early-morning flames in the east bay. why this was so tricky to get under control. >> marine county think one step ahead. kumasi: and another day, another air-quality advisory. the wildfire smoke still sticking around above us. what that means for your morning ahead. julian: you're watching abc seven mornings, live on abc seven, hulu live, and wherever you stream. we will start with mike's forecast. mike: we are looking at the cloud deck taking over all of our neighborhoods. the sea breeze, 14 in concord to 29 at fairfield, and the exploratory and cameras pointed to the west across san francisco, showing the cloud deck that is out there. we have as an inch of drizzle across the east bay hills and there will be some

mist hanging in the air later in the forecast. as far as temperatures, --let's see if i can do this manually. 50's this morning, hold on until noon around the coast. 60's and 70's in the bay and inland, than 60's and 70's for most of us, below average at 4:00. reggie: crews have knocked out a house fire in lafayette, laf, which started just after midnight. the official tells us it was hard for firefighters to get inside because there was so much stuff in the home. it was similar to a hoarding situation. everyone was able to get out and the causes under investigation. kumasi: people are cleaning up in san francisco after a water main break sent water gushing

into the amazon neighborhood. water was flowing down hills near brunswick street and pope street. the water went down the road to the outer mission, and did not just turn the street into a river. two homes were flooded. whole life and i have never seen a flood that severe. it came close to everyone's house. everyone is trying to rush out and protect their homes so they don't get flooded. kumasi: officials say it is unclear as to what exactly caused the break. crews completed repair work last night. reggie: on august 25, officers responded to the report of a shooting near fremont boulevard. a victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. a short time later, officers say

they found the suspect nearby with a gun. the suspect was shot and killed during that interaction. kumasi: pfizer is pushing for approval of a booster shot this friday. the rise in cases has officials in marin county planning covid vaccine clinics for five to 11-year-olds, even though the vaccine has not been authorized for that age group yes. abc seven news reporter amy hollyfield is joining us live to talk about what's going on with this. amy? amy: marin county getting a jump on this. the vaccine has not been approved for five to 11-year-olds, but they are planning vaccine clinics. one of three will be held here at middle creek -- miller creek middle school. trying to guess when this vaccine would be approved for younger kids has been tricky. we heard this summer, then december. but pfizer may be ready for five through 11-year-olds in october,

with the delta variant causing the recent surge. marin's deputy health officer says that she will be taking her young kids as soon the vaccine is available. >> as a parent, i see the risks of the vaccine, the harms of the vaccine is extremely low. if my children are exposed to a covid positive student, they will be able to stay in school. kumasi: -- amy: marin is turning its attention to older students, who are athletes. they will need to be vaccinated or submit to weekly covid testing. and talk of requiring the vaccine for all students is heating up across the bay area. west coast are custom -- the west county is voting tooo all students get the vaccine. they would be the first in the area to take that set. oakfield would take up the issue next wednesday. back here in marin, the district

hopes to have 75 to 11-year-olds vaccinated. reggie: yesterday, the president met with nearly a dozen people at the white house, including greg adams from kaiser permanente and the ceo of abc 7's parent company, disney, bob chapek. the labor department will require a vaccine for companies with more than 100 employees. >> this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated, nothing else, right now. reggie: the president hopes businesses will choose to mandate vaccination before it becomes the rule. kumasi: crime has become a growing problem in san francisco, but the mayor is working fix the issue. a new program has been announced to help small business owners

recover from vandalism. they can receive up to $2000 to cover costs insurance won't. >> to support the businesses and the owners is significant. >> we still have to pay the deductible and that is not free, so our deductible is what the grant really helps us cover. kumasi: the money comes from a one million-dollar grant from the city's general fund. owners need to only present a police report and photo of the damage. reggie: up next at 6:00, vacation in space. the all civilian crew settling in hundreds of miles above us. we get an update on their expected to do list for day one. kumasi: and steps on what life might look like for the many afghans resettling in our region. reggie: and a beloved san francisco chain is set to be moving in next to you at terminal one.

