>> did your son or daughter struggle in school? you have options. a deadline is coming soon. >> this whole covid situation. learn at home situation. it changed that for me. >> a college counsellor tell us what to do about the pass or no pass grade law. >> i'm sure you have seen it today. the smoke over the east bay. the smoke forecast tonight and through the weekend coming up. >> a bay area athlete claims gold while another pulls out a last second come from behind victory. >> it's hard to explain what happened. i'm coming home with a gold. >> we're tracking the back flip celebrations and what's to come tonight as the games wind down. >> the news at 4:00 starts now. thank you soft for joining us for this olympic edition. >> live to tokyo in a few

minutes. we begin with the pandemic. we deal with another covid surge companies are making adjustments once again. a new study found two-thirds of bay area companies now say they expect workers won't be in the office more than three days a week. even when the pandemic ends. we're in dublin this afternoon with the latest on what this means for workers and traffic. >> the daily saga for decades bay area work commutes have been the stuff of nightmares. that all ended with the pandemic for many. many were told to work from home. what happens when the pandemic ends? >> we're looking at a two day a week return to work. >> she like so many working parents discovering a new work life balance during the pandemic. >> i prefer to work from home full-time if i could. i feel productive that way. >> not a surprising statement. studying pandemic workplace and

traffic trends since april. >> 40% of employers said that the three day a week would be the new norm. >> surveying 200 employers in july. across nine counties. before the pandemic, 93% of employers required employees to spend four to fife days in the office each week. the latest numbers show 19% plan to keep five di workweeks and 13% will have employees come into the workplace four days weekly. >> it's a cross industry. it's confirming that regardless of your size or industry, location, people are looking to have a few day workweek in the workplace. >> more people work from home, there's concern over traffic patterns in the latest findings. >> if you look at the bay bridge traffic level, those for the last two months have been nearly at prepandemic traffic levels. >> counsel has been tracking the delta variant effect on getting people back to work. >> we have 21 million fully

vaccinated. >> fears of a breakthrough infection maybe fuelling a reluctance for many to return to mass transit. >> while traffic levels remain high, researchers say that the bay area will likely see 1 million fewer commuters daily on a permanent basis once the pandemic is truly over. >> after months of zoom calls and virtual classes, most public schools in oakland are returning full-time to the classroom. that long awaited fers day of school is monday. out of 36,000 students only 850 opted to stick with virtual. the district is not requiring all teachers to get vaccinated but everyone must wear a mask inside. schools will have rapid covid-19 test kits on site in case students or staff show symptoms

or fear they may have been exposed to the virus. >> i haven't been on campus for a year. meeting new people and teachers, it's not really stressful. but -- >> a spokesperson says they are compiling information on how many teachers have been vaccinated. >> speaking of distance learning. no secret it created challenges that many are struggling to over come. for those who saw grades plum et. there's a potential solution. students can change the grades for a mark of pass or fail. the goal is to help protect gpa as students prepare to aply to college. there are pros and cons to consider. we break it down as families face a deadline to make the choice. >> across the bay area the deadline to take advantage of the pass, no pass option is families must decide by august 10. >> for many high school students

online learning during a pandemic created new challenges that they would not have faced in a classroom. >> i have been getting straight a's. and i this whole covid situation learn at home situation, which she can turn her less than desirable grade into a simple pass on her transcript. thanks to a new state law approved in july. high school students across california can replace one or several grades from last school year to a pass, no pass. >> she introduced it to help students struggling during the pandemic. >> this wasn't the doing of kids. of a high school jr. who has a stellar academic record and could not learn spanish online. let's help them out and relieve

them of the stress. of maybe a lower grade. and let them compete like everybody else. in a normal year. >> the goal is protect students gpa as they prepare for college. including berkeley say they will accept the pass, no pass option in their admission. some private schools also say they will do the same. the law is so new, many universities have not announced their policy. so what should families do? >> my rule of thumb if you have an a or b in a class. keep that. if you have a d in a class, those are potentially a good option for choosing the pass, no pass option. c depends on the situation. i recommend reaching out to the school counsellor. >> she doesn't think the law will lead to students changing many courses to pass no pass in

