waking up to a whole new world, life as they knew it in afghanistan, forever changed. families trying to flee, a nation in the middle of turmoil as terrorists take over the capital city and even the presidential palace. and on the pandemic front preparing for booster shots. what we're finding out this morning about when more people might be eligible to get another dose of that life-saving vaccine. and smoky skies, incoming high winds and now possible planned power shutoffs. the area is being zeroed in by pg&e and what you can do this morning to make sure that you are ready. this is "today in the bay." good monday morning to you. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia today.

marcus is on his way in. first, kari, mike, we know your kids have been back to school. some new kids are going back to school today. >> going to be cool to see san francisco and west contra costa county kids heading back. as you're heading to work in pleasant hill, we're starting out clear and hazy, though, and temperatures in the low 60s. it's going to warm up fast. look at the lunch time temperature, 86 degrees and as we take a look at our microclimates we're going to see highs mostly in the low to mid 80s in the north bay, and mid 90s for the inland east bay. mike you're saying the north bay is getting better. >> the two incidents that popped up are both cleared quickly. vladimir putin had breaks for both of them, the mild slowing a couple minutes. still have the closure for east bay 37 from 121 to mare island, scheduled to be another hour, reroute like last week and the rest of the bay moves smoothly. back to you, kris. >> thank you, mike. developing the escalating

situation in afghanistan. this is a live look at kabul right now. it is quiet in this picture but that's not how the city looks. thousands of americans are still frantically trying to escape with the taliban having seized control of the country. this comes after u.s. troops were recently pulled from the region. republicans are blaming the white house for the chaos while the biden administration points the finger at a deadline set by president trump and his administration and afghan security forces. "today in the bay's" jay gray is live in washington with more. some people surprised that it happened so fast and other people say it was bound to happen this way. >> you're absolutely right, kris. it's a horrible situation and a lot of finger-pointing going on political. those on the ground say the situation is dire. you've got u.s. troops shuttling back into kabul right now to provide security for americans that are desperately trying to escape right now. >> reporter: the u.s. embassy in

kabul is all but empty now. top officials and staff scrambling to get out as taliban fighters move in. >> look, what we're focused on now is making sure that we can get our people to a safe and secure place. >> reporter: right now, that appears to be the airport. a u.s. military team on the ground and now in charge of the air traffic control system working to increase evacuation flights. taliban forces have taken over the center of government and presidential palace after now former president ashraf ghani fled the country. president biden's administration citing a deadline set by the trump white house to get troops out of the region and blaming afghan security forces for the chaos. >> they have not been able to defend the country and that explains why it's moved as quickly as it's moved. >> reporter: there have been mo reports of any conflicts between the soldiers and the taliban. republicans are taking shots te

white house over the situation. >> this is going to be a stain on this president and his presidency and he's going to have blood on his hands for what they did. >> reporter: the political war of words comes as the reality on the ground in afghanistan intensifies. >> and president biden remains at camp david this morning, conferring with his advisors. nothing public on his calendar. the u.n. security council has called for an emergency meeting. that's scheduled for about two hours from now. still not clear how many americans are on the ground or how long it might take to get them out. >> we know there's been that criticism of the afghan troops. do we know how they're responding at all at this point as u.s. soldiers kind of move in but in a security role? >> yeah. to this point the news about that not good, like so much out of the region right now. what we've been told by military officials as well as others on the ground is that many of those troops not putting up any

resistance, that they have taken off their uniforms, mingled with the crowds, realizing at this point that taliban has control, not only of kabul, but the entire country at this point. >> all right. thank you very much, jay gray. really, really tough conversation. coming up on the "today" show this morning, national security adviser jake sullivan will discuss where the united states goes from here. to haiti now where the number of confirmed deaths is approaching 1300 from saturday's powerful earthquake. that 7.2 quake was centered in the southwestern part of haiti and destroyed thousands of homes and now a tropical depression grace is moving toward the island and could make landfall tonight. close to 3,000 people were injured in that quake. some of them are now being treated in makeshift open air clinics. a covid vaccine booster shot could come sooner rather than later here at home. that is a message from the director of the national institutes of health, the n.i.h.

