>> now at 5:00, tracking one of the strongest hurricanes on record, downgraded to a storm and on the move. we are live in new orleans with the scary situation for residents. >> crews are trying to get a handle running closer to south lake tahoe the burgett -- lake tahoe. the urgent evacuations. >> there is a lot going on. you are watching us live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. >> we want to check the forecast with lisa. lisa: fog 12 the 14 feet. air quality is good. moderate in the east bay and south bay but with temperatures in the low to mid 50's. we are going to get cleaner air and a cooler day today. sunny with numbers in the 80's, near 80 around the bayshore and

mid 90's, another hot day but concerned about a red warning in effect. wind see out of the west southwest. this goes through tuesday night and a look at the current winds shows the cr nevada will be looking at the winds gusting over 25 and 30 miles per hour. this is the timeframe on tuesday night. look what happens as we get later in the day. it could gust to over 30 miles per hour. not a good scenario, high will fan the flames. we will watch it and talk about the cooling trend in detail in the next few minutes. >> developing news out of louisiana. the damage after hurricane ida being described as catastrophic. this is a live look at what things look like, much calmer from what we have seen in the

last two hours. flash flooding declared. we are getting a closer look at what left behind. tj is joining us live this morning. >> i don't know if you can hear it but the generators our capacity to keep the power on in new orleans. there is widespread damage across the area, including at hospitals with covid patients. overnight, the brunt of ida's fury slamming the louisiana coastline. emergency officials getting calls from people who did not evacuate the barrier island of grande sing water in their home is up to their chest. nearby, authorities warning a levy has failed. >> people have sustained damage to their home could we have a

senior center and independent living and they had one third of their roof go down and they were taking in water. t.j.: making it impossible to reach people. >> i am told the vessel has sunk. i have seen pictures and they will have to use a fairy -- fe rry for a couple of months. in houma, southwest of new orleans, the powerful winds during the roof off of this building. the storm surge and wind so powerful they temporarily reversed the flow of the mississippi. it is called extremely uncommon. one million power customers in louisiana and mississippi were without electricity, cameras capturing the moments when all of new orleans went dark here died a roaring ashore 16 years

to the day after hurricane katrina. the storm a major test for the hurricane protection system which was not in place when the levees failed during katrina. >> will it be tested, yes. it was built for this moment. t.j.: st. bernard parish, not far from where we are, the president says it could take months, not weeks for recovery. live in portland, i'm t.j. barker, abc 7 news. reggie: the oakland fire department sent a task force to louisiana in the hake of hurricane ida. oakland fire is the host agency for california task for, -- four. they are trained to deal with dangerous storm surge. >> we have specialized personnel with the adequate equipment to mitigate any emergency pertaining to flooding, swift

water rescue. we are willing and looking forward to stepping up and helping our fellow americans. reggie: open fire said this will not affect their response to local emergencies. they feel they have enough staffing. the task force deployed after hurricane katrina and are prepared to state for up to three weeks if needed. kumasi: more than a dozen large wildfires burning across california and today the office of emergency services is expected to give an update on the ongoing covering efforts. that is at 1:00 this afternoon we expect to hear from fina, calfire and the u.s. forest service, as the caldor fire burns closer to love -- south lake tahoe. let's look at the area. you can see the wall of orange pizza for resorts under evacuation orders and barton memorial hospital in south lake

tahoe has evaluated all of its patients. amy hollyfield his with the latest. amy: homes burned down yesterday along highway 50 south of the town of myers. that city is facing mandatory evacuations. we got this video into the newsroom of a hospital that is now evacuating. this is barton memorial in south lake tahoe. they are moving the 16 patients they have two a nearby surgery center to try to get out of the way of the path of the fire. evaluation warnings in place for all of south lake tahoe. fire fighters say the crews are stretched thin and there is no sign of this fire slowing down. >> it is concerning. i have to keep my eye on the task at hand, get the burning materials away, fuel tanks, gas tanks, get them away from the house, anything that can burn. >> it has been very difficult for all personnel. everyone has been taxed as we

move from fire to fire throughout the state. kumasi: help is coming in from all around the country, including inmates who worked to cut down trees and build fire lines. firefighters say strong winds are making this a tough fight and they are really worried about the conditions. they say yesterday was a rough day and the fire was more aggressive than anticipated. amy: live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield. reggie: multiple rockets fired at the kabul airport but some were intercepted. abc news reports no u.s. forces were hit. the deadline to withdraw now less than put four hours away. jobina: as many as five rockets fired at the kabul airport. the antimissile system intercepted at least some of them. it does not look let there are any casualties. the deadline to withdraw from afghanistan is tomorrow. the state department said 250 citizens are in the country.

