>> let's turn this into a permanent place for people. julian: in the pedestrian protest to keepisco's great highway free of cars. the pandemic's traffic changes hotly debated thisorning. >> i am going back to school. i am excited to see my friends again. kumasi: san francisco back to school. a long and winding road to return to in-person learning full-time. parents and students sharing with us their mix of back-to-school butterflies. happy monday, it is august 16. you are watching abc 7 mornings live on abc 7, who live, in wherever you stream. if you are heading back to you are excited. mike has the forecast for you. mike: especially if you live inland, it will be warm, but then it will cool off everywhere. here is a look at what is going on right now if you are heading out.

the marine layer is definitely out there, misty in spots, but for the most part we're just seeing more cloud cover than we did this time yesterday, and it will be increasing throughout the morning commute. upper 60's in san francisco, mid-70s to near 80 around the bay, mid-80s to near 90 in the south bay, upper 90's in the north bay. and inland, near 100. this is the last day for this heat. i will have that and your school day forecast, coming up. jillian: thank you so much. developing news in afghanistan where the taliban has entered kabul. thousands of troops are in the american city, trying to evacuate the remaining u.s. citizens. we are tracking the progress this morning. >> thank you, julian. the state department says starting today, it is evacuating thousands of americans who are living in afghanistan including journalists, embassy staffers, and more.

the pentagon has sent 6000 troops to help them escape. this is video of people chasing down an airplane, desperate to leave the country. the world watched in horror yesterday as the taliban took over the palace in despite two decades of trading and trillions of u.s. dollars to help the afghan government. it took the taliban a little over more than a week control of the country. national security advisor, jake sullivan, defended the president's decision to withdraw from afghanistan. > we went to afghanistan for one reason, which to get the people who attacked us on 911. a decade ago, we got osama bin laden. we degraded al qaeda. we stopped terrorist attacks against the u.s. from afghanistan for 20 years. but what the president was not prepared to do was enter a third decade of conflict, throwing in thousands more troops, which was his only other choice, to fight in the middle of the civil war

that the afghan army would not fight for itself. jobina: you can watch more of that interview at 7:00 on gma after abc 7 mornings. thousands of afghans have applied for visas or refugee status, by the biden administration is prioritizing evacuating americans from the embassy. kumasi: the events in afghanistan are having a profound impact on people here in the bay area. it is estimated 60,000 african-americans living our region, many in the east bay. abc 7 news met with one of them, an african-american writer and educator. she still has family in she was able to keep in touch with them, but she fears for the safety of her cousins and aunt. >> she does not know what will happen to her. she didn't know what was going to happen to her children. kumasi: congressman eric swalwell represents california's 15th district, the heart of the

local afghan community. he says this is a time to focus on what to do next. that is why his office is hosting a special immigrant visa event today and tomorrow. it will be at his castro valley office, today from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., and then tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to noon congressman swalwell says there will be officials there to help process existing visa applications for afghans and their families. julian: now to the developing news on the pandemic, the highly contagious delta variant is pushing hospitals to the brink. the u.s. recorded over 140,000 new cases friday and saturday, the highest case total on consecutive days since january. daily average case is up 930% from mid-june. the south and particularly hard right now. eight states with the highest case rates are all in the south. those are also areas where low

vaccination rates are the lowest. >> even everyone got vaccinated today, the surge would go on as it is right now for the next 4-6 weeks. julian: days after the cdc recommended worcester sharks for people with compromised immune systems health officials are evaluating making boosters eligible to other vulnerable populations that would include the elderly and also health care kumasi:. kumasi: happening today for the first time in 17 months, san francisco unified students are heading back to the classroom for full-time, in-person learning. we are focusing on back-to-school all week here as part of our efforts to build a better bay area. abc 7 news reporter emily holly for joining us from an elementary school with what teachers and parents can expect today. emily: everyone is going back-to-school, not just the students, the mayor will be out greeting students, the superintendent and the state senator. amy: it is a big moment to commemorate, this will be the

