we're in survival mode. it's really just sinking in now, you know. because all our neighbors lost their homes. >> some residents returning home to find nothing more than ashes. others lucky to have their homes still standing. good afternoon, thanks for joining us. i'm larry diehl. >> and i'm kristin dee. fires are burning but crews are finally starting to get the upper hand. according to calfire, the lightning siege has burned more than one and a quarter acres since august 15th. there are more than 15,000 firefighters battling the blazes. in san mateo counties, the fire has burned nearly 79,000 acres. it's just 17% contained. one death has been reported. evacuation warnings are in effect for parts of san mateo and santa cruz counties and a new warning has been issued for parts of santa clara county. reporter stephanie ciera spent

the day trying to determine if homes are still standing. she joins us now from davenprt. stephanie? >> it's been an emotional week for people trying to see if their home is still there. we visited the civic auditorium just east of us that has been at full capacity for seven days in a row. it's one of the dozen shelters taking evacuees in. it's just south of here where we met many families. you notice that haze that stretches through the mountain significantly better than 48 hours ago. their homes are in the middle of the fire zone, and all they can do now is wait. >> these are like tears of joy, tears of sorrow, because it's very bittersweet. it's very sweet that my family is okay. >> reporter: kathy azevedo is living through the pain of simply not knowing. >> all you can do is take one day at a time and just be thankful for what is, you know, instead of what was. you really can't look back.

>> reporter: mourning the thought of losing everything, she sat in her car praying for her family, her parents and her kids all displaced. >> reporter: this is just really devastating. i grew up in these mountains, i've lived in these mountains all my life, 64 years. this is just off the hook. it's over the top lollypop. >> reporter: she's staying at the civic auditorium, along with 17 other evacuees, placed six feet apart. bob mcintire is her new neighbor. >> emotionally we're all a wreck, especially those close to the fire who are extremely worried whether or not they'll even have a home to go home to. >> reporter: like many, it's not just his home he's worried about. his entire neighborhood, gone. >> a lot of forests around here were nice for decades. it will grow back slowly, but big basin is basically gone. a huge, huge area is gone. >> gary and joann petemire

consider themselves lucky. the fire burned out their porch, but their home is one that survived. >> if a tree had fallen down, we would be trapped there because there would be no way to get out. we would be stuck in the car. >> we were driving over embers and limbs on fire and stuff. nothing that would stop us, but kind of scary. >> reporter: yet hundreds of others won't be as lucky, coming home to memories left in the rubble. there's another live picture of that haze way far in the distance in the santa cruz mountain. this is our view along the coast side. it's certainly nice to see the cooler weather working in our favor, making less smoke than we've seen in the last 48 hours. this will make it easier for damage inspection teams to go through these neighborhoods to identify how many homes have been destroyed. a lot of these families, as i mentioned, and as you could hear in that story, are so heartbroken. they don't even know what to expect. they don't want to go into their

neighborhoods. it's such a hard time for so many of these families. at this point we know the recovery process is a long road ahead. we're live in davenport, stephanie sierra, abc7 news. stephanie, thank you. this map shows the lively icu fires. it spans seven counties, alameda, contra costa, santa cla clara. isn't it started august 17th, it's been the largest fire in history. it's now burned 330,000 acres, 20 structures remain threatened by the flames. this afternoon calfire seemed pretty optimistic with the direction things are going. >> we currently have only about three or four areas that we still have a lot of fire activity. other than that, this fire, a lot of good work has happened and a lot of good things to slowly start to contain it. >> this fire is one of hundreds that were sparked by lightning two weeks ago. abc7 news reporter louis

