affect. good morning. monday, september 6. we are very impressed if you are up and watching right now. good morning. live on abc seven, hulu live and wherever you stream. look at my amazing friends. >> it is my pleasure to be at work. hopefully the people at home are not laboring today. you have been telling us that they might have to worry about potentially not so great air quality. >> exactly. we have been stuck in this pattern and this high pressure that has been responsible for the stagnant air and hazy conditions is staying with us not only today but will expand. here's a look at live doppler seven. we will see high clouds as monsoonal moisture wants to move from the south today in combination with smoke.

looking at air quality, good in san francisco and the peninsula, but moderate in the east bay and poor in the south bay. another hot day, near 100 inland. we will talk about how hot it will get throughout the list of the week. >> a man is dead after a runway crash in the east bay after 1:00 this morning in oakland. chp says the suspect was driving westbound in the eastbound lanes on i-80 when they crashed into another car. the suspect ran away, hopped over a guardrail and hid in the bushes. officers found the suspect. they believe the suspect may have been driving under the influence. >> a spare the air alert has been extended through today. if you have outdoor plans, be aware of what this means for you. kate larsen is live in san francisco with us -- for us to

break it down. >> good morning. hope you are having a great start to your labor day. it is cool along the highway and we have fantastic air quality, aqi in the 40's but that is not the case everywhere throughout the bay area. there is a spare the air alert and advisory for smoke through today. the air quality district says wildfire smoke combined with high temperatures and vehicle exhaust is causing unhealthy smog accumulation in the bay area. yesterday, hays in sonoma obstructed the beautiful views of wine country. same problem in the east bay hills. people out yesterday hiking and wine tasting were doing their best to stay cool. >> about 1000 feet to the summit. you get spectacular views and the smoke too. >> we are monitoring it. we are trying not to do any

intense hiking but a little bit outside and we will get back indoors later. kate: pockets, mostly in san francisco come so a few spots that have safe air, but most of the bay area looks to be in the yellows and oranges with aqi in the 100s. this type of smoke and pollution can be irritating for those with respiratory issues like asthma or older people and young children, so if you are in an unhealthy area or a sensitive group, stay inside today. i live in san francisco so i did not know what these things are, but i was reading you need to set this to recirculate in your car so you do not bring the unhealthy air inside. i'm kate larsen, abc7 news. julian: you will be noticing this qr code on the bottom left

of your screen during our air quality and wildfire coverage stories. skin the code using your cell phone's camera. it will take you to the wildfire tracker. with that, you contract a major fires and air quality. in jobina: state overnight, including this one in placer county. the bridge fire has spread across 250 acres. it is 0% contained. it is not a threat to the city of harvard. julian: crews making some good progress fighting the caldor fire, but it was the hottest and driest day yesterday they have seen in several days. firefighters say the weekend weather was favorable and they took advantage of the low wind and temperatures to buy time to stop the flames from spreading. four than 200 50,000 acres have burned so far. crews making good progress.

the fire 44% contained. >> we are nearing the subalpine right now, so it creates issues and also mitigates issues. it is hard to access but also harder for it to burn. julian: evacuation orders for south lake tahoe have been downgraded to warnings, allowing residents to return. they need to be prepared to evacuate again. jobina: drive sober or get pulled over is the message from oakland police. they will have patrols looking for people suspected of driving under the influence. julian: it was a busy weekend for sideshow calls in the south bay. some of the video we are about to show you may be disturbing. this is video of one of the incidents police responded to. that is what you see circled in yellow. no word on how bad that person was hurt.

