuate. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11. >> there's -- i've never seen this before. there is an input on the computer that you tested positive for covid? >> yes. >> that is just the start. wait till you hear what the student tells a police officer, there to break up the party. and two campaigns. two very differentaget an in-person rally. while the biden campaign held a virtual event. and bay-area stores aren't just selling out of air

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there is a pretty significant development with california's battle to stop the spread of the coronavirus. the state did report 4,100 new cases. that's above the one-week average. but the positivity rate. take a look. the seven-day dipped to 3.6%. and then, there's the 14-day rate. it is at -- rather, 3.9%. excuse me. this is the first time in a while we have seen both rates under 4%. the positivity rate is a good indicator of how rapidly covid-19 is spreading. body camera footage shows a police officer breaking up a party at miami university of ohio. the officer runs one young man's i.d. and that's when things really take a bizarre turn. >> i've never seen this before. there's an input on the computer that you tested positive for covid? >> yes. >> when was this? >> this was on -- a week ago. >> are you supposed to be

quarantining? >> yeah. that's why i'm at my house. >> so you have other people here and you're positive for covid? you see the problem? >> yeah. i mean, they were honestly all walking by. owanthere he covid? >> they all do. >> everybody has it? and everybody over here has it? >> two people there, too. >> altogether, six people inside the home wherefoere cited. that means they could face fines of $500 each. the university has not commented on the case. it's had more than 1,100 confirmed covid cases in the past two weeks. on the peninsula, a black lives matter mural has been unveiled at city hall. the goal is to support the movement and show solidarity with communities of color. this mural is temporary and 12 . during that time, the city will get feedback on whether city hall or another area is the

well, some people are turning to military-grade gas masks to protect themselves from breathing the dangerous air we've had this week. a surplus store tells us sales have been brisk for gas masks during the past few weeks, right around the time many large wildfires began in northern california. >> we've sold out of five different styles. we have about a dozen styles but we've sold out of five different styles. >> prices start at about $10, and go all the way up to $200. and you may want to check with the retailer before you buy one because not all these masks will filter out smoke. in the south bay, owners of vintage and exotic cars joined forces, today, to raise money for a charity that serves children fighting rare diseases jose, while patients from coastal kids home -- coastal kids home care enjoyed the

sight. that organization specializes in caring for medically fragile children, who have to be isolated to stay alive. a young cancer survivor shared her message of hope. >> i've learned that it is so important to not let cancer bringdo. >> this is the most exciting day we've had in a long time. i think we -- we all needed this, today. >> well, today's car parade replaced coastal kids home car's usual fundraiser called touch a truck. it had to be cancelled because of the pandemic. if there's one thing to make this even peec would have been . but we'll find out when that is ' going to change right now. >> here is a look at live doppler 7. we have clouds all the coast and there is going to be a dense fog advisory as well until 9:00 tomorrow morning. in addition to the haze, we are dealing with some fog at the beaches. be very careful heading through the area. it's really tough to drive in those spots. and use your low beams and leave

lots of space ahead of you. half moon bay is down to a fourth mile visibility right now. and because of the haze, we have jt gou got just a few miles visibility. livermore, two miles as well. you can see some of those hazy conditions outside with this live camera shot from emeryville. san jose, 69 degrees. and half moon bay at 54 degrees. this time, we are looking at walnut creek. just -- oh, you can see that smog in the air. so, santa rosa and novato in the upper 50s. and low 70s right now in concord and also in livermore. current air quality, for the most part, is unhealthy. in fact, it's still very unhealthy right now. in concord, we've got ae is goingext fewutrt stillght ll be in the 50s with hazy

conditions as well and fog. even possibly some drizzle near half moon bay and along the peninsula coastline. temperatures in the low 50s to upper 50s. fremont, 58. san francisco, 56 degrees. tomorrow's temperature, little bit under the normal what we would expect for this time of year. san francisco, 66. so under hazy skies, once again. oakland, 71. san jose, 78. our warmest spots in the interior locations will be mid to upper 80s. a antioch, 86 degrees. cloverdale, 87 degrees. we are going to be stuck with the smoke once again tomorrow. but here is a forecast animation. here's here's how things play off. it starts off tonight. notice we're still in the pinks and oranges so we got more smoke, right now. and then, tomorrow, as the sea breeze starts to pick up in the afternoon, we will still see smoke throughout the whole day. but notice, we switch and will be in the greens, instead. so slightly less smoke. and then, monday, hopefully, the

sea breeze continues to increase as this area of low pressure heads our direction. we will even see less smoke. so still smoke in the air, but not as much as today. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. couple more days of spare the air. smoke and haze tomorrow. still expected to be unhealthy on monday. and then, the bay-area air quality management district is forecasting moderate air quality by tuesday and wednesday. looking good. the area of low pressure might even bring us some coastal drizzle on thursday, and even a slight chance of rain to areas to our north. partly cloudy on saturday. but looks like, hopefully, we'll start to see that better air quality midweek and continue into the weekend. eric. >> frances, thank you very much. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00. what type of candy will be missing from store shelves this halloween? why peeps are going on pause until next easter. hey, my twitter is blowing up! dear jack box, bring back the spicy chicken strips, still waiting for the spicy chicken strips, so many about spicy chicken strips. wow, i hear you.

