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ama: debate over the new site for people living in their

vehicles. ncnsve sety. >> sth evacuation targeted in this san francisco fire garage. >> conflict overseas between resistant fighters and the taliban. now see what people are doing locally to spread awareness. >> temperature still rising but air quality improving. i will have the forecast. >> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> that is one of our number one priorities, to continue to populate the communities and get people back into their homes. ama: the caldor fire is entering a new phase. firefighters making progress. dan: this a new priority, getting as many evacuees back into their homes as possible. thank you for joining us. ama: two of the evacuees came to san francisco. dan: they quickly fell victim to

one of the most prevalent crimes in the city. j.r. stone talked with her and a story you will only see here. >> at least 700 photos dad, my husband had a lot of fishing equipment. a table that belonged to my grandfather. a guitar that belonged to my other grandfather. j.r.: she is describing some of the items stolen from her and her husband's toyota tacoma truck. a vehicle burglary might not surprise you, but she and her husband are fire evacuees from south lake who have been staying in the city and unable to go home for the last 10 days. >> it was touch and go for a little bit. the fire came within 1000 feet. j.r.: she says their neighborhood was saved i firefighters and they are forever grateful. sadly, these are digital pictures of her and her late father who died earlier this

year. originals she hoped to say from the fire were stolen this labor day weekend from their truck parked in this pierce street garage in the marina district, close to their hotel. >> all of those cool photos of the life before me and that transitioned -- the photo of him holding me for the first time at the hospital when i was born. and, you know, all of those firsts in my life. some of my first memories were captured in those photos. to see that someone has taken them, it was really heartbreaking. j.r.: she says everything was locked and out of sight, but according to the most recent police data, car thefts are up 19% in san francisco from this time last year. she's hopeful that the thief has a change of heart and returns the pictures. >> it is the only photos but i have left of my dad. to see the realization that

those were gone, that was the biggest hit. j.r.: j.r. stone, abc 7 news. ama: what a loss. there have been so many developments in the caldor wildfire. crews are getting ready to reopen highway 50. the need to remove trees and fix parables. officials are looking to get back into the grizzly flats community but they warned that maybe will not be able to stay because of serious fire damage to water pipes. the acreage is holding steady at 338 square miles burned. the fire is 40% contained. to the dixie fire. two fires burning on both sides of dixie valley merged and moved into the north end of the valley, destroying some structures. the fire is 371 square miles with 58% containment. evacuation orders and rem warnis remained in effect. the dixie fire is responsible for the death of a first responder over the weekend.

the individual was suffering from a previous illness. dan: smoke from the wildfires has led officials to extend the air alert through tomorrow. spencer christian is here to let you know what areas receive the worst air quality. spencer: it appears it will be the south bay and santa clara valley. let me show you the air quality conditions. we had the spare the air day today. we had some improvement in the air quality. the greens and yellows indicate good to moderate air quality. you can see it will be moderate at best for most regions. the poorest will be in the santa clara valley. the good news is we expect good air quality wednesday, thursday and friday in the north bay and south-central bay. upgrading to moderate quality. the one reason with the smoke is high-pressure pressure over the area right now is pulling in a

clockwise circulation smoke to the bay area and high pressure is compressing the air which is trapping the smoke at the surface but we expect that situation to improve over the next several days. dan: track the air quality for your neighborhood with our qr code. you will notice it on the bottom left of your screen during our air quality and wildfire coverage. use the camera app on your phone to scan the code and will take you to the wildfire tracker. the map has the latest on the wildfires burning across california. it works really well. in the east bay, a woman says someone stole her custom, mobile pet grooming truck. siena dillman says it was stolen sunday between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. in san leandro. she says it is her dream and just wanted back. she has insurance but it does not cover most of the item you lost including the camper. ama: in the south bay, a new

safe parking segment for people living in their vehicles is not getting oil warm welcome from people who live in the area. it is on city-owned property at 71 vista montana. neighbors say it is next to a park. amanda del castillo says the site is scheduled to open tomorrow unless protesters get their way. amanda: this fence around a new temporary parking site. the former location around vista montana will hold about 20 vehicles. >> they have lost a lot of vehicles. they need more support and we need more affordable housing. amanda: andrea irvin with home first services says it will be people relocating from this vacant lot along component drive where apple plans to put its campus. working with a number of organizations and city officials to make this happen. a longtime homeless advocate spok who say something has got to give.

