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have been thinking move will hee forward. >> the fda may give the pfizer vaccine its full approval today. how this could help the race to vaccinate everyone. >> extreme weather not stopping there. a check on the dry conditions in california fueling more than a dozen wildfires right now. >> will break down the two main questions you will have to answer. >> you are watching abc seven mornings. good morning, mike. >> we start with taking a look at the cloud cover rolling in, little drizzle possible. the east bay hills and parts of the peninsula, a nice onshore breeze.
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that is going to keep our temperatures rather comfortable if not kind of cool. 64 in san francisco. richmond, 66. 70's for the rest of the bay. 70's and the southbay and through most of the north bay valleys it's going to get really hot later on. kumasi: the chp is invest the cp a freeway shooting that injured a woman on interstate 80 in vallejo near the redwood street exit. you can see multiple bullet holes on the driver side of the car. officers say the driver was taken to the hospital. she was talking and responsive as she was being loaded in. chp has not released details about the suspect car other than it is a dark sedan. reggie: a major development could boost vaccinating more americans. the fda could give full approval
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to the pfizer vaccine as soon as today. this as a new study finds a third shot of the vaccine lowers the risk of infection in some people. >> that study finds a third dose of the pfizer vaccine improves immunity in people 60 and older. israel was one of the first countries last month to authorize a third shot an adult -- in adults. the fda could reportedly give full approval to the pfizer vaccine as early as today. that could help convince more americans to get vaccinated. this is the daily average reaches 137,000, up 230% in the last month. >> the projections are going to be some time next year. the projections don't take into consideration community -- immunity. jobina: dr. sid the health system has collapsed in houston for 33 out of 35 hospitals are
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no longer accepting new patients. they say the majority of new patients are on vaccinated people. only 46% of 18 to 24-year-olds are fully vaccinated. reggie: covid related deaths may have been happening across the u.s. earlier than we previously thought. the bay area news group reports a half dozen death certificates from january of 2020 were quietly changed to list covid as a tripping -- contribute factor. that happened in six states. the bay area news group discovered evidence of the deaths with cdc data that is not been publicly released because of privacy concerns. the findings suggest the virus quickly reached far beyond the first known the hot spots. >> solano county is the only bay area county not require masks indoors in public settings. the rules may be changing in one city.
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coming out of city hall, but this is in the city of in a show. there considering a maskask mandate. solano county is the only county in the area that does not have a mask mandate in place. the county health officer says the data does not support the need for a mask mandate saying the virus is clearly spreading through social gatherings like parties. the city is considering going its own way. we asked a few residents what they think of the idea and if they would wear indoors. >> the viruses up here one minute and down here the next minute. >> it's important to wear masks inside. there's young kids to think about. >> the m the m the m the m the t everyone to wear a mask indoors.
