francisco will reopen to traffic. the improvements drivers will notice. >> as a parent i'm excited for the social interaction and learning in classrooms. a part of bringing children back to these campuses. >> reactions from oakland parents and teachers about in person learning as the delta variance spreads. kids are returning to classrooms today for the first day of school. good morning, it is monday, august 9. we start with a look at your weather. mike: i have a forecast i think you will like. nothing extraordinary today but through the seven-day forecast it will get hotter with a slight chance of smoke coming back.

clean awinds picking up just a e bit, 11 miles per hour through san francisco and that is spreading the cloud cover for another two hours or so. you can see how quickly it pulls back to the coast, bringing it sunshine and mid to upper 60's and 80's in the north and south bay and 90's inland. it's going to get warmer. >> chp investigating a hit and run crash in brentwood. this car is engulfed in flames around 9:30 last night near sellars avenue area chp says the driver hit two cars then ran from the scene and that's when this car caught fire. firefighters were able to get it under control and the driver appeared to be impaired. medics took one person to the hospital. tens of thousands of peaceable hospitalized with covid as the delta variant continues to spread across the country. states with some of the lowest

vaccination rates including louisiana, florida, mississippi, arkansas, and alabama have seen an increase in vaccinations but they still read the country -- lead the country with the most covid cases. >> we would not be in the place we are with the delta surge if we had been more effective in getting everybody to take advantage of these immunizations. >> the rise in pediatric cases comes as many communities grapple with masks -- mask policies as school start. more children are hospitalized in florida with covid-19 than anywhere else in the country. despite the order preventing mask mandates in school some of the largest school districts are requiring them anyway. >> today is the start of a new school year for thousands of bay area students. in oakland district save the masks will be required at all times inside. we are live at oakland academy of knowledge. amy. >> good morning, they will be reminded right when they arrive

with this right sign telling them masks are required and they need to be socially distancing when they can. that covid protocols are in place. we have talked to parents who tell us their kids are excited about returning to full-time in person learning. parents are ready and masks will be required inside all school buildings. the school district will not be requiring vaccines or negative covid tests like some districts. that is bothering some teachers. some do not feel like it is safe to return to the classroom. you will hear from one of those teachers then hear from a doctor who will address those concerns. >> to send them back now with the delta variant being such a game changer it is more effect -- infective than the common cold. this is really a crime. >> even though there are increasing rates of hospitalization among children who have the covid-19 infection, those rates remain reassuringly

low. >> the doctor says the best way to predict hisnoh the adults ie home to get vaccinated. 850 students have decided to stay home and continue with this learning. the majority will return to in person learning today. they will probably be tired by the end of the week it will be a big week for them. live in oakland, abc 7 news. >> with just a week left in the start of school today there will be a mobile vaccine clinic for students held at rocketship delta prep in antioch. it is a nonprofit that serves underserved communities and primarily low income students of color. students over 12 years old can stop by this afternoon and get the shot.

today canada is reopening and american tourists will be allowed in for the first time in about a year and a half. you will need to show that you are fully vaccinated and show a negative covid testing canadian officials are not messing around with these restrictions. if you could caught with the fate vaccination or covid test document to could face a fine of up to $750,000 or jail time. this doesn't go the other way. canadians are not allowed to come to the u.s.. the u.s. extended its closure to tourists at the canada and mexico borders until august 21. >> the second largest wildfire in california history is on the verge of consuming a half a million acres. the dixie fire has burned an area larger than new york city. thousands have been forced to evacuate. pg indeed may have had a role in starting the fire. >> the dixie fire has been burning for 26 days and has scorched 489 thousand

according to the new york times. the fire may have been started by a tree that fell on a power line. pg nd sets it's possible their equipment may have played a role. a federal judge ruled that the company has one week to explain how it might have been involved and where they believe the fire started. the flames have forced thousands to leave their homes. >> it's scary when you sit there and see all the smoke coming over the mountain and wonder where it is. you can't see it but you can see the smoke. >> it left behind a lot of stuff, the fire has ravaged through everything. >> dozens of volunteers with the salvation army have been making breakfast, lunch, and dinner for evacuees. re-firefighters have been injured and as the west continues to burn we are getting a new report from the united nations with a dire warning about climate change. breaking that down for you in the next half hour. >> you contract the a a

where you live on our website. we have a map constantly updating conditions plus current temperatures plus our seven-day forecast. you can do that wherever you stream using our abc7 bay area app. i house party at a sunnyvale area takes a different turn and a neighbor is describing what happened when a shooting broke out. >> extraentiveo tccinated for c. the prize a north bay restaurant is offering employees to get the shot. >> this is the shot at the 101 and 80 camera in saint bay. in the south bay check this out, if you suffer allergies suffer no more. tree pollen and grass pollen and mold all low, uv index very

