people were screened between friday and saturday, at roughly the same number of labor day weekend travelers as 2019. >> i am expecting a bump. i am hoping we will not see a major spike, but after every single holiday, we have seen a bump in hospitalizations and deaths. reporter: that could stretch struggling hospitals beyond their limits. the u.s. averaging nearly 150,000 infections per day and more than 1100 deaths each day, mostly among the unvaccinated. >> nobody is massed and people are, like, it is open, it is free. reporter: some schools are being forced to temporarily shut down classrooms. in texas, and abc station reporting five school districts with more than 40,000 students have paused in-person learning due to the climb in cases. >> the delta variant being more contagious is kind of a game changer for pediatrics.

>> what is driving it is adults around them are not vaccinated and they are getting infected. so we're seeing a rise in kids in places with large infection rates among adults. if you want to protect kids, adults should be vaccinated. we will have to monitor the schools don't drive more infections, that i think we need to make sure the adults in their lives all have the shot. reporter: speaking of the shots, plans for boosters are moving forward. dr. fauci telling cnn that boosters will be ready for the september 20 rollout. however, moderna shots could be delayed. morgan norwood, abc news, los angeles. dan: the holiday weekend bringing more visitors to the bay area. it has been the first true test of the vaccine mandate, requiring proof of vaccination in most indoor settings. our reporter is live among the embarcadero with the story. reporter: dan, we have seen a lot of people on the waterfront.

the hotel council of san francisco says bookings are up, and enforcing the vaccine mandate seems to be working for most businesses, but not all. >> it is so pretty. the sun. >> amazing. reporter: the zero. tourists, loving the sights of san francisco, you cannot leave home without proof of vaccination. have you had to show your vaccine card yet? >> in the hotel, the restaurant and also in another restaurant. it is good, you feel safer. reporter: since august 20, it has been the law in san francisco if you want to shop and dine indoors, restaurants are checking your status at the door. >> it will encourage more people to get vaccinated because everybody wants to go to the restaurants. >> politics aside, it is more about community and doing what is right. reporter: that the mandate has been complicated for christina, who is traveling with 28 friends and relatives from santa barbara county. >> not everybody is vaccinated

in our group so it is very difficult finding seating arrangements that could accommodate all 28 of us. reporter: what to do? >> we had to go to denny's because they didn't ask for vaccination cards. [laughter] >> every day, it has been over 100 that we have turned away. reporter: the vaccine mandate has not been good for this fisherman's wharf restaurant. >> it has been challenging, disabled list. some people asked -- it has been challenging to say the least. some people think the vaccine is funny. you know? [laughter] but most people are very understanding about it. reporter: the golden gate restaurant association reports a few issues with the mandates so far. >> all the members we have talked to are very supportive of this. we want this to go forever? we don't. we want to get out of this pandemic and go back to not having to do this. but until we get the kids vaccinated, this will be around for a little while. reporter: it is unclear how long the mandate will be around.

in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. . dan: it is obvious the mandate>> is adding another layer>> four restaurants to deal with during a challenging time. is there any way to streamline things for them? reporter: dan, that is happening already. the restaurant association is working with reservation website openedtable to verify you once you show proof of vaccination at one restaurant, you don't have to do it again, the restaurant will upload your profile to that website. dan: interesting. cornell, thank you. kristen: there are through three weeks left before covid-19 boosters are set to be rolled out. some infectious disease experts say the shot will not be ready for the general population as land. abc news reporter tim johns takes a closer look. reporter: with the delta variant fueling a new surge in cases, last month of the white house rolled out a plan for booster shots to start being administered. but some local experts, like

infectious disease expert monica gandhi say they are skeptical of the timeline. >> there is no way by september 22 open up for the general public. reporter: pfizer is the only vaccine maker to start distributing mr. schatz. others like moderna and bought certain johnson need to submit their vaccine to regulators for approval, a process that could take several more weeks. the result may be a far more limited group of people eligible for boosters at first. >> older people, may be above 60, people in long-term care facilities, people who are treating the public, like health care workers getting a third shot, and people who have multiple comorbidities. reporter: the doctor says another worry she has is that the push for booster shots will take away focus from those who need it the most, people who still haven't received any vaccination at all. >> it can make the unvaccinated feel like, weight, the vaccines don't work anyway, now we have to get a third shot. reporter: and for those who are feeling some covid fatigue, the

doctor says it is important to remember that vaccinations are our quickest way out of the coronavirus nightmare. >> we will start incorporating it in our life just like we have influenza and will go on with life. it doesn't seem like that because it has been going on so long, but we will get there. reporter: in san francisco, tim johns, abc 7 news. kristen: we have an entire vaccine team dedicated to getting you the latest information. to ask questions, go to abc 7 news.com/vaccine and click on the blue box. dan: weather conditions are cooperating for firefighters battling california's largest wildfires. over the weekend they made significant progress on the caldor and dixie fire's. containment increased on the caldor fire, it is at 44% containment. it has scorched more than 216,000 acres. evacuation orders for south lake tahoe were downgraded to a warning last week.

