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just in time for weekend another spare the air alert has been issued. more smoke expected to drift into the north bay and the ip land east bay on saturday. air quality likely to be unhealthy for sensitive groups. sorry, gang. here we go again. >> good afternoon. >> let's give you a live look. it is clear now. but it could get worse tomorrow. let's begin with meteorologist with a look at what you can expect. >> it's going to get worse for sure. we look at air quality right now. all in the green. which is good air quality. heading into san francisco andik i want to show you the
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forecast. good air quality now that continues until midmight and tomorrow into sunday notice the pink showing up. wind switch out of the north will drag smoke in. moderate to poor air quality spare the air issued for saturday. unhealthy air is expected because of the wild fire ts in yes or no californ yes or no californ northern california. when we might see better air quality returning again. >> we'll see you in a few minutes. in southern california a firefighter has died while battling the fire. that's the wild fire you may recall sparked by a device used during a gender reveal party. the firefighter died yesterday. cause of death it not released. the fire burned 21,000 acres. 66% contained. the couple could face criminal
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charges and may have to pay for the firefighter effort. >> the map in the left monitor shows all the active wild fires in california. there's a bunch. the north complex is the deadliest. burning 287,000 acres. containment at 41%. to the south the creek fire now the tenth largest in state history. is scorched 248,000 acres and 20% contained. you can track everything that's happening in your area with regard to the fire and air quality. we have the tracker. go to abc 7.com. >> yesterday was the day of giving. partnering with the red cross and a dozen stations to raise money for wild fire evacuees and thank you so much. you raised $545,000 and you can still donate online. >> now to the east bay.
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where the warm springs bart station was breely closed after a man was stabbed around noon. a suspect in custody. live with details. >> good evening. we don't have an update on the victims condition. all we know is he was taken to the hospital with stab wounds. bart said that bart police did take one man into came to the station in fremont. >> my understanding it was the goya flipped out and stabbed the
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guy. i don't know what the altercation was. they looked separate. like they weren't together. >> he says the victi probably in his 50s. looked like he was headed home. bart says police arrested a man who was taken into custody. >> back live, we know that the victim was taken to the hospital in san jose. trains are running again. >> thank you. a black lives matter mural in martinez the scene of viral incidents is scheduled to be paved over next month. she wants city leaders to establish a permanent spot for it. >> it's very sad. young people really need symbols of hope and solidarity. it's frustrating the community leadership has been dragging
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their feet sfwl the day after the mural was painted in july, it was vandalized. the next day a man was arrested for waving a gun at protestors. it suffered regular wear and tear. the are paisiving is part of a larger downtown project. >> a artist is speaking out after he was forced to move a mural over a permit dispute. he ain'ted this black lives matter tribute with images of late actor and late civil rights leader congressman. he finished it monday. that night he was given 24 hours to move it. because he didn't get a permit to have in a public space. >> i didn't expect it to happen so fast. no a for a piece that people seem interested in. that seemed relevant. and timely to the current national situation. >> the owner of the depot and
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restaurant has taken in the mural dispying it on private property. behind a construction fence. >> san francisco mayor says she is optimistic restaurants maybe able to open for indoor dining soon. perhaps by the end of the month. it will happen at 25% capacity. once they move into the orange tier. right now it's red for reopening. >> we're not out of the woods. we expect based on the numbers continuing to go the way they are, we'll be at level orange. >> this doesn't mean out door dining would be gone. she wants to make its shared spaces program for out door permanent after the end of the year. more on the plan. >> this is the scene in many restaurants still running in san francisco. small staff, hard at work, empty dining rooms. >> we lost 90% of business. and this restaurant was doing 7
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plus million dollars. >> a sign of the times. good news for the numbers.s res can bring diners in at been so negativeivity. the mental stress and strain. i feel it personally and so many people feel it. >> aom c t delivery system has been the lifeline. the take outs are keeping this kitchen busy and staff employed. but they are desperate for the city to go the color of the bike. orange. >> we're ready. as an industry. and i think at this point we need to know what the timetable looks like. >> they have already ordered glass and air purifiers to prepare. possibly end of the month. still in the back of his mind. what if that date gets pushed back again. >> disappointed.
