the news at 6:00 starts right now. building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> four near crockett today, grass fires sending flames leaping 20 feet into the and forcing the closure of all westbound lanes and one hitting east near the skyway. it charge five acres before cruz got it under control at 2:00. all lanes are now open and there is no word on how this got started. it evening. >> thank you for joining us. that fire is just a taste of what we could see in the next one to 4-48 hours or so. tomorrow brings a spare the air alert, the possibility of pgd -- pg andy shops and a covid. >> we are conditions, and leslie brinkley joins us live in the east bay with the biggest impact. >> -- we will start with

first. as you mentioned, this is like convergence of elements, we have the possibility first peak -- shut off in a long time, and the concern about not driving tomorrow because there is a very serious spare the air alert on the way. here are the details. spare the air alerts frequent in summer, but the forecast tomorrow is worth paying attention to. >> we see more severe air pollution forecasts for tomorrow, as accommodation of high inland temperatures, high temperature over the bay area, combined with wild fire smoke we're are getting from the north is going to cause ozone to build up. >> that means ozone is expected to be unhealthy, especially for seniors and young children, with hazy skies dominating the east bay.

the bay quality management district once 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 locks off 2.2 years of a lifespan, while breathing in air pollution regularly is shown to shorten your lifespan by 2.3 years. >> avoid exposure. it has short-term and long-term effects on your lungs. and it immediately goes into your bloodstream. >> is giving poor air quality will be more difficult in parts of northern california, since power shut offs are likely. >> this would be the first psps event of the year, the first one in two years. >> pg&e might be prematurely cutting off power to a total of 8000 customers starting overnight at 3:00 a.m., by merely east of the mendocino national forest through reading,

and north of lake or avail. very few psps in the bay area. >> eight customers on side of lake berryessa could be impacted by it. those are the only customers within the counties will be impacted. -- who will be impacted. >> if the pg&e and decides to pull the trigger, they would start in northern california, north of us, around 3:00 a.m., and run all the way through thursday until noon time. that is the window that they are keeping a close eye on. in the meantime, spare the air, breezes are coming in on thursday in the bay area which should help clear out the bad air. tomorrow, be aware, curtail driving, curtail middle of the accident -- afternoon exercising. back to you.

>> let's turn to sandhya patel. >> there's this red flag warning we need to think about and she has details on that. >> that red flag warning will begin at 11:00 p.m. tonight, and will cover napa, sonoma county, lake and solano, and the concern is the winds going to wrap up out of the north, 30-40 miles per hour, humidity is going to drop 8-20%, and any fires that break at will quickly spread. we're going to go hour-by-hour and i'll show you the wind gusts, it's gusty along the coast but that's coming off of the higher humidity ocean water, it's the north wind that we are concerned about around middletown where talking about 20 miles per hour winds, calistoga 18 tomorrow, see what happens to the humidity is that wind kicks up, it starts to drop down to the teens. 40% at lake berryessa, 15 in

fairfield when you combine that with already dry vegetation, our fire danger index goes into that high and very high category shaded in yellow and orange, and the rest in the moderate-high category. the rest is air quality issues and he, i'll have that coming up. >> you can access the same with the tracking tools and find them in the weather section on our bay area app. >> noticeably who is gotten covid lately? you're not alone. cases are on the rise and luz pena is in the news -- newsroom with what doctors are seeing. >> today's infection levels are nowhere near the peaks that we saw during the pandemic, but they are trending in the wrong direction. the cdc is no longer tracking daily -- daily infections, wastewater samples collected locally are the best indicator of covid-19 levels collected in the bay area. the show an increase that

continues to go up. >> wastewater sampl a disturbing trend, infections increasing throughout the bay area. >> we have seen a steady increase, we think that the picture that we are seeing is a consistent increase across the region. >> this is one of the directors for the wastewater scam, which analyzes and releases covid-19 data from water treatment plants in california. >> around the summer, we were in a stretch of relatively low concentration compared to what we have seen historically. that was really great to see. now we have gone up into what we would consider the middle level tear. >> public updated shows started two weeks ago. general hospital concerned -- confirmed.

