san mateo, solano, and alameda counties have moved into the red tier, which means increased capacity at a number of businesses and indoor customers for salons and tattoo parlors. one of the counties is saying not so fast. nbc bay area's terry mcsweeney reports from alameda county. >> reporter: it's out of the purple tier and into the red in san mateo, solano, and here in alameda county. but alameda county health officials say there will be no immediate changes, and as with other reopenings, it will be important for alameda county to take a measured and phased approach to avoid dramatic increases in disease transmission and reclosures. at spice i am, a thai restaurant on park street in alameda tonight, no one has eaten inside for months. it's takeout and outdoor dining only, but management can see both sides of this issue. >> it can be good. if it can reopen, the business, everything, i think can get full. but i don't know that technically it can be bad for the covid. >> reporter: with the three red tier counties have in common is they reported fewer than seven daily cases per 100,000

>>alameda county has officially moved into the red tier of the california department of public health blueprint for a safer economy. among other things the red tier allows for school districts in the county like oakland unified to reopen for in person learning after maintaining red stat is for 2 weeks. >>i mean i think it's always positive when we hear that the cases are going down because we we don't want to see people getting sick. >>however, the spokesperson for the oakland education association chaz garcia explains why the teachers union cautions any expectations of hastily returning students and teachers to a classroom said we have safety criteria that still needs to be negotiated. >>agreed upon before return to he doing any in person learning we have to make sure that we're holding. >>community safety student safety. >>in the highest regard because as we've seen across the country and even internationally. casey of children contracting and spreading covid have been on the rise. she says ultimately returning to class has to be in oakland specific data driven decisions. oakland be

to progress and move into tier 2 however, the director of the office of emergency services for alameda county says that the county is actually on the right path right now we're seeing a slight decline in the number of positive cases of covid-19 lot of decline in number of hospitalizations for patients and for patients in icu is and we're seeing a decline in inmates who have been tested positive for covid-19 as well. >>that is alameda county sheriff greg ahern who is also the director of the office of emergency services of alameda county and the regional director as well since the shelter in place in march, he says that he has been collecting data nonstop. one of the figures that are. >>at your disposal. >>so we receive numbers from public we record our own numbers of deaths as they come into the corners nearly get reported to close their accounts and we checked the numbers from johns hopkins as well. >>her and says in these times with the data coming in from so many different agencies it can be overwhelming and painting pictures that are less than clear. he says what he knows right now alamed

definite changes as you mentioned 3 counties moving from purple to read those 3 counties are alameda county, san mateo county as well as solano county and as far as solano in san mateo are concerned that means reopenings and we're talking about some degree some percentage of restaurants as well as retail indoors museums and zoos and aquariums in those areas to a level of capacity, 25% in those respects as far as restaurants. we're also talking about 25% capacity, gyms and fitness centers allowed to reopen indoors as well at about 10% capacity, so a lot of changes coming up with that move from purple to read one thing that hasn't changed his alameda county alameda county has moved from purple to read they've seen some numbers in terms of covid and while things are improving. they want to put the brakes and see how things are going to go over the next 2 weeks and then they will make that decision whether or not to start that slow reopening as we've seen everywhere else now at this point everybody in the 9 count in the 7 county bay area. i should say remains in the red except for sonoma county

alameda county not allowing it. and while that will impact business, some owners we talk with say that's okay. >> i don't mind waiting. >> reporter: still, these gym members are upset, saying other counties are allowing indoor workouts. and if an opening doesn't happen soon, the future of the gym may be in jeopardy. >> if they keep putting it off and putting it off, i don't know. if it's not open october 6, it's probably done. >> reporter: as these outdoor classes continue, the county health officer says her office will closely be looking at the numbers to come up with a safe plan in two weeks. in alameda county, j.r. stone, "abc7 news." >>> during his weekly update, california's top health official emphasized the state is taking a slow and stringent appac reopening. dr. mark galley pointed to the lessons california learned during the first round of reopenings in late spring. he said it's a delicate balance between stopping the virus from spreading and making sure businesses don't close for good. >> we're very sensit

>>alameda county has officially moved into the red tier of the california department of public health blueprint for a safer economy. among other things the red tier allows for school districts in the county like oakland unified to reopen for in person learning after maintaining red stat is for 2 weeks. >>i mean i think it's always positive when we hear that the cases are going down because we we don't want to see people getting sick. >>however, the spokesperson for the oakland education association chaz garcia explains why the teachers union cautions any expectations of hastily returning students and teachers to a classroom said we have safety criteria that still needs to be negotiated. >>and agreed upon before return to he doing any in person learning we have to make sure that we're holding community safety students in the highest regard because as we've seen across the country and even internationally. casey of children contracting and spreading covid have been on the rise. she says ultimately returning to class has to be in oakland specific data driven decisions. oakland be a large

