eczema specialist about dupixent, a breakthrough eczema treatment. >> now from abc 7 come alive breaking news. larry: we begin with two breaking news. the southbound lane of highway one is south -- is closed. a car went over the cliff and landed on the beach at haveman bay -- at half moon bay. the driver of the car was killed. no passengers inside. crews are working to pull the vehicle off the beach. chp says it appears no other vehicles were involved. no estimated time to fully reopen the highway. kristen: not too far away in san francisco, sky seven took this video of a water main break at pope and brunswick streets in the crocker amazon neighborhood, that is new the daly city border. first reports of the break came in at 3:45 this afternoon. we just got word public works crews are on the way with several dozen sandbags.

we have not heard reports of water getting into any homes. we are expecting crews to arrive on the scene shortly and we will update you on the situation when we have more information. larry: now to covid-19 and moving closer to a decision on booster shots. the cdc has scheduled a meeting next week and the pfizer booster could be approved by next friday. federal data shows nine states currently have more patients hospitalized than at any other point in this pandemic. california, not among them. president biden met with business leaders including the ceo of kaiser permanente, saying their vaccination mandates are helping covid vax rates overall. companies with 100 employees need to require vaccinations or routine testing. pfizer plans to submit data to the fda by the end of the month in hopes of vaccinating kids ages five to 11 by late october. bay area health officers are already preparing for that. stephanie sierra digging into what we can expect.

a lot of moving parts here. reporter: there certainly is. the eua for five to 11-year-olds could happen before halloween. doctors agree with that timeline. while there are several steps that need to happen before that decision, counties across the bay area tell us they are preparing now so vaccination clinics for kids can open immediately after. protecting the unprotected. that is the hope pfizer's covid vaccine is giving anxious parents with young children a cost -- across the bay area. >> can little sad. reporter: their gory ramirez lives in san francisco's mission district. he works as a delivery truck driver and worries he is putting his five-year-old son at risk. >> i go to my work, every day, different people. some people don't like to vaccinate. reporter: and he is not alone. >> have families that are completely -- the whole family unit is sick from the baby, two months old, to the oldest person. reporter: susanna rojas is with

the san francisco's covid-19 latino task force. her staff is preparing to expand the mission's 24th and cap street pop-up sites, to vaccinate up to 500 children per day, once pfizer's vaccine is authorized. >> we have a lot of families coming. they are trying to find out if they can put the names on the waitlist. reporter: and parents sign up? >> you can come to one of the sites and we have the qr code with instructions in english and spanish and had to make an appointment. reporter: pfizer is expected to submit data by the end of september. dr. peter jen hong expends a decision will be made before or by halloween. but added we should be prepared for delays. >> because i think there is a lot of pressure to divert resources within the fda to really have all hands on deck. reporter: the american academy of pediatrics reports there has been a 240% increase in covid cases among children since early july. >> luckily not so much of the

bay area. nevertheless, getting an infection would lead to very small proportion of kids having chronic systems. reporter: abc 7 confirmed health departments across all nine bay area counties are expanding clinics to accommodate the heightened demand next month. in addition to court and aiding vaccine clinics with local pediatricians. ramirez hopes he will be first in line. >> this. -- yes. because he needs it. reporter: the city's latino task force is expecting additional resources to staff the mission once the eua is authorized. i want to add that site we showed you at 24th and cap in the mission is hosting a youth event every sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. to vaccinate 12 to 17-year-olds and offer free covid testing. in the newsroom, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. larry: do you think there is going to be a large site, like mass goni centre, to vaccinate

kids? or will most counties encourage local pediatric clinics to do this job? they can be scary, little kids with shots, they get nervous. seeing a familiar face will make things go more smoothly? reporter: exactly. that is where most counties are leaning to. not as big as mass goni. most counties will have a mix of both. expanding clinics like the one we pointed out today in the mission, but several counties like san mateo and santa clara have indicated they are already working with local pediatricians and schools to court anyways to make it easier for families to get their kids vaccinated. in marin county, health officials are helping schools host vaccine clinics inside the classroom where they hope to have 75% of children eligible for the vaccine get their first dose within one month. larry: stephanie sierra reporting live, thank you. public health officials in the north bay are warning about a possible fifth covid search. that would coincide with fall gatherings and kids halloween parties.

