sizing -- sandhya patel is sizing up the air quality for the weekend. and firefighters are making good progress in the serie a. lighter wind -- in the sierra. leiter winds. >> what you have to do to get into this sold out venue a homeless encampment disappears from berkeley. we'll explain what happened. >> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> take a look. here are two of the homes destroyed by the caldor fire. there are at least 659 more just like it. >> and as firefighters get a break from the flames, there's no break from the smoke. at lake tahoe or here in the bay area. take a look. that video on the right shows the heavy smoke hanging over oakland this afternoon. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> hull jow live and wherever you stream.

glad you're with us. that smoke is expected to impact the bay area through the labor day weekend. we'll start with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. with more on the air quality. joo yeah, and the air quality is clearly being impacted as you just showed. those live pictures. i want to show you the satellite perspective. notice how smoky it is across the northern and central portion of the state. those wildfires that are burning, that smoke is just drifting into our area. our air quality right now is moderate here locally. as you take a look at the smoke forecast, notice that that moderate air quality is going to continue into saturday. and also really going into sunday and monday. here's a live look from zephyr cove where it is very smoky sky. bay area air district actually extended that advisory through monday which is labor day because of the wildfire smoke. so we are keeping tabs on that for you. hour-by-hour look at that smoke forecast taking you into sunday coming right up. dan? >> conditions are improving.

firefighters are making progress. containment is now at 29%. but the number of acres burned has increased to nearly 213,000. hot shot crews are working to put out hard to get to fires. we're keeping this code up at the bottom of your screen here on the left. throughout the fire coverage. if you use your cell phone, camera to scan it, it will take you to the abc7 wildlife -- wildfire tracker. where you can get details on the major wildfires burning in the state so just use your cell phone as soon as you're ready. and abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is in south lake tahoe with more on the conditions there. wayne? >> well, south lake tahoe unlike anything we've ever seen. still empty and nothing open. the hotels have a few firefighters in them. the rest of those hotels are closed and how this goes depends on how the fire goes. so what's happening there? let's begin with the cal fire briefing this morning. and a sound bite. >> this isn't the end. it's not the beginning of the

end. but it's the end of the beginning. >> is this over? >> no. this is not over. >> it is not over as long as flare-ups like this continue to appear in the christmas valley or elsewhere. one straight piece of flying ash landed here and then it perpetuated more. the difference today, there's not a lot of wind to carry it. and nearby at least, there's less dry fuel to land on. that's what happens when more than 200,000 acres burned. even today, as that wind let up and humidity rose, work continued to build fire breaks, especially along highways. the wider the line, the better the defense. and the sooner that some of those 50,000 evacuees can return home to the region. david dorsey came back to south lake tahoe today because he works in a hotel. and they needed him. his biggest concern? >> you know, i think the biggest thing right now is where we're going to eat. [laughter] >> and that is a legitimate question. you go to these restaurants, they have open signs, some of

the signs do say open but that's because the hotels and the restaurants, there's no sign that says evacuated. that's what they really ought to say. evacuate. the town is still empty and we don't know when that will change. live in south lake tahoe, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> eerie there. wayne, there's still plenty of fire fighting going on and it's pretty tough, isn't it? >> oh, yeah. it's tough. we don't always see it from the roads today. a lot of fire fighting went back in the country beyond. and it is rough country. it's back country and the kind of place that people like to go hiking and challenge themselves and climb cliffs. all of which is well and good. but it's not so easy when you're wearing firefighting gear. that directly from a firefighter today. >> yeah. i can imagine. wayne, thanks very much. >> thousands of people are waiting for their evacuation orders to be lifted. 22,000 in south lake tahoe alone. this map shows the current evacuations in the region. the areas in red show the mandatory evacuation zone.

