right now at 5:00, breaking news on both coasts. on the east coast, flood emergency. the flash flooding, water rescue and damage coming to light this hour. and close to home. wildfire crisis. once again this morning, the caldor fire still burning near south lake tahoe. and the supreme court refuses to look at the texas abortion law. what some believe it will lead to other air places in the u.s. we want to take you to that

breaking news on the east coast. devastating flooding affecting millions of people. some folks who never have had to deal with flooding before. dozens of homes have been saved or rather people have been saved from their homes as we are looking at new video from new jersey this morning. our sister station in new york city reports that at least eight people are confirmed dead from that storm, including a toddler. the rains coming down hard and fast in 24 hours. all of it remanence of hurricane ida as it is making its way north. in upstate new york, some say they never got any warning. >> it was unexpected. we lost everything, but that's materialistic, and you can repair that. >> governors of new york and new jersey already declared states of emergency.

back here at home and to the firefight being watched around the world, in south lake tahoe, this is a wildfire that already wiped out more than 700 structures. >> and the caldor fire is inching ever so close to town. sharon, what was it like driving in? >> reporter: as you can see, i am wearing a mask right now and you can see ash falling down all-around us. you can see the flames still here on the hillside, and this is how it has been all morning. very active fire around this area. this is near christmas valley. this whole area has been ordered to evacuate and they are concerned about this, of course, reaching south lake tahoe. firefighters doing their best to keep that from happening. we saw flames here along highway 50, and firefighters conducted a

back burn and we saw hills in this area lit up to establish a line to protect the homes. at the kirkwood ski resort they used snow machines to protect the area there. the caldor fire has destroyed more than 500 homes and is 23% contained and burned over 200,000 acres. >> boulders have been rolling. they get released from the fire burns and all the support is lost and they fall down. dead standing trees and weakened by the fire, winds plowing them and they will fall and the embers cast forward into the fire. >> we have clothes and luggage and our laptop bags and the dog food, of course. >> evacuees are looking for a place to stay to wait it out.

restaurants and businesses in tahoe city are temporarily closed even though they are not in the path of the fire, and many hotels have closed because they don't have enough staff to help them stay open. with labor day weekend ahead, all of these business owners and residents, they are just trying their best to survive this fire and the pandemic. reporting live at echo summit, i am sharon katsuda for "today in the bay." >> thank you, sharon. be safe out there. we want to get to meteorologist, kari hall. we saw the firefighter talking about the wind blowing the embers. what are the wind conditions looking like today? >> it was so windy yesterday and we are expecting better conditions today, and they did see gusts over 30 miles per hour and that is causing the fire to spread in an easterly direction, and we are seeing it move to the north of highway 50. we see all of the active

sensors, and the red ones indicate where we still see the fire, and it's moving closer to south lake tahoe but they are keeping it a little bit in more of the rural areas, but as we look at the smoke that will be coming in today, much more smoke arriving by this afternoon into the evening, and that's going to be with us into this labor day weekend. we're tracking that as well as hotter temperatures. i'll have an update coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, kari. we are talking about the breaking news and a blow to abortion right advocates. the supreme court refusing to block texas restrictive new law. >> tracie potts is live in washington. is the law going to remain in place? >> for now it is. the supreme court decided not to touch it in a 5-4 decision with

chief justice roberts joining the court's three liberal members. as we said yesterday, the new texas law forbids abortions after a heartbeat is detected when a lot of women don't even know they are pregnant, and it allows private citizens to sue anybody involved in facilitating an abortion, like a driver, for example. the law is forcing doctors to turn a way a large number of women. >> politicians don't hear the anguish from the patients and don't hear their stories about why they need access to safe abortions today. >> what we hope is in the future is abortion limits will be able to make their way into the law. >> now, in the ruling the high

court suggested this may not be the last we hear about this, there could be other challenges brought because they think there are other areas that might carry some sort of legal standing, so we could see more on this. they are also planning to this fall hear a case out of mississippi, another law that restricts abortions in this case as early as 15 weeks. we're far from the end of the challenges to roe v. wade, and the president weighing in and is condemning this new texas law that the supreme court is refusing to touch. take a look at the map here on your screen if you can. thousands of people without power in the city of san jose. you see the outages there. the map shows it's close to or even abutting up against the airport in san jose.

