that morning, chilling 20 years later. julian: in our other top story this morning, strikes of thunder and lightning across the bay area. crews on high alert well youyouu were asleep appear. kumasi: let's take a live look at what it looks like outside. drew is following all of that very closely. drew: good morning. we found that lightning early this morning. did you see any of it? jobina: i did not know what it was at first. drew: some people were like, what is this? we are lucky that it came with some moisture. on live doppler 7, we have some

action. i want to emphasize the worst of the lightning threat is over. we are seeing the tail end moves through solano county. no lightning with this right now. there is a quick downpour on highway 4 as it pushes through martinez. no lightning right now in solano county. about one hour ago, we had about 30 lightning strikes. live doppler 7 showing you the tail end of the storm system moving through the bay area. hour-by-hour we go. 6:00 a.m., you can see the moisture in parts of solano county. over the next hour, it is all pushing out. we will turn to a lot of sunshine, 60's and 70's along the bay shoreline. julian: thank you. we are seeing wild weather across northern california. lightning, thunder and rain. something we have not seen in months.

in the north bay neighborhood, after the storm caused major damage. a resident says lightning struck a pine tree and caused it to topple over onto vehicles. it sounded like a bomb exploded. pg&e cut power to the neighborhood. they also need to inspect the power pole close to the pine tree. kumasi: this video is from the east bay. there was at least one lightning strike. this weather has firefighters on high alert to see if this lightning strikes spark any wildfires. our reporter is joining us live. >> we are at a high point in concorde and we got quite a show. it is starting to slow down. for a couple of hours, we were constantly saying, did you see that one?

here is some video. we saw a big bursts of light that lit up the whole sky. we also saw those zigzag bolts of lightning. we are looking to the northwest. we also captured a strike while driving on 680 in danville. we are hearing from viewers about some rain and this storm. five minutes of a downpour in martinez. that could make a huge difference this morning. even though we have not heard of any fires from the strikes, firefighters worry about what they cannot see. >> the challenge from lightning's it happens in remote locations with poor access and that allows those fires to get big before we can put stuff on them. >> here is a look at some more lightning from overnight. this is in santa rosa. firefighters were watching it very carefully. some monitoring it from their

emergency operations centers. they are ready to go and they say you should be, too. evacuation plans should be ready if this turns into a dangerous situation. so far, it has been just a show. no major problems reported. kumasi: thank you. you can keep track in real-time of weather conditions where you live. this tool will show you the latest seven day forecast and air quality. it is live on our website, abc7news.com. julian: tomorrow marks 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. we have a preview of tomorrow's ceremonies. jobina: this morning, final preparations are underway to mark 20 years since september 11 attacks. president biden and the first lady will attend ceremonies at the pentagon and pennsylvania.

hijackers simultaneously took over four planes. an investigation revealed the hijackers were members of al qaeda. it would take 10 years before the u.s. killed the mastermind, osama bin laden. an egyptian doctor who took over as head of al qaeda has not been heard from in years. with the taliban beginning control in afghanistan, experts say al qaeda could regenerate. >> the threat today is different from what we faced 20 years ago. it has evolved and morphed. in some ways, we are in a better place. in some ways, it is more complex. jobina: the vice-president will travel to shanksville, the site of the united 93 crash, before joining the president and the first lady at the pentagon. barack obama and michelle obama will attend the sir money in new

york. kumasi: local city officials will hold a 911 service this morning to honor victims and first responders who died in the terror attacks. it will be held at the theater at 10:00 a.m. julian: tomorrow, several 9/11 events will be held around the bay area. fairfield police and fire department will have a ceremony at 7:00 a.m. at the police department flagpole. at 10:00 a.m., there will be ceremony at the flight 93 memorial. tomorrow, abc news will air a special program. you can watch it from 5:00 until 10:00 tomorrow morning, right here on abc 7. kumasi: now to president biden's sweeping new plan to fight the pandemic. the president's speech comes as the delta variant cripples hospitals. 1 in 4 new cases is in children.

pres. biden: what more do you need to see? kumasi: biden is mandating vaccines for all federal workers, health care staff and companies with at least 100 employees. this will impact 80 million americans. >> i think it is critical to our economy to get people back to work in a safe manner and this is the best way to do it. >> there are certain parameters that might require that, but not every business over 100 people. what if 100 employees are gardeners and they are outside? kumasi: some people question whether the vaccine requirement is constitutional. according to the national constitution center, previous supreme court rulings have allowed officials to implement vaccine mandates. a federal mandate is more complicated. more top stories your way.