mike: and for our weather right now, we are green to yellow. that's good to moderate air quality. we will take a look at the

mike: 6:09 on this friday eve. we will start from the south bay camera, temperatures 53 to about 56 degrees. mid to upper 50's about everywhere, increasing clouds this morning and missed and drizzle -- mist higher elevations. we got an air quality alert, meaning there are small pockets of worse air quality, but air quality tomorrow is healthy for all of us. golden gate bridge, a little bit

of fog trying to develop here, but it will be cooler if you are exercising, low humidity if you are doing yard work, and if your home, open the windows and enjoy some free air conditioning. mid to upper 80's in lakeport, it 84 in livermore, 84 in antioch. 70's for most of the north bay and south bay. 64 to 74 for the bay, and low to mid 60's along the coast in san francisco. as far as your traffic out there, we are looking at a sig alert that was just eliminated. all lanes will open up, and i will show you that, coming up. at 5:30, the metering lights were turned on. 20 minutes ago, this was free-flowing, and you can see how backed up it is already. the sig alert is cleared, unfortunately it it was a fatal accident on 37. the purple will start thinning out as the lanes become open

things to the cleanup efforts there. we have a three car accident near mission and raymonde, so if you're coming out of this and heading south on 680, it will be rather slow. one lane is blocked there also. we have one last area that is pretty slow, the altamont pass moving at 14 miles per hour. reggie? reggie: heads up if you use bay wheels bike share, it is about to get more expensive. the price per minute will rise from $.15 to $.20 for members and 20 $.30 for nonmembers. kumasi: south lake tahoe says it is open for business. the evacuations in response to the caldor fire have been

lifted and residents are going back to the area. if you are planning a trip there, be patient, because businesses have to restock and rehire staff. businesses hope people will return to the town soon. reggie: -- kumasi: the plans one bay area town has later tonight. reggie: and president biden pushing back against china. his first major foreign-policy counter to the power in beijing. kumasi: let's take a live

reggie: a 14 month long investigation into the death of elijah mcclain uncovers serious problems with the aurora, color color

department. the state attorney general's office says it examined more than 3 million internal records and found a pattern of racially biased policing, excessive force, and failing to record legally required information. aurora police used force against people of color almost 2.5 times more than against white people. the investigation also found that apartment used ketamine illegally, the same powerful sedative given to the -- to mclean on the night of his arrest. they will work with the attorney general's office to determine how to implement changes. president biden has unveiled a new effort with australia and the u.k. to share advanced technologies to counter china. trilateral working group is aimed it -- at helping australia acquire nuclear powered submarines.

previously, the u.s. only did this with the u.k. kumasi: in the south bay, preparations for the next wave of refugees that escaped afghanistan, and the final days of the u.s. withdrawal. a virtual town hall revealed local agencies reviewing the resettling efforts. the bureau population, refugees and migration said 225 refugees have already arrived in the area, and nearly 300 more are on the way. santa clara county is recently voted to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on services for afghan refugees. >> we need to make sure the families are brought into our mental and physical health care systems, and are treated for ptsd, because if you remember how they were leaving the country, it was a nightmare. kumasi: california will take more than 5200 people, more than any other state. reggie: and a new casino is

planned for sonora county -- sonoma county, between windsor and -- on the road. great and and river rock casinos are also located in sonoma county. and an iconic san francisco bookstore is expanding with the new outpost at the airport. according to the chronicle, construction on the new facility begins in 2023. the store is expected to be open to passengers by 2024. the bookstore chain has three locations in san francisco. three napa consolidated its enrichment district business during the pandemic, but managed to stay in business. kumasi: a rord number o hunsre orbit today. seven on the iss, three on a chinese space station, and four

soaring 364 miles away from earth, orbiting the planet at 1700 5000 miles an hour. they will be doing this for three days. aviation expert colonel steve gander tells gma why this flight is not your average flight to space. >> this is a tourist flight. they will want to have fun. they will do some minor experiments to see what things do in space, but enjoy the view and enjoy the vacation. kumasi: 38-year-old billionaire jared isaac men bought all four seats on board and gave them away as a fundraiser for st. jude's children's hospital. reggie: can we do a zoom with them? [laughter] mike: they are busy. kumasi: are they, though? reggie: no. kumasi: they are on vacation. mike: is this the future?