>> start with the maps and a slow bound on westbound 37 because of a brush fire that appears to be started by a car that crashed into a tree on westbound 37 at the merritt island offramp. for mass transit the capital corridor is reporting on equipment issue that has train number 20 stop between oakland and emeryville. showing you the bay bridge toll plasma and lights early on at 5:38 and we have no slowdown there. a major intersection in the heart of san francisco should be reopen. repaving work has been underway at vanness and mission street. the closure stretched to 12 and howard streets and has been a headache for anyone trying to get down highway 101. the intersection is expected to reopen at 6:00 this morning. it would have taken two months to pave the area if they had

this is a part of the larger vanness improvement project. >> let's take a look at walnut creek and you can see mount diablo in the distance. strong sunshine your biggest culprit if you're heading outside to exercise, a summer spread for air this morning and during the afternoon hours. a small craft advisory from the golden gate through the delta. temperatures in the south bay and a clear sky in the mid to upper 50's. 71 and 51 in sebastian one of the cool spots, 64 one of our warm spots. increasing clouds from our roof camera with temperatures status quo 37:00, mid-60's noon to 4:00 for the coast, 69 to 79 around the bay.

temperatures back to average and around 60, 70, 8 t the coast, bay, and inland. when we come back we will take a look at warmer weather in the seven-day forecast and the potential for some smoke returning, a look at other high temperatures around the bay. it is sponsored by visit california. >> this couple is working hard on our states recovery. they lived in california and keeping their vacation in california supports our small businesses and communities, which means that beautiful baby atop this charcuterie masterpiece is like another break in the rebuilding of our economy. job well done. calling all californians, keep your vacation here and help our state get back to work.

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who was killed by police will announce a lawsuit of a city and the four officers who killed him. he died because of an illegal chokehold at the hands of police. an investigation found officers did not act illegally. the family attorneys will announce the federal civil rights law suit this afternoon. >> one person is dead and another injured after a shooting at a house party in sunnyvale. it happened in airbnb rental. police were called to the home just after 11:00 last night and neighbors were complaining about wild music. gunshots were heard as they waited for more officers to arrive. neighbors and investigators say there were up to 200 people at this party, most of them in their teens. one man described what he heard in the chaos that followed moments after the shooting. >> we heard three to four shots that went off, and all of a sudden he saw kids running like maniacs, everyone went running

up and sobbing -- sobbing saying someone got shot and hit. we ended up taking a girl inside the house because she was frigasot respondedo r request for coent. >> more warehouse workers will be required to wear a mask. tesla is implying employees at its battery pack to cover their faces regardless of the vaccination status. the same goes for 900,000 amazon warehouse employees. this is in response to rising covid cases and concerns about the delta variant. >> amazon joining the vaccine incentive campaign with big-time prizes. front-line workers can win a new car worth half $1 million. everyone from those who work at the fulfillment center in tracy to whole foods grocery stores are eligible as long as you can prove you have been vaccinated. amazon offered up to $80,000 previously for vaccinations.

-- $80 for vaccinations. the company employs about 1.3 million people. >> a northbay restaurant group is investing thousands of dollars in cash gift cards hoping more employees get vaccinated. the stark reality restaurant group employs 475 people at seven sonoma county eateries. it's trying to avoid making vaccinations a requirement for workers so it is taking a nod from the governors lottery. each restaurant will give three $1000 gift cards to vaccinated employees. anyone who wants to enter has to be fully vaccinated. >> most employees have to be vaccinated, but there are a few people that are still hesitant or procrastinating, waiting. >> the stark reality restaurant group estimates 50 nonemployees have not received the shot, the cash drawing will be september 1. >> you are in for a treat. can you help me?