>> we clearly see a spike in cases, people affected by covid. they are more concentrated, and we have had that for a while on the upper mystery trap -- up her respiratory tract, coughing and others. >> hospitalizations are slightly up. 371 people were reportedly hospitalized in all bay area counties and santa cruz. dr. matt willis says that the numbers have doubled. >> starting at the end of june we saw an increase in the concentrations in wastewater, and over the past two weeks or so we have seen more and more people coming into the hospital, the amount of people doubling over the past two weeks. >> as infections increase, the doctor is concerned because the new booster is not yet available. >> the new booster is but it's at least a month out, probably at the end of october.

will hear when that rollout happens. that's feeling further away as we see cases increase. >> dr. willis says that another concern is what we have seen historically. flu cases increased towards the end of the year in november, and now possibly adding covid infections into the mix, if people are not posted before then. >> historically, flu season is approaching and we are seeing an uptick in covid cases as we are reporting. what is the plan by the health department? >> the plan is to begin offering the new fall 2023 covid-19 vaccine once available. the department of public health said they are preparing to receive, distribute and administer in late september, and they will offer the booster and the flu shot at the same time. >> thank you. >> retail theft is a multibillion dollar population -- problem nationwide and one community is being hit hard.

the supervisor says he is not taking it anymore. suzanne phan joins us with what he plans to do about it. >> shoplifting in san mateo in this supervisors district says he is open to also oceans. he was considering a hotline, but scratch that idea. he now wants to create a regional task force. >> we have seen the dramatic video, pulled, brazen and brash shoplifters snatching hundreds and thousands of dollars of items in stores across the bay area, it is happening all over the country, the losses are staggering. >> $30 billion in retail theft nationally is absolutely egregious. >> it's really getting to be a problem in san mateo county. bay area shoplifting numbers increased from 2021-2022, around the pre-pandemic average. but in san mateo county, the

numbers spiked significantly. 60% higher than the pre-pandemic average. in june at this legal store, a hillsdale shopping center, where thieves made off with hundreds of dollars worth of toys. just days ago at the same mall, shoplifters stole $3500 worth of perfume. while arrests were made, the supervisor says that we need a call to action. >> what we're doing right now is not working. >> at the next board of supervisors meeting, he's going to call for the creation of a regional task force to come up with solutions to the retail theft problem. >> this task force would be comprised of three groups. it would be the sheriffs, since we have about 20 cities in san mateo county, the chiefs, and also all of the chambers of commerce. >> he hopes to expand the task force. right now, california has a retail crime task force in chp,

increasing its presence at such that shopping centers including holidays. they work with local law enforcement agencies to make arrests and heightened visibility. >> it has reached a tipping point. >> shoppers say something needs to be done to curb shoplifting crime. >> i don't think more of a police presence is the answer, i would love to see a study conducted on where this is all coming from and how to best help people. >> the supervisor said he thought about trying to implement a hotline after los angeles created one recently. when he called that hotline, it redirected him to 911. he does not think a hotline will be the most effective use of resources. live in the newsroom, suzanne phan. >> you can track crimes where you live, use our abc 7 neighborhood safety -- safety tracker on our front page. >> next, and look at building a better bay area.