cornell barnard with advice from experts about how families can stay safe. >> beautiful dahlias, the orange dahlias and red dahlias. reporter: the colors of fall are taking over the flower shop where blair phillips is always trained to keep her staff safe. >> are all fully vaccinated here. our delivery drivers, our designers and events set up people. reporter: pumpkins and cobwebs are making a comeback. officials say that is not the only thing. covid may be ready to surge again, just in time for halloween. >> people, because of the weather, will be moving indoors. it is especially targeted toward that age group of five to 11-year-olds who remain unvaccinated. reporter: dr. sam torres says fall gatherings and halloween parties could bring a fifth covid search to a county where 90% of the population is vaccinated. those who are not pose a risk to others. >> if we see increases of cases among unvaccinated individuals,

you are at risk of having challenges to our capacity of our hospitals. >> i'm pretty scared about the whole trick-or-treating. i feel like it might trigger another spike. reporter: this parent is rethinking halloween. mill valley pediatrician has her concerns. >> specially and are unvaccinated population. those are the kids out trick-or-treating. and are having fun, masks do come down, they try their best, but they are eating candy. reporter: she tells parent -- people to be cautious but don't stop living life. >> it is important for all of the adults in that child's life to be vaccinated. i think that is really important and a great way to keep our families safe. reporter: cornell barnard, abc 7 news. kristen: the day after the recall, governor newsom is calling for unity, and other lawmakers are calling for reform. here is a look at how the state voted with 65% rejecting the

recall, with about 64% of an estimated total. the governor got back to work meeting with students in oakland and talking about the effort to stop covid-19. lawmakers were already rethinking the whole recall process. josh haskell is with our sister station in los angeles. reporter: california voters loudly rejected the recall tuesday night by 28 percentage points so far. if you look at question two, the 46 replacement candidates, more voters left that question blank then voted for the top republican vote getter larry elder. all this as -- has california lawmakers calling for reform. >> while the recall is an important tool to address corruption, i think yesterday's election highlighted the fundamentally undemocratic nature of california's existing recall process. california law should not allow an elected official to be recalled and replaced by someone else who receives fewer votes. >> voters want to see a more democratic process put in place

that keeps elected officials accountable, and prevents political gains mentioned of the rules. reporter: sacramento lawmakers plan to hold joint hearings to review the two question format, the signature threshold triggered for a recall, in the threshold needed to get on the ballot. according to california secretary of state, the recall was supposed to cost taxpayers $276 million but may end up costing more than $300 million. >> there is no question the system is over 100 years old, we have not revised it in 100 years. . after the recall in 2003, people committed themselves to look at it again. . i'm committed to making sure we look at it and what is happening. . with recalls in california. . that we do improve that system. it is somewhat quirky. >> we love the ability to throw people out of office. we were born to do that. but it has to be done in a way where the majority will is respected. reporter: josh haskell, abc 7 news. larry: police say a campbell man

may have helped prevent multiple mass shootings. he was honored today. officials hope this can be a lesson for everyone. dustin dorsey has the story. reporter: in a split second, a signal -- a single decision could change everything. >> after midnight on july 9, 2021, mr. mama doc called campbell police to say a man he could see on his security camera was prowling in the area. >> i was shocked. you never think it would happen in your own town, yet along your own business. i'm really glad i made that call. reporter: he and the responding police officers are being hailed as heroes for their actions that day. the prowler, wesley charles martin's, was arrested inside of his truck, a pipe bomb, ar style rifles and a racist manifesto which stated a desire to "wipe out the black, hispanic, and jewish populations." >> they found ammunition that was personally inscribed with to

a widow from the grim reaper. a good start. first of many. and heard around the world. >> police believe his call per tent -- potentially prevented multiple mass shootings across the bay area. >> i'm very glad i called it in. because i'm sure it probably saved a bunch of lives and prevented a major tragedy from happening. reporter: the police and da want his actions to be a lesson. they are calling on the public to raise the red flag to prevent future pain in our area. >> doesn't happen every day but we rely on those phone calls and that partnership in solving crime in our community. >> is too late to stop the gilroy garlic festival shooting. but it is never too late to stop the next one. reporter: one could only imagine what may have happened had his plan played out, thanks to his call, we will never know. dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. kristen: you are looking live at

the first all civilian flight for spacex. its launch from florida. this is the spacex livestream. the first orbital mission in history to be staffed entirely by civilians. larry: want to give you a look at a lift off, which took place minutes ago. there are four people on this three-day mission. and they are taking off where they did in at 3, 2, 1. they

larry: part of our effort toar build a bay area includes making sure our communities are safe. the rollout of a crisis team called macro is delayed again. there are questions from the community about how the program is coming together. race and cultural reporter julian glover spoke to activists and city leaders today. >> there is no reason why we

need to prolong this any further. reporter: report delivered to the oakland city council public safety committee on tuesday outlined macro, the mobile assistance community responders of oakland. it will not hit the streets of east and west oakland until november, february next year at the latest. a pushback from earlier discussions. >> the administrations must implement this timely and well. the delays in their action to implement what the council has fully opera -- authorized unfunded is creating all kinds of problems. reporter: the court outlined a $6 million budget for the 21-22 fiscal year for the nonpolice civilian crisis response program. . that will be housed in the oakland fire department and respond to quality-of-life calls from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., seven days a week. chief of staff told me by phone today the program could be ramped up to a 24/7 model after its first year. sooner is the goal. but a challenge, thanks to