pena live in seminole where one man has been evacuated three times in nine days. luce? >> nine days, firefighters are exhausted, and what's making it difficult to fight this fire is that fighting it by air is the way to go. we're at the first fire retardant base for the scu lightning complex. there are two helicopters actively refueling every 5 to 10 minutes, taking care of 1200 gallons of retardant and another helicopter can take care of 2,000 gallons. the plan is to pick up this retardant here and take it over to the fire. that's what gives them time to fight the fire by air and make that space between those homes and this fire. as you can see, this is a very active situation we're taking a very close look at. this is one of those helicopt s helicopters. another one left maybe one minute ago. they're making their way here every 5 to 10 minutes. many firefighters telling us

this is what makes a difference for the scu complex fire, this type of strategy. to fight this fire by air, to have that bird's eye view and be able to know where to drop the line of defense between this fire and those homes that are he surrounding the sinole area in this community. we've been talking to people saying they have peace of mind that they're getting help from calfire, they're getting help to be able to save their property and be able to survive this fire. many of the people we spoke to today tell us that they've been watching the fire overnight, and seeing these helicopters fly over their home gives them some sort of peace to know that there is a chance that their home might survive this fire. as we can see, they're getting those gallons of retardant as we speak right now. it's a very active situation here. you can see the wind blowing over us, and it's about to

leave. this is one of two helicopters that comes to this base to pick up this fire retardant. 1200 gallons of the retardant per helicopter. i want to show you some video we shot earlier of what's happening on welch road. you can see the burned brush showing signs the pathway this fire has taken. they have torched over 600,000 structures. there are at least 13 homes in the welch area here, and they have been on the lookout for those flames for over a week now. many saw it start with lightning and quickly turning into what we're seeing right now. >> yesterday it was like an apocalypse or something, because there were nonstop helicopters coming in, and there's a pond in the next lot over that there were huge helicopters coming down and dipping up. that was all on fire, mission peak was all on fire.

we knew the mcguire peak was >> reporter: you're basically surrounded by flames. >> yeah, we had it on all sides. >> reporter: many of these residents stay on the lookout, just watching for these flames. they say they're not leaving their home unless they have to and they're staying put. this is where they decided to live and this is what they're accustomed to. one resident said he's lived here for eight years now and knows what to expect. he's gearing up for what's to come, but he's thankful for the help he's getting from these firefighters. luce pena, abc7 news. in the north bay, the lnu complex fire is up to 7% containment this afternoon. nearly 353,000 acres have burned. there are more than 2,000 personnel working the fires. even more resources are coming in soon. >> the next few days, i think, is important. we're scheduled here to receivec

12 national guard hand crews with 250 people assigned to those hand crews. hopefully by the end of the week, we'll have the hand crews helping with the lnu complex. >> reporter: firefighters said 208 million gallons of retardant have been used on the lnu complex fire. the welch fire is 250,000 acres and over 17% contained. there were no reports of damaged homes or buildings overnight, but hundreds of structures were destroyed in the first week of the fire. it's burning in difficult terrain north and west of gernville. evacuation orders are in place. the fire has prompted a mandatory evacuation order for people living in the area of the woodward fire. cornell bernard joins us live from point rays. cornell? >> reporter: kristin, winds have really picked up here in west marin and the fires have come

alive in the last couple hours. it's burning down a ridge toward the point rays visitors center. that's where we are. fire crews are trying to stop it, now a mandatory evacuation order have been issued for silver hills road and fox drive in inverness park as the fire moves closer. >> we're the only ones left. but we're packed up already. >> reporter: ingrid lawson and her family may be the only ones left in inverness park. most residents have packed up and gone as the woodward fire slowly moves closer to home. >> my life has changed quite a bit. yeah, it's pretty scary, but you got to adapt to it well and make the best of it. >> reporter: we found these crews setting back fires near the point reyes visitors center to meet the approaching fire head on up the ridge. >> it's got retardant on this stuff, but it's like four days old. >> reporter: they're battling unique challenges inside this national park.

