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

garcia. we're going to check in with mike because things start to pick up. first we want to check in with kari hall because we're going to start waking those kids up. >> first day of school, san francisco, west contra costa county, a lot of school districts. we're still dealing with the hazy sky and the smoky conditions we've seen from over the weekend. even though we are starting out with moderate air quality we are expecting improvement today as our temperatures will be heating up for some of the inland spots. 70s for the inner bay and some 60s near the coast. what are you watching for the commute? >> the bay bridge starting to slow down. the metering lights were turned on before 6:00 like last week. the metering lights may be slower a bit because there's an incident as you enter the treasure island tunnel. see slowing there. recovery may have started already. they may have cleared that. the rest of your commute westbound look at that, highway 37 just a little slowing toward mare island. been there ten minutes. the rest of the bay, an easier

start. it's clear. hayward starting to see slow for south 880. back to you. developing right now be the escalating situation in afghanistan. here's a live look at the city of kabul. thousands of americans are still frantically trying to escape, but the taliban having seized control. 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 the deadline set by the trump administration and afghan security forces. "today in the bay's" jay gray live in washington, d.c., this morning with more. that situation has gotten so bad that afghans are on the kabul airport runway even clinging to those planes as they try to take off? >> yeah. those images have just been both amazing and heartbreaking. it all just escalated so quickly there with american troops leaving.

look, those on the ground do describe the situation as dire. you have american troops moving back in now, specifically to that airport to act as security as americans now rush to try to escape the country. were. >> 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.

>> if we stayed one or two or five more years or ten more years, no amount of training, equipping or money or lives lost by the united states was going to put the afghan army in a position to be able to sustain that country on its own. the president had bad choices. >> reporter: at least 6,000 u.s. troops have been redirected to kabul. no reports of any conflict between the soldiers an the taliban, but republicans are taking shots at the white house over the situation. >> this is going to be a stain on this president and his presidency and vessel blood on his hands for what they did. >> reporter: the political war of words comes as the reality on the ground in afghanistan intensifies. president biden remains at camp david this morning talking with advisors and said to be mulling how and when he will speak with the american public on the crisis. the u.n. security council has called an emergency meeting. that's just under an hour away now, marcus. it's still not clear how many

americans remain on the ground and how long it might take to get them out. >> that's frightening for a lot of families of those troops out there. i want to talk to you also about the administration. talk about the failure of the afghan troops with u.s. soldiers moving in and the security role. do we know more about how the afghan soldiers are responding right now? >> yeah. unfortunately the word we get both from military officials and other sources on the ground is not good. like so much coming from the region. apparently they're putting up no resistance at this point. many of the soldiers taking off their uniforms and blending in with the crowd and realize now the taliban has taken not only kabul, but the entire country at this point. not a good situation. >> far from over. jay gray in washington, thank you. at 6:05 now. we want to go to news out of haiti. the number of confirmed deaths 1300 after saturday's powerful

earthquake. the 7.2 quake centered in southwestern part of haiti and now there is a tropical depression moving toward the island and grace could make landfall tonight. close to 3,000 people were injured. some of them are now being treated in makeshift open air clinics. 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. there's no evidence yet that it is more infectious than the delta variant. so far it appears the vaccines are effective but the data is preliminary. covid vaccine booster shots could be coming sooner than later, that is the message from the national institutes of

health. u.s. health leaders may sti in the next couple weeks whether to offer boosters some time this fall. so far, a third shot is not recommended for people who are not immunocompromised. the data indicating that vaccines are effective at protecting people from the delta variant. once that changes, health care workers, people in nursing homes, older americans, would likely be the first in line for the booster. developing right now, triple-digit heat expected to be a big challenge for firefighters on the frontlines of the dixie wildfire in plumas and lassen counties. the fire grew 15,000 acres yesterday and is now at 570,000 acres total. at least 615 homes are destroyed and containment remains at 31%. high winds over the next 48 hours are expected to constitutionally increase the risk of wildfires in the bay area. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live. pg&e is warning it might shut off power for some customers.

