next at 5:00, hard to see the bay when the air is so bad, and now the spare the air alert is extended again. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel has the timeline. plus president trump comes to california and immediately fans the flames of the fight over climate change. also ahead, san franciscans work out inside a gym for the first time in six months. the day so many have been waiting for. why not everyone, though, is taking part. plus the latest bay area city to debate what to do about people who don't wear masks. >> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secur future. this is abc7 news. that will make it 30 straight days. the air was definitely gray at the port of oakland today. these workers, though, continued to off-load containers and get goods where they need to go. it's also gray with the oakland

a's are playing in seattle against the mariners. in fact, the air quality is well over 200, and some player say they're uncomfortable. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. let's get to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel to talk more about this terrible air quality we're still enduring. sandhya. >> yeah, dan and ama. it is awful. it's hard to breathe if you even step outside. let me show you a view from our east bay hills camera. visibility is being impacted down to just over two miles in livermo livermore, about a mile and a half in palo alto. it's pretty clear as to why. look at the air quality right now. santa rosa, napa, concord, san francisco all in the red along with oakland, livermore, and san jose. that is unhealthy air quality. the same holds true for the santa cruz area. it hasn't gotten much better since the weekend. when you take a look at the spare the air alert, it has been

extended through wednesday. but there's hope. thursday and friday, the air quality begins to improve. i'll be back with a closer look at that forecast coming up. dan and ama. >> thanks very much. our bad air is being pushed east across the country. this meteorologist in minnesota tweeted out today that he woke up to, quote, california skies. he says it smells just awful. even a cyclone 1,000 miles off our coast has met with the smoke with the wildfires burning here and across the west. the effect has just been staggering. and all of the smoke is really having an effect on our health. as you may have noticed, we may as well be smoking a pack of cigarettes a day if you're not protecting your face. abc7 news reporter luz pena has the story. >> reporter: microscopic dangerous particles have blanketed the bay area for almost a month. >> there's probably about 200 different types of intoxicants in the air that we're breathing right now, and we don't know what they are. >> reporter: the chief of the

pulmonary allergy and critical care medicine department at stanford is highly concerned about the potential problems this smoke can skrcreate, urgin those in the critical bracket to stay indoors. even though you can't see these particles because they're so small, the air quality index in san francisco surpasses the 160 level. that's putting us in the red zone of unhealthy. >> based on the air quality today, that's like smoking eight cigarettes a day. if you're just outdoors without a mask just breathing normally. >> reporter: interesting enough, we're not yet at the peak of the fire season, and stanford medicine is already researching the long-term effects of the smoke. >> some long-term exposure has shown a decrease in our lung function tests by almost 3.5% and a short-term exposure can lead to almost a 1% decrease in our lung function. >> reporter: early findings pointing to polluted air creating changes in our immune

system. what's your projection? how long would it take someone who's breathing this air every day for their lungs to heal? >> i would say most people would get better within a few days to a few weeks. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. this smoke, of course, is coming from all of the fires. milpitas firefighters posted this video of what they're crews are facing on the fire lines. and in the sky, firefighters from santa barbara county showed what they're facing across northern california. president trump came to assess the fires firsthand today and to meet with governor newsom. while the two men have formed an uneasy alliance on fire response, they are worlds apart when it comes to cause. abc7 news reporter laura anthony has our story from sacramento county. >> reporter: as air force one touched down at mek legalen field outsan francisco, it cut through the haze that has plagued california for weeks. it was clear that this visit at this time, by this president,

was itself an illustration of a strange new normal. president trump arrived as california is in the midst of unprecedented wildfires, not just in number but also intensity. >> i've approved the emergency declaration as you know. >> reporter: mr. trump met with governor newsom and cal fire officials to talk about wildfire response, but also their differing opinions on cause. the president emphasizing forest management with newsom pushing the discussion toward climate change. >> when trees fall down after a short period of time, about 18 months, they become very dry. they become really like a matchstick. >> reporter: the hots are getting hotter. the dries are getting dryer. the ferocity of these fires, the drought, five plus years, losing 163 million trees to that drought. something's happened to the plumbing of the world. >> reporter: the cover reminded the president that two-thirds of california's forest lands are owned by the federal government. the president was asked about the state of his relationship

