last check, containment grew 25%. this is on the western edge of the fire. fire away from south tahoe. >> all through here, structures are looking really good. this is them actively engaged 24 hours a day. things are looking really good through that valley. >> some evacuations were downgraded today, allowing people to return home. those were the areas in green on this map. these are evacuation warnings. you will see this qr throughout our wildfire coverage. scan it and it will take you to our tracker map.

>> our team coverage on the caldor fire includes abc 7 news weather anchor as well. >> everything about relative. they call it a good day and a bad day. today is what they call a good day. >> let's talk about dry conditions from the caldor fire zone. we found no better example than that tree. being improved conditions, allowing them to get aggressive along highway 89 six miles west of south lake tahoe. >> this is what you call a

concentrated effort along highway 89. men and machines taking advantage of today's veteran conditions. >> this is much better behavior than we had. >> this is what was left behind after flames bypassed kirkwood resort. the snowmaking machines they left on their never did come into play. these machines did. >> they sell trees and then they bunch them. >> this crew and others rushed to create breaks. >> when you have massive fuel loads, they are feeding the fire. stand. >> wish they did along highway 89 when fire threatened to cross again.

firefighters held the line, a victory on this easier day that still pushed them to a break. >> there is a is a is a is a isa down. it was right next to a road. it was old, dry and dead. the fire had gotten to it, you could have blocked the road. it could have conceivably spread fire to the other side of highway 89. that is the last thing we want to do. >> it see the trees knock them down. what is the difference if they happen to be on the ground or if they are standing? >> it is going to burn anyway. . the tree is on the ground because they can't pick them all up. the fire will be lower.

sense. >> you can by the fires. >> let's get a check on the conditions for firefighters. it is the weather making it easier or harder for them today? spencer: it is making it a bit easier or a bit less difficult. let's look at current conditions. it is not hot there. the relative humidity is still dangerously low. only 20%. even with the air content and you are ready -- humidity in very low, the wind has been like. they have only been in the single digits recently. the gusts have been mild or moderate.

that is all good news. the southeast. by midday tomorrow, we will expect the winter shift. the california side, it is moderate. on the nevada side, unhealthy air for the most part. we will have our bay area forecast. >> we can have all the fires burning in california at a glance. look at this wildfire tracker. you can also access the map by scanning this qr code. >> of fire that started yesterday flared back up around noon today.

fire crews responded and will remain in the neighborhoods to keep their eye on it. it is about 90% contained after scorching 44 acres. no homes were damaged. the area was evacuated yesterday but the orders have been lifted. officials believe some kind of machinery likely sparked that fire. >> we turn to the california recall elections, less than two weeks away. just an overwhelming percentage of californians opposed the recall. they plan to vote yes on the recall. 58% responded and said they will vote no. >> we are in>> we are in>> we aw territory here. this is the race we have seen. it seems like things are going in governor newsom's favor.

young people and that he knows are not voting at the numbers that he needs. i think the thing we have to say is we can't predict anything at this moment. >> candidates are trying to win over the voters. tim johns gives us an update on governor newsom. >> campaigning in san francisco's chinatown, governor newsom employed people to vote as soon as possible. >> the next 8, 9, 10, 11 days, we will be all over the state. turn in your ballots. >> the governor defended his record over the past 2.5 years, including his handling of the ongoing pandemic. >> the states have better health outcomes than florida and texas. and better economic outcomes. >> governor newsom called out his opponents for his proposed covid. he held a news conference in los angeles when he attacked newsom's record on crime.

>> you see the numbers, we are talking about violent crime, shootings, they are up substantially in oakland and san francisco. >> as well as criminal justice reforms. >> under this governor, some 20,000 convicted felons were released early during the coronavirus pandemic. many of them violent offenders and based upon statistics, that is it. bryce kevin faulkner was also in the bay area on thursday. he touted his plan to tackle homelessness and highlighted the actions he took as san diego mayor to not allow tech encampments for public spaces. >> we care about people. we care about people enough not to let them die. die in a tent on our sidewalk. >> governor newsom says he is focused on getting the job done. >> i feel the way i did a week ago and a month ago, six months ago, it was all committed,

focused, determined to defeat this republican recall. >> in san francisco, tim johns, abc 7 news. >> if you already registered to vote, you will get a vote by mail ballot. that is available as late election day which is september 14. >> alameda county updated vote totals from tuesday cost special election. >> to the latest numbers. 56% of the vote until about they treated this declaration of victory, she is the wife of rob. he is the one who vacated the scene when he was picked. >> do you ever pay attention to billboards on the side of the road? what you're seeing could help save lives. >> i am very worried, i don't

know what that means for me. >> unemployment benefits expire. she is still waiting for money. michael finney joins us live

