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building a better bay area. ama: we have now look from health experts is the first mu cases are reported in the bay area. reporter: as long as there's ongoing, will be mu variant's. >> i'm very hopeful that going forward, it is going to be less important to know the name of the variant, given that the recommendations continue to be the same. reporter: best practices, like getting vaccinated and wearing masks to protect from the mutations, including the mu variant. the san francisco department of public health reports 12 cases and sent fara county reports 27 cases. >> there are going to be mu variants -- new vari in. reporter: he is encouraged with

82% of county residents fully vaccinated. during the most recent covid-19 white house briefing, dr. anthony fauci said bottom line, they are paying close attention to this new strain, although they do not consider it an immediate threat. >> not to downplay it, we take it very seriously, even when you have variants, that do diminish somewhat the efficacy of a vaccine, the vaccines are still quite effective against variants of that type. reporter: some are asking could we soon seen variant specific boosters? >> there are multiple practical issues related to it. the development, take several months to get to that point. reporter: time some health experts feel is not feasible when up against this ever mutating enemy. dan: in the north north north nh

inmates are going to be tested for covid in sonoma county, regardless of their vaccination status before they enter a facility. order takes effect october 1 and includes juvenile hall. the correction lieutenant recently died after getting covid. if you have a questions about covid and vaccine specifically, you can ask the abc 7 news vaccine team, had to abc7news.com/vaccine. ama: while ucsf nurses demanded change, california -- a new stasis california will face a significant nurse shortage over the next five years. we talked to a ucsf doctor who is working on tech based solution. reporter: the pandemic has exacerbated a nursing shortage. the covid pandemic pushing many to a breaking point. i ucsf nurse with national

nurses united, she and other union nurses are at demanding they address staffing issues and patient safety. >> we are lacking support staff, nurses, to a dangerous level. reporter: ucsf said they have added staff and continue to meet state ratios. they said they have requested 210 now -- travel nurses, offering top rates. they are in demand nationwide, it is hard to fill requests. >> one of the factors, and i don't know they should change this, is that ucsf is requiring traveling nurses to be vaccinated. not every health care organization is requiring that. reporter: dr. spence just published just the on it statewide nursing shortage. >> usually about 10 or 12% -- 10% or 12% plan to retire in the next two years, but when up to

26%. that is a huge different, almost entirely covered relations. >> nursing has become an increasingly unattractive career. reporter: to help combat health care worker burnout, he thanksgiving nurses tools through technology to succeed and feel safe at work is key to retaining staff. >> ityou so that you can be successful, you can deliver the best care possible. reporter: re-engaging late career nurses while creating career paths for new nurses is critical for california's health care system and its patients. ama: developing news powerful earthquake struck mexico tonight, the center northeast tobacco boko, a magnitude 7.0. -- northeast of acapulcoooooooo

magnitude 7.0. so far, no word of any injuries. we learned about the earthquake shortly after it happened around 7:30 tonight. become the first note by downloading the abc 7 news app. dan: a flex alert has been issued for tomorrow, asking all of us to save energy before between 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. and reduce the risk of rolling back -- rolling blackouts. how hot will be? sandhya patel has the numbers for you. one county is already sandhya: under heat advisory? sandhya:that's right, the heat advisory and spend extended until 8:00 thursday, it is still going to be hot enough to make you sick, let me show you the temperatures for tomorrow, and lend areas, take it easy, take it easy -- stay hydrated. triple digits run livermore, 98 in concord, 96 in santa rosa, as

we check out the statewide temperatures, notice the triple digits from 120 degrees in death valley to 104 in reading, that is why the flex alert has been issued. i will be back with a look at the air quality, plus one we will get relief from the hot weather. ama: new developments, cal fire reporting progress on the two massive wildfires burning in northern california. with the dixie and caldor fire's are still growing thousands of personnel on the ground. the caldor fire is reached 50% containment. more evacuation orders are being lifted, allowing residents to return to their homes. calfire also getting a better look at the destruction, the number of homes destroyed is not 776. -- now at 776. additional crews and engines were set to the fire lines today, flames have burned

through -- destroyed 600 98 homes. that makes the dixie fire the 14th most destructive dan: francisco's plan to turn it into housing for the homeless. complaints from neighbors and city officials slowly downing that proposal. the buchanan hotel on sutter street is one of four buildings san francisco wants to purchase and convert using state money. san francisco is considering other options if this hotel does not work out. ama: from bad to worse, that is how open please describe the departments staffing situation. the action some say leaders are considering. dan: with california's recall election, the push during the final stretch. >> i'm grateful to be worth her, be able to marry her. ama: the story about the love of a lifetime. a young man ensuring his final days are spent with the woman

