speaking of the red flag warning, it comes just as a key fire station in the fire plan oakland hills is closed functio heater. this is not good timing at all. >> here in the east bay it's warm, the winds are starting to pick up and fire departments all over the area are on high alert. that includes one busy fire station near joaquin miller park . it is unexpected the closed for the weekend. this fine says it all station 25 in the foothills. a station closed up type, no firefighters inside. just-in-time for a red flag warning. >> i'm incredibly concerned station 25 is closed. >> reporter: without hot water, firefighters and paramedics can't be safe when returning

from calls. >> our members can't decon after covid calls when they are in contact with blood. and after fires when they are in contact with carcinogens. >> reporter: station 25's water heater was supposed to be fixed friday, but stopped working again. the soonest it will be repaired as monday. >> it's incredibly disappointing our fire station is not up to par. if there is a wildfire, we know how fast they travel. and every single second count. >> reporter: for now fire station 25 has been temporarily relocated to another station. at the reality that doesn't sit well with residents who know their neighborhood is tinder dry and lightning is on the way. >> it's unfortunate the water heater is broken and the fire station, which needs water. that be happening in this area period.

>> reporter: do you worry somebody's life could be in danger this weekend? >> absolutely. this neighborhood pays taxes to have a fire station right here. now with no fire engine the response will be coming from further away. that is always dangerous. >> reporter: we did get a statement from an oakland fire department spokesperson. the unexpected closure of state 25 is frustrating and concerning. the department is working diligently to fix the issues that need to be corrected, while ensuring we meet our mandated response times. according to the oakland firefighters union, the water heater is one of the things that needs to be fixed. they say there are deferred maintenance and broken issues throughout the city. to developing news now in

the sierra, where a wildfire has forced the closure of 26 miles of the pacific coast trail. national forest officials monitoring the tamarack fire and are concerned about erratic winds and lightning. the fire was sparked by lightning on july 4th. you can see in the video shows the inferno that has been fueled by strong winds. there is zero containment. firefighters are making some progress against the dixie fire in butte county, but have issued an evacuation warning for some areas tonight. cal fire says several containment lines are holding. the fire, now 15% under control. flames have scorched more than 15,000 acres. this cal fire video shows an air tanker dropping fire retardant. a wildfire is near the burns part of the 2018 camp fire.

there are a lot of fires across the state right now. you can see live updates with our wildfire tracker at abc7news.com . new covid cases are surging, fueled by the highly contagious delta variant. communities with low vaccination rate are being hit particularly hard. that is now becoming more of a pandemic of the unvaccinated. >> reporter: covid cases are surging nationwide and the delta variant is driving the, especially invulnerable committees were back to nation fall below the national average. 49 states and territories are recording increases of at least 10%. >> virus is not done with us. the delta virus is a cause of greater concern. >> reporter: hospitalizations are up, too, but unvaccinated americans making up more than 97% of covid patients as the national vaccination rate

plummets to just a day. >> i'm worried will start to see the surgeons within the unvaccinated population and continue to see that, unless we get a hold of the pandemic by getting more people vaccinated. >> reporter: the surgeon general's missing expressing concern that misinformation is spreading vaccine hesitancy. >> stop and verify sources before you post online. >> reporter: the fda is accelerating the review process to fully approve the pfizer vaccine. dr. anthony fauci saying it could come in a matter of months or weeks. this, as more break cases are reported. three texas lawmakers tested positive for the virus and all arson asymptomatic. the national sling in cases is prompting some communities to reimpose mandates. in l.a. county everyone is required to wear a mask and doors, even if

they are vaccinated. tsa has screened nearly 2.2 million people on friday. vta employees and family members gathered today to remember coworkers killed in a massive shooting seven weeks ago. valley transportation authority buses lead a procession through downtown san jose for a private memorial service. the phrase vta family, forever in our hearts was the laid on the sides of the passes. transit agencies were all a part of the profession. nine vta workers were shot and killed by a coworker on may 26th. in the east bay at least one is dead and three injured following a shooting at willamette creek. police received several 911 calls after one 130 in the morning about shots fired on sos drive, near main street. when they arrived they found the four victims. no word on what led up to the

shooting. one day after a shooting outside nationals park in washington, d.c., white house press secretary john saki throughout the first pitch today. saki was scheduled for the on or before the shooting and throughout the first pitch at of the restart of last nights game between the nationals and padres. the teams are having a doubleheader today. the nationals invited saki for william mary day, which celebrates her alma mater in virginia. california releases the list of candidates who have qualified for the recall election. one person who said they are running is not on a. plus, collin morikawa

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one prominent republican who said he was running, larry elder, announced his candidacy on monday. but when the state list of 41 people who qualified, the conservative talk show host's name was nowhere to be found. the final list will be released on wednesday. a spokesperson for elders says she expects him to be on it. alex go out the week of the 16th . you can always check out the abc7 news documentary about california's last recall in 2003 called total recall that. see how arnold schwarzenegger became governor. you will find it on the abc7 app, available for apple tv and other devices. just ahead, see the firefighter breaking open the wall and what happens when she busts through that wall.