reports of illegal activity.your vehicle impounded for participating. jobina: the taliban has taken complete control of afghanistan. there are questions about what happens next. this week, secretary of state anthony will meet with allies in qatar and germany. they will talk about how to evacuate americans and at-risk afghans left behind. about 100 americans and thousands of at risk afghans remain. the u.s. officially withdrew from the country last month. the taliban has been blocking planes trying to fly evacuees out of afghanistan. officials tell the associated press at least four planes have been unable to leave the country for days. there are conflicting accounts on why they could not take off. the planes were carrying several

hundred people. one local community center is trying to get people ready because there will be a fues from afghanistan coming they do not know when they will arrive in the bay area. abc7 news reporter brian curry shows is the process of getting refugees acclimated. >> we have the plans in place. >> he says he and his team of volunteers are eager to see the refugees who will soon call the bay area home. >> today was the first day we got shipments of materials like blankets, diapers. brian: the islamic community center has one mission -- help the refugees feel welcome when they come to the bay area. right now, most are in quarantine but will soon arrive and will need help from the immunity. >> we are trying to welcome them, show them that we care. brian: he divided his volunteers

into six sections, focusing on areas like caring for toddlers or finding housing. he says more than 100 volunteers have stepped up so far, one of them, this person whose parents are from afghanistan. >> we want to help them, translation services, grocery shopping, showing them around. brian: he says the easy part has been organizing materials. the harder part was finding housing. he says that soon became less of an issue. >> as soon as people heard about these afghan refugees, believe me, i have a list of over 20 homes that they want these families to come to, so they are calling saying, send me 10 people, send me two families. i have a five bedroom house and i am living alone. i can accommodate them. brian: she says her volunteer work will hopefully give the refugees comfort in this difficult time. >> i would love to give them a

hug and let them know they are not alone and that there is an amazing community here and allies willing to support them. brian: brian curry, abc7 news. julian: muni is asking for public input on service restoration for 2022. they posted details of three alternatives, familiar, frequent and hybrid for service next year. familiar would restore the all day routes that have not been running since the start of the pandemic. frequent wood inquiries -- frequent would increase frequency on high ridership lines. the third would balance the two. they are holding public sessions on this, the first being held saturday. companies tracking their remote workers. some say it is an invasion of privacy. breaking down tattleware. jobina: a new painting by the mysterious artist banksy is for sale again.

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jobina: happy labor day -- lisa: happy labor day to you. we are certainly in the haze today as the wind is lighter. high pressure over us. the light blue indicates we will have air quality that will be moderate at times. it is even poor right now in the south bay. tuesday, conditions improve. we have retained some of the heat from yesterday. 56 in vertically. you can see the fog with 46 in

santa rosa. fog streaming in from the south but it will still be hot. temperatures today near 100 inland and low 80's around the bay, 60's at the coast. through the next several days, looking still hot with little change. the winds kick up, the temperatures come down but not until friday. julian: some doctors in texas are expressing concern over the new abortion law in their state. the law bans abortions where -- when fetal cardiac activity is detected, typically six weeks into pregnancy. some are about what this means for women who do not have the money to go to other states. she says there will be consequences. >> the people who are most impacted are those with the most number of -- women of color, disabled people, queer people, young people, immigrants. julian: the group texas right to life is about -- to life says

the law is about saving laws. -- saving lives. jobina: coming up, fraud, romance and manipulation. the trial of their and o's founder elizabeth holmes takes place this week -- of theranos founder elizabeth holmes takes place this week. what to expect. and a live look outside. let's check it out. gorgeous but little hazy. you can see what

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holmes. srt ucuf ke it until you make it is coming under scrutiny. another element prosecutors are likely to challenge, holmes's recent claims she was manipulated by her then boyfriend and coo of theranos . >> the defense we will see is that she did not intend to defraud anybody. jobina: in the the the some say it will come down to her credibility and what she told regulators and creditors at the time. she will have to prove to the jury that she believed her statements to be true or lacked the mental capacity that -- capacity to understand that they could be false or intended to deceive. julian: according to the wacc

street journal, the jet may not be delivered until late october until the -- october after the faa has declined the company's recent proposal for accelerated approval. areas of concern relating to the cargo doors. an faa spokeswoman told the journal the faa will not approve the inspections until "our safety experts are satisfied." banksy's famous painting is going up for auction again. the painting girl with a balloon shocked the world when it partially treaded itself years ago moments after it sold at a london auction house for $1.4 million. remember the audible gasp in the room? it has now been renamed to "love is in the bin," owner is putting it for -- putting it back up for sale next month. it could go for $8 million at auction. wow. jobina: questn.

