now at 5:00, a wildfire destroying a northern california down. new vio from wntown greenville as another fire forces more to leave him. people who say i do not want to get vaccinated because it is me and i'm not having any impact on others. that is not the case. >> the delta variant raging across the u.s. dr. anthony fauci explaining how the unvaccinated are putting everyone at risk. there are slippery spots out there this morning. you are watching abc 7 mornings life on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. >> i have the drizzle all morning. it is widespread and heavy enough and aggressive enough that it is causing slippery spots. that will be the case through the morning commute.

drizzle hanging in the air across san francisco. looking back from the exploratorium camera at pier 15. it is not dropping visibility but at higher elevations you will have thickness and the clouds. look at the winds. you could feel them yesterday. they are at 10 miles per hour at sfo and san carlos. 15 concord. 35 fairfield. springlike temperatures and eventually we get sunshine and low to mid 60s along the coast. 67 richmond. 70s around the bay. 80s inland. my biggest concern later today is where is the smoke going from the north buyers to the north. we will have that smoke forecast coming up. a while for emergency to the north. an entire town wiped off the map as the dixie fire tears across plumas county. jobina at the live desk. >> this is devastating.

greenville has been burned to the ground. you can see e wnheriff's office, jail, library, stores, restaurants and hotel have been destroyed and destroyed 278,000 acres and burning near paradise, which had its own wildfire in 2018. local congressman got emotional during a facebook video. >> we lost greenville tonight. there are no words how we haven't been able to get the job done. we wiltake up the fight harder. >> that dixie fire is the

eighth largest fire in state history. the fire is only 35% contained and pg&e has alerted state regulators that its equipment may have sparked the live fire before it merged with the dixie fire. south of the dixie fire, cal fire is battling the river fire which was parked yesterday morning near colfax. this 1400 acre fire has forced evacuations of 7000 homes. firefighters have zero containment. u.s. agriculture secretary is pledging to but more firefighters on the front lines and get them higher pay. he met with governor gavin newsom yesterday to tour the burn scar from august complex fire from last year. it was the largest fire in state history, burning 1 million acres. governor newsom said the state and the federal government are working together on a plan. >> the reality is we need to approach things differently and acknowledge that the hops are getting hotter and the dry is getting drier.

from a flooding concern, the wets are getting wetter. >> lightning strikes sparked 38 separate fires. the bay area air quality management district issued an air quality advisory for today and tomorrow. smoke will be visible in the east bay and north bay and the air is not expected to be unhealthy. anyone who smells smoke is encouraged to stay inside if possible. mike will have the smoke forecast in a few minutes. you can also track air quality anytime with the real-time weather tracker, along with air- quality readings. it will show current temperatures and wind speeds. it is live now on abc 7 mac bay area. download for roku, apple tv, android tv. now to the pandemic and the spread of the delta variant.

a new projection from the centers for disease control and prevention shows how bad the surge could get. jobina fortson with a live numbers. >> a number of covid-19 patients in the u.s. may triple by the end of this month and hit 200,000 new cases per day. the delta variant accounts for 93% of covid-19 cases. hospitals are feeling the impact, the highest infection rate in louisiana were hospitals are up 500% -- hospitalizations i should say. dr. anthony fauci explains how people who opt not to get vaccinated can affect the health and safety of others. >> people who say i don't want to get vaccinated because it is me and i will worry about me. i'm not having any impact on others. that is not the case. when people don't get vaccinated, it allows the virus to circulate through the community. when it does, even if it doesn't make a particular

individual will, they may be asymptomatic, that person is still a vehicle for the spread to other people. as long as the virus continues to spread, you give it ample opportunity to mutate. >> dr. fauci said mutations give rise to more variants that can be more dangerous. watch the full interview coming up at 7:00 on gma. people who are not vaccinated could soon be banned from most indoor spaces in los angeles. the city is looking at a no shots and no service mandate. here is a look at more companies changing policies. sutter health is joining kaiser in requiring workers to get vaccinated. netflix requires all employees and visitors to get the shot. mount tamarac club in larkspur is requiring vaccinated employees. schools and marin county will require teachers to be vaccinated or they will face weekly testing.