a bay area officer rushing into react in the neck of time. julian: a video -- kumasi: in the nick of time. a bittersweet day here at abc 7 news. our beloved colleague wayne is retiring. we are reflecting on his career to journalism. >> we love wayne freedman. drew: the lightning threat is quickly diminishing but we are tracking a couple of showers, one moving from parts of san francisco through downtown. another shower along the peninsula. peninsula. we will you know when you're at ross, ooh! and the fall finds are everything? and those brands at those prices are everywhere? okay, yes! that's yes for less! bring on the fall looks you've been waiting for with the best bargains ever... ...at ross. yes for less! man, look at that internet that doesn't miss a beat. that's cute, but my winternet streams to my ride..

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national park has become a real pain. check out this video of the wolf and a grizzly bear. gary spotted the animals on saturday. he posted the video on facebook. drew: no thank you. there is a theme of bears. you have seen a lot of lightning strikes across northern california. in the bay area, sonoma county, napa county that were hardest hit. over the last 12 hours, there were some lightning strikes in south san francisco and the east bay. the tail end of the storm is moving through sonoma county. there are still some isolated showers along the peninsula. san mateo, redwood city, 280, we have some light showers.

it will move into oakland at 6:41 a.m. a red flag warning will likely get dropped soon because the lighting threat is diminishing. showers are out of here in the next 90 minutes. 2 is the lighting threat. today is a comfortable day. 60's and 70's along the bay shoreline, 80's inland. jobina: major issues have cleared, but now we are chilling with residual delays. check out this live camera from caltrans. westbound 80 and all of a road in fairfield. the signal we were following 30 minutes ago has cleared. look at how slow traffic is in the westbound direction. speeds averaging 15 miles per hour. if you are coming out of fairfield, it will be a slow ride. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see the light reflecting

off the pavement. julian: thank you. you might be noticing our abc 7 team is wearing shades of purple today. kumasi: this is to bring awareness to national suicide prevention month. throughout september, organizations, survivors and allies come together to provoke suicide prevention. if you know someone who wants to learn more about mental health, you can go to abc7news.com. we have resources available.

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request to toss criminal brought by sonoma county. according to the press democrat, pg&e did not deny the facts the county presented in the case. the utility company says the criminal charges are legally insufficient. kumasi: a school crossing guard who died saving a child is being remembered. flowers and signs have been set up outside a middle school to honor ashley diaz. the 35-year-old stepped in front of an suv, pushing at least one child to safety. >> this street is horrific for dropping kids off. he is a hero. >> i feel gratitude for him. kumasi: police areolice areolice investigating. no charges have been filed against the driver who was picking up her grandson from school. the crash comes as districts are

facing a shortage of school crossing guards. julian: a mountain view patrol officer saved a baby thanks to cpr skills. he ran over and found the child was not breathing or moving. he did some chest compressions for several minutes, and finally got the baby to breathe. the baby is now back at home with family. kumasi: habitat for humanity holding a groundbreaking ceremony for a project. it is an affordable 42 home development. it will be built. the neighborhood will be -- the homes will be sold to families earning low and moderate incomes. the ceremony starts at 10:00 a.m. julian: google is making a climate promise overwater. the company has vowed to replenish 20% more water than it uses by the year 2030.

in 2019, google used 3.4 billion gallons of water. kumasi: this is no regular friday for wayne freedman. he filed his last story yesterday and is retiring today after 30 years at kgo. he has traveled across the country and every part of the bay area to report the news. most of the time he would report from his home base in the north bay and dedicated most of his reporting to the wildfires over the last several years. he has been reported 50 local news enemies for his work. he has meant toward students -- 50 local news emmys. today is wayne freedman day on abc 7 news news and we will be looking back at his career on abc 7 news at 6:00 p.m. we hope you will join us to celebrate wayne and wish him well even though we do not want

him to leave. we are accepting it. julian: coming to grips with it. he is the man who finds words on tough news days when there are no words. drew: he is an incredible storyteller. his voice, i stop what i am doing to see what he says. kumasi: when he is in the newsroom, it is like, wayne is here. drew: in the last 30 minutes, we have not had any lightning strikes in the bay area. we do have some showers to look at. let's go into solano county. we had some showers moves or parts of fairfield. those are pushing off to the north and east. live doppler 7, there is richmond, here is 580. if you are heading over the bridge, you will likely need windshield wipers for a quick minute or so as the cell moves

