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only at metro by t-mobile. >> is the caldor fire rages on, we will show you the two areas that firefighters are concerned about. >> tracking cooler conditions here and gusty winds near the fire. >> spending the past week trying to save afghans. >> getting more places on to require employee vaccinations. a push by one of the bay area's largest fitness groups. abc 7 news starts right now. >> live breaking news. >> we think it is going east, then he goes north, or vice versa. >> the fire, as unpredictable as dangerous. >> we do not know when we will be able to go back. we are californians, we can

tough it out. >> a new strategy for this magnifier. firefighters want to steer the path towards the burn scar of the neighboring fire, it may spare entire communities. >> set -- that is the plan and the hope. reporter j.r. stone stone explanation about the path and what is said to be stroking the spread. >> it pushed to the northeast. you see the spire symbols. those are errors of concern tonight. they start on the northeast portion, closest to south lake tahoe. crews tell me they have fire trucks lined up in hopes that the fire does not jump past those trucks. then, you have the section down here, so far the fire is state north of highway 88, that is good news.

south of highway 88, that is where the resort is in were a lot of people live. certainly, an active situation. the firefight is in full swing is firefighters are doing with they can to protect homes. >> the winds are not our friend. >> those winds coupled with the red flag warning has coupled as a warning where fires go from tree to tree. >> those embers are going over a mile in distance. that is the end of the fire. -- the spread of the fire. >> desolate, a coyote could be seen wandering the streets. kirkwood is a major area of concern. crews were busy cutting down brush. we're told the fire had let go south.

j.r.: -- >> my wife is a wreck right now. >> folks were again told to leave is more evacuation orders went in on tuesday in douglas county nevada. >> they want us to go to reno. i understand they have to do things. this makes no sense. casey: -- j.r. stone: these claims have not been seen in this part of the force for more than 80 years. i did map out the fire in comparison to where highway 50 meets highway 89 in lake tahoe. it appears to be around for miles on their and seven miles from stateline. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. ama: thank you for the information. we want to show you the area that has seen the largest number of homes lost from the fire. grizzly flats, this map is based on calfire data.

they are breaking through at eight breakneck pace. the fire has destroyed 491 homes. this was the view this evening from the north end of lake tahoe. it is serene, beautiful over the water. right now there are no evacuation orders for tahoe. abc 7 news meteorologist andy patel --sandhya patel is tracking the fire. sandhya: it will be another troubling few hours. let me show you the warning the is under affect into 11:00 p.m. tomorrow night. that is because a gusty winds, low humidity, and dry fuels that are up there. right now it is dry. 18% humidity. winds are gusting anywhere from 18-27 miles an hour. the forecast is going to ramp up tomorrow at 3:00, that will push

the flames as we head into thursday afternoon. it will still be gusting to around 22. finally, a win switch on thursday night, leading up about nine miles an hour. hopefully, that will help firefighters. the smoke is going to remain thick over that area right on through tomorrow night. if you look at the satellite picture, you can see just how smoke -- how much smoke that caldor fire pushing out. dan: firefighterdan: firefightef a really long hours trying to save communities from being devoured by the fire. abc 7 news reporter freeman here. >> the caldor fire made made mad little progress moving towards south lake tahoe today. that happened because of a great deal of work. once you know the back story around them, not is inviting. these pockets of orange will

into the night. south lake tahoe, truck number seven called home. >> this is an important area for us. wayne: a few miles of highway 50, grim reminders of what is at stake if the wind grows. >> we are putting emphasis on losing homes. wayne: that is the idea this morning's fire moved out and is doing the same thing on the opposite side. all towards a community in the middle. fires like this been continuing all day, containing dust continuing. how may fires be fought in the last hours? >> a dozen. and i am on the lower end. wayne: this farhad spent a

couple miles -- fire spread a couple miles. >> we have to keep enough in our take in case something goes bad. wayne: fortunately, it went well. just one more class they gave up in the spot and reignited a few hundred yards further down the road. spot fires leapfrogging all day and not completely gone tonight. in myers, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. dangerous work. a firefighter is in the hospital tonight. his colleague set up a gofundme page to help his wife and two-year-old son while he is recovering. he is expected to be in the hospital for at least one month.