unlike other counties in the bay area alameda county has not been given the green light to advance and open up more businesses but this doesn't mean that the county is in a covid crisis. alameda county sheriff greg ahern is also the director of the county's office of emergency services since the shelter in place in march, he says that he's been collecting data nonstop. he says that he knows right now alameda county is progressing. >>right now we're dealing with doctor stacy he is taking care of our public health in alameda county. and he indicates we're currently we remain in the purple tier and we do me one week of red to requirements on the state's blueprint for safer this case counts have dropped below 7 new cases per day per 100,000 residents and we continue to meet testing positive thresholds. >>well he says it will be important to see what happens next week. that's when the data since labor day weekend is expected to be released. well san jose unified schools will continue distance learning for all students through december. >>the district made the announcement just last night th

so i'm very happy that alameda county gave us the okay to come inside today. >> well, if you don't needtamont county has also loosened restriction force outdoor recreational activities such as miniature golf and batting cages as well. >> alameda county office of education will screen applications and send them on to the health department. so far only k through 6th grade schools will be allowed to submit waive err. alameda joins other counties including contra costa, marin, san francisco, and santa clara in takes the waivers. >>> be first to get the latest on reopening updates. be sure to download our ktvu news app. you can findty latest developments right on our home page. >> mountain view police are looking for more victims in a suspected trafficking case. as ann rubin explains, they believe man from sunnyvale was using snapchat to meet young girls for sex, including a 15- year-old girl who was brought here from arizona. >> reporter: authorities ed age girls to the bay area for sex. his wife alert mountain view police. >> she was concerned because she had reason to believe that he had

alameda county district attorney announced those charges yesterday. body cam video shows the death of steven taylor who was holding a baseball bat inside the store. investigators say less than 40 seconds passed from the time officer jason fletcher arrived at the store to when he tased taylor and shot him. in an online video nancy o'malley read from a prepared statement about the charges. we were not able to ask her any questions. taylor's family calls the charges a small step towards justice. >> as far as we know she's not charged an officer in alameda county, but we know her. so, we're kind of excited that maybe this is a turn for the better for everyone that has family has been murdered in alameda county. >> fletcher has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and be arraigned on september 15th. >>> to our wildfire coverage now with conditions expected to deteriorate over the weekend. the czu fire already destroyed more homes in santa cruz county than the loma prieta earthquake did. 85,000 acres. containment is at 46%. one death is tied to that fir

. >> as far as we know, she's not charged an officer in alameda county that we know of. so we're kind of excited that maybe this is a turn for the better for everyone who has family. >> o'malley was appointed as the alameda county d.a. after the b.a.r.t. police officer was convicted of killing oscar grant in 2009. immediately after steven taylor's shooting in april, they rushed to the scene. they worried he was having the psychological episode. their family attorney said that's what san leandro attorney fletcher noted in his report after the shooting. >> they seem to be somebody who had lost touch with reality in his words. if that's the case. then deadly force was an completely inappropriate response. >> according to the investigators, less than 40 seconds passed from the time officer fletcher arrived at walmart to when steven taylor was tased and shot. them he was 17 feet away when he pulled the trigger. >> at the time of the shooting, it was not reasonable to assess that he would. >> they read from a prepared statement about the charges. the district attorney said she

>>alameda county has officially moved into the red tier of the california department of public health blueprint for a safer economy. among other things the red tier allows for school districts in the county like oakland unified to reopen for in person learning after maintaining red stat is for 2 weeks. >>i mean i think it's always positive when we hear that the cases are going down because we we don't want to see people getting sick. >>however, the spokesperson for the oakland education association chaz garcia explains why the teachers union cautions any expectations of hastily returning students and teachers to a classroom said we have safety criteria that still needs to be negotiated. >>agreed upon before return to he doing any in person learning we have to make sure that we're holding community safety student safety. in the highest regard because as we've seen across the country and even internationally. casey of children contracting and spreading covid have been on the rise. she says ultimately returning to class has to be in oakland specific data driven decisions. oakland be a la

>>time now is 5 '05 and in bay area news 3 more bay area counties get the green light to reopen alameda san mateo and solano counties have been added now to the second tier of the state's color-coded that would be red 40 ranking system so that means there is a 5 to 8% covid positivity rate in those counties moving into the red tier means restaurants can resume indoor dining at 25% capacity indoor malls can reopen with 50% capacity. hair and nail salons can open up for indoor services museums, places of worship and movie theaters can all open indoor you can see that they still need to cap the number at 25% and gyms and fitness centers are kept right now they can reopen though indoors at 10%. we have team coverage of the gyms that are reopening fitness fans waking up able to get a workout in kron four's reyna harvey is live at 24 hour fitness in san mateo county reyna. >>are you good morning, look i wore the outfit this morning because i'm excited that gyms are opening up just like the people that are already here at friday in this morning and 24 hour fitness, the staff has been here open