dr. collins says u.s. health leaders may decide in the next couple weeks to offer boosters some time this fall. so far a third shot is not recommended for people who are just average, not immunocompromised with data indicating that vaccines are effective at protecting people from the delta variant. once that changes health care workers, people in nursing homes, and older americans would likely be the first in line. health experts are weighing in on the newest covid variant in california called the lambda variant. the nonprofit cal matters is getting the word out early with fewer than 200 cases confirmed statewide at this point. the strain is spreading rapidly through south america and experts say it could be more contagious than the delta variant. there's no evidence yet that it is more infectious than the delta variant with the full data. so far it appears that vaccines are effective, but the data is preliminary. a developing right now,

triple-digit heat expected to remain a big challenge for firefighters on the frontlines of the dixie wildfire in plumas and lassen counties. the fire grew 15,000 acres 31%. high winds over the next 48 hours are expected to increase. the risk of wildfires all across parts of the bay area. we want to go to "today in the bay's" bob redell. pg&e is warning that it may have to shut off power for some customers and that's never popular. >> no, but pg&e is doing that as a precaution, would be doing it as a precaution, because of high winds. high winds that we're already feeling and maybe you can hear it with my microphone here as we stand over dublin. pg&e talking about shutting off power tomorrow night in parts of napa, solano, sonoma, and 13 more counties to the north as

you can see on this map we put on your screen there. this public safety power shutoff would happen tomorrow night and affect about ,000 of whom are l butte and shasta counties and an extremely small number of customers would be that winds forecast for tomorrow could knock down power lines and start wildfires in the extremely dry vegetation that we're seeing throughout the state because of the drought. one year ago today marks the start of the ftu lightning complex fire that burned through to the east and south bay, up until this point last year, only 300,000 acres burned throughout the state. by the end of the year that number sky rocketed to 4.25 million acres. the lightning complex responsible for almost 400,000 acres. here in alameda county, contra costa, santa clara and areas further east into the central valley. rob mayeda reminded us of a

radar loop which showed hundreds of lightning strikes throughout the bay area that started 900 fires in our region between august 16th and 18th of last year. the lightning complex fire, fourth largest wildfire in modern history of our state. reporting live here now where there are still concerns about the haze already in our bay area skies. meteorologist kari hall is tracking those conditions. i feel like yesterday was the first day that i really got a big whiff of it in the south bay. >> yeah. just looks so hazy all weekend and so we're still dealing with that. it's not going anywhere until this afternoon. it does look like we'll get a little bit of a break. let's talk about those wind speeds that bob redell was mentioning there. still breezy out there and the winds will pick up even more as we head toward tomorrow night into early wednesday morning. not only that, but it's going to be extremely dry, very low humidity, and those winds picking up at about 35 to 40

miles per hour. some of the those hills as well as parts of the east bay. the rest of the bay area is not going to have much of that wind and so we're watching once again these areas in yellow that may be under that pfps for tomorrow night and wednesday morning. as far as air quality it's going to be hazy. the air quality advisory continues. we could see some improvements this afternoon and we'll talk about that coming up. mike you're tracking a couple issues. >> [ inaudible ]. >> click on that mic. need new battery? no. it's on. maybe we muted him. it looks really good, though. [ inaudible ]. >> all right. well at least everything looks green on the map so far. he'll tell us if there's something more serious and we'll figure out the mic problem. although it's not our mike. it's the mic. for more than a year part of the great highway has been closed to vehicle traffic so that people could have a safe space to exercise an enjoy the

outdoors during covid but that is going to change this morning. cars are returning to the section of great highway off ocean beach, but only on the weekdays. on the weekend traffic will be blocked off and people who want it car free 24/7 showed up to protest the change. supporters say the space has become vital. >> this has been a godsend for our neighborhood. people from all over the city are coming out here and discovering it. small businesses are opening. kids are out here all day long, every day. people who are working from home are coming out and getting exercise. i love it. >> the change coincides with students returning to school and opponents say it needs to fully reopen for many reasons including increased traffic that's happening in neighborhoods and also some delays that people are experiencing. coming up, cracking down on the fake. phony vaccine cards are making their way across america's college campuses. coming up at 5:25 the call from

lawmakers to put a stop to it and the steep penalties that violators could face. how about some good news this morning. more money, more food for hungry families. i'll tell you all about it coming up. also prices at the pump may cost you even more this morning. we'll show you what's driving the latest spike and where the