most of the military members still there are racing to evacuate americans and afghan allies from the kabul airport. our chief global affairs correspondent is on gma talking about the evacuations. martha: the emphasis on forced protection does seem to be limiting the number of evacuees adding onto the airport grounds. the unofficial groups trying to rescue americans and afghans say many have been unable to get into the airport, even those flashing american passports pretty u.s. ambassador in kabul denies that. jobina: yesterday president biden and the first lady met with the families of the 13 servicemembers killed in the attack. biden and high-ranking officials attended. president biden has directed homeland security to take the lead in resettling refugees. kumasi: today is your last day to register to vote in the recall election. registration forms must be

postmarked by today's date. you can pick up a paper application at the post office or dmv or find it online at the website. you will get a ballot in the mail. you can choose to vote in person. the recall election is over two weeks away, on september 14. we have in-depth coverage of the candidates, issues, voting process, all and our website, abc7.com. >> look at this. low clouds and fog. the deck of stratus has made its way into emeryville and a mile visibility in the north bay, santa rosa good 57 in hayward. 53 in santa rosa. air quality moderate to good. the fog really clears throughout the bay into our tuesday. here is a look at the rest of monday, onshore winds kicking up and pushing the smoke to the

east of us. looking at the sierra nevada, this is where the winds will get gusty. we are under a red flag warning. as we though into the rest of monday night, they lighten up. here is tuesday afternoon. southwest winds up to 33 miles per hour, a horrible scenario. the red flag warning ends and the winds are still gusty into wednesday. at home, a better day. cooler with good air quality. haze and warmth, and below average wednesday through friday. 73 in oakland. 83 in fremont. still a warm date with hayze -- haze. jobina: a deadly crash near holger canyon road around 1:00.

a car hit a person who was walking on the freeway. an alert was issued and all lanes were blocked. coming out to the studio, i want to give you an overall look at the map. a slowdown out of tracy right now come which could create low visibility as you travel along 101. that is not a primary commute corridor and should not be too busy. it is a bit hazy in the area. wrapping up with live cameras, this is a look at oakland from the coliseum camera. caltrain will increase service today and cut all of its non-go pass affairs in half for the month of september. it is offering more than 100 trains in anticipation of a large number of people returning to the office and in printing --

in person classes. it will be higher than pre-pandemic levels. it will exceed 12% of pre-pandemic levels on weekdays and 40% on weekends. reggie: the very special moment our cameras captured at the 49ers game. kumasi: and why you might want to save or buy gifts now, months ahead of the holiday season. reggie: classmates coming together as they mourn the loss of appear -- of a

>> you know what, you've got spunk. reggie: and as her who played lou grant has died. he was hired to play lou grant on the mary tyler moore show. the show ended after seven seasons and he start on lou grant, playing the same character. he won ame's for his television work and founded the at as in her -- he won eight emmys for

his television work and founded -- a tweet, father and friend to many. he made us laugh, warmed our hearts, fight for justice and stood up for what he believed was right you will be missed. kumasi: students at livermore high school will remember their classmate who was killed in a car crash. five other teens were injureer t hundreds of people held a vigil over the weekend. he was on the school wrestling team. the coach invited teammates and his students to meet before school starts to reflect and support each other. reggie: there is a new mural in chinatown dedicated to a man who was violently killed here do mural unveiled -- killed.

