and amy hollyfield is in st. helena. >> reporter: we're surrounded on all sides by fire. we're on highway 29. look up in the hills, this is on the west side of highway 29. we are in st. helena at deer park road. there is fire behind me and also in front of me. and right here at deer park road, there is a lot of activity withdraw they have shut down this area. these cars are all trying to get into calistoga, and they are being told no, they have been stopped here. told they can't go any further. and calistoga parts of it under mandatory evacuation south of ly lincoln, and others have a warning to be ready to go. but the way the fire is still so active and so strong, it seems in everyone's best interests to get the car packed and get out of here. we've seen it go uphill, downhills. and now we're watching as people are trying to figure out how to navigate the area. the chp is also stationed here. and i asked what is up with this area, why all this activity and they say it is their quick make shift command post. they were closer, but the fire has pushed them to this intersect

a a amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> and there is developing n s news.used of spying on users of instagram. the complaint was filed in a federal court in san francisco. and in it, a new jersey instagram user claims the app's use of the camera is intentional and done for the purpose of collecting data. and this is after media reports in july said that the photo sharing app is said to be accessing iphone cameras even when they were not being used. facebook blamed a bug.ea that t united states will block tiktok downloads this coming sunday. the department of commerce just announced that the massively popular app along with the messaging platform wechat will be blocked. it is not clear, but it implies that mobile users in the u.s. will not be able to download or up at a time the app. this is in direct response to president trump's executive order in august that forced tiktok to sell its u.s. operations. the app is currently finalizing a deal with oracle and this is as tiktok is reportedly considering kevin systrom for its vacant ceo role. >>> and a live look

>>> abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in the district with more on this. good morning, amy. >> good morning, kumasi. the center of education reform in washington, d.c., distance learning saying it's better for kids to be here in the classroom than to be learning from home and suggesting that some kids are falling behind. as they do all of this distance learning. anexpert alyzednd having too ma students at once on google meet and zoom is robbing children of the opportunity to engage or get the proper feedback from teachers. >> we're seeing children who whether they are elevated in their learning or below in their learning and even mid line coming in way below with this type of offering. >> the center for education reform in washington, d.c., is a nonprofit, pro charter advocacy group. it releases a yearly parent power index in which california scored a d in the area of digital and personalized learning because of last april when schools went online and the state lacked laptops and wi-fi hot spots to connect all the students from home. san francisco's school

and amy hollyfield is live with the details. >> reporter: i want to show you the test site because it is tucked away. we're in the international terminal on level one, that is two levels down from where you check in, one level down from baggage claim. they will start using these tests on october 15 on people headed to hawaii. united provided some video for us to hoe us the test that will be taken the day of your flight and the results should be available in 15 minutes. if a traveler tests negative, they won't be required to quarantine for two weeks in hawaii. hawaii right now requires travellers to quarantine for two weeks after arriving. right now the governor is planning to lift that requirement on october 15 if the traveler has a negative covid test. you nighted is trying to make it easier for you and provide the test right here at the airport. easier for you and provide the test right here at the airport. now, you don't have to use this test obviously. there are other options out there. this is just a convenient one for those of you who need it, but it will cost you. so keep that

amy hollyfield is live with reaction to all of this. >> reporter: stylists who did nancy pelosi's hair now has a lawyer who says that his client's name is being dragged through the mud for simply doing what his salon owner gave him permission to do. and he suggests the owner had a political agenda. the statement from jonathan dinardo's attorney says the owner kious took special interests in the appoint and she made several vitriolic and incendiary comments about nancy pelosi and her purported responsibility for temporarily suspending operations of her business. the a losalon owner gave video fox news of pelosi inside the salon on monday. she said having the poll particular shan fe politician in the salon felt like a slap in the face. pelosi says that the salon owes her an apology, that it feels like it was a setup. she says she was told by the salon that they were allowed to have one client inside at a time. >> i take responsibility for trusting the word of the neighborhood salon that i've been to over the years many times. >> kiou owns e salon and tells fox news she is now getting dea

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in pleasanton with that. amy?ay, reggie. i i just weci's sppeon a taking this tree down is not an easy task. they'll start at the tippy top. look how high up that is. they'll work on this all week. they expect it will take them until friday to get this huge tree down. here is a picture of it during the daytime. the eucalyptus tree is at lions wayside park in pleasanton. the city says it's infected with a sulfur fungus and nothing they can do to treat it. some residents said they want to protest the taking down of this tree. they love having it here. but the city says it is a safety hazard. >> we're all so sad to see this tree having to be removed, but, unfortunately, because it is decaying with the fungus, we can't save the tree and we don't want falling branches falling on the public. >> she says they are planning to put a section of the tree in the community park so people can still see it. they're also trying to figure out whether they can plant a new tree here. this one has been here for about 150 years. some