yesterday, the school districts were given guidance on how to implement the new mandate. they know that most of the teachers and staff are vaccinated but they lack the real numbers to prove it. the districts want to record the data. san jose unified issue a similar policy. san francisco unified has not mandated vaccines for students and staff but requires everybody report their vaccination status. school districts are working on requirements. josh becker weighed in. >> teachers and parents who would like to see this happen. >> because the legislature is not in session, lawmakers are leaving it up to school districts to issue requirements. if you have questions about the vaccines, ask the abc 7 vaccine team. submit your questions on abc7news.com. the family of the missing

man, philip kreycik , will speak today. a jogger found the body of the man on thursday. amy hollyfield is live in pleasanton. >> reporter: we are hearing more from officials about how this possibly could have happened and more about the area where he was found. we have a video of that area from sky seven. it gives you an idea of how rugged and thick the terrain is in pleasanton ridge regional park. a captain with the east bay parks district said they get hundreds of calls every summer from people who get lost and they accidentally turn onto a trail that has been carved out by animals. it is worn down grass and dirt but it veers them off at their intended route. philip kreycik went for a run three weeks ago in this area and was never seen again. that day was an exceptionally hot day.

>> they can look like it very inviting for someone that it might be an existing trail and it's not. a lot of times you can get disoriented where you think you should be making a right turn u service can be spotty in that area but he had left his phone in the car. a volunteer searcher found the body tuesday. they say it was far off the trail. his family is expected to speak publicly this morning and investigators tell me they are working to trace his movements possibly using his smart watch that he was wearing. that should tell them time of death. we are waiting for the corners report of confirmation that it is him and the cause of death. reporting live, amy hollyfield. let's build upon what we

were talking about yesterday on midday live. this is a drastic change in the near smoke forecast and it has held steady. let's start at 6:00 this morning. watch as they haze develops as that smoke got trained in the marine layer. it pushes across and we see yellow and oranges. it's going to be thick as we peel back the cloud cover. we will reveal haze for the afternoon. this isn't the worst of it. it hangs renton i. 6:00 tomorrow morning, it gets almost as thick as this model will project over most of the north bay. the east bay. also a tenant red for the rest of his. air-quality could be worse tomorrow. we will keep an eye on the air- quality district and see if they update the forecast. this is our roof camera. the winds are blowing and bringing a cool afternoon. if you will be out side, watch

the air-quality. we haven't looping on our website. you can check it out there. as far as the bay play, small craft advisory. low 60s and mild with cloud conditions and drizzle. as we eventually get sunshine, temperatures it will be much cooler than average with 60s and 70s for highs today after just 60s at noon. we will look at that in detail coming up. we have the maps here. starting with a crash in fairfield on westbound 80 before's is soon valley road. injuries have been reported and at least one lane is blocked and emergency crews are responding. between vallejo and serious point, headset. overnight roadwork has caused all lanes of eastbound 37 between 121 and wilson avenue to be closed until 6:00 a.m.

this is emeryville showing off 80. headlights westbound, things are at the limit. az transit is expanding bus service to accommodating people going back to it will serve stt of the pandemic. a cookie creation like nothing you have seen before. the grandmother and grandson behind the world's largest oreo. masking up again. which face coverings offer the

look at this. a reckless driver caught on camera by the sonoma county sheriff's office camera near petaluma yesterday. eventually the car crashed into another vehicle. the driver took off. the helicopter tracked him as

he ran towards a target store. chp officers took the suspect into custody after he was found hiding in a storm drain behind the target. police report at the car the suspect was driving was reported stolen. coast guard monitoring a fuel spill after rescuing a man and six dogs from a boat into molly point. he was treated for concerns of hypothermia. ecru thought they saw a few will sheen on the water but they said there was no sheen after flying over. a diving crew will be checking out the boat and removing petroleum products. east bank, bowling alley, defying the bay area into her mask mandate. the owner of danville bowl posted they are not enforcing the rules. sing if you want to wear a mask, feel free and if you don't, please don't. we spoke to customers who said they are fine with this.

>> it is his business. he owns it. he's had to suffer through having it closed down through covid-19. we can make the decision whether we want to go in with a mask were not. >> the contra costa county attorney said it's aware that the business is not complying and the owner could face fines. masks are flying off the shelves again as mandates come back but which masks give you the most protection. we spoke with experts. >> reporter: if you are like me, you have worn every kind of mask. cloth, kn95, surgical, or combination of all masks and even with the filter inside. which is the best? >> the best mask is not surgical or cloth alone. >> most of those we saw with masks on wednesday in san francisco were not wearing the best masks when covid-19 cases are surging. n95 masks are an option.

not always comfortable. when we went to home depot, shelves were empty and employees said they sold the last mask hours ago. >> we would prefer you would use at least a surgical or medical grade mask. >> that was a multicounty health meeting earlier this week and we spoke with howard of masks4all who said he doesn't recommend surgical masks unless they are pulled and on the sides. >> they has have bad fit. i would avoid them and go with these. >> get it from a known company because many can be knockoffs . ucsf infectious disease specialist monica gandhi says a puff mask with a filter. >> they provide double blockage. >> or a double mask. >> a combination of cloth and surgical mask.

