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this is abc 7 news. >> right now as we come on the air, a red flag warning going into effect for parts of the northbay. i'm dan ashley. let's get to sandia patel with a look at the weather conditions. >> winds are beginning to pick up over the higher terrain. want to show you live picture. the camera has been shaking as winds are increasing. 33 miles an hour. mount, 23. it is a drying offshore wind. red flag warning until 11:00 a.m. the greatest concern is napa county, right near the sonoma county border. that is where it is the strongest winds are expected, and lowest relative humidity. take a look at the winds, down sloping winds raising the fire danger. critical fire weather conditions. hourly forecast, winds

increasing to about 30 miles an hour. 3:00 a.m., 20 to 25 miles an hour. that continues into 11:00 a.m. i will be back with the rest of the forecast, which includes how long the fire danger will remain. firefighters and residents are prepared for tonight's warning. while it may be worse, for many, fire danger is really never far from their minds. >> northbay residents are bracing themselves front of the overnight. firefighters in sonoma county stopped wind driven brushfire before it burned a barn. >> for myself and my partner, it has been a big source of anxiety for us. >> erin weiss was in marin county. >> i grew up and the fire danger was not what we thought about. with the impacts of climate change, even in the last two or three years, it feels different.

>> the fire department assesses property for fire safety, and a detailed list of suggestions. remove bamboo and juniper tree, replace wood fencing and natural fiber doormat with a metal or rubber mat. >> it is important everyone does their part to avoid further damage. >> to prepare, fire departments are up staffing anything they can, given it has been an incredibly demanding fire season. >> he brought resources back, came back from the fire yesterday rehabbing equipment today. get ready for the next fire weather. >> strong wind gusts are expected at high elevations. but the highest fire danger will be in napa county, where tyree zander is stationed. he reminds everyone most californian wildfires are man-made. >> everyone being fire safe and trying to limit activities that

can start up potential fire or cause sparks that would generate a fire, as well. >> and have a go-bag ready. kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> on abc 7 news app, check weather conditions where you live any time in real time. it is available for your phone and wherever you stream. just search abc 7 news bay area. a school district -- school district's across the country and our area have focused on keeping schools clean amid the covid-19 pandemic. tonight, a different problem for two oakland schools. i'm talking about a flea infestation. j.r. stone says to get it 600 students are being kept home for the rest of the week. >> you are looking at a picture showing flea bites on the back of an elementary school student provided by a parent. a child that goes to school on this campus that houses esperance a and cora monsoon discovery elementary schools.

both dealing with flea infestations. >> we start seeing kids, and there are little tiny fleas all over the kids, they are jumping around. what is this. they are taking him off of each other and biting. scratching. >> catherine wilson teaches fifth grade. the flea problems started two weeks ago. students and teachers bit by the pests. >> by the time we got home, all of her face, insect bites, the fleas. it was like what happened. >> it borders this park and wooded area. those with the district would leave wildlife brought -- believe wildlife brought it to the school. >> the exterminators, raccoons coming from those areas.

maybe bringing those fleas. >> the district has chosen to close on thursday and friday to clean the school. they will rip out any carpets that may have acted as breeding grounds. good news to wilson, who is frustrated teachers had to threaten not to show up to get help. >> the treatments haven't had the desired effect, at least not as quickly as we would like. we decided to step up our game. >> wilson hopes it doesn't happen again. >> they were covered in fleas from their shoulders down to their ankles. more fleas than i had ever seen. i had never seen any like that. it was apocalyptic. >> j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> sounds terrible. in marin county, people lined up at the first booster vaccination site for the county. across the country, pleading

with people who still have not gotten their first shots. morgan norwood has more from the cdc as some companies get very serious. >> as the u.s. looks to turn a corner ahead of a fall wave of infections, the cdc with the nationwide health alert urging pregnant women and nursing mothers to get vaccinated. >> we have the data that demonstrates the overwhelming benefit of vaccine and really very little safety concerns at all. >> new data shows 22 pregnant women died of covid last month. compared to other patients, twice as likely to need intensive care. 70% more likely to die. samantha kelly was 32 weeks pregnant, but unvaccinated when she went into a coma with covid. she is recovering after doctors safely delivered her babies. >> a lot of decisions being thrown at you. as a mom, you try and make the best one. but unfortunately, i think i made the wrong one.