he was from thailand and was attacked in january. the 19-year-old accused of killing him pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and elder abuse. in the north bay, volunteers carried out an emergency water drop. saturday afternoon, nearly 10 people carried water three miles to a pond that is on the verge of drying up. the national park service is embroiled in a lawsuit over it. one third has died in the past year from a lack of water or sufficient foliage to eat. activists say they brought 350 gallons of water, enough or possibly a week supply for the elk at this one location. kumasi: you should probably start saving now for the holiday shopping season. toy makers are warning about price increases. fisher-price toys said there is a shortage globally on freight containers from china. they say a container that cost

just $3000 last year now costs monday $2000. toy makers say there is a truck diver shortage here in the u.s.. demand for smart watches is surging, 50 percent jump this spring compared to last year. more than 18 million of the devices were shipped in the spring, the hottest sales period since 2018. my mama was one of them. she got an apple watch and is loving it. reggie: she is? i'm so glad. i wish my brother would where the one i bought him. kumasi: he is just not into it? reggie: i have no idea paid we have never discussed it. -- i have no idea. we have never discussed it. every time i see him, i checked out the wrist. kumasi: he could put it on when you visit. reggie: or he can just give it to me i don't have one. lisa: we are looking at followed

with a blanket to the east bay, 12 to 1400 feet, giving us better air quality. the trend will continue. we will be five to 15 degrees below average by wednesday and into thursday and friday. look at oakland, santa rosa, woodside, temperatures from three to four degrees cooler. with the fog in the north bay, if you catches -- a few looking at the day today, it pulls back. even of the onshore winds will be with us, a sunny day with good air quality. still a little haze inland. holding onto 90's inland. look what happens for tuesday, through the upper 80's. wednesday and thursday the coolest days in land and one of the forecast models wants to heat us up again for the labor day weekend. not a lot of consensus on that

yet, but we do have consensus as of the cooling trend taking us through midweek. 80 today. 60's and 70's from oakland, upper 70's in san mateo. mid-90's inland. another hot and somewhat hazy day inland but better than it has been. 74 in santa cruz. today, the hottest day of the week with highs in the mid to upper 90's inland but better air quality around the bay. the heat retreats for everyone tomorrow and looking at a cool start to september, with temperatures below average and perhaps warm a few degrees by the next holiday next weekend, labor day. reggie: at uc berkeley, the class of 2020 finally got to celebrate commencement. for one graduate just crossing the stage was the ultimate achievement. >> robert jeffrey paylor. [applause]

[cheering][cheering][cheering] reggie: he he he he he walked yesterday were the most important of his life he was paralyzed in 2017 when he broke his neck while playing in the rugby national championship. he was a quadriplegic, but robert has learned to use his hands again and is making progress on walking he graduated with a business degree. congrats. kumasi: a great day for 49ers fans, but especially for this couple. [cheering] clearly she said yes, but it was so loud he had to be like, what? our photographer capture the moment while joe martinez

proposed to his fiancee. congratulations to the happy couple and the 49ers beat the raiders. the next game is next sunday in detroit. everybody is so happy. reggie: they do look really happy. kumasi: the raiders fans are happy, everybody is happy. i love it. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. reggie: the trial getting underway tomorrow, a newly revealed claim about being a victim. kumasi: the brand-new row for a vallejo native. reggie:

kumasi: here are the seven things to know. number one, ida has weakened to a tropical storm. more than one million people in louisiana and mississippi without power. at least one person has died after ida made landfall yesterday near new orleans. reggie: number two, hospital patients being evacuated as the caldor fire edges toward lake tahoe. cal fire said the flames are

more aggressive than anticipated. city of south lake tahoe is under an evacuation warning. jobina: moderate to good air quality around the area as the onshore flow increases. a cloudy start with 60's at the coast. a little haze inland. jobina: the deadlin the dea u.s. troops from afghanistan is less than put four hours away, and this is coming as at least five rockets were fired at the kabul airport overnight with no signs of casualties. reggie: number five, caltrain increasing service and cutting fares for september, offering more than 100 trains every weekday in anticipation of people returning to the office and in person classes. jobina: the chp is not reporting a single issue on the roads. a live picture from walnut creek. kumasi: today is your last day to register to vote in the recall election. the voter election forms need to be postmarked by today's date

