unfolding for south lake tahoe as fast-moving flames forced thousands to leave their homes behind. >> this is an evacuation. reggie: law enforcement going door-to-door. we hear from one man disobeying the order to leave. he gives us his reasons for staying for now. jobina: spotted wandering a smoky south lake neighborhood, there is an unusual thing. reggie: good morning, welcome to tuesday, august 31. we are going to start with a forecast. how does it look? mike: we start with our forecast. when we come back in about eight minutes, we will dive into the fire. we've got some fog developing around the american canyon in around santa rosa. the fog around santa rosa will stay there. you can see the winds blowing up

to the napa valley, it is a possibility some of the fall spread northward. otherwise, looking clear. upper 40's to low 50's in the north at 7:00, the rest of us may be to upper 50's. as we head into the lunch hour, looking at 60's and 70's from the coast. if you 80's inland. that is the big difference from yesterday to today. no more 90's. it will get cooler before summer heat returns this weekend. reggie: we are following breaking news as the caldor fire tears through the tahoe basin. jobina: firefighters worked to the night trying to protect homes. this is one of many neighborhoods that have been evacuated. now we are pulling up the mac -- map seeking get a view of how widespread evacuation orders are. the red area indicates evacuation. along the west and south shores are part of the evacuation

orders. where the flames are headed. >> good morning. we are reaching a critical point in the caldor fire as it burns down this ridge into christmas valley. what i want to show you -- easy the flames down this ridge. they are within feet of this home right here. what is really scary, if you look up on the ridge, you can see flames. that means this fire is encroaching down the valley closer to lake tahoe. many homes are threatened right now. overnight, the massive caldor fire forced thousands more californians to leave their homes behind. this fire is roaring right now. we are surrounded by flames. they are burning at the top of this cliff here. you can see the trees that are ignited over here. the wind is sending embers down the mountain, igniting new spot fires. nearly 60,000 people are now under evacuation orders as firefighters wage an all-out

battle against the flames. >> mandatory evacuations. please pack up and leave now. >> south lake tahoe evacuated. people stuck for hours on the highway trying to escape as flames ravaged the forest around them. the fire now 15% contained, already burning more than 186,000 acres. this drink 652 structures including nearly 500 homes. -- destroying and damaging 39 others. a big concern for these firefighters are these fire damage trees. they are very concerned because fall over. it is a safe space right now, but it makes it hard for them to fight the fires. in response to efforts, all national force in a state of california will be closed starting today. officials expect to see some high winds in this area this morning and red flag warning's extended in many areas through

wednesday. jobina: evacuees leaving south lake tahoe on highway 50. thousands of residents left yesterday, crating huge traffic jams on all roads leading out. >> this is our hometown. taurus come to see it. if it's burnt down, we don't have anywhere to go. jobina: most residents left is the evacuation order came down. but a longtime resident says for now, he is not going anywhere. he lives below echo summit and says flames get close, he will be ready to leave. >> this is a big fire for the lake tahoe base in -- basin it a scary situation. we going to wait and see. jobina: officers went door-to-door to tell neighbors to leave their homes as fires moved closer. reggie: what is happening is a good reminder to be prepared to evacuated, even if you are on vacation.

we are crating a new evacuation plan when the caldor fire struck. -- creating. there is the bumper bumper to traffic on highway 50. south lake tahoe city leaders are developing a plan which refocuses on getting people out safely. they say tourists may not be familiar with local roads and may not receive evacuation warnings on their phones. you can get live updates on all major wildfires burning in california with our exclusive tracker you are seeing here. you'll find the interactive map with full wildfire coverage including evacuations by going to abc7news.com. reggie: the governor will be -- jobina: more than 80% of all eligible californians received a lease you can watch the news conference during this morning on our website and on our app. california lawmakers will not consider a statement vaccine mandate this year. the proposal could be on the table when they return in january.

