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snow, fog. a haze is blanketing the bay area, making it difficult to spot familiar landmarks. the sauce that shrouding the skyline in smoke is hundreds of miles away. >> these fires up north in california and in southern oregon have kind of picked up over the weekend. >> if your throat is scratchy, eyes are watering. you know, the likely cause. and some people can smell it, too. very smoky. >> it smells like a campfire. >> how bad is it? enough to make some think back to the peak of the pandemic? >> oh, people are starting to come in and grab masks as if it was covid time. >> good evening. thanks so much for being here. i'm julian

glover. >> and i'm ahmad daetz. it feels like it's what everyone is talking about tonight. you could smell the wildfire smoke throughout the day here at our abc7 news station and surely where you were at home. yeah. >> this haze has become an almost annual occurrence during wildfire season on the west coast. of course it brings those serious health and respiratory concerns with it. so let's check in now with abc7 news meteorologist sandy patel. yeah >> and julian and omar. this is going to stick around through tomorrow. so let's take a look at the air quality right now and you will notice there are some parts that are in the red, believe it or not, from redwood city out towards fremont livermore, san jose. that is unhealthy air. we have orange for santa rosa, san francisco, oakland, concord area and that is poor for sensitive groups. so as we take a look at the smoke forecast, notice that northerly wind is going to continue to drive smoke into the bay area. so tomorrow morning during the commute, you're going to notice the thick smoke. but later in the afternoon, even going into tomorrow, we're going to thursday excuse me, you're going

to start to notice an improvement as we take a look at a live picture right now from our exploratorium camera. hard to tell if it's low clouds or haze. it's a combination of both. air quality advisory through tomorrow due to smoke from the wildfires in northern california and oregon, some safety tips. keep your windows and doors closed. bring your pets inside and put your ac on. recirculate here is where that smoke is coming from. oregon and northern california. i'll be back with a closer look at what you can expect as we head towards fall. coming right up. alma. >> all right, sandhya, thank you . out we saw people about despite the smoke in the san francisco and the east bay. abc7 news reporter suzannephan gives us a closer look how the bay area is dealing with the effects. >> so much smoke in the bay area . you can hardly see the bay bridge. >> it's really bad. i mean usually you can see east bay. >> the smoke is so thick from the port of oakland you can

barely see the san francisco skyline. people all around the bay are seeing, smelling and feeling it very smoky. >> it smells like a campfire. >> it started to feel it in my throat and now i have my mask on in the east bay. >> some high schools canceled practices because of bad air quality. but amina ship chandler had no issues in lafayette. >> i don't think it's too bad. just yet, but i mean, the next few days it could affect our playing air quality. >> experts say we could expect to see impacts for the next couple of days. >> these fires up north in california and in southern oregon have kind of picked up over the weekend and unfortunately, the weather patterns have changed and it's just bringing it right over us now, there might be sort of short term unhealthy patches of air quality, so people should, you know, use the should take precautions in north beach at coal hardware, people have been stopping in and buying face masks. >> i've had a couple come in, but i expect far more to come in shortly tonight, an orange haze hangs over cupertino in the south bay. >> someone like myself with autoimmune deficiencies, it's kind of difficult to get through

with your day to day life. experts say if you need to stay indoors or keep your windows closed if possible or seek out a cooling center in san francisco, suzannephan abc7 news. >> and now it's just not the smoke but p-g-and-e's says it may now need to shut off power to some homes this week to reduce the risk of wildfires. the utility says a public safety power shut off is possible in eight norcal counties on thursday. napa is the only bay area county included in this. it's just a watch for now. we'll keep a close eye on these conditions over the next few days. we'll see what changes. and you can see live air quality and weather forecast anytime through our abc7 news bay area app. it has 24 over seven checks on those conditions where you live. all you have to do is download the app wherever you stream. >> now to the east bay where oakland is still in a months long search to find who will lead its police department. former chief lauren armstrong sat down with abc7 news to provide an update on where he is