first time all 50,000 san francisco children are welcome back in their classrooms since the pandemic started in march of 2020. the district is requiring all faculty be vaccinated by next month, or if not vaccinated, they must test negative for covid every week. the health department signed off on this saying it is safe to san francisco classrooms. we talked to some students about how they feel about going back to school. >> i am very excited to see my friends again. > i am kind of nervous, but kind of happy at the same time. >> i feel nervous for the fact that it might be a little risky with the delta variant out there, but i am also excited to see my friends and go back to school. amy: administrators want parents to know that they have done all they can to make it safe. they opened up the classrooms to us on friday so we can see the safety measures and show you. they have air purifiers ready to

go, hand sanitizer and masks for everyone. windows are open. administrators say they want parents to do their part to get and keep kids home if they have symptoms of covid. school officials say they are ready to welcome back the 50,000 kids today after more than a year of isolation at home. this should be a special day. live in san francisco, amy hollifield, abc 7 news. kumasi: thank you, amy. they are also gearing up to get back in the school in east bay. a back-to-school drive yesterday to help low income students. backpacks stuffed with supplies, food and mask were some of the items donated to the university village pantry. all week here on abc 7, we are focused on back-to-school across the bay area. it is part of our effort to build a better bay area. you will find special pieces each and every night at 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. on abc 7 news, also

complete coverage throughout the pandemic is always online at abc 7 news.com. julian: it has been restricted to pedestrian and bicyclists during the pandemic, but as school gets back in session, san francisco's great highway is partially reopening to college. starting today, weekends and holidays will be the only time cars are restricted. abc 7 news was therefore a protest yesterday to keep it off limit to vehicles. others want to the road to reopen because of traffic being diverted to other city streets. >>. >> our city has a lot of streets that go north-south, about 40 of them that can get people from where they need to go to the other side, and no streets that are preserved for walkers, or car-free. >> parking has become a real issue. everything. it has affected so much quality of life issues here. julian: people in favor of reopening the great highway have an online petition. about 12,000 people have signed it so far.

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locally, sonoma, napa, and solano county's could be impacted. got to check in with meteorologist mike nico who is tracking out of this for us. a bit of deja vu. mike: we are getting into the time of the year where will see more and more offshore wind events and that is what will happen in our hills and mountains and why the north bay was included. . starting later today, we get that onshore breeze that takes over the heat. in the upper parts of the atmosphere, look what happens around, say, 3:00 -- -- 3000 feet to 5000 feet, the onshore breeze develops and we have critically drier conditions their. thankfully the wounds will not be fast enough and humidity will not be low enough that we have critical fire conditions. so we have no advisories or watches, but we will keep an eye on it tuesday night through wednesday evening. right now it is mostly cloudy, 58-61 in the east bay.

most of us in the mid-50's. upper 60's around antioch and brentwood. today is our last hot day. i will show you the numbers, coming up. jobina:. jobina: good morning, everyone. the lights came on at 5:40 here. no backups, but things will be moving under the limit. once you make your way to the bridge, c.h.p. is reporting a stalled car in the westbound direction, of 80 just past treasure island. the map is looking good. the c.h.p. issued a wind advisory for the altamont pass, wrapping up here with the toll plaza. just in time for school all kids can now ride for free. the program just expanded, letting all kids 18 and under ride at no cost, regardless of financial status. employees have been instructed not to ask for proof of payment from any youth who appear to qualify. but kids over the age of 16 are being encouraged to bring a school idea.

julian and kumasi. kumasi: thank you, jobina. san francisco-based twitter forced to backtrack after an apt change caused issues with some users. julian: plus, if victory for environmental groups in the south bay after alarming claims about what is happening in a local airport and the health of children. kumasi: let's take a live look outside right now at 6:14. we'll be right back.