amy hollyfield is live for us in walnut creek without people there coping with more bad air. amy? >> hi, reggie. i just checked the air quality here in walnut creek and it's hovering the aqi is hovering around that 150 point and that's right where it is unsafe for everybody not just for people in the vulnerable category. we will see another day like this one. here's video of the air yesterday where that smoke and inhaling it is bad and this air is just terrible for us. and medical centers around the bay area say they are seeing an uptick in patients, many with smoke-related issues. >> we're definitely seeing over the last week the chest pains, the shortness of breath, asthma. we would call it bronco spasm and palpitations and certainly the headaches. >> we do see some people out and bout, of course. many of them saying they just health officials say you should not exercise, though, outthese . do that indoors. it's just too dangerous to be breathing that heavily outside. so many people over the weekend had their hopes set on today, tuesday. so many people saying tuesday is going to

amy hollyfield is live with the details. >> reporter: yeah, the mayor saying one thing, but once you start talking to the other players in this, it sounds like this is still a way off. the district, teachers union, the parents. and mayor breed did say that elementary schoolchildren could go back to the classroom as early as in month or next month saying she is very concerned about the future of children. but the school district says for that to happen, they need training and protocols in place, they need three month supply of ppe and an agreement with the teachers union. the district and the union have not even started negotiating the terms of a return to the classroom. >> people are pretty enraged about it. many more supplies and equipment are needed. so this is not a matter of stubbornness, this is not a matter of lack of willingness. we need to know that the resources are there. >> reporter: teachers say that there will have to be a lot of changes to the buildings before they feel safe to return like hot water and sinks and reliable ventilation. some parents are concerned about ho

reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. so true. and take a look at this video from oakland. it is shot around 11:30 yesterday morning. you can see the drone zooms out and the city skyline starts to disappear into that thick orange haze. and it was raining ash at the hayward airport. our sky 7 car after car coated. and we can't seem to get enough of this video because it is so bizarre. right now at abc7news.com, we have many views of the a pock la pock lapocalyptic orange sky. >>> and the bear fire is still burning. 12 people at this point are still unaccounted for. flames have charred more than 252,000 acres and the fire is now 24% contained. parts of the town of oroville are still under threat and some of the surrounding area has already burned. the fire forced evacuation warnings for part of paradise. wildfires are also causing destruction in the pacific northwest with nearly 50 of them burning in oregon. high winds and high heat have been fueling those flames. gentlemen bee in jobina has more. >>> and energy eneroregon's gov thi

and amy hollyfield is up in napa county this morning and we'll check in with her in the next half hour. >>> now one of the most clicked on stories this morning, that wild debate between president trump and joe biden. now, this morning both are returningi into the campaign many voters were wondering what they saw last night because it was chaotic. instead of policy, it relied on a lot of interruptions and personal attacks. and liz kreutz has the takeaways. >> reporter: this was a mess of a debate simply put. what was supposed to be a debate about issues and policies spiralled into a contentious and frustrating back and forth at the president repeatedly interrupted biden and moderator chris wallace. there were some moments of clarity, but not a lot. the first presidential debate between president trump and joe biden seemed anything but presidential, the president took a bullish approach and repeatedly interrupted his challenger. . >> why won't you answer questi question? >> the question is -- >> who is on your joe? >> so unpresidential. >> he won't give a list. >> we've an bhbandoned seg

amy hollyfield will have more in the next half hour. and we have the air quality tracker up and running that lets you see realtime data in your neighborhood, that is at abc7news.com. >>> happening today, we're expecting to hear from breonna taylor's family for the first time since the grand jury's decision was announced. they are expected to speak publicly this morning after another night of protests leading to dozens of arrests. joe bbina fortson has more. >> yeah, police in louisville, kentucky say that at least 24 people were arrested during last night's protests and the charges here include unlawful assembly, failure to disperse and riot in the first degree. louisville's mayor has extended a city wide curfew through the weekend. and in los angeles, a protestor was hurt when a car drove into a crowd marching down sunset boulevard in hollywood. several people chased the driver and police eventually arrested that person. meantime the attorney for taylor's family is demanding the release of try's t gist also. >>> and more protests are p

helena, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> and amy mentioned the evacuation center. it is on your screen in case you know of anyone who needs to evacuate. again, the crosswalk church now open for evacuees as 2590 first street. and bring a face covering so ev everyone is safe. >> evacuation centers are set up in sonoma because of the shade s fire and boyson fire. and the place to play park is open for evacuees. and petaluma veterans building is also serving as an evacuation center. large animals are only on being accepted at the santa rosa fair grounds. a full list is availability on our website abc7news.com. >>> overnight residents who live in an assisted living facility had to be evacuated, about 120 people had to leave oakmont gardens earlier this morning. new video shows some residents with walkers boarding santa rosa city buses to get away from the fire. flames from the shady fire prompted the facility to evacuate, it is unclear where they will be staying for now as firefighters battle the flames. >>> our website and app have all the latest information on the fir

