the 40 faithful returning to levi's stadium. it is the first game before home fans in 500 days. thank you for joining us, you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00 live on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you happen to stream. happening now, abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard is at levi's stadium, where kickoff is moments away at the 49ers first preseason game of the year. fans are certainly enthusiastic. cornell: yeah, that might be an understatement today. nine or gang -- 49er gang is back here. the game started about half an hour ago. new covid rules are in place but fans are just thrilled to be back. [cheering] a homecoming like no other. the faithful are back. >> 4:00 a.m., we got here at

4:00 a.m. this morning. cornell: ruben was so excited, he signed up -- he showed up 13 hours early. >> last night i could not sleep and it was crazy. but we are having a good time with friends and family and showing the love. cornell: that love has been missing a very long time. saturday's preseason match versus the chiefs is the first niner home game at levi stadium for the fans -- before the fans since january 2020. that was the last time a full capacity crowd was allowed inside. >> it is about can back to normal. it has been a weird year and a half. >> go niners! cornell: but there are new rules for niners fans. >> coming to the stadium, there is only one rule you have to follow, put your mask on when you go inside. whether you disagree or not, you have to wear it. >> keep your family safe, keep

yourself safe in the world safe. cornell: no capacity limits inside and you don't have to show proof of vaccinated. >> i am happy to be back, i am vaccinated and not worried, and i will wear a mask in the stadium. cornell: the classic tailgate tradition back in full swing. burgers and veggies on the grill. ruben has a message to keep his niner gang happy. >> if you are sick, stay home and if you are not, come out here and do it with the big 408. cornell: great advice. the 49ers say more than 68,000 tickets were sold for tonight's game. it is unclear how many fans actually showed up, but the fans who are here are so happy to be home. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. dion: thank you, cornell. to developing news, we just learned that at least 304 people

were killed in a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked haiti this morning. a number of buildings have collapsed and residents are buried under the rubble. faith: haiti the state of emergency after a powerful earthquake rocked the country saturday morning. b aerie aftershocks, tremors felt as far away as cuba and jamaica. a tsunami warning was issued but lifted a short time later. the epicenter was 78 miles west of port-au-prince. images from a coastal town in the south showed a church oddly damaged, a crack running through the center. major devastation also in another town, not far from the epicenter. this disaster on the heels of last month's assassination of the haitian president. the countries prime minister already declaring a state of emergency. government officials, relief agencies and you and representatives -- un representatives assessing the

damage. president biden has named an administrative aid to coordinate relief. now, tropical storm grace is headed toward the island and there are concerns haiti could face the same level of devastation scene after an earthquake shattered the country 11 years ago, killing more than 200,000. dion: this country has been through so much. we spoke with the woman in the capital city of port-au-prince who felt the earthquake. it is about 100 miles from the epicenter and not hit as hard as other parts of the country, even so, the quake sent people running into the street. >> i feel that something is happening. i definitely know, because the first earthquake we did not know what was it? but after that experience, i know it is an earthquake and i

went to the store and went outside, i saw people outside yelling, jesus, jesus, like they usually do. dion: at least 1800 people have been injured in the earthquake so far. as new information comes in about the earthquake, we are sending out instant push notifications. you can be among the first to know by downloading the abc 7 news bay area app and enabling push alerts. moving to developing news from afghanistan, president biden authorizing 5000 u.s. troops to be deployed to kabul to help with the evacuation of u.s. to bloods -- u.s. diplomats and those who could be in danger. the taliban has seized more than a dozen major cities and fighters have seized a crucial northern city as well that could give the taliban control over main routes to central asia. now to your health. part of a focus in our commitment to building a better bay area. all of this on vaccine watch

today, new information on a supplemental does. santa clara county officially offering third doses to those with weakened immune systems, a day after the cdc approved the supplemental shots. those who are eligible can book through the county website or health care provider. health officials are planning to do mobile clinics starting next week. among those who are eligible, include cancer patients and organ transplant recipients. nationwide, cvs and walgreens are administering covid-19 booster shots for those with compromised immune systems. to the peninsula, where you might need proof of vaccination at businesses in san mateo county. the board will discuss the measure. it will be similar to an ordinance san francisco issued on thursday the requires bars, restaurants, clubs, entertainment venues and indoor gems to get proof of vaccination from customers and employees.