oakland assembly member says she will not pursue the bill, which we told you about last week. she says she needs more time to craft the strongest bill possible. governor newsom could impose a vaccine minute on his own. several bay area cities have passed vaccine mandates. reggie: there is a trial today for elizabeth holmes, who is facing multiple fraud and conspiracy charges alongside her former boyfriend in chief operating officer. we have a reporter live outside the courthouse with information. >> legal documents documents dos over the weekend shocked many who have been watching this case. the documents indicate that homes wednesday claim she is the victim, that she was influenced by her abuser. elizabeth holmes faces six counts of fraud. she is accused of defrauding customers and investors who believed in her medical company

startup company. mipa' teno could for o e mpany, at one point nearly $1. it was later discovered the technology did not work. the prosecution plans to provide witnesses who received false results from those medical tests , including some who received false hiv-positive positive tests. then the defense will claim her copresident had control over her and that she was influenced by him. a claim that came as a surprise to many legal experts. >> this is a huge deal. it is an absolute bombshell. elizabeth holmes essentially alleging a decade-long history of systematic abuse in the form of he controlled every aspect of their relationship. >> his lawyer calls the claims

outrageous. one former employee told abc news he finds allegations hard to believe, saying he never saw abuse. about 200 potential jurors have filled out their questionnaire. some have already been dismissed because they heard about the case. jury selection is expected to take longer than normal. this try will be a long one. it is expected to last about four months. if convicted, she faces up to 20 years in prison. live in san jose, abc 7 news. jobina: we have more stories coming your way, encoding a so-called fire hero in trouble. a woman who conducted a rescue effort at last month's lake county fire is being charged for what she did with the firehose. reggie: instagram addition. the new requirement you may soon be forced to on your profile. jobina: muppets haunted mansion. see how miss piggy fared in her return to broadway and the new scoop on the disney plus special coming this fall. mike: i'd is

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>> let's take a look at the red flag warning. we have today into more of winds gusting up to 35 or 40 miles per hour from southwest to northeast. it keeps pushing the embers that could jump up to half a mile ahead into the basin. worst air quality is in carson city. we are doing ok, green and yellow which is good to moderate. we will see in a permit in the air quality as we head throughout the day, but not

necessarily in tahoe. some smoke trying to get into the marine layer. look what happens is we head to the afternoon and evening. we start to see more haze. right now, looks like it will not be a spare the air day. as far as any activity outside e a refreshing breeze with cleaner air into cooler conditions. temperatures from the 60's to the 80's. it is going to get quite hot this weekend. i have the forecast coming up here soon. >> it is tuesday, your traffic is flowing as you might expect. putting nicely along the east freeway headed into the macarthur maze. bumper-to-bumper here, but it is moving. no stalls or accidents. we do have lights turn on at 542, about half an hour ago. traffic stacking up to the first over crossings for about an eight minute delay wednesday approach the plaza. once you're on the span, it is sluggish coming into san francisco. the drive from the top of the

corridor, highway fort hercules into san francisco is about 30 minutes. you can see the fog in the north bay. otherwise, traffic is slowing over the pass and headed into livermore with about a 35 minute drive. jobina: there is there is theret incentive. bart is offering 50% off all fares in september. the discount is taken when you tap your fare card at the gate. they said they pandemic ridership record last friday with one of 5000 writers. that is 25% of what it was recovered. reggie: the new limits on video games being placed on hundreds of millions of young gamers. jobina: plus, charged for a firehose. a woman protecting her lake county neighborhood from a fire last month is now facing charges. the strange reason behind the investigation. reggie: a live look outside.