we've grown familiar with these. >> correct. those public safety power shutoffs is what you're referring to there, kris. good morning to both of you. we're already feeling these high winds here as we stand over the city of dublin in the east bay, but the north bay is the area where the pg&e is really concerned about. they're talking about possibly turning off power tomorrow night in parts of napa, solano, sonoma and 13 other counties north of there. as you can see on this map that we've put up on your tv screen. this public safety power shutoff would happen tomorrow as i mention, affect about 39,000 customers, 27,000 of whom are located in butte and shasta counties and extremely small number of customers napa, sonoma and solano counties would be impacted. the utility is concerned that winds forecast for tomorrow could knock down power lines and start wildfires in what has been extremely dry conditions because of this drought. one year ago today, marks the

start of the lightning complex fire that burned through the east and south bays. up until this point last year, only 300,000 acres had burned. by the end of the year that number sky rocketed to well over 4 million acres. the lightning complex is responsible for almost 400,000 aches. here in alameda county, contra costa, santa clara and areas into the central valley. our meteorologist rob mayeda reminds us of the radar loop from a year ago which shows the hundreds of lightning strikes throughout the bay area that started 900 fires in our region. this is between august 16th and 18th. the lightning complex fire is still the fourth largest wildfire in the modern history of this state. reporting live here in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. all right. so we know that we could lose power in some areas and this is going to be hot. >> it's going to be hot and we also think about the classrooms

that are now getting back in session they have to run the air purifiers for class and all of those issues that come along with this and once again, highlighting those counties that will be in that potential pfps as we go into tuesday into wednesday that includes solano, napa, sonoma, lake, mendocino counties. this also coming as we still already have a lot of fires burning to our north and we're seeings the hazy conditions and the unhealthy air quality that will clear out later today. then may return tomorrow. as we see a shift in the wind direction and those winds will be picking up. we'll be monitoring that and have more on that in a few minutes. mike, you're starting with a look at the bay bridge. >> traffic is picking up there as well. look at this, coming up the incline traffic starting to slow a bit, getting more bunched up and also around the corner towards treasury island around the bend, slowing in the tunnel or just past the tunnel. reports of a disabled vehicle still blocking your slow lane. that is my concern over there on the span. now the metering lights are not slow enough to cause a backup at the toll plaza, but it's backed

up shy of the toll plaza so it's starting to fill in and the lanes on the approach. everything else moving smoothly, highway 37. no surprises. san jose cleared up ready for the second burst be and hayward cleared up time for the second burst coming up. back to you. for more than a year, part of san francisco's great highway has been shut down to traffic so that people have a safe space to exercise and enjoy the outdoors during covid but that is changing this morning. cars are returning to the section of the great highway off ocean beach. however, only on weekdays. on weekends traffic will be blocked off but people who want it to be car-free 24/7 are protesting the change, that coincides with students returning to school. opponents say it needs to fully reopen for many reasons including increased traffic on nearby streets and neighborhoods. first it was ketchup and then coffee. next another looming shortage that could affect your thanksgiving table.

it could have a big impact on listen up, the new covid mandates starting today in new york city and the must pack item that you're going to have to bring with you for your next trip to the big apple. >> how about good news and that is hungry families, hungry children are going to be a little less hungry. i'll tell you how it works. take you out to the futures. the dow and nasdaq, correction the dow and s&p 500 will start at new records but looks like a little money coming off the little money coming off the table. . ♪♪ . his coffee kicked in. a box office booster. the surprise hit topping charts over the weekend and the sequel that could soon be in the works. it is 6:12 now and you are watching "today in the bay." .

right now it's going to be the first day of school for kids in san francisco. many of our school districts starting today. drop-off time in the city is going to be mostly sunny. temperatures in the mid 60s at pick-up time. a look at our microclimes and the air quality coming up in a few minutes. looking at the san mateo bridge westbound. the taillights getting closely packed together.

