oil. moisture after the shower right now "america this morning," the covid surge leaving hospital beds in short supply. >> we are getting patients at a higher rate. >> some large cities running out of icu beds. breaking this morning, climate warning. a new report from the u.n. details the impact climate change could have in the near future. another bombshell in the sexual harassment scandal surrounding new york governor andrew cuomo. one of cuomo's accusers speaking

out publicly for the first time. elevator nightmare. we hear from one of the people trapped inside this elevate as flood waters came rushing in. and what police are seeing on the roads that has them so concerned. from peyton manning's hall of fame speech, to nasa offering to pay you to live like a martian. all the trending stories for your monday morning. ♪ is there live on mars ♪ good monday morning, everyone. we begin with the pandemic. >> some hospitals in texas on the verge running out of beds in their icu. at one hospital in florida, a new record has been set for the number of children hospitalized

with covid. it's raising major concern. >> doctors say we prevented large covid outbreaks in schools last year, but this year could be a different situation because of the more contagious dta variant. d dan lieberman has the latest. >> reporter: houston, texas, a city with nearly 7 million people is down to just 46 icu beds. >> it's impacting all of us. it's actually beginning to threaten health care for people with other problems. >> reporter: nationwide more than 66,000 covid patients are getting care, with an average of 8,000 hospitalizations a day. up more than 300% from last month, the highest number since february. one church leader in jacksonville, florida hosting a vaccination event this weekend

after six of his parishioners died from covid in the last couple days, all unvaccinated. >> we're praying. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci saying he hopes the fda will fully approve covid-19 vaccines by the end of the month. >> if that's the case, you're going to see the empowerment of local enterprises giving mandates. the time has come as we've got to go the extra step to get people vaccinated. >> reporter: as the school year begins, there's growing concerns new virus hot spots will emerge. with dr. scott gottlieb predicting that illinois, indiana and north carolina could be next. >> cases are building in these states. >> reporter: dan lieberman, abc news, new york. canada has re-opened its border with the u.s.

americans traveling to canada must be vfully vaccinated. children under 12 will be allowed to cross vci adul out ts wi what'sng calle the .arges ror it comes as historic wildfires rage across three continents. this morning the dixie fire burning in north california is now the second largest fire in state history. more than 620 buildings destroyed, 13,000 more at risk, at least five people are unaccounted for. half a world away in greece, thousands of people are fleeing as dozens of wildfires burn villages and turn the sky orangement toran orange. the fires so intense the water being used is evaporating before

hitting the flames. it's a symptom, scientists say of climate change. the u.n. is out with a landmark report. a three-year study involving more than 200 scientists delivering a stark warning. >> the findings are sobering. there's no getting around that. >> reporter: t says global temperatures could soon rise above the limit that countries pledged to avoid breaching when they signed the paris cliemate deal in 2016. scientists say the world must reduce emissions in half by 2030 and to net zero by 2050 to prevent catastrophic impacts across the globe. for example, they say heat trapped in the ocean could cause sea levels to rise for hundreds pof year. it's not all bad news. they say if the world can come

together to reduce emissions, some of the worst predictions can be avoided. >> there's at least in my mind, a real sense of hope and drive for action that is unlike anything, you know, that i've seen in the past. >> the report will be a corner stone of a major summit in scotland this november. leaders from 200 countries are expected to attend. the taliban is gaining more ground across afghanistan. they raised their flag as u.s. troops withdraw from the country. there are five major cities to fall to the taliban since friday. the militants are pushing harder into kandahar. >> chicago police identified an office shot and killed this weekend. her partner is in critical condition after being shot three

times. three people have been arrested in the shooting. andrew cuomo's situation takes a dramatic turn. here's abc's meghan tevrizian. >> reporter: another bombshell in the scandal surrounding andrew cuomo, his top aid marisa derosa resigning. she released a statement reading, personally the past two years have been emotionally and mentally trying. i'm forever grateful for the opportunity to work with such talented colleagues. she did not mention cuomo. her resignation coming after a week new york's attorney general

concluded cuomo harassed women. now another woman is speaking publicly. >> there started to be hugs with kisses on the cheek. there was at one point a hug. then when he went to kiss me on the cheek he quickly moved his head and kissed me on the lips. what he did to me was a crime. he broke the law. >> reporter: also telling cbs why she didn't come forward sooner. >> this is the governor of the state of new york. those troopers there are not there to protect me. they're there to protect him. >> reporter: cuomo was seen over the weekend for the first time since releasing his message denying the allegations. his lawyer slamming the ag's investigation as bias. >> he did not grope her. there was evidence that was provided by several individuals to the attorney general about

potential motives for her to have made that claim. i'm not going to get into that now. none of that was included in the record. >> reporter: cuomo's top aid was also implicated in the attorney general's report for allegedly helping retaliate against one of cuomo's accusers. if cuomo refuses to resign, steps on under way to begin a possible impeachment process. time now for a look at your monday weather. this new work week kicks off with rain across many parts of the country. strong storms expected in the midwest, the northern plains and southeast. smoke from fires burning in california will cause poor air quality today. the high temperatures, 97 in kansas city and denver.

low 90s from detroit to miami. around 80 in new york and los angeles. coming up, attention customers, a bear comes running into a grocery store. also, a new court ruling on whether cruise lines can require passengers to show proof of vaccination. later, what

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happen. the ban on spectators meant these olympics looked and felt nothing like those of the past. the theme of the closing ceremony was "world we share." it began with a video looking back at the games, acknowledging the challenges posed by the coronavirus. the focus was not the records or scores, but the efforts of all the competitors. stunt bikes and light shows part of the celebration. rather than marching in country by country, all the athletes paraded in together, though many had already departed tokyo, required to leave 48 hours after competing. javelin thrower kara winger a four-time olympian, carried the flag for the united states. in the final day of competition the u.s. women's basketball team defeated japan 90-75 for their seventh consecutive gold medal. the women also bringing home the united states' first medal in volleyball after defeating brazil. the u.s. finishing with 39 gold medals, edging out china for the top spot. team usa bringing home a total of 113 medals. tokyo passed the torch to paris.

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moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc seven news. >> a fiery crash in the east bay. what witnesses told about the driver. >> back to school in person full-time for the first time in nearly a year and a half. the hesitation from staff members. >> how many americans in the hospital with covid-19. we are hearing from an expert on how to protect kids. >> taking a live look outside. attracting a warming trend. when we can expect to see above average temperatures. >> welcome. you are watching abc seven live. >> we want to check in with mike. >> everybody, on this monday. waking up with increasing clouds this morning as we still have a little bit of onshore breeze. a 21 mile per hour breeze at fairfield.

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