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i will be crushed. you start all-over again. what's next? >> we're all big boys and girls and know there's a chance things could get worse. with need to be prepared that we might have to go back ward. >> in order to revive the industry, owners really need to get to 50%. to help get to that number the restaurant association is putting together a document. to set guidelines for safe indoor dining and release that in a couple weeks. >> now a number of san francisco restaurants have closed permanently during the pandemic. popular spots the association doesn't have a tally of establishments that closed for good. it reports about 50% have shut doors for an exedte
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time. since march. >> turning now to education in ndic. dathncpae lee arning can be dif. students say it's too much. they rec prest to the nearly eight hour distance learning day. we have the story. >> i spoke with the jr. at the end of her nearly eight hour distance learning day. >> i'm exhausted. i could take a nap. >> one of 2,000 people who signed a petition. calling on the school to reduce the distance learning workload. >> i don't feel like i'm doing as good as i could be. i'm very distracted. and tired. and i'm not really motivated. >> a public charter school. sixth through 12th are distance learning from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. monday through thursday. friday they have a combination
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of advisory time. office hours and workshop. from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. >> she's in her room all day long. except for when im able to get her to eat. >> earlier this week students and parents attended a meeti to share concerns. >> there's a will the of emotional kids. crying and begging them to chapg the schedule. not to mention parents not working. some of the kid are stepping up to provide for families. >> superintendent was aft meeting. >> it was not unanimous that it's overwhelming. yes, for sure. for some it is. we need to discuss that and talk about that. and figure out how to help. >> child psychologist. >> to have them have sustained learning for that long is unsustainable. it's not productive. it passes the point of really learning. and that's unfortunate. >> the school needed to
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a schedule that could pivot to in person learning as theea progresses. a survey sent to families this week with three options. keep it at is. or further reduce the daily hours. extend the school year. the choices don't appeal. >> a reminder we are in a pandemic. >> it's effecting the kids. and affecting me. >> now we asked several school districts what the requirements are. santa clara says instruction minutes vary by grade level. san francisco says classroom time varies from three to four hours. >> quick look at the coronavirus numbers. the bay area added 400 cases. pushing the total closer to 100,000. california saw 3,600 diagnosed
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cases. there is encouraging news regarding the positiveivity rate. 14 day drop to 3.4%. centers forfoest since march. eruvir who have been exposed but don't show symptoms. the cdc said they do not need to get tested. reports say the guideline had been posted last month. even though scientists didn't approve that. the updated language clearly states quote you need a >> apps banned. tiktok and we chat could be began. the move by u.s. officials. what's behind the tendency to label people and fighting back against stair yes types. moving out. we told you about an offer to move to tulsa. ♪ ♪
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facebook sued for spying on users of the instagram platform. through mobile phone cameras. accordin btog m bedmloia ter r said the photograph sharing app appeared to be accessing iphone cameras even when they were not actively being used. facebook denied the report. they blame a bug. consumer new. a look at hetos.nelisy' onto myt cards. story. >> look, let me ask you. do you have gift cards you haven't used? >> yes. >> i'll go with no. if i had them i couldn't find them. re and more retailers are filing for bankruptcy, more consumers are ending up with not a good deal. urt allowh torneysre a
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in the left over cards. the action comes as the bankruptcy. attorneys filed a class action suit claiming consumers should be able to the value. as we have told you time and time again, retailers usually give you a month or so maybe longer to use the card before shutting stores. advocates however say shoppers usually don't know about.th and don't get enough warning to use the card. they wind up losing all that value. >> it hasn't gone bankrupt. bed bath and beyond is closing 63 stores end of the year. in 200 stores within two years. the company says when the pandemic shut sh internet. and knows a good thing when it sees it. it's working so well it will shift to online sales. won't ne
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locations. only the store in themont eo c year.te fd tlose bnd of >> hurricane sally did damage to the gulf coast. gas prices as expected. oil rigs off the coast survived the storm. annutiones. using less gas ande. triple a says the averageceri p nationwide is $2.18. for regular. two cents less than in california, of course it's much higher. about $3.28 a gallon. more annen gallon filling up in california. >> we get crushed. all the time. >> we're so familiar wh atth thanks. >> thank you. online sales giant amazon has the go ahead for limited testing of the driverless ca.rstoday.
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the permit allows them toes tw driverless a foster o r a ssesting permi the statllthe the sky and thinking i know what's coming tomorrow. this is not good. >> you want to drive away this weekend. unfortunately what you're from. bluin ego skies you're seeing over the bay to hazy and gray skies. smoke comes back in to the region. savor this for now. a look at the temperatures. sa jos78.ci.ty and 64 in half-moon bay. it's cooler than yesterday.omfre is playing a role in kngpiee good.