>> perseid? >> as the perseid meteor shower continues to dazzle the sky. the sheboygan science center says it will peak wednesday night starting at 11:00 p.m.. they are created by small space debris like dust and rocky greens and pebbles. that comment takes takes takes k rotate around the sun once. this is the best part, you don't need a telescope or binoculars to see the shooting stars. you just need to find a clear sky away from city lights. >> i will not be able to see this. >> if you go across the golden gate and climb up you should be able to see it. high pressure is coming this week and this will push down on the marine layer, so it will be shorter so the higher up you go the easiest it will be to see. >> and we are going to be

asleep. >> hard to get up in the middle of the night. >> i will do that before i come to work. >> we all like to get up earlier. >> i will have the sunroof open and see if i see anything. >> let's go to what is going on today. a real nice day with warming up a bit. can barely see the first signs of the sunrise, average temperature and cloud cover building warmth through saturday and i will keep an i on the smoke and monsoon moisture. neither are supposed to trigger anything but there is some potential that they could return. with that in mind we have low pressure over montana bringing us the onshore wind and the reason why we will have a

summerlike pattern today and not have to worry about smoke or excessive heat like we will have an lake and mendocino counties. 81 in san jose and the peninsula rise -- d-60'''''s to upper 60's in downtown in south san francisco, mid to upper 60's to sausalito. 79 in napa and low to mid 80's to the northbay valleys. 90's around carbondale and lakeport. bay and our warmest temperatures at 90 in san ramon and pleasanton and 95 in braidwood. tonight cloud cover almost as extensive with drizzle possible on the coast and more fog in the coastal north bay valleys. lake and mendocino counties highs up to 105 wednesday and

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the smoke i away from bus with mid and upper level smoke increasing and hanging around through wednesday with some theory sunrises and sunsets. >> today marks 76 years since the atomic bombings at hiroshima and nagasaki. survivors and relatives gather to honor those killed. japan is pushing for a world without nuclear weapons after the u.s. dropped atomic arms during world war ii. the prime minister of japan says his country will work with other world leaders towards nuclear disarmament. >> astronauts on the international space station put on their own space olympics as the tokyo games wrapped up. they were showing off zo gr videos there was synchronized space swimming, space field hockey,

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students return to in person learning full time. rising. the new report showing the staggering cost to ride compared to a year ago. . >> scientist are talking about the alarming realities of climate change, it's not too late to make a difference. good morning on this monday, august 9, you are watching abc seven mornings live or wherever you stream. we will start with the meteorologist. >> thank you, high on this monday. over the shoulder we have clear conditions out there and a little bit of cloud cover and here is a look which is pretty clear but south on 101 you can see low clouds rolling across the golden gate bridge but thankfully it was light up -- right above the deck so the visibility is doing ok. we haven't onshore breeze in

places like saint rosen and pelham have a little more visibility fog waiting for you tomorrow morning. winds less than 10 miles per hour in fairfield with a bit of an onshore breeze with 60's along the coast. >> back to school. oakland public schools reopening for in person classes. the return to school during this pandemic is something we are following closely this morning. >> students will be greeted with a sign reminding them of all the covid protocols they can expect when they head into the classroom this morning they need to have masks on and they are being encouraged to socially distance and be very careful as

covid is still an issue. the oakland unified school district will require masks inside all school buildings but will not be requiring the vaccine or a negative covid test and this concern some teachers as the delta variant drives up the number of cases. we talked to a teacher who has decided to continue with distance learning because of fears of covid. a doctor address these concerns. >> we have gone through a year and a half of doing everything we could to get students the best education possible and to throw that all away weeks or months before they can get a vaccine i think it is cruel and wrong. >> even though there are increasing lanes of a hospitalization among children who have the covid-19 infection those rates remain reassuringly low. >> the best way to protect to pr is to get them vaccinated or if they are not old enough for adults in their home to get vaccinated.

out of 36,000 students in oakland district says 850 have decided to stay home and continue a distance learning but the majority of kids will return to the classroom today for full time in person learning. reporting live in oakland, abc 7 news. >> hospitals in parts of the country are overwhelmed with covid patients and running out of icu beds. the biden administration hoping full fda approval of the vaccines expected later this month leading to a stronger wave of mandates as a new predictions on which states could be the next hotspots. >> the fourth wave of covid continues to devastate parts of the u.s.. thousands of patients are hospitalized and the average number of hospitalizations is at 8000 a day, the highest since february, up more than 300% from the last month. houston down to 46 icu beds. >> it's impacting all of us and

beginning to threaten health care for people with other problems. >> dr. fauci he says he is hopeful the fda will give approval to the coronavirus vaccines by the end of the month. that fda has only granted emergency use approval of the pfizer, moderna, and johnson & johnson vaccines. they former fda commissioner predicts illinois, indiana, and north carolina could be new covid hotspots. >> with a number of kids contracting covid-19 rising doctor as she is on good morning america talking about his strategy to make going back to school safe. >> we have to get everybody who is eligible vaccinated. we have to do a lot to improve air quality in schools, ve filtr.we have so much testing capability. we should test every