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reggie: the man convicted of killing an iowa college did with bay area ties has been sent to life and prison without parole. he learned his fate in iowa courtroom. the 20 six rd was convicted of the kidnapping and murder of best 26 year old was convicted of the kidnapping and murder. he admitted he stopped her. here is what the judge said before -- stopped her. here is what the judge said. >> you and you alone forever change the lives of those who loved mollie tibbetts. reggie: she was born in san francisco group in oakland before moving to iowa in 2009.

jobina: the board of supervisors will take up the no-confidence vote for sheriff laurie smith. they say they no longer have confidence smith is able to effectively perform her job duties. the board has called for independent investigations of jail operations. san jose mayor has called for smith to resign for a number of reasons. including a corruption scandal involving two of smith's top stuffers. smith says she has no plans to resign. a lake county woman who grabbed a firehose to protect her neighborhood from a wildfire earlier this month is now facing charges. i find the story interesting. the friday permit is accusing her of stealing the firehose. she is due in court today for her arraignment. abc7 news spoke with her two weeks ago. she helped rescue goats from the cache fire. now she is in trouble after this photo surfaced. it shows her using a firehose to fight the same wildfire. police say she admitted to taking the hose during another

fire in june. >> if you happen to pick it up and dropped off to the station in good faith, i will give you a candy bar. if you still something from a fire district, i'm going to prosecute you. jobina: l.a. county fire protection district is still missing between 500 to 1000 feet of firehose. a firehose cost about $300 per 100 feet. reggie: i feel bad for this bear you are about to see. this is near the caldor fire, which continues to burn. the bear is wandering these neighborhoods that are full of smoke. look. it was able to pull up the garage door with seemingly no problem. i hope this bear is alright. i hope he makes it through. jobina: me too. that bear looks like he is done it before. reggie: it probably got into some cars. it could probably log onto a computer at this point. i would like to see that. [laughter] jobina: i hope the bear is ok.

mike: it should know needs to evacuate if it logs onto the computer. i wish it could. we talk about later on, but that is being affected just like the rest of us are that are up there and trying to get away from the fires. the wildlife. they are and just as much peril as we are. let's talk about what is going on back here at home. you can see from sfo, the lack of fog this morning. temperatures tumbled below average through at least friday. but we've got to pay for that. it is going to be quite hot. especially in the end, through the holiday weekend. we are supposed to say goodbye to summer. it is going to be a reintroduction after a pretty comfortable seven days before hand. let's go to the south bay, pretty clear. some fog trying to move up from the south. temperatures running around 53 to 58 degrees. am 60's around alameda,

lafayette and danville. we have 48 in nevada, 51 in san francisco. it is this low that is bringing us the refreshing breeze. that is also what is creating the fire danger in the sierra. what we are improving, they are deteriorating. which is unfortunate. 75 in sunnyvale. the peninsula, 70 in san bruno. mostly sunny along the coast, not only in pacifica but daly city. 66 downtown san francisco. sausalito, mid 70's. 74 to 84 to the northbay valleys. 67 in richmond, 76 in fremont. pittsburgh, 86. livermore 85. we are looking at temperatures that are going to be warm along with the high fire danger in the sierra. back at home, upper 40's to 50's.

look for more cloud cover tonight in the northbay and some drizzle in the east bay hills and along the coast. tomorrow, 60's and 70's, we barely rake back into the 80's by thursday. you can see the 90's returning saturday, sunday and even monday. 98 and lend to 82 around the bay. reggie: good morning america coming up at 7:00 on abc7. >> it is great to be with both of you this morning coming up on gma, you can see another collapsed home behind me. this is in new orleans, but the damage is widespread throughout louisiana and mississippi. we saw a flash flood emergency, bridge collapse that became fatal. now the flash flooding on the move. i am going to track that. got the update on electricity and water here for more than one million customers, it does not look good. it could be weeks, some officials are warning. that is not easy, from experience here. also this morning, we are picking up your coverage about