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more kids headed back to school today in west contra costa county. let's check out the forecast in el cerrito today. starting out at drop-off time in the upper 50s and mid 70s at pick-up time. a nice day. let's make it a great one. we'll talk about all of our microclimates coming up. >> i'm showing you fremont while we have folks in the fremont union school district, that's not in fremont, it's in the south bay. traffic flows smoothly in and out right now. good morning. happy monday to you. today the federal government will announce an increase in payments to fight hunger, what we call food stamps, but haven't been stamps in years. the nutrition program will rise 25%. average monthly payments rise $36. this increase in payments stems from a change in the law first created by republicans four years ago. while the payments have increased in the past to account for inflation, the new increases reflect the way in -- the

changes in the way we eat, more seafood, more prepared food. for instance, bag salads instead of a head of lettuce. the continuing problems with the delta variant are showing up at the store. consumer sentiment measured by the university of michigan down to a ten-year low. we thought we had covid beaten and we were wrong. the dow and s&p 500 will open at new records today. i say that often as wall street has the confidence that consumers don't. now the situation in afghanistan is on the mind of many investors, but afghanistan doesn't really have any effect on the american economy. the bigger question or the bigger idea is not that something is ending in afghanistan, but what may start. what big worldwide problem may have just been created. kris and marcus, i know you know this young lady. the fearless girl. she is the statute that has stood outside the new york stock exchange for years. now the statute is funded by state street investors.

state street investors tells "the wall street journal" it's leaving new york city. it's feeling less important to be on wall street itself and you can work from home and that's exactly what they're doing, so they're gone. they're off wall street. fearless girl will stay behind absolutely because she is an icon of wall street facing the new york stock exchange there and a big tourist attraction and a great image. >> whenever my girls get, you know, powerful that's what i imagine they're doing. that's not right. it's my iconic that's not right. >> it is wonderful. originally she faced the bull on wall street. >> yeah. >> the original artist said the bull wasn't supposed to be the bad guy and they moved her and put her in front of wall street. that's even better. >> she reminds me of the salt girl. >> right. >> came to my mind. i like it. >> all right. thank you, scott. >> thanks, scott. look, so gas prices nationally rose another 3 cents over the past three weeks and the national average at around

$3.25 a gallon. that's about $1 higher than a year ago, but the lundberg survey also says that crude oil costs have started to fall, meaning that the spike may be peaking. bay area prices are far higher. in san francisco, this over the weekend, $4.59. >> you're probably buying premium. >> middle grade. >> i was like why? all right. in san jose and oakland it's about 10 cents per gallon less. >> stand there in shock the whole time. horrible look on my face. >> yeah. new this morning, new data on how the struggle to juggle to find the early days of the pandemic for working parents, don't we know it. the american staffing association says many parents felt left behind in their careers and in their work places. a recent poll found 62% said their extra child care and at home schooling hurt their ability to get head at work. that is unfortunate. and that study showed people of

color were more likely to find child care duties as a career obstacle as well. at the box office "free guy" cashed in defying expectations. >> mondays, am i night you said it, guy. >> ryan reynolds stars as a background character in a video game. with theater audiences declining in the recent weeks due to the delta variant it was forecast to earned around $20 million and surpassed $28, scoring the best pandemic opening for an original movie. reynolds confirmed on twitter disney is already eyeing a sequel. trending this morning, something new at the drive-in, speaking of movies, daylight. nation's first daytime drive-in movie theaters opening outside knoxville, tennessee. it can screen big films in bright sun light thanks to new technology. others are sure to follow because drive-in theaters have become very popular.anmic.