alameda county not allowing it. d while that will impact business, some owners we talk with say that's okay. >> i don't mind waiting. >> reporter: still, these gym members are upset, saying other counties are allowing indoor workouts. and if an opening doesn't happen soon, the future of the gym may be in jeopardy. >> if they keep putting it off and putting it off, i don't know. if it's not open october 6, it's probably done. >> reporter: as these outdoor classes continue, the county health officer says her office will closely be looking at the numbers to come up with a safe plan in two weeks. in alameda county, j.r. stone, "abc7 news." >>> during his weekly update, california's top health official emphasized the state is taking a slow and stringent approach with reopening. dr. mark galley pointed to the lessons california learned during the first round of reopenings in late spring. he said it's a delicate balance between stopping the virus from spreading and making sure businesses don't close for good. >> we're very

right now, alameda county is in the purple tear to see what is open in your county, just go to kpix.com. the reopening, as the county hits out daily high index. yesterday, the total was at 295. the county also confirmed 157 new coronavirus cases in the past day. >>> today in san bruno, artichoke joe's casino is reopening with a very different look. they are calling it an open air casino. for guest larg nt is up outside to keep guests and employees out of the sun. safety guidelines, such as social distancing, are in place to help ensure guest safety. the long-awaited reopening ba in march. >>> back to school and more than a dozen schools are now clear to reopen next tuesday. health officials have approved an application from 15 public and private schools to make a shift from all in learning to classroom instruction. number 11 schools will get an answer pretty soon. all of this comes at the county's covid-19 data improves, both with the number ú>>> lake berryessa is closed for the labor day weekend because of ongoing mop up efforts from a wildfire that encircled the lake. the lake is norm

alameda county is the only county who said no. we're waiting to hear from sonoma county as well. the weekly covid tier tracker lets you pick your county and see how the numbers are trending. if your county is below its current color-coded tier for three weeks, that means it could be moving into a new tier soon. check it out on the home page of our website, abc7news.com. >>> today napa county reported 14 new cases of covid-19 making is,650 confirmed cases and 13 confirmed deaths. yet napa county doesn't have the most severe restrictions. now the county's due diligence has angered downtown residents as wayne freedman explains, it has to do with the location of a future covid-19 shelter. >> reporter: it is a place intended for peace and worship. instead, st. john the baptist church and school has become the center of a controversy in downtown napa. >> did anybody talk to you at all? >> we haven't heard from anybody in the county. >> it sounds like they're trying to sneak it in quietly. >> we hear outdoor showers, outdoor toilets. what is it? what's going on. >> reporter: for patrick

and julian glover explains what is going on in alameda county. >> reporter: alameda county is following the lead of san francisco and santa clara counties and is waiting to allow some of the indoor businesses tg ste harant them permission to move forward. and now that they are in the less restrictive red tier, the health officer wants to monitor the covid metrics for the next two weeks to ensure that they remain stable. if so, they will rerelease new guidelines that could include businesses to operate indoors like gyms and restaurants. some business owners aren't sure that they can actually hold out another two weeks though. >> this is it, this is like what we've been excited for and holding out for. and if they keep postponing it, i don't know if we'll make it or not. >> reporter: according to the state guidelines, the red tier or substantial risk of covid-19 transmission category allows for schools to reopen, malls and stores to open the 50% capacity and for places of worship and movie theaters at 25% capacity. it is unclear how many will actually be given the green light to reopen wh

. >>> and number four, hair salons in alameda county can finally get back to cutting indoors. >>> and number five, classrooms will be opening on tuesday in 3 marin county to special needs students. >>> and number six, we'll check out a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is going to be pretty light today, a lot of people off for the holiday weekend getting a head start. >>> and number seven, mandatory evacuation orders have been theczu lightning complex has on. burned more than 86,000 >>> facebook is going to pay users to quit the app ahead of the election so it can study the platform's impact on politics.

and the people of >>the alameda county public health department updated covid-19 order for vehicle based gatherings now permits live performances, including entertainment events like musicals theatrical an artistic performances, lectures presentations will be showings as well as religious and cultural ceremonies. the updated order also allows for events to have doubled the amount of vehicles and opened it from 200 to 400 cars in the parking lot i think it would be great. >>although the previous health order allowed outdoor vehicle base church services lifting the 200 vehicle limit restriction is more than welcome news as bishop bob jackson and that's will gospel church in oakland we've been on the parking lot we've been having holy communion services on for sunday. and it works out pretty well according to the health order occupants of the vehicle must be from the same household and must remain in the vehicle during the event they stay in the cause and for the most part they have the windows down they have to have their masks on. bishop jackson views, religious service as essential in ti

because of it. >> reporter: some have asked alameda county for a special exemption. >> reporter: uc burkey infectious disease specialist says different health offices often make different calculations. >> in some counties they're saying they don't think it's too risky to be inside. the individual really is the one we has to be able to make the decision. >> reporter: the concern that many business owners have is how long tale be able to continuing operating indoors and that depends on which way the coronavirus cases are trending. rob roth, ktvu's 2 news. >>> in san francisco hair andthol salons can reopen tomorrow for outdoor services only. gym and fitness providers will be able to start operations on september 9. and they're offering protective gear for small businesses that need it ncluding masks, shield and hand sanitizer. >>> starting tomorrow, foster farms will be closed for six days due a coronavirus outbreak. health officials in merced county is going to test workers for the virus. it's infected 293 employees so far. eight people have died. in a statement, fossor farm said it's