the university of san francisco welcomed 500 students back to campus for the first time since the pandemic today. after a year of a virtual learning, the second year student class moved into lone mountain east, the new residence hall. it is the first dorm built on campus for student housing since the 1960's, and for one student and her family, it was a multigenerational celebration. her grandmother and mom both graduated from usf and she is now studying for her own degree after a year at home. >> i think what i have learned so far through the entire pandemic is how important my family is. dion: all of the students are required to be vaccinated, and they will have to wear masks indoors at any large outdoor gatherings. just ahead, a setback in the battle against california's largest wildfire. the latest on the firefight and why some of accu's were delayed getting back to their homes after -- some evacuees were

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dion: the weather has taken a turn again with the dixie fire, allowing it to spread overnight to over 540,000 acres. the chance of thunderstorms canceled the return of some of -- plumas county. chester was one of the places people were going to be allowed back in. a few people who stayed behind were disappointed. >> it is heartbreaking, everyone is displaced from their home right now. a lot of people are calling and touching base with me. everyone is anxious to get home, they are stressed out and ready to get back to their daily lives. dion: understandable. that fire has been spreading to the west, leaving -- leading to evacuation orders for parts of the hammock county. you can get -- to hammock county. you can get updates with our wildfire tracker.

you can find that on abc 7 news.com. in the east bay, a memorial for a young man killed industry -- by a stray bullet in downtown oakland. part of the tribute to him included a mural with his nickname. his mother shared this message. >> i think we got to rally around our children and show them life is worth much more than a bullet hitting a body, and not having any remorse for it. not having care or concern. if we start loving on our children and helping them to understand the air we breathe is a gift, and when you take it away, you are losing the talent, and you are losing so many opportunities that could exist for people by a mere gunshot. dion: $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the case. the low rider car show, a show,,

area classic, returned today, along with free covid vaccines. this is the 40th anniversary for the event, which got its start in san francisco's mission district in 1981. sharply painted and customized cars took center stage, as well as the famous hopping contest, whose car jumps the highest wins. organizers wanted to encourage people to get vaccinated. >> there are a lot of people in our community that just don't trust the government, they don't trust pharmaceutical companies that in the past have used them as guinea pigs. dion: the first person to get vaccinated got $100 and everyone else got a free low rider t-shirt, not bad. masks were required with free custom low rider masks for all attendees. coming up, and neighborhood making a name for itself. take a look, artwork helping create a new identity for community unveiled today. and taking a live look outside,

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dion: san francisco's bayview neighborhood making a name for itself with a big and bold statement. abc 7 news was there today for the official unveiling of the eight foot tall letters and park at that greet people at third street near mead avenue. letters installing out "bayview" were installed in april and are supposed to be visible from highway 101. crews wrapped up with landscaping and covering the letters with colorful tiles from the neighborhood. getting to the weather now, all eyes on the haze, which seems to be moving out. >> one more day of moderate air quality and monday, fresh air moving in and clear skies. we have a couple of things going on on the camera. can see the marine layer very close to the surface right now. he will expand a bit tonight but not widespread fog. just a slightly above the marine layer. can you see the thin layer of

haze? that haze will sit over us again tomorrow and create moderate air quality for a second day. current air quality right now inland, where we have moderate air quality, we have the evening push of green layer bringing fresh air to the bay shoreline where we have good air quality at this hour. closer to the fires across northern careful -- northern california, the air quality quickly declines. it is unhealthy because of the amount of smoke these fires are putting out. let's timeout the smoke for you. tomorrow, the thickest smoke stays to the east but we anticipate some haze in the atmosphere again with the moderate air quality. watch what happens on monday. a stronger influence of that marine air and will rid our sky of a lot of smoke. expect by monday afternoon, blue skies to prevail. tomorrow, air quality 2.5 levels, moderate across the bay area. we are in that category bay area

wide. the other story, we were hot. we exceeded 100 degrees in several cities, including brentwood, where we have cooled down to 98. 102 in clear lake. cooler in the city, down to 61. 64 in oakland. 75 currently in san jose. overnight tonight, cloud cover pretty much limited to the immediate coastline with patchy fog. other than that, many, hazy skies, and in the 60's and 70's. hour-by-hour, 10:00 tomorrow morning, the fog already pulling back to the coastline. 60's close to the water, 70's in warmest spots at that hour. by noon, we are warming up quickly inland, warmer spots into the 90's in the afternoon. highs tomorrow similar to today. hot inland again, 100 in antioch, 88 in santa rosa.