. he says a report by an independent state arbitrator clears him of any wrongdoing. armstrong was fired earlier this year over his alleged handling of some internal investigations . >> my hope is that, you know, we acknowledge the fact that, you know, i've been vindicated and we acknowledge the fact that i do have a passion for the city of oakland. >> and we'll see what decisions are made after that. >> oakland, n-double-a-c-p, is now joining the call for armstrong to be reinstated. and the police commission has hinted that he could end up on the short list of candidates that is sent to mayor shengtao. this comes as oakland businesses are criticizing the city for missing a deadline to get funds to fight retail crime. the issue came up at tonight's city council meeting. >> all of your districts, you guys see it every day prioritize public safety and help your small businesses. that's where the money needs to go because they create jobs for the community. >> small businesses are now preparing to fight back on their

own with a one day strike. the date has yet to be announced today we sat down with san francisco mayor london breed for a wide ranging conversation on the direction of the city. >> one item that came up was increased police presence in the twin peaks neighborhood after the deadly shooting of a 19 year old officer say they found the man badly hurt from a gunshot early sunday morning around 2 a.m. he died at the hospital on our 3 p.m. program getting answers. mayor london breed called the shooting a targeted incident, adding that the city is considering other measures to deter crime in that area. >> twin peaks has been a bit of a hotspot for some time now and , you know, car break ins and other violence incidents that have taken place. but it's the most beautiful, iconic destination in san francisco. and so we have to look at some solutions. >> the ideas floated by breed include installing a new gate up at the lookout spot, adding new surveillance equipment and possibly closing. twin peaks during certain parts of the day.

and we want you to be able to get the true picture of public safety in your area. our abc7 news neighborhood safety tracker shows you a wide range of stats for san francisco, oakland and san jose. you'll find it right on the front page of abc7 news.com in sonoma. >> contra costa and san mateo counties. health care workers will be mandated to wear masks again. the sonoma county health officer said this is due to a higher rate of severe cases of respiratory illnesses between the fall and spring and points out that patients in health care facilities are at a greater risk of hospitalizations and deaths. in those cases, particularly those who are young children, pregnant or the elderly they have, or those who have chronic health conditions. the mask order will be in effect from november 1st to april 30th, happening tomorrow, governor gavin newsom will speak at the united nations climate ambition summit. >> newsom has set some ambitious climate goals, like having the state reach net zero carbon emissions in 100% clean electricity by 2045. he's expected to give remarks on

california's future as a world leader on climate goals. and we have some new developments on the nearly billion dollar purchase of land in solano county. our abc7 news i-team was the first to break this national story. now california attorney general rob bonta tells abc ten inches sacramento that he too has questions for the group behind this huge development project. a group of silicon valley investors is buying up the more than 50,000 acres to develop a, quote, utopian city partially surrounding the travis air force base. earlier this week, governor gavin newsom also expressed criticism or skepticism, rather, of this project. >> our abc seven news political analyst jackie speier is taking her next career step and gave a big announcement earlier today on abc seven news. she wants to return to public service. >> i've decided to announce here on abc seven that i'm going to run for the board of supervisors in san mateo county in what's called district one, which is going to be vacated by supervisor dave pine because

he's up against term limits. so. wow so i'm going back to my roots. >> she represented the peninsula in the house of representatives for seven terms before deciding not to run for reelection last year. she says there's a lot of work to do in san mateo county, in particular addressing housing issues, childhood poverty and the strain on the middle class. >> now to your voice, your vote and a big day today. ahead of the 2024 presidential election. it's national voter registration day. this is from an event in santa clara county, one of many that happened today. there was a big push to get people registered to vote across the nation with the 2024 general election a little over a year away and a special election coming up. even sooner. volunteers are advocating for voters to get engaged. >> historically see minorities and youth have not been mobilized to vote, to turn out to vote. there's been a great push for these communities to be registered to vote, but that register often isn't enough, and we need to do more in order to