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visit this time of year. so one step at a time. we're just happy to get open today. and then, we'll see what's next. >> today's tours actually sold out. guests can also explore the winchester mystery house from their own homes with a 360 tour or a video tour. time to talk sports now with chris alvarez. >> coming up in sports. oakland a's star, matt chapman is out for the rest of the season as he prepared for hip surgery.

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>> there it is. proof that better air quality is on the way. look in that blue circle out there. off the coast of california. that image from the national weather service shows the cleaner air offshore. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm eric thomas. for more, now, we turn to meteorologist, frances lawson. when is it going to get here, frances? >> at least a couple days. that's because we have strong, high pressure right now bringing us winds from the southeast. in fact, you can take a look at today's satellite-visible image and you just see all the smoke blowing over the bay area and covering much of the state. but we are tracking area of low pressure that's moving in. and as it does, we will see an increased sea breeze. still a lot of smoke tonight overnight into tomorrow. but you notice, we start to see less smoke tomorrow evening. we start to move into the lighter greens. and then, even less on monday. so i'll have the complete accuweather forecast and let you know when you can head outside soon, eric. >> all right. we will see you in a few minutes, frances, thanks.

the air quality was so bad again today, it shut down plans for many across the bay area. but for those who did venture out, there was just no escaping the bad air. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has our story. >> reporter: we caught up with jamie after he ran eight miles along the san francisco waterfront on a day when the air looked like this. unhealthy. >> got to keep, you know, the fitness up and, you know, just use the tools that i have. so, so far, so good, with this -- this mask here. >> reporter: experts say smoke from wildfires is giving the west coast the worst air quality >>nee t a is not s ek. healthy. >> reporter: that bad air prompted alcatraz to cancel tours of the rock. >> did you want to go to alcatraz? >> yes, we wanted to. one of the main spots that we planned. but yeah. we are disappointed. we came a long way and spent a lot of money. but it is what it is.

>> we had got an e-mail saying it was cancelled. >> reporter: the city was invisible above chrissy field and the bay bridge appeared to vanish in the smoky haze. for the first time, in a long time, san francisco public library branches are reopening, this weekend. as clean air respite centers. >> the main library, chinatown, and mission bay branches are offering a room to chill out with some social distancing, a covid-19 health screening is required before entering. the oakland zoo tweeted it was closed saturday, due to ongoing air-quality concerns. in the north bay, the air wasn't much better. mt. tam, shrouded in smoke. mcginnis park in san rafael was closed due to air quality. pulmonologist dr. karen hardy urges everyone to stay inside this weekend. >> it's important for everyone to have a mask if they have to be outside. and to try and filter this kind of matter, you really would need an n95 mask. >> reporter: a bit of good news.

cleaner air could make a comeback, next week. in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >> it's not just here. smoke is blachkting much of the pacific northwest. this was the air quality as one man returned to the site of his oregon home this morning. it's now reduced to ashes. george lives near salem where the creek fire has killed at least four people and burned 187,000 acres. he said they didn't take a lot of important documents with them because they were so focused on getting their pets and livestock. >> we seen the fire that close. >> we just grabbed the animals. left all but the cat we cooperate fincouldn't find. and then, the cat, we came back two or three days later and we found him. burnt paw squs belly but other than that, we got him and he didn't die. >> that's bigger than the state of delaware. facebook is taking down posts suggesting the wildfires were set by extremists. the fbi and law enforcement

officials in the pacific northwest say those claims are false. conspiracy theories and other misinformation have been shared on facebook and other social media sites. facebook says it's removing the post because the spread could endanger human life. and there are, of course, also dozens of fires burning across california. for the latest on those, you can use abc 7's exclusive wildfire tracker. it's available on abc 7 news.com and on the abc 7 news app. tonight, president trump is preparing for several in-person campaign events in nevada tomorrow. meantime, the biden campaign is taking a different approach. holding a virtual event. abc news reporter ty hernandez has the details. >> reporter: with just seven weeks until the election, president trump and democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, continue their two very different campaign styles. the president traveling to nevada. inev the, through th with eope ofhetate in novembr

>> 52 dam no we're going to wine're going to win four moe years in the white house.ooking will host two latinos for trump roundtables. vice president mike pence, cancelling plans saturday to attend a fundraiser in montana. following revelations that the event's host had expressed support for the qanon conspiracy theory. biden, calling the president's campaign events reckless rallies. his campaign, taking a different approach. hosting more virtual events. running mate, senator kamala harris, hosting an online roundtable with latino small business owners in arizona. taking aim at the president's handling of the pandemic. >> trump deliberately downplayed the seriousness of covid-19. what we heard on that tape, earlier this week, simply put, it's a dereliction of his duty as our president. >> reporter: in a cnn interview

