you saw the subdivisions, then above that, in the hills above them, you have the fire burning uphill for now, away from the homes. here's more from cornell on what's happening. we don't have him right now, buh we will get to it in a little bit. we want to give you a live look from sky 7. you can see near the top, a lot of fire engines there. drops of water and retardants. this fire in the lucas valley every of marin county has burned about 20 acres. about 25 people have been evacuated. they are saying limited evacuations right now. we will keep an eye on this and bring you updates as they come into our newsroom. other breaking news, new video from cal fire showing the dangerous conditions at the caldor fire. flames and smoke rising up from a hell skip on this drive. a red flag warning remains in effect until 11:00 p.m. tonight.

the fire has grown to more than 204,000 acres. containment has improved slightly from 16 to 20 percent today. wayne freedman is live in where there are lingering concerns about extreme fire conditions. wayne? reporter: more than lingering. you see that mountain, that ridge, right now the battle of the fire was on the others of that. if the fire crests that ridge, all bets are off here. it's been that unpredictable fire that has been wearing on people everywhere for through the region -- everywhere through the region. you know it's not a normal day when they post elitist fire information on a sidewalk. after weeks of smoke and the latest threat, it's beginning to feel somewhat normal for evacuees. >> there telling me i have to leave -- they are telling me i have to leave. reporter: some hotels have

closed to everyone but first responders. >> the fire is still progressing through the east. reporter: they're holding ground along battlefields in between. we watched the tedious but essential task of knocking down hocks box, where firefighters saved homes with maybe 100 feet to spare days ago. not far away, and almost simultaneously, more drama in christmas valley, which has seen too much drama already for yet another day. new flames tore down canyon walls on both sides of highway 89, turning trees into torches. firefighters had cleared enough air to bring in the choppers. concerns about this fire are twofold. it threatens myers directly, but it could cross, and there are homes over here.

most of that area, evacuated, but not everyone. with fire bearing down, these two men declined to speak on camera. there, this may be short-lived. -- their calmness might be short-lived. >> we have a layer keeping things at bay. if that lifts, then the winds will increase, and that's what we've been seeing for the last couple of days, some erratic weather in the afternoons. reporter: now, we are the layer may actually be lifting just as we started talking here tonight. the wind started appearing, coming from the same valley, strong winds. they have died down from the time being, but they seem to be the pattern here, we will see what happens up there. lots of firefighters, standing ground, keeping an eye on homes, hoping nothing bad happens. kristen: when you were out and about, did you run into people

who refused to leave, despite the danger? reporter: you saw two of those guys right there, and yes, we spoke to them. they said everything you would expect somebody to say. you have covered stories where they don't want to leave, they said they felt safe, better defending their homes, they felt they had roofs to protect, all the implements they would need, hoses, they just were not going to leave. they said no one was going to force him to leave. the line that six out in my mind -- sticks out in my mind is, "we are not sheep." take that for what it's worth. kristen: governor newsom surveyed the damage from the caldor fire with cal fire chief to parker today. newsom cause a fire the state's number one priority. he has already declared a state of emergency in el dorado county and neighboring counties of alpine, amador, and placer. >> we have a wildfire trucker at

abc 7 news.com -- at abc7.com. you can air quality where you live, very important. the qr code on your screen right now will take you right to the tracker. just use your phone to scan the code, if you want to know what the situation is around your area. let's bring in our assistant chief, jamie moore would pay the l.a. city fire department up in northern california is working on the caldor fire. thanks for joining us. can you start with an update on the progress crews are making? i heard some reports the wind gave you a little bit of a break overnight. what's the situation right now? >> the wind did give us a break overnight. it's been pretty favorable today. we are still getting those strong gusts of wind impacting us, but our firefighters are making headway. i am up at heavenly, which will be used as a base, as we start