and amy hollyfield is live in the east wibay with reaction. >> reporter: and we're watching the skies this morning. no sign yet that it will be the orange darkness that we saw yesterday. we also aren't seeing falling ash yet this morning. we'll keep you posted on how it looks as the sun comes up. yesterday was definitely one for the record books. and people repg rcognized that,y people taking pictures of the orange die. and also people were out on walks or fishing saying that they were trying to add some bit of normalcy to the strange day. others the darkness threw them off. >> i was pretty disor yefbtsed. i missed an appointmentment. almost never do that. yeah, it was bewildering. >> yeah, it is just everything. just so crazy, you know. the virus, i mean, everything is just like what next? >> reporter: and this ford dealership saw the effects of all of this on their cars. a layer of ash on all the cars now. they didn't plan to do a deep clean until this is all over. so they will leave it for now. we tt today a ltl keic say thae let that fool you, that the air quality is expected to b

and amy hollyfield is live in the north bay where a lot of areas there are affected. >> reporter: goodning. yeah, we are headed up that way to see how people are doing. we're on the road right now. we do know that sections of napa and sonoma county are still in the dark this morning. neighborhoods ined very dark la you could also hear the hum of generators has many bought them to power their homes because power outages are so common now in late summer and early fall. pg&e shut the power off because of the hot and windy weather. residents say they are doing what they can to get through. >> our coffee maker does not work inside and so we went to him because his coffee maker works. and we can go to him and makes our cough he fffee for us. >> just one day at a time and trying to make the best of it. >> reporter: about 5,000 customers in napa county and 17,000 in sonoma are without power. pg and e says once the weather improves, they inspectbly happe tonight, but that is still a moving target. live from the road, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> more developing news this morning, wildfires r

and amy hollyfield is live where a ceremony is about to get under way in two hours. >> reporter: yeahs we're all facing right now, covid-19 and bad air quality. this ceremony is usually held outside, but this year they decided to move it indoors because of the bad air quality. they can't invite the public inside because of covid-19. firefighters will show it live on their facebook page so the public can watch and be a part of it. they will still ring the bell at 6:59, they will have a moment of silence and then they will read the names of the 343 firefighters who died. the san francisco fire department has done this every year since the attacks happened in 2001 vowing to never forget. in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> the annual commemoration will be held at ground zero in new york city with some additional safety members behalf because of the covid-19 pandemic. this year there will be no live reading of the victims names. organizers will instead play recordings of family members reading the names. the ceremony will honor the 2983 men, women and children killed in the

and amy hollyfield is live with how people were coping with the really unreal conditions. >> reporterips like this ford dealership in walnut creek will be watching the skies today. they have got a lot of ash on their cars and they say that they won't hose all these down until this is all over. we did see a lot of people really stop and pause yesterday to capture and appreciate this moment. many paraded out to treasure island to try to take a possible once in a lifetime picture of the orange sky over san francisco. others told us that it impacted their mood. and one person telling us they missed an appoentsment because they felt so off. and then some turned to pizza saying a day like we had called for some comfort food. >> you it is you have to face it head-on. there was a craving for pizza, there was dystopian reality. so i recommend pizza. >> reporter: and we also found some people outside out on walks or fishing just trying to find a sense of normalcy in a very odd feeling day. the air quality actually wasn't as bad as it looks. it wasn't a terrible day to be outside. and if you did

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with with pg&e public safety shutoffs. good morning, amy. >> hi, good morning, kumasi. pg&e started shutting off the power overnight in parts of napa and sonoma county. the utility said this should impact 172,000 customers. we are on our way up to napa county right now to check out the situation. pg&e says it's doing this because the forecast is calling for dry and windy conditions. calling this critical fire weather with a high ignition risk. they are afraid a power line could fall and start a fire. pg&e says while this weather calls for being on high alert, it does not look like the weather we saw in 2017 when the fire happened. >> this event doesn't have as much as we call upper level support with it. so, we don't anticipate it being as strong. >> they are also watching the walbridge fire jumped a containment area. evacuations have been ordered there and they're just hoping that wind conditions don't pick up. 30 to 40 acres have burned near hacienda. this public safety power shutoff will affect parts of sonoma and lake c

abc7's amy hollyfield has more. >> reporter: this time it's in deer park road and st. helena. nearby roads were saved because of a san jose strike team that just arrived on the glass fire yesterday. they were pulled from the creek fire in fresno county to fight the glass fire in napa county, and within the san jose strike team found itself in an intense fight to save this home on deer creek road and to protect four other homes in the area. >> a lot of homes could have been lost, but the san jose fire department did an incredible job of saving that home and preventing the fire from spreading to the other homes. >> reporter: they put some good protective measures in place. >> good clearance around the home, moving fuel away from their home, making sure they had good water supply and proper access for our fire engines. >> reporter: the glass fire still going strong in the wine country. fire teams still didn't make any progress on containing it, with containment holding at 2%. this line of cars shows the anxiousness of evacuees. these are all people try to get past thehepo highway

fire conditions are expected to worsen in the coming days and amy hollyfield is up in napa county and we'll hear more from her coming up in the next half hour. >>> this morning we're seeing the fallout from that presidential debate. boy, was it something. a point of contention between the president and joe biden was how to deal with issues surrounding racial injustice. >> look what happened in oakland, look what happened in baltimore. frankly, more violence than what i'm seeing now. >> he uses everything as a dog whistle to try to generate racist hatred. >> president trump named oakland as a city dealing with looting and violence. mayor schaaf says always a good time to introduce folks to oakland. they talked over each other so many times. and this morning on ghchma, chr christie said there was no clear winner. >> the president came out too aggressive and joe biden came out in a way that concerned me as well because there were numerous times where he drifted off in mid sentence, where he got numbers wrong, where he didn't seem to be able to make or complete a point. >> the next debate