traffic moving smoothly. a look at the low clouds hovering around. another westbound span. the bay bridge having trouble. we'll show you that coming up. >> happy monday as well. today the federal government will announce an increase in payments to fight hung are. what we call food stamps. they haven't been stamps in many years. the supplemental nutrition assistance program or snap will rise 25% in payments. average monthly payment will rise $36. the 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, these new increases reflect the changes in the way that americans 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 in the store. consumer sentiment measured by the university of michigan is 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 yet new records today. i say that fairly often as wall street has the confidence that consumers don't. the situation in afghanistan certainly on the mind of investors but afghanistan doesn't have any effect on the american economy. the bigger question or 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. we were talking about her, fearless girl. the statute stood outside the new york stock exchange for years now. funded by state street investors. state street investors tells the "wall street journal" they're leaving new york city. it's become less important to be on actual wall street. most of their guys are working, and women are working from home. fearless girl, though, will stay behind due to popular demand. everyone loves it. she's just down the street from the bull. originally she was facing the bull and the artist -- the artist said hey my bull is not

supposed to be a bad guy, a symbol of wall street. she faces the new york stock exchange daring those people. >> i love it. >> yeah. i love that one. so great. thanks, scott. 6:17 this morning. ck of your mind as you start to think about your thanksgiving dinner. how i love thanksgiving dinner. retailers are expecting turkey shortages. can you believe this? this is with some of the forecasts, 50% cut in supplies over the last year due to labor shortage and meat production and high costs. >> wow. >> you better buy it now and put it in the freezer. >> there you go. there you have it. this is trending at the box office. "free guy" is actually cashed in over the weekend. defying those expectations they've for the movies. >> mondays, am i right. >> you said it, guy. >> mondays, am i right, marcus.

ryan reynolds stars as a background character from a video game. with theater audiences declining in recent weeks because of the delta variant it was forecast to earn about 20 million bucks but it surpassed and mr heard confirmed on twitter disney is eyeing a sequel. am i the only one that didn't hear about this movie. >> i didn't know. yeah, here and there but didn't know a lot about it. >> here is a new way you maybe can watch the sequel to the movie, drive-in in the daylight. the first daytime drive-in theater is opening outside of knoxville, tennessee. it can screen big films in bright sun light thanks to new technology. others are sure to follow because drive-in theaters really got a resurgence of renaissance during the pandemic as we all look for safe alternatives to the indoor movie theater experience. last year late march to mid

august drive-ins generated 85% of north american box office. >> screens are bright enough because we've seen times square, the billboard over by the university avenue. >> we got to drive all the way to knoxville to see a daytime movie. it's like wait. when is it coming to san jose. >> right. >> you have a pretty good tv. >> i don't know if it's that good. >> why is it happening in tennessee and not in the silicon valley? >> all right. yeah. we'll see. let's get started. we have a lot to talk about in the weather department because we've had to deal with the unhealthy air quality, the smoke and haze and take a look at this view from dublin. you can barely see the hills in the distance as the smoke settles in. the air quality advisory continues today and it will be moderate at least for the start of the day but then we'll see it changing going into this afternoon. it does look like a it clears out and we'll have a clear sky for once. then we see our temperatures headed towards the low 80s today. 82 in san jose, upper 70s for

milpitas and 92 in morgan hill. also some is low 90s for the east bay with danville today headed toward 94 degrees, vallejo 83 and oakland towards 72. we'll see a high of 72 in san mateo and daly city reaching 66. some upper 60s downtown in san francisco and some mid 80s for sonoma, ukiah, up to the triple digits reaching 100 degrees. hot temperatures for those inland areas but we are going to see a lot of changes. we were talking about the potential of getting some of those pfps events for the north bay and this is the reason why. we're going to start to see an offshore wind heading towards the middle of the week as the storm system passes to the north of us. when the winds blow offshore, we don't get that ocean breeze and the higher humidity. the wind dries out and heats up as it moves over the hills. that's what we're expecting and could raise our fire danger for the middle of the week as our temperatures head towards the upper 80s and low 90s. we're going to see more upper 80s for the week as the winds calm down and san francisco stays in the upper 60s for those