working with calfire team six. once the fire crossed the state line, the teams got together. we are working together to combat this fire. in order to make sure thatwe can -- that we can get our arms wrapped around it. the cork would area -- the kirkwood areas very active. we've got fire companies in place. we've got aircraft firefighters doing their best to manage the fire. >> you know the situation in south lake tahoe is a beloved area, especially for people from the bay area. what's your level of concern? >> i don't think anyone anticipated this fire taking 18 days to where it is now. the fire company has been doing an incredible job. obviously mother nature has been working against us, between the low relative humidity, the relatively high temperatures, everything is really dry and it

is right and alignment for the fire to continue making progress, so it is our job to impede that progress and try to get it under control. >> yesterday we heard the flames were within three miles of southlake. especially with wind conditions, you get the embers low income and suddenly three miles doesn't seem like much territory to cover. >> flings are creeping up on myers -- the flames are creeping up on myers come on that area. south lake tahoe is a ghost town. it is a ghost town. not on the california or nevada side of it. everyone's vacated. we did have to move some of our evacuees who were staying in hotels. a lot of it was because of resources, to support, they wouldn't be able to come up your to provide food and things they needed. we are setting a base. firefighters will be working here based out of heavenly, where i am now.

we will be working with the firefighters out of placerville to combat this fire over the next couple of weeks. >> one strategy that we heard about was firefighters trying to redirect to the -- redirect the caldor fire, forcing it into an area where there is no field. is that working? >> i can't speak as to whether or not that is working. i'm not capable of speaking of the operational methods taking place. but one of the things you want to remove is the fuel the fire can actually consume. if that is what they are doing right now, then that is absolutely one of the tactics that would work in our favor in combating the fire. >> we really appreciate your time and certainly your efforts. it is heroic, what you guys are doing out there. please stay safe. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, assistant chief

moore. kristen: our coverage continues now, with more the conditions around like tahoe. drew: we are watching two areas very closely, an area near kirkwood and an area above myers, in the hills. let's zoom into that area first. you can see the latest perimeter. it's been staying away from areas where there's a lot of structures right now. it remains in the hills. watch what happens later tonight. the winds are going to shift. they turn lighter and move more in a southwesterly direction. that could push some of the flames closer to the basin floor, closer to structures. i do want to reiterate firefighters have been working this area very hard the last 24 hours, making natural breaks to prevent any flames from moving in this direction. they know the wind change could potentially happen and they are aware of it. i want to show you the tamarack fire. we talked about potentially forcing the caldor fire into that area.

we are watching kirkwood very closely. fire officials have stated the fire has not gotten into kirkwood proper as of right now. you can see it is very close, because of those wins. --winds. firefighters on the western edge of this fire closer to pollock pines have made very good containment numbers. i would not be surprised if areas over there are allowed to repopulate over the next couple of days. >> that would be great news. one thing we are hearing over and over again is the incredible praise for the cruise on the line of the caldor fire. that is the case for kevin cooper, who arrived at his parents house from south lake tahoe today. a longtime friend of abc 7 news for years, giving us updates on the resorts and tahoe. he is a terrific skier. he made the decision to get out when he saw the flames reaching the tahoe basin. >> it is hard for you to go and grab your life.

you might've been there five years, 30 years, 50 years, but to try and think through your head, where is my passport, what's important to me, was not important to me? if the house goes tomorrow, our life is in the truck. everything we needed, we loaded up but i didn't bring my skis, though. i brought my surfboard because i came down here. >> as a fellow surfer, i understand that mentality, grabbed the surfboard. cooper is very concerned about the ski resorts, which he says are the lifeblood of the tahoe region. he says it is sad to think the thick sierra forest he always knew won't likely return in his lifetime, because these fires just continue out of control, in many cases. we showed you at the top of the newscast the fire in the lucas valley area, so far at about 20 acres. kristen: here's a look at it from sky seven. the fire was burning up the hill, but there are evacuations. bernard lives in that area, and he sent us his report.