in total, about 5,000 customers are in the dark this morning. it's going to be rough getting ready for school. we're not sure why this is happening. we are working with pg&e to get more information, especially when the lights will be brought back on. >> not the way you want to wake up this morning. stanford releasing a first of its kind study on how effective mask coverings are in reducing exposure to covid-19. researchers studied 600 villages in bangladesh, and this is where masking was low. they gave free masks to half the villages and instructions. the doctors say any protection helps. they found surgical masks work better than the cloth ones. here's one of the lead authors of the study. >> it's not just about an

individual wearing a mask to protect him or herself, and it's about keeping the community safe. >> the researchers say the findings show giving mask away from encouragement from community leaders in the countries struggling to get vaccinations really does slow the spread of the virus. it's 5:09. 12 days left until the recall special election. faulkner is planning to tout his homeless plan in san francisco. meantime the leading contender claiming he leans too much towards trump. >> nobody calls me a mitt romney republican or a george w. bush republican, and i'm going to support whoever the republicans nominate in 2024, and it's a means to distract from the issue. >> that's larry elder talking to our station last night.

elder criticized gavin newsom for his handling of the pandemic, and despite california being a blue state, people will vote for change if that's what is needed. a wider spread of even likely voters shooting down the recall effort. you can see right here. the margin almost 20 percentage points between no and yes. this is the ppic poll, and it has been going on since the question was first asked in march. 53% approve of how governor newsom is doing his job. if you have questions about the recall ballot, scott mcgrew put together and explains more about the ballot on our website. it's still dark out.

we know that wildfire smoke will make its way back after we got a brief break yesterday. an air quality advisory is issued once again for today. meteorologist, kari hall, is tracking those conditions. good morning, kari. >> good morning. an air quality advisory is a step below the spare the air alert, and still people sensitive to the smoke need to limit their time outside. this is the air quality issues, and once again for people that may be sensitive or have breathing problems, children and elderly should limit time outside. we have temperatures in the mid to upper 50s in fremont and it's going to be cooler than normal as our highs reach into the upper 70s and low 80s for some of our warmest spots inland. we are getting ready for a labor day weekend heat up. i'll have more on that in the forecast in a few minutes. mike has been tracking a major

issue coming through the tri-valley >> yeah, there are lots of folks traveling -- we'll call it the bay area extended. there's a problem for west 580. no change in the status from the earlier lanes blocked. this will include folks coming from vasco. there's one last exit you can take that will take you to livermore avenue out of that portion, and i would suggest that. other folks are causing more congestion off 580. they have construction here in concord that just cleared in the last few. back to you. >> thank you. what a new survey is finding about tech workers right here in the bay area. >> looks like very few people are headed back to the theaters. more delays from holiday. i'll tell you about when "today

in the bay" continues.

good thursday morning. it's 5:15. as you are heading out the door in the east bay, let's check out martinez. we will enjoy a warm-up, and we'll talk about that in a few minutes. and all lanes of 580 just reopened in the last report, so

we should have recovery, and the deadly crash, we'll talk more about that and the ripple affect coming up. good morning. happy thursday to you. we keep our eye on the criminal trial of elizabeth holmes. they are still picking the jury. they will select 12 jurors and five alternates. the opening statements and actual trial will get under way next week. the spaceship travels off course when returning to earth and the faa is looking into it. in the end, no harm, no foul. a lot of job news to talk about. amazon will hire another 55,000 people both in warehouses and in tech. walmart another 20,000. we get first-time jobless claims

today. the federal payments to the unemployment run out september 6th, and ironically that's labor day. we do look at a fairly strong report because we think with coronavirus, even as it gets worse, turns out the one thing we can do during a pandemic is work. as far as coronavirus, 211,000 americans tested positive yesterday alone, which is why we can now announce once again the new "top gun" movie has been pushed to spring of 2022 as americans stay eight of the theaters. this is the fourth time the movie has been delayed from summer of last year to christmas of last year to july of this year to november of this year to spring of next year. if things continue to get worse i will probably announce spring of next year is probably when we are not going to see "top gun." >> will feel like a historic

documentary at that point. >> that's a lot of delays. we'll wait for it, i guess. thank you. a mixed bag when it comes to tech wur kwurz returning to the office in the bay area. special network found a survey that found 45% of google workers returned to the office last month, and facebook the number drops to 20%. compare these numbers with san jose based paypal where only 8% of employees returned to the office at least one time in the last month. these images show a sobering look at the impact the caldor fire is having a lake tahoe. our photo journalist took these photos. at the top, one is from mid june, the one at the bottom, as you can see right there, that is

from yesterday. >> wow. >> just look at that. you barely can see the water. >> i think a lot of people have seen on social media comparing what the lake looked like at the last time enjoying the beautiful waters, and now seeing that on tv is hard. >> yeah, we are not seeing of the beauty there right now. >> and the smoky conditions will continue, right, kari? >> yeah, we have seen the fire moving right past south lake tahoe, and some of the very rugged terrain that is causing a big issue for those firefighters, and we'll be watching that. we're going to start to see some of the smoke coming in today. as we start out this morning in san francisco, can't see it now but we see the low clouds that will be rolling in for the morning hours. in san jose we will see moderate air quality turning a little more unhealthy today.