highs. mike, you're tracking the build at the plaza. >> talking about the bay bridge toll plaza. the backup is very mild considering the fact that we're still tracking an incident on the span, possibly a second just past treasure island. the backup filling in the middle lanes and that's the pattern even though all lanes are the same their electronic tolls, people look at the overhead signs and see cash and fast track, it's the same. we have possibly a second incident just past treasure island in addition to the disabled vehicle for the first, for the bridge crew and possibly another crew heading out there. we'll track that. that may mean a change in the toll plaza in the next few minutes. mild slowing there. highway 37 and the rest of the bay shows an easy drive south bay, peninsula no issues. back to you. >> all right. thank you, mike. we've been talking about phony vaccine cards. now there's a crackdown. those cards are making their way across america's college campuses. next on "today in the bay," new call from lawmakers to put an end to it and a reminder about

the steep penalties that violators could face. we're always on social media showing you something. hey. >> i love this. >> shot of janelle and i as we do a little tiktok dance there we posted it on the facebook page and instagram. follow us, look learn it, do it yourself it's fun and easy. kris, i'm going to teach you during the break. workouts this morning. 6:22. much more ahead on "today in the bay."

it is 6:25 and the texas supreme court is blocking mask mandates imposed by two of the state's most populace counties. dallas and san antonio's bear county issueded orders which a lower court agreed with but the ruling defied governor abbott's order banning mask requirements. school districts in at least two other counties including austin have also defied the order. today new york city is set to become the first in the nation to require proof of vaccination for restaurants, entertainment venues, gyms indoors. now the rule applies to customers and workers who can actually show their vaccination status through an app or with a vaccine card. few details have been shared on how to follow that new mandate or penalties for those who don't comply. san francisco is set to start its own vaccine mandate on friday. live nation entertainment one of the largest ticketing companies will now require

artists, fans and employees to be fully vaccinated in order to gain access to concerts and venues. fans will have the option of showing a negative covid test. the company says all employees however have to be vaccinated by october 4th when the new vaccination rule takes effect. coming up next, top stories we're following including what's happening in afghanistan where the taliban has seized control. dramatic new images ofeople desperately trying to leave and the u.s. effort to get americans out. plus all new covid concerns for children. we're going to talk about the growing number of cases being reported across the country as more kids head back to school. and summer is officially over for those in the san francisco unified school district. coming up i'll break down what you need to know if today is your first day of school. you're watching "today in the bay."

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right now at 6:30, crisis in afghanistan. the country taken over by the taliban weeks after the u.s. pulls out troops. the latest developments from overnight. back to school, more kids across the bay area head back 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." it's monday morning. good morning to you.

thanks so much for starting your morning here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura has the morning off. two big districts going back to school this morning. san francisco, west contra costa. we were also talking about -- >> fremont union. >> dublin. there's vallejo, a lot going on. >> yeah. you're going to need the forecast. kari has that. >> looks pretty good starting out this morning. just a little hazy as you're heading out in el cerrito. we're going to start out with temperatures in the upper 50s and then at pick-up time, 76 degrees. you'll get to hear the stories all about how the first day of school went. maybe spend a little bit more time outside that's because the smoke that we're seeing right now will be clearing out by this afternoon. this evening looks good but the smoke may return heading into the middle of the week. we'll be tracking our air quality as the fires continue as well as our fire danger. mike, you have a transit delay. >> i have a couple. the big one, we got notification they have possible systemwide bus interruptions because they