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>> california is trying to change conservatorship loss after years of trying to amend the definition of the term gravely disabled. a reporter explains how some leaders believe that this could help our most vulnerable population. >> big-city mayors, including oakland, san francisco and others what to see mental health reform, and they believe that senate bill 43 could be a solution. >> i talked to family members who are devastated because they have loved ones out on the streets who are dying from severe mental health disorders and they cannot get them the help they need. they desperately want to help their loved one and get them to treatment and get care, but the law prevents that from happening. >> the senator introduced to amend the definition of gravely disabled to include

people with a severe substance use disorder or a co-occurring mental health disorder, which will allow courts to take testimonies from health -- mental health workers into account to see -- determine if someone is being held against their will. >> being able to say to someone that you are clearly unable to clear for cash care for yourself, somebody who is on housed, unclothed, walking in traffic, talking to themselves and putting themselves in harm's way. we need a tool for getting them into treatment. >> advocates say this might come with good intentions, but this man is nuts -- not sure how it will be implicated -- limited. >> really, implementing with the changes to the law is controversial, and it's disturbing because they simply don't trust the system. >> he does not want to see the institutionalization system

return, but defunding mental hospitals has led to issues. the bill is the solution. >> its not commit leaving our neighbors to die on the streets when they desperately need intervention and treatment. and when that intervention and treatment could help them achieve greater levels of autonomy and self-sufficiency. >> a vote is expected on friday. dustin dorsey, abc7news. >> if you or someone you know is struggling with mental health issues, you can find a list of local resources right on our website, abc7news/take action. >> people in one north bay neighborhood got quite the wake-up call recently. it came when hundreds of goats stormed down the street. next camp video captured it all and you can actually hear them before you see them. [bleating] >> wake up, were here. goats strolling into the screen shot there, a few more, a few

dozen more, and then hundreds. this happened in the ring mountain neighborhood. gosh, look at that. they apparently escaped their closure last tuesday, and the herd was loud and disturbing docs and people up and down the street. the herd eventually -- the herder eventually got them all back into their pen. >> that can't be easy to corral them. you think there's going to be a few, there's dozens. that's go to the weather forecast getting hot. >> tomorrow is going to be the hottest day of the next seven days, let's take a look at the air quality issues we are facing. you will notice from our east bay hills camera as we look towards mount diablo, is a hazy view, air-quality advisories are up-to-date for smoke from mother california and oregon, wildfires. that comes with a spare the air alert as the combination of wildfire smoke and smog makes

for poor air quality in the inland east bay in santa clara valley, moderate for other parts of the bay area. best to avoid exposure to the smoke. good to moderate air-quality right now, but what is going to happen is this: an increase in wind out of the north is going to bring that smoke down into our area at 9:00 a.m. with heavy smoke across the bay area. it gets more diffuse by 7:00 a.m., but it's going to be around. this low-pressure is going to move on and high pressure is going to come down overland over the north and set us up for smoke here, hazy or conditions. a life view for the golden gate bridge, here's a look at temperatures, still warm in san francisco, oakland and mountain view in the 70's. 82 degrees in san jose and palo alto, from our santa cruz camera we are looking at the lighthouse and here's a look at most temperatures, 90 in santa rosa and also in concorde, 86 degrees

in livermore, nevada and napa are in the 80's. the hottest are in the upper 90's and it's it to 60 cilic coast. >> you could certainly see that haze as well. fire it -- danger delegated -- elevated tonight. a big trumpet temperatures coming friday. chances of showers through shattered a -- saturday. keep it warm through 7:00 p.m. and by 9:00 p.m., the coast is in the 60's. and tomorrow afternoon it's a quick warm-up by lunch hour. you're already in the 90's in hotspots, getting into the triple digits by early afternoon for inland locations. breezy in the north bay and the morning and the hills, temperatures in the 50's and 60's, a mild start with clear conditions. afternoon highs in the south bay with hazy highs, 90 degrees in san jose and on the peninsula you're looking at 86 degrees in palo alto, 70 degrees and have

been bay, san francisco above average at 79 degrees, warm and hot and hazy in the 90's north of the bay, and the east bay hovering in the 80's. england is where the hottest weather is going to be, 199 degrees in livermore, 100 degrees in fairfield. beyoncé is coming for tomorrow, and for the concert, when the gates open at 4:30, it's going to be pretty warm. 89 degrees. later on, which he takes of the stage, still in the 70's and by 11:00 p.m., we are talking 69 degrees. here's a look at the accuweather 7 day, warm-hot wednesday, temperatures start to come down, and that he uses thursday, but you really notice it when you go from 100 to 76 degrees in our warmest spots on friday. that will be significant the cooler and windy. onshore winds will hopefully blow some of the smoke away with a chance of showers friday and