i did not know this story. was that a purposeful shred? julian: yes. it was remote controlled. some say it was banksy himself who did it to draw further attention. after it sells, it goes down in shreds. now they are saying this could be worth a million dollars. crazy. jobina: if it sells, is the whole thing going to shred? julian: good question. jobina: you know? lisa: it is like the bay area housing market, right? put it back up for sale for more money. incredible. we will see what happens there. unfortunately, we will not see a lot of change with our weather the next several days. in fact, a stagnant weather pattern has allowed for another's bear -- another spare the air alert. high clouds streaming in at about 10-15,000 feet and a heat advisory in effect by the delta through the sacramento valley

today and through wednesday, high pressure still expanding into our east bay valleys. air quality poor in the inland, east bay and santa clara valley. moderate or even good right now for us in parts of san francisco. it will get better for tuesday but not improve significantly until the end of the week. upper 50's in hayward, 50 four albany, 46 santa rosa with fog. heading to the beach, hazy with high clouds, upper 60's from ocean beach to half moon bay 68 santa cruz. here is how hot it will get tuesday. mid to upper 90's. even about 100 inland. by wednesday, should be the warmest day for those in our east bay valleys, 60's along the coast but still some 80's bayshore. looking at thursday, where are the changes? they really do not

come until do not come until friday. r are staying in the 80's on the peninsula, upper nine -- upper 90's in the inland and east bay. jobina: all new episodes of the view return tomorrow here. they are celebrating 25 years on the air with a special reunion. >> oh my god! jobina: the hosts are retur to the studio for the first time since the pandemic started. cohost meghan mccain left the view at the end of last season so you can expect a rotating panel of conservative voices filling her seat. guest hosts include condoleezza rice,

do not miss the 25 season premiere tomorrow. you can watch the view weekdays right here at 10:00 before midday live on abc seven. julian: is your boss watching you? more companies are apparently keeping an eye on remote workers to make sure they are working. they are using what is known as tattleware software that takes live photos of workers every minute from their laptops. other software contract keystrokes and web browsing. employers can see everything you write in an email or in slack to coworkers. some say it is an invasionnvasio privacy, companies saying it is holding workers accountable. jobina: interesting. this morning, the world cannot get enough of two baby pandas born at the french -- born at a french zoo.

they are gaining weight and growing for. they are being nursed by their mother. cute. julian: oh my gosh. jobina: they are not crawling yet. the zoo says the babies and their mother are in excellent health, doing what pandas love best, sleeping. it is inviting panda fans to become godparents for the twins as part of a program that raises funds for research and conservation. i was expecting for there to be a naming contest arid julian: i know. . it is fun to see the names people come up with. cute. i could watch that all day. we turn to ginger, with a look at what is coming up on gmail. good morning, ginger. >> good morning. great to be with everybody this morning. coming up on gma, the holiday travel crush. americans heading home after the labor day weekend. we will tell you the best times to hit the road and the concern about a fall covid surge after the holiday.

we will be joined by dr. with his forecast for the months ahead. the latest on hurricane ida. frustration growing on the gulf coast. close to 100 again today and still without power for more than 500,000. i cannot imagine the feeling of eight days later. we will cover that. it is labor day so it is a big day for sales. we have been tracking the best ones out there to tell you where you can find the best savings today. then paula chehehe alive after a huge opening weekend. you will see that on gma. i heard this story today. beinbeinbeinbeinbeinbeinbe home, it would not be too bad. looking at weather. jobina: always working. julian: she is keeping honest. every now and then, you do a