don't have enough drivers this week i guess. the operators shortage has been noted by them on twitter so we're passing that along. a delay for one of the capital corridor trains and the bart delay resolved itself. the backup at the bay bridge toll plaza continues to build, filled in that shot over the last ten minutes, slowing for highway 37 and highway 4 with a couple of scattered incidents. we'll track those as well coming up. back to you. want to get to the escalating situation in afghanistan this morning where thousands of americans are frantically trying to escape as the taliban seizes control over the country. >> the u.s. embassy in kabul is all but empty as teams flew the remaining people out overnight by helicopter. taliban forces have taken over the center of government and even the presidential palace now that former president ashraf ghani fled the country. so far no reports of any conflict between u.s. soldiers and the taliban. here at home president biden's administration is citing the deadline set by the trump white house to move troops from the

region and blame afghan security forces for all of this chaos. the white house ordering at least 6,000 american troops back to kabul. >> since the start the u.s. military operation in afghanistan nearly 20 years ago, nearly 2500 u.s. service members have died in the conflict. one of the bay area gold star mothers who lost her son there in 2007 says she is watching the taliban sweep through kabul and it's really difficult for her to watch. her 23-year-old son died in an ambush and she has mixed feelings about the decision to pu out now. because of all of the efforts, 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. >> barbara lee you saw there was the sole voice if congress in 2001 who said that we should not enter into an open-ended war in afghanistan. she said that president biden's decision to pull u.s. troops out now is courageous. i can't stop thinking about afghan girls and women who are in perhaps the most danger in that region. >> just extraordinary. it's impossible to predict the future but we can look at the past and what the taliban has done in the past and predict things will be very grim. under the taliban's first rule in the early 2000s girls were not allowed to go to school or out in public by themselves. this is modern video from today or yesterday. note you will not see women, women are not allowed outside unless they are accompanied by a man and garbed head to toe. president biden in a statement from camp david said our hearts go out to the brave afghan men and women who are now at risk. we're working to evacuate

thousands. that's not going well. we've seen the video of the panic at the airports. this reminds us of the fall of saigonnd at film of that. want to show you a clip from british television the defense minister there, regretting the british are not going to be able to save many of the afghans who helped that country. >> upon regret to me, some people won't get back and we will have to do our best in the country to process the people. >> he's visibly shaken. ma lal ma shot in the head by the taliban because she wanted to go to school tweeted her shock and horror about what she's seeing. the decision made in washington that, you know, we have been fighting for afghan rights, particularly women and girls, for 20 years and it is time for the afghans to fight for afghan rights, but they're clearly not doing that. >> so things have been difficult for the last 20 years even while we were there. >> sure. >> but there was a little hope that things might get better and

then now i can't imagine how any of the young people who grew up with a little -- >> yes. imagine that's the only thing you did know. >> now taken away. >> so sad. thank you. moving now to a different fight, this one against the pandemic. more icu cases filling up and more of them return to school. nearly 94,000 new infections were reported last week. that is four times the number from one month ago. contra costa county is confirming more cases among students. we checked overnight and cases doubled in san ramon unified schools entering week two of in-person learning. 14 students tested positive. half of them elementary students we know cannot be vaccinated. the east contra costa county schools there, there are at least 19 cases in brentwood school district plus 48 cases at liberty union high schools. today, it is a big day for the largest school district in the bay area. it is the first day of school

for students in san francisco and because of the covid concerns, of course, this year is going to look a little different. >> "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 of school even with all of the protocols and restrictions it's got to be feel exciting for them. >> good morning. that's exactly right. it's hard to believe that summer is semi over for those starting school in the san francisco unified school district because today is the first day as you prepare to get your best outfit on you have to have a mask as well because masks will be required at all times. here is what else we know about what your day will look like here at the san francisco unified school district. we do know that all employees must be fully vaccinated starting september 7th or face weekly testing. the district is considering a vaccine mandate for students 12 and up. students must self-screen for covid symptoms each day and as i mentioned wear a mask at all

times. so in all about 50,000 students and 10,000 teachers and staff members will begin a new school year in the district. this after as we all know more than a year of mostly virtual classrooms in addition to masks and that self-observance for symptoms classrooms will have air clearance and although some are nervous to return there's a little bit of excitement. >> the most exciting time. we're happy to have them and we're excited that they're excited to learn and families are ready to become part of the community again and help serving students. >> reporter: and some parents may still be a little hesitant about sending their students back because of covid and the resurgence of the delta variant. san francisco unified is offering an online option for those parents that did apply for the online option by july 30th. if you do feel comfortable you are able to transition back to that in-person learning.

