live wherever you stream. you are looking live at the view in santa cruz. blue skies, proof the air-quality index is in the green. ama: move inland and it looks different. this is a live look from our terror camera -- our tower camera and it shows why we have a spare the air alert let's bring in spencer christian. dan: we have seen worse, but this is not great. spencer: current air-quality, if you are near the coast, you are experiencing good to moderate air-quality, indicated by the green and yellow dots. most air-quality's are asked -- most locations are experiencing improving air quality, as you see more green dots than earlier. nonetheless, the quality is not great. we have this big ridge of high pressure dominating the area,

pulling smoke from the wildfires. under that lid of high pressure, the areas sinking at tracking smoke at the surface. that smoke is trying to hold on. as we look at the air-quality forecast, although tomorrow is another spare the air day, we can expect good to moderate quality on wednesday, thursday, and friday. i will give you a closer look at the weather later. dan: the alert extension into tomorrow by the bay area air quality management district means being outside can be unhealthy for certain people. as dustin dorsey explains, everyone needs to be aware of the long-term damage that bad air can cause, because protecting your health is an important part of building a better bay area. dustin: as summer comes to an end, families enjoyed the warm labor day weather at raging waters.

as they cooled off, a potential health threat loomed. a spare the air alert was issued for the bay area through tuesday due to poor air quality. >> unhealthy is orange, unhealthy for sensitive groups. that's when elderly, children, people with respiratory conditions should stay indoors as well as those exercising outdoors should refrain. dustin: breathing polluted air can lead to lasting health problems that studies show is similar to smoking cigarettes. the bay area saw 52 spare the air days in 2020, 12 so far this year, more than two months in the last two years. >> it can bring on things like asthma and long-term respiratory illnesses, long-term damage to the lungs. dustin: of the alerts are made for two reasons -- when there is high particular matter due to wildfires, or smog impacts,

something we see a lot on labor day weekend. when you can see or smell smoke, you know the air-quality is bad. o-zone is harder to detect and can be even more harmful. >> you can't wear a mask to protect you. avoidavoidavoidavoidavoidavoidad don't go for a run. do it early morning or early evening. dustin: the best thing the bay area air quality management district says you can do is check the air-quality and stay inside if you can. dan: you can track the air-quality anytime you wish. look for this map on abc7news.com to see how wildfire smoke, smog, and weather are impacting air-quality. ama: when you see this qr code, use your phone to scan the code and it will take you to the abc 7 wildfire tracker map.

some of these smoke in the air is from the second largest fire in california history, the dixie fire, which tops 900,000 acres. on one fire has ever burned more, last year's august complex, which eventually burned more than one million acres. the dixie fire is 57% contained. evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect, but some evacuations were recently downgraded. the dixie fire is responsible for the death of a first responder over the weekend. calfire says the individual was suffering from a previous illness. dan: good news from the caldor fire. better weather conditions have helped firefighters make progress. we heard from calfire officials a few moments ago. they tell us the fire moderated overnight on the western flank thanks to more favorable weather conditions. that has allowed some evacuations to be lifted. on the eastern flank, firefighters report minimal fire

activity on echo lake. that has allowed crews to start doing mop up. >> our focus is to allow opportunities to reduce the current evacuation orders, whether it is to a warning or completely left those to get you back into your homes. dan: calfire says the fire has burned at least 216,000 acres. containment has grown to 44%. you can help people impacted by the caldor fire. go to abc7news.com/takeaction to find out how. ama: for millions of americans, this labor day marks the end of their unemployment checks from the federal government. some employers are hoping the end of the benefit may spur more people to return to the workforce. laura anthony has the story. >> they are pretty much everywhere you look, help signs in the windows of bay area stores and restaurants. even with the reopening, it has

been difficult for small businesses to find and keep employees. >> people didn't want to come back, no one wants to interact with people anymore. we have lost a lot of people, had a lot of turnover. it's a competitive hiring market for good candidates. laura: now the federal government enhanced benefits are ending, which means more than 8 million americans will no longer receive weekly unemployment checks. >> september 6 was the timeline wendy $300 ends. we don't need it consistently across the country. laura: one challenge for business owners, the customers are back but employees are not. the hope is that will change going forward. >> we are going to get workers because they don't have any choice. we are going to find more people to work with us for sure. laura: getting more people back to work is about more than

money. other barriers include concerns over the delta variant and the scarcity of affordable childcare, so small business owners must be creative when competing for qualified workers. >> we try to be flexible, work with students and moms and make sure we can be flexible. even if we can't pay them a ton more or even match what they are getting on unemployment. laura: laura anthony, abc 7 news. ama: 7 on your side's michael finney and and his team have been relentless advocating for people to get the unemployment funds they deserve. you can reach out to 7 on your side on our website. dan: more to come with unemployment benefits ending and many people still out of work. a start up helping train people for text jobs, no experience needed. to meet the man who had -- you

made it happen for himself and decided to help others. >> the recall election is one week from tomorrow. how governor newsom and his challengers are getting their final message out. >> there is no way september 20 is soon enough for the general public. ama:

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over the weekend, early voting access expanded in several counties, including napa and san mateo. vote by mail ballots have been going out to all voters in smit august. you have probably received yours. liz kreutz is our in-house expert on the recall election. what is the latest? lives: for governor newsom, his final campaign push includes appearing with some of the democratic party's most well-known leaders, elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar. 's challengers say this election has nothing to do with national politics and that californians are simply ready for a change. it has been a busy weekend for governor newsom and the candidates hoping to replace him. all are making their final pitch to voters. >> are we going to vote no on this recall? liz: newsom continued his get out the vote efforts by attending an event with black elected leaders in los angeles.

he encouraged voters to turn in their mail-in ballots. >> the election is today, the election is tomorrow. the election ends next week on september 14. liz: republican front runner larry elder also campaigned in l.a. >> more businesses have left the first fix months of this year than all of last year. they cite the rise in the cost of living. liz: the final push of this campaign comes as a new poll from the public policy institute of california shows that the effort is likely to fail. the governor seems more relaxed. over the weekend, he appeared at rallies with senator amy klobuchar and senator elizabeth warren, where he mocked his gop challenger. >> i don't know if you have seen senator warren cross-examine folks on wall street. larry elder has not. women are smarter in politics,

smarter in civics, economics. liz: warren warned a republican governor could mean democrats lose senate control. sen. warren: the leading opponent, larry elder, has said if he gets the chance, he will replace any democratic california senator with a republican. liz: newsom's challengers say the recall election has nothing to do with national politics. >> the governor is trying to focus on national leaders coming into california to try to save them. it's not going to work. we had 2 million californians that signed this recall. petition. liz: the candidates will continue to campaign this week. on wednesday, governor newsom will appear with vice president kamala harris. the governor has said president biden will campaign with him, but no date has been announced. dan: as you mentioned, governor newsom seems more relaxed. a couple of months ago, you got

a sense of tension and nerves. are the democrats feeling more confident? you see it -- as of saturday, 26% of ballots had been returned and the largest percentage are from democrats. he is feeling good, but it is not over until next week. republicans could be waiting to vote in person. dan: if you have already registered to vote, you will get a vote by mail ballot. if you have not registered, you can do a conditional voter registration as late as election day, which is september 14. ama: today car enthusiasts mingled with locals for the labor day car show. the event featured more than 80 vintage and exotic automobiles. the show was put together by the piedmont police department as a

way for officers to connect with the community. it was canceled last year because of the pandemic. >> it's about building relationships and our ability to talk to people. a lot of times when people have interaction with the police, it's at a time that is not conducive to that. we want to build that sense of camaraderie and community. ama: the event hopes to return next labor day as well. a great day for that car show. dan: i love old vintage cars, always fun to look at. spencer: i like to think of myself as a vintage forecaster. and i have not had any bodywork done yet. let's take a look at the weather. warmer today than yesterday and yesterday was pretty warm, as you can see. two to four to six degrees warmer in most locations than this time yesterday. breezy in some spots, keeping temperatures near the coast from rising very high. inland, there is almost no

marine influence and that's where the hotspots are. here is a view looking over the bay. 67 in san francisco. san jose was 92 earlier, down to 89 now. 62 at pacifica. the view at the golden gate just gets grayer as the clouds get thicker, although they are pretty thin right now. of course, the great backdrop -- the gray backdrop with the smoke. napa, 83. 103 in fairfield, which was 107 earlier. mid to upper 90's in concord and livermore. here is a view from the east bay hills camera. a little bit of thin, low cloudiness over the bay and gray sky above. and then heat persists for two more days. tomorrow will be another spare the air day and we have cooler air at the end of the weekend. overnight, look for passing high

clouds and a few areas of low clouds over the bed. it will not be a deep marine layer. another hazy, sunny day tomorrow with more inland. overnight, cooler near the coast with lows in the mid to upper 50's. along the bay shoreline, 50 to about 60. inland south bay, low 60's will be the overnight lows. highs tomorrow, 60 nine half moon bay, 72 san francisco. low to mid 90's over the inland east bay. 102 at livermore. 90 at san jose, up to 100 at morgan hill. here is a look at the air-quality forecast. the spare the air alert was in effect today, another will be tomorrow. we expect moderate to poor air quality tomorrow but wednesday to friday, moderate to good air quality. improvement is on the horizon.

here is a look at the accuweather 7 day forecast. wednesday, a hot day inland with highs up to 102 around the bay shoreline. low to mid 70's on the coast. not much relief on thursday, just minor cooling by a few degrees. on friday, a sharper cooldown. the weekend, highs reach into the mid to upper 80's inland, low to mid 60's on the coast. that's the weather i am looking for. ama: we want to get to the latest on the aftermath of hurricane ida, which struck from louisiana to new york with devastating force last week. president biden approved major disaster declarations in several states but more than half a million are still without power. rena boyd shows the progress being made. rena: new jersey streets lined with livery and people devastated by the damage. the governor getting a firsthand look and promising the resources to recover.