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not criminally charged in the case. oakland police dealt with a very violent august. the chief said it must stop so parents could rescue while the kids are out. >> it troubles me to let my kids go out every day. it troubles me to know that the violence they might experience when they leave home in oakland. i am the chief. >> oakland saw 11 homicides in august, including five in the last seven days. they want residents to take advantage of project cease fire, that provides counseling services for people who may feel compelled to commit violence and those who feel they may be victims of violence. >> a jury is now seated in the front trial of elizabeth holmes. a panel of seven men and five women were sworn in after two days of questioning more than 80 potential jurors. the jury appears to be diverse both ethnic -- ethnically and in terms of age.

this was over allegations she knowingly misled doctors, patients and investors about the capabilities of her blood testing technology. opening statements begin wednesday. >> some billboards in south bay are getting noticed for their unusual approach to encourage people to get vaccinated. they are aimed at the latin x and vietnamese communities. david shows us how the people behind these billboards hope to make a difference in vaccination rates. all of this is part of our effort to build a better bay area. >> overcoming vaccine hesitancy has been a challenge. especially in some minority communities in which covid infection rates have been high. 10 billboards across san jose are taking a different approach than traditional campaigns, using traditional latin and vietnamese imaging that might resonate better. they are the work of adrian powell and robert lasser. >> please get vaccinated. not because you are an evil

person if you don't but rather by getting vaccinated, the joy you will feel when once again you can be with your family. >> the commission by the state. they consulted with members of the communities to develop a theme. >> we worked with a bubble as a metaphor because as we spoke to both communities, we heard a lot of responses about how we have been living in our bubble for so long. >> from that came public art installations at two parts. this one at almost 30 feet high to draw attention. photographs were then taken to create the billboards. the choice of traditional dress was important. >> are drawn to the image because it is striking. it is people you recognized from your own community. they look like you. it is a beautiful image. it stops you. >> the buy they will messaging was kept simple and family oriented.

reaction has been so positive that they believe it underscores their belief that art is a powerful tool. in san jose, david lui, abc 7 news. >> while we are on the subject, 57% of everyone in california is fully vaccinated. not everyone is eligible. some people are not even old enough. vaccine rates are outpacing the state as a whole. vaccine team dedicated to getting you the latest information, to ask them questions, go to abc7news.com/vaccine and click on the big blue box. >> as the san francisco board of education considers additional pandemic restrictions, one doctor is calling at the district for proposing measures she says are not that if. melanie woodrow has the story.

>> the san francisco board of education held a special meeting to introduce a roadmap to covid recovery. a proposed resolution includes limiting air filtration and ventilation in classrooms. heightened testing and tracing protocols for staff and students, student cohort groups to minimize mixing, social distancing for unvaccinated students, reducing class sizes where possible, encouraging mask wearing except when eating and providing high-quality remote learning options. >> definitely not medically warranted. there are less than 10 children hospitalized across the hospitals, either with covid or because of covid. there is not a pediatric surgeon in the bay area. they are calling a special meeting to further tighten covid protocols. not medically warranted. >> i think it is really important as a health professional to try to keep us grounded in the data, and the science. when you have fewer than 10 kids

hospitalized in a large region, you don't have a surge. >> the safety and students, families and staff is the highest priority, writing that it is complying with all of the public health protocols for schools as specifically outlined by the experts at the department of public health. she feels the district is going beyond what public health officials are recommending. the public will have a chance to comment on the proposed resolution before the board votes on it. the doctor was hopeful educators won't get in the way of science. >> it is time to embrace expertise of public health officials and to not try to get out ahead of the science and put things into place that don't have data behind them. because of fear. >> in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> let's get to our weather conditions now.