>> cloth against your skin and surgical on the outside, adding a third more protection. >> 65% blockage with one to up to 94% with two. it was significant. >> j.r. stone. abc7 news. an ohio grandmother and grandson claimed they made the world's largest oreo. the creation from ross smith and his grandmother weighs 175 pounds and measures 4 feet wide. that is 7000 times larger than a regular oreo. it has 65 pounds of butter and 56 pounds of sugar. >> do you think you can eat at all? >> i'm starved. >> you will need a glass of milk. >> hopefully we can finish this off in a few months before it goes stale. >> the creation was part of

granny's birthday celebration. she turned 95 on sunday. they have been creating social media content for nine years and have 2 million instagram followers. >> i am one of the followers. i love to see what granny is doing. >> why are you keeping granny to yourself? >> they are so funny. they go on adventures and she is so cute. you have to smile when you need a dose of grandma. >> she is not the only one that is cured. what? >> let's focus on grandma. >> good morning to mike nichols jacket. i love it. >> i bought this a month ago. >> it is nice. >> hopefully you like that. the air quality is good. it is grain right now but up to the north, look at this. we have red throughout northern

part of the state and across the state line to oregon. most of the fires are out there. thankfully we have been saved this summer because we've had a prevailing southwest to northeast wind that has been pushing that smoke away from us. that could change today. we have drizzle which is far east in places like walnut creek. 680 towards 24. we have a damp morning with the coolest ties to follow this afternoon. we have an air quality advisory and it may be upgraded because of tomorrow's forecast. tomorrow it will get hot again. we will have hot acrid air possible thanks to the slow bringing as on share flow. we get on the backside of that and look at the northwest when. that brings in the smoke. enjoy today's comfortable conditions out there with 60s at half moon bay, 70s everywhere else. north bay and east bay where we

have low to mid 80s. the heat is easing around the state. no record highs. 80s and 90s to the central valley. red flag warning with high fire danger into 10:00 this evening. potential for more fires in those areas already burning. jump in temperatures tomorrow. 8 to 12 degrees. warmer than average saturday. breezy and cool a condition sunday, monday, and warmer than average tuesday and wednesday. tiktok conference it is testing a new snapchat style finishing video feature. stories will allow you to see content posted by county followed for 24 hours before deleted. it comes days after twitter got rid of a similar feature. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> electric announcement. the climate change commitment from the white house. we are hearing from stranded travelers, including a woman

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it is 5:23 am. five things you need to know. greenville and plumas county destroyed by flames from the dixie fire. the fire is now consuming 278,000 acres and it is only 35% contained. the cdc forecasts that covid-19 infections may triple by the end of the month, hitting 200,000 per day . the delta variant accounts for 93% of cases. moderna released new data showing it's vaccine is 93% effective six months after people get the second dose. we will hear from their president. the family of philip cray check will speak this morning. the body of what is believed to be the missing runner was found on monday. philip kreycik benesh while jogging. off to a damp start.

widespread areas of drizzle and look at this air mass. temperatures in the 60s and 70s and 80 in livermore. two issues causing problems on the roads now. the first is bay bridge. crash on westbound 80 before treasure island. second crash in fairfield with injuries on sisson road. abc 7 it has revealed the price tag to stay edits star wars hotel, costing a family of four $6000 for a two night stay at the galactic star crews hotel at disney world. it opens next spring. the white house is working on a plan to mandate vaccinations to foreign visitors. some exceptions will be made but the plan is in its early stages and an official announcement is not expected anytime soon. there haven't been changes to

the current travel restrictions due to the delta variant. officials are developing a strategy for when they will be lifted. spirit airlines is apology for canceling 1100 flights on sunday. >> reporter: in this morning's jim a slick, frustrated flyers. spirit airlines counseling more than 100 flights for the fourth day in a row, topping 400 wednesday and 60% of departures. thousands have been stranded. this woman and her son have had to camp out at the airport for two days. >> it is horrible. it is uncomfortable. >> spirit says the cancellations are due to weather, staffing shortages, and other issues. >> we've had fuel shortages, diversions, weather. when they snowball, you probably have to stop everything and move airplanes and start again. it will be a process for the

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building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. the investigation into what happened to a missing runner in the east bay. his bowlby body believed to have been found. it is just like a fish out of water. you can't breathe.