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mike: let's break down the school day forecast. temperatures 54 to 58 with patchy fog along the northbay valleys. a little trying to develop along the coast. cleaner air, that it's going to be a nice change of the kids are heading outside. to upper 60's in the coastal bay. 3:00, milder from 63 the coast to 72 around the bay to 83 inland. we are going to see cleaner conditions today and feel much milder than it was over the weekend. reggie: playtime is over for young gamers in china. the government wants kids to stop playing online video games during the week. they can still play on friday and weekends, but only for one hour a day. the chinese government says it

is worried children are becoming addicted to gaming. so, effective this week, gamers under the age of 18 will need to find something else to do. jobina: ok. instagram will soon require you to put your birthday on the app, it is not to celebrate. instagram says tracking birthdays is to make it harder for adults to message users under 18. the company warns it will be able to catch the liars by using artificial intelligence to check happy birthday posts. reggie: as barbie comes back to life, one star does not want to be forgotten. -- broadway. >> have you been starstruck? there are a lot of big names. >> yes, i have been in my dressing room the whole night and it is just been -- one interruption after the next. reggie: miss piggy and darren chris were among the broadway stars who put on a show at lc fest.

musical theater fans with proof of vaccination got together for the first time in 18 months. his pinky also spilled the tea on a special coming to disney plus. >> muppets haunted mansion. >> around the spooky time of the year. >> it is the first halloween special, yet. -- yep, reggie: i didn't realize darren criss was in the muppets special. he is also from san francisco. jobina: you have all the information this morning. reggie: i hung with him when he was in town, we did a whole interview. it was great. i didn't interview with him. oh -- did an interview with them. and i didn't exercise class with him. jobina: now i am salty. reggie: look, look, look, look, darren and miss piggy come i

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moving forward in finding solutions. reggie: the ceo on trial.n triaa once a self-made bay area billionaire, she makes a way to the courthouse steps. a few hours from now, we are live at the case of elizabeth holmes. >> we have 652 structures that have been destroyed. with over 18,000 structures threatened. >> this is crazy. it is just scary, this is my home. jobina: california's lak lak lak in danger. historic key -- ski resorts using snow machines as hoses. our live report from the firefight happening right now and south lake tahoe basin. reggie: one of the viral images we are seeing from the traffic jam. one man playing his violin in the long line of evacuees. he is sharing a message of hope this morning. good morning on this tuesday, august 31. you are watching abc7 news. we are starting with our meteorologist. mike: we'll talk more about what

is going on. more spot fires developed in the basin during the overnight. that is going to be the case as this continues to march into the basin. the fire is due to increasing winds this afternoon and again tomorrow afternoon. that will come out of the southwest and push northeast. 40 miles per hour or faster at our peaks up there. we are still in the thick of the worst potential whether we can get. back at home, little fog and humidity returning all across the northbay valleys. that is where is going to stay. some of it will try to be off to the east. you see the increasing onshore wind with temperatures -- 47 in santa rosa, 49 at 7:00 while the rest of us are in the mid 50's to low 60's. you can see 60's and 70's at noon with sunshine. a few low clouds making on. mostly sunny afternoon at the coast and sunny for the rest of us. the 90's are gone. the 80's may be gone a couple days before it gets really hot

this weekend. jobina: breaking news at lake tahoe. evacuation warnings expended overnight. people living across the state line in nevada have been put on notice. this is new video of the wild fire burning near meyer in the tahoe basin. the caldor fire has burned more than 291 square miles. that is larger than the city of chicago. it is just 15% contained. 664 structures have been destroyed. 39 more are damaged. three firefighters into other people have been hurt in the fire. reggie: the caldor fire has reached myers into christmas valley. the meteorologist with her sacrament affiliate is joining us. -- our sacramento affiliate is joining us. >> it has been a busy morning. yesterday, the fire roaring through christmas valley and what was back behind it just in front of it was where we are right now.

highway 89, and behind us is myers. what was once something without was a longshot has become a reality. this fire is indeed in the tahoe basin. no fire has ever crossed the sierra until this year. the dixie fire and now the caldor fire. take a look behind me. plenty of hotspots that are going to be in play. this is one of the other side of highway 89. hotspots again, a lot of times coming into being generated by embers. we have the parent fire that is roaring near highway 50. but once the winds kicked up, it kicks the embers up to a mile and sometimes even farther. you've got firefighters dealing with the fire into now, all of a sudden, they are dealing with spot fires well ahead of it. that has been the concern with this red flag warning. that is in effect until wednesday at 11:00 at night because of high winds. but during that timeframe, you do get a section of time where winds are very gusty.