reporter: a wildfire started about 45 minutes ago. firefighters are now on the scene here at idle berry road and lassen drive. this is in the upper lucas valley neighborhood. we've got firefighters pretty much everywhere. helicopters, attacking the fire up on the hill. seems like the smoke is blowing to the east, away from homes. that's a good news. but it's a precaution, half a dozen neighbors, may be up to two dozen neighbors have been evacuated from their homes on mount lassen drive. and parts of lower lucas valley near idle berry road. we drove up a fe u go, lots of people sitting down on the road, where roadblocks have been set up. it is stressful for me, personally, because this is my neighborhood. my home,.

close to where these flames are burning. but the good news is, it appears we have seen several fire helicopters here in the last one he minutes, that's a good news -- 20 minutes, that's the good news. we've got sheriffs, firefighters here strategizing on idleberry road. some neighbors happened -- some neighbors have been evacuated as a precaution. front of us are saying they are safe and got their pets. firefighters went door-to-door saying you must leave now, grab what you can and let's go. obviously, very scary afternoon for many people. we will stay on top of this fire for now. >> thank you. we will keep you updated on that situation in marin county. you probably noticed the commute is making a comeback. kristen: traffic on some bridges is definitely increasing, plus the incentives from public transit agencies, trying to lower back writers. >> and saving water in the south

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in south african is raising eyebrows because it is highly mutated. >> it has mutations in the sites that make it replicate more rapidly and it has some other changes that may make it a little bit more difficult for antibodies to see and find. reporter: that's a professor of epidemiology at ucsf. he says it's not outcompeted the delta variant. >> there are only relative small numbers and it doesn't seem to have spread much more beyond a handful of cases. reporter: as for whether the variant might be more dangerous for anyone not vaccinated, he says time will tell. >> this is all about maybe. we just don't know. it's too early to call. if you are going to south africa, make sure you are fully vaccinated. reporter: could we see it here in the u.s.? >> anything is possible. i suspect it will be outcompeted by the delta variant, and it will not establish itself very broadly. reporter: another new variant

being watched closely. kristen: if the pandemic has brought one positive change to our lives, it may be that commute times across the bay area have dropped dramatically since march 2020. that may be slowly changing, as we slowly reopen. here's a look at traffic in san francisco, approaching on the bay bridge. on the san mateo bridge and golden gate bridge. san francisco, definitely looking busier once again. tim johns joins us live now with the latest numbers. reporter: he just have to look behind us here to see the traffic is definitely making a comeback for commuters around the bay area. while we are not at preventive like levels yet, some public transit services like caltrans are offering pretty good incentive throughout the month of september to try and get people back. as for hitting all-time lows during the height of the pandemic, commute times across the bay area are once again

steadily rising. across both roadways and public transit. john goodwin is a spokesperson for the metropolitan transportation commission. >> toll bridge traffic, you consider all the toll bridgees, is now running at about 86% of pre-pandemic levels. reporter: he says that number varies depending on which bridge you are crossing. some like the bay bridge are back to 90% or more of its pre-pandemic levels, while others still have a long way to go. >> they were the first bridges to really see a sharp to client and traffic. their volumes on a typical day are still well below those of the other bridges, when you compare pre-pandemic to where we are now. reporter: he says the other big factor is what day of the week it is, too. with friday being the busiest day. it's a similar story for

ridership, too. >> ridership is on the uptake. we see the weekends are recovering at a faster rate. reporter: alicia is the chief commute occasion -- chief communication officer. one pre-cova changes where they are seen commutes spiking. she says before last year, the bread and butter was in the suburbs, like walnut creek and pleasant hill. it's now shifted to areas like fruitvale and balboa park. >> those stations that are near people who are essential workers, they tend to be lower income, transit dependents, those are the stations that are now busiest. reporter: neither told bridges nor public transit are back to where they were 18 months ago, but both say they are optimistic we will get there. as you can see, there