>> it will get back on its feet and we will stay with it until it does. it won't be overnight. rena: similar scenes in new york city, where over a dozen lost their lives. >> we used to think flooding was coastal. it's not anymore. it can happen all over this city. rena: president biden approving major disaster declarations in those states. volunteers hitting the ground in westchester county to donate clothes and help clean up. >> they did not realize how bad it was going to be. it happened so quick. rena: nypd body camera footage shows officers diving into a flooded apartment, where a boy and his parents died. the death toll at 68 people across eight states, hundreds of thousands still without power. some in louisiana may not have electricity for weeks. >> i have a three-year-old and she don't understand why we can't come home. she keeps on every day, why can't we go home?

it's hard because she doesn't understand you can't live like that. ama: president biden got a firsthand look at the devastation in the louisiana on friday. tomorrow he will travel to hard-hit areas in new jersey and new york to survey the damage. ama: abc has a special way to help victims. go to your redcross.org/abc to donate. you can also send donations to wildfire victims or find coronavirus relief efforts. dan: what caused a young humpback whale to wash up on the beach? it cou

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ama: for the first time this year, the body of a humpback whale has washed up on a local beach. work is underway to find out what caused its death. >> on the in and out, the mystery remains shrouded in fog one mile south of the parking lot in 10 mile beach. they couldn't know that what looks like a rock has a more organic side, and a fragrance. these, the remains of a comeback whale that washed ashore on friday. when a whale washes ashore, it is almost a default that humans

wonder if we are to blame. was a dayshift that hit it, was it something environmental? thus far there is no evidence. scientists take a whale death seriously. that explains the neatly cut sections laid out. they can tell that the well was about 35 feet long and not quite adult female. they will examine what the whale eight, the state of its blood. they will look for signs of trauma. it's all normal so far. finding a cause of death may take weeks. while endangered in the 1970's, humpback whales have recovered. this is the first dead humpback since january 1. we have seen 15 gray whales and one pygmies firm. four died from ship strikes. the rest, undetermined. now this line, a massive mystery just south of a busy beach, hidden in the fog.

wayne freedman, abc 7 news. dan: are you fully vaccinated? soon having two shots might not be enough. we are going to get you the details on the plan to get all americans a booster shot. >> after every holiday, we have seen a bump in infections, hospitalizations, and deaths. ama: we look ahead to what labor day weekend could do to the pandemic nationwide on the impact from everything from schools to hospitals.

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vaccinations are our quickest way out of the nightmare. >> we will start incorporating it in our life, just like influenza, and we will go on with life. i know it doesn't seem like that, but we will get there, and the best way is more and more immunity. dan: remember we have an entire vaccine team dedicated to getting you the latest information. to ask questions, go to abc7news.com/vaccine and click on the big blue box. ama: the labor day weekend is bringing lots of visitors to the bay area and proving to be a big test for san francisco's vaccine mandate. the rule requires proof of vaccination for most indoor settings. mostly spoke with say it makes them feel safer. others have run into problems. >> not everybody is vaccinated in our group, so it is difficult finding seating arrangements. >> it has been challenging.

some people are still diehard, we are not going to get the vaccine. but most people understanding about it. ama: officials with the golden gate restaurant association report few issues and are ready for the long haul. they expect it to be around for a while. dan: on mid-day live, we ask, do you know someone, including yourself, who traveled for labor day? 27% said yes. we did see americans crowd airports, stadiums, and beaches, despite being in the middle of one of the highest hospitalization surges this country has seen in months. morgan norwood has the latest on the pandemics impact across the united states. morgan: as the delta variant strains hospitals, a labor day weekend reminiscent of times re-pandemic. the cdc director had worn