heavy fog in the morning and stronger winds in the afternoon helping to move the fire along. >> there are some areas that are very difficult for us to get our hand crews down into. luckily we have the support of air resources and they're doing a wonderful job. >> reporter: fire crews continue to do rapid fire water drops from choppers when visibility allows. right now the visibility is not great. we can hear the choppers in the distance, but the smoke is so thick, we cannot see them. earlier i counted about a dozen water drops in the period of about 30 minutes. we do want to tell you about evacuation warnings for the town of leo, inverness and sea haven. folks living in those areas have been told by officials to have a go bag ready just to case. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> cornell, thank you. as you can see from those

reports, the weather is a huge factor, especially the wind can either blow that smoke away. kristin, i mean, from hour to hour, you really don't know what you're going to get. >> you don't know, and the air quality is still unpredictable, spencer. >> that's true. the wind has been variable but still rather gusty. the other factors are helping, actually, in the area of the woodward fire. it's only 65 degrees, relative humidity 80%. pthat's very, very good for fir containment but the gusts are up to once again, it's not hot in those areas, and the relative humidity is moderate. down in the santa cruz mountains, the area of the csu lightning complex, the wind also gusted 15 miles an hour, but the relative humidity there is up to 71%. nonetheless, as we get further containment of these fires, the weather conditions look more hopeful. the air quality remains quite

poor. we have spare the air alerts in effect until friday. a close look at the 7-day forecast in a few minutes. >> thanks, spencer. covid-19 anxiety coming up. fires plus covid, growing stress. one thing you should not do right now. san francisco announcing the closure of one of its jails. we'll te ♪ (vo) my name is cynthia hawkins, the owner of hawkins house of burgers. my grandparents came here in 1939 and we've been serving this community for over 80 years. my dad always said, take care of your community and they will always take care of you. and they have done so. through the ups and through the downs. my name may be on this building, but this place belongs to all of us. ♪

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there are several states seeing concerning covid-19 trends in an incident of deaths, according to an abc news analysis. there are more than 5 million cases in the u.s., accord be to johns hopkins. that includes those who have recovered. the university of alabama reports more than 500 cases since classes began last week. here in the bay area, we're now above 82,000 cases. state health officials gave data that the amount could cause a sizeable drop. abc7 news reporter david louie have those new infection numbers. >> reporter: as testing numbers roll in daily, there are signs that infections in california are trending down. they reported the daily average of covid-19 cases is almost 1500 in the past seven days.

more than 1,000 tests were done in the past 24 hours, but here's what's significant. >> the state's positivity, again, the aggregate number is 5.7% over seven days and 6.3% over 14 days. both of those numbers down compared to what it had been 14 days ago, 28 days ago, two months ago. >> reporter: part of the reason for falling positive results could be tied to test appointments being canceled due to smoke and evacuations at some of its 120 state-run sites. however, health secretary mark galley says that's temporary. 136,000 residents are under evacuation orders with 3500 placed in group shelters where social distancing and other safety protocols are in place. still, that means the vast majority are either staying in temporary lodging or with friends and family, and that poses a temptation that could spread the virus. >> they may, because of the

stress of covid-19, a concern around the fires, reach out, give that loved one a handshake or a hug. this is no time to put down our guard. >> reporter: in the bay area, all but two counties, napa and santa cruz, remain on the state's watch list. with hospitalizations down almost 20% from two weeks ago, governor newsom is expected to announce some new guidelines later this week. david louie, abc7 news. if you've done a google search about anxiety or panic attacks since the pandemic started, you're not alone. far from it. researchers at the university of california san diego said more people did research on that topic last spring more than ever. they hope it could benefit people suffering from panic attacks. san francisco is closing one of its county jails and they're doing so sooner than expected. jail number 4 in the hall of justice will close for good on september 5th. last year mayor london breed