amy hollyfield is live with this extreme measure the state has to take. >> reporter: yeah, problems haveuch at offices like this one here in concord that they are shutting down for a couple of weeks to reset. so they will not be accepting any unemployment claims for the next two weeks. and the hope is that the agency can just get a fresh start. and that this will be the last setback. officials say 600,000 people are caught in the backlog and have not had their claims processed and the backlog grows by 10,000 claims a day. they just can't handle it anymore. >> for those californians that have already applied for unemployment benefits, they will be stuck in this backlog and at this moment we understand from the administration these issues may not get resolved until the end of january. >> reporter: a task force s s s gied t studied the problems and the hotline receives 6.7 million calls a week and that there are 20 people answering thosethe lo. the edd will start taking new claims, at least that is what they are saying, starting again october 5th. that is the plan for now. but for the next

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amy hollyfield is live with what we can expect. >> reporter: good morning. we have one that isn't going to open, we have one that is going to open. let's start with the one that is opening so you will be able to go to rowl ranch in napa valley, they plan to open and sell pumpkins this year. they say that they sell a food product so they are essential and they are ready to welcome you. >> pumpkin patches are considered agricultural just like the farmers we think that keep thaoi tdition gng for holi in mind. >> reporter: and then there is clayton valley pumpkin farm, they made the decision not to open. they said that they couldn't figure out how to do it safely saying it is a crowded festival-like atmosphere and they wouldn't be able to keep everyone spread apart. they had to let their suppliers know that they would not be needing all those pull continues. and they will be having a costume contest and they will send out activities for you do at home. health officials advise against trick-or-treating this year. against haunted houses, any kind of crowded gather

and amy hollyfield is live for us at a gym. >> reporter: yeah, we thought that we would find a lot ofboot camp and the orange theory across the street. but they are still dark. so make sure that you call ahead. don't just show up and assume. but in san francisco starting today, gyms, o pre les are al offnd business today. so you ccan go inside. and this is earlier than expected. health officials looked at the number of covid-19 cases in the city and decided that this is a safe move. but safety guide lines must be met. >> this is indoor fitness zone one mm and this will be one client, one trainer, and in this zone we can watch and see everything that they are doing, we can see erything that they touch, making sure that they follow all the protocols. >> reporter: and some gyms and salons tell us that they will still offer outdoor service because they know that some of their clients just aren't ready to be indoors yet.om king street, some just aren't ready to open yet or maybe they find it is not profitable to open since they can only have 10% of their normal capacity inside. so you don'

reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> and you can get updates on the weather anytime, we have an air quality tracker on our website that lets you see realtime data in your neighborhood. >>> ucsf will provide a weekend of free testing in an oakland neighborhood that has been hit hard by covid-19. this is happening tomorrow and sunday from 9:00 to 5:00, this is for people live management fruitvale district. the site will be at 35th avenue and east 12th street. people are asked to register online in advance, however, no one is going to be turned away. oakland's fruitvale district is home to a large latinx population. >>> and there was a stop to end the census one month early. the trump administration had moved to wrap up the count by september 30th, but a judge ruled that it would likely produce inaccurate results in historically undercounted groups. the justice department is expected to appeal that ruling. >>> and justice ruth bader ginsburg will lie in state in the united states capitol today. here is a live look right now at the capitol this morning. democrati

amy hollyfield live in calistoga this morning. amy?ation order was put into place. look behind me. the glass fire is still very much a threat. i am standing on rose del road looking up at this burning hillside. just a couple hundred feet away from the new four seasons resort and residences set to open later this year. there are also homes in this area. the glass fire showed how erratic and strong it can be. yesterday afternoon when it went after the meadow wood resort. we had checked out on the property early in the morning and it looked fine. and firefighters were stationed there to watch over it. so, we left thinking meadow wood looked good. by the afternoon, the resort was on fire. the three-star michelin restaurant burned down. by early evening, the order came down for the 5,000 residents of calistoga to evacuate. people here say they're getting so tired of this. >> and it's been unbelievable. and since '17 every year horrible fires. unusually early, especially the lightning fire and now with this happening, it was crazy. >> city o

amy hollyfield, "abc7 news." >> for more videos, download the "abc7 news" bay area app. go to the california wildfire section, some of the scenes are unbelievable, what people are having to deal with. we have news casts streaming live, and on demand. >>> now the glass fire is burning in napa and sonoma counties. these are areas ravaged by fire over the past several years. now, we want to give you an idea of exactly where. you see in this small area in red exactly where but for some perspective, this map is showing you where the lnu complex fire has burned. that's the area in brown. all of this started august 16th and has burned 363,000 acres and is now 98% contained. now, you see all of these spots in black here. the black area is what burned in 2017. these are three devastating blazes. the atlas, and tubbs fire. you can see those recent fires totally surround the area of the glass fire. >>> and unfortunately, there's >>> climate experts say these days of extreme heat are signs of what lies ahead for the earth's climate. today, we reached triple digits in the east bay, p