get them to actually show up to the ballot box or to turn in their voter, their voter form. >> if you're not registered, it's easy. you can do it online or at any post office or government agency that has voter registration cards. >> well, the day comes with extra special meaning for our very own abc7 news reporter loose pena because she just became a us citizen. yeah, we have some video of her at the swearing in ceremony in san francisco today. >> she registered to vote right after. yes. >> loose has been a permanent us resident since she was 11 years old when she immigrated to the states with her parents from her native colombia. for years, she has encouraged you to get out and vote. and finally, next year she will get the chance to do so . >> a new england father and a patriots fan dies after a fight in the stands. the confrontation before and the questions tonight , transforming street graffiti to beautiful works of art. >> the work happening now in san francisco. so one of our building a better bay area breakthroughs tonight. plus >> hi. my name is aura. i can't

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with a couple of punches and drops to the ground kind of immediately the way the guy slumped over the whole mood changed. >> it was definitely, i think everybody around knew something was wrong and we had just witnessed something we all didn't want to see. >> now you've got to seriously consider going to a game again. >> first responders took the man to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. fans say the two men in the fight were arguing the entire game. the other was a dolphins fan. we should point out that game happened on sunday night. no arrests have been made so far. >> new developments. sacramento is the latest city facing a legal challenge over homelessness. sacramento county's district attorney is suing the city for its alleged inaction on the issue in the last seven years. >> our unhoused population in sacramento has exploded. to over 250. we have more homeless people in sacramento than in san francisco. >> the da says he is suing the city of sacramento for not cleaning up homeless encampments

and instead letting the issue escalate. the lawsuit also claims the situation has created a public safety crisis, as the da has a list of demands, including more shelters and a ban on daytime camping. sacramento's mayor says the da lacks a basic understanding of the situation and of the capital city's limited finances as well. there are so many people out there building a better bay area every day and bringing you those meaningful stories are what we want to focus on. >> so tonight we're highlighting a few of those breakthroughs. our first is bettering san francisco by doing a little bit of cleaning up. we went out in san francisco today with some local muralists in the mission district to see how the city is working to clean up its image in a positive way. >> it's nice to discover something where you can point somebody in the right direction and then later on in life, there's successful artists. >> and we got a firsthand look at the world of graffiti and street tagging in san francisco and how these muralists, police and community volunteers are all working together to push street art in a creative way. the full

story with ways you can get involved is now live on our website and abc7 news bay area app. >> our next breakthrough here at 11 is not just a san francisco problem, it is truly a bay area wide crisis. we're talking about fentanyl. >> yeah. and we do want to highlight one marin county high schooler who is becoming a leader in her community by raising awareness through a nonprofit. >> everybody thinks it's awesome. i mean, it's not talked about enough. so bringing this club and i get all grade level participate in, you know, my club sign up sheet filled out and first 20 minutes, that is kate logan you just heard from there. >> she says she got involved with project one life after her uncle died from a fentanyl overdose. several years ago. that's when she started the chapter in san anselmo. her story is also up on the abc seven bay area app. our final building a better bay area breakthrough was in menlo park tonight, a special benefit concert was held tonight for local farm workers nearly eight

months after the mass shooting in half moon bay. abc seven news reporter tim jonze shows us how neighbors are stepping up to help neighbors in the months since the. hi. all this it was music for a cause on tuesday night, gilroy based nonprofit earth to table hosted a benefit concert for farmworkers in half moon bay. >> without them, we would not eat. and so their work is so sacred. >> the event featured a variety of performers as well as speakers. its goal was to highlight some of the struggles faced by local farmworkers, some of whom were in the crowd. >> the smiles on their face tonight, seeing them on stage and also just them seeing coming out of the their environment to see how much the community appreciates them. honestly, it really means a lot. >> belinda arriaga is the founder of alejo's, one of the beneficiaries of the fundraiser . she says the past year has been especially difficult for many in the community. first, with the mass shooting that left seven dead and then with the