today for this area, it kicks in around 11:00 in the morning and is going to be in the forecast until around 6:00 this evening. with those wins, the spot fires are looking at now are going to take off. winds are going to be pushing it out of the southwest, headed toward the northeast. it is headed toward myers and unfortunately south lake tahoe. the opportunity for high fire danger is why we did have the evacuation orders in place. yesterday, people relieving tahoe boulevard was a parking lot. we sat in traffic for more than one hour. people did on of the evacuation warning, which is wonderful. it gives cal fire the opportunity to get resources in and fight this fire. but the terrain and topography has been an ongoing problem because you can't to get in the resources you need to get in because sometimes the elevations are too high. sometimes, that has been the problem with this fire that continues to grow. as the caldor fire continues to bear down on south lake tahoe, these wins are going to be gusty

today. they are going to be gusty overnight tonight and also during the day tomorrow. let's not forget, labor day weekend is coming up. that is normally when south lake tahoe -- everyone is here and having a good time. this year's labor day, it is going to be one we will all soon forget. that is a look at what is happening here. reggie: we really appreciate the look you have been giving us this morning, thank you so much and please continue to stay safe. the caldor fire isn't showing some rare behavior. someone at the fire weather research lab it the fire is unique because it is burning through the entire elevation of the sierra nevada. last week, some the experts were saying there is no way is going to get to the tahoe basin. yet here it is. the dixie fire is doing the same thing. >> what is unique is the risk right now is from a fire that started so far on the others the sierra nevada. >> we need to be cognizant that

there is fire activity happening in california that we have never seen before. reggie: they are updating us twice today with the fire forecast for the caldor and dixie fire's. that comes from the 48 hour computer simulations that are changing as the weather changes. jobina: the u.s. forest service will close all national forests in california tonight because of the raging wildfires in the state. these closures begin at midnight and last the released september 17. the agency says the goal is to better provide public and firefighter safety. people can't filing the closure can phase a possible $5,000 fine. -- caught violating the closure can face a possible $5,000 fine. reggie: he is playing his violin while evacuating south lake tahoe. after waiting in his car come he decided to get out his fiddle and start entertaining fellow evacuees. >> i'm working on my bowing

technique. i hate wasting the time just sitting in the car. ♪ reggie: like many tahoe locals, he hopes to be able to return home and spend the rest of the summer on the lake. you can track live updates on all major wildfires burning in california with our exclusive tracker you see here. you'll find the interactive map with our full wildfire coverage at abc7news.com. she was once the youngest self-made female billionaire. today, the founder elizabeth holmes is going to be in court in san jose for jury selection at a trial. she is facing charges stemming from the failed blood testing company she started nearly 20 years ago. abc7 reporting live outside the courthouse. >> in a new surprise twist, w t are now hearing that holmes is expected to claim she was the victim of abuse and that she was influenced by her abuser.

prosecutors say she defrauded customers and investors with her company. it claimed to run a range of medical tests with one drop of blood. it turned out the technology did not work, but the company was at one point valued at $10 billion. holmes was charged more than three years ago. she has made the abuse claims and legal documents that just came out over the weekend, saying her copresident had a psychological and emotional control over her. his lawyer calls the claims of and inflammatory. >> the prosecution is going to try to poke holes in this defense. they are allowed to have their expert interview elizabeth holmes and lightly that expert is going to say that she did not suffer from this type of abuse or this syndrome. maybe some of these allegations are true, what happened to her, but it did not actually affect her mental state. >> one former employeeloyeeloyeo