and amy hollyfield is live in san rafael with what we can expect to see. >> good morning. they had five movies here at this theater in san rafael and the showings will start at 1:00 this afternoon for the first time in six months. the movie theaters are open in napa, so we did head up there to check it out, see what it looks like during these times. and theaters are only allowed to fill up to 25% of capacity. masks are required except for when you are eating and drinking in the auditorium. and the theater will make sure not to sell the seats next to you. we spoke to a couple in napa who said that they were happy to be out. >> i've missed it a hot, just missed coming here with friends and family. it gives us something to do. like kind of stuck at home. >> nice to see a movie and not have to sit in your bed while watching it. >> reporter: opening theaters is allowed once the county reaches the red level of the state he's reopening plan. but a county doesn't have to open them. san francisco and santa clara are red, but have decided not to open theaters yet. but today they ope

in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> the annual commemoration will be held at ground zeronew york city with some additional safety measures because of covid-19. this year there will be no live reading of victims names. organizers will instead play recordings of family members reading the names. >>> right now joe biden is in new york city for the 9/11 memorial and museum's commemoration ceremony. this is a live look from new york city right now. he will also be traveling to shanksville, pennsylvania later today. and that is where president trump will also be part the pay thing in a remembrance ceremony. it looks like chuck schumer and joe biden are arriving at this ceremony. this is just one of several ceremonies that will be going on across the country. there will be another one at flight 93 memorial. and mike pence is participating in tunnel to towers, ceremony in new york city, in the next few minutes at 5:40. also senator kamala harris will be delivering remarks at a remembrance ceremony in fairfax, virginia. and joe biden is making his way into this ceremony, this one

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> just two days after some businesses reopened in san francisco, health officials say they are closely watching the covid-19 case rates after labor day weekend. mayor breed says she doesn't want to turn back the clock. her goal is to keep the city open. director of public health warned that businesses and patrons have to for him guidelines. >> so much depends on people wearing those face masks, social distancing and avoiding large crowds whenever possibly. >> san francisco schools could be reopening next. mayor breed has said in-person classes for k through sixth grade could start on a rolling basis next monday, but a deal hasn't been reached yet between the district and the teacher's union. >>> pastor of a south bay church says that he will hold services in the parking lot until he gets the demean light to question inside. dan noyes first told you about pastor jack and his north valley baptist church in santa clara. s church can hold 3,000 people and has racked up $112,000 in fines for defying state and local covid-19 guidelines by holding indoor service

amy hollyfield abc 7 news. >>> developing news overnight, new evacuations near oraville as oraville as oraville as the as the exploding in size. this new video shows how intense the conditions were as people raced to safety. so far nearly 58,000 acres have burned and it is 37% contained. the bear fire is part of the north complex which sparked last month from a lightning strike. mandatory evacuations are now spread across parts of three counties, through butte and youruma. >>> and the fire northeast of fresno has scorched more than 152,000 acres since friday.yuma. >>> and the fire northeast of fresno. flames have forced more evacuations and more rescues. helicopters have been lifting hikers and campers to safety in the sierra national forest. and the smoke is so intense rescuers had to use night vision goggles. >> it was such an anxious wait not knowing here, so it is surreal just having them here in the flesh. >> the smoke was so thick it was hard to land safely or identify the locations where the advantage'eeevacueesadvantage evacuees are. >>> flames have destroyed 60 homes. >>> and

and amy hollyfield is live for us in calistoga this morning. >> reporter: we yujust got word from pg& as the sun comes up, they will send the crews out to check for any damage. once they determine that no damage was start tuin the lights back on. calistoga is one of the towns in napa that did have the lights turned off and some neighborhoods looked very dark last night, but you could also hear the hum of generators as many have bought them to power their homes because they have become so common now in the late summer and early fall. pg&e shut the pourer ower off b of the windy and hot weather. resident residents are doing what they can to get through. >> we have jen wrat a generatort of good wine. >> reporter: around 5,000 customers in napa county an 17,000 ctomers in noty are with. pg&e will head out later this morning because the weather has improved and they will start the work toward getting the power turned back on. so hopefully by later today, later this evening, everyone's power will be back on. the weather right now is much better. it is pretty cool and no wind at all here in

reporting live in san mateo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> california's top health official says that the state is taking it, quote, slow and stringent when it comes to reopening. dr. galley pointed to the lessons california learned when it came to the spring are and early summer. and that it is a delicate balance making sure that businesses don't close for good. >> we're of course very sensitive and interested to support our economic sectors across the state, it is the beg engine for so much that drives health, jobs, housing, many of the resources that flow through businesses. >> he also said that the state is closely watching out for a second surge in the fall. >>> the state has relaxed restrictions on nail salons, so now they can reopen and take customers inside. however, the final say is unto the county health departments. in the bay area, every county except sonoma and alameda counties are allowing nail salons to reopen indoor. the decision came after realizing that businesses could operate safely. >>> and abc 7 news has a new interactive tool to help you make sense of the four t

