heat and fire danger. let's begin with sandhya patel. sandhya: we are facing increasing fire danger towards tonight. let's look at the red flag warning. it extends from lake county to parts of napa and sonoma counties and even parts of solano county. it starts at 11:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. the concern is northerly winds will ramp up, minimum humidity 8% to 20%. when it's that dry and you have gusty winds with low humidity, any fires that develop will spread. as you go hour-by-hour, the winds are still on shore coming off the moist ocean water. the winds start to veer more out of the north as you pay attention to calistoga and middletown area. that is when the concern comes in as the winds begin to dry out the atmosphere.

the fire danger index indicates this towards 11:00 a.m. tomorrow. we go into the high to very high category in terms of fire danger for parts of the north bay. this also means it will be a warm to hot one tomorrow. dan: we will see you in a few minutes with the 70 forecast. pg&e might proactivelyurn off power for about 8000 customers in an effort to preven wildfires. seven counties across the state can be impacte napa is the only bay area county on the list. leslie brinkley continues with team coverage. kristen: she joins us from the east bay where the biggest impact will be felt. reporter: everything is ok today, it is tomorrow we are concerned about. here in a certain, we could have a spare the air alert along with psps power shut offs. here's what you need to know.

spare the air alerts are fairly frequent in the course of bay area summers, but the one forecast for tomorrow is worth paying attention to. >> we are seeing more severe air pollution forecasted for tomorrow. it's a combination of high inland temperatures and high pressure over the bay combined with wildfires from the north. that will cause ozone to build up. reporter: that means ground-level concentrations of ozone's are expected to be in the unhealthy range, especially for seniors and young children. the bay area air quality management district warns against strenuous exercise wednesday afternoon. polluted air is shortening human life spans more than smoking tobacco according to a new study out of the university of chicago. globally, the study shows smoking lob soft 2.2 years of life span whereas breathing air

pollution regularly shortens your lifespan by 2.3 years. >> avoid exposure. it has short-term as well as long-term effects on your lungs and the system. the particular matter is so tiny that it goes into the bloodstream. reporter: escaping the poor air quality will be more difficult and parts of northern california since power shut offs are likely. >> this would be the first psps events of the year. reporter: pg&e may be preemptively cutting off power to a total of 8000 customers starting overnight at 3:00 a.m. primarily east of the mendocino national forest and north of lake orville. >> eight customers in eastern napa county on the east side of lake berryessa could be impacted by the public safety power shut off event. those are the only customers in the nine counties who will be impacted. reporter: those

happen, would run from about 3:00 a.m. overnight into thursday but the main focus for right now here in the bay area is that ozone pollution alert. the bay area air quality management district is asking people not to drive tomorrow if they can help it. mass transit, stay home. stay out of the car as much as you can to help out. i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. kristen: track the heat with the same tools that the weather team uses. download the abc 7 bay area app available wherever you stream. larry: in oakland, families of students of showboat elementary school are on edge -- shabbat elementary school are on edge after threat. lena howland with details. reporter: this is the threat which chabot monday morning.

>> for us, if you receive these threats and the kids to feel like they are targets, it's a big problem. reporter: this sparked an evacuation of the school. because it was school hours, there were only about 30 students inside. other families arriving for drop-off were quickly turned away. >> to pull up this morning and have my son rushed back to the car as if he was a target, it just made everything more magnified. reporter: this parent says the threat started to roll in after the school's diversity and inclusion committee hosted a play date social for black, brown, and aapi students over the weekend and the original flyer was apparently posted to read it. students at all. it's to bring the small minority of students that are of color together. reporter: one parent on the committee explains the purpose of that play date. >> it was meant to bridge

communities between black and brown families, share resources, and make the kids feel comfortable, seeing other kids that look like them in a predominantly white space. reporter: here is captain lisa awesomeness of the oakland police department. >> i will say that the email had racial undertones in it and we are investigating that right now. the fbi will assist us with this investigation. reporter: the oakland mayor zhang taos said in a statement, "i'm outraged that our children, educators and neighbors have been targeted by malicious threats. my office is in contact with oakland unified school district and the police as we seek answers." police cleared the scene and staff were allowed back in around noon but class was canceled for the rest of the day. as far as tomorrow goes, some parents are hesitant to send their kids back. >> people are not in their right mind during these times. i don't know if i will bring him