and i should have gotten that vaccine. >> the warning comes as the number of people getting their first shot has fallen to the lowest level since the vaccine was introduced last december. 172,000 doses per day. tonight, hundreds of workers across the country out of a job or suspended for not getting a mandatory vaccine shot. >> if it comes down to that where i have to give up my job or get the shot and go against my inner conscience and my inner morals, it is just a job. >> for parents awaiting a vaccine for younger children by halloween, dr. fauci telling msnbc there could be a longer wait. >> we were hoping it would be by halloween. if it spills over into november, it spills over because that is the necessary amount of time the fda needs. >> morgan norwood, abc news los angeles. masks are coming off in santa cruz county.

officials lifted the indoor mandate. cdc data shows the county has a moderate rate of covid-19 spread. now that 70% of people are vaccinated read health professionals say they don't see a problem with ending the mask policy. >> is it doing a lot of good for vaccinated people who have a good antibody response and are healthy to mask indoors if they are asymptomatic? it is probably not doing much. >> doctors will closely monitor the transmission rate in santa cruz county following today's decision. other counties may follow suit dependent on the results. >> it looks like we are on the trans road from 882 wrong way. dan: keep an eye on the gray car. a wildcard chase. on the air and on the roads on the tail of a robbery suspect. it started at the starbucks on willow avenue in hercules. a man wearing a mask came into starbucks with a gun and filled

a bag with money from the register. he got into a waiting bmw and got onto i-80. that started a chase, with the driver eventually getting onto 580 and going the wrong way on the freeway. two other people were in the car, along with a driver. sky seven shows the car driving in circles, hitting at least two other cars. the driver got off at macarthur boulevard. drove into emeryville using city streets. all three people started running. nearly abandoned vehicle. police believed the driver surrendered after he was standing on someone's porch. police also arrested another woman. abc news was there when they searched the abandoned car and found bags of cash. under the east bay chase started just as that one was ending. just before 2:00, police started chasing the car on higel. the car was used in three laptop and cell phone robberies last night. the driver stopped on the

freeway, just past the tunnel. he and his passengers came out with their hands in the air. it shut down the freeway for a little while and made traffic a real mess, as you can see. president biden helping get a funding deal across home plate. his surprise appearance at a congressional baseball game. >> the promise of perks, pay, and flex ability. holiday hiring during the ongoing pandemic in the south bay. dan: an emotional journey from being un-housed to finding new beginnings in the bay.

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>> democrats and republicans agreed on a stopgap bill to keep the government funded through early december. the word from senate majority leader chuck schumer. a vote on the bill and president biden's infrastructure measure is scheduled for tomorrow. the same day government funding is set to expire at midnight. schumer says the bill would likely be signed into law before that deadline. hours earlier, president biden gave new meaning to the term closer with an appearance at the congressional baseball game, putting pressure on congress to pass a stopgap funding bill. >> the date was set a long time ago. no one imagined it would collide with this big milestone. i think the game does need to go on. it is a really important bipartisan tradition. one of the few things we do want

on bipartisan basis anymore. >> that is jared huffman defending holding the game, despite a possible shutdown approaching. they pause play and signed baseballs. he talked with players and republicans. nancy pelosi also stopped by the game. and republicans won a victory for britney spears. a judge suspended the conservatorship of her father. the arrangement with her father "reflects a toxic environment," said the judge. she did not dissolve the entire conservatorship, but another hearing is set for september. it has controlled her life and money for 13 years. in the south bay, researchers staffing up for the south bay.

the economy a key pillar of building a better bay area. amanda del castillo explains what challenges are ahead for applicants and employers, as well. and what is different. >> now hiring signs hang like holiday decorations. the effort to hire seasonal workers is underway. >> part-time, full-time, seasonal, if you are a student, we are open many hours. >> for the 40 retailers and restaurants recruiting at the indoor job fair, it is that flexibility and pay. >> i would not consider this if i wasn't vaccinated. >> stephen was one of several searching for new employment. while ongoing pandemic is keeping it on guard. he's keeping his options open. >> working from home would be my ideal situation. i wanted to put out the

situation to see how it would be interesting, but safe. >> different from last year's holiday s asoed0 ne retailers, including the virtual science center. she's noticed more people are leaving their homes. >> we can do more to have health and safety first. >> she's looking for a four holiday tires. the new 13,000 square-foot working as they go to normal. >> host, the buzzers and runners. that is the front of the house. in the different we are looking for all positions. >> people in person during the holiday season. >> that is when the spice happen for coronavirus.