the dixie fire containment has increased to 57%. it has burned more than 910,000 acres, nearly one million acres in northern california. you can keep track of fires across the state with the abc 7 wildfire tracker, on abc 7 news.com. you can also use this qr code on the bottom left of your screen that we are showing you during our air quality and welfare coverage. scanned the code it will take you to the abc 7 wildfire tracker. simple. with it, you can follow major wildfires and sea air quality for your neighborhood. kristen: the fires are still having an effect on air quality across estate. spencer: the wildfire is still working its way into the area. our air quality is showing some modest improvement. right now mainly yellow dots, a few green ones indicating

moderate to fair air quality. we started with moderate to. for this high-pressure center over the area, we have hazy skies. circulation around that high is bringing smoke down to the toss valley. it is sinking and dropping smoke at the surface and that is why we have had this build up and a decline in air quality. nevertheless, we expect an improvement. here is a look at the air quality forecast. tomorrow, only moderate to poor air quality. but wednesday and thursday, a little less buildup of that particulate matter in our air. i will give you a closer look last actual weather forecast in a few minutes. kristen: spencer, thank you. you can see the haze across the area. we know being outside when the air is bad can be unhealthy, especially for those who already have health problems. everyone needs to be aware of

the long-term damage that air can cause. reporter: as summer comes to an end, families enjoy the warm liberty weekend at raging waters in san jose. but as they cool off, a potential health threat in the skies overhead. a spare the air alert issued for the bay area through tuesday. >> when the air is becoming unhealthy, it is the orange color. unhealthy for sensitive groups -- that is children, elderly people should stay indoors, as well as those who exercise outdoors should refrain from that. reporter: breathing poor air quality can lead to health problems. the bay area saw 52 spare the air days in 2020. combine that with the 12 so far this year, that is more than two months of damaging conditions in the last two years. >> it can bring on things like asthma, things like respiratory,

long-term respiratory illnesses, long-term damage to the lungs. reporter:. reporter: spare the air alerts are made for two reasons, when there is high particulate air from wildfires, or impacts from smoke and car pollution like we saw on the liberty weekend. when you are outside and you can smell the smoke, you know the air quality is bad. but ozone is harder today -- harder to detect. >> the highest polluted levels are in the hottest part of the day. so it is that her to keep that in mind. avoid exertion outdoors during this hour. . go for a run. do it in the early morning or early evening. reporter: the best thing that bay area air quality management district says you can do to protect yourself is check the air quality and stay inside if you can. in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. kristen: you contract the air quality in a time wherever you live on your tv.

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kristen: protesters rallied outside the home of oakland athletics owner john fisher on this labor day, upset at the impact of the team's proposed howard terminal stadium on union jobs at the port of oakland. singin[singing] >> ♪ who[singin are you on whose side are you on ♪ kristen: they took issue with the team's demand for 100 million dollars in taxpayer subsidies. >> fisher also owns controlling shares in gap. >> we reached out to oakland athletics and have not heard back. dan: americans are losing federal unemployment funding this week. that could mean up to $300 a week or even more gone. deirdre bolton has the latest on what is changing reporter: approximately 12 million americans are in a very

different financial situation today than they were last week, 9 million americans are losing all of their federal unemployment benefits. another 3 million will see their weekly benefits reduced to about $300 per week. there are four types of federal unemployment benefits that are ending. the programs covered a range of workers including the pua, which covered americans who were ineligible for benefits in the past such as gig workers and the self-employed. all four of these programs pay retroactively, so if you were laid off during the pandemic but for some reason have not yet filed a claim, or your claim has not been processed, you can still receive benefits in a lump sum. as for checking on what you still may be eligible for depending on your state, you may be eligible for extended benefits which typically give workers an extra 13 weeks of payment. go to your state's dot gov website to start.