order to get a 4.0 transcripts will reflect grades for all four years of high school. she believes it will help reduce stress. she says it already has. >> this just boost my confidence. just to see a pass. i'm happy about that. >> anyone can considering the change should check with your district soon to figure out and decide on the deadline. you should check with university you are considering applying to ensure they accept the change. >> let's go live to tokyo. you can see the caldron burning bright. wer down to the final couple of days of the olympic games. u.s. teams are getting ready to duke it out in gold medal matches. felix is earning new titles on the track. live from tokyo with all the highlights. we have a lot of action in the next couple days.

>> it's hard to believe. the finish line of the games is near. the final day of athletics competition is upon us. u.s. has 23 medals so far in track and fold. 31 gold for the u.s. one recently happened on the wrestling matt in a very exciting golden buzzer beater. >>

fire response benefit. ahead of a large fire the carrier will come out and cut weeds to create defensible space. once the fire starts they bring in a sprinkler system to protect the home and apply fire fighting jell or foam. they'll clean up everything once the fire passes. firefighters say it makes sense. >> that's a good investment by the insurance company. if it becomes a sound financial decision for them to come in and clear the vegetation on your behalf. absolutely. >> other insurers are adding similar programs.

homeowners should be talking with their insurance agent regularly to find out what new benefits maybe available. >> i'm chief meteorologist check out this view from dublin. in livermore. see the smoke moving from the fire. i'll show you something your phone apps don't have. hourly smoke forecast. >> what makes a winning consumer complaint? we have ranked the cases. we'll show you who made it to the podium and medaled, next. >> who is this sushi whisperer? one of the best chefs in tokyo shows the secret to his masterpieces.

it will implement a vaccine mandate. united airlines one of the larger employers in the area will require all employees to be vaccinated for covid-19. the rule will take effect five weeks after the fda fully approves the vaccine. or five weeks after september 20. which ever comes first. >> so, tokyo isn't the only place where people are earning medals. >> awarding a few locally to viewers like you. >> when we invut you to share

consumer complaints. sends photographs. the bronze goes to mike in san francisco. an airline failed to deliver his luggage. he had a time line. a photograph of what arrived. a car part. not his luggage. i don't know. we stepped in. he got a $1,500 reimbursement. >> silver we have jake. he had an issue with drawing money from his stock trading account. he said the company was acting like nothing was wrong. he gave us this proof. a detailed log showing transaction after transaction. that failed. we stepped in. he got his $3,000. >> taking home gold. jennifer. she shared a photograph of the flowers shent to her mom. the thing is, this was a flop.

and she had evidence to prove it. she sent the companies advertising photograph. something here is off. there's a slight difference. after we stepped in she got a full $70 refund. send us your consumer complaint. and your receipt, contracts and photographs. anything else to make your case. click the responds option. >> have a great weekend. >> thanks. document everything. >> okay. it's not all about track meets and gold medals. there's plenty to see and do and eat in tokyo. >> of course we're talking about tokyo and eating sushi. raj is about to introduce us to the sushi whisperer. >> of course we're getting ready for the big gold medal games. including basketball and baseball. here in tokyo just like back in the states everyone getting ready for the weekend sushi plans. what's amazing about the city. you can get great sushi if you

want for as low as $15 u.s. or if you want to go big, try to get a reservation with this guy. >> within the bustling district, off the beaten track. down the stairs and through the curtain. one of the most legendary sushi spots in tokyo. no menu. a total of eight seats. and a master of his craft. this is chef ono. on many nights he's slicing, grating and grilling. for celebrities and ceos. tonight though, it's just me. two photographers. my colleague from washington. and our translater. >> by looking at this and catching the fish. he understands where it came from. by doing this process. he understands completely the condition of the fish.