>> spencer, not quietly heatwave on the horizon. more of a bump. >> is going to be hot for a couple of days. right now, we are looking at very comfortable conditions. a breezy evening around the bay area. wind speeds at the surface of 15 or 20 miles per hour over most of the region. check out that sunset. things are looking westward. let's look at the current temperature, 62 degrees in san francisco. here is a view at the golden gate where we see clouds advancing through the golden gate but some areas with clear skies to the east and northeast as well. 68 degrees in santa rosa. 76 at fairfield. livermore, 72 degrees. let me give you this view across the arrow. these are our forecast features. hazy and warm tomorrow. that is the beginning of the

warm up. the summerlike eat will return this weekend through labor day. overnight, we will see the advance of some low clouds across the bay. overnight lows will be generally in the low to mid 50's and then highs tomorrow will range from mid 60's at the coast to mid 70's around the mid-shoreline. on the upper 80's to near 90. that is just about all the warming we will see tomorrow. we do have air quality -- good air quality coming out, moderate to good. tomorrow, we have the air-quality advisory in effect. even as it heats up over the weekend, the air-quality will be better. here is the 7-day forecast. sunday and monday, upper 90's to around 100. maybe about 100. mid-80's around the bay shoreline. two days of intense heat. it goes down sharply under gusty conditions. the remainder of the week looks like it will be pretty cool. >> coming up next, using fire to

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>> 50 homes in -- and two hotels burnt down in tahoe city in 1894. there have always been fires in california forests but never like this. fires this year have twice crested the sierra nevada, burning at high elevations over granite peaks with sparse vegetation. that is stunning the fire scientists. >> we are not able to contain these supercharged fires that are feeding off of climate change induced conditions. we need to start approaching these fires very differently. >> fires -- fire scientists are advocating fighting fire with more fires. purposely set fires. >> we could do some burning in the winter. right now we have no work for us to do that. firefighters are generally higher just for the fire season but there is talk in congress to change that, have year-round resources. i think we might be able to aerial ignition.

>> what the science tells us is we need more of the type of low intensity fire that california landscapes evolved with. having a thousand fires going across the state but all really small. only a day or two, producing a much smaller amount of smoke. >> off-season controlled burns could mean learning to live with a certain level of smoke in the air year-round. the density of trees and the fuel on the ground also need to be addressed. >> we need to do 10 times more e acreage per year in mitigation. we are just not making a difference. we may have a prescribed fire training center going to california someday. then we also need more capacity to do the restoration thinning to sell some of those products and breakeven on some of the cost. if you don't change the fundamentals, you are never going to get out of this hole.

>> i am leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> as extreme weather gets worse, the impact is being felt disproportionately. tonight, see who is dealing with it the most and how much of a difference it can make. >> northeast with deadly consequences. consequences.

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>> now from abc 7, live, breaking news. >> we have a glimmer of good news from the caldor fire. com wind and improving humidity are helping firefighters make progress. even so, fire officials still caution that along fight is ahead. lake tahoe is not safe for people to return to their homes. the fire has now burned more than 210,000 acres. up to 6000 acres since wednesday, containment is at 25%. some evacuation warnings were lifted for communities on the western edge of the fire and some neighboring areas were downgraded from evacuation orders to warnings. while we deal with fires here,

the problem is flooding on the other the country. at least 45 people were killed from maryland to connecticut including a two-year-old boy. the wake of what was hurricane ida is still a major threat. a reporter, chris shows you what happened. >> ida packing a deadly force just days after bettering the gulf coast as a category four hurricane, the remnants of ida unleashing havoc across the northeast and mid-atlantic. >> this is terrible, this is within 5-10 minutes, it is gone. >> dumping record rainfall, leading to deadly flash flooding. the powerful rushing waters turning straight into gusting rivers, the high water strapping people in their homes and cars. -- trapping people in their homes and cars. >> if you are in the right place, you are a goner. >> active rescues. new jersey and parts of new york

where new york is received their first ever flash flooding emergency issued by the national weather service. >> a number of firefighters gott pinned up against a bridge. by moving water. having to be rescued themselves. this is extremely dangerous work. >> this is also massively spanning -- spawning tornadoes. president biden expected to get a firsthand look at the damage in louisiana on friday and pledged to support all the affected areas. >> we are all in this together. the nation is here to help. that is the message i have been making clear to the mayors, governors. unbearable. >> this is hot. you can see the sweat pouring.