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♪ ama: i love the music and the kids dancing around. this was in golden gate park. the van played a free labor day concert. this is the 139th season. free concerts will continue wednesdays, fridays, and sundays through the end of the year. dan will be performing there with his band a week from this wednesday. >> it's time for you to take your place by my side. dan: $71.4 million is what the newest marvel film, shang-chi and the legend of the 10 rings,

racked up at the box office. it is a new record for a labor day opening. this is the first major super -- major super movie to feature an asian lead and a primarily asian cast. we sat down with one of the stars to talk about what the film trivia success means to him and -- film's success means to him and they api community. >> people were underestimating us. i was reading low estimates for a long time and it has been a crazy weekend seeing the numbers go up. >> the reviews, the box office numbers, you knew this was coming? >> that's a hard no. i had no idea what i had for my plan. i went to school for accounting, so that goes to show you how confident i was where everything was going to turn out. it is a dream come true for so many reasons. i have wanted to play a

superhero pretty much my whole life. before i knew they were in movies, i wanted to be a superhero. >> it's not going to happen. >> how important was it to you to get the cultural details right, especially given this time? >> critically important, but not something we ever thought we were going to get wrong. the entire cast is asian. there was never going to be an experience on the page that didn't feel authentic. that's one of the big reasons why representation goes beyond just what you see, what is cast. it goes all the way up to who is making the decisions at the studio level, who is being hired as the director, the screenwriter, who is telling the story, through which lens we are experiencing this.

we are experiencing this story through an asian lens and that is what makes it so authentic and ready to share with the whole world. >> let's help people get to know you. favorite videogame? >> halo. >> favorite karaoke song? >> a whole new world. >> can you do one bar? >> ♪ i can show you the world shining, shimmering, splendid tell me, princess when did you last let your heart decide? ♪ it's not my first rodeo. i have done it at many a karaoke. >> if this acting thing doesn't work out -- >> i could be a professional aladdin. dan: what a nice guy. disney is the parent company of marvel and abc 7. you can hear more from simu liu tonight on jimmy kimmel live. ama: you hard that actor talk

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melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. dan: great idea. spencer: i am going to start with the current air quality, because although today was a spare that there -- spare the air day, into the evening we see air quality improving. good to moderate air quality in virtually all bay area locations. not so good around the fires, but statewide there is some modest improvement. in the bay area, we will see increasing clouds overnight and low temperatures will be upper 50's to low 60's. highs tomorrow, low 70's at the coast and a few more triple digits in length tomorrow as it is going to be another hot day. here is the seven-day forecast. tuesday, another spare the air day. wednesday, the heat holding on and led but we get minor relief as temperatures drop a little. more extensive cooling begins on

friday and we have comfortably cool weather into the weekend. dan: thank you so much. ama: chris alvarez is here with sports. chris: after a fun weekend at oracle park, giants back on the road. runs against the rockies, not a prob

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chris: the giants entering labor day with a one-game lead over the dodgers. san francisco opened a three-game series in colorado this afternoon after last nights win against l.a. these giants fans hungry for ice cream and runs. darin ruf with a leadoff homerun, his 15th of the year, part of a three rbis day for him. buster posey takes kyle freeland deep, his 17th of the season. top of the fourth, up 2-1. here is the first of tyler stratus two home runs. the colorado native gausman struck out nine rockies, picking up his 13th win of the season. giants win 10-5. the dodgers opened a four game series in st. louis. chris taylor caps a four-run and with a blast to center.

4-zero before they stepped into the batter's box. they had to deal with max scherzer, who was dealing 13 strikeouts in eight innings. dodgers win. the giants maintain a one-game lead. dodgers will host the padres in the wildcard game. the reds and phillies are within striking distance of san diego for the second spot. oakland was swept by the blue jays over the weekend. the green and gold's best chance at the playoffs is the second wildcard spot. with 25 games to go and a key homestand on deck, they believe they can create a path to the postseason. >> we are going to play a lot of meaningful baseball. if we get into the playoffs, we will be playing meaningful games until the last out of the season. >> we are going to get home, play our best stretch, and get on a run before the season is over. we have two teams we need to beat at the end. chris: after a long lost season,

it is finally game week. san francisco plays on sunday. the niners signing josh norman to a one-year deal today. 49ers are set to embark on a 17 game regular-season, all eyes toward super bowl 56 at sophia stadium in los angeles. health will play a major factor after injuries derailed their 2020 campaign. kyle shanahan entering his 15th season in san francisco. is one winning season ended with the super ball run in 2019. this season shanahan likes how his team stacks up. >> the third year in a row, we have a chance in every game. that's all you ask for from a talent standpoint, what the organization gives you. i don't feel like everyone always does have a chance, and to be there three years in a row, i feel good about it. chris: sports on abc 7,

sponsored by river rock casino. this is one of my favorite times of year. you have the baseball stretch run, football training cap is over, basketball training camp starts at the end of the month, hockey is around the corner. dan: it is the perfect storm of sports entertainment. ama: at 8:00, bachelor in paradise followed by the ultimate surfer at 10:00. stay with us for abc 7 news at 11. that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. thank you for joining us. i am ama daetz. dan: we appreciate your time. hope you have a great rest of the evening and that you make time for us tonight at 11:00.

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