if you have symptoms of this bacterial infection, ketoacidosis, or an allergic reaction, and don't take it if you're on dialysis or have severe kidney problems. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. lower a1c and lower risk of a fatal heart attack? yep, they're on it with jardiance. ask your doctor about jardiance. >> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> definitely not a pretty sight from many of our cameras in the bay area. just about everywhere you look, the sky is brown from smoke. thanks for joining us. you are watching abc 7 news at 5:00, right here on abc 7, who live, and wherever you s it is not the best we can for the smoke, so right away with how long the haze will move

around, sandy patel in for dream. sandy: it will be a day before we start to see a real improvement, that we are starting to see signs of that right now. you will see it is still smoky. the breeze is really blowing, blue skies showing up. gusts to 23 in oakland. our air quality up across most spots in the bay area above 150. you will notice that some of the smoke and haze gets pushed as we head towards tomorrow evening to the east. we do have an air quality advisory that has been extended through tomorrow for the wildfire smoke. moderate air quality expected the next four days. >> looks good. water fire smoke -- wildfire smoke is blanketing the bay area for the next several days,

causing people to take notice and precautions. we are live in some moma county -- in sonoma county with details . how is the air quality where you are? reporter: actually, the air is improving ever so slightly. you could barely see mount a few hours ago. now it is slightly visible on the horizon. but this weekend, people once again seeing and smelling smoke. >> we have been locked in with the covid. now we are locked in with the air. reporter: cinema residents feeling stressed about the bad air being pumped into the sonoma valley, leaving her beloved hillsides shrouded in smoke. >> we had guests for a birthday party, and we moved them from outdoors to indoors because people were getting sick. reporter: these two have been smelling smoke on their vacation. >> it is more foggy looking.

>> our tour guide told us the air would be a little bit smoky. we are definitely noticing a lot of that. reporter: their quality moved to moderate levels saturday, but for some parts of the bay area, the air was unhealthy for sensitive groups. >> it does look bad, especially in areas along the north bay and east bay. reporter: the smoke blanketed mount diablo. here on mount st. helena, the smoke so thick that the spectacular view was nonexistent . all that smoke ascending a not-so-subtle health message. >> if you do smell smoke, you are being affected. stay indoors. reporter: you can see the smoke from space. check out this satellite image. the smoke is pushed into the bay area from the dixie fire, burning across four northern california counties. plumes rising as high as 35,000 feet, visible from this commercial jet.

could forget last september, when wildfire smoke turned day into night, creating an apocalyptic orange sky? at the petaluma music festival saturday, john was being careful. >> we are playing by year, keeping our eyes and ears open and gauging it as we go. reporter: air quality officials advised using an indoor air purifier if you have one, and keep your doors and windows closed. the smoke advisory continues through sunday. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> always a good reminder, cornell. thanks. you can track air quality at abc7news.com. we have a map constantly updating those conditions. you can also view it wherever you stream using our app. two more video of wildfire devastation coming out of northern california. in the sierra, fires have wiped

out dozens of homes. the dixie fire is on the verge of becoming the second largest in state history. it has burned over 446,000 acres. we made it to greenville, all but wiped out by the flames. reporter: it is hard to believe your eyes out here. every home in this neighborhood brought to the ground. homes that look like this with very little left. you can see the staircase. if we walk a few feet, you can see what remains of this patio table. not much is melted. overnight, this fire continued to grow. we are looking at the dixie fire right now, california's third-largest fire in the state 's history, the size of houston. it looks like a bomb went off in this area. homes and buildings that have withstood the test of time for over 100 years now decimated. what was once a small downtown is now a ghost town.

multiple people are still reported missing two days later, and firefighters' work is far from over. a few minutes out from greenville yesterday, firefighters were strategically lighting part of the forest on fire, trying to save the remaining homes. further south, the river fire exploded to nearly 3000 acres. three people, including a firefighter, was injured. one major factor, the mega drought in the west. lake oroville was a major provider of water in the region, no longer dividing resources from their hydroelectric power plant because of a lack of water. containment for this fire plummeting overnight, down to 20%, and 14,000 structures still threatened. dion: in the north bay, a vaccine today also offered covid testing. the mobile county c