through. redwood city, palo alto, some very light rain at this hour. if this line holds together. it is pushing off to the north and east. oakland at 6:42, likely some light showers. walnut creek by 7:05. no lightning strikes reported with that line. the threat is quickly diminishing. 50's and 60's right now. good morning, san francisco. 58. 62 in san jose. the showers are with this for the next 60 minutes. everything is pushing off the north and east. early morning clouds quickly giving way to sunshine. 60's and 70's around the shoreline, 80's in our warmest spots inland. a break from the heat over the weekend. enjoy saturday and sunday.

a lot of sunshine. we will warm up next week. we are not tracking any intense heat the next seven days. kumasi: a bay area landmark is back starting today. just in time for halloween. julian: the covid-19 policy allowing people an extra two weeks is set to expire today. the impact it could have. good morning america is coming up at 7:00 right here on abc 7. kumasi: ginger zee has a look at what is ahead. ginger: coming up, president biden's strategy to tackle the pandemic, pushing 100 million workers to get vaccinated, while showing frustration with the 80 million unvaccinated americans. we are live this morning from ground zero, the pentagon and shanksville. 20 years after 9/11, we are honoring those we lost on the darkest of days. a look at the terror threat now.

diane sawyer, with the babies 9/11. i watched this promo crying my eyes out. r inspirational reunion. we will hear from charlie gibson, sharing his memory from being on set that day. we will have a special performance from a broadway hit. the cast is in times square.

♪ well well well, what have we here? ♪ ♪ a magical place... that's lookin' to get scared! ♪ (laughter) halloween time is back in disneyland and disney california adventure parks! drew: the time is 6:24 a.m. a lot of you were saying i got a quick downpour. this is early morning rain from alameda. we saw 100, to a couple hundredths of an inch of rain. we are lucky some of the

lightning came with rainfall to lower the threat of new fires starting. the local view live doppler 7, no lightning strikes in our vicinity. on street level, there are some showers from redwood city to palo alto. in the next 90 all out of here. later on today, nothing but sunshine. kumasi: thank you. today is the deadline for state lawmakers to extend the covid-19 policy that gives california workers two extra weeks of sick leave. it expires september 30. the state legislature would need to pass an extension by the nm today. lawmakers would need to find a new source for that funding. sustained income for many low income workers, particularly minorities. julian: in san jose, the tours

are back at the winchester mystery house. visitors can get lost in the maze. during the holiday season, the house puts on a paranormal investigative adventure. you can walk the jack-o'-lantern trail. tickets are sold online. they cost about $65 per adult and $35 for kids. kumasi: steph curry and his wife are back at it again. the foundation shared the photos on their website. the bus will serve the community. it is a well-rounded experience, good nutrition, free books and you could have some fun playing sports. julian: we love the currys. kumasi: next 6:30, facebook is showing off its smart sunglasses of the future. julian: a major u.s. automaker

shutting down production in a country, taking a $2 billion hit in the process. kumasi: reflecting on the 9/11 attacks 20 years later. julian: as we take a live look outside. drew tuma has been tracking an active it's the biggest sale of the year, on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it's the most comfortable, dually-adjustable, foot-warming, temperature-balancing, proven quality night sleep we've ever made. save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, 0% interest for 48 months. ends monday.

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we are tracking the next steps and the challenges ahead. >> we did everything according to the book. julian: the united states 20 years later, lessons learned and lives changed. a rare story from that day. kumasi: a brand-new video of spectacular lightning in the sky in napa. even tahoe getting some heavy rain overnight. the lightning does come with a dangerous threat because it is fire season. julian: thank you so much for being here on friday, september 10. you are watching abc 7 news, live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. the rain we saw overnight in the lightning strikes have been incredible. drew: the northbay was hardest hit. thankfully, this lightning came with a little bit of rainfall. this is video just into our

newsroom, outside of our studios at kgo. we have a rain gauge at kgo and it made a clicking sound. i had not heard that noise in months. we are lucky that despite having that lightning threat, we did get some rainfall, which helped to lessen the threat of new fires. in the last 45 minutes, we have not recorded a single lightning strike. still a couple of isolated showers. live doppler 7, we have a light shower moving through, pushing off to the north and east. 6:55, around walnut creek. palo alto, stanford, a quick hitting sprinkle off to the north and east. about 60 minutes left of activity. later today, increasing sunshine