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a cincinnati firefighter used a little muscle to save a dog who had been missing for five days. after opening up the wall with a sledgehammer, look, so scared, jenny atkins lowered gertie out with a little persuasion. it wasn't until today though that her owners realized she had fallen into a concrete crevice. firefighters think she had been stuck there the entire time. >> good job on the part of this firefighter. celebrate with a sweet treat , because it is national ice cream day. abc7 was at fault and straw. national ice cream day was made a food holiday by president ronald reagan in 1984 and it is celebrated every year on the third sunday in july. scooper's at salt and straw say

ice creams have healing powers. >> everyone here is super welcoming. we try to make anybody in a bad mood feel better. >> ice cream does solve a lot of problems. plenty of places are offering local deals today. i'm still thinking about the picture of the dog coming out of the wall! >> i'm so happy it got rescued. me too. i don't know what i would do if my dog was missing for five days. i wish we loved the forecast. we are under the red flag warning for dry lightning potentially happening. the moisture has moved in and we have not had any lightning strikes in the bay area. you are noticing the increased moisture in the form of high clouds. left out or 7 shows clouds moving in, but they don't have

moisture or lightning. the wider picture, you do notice as you move towards the central valley and east of fresno, we have had a couple of lightning strikes over the past hour or so. the ingredients in our atmosphere are there. we are zooming into lake tahoe where we did have several lightning strikes was the tamarac fire. we are watching that very closely. it looks like a lightning over the past hour has diminished. this is the risk we have, because of the moisture moving in from the south. watching the line move in, and following up our. we are we watching off the coastline right now, more instability. live doppler and satellite will check this north as well, and continue the risk overnight and first thing tomorrow morning. we are tracking a warm day away from the coast, 91 in brentwood, 94 in concord, around the bay shoreline a little bit cooler, but still

warm. 60s and 70s for a lot of us. 78 at santa rosa, but 55 and half moon bay. here is the red flag warning that it continues to have a linked areas ad in red. any isolated lightning strike could potentially start new fires. this is where we will see the highest threat, lately tomorrow morning. you don't see any colors popping up around the bay area. as you get to the later morning were closer to lunch time you do notice this risk, a very low risk of a lightning strike, but the risk is there as it moves northward into the tray area. we will track that between 8:00 a.m. and noon tomorrow. it would be the highest chance we would see any isolated lightning. after lunch time that fred is out of your. tomorrow afternoon and evening, any lightning, that threat is diminishing greatly. we will end the day on a positive note. overnight temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 50s.

tomorrow, the risk for lightning in the morning, again, between 8:00 a.m. and noon. and warm day away from the coast. about 65 in the city. 83 in san jose, 84 in santa rosa, 98 in fairfield. our meteorologist will be tracking any threat for lightning tomorrow morning. the storm threat is over and into tuesday we are cooler and breezy midweek, with a pretty stable pattern into next weekend. just last summer collin morikawa secured his first major at hardy park. no fans were there. less than a year later the 24- year-old star rally to secure his second major, with 20 of people took to jamon. the final round of the open champion ship and jordan spieth won it in 2017 for eagle on seven and the thing is going to

fall. three-time major winner staying in contention. but morikawa played bogey free golf on championship sunday . and we go to number 14. another chance for birdie and collin will sync it with four birdies on the day. and he will carr 18 and this part is going to seal the deal. morikawa finishes the tournament 15 overall. captures two meters on his first attempt. >> i think i just enjoy these moments. i talk about it so much. i love what we do. you have to embrace it and be excited about these opportunities check as i looked at it today, especially coming down the stretch. i'm excited. i'm excited to have it [ laughter ]. after today's game in st. louis the giants manager is

confident buster posey and gavin will start in st. louis. there locking the orange today. top of the one, bases-loaded for brandon crawford. he flies out to left. james have been struggling with runners in scoring position over the last couplemac land. 423 feet, 10th of the year and we are all knotted up at one. mike totman strikes out. 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position. runners on third with a sling and this is trouble for the giant. that will actually score the eventual game-winning run. the giants have a one-game lead over l.a. heading into the series tomorrow. like a's and indians this youngster excited about good news. national i'm scream day. like that 1- zero mike

cleveland. bottom of the fifth, is down until seth brown takes it, 11 of the year. we are tied up at 2. to the seventh. here comes vallejo native daniel johnson and there goes his first career home run. solo blast to center, the indians take the lead. indians 4- 2. on the ice, the seattle cracken will become the nhl's 32nd team this season when they pick their draft on wednesday. each team, accept the vegas golden knights, will have players to surrender. and today the sharks announced the list. really no surprises. let's kick it. one way to drink a brew, that's how you do it. usa taking on canada. that is the fastest goal in gold cup history. what a start for the u.s..

canada was held scoreless. the u.s. clinches first place in group b and advancing to the quarterfinal match in arlington, texas a week from today. the final stage of the tour de france and slovenian signing autographs. he wins his second straight tour de france. unbelievable what they can do on a bike. that is you look at sports.

coming up tonight, the observatory that survived this lightning sparked fire last year. how they are preparing for fire season now. plus, shocking video shows the moment a car went airborne, flipping off the california the way and onto another road. the driver was okay. these stories and kamara coming up tonight at 11:00. finally now, bay area car enthusiast had to look no further than burlington today to get their engines revving. 210 classic cars were on display

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