made a stop. there were a number of gift cards available for those who got a shot, although more than 90% of eligible residents in the county have received at least one dose of the vaccine. organizers of today's event say more needs to be done. >> even that we are performing well with vaccinations in marion county, we have people who need the vaccine, so we are trying to make it more accessible by being in the neighborhood, blocking the street and pelting. dion: the mobile clinic will be back for the next three saturdays, offering vaccinations from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. meantime, there is a new cash offer to get people vaccinated. california is offering $50 a piece to more than 11 people in the state who get insurance through medicaid. that is part of a new $350 million plan to get more of the state's medicaid population vaccinated. the state has already given out more than 160 million dollars in

overall vaccine incentives. for the first time in 566 days, not that we are counting, 49ers fans were able to set foot the lev's adiuto wchthe last tie there in person was the nfc championship game when the niners beat the packers to advance to the super bowl. last season, fans were not allowed in the stands due to the pandemic, and the group today was more than excited to be back. >> we and the family are blessed to be here. it has been tough times, but thankful to the organization for opening it up to us fans. we are going to win, baby. dion: i like the enthusiasm. the 49ers first home game is saturday. chris alvarez will have highlights later in sports. moving on to a troubling trend involving covid cases, with the

u.s. recording a fourth straight day of more than 100,000 new cases reported. to give you perspective, the u.s. was averaging about 11,000 cases a day in june. our nation has the most recorded cases in the world at more than 35,000,700. debts averaged 660,547. -- 616,547. it is spreading rapidly among unvaccinated people, particularly in the south, where some hospitals are overrun with patients. we are six weeks ahead of the recall election. california's republican party met today to possibly endorse a candidate seeking to unseat avenue gavin newsom. what some of the unusual decision. and developing news coming out of washington, where the senate comes together for a rare weekend session to take up a trillion dollar infrastructure bill. what projects could get m

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dion: washington, where the senate held a rare saturday session, voting to raise the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. it will replace lead pipes around the country and also funnel money into real systems, bridges, and airports nationwide and expand infrastructure for electric vehicles. mitch mcconnell says he believes passing the bill is a core government response ability -- responsibility. sen. mcconnell: republicans and democrats have radically different visions, but both

include infrastructure that works for all of our citizens. dion: the bill does face an uncertain future in the house. speaker pelosi says she will not take it up until the senate passes the broader budget. none of the republicans running in the newsom recall election is getting the support of the california republican party. four candidates have qualified to be considered for the endorsement -- larry elder, kevin -- the group said in a statement that it lacks an endorsement speaks to the strength of the field of candidates. samaritan house gave away 2700 backpacks and school supplies to those struggling financially. students in the area will be returning to school for the first time in more than 18 months. >> after one year at home with my kid, they want to go with me to the school. >> i am excited to meet my

teachers in person, and seeing some of my new friends. dion: samaritan house help to get away in a contactless -- held the giveaway in a contactless drive-through format. they handed out 30% more backpacks than last year. the story continues. fans of disney got a real treat this weekend in the bay area. the special event that came to town. sandhya: smoke is hanging around the bay area

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ketoacidosis, or an allergic reaction, and don't take it if you're on dialysis or have severe kidney problems. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. lower a1c and lower risk of a fatal heart attack? yep, they're on it with jardiance. ask your doctor about jardiance. dion: today was day two of a special event bringing disney plus to san francisco. it took over her 42 this

weekend. everything from games and prizes to movie memorabilia to costumes, there was something for everyone who loves disney. >> we've already got a hat, already got a dog. cooking for posters, magazines, coloring books, and everything disney has to offer. we love disney. tell them we just went to disneyland. >> we just went to disneyland! >> yeah! dion: it sounds like they got all the swag. the stories continue summer tour heads to l.a. this weekend. disney is the parent company of abc 7. nice staff levity, sand especially with all the smoke. sandhya: yes, nice to see happiness outside. smoky conditions are going to continue, but i am seeing subtle signs that improvement is just

around the corner. let's take a look at the live picture from our mount tam cam. in the mid to upper parts of the atmosphere, we are seeing smoke players. down below, we have the marine layer. mi francisco, 79 in san jose, down to about 60 in pacifica. from our kgo roof camera, the breeze is blowing, and that is why you are seeing blue skies. it is getting better where the wind is coming off the ocean. 80 in santa rosa, napa, 73. our warmest spots are still in the 90's, but it is cooler than where we were yesterday. we do have fog along the coastline, lingering from san francisco's south. if you take a look at the temperature change, eight degrees cooler in santa rosa. i am going to step aside so you can get a view of this. you will notice layer's of smoke along with hayes over the shark tank. the haze and smoke lingers into