vacation, you just sit there -- kumasi: watch the sunset. there are 17 sunsets and sunrises, something like that. that would be so pretty. reggie, your face. [laughter] reggie: that's a very well executed pr move. kumasi: you're right, you are right. mike: 6:13, a gorgeous sunrise developing for montana. the marine layer is around 2200 feet, meaning it is moving into all of our neighborhoods this morning. we will have to wait until the afternoon hours for full on sunshine around the bay. inland, you will get pockets of sunshine. temperatures continue their downward spiral, cooler than average this afternoon. our first fall pattern, a cold front coming from the north bringing a chance of rain this weekend and behind that, our first real chance of an offshore wind event that will heighten our fire risk for sunday and monday night.

for hill, 77 degrees, mid to upper 60's in san bruno, san mateo, menlo park. low 60's along the coast to only mid 60's in downtown, south san francisco, where it will be mostly sunny, but partly cloudy. clouds, 59 on bodega bay, 69 76 through the northbay valleys. a sunny afternoon, but look at the cooling along the east bay. 64, richmond, 74 at hayward, and as you had inland, 80's hanging around barely. no 90's for sure. everyone else in the upper 70's. tonight's temperature will be in the 50's. a quick look at our weekend storm that will bring us a chance of drizzle, saturday morning, drizzle sunday morning, and light rain north of san francisco as we head into sunday

morning. that's why we put a one on the storm impact scale for enough -- for up to 1/10 of an inch of rain. coolest this weekend, 60's and 70's, and hot, dry weather, fire danger monday and tuesday, not so much on wednesday. kumasi: we are checking in with ginger z, live with a look at what is coming up on gma. >> coming up on gma, nicholas on the move. we will be talking more about the rest of the rain that we were detailing yesterday. and so much else to get to -- i believe this is the wrong thing, so i am not going to keep reading it to you, because that's from yesterday, but we did talk about the rain from the rest of nicholas. we got so much more, including jennifer aniston. that's all you really need to know. she comes on our show, right here on gma. reggie: first off, it's really good to see you. kumasi, they are always asking

me, is that show with jennifer aniston really what it is like being on a morning show? i say no, because that's what it's like being on gma. [laughter] >> the attitude, the cutthroat part, may be. but the private flights? never. that's what they got so wrong. she didn't know we were taking commercial? come on. kumasi: i am excited about the next season. i am ready. >> me too, but they've got to cut the private flights. it's not realistic. reggie: exactly like real life, because everything you see dramatized on tv -- >> exactly. reggie: it's good to see you, we are glad you are

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>> kumasi: this is the country's president, celebrating the countries declaration from the presidential palace. there will be events here in the bay area too. san jose will host a flag raising ceremony with food and music at city hall later today. reggie: it may take a while for san francisco to make a comeback from the pandemic, but the city is bringing life back to the streets with free public performances. ♪ kumasi: ooh. reggie: this is called sf wednesdays. we found this jazz ensemble in union square. >> i am a huge music fan of all

different types, so i think this is amazing, especially after covid times and everything. people need to get out and listen to some music, and she has a beautiful voice. ♪ kumasi: yes. reggie: the performances continue through october 20 in union square, -- plaza, and mintz plaza. kumasi: for the first time in 17 years, rolling stone magazine revamped its list of the 500 best songs of all time, and the queen takes the throne -- queen of soul takes the throne. do y'all "respect?" [no audio] [laughter] kumasi: i felt encouraged, and then i saw aretha and felt like i needed to sit down. rolling stone says the powerful

