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answers." every day we talked to experts about issues important to the bay area and get answers for you in real time. as the bay area's largest cities battle car break-ins, their police departments are sounding a warning about bluetooth giving you away, making your devices vulnerable. we will talk to a technology analyst about how to fight back. also, queen vee will rain in the bay area. ahead of beyoncé's concert, our music critic will join us to discuss the significance of the renaissance to work. first, today not only brings triple digit heat, but also poor air quality. you should take precautions, especially in the wake of a new study from the university of chicago. it shows breathing in polluted air regularly can cut your lifespan by 2.3 years, slightly more than the 2.2 years smoking tobacco text from your life. joining us to discuss is tina, public information officer for the bay area air quality

management district. thanks for your time. i am hearing from friends on the peninsula that the air smells smoky and the skies are hazy. why are we experiencing air today? tina: there are multiple pollutants we are experiencing today in the bay area. we called an alert for ozone pollution, otherwise known as smog, which comes from vehicle exhaust mixed with high temperatures. that is building up in certain areas of the vague area -- of the bay area, and we have wildfire smoke coming from the north of california and oregon. that is impacting the bay as well. for folks who are smelling smoke, it is best to s indoors with windows and doors close if temperatures allow, or to seek out a clean air and space. air pollution causes short-term as well as long-term health impacts. kristen: let's take a look at the air quality around the bay

area. we saw hazy skies. but let's look at the epa's website. walk us through what we are seeing. what does it mean when your region is in yellow or orange, or perhaps read? tina: yellow is moderate level, which most ppl are not impacted by much. the orange level is unhealthy for sensitive groups, meaning those who have respiratory conditions, children, the elderly, and those who like to exercise outdoors are encouraged to not do that on days when it is in the orange level. the red level is unhealthy for everyone. fowlkes should be staying indoors when they are in those areas with the elevated red level. people should constantly be checking these websites before they are planning their day outdoors. you can s well as wildfire smoke that we are experiencing. krten: right now we are

looking at ozone and particulate matter. in the north bay, north of santa rosa, all the way up to mendocino, eureka area are in red. closer to the bay area, most of you are in yellow, although if you go a little east to the san joaquin valley, stockton, maybe east of san jose, it doesn't start to get orange as well. -- does start to get orange as well. if we are concerned, who would you save may be most impacted to the negative effects of being exposed? tina: once it is in that red unhealthy level, we are all really vulnerable. those with respiratory conditions already are the most vulnerable, as well as children and the elderly. it impacts their systems more. it is important that folks protect themselves from the smoke. conditions are changing constantly because the fires up north, it is based on the containment and how much smoke

it is putting out at any given time, and the wind direction. it can change very rapidly and different areas of the bay area can be impacted at different levels, so it is important people are checking airnow.gov for the latest. kristen: i can see our levels have been climbing since this morning. what time do you think bad air quality will peak? tina: it is unclear, but we are expecting it to minimize overnight, and we will see what tomorrow looks like. but the ozone pollution, as temperatures drop closer to sunset, the ozone level will be reduced. the wildfire smoke may or may not persist. tomorrow morning, we are expecting out for winds that may push smoke to the east of us and out of the bay area, but like i said, conditions can change very rapidly, so folks should stay on top of it. kristen: you do not expect to call spare the air tomorrow? tina: no, we have not called a

spare the air alert for tomorrow. the alert expires tonight at midnight. we have called an error advisory for the smoke through thursday, through midnight tomorrow. tomorrow morning we will make a determination if we need to extend that through friday, for the smoke. kristen: in that video, i saw some high school runners that look like they were doing cross-country or track. is this the kind of conditions that would warrant a coach canceling practice? tina: it is up to school districts, but it is really -- people are discouraged from exercising outdoors, especially at that unhealthy level, unhealthy for sensitive groups or higher, because you are breathing heavier, so that particulate matter, which is really tiny particles, can get deep into your lungs more easily if you are breathing heavily. yeah, i know we all like t fit and exercise, but take

that exercise indoors on these days. kristen: even a half hour or hour is too much? tina: i am not an expert on the timeframe of exposure, but we are impacted my wildfires a lot here and the smoke. there are long-term impacts of constantly being exposed, so it is important we protect ourselves. kristen: how can we each prevent emitting more pollutants into the air? tina: we encourage people every day to try to drive less, take public transit. those folks who can work from home, trying to work from home, especially on hot days when the vehicle exhaust mixes with high temperatures and the sunlight and creates ozone, otherwise known as smog pollution. especially these days, which we call an alert, which we call the day before so people can plan ahead to not drive on those days , but every day it is best to reduce your driving because those emissions do add up and