. >>> and a big day for businesses in alameda county, opening indoors. "today in the bay" starts right now. >>> a very good morning to you. we made it to friday. now we'll just make it on through. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for marcus washington. mike, i was in a gaggle of cars this morning which feels so unusual. i think it was a fluke. >> we'll see. >> let's check in with vianey for the forecast. it sounds scorching hot. >> this is in anticipation or ahead of the heat wave we're set to experience. we want to make sure our viewers are prepared for what's to come. a live view over san francisco. that marine layer right now hugging the coastline. you could see it keeping the coastline nice and cool for now. this is probably going to be the coolest part of our morning because this is what i will be monitoring heading into the weekend. unhealthy air quality. much hotter weekend. potentially record highs above 100 degrees. i'll have complete details, but first let's check in with mike. >>> vianey, we have our typical

but alameda county will continue its more restrictive measures like we've seen in santa clara and san francisco counties. >> it's a step in the right direction. but i just think it's a little bit -- we're handcuffed. >> we're fortunate to be able to work at home. some of these essential workers, they don't have that choice. and that's -- the dilemma we face. >> just last month the san mateo county public health officer wrote in a statement, he was not supportive of shutting down businesses and there had to be a balance. he was not available for an interview. and the state gave all california nail salons the green light to reopen indoors even in purple tiered counties if local authorities approve. >>> california's coronavirus numbers are headed in the right direction this morning. the positive test rate is below

san mateo, solano and alameda counties have now graduated into the red tier. rejoin marin, napa, san francisco, seneca and santa cruz counties. only sonoma and contra costa counties remain in the most restrictive purple tier. those counties are now in the same tier, but they have more restrictions, some of them do, then others. >> reporter: some business owners are frustrated because different counties in the bay area are opening some sectors, while keeping others closed. it's confusing, because at the beginning of the pandemic the strategy, a regional approach. >> i'm really disappointed and frustrated. because i believe that nail salons are safe and i think we have the right to open. >> reporter: michelle saunders james owens of this nail salon in oakland, shuttered for six months. she can't operate outdoors, there is no space on a busy street. alameda county just moved up the states coronavirus risks chart, yet delaying any new plans for reopening. >> for them to wait two more weeks to see how it goes is literally hurting us so terribly to be waiting and to

in alameda county, j.r. stone, "abc7 news." >>> during his weekly update, california's top health official emphasized the state is taking a slow and stringent approach with reopening. dr. mark galley pointed to the lessons california learned during the first round of reopenings in late spring. he said it's a delicate balance between stopping the virus from spreading and making sure businesses don't close for good. >> we're very sensitive and interested to support our economic sectors across the state. it's the engine for so much that drives health, jobs, housing, many of the resources that flow through businesses. >> he also said the state is closely watching out for a second surge in the fall. >>> nail salons can reopen and take customers inside after the state relaxed restrictions today. however, the final say is actually up to the county health department. in the bay area, every county

alameda county was able to begin their styling outdoors yesterday. and yesterday in contra costa county they were able to do so inside. so a lot of folks really passionate about what they're doing. now they're walking across the street to city hall to continue that message. we're live in downtown san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> a lot of small businesses struggling, wanting to be heard. thank you. >>> let's take a look outside for you. another day around the bay with bad air quality. another spare the air alert called f a row. so, be careful when you're out there. meteorologist kari hall tracking the weather for us. certainly for not a great day for anyone who has upper respiratory problems. >> absolutely not. and you do want to make sure you're limiting your time outside even though the temperatures feel nice, this air quality is no joke. we're still looking at unhealthy air quality all across the bay area. and so this light northerly wind continues to bring in that smoke and then the high pressure just pushes it down towards

the alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley explains why her office has now filed a criminal complaint. >>the review of the statement of witnesses and involve police officers, physical evidence and the review of multiple videos of the shooting. it shows that at the time of the shooting was not reasonable to conclude. mister steven taylor pose an imminent threat of death, a great bodily injury to either officer fletcher or to any one else in the store. >>as the da said that it was just not reasonable they concluded to think that taylor posed an imminent threat of death or great bodily injury to the officer or anyone else in the store and that he failed to attempt other de escalation options. the officer will face charges in court on september 15th, the alameda county district attorney's office says charging a police officer with voluntary manslaughter is not a decision that is made lightly the san leandro police chief has responded saying this it's important that we allow the judicial process to take its course we'll have much more on the story tonight of live reports coming u