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is the -- abc7news. >> developing news, the investment firm that bought nearly $1 billion worth of farmland near travis air force base has tried to come clean on their plans. within the past hour, congressman mike thompson met with them. >> has been the first time since security concerns were raised years ago. we spoke with e-commerce men who has the latest.

>> provided new insight. this meeting was a preliminary briefing and the ceo of the firm was resident, a former goldman sachs trader and his consultant. they wanted to build more homes in the area and they want to do it in a way that is environmentally appropriate that does not interfere with travis air force base. the company has purchased more an5,000 acres in dry farmland and sucked -- sonoma county starting in 2010. the parcels around travis air force base raised an alarm to thompson about a possible threat to national security. in part because for years no one, not even the federal government, could figure out who was behind the purchases and more importantly why. today, in the meeting, the brains behind all this explained to thompson why they have been so secretive. >> they told me that was critical, that they develop this shroud of secrecy in order to make the purchases that they

wanted to make an -- and once they got the keuchel mass of the land, then they were able to be more open. they knew that that meant they have a lot of work ahead of them to gain the confidence of the people of solano county, and they tell me that they are in the process of launching that effort now. >> sources have confirmed to the i-team that they are backed by the halep -- heavyweights of silicon valley, including billionaires, and the linkedin cofounder, among others. those familiar with the matter say that their goal is to create a utopian city focusing on affordable housing, clean energy and sustainable infrastructure. i want to point out that the county where all of this is supposed to happen has yet to be informed of those plans. solano county's administration told me that they have yet to schedule a meeting. the greater thompson, they plan

to meet with other officials in the coming weeks to explain all that. certainly, a lot more questions and a lot more hurdles have to happen. >> to get in touch with the i-team, you can call this number on your screen or go to abc7news.com/i-team. >> the white house announced the first 10 trips and drugs that will be subject to medicare price negotiations. our reporter in los angeles explains how long it will take to change what you pay for your prescription. >> whenever david refills his prescriptions, some of his drugs , with >> a hefty out-of-pocket cost. i'm not happy at all. i'm not happy with my premium either. >> 9 million medicare enrollees like david paid a total of $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket costs. for the first time, because of the inflation reduction act, medicare will be able to negotiate prescription drug prices. >> many americans struggle to

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performing at levi's stadium. you might member that she was part of the halftime during soup -- super bowl 50. >> her highly anticipated is typically sold out and levi's stadium is expecting a crowd of more than 47,000 people. >> it's no surprise that set up is well underway, and if you're part of the beehive, we have more on what you need to know before you go. >> the stage literally being set tuesday at the ice stadium for one of her biggest world tours yet, the long-awaited renaissance tour making a stop in santa clara wednesday starting on wednesday afternoon, the vip gates open at 3:30 and general at 4:30. the show starts at 8:00 p.m.. there is no opening act and she is puncture. >> if it's too good to be true it probably is. >> presale tickets can still be found, but experts say that you have to buy them with extreme caution and make an effort to avoid buying them on social media.

>> social media might be offering you a good deal, but also it has scammers. look towards ticketmaster and stubhub, things with a strong brand and reputation. >> if you have a ticket, getting there is the next step. levi's recommends buying a parking pass which -- and one alternative is vta which can be accessed by other transit by -- like bart and caltrain. >> with concerts there are a lot of people who don't necessarily ride to the stadium on a regular basis. the way they do with football games. what people need to know is that it will make life much easier if they load fair on their mobile phones ahead of time. >> you might want to add a clipper card to do that. if you take vta this is your stop, just steps away from levi's stadium. santa clara has extended its curfew and vta says it will run for as long as it takes to clear the stadium. that is not the case for other transit agencies.