amy hollyfield with how people are continuing to cope with this bad air. amy? >> reggie, another day to keep your mask wardrobe you have your pandemic mask and you also need your smoke mask because it is another spare the air day. here's a look at what we saw yesterday and what we can expect for today. smoke covering the area. terrible for us to breathe. in fact, medical centers across the bay area are saying they are seeing more and more patients in this last week. many of them with smoke-related issues and complaining of chest pain, of coughing. we did see a lot of people or some people out and about yesterday. some of them just saying they had to get out and they had cabin fever. >> you try to keep moving the best you can. try to get as much fresh air, you know, as you can. >> it has been heartbreaking. i hope that it clears up really soon and we get blue skies and we can start breathing again. >> health officials advise that you don't exercise outdoors during these conditions. stay in as much as you can. you know, i heard a lot of y pod to be oong g arhis d

amy hollyfield has a look. >> reporter: here's a look at the creatures waiting to treat you.one 27 weeks without seeing any visitors. when i asked the president how long they had been closed, he knew that number without missing a beat. that is the know exactly how long they've been closed. they are so ready to reopen. they say it's been pretty rough. take a look at these cute otters. they're excitedness pretty much mirrors how the staff feels to see visitors again. they are limited in how many people can be inside. only 25% capacity is allowed. so you do need to book a ticketed time slot online or call ahead before you get down here. and the demand is high. people are ready to come and see the 24,000 animals they have here at the aquarium. >> pretty much booked solid. we have had thousands of phone calls over the weekend. we've had close to 2,000 emails. so these are very large numbers. >> what did that tell you about the demand? >> it shows how the quarantine has impacted people continuously being indoors, and with the schools not open or open remotely, there has been that l

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> there is a warning this morning from dr. anthony fauci ahead of the holiday weekend. do not let labor day gatherings ruin the progress that we're making in the fight against coronavirus. and this comes as the midwest faces a new surge in cases. ohio is now reporting its biggest jump in new infections since july. ines de la cuetara is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: this morning the nation's top doctors bracing for the holiday weekend. dr. fauci urging americans not to let labor day activities ruin the progress made fighting covid-19 especially with flu season around the corner. this as the president claims on fox news that few state governors are state governments to hurt him. >> if you look, michigan are closed, north carolina is closed, these states that have closed are run by democrats ands reason they are closed is because we have an election on november 3. >> reporter: with the president facing skepticism that the federal government is not doing enough to address the crisis, the white house thousand consider

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> and in accuweather, we are tracking dense fog. you can see close to the coast and we'll zoom in, sfo right now done to 7 mile is not bad. and the marine layer is pretty deep this morning, which will keep us on the cool side later this afternoon right now temperatures are pretty uniform. 61 in the city, 66 san jose. essentially everybody is in the low or mid-60s. so later on this afternoon, we'll find slow warming. by lunch, we're only if in the 60s to low 70s. and then in the afternoon, slightly cooler compared to yesterday. the warmest spots only going into the low and mid-80s. so enjoy today, a lot of sunshine later on. again, we have good air quality across the board. mid 70s to mid-80s litter on th -- later on this afternoon. but air quality will be changing. friday it goes into the moderate catego category. and now a check of the words wi -- roads with jobina. >> and so drew showed us, but i want to point out the golden gate bridge because the chp has issued a fog advisory there. so you can expect to run into that low visibil

in half moon bay, amy hollyfield. abc7 news. >> those beach scenes looked awfully not vi inviting. the question is >> and how hot will it be? >> it will be very hot this weekend. let me show you right now. the range of high temperatures we expect, starting with saturday. notice it is pleasant near the coast and bay. but inland areas will have highs from 90, livermore, concord, to over 100, fairfield, cloverdale, and 100 even at clear lake. then on sunday, even hotter. this may be the hottest of the three days in competition with monday. look at 106 inler more, 105, concord, 109, fairfield. that's what we're expecting. then on monday, i can't even call it a cooldown. a less hot day. 107 at clover dale. we're talking triple digit heat and we're talking potentially dangerous heat. a closer look a little later. lrry? >> all right. thank you. >>> now to the wildfires and steady progress being made. >> news there, the czu lightning complex is now 72% contained, having burned more than 391,000 acres. the lnu in napa, sonoma, lake and solano counties has burned more than 375,000 acres. tha

ab abc,7 new news reporter amy hollyfield is live with that and the power shutoffs in napa and sonomaasi, we just got confirmation from pg&e that overnight about 5,000 customers here in napa county and 17,000 in sonoma county did have their power shut off. pg&e says it is doing this to be safe. they are worried about the weather conditions. they say it's forecast to be dry and windy. they call that critical fire weather with a high ignition risk. they are afraid a power line could fall and start a fire. pg&e says that while this weather calls for being on high alert, it is not like the weather we saw in 2017 when the tubbs fire happened. >> this event doesn't have quite as much what we call as meteorologists upper level support with it. so, we don't anticipate it being as strong. >> officials are also watching the walbridge fire. it jumped a containment area in the russian river east of gurnville. evacuations ordered there. they are just hoping the wind conditions don't pick up. 30 to 40 acres burned near hacienda yesterday. everyone that was warned about the public safety public shut