tomorrow or the day after that. reporter: in oakland, lena howland, abc 7 news. larry: over the weekend, somebody don't hundreds of shellfish at a uc vertically jewish fraternity house. shellfish are a forbidden food under jewish dietary law. it's called an act of anti-semitism. this was at the alpha epsilon pi house on piedmont avenue. it was the first shabbat of the school year. now more than ever, the chi alpha chapter stands united against anti-semitism and other forms of hate. kristen: four separate engine -- agencies are investigating last nights incident in which san francisco police officer shot a man. street in the tenderloin last night where a man aith a large knife was threatening people. the department said officers tried for 20 minutes to get the man to surrender. >> officers made consistent

attempts to de-escalate the situation and try to engage the individual to ruger a peaceful resolution. i don't have the exact details of what the suspected that precipitated the shooting. but at some point during the interaction, officers felt it was necessary to use at least force. kristen: for now, police will only say more than one officer opened fire. they are not releasing the man's age, or condition. larry: a man accused a mountain view woman three decades ago will face a -- might have a third trial. he was ordered to remain under house arrest until an appeals court decides if he can be tried again. last week the judge denied the new trial for john kevin woodward claiming it would violate his constitutional protections against double jeopardy. the previous trials ended with hung juries. precors want a new trial based on what they claim is new

dna evidence linking woodward to a piece of rope used to kill laurie houts. her family members attending the hearing agreed. >> if this happens to our cold case, about double jeopardy after hung juries, it can happen in any cold case that has previous trials with hung juries. larry: woodward was originally charged in 1996. he had been living in the netherlands before his arrest last year. kristen: san mateo county supervisor david can about is taking action to crack down on retail theft. data from the california department of justice is shoplifting spiked significantly in 2022. incidents nearly doubled compared to a decade ago and the current total is now 60% higher than the pre-pandemic average. >> people are living in fear. people are scared. employers are running away. my hope is to make sure that we

take serious action and we take action to make sure this doesn't happen to san mateo county. kristen: the supervisor plans to propose the new legislation at the board of supervisors meeting october 3. he says this will call for the county sheriff and police chiefs to partner with the chamber of commerce to create a task force aimed at coming up with real solutions. larry: the santa clara county board of a resolution supporting gender affirming care. while there are no legal ramifications here, it is a show support for the lgbtq+ community and a commitment to back health care for those who are transgender, nine bond -- non-binary, or gender diverse. nearly 500 laws right now across the country are targeting the lgbtq+ community. kristen: covid cases on the rise again. the warning and what you should do about masks. the push to allow conservatorships. the controversy and why some say it's an answer to california's

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larry: here we go again. if you are noticing an increase in covid cases, you are not alone. infections are on the rise again and hospitalizations are up 21% across the country. kristen: there is a new covid

variant. luz pena is in the newsroom with what local doctors are saying. reporter: that's right, but let's put it perspective. today's infection levels are nowhere near the peaks we saw in the endemic years but they are trending in the wrong direction. the cdc is no longer tracking, so waste waters collected locally are the best indicator of covid-19 levels in the bay area. they show an increase. wastewater samples are indicating a concerning covid-19 trend, infections increasing throughout the bay area. >> in the past few weeks, we have seen a steady increase. i think the picture we are seeing is a consistent increase across the region. reporter: dr. marlene wolf is one of the directors for the wastewater scam that analyzes covid-19 data from water treatment plants in california. >> around the summer, we were in a period of relatively low concentrations compared to what we've seen historically, which

was really great to see and now we've gone up into what we would consider the middle level tear. reporter: california department of public health data shows san francisco saw a spike in detection two weeks ago. in cases, people that are affected by covid, they are more concentrated as they have been for a while on the upper respiratory tract, so the cough, sore throat and congestion. reporter: hospitalizations are slightly up. as of august 19, 300 71 people were reportedly hospitalized in bay area counties in santa cruz. the county public says numbers have doubled. >> starting at the end of june, we have seen an increase in the

wastewater and the past two weeks, we have seen more and more coming into the hospital. we've seen a doubling of people in the hospital with covid-19 in the past two weeks. reporter: dr. willis is concerned because the new booster is not yet available. >> the booster vaccine is super promising but is at least a month out. we are hearing early october or september and we will know soon whether the rollout will happen. that is starting to feel further away as we have seen cases increase. reporter: dr. will says another concern is what we've seen historically, flu and rsv cases increasing toward the end of the year and possibly adding covid infections to the mix if people are not booster before then. luz pena, abc 7 news. kristen: earlier today getting answers, i asked infectious disease specialist dr. peterson hall what could be the -- behind the latest uptick. >> it's a combination

getting together, traveling in record numbers, gathering indoors for the record heat we've had, like winter almost in reverse. but waning immunity and role of the variance being underestimated. kristen: dr. hong stopped short of what we are seeing a surge but says he -- it has still not hit a peak. people in one larry: larry: neighborhood got quite the wake-up call with hundreds of goats storming down the street. you can actually hear them before you see them. you will see a few goats strolling down the streets and then a few more, then dozens more. then hundreds of them. this was in the ring mountain neighborhood. the goats apparently escaped their enclosure last tuesday.