unvaccinated person in schools. i think mask wearing has an important role in avoiding the super crowded assembly halls and concerts. >> he is confident schools can get kids back to class safely this fall if they do those five things. a federal judge is siding with norwegian cruise lines in a fight with florida over vaccine passports rate a preliminary injunction allows the cruise line to ask passengers to show proof of a vaccination. the governor of florida has been fighting vaccine mandates. the cruise is set to depart from miami on august 15 and it will be the region's first voyage in -- >> the committee discussing the impeachment robe of new york governor andrew cuomo set to meet this morning as the new york attorney general reported cuomo sexually halal -- harassed 11 women. one of his accusers is publicly

accusing him of groping her and filed a criminal complaint. brittany is his former executive assistant and spoke to cbs about what happened. >> he touched me not only once but twice. i don't think that had happened to any of the other women, the touching. >> the albany county sheriff says his office is conducting a thorough investigation. dan abrams talked about what it would take for prosecutors to get a conviction. >> you have to go through that various defenses from the governor to say, does this pose questions as to when this could have happened and the details as to what happened. >> overnight cuomo's top aide announced she is resigning. cuomo has denied any sexual misconduct or inappropriate advances. a new push to disband the minneapolis police department more than a year after the

murder of george floyd at the hand of police officers. activists and several city council members are trying to get a measure on the november ballot that asks if the depart should be dismantled. they have collected signatures and raised $1 billion. -- one million -- they would employ a public health approach and license peace officers. >> the senate has cleared the second and last major hurdle on the one trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure deal. senator spent the weekend discussing amendments to the bill and final passage could come as soon as tomorrow morning. last night's vote was the largest showing of gop support with 18 republicans voting yes. it is expected to consider this package when it returns next month. >> to people from the bay area died among six in a sightseeing plane crash in alaska. two napa residents died after the plane went down thursday.

henderson was a former public defender and she was a nurse and instructor at the union college break the couple on excursion after they got off a holland america cruise ship. cruz finally made it to the crash site saturday afternoon. still ahead a story you will only see on seven. a stranger who stepped in to help the victim of a robbery ended up getting shot, what we are hearing from the victim. >> live at the big board at the new york stock exchange down. another updates on the markets next. >> this is your chance to help nasa figure out what it's like to live on mars. the paid volunteer position that is taking applications. >> getting a check on traffic with joanna. >> i want to bring you alive picture from the bay bridge toll plaza because we have a problem here t t caoo lanes and tow trucks have arrived. hopefully they can get this out of the way in the moments.

you can see one of these on your screen turned to the side. that is a problem but the lights came on at 539 time and thankfully there is no backup. we have an alert from the capital corridor because of an equipment issue. the train has been canceled. i've 22 will replace it. at issue was between oakland and emeryville. looking at a slow down because of a brush fire on westbound 37 that has already opened. >> let's open up the weather window. i sunrise is pretty spectacular thanks to the clean air out there. as far as your your weather-wise, we have summer clouds this morning and breezy this morning and choppy as the breezes pick up and move back to the golden gate bridge.

the summer spread whether it is this morning or into the afternoon as we are starting off in the 50's and 60's. will end up in the 70's, 80's, and 90's in many neighborhoods. here's a look at the air quality which remains moderate. the sky may not remain so blue as we get a chance of mid-level smoke coming back our way tomorrow and the haze in our sky tomorrow morning. 52 in pacifica, quite a spread with partly cloudy conditions across the peninsula and 50 in santa rosa, 61 in oakland and antioch. through the morning look how quickly the clouds returned back to the coast. lunchtime temperatures in the 60's. 63 in san francisco and 69 in oakland. 70's elsewhere until you get to places like antioch and

livermore. about 4:00 of those areas returned to the 90's well most of our inland areas are in the 80's. 70's around the bay and 60's at the coast. 50's in san francisco and 60's for the rest of the day. today is close to average with warmer temperatures coming up in the acting weather forecast. i will see you in a bit with that after we take a look at hot temperatures around the bay.