and comfortable temperatures. kumasi: thank you. this is what firefighters have been dreading. our lake tahoe cam captured lightning strikes around 10:00 last night. this video is edited to show them together so you get a good look. this is zephyr cove on the southeast side of the lake. it looks pretty peaceful right now. it was raining through the smoky skies. this lightning is threatening the area where the caldor fire is burning. firefighters have been prepping for the storm for the storm four days but there is concern over the possibility of dry lightning sparking new fires. cal fire has not given any updates on how the lighting bite be updating the fires. julian: take a look at this show of lightning in the community of winters and yolo county around 10:00 last night.

it is about 30 miles west of sacramento. there were several lightning strikes, one after the other. lightning really lit up the sky across much of the bay area and into northern california. the dry lightning threat is mainly over for our viewing area. firefighters are concerned the conditions are still ripe to spark wildfires. amy hollyfield is live for us in clayton, tracking it all for us. amy: it is quiet right we were dazzled for a couple of hours -- head on a swivel. did you see that one? it was constant. here were some highlights. we were at a high point, catching it all. we saw some that were big bursts that lit up the sky. others that had a zigzag lightning bolt. we are looking northwest,

looking toward clayton. we saw it all. it was mostly a dry lightning storm. we did not have a huge rainstorm but it did bring some rain. we heard about five minutes of rain in martinez. there were reports of rain in the northbay. what is interesting is how we react to just a little bit of rain after going without it for so long. >> rained! >> we are in aht and we needed. >> it is good for the fires. amy: so cute -- and so true! here is a look at some lightning from overnight. this was in santa rosa. it was a busy night of activity all over the bay area. firefighters were watching it carefully, some monitoring it from their emergency operations centers. they are ready to go. they said you should be, too. they say your bags should be

ready to go if this would turn into an emergency. firefighters tell us they worry about what they cannot see. lightning can strike in a remote area. we will not know about it right away. that gives a small spark time to turn into something big. that is what we will be watching for today. any aftermath. reporting live from the east bay, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. julian: you can keep track of whether in real time and see the conditions where you live. we will have a tool that will show you the seven-day forecast on our website, and the abc 7 streaming app. kumasi: toughening up in the fight against covid-19. president biden announced a sweeping covid-19 mandate that will allow millions of americans. jobina: president biden has unveiled his six part strategy to beating the pandemic.

private businesses with more than 100 employees will need workers to get vaccinated or undergo weekly covid testing. companies will be required to give paid time off for vaccinations. health-care workers will need to be vaccinated. over 97% of people hospitalized with covid are not vaccinated. the president said last night a vaccine mandate will protect all americans. pres. biden: our patience is wearing thin and your refusal has cost all of us. this is not about freedom or personal choice. it is about protecting yourself and those around you. jobina: the president also said a travel mask mandate has been extended to january 18. he plans to expand covid-19 testing availability and lower the cost of at-home tests. many question biden's authority to issue vaccine mandates.

julian: tomorrow marks 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks. 3000 americans were killed after hijackers simultaneously took over four planes. president biden will attend ceremonies in manhattan, shanksville, pennsylvania and arlington, virginia. george w. bush and barack obama will participate, too. former president donald trump is providing commentary at a boxing match tomorrow night. the contra costa fire protection district has placed 416 flags outside of station 11 in clayton in honor of some victims from 9/11. each has the name of a first responder who lost their life. the memorial will be open through september 13. kumasi: tomorrow, families of passengers aboard flight 93 will

gather in shanksville, pennsylvania. one of them will be jack, whose wife lauren died when flight 93 crashed. the couple lived in san rafael. he said his wife would into action with other passengers against the hijackers. lauren was three months pregnant. >> it was excruciating going through that, especially the first father's day without being the father i expected to be, and not having my wife there. kumasi: he believes future generations need to know how those on flight 93 changed history. >> flight 93 was the first victory against hate. there is video of the dramatic crashed into the tower, there are dramatic videos of the pentagon on fire. and then there is this

nondramatic -- the real drama happened in the sky. it prevented one more dramatic image for us to witness year after year after year. >> jack is writing a book about dealing with grief. it will be dedicated to his unborn son or daughter. he is remarried and lives in pebble beach. julian: an american airlines ticket agent still grappling with guilt. he was the ticket agent at dulles airport on 9/11 when two late arriving passengers came rushing through the terminal. the men -- >> i blame myself. i thought if i had done something different. julian: the two crashed the plane into the pentagon. abc news will be airing a special program. you can watch it at 5:00 a.m.