there will be no change to allowed or prohibited activities in alameda county. nail salons now have th indoors everywhere. operate outside. local health officials still have the final say. for a list of what is reopening your county and across the bay area visit kpix.com. >>> still ahead. dr. fauci testifying in front of congress today as a large- scale covid-19 vaccine trial gets underway. >>> if you feel like your mental health is a struggling you are not alone coming up local health experts breakdown the impact of the pandemic? >>> we are looking at beautiful blue skies it is a gorgeous afternoon across the bay area. we will talk about big changes coming up. >>> kpix 5 is working to bring you positive stories during this difficult time. you can check them out on the kpix.com and send us your this election, all californians will be able to vote safely from home. every active, registered voter will receive a vote-by-mail ballot with a unique barcode. you can track it using where's my ballot? and you'll receive automatic notifications by text, email or voice cal

but san mateo county is not closing all its beaches. alameda and marin counties, and san francisco are keeping beaches open. but officials asked residents to visit parks and trails instead of packing the beaches. health officials say spikes in covid-19 cases are common following warm weather holidays, such as memorial day, fourth of july, and labor day. >> there is still a lot of covid in our area, and are getting infected every day .2 santa clara county deputy health officer, dr. george han, says people should sober the holiday either at home or in areas where there aren't crowds. >> get early before everyone gets out, out of my business, and then get back to closed doors. >> santa cruz and monterey counties have closed most beaches. the exceptions are the main and cattle beaches, open for four hours, saturday and sunday. >> the daytime closure will be a discouragement for people traveling from long distances. we believe saturday and sunday is a good balance . >> health officials say new covid cases have been on a downward trend the past coupl

well happening tomorrow barbershops and hair salons and alameda county will be allowed to offer their services indoors. yeah, big change for a lot of folks out there crawford's arena, harvey live in alameda now with. >>more on the story reyna. >>the morning and hey as you can expect people are thrilled barbershops and hair salons like the one behind me will be able to open their doors and i've been talking to residents all morning. long i just a chance to talk to his body. nelson duffy she lives here in alameda really awesome every morning she gets up walks to the corner here pass this along to support the local barbershop or the local coffee shop on the corner and we are talking money, you're telling me just how important it is for businesses like the hair salons in the barber shops to be able to reopen well as of course i it's it's small business and that it's a sad that all these people have not been able to provide the service for all this time. >>and end when. >>when you go to the barber or the or whenever you get your hair done it's a camaraderie you always want your same person

all evacuation orders and warnings in alameda county are now lifted. some orders were also lifted in santa clara county. >>> we'rein the last 15 minutes lawmakers passed a bill that will prevent evictions. the bill will prevent people who haven't paid because of the pandemic from being evicted. >>> it has got a lot of people saying hallelujah. haircuts finally inside. something we haven't seen in months in most bay area counties. but the rules are different depending where you live. here's nbc bay area's cheryl hurd with who made the cut. >> reporter: barbers and hairstylists are living in two separate realities. this new reality is bringing about a lot of frustration. >> customers are so loyal to us. >> reporter: livermore shop owner bianca car doe sa admits that the setup is not ideal, but it's a start after months of being closed. >> last night we figured it out that it's going to be, you know, outdoors. and then, you know, we came and tried to arrange everything. >> reporter: in alameda county, hairstylists and barbers finally got to start working o

in a lawsuit filed in alameda county superior court. the plaintiffs argue that because of the pandemic disrupting testing locations. many students with disabilities are not able to accessible testing sites. before the ruling 6 of the u c schools gave students the option to submit test scores in a statement, the u c system said it respectfully disagrees with the ruling and is evaluating whether further legal actions are called for the ruling does not directly affect the state's other four-year university system the csu california state university system which decided to go decided to go test optional for the 2021 22 academic year. >>starting tomorrow all children in oakland 18 years old and younger will be able to get free food from schools before staff had to verify that all of the students receiving food actually attended oakland unified school district schools, but this week the u.s. department of agriculture reversed course and announced that schools can now return to the grab and go policies from the summer so starting tomorrow stud

that doesn't mean the county's in a deep covid crisis right now in fact alameda county sheriff. greg ahern who is also the girector of the county's office of emergency services says that since the shelter was put in shelter in place was implemented back in march he's been collecting data nonstop and he says the data shows that alameda county is improving. >>right now we're dealing with doctor stacy he is taking care of our public health in alameda county. >>and he indicates >>we're currently we remain in the purple tier and we do me one week of red to requirements on the state's blueprint for safer this case counts have dropped below 7 new cases per day per 100,000 residents and we continue to meet testing positive thresholds. >>health officials are waiting for next week that's when data collected after the labor day weekend will be released and we'll see if it shows another spike. >>berkeley city council members approved a mask fine after seeing an increase in covid cases in july and august. they join other counties like santa clara nap and marine county that already have measur