also a safe alternative to the indoor movie theater. from late march to mid august, they generated box office revenue. that means if they can show them in the daytime we can go. >> oh, yeah. >> about past our bedtime. >> true. that doesn't happen very often. movie theater. >> i like it. >> yeah. >> people spend so much money on their cars you may as well sit in it and enjoy it. >> people getting ready to head to work this morning. let's look at our forecast and what you're going to see out there. we've been talking about how hazy and smoky it's. over the weekend and so we're going to see that continue today. let's take a look at our near surface smoke model and where we see the blue indicates the bad air quality but it does clear out later on this evening as these fires continue to burn. then take a looks at what happens tomorrow. that smoke just settles right back into the central valley. some of the that moving into the north bay. we will possibly have more

impacts of smoke and air quality issues over the next couple days. it does look like we get a break this afternoon. that's as temperatures head towards the low 70s. in oakland it's going to be so nice and 82 in san jose. some mid 90s for livermore and mid 80s for napa today. san francisco reaching into the upper 60s. now we're still looking at some hot weather in the near term, but we're going to see some changes, even some cooler temperatures coming in. as the cooler air settles in we're going to get some gusty winds and those winds at times may blow offshore and come with some very low humidity. unfortunately, we are going to see the high fire danger that will continue as our temperatures come down a few degrees tomorrow and then up a couple more degrees on wednesday as we get the breezy winds blowing throughout the hills. for the rest of the week we have upper 80s in the forecast. san francisco, foggy as well as a little bit of smoke mixed in and some mid to upper 60s. more sunshine and highs continue to reach into the 60s.

mike, looks like we're easing into our monday morning. >> we are. mostly green, of course, on the peninsula. the south bay. earlier crash still has activity, but i think it's paperwork going on southbound 101 off north 87. no problems through the area. very mild slowing out of the altamont pass. we're still just easing into the bigger volume. this is counter commute coming east bay on highway 4, the crash been there since before 4:30. still activity there. no injuries and no problems. heading up into rio vista around 10, there is traffic control that should be clearing any minute here and this will take a half hour to clear east bay 37 toward mare island. back to you. >> thanks, mike. next here on "today in the bay," covid and concerts as the delta variant surges, what one major ticket distributor is doing to keep everyone safe. follow us on social media. look at the fun that kari had with cierra johnson at the san

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welcome back. live nation entertainment, one of the largest ticketing companies will require artists,

fans and employees to be fully vaccinated to gain access to concert and venues. fans will have the option of showing a negative covid test. the company says that all employees must be vaccinated by october 4th when the new vaccination rule takes effect. senate majority leader chuck schumer is calling for a crackdown on fake vaccine cards and says federal agencies including the fbi need to stop the flow of fake cards coming from overseas. this follows recent reports showing how people are cheating the system and causing concern at universities that require proof for students returning this fall. >> so fake vaccination cards have been advertised on the social media, on blogs, and now more signs point up to a ramp up of production of fake cards. >> using a fake vaccine card with an official u.s. logo from the government as we have reported is a federal crime carrying a possible fine and up to five years in prison.

next here are the top stories we're following on "today in the bay," including covid cases on the rise for children across the u.s. as more bay area young people head back to the classroom today. we're live with what's being done to keepcontrol, the taliban overruns afghanistan. the dramatic new images of people desperately trying to flee that country. as u.s. efforts to get americans out continues.

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right now at 5:30, crisis in afghanistan. the taliban takes over just weeks after the pullout of u.s. troops. we're following the latest developments including the outlook for american troops still there and for women and girls now facing a very uncertain future. back to school, more kids across the bay area head to the classroom. some for the first time since the pandemic began. the push to keep students safe as child cases surge. this is "today in the bay." and a good monday morning. thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia has the morning off. mike has a look at traffic for us and might surge a little bit because folks are going back to school and that's what kari is talking about. >> yeah. >> the back-to-school forecast. and also the kids going outside for rese and it's hazy and smoky

at times. we're getting you out the door in the east bay as we're going to see some of those temperatures in antioch in the upper 60s a little bit of a warm start. it's going to be another hot day. looking at our temperatures heading toward the low 90s0s in2 in raphael. we'll talk more about the air quality, that back-to-school forecast and alls the changes we'll have this week. mike, you're still seeing the one highway closure. >> highway 37 eastbound continues with the closure. another half hour at most. usually pick that up early. the alternate getting up and over 121. a smooth drive for your commute direction in westbound highway 4 out of antioch. eastbound through pittsburgh to antioch there is an overnight crash and sounds like the lane is bhokds. a lot of activity, trying to figure out what the other details are. for the traffic flow, it's one lane blocked counter commute. the rest of the commute very smoothly south bay and the peninsula. want to get to that