training and staffing issues. >> you are thinking like bureaucrats, like this as their bankers from 9:00 to 5:00. they will be needed in the dark, 3:00 in the morning. reporter: the report calls for 43 full-time employees, including 12 teams of responders, h made up of one emt and one community intervention specialist, to handle them more than 100 types of 911 calls from panhandling and decent -- and decent exposure. david harris of the urban strategies counsel thinks more resources should be shifted to those on the streets and away from the dozens in part and administrative roles outlined. >> some of those positions may not necessarily be needed during the pilot. which would have provided the funding needed to make it a 24/7 program. reporter: the council voted twice to establish an advisory board to oversee the development that has yet to be created, leaving some wondering how much say oakland or will have. >> if we let it go as it is

currently being presented, it is a recipe for failure. >> in his time to have that community input and it is not too late. reporter: plans to expand to a 24/7 model and measures to increase wages for frontline macro responders are expected to be discussed at month's public safety committee meeting. julian glover, abc 7 news. kristen: a celebration in santa clara for a housing project, 16 years in the making. it maries the past and present. city and community leaders held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new sustainable community. the project is santa clara's first mixed-use, mixed income, intergenerational housing community centered around an urban farm. is on northwest -- north winchester boulevard. when completed, there will be 361 units in nearly two acres of urban farm and open space. larry: down to consumer

there is a new poll showing covid-19 continues to be america's biggest concern. kristen: michael finney is here with more on that and more. reporter: there is a pull out from bank rate.com. 39% of respondents say the pandemic is the greatest threat to the economy, followed by the national political, environment inflation. 63% of americans are concerned about their jobs and incomes taking a hit. 56% of those surveyed think things are looking up. they expect the economy will be at least somewhat better six months from now. after a summer of high airfare, experts predict the cost of flying will plummet this fall and winter because of covid-19 and delta variant concerns. according to the bureau of labor statistics, ticket prices dropped almost 13% from july to august. travel website hopper predicts fares will continue to drop by another 10% this month.

that means average airfares will now likely be cheaper than they were back in if you have a car made in 1997 or earlier, you could get up to $1200 for it. cars must be operational and have current registration with the bay address for the past two years. the air district estimates that for each pre-1997 vehicle taken off the street, 75 pounds of pollution is prevented from being emitted into the air. this is a serious program and can paleo. larry: thank you. kristen: i have a car that old. larry: really? kristen: yep. let's take a live look outside. there is an air quality advisor -- advisor in the bay area because of smoke. larry: sandy patel is tracking a

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larry: time to get a check on the weather, including the possibility of rain. kristen: quite excited just thinking about it. sandhya: absolutely. it is a nice change of pace. i want to show you the 24 hour temperature change. first have to cool it off. it was a double digit drop. livermore, 15 degrees cooler. not so noticeable along the coast. but keep in mind that temperatures have fallen, the warmest inland valleys in the low to mid 80's, unless you were toward vacaville. the sea breeze along the embarcadero playing a role. 73, novato. 78, fairfield. as we look at a live picture, you will notice the low clouds have already advanced over the bay. it is 59 in san francisco, 65, oakland. you need the jack and -- jacket at half moon bay. the fog is sitting there near the coastline. as you look at it from our east

bay hills camera, notice the marine layer coming in. we have a little bit of haze in the air. the air district has extended the air-quality advisory through tomorrow for wildfire smoke, unless you are sensitive to it, the air-quality is not unexpected to be bad. it will be moderate the next four days. . limit your outdoor exposure if you have sensitivity to the smoke. from our mount tam cam, you will see the deepening marine layer. patchy drizzle overnight. we have a chance of showers this weekend. gusty offshore winds and fire danger monday and tuesday of next week. overnight, a good push of the low clouds into our valleys. tomorrow morning, a little bit of drizzle like today. the skies showed clear for most areas. morning temperatures in the upper 40's to the upper 50's. cool enough in the morning to where you will need to dress and lighters. tomorrow afternoon, here is what it looks like. low 60's, co-site. hazy still around the region with our warmest inland valleys

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tonight, several developing stories as we come on. the olympic gymnasts and their very difficult and painful testimony. what they say the fbi allowed to happen. and the major news tonight on the coronavirus and booster shots. tonight, the fda now releasing the numbers on pfizer. and news on moderna, too. first, that gut-wrenching testimony from some of america's top athletes. olympic gymnasts simone biles and aly raisman among the athletes testifying before congress, saying they were betrayed by fbi agents. they say they buried their sexual abuse allegations against former team doctor larry nassar, allowing for more than 100 additional victims. tonight, fbi director chris wray and you will hear his apology to the gymnasts.