until 10:00 a.m. here on abc 7. kumasi: the california recall election is just a few days away. the polls open at 7:00 tuesday. president biden will be campaigning with governor newsom in long beach on monday, the day before the recall. yesterday, governor newsom and larry elder made their pitches. >> the recall process has been weaponized. it has been pre-virgin. they can't wait -- it has been perverted. they can't wait a few months? >> droughts -- kumasi: the central valley has become a battleground. join us tomorrow night for abc 7 's california recall special program.

we will be breaking current recall race and we will have a documentary that chronicles the 2003 recall election. the california recall errors tomorrow night at 10:00 on abc 7 . the babies of 9/11 20 years later, now spitting images of those who lost their lives in the attack. julian: you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. it looks like trading is up. kumasi: ice cream, you you know the rest. free ice cream, that is even better. drew: youo t th tning re is o foropst what e in this is an incredible picture

from our camera. the fog in our valleys. you look above. we have clouds. we talk about mid latitude, or mid-level moisture. this is what we are talking about. it is creating though showers locally. that is a shower over vallejo. that is what we are showing you on live doppler 7. some quick hitting showers around 780 and 80. the lightning threat is over for us but it continues to our east. some light showers in hayward. across the san mateo bridge, you might need your windshield wipers for a quick second. the rain is moving out of here. the lightning threat will be over. we'll find increasing sunshine, brighter skies. temperatures are comfortable later on this afternoon. jobina: good morning, everyone.

our blocking issues have moved out of the way but we are seeing stretches of slow traffic, especially for those heading toward the san mateo bridge between hayward and union city. speeds down to 17 miles per hour. this is a caltrans camera showing us a live look in fairfield on 80. we have two crashes that have cleared in the area, but there are residual delays. you see the headlights of the people moving westbound. a live look at

julian: welcome back. a live look at ground zero in new york city ahead of tomorrow's 20 year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. many of us remember what we were doing that day. some of the youngest adults have

no memory of the events or their parents, who died during the tragedy. jobina: back in 2001, abc news anchor diane sawyer sat down with a group of women who were pregnant and their husbands died in the september 11 attack. she was able to get this group photo of all the babies together. now, the kids have grown into young adults. she is following up with them 20 years later. the families talked about what they did to keep their dads' memories alive. >> we came up with a thing we did together. who does he live with? the angels. >> where does your dada live? >> heaven. >> who does he live with? >> god. >> who else? >> angels. >> where is your heart? that is nice. >> i appreciate everything she

has done. she is the strongest person i have ever met. jobina: this story coming up at 7:00 on gma. diane sawyer has a special 2020 episode focused on the children who lost their parents during 9/11. you can watch it tonight at 9:00 on abc 7. kumasi: now for your morning money report. ford has halted production in india. the company has accumulated $2 billion of operating losses. roughly 4000 employees will be laid off. the ceo said the move was difficult but necessary to achieve long-term growth. the automaker began operations in india in 1995 and has invested $2 billion in the country over the last 25 years. changes are on the way for

walmart and amazon employees. walmart plans to raise the minimum wage for u.s. workers from $11 to $12 an hour later this month. amazon has an education benefit for hourly employees. taking a live look at the ne lik york stock exchange as trading gets underway. julian: facebook's new smart classes are out and the sunglasses come with a built-in camera, microphone and speakers. users can answer phone calls, play music, take phone calls and record video. functions are raising concerns that people can be recorded without their knowledge. the glasses start at $299. amc is going all in to get you back in the theaters. they are launching a $25 million

national anthem pain featuring actress nicole kidman, reminding people about the theater experience. this will be the first time amc has advertised in theaters nationwide. tickets earned $1.75 billion. they were more than $2 billion shy of the pre-pandemic numbers. it is friday and that means our guide to give you a better weekend in the bay area. kumasi: we know things are constantly evolving with the pandemic. there are still plenty of safe and fun activities for you and your family to enjoy. >> this weekend, the streets of san francisco's iconic chinatown will transform into an event full of life performances and plenty of other foods and vendors for the 31st annual festival. the celebration will start with the parade led by the mayor and other officials on saturday at