let's make a run for it, guys! [laughter] the herd was loud, woke up dogs and people up and down the streets. a goatherd or e along to corral them all back. what a scene. kristen: i sure hope they ate a lot of the dry grass. especially with the higher fire danger. larry: that is actually what the goats do. that's what they are around four. it is their job. sandhya patel has a look at the forecast. the danger with the wind and heat. sandhya: absolutely. as the wind ramps up, we are facing fire danger tonight. let's look at the live picture from the oakland camera. the goats can chew up all the dry grass they want. we need that help. blue skies across the bay. 99 in fairfield. 95 in santa rosa.

90 in concord and livermore. a lovely view from 31, weather. 76 in oakland. 84 in san jose and 68 at half moon bay. quiet on the doppler. an area of low pressure passing to the north. high-pressure will continue to dominate. as it builds in, we will notice those temperatures rising tomorrow and of course the gusty winds and fire danger. hazy skies from the walnut creek area, air-quality advisory remains up as the wildfire smoke from northern california and oregon are impacting the air quality. a spare the air has been issued for tomorrow. you will notice pockets of poor air quality in the east bay and santa clara valley. that will be a combination of smog and wildfire smoke. good to moderate near the surface. the smoke forecast will show the

increase in northerly winds bringing more smoke into the area. 8:00 tomorrow morning. i think it will be hazy or. later in the evening, smoke lingering at 7:00 p.m. fire danger elevated, warm to hot and hazy tomorrow. a big drop in temperatures friday. a slight chance of showers. warm at 5:00 in land. 7:00 p.m., barely dropping off inland along the coast in the 60's. tomorrow afternoon by the lunch hour, rapidly warming up. many of you in the 70's and 80's. early afternoon, showing up in the 90's and then triple digits later in the afternoon. tomorrow morning, breezy in the hills. in the clear s afternoon in the south bay.

99 in gilroy and 90 in san jose 70 in half moon bay. the sun will be shining, 79 in san francisco. 84 in oakland. 88 in newark. inland areas will sizzle. 100 and concord and 99 in livermore. speaking of sizzling, for the beyoncé concert, the gates open at 4:30, 89 degrees. dress appropriately. warm to hot and hazy, easing thursday. a drastic cooldown as we go toward the weekend. we are talking 70's for the warmest spots. kristen: what is larry going to do? sandhya: bundle up. [laughter] larry: 70's, it's not like the arctic. i think i will survive. kristen: beyoncé is bringing her renaissance world tour to levi's

stadium. the city of santa clara is honoring queen bey. the mayor is issuing a key beyoncé. bencé will also be t honorary mayor of santa clara tomorrow. larr join us a special streaming show a p.m. and 7:00 for live coverage from levi's stadium tomorrow on the abc 7 news livestream. kristen: a push for mental health reforms is controversial but many of california's mayors are supporting it. how they hope it will help get people off the streets. larry: something is changing in the air. why it might help you get away from crying children on your

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larry:larry: california is once again attempting to change conservatory laws,

trying to amend the definition of the "gravely disabled." kristen: we explain how some leaders believe this could help the most vulnerable populations. reporter: big-city mayors in california want to see mental health reform and they believe senate bill 43 can be a needed solution. >> i talked to family members who are devastated because they have loved ones literally out on the streets who are dying from severe mental health disorders, and they can't get them the help they need. i desperately want to help their loved one get into treatment and get care, and the law prevents that from happening. reporter: senator susan eckman introduced sb -- to include people who have a severe substance use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder this. will allow testimonies from. trained mental health experts to see if someone needs to be in a conservative ship -- conservatorship.

>> it's a necessary tool clearly to say to someone you are clearly unable to care for yourself. this is someone who is clearly un-housed, unclothed, walking in traffic, putting themselves in harm's way. we need a tool for getting them into treatment. reporter: on housed advocates say the bill may come with good intentions, but this pastor says they're not sure if it will be in fermented without encroaching on human rights -- implemented without encroaching on human rights. >> i understand the>> want to see you increase in mental health treatment, but it's very controversial and disturbing for advocates because most don't trust the system. reporter: the mayor says he does not want to see the old system return but says defunding mental hospitals has led to issues. he believes sb 43 is the solution. >> it is not humane or compassionate of us to leave our most vulnerable neighbors to die on our streets and they desperately need intervention and treatment, and with that intervention and treatment can help them achieve greater levels

of autonomy and self-sufficiency. reporter:reporter: a vote for the bill is expected friday. in san jose, dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. larry: if you know someone who is struggling with mental health issues, we do have resources available. go to abc7news.com/takeaction. kristen: hurricane idalia is closing in. the biggest impact is expected to be tomorrow. today, preparations are well underway. we will have a live report from florida. . . plus >> i could not leave a family sitting like that. larry: a stranger to the rescue when tropical storm hilary hit california. what h