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mr. lee has raised over julian: this wednesday, join us for an emotional event featuring the life and career of legendary liquor store kobe bryant. >> i have a hard time still believing my friend and his daughter are gone. i will call his phone. i can't get away from it. julian: superstar premieres wednesday night at 10:00 here on abc 7 and streaming on hold. you can also check o detail kobe bryant on espn plus for more content there too. kumasi: an airport in east san jose will be running on unleaded fuel. an announcement is expected from the local aviation community. unleaded fuel will be introduced for noncommercial planes. a growing number of officials have demanded the airport closed because of unsafe lead levels for planes. supporters say the airport is critical for smaller

operation. the san jose county board of supervisors are expected to vote on this matter tomorrow. movie lovers in tennessee do not have to wait until the dark to go to the drive-in, they can do it in the daytime. the local drive-in in knoxville can show films in the daytime all thanks to a new led screen. it is able to show films in bright sunlight. we all know the drive-in theaters became really popular during the pandemic as a safe alternative to traditional movie theaters. i like it. julian: i love this idea! kumasi: a nice matinee you. can just walk in with a chair and sit down. [laughter] jillian: my chair and my cooler behind me. kumasi: that is all you need. julian: sounds like a great day. that is what we did friday, we went to our neighbor's to watch the fight. mike: it was fun. let's talk about what was going

on with our weather. it is about 6:19 this morning. let's jump right into what is going on outside. you can see from our east bay hills camera how hazy it is in the distance. same thing in mount tampa. by afternoon, some of and so wie last vestiges of extreme heat in her neighborhood. tonight more clouds and comfortable and a quiet pattern that will last throughout the weekend to save for that wind event in the hills. high pressure been bringing us all the heat. inland, this will take over and bring us cooler temperatures. 96 in morgan hill, 89 in san jose. everybody else in the mid-to-upper 70's on the peninsula. mid-to-upper 60's along the coast. today's game tonight, 6:45 first pitch, 61 degrees. the mets are in town to

take on the giants. near 100 from calistoga northward. east bay, mid-to-upper 70's for most of us. low 80's in castro valley and union city and fremont. 92-100 in our inland east bay neighborhoods. temperatures tonight in the mid 60's to the mid-70's, a little bit more cloud cover than this morning. here is the seven-day forecast. what you are seeing are temperatures that drop 6-10 degrees tuesday. may be a bump up with that are wind event wednesday. then back up to the 70's and 80's from friday through saturday. julian: mike, thank you. let's turn to ginger zee live with a look at what is coming up this morning on gma. kumasi: ginger, nice to see you. ginger: nice to see you too. we have to start with some difficult news and continue your coverage of the breaking news

out of afghanistan, the taliban taking over kabul with stunning speed, president biden facing criticism for the withdrawal over u.s. troops. right now it is about evacuating americans living in afghanistan, especially the afghan interpreters who have worked with the u.s. for years, and their families. we are live on the ground in kabul with the latest. also, the desperate search for survivors in haiti. mark garman is there after the earthquake that killed over 1300 people over the weekend and injured over 3000. it is all about recovery now and getting them back to as close to on their feet as they possibly can. and more than 140,000 new covid cases reported friday and saturday. we data from the cdc shows record hospitalizations for people ages 49 and under. and all eyes are on tropical storm fernand racing toward the florida panhandle. grace will just brush south of haiti, not going to impact them as much. but in florida, definitely

