the president and the governor both talking fire management today. what firefighting veterans and environmentals had to say about the very topic. poor air quality creating more problems during the pandemic. what a doctor says you need to know about your child's health. i'll let youw tair quailimo, whiy city leaders say any change is a shared responsibility. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future.

tonight keep the windows closed tight. another evening of hazardous air quality. >> you can see most of the bay area is seeing red or unhealthy air. >> let's check in with sandy patel. >> it's getting old. i want to show you the air quality right now. across the bay area everyone in the red still. if you look at fort brag. they're in the good air quality for now, as you will notice from liver more, all unhealthy right now. the visibility, because of a combination of fog and smoke, down to 2.5 miles per hour in

liver more and not just locally but around the state with 28 fires burning, millions of acres. spare the air extended wednesday. that will make the 30th straight spare the air. poor on wednesday. thursday, friday, moderate air quality. i do have some hope for you. it looks like the sea breeze may briefly miove some of the smoke in the evening. >> thank you so much and as we close in on the month of spare the air, it's beginning to take its toll on children. kate larsson explains what a doctor recommends. on the thirdity in the bay area. school year, cavalry nursery made the decision to close for the day. >> i was taping the windows today.

>> how many times have you had to close school because of air quality issues? >> three times over the past three years. >> reporter: she says keeping kids safe inside isn't safe either. because it's safer for covid outside. >> our risk of covid. >> return to school might be best once the air quality is enhanced and fires are a bit more controlled. >> children are a little bit closer to the ground. they breathe faster.the meng effected tn >> i'd say suspicious of doing anything outders. >> reporter: parents call the doctor if there's increased

coughing, breathing rates or lethargy. >> developing news. some progress is being made on the raging wildfires burning in parts of the bay area. the creek nire has scorched 212,000 acres. the august complex is the largest fire in state history at nearly 756,000 acres. it is 30% contained. the north complex is 39% contained. it's beened more than 264,000 acres. governor newsom says the state has to focus on prevention, forest management and climate change to prevent massive wildfires and he got into a clash about it with a state officials. >> it will start getting cooler.

you just watch. >> i wish science agreed with you. >> i don't think science knows, actually. >> he blamed the ferocious fires on lack of forsz management and disagreed with the climate change. >> science again, tells us that climate change is driving catastrophic fire experience we're having this summer. >> reporter: the governor says this meeting was an opportunity to remind the president that 57% of forested land in the state is under federal jurisdiction. climate scientists say there are preventative wildfire measures we can take. a homemade approach to fire safety. >> as f as smoke from

wildfires, ritsz the worst i've seen. >> reporter: he is in favor of additional prescribed burns of pine forest but believes the focus now should be on homes. >> we saw that, i think, in 2018, that california homes built to a stricter code had a higher survivability rate. >> sha wolf is the climate science director. while she is against most prescribed burns, she believes fire preventative safety >>o pvent embers from coming in. >> replace every roof in rural america with a metal roof, that would protect that home over 90% probability of surviving a fire. >> the first few feet from your house and clearing the vegetation is by far the most important. >> all three against logging

aimed at thinning forests. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. fq you can use abc 7's exclusive wildfire tracker. >> we have new details tonight on last month's rolling blackouts in california. a mistake may have contributed to them. a message intended for fresno county to ramp up full capacity and that caused it to scale back. minutes later, they ordered utilities to start cutting power. >> a quick check on the coronavirus headlines in the bay area. contra costra county is going to follow state's guidelines on repopening. this means some businesses will be allowed to reopen outdoors starting wensz morning.

starting tomorrow night, they're going to discuss fining people for not wearing a mask or socially distancing. starting tomorrow, ac transed will offer free masks and hand sanitizer. and santa clara is holding firm on not allowing indoor dining. >> and businesses that are open to allow customers inside. there are safety measures and restrictions on capacity, owners are just glad they can start services again. >> i don't know that i'll be able to recover from six months. and massage studios are out to have customers inside.

if you're wondering where your county stands, it's right on our website, and on the free abc 7 news app as well. >> city leaders in san jose say cleaning has led to an increase in illegal dumping. coming up why a $3 million boost is needed. the police killing of george floyd spurred numerous reform proposals. also hear the unprecedented changes in store to lake tahoe skiers because of the pandemic. >> first, a look at what's coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" with host, john legend. >> i'm john legend and i'm doing this all for you. >> turks and cakose. >> i love that.

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new developments in a story we brought you last week. city leaders announced they're looking for a $3 million boost across the region. we learn why the city is saying this is a shared responsibility. >> by making this commitment to resources, we're saying it's on us. >> reporter: they've heard the the inaction. wedne ofth hundredcity. >> we simply don't have the resources to get to enough of the sites fast enough. >> reporter: this memo outlines the push for $3 million in additional funlding.