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lisa: here is a look at our air quality. you can see it is moderate there, but we have good air quality to start due to our low cloud deck in san francisco. san jose is moderate. here is a look outside, where you can see the haze. that is where we see the spare the air alert with a dome of high-pressure overhead. not a lot of mixing or dispersion of the smoke today so once again looking at hazy conditions. 40's, 50's and 60's now. a more detailed look at labor day and beyond coming up. jobina: a hiker has died after

falling from a trail in pacifica. first responders found the body of a woman on the beach 50 feet below. witnesses reported seeing the woman trip and fall yesterday morning. san francisco firefighters revived a man who fell into the bay. they perform cpr on him after he was pulled from the water. he regained a pulse and remained unconscious. firefighters took him zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. julian: we have a lot more coming up for you here at 6:30, including the great highway debate. tension running high over the future of san francisco's most divisive issue. jobina: as we head to break, here is a live look

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7 news. julian: fears of another surge of covid after a busy weekend of holiday travel. jobina: to compromise or not to compromise? the debate over san francisco's highway heating up. julian: bottlerock pulls the plug and it turns out curfews apply to rockstar steel. -- to rockstar too. jobina: you are watching abc seven in the morning live on abc seven, hulu live and wherever you stream. we will start with lisa. lisa: good morning, everyone, jobina, julian. nice to be here. we start with the marine layer compressed at the coast but with

us. not doing anything for air quality. the haze is robust. sunrise in 10 minutes. poor air quality inland, east bay and santa clara. there is the fog at the golden gate bridge. 54 san francisco, open 58, san jose 60. and a look at the north bay, where it will warm up toward 90 today near santa rosa but now only 46, with about 60 conquered and livermore -- 60 concorde and livermore. near 90 in some spots today and near 100 later in the day. we will track how long the heat lasts coming up. julian: president biden will travel to new york and new jersey tomorrow to survey the damage from hurricane ida. new york city mayor bill de blasio announced he is forming a new weather response task force that could respond to storms that bring major flooding.

president biden talked with leaders about the recovery efforts. he has pledged federal aid to support survivors of ida. urmeca liven a county hit by a weather disaster the summer. the latest is of course hurricane ida, taking the lives of at least 60 people across eight states. more than 500,000 people still without power this morning. people are waiting in long lines for pretty much everything from water, ice, food and gas. the extreme heat has made the situation even worse. officials say some of the hardest hit areas could be without power until the end of the month. >> every night, we get a little bit warmer. we are trying to tough it out without any air. it is just too tough. jobina: that person -- julian: that person saying it is getting warmer every night there. the cost to repair and rebuild

the damage from ida is estimated to be in the tens of billions of dollars. jobina: pre-pandemic level crowds are packing stadiums, beaches and airports this weekend. it is striving fears that the spreading.ant will kee as elizabeth shows he is explaining -- as elizabeth schulze explains -- >> new concerns about the worsening covid crisis. packed stadiums across the country welcoming the return of college football. more than 3.5 million people screened at u.s. airports between friday and saturday, about the same number as in 2019. >> i do not shy away from holidays or anything. sometimes those are the best times to travel. it is the most fun. >> amid the scenes of pre-pandemic life, some hospitals are struggling to keep up with rising covid cases and deaths. >> nobody is masked and people

are like, yeah, it is all open. it is all free. it is devastating to me. >> the u.s. is averaging more than 150,000 infections per day, 13 times the level in june and 1300 people are dying from covid in the u.s. every day, most of them unvaccinated. >> i am taking care of a man in his mid-40's, unvaccinated, otherwise healthy and now dying of covid. >> questions about when booster shots will be available. dr. fauci telling cnn pfizer boosters will be available by the biden administration's september 20 target, but moderna's could be delayed. >> what you might see, rather than the simultaneous rolling out of both those products, it may be sequential by a week or two. >> there are new concerns for americans who lost their jobs during the pandemic. millions of people will lose their unemployment benefits today when three federal

programs expire. elizabeth schulze, abc, washington. julian: if you got an email about covid restrictions, apparently was in our. they got a bug -- it was a bug. it included old information about people testing positive or who had symptoms. you can ignore those emails. ousd it is turning off its system so they can fix that problem. the debate over san francisco's great highway continues this morning. the two mile stretch of road closed to cars and only open to pedestrians and cyclists for a year and a half during the pandemic is now open to vehicles again under certain conditions. that is what has some people divided. abc7 news reporter kate larsen live along the great highway this morning for us. good morning. kate: good morning, julian.