the yellow is for areas under an evacuation warning. homeowners in the tahoe area monitoring the fires remotely have been reaching out on their door bell cameras and security cameras to see if their houses survived. leslie brinkley reports, they've even started conversations with the firefighters and police and that their neighbors all virtually. reporter: living in berkeley, this journalist and mother of two started keeping an eye on their kirkwood family cabin, via their security camera there. >> so we started watching pretty regularly. reporter: on tuesday they saw firefighters on patrol, stopping to eat at a neighbor's porch. >> tell my husband, i hope one of them walks by so we can talk to him. and sure enough. after a while, you know, one of them walked over and kind of wad we pressed the button and started yelling. and he came and we talked a little bit where we were like thank you so much for everything you're doing. and we see -- if you need a place to lie down or rest, this

is where the keys are. [laughter] reporter: she started posting on twitter and providing updates, amassing followers. and meeting neighbors for the first time online in the chaos. >> someone said on twitter, like you know, your posts are really helping with our anxiety about our home. reporter: so security cameras aren't providing protection in a fire. but they are providing connection. community service if you will. this san francisco man monitored his security camera as the fire got within a half a mile of his south lake tahoe home. he noticed a police car pull up. then drive away. and then he got a surprising text message from people who rented his house last summer. >> and said hey, i just wanted to let you know that my son is a police officer for southern california police jurisdiction. and he's assigned to lake tahoe right now. he was with us when they -- we stayed at hour last year with the family.

and he just wanted to let you know that your home is safe and she sent a picture. >> i think it's beautiful. i would love to get to know the people i've gotten to know online. reporter: i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> and you may have noticed dan mentioned it that the q.r. code on the bottom left of your screen, grab your cell phone and really big for you so you can see it, open the camera app. if you scan it, it will take you to the abc7 fire tracker that will help you follow the major fires across the state and track the air quality for your neighborhood. >> the music is playing once again in wine country. bottle rock napa valley music festivals back after being canceled -- festival is back after being canceled. and talking about a place that has some new rules in effect. >> thank you. reporter: the music is back in wine country. ♪ bottle rock making its return

after a two-year pandemic delay. >> we're ready to party. reporter: mimi and michael from san carlos almost forgot what a rock concert was. >> oh, we're so excited. it's like finally that -- kind of coming out party for -- for everyone, right? reporter: the three-day event sold out. and there are new rules this year. proof of vaccination or a negative covid test required for entry at the gate. >> everybody is vaccinated. they seem to have taken the right precautions. so i feel good about it. reporter: lots of big names are on the lineup. everybody has their faces -- faves. >> cromeo for sure. reporter: who were you hoping to see? >> chris stapleton. reporter: the country music star said he was unable to perform at bottle rock due to a non-covid related illness. fans were bummed. >> i was disappointed and got dressed up and my calcao boots on and don't know what do for the evening. reporter: there is always the food. 87 wine and food vebdors are --

vendors are here. and it's never a bad time to dance. >> check this out. all these folks are getting their groove on here with the silent disco. there's no music playing. only folks dancing can hear it. through their headphones. ♪ reporter: good music and memories being made once again in the napa valley. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> that is nice to see. all right. the oakland police department is stepping up its response to illegal side shows. this holiday weekend, a large contingent of police will be dedicated to those side shows. they'll have air support along with backup from regional law enforcement partners. officers will issue citations, make arrests, and tow vehicles. >> we are trying to do -- take preventative measures that include getting to locations early. doing our best to identify what city they are going to bring that activity to. and try to tow cars and address

the issue early. >> the chief says policing side shows is challenging. participants communicate through social media which police officers don't have access to. but he says the city of oakland won't tolerate violent and disruptive behavior. >> nearly 43 million americans are expected to drive or fly somewhere this labor day holiday weekend. the push comes ahmed one of the worst surges -- amid one of the worst surges in the pandemic. coronavirus hospitalizations across the country have reached a seven-month high. travelers getting ready to take off s.f.o. had mixed feelings about flying. >> to be honest, i do prefer when the flights have social distancing. >> i've noticed a lot of -- a lot more people and passengers have been flying more frequently. and i've been noticing a lot of people more on edge, too. >> u.s. health officials are urging caution. the centers for disease control has a message for people who haven't been vaccinated. stay home this weekend. but with the three-day weekend marking the end of summer, many

travelers say it's a tempting time to get away. >> coming up next, fallout from the texas abortion law. we talk with planned parenthood in california about how it is helping women from texas. >> and apple is delaying its plan to scan iphones for child abuse. abc7 news at