we wish him well. >> california is not alone in this fight. nevada is helping out. >> we are using all of our resources, everything we have and or disposable to ensure that the health and safety of all of our residents, protect structures, homes and businesses, and our beautiful lake tahoe. >> the nevada governor declared a state of emergency in anticipation of the caldor fire crossing the state line. abc 7 news can help you take action, you can find on the homepage of our website abc7.com . dan: a lot more to come. a powerful bay area business group makes a sweeping covid recommendation. >> honoring a hometown hero. the tribute to the american who died. >> i will fight for those 75 afghans. dan: planning and escape.

bay area couple is coming up with their own plans to get at risk afghans out of kabul. >> first here is a look at what is coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> i am sean hayes. there's an action figure which is fun. [applause] >> do you just go to a renaissance fair?

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that's because you all have xfinity mobile with your internet. it's wireless so good, it keeps one upping itself. ama: today president biden defended his decision to pull american troops out of afghanistan. there were no apologies about the chaotic evacuation. pres. biden: some say we should have started evacuation soon,

could this not have been done in a more ordinary manner? i respectfully disagree. ama: the president called the evacuation and ask ordinary success. he acknowledged up to 200 americans were left behind. president biden said they reached out 19 times with warnings to leave the country and with help. he said today they are still committed to getting the citizens out, if they want to leave. dan: developing developing deveg military mission in afghanistan may be over but a couple in the north bay says they will continue to fight to get employees out of the nonprofit out of kabul. abc 7 news reporter spoke them about how they are planning the escape. >> resident is coming down from what she calls the hardest two weeks of her life. >> i never experienced such things id, such stress, such unknown.

kate: they just got off the plane from a stable, turkey. they worked day and night filling out visas for the afghan employees. you can imagine that their fear right now, they are under tremendous risk for their lives. the founder of roots of roots os which is helped replace 100,000 landmines with 6 million fruit trees. when kabul fell fast, she and her husband scrambled to evacuate 75 at risk employees on buses, including a one-year-old girl. tremendous. kate: none of them made it out. they are looking to their dining room table, inspired by princes diana to ban landmines. >> today marks the last day of

the longest war and coincides to the date of princess diana. kate: they hope to continue their agricultural work in afghanistan. u.s. does not negotiate with terrorists, they are trying to figure out how to operate the organization in a taliban run country. >> we talked to friends of the taliban leadership. they invited us back. kate: how do you feel about working with the taliban? >> it is a lot working with the enemy. we work with farmers, that is our focus. kate: they also have a plan to get their employees across the border and eventually to california. kate larsen, abc 7 news. dan: a vigil tonight for a marine who was killed in the attack last week at the airport in kabul. ♪ a large crowd g downtown roseville to remember

the 23-year-old who was one of 13 servicemembers who died in the blast. a week earlier, she posted a picture online of her hosting -- holding a baby with her, "i love my job." she is survived by her husband who is a marine. ama: a 17 euro suit is dead after being stabbed on campus. -- 17-year-old is dead after being stabbed on campus. two students have been arrested in the case. the high school is closed until friday. it is eight miles south of santa cruz. dan: a sweeping pushed by one of the bay area's largest business groups in the ongoing fight against covid. as abc nevin -- seven news reporter amanda reports, they want to require vaccines. >> most business associations do not generally tell her business members what to do. because of the

recommending the backseat. it could impact private sectors, businesses, and companies. >> we are inspired, we are now in behind. amanda: a me that they have recently implemented the vaccine requirement for those 12 years old and older. the cities order also includes a vaccination requirement for employees by october 13 which they say they are following as well. the businessatupron has already received perspective. >> a few members ask questions. why do we have to do this? is this the proper role for the organization? they worry about potential legal hurdles. we feel we are on good ground. amanda: some universities are

also part and falling in line. students, faculty, and staff must be vaccinated by september 30 to enter the facilities across 23 campuses. >> it make sense with what we know. it makes sense because we have seen the infections and that is significantly reduced with the vaccine. it seems to fit. amanda: the push to require mandates is gaining momentum. >> if it was not necessary, we would not ask for it. i think were being rational. amanda: i am amanda del castillo , abc 7 news. dan: the lady city to defy solano county. it will require masks. the mandate takes effect immediately. we have the entir the e dedicated to getting you the latest information about covid in the vaccine.