paid the recall election is set for september 14. reggie: in west's -- kanye west's new album is out dedicated to his mother with songs on mental illness and criminal justice. west recently filed court documents to legally change his name to kumasi: get ready to see more of the vallejo star. she will make a big debut in a new maybe -- movie based on the broadway, color purple. she spoke exclusively about performing at the super bowl and according to the hollywood reporter, she is set to play squeak, and aspiring singer. the new version of the color purple is set to come out

december 2023. we have been proudly following her rise and impact from the grammys, the super bowl. you can watch the wide-ranging conversation with her on our free abc 7 streaming app. reggie: she is so great, but i did not see her being cast as squeak that is a surprise. kumasi: i think she is going to pull it off. reggie: i am sure she is going to pull it off. when i saw squeak, squeak is a totally different character from everyone else in the color purple. it is like a comic relief character. kumasi: that is true. reggie: that is not how her is. she is so chill. this will be fun to see her in this role. coming up, the cdc set to talk covid-19 booster shots again today. what we know about the plan to administer them. kumasi: a closer look at climate

change and how the two disasters we are seeing today are related. reggie: we are coming right back. majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways...

fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm when less clean energy is available. because that's power down time.

annoucer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: tracking two disasters, the threat of fires in california and a monster storm in the south, forcing tens of thousands of people to leave home. reggie: the latest on the flames

moving closer to south lake tahoe and the conditions in louisiana after item move through. good morning on this monday, august 30. we are live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. kumasi: we want to start with a check of the forecast. lisa: good news back home as low clouds and fog with us down through san jose as the blanket of stratus has expanded to 1400 feet. this morning, we are cloudy along the peninsula. 60 in redwood city. 57 in san bruno. if to six with fog, mild his ability -- 56 with fog, mild visibility. moderate air quality toward the east bay. as we check on the tahoe region, it looks good. we have some moderate air quality. in nevada, poor air quality. the forecast is for a red flag warning, the worst conditions we could have. west southwest winds gusting at

20 to 30 miles per hour. by 3:30, over 25 mile per hour. the winds will lighten up but the red flag warning goes until wednesday and that will allow for gusty winds to continue. back home, a better day. we will be looking for that or whether it through the next few days. he details in a few minutes. reggie: an emergency and south lake tahoe, warnings. here is a map. you can see lake tahoe in the middle, the yellow area is under evacuation warnings. red means a mandatory evacuation. reporter amy hollyfield is in with the latest. amy: firefighters are concerned saying the fire shows no signs of cooling down. barton memorial in south lake tahoe has decided to evacuate, the hospital moving all of the patients to a nearby surgery center.

south lake tahoe under an evacuation warning. this is quite a shift from what we heard last week. firefighters said they felt like they had turned the corner. firefighters found themselves on the defensive this weekend. some homes burned along highway 50 near the town of myers. longtime residents say this is the worst they have seen it. >> it just hurts. we love this town we don't want to see it burn. >> the concern is the increased temperatures, the highest date -- the hottest day of the fire fighting and the humidity low. amy: firefighters expect high wind today which could been an increase in fire activity. help has been coming in from across the country. they have 3500 people finding this fire. they are working back to back shifts focusing on saving lives and property rather than fighting the fire with the intense winds, which is all they

can do right now. live in the newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. kumasi: we are tracking ida by the gulf coast. the storm made landfall as a category four hurricane has now weakened to a tropical storm. jobina fortson at the live desk. jobina: ida is moving northeast from louisiana into mississippi. more than a million people are without power and are concerned about severe flooding. it is a live look at new orleans right now, which was hit hard by the storm. resident biden has approved louisiana's request for a emergency declaration. one person is dead. deputies found the body after responding to reports of a fallen tree at home. ida remained damaged -- hi damaged several hospitals which had to evacuate -- ida several hospitals which had to evacuate. >> one of the decks we were not