>> hiring managers hope so. >> and the ease bay, a group of neighbors is keeping their eyes peeled. more than a dozen volunteers are part of a group called wildcat watch on red flag warning days, they sign up for shifts to monitor the alert wildfire website that features live public wildfire feeds. we do everything we can to save yourself. and not your things necessarily. >> a lot of older folks up here. it is estimated if a fire starts in the canyon, we have anywhere from seven to 15 minutes to evacuate. so we are looking out for each other. dan: if they spot anything indicating a fire, they will call fire dispatch immediately. smart thing to do. they are paying close attention. banding together to look out for each other. the next couple of days will be dicey. sandia: especially this time of

year. october, some of the worst fires have hit the bay area. nice they are looking out for each other. wildfire cameras, amazing cameras. high fire danger. dusty down sloping winds. low humidity by tomorrow. drive fuels at record levels with an extreme to exceptional drought, which is raising our fire danger. east bay hills camera looking across the bay. visibility amazing. it has been gusting. mount st. helena, 43 miles per hour. pine flat road in the north bay. 22 mile-per-hour wind gusts. look what happens to the humidity. it really starts to drop. into tomorrow morning, 17%. 16% napa. single digits by the afternoon. 9% in napa. that is concerning. the fire danger will be highest in the north bay.

mainly around napa county, sonoma county border. the concern is any fires that develop will quickly spread. the storm track around this time of year well to the north in the pacific northwest. climate prediction center has predicted a la niña to continue. 70% to 80% chance. the accuweather forecast is for dryer and warmer conditions for the bay area, southern california. winter rain percent. 50% to 70%. not looking promising for the bay area. less in southern california. we have chances of rain next week. october 7, possibility of wet weather into october 8 and ninth. let's hope it holds. a lovely view tonight. gusting in the hills. elevated fire danger in the north bay. warmer weather through the weekend. temperatures in the 40's to the 60's tomorrow morning. 40's around the north bay

valleys. parts of the coast, inland areas around the 50's with clear skies. in the afternoon, 74 in san francisco. 79 in oakland. 89 in concord. 86 in san rafael. thunderosa. 19 in cloverdale -- 90 in cloverdale. gusty conditions in the hills with the fire danger. mild to warm friday. fog back in the picture. it will be warm to hot fall weather for the upcoming weekend. much cooler next week.

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>> i, charlotte north take the kevin campbell to be my committed partner. dan: such a sweet love story in a time of struggle. this commitment ceremony united kevin campbell and charlotte north. they have been together for 30 years.

they met when yrsat tu.ct. ey on the streets before finding shelter at a site run by home first. the nonprofit through a ceremony. >> neither one of us have been married. since we have been through thick and thin, sicknesses, hospitalizations, going through all of that with each other, i proposed to him. >> it doesn't feel like anything has changed. we are like best friends. dan: they are on a list for permanent housing, which means they could soon be celebrating in a home of their own, which would be incredibly nice. larry beil is here with the sports. >> the giants can be close to celebrating closer and closer to clinching the division crowd. only the dodgers would cooperate. only one run scored.

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>> sports on abc 7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. >> 1913 was the last time the giants were 50 games over 500. 104 victories. the most posted in san francisco for them. one run scored tonight. golden globe in the outfield. gold glove catch coming up. giants load the bases in the third. strikes out looking to end the inning. scoreless. henry ramos, shallow pop of dolomitic -- donovan solano. solano manages to hang on. giants finally get on the board in the seventh. kris bryant flies to write. ramos throwing play at the plate. steven duggar safe. giants trying to add on. this is deep, this is caught at the wall by dalton. snatch a three run homer.

the rookie straight gassed in the ninth. giants winning 1-0. magic number down to three. giants need the dodgers to lose. max muncy, a.j. pollock, cody bellinger, and corey seager. four homers in the eighth to beat the padres. the lead remains two with four to play. the a's in seattle. steve loose which gets a standing ovation from the seattle crowd. retiring after 54 years. a nice touch by seattle. frankie montas dealing. 206 strikeouts. second-most in oakland hayes -- oakland a's history. scoreless in the sixth round. tony kemp, so labonte to the right. mariner's answer in the bottom half of the inning. jared counted. they win 4-2. the a's officially eliminated.

quakes and seattle sounders. do it for the gram. the cross to christian road on. the sounders take a 3-0 lead. marcus lopez and the quakes to the net. shane o'neill, you hate that. the sounders hang on for the 3-1 victory. kansas city royals hosted the bark at the park today. one fan taking this literally, it is almost too good. it looks like a real dog. a real dog that takes a selfie. abc

>> that is our report. for all of us, i am dan ashley. we appreciate your time. on jimmy kimmel, ll cool j.

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