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look at the dire situation in oakland. police officers a vital crimes have increased as the police force strings. j.r. stone is on the story. the head of the union, sounding off tonight. reporter: the head of that union is outraged, saying something needs to be done, be that because the situation is worsening and they continue to lose officers. >> it is important to acknowledge that we are in a state of emergency. reporter: oakland council member addressing concerns about the uptick violent crimes in oakland and the number of total police officers there dropping below 700 for the first time in six years. >> we have excessive gun violence, that we have not seen for four or five years. it is important that we respond. >> homicides in oakland have risen by 40% according to the police officer's association. they say pl -- three officers

have left in the past three days and the problem could get worse. >> officers are leaving in droves, they do not feel valued, their vocation is not preserved the city council, they are derided, vilified at every turn. reporter: 2012 saw the lowest number police officers in the last decade and the highest number of homicides. cap works of the anti-police terror projects is more officers does not mean less homicides. >> the spike in homicide started over a year ago. when they had those numbers of officers, i we still saw a spike in crime. there is no definitive data that demonstrates a correlation between more cops and less crime. reporter: taylor was one of two council who recently voted against directing more than $17 million away from the police department come up money that would have gone to two additional academies. at least one councilmember who voted in favor of that move is

in support of some sort of additional academy. i did reach out to the mayor's office and that other city council number -- members and received no response. certainly some controversial issues here, the mayor sat plan have had an additional two police academies that were voted down by the council. dan: we are exactly one week from california at's recall election, the candidates are going all out in these final few days. governor gavin newsom's campaigned in the mission district today. vice-president, harris will join him tomorrow. candidate larry elder stopped nearly 50 of them to be exact. abc 7 news insider says at the end of the day, we are getting >> the proved pairing. > larry elder and gavin newsom were made for each other. his -- elders archconservative

views has made him the magnet for a lot of voters, that is why he is leaving the pack. it is also the perfect foil for gavin newsom, can say this is a west coast version of donald trump. if he had been facing a moderate republican, it will be a different story, we have clear choices and that is what you're seeing in every speech, every radio, every tv ad. dan: this is the fourth time in modern u.s. history there has been a gubernatorial recall, the last one taking place in wisconsin. we have one here in california before, to. join us for a special about the california recall this saturday at 10:00, and the last one in 2003 that ended with arnold schwarzenegger becoming governor after great was recalled. ama: now a story of unconditional love. 220-year-olds found their way to the altar today in san francisco. they had not planned on getting married this young, but life had

other plans. >> sergio, do take isabella for your wife? in sickness and in health, until death do you part? >> i do. ama: bittersweet words for these bride and groom. sergio has been fighting leukemia for five years, isabella cristobal has been by his side nearly the entire time. >> i've never known him precancer, the relationship has always been cancer, our dates would be at the hospital. ama: a week ago, life took a turn, doctors told them sergio ahead only a few weeks to live, they quickly plan these nuptials. >> i know she will take care of may. she makes me happy. i knew she was the one for me. she is the love of my life, i want to be with her. ama: instead of keeping it to themselves, they wanted to share

their love story and give others hope, especially those with cancer. >> you can be positive like sergio, you can be living life like us, doing the things you want to do, stay strong and take it one day at a time. ama: just melt your heart. everything come up from isabel's garment -- gown to the rings was donated and was put together in one week. dan: so young. at least they had this wonderful moment today, we wish them both the very best. touching, it is heartbreaking, heartwarming, too. ama: very touching, but heartbreaking, absolutely. i want to show you a time-lapse that is perhaps a little more uplifting, at 7:29, the sun went down, we had some tough subtropical moisture moving in. which created a beautiful sunset tonight. sandhya: that cloud cover was going to continue to move income

up up by thursday afternoon going into friday, we will be talking about the potential for an isolated thunderstorm or two in the north bay. i want to show you that moisture coming in from the south, it is certainly producing some rain along the pacific northwest coast, keeping an ionic, thursday we will have -- an ionic. as high pressure moves in a storage bring some of that moisture and the lift to our area, a slight chance come up 15% chance of thunder in the north bay, but it is there. if there's dry lightning, concern for buyers, right now, no area -- no warnings for the bay area. live seven showing you some of the we will continue to see an improvement in our air in the coming days. not so great, reading is still unhealthy and ramparts of tahoe,

it is still poor. the smoke forecast will show you that hayes starting to move out a bit -- haze starting to mov out a bit. so bad around northern california, and parts of south lake tahoe. here in the bay area, hopefully you can breathe easier, clean air expected. good for from our -- rooftop parts of the bay area come up moderate for other parts, temperatures really holding onto the heat from earlier in the day, we had 90's and 100s inland. it is still warm, 70's and 80's inland. visibility is good looking across the bay, triple digits again tomorrow, slight chance of thunder for the north bay, thursday afternoon through friday morning. we are looking at better air quality and cooler weather for the end of the week. higher clouds and fog tomorrow as we head into the morning hours, forget about the extra layer, it is going to be a mild

to warm start, they 50's to mid 70's, afternoon highs in the south bay, you're looking at 90 in san jose, triple digits morgan hill, 82 santa cruz on the peninsula, 87 and rod woodson to -- city, anton san francisco at 72 degrees, a little breeze along the coastline, downtown san francisco well above average this time of year. mid 90's in san rafael, vallejo, in the east bay, warm, 80 in oakland, 86 and friedland -- fremont. on hundred four in fairmount -- fairfield, your active forecast. slight possibility of thunder in the north bay thursday, cooler weather as we head into friday, breezy and even cooler, cooling continues going into the early part of the weekend before temperatures begin to turn around. overall, the pattern is looking like hot and then interesting with the possibility of a few sprinkles.

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