many agencies offering promotions. except for the go past by 15%. the san francisco bay ferry lowered its prices back in july, continuing those for at least a year. we have a lot of great options for folks try to get around the bay area. kristen: tim, for now, you can see the skies look pretty good. the air is good in san francisco. i fear that could be changing. larry: what's the latest? spencer: we've got the cooling onshore flow giving us cleaner air. there may be changes coming our way. you can see the average surface wind speed right now is near 20 mph with stronger gusts over parts of the north bay. we have generally good or moderate air quality across the entire region for now. a sharp cooldown and temperature change since yesterday. a 15 degree drop in many

locations. current temperatures, 63 san francisco, 70 san jose, 77 san ramon, mid 60's up to the low 70's. as we look across the bay, these are the forecast features. fog and patchy drizzle will develop again overnight. we can expect a below average temperatures again tomorrow. maybe not quite as os today. it will be heating up inland neighbor day weekend. -- labor day weekend. a chance of patchy drizzle mainly near the coast. low temperatures will be in a fairly uniform range, low to mid 50's. tomorrow, under sunny and breezy conditions with highs of 63, 65 in san francisco, 72 and many other locations right around the bay shoreline. highs will be in the mid to upper 70's in north bay. a mild today, not nearly so warm as the average from this time of year. up to about 70 degrees down in san jose.

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larry: language barriers have long made it difficult for immigrants to access services, but in this era of social judgment and civic engagement, efforts are underway to help everyone determine their own future. kristen: are reporter shows us how they are doing it in san jose to allow vietnamese americans to play a role in building a better bay area. reporter: strong family and cultural ties have always brought the be enemies american community together. elders arrived in the 70's with limited english skills and have long depended upon their children for help. however that relationship is changing. this is the executive director of san jose's vietnamese-american roundtable. >> there's information that exists between the resources and the information that the youth are getting and what the elder generation is getting. what we are drawn to do as an organization is bridge that gap and find more common ground between the two. reporter: family-run shops in little saigon didn't know how to

access pandemic assistance. a summer youth program. they recently received a $40,000 grant from the silicon valley committee foundation's catalyst fund to focus on racial justice and coalition building. >> we were looking to bring leaders from across the community in san jose as well as across the nation to really engage in what it means to be an ally and what it means to practice racial solidarity towards racial justice. reporter: census data will trigger congressional redistricting. that is another reason to watch where lines are drawn and how that might impact their representation. he believes the younger generation will help to bridge the information gap with the elders, so their voices together can be heard, and there are efforts -- their efforts to build powers can be realized.

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evacuations, limited to 25 people so far evacuated. we have seen water dropping helicopters making passes over the head of the fire. it's just increased by 10 acres, 30 acres. larry: deputies are going door-to-door right now, with evacuations. here is sergeant brendan schneider with more. >> there's brush and light flashy fuels, we have multiple aircraft unseen, copters -- on the scene, copters and fire engines on the way. we do have evacuation orders in place. for idleberry road. from the intersection of idleberry road. by the juvenile hall and detention center. upon idleberry road with mount lassen. everything on the north side of eitel berry -- of idleberry

and an evacuation warning mass killing is north and everything north and west -- mass killing is -- mascalinas. larry: no word yet on when residents will be allowed back into their homes. you can get live updates on all the major wildfires breaking in california -- wildfires burning in california. you will find our interactive map with wildfire coverage, including evacuations at abc7.com. kristen: less than two weeks to go until the recall election. we are joined right now with some big news for governor newsom today. reporter: we just learned senator elizabeth warren is going to be campaigning with governor newsom on saturday in los angeles. he will be getting a big boost from her. we are seeing in these final weeks the final arguments take shape for governor newsom. it seems to be covid-19, going after his challenger, larry elder, who had new comments this