a lot to keep in mind. a big day for teachers and staff and parents and students. everyone that's going back to school, not only at san francisco unified but some of the other districts as well. we're liv s francisco, cierra johnson forcafornia's wog drought this morning. although in this case it may be a green lining, it is happening in napa county. the napa valley register reports county recycled water levels are reaching record levels in this drought, much coming from the napa sanitation waste water treatment plant which produces about 4,000 acre feet of recycled water each year. that goes into places like vineyards and golf courses. other cities doing the same thing include american canyon, calistoga and yountville. >> dealing with things like checking the water, air quality, a lot. >> the upcoming fire danger as well as kids are heading back to school and our temperatures have been pretty hot these past

couple days. as you're heading out to work this morning we're starting out in oakland in the upper 50s. you can see the clouds and hazy conditions overhead and as we go into the lunch hour it will be in the mid 70s while we are going to see the temperatures in the inland east bay head towards the mid 90s, mostly 70s and 80s for our microclimates. we'll talk about air quality coming up. mike, how is it looking heading out in the south bay. >> we're going to show the maps where the speed sensors look great except for san jose where it's not unexpected. we do have your typical slowing north 101 and, in fact, the first of the -- or the second i should say started off regular but now it's lightening up here. fremont schools coming back on-site, cupertino, a lot scattered around. san jose unified on wednesday and will mean changes over the next week or so. we've had a lot come online over here, dublin today, west contra costa county. there is a crash south 880 around alvarado in the middle of the freeway that may be a factor

as the volume builds coming down out of hayward. the bay bridge toll plaza has the backup forming more now and slowing for highway 37 and highway 4. the usual. back to you. >> all right. let the voting begin. next on "today in the bay," the ballots will be cast in a matter of hours for governor gavin newsom's recall election. the first ones anyway. the final push he's been making this week for your support. >> high winds expected to increase the threat of wildfires in our area. the customers who could lose their power as a result. you're watching "today in the bay." this guy here is busy working on our state's recovery. you see he lives in california and by vacationing in california

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coming up on 6:44. the first day of school for a lot of kids today in san francisco. we have nice weather starting out for the need for a jacket but later today a bit of hazy sunshine will be in the 60s. have a great first day and we'll take a look at the rest of our microclimates coming up in a few minutes. we're looking over here at the bay bridge toll plaza where this has taken about 20 minutes to fill in the left edge of the screen. it's a gradual build looking at a slower drive as you're building on the east bay. we'll show you the breakdown coming up. the white house says president biden may speak to the nation soon about afghanistan. >> scott mcgrew, it's everything president biden said it wouldn't be. >> y short of catastrophe. the taliban have taken the major cities including kabul. we can't get people out fast

enough. i mean that. we cannot get them out fast enough. the comparisons to saigon are obvious. we're seeing a lot of video out of afghanistan of taliban in the streets. notice the absence of women when you see the street scenes. they are inside fearing the worst. the u.s. has relocated to the international airport. compare this to what the president and his administration 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 well equipped as any army in the world and an air force. >> even the images are evocative of what happened in vietnam. >> this is not saigon. the fact of the matter is this, we went to afghanistan 20 years ago with one mission in mind and that was to deal with the people who attacked us on 9/11 and that

mission has been successful. >> president biden was at camp david when he learned that kabul had fallen, left unprotected by a force we trained for more than 20 years, at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars. the president is still at camp david this morning. he has not returned to the white house. and hasn't spoken on camera about afghanistan since last tuesday. he issued a statement over the weekend when i came to 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's a lot of misdirection in that statement. president trump did say he wanted to invite the taliban to camp david. no, he did not actually do that. yes, it was on the 9/11 anniversary again.