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the mayor of phoenicia says the city council is looking at this as an obligation in order to protect public safety and they will vote on this at tomorrow's city council meeting. >> as local counties and cities update mask guidance we've been up to date -- we've been updating our website. >> developing news on the chaoss in afghanistan as american citizens and thousands of afghans try to flee the taliban. federal officials have asked u.s. airlines to help. julian glover has mor public. julian: chaos unfolds outside of the kabul airport. president biden addressing the nation insisting the unfolding situation was unavoidable. >> the evacuation of thousands of people will be hard and painful, no matter when it started when we began. >> the president under mounting
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pressure to extend the troop withdrawal deadline. >> the hope is we want to have to extend but there will be discussions on how far along we are in the process. >> the embassy advising u.s. citizens to flee the country to avoid the airport unless they have individual instructions for me government representative. >> we will look at every means possible to get to amir -- to get american citizens, special immigrant visa applicants into the airfield. >> the united states is at fading -- activating the civil reserve air fleet. six commercial airlines will provide 18 planes to move passengers arriving at bases outside of afghanistan. nato confirms at least 20 people have died in and around the airport since last saturday. abc news learning one of them was just two years old. reports she was trampled to
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death, her mother a former interpreter for an american company telling the new york times i felt pure terror. i could not save her. of those lucky enough to escape, a new challenge awaits, adjusting to a new life in a foreign country. one father saying he is grateful to america for keeping his family safe. >> we've appreciated the >> julian glover, abc 7 news. reggie: the crisis in afghanistan is having a resounding impact in the bay area especially for marin county couple trying to protect afghans who work for the nonprofit. heidi and garrett are traveling to be closer to the situation. their organization works with war-torn countries clearing landmines. they employ about 360 people in afghanistan and have been working so far without success to evacuate dozens of their staff. with so much out of their
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control, the challenges can seem insurmountable. >> i will take whatever measures i humanly may take not to turn my eyes away from the deserving families, farmers and friends in afghanistan. reggie: for ways to help roots of peace, go to our website. kumasi: thousands of firefighters are on the front lines of more than a dozen wildfires currently burning in california. officials with the governor's office of emergency services are expected to give an update later today. the state's largest fire is the dixie fire in butte and plumas counties. the fire has burned nearly 725,000 acres. some evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings yesterday. kumasi: thick -- reggie: thick smoke is preventing crews from battling the fire.
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it started just over a week ago. 350 homes have been destroyed. a fire that jumped saturday remains at 200 acres. a 40 mile stretch of the highway is closed and there is no reopening estimate insight paired wind conditions are moving in the direction of south lake tahoe. >> i have prepared to evacuate, i have all of my stuff ready. reggie: cal fire is making the spot fire across highway 50 a priority. firefighters are focused on protecting structures. the caldor fire is 5% contained. you can get the updates on the fires with her interactive wildfire tracker. mike: let's see if it has an effect on our forecast for sky conditions. you can see is we head through the morning hours this is the middle and upper parts of the atmosphere. there will be a little but of
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hades today. as we get into 3:00, especially the north bay and southbay. as we head towards the evening and overnight, you can see the push of cleaner air when we wake up tomorrow morning and that will continue throughout the day. all that smoke is heading to tahoe. if you have plans to be in the high country it's going to be awful at least for the first couple of days. back at home you can see a nice sea breeze blowing in, we will have strong sunshine late morning into the afternoon hours away from the coast. a moderate amount of pollen out there. most of us will need an air conditioner today. on the peninsula we have spotty drizzle specially the closer we are to the coast. temperatures about 53 to 59 degrees under increasing clouds. mid 50's to low 60's. 62 in los gatos. our warm spots under increasing clouds. here is your day planner, still some drizzle out there. temperatures around 55 to 58.
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looking at 60's at step -- 74 inland. back in the 50's and 60's, a 6', real nice evening for outdoor activities coming our way. other parts of the country getting drenched and at least 21 people have been killed after torrential rain caused a creek overflow in tennessee. seven month old twins are among those who have passed. their family says they were swept out of their father's arms. a desperate rescue operation is underway as dozens remain missing. 17 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours. officials say the floodwaters caused cap faster -- catastrophic devastation, pushing homes off their foundation. jobina: those images are stunning. we are following a crash at bay point out want to get to for everybody. injuries are involved here, this will be on eastbound four at willow pass road.
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this does not appear to be blocking a lane. i will let you know as things escalate. a live picture in emeryville. this is one of our busiest spots aside from the altamont pass coming out of tracy. wrapping appear with a live look at walnut creek. it looks hazy but things are moving at the limit. reggie: a crew -- crews set from california for the first time since the pandemic started. kumasi: we are just about three weeks away from the recall election. voters have the answer to the questions on the ballot. reggie: did you see this? it looks like it's just a stuffed animal but it is not. not quite classroom to coram, that's a real coyote.
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larry elder has a new campaign manager. a gop consultant who was politically -- applicable director for carly fiorina. there was a report a state commission is investigating elders financial disclosure. the election office is now mailing recall election ballots. you might be confused how to fill it out. liz breaks it down. >> you have your recall ballot and now want to know how do i fill it out. it's asking you two questions. should the governor be recalled and removed from office and who should replace him if he is recalled. a yes vote means he should be recalled. a no vote means you want him to stay in office. whether you vote yes or no you can then pick the candidate you would like to see replace them. that candidate will only become the new governor if governor newsom is removed from office. that will only happen if more than 50% of the ballots cast are yes votes. though you got your ballot in the mail you don't have to
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return it by mail. you can vote at a polling place or drop it off on or before election day. if you decide to mail it it must be postmarked by september 4 two be counted. kumasi: today is new york governor andrew cuomo's last day in office. about two weeks ago he announced his resignation in the wake of the state attorney general's report that said he sexually harassed 11 women. he could still face charges from the criminal complaint by his former executive assistant. he has not denied the accusations and the lieutenant governor is set to take the oath of office tomorrow becoming the state's first female governor. kumasi: the first -- reggie: the first cruise ship to department california is now in mexico. all carnival employees are vaccinated.
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guidance for who should be on a ship. see travelers who are at increased risk for severe illness should stay off, that includes older adults, people with medical conditions and pregnant and recently pregnant people. they are all urged to avoid cruises regardless of vaccination status. the cdc rates the risk of contracting code on a cruise ship as high. >> and oakland man got a chance to relieve his favorite pastime on the san francisco bay. david walton set sail. he lives at the point at rock ridge which is a senior living community. he has been -- he has the living the dream program which let's them relive a day in their past or cross something new off their bucket list. walton has spent many years sailing around greece. he was excited to get back on the water. >> it's been a lovely day and i woke up having no idea this would happen. kumasi: we are happy for you.
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he took a three hour boat ride near the bay bridge and along the san francisco skyline and i am just adding this, he lived. reggie: he made my day. kumasi: that is a really program. reggie: should we start making a list now. kumasi: we should. [laughter] create a bucket list. that's awesome. looks like it was nice out there. mike: i think it was. it wasn't too wet. it was the usual. we have ready nice temperatures. it's going to get warm to hot just about everywhere. here is a look in san jose where we are experiencing an increase in clouds. some of the clouds could make it there. watch out for some patchy drizzle.
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below-average highs. more cloud cover roles and with more patchy drizzle tomorrow morning. it's surging summer heat and a little but of that will link to the coast by your standards. i will show you that coming up look at these numbers. 75 to 79 degrees through the southbay. 70 to 75 on the peninsula. san mateo 71. 62 to 64 along the coast there. 64 to 69 for downtown south san francisco. bodega bay, 62. you can see how stubborn the cloud cover is along the coast where it's in the north bay or the peninsula. the breeze off of san pablo bay will keep the rest of the north bay valleys in the mid to upper 70's. we have upper -- mid to upper 60's -- 70's. two out of three is a tou a touu
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series. we get the bounceback in seattle. 63 jumping down to 58 by the time the game is over at the coliseum. tonight, how about 49 in santa rosa, cloverdale. the rest of us in the 50's. a couple more days of free air conditioning inland until we get to thursday. mid 90's senior 100 there. low to mid 80's around the bay. if you 70's along the coast. kumasi: the first -- reggie: the first day of class in l.a. school interrupted by a ko d. -- a coyote. >> it's the new mascot. reggie: is it wrong that i think this is so cute? kumasi: that coyote is cute. reggie: teachers are waiting for students to arrive when this coyote made a beeline for the classroom.
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can we blame this coyote for wanting to learn. it was sitting in a corner behind the teacher's desk. staff try to shoo it away but it would not move. so they had to get animal control in their and then they safely removed the coyote. >> i don't know what this animal is thinking ever. reggie: i encouraging this animal. kumasi: it has options. reggie: it's head is right underneath this pendant. kumasi: i feel like that animal is getting so much shade. i can feel it coming through. reggie: when i was a real little kid in hawaii we had a mongoose. kumasi: were they friendly? reggie: they were mostly scared of us but we had wide-open classrooms so mongoose would run around the classroom. but it was fine. kumasi: you just let it be. good. coming up, the seven things to
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know this morning. reggie: ending the pandemic may rest in the hands of our nation's youngest adult spread why the white house is turning to gen z. kumasi: remote work could be here for longer. the signs pointing to a delay and a full return to the august -- office. reggie: ♪ come on, get your motor running ♪ you just head out on the highway ♪ looking for some tchotchkes ♪ and whatever comes our way ♪ yeah darlin, go make it happen mí amor, take the world in a love embrace ride all of your love at once and
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kumasi: here are the seven things to know. the fda could give full approval to the pfizer vaccine as soonest today. the move could boost efforts to vaccinate more americans against covid-19. reggie: san jose city employees must show proof of vaccination and if they cannot they must submit weekly negative test results. those who fail to do so can you paste -- placed on unpaid leave. kumasi: city council is expected to vote on a mass commanded tomorrow. reggie: president biden says his administration is considering extending the deadline from removing all troops from afghanistan. they say the military will stay
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until all evacuations are completed. mike: did you enjoy the break from summer heat over the weekend? it continues today anywhere from five degrees to seven degrees below average. jobina: the only issue on the roads as a crashing bay point involving two cars. this will be on the eastbound. >> smoke is preventing crews from fighting the northern flank of the calor fire -- caldor fire. a spot fire across highway 50 is a priority in their protecting structures. reggie: the white house is turning to young social media influencers to help raise vaccine rates. >> white house is turning to gen z. >> i wanted to take this time to urge all of you to go get vaccinated. >> partnering with gen z for change to spread the word about vaccines on social media absent to dock.
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>> it's a coalition of over 500 tiktok creators with a combined following a 432 million people. >> only 46% of 18 to 24-year-olds are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. hesitancy growing alongside a tide of disinformation on social media. >> you have people who are also influencers who are solely anti-vaxxers influencers. they have built massive business. >> coming up, more on how gen z is working to call out the disinformation. kumasi: the return to offices many are considering offices may be closed for nearly two years. ceo predicts hybrid and remote work will be doing -- will be around for more months and years to come. surveys have shown employees enthusiasm to work from home has
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increased as the pandemic goes on and many area tech companies repeatedly postponed returned dates including apple and facebook. if you like iced coffee there is a new quick and easy way to make it, the hyper chiller claims it can cool hot liquids in just one minute. just pour in your hot coffee and it instantly is chilled bilayers of ice in the outer chamber and the ice does not melt into the drink and diluted. it also works with wine. reggie: ok. i'd try it. do you like iced coffee? kumasi: i did. i had a nice drink this weekend. reggie: family feud. former a's and giants players paid -- put to the test. kumasi: let's take a live look outside as people
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>> moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. reggie: solano county remains the only bay area county without an indoor mask mandate, one city is considering taking the extra step in telling people to mask up indoors. >> i had to sit down and have my visa, my green card and passport up. kumasi: a narrow escape from afghanistan prayed a bay area men sharing how he made it back to the u.s.. reggie: tropical storm henri -- from tropical storm to tropical depression, a look at where henri may make landfall. kumasi: good morning everybody. abc 7 mornings is live right now. reggie: we will start with
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meteorologist mike nicco. mike: here is a look at what's going on in south beach. it's pretty quiet as we look across the western span of the bay bridge. about 18 miles per hour in fairfield. the rest of us is less than 10 miles per hour. that sea breeze over the weekend will be the reason why we are below average again this afternoon even with sunshine and a little bit of that developing on the coast. only 64 in san francisco. 68 in oakland. mid 70's as warm as it gets around the bay. mid to upper 70's and the north bay valleys. same thing in the east bay hills. mid to upper 70's down in the southbay. reggie: our commitment to building a better bay area includes a focus on health and covid-19.
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the food and drug administration could give full approval to the pfizer vaccine. 970 3000 people have received doses on saturday in the u.s. after three straight days of more than one million doses being administered. the panisse's city council will consider reinstating a mask mandate. it is in solano county, the only county not requiring masks in yours in the bay area. -- indoors in the bay area. amy: this city would be going out on its own if it decides to do this and pass this mandate. no other city in solano county has made this move. the delta variant continued to drive up the number of covid cases. it would require masks indoors for everyone including the vaccinated. solano county has not put a mass commanded in place with the
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health officer saying the data shows covid is spreading through get-togethers like parties and that a mask mandate is not necessary. officials think it is and think it's their duty to consider this move for their city residence. >> despite solano county's unwillingness to move in this direction, we have an obligation to try and further protect health and safety. amy: some businesses are already requiring customers to wear masks and they support the mandate saying it would take the burden off of enforcement for business owners. this vote for the mandate is set for tomorrow. kumasi: san jose city employees have to show proof of vaccination and if they cannot they have to submit weekly negative test results. this city is planning to mandate vaccines for all city employees who do not have an exemption at a later data.
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city officials say the mandate is in line with recommendations from the santa clara county health officials. the reverend jesse jackson and his wife are responding positively to treatments from covid-19 according to their son. the couple is still in the hospital. physicians are carefully monitoring them because they are both in their 70's and both have underlying health conditions. jackson has parkinson's disease and he is fully vaccinated and publicly received his first dose in january. his wife is fully vaccinated as well. >> president biden says his administration might extended deadline for removing american troops from afghanistan. the presidents and military officials will look at whether to stay in the country past the august 31 deadline until evacuations are completed. the militaries evacuated 37,000 people since august 13 including within 16,000 in the past day. the president is continuing to defend his decision to pull troops out of the country.
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>> this was the logical, rational and right decision to make. reggie: chaos at the kabul airport as thousands try to escape the taliban. overnight an afghan soldier was killed and three others were hurt in a shootout. the german military says german and american forces returned fire when the shooting erupted. at least 20 people have died in and around the airport since august 14. >> a bay area veteran helped his former translator flee from afghanistan. cornell barnard spoke to both men about the dramatic escape and that's a story will only see on abc 7 news. >> being able to make it to the safe without losing my head. >> this man is talking about is terrifying escape from afghanistan back to the bay area. we've agreed to protect his identity because he fears for his family safety and retaliation from the taliban.
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he is a former u.s. military interpreter who traveled to kabul weeks ago to help his family who got trapped. kabul in chaos. he made several attempts to get to the airport but the taliban's gauntlet made that almost impossible. >> people were passin were passn >> when he finally reached the airport he was met by armed security guards. >> i had to sit my visa and green card with my passport up in my hand. >> my interpreter who we consider family. >> retired marine lieutenant colonel mike hudson from concord is his close friend who served in afghanistan helping both governments and training militia. >> people are desperate.
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it is just a city of chaos. just seeing the fear and confusion in this utter helplessness, despair in the people who wanted something better. >> hudson has been working trying to get jay and other friends out of the country. overnight, success. he hopes to get his mother and other relatives out of the country soon. >> the only thing of thinking about right now is to get my family out of their safe. >> he hopes to be back in the bay area next week. >> about 100 people turned out in oakland for a rally supporting afghan refugees. the group afghans for a better tomorrow gathered at the amp theater yesterday and called on the u.s. to keep its borders open for afghans. >> i would love to see the united states take a more active role in helping clean up this mess. an open-door refugee policy,
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keeping the humanitarian aid flowing and most importantly ensuring the airport stays open so the majority of individuals trying to leave and are doing so from the airport can do so safely. >> organizers called local leaders to help expedite those special immigrant visas. you can find the collection of stories about the situation in afghanistan on the abc 7 bay area streaming app. you can stay up to date with what's happening at home and abroad. you can download the app wherever you stream. reggie: what's left of henri moving inland. it could unleash even more damage. jobina: it has slowed down but there is still potential it could cause more damage today. rain bands covered nine states, putting 40 million people under a flash flood watch. henri became the first tropical storm to make landfall in new england in 15 years.
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the storm hit the coast of rhode island with wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. >> my back yard turned into a lake, it was a normal back yard, but as you can see you can probably put your kayak in here and kayaked through it. >> it is slowly moving west through connecticut setting the stage for a prolonged rain event that could cause dangerous flash flooding. officials say wins will push henri to the east where it came from and some of the rain will push back towards new york city. let's check in with mike. mike: here is a look at what's going on. it's moving with 30 mile-per-hour winds. you can see it kind of pulling back retro grading to the west southwest where it's going to stop eventually before it starts to make another push off to the east over the next 48 hours. we have flash flooding for the
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area. it'll get some of the heaviest rain which is the southern parts of vermont and new hampshire, massachusetts, connecticutw jer. tomorrow things will start to taper. wind won't be a big issue. let's talk about what's going on back here at home. our air quality is good to moderate. it becomes all moderate thursday as the air starts to heat up and really going to get warm this weekend. there's a little bit of haze out there. central valley this evening and tomorrow morning we wake up to cleaner conditions than this morning. even cleaner conditions during the afternoon tomorrow. all of that smoke, look where it will be. jobina:
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live cameras beginning in oakland. those headlights are traveling south. so far the commute has not been too bad. it's pretty busy on the san mateo bridge. for people headed westbound, the chp has issued a couple of advisories. the usual slowdown out of tracy. there's a wind advisory for the altamont pass and also one for the venetian branch. kumasi: a possible solution for the housing crisis in the southbay. the plan involving san jose. reggie: dolly parton's new perfume is back in stock. the sales milestone it hit when it first
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deaths. authorities discovered the bodies of jonathan, his wife ellen, their one-year-old daughter and the family dog. they have ruled out poisonous gases as a potential factor in their deaths. the waterways in the area are also being tested for toxic algae blooms. an autopsy failed to find any conclusive results. >> there was nothing around besides the ground. there are other possibilities of just the natural elements of heat and the hydration. the aggressiveness of this hike. but right now we don't have any of those answers. >> toxicology reports are expected to be back in two to three weeks and did contain answers -- and it could contain answers. >> five teenagers rescued after getting into some trouble on a cliffside.
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around 9:00 saturday night to help three people stranded on a cliff face. two other people were rescued from the top of the cliff. a group of teenagers were barbecuing at the beach when they decided to climb up a 400 foot cliff. we talked to one of the young men who was rescued and he says it was one of the stupidest things he has ever done. >> there was a point where it was a 50 degree angle through shale and i was falling on that cliffside. >> basically if operations are risky and they are glad the weather conditions allowed them to save lives. kumasi: san jose and local faith leaders want to turn churches into affordable housing. they're proposing a change to the city's affordable housing plan that would allow developers to develop at gathering places. the proposal would go before the planning commission sometime
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this fall. reggie: last nights episode of celebrity family feud featured familiar bay area faces. former a's playe playe playe ple giants outfielder raised money for the players alumni association. >> stop my wife from cuddling me. kumasi: ok. reggie: that's the clip. kumasi: what is the question here? reggie: just from context clues i'm guessing something like what would stop your wife from cuddling you. kumasi: i saw some other options on there. reggie: anyway. baseball players won the $25,000
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prize. you can watch celebrity family feud sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. kumasi: fans of dolly parton are loving her new perfume line. it's called sent from above. it reportedly sold faster than any fragrance on the home shopping network in the last decade. it had the highest single day sales for fragrance launch. hsn just restocked. the product description says it smells like mandarin, jasmine, yellow sandalwood and mosque. reggie: now i wanted. kumasi: you want anything related to dolly. reggie: very nice. there he goes. [laughter] any coin that goes into this woman's purse i am happy to see. mike: it's not to stay there
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long, it's got to go somewhere else to help somebody else. i hope she makes a lot of money off of this. we are coming up on 5:48 right about now. you can see it's pretty cloudy out there. maybe a little drizzle as you get to the golden gate. we're getting the break from the summer heat tomorrow and wednesday. then we flipped the switch thursday and friday. we pay for all of this free air conditioning we are getting the first few days of this week. the coast storming comfortable this weekend. with no spare the air likely, don't feel guilty driving. we've got this huge trough. all this wind blowing on shore up and down the west coast and i will push all of our smoke to the east. anywhere east of those fires is going to be a rough week with a really nasty air quality. we have 75 in -- only 66 in santa cruz.
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75 on the peninsula. low to mid 60's along the coast. south san francisco around 69. about 70 to 79 degrees in vallejo to nevada. for the east bay we have mid to upper 60's in hercules and oakland. 71 to 75 elsewhere. 80 to 85 for the rest of our neighborhoods. you can see just knocking on our door that poor air quality on the others. and heading all the way down the san joaquin valley. same thing in yosemite at 92. clean-air continues with 40's in santa rosa and cloverdale. my seven-day forecast look for a little less drizzle wednesday morning and then less drizzle thursday, friday, saturday and sunday. low to mid 80's around the bay. kumasi: a speci speci spe
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of the 49ers chargers baseball game. the state and l.a. county public health department set up a mobile vaccination clinic outside of the stadium yesterday and they offered pfizer and johnson & johnson shots. >> it's all part of being human. if there's a reward people are more motivated to do something. giving out tickets and swag, march. it's really encouraging people to come out and get vaccinated. kumasi: no word on how many people took advantage of this. if you have any questions about covid-19 vaccines you can ask the abc 7 news vaccine team. reggie: a big-money boost for those of you investing in bitcoin. the cryptocurrency come back and the bay area group behind it. but first, a loss for music fans of rock 'n' roll. and whga
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kumasi: musician don everly of the everly brothers has died. he died at his home in nashville. no cause of death was announced. he and his late brother phil they need sick in the 1950's. they were among the first class inaugurated into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. don everly was 84 years old. reggie: apple could release a new high-end mac mini this fall. they are reworking it to include a chip that can outperform previous designs. it's likely to include new ports. no word on what this would cost. whatsapp users will soon be able
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to use it on ipad. the facebook companies working on multi-device 2.0. they would be able to use an ipad is a new device. they could use it on another device that having your phone nearby. kumasi: wildfires are forcing closures across northern california. all u.s. for service run beaches, campgrounds in the basin are now off-limits. tahoe is still open and it does not affect areas operated by the city, county and state. it includes the mendocino forest. people who violate closure orders could face fines of up to $5,000. mike: post pictures last week of the brown to orange sky over tahoe, that's what's coming back and it will remain there for the better part of the week. that will slip down into yosemite. try to head to some of those higher elevations.
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back at home we are looking at 880 new the coliseum with the giants won the series. temperatures will be in the mid 60's dropping to the other fifth upper 50's. a little bit of drizzle possible. the most part, roads will be good, going to be breezy in the afternoon. we have healthy air for mass transit. that believe you won one more good note. temperatures for august are really close to average considering how hot june and july were. kumasi: thank you. works of art have added a little color outside of downtown pleasanton hill shopping center. artists took part in a chalk festival crating these life-sized murals. the used hundreds of sticks of pastel chalk to create a wide range of designs. kids were excited to create their own masterpieces. the exhibit will continue until nature takes its course and the
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chalk art fades away. reggie: top stories coming your way tracking tropical depression henri moving to the northeast. one man found a unique way to cross through his town. kumasi: we are keeping eyes on the caldor fire, it is leaping highway 50 causing a lake tahoe emergency. this than the others. reggie: we are awaiting major news on the vaccine front. laying out a full vaccine approval. this is a live look outside. we will be right back.
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