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jillian: let's look at your commute. south beach, you can see how low the clouds are. visibility in our reporting stations is ok. if you drive on 13, 24 or 280, you will run into that reduction in visibility. mike: that is about it as far as the bridges will be even dicier with it cross breeze. that will make it coffee at the coast. pretty hot inland if you are taking mass transit this morning

and into the afternoon. julian: thank you, mike. a storm in texas caused a leak at the capitol building there. video showing hollow is flooded. rain also poured from the ceiling and down the walls, just everywhere. austin was under it flash flooding morning during the downpour yesterday. texas officials blamed a clogged water drain for causing the problem at the capitol there. kumasi:. kumasi: there is a national best driver shortage as more kids are going back to school for in-person learning. the shortage is impacting school districts large and small. savanna chait them's -- one school county in georgia was short 110 bus drivers at the start of the year, and that meant 5000 kids didn't have a ride to school. pittsburgh had to push back the first day of school by two weeks because of its best driver shortage. and in lee county, florida, 20 drivers quit because of massless kids. >> it is a perfect storm with

everything going on, the pay, covid. i mean, you are in a closed bus. my job was to get my students to and from school safely. when masks came into play, it was a big deal. >> i am 65. many people my age are still driving school buses. there might be -- they might be a little afraid to go to kumasi: many former bus drivers found other jobs during the pandemic. we have more on this story coming up at 7:00 on gma after abc 7 mornings. jobina: twitter is backtracking on new design changes because some users complained that changes were giving them headaches and eyestrain. this is apparently due to the higher visual contrast in the buttons and the font. twitter says it is listening to the feedback. julian: the elusive graffiti artist known as banksy is starting to show up across the u.s.. an exhibit of more than 80 of his works opened in chicago over the weekend.

they have been touring around the world, contributed by collectors who have purchased them from him over the years, but that artist has long asked that his work be used for amusement and activism, and not-for-profit. he told "the village voice" in 2013, that a mark of success is failure for artists. the exhibit location is still to be decided, starting november 22. i saw this in miami and it was really cool. check it out if you can. kumasi: all right. more top stories coming your way at 6:30. you may have started seeing ballots coming in the mail. the stop we will see governor newsom in the bay area make. julian: plus, dust off the cobwebs and brush off the old cartridges, your videogame collection could be worth millions. kumasi: and getting back to our coverage of afghanistan, and only on 7 a bay area nonpr

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for $309 a month. ♪ ♪ >> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc 7 julian: the top stories right now and 6:30. taliban takes control. the situation in kabul becoming more urgent. pressure on the biden administration to protect afghanistan from falling further into taliban takeover. kumasi: tesla autopilot trouble. a formal investigation from the u.s. government opened overnight into failures with the self-driving system. >> i am very excited to see my friends again. >> i am kind of nervous, but kind of happy at the same time. julian: load up their lunches and don't forget the face masks this year the bay area's biggest district goes back to in-person learning today. we are alive to kick off back week here in abc 7.

thank you for joining us on this monday, august 16, you are watching abc 7 mornings live on abc 7, who stream we have to check on the back-to-school forecast with mike. lots of excited students. mike: they have to grab their coats you know san francisco, temperatures in the mid-50's and foggy. there will be a bit of sunshine and cloudiness, pretty typical summer day. what we are not seeing that is typical is as we look from the east bay hills camera, the smoke in the distance. right now the air is pretty stagnant, less than 10 miles per hour everywhere except for fairfield. 10 right at oakland. but what the future forecast of the winds, of the pickup and come ashore. we are looking at improving air quality today and temperatures that will be hot inland for one last day, a lot of 90's to 100. 70 through 80 around the bay. 60's around the coast and san francisco. i will show you that drop, coming up. julian: thank you, mike.

lunata afghanistan as, the taliban take control of kabul. half of americans had approved of president biden's plan to withdraw all u.s. troops by the end of the month, but that opinion may be changing. kumasi:. kumasi: let's take you live to kabul right now. abc news is reporting the national flag in the capital is lowered this morning, after the government there collapsed. julian: and president biden is expected to address the public in the coming days. abc news reporter alex presha is in washington with the listicles followed. reporter: julien and kumasi, good morning president biden is facing growing backlash for his decision on afghanistan. one congressman going so far as to say that "wide has blood on his hands." this morning, growing pressure on the administration as afghanistan falls into the hands of the taliban. >> it is an unmitigated disaster of up portion. reporter: texas congressman mike, mcall.