with california governor gavin newsom. to that, president trump responded, it's, quote, very good. >> we've had great coordination, great relationship. i know we come from different sides of the planet, but we actually have a very good relationship. good man. >> reporter: for now at least, it appears two men so often at odds have found at least a little common ground. in sacramento, laura anthony, abc7 news. meantime, the fires and the poor air quality are complicating the reopening of gyms and other outdoor places in san francisco. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez spoke with some business owners who say they have a lot of work ahead to make up for lost time. >> reporter: we found tracy chavez, owner of eye candy sf crossing union street with sign in hand, thrilled to reopen her salon. >> so happy to be back, so happy to be able to open. i'm really excited. i'm looking forward to everyone coming back and i've just missed everyone so much. it's been a trying year.

>> reporter: chavez had to move in with family because she couldn't afford to stay where she was living. the salon is now set up to keep the recommended number of customers at a distance, and chavez is following the requirements by wearing a mask, a face shield, and specialized clothing. >> best of luck to you. i'm so happy for you. >> thank you. >> reporter: well wishes from another salon owner, tracy stanwick. >> it's been stressful, but we're all happy. everybody -- it's a relief for our clients too. >> reporter: stanwick also invited us in where already the first client of the day was being served. >> i'm so happy to be here. >> reporter: all of them told us the city waited too long to reopen. danielle rabkin, owner of cross fit golden gate, agrees. >> we were watching counties like san diego and los angeles reopen, but san francisco, which had much better metrics, was staying closed. that was really tough to see. >> reporter: gyms are only allowed to open at 10% capacity. rabkin says the majority of her

clients, young tech professionals, have moved away from the city. >> i don't know that i'll be able to recover from six months of closure, but i'm going to fight like hell, and i sure at going to try. >> reporter: hotels also were allowed to bring in tourists for the first time today. still some hotels decided to wait a few days knowing that few people would be willing to visit san francisco under these conditions. lyanne melendez, abc7 news. if you want to double check what's open in your county, find the latest on this map. it's right on our website, abc7 news.com, and on the free abc7 news app as well. an east bay city may be the next to actually fine people for not wearing face masks, not just threaten to do so. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman has a look at a new urgency ordinance berkeley city leaders will consider. >> reporter: the pulse of downtown berkeley a little slower right now when with the school year beginning, it should be picking up. blame covid consciousness coming

to a college town. >> because it's dangerous out here now. >> reporter: note the masks and in some cases the absence of them. it's enough of an issue that tomorrow night the berkeley city council is likely to approve $100 fines effective immediately. mayor jesse arreguin. >> the moral imperative is the safety of not just yourself but of our entire community. >> reporter: berkeley is hardly the first bay area city or county to approve a fine for people not wearing a mask. but in practicality, it rarely works out that way. in marin county, there have been 14 fines. in contra costa county, 1. berkeley mayor jesse arreguin says this is not about money. >> we've heard of a number of instances where people are willingly breaking the law. >> reporter: specifically with the homeless in public parks. >> i mean it li room. >> reporter: and also just off camptoday's calmness, fraternities and sororities have had large

gatherings. is your generation worried about this? >> half of them are, and then half of them don't care. >> i think a fine shows that things are a little more serious. >> reporter: which is the point and the intent. >> right now the penalty is a misdemeanor. we don't want people to be criminalized. but we want compliance. >> reporter: by any means necessary. from berkeley, wayne freedman, abc7 news. a lot more to come here. san francisco's court of appeals delivers a win for president trump. today's ruling will affect thousands of people in the bay area. we'll have that story next. plus 2020's backdrop of racial inequity, brutality, and fear. tonight the conversations parents are having with their children and why words california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.