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place" -- melanie woodrow. reporter: san francisco public safety officials say they discovered a problem with the 911 system and other city services. >> this is the situation that we planned for. reporter: the executive director of the san francisco depar manae outage was internal to the city. and not a utility power outage. >> we negotiated our protocols for when power goes -- initiated our protocols for when power goes out and 911 went into manual mode with limited capacity through the duration of this outage which was through about 10:15 a.m. this morning. reporter: officials say 911 calls were forwarded to other devices. calls that came this were also tracked and were being returned by staff. san francisco fire chief jeanine nicholson. >> the city came together as a city family, as a team. reporter: san francisco police chief william scott says the city has experienced outages like this before. >> what we want to assure the public is when these outages and things of this nature happen, that we still will be there when we get calls for emergency

services. reporter: by the afternoon, 911 was back up while 311 was partially up and running. animal control and the medical examiner were not impacted by the outage. city officials say they are impaleletting -- implementing mitigation efforts to make sure it doesn't happen again. the cause of the outage is unknown, they say it doesn't appear to be ran some wear. in sa -- to be ama: the law in texas which bans abortion beyond six weeks, before women know they have conceived. and president biden called it un-american. president biden: i was told there were possibilities within the existing law to have the justice department to see what can be done that can limit the independent action of individuals and enforce -- and enforce a state law. ama: tonight supporters of the measure are praising texas for being the first and only state to implement such a law. here's what texas governor greg

abbott said when he signed the law in may. >> millions of children lose their right to life every year because of abortion. and in texas, we work to save those lives. ama: there was a small legal victory this afternoon for abortion rights advocates in texas. a state court granted a temporary restraining order against abortion opponents stopping them from suing someone for aiding and abetting an unlaval abortion. at least for now, the ruling dores not stop the so-called heartbeat law from taking effect. some out of state organizations have been bombarded with calls for help for women in texas. what you're about to hear from abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is a type of underground railroad for reproductive freedom. >> texas law says anyone there can sue another person for helping a woman get an abortion after six weeks. >> here in california, we are making appointments for next

week for folks that are coming here. reporter: states like oklahoma, colorado, and kansas have been receiving texas clients at a record number. >> we have a network of doctors, abortion clinics, nursing staff, and we reached out to them a couple of weeks ago and we said this is likely coming. please let us know if you can take more staff. and if you can get more appointments. can we send you more folks? how can we help? reporter: the cobalt abortion fund in colorado is also getting record donations from across the country. to help transport, lodge and feed women to get to another state to obtain an abortion. some are calling it the underground railroad to reproductive freedom and yes, it has become overwhelming for some of those organizations like the fund texas choice. we called and found they were already out of money for this month. >> we are currently at capacity and cannot assist with travel for the month of september.

reporter: in 2020, planned parenthood california received 7,000 out of state patients. they are now also focusing on other states ready to replicate the abortion law in texas. >> i heard florida, kentucky, arizona, i'm sure, by the end of the day, there will be more that are using texas as a blueprint. reporter: meanwhile, lyft and uber both based in san francisco announce they will cover all legal fees for their texas drivers sued while transporting a woman to a clinic to get an abortion. lyft will also donate $1 million to planned parenthood to, quote, ensure that transportation is never a barrier to health care access. lyanne melendez, abc7 newton. dan: apple is backing off plans to scan iphones for images of child sexual interviews indefinitely. the plan was criticized by security and privacy experts who warned the technology would be exploited by hackers and intrusive governments.

apple insisted that the technology had been developed in a way that would protect users' privacy. but today, the company said based on feedback from customers, advocacy groups, researchers and others have -- we have decided to take additional time over the coming months to collect input and make improvements before releasing these critically important child safety features. ama: up next, the labor day weekend forecast. meteorologist sandhya patel is here to show us what to

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ama: the weekend has arrived. dan: the long holiday weekend. although we're working. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. sandhya: speak for yourselves. dan: that's right. sandhya: hey, dan and ama, i'm off on monday. let me show you not to rub it in and i hope you are as well a live picture from our emoryville camera. it is really hazy out there as you look at downtown oakland. smoke from those wildfires impacting us today. and it's pretty obvious there. 75 in santa rosa. a warmer day in napa. 73, low 90's around fairfield.