planned to move inmates out no later than july 21. the jail suffered from frequent sewage overflows. >> it is inhumane, it is nasty, it is dirty, it is filthy, and i wouldn't want to see my worst enemy in that place. >> the 77 inmates in county jail 4 will be transferred to other locations. this is the third jail that the county has closed since 2010. three days after muni light rail trains returned to servic in san francisco, it is back to buses only. officials say there were a few problems, including issues with overhead wires and a worker at the nerve center testing positive for covid-19. buses have replaced rail lines, including pre-covid rail routes. we're going to start with a satellite image just to show you

how smokey and foggy it is with fires going on all around the bay area. notice the heavy smoke and the thickest smoke is farther east away from the coast, of course, because the wind has been flowing out of the west and blowing in that direction. we still have enough smoke in the bay area to produce poor air quality and, of course, fog building at the coast right now. we have a rather prominent marine layer. you can see how smoky it is over the central valley. the wind flow is generally out of the west, and the humidity increased a little bit. it was lighter earlier in the day, but now we've got 24-mile-per-hour surface wind developing and gusts inland as well. here's some smoke looking at mt. diablo. it's currently 65 degrees in san francisco. 63 at half moon bay. and the view from the golden gate bridge, a mix of smoke and fog looking northward. other temperature readings right now, 84 degrees in nevad

santa rosa. a little bluer sky looking at the bay. it will be smoke i and hay and for the next few days through friday. a warm-up pattern develops by the end of the week. overnight we can expect an increase of fog near the coast, and possibly some spotty or patchy drizzle. it shouldn't amount to much but it will add to the humidity and help contain fires. we'll see fog locally across the bay but not very far inland, and then it will pull back to the coastline by mid-morning, giving us a hazy and smoky day at the bay with fog at the coast. the main temperatures will be in the 50s near the coast. near the bay, look for upper 50s to about 60 degrees and a little

milder in our east bay inland communities with the lows there in the mid to low 60s. 67 in san francisco. mainly mid-70s around the bay shoreline. we'll see a few upper 70s as you move farther south. inland east bay, upper 80s to lower 90s. mostly 80s inland bay and south bay. once again i call your attention to the poor air quality. through friday we have a spare the air alert in effect. here's the 7-day forecast. it will start to warm up end of the week. low 80s around the bay shoreline. and we'll hold onto that warmth through the weekend, and as we get into early next week, we'll see the temperatures moderating just a little bit, and certainly by then we hope to have better air quality. larry and kristen? a new name for a popular ski resort near lake tahoe. plus -- working late at night

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abc7 news is working to build a better bay area, and one area we're focusing on includes race and social justice issues. in tiberon, a black business owner is talking after a tiberon owner had to show proof he was the owner. here's the story.

>> reporter: that's business owner yema califf at the door of his own store talking to the tiberon supervisor. >> he asked what i was doing at my store in 1:00 in the morning, and he wants me to prove who i am. >> reporter: their pictures are even on the walls. the business helped send his children to school. he said it's not unusual for them to work late into the night. >> we had just received like a huge inventory, and we just wanted to come out and put the inventory out before saturday morning. >> this street closes at 9:00 at night and there is never anyone in here. is it your store, that's all we want to know? >> i did feel racially profiled. >> you should be grateful that we're being as diligent as we are looking out for the street. that's all we do. >> reporter: a tiberon spokesperson said the town has hired an outside independent

attorney to conduct an investigation. quote, at the conclusion of the investigation, the report will be provided to the town manager for review and appropriate action will be taken on the findings by the investigator. the supervisor demanded califf put his key in the door to prove ownership, when a neighbor shouted at police to identify him. >> that's his store! >> say again? >> that's his store! >> that's all i need to know. >> reporter: the officer who first approached the door said this. >> put the key in the door. >> reporter: califf refused. he's hoping this discussion will inspire a different discussion. >> how can policing be done better? how can policing be done with empathy? >> abc7 news. if you're dealing with issues of racial or social injustice, we want to help you find an ally. go to