>> i think he will have blood on his hands for what they did. reporter: it is not just republicans slamming biden's decision to withdraw. congressman vicente gonzalez writing on twitter "there is no way to hide it, the situation in afghanistan is another shame on this administration. withdrawal was never going to be easy, but it did not need to come to this." >> what we are watching in afghanistan is what happens when afghanistan withdraws from the world. reporter: congresswoman liz cheney saying, "the taliban's rapid takeover did not have to happe" but she blesp and bidenand paul, donald trump, mike pompeo, joe biden view of the world here is fundamentally dangerous and irresponsible and wrong. alex: members of the house were debriefed on the unfolding situation on sunday. >> some members outraged. republican leader kevin mccarthy

calling this an embarrassment to our nation. but president biden has remained firm on this. he says he inherited this situation and he made the choice not to pass it on to a fifth administration. alex: this morning the biden administration continued to defend its decision. >> we went to afghanistan 20 years ago to deal with the people who attacked us on 911. that mission has been successful alex: president biden is scheduled to be in camp. . david until wednesday. there is no plan for him to return to washington early. in washington, alex presha, abc 7 news. julian: now to a story you will only see on abc 7 this morning, a bay area nonprofit pleading for help to evacuate their 360 afghan employees in kabul. roots of peace has been doing work in afghanistan for two decades now. crews they replace landmines with crops like grapes and fruit trees to help afghan farmers

thrive. but the founder and ceo believes her employees are double at risk of being targeted by the taliban because they work for a nonprofit funded by the u.s. government, and it is also run by a woman. over the weekend, she sent a letter to the president, pleading for him to help. >> please provide me military aircraft to safely get my staff and their immediate families out of afghanistan right now. julian: in 2015, former abc 7 news anchor cheryl jennings traveled with roots of peace to afghanistan. she then interviewed the afghan president who said at the time, he was hopeful. today, he has fled the country. . we are featuring cheryl jennings' exclusive reporting from afghanistan on our website. they include her interview with the president, and the afghan women who risk their lives to work. those stories on our homepage and easy for you to find, at abc 7 news.com. kumasi: now to another international crisis, a large earthquake hitting haiti on

saturday and now the nation is bracing for a tropical depression tonight. jobina fortson at the live desk. jobina: this morning, the search for survivors continues after that magnitude 7.2 earthquake. the epicenter was located close to the capital, port-au-prince. 1300 people are reported dead so far, at least 3000 homes have been destroyed. this morning on gma, reporter matt gutman digs into the investigation you are saying we may never know how many people? >> know, we may never know, because you still have people underneath. jobina: they are trying to find as many survivors as they can before tropical depression agrees hits tonight. the national hurricane center says the storm could bring up to eight inches of rain and lead to flooding and mudslides. kumasi: thank you, jobina.

developing use of the pandemic, covid cases are sweeping the south. this morning we are hearing from a mother who's nine-year-old son was one of them. >> really scared, to be honest. i did not know what to say, i did not know what to do. he was not responding to the oxygen and the medication that they were giving him. as an adult, we are not thinking about the little ones because we are already vaccinated, but it is really dangerous for them because they are not able to get the vaccine. kumasi: coming up at 7:00 we will have more on the search in hospitalizations among children and millenials. julian: it is back-to-school for san francisco unified school district students, teachers and staff. the bay area's largest school district will be welcoming students back for in-person learning for the first time since last spring, and the kids are excited. amy holyfield live at william

cobb elementary in pacific this morning, where the school bell will be ringing in a few hours. reporter: i can only imagine the excitement in some san francisco homes, probably some nerves 20. this is the first time's 50,000 kids have been able to return to their classrooms since march of 2020. the students are not required to be vaccinated, by the district and ask students and -- teachers and staff need to be vaccinated by next month, or be prepared to take a covid test every week. students we talked to say being back in the classroom will be way better than zooming from home. they said distance learning was tough. >> staring at a computer screen and listening to the teacher speak is not the full definition of what i call educating, so i think going back to in-person school will be better. >> online, there is not that much stuff you can do. in school, you get recess.