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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kristen: hurricane it all you is picking -- hurricane a dahlia is picking up strength in the abnormally warm waters of the gulf of mexico. larry: ike in tampa, florida. what are the conditions as we speak? reporter: sort of in a calm moment. the rain started several hours

ago and has been going intermittently. we've seen lightning at some point and we've heard thunder and definitely felt surges of wind. but at the moment, it is rather calm. forecasters say they expect the hurricane to make landfall wednesday morning, but the effect of idalia are already being felt in cities along the gulf coast. today, dozens of counties in florida on high alert is hurricane idalia continues to churn and gain strength. expected to make landfall wednesday as a dangerous category three storm. the outer bands already impacting the florida keys. flooding the streets in key west. a state of emergency declared in at least 49 florida counties with many under mandatory evacuation orders. some 300 thousand residents already leaving their homes. >> if we get 8, 10 or 12 foot surge, water will flood all of these buildings.

reporter:reporter: governor desantis warning for group -- floridians they could see surges up to 12 feet so they need to get to safety now. >> we've got time. we have the ability to do it. these counties have opened up shelters. seeing more intense hurricanes in part due to warmer waters caused by human impacted climate change. >> as far as water temperatures go, we have been talking two to four degrees above average ear that's a huge deal. it super fuels storms. reporter: idalia leaving its mark on cuba with powerful waves and strong winds crippling the coastline. in clearwater, fire and rescue crews are clearing the beaches of any debris that could become a projectile. elsewhere, people emptying store shelves and lining up for gas. many stocking up on sandbags. >> i tell them to leave. that's what the county said, the state said, and my director said. we want you to be alive.

preparing as well. 60 jayhawk helicopters are ready to be deployed for search-and-rescue missions. shelters available, assuming they can get their. kristen: the governor and fema were talking about how people should heed the warnings and get out. they don't have to go very far necessarily to get out of the height of the danger. can you talk about the advice that people have. reporter: the governor out mandatory evacuation orders for 22 counties on the big band side of characters. there's already on both sides of the island. fema are

are they've deployed 5500 people and they are telling people, listen, if you can move away from the area, you only have to travel 10 to 15 miles away from this area to be in a safe zone. nevertheless, we are seeing mandatory and strongly requested evacuation orders not only from the state but also federal authorities. kristen: ike ejiochi reporting from tampa, thank you. larry: southern california, cleanup still underway after tropical storm hilary came through. >> we got woken up by my sister yelling for help and a loud bang of the wall, the fireplace crashing in and that's when we saw all the mud coming into our home.

the water and mud would rise, they rushed to the roof of their home. from there, they could see the flooded streets. cars being swept away. >> our dispatcher was really kind, but basically, they are getting a lot of calls already, and that help is on the way. that they are aware of the situation. however, they are unaware when we will be able to get help. you almost feel hopeless seeing the firefighters flashing lights at us from the street behind us and having to go back because they cannot get through. reporter: to top it off, there was a gas leak. >> i'm a mess, i'm calling my son eddie because i don't know if it is the last time i will see him. just to tell him that i love and if anything happens to us, just that we love him. it is just emotional.

like my daughter says, it is the unknowns. you never expect something like this to happen to you. reporter:reporter: especially not in a desert city. but then hope. jimmy is driving around in his truck with his girlfriend. >> my vehicle was able to go through some of the treacherous spots and i took advantage of that to help people out. reporter: they spotted the family on the roof. >> that's when reality hit us. people were hollering for help from both sides. reporter: the couple helped an elderly woman next door covered in mud escape and get medical attention and then came back for the mendiolas, from the roof and into the truck. he's a hero. >> our angel. god knew we were in a crisis and he answered. i don't have been on the roof.

reporter: 14 elderly people wouldn't be rescued until many hours later. in all, cathedral officials safe fire officials -- >> i could not leave a family sitting like that. i would not want to be left stranded. i felt like i had the ability to help and i could do it. reporter: he tells me the mud was so thick, he could not keep hoping others. the family is related to my brother-in-law. they tell me the home is now unlivable and the family has an online fund to help because they lost so much. gloria rodríguez, abc 7 news. larry: fortunately, no deaths in california from that storm. kristen: some flight changes that people traveling without kids are sure to enjoy. a big