you may be eligible for extended benefits which usually provide another seven weeks of payment. it is worth noting that the heb payments and on september 11. deirdre bolton, abc news, new york. kristen: with many out of work, a sunnyvale startup is helping train people for tech jobs, no experience needed. melanie woodrow has a look at how it works. reporter: he had a career in construction sales and product management. but when the pandemic hit, he was laid off. >> they start cutting staff. reporter: most of his clients were in tech. for a while he had been curious about how to break in. >> how to get into it when this guy removed to the bay area from israel, he also wanted to know how to land a career in tech= i was not sure what to do after having a ba in business from israel.

reporter: after attending a boot camp and breaking into the industry, he started helping friends and family do the same. >> after a while, more and more people started approaching and asking me for help. reporter: soon, he realized he had a business idea. he and his co-founder created careerist. they train individuals with no tech backgrounds for tech jobs and help them submit thousands of applications. >> you don't need computer science or programming languages, you don't need a technical background. reporter: participants have the option of paying $3000 one-time upfront, or $900 upfront and then 15% of the subsequent job salary before taxes for two years. on occasion, he says he charges nothing to students experiencing great hardship he. estimates graduates earn 65,000 to $100,000 a year. >> once you get into this industry, you have an opportunity to grow. reporter:. reporter: he is now working in google as a software assurance quality engineer.

>> it is awesome. reporter: he is helping to train people for jobs that are readily available even during the pandemic. . melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. kristen: the american workforce is older and more diverse. according to job data. in 1979, the number of above 65 in the workforce is up to 6.9%. there are many reasons for this. fewer teens in the labor force among them. nonwhite u.s. workers went from more than 11% to 22%. dan: today car enthusiasts mingled with locals in piedmont for the community's labor day car show. it featured more than 80 vintage and exotic automobiles, each one very valuable. the show was put together by the piedmont police department as a way for officers to connect with folks in the community.

it was canceled last year because of the pandemic. >> the beauty is about building relationships. and our ability to talk to people. let's face it, a lot of times when people have interaction with the police is at a time that is not conducive for that. >> the event hopes to return next labor day in 2022. it was a big success and a nice day for it. kristen: the weather has been nice. in some spots we worried about air quality. spencer: that is true. although we started with poor quality overall, there has been modest improvement. let's look at the 24 hour temperature change. yesterday was pretty warm inland but, virtually any location in the bay area is at least a couple of days warmer today than this time yesterday. bit of a heat near the coast, not quite so much of an increase in temperatures as yesterday because of that onshore flow.

but the sea breeze is having virtually no cooling effect on the inland areas, only holding temperatures down around the bay and the coastline. here is the view from central tower overlooking san francisco. it is currently 70 degrees in san francisco. low 90's in mountain view. san jose and palo alto, 90 degrees. 62 at the view at the golden gate shows a few clouds mixed in with the smoke and haze. average temperature readings at the moment, 97 in santa rosa. 93 in napa. 107 at fairfield. concorde, 100. the view from the east bay camera looking towards mount diablo, and you can see how thick, their quality. air quality issues will persist the next few days. today was a spare the air day and tomorrow will be another spare the air day. expect some improvement.

overnight, high clouds and haze overhead and a few areas of clouds will develop. not a very deep marine layer, but there will be a presence of low clouds near the coast. then mainly hazy and sunny day tomorrow before another wave of high clouds start to passover tomorrow night. so for tonight, look for temperatures in the upper 50's to around 60 near the bay. pretty mild or warm. low 60's in the southbay. low to mid-60's in the inland east bay. mid-to-upper 50's in the north bay. . highs tomorrow -- 69 at half moon bay. 72 in san francisco. 70 in the southbay. 90 in san jose. inland east bay, 101 in concorde. in the north bay, mid-to-upper 90's.

moderate to poor air quality tomorrow. but good to moderate air quality wednesday through friday. it will be hot again on wednesday especially inland. only minor relief, temperatures dropped two or three degrees thursday. but friday, we begin to see significant cooling. in the weekend, temperatures not only dropping, but below average for this time of year. kristen: thank you. counting down to next week's recall election. the last minute push for votes. dan: and looking back at the impeachment hearing for former president bill clinton through the eyes of

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dan: hard to believe, saturday will be 20 years since september 11. it forever changed the lives of our country in so many w many of us are still dealing with the anger of losing a loved ones that day. morgan norwood talked with psychiatrists who have worked with the families of people who died on 9/11. reporter: 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. >> got a report that there had been some explosion at the world trade center. reporter: but for families of first responders and many of the ones who died, these memories run deeper than time, place, and setting. in patricia's case.