for a list of resources. lake tahoe announced it's removing squaw from its name because it's considred a racial and sexist slur against native american women. a new name will be announced next year. still ahead, meet some of the crews battling these historic fires. what it takes to be a firefighter and what they're doing to stay safe from the flames and covid-19. also we'll look

all right, we have breaking news just minutes ago. crews provided an update on the ellum new complex burning in the north bay. they gave the latest information

on firefighter efforts in sonoma county, and they said the weather is now in their favor. >> the weather today is remaining the same that we've seen the last couple days and has continued to be forecasted for southwest winds continuing over the fire area for the next couple days. so that's good news for us, because that lets us build on the line that we've got and use the constant weather pattern in our favor. >> another sign of progress. evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted in the majority of the fire area. sonoma county emergency officials say 5,000 residents there remain under a mandatory evacuation order. now to the csu fire burning in san mateo, santa cruz and san mateo counties. we are taken inside the scouts valley to see just what it takes to command this fire. >> reporter: the fire burning in the santa cruz valley couldn't be more appropriate for the base camp in scouts valley.

the terrain, the size of the fire is what's commanding this operation, sitting on a 28,000-acre park unlike anything this county has ever seen before. >> out here the terrain is a big factor, so just hiking the crews into where the fire's edge is, that could take hours. >> reporter: the camp, a 24-hour operation managing more than 1700 people and that's still half the crew size they need to fight a fire at 8700 acres and growing. there is also an did he go gsan pasadena and others from out of state. >> it could be a crew that came for a briefing, or it could be a crew that just came off the line. >> reporter: it acts as a hospital and hotel all at once. >> reporter: what happens here? >> this trailer here is our medical unit leader. he's in charge of the crews that help assist any medical

emergencies on the line by sending out paramedics and emts to the line. >> reporter: minor injuries are treated here while staff who treat them sleep in tents and trailers to get a break, addi. adding to the complexity of the situation, covid-19. briefings that were once done in huddles are now spaced out. there are testing stations for anyone in the base camp. >> if we get anyone showing signs and symptoms of covid, then we have areas we have to isolate them. >> every parts of base camp meant to keep crews rested and ready to fight a fire in any area that needs them. >> reporter: the area hasn't seen a fire of this magnitude in recorded history. >> reporter: chris reyes for abc7 news. >> these are incredibly difficult challenges these guys are facing. that's why amateur brigades have formed to fight some of the fires. we're talking about teams of residents who refuse to let their neighborhoods burn down.

annab annabel costilla with the details. >> reporter: they call themselves close 1, residents who refuse to sit aside while watching the fires burn. >> we have a resource and we have a small group of manpower that can get a lot of work done. >> reporter: he says i see crew is just one of many who have organized similar efforts throughout the mountains. a network of neighbors packing water pumps, chain saws, water buffalo tanks and fire hoses working around the clock to save homes. >> there are no fire trucks, nobody is helping us, and we refuse to let people's houses burn to the ground. we're going to use our local knowledge who we are, our strength and the resources we do have to get down there and put the darn thing out. >> reporter: but calfire officials says doing so presents a real danger.

in response to resident bigades, the chief said the main concern is entrapment. >> by that i mean we use air tankers with 2500 gallons of retardant. we use a tool to actually stop the fire. >> reporter: he said with success, those must be coordinated and communicated by professionals. >> any sort of organization that may impede with the firefighting operation is not only potentially harmful for them, but it's potentially harmful for our firefighters as well. >> reporter: but with multiple raging fires and firefighting resources stretched thin, ruskin says it's a risk residents are willing to take. >> we're willing to put our own looif lives on the line to save others, and that's what it is. >> reporter: he said 1,000 residents have saved homes and counting. see where fires are spreading and get containment information in realtime. we also have all the evacuation

info you need to know and a new feature, air quality data. the abc7 fire tracker is available at abc7news.com and the abc7 news app. this is night 2 of the republican national convention, and tonight we'll be hearing from first lady melania trump. she'll be speaking live from the white house rose garden which she just helped to renovate. news anchor liz kreutz joining us with a preview. liz? >> president trump will be making appearances again tonight, but the person to watch is, yes, first lady melania trump. this is her first big speech since the national convention four years ago in 2016, and it's a chance to really reach out and bring in women, particularly suburban women, to her husband's campaign. this is also somewhat of a redemption speech. remember four years ago mrs. trump was accused of plagiarizing parts of the mrs. obama speech during the rnc. she says every word tonight is