>> they are helping this program gets them into some real housing because of it does not, they have no place to go. amanda: signs organizing a move-in day protest with residents pushing a petition to stop the relocation. >> we want to be part of the process. we understand the situation of the homeless. right now, it is not about shoving it down our throats. it is about including us. amanda: he's another resident and says they only learned about the project last wednesday. the proximity to two neighboring parks could be problematic for families and young children. >> i certainly hope that never have a letter go emergency, natural disaster before them so they end up in this situation and they are greeted with such intolerance. amanda: the city plans to give this temporary site open for at least nine months. a city memo pointing to the remotelity of staying open if the site is found to be safe and effective.

dan: for millions of americans, this labor day marks the end of their unemployment checks. at least the $300 per week from the federal component. laura anthony explains that some employers are hoping the end of this benefit might spur more people to return to the workforce. laura: they are pretty much everywhere you look. help wanted signs and the windows of bay area stores and restaurants. even with the reopening, it has been especially difficult for small business will to find and keep employees. >> people didn't want to come back. nobody wants to interact with people anymore. people are scared. we have lost a lot of people, a lot of turnover. it is a competitive hiring market for good candidates. laura: now the federal government's enhanced benefits are ending which means more than 8 million americans will no longer receive weekly unemployment checks. >> september

that is when the $300 and. hopefully, as with think about what's happening, we don't need it consistently. laura: one big challenge for many cases, the customers are back, but the employees are not. the hope is that will change going forward. >> we are going to get more candidates because they don't have any choice. but have to work. we will find more people to work, yeah. 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 really flexible. work with students, moms. make sure we can be flexible as our perk. even if we cannot pay them a ton more or even in some cases match what they are getting on unemployment. laura: laura anthony, abc 7

news. ama: did you get carded this weekend? talking about your vaccination card. san francisco's vaccination improvement a put to the test. >> we assure people of the fight is not yet over. dan: the last remaining holdout province against the taliban in afghanistan vows to keep fighting following a claim victory from the telegram. now there's a new effort out of the bay area to stand in solidarity with the afghan people. >> before ancient rome, before christ, these trees were mature. ama: the impact of drought and wildfires on california's mighty sequoias, living up to their tough reputation. dan: all of that is first, but first what is coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live with guest host sean hayes. sean: i'm sean hayes, but you can call me spanky. >> i'm getting a storm.

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demonstration was violently suppressed and couple. telemann officials met with united nations undersecretary general, the u.n. province to maintain assistance the country. while the taliban is claiming victory, resistance fighters say the battle is not over. ryan curry is in the newsroom to explain how people in the bay are getting involved by urging u.s. lawmakers to take action. ryan: the group is called global efforts for afghanistan and a bay area woman is upgraded efforts for people to not turn a blind eye over situation they say is frightening. telemann fighters hope they have seized the last province not under control. tangier is to the northeast of kabul and those connected say it is one of the last areas containing a resistance fighting in afghanistan. >> the taliban attacked the valley from four different sides. they have been able to capture the main parts of the valley,

the main districts. ryan: he's a former journalist,e now political analyst. he says what he has heard from former colleagues is a devastating invasion from the taliban. >> i have heard verified, credible reports that the supply train of food is cut off. ryan: it has been almost one week since u.s. forces left, but some locally do not want the u.s. to forget what is happening about what is happening overseas. >> we are advocating for the needs of those directly impacted. ryan: she helped develop a text alert people can use to send a message to local congressional members urging them to still be aware of the situation with the taliban. >> this was really a response to the extremely troubling reports from on the ground that we have been hearing regarding attacks on human rights, humanitarian efforts. ryan: she hopes more awareness will lead to a global response to help those still suffering at the hands of the taliban/

. >> i cannot comprehend what our brothers and sisters in afghanistan are facing/ . and the international community turning a blind eye is really -- it adds more pain. ryan: the text alert has only been available for a day but in that time, they have already had over 500 peopl ryan curry, abc 7 news. ama: thank you. health is the focus in the effort to build a better bay area. san francisco got its first real test of the city's vaccine mandate. proof of vaccination has been required for those who want to dine indoors or shop. it is complicating for things from people out of town looking to grab a meal and provided it share of challenges for restaurants. >> not everybody is vaccinated in our group so it is difficult finding seating arrangements that can accommodate all 28 of us. >> every day, it has been in the hundreds, over 100 we have turned away.

ama: they are going to require proof of vaccination. the mandate takes effect this friday. dan: we spoke with dr. monica gandhi, an infectious disease specialist. she said the timing between vaccine doses is proving to be important when it comes to building immunity against the coronavirus. >> the next and i'll just think longer between doses is better. there was a study that showed those on moderna with four weeks apart is less likely to get infection than three weeks apart. canada is doing better. dan: something else she brought up was mixing vaccines. she says once more vaccines are approved, is likely people who got pfizer can get a moderna booster and vice versa. ama: a dead whale was discovered on friday making it the 19 dead whale found this year. the 35 foot humpback was discovered a mile south of the south beach parking lot.