two asked him questions go to abc7.com/vaccine and click on the big blue box. ama: more than one million people are without electricity two days after hurricane ida. it could take a month to get everyone restored. residence police or anger at the power company. >> they are the only game in town. 9 parishes or counties without power. >>9? really? ama: there are long lines at gas stations. most of the oil production remains off-line. you can see the long lines there. horrible situation there. dan: it will be weeks, months, and even years before they fully recover. often long after the storm passes. ama: -- sandhya: if you look at live

doppler 7, the system, the storm has fallen apart. remnants continue to produce heavy rain across the ohio valley, heading into d.c. they will have to deal with the flooding issues for quite some time. we have some rain in california, some thunderstorms. dumps a good amount of rain. i do want to show you what is happening with our upper level winds. there is an area of low pressure that is to our north. that started the trend of cooling is down right now. that will continue tomorrow as the winds are coming off the ocean and going towards the land. the same low pressure system will start to drag some of that haze into our areas. northbay, by lunchtime starting to notice hazy skies. heavy smoke is still over tahoe. notice by thursday, more of the bay area will begin to notice the air-quality beginning to decline.

right now, it is pretty good for ocu and the green. we do have some moderate air quality. the camera is looking at san francisco. a few clouds out there. not a lot of this hour. here's a look at the air-quality forecast. good tomorrow, thursday and friday some sections will be moderate as we see the winds shifting. disability is good, low clouds and fog. even cooler and hazy or tomorrow afternoon and evening. we are looking at it heating up for labor day weekend. temperatures now or anywhere in the 50's and 70's. out the door tomorrow, you may want to grab a light jacket. some drizzle tomorrow morning. later in the afternoon, we will hang onto the clouds, most areas away from the coast will actually be seeing the sun. temperatures in the morning will be in the 40's, 50's for most of you. some spotty drizzle out there.

watch upper slippery roads tomorrow afternoon. it will be hazy in the northbay. mild inland. the warmest inland valleys today were in the upper 80's. tomorrow, it will have a late fall feel along the coastline, mid 60's. cooling continues tomorrow. hazy skies, below average for your thursday. warming it up on friday, just in time for the holiday weekend, temperatures are going up. we will have the september sizzle. sunday, later day -- labor day, gusty winds and a little bit cooler. ama:

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>> sports on abc 7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. >> the giants were looking to snap against milwaukee. what better to do it then the final night of august. last week of coaching. talk to, lorenzo hammers this offering 399 feet. 3-0, brew crew. the night goes from bad to worse. he pops it to the left. no one has got it. the ball gets away. cueto ends up with it. runner advances. it is a zoster -- disaster. 3-2. another career homer. buster posey strikes out.

giants lose 6-2. a solo blast left. 1-0, tigers. bottom of the two, a's bring their gloves. supermen dive, great catch there. top three, tied at one. two run out to the left. top five, two run homer to write. a's went 9-3. out in anaheim, angels win. look who is coming home. angels win it, 6-4. end be a training camp opens is less than a month. --nba training camp opens is

less than a month. they're hoping to take part in the workout. what we missed more shots than being made, there were some moments. >> we are thinking about the technology. >> i had a lot of fun doing that. it was cool being able to compete with each other. >> it was a perfect shot. >> left to right, and then straight. >> they are smart people. chris:

dan: that is our report.

we appreciate your time. ama: thank you for being here. good night. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live" with guest host sean hayes! tonight -- awkwafina -- keke palmer -- and music from daryl hall and john oates. and now, sean hayes! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> sean: whoo! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. that's so nice. thank you, guys. welcome to "jimmy kimmel live." i am your guest host, sean hayes. [ cheers and applause ]