the two mile stretch of the great highway is closed because it is a holiday and that is one of the new rules. it is this two mile stretch behind me. look. people are awake. that's nice. the stretch has been closed during the pandemic to give people more space to bike and walk, do that sort of thing. people have loved it. others have not loved it so much but when san francisco reopened in the summer, the city created a compromise and, three weeks ago, it partially reopened to cars from 6:00 a.m. monday to noon friday, closed on the weekends and holidays. there is disagreement about this arrangement. >> the freeway being close causes congestion on the surface streets. it takes me literally probably 15 more minutes to get home where it is blocked. >> i like having it open for foot traffic but i can see it being open during the week for car traffic making sense.

>> i do not like the compromise. i do not like compromises. we need to ban cars. we have not gone far enough. kate: he is not mincing his words. it is unclear at this point how long this arrangement will last. mayor london breed's office says a plan will be devised in the coming months and it will require legislative action from the board of supervisors. we will have to see how that plays out. i personally have always thought that the sign of a good compromise is when nobody is happy. there seems to be a lot of those people around here, but it is a holiday, so whatever happens, you might as well come out and enjoy the great highway today because it is closed to cars. kate carson, abc7 news. jobina: the california recall election is coming in a week and it is heating up with democrats concerned about the national implications. democrat gavin newsom spent the

weekend fighting for his job, campaigning over the weekend with some help from high-profile members of the party, including senators amy klobuchar and elizabeth warren. senator warren explains why the democratic party is paying particular attention to the recall race. >> the leading opponent here, larry elder, has already said that, if he gets the chance, he will replace any democratic california senator with a republican. >> republican opponents larry elder and caitlin jenner have seemingly the relied -- have seemingly relied on name recognition and have not appeared at debates. >> they are going to say, we have tried politicians. we have tried media celebrities like jenner or elder. these are people who do not know how to manage. >> the governor is trying to focus on national leaders to

come into california to try and save him but it is not going to work because we are seeing, you know, 2 million californians who signed this recall petition. >> vice president harris is expected to come to the bay area wednesday to stump for newsom. julian: millions of people are taking to the skies this labor day. airports reaching pre-pandemic levels of traffic. the cdc said people who are not vaccinated should not travel but no signs of a slowdown. the tsa screened friday and saturday about the same amount of labor day travelers as we saw in between 19. a doctor talked about if we should expect another search. >> i think we will see a bump. i am hoping it is not a spike, but after every holiday, we see a jump. >> the roads are packed. about 44 million people expected to drive th to their

destination. jobina: bottlerock over. on saturday, organizers pulled the plug on guns and roses and surprise guest dave groll because of a strict curfew. the song "paradise city" got cut short when the went past 10:00. the band continued to play without amplifiers. bottlerock will continue to its typical timeline for 2022. that means the festival is coming up again may 27 through 29 next year. julian: coming up, port problems. the world's supply chain impact to the brim. is there any relief in sight? >> take your place by my side. jobina: and the first major

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high clouds. oakland, mountain view 55, 60 san jose, 53 pacifica, and from mount tam, pretty view but hazy. 60 right now in our inland valley, so upper 80's today should do it for us in the south bay. looking at near 70 near downtown. we have that spare the air alert. in the north bay, 90's. the warmest temperatures will be over the east bay hills. here's a look at other high temperatures today around the bay. >> this couple is working hardnd on our recovery. keeping their vacation in california supports our businesses and communities. that means that beautiful baby girl -- baby gherkin atop this charcuterie masterpiece --