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thousands of immigrants living in the bay area. this morning the court lifted an injunction that preventioned the trump administration from ending temporary protected status, known as tps, for 300,000 people from el salvador, haiti, and sudan. they're in the u.s. because of unsafe conditions in their home country. >> eventually it could result in loss of work authorization and many of these beneficiaries could be subject to deportation in the future. however, this doesn't go into effect immediately. >> the trump administration has said it will wait at least 120 days to begin deportation for tps beneficiaries and up to a year for salvadorans. an appeal is likely. abc7 news is committed to building a better bay area and issues of race and social justice are a very big part of that. every day this week we will bring you news stories focused on topics affecting minority communities specifically. tonight we start with the talk, something african-american

parents find as uncomfortable as it is vital. here's abc7 news anchor eric thomas. >> it does break my heart. it really does. >> reporter: as a human being, what happened to george floyd rocks you to your core. but as a black parent, what keeps you up tonight is the thought, that could have been my dad, my brother, or even one of my kids. >> i have had the official talk, if you will, in segments with my oldest child. >> reporter: autumn mcdonald, of oakland, is a senior fellow with the think tank new america, formerly the new america foundation. she and her husband, a physician, have three kids. the eldest is 8. in june, she wrote a piece for "slate" about the talk. 8 years old, you didn't think that was kind of young for it? >> oh, i absolutely think it's young, but not too early. >> reporter: the talk is a parental balancing act, alerting children about actions with police where body language, tone

of voice, word choice, and other factors can lead to arrest or worse. autumn says she felt compelled to share it with her young son after he saw a snippet about george floyd on tv. >> and he said something to the effect of, you know, is -- is that happening now? because he thought that it was something in the past. and i said, yeah, no, that's now. and he was also unclear as to why it was a police officer who was doing it because when he was in kindergarten, he had been taught that police officers are community helpers. >> reporter: once she got the sociology out of the way, it was time for concrete advice. >> it wasn't about if you're right or you're wrong, it was just, it doesn't matter. you can't argue. you have to listen and, you know, say yes, sir and be submissive basically. >> reporter: it's a tough lesson to teach your offspring. yes, you have certain guaranteed rights, but it's probably safer not to argue about this during an encounter with police. now, this story is not meant to make all police officers out to

be villains intent on hurting people of color. but they're your kids, and you're not going to take any chances, period. >> when the thing that strikes fear into a police officer or anyone is your blackness, how do you lay down your weapon when your weapon is your identity? >> reporter: it's not a new conversation. my folks had it with me in the '70s, and you could probably trace it back generations if not centuries. the difference now is video. nearly everyone on the street has a cell phone and can produce images to compare against the official narrative of police use of force incidents. once we baby boomers could only imagine what that fatal encounter must have looked like. now we and our kids can see it and worry about it. eric thomas, abc7 news. >> abc7 will have more reporting like this all week focused on race and social justice as we

build a better bay area and work together to do that. today's topic is minorities and policing, but tune in the rest of the week for stories on topics ranging from latino heritage month to black businesses. it was like she was under quarantine too. the woman who enchanted the dear california... we know these are challenging times. rest assured, you are not alone. we've all had to adapt. and with summer here, your energy bills might go up with rising temperatures. together, we can save energy and money. try closing your shades during the day... setting your ac to 78° or higher... or cooling off with a fan when you can. united we are always stronger. stay well, california, and keep it golden. to wear a mask out in public around other people. sure it'll keep you healthy. but more importantly, i won't have to see your happy smiling face. ugh.

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longtime san francisco philanthropist ann getty has died. she helped found a san francisco preschool and raised money for the san francisco opera, the conservatory of music and ucsf. her husband is oil heir and billionaire gordon getty. he was friend with gavin newsom's father and helped finance newsom's first wine shop. ann getty was 79 years now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> hi, everyone. let's take a look at what it looks like right now from our kgo roof camera. so the breeze is starting to pick up, and you might see the smoke getting a little more

diffuse just temporarily from our kgo roof camera. we are going to have to wait for the stronger sea breeze and much better air quality until later in the week. smoky air lingers into midweek. stronger sea breeze thursday, friday. that will translate into better air quality, cooler conditions and even some drizzle. let's check out the smoke forecast. tonight it's still very bad. the indication is by the pinks, the violet pinks there across the region at 7:00. then look what happens as we head towards wednesday. starting to see less smoke across our region indicated by the blue there. that trend will continue going into thursday and friday, and that's when it's going to be most noticeable. but we do have a spare the air through wednesday. we're going to go to the other side, not the pacific but the atlantic, because it has been heating up. we have multiple storms in the atlantic right now. last six hours, i want to show you hurricane sally. that is of the biggest concern. it's a category 2 storm along the gulf coast. winds of 100 miles an hour, expected to make landfal