>> i don't have any independent members of her. reporter: they are fleeting. she was a young child when she was robbed at the chance to grow up with her mother, an nypd officer. >> it was hard to hea else's stories. but i did not get that for myself. reporter: despite the memorial, the mementos from the reality of remembering comes at the cost of resentment. >> still makes me angry. reporter: this doctor is a clinical scientist who has worked with survivors and families of loved ones who died in the tragedy. he has seen the gamut of emotions, but for many the most piercing, is the anger. >> it manifests itself in many ways. it can be directed at other family members, at the government, at terrorists even themselves and their loved ones they lost on that day. reporter: for patricia and her dad, the anger is in the absence

of >> we all have the same notion that justice delayed is justice denied, and now we are 20 years later with no justice. reporter: so while the old adage tells us time heals the wounds, the doctor will tell you it is not always accurate. >> time itself is the healer. reporter: this ceremony holds space for healing for some, including monica, who lost her husband. she visits the september 11 memorial museum often in her connection to the museum is not just about honor. >> this is his home, for me. reporter: but for others -- >> it may reopen partially closed wounds. reporter: morgan norwood, abc news, los angeles. dan: so much pain 20 years on. all week we will be looking at what happened on september 11, 2001, the lessons learned, and what

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. dan: we are counting down to the recall election and we are seven days away from election day. right now candidates are making their final push to get out the vote. we have the latest efforts and the governor newsom's attempt to keep his reporter: that's right, and for governor newsom, this includes appearing with the democratic party's most well-known leaders. his challengers say this will not make a difference. they say they recall has nothing to do with national politics, and that californians are ready for a change. it's been a busy holiday weekend for governor newsom and the candidates hoping to replace

him. all our camping across the state, making their final pitch ahead of the recall election. >> are we going to vote "no" on this recall? reporter: today he continued the efforts by attending an event with black elected leaders in los angeles. he encouraged voters to turn in their mail-in ballots. >> election is today, it is tomorrow, election ends next week on september 14. reporter: republican front runner larry elder also campaigned today, making the case for why californians should vote him out. >> more businesses have left the first six months of this year than have left all of last year. they cite their reporter: the push comes as a new poll from the public policy institute of california shows the recall effort is likely to fail. the governor already seems more relaxed. over the weekend he appeared at rallies with senator klobuchar and senator warren, where he marked his gop challenger. >> by the way, i don't know if

you have seen senator warren cross-examine folks on wall street. [cheers] apparently, larry elder has not. women are smarter in politics, smarter in civics, smarter in economics. reporter: in an interview, warren warned >> the leading opponent has already said that if he gets the chance, he will replace any democratic california senator with a republican. reporter: newsom's republican challengers say the recall election has nothing to do with national politics. >> the governor is trying to focus on national leaders to come into california and save him. it is not going to work. what we're seeing is we have 2 million californians who signed the recall petition. reporter: they will continue to campaign this week. on wednesday, governor newsom will appear with

vice-president kamala harris. the governor has said the president will camping with him but no date has been announced yet. dan: check out our abc 7 originals documentary "total recalled," about california's last recall election. you can find it on the abc 7 area app available on apple tv, android tv, amazon tv,. kristen: and roku. kristen:. the new installment of fx's award-winning series "american crime story" follows impeachment of bill clinton from the eyes of the women in the scandal. we have a closer look at the new show. >> it all has to come reporter: you may not recognize actress sarah paulson as lender tripp, confident and then betrayer of monica lansky. we sat down with paulson. >> you are attracted to playing rules that scare you. what scared you about pulling her? >> everything. she made choices that to this

day i find perplexing. i have to try to understand them. reporter: this actress stars as monica lewinsky, who revealed the affair with clinton. tripp recorded lewinsky and gave the tapes to prosecutor. how to deal with the moments when she was insincere with monica lewinsky? >> there is sincerity, manipulation, duplicity, and then there is sincerity again. i tried my best to ride it like a wave and go with it. tell me about him. >> is, it is just that he is unavailable. >> someone important. linda had a lot of maternal feelings towards monica and i think she truly believed what she had done, the choices she made, were going to improve monica's life. i think she thought she would be considered a hero. reporter: paulson had to, transform herself for the role even gaining 30 pounds.

she wore a prosthetic neck, prosthetic nose and even a bodysuit. still, history does not see linda as a hero. >> i don't know that it is achievable for linda tripp. you may not agree with what she did, and you probably should not, because what she did is horrifying. yet i have real empathy and sympathy. reporter: if she were sitting in this chair, what would you ask? >> i would say, i hope you know that i have endeavored to do this was as open heart as possible, and can i have you? reporter: in new york city, karen rosado, abc 7 eyewitness news. dan: a lot of people are enjoying working from home, enjoying working from home, maybe ♪ ♪ ♪ enjoying working from home, maybe ♪ ♪ ♪

