certainly this was not the best weekend when it comes to the smoke, how long will be hays hang around? let's get to meteorologist sandy a patel. sandhya: some -- most of the bay area has been impacted in one way or another. it is difficult to see because of the smoke. air-quality advisory extended through tomorrow. the next four days we are looking at moderate air quality. right now we are seeing some parts of the bay area. most areas are good at this hour because of the scenery. 15 in fairfield will be temporary as we are expecting some lingering smoke tomorrow going into the afternoon. look what happens later on tomorrow night. the heavier smoke and haze starts to get pushed on by the sea breeze, that will be a

welcome sight. the rest of your smoke and sunday forecast coming up. dion: wildfire smoke is blanketing the bay area for the second day now. abc news rte cornell bernard is live for us in sonoma county and you mentioned the air quality is improving oso slightly. picked up. check it out, now slightly visible in the distance just about two hours ago you could just see it through the haze. >> we have been locked in with the covid and now we are locked in with the air. ccornell: being stressed about the air being pumped in the sonoma valley, leaving her wine hillsides surrounded in smoke. >> we had guest in last night

for a birthday party and we moved from because people were getting sick. cornell: tourists had been smelling smoke for days. >> i definitely noticed our tour guide told us the air will be a little bit smoky. definitely noticed a lot of that. cornell: air quality move to moderate level saturday and in some parts of the bay area the air was unhealthy. >> it looks really bad in the bay area especially the north bay and east bay. cornell: the smoke blanketed mount diablo. here are not say helene smoke is so thick the spectacular view was nonexistent. >> what we are telling people is if you smell smoke, in those cases limit your exposure outside. cornell: you can see the smoke

from space, check out this satellite image. it is pushed into the bay area from the monster dixie fire burning across four northern california counties. tombs of smoke rising as high as 35,000 feet. who could forget last september when wildfires turned day into night creating an apocalyptic orange sky? at the music festival saturday john dirks was being careful. >> we are playing by ear and keeping eyes and ears open. cornell: air quality officials recommend using an air purifier and trying to keep your doors and windows shut this weekend. dion: it is a good reminder, thanks. don't forget you could track the air quality where you live at our website, abc seven news.com. you can also view it whenever you seem.

more video of wildfire devastation is coming out of northern california today. in the sierra, the river fire has knocked out thousands of homes. the dixie fire is showing no signs of slowing down and is on the verge of becoming the second largest in state history. it has burned over 440 6000 acres. abc news reporters doreen shaw made it to greenville. reporter: it is hard to believe your eyes out here, every home in this neighborhood brought to the ground. homes that look like this, very little left. you could see the staircase right here. you could see what remains of this patio table, not much. overnight, this fire continued to grow. we are looking at the dixie fire right now. it is california's third largest fire in the state's history. destroying over 100 homes,

eviscerating the gold rush town of greenville. it looks like a bomb went off. homes and buildings that have we said -- withstood the task of time -- what is once a small town is now a ghost town. multiple people are still reported missing. the firefighters work is far from over. firefighters were intentionally and strategically lighting part of the forest on fire trying to save remaining homes. the river fire exploded to nearly 3000 acres. three people including a firefighter were injured. one major factor, the mega drought in the west. a major provider of water no longer providing resources with their powerplant because of a lack of water. containment for this fire down to 20%. 14,000 structures still threatened.

dion: governor newsom spent the day in greenville getting a look at the damage from the dixie fire and discussing ongoing firefighting efforts. the governor posted these pictures a short time ago on his facebook page. he says all that is left of the post office and church is rubble. also set the stage will be there to help the town rebuild. a vaccine event today also offered corona testing. people rolled up their sleeves when the vaccine unit made the stop in san rafael. there were gift cards available for those who got the shot. more than 90% of eligible residents in the county have received at least one dose of the vaccine. organizers of the event saint -- say more needs to be done. >> we are performing well but we have far more people who need the vaccine.

we need to make it accessible by being here in the neighborhood blocking the street. dion: the mobile clinic will be back at canal lines the next three saturdays offering vaccinations from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. there is a new cash offer to get people vaccinated. california's offering $50 apiece for people who get their insurance through medicaid. it is a part of a $50 million plan to get more of the population vaccinated. the state has given out more than 116 million dollars overall in vaccine incentives. for the first time in 566 days, 49ers fans were able to set foot in levi's stadium to watch their team. they held an open practice today. the last time the faithful were 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 in the group today was more than excited to be back. >> we are just blessed to be here and happy to be back. it has been tough times but we are thankful to the organization , it is just excited. we are excited for the season. dion: the 49ers first home game with fans is next saturday. as for how the team looked today , bruce alvarez will join us a little bit later in sports. we are counting less than six weeks till -- until the recall election. california's republican party meet today -- met today. the unusual decision that was made. developing news coming out of washington. the senate comes together for a rare weekend session