it's burning in seven counties, including alameda, contra costa, and santa clara counties. more than 611 square miles have burned, an area bigger than san francisco and san mateo's combined. >>> 105 buildings have been destroyed, and in the north bay, the ln you complex fires are now about 78 percent contained, burning 586 square miles, destroying 1500 buildings. evacuation orders have now been lifted near the walbridge fire in sonoma county. five people have died in the fires, and four others have been hurt. >>> time now is for 104. governor newsom reports improving numbers for california's coronavirus cases. in the last week, 4.4 tests have had positive results, but that is down, 7/10 of a percent since mid august. the governor says numbers for hospitalizations and for people in intensive care are also getting back. >> 23 percent decline in hospitalizations, 23% decline in total icu patients we have admitted. >> the governor is stressing we have to stay vigilant and wear a mask, and use physical distancing, especially into flu season. >>> california now has more than 723

alameda county sheriff's deputy oscar osha died after battling the virus for 2 weeks in the intensive care unit. kron four's terisa stasio has more. >>when he died it was it was a shock we just didn't think it was going to die that is maureen enter roche and and this is maureen and her husband alameda county sheriff's deputy oscar row champ. wednesday will mark 3 months since his death from covid-19 the 2 high school friends getting married later in life just 7 years ago maureen shared with me that in january the 2 planned to retire. i know oscar lets me for. the person i was very independent strong i was a single mom for many years when times when i start to have a bad day i think. >>you know he the last thing he would want me to do is to be sitting around not taking care of myself. it's been very hard for me to put myself first to get up. go for a walk to eat right get good sleep, you know all the things that everyone tells you to do it's very hard maureen says that her children worry about her. >>and she them. >>my son's devastated my daughter's devastated we're all devastated morn

in the east bay, alameda county hair salons are getting a break after the covid crisis shut the industryown for six months straight. opening day is friday. salon owner brian tran can't wait. >> we're the first ones who locked down and the last ones who opened. >> reporter: south bay card rooms and casinos are preparing to reopen with outdoor operations. bay area people we spoke to tonight are feeling optimistic, saying this covid crisis is taking a turn and moving in the right direction. in napa, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> as you just heard cheryl mention, alameda county hair salons and barbershops can move indoors tomorrow. that means san francisco will be the only bay area county keeping hairstylists and barbers outside. >>> from online to in person, marin county has approved waivers for 15 schools. some of them are private, some are public. all are elementary schools. they've been cleared to open as early as tuesday because the county says local covid-19 case numbers are improving. and on the peninsula, menlo park sin app school showing off its new outdoor classrooms. you can

. >>> and a big day for more businesses in alameda county. we'll show you where services are finally moving back indoors for the first time in months. >>> plus, disappointing developments in the search for a vaccine. a sobering new assessment. give you my world ♪ ♪ how can i, when you won't take it from me ♪ ♪ you can go your own way ♪ ♪ go your own way your wireless. your rules. >>> right now at 6:30, the bay area bracing for a holiday heat wave. on your left a look at some of those highs in the forecast for this weekend. on your right a live look outside in san jose and san francisco. we have live team coverage on the impact the heat may have on the fire danger. what you need to know about the flex alert already issued. >>> the coolest part of the morning is right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm kris sanchez in for marcus washington. trying to enjoy the warm morning because we know that it's just going to get hotter as the day goes on and into the weekend, vianey. >>> hotter and hotter, guys interior valleys

san mateo county is not closing all its beaches. alamedarin county, san francisco are keeping beaches open. officials ask residents to visit parks and trails instead of packing beaches. spikes in covid cases are common following warm weather holidays such as memorial day such as fourth of july and there is a lot of covid in our area still. santa clara county deputy health officer said people should celebrate the holiday at home or in areas where there are not crowds. >> get up early before everyone gets out and take your business and the back to close doors. >> reporter: santa clues in monterey counties have closed beaches. except are main and cowl beaches. they will have the opening some saturday and sunday. >> people traveling from long distances. we believe the exceptions is a good balance. >> reporter: health officials a new covid cases have been on a downward trend and they are eager to see that success continue. that's why they advise we if you are headed out this labor day weekend. to do so with small groups of family and friends, we

alameda county fire is adding more staff at stations over the weekend. >> we are at the driest time of year. it's september. we haven't had any rain, and so we're expecting huge winds. >> reporter: temperatures in the 90s and even into the triple digits and low humidity, a dangerous combination in what's already been a busy fire season. sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. >> you can get up to minute weather alerts about this heat and wind september straight to your phone with our free nbc bay area app. it's a valuable resource. >>> new video tonight of the empire state building glowing in red, white, and blue. you see it right there in honor of justice ruth bader ginsburg, who was the court's longest serving woman and honoring her contributions to the country and its history. justice ginsburg was a trailblazer, and today she made history once again. her casket was brought from the supreme court to the capitol, where she became the first woman and the first jewish pernthere. an incredible honor. mourners passed by the casket, including her personal trainer, where you see he dropped for