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dan: time now for the four at 4:00. a lot of companies are turning to digital surveillance to keep an eye on work-from-home employees. new software called tattleware is a surging market. some versions of it take live photos of workers at home about every minute from the company laptops. other software can track keystrokes and web browsing. for example, employers can see everything you write in email or in slack. some employees say the software is an invasion of privacy, employers say it is holding people accountable. it does seem like an invasion of

privacy, but it is their computer. crease, a little creepy. >> it is a little creepy, but we are being tracked on ever all te things. dan: so many people work from home and it has worked out really well for employees but also employers, i think. productivity remained relatively the same, from what i have read. but it certainly has made employers nervous about how they keep control of employees when not in their presence. spencer: that is probably a legitimate concern. i can see both sides of it, it does seem on one level to be an invasion of privacy or an intrusion. on the other hand, it is the company's camera and equipment, and it has a right to check on how -- what we're doing and how productive we are being. dan: still creepy, though. [laughter] kristen: you might drive your top employees away who may be

thinking, hey, if the worker produces good enough, why are you checking on me, right? and a new study suggests interacting with robots can be unsettling for humans and it is all about the robots' gaze. an institute of technology started what happened when people interacted with a humanlike they found that even if the robot was friendly, people were uncomfortable when the machine looked right at them. the robot gaze interrupted pathways in the brain that caused people to delay making decisions, which means, working with a robot could theoretically interfere with job performance. what do you say? >> the robot is watching us too. kristen: i don't find it any creepy or than the human gaze. what do you think, spencer? spencer: the fact that i am looking at something i know is not human yet the gaze is womanlike, it is a little disconcerting. i find it mildly creepy. kristen: chris?

chris: it reminds me of the movie i robot. i hope robots don't talk. i am totally creeped out by that weight. dan: till they turn on skynet. then we will really be scared. [laughter] the world's oldest single malt whiskey is going for auction next month. the 80 year old scotch from glenlivett is expected to sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. it was originally put in anoak cask over hundred years ago. there are plans to release more the cantors of this prized scotch. there is certainly a romance to something like this and for people who are into it, pretty special. spencer: you nailed it, quite a romance in it. i am primarily a wine drinker, but i have tasted on several occasions a very special, well-aged single malt scotch. dan: can you tell the difference?

spencer: oh my gosh, the older versus the younger blended scotches, huge difference. there is a long, lingering aftertaste or finish. even as you take several breaths, you can still smell a bit of the afterglow, if you will, of that first sip. it is special. dan: chris, are you more of a beer guy or are you more into this sort of thing? chris: i drink different things but if you buy this for that much money, do you end up drinking it? you got to drink it sometime, right? spencer: at some point you do need to drink it. if it is beyond its drinkability, that it is just a collectors item in the bottle. kristen: ok, and million dollars just went to waste. i hate when that happens. [laughter] i was about to say, hopefully this is a flight you will not find yourself on, but i should not say that because you might be excited.

take a look. the pilot of a single-engine plane set a new record. this pilot squeezed his plane through a very tight channel near istanbul, just 13 feet on either side of the wing separated the plane from the tunnel walls for more than a mile. no one has ever done this before. this is a world record-setting flight. it took him more than a year of careful preparations. the ground speed of this flight averaged 152 miles per hour, with, as you saw, very little room for error. dan: he looked cool as a cucumber doing it. kristen: chris, i can see you're going for that. 13 feet? no problem? chris: you did not see my face as i was watching that. as long as i know i will make it alive, put me in. if not, definitely not. spencer: he has great tunnel vision. [laughter] kristen: i haven't even gone dog fighting -- skydiving.

