>> massive flooding in subways and streets. >> ski resorts getting creative to

>> i am wade friedman at kirkwood resort. how snowmaking machines may fight the caldor fire. >> 10 foot tall flames feet from homes in this neighborhood. what firefighters expect overnight. >> september off to a cooler than average start. when the heat and smoke return. >> efforts to assist and house afghan refugees begin. what it will look like, and how you can help. abc7 news starts right now. >> now from abc7, live breaking news. >> we have bodies underwater. >> we are now retrieving bodies. >> the mayor devastation after the remains of hurricane ida slammed the east coast with tornadoes and torrential rain all the way from virginia to the northeast. >> the national weather service

issued flash flooding emergencies for all five boroughs in new york. more than six inches of rain had fallen. rain falling at a rain of three to five inches per hour. this is the 28th street substation or water cascaded onto the stairs and the platform. it was limited or suspended altogether. at the u.s. open tennis tournament, play was called off after heavy rain at louis armstrong stadium. even after the retractable roof was shut. umbrellas virtually useless as tennis fans made a mad dash for cover. in queens, the rain swollen roadway filled with cars going nowhere. newark airport, the baggage claim airport flooded with geysers coming up from the ground. >> over 3.5 inches of rain fell in one hour in central park. more than half of the rains san francisco has seen since the

beginning of the year. we moved to the disaster in california. president biden for an emergency declaration for the caldor fire. >> condition to the next few hours are make it or break it for the weather. most of allow -- whether most of south lake tahoe will be spared. roughly the size of new york city. flames are threatening 30,000 homes and structures. crews have made some headway from containment bumping up to 23%. here is j.r. stone. >> the caldor fire, these are the areas of concern. some people went back to pollock pines. nearby, thousand acres burned. closest to south lake tahoe, the claims have not made it into residential neighborhoods. final concern at kirkwood. they did water drops today. resort not affected. residential neighborhoods not affected at this point. this is what highway 50 looks

like in stateline nevada. a smoky and quiet night with the caldor fire continuing to burn. >> you see the smoke or heavy haze in the air. not as much ash right now. fire is not far from us. roughly about five miles. >> fire marshal of the douglas fire department spoke with us wednesday night. portions of the fire burned into a number of remote areas during the day. nighttime temperatures dropped. he's have died down. they are now using a helicopter with her night vision to make water drops. something rare in a firefight. >> i really don't think the fire is going to climb over the ridge tonight. things would have to change drastically. we would have to get more heavy winds to push it. reporter: more than 4000 firefighters are here who received word a team of 16 firefighters was sidelined with covid-19.

crews stepping up, and with wind appearing to die down, many are cautiously optimistic the crews will be able to get an upper hand. >> once we get it to slow down, we will see spot fire distances slowing down. we will see the probability be above 90%. reporter: the fire marshal i talked with said they are using a special plan to scoop up water in lake tahoe and drop it on the fire. they made a lot of water drops wednesday. they hope to make more on thursday. j.r. stone, abc7 news. >> let's get to weather conditions around south lake tahoe. crews are still keeping a close eye on the wind. >> the wind can carry the embers quite a distance, as we have seen. let me show you the conditions. favorable for the firefighters. 60 degrees. definitely cooling. 18% humidity.

winds gusting out of the south-southwest to 12 miles per hour. winds have been easing compared to yesterday at this time. tomorrow, a west wind. a 17 miles per hour. a shift in the wind. that is onshore wind. expecting winds to ease up into friday. the smoke over the lake tahoe area will get worse over the next few days. especially tomorrow, purple is thicker smoke late thursday and friday. i will be back with the local forecast, coming up. >> firefighters are battling all kinds of smoke and flames as they raced to save homes in resorts in the caldor fire's path. wayne freedman is on the front lines. >> at the caldor fire, the sun went down, as it always does. but the flames continued to burn. they moving toward the kirkwood resort. this is the only sound echoing

through a empty kirkwood ski resort. it came from snow machines left on in the hope to prevent fire from the orange glow on the horizon. at that moment, it appeared to finally be moving in another direction. as the cal fire chief told us, none of his crews will be sleeping tonight. >> an all-nighter would be 36 hours before you go back to bed. >> it comes at the end of a very strange day. spot fires can be like lazarus, rising from the dead. hands this cal fire crew training and pounding ground they already won in upper myers to make sure they don't have to return. >> as firefighters tell it, this is work that has to be done. every single hotspot. there are thousands of them. reporter: in the christmas valley, one small spot fire matured and became a monster, turning trees into torches, launching embers into the sky. the embers threatened

neighborhoods downwind and homes in christmas valley on the others of highway 89, where more flames moved down from another fire above highway 50. flaming ridges, one vulnerable area in between. tonight, ongoing worries about kirk resort waiting on the whims of flames and wind, fire does not sleep. at kirkwood resort, wayne freedman. >> president biden has approved a request from governor newsom for a presidential emergency declaration to provide direct federal assistance to communities devastated by the fire. this shows newsom getting a briefing from the cal fire chief. you may notice during our fire coverage on the bottom left of your screen is a qr code. you can scan it and it will pull up the abc7 wildfire tracker. follow the major fires across the state and track air quality for your neighborhood. >> in marin county, evacuation orders lifted. fire crews are not taking chances.

