officials are forced to issue a spare the air ahrer today. air quality has risen to unhealthy levels in parts of the bay area. good morning, everybody. it is august 28. you're watching abc 7 news at 5 a.m., live on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you stream. let's start with a quick check of the weather with lisa argen. the big story is the bad air quality in the bay. >> definitely. it's been quite a while since we've seen this yesterday. we've been spared all summer long with our on shore flow and fog. you notice that's missing. current air quality now in th st uead inland into the south. we are in the orange for sensitive groups which is not

good. as we look at the sierra nevada, 7th day of unhazardous air there. those conditions will continue. 61 in belmont. 60 downtown. 56 in napa with upper 60s inland east bay. that is san jose. 90s today. it will be another hazy and hot day for most with temperatures climbing through the 70s, 80s finishing near 100. mid 70s at the shore line. hazy everywhere with moderate air quality. tomorrow we get into better air quality. notice the spare alert day. we'll talk about how things improve as we get toward next week. developing news out of afghanistan. the u.s. embassy in kabul has issued a warning about threats at the kabul airport. americans are told to avoid all airport gate. the abby gate was the site of

isis-k attack. this comes as u.s. central command said the military launched a successful drone strike last night against a planner with isis-k. officials say there was no link between the target and thursday's suicide bombing. they were involved in planning additional attacks. president biden vowed to retaliate after the isis-k terror group took credit for the attack near the kabul airport. christine sloan has more on the u.s. operations in afghanistan. >> reporter: after a deadly attack at kabul airport that killed more than a dozen u.s. service members, u.s. central command is confirming it has carried out an unmanned air strike against an isis-k attack in afghanistan. there is no link between the person targeted and thursday's suicide bomb attack at kabul airport.

that attack killed 13 u.s.er is sreu members and 170 afghans. 11 marines one navy medic and one army soldier including navy medic max skobiak and marines riley mccollum of wyoming and hunter lopez of california and david lee espinoza from texas. >> i am proud of him. as a mother, you know, it's hard but he did serve. he did do what he wanted to do. it's hard. >> reporter: hours after that tact, the president vowed to punish isis-k in afghanistan, the group behind the attack. >> we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. >> reporter: president biden warned by his national security team that another terror attack in kabul is likely, calling the threat specific and active and saying the next few days will be

the most dangerous period to date. >> they are taking maximum force protection measures at the kabul airport and surrounding areas th oforces. >> reporter: christine sloan, abc news, new york. >> members of the afghan community in the east bay are leading a relief operation to help refugees who may be arriving in northern california. donated relief supplies are being received at a mosque in heyward. collecting toys, clothes and food for refugees who may be arriving with nothing. abc 7 spoke with some of the families hoping to lend a helping hand. >> we want to make sure they're comfortable. we want them to feel at home. we don't want them to feel like our parents felt when they came here and had absolutely nothing. >> organizers will continue collecting donations through the weekend. happening today, act activists will stand in solidarity at the

u.n. plaza. demonstrators are asking for more resettlement resource. the protest is part of a worldwide movement involving more than 30 cities. there are a lot of ways you can help afghanistan refugees. for ideas go to abc 7 news.com. you'll find supportive resources especially for veterans during this difficult time. developing news this morning on the state's wild fires. there are new evacuation warnings as the raging caldor fire continues its march toward the tahoe basin. they are sending massive amounts of smoke and ash across the area. ryan curry reports from the east bay where some outdoor events are still happening despite this bad air quality. >> reporter: as smoke billows into the bay area, air quality throughout the east bay rose to the unhealthy range, causing numerous high schools to postpone their opening football games. but some other events still went

on despite the bad air. congressman eric swallow held his first town hall event since the pandemic began. he said he didn't want postpone it. >> i saw high school football games were postponed and so i'm gonna limit my opening remarks. we're probably gonna have to cut it short. >> reporter: his constituents who gathered in the stands at castro valley high school didn't want to miss it either. >> i feel okay because i'm not going to be out here too long. i do have concerns for people who have medical conditions that prevent them from being at events like this. >> reporter: in pleasanton the weekly festivities went on as usual. some people saying they didn't want their evenings ruined by the smoke. >> i know we should be indoors but given the pandemic and everything, i don't blame them if they want to be out here despite the quality of the air. >> reporter: bay area quality air management committee has put

out a spare the air alert warning. they say anyone who experiences trouble breathing should take precautions. >> you might want to stay indoors if you're already somebody who's got a preexisting condition. >> reporter: those we spoke with say the air quality is something they will be mindful of as the weekend progresses. >> luckily for me, i'm okay. i'm careful to not try to breathe as much. >> reporter: in the east bay, ryan curry, abc 7 news. >> air quality in lake tahoe continues to worsen. data shows the aqi is currently 529. anything above 500 is considered hazardous. the air quality in tahoe and reno is the worst in the country. residents are already leaving ahead of evacuation warnings. the caldor fire jumped both sides of highway 50. flames have already destroyed

469 homes and 11 commercial buildings. more than 145,000 acres have burned in this fire and it is 19% contained. abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra has more from the front lines of the fire fight in strawberry. >> reporter: the caldor fire is inching closer to south lake tahoe, 13 miles southwest of the mountain resort town. how would you rank the risk level for south lake tahoe? >> i don't believe that will occur tonight. i believe the risk is low. there's potential if something were to occur but i don't believe the risk is high at this.. >> reporter: henry herrera has been working the front lines of the caldor fire for two week. he expects the next three days could be the worst. >> it will be hotter this weekend. the wind has continued to align with the canyon, burning primarily in the northeasterly direction. >> reporter: the northeast corridor includes the town of strawberry, where some of the

3200 firefighters are stationed to be redirected despite the fire lines just south of us. cal fire issued new evacuation warnings east toward the commune of meyers, echo summit and the community of strawberry, where most of the active fire is burning with hot spots taking down trees. we drove through the fire line. all that's visible, thick smoke. an outline of trees submerged in orange sky, threatening 18,000 homes. >> the majority of the people have evacuated and they are following the warnings that we issue. >> reporter: as far as what's next for south lake -- >> the concern is high. that's the direction the fire is headed. >> reporter: notice the air quality worsening by the hour. fire crews tell us the flames are headed northeast into south tahoe. again, they understand that a lot of what is dependent on what happens in the next three days, the excessive heat we're expecting. reporting in el dorado county,

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> we are concerned about the dry air out there, certainly in the upper elevations. another day with temperature 10/to 15 degrees above average. my act accuweather seven day forecast is next. >> a marin county teacher infected students with covid-19. what needs to change to prevent outbreaks. surviving a wild fire. a new book takes an in depth look at the 2018 campfire. what went wrong and how paradise is picking up the pieces years later. we sit down with author

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santa clara health officials have discovered mosquitos infected with the west nile virus. diseased inseconds were found in sunny dale and santa clara. earlier this week it was found in gilroy. monday night health officials will spray the affected area with chemicals to kill the mosquitos. gilroy was already sprayed thursday. officials say people can stay inside. we are learning details about the teacher and the covid outbreak. abc 7 news reporter and vaccine team member luce pena spoke with officials about what they are planning to do about another outbreak. >> reporter: it was may 2021. the school year was ending. marin county was on the cusp of reaching a milestone. the county with the highest vaccination rate in the country. but behind the scene, this happened. >> we had someone let their guard down. >> we had a symptomatic person,

unvaccinated person and someone who took their mask off to read to children occasionally. >> reporter: cdc published this into a covid 19 outbreak at an unnamed elementary school. 22 students infected with covid-19 by an unvaccinated teacher. >> students were sitting in front of the classroom close to the teacher were at higher risk. >> reporter: the lead author of this public health epidemiologist tracy lamm hyde. said contact tracing led them to the school. his students were too young to get vaccinated. >> most common symptoms were fever, headache, cough. >> reporter: according to marin county school district, out of 6,000 staff members, 200 are unvaccinated. all people should be indoors iff they are not vaccinated.

do you believe teachers should be mandated to get vaccinated? >> i do. >> reporter: marin county superintendent says -- >> i do. >> reporter: they are looking into mandating vaccines for teachers. >> it could be that you won't be able to continue working with children. >> reporter: but the deputy public health officer said mandating teachers to get vaccinated is not part of their plan now. they are letting the state decide. >> when everyone is wearing their mask indoors and outdoors, when the staff is fully vaccinated, we don't see school based transmission. >> reporter: in marin county, abc 7 news, luce pena. >> findings revealed about where covid-19 has come from, as cases continue to climb with the delta variant maintaining a strong hold across the country. abc news reporter morgan norwood has the latest. >> reporter: director of national intelligence releasing the findings of an investigation into the origin of covid-19.

four agencies assessing with low confidence that covid-19 spread to humans from natural exposure to an infected animal. one agency assessing with moderate confidence that the virus came from a laboratory incident. however, there was more agreement that the virus was not made as a biological weapon. president biden promising the effort to learn the origin of the virus will continue. the toll of the pandemic rising by the day. more than 1200 deaths reported in just 24 hours, the highest single day total since early march. >> hardest thing is watching these young people get this sick or dying. >> reporter: all 50 states now seeing high community transmission. >> our waiting room was full of covid-19 patient. >> reporter: in oregon hospitalizations up nearly ten fold in the past six weeks. in kentucky, the admission count breaking records. the governor fed up. >> i'm going to admit up front today, little emotional and little raw. >> reporter: from coast to

coast, pediatric hospital admissions also climbing, up 514% since july 4th. a glimmer of hope as americans head back to the classroom. new data shows vaccinated rates are improving. cdc director emphasizing the effectiveness of the agency's guidelines for school, citing a study of prevention measures in l.a. >> school cases remain lower than cases in the community because of prevention efforts. >> reporter: morgan norwood, abc news, los angeles. california is in the midst of another catastrophic wild fire season. after the fires are out, what happens to the countless communities impacted by the devastation. as a reporter for the san francisco chronicle, liz johnson was there in 218 as the campfire wiped the town of paradise off the map. she stayed there long after to talk to hundreds of people who lost everything. she's written about this experience in her book paradise, one town struggle to survive an american wild fire.

i spoke with lizzie johnson what about she learned as she documented the disaster. lizzie, thank you very much for joining us. i know like so many california journalists you covered a lot of fires. why was paradise different for you? why did you decide to write this book? >> i have been covering fires for awhile before the campfires in 2018. that fire was just unparalleled in terms of destruction, the number of buildings, the number of people that died. it was the first time we had seen a town wiped off the map like that before. it stuck with me and i really wanted to understand what the town had been and what it would look like as they tried to rebuild and how to figure out how to make a life there again. >> it is so timely as we are in a month of horrible fires in the state. what have you learned about how much climate change played a role in the campfire versus negligence by pge? >> it's a tricky thing to pick

apart. all of these factors take effect. pge has infrastructure that hasn't been hardened and maintained which causes the fires as well. then there's also the fact of how we build in the state and where we're putting housing. it's all of these things interacting as one. it's devastating. something pretty eye opening that you include in the book as former ceo of pge who resigned. you said she went on to sell her home in marin county for more than what pge had to pay out for starting that fire. >> yeah. pge was assessed $3.5 million for starting the fire. that shook out to about $10,000 per person killed in the fire. so it just, you want to believe lives are worth more than that. sometimes the courts aren't set up in a way where people feel they are truly given justice.

>> there are so many stories of survival from paradise. i have also up there covering it. i remember the day it started and we all rushed up there. w horrifying. of all of the people you interviewed and the stories you heard, is there one moment that sticks with you the most? >> yeah. there was a woman i interviewed for my book. her name is rochelle. she had given birth 12 hours before the fire hit town. when the hospital was evacuated she got separated from her husband, put in a stranger's car. she looked at him and said, there. it felt perfectly normal and have to make a hard decision like that.

>> reporter: what do you hope people take away? >> we want things to go back to normal for these places. you'll see maybe a year after what the anniversary looks like or two years after. but you forget what these places were and how the sense of home changes, that calculus changes on whether to come back. increasingly more and more people will find themselves in that place as climb change worsens in california and across the west and wild fires get worse. there's something we can learn from how paradise handles that fire. what paradise was before the fire and how the town is enduring now. >> have many people move back. after the fire the governor reclassified it as a rural area. they are rebuilding. some people are coming back.

it's nowhere close to where it was. >> lizzy johnson, author of paradise one town's struggle to survive an american wild fire. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> paradise, one town's struggle to survive an american wild fire is son store shelves now. >> it was then. we are eerily similar with conditions in august a lot like last august. back to back droughts. we are approaching september where we can see off shore winds. last weekend of august upon us with poor air quality today. today will be the warmest and hazeiest day. we do have is a hurricane in the gulf of mexico that is emerging from cuba. it's going to intensify at a

rapid pace an move into coastal louisiana. it goes from category 2 to category 3 to devastating category 4. winds over 140 miles an hour. they're look at a storm sugg of up to 15 feet. massive flooding here. you know what a low lying area is. sad news for that part of the country once again. as we look at pier 15, it is gray out there. aqi, one of better places in san francisco. 59 in the city. 63 oakland. 56 in san jose. so numbers are mild. you can see the haze, the level of smoke there as high pressure puts a lid on the atmosphere. 65 delta. 63 concord. livermore a mild 64.

levels are worse in the east bay and south bay. 122 san jose. it's better in napa, san francisco. it won't be good today. will probably be all oranges. looking at a strong sea breeze. temperatures over 100. red flag warning with the winds, getting gusty as the pressure gradiant tightens. down below about 10% at times. this all will lighten up. the wind through 11 will get lighter. gusty winds around mount saint helena. air quality improves to tomorrow. then as we get cooler and cleaner conditions next week still having gusty winds on our ridge top. headed to the coast, mid 70s. nice out there but hazy.

80s santa cruz. 100 tomorrow. then big improvements by monday. temperatures only in the low 80s by the end of next week. 86 oakland, 90 fairfield. spare the air alert today. seven day forecast looking at temperatures today the hottest all week long. slightly better tomorrow with late day sea breeze still triple digits for today and tomorrow inland. better air, cooler day on monday. cooling continues with the breezy afternoons. temperatures below average. those winds always need to be watched no matter what direction they come from. >> absolutely. we will be on alert this weekend. just ahead bay area teen shois hoping to make it big on

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we're starting this half hour with a look at the weather. let's get back over to lisa argen. >> tracking hazardous conditions as we look live at our air quality sensors. oranges inland've bay which is unhealthy for sensitive groups. moderate in san francisco. north of us, it is a red flag warning where humidity could

spread fires from redding to chico. also looking at a heat advisory for willis, lucerne, lake county and mendicino county. looking at numbers in the 80s to 90s. by noon time in the 60s in the city. sea breeze will be weak. by 4 p.m. it's over 100 degrees in spots with mid 90s. as you get closer to the bay, a day where that heat is trapped, the haze is trapped beneath a stagnant ridge of high pressure. we'll talk about mixing the air out, getting cleaner air and cooler temperatures in a few minutes. >> thank you. residents in louisiana are bracing for what could be a category 4 hurricane. the mayor in new orleans said time for mandatory evacuation has run out. >> hurricane ida is developing more rapidly than anyone was prepared for. there are no indications that it

will weaken. >> a hurricane warning is now in effect. people are getting sandbags ready to try to protect their homes. hospitals are filled with covid patients. they are unable to move them since they've been ordered to shelter in place. victor ecendo explains how they're handling the situation. >> reporter: with an expected hurricane taking aim, louisiana hospitals already dealing with a surge of covid-19 patients are now preparing to shelter in place. dr. jeffrey elder telling me this is a worst case scenario. >> we have to be ready for that. we'll have higher cases because of the covid patients. we're preparing for both simultaneously. >> reporter: louisiana has one of the highest covid rates per capita in the country. some vaccine sites shutting down early. as residents race to prepare, ida is forced to make landfall 16 years to the day since hurricane katrina.

we met a doctor still in his scrubs from treating covid patients, boarding up his home. >> bit of a mess that we're doing this again. >> reporter: one of the doctors explained how hospitals have been hardened to bear the brunt of a storm. in the event where they have to basically be cut off from the rest of the world for sometime they're ready. abc news, new orleans. new developments. the man convicted of assassinating senator kennedy in 1968 has been granted parole. he was initially sentenced to death for the murder. when the california state supreme court declared the death penalty unconstitutional his sepb ten was commuted to life in prison. two surviving sons, robert f. kennedy jr. and douglas kennedy offered their support for parole. governor newsom could still potentially block sirhan's release after a 90 day review

period. coronavirus may be learning to outsmart our immune system. researchers found 78% of infections of fully vaccinated people were caused by variants with antibody resistant mutations. unvaccinated people are an easier target for early generations of the virus. study suggests as the virus evolves it will become more resistant to the vaccine. in san francisco a group is working to get as many people vaccinated as possible. so far they helped 1500. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow spoke with the woman at the helm of their efforts. >> reporter: felecia thibodeaux understands vaccine hesitancy. >> i almost gave my own self a heart attack on that day when i first got a headache. i was like, oh my god, see, something's happening. >> reporter: after coming around, she has made it her

mission to encourage others. she said it is a team effort. >> even when i'm out talking to one person, someone else is answering the phone. we have a team out in communities. >> reporter: thibodeaux estimates they've encouraged 1500 people to get vaccinated. >> you can't beat covid single handedly by yourself. for every one person that we get vaccinated, it has taken five and six people to outreach the information, to schedule their appointment, to talk to them, to overcome their fears about the vaccine. >> reporter: an anonymous donor who learned of thibodeaux's efforts during the pandemic gave her money to buy this van, which she uses to deliver food to elderly residents and provide transportation to those who need it so they can get vaccinated. >> i'm a negotiator. i went to five different places. i was able to get two vehicles by talking about what we are doing. >> reporter: program manager

michael perkins at times drives the van. >> at first i didn't think i was doing that much of a difference, but then once the seniors started coming out and talking with me, i realized how big a difference i was making. >> reporter: you might call thibodeaux the vaccine queen. but no matter how you refer to her, thibodeaux, who was in remission for lupus, said she'll keep on keeping on. >> i got work to do. >> reporter: melanie woodrow, abc 7 news in san francisco. the federal government wants to help bart yet back on track. department of transportation announced this week that it's issuing a grant of nearly $331 million to the transit agency to help them recover from the pandemic. funds are intended to help bart maintain staffing and service levels. agency is expected to receive funding from president biden infrastructure bill that congress is currently considering. many businesses in town are voicing their concerns about the possible sale of a hotel that would be used to provide

permanent houses for the homeless. it is one that could have a devastating impact on the area that relies on tourism. abc 7 news reporter leanne melen melendez has the story. >> reporter: it is directly across from the well known plaza, a favorite destination for tourists visiting japan town. tuesday, phil king announced a $5 million investment by the state to make necessary upgrades to the buchanan plaza. >> to ensure that this hub of the japanese american community is very hub of our san francisco community remains preserved, remains vibrant, remains strong. >> reporter: yet the city has sent letters to all businesses here stating it wants to purchase the hotel and convert it to permanent housing for the homeless. ben nakaja was born in an

internment camp in idaho and told us this is not an imby issue. >> we have experience of being homeless and having our homes being taken away. we're very, very sympathetic to those kinds of issues. >> reporter: instead, many fear the loss of business which comes from tourists, japan town depends heavily on tourism so the question many here are asking is why take away one of only two hotels located within a four block area. >> for visitors to the city and the tourist to stay here, they're the life line of our business. >> reporter: since the beginning of the pandemic, the city has been using the 133 room hotel as a shelter in place location for the homeless. >> it has worked very very well for us in terms of the quality of the building and the amenities that it includes. this along with three other

properties were identified as possible acquisitions. >> reporter: department of homelessness and supportive housing promised no decisions will be made until after hearings are conducted at city hall sometime after september. in san francisco, leanne melendez abc 7 news. still ahead, ending food wave. how an organization is planning for a new climb law that could feed the hungry.

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welcome back. college football season is already here. san jose state hosts southern utah. kickoff 7:00 p.m. a's will face the yankees at the oakland coliseum. giants will try to bounce back from last night's loss to the braves 4:20 in atlanta. >> reporter: on one hand yankees riding a 12 game win streak.

on the other hand, you have the a's. they lost five straight. sort of predictable in this one. gamesmanship in full effect. the umpire didn't like the color of his glove. come on. it didn't matter at first. in the 4th, giancarlo stanton. 472 feet. 2-0 yankees in the 5th. aaron judge clobbers this one. not nearly as impressive. yankees jump out to a 5-0 lead. sneaks one through the infield defense. chad penders scored. how cool is it to watch starling? the yankees would run away with it. two run homer. yankees win their 13th straight. 8-2 the final. giants facing the braves for the first time since 2019. bit of orange in the atl. buster posey back in the lineup swinging 3-0. homer. giants jump out to a quick lead.

after a half hour rain delay, giants up in the 7th. three run homer. braves jump out to a 6-4 lead in the 9th wilmer flores, he'll be there for you. will smith 6-5 giants. two out, looking to tie it with one swing of the bat. deep to right. it's high, it is deep it is, caught! braves snap giants win streak. 49ers final preseason game sunday against the las vegas raiders. jimmy garapalo and tray lance will both see options. jimmy g will be named the starter whether they want to announce it or not, but expect lance to be involved in the game plan to keep teams guessing. never been in a situation where

i have had a skill set. that's what we're finding out. big surprise announcement. team went berserk. such a great moment for that young man and the whole team. that's it for sports. have a great morning everybody. >> let's get a check of the forecast with lisa. smoke has cleared out in the middle of the week. now the weekend is back. >> calm winds. high pressure stagnant. ridge of high pressure putting the lid on the atmosphere. we need our on shore flow to mix things out.

looking at upper 50s in palo alto. another day of unhealthy air for sensitive groups. moderate risk of heat related illnesses. very hazy and smokey there. had someone tell me they went out on a bike ride, turned around and came back. some of these readings are in the moderate category. it feels like it's worse than that especially if you're getting out there on top of mount tam or mount diablo. here are the current 2.5 levels where we have the sensitive groups with the levels over 100 from the east bay to the south bay. right now we're in the 70s to 60s in san francisco. it is not ideal. it will get worse as the heat stays with us today. you can see a layer of low clouds and fog but there's just

no wind out there. hazy smokey air through the day today. return to an on shore flow. breezy winds. you'll see the fog develop. still ridge top breezy winds though. here's a look at the fog. it's gone. look what happens by tomorrow morning. you can see it well off shore. visible image. as we get to the later part of the day it does line up for marin county. that will initiate sea breeze by the afternoon. 86 santa cruz. another day of 90s from red wood city. 86 san matteo. winds will be light. will be hazy even at the coast line. it was 80 yesterday downtown. 80 in south city. 97 sonoma.

going to shift further east tomorrow. slightly better day. really our east end valleys aren't going to see improvements until monday. 72 to 102 today with excessive heat inland. better tomorrow around the bay and shore line. looking at improving air quality monday. breezy winds take us through the rest of the week with temperatures below average as we get set to usher in another holiday with the holiday. food that goes to waste produces methane, a green house gas when it gets sent to disposal sites. a new law could use that food to instead feed the hungry. david louie shows us what santa clara county is doing to

implement a new initiative and help build a better bay area. >> reporter: santa clara county is diverting millions of pound of food from being wasted thanks to groups that redistribute it to feed the hungry. in just four months a new climate law aimed at reducing carbon emissions from discarded food takes effect state wide. >> it is a real opportunity to get food to people that need it and to also divert food that could leave it open. >> reporter: robin france martin will receive the county's tpheurb initiative that will cast a wider net to include food processors and restaurants to stop tossing out healthy nutritious food. it will be a new mind set for many of them. >> they have to make sure that it either gets sold or ends up with an organization that can redistribute that is a new way of thinking about it and could have a huge impact in making sure the food is not wasted and we feed all of our neighbors in

need. >> reporter: social service groups and food pantries have long depended on the food. volunteers have been key to distribute it and sort it. now the need is larger to meet growing demand. >> it is a good thing that's available. we believe that will motivate people. >> reporter: teams this summer have been reaching out for the first group that must comply. joint venture starting an eight month study of supply, demand and logistics. unlike many countries, santa clara has a well established network ready to handle the new sources of recovered food. abc 7 news. next, silicon valley pride returns this year. how you can take part in the festivities all weekend long.

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