escalating situation in afghanistan. this is where thousands oficansg to escape >> the u.s. embassy in kabul is now all but empty as u.s. military teams flew the remaining people working there overnight by helicopter. taliban forces have taken the presidential palace after former president ashraf ghani fled the country. no reports of any conflict between u.s. soldier s and the taliban, but here at home, president biden's administration citing a deadline set by the trump white house to get troops out of the region is blaming afghan security forces for all of that chaos. meantime the white house ordering at least 6,000 american troops back to kabul. since the start of the u.s. military operation in afghanistan, nearly 20 years ago, nearly 2500 u.s. service members have died in conflict. one bay area gold star mother who lost her son in 2007 is

watching the taliban sweep through kabul is very difficult. her 23-year-old son died in an ambush. she has mixed feelings about the decision to pull out now. >> because of all of the efforts and the support, the training that they provided the afghan army, it just seemed like it was just taken away. >> condolences and sympathy and respect for those who lost their lives in afghanistan. our troops did everything they could do. >> you saw representative barbara lee, actually was the sole voice in congress in 2001 who said that we should not enter into this open-ended war in afghanistan. she says that president biden's decision to pull u.s. troops now is courageous. afghan girls and women are in extraordinary danger right now because of the new resurgent taliban. scott, it really does feel like

all of the progress young women and girls have made over the last 20 years is lost. >> completely lost. i don't think there's any way of saying it. we can't predict what's going to happen in the future but we can look at the past and make predictions. things are going to be terrible. when you see video of taliban in the streets driving around in trucks, that kind of thing, you see men, taliban people in the streets all of them men. no women. under taliban rule, they were not allowed to go to school, not even go out in public by themselves and, of course, when they did they were accompanied by a man garbed head to toe. savannah guthrie will discuss this issue on the "today" show. >> the alternative that we face to physically protect people in afghanistan was to put american men and women in large numbers back in harm's way fighting and dying in a civil war that its own forces wouldn't fight in, that the president wasn't prepared to do. he is prepared to marshal the international community on this issue. he cares passionately about

these human rights questions and we will stay focused on them in the period head, but that was not a reason for the united states to enter a third decade of war in the middle of an internal conflict in another country. >> we have a tweet from malala she talks about her shock and the worry about women as well, calls for the global just everyone to come help afghanistan. nobody is going to do that if they don't have the security of u.s. troops. afghanistan is going to be on its own. ultimately the decision was made in washington that the united states wasn't going to fight to protect afghanistan rights in afghanistan. afghans would have to and it's clear they're not going to. >> my husband covered part of the war in afghanistan and when he came back he brought one of the burqas the women wear. you can't see through it. it's heavy material. to think that the women who are just being covered up like that

and also -- local leaders are asking for the names of girls 15 and up and widows 45 and below to be married off to the soldiers. >> there's no other way to say it, it is incredibly grim for them. >> horrifying. thank you very much. all right. in the fight against the pandemic, here at home meanwhile, more icus are filling up and covid cases among children are also growing with more of them returning to school. nearly 94,000 new infections were reported last week. that's four times the number from just one month ago. >> contra costa county is confirming more cases among students. we checked overnight, cases doubled in san ramon unified schools entering week two of in-person learning. 14 students have tested positive, half of them elementary students who cannot be vaccinated. in east contra costa county at those schools there are at least