sunday. you're looking at breezier and cooler conditions tomorrow. the air quality in the bay area is mostly good to moderate, greens and yellows. it is awful near the wildfires and in the sierra. anywhere from unhealthy to hazardous air. i want to show you a live picture from yosemite, where you really cannot see much out there. upper layer's of the atmosphere will continue to see smoke going into tomorrow afternoon, but watch what happens as we head until late tomorrow night and monday. smoke it's pushed out of the bay area as the sea breeze -- gets pushed out of the bay area as the sea breeze strengthens. the winds coming off the ocean sunday night, gusting 25 to 30 miles per hour. we will take it. some fog tonight into tomorrow morning and some spotty drizzle as the marine layer has deepened. sunday morning, you are looking at lingering fog at 8:00 a.m. and then pulling away from the coast. most of you should see sun.

it will be brighter than what we are experiencing now. if these and 60's in the morning. -- 50's and 60's in the morning. it will be comfortable in terms of temperatures. definitely hazy. hazy, less smoke late at night, better air quality for monday, then heating up next week into the triple digits inland. dion: it is back. chris alvarez joining us now. chris: coming up in sports, the a's light up the scoreboard aikins the rangers, and the 49ers welcome back fans to

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chris: what a special day in santa clara. the 49ers celebrating white clark day on 8/7 for the man who wore number 87. fans were back in levi's stadium to cheer on their team. jimmy rob lowe running out of the tunnel. "let's go!" i bet that's what he said. just over 19,000 showed up to see kyle shanahan. dies were fired up to be in front of the home crowd for the first time since the nfc -- guys were fired up to be in front of the home crowd for the first time since the nfc championship in 2020. the energy the fans brought was felt throughout the entire stadium. >> it was amazing just going out and seeing the faithful. i think the last time we played was the nfc chpiame.just havings

you the energy to keep going and pumps you up. >> it was awesome having the fans back out. that is what sports is all about. it was the energy the fans bring to the game, that is what it is all about. >> we still had trouble hearing each other and hearing the coaches. having fans definitely felt good. chris: through the pandemic, the 2020 football hall of fame class is being inducted today. it includes peyton manning, 49ers gm john lynch. notable speeches tonight include isaac roos and former cowboys head coach. the a's got their second straight walk-off win last night. it is also their tent that the season, time for tops in the majors. the rangers did not wait long to put the game away. here comes the a's offense. matt olson, two-run double.

oakland takes the lead, and they continue to ride the wave after a hit by pitch. chapman to write, and he is just going to miss a homerun. the a's hit four devils, sco dev seven runs on the third inning to take the lead -- doubles, scoring seven runs on the third inning to take the lead. in the 10-2. a's win 12-3. do you remember this? >> deals, and bonds hits one hi. -- high. it is out of here. 756! chris: on this day barry bonds became baseball's

all-time home run leader, homerun 756. these are the reactions of the broadcasters if you have not seen them. goosebumps. time for a fist bump in the booth. what a moment that was. i can remember where i was, back in fresno, 2007, watching bonds hit that home run. dion: a lot of people can say the same thing, they know exactly where they were when it happened. nice to take a look back, chris, thanks. just ahead, the warriors are giving b

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dion:dion: a quick reminder, you can watch our newscast live on demand through our app, available through amazon fire tv, apple tv, and roku. download now and start streaming. finally, today bay area students got help getting ready for back-to-school thanks to dub nation. the warriors and carmax teamed up to host a giveaway outside the chase center. zaza pa to provide 1000 students with backpacks filled with school supplies. families enjoyed a variety of activities, including balloon arch and lawn games. you can see the turnout, pretty darn robust. good to see. that's all we have time for.

for all of us here, thanks so much for joining us. we will see you back here at 6:00. tonight, the summer covid surge, and the troubling new numbers. the u.s. recording a fourth straight day of more than 100,000 new infections. hospitals reaching the breaking point. admissions climbing 40% since last week to more than 7,000 per day. florida leading the country in hospitalizations. the state reporting an alarming new case record -- more than 134,000 infections over the last week. health-care workers pushed to the brink. two hospitals expanding to handle the flood of admissions. the wildfire devastation in the west. in california, several people unaccounted for, and the third largest wildfire in state history. the flames now threatening more than 10,000 homes and other buildings. zohreen shah is on the front lines tonight.

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