>> a father fighting for air after coming down with covid- 19. a message of regret here sharing. demand for covid-19 testing is way up again as the delta variant spreads. the tool you can use to find your closest testing site. positive news from moderna. the news about it's vaccine six months after the second dose. it is august 5. >> let's go to mike nicco. >> did you run into the drizzle? okay. 50% is not bad. it makes it 66%. it is out there and more widespread this morning. you can see how low the clouds are hanging over the east bay hills the coliseum. this is e izzle. we had for hundreds in san francisco, anything measurable is unusual. we've had a 10th of an inch near

the east bay hills. even less than an inch in penn grove. it is damp. look at these temperatures. no 90s. 70s and 80s inland, 70s around the bay. low to mid 60s along the coast into san francisco. i will show you heat coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. awaiting official id but the family of missing runner, philip kreycik, knows he is gone and they will speak today. amy hollyfield is live in pleasanton with where the investigation stands. >> reporter: police are now saying that philip kreycik was found in an area a mile off of his planned route and possibly it looks like he missed a turn that would have taken him back to his car. they are still investigating what happened. they are trying to piece

together how this happened and why it took so long to find him. this view shows you how rugged the terrain is here in the president ridge regional park where he was found. a captain with the regional park district said they get hundreds of calls every summer from people who get lost. he said often people will take but looks like a path but really it is a worn down grass and dirt area from animal movement. it beers them off their planned route. it was hot the day philip went for that run. he was possibly disoriented from the heat maybe were he may have had an injury or fell. these are scenarios they will consider. they hope to get information from his smart watch like movement or time of death. there was a search effort after he disappeared involving hundreds of people with search dogs and drones and helicopters. police searched thoroughly but

they will be investigating how they were not able to find him until now. today we expect to hear from philip kreycik's family. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. moderna has released new data showing many are still protected from covid-19 months after being vaccinated. a steady found the vaccine is 93% effective six months after the second dose. the company's president explained what this means for protection against the delta variant. >> we know the vaccine has efficacy and protection against delta variant right after you receive it but knowing if that will hold up through the winter is not something we have information on now. given what we are seeing with delta, the way it is ripping to the country, we need to be vigilant. >> watch more of the interview coming up at 7:00 on gma.

moderna is testing a booster shot and also developing a flu vaccine. researchers want to create a single shot that prthat pr 19 and the flu that people would get one time for the year. business and health experts will talk about how the delta variant could impact the economy and reopening. a mutation of the delta variant has been detected in the south bay, delta plus. the a doctor said continue to adapt and mutate as long as there unvaccinated people. >> reporter: a mutation at the delta variant, delta plus, detected in santa clara county. not a surprise to dr. yvonne maldonado, stanford university school of medicine infectious disease expert. >> viruses that will adapt to humans will survive better. we know that is going to continue to happen as long as

viruses are circulating. >> circulating among the acts unvaccinated, she said. it has identified 5000 cases including 46 cases of ay.1 . cases of delta plus exist statewide and nationwide and there is not enough information on these particular variants to indicate if they are more concerning than the original variant. it may take time for them to understand the impact of delta plus. >> it's possible we could have additional variants that will be even more infectious. i don't know if that will happen because we may build up sufficient immunity in the u.s. population and hopefully locally that will see reductions in disease. >> we reached out to bay area counties and napa county said they have not seen any cases of delta plus. solano county said is developing the capacity to collect delta plus data. san

mateo county said it's not sharing data about variants of concern at the local level. we are hearing from a virginia man who regrets not getting vaccinated. travis campbell is hooked up to the hospital with covid-19 for 12 days. >> it is real. it is only getting stronger and faster. it is very important. i would rather be protected so if something does happen and i have to worry about repercussions of a vaccine versus being buried in seven days. >> campbell and his family say they kept putting off getting the vaccine because of their busy lives. now they wish they had made it

a priority. there is a need for covid- 19 testing locations. jobina is at the live desk. >> every cantey is working on adding more capacity. they are negotiating with labs to open new sites. sonoma county has seen demand go up from 1000 tests per week to 10,000. it's partnering with providers for faster service. >> there talking to the laboratory, a regional lab, about going back to weekend staffing and running tests on the weekends. >> hoping we can make it another way but they will go out. we are down to fewer than 2000 a day and now at 5000. if we expand up to 9000 a day we will need to expand. >> grant colfax said the health department is exploring all health implications.