negotiations were changed. details in biden's statement are irrelevant at hand. the trump administration did make the deal with the taliban that led us to today, but the taliban repeatedly violated that agreement. biden could have cited that and changed the deal. he didn't. it's one of the few things biden hasn't reversed from the trump administration. now to be sure every president in the last 20 years has had their hands in this. george w. bush took his eye off the ball with claims there were weapons of mass destruction in iraq, there were not. obama set timetables that encouraged the taliban to wait this out. we killed one of the negotiators in the air strike. the buck and debacle stops at the desk of just one president, and that's the man who is currently the president. there's a lot happening on social media. citizen journalists document what's happening in afghanistan. we're talking about it on twitter. you can find me there. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thank you. mail-in ballots are on their

way to your mailbox. maybe you've already received yours for the recall special election. today is the official deadline for counties to mail the ballots ahead of the september 14th election and governor gavin newsom will be back in the bay area today urging people to vote no on that recall. newsom's vote no weekend of action continued in los angeles. 46 candidates are running against the governor, most of them republicans. the man stabbed saturday in southern california during a heated vaccine related protest has been released from the hospital is this. >> this happened in front of city hall when anti-vaccine groups clashed with counter protesters and you can see things got ugly and not just for that man. the stabbing victim's injuries were never made clear but he is expected to recover. police are still looking for the attack. >> senate majority leader chuck schumer is calling for a crackdown on fake vaccination

cards. this follows reports on how people are cheating the system. >> so, fake vaccination cards have been advertised on the social media, on blogs, and now more signs point up to a ramp of production of fake cards. >> using a fake vaccination card with the official government logo on it is a federal crime. let's take a live look outside. peek out our windows. you can see a bit of a hazy start to the bay area morning. smoky skies. we have incoming high winds and now there are possible pspf, the planned power shutoffs coming. bob redell is hive with the areas we're zeroing in on and what you can do to prepare. good morning, bob. >> good morning to you. we're starting to feel some of that wind here in dublin, but this is not an area that is targeted by pg&e for power shutoffs. pg&e is warning customers in napa, solano, sonoma, and 13

other counties up north of that area. as you can see on the map we put on your screen, this public safety power shutoff what happened tomorrow night affects about 39,000 customers, 27,000 of whom are located in butte and shasta counties. only an extremely small number of customers in napa, solano and sonoma could be impacted. the utility is concerned that the winds forecast for tomorrow could knock down power lines and start wildfires in what has been extremely dry vegetation because of the drought we're experiencing. you'll recall one year ago today, it was the start of the lightning complex fire that burned through the east and south bay. up until this point last year only 300,000 acres had burned through the state. by the end of the year the number sky rocketed to 4.25 million acres. the lightning complex fire was responsible for almost 4,000 acres here in aim alameda, contra costa and areas into the

central valley. rob mayeda reminded us of a radar loop a year ago that he posted on twitter that shows the hundreds of lightning strikes throughout the bay area one year ago today that started 900 fires in our region. these fires were between august 16th and august 18th of last year. the lightning complex is the fourth largest wildfire in our state's modern history. reporting live here in dublin, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> just remembering that. talking about it -- >> so weird. >> it was. >> walk out -- >> and now we take a look at this hazy sunrise this morning. lots going on. let's talk about also the big news that you heard out of the weekend, with that earthquake that happened in haiti and so we're following up on that as well. that's coming at the same time that we do have this tropical depression that's moving just to the south of the island and that is also bringing some heavy rain as they try to pick up from all the devastation from that weekend earthquake. now taking a look at also