alameda county is in the purple tear. the salons will be allowed to open at 8:00 am. to see what is open in your county, go to kpix.com. >>> reopening comes as the county hit a new high in daily deaths. the 21 reported yesterday bring us the total to 295. the county also confirmed 157 new coronavirus cases. in the past that day. >>> back into school in marin county. that will be a reality for some students next tuesday. health officials say the approved fitting applications from public and private schools to bring students back into the classroom. that is as case data improves. another 11 schools that applied it to reopen will get their answers soon. >>> some alameda county parents say their kids were given online lessons that were racist and homophobic. the school district said it removed a learning program created by sls immediately from the curriculum after receiving a plaint about some questions.>> what i thought there was something about what was considered a traditional family. there were two white parents and two white children and that was the right answer vers

alameda county just moved up the states coronavirus risks chart. yet county health officials delaying any new plans for reopening. >> for them to wait two more weeks to see how it goes, it's literally hurting us so terribly to the waiting and to be unopened. >> reporter: san mateo and solano counties also moved from purple to the last restrictive red tier. unlike alameda county, those counties will reopen restaurants, shopping centers, museums, places of worship in movie theaters at 25% capacity interest. gyms and fitness centers, as well as personal care services can also reopen indoors with modifications. >> now the counties have created , some of them, have created their own. therein lies the confusion. >> reporter: san mateo county supervisor david can supports following state guidelines. for example, in san mateo county indoor dining can now was in. in neighboring san francisco and santa clara counties it can't. even though all three counties are the same tier. >> we are saying that people in these other counties, respectfully, you've met this

>>alameda county has officially moved into the red tier of the california department of public health blueprint for a safer economy. among other things the red tier allows for school districts in the county like oakland unified to reopen for in person learning after maintaining red stat is for 2 weeks. >>i mean i think it's always positive when we hear that the cases are going down because we don't want to see people getting sick. >>however, the spokesperson for the oakland education association chaz garcia explains why the teachers union cautions any expectations of hastily returning students and teachers to a classroom said we have safety criteria that still needs to be negotiated. >>agreed upon before return to he doing any in person learning we have to make sure that we're holding. >>community safety student safety. >>in the highest regard because as we've seen across the country and even internationally. casey of children contracting and spreading covid have been on the rise. she says ultimately returning to class has to be in oakland specific data driven decisions. oakland be a

alameda county district's attorney announced those charges yesterday. body cam video shows the death of steven taylor who was holding a baseball bat inside the store. investigators say less than 40 seconds passed from the time officer jason fletcher arrived at the store to when he tased taylor and ultimately shot him. in an online video, district attorney nancy o'malley read a prepared statement saying officer fletcher failed to de-escalate the situation. we couldn't ask questions. taylor's family calls the charges a small step towards justice. >> we know she's not charged an officer in alameda county, but we know her. so, we're kind of excited that maybe this is a turn for the better for everyone that has family murdered in alameda county. >> fletcher has been charged with voluntary manslaughter and be arraigned on september 15th. >>> we're talking about the fact that the weather will be heating up this weekend and firefighters are already making a push to knock down bay area wildfires already burning. the czu fires have already destroyed more homes in

in 9 counties for the wider reopening of businesses and that includes most of the bay area good evening, everybody thanks for being here at 9 o'clock, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis alameda. >>san mateo and solano counties received the green light to move forward with reopening. those counties were added to the red or second tier of the state's color-coded for tier ranking system. this category means that there were 4 to 7 daily new cases per 100,000 residents or a 5 to 8% positivity rate with the addition of these counties every bay area county is now in the red tier except for contra costa and sonoma counties but contra costa's health director says they are on track to enter the red tier next week. and as more businesses reopen a northern california private school system run by the diocese of sacramento has applied for a waiver to allow in person instruction in solano county as soon as possible while parents have the choice to keep their kids at home, teachers would have to return to the classroom. harper's alice of ammonium live in the newsroom with a petition that they've just launched l a. >>the diocese of sacramento superintendent is eager to get students and teach

blame them. >> reporter: in livermore just across the board are for contra costa, they have asked alameda county for a special exemption, but wered. >> by just crossing a county line all of a sudden that makes a difference to the virus. and i just don't understand that. to me, i wonder if our message is getting through to the health officers, because i just can't understand it. >> if you're asking for consistency, of course it does not make sense. >> reporter: u.c. berkeley infectious disease specialist dr. john schwarzberg said different health officers often make different calculations. >> in one county they were determining it's too risky to be inside. in another county near saying, well, we don't think it's too risky to be inside. >> reporter: the concern many business owners have is how long they'll are able to operate indoors. that, of course, depends on which way the coronavirus caseload is trending. frank? >> rob, thank you. >>> more than 6 million coronavirus cases have now been reported nationwide, and more than 183,000 people have died from the virus in the u.s. as the death toll rise