week to cnn about it. >> i don't believe the science suggests young people should be vaccinated, that young people should have to wear masks at school. i don't know that the scientists settle on that at all. >> he wants to end mask and mixing requirements. consider the life-and-death consequences that decision -- of that decision. kristen: we are seeing governor newsom draw this contrast on covid-19, his handling versus larry elder's. do you think it is a winning argument for the governor? reporter: that's what he's hoping for but it was the covid and his handling of it that got him into this recall situation. what we saw is the stark contrast, that he and his $50 million campaign is out to draw in the final weeks of the campaign. they are going to say that gavin newsom is the steady hand going forward. that larry elder and the others on the list to possibly replace him or going to be a step back. it is an old political tactic.

you have a choice, you can either inspire or you can scare. and right now, gavin newsom's in the scare mode. the question is, is it going to work? what are you seeing as far as turnout? reporter: paul mitchell tracks the early voting coming out. it is looking pretty good for governor newsom. we are seeing higher turnout than expected. he's at when he 1% of voters so far -- 21% of voters so far in california. many of them democrats. you are seeing more democrats turnout and republicans. it might be too soon to say, but i think governor newsom's team has to be happy about that. larry: but they are cautious come as well. we are talking about the early voters, people that grabbed that ballot and sent it back when it came in the mail. we are seeing high numbers of return rates in the bay area. which is always a high turnout when it comes to the vote. and it votes democratic.

the fear is that places like los angeles, are they going to sleep through this, as they do in so many elections? is the turnout going to drop? meanwhile this other side is not highly organized. they are motivated on the internet with each other. they are calling each other. they've got a real grassroots operation out there. one of the key swing votes is lightly going to be latinos. who voted democratic in the past. i understand you uncovered concerns about how they are going to vote this time. reporter: we are seeing the candidates, larry elder event today, a town hall to court latino voters. right now, latino voters, young people, and also republicans are the voters that are not turning out so far to vote, whether or not they do is going to come down to how the candidates inspire them. larry: exactly. there's also the concern among newsom. in the past, that it was the

republicans that voted early by mail. only after the trump-bite election. many are holding off, dropping the ballots off, doing what democrats have done in the past, which is surge on the final day of the election. it's going to be very interesting, as we go into the swing. elizabeth warren is coming out. your seen commercials for gavin newsom featuring bernie sanders that you are seen commercials for gavin newsom featuring bernie sanders. i guess they are friends now. the idea is bernie is going to be able to bring the bern to california and bring out younger voters as well. kristen: young voters and latino voters. they very much love bernie sanders. we will see what happens there. thanks for joining us. >> the enemy of my enemy is my friend. that's was going on now. the water district is taking action to get the word out. we've got new water saving programs.

to install a graywater system. that sends water from your washing machine outside to ever get your landscaping. >> they put in the line for the water. it was a couple of hours. it wasn't a big deal. legally, the state of california, you have to have a different color pipe that says this is not potable water. so that is why it's purple, so you will notice it. larry: according to the water district, graywater systems can reduce the home's water usage by 406 gallons a year. check out the senecal arruda valley water district website -- santa clara valley water district website. kristen: there's a new spike in

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falsehoods will save lives. it is a statement. what do you guys think? spencer: i think it does pose a health crisis. so many people are turning to so many unreliable, unscientific sources for their information, and they are buying into it. it's a significant number of people who are following this information. it's scary. kristen: the irony of people saying they don't trust the proven vaccine, but there are all sorts of other things. alma: it appears this is needed. we need to correct the information out there and hopefully it does save lives. that's the most important thing. spencer: if you are getting most of your news regarding covid from facebook and tiktok, maybe you should rethink where you are getting your news from. in the meantime, take that government in, right -- that ivermectin, right?