19 cases in the brentwood school district, plus 48 cases at liberty union high schools. today, it's a big day for the largest school district in the bay area. it is the first day of school for students in san francisco. because of those covid concerns, this year it's going to look a little bit different. >> all right. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live in san francisco with what parents and students should keep in mind on the first day. they're picking out the perfect outfit and that outfit will be topped off with a mask. >> good morning, yeah, you have to make sure your be' masked and your outfit is coordinating for the first day of school. summer is theoretically over for many students, teachers and parents in the san francisco unified school district. that includes the students here at marina middle school because today is the first day for that school district. it is the first day for in-person learning for those schools. now there are some things you need to know if you are with the san francisco unified school district. the first thing you need to know is all employees must be fully

vaccinated starting september 7th or face weekly testing. the district is also considering a vaccine mandate for the students 12 and up. students must self-screen for covid symptoms each day and need to wear a mask at all times. in all 50,000 students and 10,000 teachers and staff members will begin a new school year in the district after as you know more than a year of mostly virtual classes in addition to masks and that self-observance for symptoms, classrooms will have the air cleaners, although some are nervous about the return there is a bit of excitement. >> the most exciting time. we're happy to have them and excited that they're excited to learn and families are ready to become part of the community again and help serve students. >> reporter: and as those teachers and students make their way back into the classroom, there are some parents that have opted to do that on-line

learning. san francisco unified is giving the option of on-line learning and if you register before july 30th, you are still able to return to your home school when you are ready as long as you hit that deadline. so a big day for thousands of teachers and students heading back equipped with their masks. live in san francisco, cierra johnson, for "today in the bay." >> get ready. mask on. all right. >> you guys have a good day. >> thanks, sierra. >> happening today, groups will protest the recent move to increase chp traffic enforcement in oakland. governor newsom approved mayor libby schaaf's request to send more help to chinatown and where leaders were asking for more state resources. groups opposing the plan include the family of man who was shot and killed last year by the chp in east oakland. officers killed eric delgado they said was driving a stolen car that was taken from a dealership during the george floyd riot. officers were never charged and investigators say delgado tried to ram them with his car. the family still believes the chp has not been held

accountable. today marks one year since the -- one of northern california's intense lightning storms ever that turned into a trio of the largest wildfires. those fires blended together becoming the three massive complex fires. those were the czu, lnu and scu fires. the czu fire burned about 86,000 acres in vuz and san mateo counties and that was the smallest fire by size of the three. now the rebuilding is now under way. over the weekend a new community tool shed opened to assist czu fire victims in santa cruz county and operates as kind of a tool library. >> i love it. >> go there and find it in boulder creek at the bear creek rec center. perhaps a bit of a silver lining to california's worsening drought. although in this case, maybe a green lining is more accurate. this happening in napa county. where the napa valley register

reports that county recycled water levels are reaching record levels in the drought. much of it comes from the napa sanitation district's waste water treatment plant which produces about 4,000 acre feet of recycled water each year. it goes to places like the vineyards and the golf courses, the cities are doing the same thing, including american canyon, calistoga and yountville. we may see more gray water in our future as the kids head back to school and we need to do more laundry. >> yes. i had to wash shoes because they got all dirty and muddy and so, yeah, it's time to pack the backpacks and get ready for the school day and we're watching out for the air quality that they may have to deal with heading out of school. now, it's starting out with some moderate air quality. you can see all the different colors there indicate something near surface smoke but then look at what happens as we go into this afternoon. a lot of this clears out. we'll get a bit of a break for a little while before we start to see that smoke coming back in.

those fires do continue. we're going to see a shift in our wind direction that's going to brio the central valley and into parts of the north bay as well as the east bay. temperature wise today, we're headed towards some low to mid 90s and some 70s and 80s for the inner bay. mike, you have a possible problem in san jose. >> yeah. we saw a traffic bunching up northbound. i saw an incident pop up. this is 101 under the 280/680 interchange. the southbound side was a concern as i saw chp flashing lights just about five minutes ago. now just in the last minute, things cleared up from the report northbound has your typical slowing, southbound, whatever incident was going on, it sounded like a disabled vehicle. it's no longer a problem as far as chp is concerned so that's good news. again, your push north 101 and 87 will see more traffic. usual spots like the altamont pass moving slower and the bay bridge building up on the incline. back to you.

let the voting ballots will start being cast in a matter of hours, but will people turn out for governor newsom? new data shows who is expected to vote in the special election and how it may impact the results. living his best life. a world war ii vet jumps into his 100th birthday celebration and what he is saying. his secret to a long life. we'll talk about that when we return right here on "today in the bay." 5:42.