create these situations of poor air quality. kristen: wildfires are one driver of particulate matter increase in our air. how does that look for us in the bay area longer-term? tina: the fires are sort of ramping up this year up north, so we are not sure, are they going to grow more, are they going to get worse? are we going to see more fires this fire season? we all need to be prepared. those who don't have air purifiers in their home should be getting those, ceiling windows and doors so when smoke does impact the bay area, you can close off your space and have a cleaner space in your home. or look on your local county or city websites. you can find a clean-air center there where you can access space for cleaner air. -- with cleaner air. but with climate change, fires

are becoming more frequent, so this is something we will have to deal with more and more in the future. kristen: tina, thank you so much for your time and information. tina: thank you. kristen: an inexpensive piece of technology about the size of a quarter is having a big impact on finding your lost luggage. ahead, we are talking technology. rob tell us about the device police are advising us to get for our bags and the tech mistake that could put your car at risk for a break in.

kristen: stopping thieves dead in their tracks when they try to steal electronics from your car or your luggage at the airport.

police are recommending the use of technology for good to defeat the use of technology for bad. joining us is rob, technology analyst and owner of a tech advisory company. thank you for joining us. rob: ask for having me. kristen: police in the bay area's largest cities, san francisco, oakland, and san jose, are all warning about thieves easing their phones to locate signals coming from laptops and tablets to steal those devices out of your cars. how does that work? rob: your phone is always looking for bluetooth devices. you can bring up a submenu that showcases what is it your area and use it that way, or you can pay $15 to amazon, get a usb scanner, plug it into the bottom of your phone, and get even better interaction. some of the scanners have their own lights and infrared detectors. hold the phone up to your eye, angle it around, and you can

tell which cars have bluetooth devices that are active. it could be a smart phone, tablet, personal computer, or other devices that broadcast on bluetooth. kristen: is this search and steel technique becoming more common practice? is it now accounting for a lot of the break-ins we are seeing? rob: certainly where you are. it is not nationwide yet, but in the bay area it has been a significant problem. i have also heard reports out of new york that they are having similar issues. i expect it to eventually spread nationwide. kristen: we are also hearing of thieves using small radiofrequency blockers to aid him in the break-ins. how does that work? rob: you can use dedicated scams. if you are talking about blockers or receivers, they can scan the key for your car, use that to open your car rather than using a break-in tool or breaking a window.

it allows them to get access more quickly. it depends on the car. certain cars are more mobile cash more vulnerable than others. the older the car, the more vulnerable it is. i believe hyundai, kia have both had issues with neighbor cars being vulnerable to these kinds of attacks. kristen: it sounds like just hiding your expensive devices out of sight, in the trunk or something, is not going to stop them. how do you fight this? rob: if you power the device off, chances are it is not broadcasting. your safest place for it, if you surround a broadcasting device in metal, the signal has less trouble getting out because there is no nonmetal access point for the signal to get out. some cars have the fold-down

seats, and often those seats are not mental, so the signal could get out that way. best to power the device down, and when it is down, remove the battery, in which case it is much harder to detect. kristen: i also want to talk about air attacks and using them at airports. mishandled luggage is on the rise. it was about five cases per 1000 passengers in 2019. last year it jumped over seven cases per 1000. we have a graphic for this. even worse, international flights, 19 cases per 1000. should people put air t on all their checked luggage? some influencers seem to be suggesting this. rob: hair tags titles all pretty much do the same thing. it depends on if you are an apple or non-apple person.

it allows you to identify where your luggage is as long as it is in range of somebody operating the application. it will detect the luggage and you can tell where it is or where it is not. my general advice to travelers is if you can, carry your luggage while you travel. i do a number of traveling at arrive at a destination where my luggage did not make it. it went down dramatically when i carried the luggage with me when i traveled. my advice is to not check the luggage to begin with, but if you are going to check it, track it, because there is nothing worse than going on vacation and learning your luggage has not made it and you never see it again. kristen: rob, unfortunately your audio is not coming in great. the audio is going up and down. i am afraid we will have to cut this a little short. but i heard you loud and clear on the point that if you have to leave a device in your car, power it down. really appreciate your time.

rob: you are welcome, bye-bye. kristen: she is more than a pop icon. beyoncé uses her artistry to address social issues, including sexism, racism, and female empowerment. tonight, it is bey in the bay. her concert at levis is hours away. we will discuss next like queen vee has evolved b