news he finds the allegations against him hard to believe. he says he never saw abuse. about 200 potential jurors have filled out the questionnaire we acquired -- required and some of been dismissed because they knew details about the case for media coverage. jury selection is expected to take a bit longer than usual because of that. the trial is expected to last for months. if she is convicted, she could face up to 20 years in prison. live in san jose. reggie: covid in the clubhouse. a san francisco giants in the thick of its first race in years now losing more key players to illness. the safety protocols now facing the team. jobina: you are looking live at the new york stock exchange. another update on how the markets are doing next. reggie: san francisco's superhero spotlight. tens of the city's icon featured in the newest shang chi trailer drop is a special guest is set

to join gma this morning. sue: we headed to san where the fog is starting to settle in. the roads look clear, this is southbound 101 as you are passing the northgate mall and headed toward essential san rafael. we pop over to the east bay we can see 880. we have a new accident on the shoulder near wynton. this is headed up toward the macarthur maze and the approach the bay bridge where the lights are on and it is backed into the maze if you are approaching the bay bridge this morning. you can see fog starting to descend on the north bay. it is not really hampering visibility too much as we saw in san rafael, but it is out there moving around. slide of the central valley and over the past for about a 45 minute drive and also very slow heading into concord on 242. we had an earlier accident just now cleared out of two lanes, but traffic is now backed up to

highway four as you had southbound of 242 and highway four westbound is also very slow as he approached the 6080 junction. mike: let's head on up to the sierra. giving you an update on what is going on right now. winds of the south at about 12 miles per hour. notice they crank up right across the flyer -- fire, blowing southeast at 30 miles an hour. it could be faster, up to 45 and the higher elevations. tonight, they come down a little bit, coming out of the south at about 14. tomorrow afternoon, about 26 to 27 miles per hour. those spot fires that continue to jump about a half mile will continue during these time frames. that will put us squarely into south lake tahoe. today, possibly tomorrow. that is sad. let's take a look at near surface smoke for this area. it is going to remain very acrid as we continue to go from red to purple, which is the two highest

levels which means the air quality is going to be unhealthy for everybody. they are fighting it and the animals trying to escape. for us back at home, we are seeing increasing in our good fortune is this year's bad fortune. the sea breeze is bringing us cleaner and cooler temperatures that is working into the sierra and crating the high fire dangers. if you are commuting, areas of the fog will be breezy from the golden gate delta for the evening commute. we take a look at high temperatures around the bay. this is sponsored by visit california. i will be back with the seven-day shortly. >> in the state recovery. they live in california and keeping their vacation in california supports our small businesses and communities. which means that beautiful baby to top the charcuterie masterpieces like a mother rebuilding the economy. a job well done, friends.

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jobina: today, president biden will address the nation following the end of america's war in afghanistan. u.s. forces say all military members have now been evacuated. the pentagon released to this photo of the last soldier to board the final evacuation flight. over the course of this war, more than 2400 troops were killed in combat. that includes 13 servicemembers who died during a suicide bombing last week outside the kabul airport. the state department says up to 200 americans were not able to evacuate. there are people who wanted to leave, but could not get to the airport. >> there is a lot of heartbreak associated with his departure. we did not get everybody out that we wanted to get out. jobina: this is how the taliban

marked the end of u.s. occupation in afghanistan. i launching celebratory gunfire into the air. ambassador john bass, former u.s. ambassador to afghanistan, with the ongoing effort to get americans and afghans out of the country. officials warn it will not be easy. reggie: now, and exclusive report. talking with a congresswoman about a young boy and his family and the push to get them back to the states. this three-year-old boy and near sacramento is one of the americans still in the country. his father is a social worker in their other family members are all permanent residents of the u.s.. the taliban attacked them as they approach the kabul airport. >> they were stopped by taliban checkpoint and received physical beatings at the gates. they were pushed back and had to flee and return to a safe house. reggie: the family is on the move after linking up with other americans who are desperate to flee without the normal channels of the u.s. government.