we're coming up on 5:46. out the door in the north bay, starting out in santa rosa, temperatures in the mid 50s and we'll see still some mostly clear skies. looking hazy. clearing out as our temperatures warm up. mid 80s already by lunch time. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates and talk about that air quality coming up. >> look at this, some of the low clouds just touching the tops of the towers. traffic flows fine and can see the road. look at the taillights around the bend. bunching up into treasure island. your commute as it builds coming up. the white house says president biden may speak to the nation soon about afghanistan. >> scott mcgrew, everything president biden said it wouldn't be. >> it is nothing short of a catastrophe. good morning. the taliban have taken the major cities and kabul. we can't get people out fast enough and i mean that, we can't get them out.

comparison to saigon are obvious. we're seeing a lot of video out of afghanistan of taliban in the streets. i pointed out earlier notice the absence of women. they are inside fearing the worst. the u.s. has relocated to the international airport. compare this to what the president told the nation just weeks ago. >> is a taliban takeover of afghanistan now inevitable? >> no. it is not. >> why? >> because you have the afghan troops, 300,000, well equipped as any army in the world, and an air force. >> president biden at camp david learning as we all did the afghan army we trained over decades completely ineffectual. the president still at camp david this morning. he has not returned to the white house. he issued a statement over the weekend saying when i came into office i inherited a deal cut by my predecessor which he invited the taliban to discuss at camp david on the eve of 9/11 in 2019

that left the taliban in the strongest position militarily since 2001 and imposed a may 1st, 2021 deadline on u.s. forces. there never was a meeting at camp david. that was called off. the buck stops with the president and that's the current president. to be sure every president in the last 20 years has had their hands in this. george w. bush took his eyes off the ball with the claims that there were weapons of mass destruction in iraq and there were not. obama set timetables and we killed one of their most pragmatic negotiators in an air strike. president trump started the negotiations to get us out and planned to have troops out by may, but lost the election. biden promised to get the troops out as well. we're tracking everything happening in afghanistan tweeting about it. social media has a lot of incredibly strong video to

watch. find me on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. mail-in ballots are on their way if you haven't received yours already for the special recall election. today is the deadline for counties to mail out the ballots ahead of the september 14th election. a cbs poll finds 52% of likely voters oppose removing governor newsom from office, four percentage points higher than supporters. some believe the gap may narrow if recall supporters are more energized to vote. republicans are more likely than democrats to cast their ballots. governor newsom will be back in the bay area urge people to vote no on the recall. the vote no weekend of action continued yesterday in los angeles. stops included thanking volunteers who have donated time and energy to this campaign. the recall election a month away. 46 candidates are running against the governor, most republicans. today is the deadline for counties to mail out those

ballots. the ballot dropbox will be available starting today. happening today, san jose mayor sam liccardo is supposed to be on hand to welcome the newest sports team. the former oakland panthers are moving to san jose and going to play at sap center in the indoor s football league at the shark tank. getting a little purple. the panthers held tryouts in late 2019 for the 2020 season and then as we know the pandemic hit. we know that season was wiped out. this season was wiped out. the first games will likely happen next april. the shark tank, time to add purple. the best team in baseball welcomes the new york mets to oracle tonight and it is the first time that they have seen them all season. the giants got back on the winning track yesterday beating colorado 5-2 for their seventh win in their last eight games. when the mets take the field tonight, they might be a little weary. they hosted the l.a. dodgers on sunday night's game and they had to turn around and travel to the west coast.

some of the players were grumbling about it on twitter before last night's game. come on, you make a bunch of money. trending this morning, world war ii veteran is flying high in coronado. >> tom rice celebrating with a sky dive there. he was greeted by cheering crowds as he softly landed on the beach there. jumping out of that plane, nothing new for rice. in 1944, he was among the thousands of paratroopers who parachuted on to normandy. when asked about the secret to a long life he says he just keeps moving or diving. >> there you go. >> lambbasted my birthday plans which is to lay on the couch. >> that's how i would spend it . something to learn. >> man. >> that's wild. i mean, 100 years old. made it this long. i don't think -- >> don't tempt.