another tropical storm. we have tropical storm fred that is now moving closer to the pan handle of florida. there's the sunrise. we can see it there as well with the hazy conditions and we've had that throughout the weekend. then as we take a look at our temperatures we're in the upper 60s for a high today in san francisco, 84 in napa, 74 in hayward, and 92 in morgan hill. 82 in san jose. now we're also talking about our winds picking up. the high fire danger. this is late tomorrow night into early wednesday morning. take a look at some of those wind speeds coming in from the north for parts of the north bay with some very low humidity, gusty winds, but a lot of us in the valley won't feel too much, but it's for our bay area hills that will see that and a potential public safety power shutoff for parts of solano, napa, lake mendocino and sonoma counties for tuesday night into wednesday. this all happening because of a storm system passing to our north that's going to shift our

wind direction cause it to be very windy and when the winds blow offshore, the humidity drops and our temperatures sometimes go up. that's what we're looking at for the middle of the week with our inland temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s continuing with the warm weather and keep it cool for san francisco with the gusty winds that will be with us through the middle of the week. how is it looking? >> we'll take a quick look. we haven't been talking about it because there's not a lot to report. we have haze in the skies but not enough to be a problem for drivers. there you go. representing this side of the bay. south bay starting to build up a little bit for san jose, just getting started for your morning commute. nothing dramatic. that crash southbound 880, through hayward instead of alvarado and fremont. highway 4 slowing, same for 37, the build now at the richmond side of the bridge and, of course, the bay bridge toll plaza, breaking down this contra costa county drive, it's building up now so it's slowing through concord out of pittsburgh and bay point but the drive from antioch, there you

go, 37 minutes and slowing for va back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now, tesla's autopilot drivi system now a subject of a 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 2018 and we've all seen the viral videos of teslas on the roadways with drivers either not behind the wheel at all or perhaps asleep, maybe watching a movie or reading a book. this is not connected to that. next a look at the top stories on "today in the bay." more bay area students head back to school. we're going to take you to the largest school district in the bay area welcoming back the students, teachers and staff, many for the first time in nearly a year and a half. much more ahead for you just in two minutes. you're watching "today in the bay."

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>> good morning. that's exactly right. we already saw a student walking by. it's a little early still but he was on his way to school. yeah, the biggest districts in the area beginning their first bring their masks because that is one of the protocols that will be in place as the school year begins. here's some of the other facts we know aboutmpyees must be ful vaccinated beginning september 7th or face weekly testing. the district is also considering a vaccine mandate for those students 12 and up and students must self-screen for covid symptoms each day and also as i mentioned wear a mask at all times. in all about 50,000 students and 10,000 teachers and staff members will begin the new school year here in the district. this after more than a year of mostly virtual classes. in addition to those masks and self-observance, there will be air cleaners in many of those classrooms. some parents may not quite feel

comfortable with their student going back to class so the district is offering online classes. if you registered by july 30th you have the option of transitioning back to in-person learning once you feel comfortable. if you're heading back tifferen years. live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> exciting day. thank you. coming up on the "today" show a look at other top stories including national security adviser jake sullivan who will discuss the afghani crisis and where the u.s. goes from here. gabe gutierrez takes a look at recovery efforts following the devastating earthquake in haiti ahead at 7:00. we want to take a look outside, you can see behind us in san jose very hazy start to the day. >> we are going to see the hazy sky for the morning but it should clear out this afternoon highs in the low 90s. mike? >> all right. >> better in hayward. that crash cleared.

good news for the nimitz or better news. >> it's the nimitz. >> all right. that's what's happening today in the back. we'll be back at 7:25 with live local news. much more ahead during our midday newscast. join us then. more ahead for you today. good morning breaking overnight, afghanistan falls. a catastrophe for its people and a debacle for the biden administration a triumphant taliban, storming and seizing total control of the country. americans evacuated from the embassy by helicopter, scenes echoing the darkest final days of vietnam the military scrambling even more u.s. troops over the weekend in a last-minute effort to get out