85, concord, 87 in livermore. san rafael camera showing you how hazy it is. san francisco is 60. 75 in san jose in pacifica, 58 degrees. we do have moderate air quality across the bay area at this hour. and that trend is going to continue. that's why the air quality advisory has been extended through labor day. want to show you the air quality in tahoe. it is poor for sensitive groups because of the caldor wildfire. up to the northwest, they are seeing hazardous air quality because of the fires burning there. so let me show you the hour-by-hour smoke forecast. the heaviest concentration of smoke still remaining over tahoe. and parts of northern california. here in the bay area, we're going to continue to see haze and smoke going into saturday. that carries over into sunday. so if you're particularly sensitive to smoke, you'll want to limit your outdoor time. and if you do go out, obviously just be careful. because that obviously can trigger asthma if you have that or any other respiratory issues. near the caldor fire right now,

conditions are still favorable for the firig it's light winds. still cool, humidity has come up. winds are very light as wayne mentioned. and that's going to continue to help the firefighters, tomorrow switching direction coming out of the east but still four miles an hour. and then westerly winds to 14. but this is really light compared to what they have dealt with in days' past. that continues into sunday morning. so hopefully they make some more progress. fog on live doppler 7 near the coast. our local airports hazy sunshine tomorrow, light breeze, mid 70's to mid 80's as you check out the forecast for honolulu, scattered showers, 87, new york city, sun will be shining in the mid 70's for chicago with a chance of showers and 89 in los angeles. with sunshine. it's a combo of haze and fog from our mount tam cam which is what you'll be seeing this weekend. hazy skies through labor day and sizzling summer heat inland and mild at the coast. and cooler weather arrives on tuesday. hourly forecast showing you that fog not going far. just over the bay tomorrow morning. and then hanging around near

parts of the beaches. morning temperatures will be in the 40's, 50's, haze and fog to start the day for the afternoon. well, it's going to be a warm one in the south bay. 58 san jose, 9 -- 85 san jos jos 97, downtown san francisco, 70 degrees, foggy near daly city. northbay, 87 san rafael, 85 degrees in napa in the east bay 76, oakland, 84, fremont, and it is going to be hazy and hot inland. 97 fairfield. 96 in lever more. accuweather seven-day forecast hotter, sunday and monday triple digits for labor day. and staying comfortable, and then a one-day cooldown tuesday before it warms back up again middle of next week. but overall, the pattern looking good for outdoor activities. dan: enjoy your day off, sandhya. sandhya: thank you, i will. ama: we'll be here.

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dan: well, finally here tonight a postal worker showed up to the job in oakland for the very last time today ending 42 years of dedicated service. ama: martha mangle began had he career in 1979 following in the footsteps of her mother and sister. both worked for the postal service. martha is finishing her career at civic center post office on

13th street. and sentimental. log back at her career. -- looking back at her career. >> 1979 i like to say i was a young swan. and i thought that retirement was something futuristic. but now it has arrived. and i'm still -- i'll say a swan. ama: she's great. dan: she's fantastic. martha served as a letter sorting machine operator. that's when she first started and a job she doesn't think even actually exists anymore. ama: she's held several different positions since then. she has big plans for her retirement including traveling and singing with her group, the sounds of joy. and don't you feel joy listening to her? her laugh. and oh, she's great. dan: she's great. congratulations, martha. i know why they got the name of the band, sound of joy. she is clearly a joyful person. that's awesome. good for her. world news tonight with david mi. r is next. -- david muir is next.

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