earlier this week, biden arguing the president's inaction on covid-19 cost thousands of american lives. >> he didn't do a damn thing. think about it. think about what he did not do. and it's almost criminal. >> reporter: a report released by "politico" on friday claims trump officials purposely interfered with cdc reports on covid-19. according to the article, staff within the administration openly pushed for cdc reporting to better align with president trump's optimistic claims. a spokesperson for the department of health and human services tells abc news. our intention is to make sure that evidence, science-based data drives policy through this pandemic, not ulterior, deep-state motives within the bowels of cdc. ty hernandez, abc news, new york. sack ra men toe county. you may have received one in the mail warning you about what to do if you plan to cast a mail-in

vote. sacramento county tweeted all the information on the postcard does not apply to california residents. the third one says you must request a mail-in ballot at least 15 days prior to election day. that's not the case in california. all registered and active voters in the state will receive a mailed ballot, starting october 5th. a usps spokesperson told cnn the main message is the same for every voter. plan ahead. as we said, in california, the ballots will be mailed out at the beginning of october. if you have questions about what's on the ballot, we can help. our abc 7 news.com page has lots of election coverage, including a guide to all 12 state propositions that are up for vote. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00. covid-19 has changed the way we live and work, maybe forever. some workers cannot stay home, and are tasked with

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covid-9 has changed the way we live and work, probably forever. as part of our effort to build a btter bay area, we are looking at the changing workplace. tonight, we hear from some people who don't have the option of working from home. they keep our workplaces clean and tidy. and now, they have to hunt down and kill germs and viruses, too. >> reporter: is this what you picture when you think of essential workers? or maybe this? probably not this, though. well, the state of california says janitors are essential workers, too. and now, the job is more than mopping, scrubbing, and sweeping. >> we have to use more disinfectant. we have to make sure everything is nice, disinfected. we keep the distance with people. and we have to use this product. i mean, the wipes that we didn't use before. >> linda works for metro services, the contractor that provides cleaning at the landmark building on market street in san francisco. she also belongs to the janitors union. >> my name is olga miranda.

i am the president of sciu local 87. >> cleaning is a tough job, in normal times. but in the covid-19 era, it means applying and reapplying disinfectant to servic disinfectant to surfaces that people touch repeatedly. >> we may not be doctors but we're saving lives every day, when we can assure tenants and the people that we see every day. assure them that we're taking care of you. >> reporter: olga says her members run into some of the same problems as doctors and other essential workers when it comes to ppe and some of the same dangers. she says nine union members have died from covid-19. >> it's exhausting, mentally. it -- it's just not -- it's not an easy task. >> reporter: marco is a member of local 87. he testified before a congressional sub committee, in may, about the stress of, first, being out of work. then, being called back as an

essential worker. and he told me about the additional stress of being exposed to covid-19 by a co-worker. >> there's an uncertainty there not knowing if i'm bringing it home or taking it to work. >> thankfully, marcos did not. it's clear, though, by how well they clean up the dirt that you can see, and more -- more by how well they clean the germs you can't. now, we spent the past week covering the bay-area's changing workplaces. to watch all our coverage, go to abc 7 news.com or our new connected tv apps. it's time, now, for one last check on the weather forecast. air quality's what we have been talking about, frances. >> yeah. eric, i wanted to show you what the bay area air quality management district is saying. we got a couple more spare the air days with unhealthy air. but look at tuesday and wednesday. finally, some moderate air quality. and i want to show you the cast animation. what's happening is we have this

area of low pressure that's going to increase sea breezenne thursday. even a chance of rain thursday areas to the north. hopefully, tuesday on to the weekend we'll have better air quality. there is a dense fog advisory through tomorrow morning so be careful especially along the coast until about 9:00 where visibility is less than a fourgts fourth of a mile. tomorrow's highs will be slightly cooler than average. san francisco, 66. hazy and smoky as well. san jose, 78. oakland, 71 degrees. hear here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. moderate by tuesday. and then, some better air quality into the weekend. eric. >> hey, my twitter is blowing up! dear jack box, bring back the spicy chicken strips, still waiting for the spicy chicken strips, so many about spicy chicken strips. wow, i hear you. so i'm bringing back my juicy 100% all-white meat spicy chicken strips combo for only $5.!

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injured reserve list. working his way back from a broken foot this season. the nfl is going to monitor the air quality index for the scheduled 1:25 kickoff between the 9ers and cardinals tomorrow at levis. the game could be postponed to a different time on sunday or could move to monday. or other options could be explored. assuming the game is played, here's both sides talking football. >> you know, going against a player like kyler, having the first week of the season, i think everything's heightened even more on that. guys are fired up. they are ready to play but you got to go out there and make sure you execute. we haven't been out there, neither have they. >> obviously, first game of the season. no matter the opponent, we got to go out and execute. if we do that, i feel like we put ourselves in a good chance to win the game. >> if we don't show up, w going to show up every sunday and whip on some people. >> you saw it here on abc 7. clemson at lake forest. the option tigers are

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>> and you will want to stay tuned to abc 7 news tomorrow for information on what the air quality is like and whether the 9ers will be able to get that game in tomorrow. well, that's it for tonight. i'm eric thomas. abc 7 news continues, tomorrow morning, at 5:00 a.m. for frances and chris and the entire abc 7 news team, thank you so much for joining us. have a great evening and an even better morning.

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