keeping a close watch on a fire that got very close to homes today. uncomfortably close. kate larsen was there and found out what is likely to blame for the fire. > week flames dangerously close to homes, to helicopters, air taker and attack planes, and 130 firefighters descended on lucas valley and marine would. maggie mckim called her brother to tell her he left her home because of the caldor fire. he also evacuated from his house in south lake tahoe. >> hopefully we get through this. >> i hike on the hill every day. >> wind gusts burn up 44 acres before officials say it was likely some kind of machinery that sparked the flames, which narrowly missed a row of backyards. stuart was working from home. >> i heard fire sirens coming up the street, and looked out the backyard and saw flames all along. i grabbed my cats.

by that time, they were banging on my door to run out. >> did you think he would lose your home with flames about 10 yards away? >> definitely. then the wind took it up the hill. >> despite the near constant fire danger in california, it is surprising to see and feel flames so close to home. >> you live with the danger in your head that it might happen. but when it really happens is really shocking. >> it has been a rough summer for most fire agencies. >> the battalion chief came home from the caldor fire two days ago. >> we are all tired. we are getting breaks and getting back on the lines. we were arrested during the winter. >> the active fire is mostly out at this point, but firefighters will be here overnight and tomorrow making sure hotspots don't become a problem. in san raphael, kate larsen. >> still to come. a new vaccine mandate in the bay area. progress on another booster shot. >> helping local afghan refugees.

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>> in a vaccine mandate. the warriors will soon get everyone. here's a look at the headlines. golden state warriors players will not play games if unvaccinated. that is because of san francisco's vaccine mandate covering events with 1000 or more attendees.

most on the team are already fully vaccinated. a vaccine mandate has also come to berkeley. starting september 10, you need to be fully vaccinated to dine or drink indoors, go to the gym, or attend an event with more than 1000 people. moderna is submitting additional data for booster shots for the general public. they could begin the week of seven aaron 20. a new covid-19 variant in south africa is raising concerns because it is highly mutated. >> it has mutations in the sites that make it replicate more rapidly, and has other changes that may make it more difficult for antibodies to see it. >> there are a handful of variants identified, but researchers say they will be watching for it. >> moving on. a large-scale international study by bay area researchers is revealing more about the value of masks in slowing the spread of covid. especially among older people. an expert from stanford and at

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shirt on their back. some left without money, some had money. mentally we have to be patient. >> in the south bay, doreen and jim castle dean know how impactful help can be. since 2018, they have welcomed a refugees into their home, a few from afghanistan. jewish family services of silicon valley. each person connected with job support programs. much-needed services to prepare for their new life. >> we always knew and understood, and it was so easy to foster independence, because all of the refugees we work with. there were looking at their future. >> the future begins with basic needs and shelter. >> i think having a home that feels like a home makes the transition much easier. learning a new language, going to school, or picking up job skills. they need a little time to

adjust. >> abc7 news. >> a village of tiny homes for the homeless is going up near lake merritt in oakland. nearly 80 of these prefabricated quick build shelters are being assembled on the site of a large encampment on 1st avenue and east 12th street. a moving scheduled for sometime in the next few weeks. making pretty good progress. turning our attention to the weather. here and the fire lines. >> we are tracking it all. >> i want to show you first the northeast. they have seen historic and excessive flooding. still pounding rain, tornado watch up for parts of the northeast. excessive rain. central park in new york. over three inches of rain. some of the 48 hour totals are topping eight inches. back to the west coast. our situation is extreme to

exceptional drought. multiple wild burning. caldor fire, dixie fir fir fir the smoke from the fire is being put out and heading towards the neighboring states. air quality moderate at the south lake tahoe basin. carson city looking very unhealthy. the tahoe area expecting deteriorating quality as the smoke comes down and it gets her. as you take a look at our air quality, moderate for parts of the bay area. good in other areas. increase in hayes. it will become hazy. the air district has issued an air quality advisory. light wind across the embarcadero. from the roof camera, moderate air quality. we will see some good air quality just in time for the holiday weekend.

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place for three months, but took the field with a slim half-game lead over l.a. trying to snap a three-game slide that has come at the wrong time. sparky has himself a card. kevin goss been in trouble. lorenzo kane single to right. scores a pair. brew crew jumping out. giants trying to come back. clutch. income alex sticker some. buster posey follows with a reach out. single down the line. scores. nice job to go with the pitch. brewers added on have the giants their fourth straight loss. the dodgers take advantage. a two-out rally in the eighth. a.j. pollock knocking justin turner for the tie.

to the ninth. rogers with the lead. doctors come back to sweep the braves to take a half-game lead over the giants atop the west. crushed davis back with the athletic. fourth inning. you have to fight for your fight. gives them the lead. bottom four. cabrera still going strong. career homer number 502. tigers not enough. in the fifth. matt olson. deep to center field. over the head of the center field, josh harrison scores. 6-3 lead. the bullpen collapsed. tigers scoring five unanswered runs. detroit snaps the three-game winning streak. trey lance was limited in practice because of a fractured finger suffered on sunday. no throwing, no snaps taken. they hoped he would be ok six

days into detroit. cautious with his quarterback of the future. >> any time you have a small chip, it can linger. i hope it doesn't, i hope he's back next monday. he seems positive about it. we've got to be smart with it. when it is little, it is hard to believe it is hurt. but he has to not have a setback. >> abc7

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