the sea breeze keeps san francisco at 66. 83 in san jose. 106 in cloverdale. 106 in -- we in effect. all about moderate air quality tomorrow, hot inland. better air quality monday but the heat hangs on tuesday, and that's when we get widespread relief. that is a steady pattern for the rest of the seven day forecast. chris: the 49ers preseason schedule is underway, san francisco hosting kansas city at levi's stadium. there is a lot of excitement surrounding the game. it is preseason warm up video, how fun is this? i am way too excited about it. how excited is that guy? number five makes his debut tonight. jimmy garoppolo played one series and then the starter out of harm's way.

the niners are as curious to see what number five does as the fans be >> -- fans. >> i'm excited to see what he does. i think he will make the team, so he doesn't have to freak out about that, but he knows a lot of eyes will be on him, sometimes guys want to make some plays and show everyone what to be excited about. i tell them it is like practice except they can hit you, so calm down and do your job like you do out here every day. that is what quarterback will be every day of your life until you are done playing. chris: to baseball, and the giants putting their six-game winning streak on the line against the rockies, at oracle wars night. let's go back to last night did brandon crawford -- last night. brandon crawford did not play but he got a standing ovation after signing his extension.

buster posey has a team option. crawford yesterday hinted that other extensions are in the works as well. >> i think there is a correlation between some sort of continuity and success a lot of times. i think we've seen that a lot here in the past. i mean, i think that would be great to see a couple more guys to go around for a little longer. >> i think these guys printing t-shirts that say get the old guys paid. [laughter] chris: the championship core. a's and rangers. beltre and chapman. chapman, there it goes. in the second, his sixth rv of the month. he had a tough july, hopefully he can back up.

easy groundball, matt olson. not a lot happened so far. mark canha goes down in the fifth inning. right now it is 2-1 a's in the fifth. a busy off-season for the war years. they locked up steph curry, an extension. curry skipped the olympics to rest up for the warriors. last year, an mvp finalist. >> we did not take that for granted and i don't think he did. he seems genuinely happy and there were no conditions to it, he is thrilled. he is never demanding, he is always pleasant and collaborative. he is in a very good place and i think he got a glimpse into how we were trying to construct things in the draft and free agency. chris: did you see this? the warriors tweeting a video,

absolutely taking a camper to school. if you want to play in the nba, move. berries a triple off of that. -- buries a triple off of that. the kid proud to be embarrassed if that makes any sense. if you're going to be embarrassed, might as well be by an mba -- an nba star. the lights stayed on this time. dion: glad we can see you in all of your splendora. -- splendor. coming up, no escape from alcatraz but it still push people to their limits. next, athletes competed in another way to experience the thrill of this is an epic bbq barbeque burger. cannonball!

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dion: tonight on abc news at 11:00, bay area vendors canceling events as performers back out, afraid of the delta variance. and the latest installment of investigative series over how the california state government under governor newsom responded to pg&e's crimes by giving the company rewards and protection. all of that and more tonight at

abc 7 news at 11:00. finally, athletes competed today in san francisco's first ever escape aquathon. the escape from alcatraz triathlon hosted the event to mark its 30th anniversary. the swim/run short course raise was designed to get more athletes involved. the winners were from san francisco and cuba city, wisconsin. nearly 2000 athletes will take on the triathlon tomorrow.

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♪ ♪ cc by aberdeen captioning 1-800-688-6621 abercap.com tracy sellers: hey, everybody. welcome to "california bountiful." i'm your host, tracy sellers. and first up today, we are cracking the case on why one of the oldest nuts around is popular yet again thanks to some local farmers and artisans. ♪ tracy: walnuts have been a beloved snack throughout history, dating back as far as 7000 b.c. with the romans munching on them then. today, they're still a popular snack, especially at farms like the crain ranch in los molinas.