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>> now to afghanistan and the rapid success of the taliban. militants control major cities. >> the taliban is steadily sweeping away the defense of the afghan government great video released reportedly shows entire markets on fire. fierce fighting at u.s. and afghan airstrikes were not enough to stop the advance turning one city into smoldering wreckage. five major cities have fallen to the taliban since friday and militants are further pushing into condo heart, the country's second-largest city. >> the taliban can wait, they have the options and the capability. we have given all that away. >> the taliban is killing everybody. if they control afghanistan afghanistan will go back to 21 years ago with no schools or nothing. >> gains come three weeks before

the final pullout of u.s. led troops. the u.s. pledge to evacuate thousands of afghan to help the military. >> the victim of a robbery in oakland's chinatown is sharing a warning after a good samaritan tried to help but ended up shot. this happened along eighth and franklin. police say arm suspects in ski masks targeted to couples. video shows the suspects grabbing the women's handbags and her boyfriend got pistol whipped trying to stop the robbery. a good samaritan sprang into action but then got shot. the boyfriend has a message in the wake of this crime. >> i can recommend if this happens to other people to not get involved in that way. you don't know if people have guns or knives. that doesn't mean if you are a bystander you should be -- >> the good samaritan tells abc7 he is recovering in the hospital and is in good spirits. in the south bay police are

asking the public to be on the lookout for a stolen dog. this say to-year-old miniature australian shepherd that was tied up outside saturday when a woman took him. she drove off in a black mercedes-benz suv. he is recognizable because his right is right lou and his left eye is lewin brown. if you know anything please call police. jury selection for the sex trafficking trial of r. kelly is set to get underway today. a judge will question potential jurors in new york city two years after the singer was charged with abusing women and girls for nearly two decades. the grammy award winner has denied ever abusing anyone and did so as recently as last month. opening statements expected in a little more than a week. >> some bay area malls bouncing back quicker than expected after being hit hard in the pandemic. the simon property group which is the nation's largest mall operator ordered earnings that

beat the wall street forecasts. the stanford shopping center, the gilroy, plenum outlets and six other local malls. the ceo told investors a strategy they adopted in the height of the pandemic is laying out better than it acted. a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading is underway, still targeting starting down by 65 points. if you take uber or lift you have probably noticed that prices are up according to data from an analytics firm fares are through the pass through the country have been going up since february every month. riders paid over 50% more for a ride last month compared to january of 2020 for the pandemic and restrictions. both companies say they don't have enough drivers to keep up with demand for rides. neither has said how many more drivers they need. >> unto attraction at florida's disney world, the animatronics version of president joe biden

making his debut at the magic kingdom. >> i joseph r biden junior do solemnly square. >> creative teams have been working to add bite into the hall of presidents attraction in orlando. he recorded the audio of his oath of office to be used in this show. last time we did a story about the hall of president someone was trying to fight me and tell me the hall of presidents exists at disneyland. don't come for me -- you can come for me on any trivia, but when it comes to disneyland trivia i'm not the one. there's never been the hall of presidents at disneyland, it's only great moments with mr. lincoln. >> set the one where you said you can take a nap? >> you can take a nap. when you're in florida in the summer and it's hot and humid. it's a nice place to go. it's a legitimately good show.

>> that is true also. it is fun and nice. that pretty much sums up why most of us don't know our history. at walnut creek towards mount diablo it is pretty clear and blue from 101 and 880 in san jose. some clean air out there today with seasonable cloud cover and low clouds along the coast. the temperature spread will be seasonable at 60's at the coast and 90's inland. cloud cover a little closer to the ground so some fog is possible and some haze and low-level smoke in the marine layer. in the weekend it will build throughout the week as low pressure over keeps us with an onshore flow. areas pressure build towards us and that will bring us the possibility of smoke and monsoon moisture that is locked

into arizona today. hundreds in palm springs and fresno. mid-90's in sacramento and 83 in tahoe today. thank mainly mid 70's on the peninsula and 81 in redwood city. mid 60's along the coast into san francisco. near 70's in south san francisco , and 79 to 85 through the northbay valleys. in the east 71 in berkeley our last stop how about 90's on the east bay. a couple of degrees warmer through friday with a couple of degrees cooler saturday and sunday and morning clouds and afternoon sunshine. summertime in the bay area. >> an alarming new report on climate change. the united nations is finding that the u.s. climate is changing at a rapid and

intensifying pace and is calling the situation a code red for humanity. the climate and environment is a key issue we are focused on here at abc7. scientists are telling us we can still make a difference. >> we can. the report predicts forecast for the 21st century warmer than they did in 2014. they warned there needs to be immediate reductions in greenhouse gas omissions to achieve the goal of limiting warming to the 2.7 degrees fahrenheit. the report says the world will cross that mark in the 20 30's 10 years earlier than predicted. >> it is indisputable that human activities are causing climate change. human influence is making extreme climate events like heat waves, droughts, and heavy weight rainfall more frequent and severe. each of the past four decades has been the warmest on record