thank you. the cdc is urging americans to consider their labor day travel plans amid one of the worst covid-19 surges of the pandemic, particularly for people who were unvaccinated, since travel increases the chance of getting and spreading over 19. the cdc set fully vaccinated americans can travel while wearing face masks. the tsa screened over 1.3 million travelers yesterday, which is the lowest number of travelers since may. spencer, you are out and about a lot to see your grandkids. are you seeing fewer people are traveling? spencer: i have flown to the east coast four times this year. early in the year, the planes were sort of half, half-full. the last two times i flew, june and july, the flights were packed. so, maybe things have changed since then. the covert situation has gotten worse in the last several weeks. as of late july, when i last

flew northeast, flats were packed. larry: kristen, you were just on a flight. kristen: to boston and back. on the plane, i felt very comfortable, because everybody was very good about wearing masks, i saw a lot of people double masking. i think the message is, pick your destination carefully. look at your covid case rates. because you don't want to either infect or to catch it. alma: definitely. part of the problem is people assuming they are vaccinated, they are fine. i will be good, even if i get it it won't be that bad, but i think we are seeing with delta that you may not get it that bad. you may think you don't have it. you might pass it along to the kids who can't get vaccinated. that makes me angry. even if they don't have it that bad, they can still have long-haul symptoms. kristen: if you're going to try to authorities with a fake vaccination card, probably a good idea to learn how to spell.

the name of the company that makes a vaccine. according to authorities in honolulu, it went he 4-year-old illinois woman presented a vaccine card at the airport, and she spelled maderna with a with an a, instead of an o. she said she got the card from her doctor after paying for her vaccination. as you know, they are free in the u.s., so the woman was charged with falsifying official documents. >> i think it is all justified. >> yeah. larry, i don't know if they catch this a lot. larry: it's one of the problemss they are facing, with people buying the fake cards, then -- but the people doing this, if they can't spell, thus the first giveaway, i'm just happy that my

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larry: another update right now on the lucas valley fire, 30 acres have burned and the fire is 30% contained. the marin county supervisor tells abc 7 news that 150-200 people are evacuated. mostly as a precaution. when we got on the air, at the top of the hour, it was only about when he 5-30 people. they are getting folks out, -- 25-30 people. they are getting folks out. kristen: celebration and outrage today as a new law banning most abortions takes effect today in texas after the supreme court failed to rule on emergency requests brought on by emergency

providers. the law prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity. usually around six weeks of gestation. before most women even know they are pregnant. it also gives private citizens the right to sue anyone involved in the facilitation of abortions. the law would be the most far-reaching restriction on abortion rights since roe freeway legalized abortion -- roe v. wade legalized abortion. >> it is an incredibly dark day. >> we are happy this law has gone into effect because many babies will be saved. >> at least 12 other states have enacted bans on abortion early. in pregnancy all have been blocked from going into effect. larry: president biden will travel to new orleans on for it to survey the storm damaged caused from hurricane ida. the lights came back on for a fortunate few in new orleans. roughly one million homes and businesses are still without electricity.

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underrepresented communities. reporter: the director and cowriter took great care to make sure that these characters were fully formed and relatable. >> for this movie, it was a really exciting opportunity to shatter some of those stereotypes and surprise people with the depth and dimension that we can give these characters, that often come across as either mystic gurus or just silent action stars. as an asian american, i never want to contribute to any characters that are furthering stereotypes that have been perpetuated in cinema. honestly, just as a citizen of this planet, i don't want to do that for any culture. >> you are a part of all who came before you. reporter: to help the jew archer e

his goal, the actors expected us to be doing this whole time, but they were so grounded, so kind, so gracious, and surprisingly, so fun. they haven't been jaded by this industry. >> these are actors that are so powerful being in the presence of. it's really crazy. reporter: "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings" is in theaters this weekend. kristen: "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings" opens in theaters on friday. disney as the parent company of both marvel and abc 7. i did catch a screening of it. i give it an 11 out of 10. it was done perfectly. even the cultural aspects. just authentic, true. does not play on any stereotypes. you just really say engine americans cast as a superhero ash asian americans cast --

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