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sign up for flex alerts today. dion: developing newsdion: out of washington where the senate held a rare saturday session hoping to advance the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. includes money to expand rural broadband. it would also funnel money into rail systems and bridges

nationwide and also expand infrastructure vehicles. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says he believes passing the bill is a poor government responsibility. sen. mcconnell: republicans andd democrats have radically different visions. they both include physical infrastructure that works for all of our citizens. dion: the bill faces an uncertain future in the house. speaker pelosi has said 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 qualified to be considered for the party's endorsement. larry elder, kevin falconer, kevin finally and doug ghost said the lack of endorsement speaks to the strength of the field of the candidate. students and parents on the peninsula got help today preparing for the return to the

classroom. samaritan house gave away 2700 backpacks and school supplies to those struggling financially. students will be returning to school for the first time in more than 18 months. >> after one year at homeomeomee want to go with stuff to the school. >> i'm excited because i want to see my teachers in person and seeing some of my friends. dion: samaritan house held the giveaway in a contactless giveaway. they said and handed out 30% more backpacks than last year. just ahead, the story continues. fans of disney plus got a real treat this weekend in the bay area. the special event that came to town. taking a live look outside. relief from the smoke is on the way. up next is the accuweather forecast. >> both the a's and giants in

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dion: today was a special day bringing disney plus fans to san francisco. i got the chance to take it out yesterday. games, prizes, movie memorabilia and costumes. there was something for everyone who loves disney. >> we already got a hat. we already got a doll. we will look for the poster and the magazine, coloring books, everything disney has to offer. we love disney. we just went to disneyland, teller. >> we just went to disneyland. dion: she is so sweet. i'm glad they got some swag today. the summer tour heads to let my. disney is the parent company of abc seven. nice to see people smiling, maybe behind the mask. good weather for something like that. sandhya: she was adorable.

let me show you what it looks like from our live tower camera. some good news to report. look at san francisco and santa cruz. the sea breeze coming off the ocean is cleaning out our arabic. we still have some haze and smoke lingering for walnut creek and a little bit around emeryville. air quality is pretty good across the region. it is poor for sensitive groups and it is moderate. let's look at other parts. look how awful the air quality is right around the wildfires area looking at anywhere from unhealthy air. want to show you a live picture from tahoe, it is hard to breathe. they have widespread smoke across the region. near the surface, we will continue to see some smoke and haze. you will notice at 9:00 a.m., watson happens is the these picks up. it will push that smoke out of the bay area at the surface.

the upper parts of the atmosphere, we will still see lingering impacts going into sunday. pink has the heavier smoke. noontime monday we see some of the blue there. definitely some signs of improvement ahead. we could breathe a little bit easier. kicking up tomorrow evening you're looking at 25-30 mile-per-hour winds. that carries right through tomorrow night. temperatures did come down a few degrees today. low 90's in the warmest inland valleys. live look from santa cruz were some people are enjoying the sunshine. haze and smoke lingers into sunday. breezier and cooler inland tomorrow. hour-by-hour we go. the fog will pull away for most areas. you stood -- should see some

sunshine at the coast tomorrow afternoon. might need those wipers briefly if you have early plans or the kids have games early in the morning. in the south bay, los gatos is 86. 72 in san mateo, 63 in pacifica. 65 degrees north bay. you're looking at 82 in santa rosa. oakland 78. inland areas, 90 in antioch. less smoke late in the day tomorrow, still hazy. better air quality monday. we will bring you the heat with triple digits inland friday and saturday. chris: what a special in santa clara. 49ers celebrating dwight clark y r the men who wore number 87. for the first time in 566 days fans were back inside levi's stadium to cheer on their favorite team.

jimmy garoppolo running out of the tunnel. just ba tweets, the guys were fired up to be back in front of the hometown for the first time the nfc championship game in january, 2020. after a season in front of the cardboard cutouts, that energy showed throughout the whole stadium. >> it was amazing going out there and seeing the faithful. the last time we played was the nfc championship game. >> it was awesome. having the fans back out and seeing this is what sports is all about. the energy the fans bring to the game. that is what it is all about. >> we had trouble hearing each other, hearing the coaches. definitely felt good. chris: due to the pandemic, the

2020 pro football hall of fame class being inducted tonight. tomorrow is the class of 2021 including peyton manning, 49ers general manager john lynch and tom florez and charles woodson. notable tonight include isaac bruce, former cowboys head coach jimmie johnson. the a's got their second straight walk-off win last night. also there 10th of the season. today against the rangers, oakland didn't wait long. the a's were down 2-0 but here comes the offense. matt olson with a two run double to left. they continue to ride the wave. matt chapman, deep to write w is a home or just barely. the a's hit four doubles, scoring seven runs on the third. jan gomez had one of those doubles. in the fourth he doubles to

center field. that made it 10-2. here's the other new guy, josh harrison. a's win 12-3 and move giants and brewers. this body, built by cheese. wisconsin brad, did you have that shirt? kris bryant making plays at third base. great play by brandon belt on the other end. here his belt at the plate. that ball is gone. ties the game at 1-1. we move along to later in the inning. the bases were loaded, alex dickerson at the plate. last check it is brewers, 2-1 in the sick. >> deals out of here!

bonds stands alone. chris: on this day in 2007 barry bonds became baseball's all-time home run leader with home run number 756 area the giants broadcast crew absolutely prices. -- priceless. goosebumps for anybody. that is your look at sports. abc spent in -- abc seven sponsored by river rock casino. dion: thanks. speaking of sports, backpacks and basketball, the warriors are giving back helping with the

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dion: coming up tonight mandate coming back for many bay area counties. how businesses are enforcing it. take a look at sfo, a travel agent tells us how vaccine taurus, that is coming up and much more tonight.

bay area studentstudentstudentst help getting ready for back-to-school. the warriors and carmax teamed up to host a backpack giveaway outside the chase center. warriors consultant and former player joined volunteers to provide over 1000 student backpacks filled with school supplies. families enjoyed the variety of activities including one games. that is it for this edition of abc seven news at 6:00. majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time.

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