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she tells me she is feeling the beyoncé bob, an economic boost when beyoncé performs. >> we know she cares about small businesses. we know that when she comes into town, it is the power of her. gloria: sandra says order for 200 of her popular cobbler cups for a beyoncé-related event, and that's not all. >> fulks that our help are hosting beyoncé parties at their home and told me hey, i need some cobbler cups, some gumbo, some john goliath. -- some this has been a busy week. fans know that when beyoncé comes to town, she supports our women businesses. gloria: your vona soul, a coffee shop in san jose -- nirvana soul, a coffee shop in san jose, has a special drink with red bull and kool-aid if you need a

boost to keep you up for the concert. >> i have mike pence for the unsafe, -- i have my pants for beyoncé, well, shorts. gloria: lgbtq store castro has seen sales double after beyoncé asked fans to wear silver to her concerts, calling it her birthday wish. this store has a silver shirts, shoes, and more. >> when they take silver items into the dressing room, we are like, are you going to the beyoncé concert? they are like, yet. gloria: beyoncé is a supporter of lgbtq rights, and she likes to support their businesses. >> it would make sense that we would have stuff like this ready to go. it makes sense that the queer shops would know what they are doing. kristen: that was gloria rodríguez reporting. the beehive takeover happens in just hours in santa clara, where beyoncé is bringing her

renaissance world tour to levi's stadium just for one night. it is the 32 time award winning singers -- joining us is jim harrington to explain what is behind this fervor over this p powerhouse. thank you for joining us. jim: nice to see you as well. kristen: really nice to see you. what can fans tonight expect? jim: they can expect a lot of music, two and a half plus hours of music, 35 songs or so, sort of focused on new album "renaissance," which is great, because the new album might be beyoncé's best in her entire catalog. a lot of new songs, ever ask we are going to have. six or seven -- a lot of acts we are going to have. six or seven acts, so lots of

costume changes, high-voltage, and queen bey. kristen: she has asked her fans to wear silver, celebrate virgo season because she is a virgo herself. let's talk about that phenomenon. it seems to be an attempt to build a connection with the fans, which we saw with taylor swift too. everybody had those bracelets. jim: absolutely. beyoncé has been so good at trying to reach out and actually nurture her fan base all over, whether it has been the music, social media, appearances at concerts, or just taking the time at concerts to connect with a single fan. it makes sense she is doing it through fashion with the silver and all that. it is great. it works. people feel like they are a part of it, like you mentioned with taylor's bracelets. beyoncé's connection with fans is right up there with anybody. kristen: there is a certain

power that beyoncé has that taylor swift --that beyoncé has, that taylor swift has, to really mobilize people. you tell me, what is it about them that makes them more than just music superstars but really a cultural phenomenon? jim: it is fascinating because they both do it in very different ways. beyoncé is a powerhouse vocalist. i don't think anyone would listen to taylor and say she is in the same vocal range as beyoncé or anything like that. but taylor does it more with the way she connects with fans, the singer-songwriter thing, and the way that she has changed so much over the years, whereas beyoncé, everything about beyoncé screams iconic. it has been that way since the beginning, since before her solo career, since destiny's child. she is one of those people who seems to have been born in icon, where is taylor swift, you really have seen a metamorphosis over the years, starting with

more low-key country stuff and then growing into a popstar. beyoncé has been an icon probably since she was a teenager. kristen: but these two women's evolutions have been interesting to witness. but in terms of the fervor surrounding them, i think back to beatlemania. can you talk about how many times in the last 50, 70 years we have seen something this big? jim: it is amazing to see two things at once here, with beyoncé and taylor swift, where you are thinking once in a generation but instead it is twice in a generation. usually you will get something like u2 is the thing of that time. something like michael jackson or whatever. seeing both of them happening at once is amazing. i really think we need to factory and just how big concert culture is. you were talking about the beatles, but let's not forget, for the beatles' final show,

which was in the bay area at candlestick park in 1966, that show did not sell out. 7000 seats actually were unsold. 29,000 sold. you could have walked up and bought a ticket for the beatles the night of their last show at candlestick. you will not be able to do that for beyoncé or taylor swift, that's for sure. kristen: no, it was like, $1000 resale tickets for these two. you think it is a coincidence that it is female driven, that we are seeing female superstars? jim: it is hard to say. i think i credit it more to that we are looking at individuals that are immensely talented and just have a lot to say. the fact that they are female and combine female fan bases, which is great. female fans tend to be incredibly passionate, as we are seeing with beyoncé and taylor

swift. but i think the gender, to me, is secondary. i think they are just so talented. kristen: what we are looking at in this video is the pop-ups selling the merchandise before the concert even started. that seems to be a new thing. talk about this whole economic aspect with the concerts. jim: i was just down in los angeles at sofi stadium for metallica over the weekend. they had the same thing. they are selling everything. it is not just t-shirts, not programs or whatever. metallica was selling skateboard decks. not only were they selling skateboard decks, but they were selling individual ones for each and every show they do. this merchandising is second-level. it is amazing. you hear talk of a recession or whatever, but you do not see it at the merchandise booths at

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