let's go to calistoga where amy hollyfield is this morning. amy? >> hi, reggie. we're on the silverado trail just outside of downtown calistoga and fires all over the place from this glass fire and they issued a mandatory evacuation for calistoga. they put that in place after 6:00 last night. that is pretty new for residents there. but the glass fire was relentless tripling in size to 36,000 by last night. it was still so powerful yesterday afternoon that it burned parts of the meadow wood resort, including the three star michelin restaurant. yesterday morning we checked on the resort and it looked fine. it had a few, they had some strike teams stationed there to watch over it all. we were shocked to hear that this fire was too much and the resort burned. that resort had evacuated sunday night, so everyone did get out safely. last night calistoga evacuated.. residents are emotional and exhausted. >> we have four friends that lost houses today. a family that we're very close to in deer park, they lost two homes. someone very close to us in the wine business lost a

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with the threat of that and pg&e doing the public safety shutoffs in napa and sonoma counties. amy? >> hi, kumasi. yeah, they started overnight the power shutdowns and napa county has been spared so far. we see the lights on in this oakville area in napa county but sections of sonoma county have had the power shut off. that started at 9:00 last night. pg&e tells me a second phase of shut downs happened at 3:00 this morning. pg&e says these shutoffs could affect about 172,000 customers across the state. the forecast is calling for dry and windy conditions. pg&e is calling this critical fire weather with a high ignition risk. so, they're afraid a power line could fall and start a fire. that's why they're doing these power shut downs. some sonoma county residents don't think they could handle another devastating fire. >> i'm going to tell you this, if this burns down, i will never come back. i would not drive up the hill because it's just been, well, you know, one thing after another. fire, fire, coronavirus, fire. i mean, it's been devastating. >> off

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> and reopening plans are one of the top stories on abc7news.com. you can check what is open in your county using our interactive map, it is on our website abc7news.com. and the free abc 7 news app. >>> parents and students in san francisco will get more support with distance learning starting today. dozens of rec centers, libraries and community centers will become learning hubs. that is where young students can go each school day to get support and assistance in small groups. the city anticipates in-classroom learning with limited capacity for kindergarten through 6th grade beginning a week from today for schools that get approval. >>> president trump will be touching down in california today to get the latest on the wildfire situation. he will meet with fire officials at mcclellan field, that is where the fire crews are based. he is scheduled to land around 10:45 this morning governor newsom and president trump have spoken by phone since mid august. and here is the latest. cal fire expects to have the scu complex fully contained by thursday. and

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in pleasanton with more on that. >> reggie, it's a huge tree. take a look. this will take a while to take this down. the city says this tree cannot be saved and it needs to come down before it starts falling down. possibly on people. they say it's just too dangerous to leave it here. some concerned residents say not so fast. we are hearing they plan to show up here this morning to protest. here is a picture of the tree in the daylight. this eucalyptus tree is at lions wayside park in pleasanton. the city says it is infected with a sulfur fungus and there is nothing they can do to treat it. locals estimate it's about 150 years old making it one of the oldest trees in pleasanton. and some are upset that it is coming down and they don't feel like the city properly notified people. the city posted about the tree's removal on social media. some have said they will be here this morning to protest that might turn into a good-bye party for the tree. the city has said they plan to take it down today. live in pleasanton, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> yeah

in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> the annual commemoration will be held at ground zero in new york city with some additional safety members behalf because of the covid-19 pandemic. this year there will be no live reading of the victims names. organizers will instead play recordings of family members reading the names. the ceremony will honor the 2983 men, women and children killed in the attacks at the world trade center, flight 93. president trump will participate in the remembrance ceremony in shanksville, pennsylvania at 6:45 this morning. democratic challenger joe biden will be in new york city at 5:30 for the 9/11 memorial ceremony. and then he will travel to thanksville to pay his respects in the afternoon. mike pence plans to participate in new york city at 5:40. and senator kamala harris will deliver remarks at a remembrance ceremony in fairfax, virginia. abc news will have a special report to observe a moment of silence marking the moment the first plane crashed into the north tower. we'll bring that to you live at 5:45. >>> back here at home, here is a look at

reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> and that orange sky gave san francisco really a surreal look. look at what city hall looked like. a lot of people had to stop and snap a picture, it was so strange. john's grill which is usually busy for lunch empty because the darkness was keeping people away. you almost couldn't see alcatraz. and it even affected construction sites. some crews had to use their lights in the middle of the day. >>> and this is what travellers leaving or arriving at sfo were seeing. a passenger took these photos from a window seat as his plane was landing. >> you could smell smoke in the cabin. and we could he see outside, so it wasn't like engine fire smoke. it was just burning. you could just smell it. you could see the ground on that side, you couldn't see it on this side. and it was just dark, dark burnt orange. crazy. >> sfo says that air quality did not affect departures or arrivals. so the air quality hasn't taken a big hit with air readings painting a different picture. and chris nguyen has the story from the south bay. >> reporter:

live from the road, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> more developing news this morning, wildfires ravaging the west coast including california and overnight new evacuations near oroville north of sacramento as the big bear fire explodes in size. this video shows how intense the conditions were as people were trying to make their way out, trying to get to safety. this fire is exploding in size, and it is fueled by high winds. so far nearly 58,000 acres have burned, it is 37% contained. the bear fire is part of the north dom bleks which sparked last month from the lightning strikes. mandatory evacuations are now spread across areas of three county counties. >>> firefighters from the bay area are joining in the battle against the raging creek fire. the fire north of fresno has scorched more than 152,000 acres since friday and it is still 0% contained. the flames have forced more evacuations and even more rescues. y i the sierra national forest. the smoke is so intense, rescuers have had to use night vision goggles. >> it was such an anxious wait not knowing when they would be here. so it is j

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> and the coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed our lives in such a short amount of time. tomorrow marks six months since the bay area began to shelter in place. so we're hoping that you will join us tomorrow at 6:00 impeachment as we look back at what has happened since then and whether on our actions have made a difference. >>> and there are changes under way for the walnut creek police department following the police shooting death of a mentally ill man. the department is expanding a crisis intervention team that will be made up of officers from a total of six local police pa e so available around the clock to respond to calls about mental health emergencies. >> they would have above and beyond additional chatraining t handle the crises we're faced with. >>> and new details are emerge management breonna taylor case. a legal analyst is revealing that there is still potential for criminal charges against the officers involved even after the louisville city settled with taylor's family. jobina is at the live desk to explain. >> yes, the taylor famil

amy hollyfield. >>> now to the north bay, cornell bernard at stinson beach where they are bracing for the masses this weekend. >> big waves are crashing friday and the weather was warming up. still lots of room to socially distance. >> we hoped by get go here friday, maybe we would avoid the crowds. >> reporter: crowds like these which descended at the beach labor day weekend. it got so congested, the beach was nearly closed. >> reporter: locals don't want a repeat performance. >> it gets too busy and it's dangerous. for everybody. >> reporter: but incoming traffic was already building. >> we're expecting a big crowd. >> reporter: sergio owns stinson beach market. >> sunday will be super hot and even monday. we may be closing earlier. yeah before the 3:00, 4:00 p.m. >> reporter: sergio has taped off the sitting area in front to keep the crowds out. >> the whole point is to keep my employees safe. >> reporter: signs are everywhere telling visitors to wear a mask and watch for crowd. the national park service which operate the beach said while we will not be closing areas ahead of the w

amy hollyfield has a look at how that did not stop the san francisco fire department from holding a very moving ceremony. >> joseph palmer, patrick -- >> reporter: the ceremony may have looked a bit different. the emotion was still there. as san francisco firefighters read the names this morning of all 343 firefighters who died in the september 11 attacks 19 years ago. >> we read these names to remember and because their lives mattered. >> reporter: two different threats really changed up how they reynold this year. because of the bad air quality from the wildfires, the fire department moved the ceremony inside and they were alone. %-p. >> it was surreal. in the past 18 years, it has been outdoors with a larger crowd. >> the fire department adjusted and provided a live stream of the ceremony on its facebook page. >> we're all in this and we're all vested to make sure this is never forgotten. because when we forget is when we become complacent. >> every san francisco fire station conducted the ritual this year which included a moment of silence. but most important to those who have taken

amy hollyfield is live for us in san mateo county. how are you? clrt it looks like people are working out there. we'll come back to you in a moment. we do want to check in now with some other reopenings that are happening. the state has relaxed restrictions on nail salons, they can now reopen and take customers inside. but the final say is up to the county health departments. in the bay area, every county septemb except sonoma and alameda are allowingsalons to reopen indoor operations. and the decision came after they realized that businesses could reopen and operate safely. >>> san francisco is trying to keep parents informed about where schools stand on reopening. public health officials have published a tracker on data sf.org. it shows you which schools have applied for a waiver to reopen and also shows you their application status. you can search for a specific school, you can sort by elementary, middle and high schools. now, among the approved schools, elementary schools can reopen first, then middle and high schools. abc 7 news has a new int

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield has a look at how it did not stop the san francisco fire departmentm holding a very moving ceremony. >> patrick d burn. >> the ceremony may have looked a bit different but the emotion was till there. as san francisco firefighters read the names of all 343 firefighters who died in the september 11 attacks 19 years ago. >> we read these names to remember and because their lives mattered. >> two different threats really changed up how they reynold this year. because of the bad air quality from the wildfires, the fire department moved the ceremony inside. and they were alone. they couldn't allow the republican inside because of covid-19. >> it was surreal. in the last 18 years it has been outdoors with a large he crowd. >> the fire department adjusted and provided a live strael of the ceremony on its facebook page. >> we're all in this and vested to make sure this is never forgotten. because when we forget is when we become come placent. >> every san francisco fire station conducted the ritual this year which included a moment of silence. but most importa