>> make sure that they are on the train by 11:15 in order to cast the last regular train leaving ash leaving milpitas. >> we have everything you need to know on our website. and to abc7news.com. >> join us at 5:30 and 7:00 live-streaming cover of the outside in the bay, we will have crews at levi's stas fs arrive. we will also be tracking traffic and weather. that's tomorrow on the abc7news livestream. >> sandhya patel has the forecast not just for tomorrow in the south bay or beyoncé's big concert, but the entire bay. she says it will be the hottest day of the week. we have

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388 names are on the official list of people unaccounted for. immediately after the wildfires in maui, there were pleas for tourists not to visit. that is changed. a native hawaiian organization talk to us on abc seven getting answers where maui officials and community groups stand. >> i think that people need to be mindful about going to westmount, because that is where a lot of displaced residents are being housed, and a lot of relief workers are being housed. but for other parts of maui that have space and resources for visitors available, i think that there you can go there if you have the right attitude. >> they ask that tourists be compassionate. a team of san francisco firefighters returned from maui today after spending a week helping with recovery efforts. this is video from their departure last tuesday. the group of 10 firefighters and paramedics volunteer their time. if you would like to help with

the maui wildfire, you can get $10 donation by going to redcross.org/abc. >> a set of ala deploying because of the hurricane expect it to hit florida tomorrow, and our reporter is in temple where people are preparing. >> today, dozens of florida on high alert as hurricane dalia continues to churn and gain strength, excited to make landfall as a dangerous category three storm. the storm outer band has already impacted the florida keys. flooding the streets and key west. the state of aridity declared and 49 florida counties have mandatory evacuation orders. 300,000 residents have already left their homes. >> if we get a 10 foot surge, water is just going to flood all of buildings. >> ron desantis is warning

floridians they could see storm surges up to 12 feet, so they need to get to safety now. >> you've got time, you've got the ability to do it, i know all of these counties have opened up shelters, time is running out very very rapidly. >> we are seeing more intense hurricanes in part due to warmer water caused by human impacted climate change. >> as far as water temperatures go, we have been talking about 2-4 degrees above average. that is a huge deal. it is super feeling storms. >> its leaving its mark on cuba as well, with powerful waves and strong winds crippling the coastline. in clearwater, fire and rescue crews are clearing up the beaches of any debris that could become jack's house. people are emptying store shelves and lining up for gas. many of them stocking up on sandbags. >> i'm told to leave, that's what the county said, and that's what my director said. want you to be alive. >> the coast guard are preparing

as well. they have 60 jayhawk helicopters ready to be deployed which can be used for search-and-rescue. as for those ignoring those mandatory evacuation orders, the state has over 20 shelters available for those who will be able to make it there. >> and of course, we are watching the storm as well. >> sandhya patel is tracking it for us. >> let's take a look at satellite radar, live doppler 7 tracking the storm, it's gaining strength right now. tornado watch boxes are posted for the gulf coast of florida as the outer banks begin to interact with the state. they are seeing the potential for tornadoes and it is certainly stronger as a category two hurricane, packing winds of 105 miles per hour, moving to the north and 16, expected to intensify into a major category three hurricane tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. as it approaches big band. it will maintain hurricane strength as a category one crossing florida and moving into

parts of georgia, eventually losing steam. but the biggest life-threatening storm surge is up to 12 feet, expected up to 15 feet in some instances. combine that with up to a foot of rain and strong damaging winds, they are going to have major problems there. there are some of the rainfall estimates for florida, 5-7 inches, isolated higher totals. as we look at the carolinas, they are going to get soaked. looking at up to 10 or more inches of rain across the region. hurricane warnings, tropical storm warnings watches were made for the southeast. our local picture is quite on live doppler 7 as we take a look at high temperatures for tomorrow going up into the triple digits inland. it's going to get hot, and hazy tomorrow. warm along the coast line with those numbers in the 70's. things are going to change dramatically as the trough dives in on friday, going through saturday, bringing showers to