able to use the elevator. >> people of louisiana are good and resilient people, and i can tell you we are going to get through this. jobina: local authorities expect it will be months before communities can fully recover. ida is expected to weaken over the next few days. we are going to check in with meteorologist lisa arjun to check on the storm path. lisa: yesterday quite a remarkable day. and as we look at what is now a tropical storm, it is moving toward alabama and even western florida, panama city, at 45 miles per hour with gusts to 80, moving to the north at eight miles an hour. it will move up through the tennessee river valley. by later on today, looking at winds of 30 to 35 miles per hour. it continues to move to the north and east through the

mid-atlantic and you can see the path all the way into the atlantic region, where we will see winds that will be quite impressive and spring rain through western new york. it will take a path with it, but we are also looking at the damage once the light comes up here, which it has on the eastern seaboard, to see how they are dealing with all of the flooding in the parishes. reggie: we spoke to a transplant who is worried about relatives in new orleans. she lived through hurricane trina before moving to berkeley. she said she hardly slept saturday night. she says her family evacuated fearing another katrina like disaster. >> they don't know what they are going to be coming home to or if they can return. reggie: she says no matter what happens, the people of new islands are resilient and they will recover. kumasi: scientists say while the caldor fire in hurricane ida may

seem like two different disasters, they are very much related. luz pena spokesman official could get worse. lyz: another record-setting season. >> they knew the vegetation was dry. ly it as one of the strongest storms to make landfall in modern times. i sat down with a climate expert to understand how these extreme weather events affecting opposite sides of the country are ultimately connected. >> the primary way is that global warming is happening on a global oil and so all parts of the world are experiencing that -- global and so all parts of the world are experiencing that.

luz: experiencing more heat than ever. >> the heat in the ocean is increasing and providing more energy for storms. we are seeing not to stronger storms but rapid intensification of storms. luz: he says 90% of the heat that has been added last century is in the ocean. this is triggering what could be a category one hurricane to intensify and grow into a stronger category. >> decades ago, maybe one out of 100 storms would do that and now we are seeing a 5% chance. luz: as fives intensify, the smoke from buyers will create more greenhouse gases and air quality will continue to worsen. should we expect that smoke will sit in certain areas for a longer period of time? >> there is some indicate that as global warming increases we could get more frequent occurrence of these air stagnation events. luz: he says the solution is a different energy system and to reduce greenhouse gases fast. >> reaching that zero is really,

in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, is the only way to stabilize the climate. kumasi: we have a complete collection of our stories about climate change. you can download our app wherever you stream. just search abc 7 news bay area. reggie: flights out of kabul airport continue after rockets were fired at the airport. the antimissile system intercepted some of them. there are no signs of casualties . this comes after a u.s. military drone strike blew up a vehicle packed with explosives and kabul. the attack -- explicit in kabul. a relief mission taking place in the east bay to help afghan families come to the bay area. the cultural center in concord is collecting donations on its website. >> we would like to offer them

first of all compassion, but then also language services, our homes, showing them around, not just the neighborhood but how to grocery shop. reggie: the founders of the bay area nonprofit roots of peace are working round-the-clock from istanbul to get 76 employees out of kabul. the bus was turned away from the airport after 10 hours because of security threats. there are ways you can help afghanistan refugees. go to our website and you will find resources, especially for veterans during this difficult time. kumasi: elizabeth holmes heading to court and the founder claiming she is a victim. a closer look at the possible legal strategy. reggie: tiktok challenge band, the stunt that hurt a lot of people. lisa: we have low clouds and fog back with us, allowing for a cooler day with better air quality. low 60's for most of you.

63 in san jose. 10 degrees cooler in the north bay. there has been fog from santa rosa into alameda. 59 in newark. looking at the golden gate ridge with dense fog. good air quality as the onshore flow kicks up goodbye tuesday, everybody -- kicks up. by thursday, everybody should be doing better. looking at the smoke forecast, some of the blue indicating an the green that we will see the haze in those areas. by tuesday, cooler and getting below average, five to 15 degrees below average by wednesday. 85 today in san jose. the onshore flow bringing temperatures into the upper 70's to mid 70's. san mateo, 67 downtown. 80 in san rafael. inland, warm day, not as hot as it has been but it will be hazy