tomorrow morning. when it does as a category 2, somewhere between mississippi and alabama, right now it looks like strong winds, of course hurricane-force winds and tornadoes will be a possibility as it continues to track towards the northeast. i want to show you something interesting. hurricane names. we have burned through for the atlantic all of them through vicki. the next one up is wilfred. it has been a very intense hurricane season for the atlantic. these are the letters that are not used, q, u, x, y, and z. we still have 77 days left until the hurricane season ends on november 30th, so people probably wondering what do we do next? well, we're going to have to ge to the greek alphabet. the next one after wilfred will be alpha. just something interesting to consider. all right. quieter here other than the smoke. live doppler 7 showing you pretty nice conditions in terms of the fog that has cleared for most areas. low 60s to upper 80s right now. the fog will be filling back in during the overnight hours.

tomorrow morning watch out, low visibility with some thick fog and maybe mist and drizzle between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m. it will pull back to the coast and sit there the rest of the day. morning temperatures, upper 40s to low 60s. fog and haze to start off the day. for the afternoon we hang on to the hazy conditions and a little bit of fog. mid-60s to the upper 80s for your tuesday afternoon. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. spare the air alert for the next two days with the smoke and haze lingering. thursday, friday, a system comes through here, kicks up the winds, brings us some drizzle, cooler weather, and hopefully much better air quality. at least that's our hope as we head into the weekend. things could deteriorate again, but until then, holding out hope it will be better later on this week for all of us. >> thanks, sandhya. it was one of the first casualties of the covid-19 crisis, but now the public will finally get to see

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coming up on abc7 news at 6:00, the i-team digs into data on traffic stops exploring racial disparities in san francisco. is the differences in experiences for black and white drivers getting better or worse? 7 on your side looks into insurance companies that have put a freeze on new policies. here from a homeowner whose insurance first told her, yes, then no. and the story of survival for the elk at paint reyes seashore. all of that and a lot more coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. finally this evening, the deyoung museum in san francisco has just announced it will finally be reopening next week. >> and on display, an exhibit of famed mexican artist frida kahlo that had literally just been installed when the quarantine started. >> we have a generous loan from the museo frida kahlo. you'll be able to see over 100

of her personal belongings, photographs of frida kahlo in her younger days, and it introduces her family, her life. we were able do get all the art safely up on the walls and send our couriers back to their homes. then the museum shut down, so nobody had seen the exhibition except for myself and a few of my colleagues, and we're really excited to be able to finally share it with the rest of the bay area. a trove of her personal possessions that have been locked up for 50 years, her jewelry, her beautiful ensembles, and they are really unique. she blended all of these different styles to make her own iconic look as well as a number of remarkable portraits. there is a double portrait, frida, and diego rivera, which shows a very young frida kahlo, and diego rivera together as a couple. ♪ i think that frida kahlo has

always been very appreciated. that's one of the amazing things about her is that she called to so many people and the people feel very deeply connected. she's deeply beloved by so many. there also are a number of her lesser known works on view, some amazing still lives that she painted inspired by her house. and we have a number of really phenomenal self-portraits of hers that span her artistic career. and please come visit the museum and enjoy. we're very excited to have everyone come back. >> frida kahlo. just stunning, isn't it, ama? >> mm-hmm. it really is. >> well, the exhibit, will be limited to 25% of normal capacity and masks will be required.

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tonight, the two emergencies unfolding at once in the u.s. the desperate search right now for the missing amid raging wildfires. and now hurricane sally just upgraded to a category 2 hurricane. set to hit the u.s., the state of emergency now in effect tonight. winds already reaching 100 miles per hour. authorities warning of a life-threatening storm surge. gaining strength before making landfall. once it slams into the gulf, expected to move slowly. dangerous wind and rain. ginger zee and rob marciano standing by live from the stor also tonight, that desperate search for the missing amid the fires. the horror across several states. more than 70 major fires burning at this hour. more than two dozen people killed. several towns now burned to ash. authorities in oregon warning of a mass fatality incident. and tonight, the warnings over air quality from cal