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julian: this saturday marks 20 years since 9/11. the terror attacks took the lives of 2000 people and impacted the lives of loved ones, still dealing with losing them. we talked to a psychiatrist working with families of people who died on 9/11. >> most of us can remember where we were, what we were doing, maybe even what we were wearing when we first heard the news about the attacks on 9/11. >> we just got a report in that there's been some sort of explosion at the world trade center. >> but for the families of first responders and many of the loved ones who died, these memories run deeper than time, place and setting. and patricia smith's case -- >> i don't have any independent

memories of her. >> they are fleeting. she was just a child when she was robbed of the chance to grow up with her mother. >> it was hard to kind of everyone else's stories that i did not get for myself. >> despite the memorials -- mementos -- >> this thing i am wearing is hers. >> come at the cost of resentment. this is a clinical scientist who works with families of people who have loved ones who died in a tragedy. he says the most abidi abidi is anger. >> it can be directed at other family members, the government, terrorists, even themselves or the loved ones lost on the day. >> for this person, anger is at the absence of justice. >> we have this notion of

justice delayed is justice denied. now we are 20 years later with no justice. >> the old adage time heals all wounds. about that, the doctor will tell you that is not accurate. >> time itself is not >> she visits the memorial museum often and her connection is not just about honor. >> i could not bring him home so this is his home for me. >> but for others -- >> we opened those partially closed wounds. jobina: time now for your money report. about 2 million californians have lost unemployment benefits. federal funds for pandemic relief expired saturday. the federal government will no longer pay a $300 per week bonus to the unemployed. there are no more payments to nontraditional workers like contractors, self-employed people and gig workers.

and the program, which extended benefits for up to 53 weeks, called peuc, has expired. thousands of californians are still waiting for benefits they never received. no relief from higher prices and limited supply of electronics, furniture and other goods according to the wall street journal. international supply chain problems are expected to last well into next year. hundreds of thousands of shipping containers are stuck at ports or still sitting on ships. a shortage of u.s. truck drivers and warehouse workers is also making the situation worse. are you all waiting on anything? julian: no. i have not bought anything recently. how about you? jobina: me neither. my mom is still waiting on her fridge, lisa. lisa: i am looking for a car. forget about it. they say the chips will be suspended. not even making those. blame it all on covid, right? julian: there you go. lisa: another hot day today.

you can see the haze behind me, where santa cruz is in the fog, where temperatures are in the mid-50's, light south when today allowing for a warm beach day near 80 there, but back home, today is the day where we have the worst air quality, and lind, east bay and the santa clara valley. high pressure will not give way, and until it does, the winds will slack off. a localized sea breeze, but for mount tam, you can see the haze. 54 san francisco, 55 mountain view, 54 oakland, 53 pacifica. for mount tam, a hotter day today but the warmest weather will be in the inland east bay today. 51 in napa. 60's already in concorde, livermore, and we will see that hi clouds today that will fade out tuesday -- see the high

clou that wi o tuesday. he i lk what n 60's and 70's from san francisco to oakland. low 90's santa rosa. triple digits by the delta. mid to upper 80's by the south bay. little change, in fact, warmer wednesday. warm to comfortable around the bag, but inland, the heat wents to hold on -- the heat wants to hold on until friday. look for 88 san jose, 100 antioch in the seven day forecast. keeping the heat on through the week. air quality becoming moderate. the sea breeze picks up by thursday afternoon. by thursday, temperatures finally trailing off and feeling more like september. jobina? >> it is time for you to take your place by my side. jobina: $71.4 million. that's what the newest marvel film the legend of the 10 rings

wrapped up this weekend, a new record for labor day openings. and this is the first major superhero opening to future an asian lead. we sat down with one of the stars to talk about what it means to him. >> congrats on an amazing opening. >> i had low estimates for a long time and i am -- it has been a crazy weekend because i have seen the number go up. >> box office records, rave reviews. is this all part of the life plan? you knew this was coming? >> that is a hard no. i had no idea what i had for my plan. i went to school for accounting so that shows you how confident i was. this is incredible. it is a dream come true for many reasons. i have wanted to play superhero my whole life.