again but better out there. 93 in walnut creek, five degrees above average. we will talk about how much cooler it will be in your neighborhood. things will change up again for labor day. jobina: starting off with your monday commute, it looks great. no major conditions or advisories. this is a live picture showing off the san mateo bridge. traffic beginning to pick up. we have a foggy start at the golden gate bridge. i want to give you another look at the north bay. if you are along 101 through santa rosa, be aware of the low visibility. the santa clara valley transportation authority is offering free light rail rides through september 12. the agency restarted light rail service for the first time since the deadly mass shooting at its railyard. the restart coincided with a

preseason football game between the las vegas raiders and the 49ers at levi's stadium. we found many fa

reggie: the cdc is set to discuss the framework for booster shots. a plan was announced to make booster shots available by september 20 pending further review. people who got the pfizer or moderna vaccine's would be able to get a third shot eight months after getting the second shot. there is no plan for those who got the johnson & johnson vaccine. kumasi: hope that we will return to normalcy from covid-19 by this fall is fading as across america. hospitalizations from the pandemic are up, with the south seeing the most admissions. hospitals even facing a shortage of oxygen. a projection from the university of washington finds 100,000 more

people could die from covid-19 by december. dr. anthony fauci says roughly 80 million americans who are eligible for the vaccine have yet to get it. dr. fauci: it is so important in this crisis that people put aside any ideological, political, or other differences and just get vaccinated. >> it is my body. no one needs to decide that for me. nobody should ever decide that for anybody. kumasi: over the weekend, people against adding the vaccine held a freedom from covid rally at the kentucky state capital. people say they do not want to be forced to get the vaccine or to wear masks. a charity golf tournament will test participants for covid-19 today. the nfl alumni northern chapter is hosting the tournament in hayward. organizers said they want to motivate other people hosting events to offer covid tests and stop the spread of the virus. reggie: if you like the idea of getting your work out and

without going to the gym, you are in luck. the wall street journal says a lot of gyms are sticking with hybrid options. they are offering live, in person classes or you can do it over zoom. one gym owner said it is cost-effective because zoom business license only costs $20 a month. the long awaited trial of elizabeth holmes will get underway tomorrow. she may claim a decade-long abusive relationship with her former boyfriend and chief operating officer. here is rebecca jarvis. rebecca: elizabeth holmes facing justice. >> we will change our lives and our world. rebecca: once a rising star of silicon valley with her steve jobs inspired wargo and the false promise that her company would revolutionize health care, heading to court this week. she stands accused of multimillion dollar fraud appeared the department of

justice alleging elizabeth this led patients, doctors, and investors. >> no one ever called me to apologize. that is the least you can do when you mess up so badly. not ok. rebecca: holmes, who recently gave birth to her first child, continues to maintain her innocence. coming up at 7:00 a.m., we will preview her legal strategy. why she is saying she is a victim. with your gma first look, i'm rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. kumasi: tiktok has banned challenge that a lot of people got hurt. this is what happens when you search milk crate challenge for they were stacking them in a pyramid and trying to cup -- climb up and down them like stairs. a usually fall down and the people who are climbing up and down them fall down. at least one orthopedic surgeon warned against it, noting it comes at a time when emergency rooms are already overwhelmed

with covid-19 patients. not so great in the mountains as we look at live doppler seven. visibility has been reduced into the east bay, a little fog. it is cloudy in mountain view and san jose. 53 in santa rosa. 60 in san ramon. the numbers are coming down and that trend will continue with cooler air. moderate air quality inland with more haze and warmth but not as hot. below average, 10 to 15 degrees below average wednesday and thursday we can see highs in the 50's. west southwest winds and the gusts will continue. the fire makes its own weather and we are seeing this cumulus clouds and as we get the

updrafts, we get more wind. we will add wind more wind and as we look at the forecast for the next couple of hours, it takes up to the 20 to 30 mile per hour range as we get into the red flag earning four 11:00 today through later on on wednesday. unfortunately very critical conditions for the mountains, with the caldor fire. back home, 70's and 80's from the bayshore to the inland valleys on tuesday. look at the 60's for san francisco on wednesday. barely making 80's throughout the livermore valley. it is going to be much cooler. by the time we get to thursday, we settle into this pattern. we are looking at a big swing in terms of temperatures coming down but not looking at another swing with numbers coming up. 84 in santa rosa. 73 in oakland. reggie: a mother's brave action