alameda county had been lifted and more than 383,000 acres burned and 60% containmented and 40 structures destroyed. >>> a santa clara county sheriff, lori smith, one of the defendants pled guilty and is not cooperating with the corporation. nbc bay area has the story, damian trujillo. >> reporter: more arrests are imminent. sheriff captain james jensen entered the same courthouse where he was once a supervisor. christian west is cooperating. according to grand jury's transcripts, west testified he was looking for concealed carry permits for his company and met with jensen. west told the grand jury that "i think he said that with the number of ccws that we were hoping to get, 90,000 would be a reasonable donation." a donation that's to the campaign of sheriff lori smith. the sheriff herself is not facing charges at this point. >> we are continuing to gather more and more everyday. our investigation goes on as we gather more evidence. we expect to file more charges against more individuals in the coming weeks. we are not done. >> reporter: the allegation. >> we aim to get the truth and hav

that's the bay area's second deadliest day of the pandemic. 24 of those deaths were in alameda county. so far of the 356 total coronavirus deaths in alameda county, 335 of those victims were over the age of 50. >>> covid cases at colleges and universities continue to rise. san jose state, 43 cases. stanford with 137 and berkeley with 202. the san jose area a bigger surge. ucsd with 273 cases and san diego cases with 637 cases. that's the largest school outbreak in california. >>> how do you handle having a covid positive kid in college? we know firsthand with our nbc family, jessica is in the middle of all this. she's been a champ and trying to navigate your daughter. how is she feeling tonight? >> she's getting better, thank g god. you know raj, i try to stay positive and upbeat and i didn't want to freak out. it is scary when you get that call. intellectually i knew by looking at the data, college kids farewell and they recover very fast and do well. as a mom you get really, really nervous, right? so she's finally a little better and so today i asked her if she would chat with me ab

hands as frequently as i can in washington karen caifa kron 4 news hair salons and barbershops in alameda county can reopen for indoor operations starting friday county officials announced tonight they are allowing more businesses to reopen. >>they include indoor barbershops and salons indoor malls and outdoor recreational activities, including many golf and batting cages there are certain restrictions for each business you can find those details on our website kron 4 dot com. the city of alameda will now issue fines for violating public health voters, the city council voted on the new ordinance this week in an effort to keep coronavirus case counts from potentially spiking. >>the fines apply mostly to businesses the first violation will cost $250 a second violation carries a $500 fine a 3rd and any other violation that follows will result in a $1000 fine and these are the 5 area counties which also enforced mask buys they are sonoma napa san mateo contra costa and more in fines for individuals range from 25 to $500 and the fines are higher for businesses breaking the rules, those fines range fr

it doesn't mean that the county is in a deep covid crisis in fact alameda county sheriff greg ahern is also the director of the county's office of emergency services and since the shelter-in-place began back in march. he says he's been collecting data. nonstop and he says based on what he's seeing alameda county is in fact improving. >>right now we're dealing with doctor stacy he is taking care of our public health in alameda county. and he indicates we're currently we remain in the purple tier and we do me one week of red to requirements on the state's blueprint for safer this case counts have dropped below 7 new cases per day per 100,000 residents and we continue to meet testing positive thresholds. >>health officials are waiting for next week that's when data collected in the wake of labor day weekend will be released and we'll see where the numbers go after that comes out. >>time now 6 '05 berkeley city council members approved a mask fine after seeing an increase in covid cases in july and august other bay area counties, including santa clara nap and marine counties already have

nick of time for some, hair salons and barbershops finally allowed to reopen this morning in alameda county. it was one of the first counties to shut down the shops as part of the covid-19 safety measures and one of the last now to open. nbc's thom jensen is live in pleasanton where the haircuts and colorings started early this morning around 6:30. that's how you know you missed your stylist. >> reporter: that's right. we were there for it. and they've come through pretty steadily all morning long, customers here at the fusion 3 salon. i talked to one alameda county salon owner just a couple of days ago when this announcement was made. he told me he was down to his last $300, was considering going out of fusion 3 in business here for more than 20 years right on main street, and they were considering racking up a bill of more than $300,000 in debt to try to pay for re-opening costs and to cover employee expenses, wages and benefits while they were shut down. so, they are really breathing a sigh of relief. very happy to be open, getting the word from the county health officials just a few day

those orders have been lifted in santa clara, san juan , and alameda counties. more than 87,000 and acres have burned in parts of seven counties. cal fire says it is now 65% contained and they hope to have full containment by thursday. three firefighters and two civilians have been hurt in those fires and more than 100 buildings have been destroyed since the fire started two weeks ago. more than 5000 homes and businesses are still in danger. >>> the woodward fire, in marin county is now 17% contained. that fire has burned more than five square miles. the sheriff's office has lifted some of the evacuation warnings for people in melina's, damp and foggy conditions have certainly held the firefighters, but that is also limiting the use of firefighting aircraft in the area. cal fire crews are gaining ground on that l and you complex fire burning in sonoma, lake, napa. it is 66% contained. it has burned 586 square miles and destroyed more than 1200 homes and businesses but it is not clear yet how many of those are homes. today's the 15th consecutive spare the air day