before i knew they were in movies, i just wanted to be a superhero. i literally just just to see so many people come and support the movie, seeing the theater buyouts and grassroots campaigns, that is the engine of what is propelling this forward and it is all over my social media so i cannot imagine what it must be for everyone else. >> a lot of asian americans having an emotional experience. i know i did. i know my teenage son did.id.id. to see myself and a new light, a strong chemical light. how does that feel as actor? >> everybody want to be part -- everybody wants to be part of something that is zeitgeist-y, challenging norms. we have done that not with

my character but with so many of the characters with their own back story, dimensionality, their slice of the asian or asian-american experience and just the richness of the story and the fact that we have so many characters to root for. it is a wonderful moment for our community. jobina: disney is the parent company of marvel and abc7. julian: life with kel ryan is back today with new episodes. they are giving the people what they want. >> my shirt? >> i thought it was open and extra button more than you wanted. >> i thought you asked for this. >> if that is what you want. >> you through a beanbag in my mouth and said unbutton your shirt. julian: today, they are hosting a backyard party on long island. chef michael simon will be demonstrating how to barbecue hamburgers and a fitness trainer will help kelly and ryan break a

sweat. you can watch that weekdays at 9:00 rate here on abc7. -- at 9:00 right here on abc7. jobina: they are doing hamburgers. what are you doing today for our labor day barbecue? julian: i don't know that i will be cooking today. i think our friends might take care of that instead. jobina: last time julian and i did a cookout, he brought a platter and i brought fruit still in the plastic packaging. julian: it was delicious. you picked a good bunch of fruit for us. jobina: thank you. so kind. in public. up next, seven things you need to know today. julian: you know i will not embarrass you like that. you can watch our newscast live and on-demand on our tv app available for apple, amazon, samsung and roku tv. download and stream today. lisa:

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are seven things to know this morning. julian: a man is dead after a runway crash in oakland on interstate 80. police believe the suspect may have been driving under the influence. jobina: about 200 people have been evacuated after a brush fire broke out and placer county. -- alton placer county. the bridge fire has burned about 250 acres and is 0% contained. julian: the caldor fire contained about 44%. evacuation orders in lake tahoe have been downgraded to warnings. jobina: unhealthy air playing a part in plans in the bay area. a spare the air alert today because of wildfire smoke. lisa: number five, high clouds along with hays allow temperatures to stay hot. 99 in concord, 88 san jose, 92os santa rosa. julian: number 6 -- jobina:

number six, no tolls today. light traffic because of the holiday. and number seven, if you got a taste for scotch and a couple hundred thousand dollars laying around, this could be for you. an 80-year-old bottle of gordon and -- julian, you are the expert here -- is it -- jobina: i would go for mac not sure. jobina: it is the oldest single malt scotch whiskey ever bottled and is expected to sell for over $200,000. julian: i am confused because this looks like a cologne bottle. it is not the typical leader of whiskey -- typical liter of whiskey you are expecting. $200,000. jobina: you are the whiskey expert. julian: my tastes are not that

rich. i can tell you that much. can we all chip in and get a taste that much? jobina: let's do it. with our audience. good morning, america. as so many celebrate this holiday weekend, covid shows no signs of slowing down. on the move. americans out in force for the holiday, packing beaches and college football games. airports near pre-pandemic levels. dr. jha joins us live with a fall covid forecast. ida's devastating impact. new police body camera footage, showing these heart-pounding moments from a flooded basement as the death toll rises to 68 .e pridt deis ssit the hard-hit northeast. frustration growing in the badly battered gulf coast region with a flash flood watch issued for new orleans this morning.

new wildfires exploding in the west.