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september 15 in arizona. they made it official talking with state officials, but the niners left the doors open for fans later in the season. only a handful of teams have said they'll allow fans at games for the start of the season. they have allowed to -- decided allow fans into stadiums where it is permitted. the dallas cowboys are hoping they'll be able to play and have fans on hand. i think what's likely to happen, spencer, is you may have fans at some point, and then depending on the way things are going, you may not have them, and back and forth, back and forth we may go just like this whole covid experience. >> you're right, larry, the whole experience has been sort of back and forth. i guess that's what's going to happen. we'll start with no fans and hope that before the season is over, we can start bringing people in. if that goes well, we'll have fans for later in the season. let's hope it goes well, but everything is an experiment right now.

>> ama, is that your dog? >> louie is enraged, as always. no, i think baby girl just came back in the house so he's going crazy. i agree with spencer, i think it's going to be an ebb and flow kind of like life is going to be for the next year or so. i know, louie, goodness. sorry. >> louie is upset that he can't go to the niner game. >> he feels left out. >> louie wants to go to the game. >> it's tough. even if you see people super far apart, they're going to congregate when they get food and get with their friends. a new study shows the importance of always wearing your mask up over your nose. researchers at university of arizona map locations of the respiratory tract to see where covid-19 most likely infiltrates the body. they found the cells that line the nose may more likely become infected than the throat and lungs. they painted this picture of the respiratory system.

the green dots reflect infected cells and officials found many more in the nasal cavity. do you still see a lot of people wearing the masks under their noses? thank you, spencer, for the demonstration. >> yeah. show and tell. it should be up over the nose. it may fog your glasses a little bit, but then you just lift the glasses up. there you go. >> alma, you notice people putting it right beneath their noses? >> i do see it, and i don't know -- it tends to be a certain group of people that i see, i don't know, that have it just under the nose, and to me it's like, if you're going to wear it, wear it. are you going to wear a pair of pants but only put one leg in? do the whole thing, right? >> that may be the line of the day. >> that really was. we're just going to listen to you talk all day, alma. that was really, really good. >> some of us working from home may not be wearing -- well, never mind. anyway. >> do i need to stand up if i

have a skirt on? >> i wasn't talking about you. >> just want to be clear. >> how much money would it take for you to go without the internet for 48 hours? one tech company thinks a thousand dollars ought to do the trick. salt lake city-based satellite internet is staging a contest where it will select one person to spend two days in a rented rv in a national park engaged in what they're calling digital detd detox. if the person survivors, they will be given a hot box and for that they will receive cash and reimbursement for the rv. i think amongst the four of us, we might be paying them for the privilege of the digital detox. kristen, what do you think? >> i know, isn't that what you usually do, go to one of those spas in colorado or arizona, and you pay them $1,000 to detox from digital things. you don't have to pay me

anything. sounds like a great idea. right, spencer? >> i'm probably the one person here that is most attached to his digital device. i don't know if i would feel comfortable going without it for 48 hours. >> what? >> of course, if they gave me a thousand a day, a bottle of wine per day, that might work. >> what's your price, alma? >> yeah! you know what, i could do it. i mean, i'll take the money if they're going to pay me, but i probably don't need it. it would just be nice and relaxing. >> agreed. all right, you guys, kfc, kentucky fried chicken known for being finger-licking good, but they're putting that slogan on hold. they say the slogan doesn't sound quite right during covid-19. kfc says the slogan will come back when the time is right. you guys think the time will ever be right to bring finger-lickin' good back?