i want to remind you there are ways you can help afghanistan refugees. for ideas, good to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction. you also find some supportive resources. jobina: prepare for higher gas prices because of hurricane ida. oil production in the gulf was put on pause during the storm. officials at refineries and oil rigs are assessing the damage. experts at gas buddy app think we could see a five cent to $.15 increase over the next few days. here are the averages for price this morning. the national average is about $3.16 for a down of regular gas in california. the averages about $4.14 $4.14 4 san francisco, the average is more pricey at $4.63. another look at how thinly stretch the global supply chain is. companies are determined to keep

factories open and work around material and semiconductor shortages. for example, car and tractor companies have been building as much of the car as they can, then storing unfinished vehicles and empty parking lots. executors expect the shortages to stretch well into the fall. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange. we are down about 100 points. reggie: the fda advisory committee says it is not ready to approve a covid booster shot. the biden administration said boosters will be available string the week of the timber 20th. awesome studies found that vaccine effective wanes over time -- while some. the committee says there is not enough evidence to justify the recommendation. they discussed allowing residents of long-term health facilities in workers to receive a booster first instead of giving it to all eligible americans at once. jobina: the fight over masks in schools is escalating. many republican-led states banned a school district from requiring masks. but a permit of education is

launching an investigation into mass clause in five states. -- the mask mask mask mask against students with compromised immune systems and other issues. because the students not be able to safely learn in the classroom. >> we need to get the students back in because many times, those are the students that require the most support. jobina: as of right now, the department of education is ignoring florida, texas, arkansas and arizona. these states have similar laws banning masks, but they are tied up in court. california requires masks in schools. reggie: how's this for a pandemic pet question mark a cougar found living in a new york city home now headed to animal century in arkansas. the owner surrounded the 11-month-old cat after it started showing signs of aggression. who would have thought? investigators said the owner purchased the cougar out of state when it was a cub. a representative from the main societies is the cougar is lucky

her owners realized she needed proper care. officers took the cougar to the bronx zoo ahead of its transfer to the sanctuary. mike: i think the owners are lucky they realized before the cougar turned on them. reggie: what about -- if i were a neighbor, i would turn on them too. jobina: facts. reggie: can you imagine? i was wondering what was walking up and down all night long. mike: do it, say it. jobina: only because our friends on twitter were into the joke. the only cougar that belongs in new york city is samantha jones. [laughter] i am here for the next 10 minutes everybody. [laughter] mike: i'm glad you ended up at that. we needed that. hi, everybody. i'm going to bring you some good news. i'm going to focus a lot on us and as a run at the show, i will

talk more about the fires. let's take you outside and show you what is going on from the roof camera. it is a little hazy out there, little more humidity and smoke out there, but definitely going to see an increase in the blueness of the sky today is the onshore breeze increases. it brings more clouds, patchy fog and drizzle from tonight the tomorrow's morning commute. we have a comfortable week ahead until we get to the weekend. we are supposed to end summer, but it's going to get hot. you can see the lack of clouds pushing through the gap. we may in the mid to upper 50's. temperatures 64 and conquered in antioch, 62. 58 at san jose. 46 in santa rosa. slow to the north and the stretch of the trough that is bringing us the onshore breeze. temperatures well below average. tomorrow, we may not make it out of the 80's.

today, we have them in san jose and morgan hill, otherwise mid to upper 70's. 70 in san bruno. 63 at half moon bay. downtown, topping out at 66. if you go to the game this evening, we start around 61 in a drop to 58 with increasing clouds and breezes. open the north bay, looking at 74 in valeo and 84 in sonoma. 82 in santa rosa. 75 in napa. 70 to 76 elsewhere. moving inland, 82 to 88. the 90's are gone. tonight, you see cloud cover. a return of drizzle along the coast and into the east bay hills. temperatures from 49 to about 59 degrees. tomorrow, maybe 60's and 70's. we try to get back into the 80's, but let's not rush it. friday and saturday, we warmed back to average. then we blow through it and get quite hot around the bay for labor day. jobina: a picture for theor thet