>> some kids might not feel like they're living their best lives. >> but they're still sleeping. don't wake them. give them time to sleep in. we're going to talk about that forecast as you're starting out on this monday morning. we've seen the smoke moving in and also for outdoor recess may still be a little bit hazy. we have west contra costa county schools opening again and checking out the forecast for el cerrito. we start out with temperatures in the upper 50s and then at pick-up time we're at 75 degrees. overall a really pleasant day. take a look at these temperatures for the south bay reaching 85 in los gatos and 82 downtown san jose. 92 in morgan hill and for the east bay up to 94. hayward up to 74 degrees. seven-day forecast is up at the bottom of the screen. redwood city reaches 76, and daly city in the mid 60s. also mid to upper 60s for much

of san francisco today. santa rosa topping out at 87 and 101 in clearlake. napa today headed toward 84 degrees. as we go through the forecast our inland areas still hot, but there will be a storm system approaching the pacific northwest that's going to shift our wind direction and also give us much more of a breeze, but unfortunately, with that breeze comes very low humidity and in some of our mountains and hills the winds may gust at 20230 miles per hour up to 45 in some of the mountains and with that we are also going to have a high fire danger. we're looking out there in the pacific giving you an update on hurricane linda, continues to strengthen, but will stay out in the open water and not have an impact. but on the other hand we have tropical storm fred moving toward the florida pan handle and we'll be watching this over the next few days making headlines. wanted to give you a that fire n tuesday night and wednesday morning. it's going to be breezy in the

hills and our temperatures stay very warm. some upper 80s by the end of the week for our hottest spots inland. mike, you're seeing the traffic building. >> on the bay bridge we showed you how folks are gathering towards the tunnel. at the bay bridge toll plaza there's no backup. last week we had metering lights turned on by now i'll double check, they weren't on when i left the desk and traffic starting to smooth out better. east bay 37 registers as clear on the caltrans report. we'll mark it as clear on our maps as well. south bay does have the slowing in san jose. that's sticking around a few minutes. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, tesla's autopilot driving system the subject of a new federal investigation. the ntsb is looking into whether the partially automated driving system has trouble spotting parked emergency vehicles. the agency says it has identified 11 crashes since 2008. we've all seen the viral videos of teslas on the road with

drivers behind the wheel asleepl of this. >> still much more head on "today in the bay" including heading back to campus. the weekly requirements students at one bay area university will have to meet in order to learn in person in the classroom. plus, cleared of wrongdoing, we'll tell you why charges will not be filed in connection with a massive wildfire sparked by power lines in southern california. stay with us. you're watching "today in the bay." ack.

you're watching "today in the bay.." classes resume today at city college of san francisco, but some argue that school is not doing enough when it comes to vaccination requirements. at this point mandatory vaccinations are still in the works. the school says it could be in place by the end of the month. a group calling for more immediate action, though, plans to hold a news conference later today. stanford is requiring regular covid testing for all students starting this week. the weekly tests will be a must regardless of your vaccination status. the university also says that if a student develops symptoms, they'll have to be tested immediately and complete a health check. since the start of the pandemic the university has recorded 261 positive tests among students.

new details and a southern california power company has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing in a wildfire. the woolsey fire destroyed 1600 homes in los angeles and ventura counties. investigators put the blame on an electrical arc from a wire blown loose by strong winds. but the state justice department declined to file criminal charges deciding prosecutors could not prove that so cal edison ignored the danger or new of the risk. seven years into the legal battle the gun maker remington is offering families of sandy hook shooting victims a possible settlement. a remington automatic rifle was used by the shooter. 20 first graders and six teachers died in 2012 during the rampage. the lawsuit claims that remington's marketing of the gun inspired the killer's actions. remington's lawyers have denied the claims in court, it's now offering a $33 million

settlement. quickly approaching 6:00 for you this morning and waking up to a new world. it's just that constant fear of when will this stop, when will we stop hearing from them? as of right now they don't have any electricity. they don't have water the families trying to flee the nation in turmoil as the taliban takes over the capital city and the presidential palace. on the pandemic front preparing for booster shots, the new forecast on when more people might become eligible for another dose of covid vaccines. smoky skies, incoming winds and now possible power shutoffs. the areas pg&e is focusing on and what you can do this morning to prepare. this is "today in the bay." thanks so much for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura