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category four storm burning torrential rain, storm surge and winds of up to 150 miles per hour. >> this is one of the strongest storms to make landfall in modern times. >> the powerful hurricane tearing through the louisiana gulf coast. leaving debris, torn up homes and power outages. we are here in the heart of norlin's as the storm has made landfall. this is the mississippi. this storm is testing the city's flood protection system. the levees and flood protection system has been bolstered since hurricane katrina 16 years ago to this day. officials are still warning about heavy rain causing flash floods. > this is a very dangerous and a very real situation. >> south and the marlins, this home in grand isle, louisiana flood shared in gulfport, mississippi, floodwater pressure on shore.

president biden visiting fema headquarters for a briefing on the storm. >> we are praying for the best and planning to prepare for the worst. as soon as the storm passes, we are going to put the country's phone might find rest re-and covered. -- terrestrially -- countries full might behind rescue and recovery. >> the storm is expected to move toward baton rouge. officials are warning hospitals are at capacity with covid patients. >> some concerning images. the oakland fire department is sending a task force to louisiana in the wake of hurricane ida. cruise packed up equipment today ahead of their departure. oakland fire is the host agency for california task force four, a team of 14 local agencies. they specialize in urban search-and-rescue and are trained to deal with dangerous storm surges. we have developing news in the sierra where the weather has

helped to se growthf a fire but it is still very active. this video was shot along highway 50. you can see the fire raging alongside the road. containment is at 19%. the flames have not made it into the tahoe basin. the weather is expected to take a turn tomorrow. our reporter spent the day on the fire lines and joins us from el dorado county. what does it look like tonight? >> it is really looking horrible. the fire is picking up speed in the last few hours. we are in the town of myers just outside south lake tahoe. about four months from us -- about four miles from us, we were there 15 minutes ago. fires burning on both sides of highway 50 very close to homes. all of that is happening a mere four miles from our location. you can see the thick red layer of smoke hovering over the

mountains. fire crews are worried about what is to come in the next few hours. 15 days into the fire, crews faked -- crews faced the flame in record heat. highway 50 south of myers and tahoe basin. for the temperature's are at the highest the fires will experience. >> the heat unbearable. the wind shrouding any visibility. >> we were told the expectation is the fire could go up today. >> the concern today is the increased temperatures. the hottest day of the firefight that has been going on for two weeks. and the humidity level is low. >> one of a 20 person hot shot crew that has been tirelessly working the core doors south of the community of strawberry. >> we are trying to make sure everything holds and these cabins stay. >> he has already saved a

handful of homes but is worried the conditions tonight will threaten the hard work. what is the probability the flames will overtake this part of the forest? >> it is just a matter of time. >> it is concerning. right now, i have got to keep my task. at hand get all the burning materials away. gas tanks. stuff we get away from the house. >> help coming in across the country as inmates from washington state cut down trees and hand crews building fire lines around homes. the teams working 24 hour back-to-back shifts for the past two weeks. >> it has been a difficult fire. everyone has been very taxed as we move from fire to fire throughout the state. >> we are back with you live. you can see from our view this guy is turning orange. that is where the origin of the north side of the fire continues to move northeast.

the smoke worsening by the hour. te out h8 has been have seenths. closed off. thererevaation warnings in effect for amador county. the concern is high for this area and into south lake tahoe. i did ask calfire 20 minutes ago whether evacuation warnings will be placed in this area. they said we should know by tonight. >> incredible images of the smoke. stephanie sierra reporting tonight. to the fall of afghanistan we go. a u.s. military drones drag blowup a vehicle parked with explosives in kabul. military officials say the attack eliminated and eminent isis-k threat. 14 american service members who died during a bombing last thursday returned home today in flag draped cases.

president biden watched as they arrived at dover air force base. seekingo leave th country remain in afghanistan. every leaf mission is taking shape in the east bay to help afghan refugee families who are trying to come to the bay area. cornell barnard has details on the community effort including an update on a local nonprofit's fight to get employees out of afghanistan. >> the purpose is to show them we care. >> a strategy session at the islamic and cultural community center. how to help refugees escaping afghanistan. he says his phone is ringing 40 -- is ringing 24/7 with desperate calls from friends and family. >> please get us out of this country. our hands are tied. >> these volunteers cannot help afghan's escape but they can assist families who are able to make it to the area. >> we don't how many people are coming.

we want to be prepared. >> with all the necessities to help traumatized families who may be starting from zero. >> we would like to offer them compassion but also language services, our homes, showing them around. not just the neighborhood but how to grocery shop. >> the committee center is collecting donations for refugees on its website. the city pledging its support. >> it has been challenging to watch the trauma on tv but we can do our part to help those people who are coming here and that gives me a lot of hope. >> we heard there was an isis threat. we immediately instructed our team to leave the premises. >> meantime, bay area nonprofit founders working around-the-clock from istanbul, turkey to get their 76 employees out of kabul. overnight, their bus turned away from the airport after 10 hours due to security threats. despite an august 31 troop

withdrawal deadline, heidi is not giving up should >> we have two more days to get these deserving afghans out to safety where americans, we will find a way. >> the santa clara valley transportation authority has a restarted light rail service today for the first time since the deadly mass shooting at its railyard. it is offering limited light rail service with about one train at least every half hour on portions of the network. today's restart coincided with a preseason football game between the las vegas raiders and 49ers at levi's stadium. we found many fans taking transit to see the game. free rides are being offered on light rail through september 12. stopping the hate. the mural dedicated today and a memory of one of the bay area victims of a api violence and tv legend ed as near has died. we would look back at his career