heavy winter storms that flooded fields around the state and put many out of work with the donations, with the funding that we get, we're able to turn around and buy resources for them. >> some of those resources include things like economic assistance as well as mental health counseling. >> beyond the money raised, though, some workers like ramone say it was just nice to feel appreciated. he spoke to us with the help of a translator. >> i feel really happy. my blood is like pumping. and i actually wanted to start to dance. >> organizers say they hope this benefit concert is the first of many more to come because for them, the hard work is worth it. we must uplift, we must respect , and we must advance the rights and protections of farmworkers who are toiling every day in menlo park. tim johns, abc seven news. >> eli lilly, the maker of the maker company of manjaro, has filed lawsuits against ten medical spas, wellness clinics and pharmacies for allegedly selling knockoff drugs. the suit

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with its goal of eliminating carbon emissions by 2050. a united representative says san francisco is up next to get the electric tugs, and the end goal is to transition to using only fully electric ground support equipment. all right. we need to talk about our weather and our air quality. i know we're hoping it'll improve tomorrow. >> yeah, hopefully it has to be better than it was today, we hope. right checking in now with meteorologist sandhya patel for a look and the answer. yeah late tomorrow night, going into thursday, it will improve julian and emma as we take a look at the sunset from tonight from mount tam, you can see just how smoky it was. >> smoke just shrouding the bay area and you can see the haze in the air from our emeryville camera looking at the port of oakland. visibility is low around parts of the bay area. not just because of the smoke but because of low clouds over two miles in half. moon bay, six miles in oakland, san jose reporting four mile visibility. you normally have ten mile visibility. it gives you an indication of how things are looking 50s and 60s on those

temperatures right now on live doppler seven, we have some low clouds right near the coastline that area of low pressure that has been providing us with the cooler than average conditions still with us. but it's going to kick on out of here as we head towards tomorrow as this trough to our north deepens. it's going to push it on out, but that trough is going to bring gusty north winds, which is why a fire weather watch goes up for the north bay hills, lake county and solano county. 11 p.m. tomorrow, runs until 11 a.m. thursday. solano county until 6 p.m. thursday. it's the combination of those gusty winds, 25 to 30% humidity, any fires that do develop will rapidly grow and spread in size. so that is the concern. even as we go hour by hour, 7:00 tomorrow night, things are still fine. but look what happens thursday morning. over 30 mile an hour north, northeasterly winds that gusty wind is a very drying wind. and when you have that happen, especially around this time of year, fire is fires are a concern as you go into tomorrow

afternoon, we're looking at moderate fire danger index and then look what happens thursday morning as the strongest winds come in. it's going to go into the high to very high category, the yellow and the orange for parts of the north bay. so just be aware, stay aware, and in case any fires develop from our san jose camera, it is certainly a murky view, smoky and hazy skies through tomorrow. gusty in the hills, high fire danger wednesday night into thursday and autumn arrives on friday at 1150. at night. hazy tomorrow morning. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we'll see areas of low clouds tomorrow afternoon. we continue to see the hazy sunshine in mid 60s to the low 80s. it will be breezy right along the coastline. i want to fast forward to next week because things might get interesting. computer models are hinting at rain moving into northern california. the possibility for us on tuesday. best chance in the north bay. the accuweather 70 forecast hazy and mild, a couple of days gusty in the hills with that fire danger and fall begins on friday

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the end of our first meeting, it was thursday, basically cramming to do preparation days into our off day tomorrow morning is friday, but by 10:00 it's the day before the game. whether it's the caffeine or, you know, the lights and the fans, you get into it pretty quick, especially george kittle. >> does there's some hope for sports at the oakland coliseum site. the oakland roots and soul were granted unanimous approval from the oakland city council and alameda county board of supervisors to enter into an exclusive negotiating agreement to build a modular stadium on the eight acre malibu lot. i hope to get it built by 2025. sports on abc7, sponsored by mouthwash concentrate, just add water, squeeze to control the strength of your mouthwash. and find a zone... all your own. ♪ scope squeez. to give your teeth a dentist clean feeling. start with a round brush head.

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