saved her five-year-old son's life after a mountain lion attacked him. the boy was playing outside in calabasas when the cat dragged him 45 yards. his mom's screams and ran outside and punched the mountain lion to make it let go of her son. the boy was hurt but is expected to recover. wildlife officers found the mountain lions and killed it. kumasi: san diego zoo has just welcomed a very rare white rhino. the baby girl was born last sunday, wayne 125 pounds. she will -- weighing 125 pounds. since 1972, the san diego zoo has been breeding this rented species in captivity. 104 baby white rhino's have been born there, adding to the population of 18,000 left in the world. the baby rhino does not have a name yet. are we going to see a naming challenge? reggie: you know that we will. it is really cute.

kumasi: it is prancing around. reggie: i know. i could have one? kumasi: either that of the coyote. reggie: two animals which would be very problematic as pets. and here i am wanting one. new at 6:00, there may be an unlikely multigenerational trio but a new show is earning rave reviews. they talk about how they made only murders in the building, debuting on hulu tomorrow. kumasi: future firefighters college welcoming students today. reggie: warriors inspiring next generation of kids. kumasi: tasha, did you know geico could save you hundreds on car insurance and a whole lot more?

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kumasi: mission college celebrates the new class of future firefighters. the college will welcome 30 students to its new firefighter academy where the college is now offering three tracks in the program. it is a fire technology degree, an emt program and a fire academy. reggie: a large crowd celebrating lgbtq pride. he hopped on his bike to greet parade spectators at the pride parade yesterday. the pandemic forced organizers to cancel the event last year to people who turned out for the celebration this year were excited to be back. for many, taking part was more important than ever. >> after a year of a lockdowns, show each other the love and support is still there and we can still celebrate. it is not over. reggie: the parade ended with a celebration

uniformed police officers were not invited to this year's event. kumasi: it might be the off-season but the work of the golden state warriors to inspire young people to do better is a year-round job. the team held its rally at thrive city yesterday. that is the plaza in front of the chase center. they shared this video with us. they went to elementary schools with families reading along with them. students who showed up apples to take home. lisa: it was a little hazy in the south bay, but we will improve on that. cloudy to start. it is 62. fog in the north bay. dense fog at the golden gate bridge. air quality will be moderate to good today. by tuesday, most of the fall will be gone. you can seat up and down the coast, by about 9:00 am it does get swept away. we are left with a sunny day.

breezy along the shoreline peered we will look for haze and warmth in the inland valleys -- shoreline. we will look for haze and warmth in the inland valleys. 73 in oakland. 84 in santa rosa. looking at 70's on the peninsula. reggie: new at 6:00, broadway is roaring back. the curtain comes fully back this week in new york and a marquee name welcoming the lifeblood of the big apple. kumasi: our coverage of the caldor fire creeping miles from south lake tahoe. evacuation warnings and the update we will hear today from emergency officials. reggie: another key date in california's recall election, just about two weeks away from the final count. kumasi: let's take a live look outside. looking good this

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>> building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> the caldor fire knocking on the door of this california beauty. containment dropping as calfire admits it is not slowing down anytime soon. of the strongest hurricanes on record downgraded overnight, but destroying buildings and the

entire power grade in new orleans, a place that knows all too well the damage that can bring. >> let's get you a live look from biloxi, mississippi right now. on the gulf coast, there is some major concern rescuing anyone without cell service who may still be in danger. >> it is a busy morning on this monday, august 30. you are watching abc 7 mornings live. lisa: goodsa: good we had better weather yesterday with the air quality improving and temperatures coming down. today, there is fog not only in the north bay, visibility 1.5 miles in santa rosa and cloudy skies in san jose. looking at air quality now, good in the north bay. moderate elsewhere. a break with better air quality right now in the sierra nevada. things are going to get much worse with a red flag warning going into effect. mid 50's downtown