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>> dr. ed as never who played lou grahn in two television series has died. he was hired in 1970 to play ply grant on the mary tyler moore show. he moved on to play the same character. he won a total of eight enemies -- eight enemies. -- eight emmys. at as in her was 91. a new mural chinatown is

dedicated to a man who was violently shoved and killed. the mural unveiled at the corner of california and grant honors and 84-year-old man who was attacked while on a walk in january. 19-year-old accused of killing them pled not guilty to charges of murder and elder abuse. this is something we have not seen since 2015. a parade in the bay area. as festive as this looks, we will tell you who was not welcome by organizers. >> we are tracking better air quality in the coming days. also cooler weather. we will have the latest on the

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>> a large and excited crowd celebrated lgbtq pride in the south bay. the san jose mayor hopped on his bike to greet parade participants and spectators at the silicon valley pride parade. the event was canceled last year because of the pandemic. folks who turned out were excited to be back. for many, taking part was more important than ever. >> after a year of lockdown, early show each other the love is still there. this support is still there. we can still celebrate. it is not over. >> the parade took folks to the plaza of cesar chavez park or a celebration is taking place until 6:00 this evening. i'm joined by meteorologist drew tuma. what is the situation like now? >> it will get better tomorrow. it will start to bring in cooler weather over the next couple of days. here is the air-quality map.

it is an improvement. the best air-quality close to the coast. still some moderate to unhealthy air-quality inland. that will be changing over the next 36 hours. here is the near surface smoke forecast. watch what happens. an onshore wind picks up. it is going to push a lot of smoke to the east by monday night. tuesday, we will have fresh air settling overhead. a little bit of fog stretching over the city. elevated smoke in our atmosphere. here is the air-quality forecast. mainly moderate on monday. by tuesday, we will see more areas get the fresh onshore breeze. good to moderate and even better air quality on wednesday. temperatures very warm. brentwpeared 8were if not 102 onshore breeze influence our

temperatures. 64 in the city today. much cooler compared to yesterday. 83 in san jose. overnight, we will have the cloud cover building around the coast. tonight is a cooler night. 50 the low 60's. there is the fog over the city. by midday, we are mainly in the 70's into the 80's in our warmest spots. tomorrow, our hottest spot, we will go back into the 90's. one more day into the cooler weather hits us on tuesday. 85 in san jose. 70 in oakland. 84 in santa rosa. 77 in san mateo. temperatures by tuesday, this is going to feel really nice. 70's and 80's in our warmest spots. i want to take each of the calder fire now. live doppler 7 can see the pyro

cumulus clouds, the intense clouds that are billowing from the fire. it has explosive growth on the eastern side. cal fire says it has expanded 2.5 miles. you can see the plumes of smoke reaching 30,000 feet. we got an update from calfire. there are mandatory evacuation orders now for christmas valley and the myers area because this fire is getting closer to several cities. unfortunately, a red flag warning does go into effect tomorrow and it does occur around the fire. winds gusting as high as 35 miles per hour. better air quality tomorrow. we rid ourselves of the heat on tuesday. cool for september on wednesday. we will keep those cap -- those comfortable temperatures for much of the seven day forecast. >> there is actually hope in the forecast. coming up in sports, here is

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a nice pass. look at 85 rumble for a first down. two plays letter, here comes trey lance. your rookie quarterback. firsdo. the niners had 242 yards rushing. kyle shanahan mixing and matching. jimmy rolling in. touchdown. 7-0, san francisco. jimmy was fired up. he has that linebacker mentality. third and 13. corrupt below, 16 yard completion. the drive was 14. trey lance went into the end zone pit 1a yards rushing. the niners when 34-10. with everything coach shanahan has seen, he was asked will

jimmy g. start one? >> i guess we will have to see. everyone keeps asking me that question. i am not giving the answer to satisfy the question. i think our team has a pretty good answer. we are pretty good as long as i can keep surviving press conferences. >> it was fun. when we are clicking like that, it makes it hard. we are trying to win games. >> i trust coach shanahan. he is going to find ways to get the guys who need the ball the ball. >> with a win over the braids, the giants would secure their 10th consecutive series victory. a hot and humid day in the south. back from the injured list. bottom four, jorge solera blasts one to the hank aaron terrace. this fan is fired up to have a baseball. austin riley, two shot to the

left center. this did not make it out of the inning. was polled for precautionary reasons. giants often struggled. cr-seven with runners in scoring position. a nine-nothing lead. i don't need no signals. let me throw the ball. a fly out to left. got his one out scoreless appearance. braves won 9-0. a huge homestand on deck obviously it is a stretch of baseball again some good teams but we are not really doing anything different. we are not going to look at our opponents differently as we have done all year. we are going to control what we can control and do our best and let the results happen for themselves. >> it is going to be a fun september. the giants in the thick of

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summertime. the rest of the thousand strong heard is heading down the weekend and annual cal parade. that is all the time we have for you at 5:00. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. a category 4 hurricane slamming into the u.s., right into louisiana tonight. growing concerns over life-threatening flooding and devastating winds. and now, the calls for help. hurricane ida making landfall in louisiana. a catastrophic hurricane. violent winds reaching 150 miles per hour. one of the most powerful storms on record to strike the u.s., and 16 years to the day since katrina. tonight, the scenes of destruction coming in now. rooftops ripped off buildings. massive waves of water crashing into homes. relentless rain and flooding. in new orleans tonight, the roaring storm surge testing the levee system that went in after katrina. hundreds of thousands in

louisiana without power tonight. reports of d