11:00 a.m., and will wrap up with the famous dragon appearance. after 18 months, the ping-pong club is back open in san francisco and ready to welcome guests. paddles are sterilized. you can social distance. grab a drink and watch people play, or get in on again yourself. it will be hot in the bay area. ice cream sounds like a good idea to me. how about this? they are giving away a pint to anyone who shows proof of vaccination. >> i have to get mine after work. that is my favorite ice cream place in the bay area. [laughter] >> right now on the front page of our website, we put together a list of covid friendly events happening over the bay area. that is on abc7news.com. drew, you are new to this little

segment. we will start with kumasi so you get the idea. what are you doing this weekend? kumasi: i am going to get ice cream. it is right there. i might pop over there. i am hanging out with friends. julian: i am getting my pint of ice cream. i love humphrey's, as well. i am playing it low-key this weekend. i have been living my best life the last few days. i have a nice massage planned on sunday. drew: i will be working. i will be here. you can see me saturday and sunday. in the morning, i will brunch, do you not worry. julian: jobina? jobina: i don't know. [laughter]

jobina: what am i doing? why don't i have any plans? i have been doing a lot. [laughter] candy early this morning. we are seeing showers push off to the east. we are facing to the south and east. you can see the mid-level clouds responsible for the showers. stop what you are doing. do you see the shadows? those are the isolated showers we are tracking. we are facing south and east. this is the east bay. this is facing this way. you are looking at the showers right now. we are seeing some light rain in the east bay at 680. danville, he will find some

light rain in your neighborhood. it is moving out quickly. the san mateo bridge. ald wipers. nginceed them.a quick hitting de light rain from sandra renzo to hayward. a red flag warning will likely be dropped quick because the leading threat is over. we have isolated showers and over the next hour, it is out of here. we will find increasing sunshine. 50's and 60's around the bay shoreline. 63 in oakland. later on today, 60's and 70's along the bay shoreline. warmest spots in the 80's. the seven day forecast, our lightning threat is over. a break from the heat this weekend. saturday and sunday, temperatures near average.

kumasi: thank you. star t nrveluster is office records. the actor is back on g the film's success. >> the number one film. >> $100 million in five days. congratulations to you and the rest of the cast. >> i am excited. i am very relieved. it is not bad for a first movie out of the gate. i am wondering if they will all be like that. [laughter] probably not. i was walking through the theater with my popcorn and people were just like -- it is a lot to get used to. what an incredible moment. kumasi: that conversation continues on gma at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings. history as the first

superhero lead. you can any of our abc 7 connected tv apps, which you can download wherever you stream. >> do you want the truth? >> you are going to have to find me. julian: the trailer for the newest movie in the matrix series has dropped. if you look closely, you can spot a few glimpses of san francisco. the matrix resurrection was shot in the city last year. it will hit theaters december 22. i remember driving to work, seeing some of the explosions from production. i got to interview some students , some 21-year-old kids who interned on the set and they said it was a lot of fun. kumasi: up next, seven things

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kumasi: it is 6:57. it is a lightning storm that has been lighting up the skies overnight. we saw strikes as far north as sonoma county. julian: some of you are also noticing the bay area saw showers overnight. the rain coming in the same time the lightning was moving through. drew: number three, on live doppler 7, the lightning threat is over for us. we have some isolated showers moving through the east bay. a closer look at street level. walnut creek, some light drizzle over the next 20 minutes. kumasi: bay area are keeping a close eye on the weather. the challenge for lightning as it happens in remote locations and allows fires to get big

before crews can get to them. julian: president biden's plan to get more americans vaccinated. health care workers will need to be vaccinated. jobina: number six. the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza has officially arrived. there are some slick spots. kumasi: and number seven, we are celebrating abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman. today, he is retiring after 30 years at abc 7. we will be looking back at his career at 6:00 p.m. look at all of those emmys. he will be missed so much. >> i will miss his emails to me during the show with the subject line in all caps. [laughter] >> we appreciate you. drew: we love his voice. i stop every time i hear him.

>> cannot wait to figure out what is next. >> we love you, wayne. >> two big stories this morning. marking 20 years since 9/11 and confronting covid. the president with a sweeping vaccine mandate for the nation. breaking overnight, the president taking aim at 80 million unvaccinated americans. >> we've been patient, but our patience is wearing thin and your refusal has cost all of us. >> the new pandemic plans vaccine mandate affecting 100 million workers. the president focusing in on schools, calling on governors to protect students. los angeles going a step further, becoming the first major school district to mandate