spencer? >> i think those days are in the past. they should stay there. >> what do you think, alma? >> i don't know. i don't see a huge problem with it. maybe i'm just like -- i don't know. i mean, finger-lickin' good. i guess i don't see a huge issue with it. i get it, we all need to be clean and washing our hands and all of that, but, i don't know, at some point it's like when do we go too far. maybe that's just me. >> it's okay. >> i don't think it's a big deal. i do think alma has completely dominated this segment. she's been tremendous. >> if i'm going to be here, i'm going to contribute. >> we're seeing a whole new side of alma. >> i like it. we'll

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san francisco-based wells fargo has agreed to pay $7.8 million in back pay after being accused of discrimination. the u.s. department of labor says the bank discriminated against more than 34,000 african-americans. more than 300 female applicants also faced discriminatory practices. wells fargo has also agreed to provide 580 affected applicants with new job opportunities. time now for consumer news. >> 7 on your side's michael finney joins us with today's headlines. hi, michael. >> hey, you guys.

th this is the next and latest chapter of the takata airbag recall. they have a settlement against honda, and it's a large settlement at that. honda's $1.3 million settlement with takata is just one of several over the states that they had takata airbags in hondas. they had misleading ads regarding their airbags and also newly designed features to protect car occupants. capital one has had a data breach. you may recall the treasury department says capital one failed to establish effective risk management when moving over toll a cloud-based service for operation. that move or lack of planning for that move caused the

compromise of 106 million capital one credit card holders. you can be facing a new fee if you're hoping to refinance your mortgage to take advantage of record low rates. fannie mae and freddie mac will be placing an market fee. the fee would add half of one point of the total loan amount. the fee will be implemented on september 1st on all refinances with fannie mae and freddie mac. you know what, i would likely charge an adverse market fee during this time as well. amazing they're getting by with this. back to you. >> thank you so much, michael. you guys ready for this? fall is still a month away but the pumpkin spice onslaught has begun. starbuck's is releasing its fall favorite starting today, earlier than ever. in addition to the pumpkin spice

latte, the coffee giant has other menu options, including pumpkin cream, cold blue, pumpkin scones and even pumpkin muffins. dunkin' donuts has teamed up with harpoon to make some beers. harpoon was also behind successful dunkin'coffee powerer. up next we'll meet some teenagers helping the homeless and making a difference. right now dan is here with what's coming up on abc7 news at 5:00. hi, dan. >> hey, larry. new at 5:00, kids and coronavirus. why san francisco is not testing minors for covid. plus experiencing new loss. why the timing could not have

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pandemic are homeless people around the bay area and a group people in the south bay. journalist dustin dorsey shows us how anyone can truly make a difference when their heart is in the right place. >> some say sage just a number. few pesche phi than the young group helping people this the bay area every day. >> people doubt how experienced we are. how much knowledge we have, how credible we are. but i think it also makes us more optimistic and we are more ideaistic about how much we can do. >> reporter: their dream is to make sure no one is without what they need to survive. they are created thousands of care packages and raised thousands of dollars to support the largest homeless population in the country. >> you don't realize the problem when you are living a comfortable life. when you step out and see that

problem in your society, it is almost an obligation when you are in a position to help out when you are aim to do soar . the homeless are those individuals that most people don't see. they choose not to see. programs like this help this population really see that people care. >> reporter: helping others starts with an individual who decided it is time to make a change. you don't have to have all that much life experience to spring into action. >> i hope young people know they can make a difference. >> even though we are not fixing the inequity problem just helping out a little bit in what way we can it does feel good to be there for somebody in a time like this. >> reporter: to get involved, visit abc7news.com. in the south bay, dustin dorsey abc7 news. thank you for joining us for

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