with temperatures starting out in the upper 50s, we will see it slowly warming up throughout the morning. into noon, nice and comfortable as we head towards the upper 70s today, reaching 76 in milpitas, and for gilroy today. eastbound, low 60s for half moon bay, and for the north bay, 66 in mill valley, and compare that to 84 in ukiah today. ukiah is still fairly comfortable today, but we will see the temperatures in the valleys getting hot for the weekend. as you make labor day outdoor plans, just know that it's going to be hotter, especially the further you head inland, and we are also going to see a lot more smoke coming in. limiting time outside is a good idea as we will see the temperatures reach into the

mid-90s in the valleys, and then we will see them gradually cooling off by the middle of next week. san francisco, mainly in the upper 50s and low 60s -- i should say upper 60s low 70s for the weekend. mike, what is the update on the morning commute? >> kari, 580 reopened and that will have a ripple affect. yesterday was a tough crash. i want to make sure you know, west 580 did clear all lanes just before north livermore. the deadly crash has been cleared and the investigation paperwork and other information continuing, of course. the tragedy leaves in its wake the backup to north greenville and that will start to recover now. there's a burst of traffic through dublin and the interchange. the bay bridge clear of that with no problems. next up, bay area responds.

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breaking news on both sides of the country. in the sierra, the caldor fire forcing tends of thousands from their homes. this is brand-new video just into the news room. the fire is only 23% contained. 595 homes, gone. meanwhile the northeast dealing

with historic flooding. look at this. several children and a driver were rescued from a school bus as the high waters moved in. this was yesterday in maryland. you see the firefighters walking and tired from all the work they have been doing. this was in frederick county, this is just one of many rescues. the heavy rain coming from the remanence of hurricane ida. our consumer team at nbc bay area and telemundo 48 are fielding a lot of vaccine questions. >> yeah, chris chmura is here with the question of how to replace your vaccine card if you lose it or damage it. >> good morning. this little piece of paper has become very much important. so when doris in oakland told my counterpart at telemundo that

she lost her card. she was told to contact the place where she got her shot and tell them what happened and request a replacement card. if the place you got the vaccine from can't help you, it's time to contact the state and the state should have your vaccine record on file and get you a replacement card. you also should keep a picture of your vaccination card on your smartphone, and we expect this would be an ongoing question so we made a step by step how-to video that shows how to replace your vaccine card. you can watch that on our website, our streaming channels and youtube page. just look for the how-to page. the giants do have an important series ahead against the dodgers, but maybe they are getting distracted against

milwaukee. >> yeah, last night at oracle, buster posey tied it at two, and then lorenzo came and hit a solo home run. the brewers won. the giants have lost four straight. i hate the sound of that. suddenly they are a half game behind the dodgers in the division. i hate that. look, hey, we're going to get it this friday. look at the screen right there, because the giants take on the dodgers starting tomorrow. that game right here on nbc bay area. first place on the line here, so let's go giants. that coverage starts at 6:30 p.m. top stories we are following today, that includes the stream weather we are following from coast-to-coast. also dramatic scenes in new york as flooding continues there overnight. folks not used to this ind of flooding. we will bring you the latest

conditions there. plus -- >> i am sharon katsuda live at the caldor fire. progress was made overnight. i'll have that story coming up. plus -- a majority of californians support vaccination requirements for customers entering bay area businesses. that's next. you're watching "today in the bay."