>> it takes about six hours to prepare this single meal. his sense of fish comes from years of practice. in his 40s he started the journey when he was 17. doing the dishes. >> he wash the dishes. >> wow. >> as for the pay off, it's like a diamond. cut and color matter. so does personality. part of the tasting menu, red snapper. skip jack. and tuna. fatty tuna. a special. no endless dunking in soy sauce and no chop sticks needed. it was fantastic. >> that's athat, that full tasting menu. $200 a person. people say the sushi is fantastic in tokyo. it really is. >> i'm so jealous.

that probably melts in your mouth. olympics are almost over. closing ceremony sunday. monday normal schedule. midday and california live. then, local news returns in the afternoon. we have bay area news at 5:00. and 6:00. nightly news back at 6:30. join us as we deep dive into the day headlines at 7:00. >> i have a question. do they make the california roll in tokyo? >> it's like americanized sushi for us. >> exactly. i love the california roll. >> all right. i'll get that for dinner tonight. >> sounds good. good idea. >> moving to the weather. that's what we're here for. we have the smoke across the bay area. order in, have it delivered. we have smoke out here. it is unhealthy for the bay area.

we have been telling you about this all week long. because the fires to the north just continue to grow in size. and just really rage way off into northern california. we had a small wind shift today. that is bringing in this smoke. from walnut creek. also concord into the distance. visibility is three quarters of a mile. you need to watch out for not only the visibility. also the smoke level. it's the most unhealthy in the north bay. and also for the east bay. coast not that bad. because we have some fog. the good air quality. the north bay and east bay at you have to limit out door exposure. especially with respiratory problems. bekeep this in place through 5:30 tonight. in the red and orange color. but as we head into later on the tonight and tomorrow morning the fog will pick up at the coastline. you'll see that smoke at least the thickest moving off to the

east. we'll stay with that trend as we head through tomorrow morning. we have the blue and green color. that's the haze that will be with us. through tomorrow morning. also into tomorrow afternoon. not a totally sunny blue sky. some of the thick smoke will be passing out. we'll stay with the same situation sunday. and the lingering haze from the fires. at the same time we're getting that haze tomorrow morning, we'll see fog at the coast. kind of just an odd, gross looking morning. even see the low clouds and fog right here at the immediate coastline. to the north bay and patchy clouds for the east bay. temperatures in the morning start off in the 50s. through the south bay and peninsula. plenty cool 50s for the east bay. san francisco. highs tomorrow cooling off a few degrees. that will make it enjoyable. livermore 92 degrees.

san jose 83. 71 oakland. 60s for the coast. 7-day forecast san francisco has 60s the next seven days. for the inland valleys hazy tomorrow. we drop off with 80s sunday monday and tuesday. we'll take tokyo real fast. and for the last two days of the games it will feel like upper 90s with thunderstorms. maybe a chance of california roll for me. >> gone by that 105 day. >> still to come. you can't vote but headed for the all star game. 17 year-old earthquakes player making history.

he's only 17 already a super-star in soccer. >> he will be representing the earthquakes in the all star game. >> he's only a teenager. but he is already one of the brightest young stars in. mls. >> goal! san jose. the 16 year-old. >> last year he made history. becoming the youngest earthquake player to score a goal. now at 17 the quakes forward has been selected to play in the all star game. here's the moment when the series native found out he'll be an all star. >> hopefully he brings me another jersey. >> with four goals and four assists this season. he looking forward to showcasing his talents on a national stage.

>> one of two players directly chosen by league commissioner to play in the all star game. this will mark the first time the best in the u.s. will face off against the all stars from mexico top league. >> it will be crazy. i'm excited. it will be a hard competition. >> the all star game is august 25. in l.a. >> before we go a quick look at the medal count. u.s. in the lead with 98. 31 of them gold.

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the excitement. the electrifying moments from team usa captivating us all in the final days of competition. plus. it it looks too good to eat it just might be. inside the fake food phenomenon in tokyo. >> this looks a lot like the display we saw. >> the delicate designs japan is famous for. trying her hand at creating a masterpiece. >> this is beautiful.