demands in the song resonated favorably. power by public enemy is number two, followed by "a change is gonna come," by sam cooke, followed by "smells like teen spirit" from nirvana. when she hits that first note. reggie: i guess it's good we couldn't play it. too much for people right now. kumasi: up next, a new report illustrating the real worry young people are feeling about climate change. reggie: and a top financial executive giving high praise to a green bay area company. you know what? i worked in green bay, so whenever i say green bay together, i think of green bay, wisconsin. we are saying a green,

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over the weekend. good morning, everybody. it's thursday, september 16th. you're watching abc 7, live on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. mike: there is rain this weekend, but not a washout for sure. it's usually a pretty weekend, very limited, and i will show you with future radar, coming up. check out this loving embrace our fog is giving mount 10 this morning. let's take a look at what to expect from our day planner. 29 minutes from now, temperatures will not change at all. most of us will be cloudy and in the mid to upper 50's. as we had to noon, most of the cloud cover inland gone. lingering around the bay and the coast, that's why you have 50's in san francisco, 60's to barely 70's elsewhere. some pockets of sunshine along the coast, near 60 there.

sunny along the bay, and inland, mainly 70's 10 year 80 in places like antioch. -- two near 80 in places like antioch. kumasi: an fda panel is set to vote on recommendations for pfizer's shot, as the delta variant keeps its stranglehold on the country. the new data pfizer released yesterday made the case for booster shots people 16 and up. you need to get the shot six months after your second dose. companies also suggesting the reduction in vaccine protection is not due to the strength of the delta variant, but due to the decrease of the vaccine's effectiveness. >> this is not directly related to delta, but just because of waning immunity. this is why the booster question is coming into play right now. kumasi: a review of moderna's booster shot will happen in the

coming weeks. the company says people who received its vaccine will also need a third dose after six months, but unlike pfizer, modernity booster shot will be a half dose, which the -- moderna's booster shot will be a half dose, which the company says and provides enough protection. reggie: vaccine clinics for ages five to 11 are being opened up, even though the vaccine has not been approved for that age group yet. amy hollyfield joined us on where they are getting such an early start. amy: here at miller creek middle school, they hope to open it at the end of october. this is one of three vaccine clinics they are planning for the younger kids. vaccine is not approved yet to the five to 11-year-olds, but officials say they are looking ahead, and it looks like it may happen in october, so marin is getting ready.

they are even setting goals for the number of kids they hope to get vaccinated. >> our hope is we will be able to have 75% of our five to 11-year-olds, which is 21,000 here in marin county, fully vaccinated prior to the winter recess. amy: and they are on the older kids. student athletes in marin who are not vaccinated may want to reconsider. administrators now want older student athletes eligible for the vaccine to get vaccinated or some it to weekly tests. other districts are looking to take it one step further. the west contra costa county school district and oakland school district plan to vote next week on whether to require the vaccine for all students 12 and older. they would be the first school districts in the bay area to take that step. live in san raphael, abc 7 news. reggie: san francisco school

officials are scrambling to meet the high demand for remote learning. they initially planned an online program for four hundred 50 students, but 730 five were excepted. on top of that, the district added another 1200 spots for students participating in a remote independent learning program. sf ust's short 55 educators, leaving some children still waiting for the school year even start. kumasi: >> the intense stress and demands of this position and the current climate have severely affected my mental and physical health. equally difficult have been dealing with the constant name-calling, vitriol, shaming and toxic comments and emails from members of our community. people need to continue to show up and speak up and participate in the decision-making process,

that impacts the future of our city, but please, i implore you. we need to do so with more respect and civility. kumasi: she was elected to represent the hammonton area of southern novato in 2019. the council will discuss how to fill the now empty seat at its september 28 meeting. reggie: bart is responding the death of a woman on wednesday. 41-year-old amy adams stepped off the train. her dog was still inside the train, and the leash was connected to adams'waste. the door closed, the train took off, dragging her onto the tracks. we ask g.m. what the bart posey policy -- the bart's policy dogs is.