breaking now at 5:30, fire and flooding. flames burning in tahoe near homes and ski resorts. the threat is nowhere near over. firefighters could get a break today, and we'll take you live to the frontline. what was hurricane ida, pummeling new york overnight and halting flights and turning deadly. this is "today in the bay." good thursday morning. thank you so much for starting your morning with us. i am marcus washington. >> i am kris sanchez in for laura garcia. at the east coast, storms from hurricane ida devastate places overnight. look how high that water is in that area. people were inside at the time of that. a scary situation. we know eight people are dead from the storm, including a

toddler. the first ever flash flood emergency was called for new york city. this right here, video of rescues. this is just northeast of new york city there, and i am sure that family have very happy to see those rescuers taking them to safety. crews are in the middle of saving a lot of people from those waters. stephanie gosk is live. >> reporter: the hurricane continues to do damage here, and 10:00 in queens last night, the rain was coming down so hard so fast, it brought the gas station crashing down on a car and the owner of the car was uninjured. and first the national weather system issued a flash flood warning and then upgraded that to a flash flood emergency, because the situation here in new york was life threatening. there are images from subway

stations last night that are biblical, subways flooding downstairs and the fire department had to rescue 100 people roughly. central park, overnight between the hours of 9:00 and 10:00, 3.15 inches of rain fell and that shattered the previous record of 1.94, and that one was set about a week and a half ago with hurricane henri. and in new jersey the governor declaring state of emergency and people trapped in their cars, and the river water and floodwaters rising so quickly it floated away with them. hurricane ida still packing a punch and wreaking havoc. >> yeah, when the sun comes up we will get a better look at the damage. the caldor fire still burning out of control on a

destruction spree. it's coming ever so close now to the hot spot, south lake tahoe. >> we have been sending our crews out there to get you a good look at what is going on, and sharon katsuda is just outside of the south lake tahoe city limits there. what you have been able to see since you have been up there? there's a lot going on. >> reporter: that's right, kris and marcus, we have seen so many hot spots along the highway, and you can see along the ridge line, more active flames. we just saw a fire truck going down below there, and it's so dark you can't see, but down below there are twinkling lights. this is one of the evacuated areas, and so we saw flames on the way here in riverton along highway 50. firefighters overnight conducted a back burn so we saw the hills in that area lit up to establish

a line to protect homes. at kirkwood ski resort yesterday they used snow machines to protect the resort. caldor fire is 23% contained now, and there's another problem with the fire, gravity. evacuees are looking for a place to stay to wait it out. restaurants and businesses in tahoe city are temporarily closed even though they are not in the path of the fire. many hotels closed because they don't have enough staff to help them stay open. >> this is definitely been one of those times when you are just always adjusting, you know, for small businesses like myself and everybody else around, you are just adjusting to what is happening on a day-to-day basis. >> 2,500 for refunds so far. we're a small family business,

it hurts. >> reporter: with labor day weekend ahead, this is a blow to the economy. residents are doing what they can to survive the fires and the pandemic, and even those in north tahoe, they are saying please stay away to potential tourists until everything is under control and they need to keep the roads open for firefighters and evacuees. >> yeah, affecting so many people in many different fronts. let's get to kari hall, and it's been rough, kari, so firefighters need a break. >> yeah, and they are getting a break in the weather because the winds are going to calm down just a bit, but so much of the landscape has burned. these are the fire detection sensors and the yellow ones indicate where we are seeing the fire move through. the red ones indicate where it's

moving and we are still seeing the fire on the move, definitely moving off towards the north and east. we have been paying close attention with how close it's coming to south lake tahoe, and unfortunately we are seeing the fire move in that area. here at home we are going to experience more smoke today, and the air quality becoming more hazy and unhealthy if you are spending time outside. we are watching the weekend warmup, and i'll have more on that in a couple minutes. >> yeah, and when you talk about a fire that size you have a lot of manpower out there. more than 4,000 firefighters are on the front lines of the caldor fire right now. and as the flames continue, there's another possible threat of covid-19. one firefighting team, six members tested positive for covid-19. before the outbreak it cut gathering sizes in half, increasing cleaning of the camps as well as encouraging mask

wearing and hand washing. there's a medical team on site. >> we do temperature checks every morning and report whether we have symptoms that are covid-like, and at that point we would receive the test and if it comes back positive we would be removed from thes in department. >> cal fire does not require its crews to provide proof of vaccination because the firefighters from the front lines are from departments across the country with different requirements. we have an interactive map on nbcbayarea.com, and you can click on the caldor burn map on the trending bar. this is on the top of the home page. and continuing our pandemic coverage, first, san francisco now berkeley will require proof of vaccination to get inside most places. >> and bob riddell is live in the east bay. bob, talk to us about when these