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dan: is it a stake, or a maybe both? a birthday celebration for gabe

kapler really takes the cake. sports anchor chris alvarez dug into the delicious details. what's the deal? chris: gabe kapler's for regular season as manager of the giants has been the treat for giants the team treated their skipper to a unique gift after a big win on his birthday that caused quite a buzz on social media. >> back on the track, squares app. game over. happy birthday gabe kapler. chris: after the giants big win over houston on july 31, there was a burning question. we want to wish you a happy birthday. did the guys do anything special after the game? >> the guys got me a nice cake in the shape of the steak. chris: more often than not, the story would end there. i wondered who made such a k. entered this bay area native. >> regarding an order last minute and it was for the sf giants managers. >> i was, like, it's the giants,

let's do it. we can't turn it down. chris: the cake place in san francisco got a call from the bullpen and stepped up, making the steak cake a reality. >> they wanted it to look red and meaty. i also made baked potato out of red velvet as well. the cake crumbs are made out of cake, crumbs and everything turns out the cake looks so. chris:. chris: real, nobody wanted to eat it. >> never seen anything like that. a bunch of guys taking pictures of it. everybody wanted to take pictures. chris: did you eat it? >> i didn't, but i heard it was good. it was red velvet, apparently. . i actually had a real tomahawk steak. >> it was also -- almost too great to eat, was that a compliment to you? >> i got that, i was like, credit. eat it. >> no one wants to cut their

cake. they always say it is too pretty to cart. you have to get there and taste it. not only does it look good, it tastes good. chris: it turns out she is no stranger for cakes to local celebrities. she has made cakes for many. you can follow her on instagram. dan: i cannot believe how good they looked, in terms of not looking like a real cake. like a steak. chris: it is unbelievable how quickly they turned it around, less than a week. i was talking to the giants and they thought it was a steak and a baked potato. but i confirmed, red velvet. dan: pretty cool. kristen: there is no such thing as too pretty to eat. i would dive into that thing! [laughter] dan: let them eat steak! [laughter] kristen: how are we looking out there? spencer: the weather is going to look meatier as we get to

the [laughter] week. overnight lows will be in the mid-to-upper 50's to the low 60's inland. pretty mild. tomorrow, another day of heavy sunshine this -- hazy sunshine and inland heat. glutamate 80's around the bay, near 70 around the coast. before we get to the seven-day forecast, i want to show you the air-quality forecast. tomorrow, another spare the air day and a day of only moderate to in some places, poor air quality. but we expect improved air quality on wednesday. two more days of inland heat tomorrow and wednesday. minor cooling begins wednesday and develops friday and into the weekend. in the weekend, temperatures will fall a couple of days below average, after a couple of days of triple digit heat. kristen: banksy's famous shredded painting is going up for auction again.

the painting shock to the world after it partially shredded itself three years ago after purchase moments after it was sold for $1.4 million. it has been renamed "love is in the bin." the owner is putting it up for sale next month. sotheby's believes it could get up to $8 million. dan: a record-breaking weekend for the newest marble movie. >> it has been a crazy weekend, just seeing the number go up and up. kristen: i sat down with the star, simu liu, about the authenticity of the film.

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shang-chi and the legend of the 10 rings racked up at the box office this weekend, in new record for labor day openings. it is the first major hollywood superhero film to feature an asian lead and a primarily asian cast. i had a chance to sit down with the star, simu liu, yesterday to talk about what that means to him and to the aapi community. >> it felt like people were underestimating us. i was reading some really low estimates. it has been a crazy weekend because i am just seeing that number go up and up. kristen: the box office records and the rave reviews. is this part of the simu liu life plan? you knew this was coming? simu: that is a hard no. i had no idea what i had for my plan. i went to school for accounting. goes to show you how confident i was in where everything was going to turn out. this is incredible. such a dream come true for so many reasons. i mean, i have wanted to play a

superhero pretty much my whole life. before i knew they were in movies, i just wanted to be a superhero. ♪ kristen: how important was it to get the cultural details right, especially given this time? simu: it was critically important. but it wasn't something we ever thought we were going to get wrong either. dustin is asian american. dave callahan is asian american. our entire cast is so there was never going to be an experience on the page they did not feel completely authentic and that is kind of one of the big reasons why representation goes beyond just what you see, what is cast. it goes all the way down, or up to who is making the decisions at the study level, who is being hired as the directors, the screenwriters, who is telling the stories, through which lands are we experiencing this?

we are experiencing the story through an asian lens, and that is what makes it so authentic and makes it so ready to share with the whole world as well. kristen: let's help people get to know you better. quick favorites. favorite videogame. simu: halo. kristen: favorite karaoke song. simu: whole new world. kristen: can you do one bar for us? simu: [singing] "i can show you the world shine and shimmering blended tell me princess, when did you last let your heart decide ♪ you know? it is not my first rodeo. i [laughter] have done many it karaoke sessions. i could be a professional a leading. kristen: if this acting thing does not work. i don't think he will need a fallback. based on the reception to the movie. just a very talented guy. you can see shang-chi in theaters now.

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