he says, service dogs are allowed, but most dogs should be in a crate. >> by alec account right now, it was not a service dog. reggie: he wants to offer his condolences to adams' loved ones and will be looking to implement recommendations coming out of the investigation. >> here we are in the train box. i am standing in the middle of a light column, which will bring natural light from the rooftop down to the lowest levels of the transit center. down here, this is where the high speed rail trains will come into the transit center, 25 feet below ground. -- two stories below ground. kumasi: the project is a collaboration between caltrain and the california high-speed rail authority. the plan is for the two transit

operators to to share a total of six tracks on three platforms. one of the anticipated features will be to travel from san francisco to los angeles in less than three hours. it's expected to open in three years. reggie: the disappearance of gabby potato growing more suspicious i the day. the police chief and tarcher -- in charge of the search talks to gma, as the boyfriend becomes a person of interest. kumasi: and you're taking a look at the big board at the new york stock exchange, up 70 points. reggie: and could it be the next big thing in the condiment game? hines says it's next gadget will get you what you need out of your meal. mike: it's exciting for the weekend, but a touch of fall and some wet weather, but here's a look at 8: 80 as you head through the coliseum corridor.

it's pretty cloudy as you head into the east bay. there has been some measurable drizzle and mist hanging in the air. everyone 56 to 59 degrees,rees, pacifica, easily the outlier, most of us in the mid-50's to near 60 degrees with increasing clouds. rena and yellow, that's good, and moderate, that's air quality for all of us. we could see a pocket or two of some poor air quality in the most sensitive may feel that. the greatest chance of that happening is in our smoke forecast around 11:00 this morning, around lake and mendocino counties, but it stays there and slips into the northern part of sonoma and napa counties into the overnight hours. as we had through tomorrow, everyone gets a touch cleaner, so hopefully we won't have to deal with that again. that talk about heading to school this morning. haley gray out there, jackets

required, mid to upper 50's. if the kids have recess around 11:00, it's amazing. get them running around and 60 degree temperatures. 70 around the bay to near 80 inland. we will take a look at future radar when we come back and the seven-day forecast, which has quite a bit of change. first, we want to turn our attention to what's going on at the bay bridge toll plaza, where the metering lights are malfunctioning -- looks what it -- look what it's doing. we've got traffic backed all the way up in all of the lanes there , so that's a serious situation that is going to be around probably through the rest of the morning commute, until they can get those lights functioning. let's get to the maps. there is a look at emeryville, where we are looking at pretty slow traffic there. as we look at -- well, try to

get this out. i thought i knew what i was doing, and here we go. some good news, the fremont crash near mission street on southbound 680 has been cleared up. you can see traffic resuming to 58 miles per hour. we hadt shut down 37 earlier, that's been cleared and everything is back to normal there. our last stop is the altamont pass, where it is extremely slow, 16 miles per hour.

kumasi: a prominent south carolina lawyer whose wife and son were killed three months ago is expected to authorities for trying to

he collaborated with a hitman to kill him so his surviving son would have a life insurance policy. reggie: 22-year-old has not been heard from or seen in five days. bodycam video was released from last month, showing a domestic disturbance call between the woman and her fiancé. he drove the rental van they were using across the u.s. without any sign of petito. >> i can't speculate why he's not talking, but he has the pieces of the puzzle we need to be able to find gabby. reggie: she was reported missing on september 11 after going more than a week without

contacting her family. and workers are reinstalling the temporary fence at the u.s. capitol, ahead of a rally being called "justice for jay six." it's one of several rallies being held around thery in support of kumasi: the heart wrenching yesterday, they accused the fbi of turning a blind eye to their reports of sexual abuse. the testimony coming as senators investigate the fbi's handling of the larry nassar case. this is a former usa gymnastics team doctor now in prison for sexual assault. >> in so many been spared the abuse, you know?