the county is focused on providing tests and clinics and shelters. no mention now of mask testing sites. and contra costa county it is working with contracted vendors to increase testing. the abc7 news data team has created this map showing every testing site, clinic and pharmacy offering covid-19 tests. locations marked in green are open . find this site tracker on abc7 news.com. this bus is taking covid-19 testing all over santa clara county. it provides 303 tests a day at different locations. today will be valley water headquarters. appointments are recommended but you can walk up. 70% of eligible santa clara residents are fully vaccinated and officials want to make it higher. >> if you are not vaccinated today, you are putting yourself at high risk of infection and

illness. you are putting those around you at high risk of infection and illness. the time to get vaccinated is now. >> officials say there are people who are fearful of gethe sh because toey rkor wod if you have side effects, they are mild compared to the virus. the county is offering drop-in vaccination clinics this week and you can find those by visiting scc free facts.org. north bay, cases searching. all emergency workers order to be fully vaccinated, or get weekly testing. sonoma county expanded a health order. in four weeks, all fire, law enforcement, emergency medical, and staff at shelters have to be fully vaccinated, or submit to the weekly covid-19 testing.

>> once you have been in the workforce healthy in the miit's sure whave the fire fighting force available. >> we got in this job to protect lives. part of that is making sure we are not transmitting a virus that can be very severe. >> santa rosa fire said 70% of their staff is already vaccinated. santa rosa police that said that 80% of the employees are vaccinated. >> if you have questions about the covid-19 vaccine, ask our team. go to abc7news.com /vaccine. what we are doing isn't working. we need to change. >> sharing the vision for the state. we are hearing from republicans running and that new some recall election. slowing climate change with cars. the commitment coming from the white house today. we will start with a look at a cloudy south bay. this is

to 80 and 17. drizzle in the high elevations on either side of the valley. big change from air-quality forecast. we anticipated this when we looked at the smoke forecast yesterday. air-quality district is now putting this as moderate but there's a, friday and saturday. this time of year we are looking at ozone more than fine particulate matter that comes out of fires. there is an air-quality advisory issued. will they upgrade into anything else? the models would say you should. this is what is happening now. you can see the smoke to the north. we develop yellow to orange which is getting medal to high amounts at that smoke for the afternoon. it hangs overnight. more smoke, the thickest purple moves into the north bay and orange moves into the rest for evg.ife gointo mayohe

quy r. your commute is slippery and dampen spots. aggressive drizzle will be around all morning. at the coast it could drizzle all day. look at how slowly the clouds evaporate from inland areas by noon. plenty around the bay keeping us in the 60s and 70s inland. 84 few hours inland but 60s and 70s most of today. enjoy the break. good morning. the bay bridge toll plaza looks bad right now. the backup is going through the maze because metering lights came on early because we are following a crash on the bridge blocking at least one lane. your speeds once you make it through our 9 miles per hour traveling westbound into san francisco. they should pick up once you get past treasure island. but that backup is on westbound 80.

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u.s. labor department released the latest weekly jobs report and it has positive numbers. 385,000 unemployment claims filed last week, down 14,000 from the week before. it is in line what economists expected. the first time below 3 million since the pandemic started. tomorrow, the labor department will release july jobs report. california's recall election less than six weeks away. we saw four people who want to replace governor newsom. businessman john cox, former

san diego mayor kevin faulconer, assemblymember kevin kiley, former congressman doug ose. the candidates tackle mask mandates and more. here is dan ashley. >> i do not favor mandates. i favor educate. you will not mandate your way out of the coronavirus. >> we had the harshest lockdowns. we had the longest school closures. we were the last to open everything. >> 99.9% survivable by people who are in decent health who are not elderly. >> it was hosted by fox 11 in los angeles. the moderators asked about how they would handle the beleaguered unemployment system. >> it's time for a new team of people in california. at all agencies. on day one i will bring in a whole new team. >> for the people trying to get her on the phone to the edd? >> answer the phone.