the sierra and northern california. this a slight possibility we might be seeing showers around here heading into the holiday weekend. stay tuned. the accuweather 7-day forecast is hazy, warm to hot, with the high fire danger for tomorrow. those temperatures start to slide and really drop in a big way on friday, only 70's for the warmest spots below average, possibly showers, certainly windy, but the kind of wind that will help to clear some of the smoke we are expecting tomorrow. >> larry said special, special and big. >> it was fantastic watching the giants. they got a much needed jolt of energy from kyle harrison. the rookie making his debut, he was lights out.

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>> now, abc 7 sports with larry beil. >> what a way to make your home debut, kyle patterson electric last night, pitching in the

parking growth with, a strikeout machine dispatching batterers with relative ease. he struck out 11 scoreless ball and a 4-1 giants win, family and friends cheering on, so much fun to watch this. chris alvarez caught up with him today and he had a little bit of time to reflect on that huge night. >> a surreal experience, to gain -- games here as a kid and watching the world series here, and guys in the clubhouse that have been a part of this team. it's been a lot of emotions and everybody supporting the, it's been awesome. kidzone of great things about the organization and the -- people that came to support a. >> how cool is it of your manager to slow you down in a moment that you could have lost? >> that was everything. coming out of that game, i was mad because i wanted to get out of it, but for a manager to take

this moment in, what you did was awesome. that was a cool moment for me. i definitely soaked it in, looked around and went to the top deck, it was equal moment. >> he will never forget that or his family. jimmy garoppolo went for years of quarterback or let with his time with the 49ers, they left him, then got frustrated with injuries, then try to get rid of him, then needed him again. it did not end well. now jimmy is a writer. sports illustrated asked jimmy about some awkward times with the niners. >> how do you think san francisco has handled the cornerback situation? >> how do you think they handled it? [laughter] >> what did you think of the trey lance trade? >> where the situation a lot of weird situations in san francisco. >> how do you think they handled it? [laughter] trey lance is trying to figure

out his role at dallas, the fact that jerry jones never even told the starting quarterback that he was trading for trade, that tells you a few things. for now, he is the third straight qb but excited for a fresh start with the cowboys. >> i tried to not expect anything one way or another, but i can say when i heard cowboys i had a big smile on my face. i was excited to be here. it definitely took some that conversation obvious it was not something i wanted to hear, but that's the reality of the situation. nothing but respect and gratitude for everyone there. >> looks weird seeing him wearing the start. not ready to leave just yet, after defeating at 64 30 -- 6376, he's been on the approach since 2007, spending 22 million dollars playing tennis, and started the next chapter of his life soon. >> without tennis, i would not

have met my wife and [applause] >> and i would not have had the amazing family that i have, for beautiful kids. that is really what it is all about. >> how sweet is that? and all of the kids are there. speaking of emotional nights. happy birthday. happy birthday to happy birthday to you. [laughter] [applause] i had this great video, we had a surprise party, and i thought we should roll this video right now. but i forgot to give it to the director! >> epic fail. >> i'll posted on social media. >> your story, thank you guys. >> i like that, it's nice. we have a spot for you.

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a software developer from san francisco, california... and a writer from oakland, california... [cheers and applause] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings! thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome back to the tournament of champions finals. in yesterday's game one, andrew he maintained his momentum after a big daily double wager in double jeopardy! and preserved his lead through final. today our champions face 61 new clues, with amy and sam hoping to secure their first win, and andrew looking to make it two in a row in this first to three final. welcome back. good luck. let's dive into the jeopardy! round. here are your categories. we start with the... [laughter]