you go back decades. nasser was first reported decades ago, and i never would have met him. i should have never met him. after i reported, there were 100 new victims that were abused, and i met many of those survivors. it's absolutely horrific. it's important for people to be able to recognize the power of one adult doing the right thing, one adult believing, validating a survivor, listening and taking proper action. kumasi: you can hear the entire interview with aly raisman. robin roberts still struggles with recovery, coming up at 7:00 on gma . senator dianne feinstein feinste her support for the gymnasts, adding the abuse and systemic failures that happens to these young women must never happen again. reggie: court will be back in session tomorrow for day four of the trial of thera

elizabeth holmes. erica chung says she raised concerns to chief operating officer sunny bow lonnie -- sunny balwani, who responded with irritation and anger. she had a bachelors degree, but worked with the team led by phd's. if convicted, holmes could face 20 years in prison. there is a podcast about the trial hosted by rebecca jarvis. new episodes come out every tuesday, and you can listen to "the dropout" to wherever you receive your podcasts. kumasi: the u.s. labor department just released its weekly jobless came's report, 332,000 claims were filed last week, showing continuing claims decreased to 2.66 million, about 120,000 less then the prior

week. that's a new post-covid low for continuing claims. all right, we are warning you, get ready for a pricey christmas. decking the halls could get more costly than usual this year. supply chain dips rupture in -- disruptions are forcing suppliers to up prices on trees by 20% to 25%. a bank of america analyst lucid motors could become the next tesla or ferrari. b of a analyst john murphy also called lucid one of the most legitimate start of ev automakers. he highlighted the lucid air sedan, unveiled earlier this year. yesterday, otto week reported that the lucid air dream went 517 miles on a single charge. yeah. the model starts at 160 $9,000

and the preorders have already sold out. you will have to wait, mike. let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning. we are down right now by 60 points. reggie: new at 6:00, do you have any problems squeezing the last bit of catch-up out of the tiny condiment packets? there is a new product for you. heinz is unveiling the biggest innovation since the packet itself. it's a packet roller, and it does exactly what it sounds like it is going to do. it squeezes out every little drop of the catch-up. heinz says it created the roller to give fans a new way to savor their favorite condiment. it looks like it would fit on your keychain. is that what that is at the bottom? kumasi: maybe. something. reggie: i don't know.

but no one asked for this. what i do ask for, there needs to be more catch up in each of the packets. kumasi: or use the dip ones. the one that you peel open instead of the packets. reggie: yeah, yeah, yeah. you know the traditional glass bottle? is it common knowledge that the 50 on there, that's what you get? everyone knows that. can we go back to that? we might. mike: problems we did not even know we had, we solved. that's awesome. 6:50 on a thursday. clouds are increasing now through 9:00, so for the rest of the morning commute, a few drizzly spots from our roof

camera. don't be surprised, especially in our higher elevations. it will be sunny at the same rate it did yesterday, same amount of sunshine at the coast. the cooler air mass is taking over, meaning it will be even cooler than yesterday, six to 10 degrees below average this afternoon. we've got a chance of drizzle saturday and sunday morning, but let's jump into your temperatures. 61 at half moon bay, mid to upper 60's around san francisco. the rest of the bay will be in the low to mid 70's. mid to upper 70's and the south bay, 69 at napa, 73 in san rafael, and near 80 for our east bay neighborhoods. tonight, cloud cover comes back for most of us. there could be a bit of fog in our lower elevations. this could slip into santa rosa, around 50 to 55 degrees tomorrow. our first time this season using