you can go back inside but for the most part, it is hot. >> i threw i may be $500 worth of food. i had to go to mississippi to get ice. utility workers trying to help restore electricity and even more on the way. abc has a special way to help victims of hurricane ida via the red cross. just go to red cross.org/abc to donate online. you can also send donations to wildfire victims or help fund coronavirus relief efforts. >> extreme weather events are becoming more common in the u.s.. this is made worse by climate change and it is affecting vulnerable communities the most. julian glover spoke with officials about seeking solutions for climate justice. >> deadly flash flooding

consuming new york overnight. the caldor fire burning near lake tahoe and a healthy air quality behind. extreme weather events are happening more frequently. the findings of the new epa report underlines black and latino populations, those 65 and up and economically disadvantaged are more at risk as the threat of climate change intensify. >> it is never too soon to it is never too late. >> this report is hoped to be a wake-up call. >> anything we can do to curb the increase in global temperatures. that will have at least some benefit. child asthma diagnoses.

impacted. >> they are concerned about climate justice. >> unfortunately, the minorities produce less pollution. >> the interstate that has opened to semitruck traffic snakes through the oakland flatland. this according to the county report. on the stretch hunting through the east bay hills in oakland and the home to the wealthy and more white residents with fewer instances of childhood asthma. the report shows the hispanic and latino publishing more likely to work outside in construction and agriculture will be impacted by heat related injuries and the elderly are more likely to suffer from unhealthy air quality if action is not taken. >> those are the people where we should be directing our investments.

>> equity will be critical in this. julian glover, abc 7 news. >> we have also spent a lot of time monitoring the air quality outdoors because of wildfires. tonight, we walk you through what it takes to keep the air clean indoors and it is simpler than you think. >> pandemic unemployment benefits expire this saturday. what about those who never got theirs in the first place?

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>> the deadline is fast approaching for millions of californians who are about to lose their unemployment benefits. federal money for pandemic relief expires this saturday and yet there are still thousands of californians waiting for benefits they never received. michael finney says some worried their benefits will expire, even before they get them, i feel like we are in this ongoing forever. >> they have been asking and asking and working. i have been hearing for many who have been without income for months. they are watching as the clock is running out on all pandemic benefits. now they are wearing they may never be paid.

>> i have not seen one single payment. >> she lost her pandemic job. she managed to get a jobget lai. >> she rewarded her unemployment benefits but still has not paid her a penny. >> they told me i have to wait five months, there is a five-month waiting. >> she w she w to conduct an interview. >> there is no telling when that will happen. >> we are unable to assist you at this time. please try again later. >> now she is unable to help her mom pay rent. the family of five just got an eviction notice. federal unemployment benefits are about to expire on september 4. >> i am very worried i don't even know that means for me. the sel sel sel

workers, also ending is a program known as pe uc. that extended benefits for up to 53 weeks. among the biggest changes, the federal government will stop paying that per week bonus. even though these benefits expire september 4, they will still get back paid for benefits they should have received up until now. they will pay those retroactively. >> i don't know what to tell my family anymore. >> with sam gone and eviction on the notice, she hopes that it comes through. workers to job boards and other assistance programs. i have posted all that

information they are giving out over at abc7news.com. >> it is certainly frustrating. >> santa clara county held an emergency rental assistance pop-up event in downtown san jose. of funds from the u.s. government to assist the program. wading into a hot holiday weekend.

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smoke hundreds of miles south to the bay area, creating hazardous air qualities outdoors and indoors. >> they are associated with many of the same health effects. you don't want to be breaking this. you need to protect yourself from it. >> the professor of environmental engineering have been studying these harmful smoke-related health effects on bay area residents and how to prevent them. smoky skies and bad air quality will be a reality in the bay area for quiet sometime. it is not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters. >> the most important thing to remember about this is you don't have to breathe wildfire smoke. >> this could be done in simple ways. the first thing is to stay indoors and on smoky days like today, keep your doors and windows closed. the next step is run an air purifier with a box fan and duct tape. the study showed the people who took -- they cut the