has tested positive for covid. he is positive and symptomatically he was scheduled to start tonight's game. another player has flulike symptoms but has not tested positive. he did not start at last nights game, but he feels better, he could start tonight. the giants lost in infielder last week after he tested positive in new york. he is still away from the team. reggie: no vaccine, no service at honolulu bars, restaurants and gyms. they will begin requiring proof of vaccination or a negative covid test to get into a number of businesses. the program is called safe access. if you're planning a trip to hawaii, remember that new rules goes into effective timber 13th. the mayor says this is the best -- september 13th. the mayor says this is the best way to avoid a lockdown. >> come on, everybody.

[screaming] >> we make a good team. [laughter] jobina: awkwafina talking about the new marvel film shang-chi. she said it feels momentous to be part of the first asian cast in a marble movie. >> it has been a long time coming. i think i was searching for shang-chi when i was growing up. it is an important movie. it will just add to this larger collection of what we know is representation in hollywood. jobina: you can watch her full interview on gma at 7:00 right after abc7 mornings. disney is the parent company of marvel and abc7. there has been a lot of controversy surrounding kanye west's new album. spotify says it broke the record for the most streamed album and artist in a day so far this year. the previous best was olivia rodrigo.

reggie: have you heard it? jobina: i used to be a kanye stan. went to all of his stores except and he canceled life of pablo midway. but now i can't get behind it. reggie: next. you know what is next? lady gaga on friday. and casey musgrave's next week coming out with her visual album. she is pulling a beyonce. it is all about her divorce. jobina: now you've got me interested. reggie: and there's drag queens. jobina: you know, haven't really listen to casey musgrave's and i know you really like her. i might have to dabble. reggie: she is coming to oakland -- are you coming? she just announced yesterday. jobina: we will talk after the show. reggie: coming up next, seven things you need to know today. jobina: take a live look outside

at 6:55. a beautiful blue sky here in the bay area.

jobina: if you're just joining us come here are seven things to know. number one, the caldor fire has reached the tahoe basin. evacuation orders were issued last night as firefighters worked to save homes. it has burned more than 291 square miles. reggie: all national force in california will be closed starting at midnight because of the raging wildfires. the closures will last through at least september 17. jobina: the trial of elizabeth holmes is set to get underway this morning in san jose, starting with jury selection. she is facing fraud charges the department of judges -- just just -- justice alleges she misled patients. reggie: president biden isn't -- is expected to address the nation following afghanistan. all u.s. troops evacuated before the deadline. we have an abc news special report. mike: fires made into the basin last night when we were

sleeping. critical fire conditions there wednesday. onshore breezes bring us cooler weather today and on was a touch of fall. 60's and 70's tomorrow. sue: lights are on at 5:40 two this morning for you are stacked up for about a 20 minute delay getting to the toll plaza and sluggish on the upper deck into san francisco. slow traffic out of concord. we had an earlier accident near to 42 and concord avenue still backed up to highway four. jobina: jungle cruise to. disney says there will be a signal -- sequel. no word yet on when. the first film just crossed the $100 million mark at the north american box office. of course, disney's the parent company of abc7. reggie: i really want to see shang-chi. i watched more clips of awkwafina on gma this morning, she is such a delight. jobina: i love her and everything. she is so great. reggie: she had me cracking up.

i'm into it. good morning, america. an historic day. america's longest war comes to a sobering end. after 20 years, the fnal u.s. troops leaving afghanistan, meeting president biden's deadline. >> every single u.s. service member is now out of afghanistan. >> but the pentagon says more than 100 americans unable to get out. the administration vows to do everything it can to help them as the taliban celebrates the u.s. departure. the president's national security adviser jake sullivan joins us live. urgent search for survivors in the aftermath of catastrophic hurricane ida. the deadly monster storm leaving towns under water and more than a million people without power. severe flash floods causing this road to collapse, leaving two people dead and multiple