since preindustrial times. those kinds of trends are indisputable. >> the report says warming is already accelerating the rise of sea levels and shrinking ice. what can be done? climate scientists say we must take immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas omissions including reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. the u.n. secretary general calling on governments around the world to invest in low carbon solutions. world leaders will discuss the findings and solutions at the u.s. client -- u.n. climate talks in glasgow. abc7 dedicated to covering climate change and the solutions to help build a better bay area and you could see more of our climate watch coverage on the abc7 bay connected tv app. you can download it wherever you stream. they are rowing out their new prayer feature after months of testing. you can ask fellow facebook users to pray about things like a job interview, an illness, other personal issues. facebook says if a person post a

request others can tap the i prayed button. legislators see this as an option to gather the faithful, but other are fearful it might raise privacy and security concerns. >> the pro football hall of fame -- lynyrdo pull othe guitarist tested posi, forcing the legendary band to cancel its next four shows. the band says he is resting at home and fans attending the pro football hall of fame in canton, ohio can hear country music stars brad paisley and jimmy allen. anyone who bought tickets to see sweet home alabama can get a run. the new orleans jazz and heritage festival won't be returning this year after all. organizers are canceling the event because of the exponential growth in new covid-19 cases in louisiana. the festival was scheduled to happen in october a b

now it will hopefully return to its regular slot next spring from april 29y 8. ticket holders will receive emails about refunds. if you always wanted to pretend like you're are living on another planet here is your chance, nasa looking for people to join a year-long mission on mars, simulation so you'll be living inside a 1700 square-foot lockup with mars. it's actually in the johnson space center in houston. volunteers will do the same things astronauts do, simulated spacewalks food restrictions and they will even phase communication blackouts and simulated equipment failures. candidate should have a degree in science, engineering, or math and you have to get applications in by september 17. >> a year? a year. >> food restrictions, i was hunting for all kinds of more information about this and

couldn't find it. i have so many questions, can you go out at all? is there a window that shows you the sun at any time? can you make a phone call? what can you do? >> if you are in space you just have to stay there. the benefit of that is you are actually in space. at the end of this year-long thing everyone's going to be like where were you, i was in a room in houston. i was on mars. but i wasn't. >> food restrictions and. >> you are stuck on that. i get it. >> coming up next the seven things you need to know today. >> watch all of our newscasts live and on-demand with the bay area connected tv app. download the app now and start screaming unless you are at the johnson space center pretending like you are on mars. >> i'm surprised you didn't know

what the restroom situation was. >> thank you, and where are the sea lions. >> are they at the johnson space center in a simulated version of mars?

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>> if you're just joining us here are the seven things to know. it's back to school for students in oakland, the first time since the pandemic began that students will be back on campus full-time. oakland unified says masks will be required inside all school buildings. x dr. fauci is hopeful the fda will give full approval to the coronavirus vaccines by the end of the month. it comes as the fourth wave is devastating parts of the country with more than 66,000 patients hospitalized. >> pg indy has said it's possible that equipment may have had a role in starting the dixie fire. the flames have grown to 480 9000 acres, the second largest wildfire in state history. >> we just told you about alarming new report from the u.n. finding the earth's climate change is changing at a rapid and intensifying pace.

we must take immediate action to reduce greenhouse gas omissions. >> number five a seasonable day to start the week, when temperatures continue to warm through today. >> crews are working to clear up a crash at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see it blocking the carpool lanes. lights came on at 5:39. >> number seven, own pole in the -- we've got a vacation idea for you. sending you to a booking website for a willy wonka inspired room that includes clickable wallpaper, chocolate scented toiletries and even a chocolate bath upgrade. i like it. have to change that wallpaper every time. >> i hope. >> in this pandemic, in this economy. >> what was the thing that she said, vesna sperry taste like

snobs berries? that my saying that right? >> i think you're on the right road. >> the right neighborhood. >> just wanted to make sure. good morning, america. as we start a new week together, a surge of covid cases overwhelming hospitals in hard-hit states. more than 66,000 patients hospitalized in the u.s. some hospitals in florida suspending elective surgeries, moving beds into conference rooms. austin, texas, warning residents its facilities are limited. in louisiana, new orleans children's hospital overrun by young patients. the physician-in-chief calling it an epidemic of very young children. he's going to join us live. raging wildfires. tens of thousands forced to evacuate as the dixie fire explodes in california. now the second largest in the state's history. hundreds of homes destroyed.

five people still missing in the devastated town of greenville.