requirements go into effect. >> reporter: good morning. it will be a week from this friday, so starting september 10th, the city of berkeley, the second bay area city that will require proof of vaccination along with an i.d. to enter most public places and businesses within their city limits. this would include bars, restaurants, clubs and gyms and large events with more than 1,000 people at those events. the city is also requiring people that work at those businesses to be fully vaccinated by october 15th or submit to a weekly covid test. could other cities adopt similar requirements? well, if so a majority of californians would support such measures. there's a new survey put out by the public policy institute in california finds 61% of california adults favor proof of vaccination requirements for businesses, and statewide the support is greatest here in the bay area with 72% expressing approval, and when you break it

down by party affiliation, an overwhelming percentage of democrats approve. and then a possible threat from a different covid variant. this is called the mu variant, and so far the bay area is only seeing isolated cases and the global foothold is less than 1%. experts believe research still has to happen to determine if it's more dangerous or contagious than other variants. >> even if that variant has some way to get around those vaccine responses, i still think the vaccine is the best chance that we have at holding the virus at bay. >> one data showing group is tracking cases of the variant so far in the u.s.

the cdc is not listing it as a variant of concern. this is walnut creek as we get started today. meteorologist, kari hall, of course, has been tracking the air quality conditions all morning for us. kari, as we are dealing with that now and heading towards the weekend, how is that looking for us? can we get out and enjoy it? >> it's going to be a struggle trying to figure out whether to go out or limit your time out there, and it all depends on your health. if you are sensitive to the smoke, and also if you are going to, let's say, a baseball game, you want to make sure you are wearing an n95 mask as you head out. moderate air quality out there tomorrow. first pitch for the giants game will be in the low 60s. a jacket and a couple layers on as well and the winds will pick up and then the clouds move in later in the evening. it's going to be a great event to enjoy. napa valley this weekend, keep in mind the temperatures are

going to be much hotter, so we are going from the mid-80s tomorrow to the low 90s as we go throughout the weekend. once again the smoke will be settling in. and for pass yo robles, temperatures going up there. los angeles, dealing with the smoke and reaching into the upper 80s. a lot to watch out with the fires and air quality as well as the heat. it's calm right now, and i am tracking a disabled vehicle reported in the tunnel from treasure island heading over towards san francisco. now, we see traffic bunching up at the curb, and it's an obstacle illusion, and a little bit of slowing but that's typical of the pattern as things build on the span. easy driving there. no slowing for highway 4 through

concord. good recovery through livermore after the accident. typical san jose build here for northbound 101. back to you. >> thank you. coming up, our continuing coverage of the caldor fire, and this view from space -- it's not from space right here, but look at this view. we will look at the before and after as smoke continues to fill the air. and then we'll have the latest from washington when "today in the bay" continues.

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to help keep our state golden. good thursday morning. right now at 5:46, as you are heading out the door temperatures are in the mid to upper 50s. cool start but a cool day as more smoke comes in. we'll talk more about this coming up in a few minutes. a smooth drive after early problems come into the tri-valley, and things cleared up for 580 as well. we'll show you how things are building up, coming up. coast-to-coast this morning, breaking news. here at home, the image on the left of your screen, the caldor fire. evacuations are in effect for most of the lake tahoe. in bay area city terms, it's

larger than san jose, oakland, san francisco and walnut creek combined. on the east coast, millions dealing with the historic flooding from hurricane ida. these are live pictures we want to show you this morning, and there's rescue efforts in pennsylvania still going on. we know at least eight people are dead in new york and new jersey. new developments in the town of windsor. this is where it appeared the former mayor may be ready to try and resurrect his political career. he resigned in may after nine women accused him of sexual assault and misconduct. he's claiming the paperwork is a technicality to ensure previous donations for campaign funds are used appropriately. he issued a statement to kbcs radio saying he made no decision

to run at this point but not ruling out he will run. we reached out for comment but have not heard back. scott mcgrew is here, and he says getting the power turned back on is the number one job. >> yeah, you have a whole list that all occupy first place. the president will ask the defense department to share satellite imagery to help power companies to find out where the power lines are, this is the president meeting with the president of ukraine yesterday. >> the united states remains firmly committed to ukraine's sovereignty in the face of russian aggression, and --