just answer the phone. >> mr. cox, what is something embarrassing your kids would tell us about you? >> that my wife doesn't like my nose here. >> that was dan ashley reporting. a judge ruled that governor newsom can refer to the recall as a republican effort in the voter guide. be called leaders and sued saying that language was false and misleading. in this ruling, the judge said that the suit failed to prove newsom's claim was false or objectively untrue. voters will get ballots in the next few weeks. the election is set for tuesday, september 14. you can see the latest recall headlines on abc7news.com. disney revealed the details about its star wars hotel including an out of this world

price tag. a family of four can expect to pay $6000 for a two night stay at the galactic star cruiser hotel at disney world. admission to disney's hollywood studios and food and beverage are included. the pricing model for rooms and upgrades is similar to that of disney cruise ships. the hotel opens next spring. disney is a parent company of abc 7. >> i want to let you know in a funny twist that on the website right now they have an faq section. one of the questions is, do you actually go to space. the answer is no you don't. if you see that price tag, i can see why people might think you do. >> i feel the force doing the -- whatever they are called. >> you will feel the force of

the money leaving her wallet. >> that will do it. and good for them. >> there are no windows in the hotel. not a single window. you cannot see outside. they are screens that simulate space. >> so you are really immersed. >> extremely immersive experience. only 100 rooms and very private. see you there. >> you won't see me. >> yeah. retirement, don't need that. sfo out there, and the clouds are clinging to the ground. some rain in san bruno and san francisco. slippery conditions through the morning commute locking in a cool afternoon.

watching the smoke. air-quality advisory now but things could get worse tomorrow as the air- quality district to issues the spare the air alert. a big turnabout tomorrow. we are cool. look at this low that is bringing in a lot of cool and damp air from thbackside and look at the winds out of the north and all of the smoke is to the north. tomorrow is going to be worse than today with air-quality. if you are outside enjoying the temperatures, watch the air- quality because it will feel fantastic. low to mid 70s in the south bay. 75 today in san jose. 69 san bruno. 68 menlo park. low 60s along the coast. mid 60s to upper 60s for downtown san francisco and sausalito. mid 80s to the north bay valleys. east bay, 66 berkeley and castro valley and

fremont. inland, 78 in san ramon. everyone else in the 80s. cloud cover will be less widespread tonight as will the drizzle so don't expected to be as tomorrow morning. accuweather 7-day forecast. we jump 8 to 12 degrees tomorrow and stay warmer than average on saturday. we dip down on sunday and monday before summer returns for tuesday and wednesday. behind the decision of a mask mandate ban. the governor of arkansas speaking about his reasons to block

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slow climate change by reducing emissions from cars and trucks. the goal is for half of all new car sales to be zero emission vehicles a senior administration official called it a paradigm shift for the country and the industry. representatives from ford, gm and chrysler will be at the white house today. tesla was left off the invite list but we are not sure why. transportation is the country's largest source of greenhouse gases. you can see more of our climate coverage on our streaming app. go to the climate watch road to see how to prepare for the heat and drought from wildfires to poor air quality. download the abc 7 connected bay area. vanguard is offering employees 1000 dollars to get vaccinated. all of its employees are eligible. they have to show proof of vaccination by october 1. a man from vallejo can

scissors his amazon delivery driver an angel. mark cutlip found his truck and trailer gone outside his home. without them, he can't run his new junk removal business. he showed his amazon delivery driver a photo of the stolen goods and asked him to watch out. later that night he got a call. the driver, henry martinez, spotted the truck and trailer a quarter mile away. >> i was ecstatic. i made it to the location in a couple of seconds. >> he was so happy to have gotten his truck and trailer back. i was more than happy to help. >> the thief did steal the catalytic converter but cutlip was happy the truck was found. more on how the driver reacted on abc7 news.com. i can't notice the name of that hauling service. >> and the mascot. >> all of it.

glad for him. >> drought monitor. it is thursday. there is a change. can you tell? probably not. 89 to 88% drought change. it is nothing. nothing changed here thankfully but let me show you what's happening to the reservoirs. there dropping 1% to 2% per week. only 19%. level ever which is not good news. top stories following at 6:00. running from the flames. a town leveled by the dixie fire. new video from where the downtown is now gone. pencils, paper and your vaccine shot. bay area counties requiring it for their teachers. michelin adding 10 new

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