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to me, are they going to stab me or shoot me? you don't know. it is scary. larry: security has to be much better. >> it is sad that we live at a time where everything we do and everything we go to has to have high security. kristen: that reminds me of concerts. you don't go up there and give a hug. pickle ball is america's fastest-growing sport but one homeowner says the game is too loud. in a change.org petition, a resident says noise from the wall courts is altering lives of residents and wildlife. the petition calls for the city to conduct an environmental impact report. she claims reports are causing property values to plummet. her 36 million dollar home has been on the market since march. no doubt. because of the pickle ball. [laughter] larry: yeah. it would have gone instantly.

if not for the pickle ball noises. [laughter] >> it is a growing sport. >> it is hugely popular. it is fun. you would think that they could find a way to make it quieter. there has to be an innovation to change things. >> what about the people? the screaming from excitement. >> do you have a lot of pickle ball playing friends? >> i don't but it looks like a fun sport. i think people will be willing to try it. in this situation, tennis, pickle ball, is it that much louder? >> that's what i was wondering. >> i think it is a little louder because it is a different sound. a higher pitched plastic on plastic kind of sound. it may be more annoying. >> when i hit my two-handed backhand and scream, maybe that's the problem.

[laughter] how does an adults only secti on planes sound to you? a turkish airline is passengers 16 and up seat in a separate section of the plane away from young children. the section will be toward the front of the aircraft and partitioned off from the rest of the aircraft. the future is set to launch november 3. who thinks this will be wildly popular? >> i think a lot of people a center for the airline which is fine. >> especially on longer fights -- flights. it can be tough if you have a crying child. i tune it out. i'm usually ok with it. what i think people are trying. >> recent flights i've had, i

have been surrounded by toddlers. >> then you feel like you are at work. [laughter] >> it is you, larry. > some of them ev like sandia. >> thanks. >> the latest image from space is making a splash on the internet. nasa says this optical illusion is created by two galaxies colliding. experts say galaxies merge all the time but capturing it on camera is certainly unusual. >> they many as 2 trillion galaxies in the universe and they merge all the time. the milky way will eventually merge >> it's ok. we won't be around for it though. [laughter]

>> because space is so vast, doesn't mean everything is collating because there are enormous distances between. so it's not necessarily crashing into each other. >> you are such an astronomer. >> i am i don't have the math skills. telescope for your birthday. >> happy birthday and many more. >>

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back over, still tracking idalia. sandhya: that's right. hurricane idalia is now a category two storm. bands of rain starting t in, the category two storm packing winds of 100 miles an hour. expected to make landfall near the big bend area tomorrow morning as category 3 storm surge, life-threatening up to 15 feet. it remains in hurricane status as it crosses over toward the carolinas. along with that is the flooding rain, expecting up to one foot of rain in some areas. you will notice even parts of the carolinas over 10 inches in some spots. on live doppler seven here locally, pretty quiet. tomorrow afternoon, looking at the hottest day, 90's, 100s. 70's coast side. the heat backs off thursday. it is sharply cooler and windier, maybe even showers by the end of the week. larry: triple digits tomorrow.

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larry: tonight, at 8:00, cap celebrity family feud, followed by jeopardy masters. then the chase. stay with those for -- us for the news at 11:00. it's always hard to find the words for something especially when you feel alone. a local artist is finding human connection with a project. >> the project, things you wanted to say but never did, started way back in 2019. when i came here, i thought it would be a smooth transition. life has had other plans for me.

when i got my work permit, then it started. i'm kind of really frustrated about, i realized if i'm going through this, i'm sure a lot of people also have their own struggles. i posted on my story on my instagram the question, what are the things you wanted to say, but never did? do you feel isolated? you kind of have a lot of things in your head you wish you can say, but for some reason you can't, i was surprised that i got answers. ♪ in one community. the letters i received from the project became more and more personal. love, childhood traumas, regrets, sometimes joy.

with the photos and the notes, i do it by feel. i look for photos that indicate some of them are mine and then i look for others. i use my handwriting in all the images i use. who is planning to take his own life. he chanced upon the project at the right time, and it kind of saved his life. he postponed his plans. that moment, it made me realize the project grew beyond me. it is bigger than me now. the try and look for common ground and really made me feel not alone.

i feel like the project made me feel more considerate in dealing with other people. all of us have our own struggles. i hope this project impacts other people. larry: terrific how one person can make a difference. abc 7 news is streaming for you 24/7. get the bay area streaming tv app and join us whatever you want, wherever you are. that will do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm larry beil.

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