>> the u.s. stands with ukraine, that seems obvious, but remember that's the same ukrainian president that saw the previous u.s. president delay help unless he did something illegal. and then investigators want to look at who talked to who and when during the attack, and house minority leader kevin mccarthy said if the telecommunication provider helps, republicans will remember that. in fact, the request once helped

turn up hillary clinton's use of a private server costs her the election, and a third party vendor made backup copies of the secretary of state's confidential and classified e-mails thinking it would be a helpful service. you've heard the supreme court will not act in the texas abortion law. they didn't decide if the law was legal, they are waiting for a specific case, somebody who has been affected to bring it to court. protests in texas over the law that let's citizens sue anybody

involved in an abortion after a fetal heart can be detected, involves a taxi driver or anybody that lends the woman money. >> thanks for that clarification. back to our breaking news of the caldor fire burning in south lake tahoe. this is the view from space. >> these are the images we're talking about, this is over the tahoe basin the day the fire started, and now a image from yesterday, and look at the difference. this is a look of a rescue under way in new jersey right now, and you can see there, the people on the roof.

looks like there are crews there on the ground in the water, maybe boats -- i can barely see there. this is the situation that we're faced with throughout the country right now as ida is making her way through the south and northeast right now, flooding a lot of the areas. we know of at least eight deaths, and a toddler included in the number right there. this is what is left behind of that. of course, we are continuing to follow what is going on there. kari, certainly a lot of rain coming over a short span of time. >> yeah. i mean, it's really surreal to see all of the rain that happened in pennsylvania. not louisiana. yeah, we had that there, too, but you can see how much water the systems can pack even as they travel over long distances, dropping over eight inches of rain there. now it's clearing that region and heading over maine and over parts of the atlantic, so hopefully the damage will be

done with this and we won't see anymore impacts. as we bring it back home we are tracking wildfire smoke that will increase over the bay area today. we will see the hazy sky, a little more of a gray or milky white collar as opposed to clear blue like we had yesterday, and for people sensitive to the smoke, you need to limit your time and definitely wear a mask when you do head out. now, we're going to see much more of the smoke settling in for the weekend. this as a lot of people set out for the labor day weekend, and the temperatures nice and cool for today reach into the mid-70s from martinez, and napa reaching 75 degrees. san jose reaching 77. we will see low 70s for concord and antioch. these temperatures are cooler than what we normally see for early september, but it's about to get hot. as it gets hot, that smoke just gets pushed into the valleys. there will be a couple storm systems moving into the pacific northwest, but we are going to

see a wide range in temperatures from the coast due to the high pressure building across the region. you can see how the temperatures climb each day, reaching the peak on sunday and still pretty hot on labor day, monday, reaching 95 degrees. mike, how is it looking right now as folks get ready to head out for work? pretty standard. san jose showing more slowing than i expected to stick around. we will check on that to make sure there are no incidents there. 880, a crash at hayward and 92. the bay bridge toll plaza has a build in the last few minutes that is that starting to stick. >> thanks, mike. happening now, attorneys for two former minneapolis police officers charged in george floyd's death are asking the trial not be live streamed. the defense attorney says some

witnesses won't testify if that trial is broadcasts. three officers are facing eight aiding and abetting in floyd's death. new accusations denver area police officers and paramedics now face in the death of elijah mcclain. you are watching "today in the bay."

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5:57. thanks for sticking around. you are watching "today in the bay." there are new details in the death of a black officer in colorado. three police officers and two paramedics are being charged with manslaughter. officers in aurora put elijah mcclain in a choke hold. he was then injected with a sedative but lost consciousness. he died three days later. police were called because of a suspicious-looking man. the defense yesterday rested the case in the robert durst trial. closing arguments will take place next week. on the stand durst testified he did not kill his friend, susan berman, but if he did, he would

lie about it. a follow-up now to the deadly dive boat fire off the coast of santa barbara that killed 34 people. you might remember this one. the victims' families are suing the u.s. coast guard. this comes about two years after the fire, which is considered the worst maritime disaster in modern california history. several victims were from here, the bay area. new data shows at least 15 million covid vaccine doses were thrown away since march in the u.s. the data provided by the cdc is from self reporting from medical providers and pharmacies. there are many reasons doses are

thrown away. if you are not vaccinated, the cdc wants you to stay home this weekend. covid hospitalizations reach a daily average of 100,000 cases, and cdc recommends gathering among vaccinated relatives and friends should take place outdoors and everybody, including those who are vaccinated should wear masks. we are at 6:00 right now, and we have breaking news on both coasts, the northeast hit hard with torrential rain from ida measured in inches per hour. the flash flooding, water rescue and damage coming to light at this hour. closer to home. wildfire crisis continues. our team is live on the front lines of the caldor wildfire as it inches closer and