it was he rolling in the surf when a resident first reported to the marine mammal center. the whale could not be accessed until yesterday. the body was recovered in good condition. the perfect storm of crime and events is hitting the sent totals on the forest in the sierra nevada. terant to co-a t sequoia trees are unique to california. they are among the oldest. they have been weakened by years of drought and have gone up in flames from the numerous wildfires. as bad as this may sound, it may be a blessing in disguise and critical to their survival. >> their seeds start to germinate after a fire. >> i see a lot of these little baby giant sequoias that have splattered out since the fire happened. ama: more than 7500 sequoias were destroyed last year in one fire. they are an estimated 80,000 of them still alive and they are on the endangered species list. dan: they are an absolute

treasure. let's turn our attention now to the weather conditions. ama: spencer? spencer: we had another hot day. what we could use was the cooling sea breezes. we don't have that. we have calm to light wind. wind speed at the surface under 10 miles per hour across the bay area. many of them with measurable wind speed so we have no hint of a marine layer. 73 at san jose. 66 in palo alto. the view from the east bay hills camera and you can see bright and clear skies. not right because there is some haze, but mainly clear skies. 67 at napa. fairfield at 78. here's the view from the exploratory him camera looking

back towards the san francisco skyline. the forecast features -- inland heat will persist. spare the air alert in effect tomorrow. we will see a cooler pattern developing at the end of the week. overnight, passing high clouds. a couple of patches of low clouds the close line but not -- coastline but not a marine layer that will have a cooling influence. tomorrow, hazy and smoky skies. during the overnight hours, low temperatures dropping to the mid-50's. upper 50's to 60 degrees on the shoreline. near 60 degrees. pretty mild in the inland areas. highs tomorrow in the south bay, 90 degrees in san jose. on the peninsula, highs in the low to mid 80's. about 85 degrees at woodward city -- at redwood city. san francisco topping out at 72. in the north bay, 93 degrees.

96 at napa. east bay highs around 78 in oakland. the inland east bay will be the warmest region with highs ranging from 100 to about 100 to, 103 degrees. the air-quality forecast, a spare the air alert tomorrow with moderate to poor air quality, but wednesday, thursday to friday with good to moderate air-quality. two more hot days inland coming our way. on thursday, still pretty warm. minor cooldown but a more significant cooldown on friday. going into the weekend, we can expect high temperatures to reach into the 80's inland. below average into the weekend, but a couple of toasty days between now and then. dan: we get a reward on the others. thank you very much. outsmarted by a car. it ama: the evidence that led to the arrest of a man

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ama: a man forgot about a tesla with pulling a fast one. he walked behind one in louisiana took the phony fall. dan: he kept the ruse going, calling 911 claiming he was the victim of a 911, complaining of back and leg injuries. police tracked down the driver. the video ruined his story and he was arrested for filing a false police report. did not say he was clever. ama: i like the commitment. he stuck with it. dan: busted. ama: chris alvarez is here with sports. chris: coming up, after a fun weekend, the giants hit the road and runs against the rockies, not a problem. giants light up the scoreboard.

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by your local toyota dealers. if chris: the giants entered play with a one-game lean over the dodgers and no rest for the where it. san francisco opening up a three-game series after last night's win. giants fans hungry. how about some runs? darin ruf, leadoff man run. a liner to left. part of a three rbis day for him. buster posey takes kyle freeland deep. oppo taco to right. giants up 3-1. the first of estrada's two homers. the giants gave kevin gausman 10 runs of support. the colorado native struck out nine rockies, picking up his 13th wind of the series. 10-5. >> this group came ready to play today. late flight last night, getting it at 1:30 a.m. these guys got ramped up well. got ready to hit obviously from

the first pitch of the game. >> we expended a lot of energy in the last series. being mentally locked in every single pitch. to come out really from the gecko, we were locked in. it was nice to see. chris: dodgers opening up a four-game series in st. louis. chris taylor with a four run how first-inning with a two run blast to left-center. the cardinals even step into the batter's box. max scherzer was dealing for l.a. 13 strikeouts in eight innings. dodgers win. the giants maintain a one-game lead in the west. stay out of the one-game wildcard playoff. the dodgers would host the padres in the wildcard game. the reds and phillies are in striking distance of san diego for the second wildcard spot. a's off day comes at a good time. a's 3.5 games back of boston for the second wildcard spot. 25 games to go into key

homestand against the white sox and rangers on deck. they believe they can create a path to the postseason. >> we will play a lot of meaningful baseball down the stretch. if we get into the playoffs, we will be playing very meaningful games into the last out of the season so that will be well. >> we will get home and play our best stretch of baseball and get on a run before the season is over. we have two teams we need to beat at the end. i think our best baseball is yet to come. chris: this sports report

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