looking forward to a good class, like, a good teacher. no bullies. nothing. reporter: administrators opened up the classrooms to us on friday so we could see the shafiers place hand sanitizer, and masks. administrators said they need parents to do their part and keep kids home if they are sick or have any symptoms of covid. there will be a celebratory atmosphere today. the mayor will be out greeting students, along with the superintendent and the state senator. a big moment in these kids' lives, since this pandemic had. live in san francisco, ab hollifield, abc 7 news. julian: thank you, amy. all this week we will be focusing on back-to-school. we have special stories airing each night at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

tonight you want to dig in as we look at how local school districts will tackle the issue of learning loss this school year. kumasi: you know those sales on back-to-school supplies? not this year. the numbers showing the cost families are having to shell out. julian: you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange this morning. trading is opening. we have an update on how the markets are doing, in just a couple of minutes. >> wait until you see this amazing, mystical unicorn. you see what i mean? >> namaste. [laughter] kumasi: this show will definitely one of the hottest this year, it is hitting hulu this week. melissa mccarthy giving us a sneak peek of the nine perfect strangers buzz, and what she says about acting with nicole kidman. jobina: something to add to my list. good morning, we are tracking an issue in pittsburgh that i want to point out. thankfully it is in the country, direction. this is eastbound 4 at san marco

boulevard, a crash between a big rig and another car. the big rig is on its side. expect delays there. on the toll plaza, the lights came on at 5:40. there is a backup there as well. things have improved on the bay bridge, we had a stall on westbound 80 pass treasure island. that has cleared. we send it to make for more on our forecast. mike: thank you, jobina. hi, everybody. let's look at the school day forecast as more of our students are heading back. 59-62 this morning. 66, 71 to 81 with increasing sunshine away from the coast for the kids who have recess. 3:00, 66, at the coast 78 around the bay, 95 inland. healthy air quality right now, but not far away, look how unhealthy it is through the sierra, app through northern california and all the way to oregon, washington, idaho and montana.

here is a look at our near surface smoke. you can see when he stopped outside, and i will show you in a second. but noticed through the day how the breeze comes in. it will break the inland heat and clear us out. there may be a bit of it that develops tonight as the winds come down in the central valley. tuesday aund mendocino county fr some smoke. here is a look at that hazy sunshine from the mountain this year. the air quality will improve a little bit with those winds tuesday into wednesday. we are looking at cloud cover. watch it peel back to the coast by noon. 80's will become 70's and 90's as we head into 4:00, so a little bit warmer than average. guess what we're going to do right now? we will take a look at other high temperatures around the bay, and this is sponsored by "visit california two." >> this couple is working hard on our state's recovery. keeping their vacation in

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kumasi: governor gavin newsom will be in the big area on his next stop. he will be rallying voters in san jose. governor newsom says he is working with both president biden and vice president harris to make campaign appearances on his behalf. the recall election is less than one month away, on september 14. julian: today new york becomes the first city in the nation to require proof of covid vaccines

for most indoor events. these include indoor dining, gyms, indoor not eryone is happy about e decision. . it crowd gathered outside the mayor's mansion to protest the new rules. more than half of all new yorkers have been fully vaccinated. kumasi:. kumasi: now for your morning monday report. as students had back-to-school, data shows parents are spending a record amount of money on school supplies this year. the national retail federation says the average household spends 850 dollars for grades k-12. data shows there is an 8% increase in spending on back-to-school clothing and shoes. one expert says it is due to an unusual school year caused the pandemic. >> lot of retailers target staples, office depot, even cvs, they have tended to have heavy sales on notebooks and various other things. i haven't seen those sales that much. kumasi: besides not getting