particles in their home in half. >> the air quality tends to improve in these people's homes when they are turning on their air purifiers. it is a nice demonstration at scale but this technology can protect you. >> the air resources board suggested running your ac, don't do activities like coke -- cooking without a range hood or vacuuming to kick up dust particles. >> if you go outside, make sure to wear your n95 mask. dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. >> we are always checking that air quality. a really good reminder. >> interestingly enough, i am starting with air quality because even as our weather heats up, the air quality will improve. let's look at how conditions look right now, we have moderate air quality across most of the bay area. those are the yellow dots. you can see the forecast

indicates we are going to get clearer and clearer air over the next few days. this is represented by green, yellow and blue. into saturday, much more blue showing up on the map. the onshore breeze will be pushing much of that smoke in the upper atmosphere to our east. it is good news for us. here is a look at the golden gate as we look at air air quality advisory. notice throughout the region tomorrow. good to moderate the next three days after that. here is a view of the setting sun. 62 degrees in san francisco. clouds increasing just a bit. in the north bay, 68 degrees. 76 at fairfield.

72 at livermore. these are the forecast we will see. fog in the coast, hazy overnight tomorrow, a little more -- a little warmer. overnight low temperatures will be in the low to mid 50's. we will have some fun in the coast but not as deep in marine layer as we had earlier in the week. tomorrow's highs are mid 60's. right around the bay shoreline. maybe some upper 70's. we will see upper 80's tomorrow. it is going to get hot as we look at the accuweather 7-day forecast. on saturday, the warm-up begins big-time. up to around 80 degrees around the bay shoreline. sunday and monday, we will see in land highs. upper 90's to around 100. a little higher in some spots. all of this around the bay shoreline. highs will be in the low to mid

80's at 70 or above around the coast. on tuesday, the weather takes a sharp turn for the cooler side. it will be gusty, temperatures reaching only 90 and the lower spots. we are talking a drop of 10 degrees or more and then the remainder of next week into the middle is looking rather cozy and comfortable. >> let's go over to larry for some baseball. >> a web gem to end the losing streak, just as the dodgers are coming to town. sports is next.

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>> good evening. as it turns out, the giants were out of first place for less than 24 hours. they fell half a game behind the dodgers last night. l.a. recovering for a huge three-game series. first things first, the giants trying to snap a four-game slide in the series finale with milwaukee. look at who was in the cove. >> give me a home run to otto. -- oppo. >> klay thompson did not get the splash that he wanted. the giant led off with a home run to left-center. starting pitching has been a

problem. logan webb to the rescue. garcia is swimming for victim number nine. the leather. robs willy adams. -- adamas. 5-1 isyour -- score. they got off to a fast start. jed lowrie, 31 shots to left-center. his 14th of the season. three have zero, athletic gaze. -- the athletics. -- 3-0, atheletics. the ball gets wedged in the

padding there. 8-0, a's. the tigers score six unanswered. and then castro, deep to left. literally hanging on for dear life as the a's hang on to win.. it has been a quiet few weeks regarding the open a's and their purse to build a new stadium. we spoke with the president for an update. he said major funding issues remain. in alameda county, officials said they won't vote on the stadium project until they know all of the details. are s worki oit wi tthey can vote until they kn. neither side will know or anybody will know until they are aware that the availability of funds from the county and state. everyone else is waiting on the environmental impact report. i asked if this was a football

game, but your line with this project be on? >> i think we are out of field goal range. there is still a ways to go. some touchdowns and some success and we are hopeful we can get there but we really are at crunch time. >> i will say i don't know how good your kicker is but 35, 40 yard line. that is on the edge of field goal range. click somewhere in there. >> all right. hopefully dave is a good kicker. sports on abc 7 is sponsored by river rock casino. >> speaking of the actual project and all the funding, there was this huge gap. has anything changed? >> no. they remain 352 million dollars

apart. there are issues regarding affordable housing. they are waiting on the environmental impact report, the final report. between the county and the state and the athletics, there should be enough funds to figure out how this all comes together but it has to get done. they want to have everything wrapped up and they were to put a shovel in the ground with all approvals >> coming up, it is three hours of music starting with the cma southern jam. that is going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news. thank you for joining us.

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