the storm impact scale -- it's a one and barely in the north bay. this particular system has already matured, showing impressive rainfall amounts for washington, oregon, around eureka and crescent. for saturday, we will be fine. you see the difference in the models? this is the high resolution, this is the low resolution, and you see how much broader it paints the rain. all of that is not going to reach the ground. for sure, check out the temperatures. 60's and 70's, great for outdoor activities. reggie? reggie: we are learning about the anxiety and hopelessness many young people feel regarding climate change. nearly six in 10 teens and people in their early 20's say they are extremely worried about climate change. this report survey people across 10 countries. they said they felt betrayed by

the previous generations and governments to handle the crisis. kumasi: with those climate change concerns, chevron is taking steps to move away from fossil fuels. the company is pledging to spend $10 million through 2028 on low carbon energy sources.but even with that investment, chevron's still behind the curve, with the green scale that is well below its european peers. chevron also says it is not ready to commit to a 2050 net zero emissions targets. assembly member alex lee stopped by the humane society of silicon valley animal shelter in lapine he praised animals and staff -- family -- this is something he would like to see more of. >> i am proud that within my

district, we have a a group that goes above and beyond to treat our animals so well. it's a standard that hopefully more shelters and humane societies follow the lead of in california. kumasi: since 1929, the shelter has placed more than 500,000 animals into permanent and loving homes. they may be miniature, but they are providing a lot of love to a senior care home in san diego. a recent tiktok video shows miniature horses peabody and petunia roaming the grounds of the home, providing therapy to residents. they visited peoples' rooms, nuzzled up to them, as you can see. peabody was born deaf with malformed legs and the horse was nearly put down, but his owner built special leg braces for him and now the horse is thriving. kumasi: i was reading, but now i

want to look. how cute. reggie: this is usually mike slane, about adoptable pets, but i saw the sf spca right now, if you want to adopt a dog, it is free for an adult animal. they have so many dogs coming in from fire affected areas, they need to make more space. at least until the end of the month, they are doing that, and it could be extended. kumasi: now's the time. reggie: i'm talking to myself, because i have been to visit some dogs. mike: is it time? reggie: we have not found him or her yet, but we are still looking. mike: that's nice. kumasi: we will be excited when that happens. up next, the seven things you need to know today. reggie: you can watch through the bay area connected tv app, available for apple tv, android tv, fire tv and roku. kumasi: let's take a live

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kumasi: six: 57. here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, a big fire burned a home in lafayette overnight. businesses next door used water to put it out. the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but everyone got out ok. reggie: and martin county is preparing for vaccination clinics at three schools, ready to go by mid-october. kumasi: and an fda panel could vote on recommendations for a pfizer booster shot as soon as tomorrow. they recommend a third shot for people 16 years and older three -- six months after their second dose. reggie: accused of violating a teens civil rights in 2017 by using restraints similar to the one used on floyd. mike: check this out. this is one of the most amazing sunrises i have seen in a long

time from mount tam. 60 degrees, below average, highs near 80 degrees. as far as the traffic, the malfunctioning metering lights have been fixed, but the damage done. look at the backup. the 880 overpass will take quite a while to get into san francisco. kumasi: an spacex is making history, launching four private citizens into orbit without a professional astronaut on board. they are orbiting the earth at 17,500 miles per hour for three days, and, what is it -- there is an automated navigation system? nobody is driving. reggie: no. the people driving are on earth. that's amazing. i don't want to be on it. mike: do they get to leave their seat and move around? reggie: i haven't seen if that

is happening. mike: i haven't either. reggie: are you questioning the fun factor of this? mike: once good morning, america. on this thursday morning, mission inspiration making history. blastoff. >> three, two, one. >> ignition and liftoff. >> spacex launching those four private citizens into orbit going farther than any civilian has before. 360 miles away from the planet, circling earth for three days, only four people waking up to this spectacular view this morning. we're going to have the latest on mission inspiration right now. new battle over boosters. pfizer and moderna making the case for a third vaccine shot as the clock ticks down to the critical fda vote and hospital admissions reach record numbers

in nine states.