sales, families are also shelling out money for things like soap and hannah sanitizer. they had been headed -- and hand sanitizer. they have been handed to many back-to-school lists. for the first time in years, u.s. economic growth is outpacing china's. u.s. gdp rose 12% in the second quarter. china's gained 7.9% in the time. many economists predict the u.s. should continue to out run china for the next few quarters. the wall street journal says it would be the first time since at least 1990. the journal says the reversal reflects the two countries' handling of the pandemic, washington pouring more resources into recovery. the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway, we are down 273 points. stocks tumbled in countries across asia outer this morning, investors worried about the delta variant as well as the collapse of afghanistan's government.

julian: new here at 6:00 the u.s. government has opened an investigation into tesla. there autopilot driving the national highway traffic safety administration announcing the investigation this morning. the agency cleans the partially automated system has trouble spotting parks emergency vehicles. it cites 11 crashes since 2018 involving tesla's on autopilot. the investigation covers the models x, y, s and 2014-2021 model this morning, t-mobile investigating a report of a data breach involving up to 100 million customers. the mobile carrier says it is looking into an online forum post that claims to be selling sensitive data. hackers got social security numbers, names, addresses, even driver's license information. not clear when the breach may have happened. kids, adults, everybody listen

up -- your old video games could be worth a lot of money one last month and unopened copy of super mario 64 from 1996 sold at auction for more than $1.5 million. now experts are saying that since digital sales of games are becoming the norm, limited edition physical games will become the next big collectible item. some things that could impact the value of the game, is if the game is in the original box and if it includes the manual, and if it is shrink-wrapped -- ok. [laughter] one expert says if you open the game, the value is cut in half. shrink-wrapped, are you kidding me? [laughter] a-game from 25 years ago? come on. who has got one? kumasi: somebody. mike: i am sure that was an adult. i am willing to bet that was not a kid that had the shrink-wrapped game all the time. not a chance. [laughter] i might go into our playroom,

but i know those games are used, a lot. here is a look at [laughter] what is going on outside [laughter] , everybody. gorgeous sunrise. vantage points thanks to the marine layer clouds, and smoke in the distance, and from our east bay hills camera. hot inland highs, today is our last day of that. then we will have improving air quality this afternoon. winds in the mountains will drive things out even more so. right now, not critical fire conditions for tuesday and wednesday. and a quiet pattern for thursday through the weekend. this high-pressure has been dominating our forecast, the reason it has been so warm inland. now this lull from the gulf of alaska will return us to seasonal highs and bring us cleaner air. 85 at san jose. 76 in morgan hill. at the peninsula, 82 in rapid city. everyone else from 72-79. 66-67 along the coast.

mid-70s from bodega bay and sausalito. 80's and low 90's through most of the valleys. near 100 from calistoga northward. mid-to-upper 70's in the east bay. san leandro around 77. near 80 in castro valley. 100 221 -- 92-100 degrees inland. we have a record high today in tahoe, 91 degrees, and tonight we will be in the mid 50's and 60's. we are looking at temperatures around six to 10 degrees cooler for our bay and in the neighborhoods tuesday. a bump up in windy conditions wednesday. and then steady as she goes friday through sunday. have a good one. kumasi: thank you. some news in the battles against dozens of wildfires in california, firefighters have contained the river fire in plosser county. for those who lost their homes, the road to recovery finally begins. >>. >> looking for diamines out of my mom's lettering. it is a really slow, laborious

process -- -- -- looking for diamines out of my mom's wedding ring. kumasi: she lost her home in colfax. the community is showing support for her and others impacted by the fire. a nonprofit open and a supply center downtown is filled with essentials. >> if all we do is give them a big hug and some support, then they leave with a bit of a smile on their faces, we have done our job. kumasi: neighbors also hosted a breakfast for fire survivors over the weekend. you can get live updates on all the major wildfires burning in california with our exclusive tracker that you see right here. that includes the dixie fire, which is now closing in on 600,000 acres burned. you will find this interactive map on abc 7 news.com. julian: tennis star and naomi osaka is giving to earthquake relief efforts in haiti. she pledged to donate money from her next tournament. she said, in part, -- it hurts to see all the devastation going on in haiti and i feel like we can't catch a break.