>> we know there's dredge out there. >> the founder of the trash pumps a group of residents who met monthly to clean creeks and streets. >> we just go and pick it up. >> reporter: he says it's not about placing blame but rather being part of the solution. >> i was personally sick and tired of hearing people complain i'm next door, on facebook. why doesnt the city do anything about it? >> reporter: and siting partnerships to get on board. >> we are doing enforcement and we will be looking for you. >> reporter: they've already identified priority locations. you can use the free 311 app or call to report dumping issues. abc 7 news. this week, as we work to build a better bay area, we're focussed on race and social justice.inand police reform.

the killing of george floyd sparked many to ask what can be done so this can never happen again? >> reporter: since the police killing of george floyd, several states have passed or introduced bills that relate to police reform and regulating use of forbsz. in california more than a dozen were introduced this summer and only a handful passed, including one that bans the choke hold and another says the department of california of justice will investigate police killings. one bill that failed to come up for a vote was the bill that would have made it possible to ads of oicnown as decertifica o states that doesn't have a law of this kind.

activists believe it's the most important policy to see real change. >> we can ban chokeholds, define what police can and can't do at protests. but what needs to happen is we need to get all of these dirty officers off the street. >> the president of the peace officer's research association was against it but not entirely. he says nair concern comes with who gegts to monitor the licensing. >> one of the things we're looking for is fair and provides due process rights, which anybody with a sial onepter:he hopwant. and there is another policy that can do that. the. >> right. it provide as crisis response without the use of law

enforcement. >> they agree finding alternatives is one good solution. >> when somebody calls 911, there's an expectation that they're going to fix the problem. that may not be the case in all circumstances. we've been advocating changes for many years. abc 7 news will have more reporting like this, this week focussed on race and social justice as we build a better bay area together. tune in the rest of the week for stories on topics ranging from the struggles that minority businesses face to our perceptions of one another.n de smoke for weeks now. that smoke has travelled across the country. listen to the forecast from our sister station. >> the reason our skies are hazy. some of the smoke has made its

way east and here it is in the don'be milky or filtered sun. >> we would take a milky sun these days. anything is better than this. >> that's pretty impressive. it's made it all the way to new york's weather. it's the jet stream that can carry that smoke and to show you how smokey it is around the state, that's why a lot of this is getting carried. i want to show you live doppler 7 tracking a couple low pressure systems. first one in the pacific northwest and the second farlgter sountnorn eye going to a temporary stronger sea breeze to improve our air quality.

as we go into tomorrow afternoon evening, that's actually better air quality. less smoke in the north bay. and wednesday, it's heading across other parltts of the bay area. thursday, we're back to the pink, which is bad air quality again. it's going to play a role and the sea breeze is going to increase as we head towards wednesday evening. from our sfo camera, as you look at the live doppler 7 image that has been compressed, it's in the temperatures. mid50s to lower 60s up to 67 right now. tomorrow morning, low 50s to low 60s. we'll spell out your morning lows. watch out for poor visibility. as we head to afternoon, mid66

to upper 80s. fog is going to linger along with haze and smoke. many named tropical systems in the atlantic. we're going to watch sally carefully, packing winds of 90 miles per hour and to see drenching rains. and willford is the only one left, which means 77 days left until the hurricane season ends and that means we're going to have to go to inthe greek alphabet. looks like periods of blue skies and thursday, friday, cooler with drizzle and sea breeze. so, hopefully that will clean

out the air more but it's going to be temporary until the fires are out. >> got to get the fires out. >> tomorrow, keira [horns honking] ms. robinson: we're ready! ms. zamora: ¡estamos listos!

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good evening. we have poor air quality, same situation in seattle. but the as and ms played a double header in the smoke. a player said the air was so bad he was gasping. three-run homer, a lead they did not hold. seattle would tie it and in the sixth, joaquin walks kyle on four pitches and the as lose, 6-5. as load the bases in the first. a drive into the smoke. thicould be a grand slam. kyle lewis makes the catch. dare we say griffey esc? it didn't matter. 6-0 in the sixth and hits in almost the same spot. they're in denver tomorrow. giants had the night off.

in seattle next. after losing their opener, the health of george kittle. sprain knee and played in the second half. he'll be re-evaluated wednesday. >> we'll see how he comes in on wednesday. he's sore today but we'll wait to see if he's able to practice or i'll beable to go this week. >> the niners will play their next two games at the meadowlands. new york had a 19-play drive in the third quarter, came away with nothing. daniel jones intercepted by cameron hayward. that's the longest drive without points in 20 years. ben roethlisberger, three touchdowns. t,jrkuju smith-schuster.

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all right. that wraps up our monday. thanks for watching. >> for all of us here, we appreciate your time. tonight, dj khaled, and now, here's john legend. >> hello, welcome to "jimmy kimmel live!" my name is john legend. this is a fun change of pace for me. normally at this time of night, i'd be in a tuxedo, sipping a glass of champagne, and staring wistfully out of a window. just kidding, i'm usually in my sweatpants making dinner with my wife, watching real housewives. but here i am. this is actually the first time i've been in a quiet, empty house in years.

it's crazy at my place right