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also h temperatures today in the mid to s. comfortablr eld. 77 in that brought the sea breeze up and also dropped temperatures. bringing that good air quality. here's a look at the winds. gusting to 20. a2 in concord. gdoothere. air quality, everyon in green right now. which is in this case to see. not so nice. look at the smoke for 7:00 tonu see the pink by tomorrow slernoon in the north bay. gid night and sunday. that's meaning heavier smoke moving in from the august complex fire to the north. that will create poor air quality for the barerea. good newss i giving you bad news. bit, by monday afternoon and
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evening. we have better air quality reentering theic p live look frm e ca sun. warmer weather, smokier this week. spare the air tomorrow. and autumn begins tuesday at 6:30. hour b hr showing fog. limited for the coast and bay. and we are expecting no drizzle this time around. it will the hg an coast. temperatures in the morning mostly 50s a few low 60s. cooler than last night. and tomorrow afternoon it's going to be anywhere from the mid-60 to 80s. a warmer day, hazeky skies. 66 in half-moon bay. 75 oakland. here's your 7-day forecast. s andeangsi crin sunday. warmerdion c the weekend. monday we vendreers t better air quality. and for tuesday do expect thoser
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ocht major league baseball season. two weekends of play before the plays. ofth bay area teams are in play pfositio into auge three game weekend series in oakland. a preview of the game tonight. >>ways fun a's vs. giants. ch is,ri he knows he's on tv. you are on tv ig ll aologize for the audioam spr .onwe
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tdoen'r games. let's god u mtion play off positioning. a's leadereth west.on the magic number to clench a two.is they could clench the giants 25 and 24. third in the west. sitting seventh over all in the national league. giving themofspot n post season. atioen. forsltr bh fans especially this series there's a bit of a of l .er thegyto ande're that. that's a bummer.fous. >> it would be nice to have fans off t that
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energy. whether it be home or on the road. in a place like the coliseum. which is fun to come and.layxed tough buh. t we have seen that time again. >> all right. the giants will send web to the mound. first pitch. it will bea me coming up in sports later. >> all right. thank you. thebiseries.>> examining issue social justice. why biracial identity
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this week we're focusing on storiesurdi tirrear ntkle, spotlight with much of the attention over mixede. r meanin identy. weho should be acce. vice prptesent the united states. >> as joe bidenon aso announced oakland native kamala harris as his running mate. the ques started swirling aroundti hseron fascination with labeling those o anheot the black best golfer.
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not asian. y gravitate toward figures to claim the affirming the status of the community. >> should we be the ones to dictate titles? >> i do not think that's right. people seem to be under the misimpression everyone getsanner he t>>ro p philosophy. and a member of the schools african-american studies program. he himself is mixed black, philippines and white. he is aware of the challenges incorrect labels can pose. >> i felt burdened by otherme a or experience that mixed race people report >> professor say by giving thlv, we delegitimize phofe twy
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black and asian. kamala harris is indian and si aca.and fehef >> i'm so proud. >> an asian american studies professor. and director of the center of chinese american,nce at san nl greek and swedish. but married to a black man. >> i can't tell you how many ti fmeroms childhood i was asked what areou y? repret those rac com.tyni gting the census to let people check not just one. >> data onat resources maybe av for us. >> whether it be data or daily interaction. so from professor.lu pt hesociety. >> be yourself.
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live your life. live your own life. not necessa the scripts other people thrust upon you. >> joining us live is the professor. who you saw spending so much tie with us. ste reo types being harmful in socie these days? >> they can essentialize us and narrow the experiences. and put us in categories thateen harms way wheny'he t used in caution when they're used by institutio, structures, fairly.ents to treat us to under mine our expectation. ig tbe tatedin ractht e fairly under the law. when we are not treated fairly, rather according to to some
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stereo type that comes with the category. it can have great damage to our you toare a professor. of what is calledleay reactwra a lot of the stuff is deep in theay subco acindet react and a hateful way. how do we over come this? >> i thinke have a more of try come it. there's not going to be one path. we have to think about the different strategies that maybe this personally by thinking voi. there's a lot ofgh ttfkal talk . we have to worry about
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ndeskseitutions dow practices and promotion practices and training to help us identify and help us over those. we see this especiay with the criminalodal justice t system. >> itsnoe making much progress in understanding that we are all part of one race. tnoe progress ll, yes a e.ththat. we can especially feel and too easily see the categories and excuse to dehumanizeh oacther. e we can derevo nghiyt aca w we are all
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