i know our ancestors' god is strong. we will keep rising. osaka's is of japanese and haitian descent. it was an even bigger opening than expected for "free guy." the comedy starring ryan reynolds and judy comber pulled in more than $28 million domestically in its theater-only debut weekend, we have to say that now, it only opened in theaters and was not available for streaming. that is not only good enough for first place, it is nearly $10 million on the highest estimate. disney is the parent company of abc 7. the debuts of the aretha franklin biopic and "don't breathe 2" were second and fourth at the box office. kumasi: the upcoming hulu series "nine perfect strangers" teams up melissa mccarthy at nicole kidman for the first time. here is the sneak peek.

>> mystical unicorn. you see what i mean? >> n. kumasi: ok. [laughter] the show is based on the best-selling novel. that novel is about nine guests at a wellness retreat. melissa mccarthy is on good morning america with some of the behind-the-scenes scoop. she said nicole kidman stayed in character for an entire day while shooting. >> she did that scene all day, 150 different ways, 150% every time. i think we were all just, like, ok, we will all step it up, thank you. [laughter] kumasi: you can see her full interview on gma coming up at 7:00. "nine perfect strangers" premieres wednesday on hulu, which is owned by disney, the parent company of abc 7. i like that's where you don't know what to expect. when you look at the trailer,

you are, like, what is going to happen? jillian: and i like nicole kidman. kumasi: do you watch "white lotus?" reggie got me into it. jillian: yes! i just saw the kumasi: friend, i have been wondering who it is. julian: i know, it is going to be good! [laughter] kumasi: i am excited now. up next, the seven things you need to know today. julian: and you can watch all of our abc 7 newscasts live and on-demand on our abc 7 app, available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. kumasi: and as we head to break, a live look at look outside at 6:55 as the sun is coming up. it is so beautiful. we'll be right back.

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here are the seven things to the taliban took ntf city yesterday as the afghan president fled the palace. julian: number two, crews are searching for survivors in haiti following the 7.5 magnitude earthquake. tropical depression grace is also expected to hit the country, bringing possible flooding and kumasi:. . number three, it is back to school in san francisco students will see ventilators in classrooms, hand sanitizers, and reminders to follow the safety plan. san francisco unified has had its students -- has not had students in school since march of 2020. julian: san francisco great highway will open to cars today.

the great highway was reserved for pedestrians and bicyclistss for much of the pandemic. mike: number five, this will be the hottest day this week, with temperatures close to average around san napa and livermore. jobina: number six, our busiest spot is the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic is backed up through the means. kumasi: ok, you have to look at this, number seven -- an australian teenager is $20,000 richer after finding this rare puppy chipped in a doritos bag. video went viral on tiktok. the raiders said it paid to honor the teen's creativity. julian: he! ! found it! [laughter] mike: so if i make one and shrink it down into a triangle? julian: try it, mike.

try it. [laughter] jobina: you should just buy more doritos and see what you will find. julian: good morning, america. tan now copse.is monday, ee of . the taliban take over with terrifying speed, described as saigon on steroids. armed extremists inside the president's palace after he fled the country. right now, the massive race to evacuate americans living there. afghan interpreters and their families, thousands racing to the airport desperate to get out. at home, pressure now growing on president biden and the administration to respond. abc's ian pannell is on the ground in kabul and the u.s. national security adviser joins us live. race to find survivors. a devastating 7.2 earthquake rocking haiti. almost 1,300 dead at this hour