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right now, smoking setting to the bay area as wildfires rage across the state. an alarming new coronavirus number. infection rates 10 times worse than one month ago. and with the variance circulating, some are reevaluating their weekend plans. good morning, it is saturday, august 7. let's take a live look. air-quality will be an issue with multiple wildfires sending smoker way. the skies were hazy yesterday. during, what will today look like? >> better than yesterday. there is good news in terms of air quality improving. you can see the good air- quality for the majority of the bay area. we are concerned about the

inland valleys. that is where the air quality was worse yesterday. i will show you the forecast for how the smoke well behaved over the next two days. more on that coming up. right now, air-quality is good across the bay in the bay area. santa rosa, 51. for the forecast, inland will be similar to yesterday. temperatures will not change a whole lot. i will have the whole forecast coming up in a few minutes. yesterday the air was in the good to moderate range. it was hard to square that assessment because of how the sky looked. we get a look at the smoke drifting into the east bay yesterday. >> reporter: smoke invaded diablo valley. the further inland, the more you notice the hazy sky.

>> it hit me like a ton of bricks. >> reporter: it is coming from the mcfarland, monument, and reverse fires. ly ti until the smoke headed our way. >> it is like this every year. >> i think it is frustrating and makes a air-quality pour. but this is california, so what are you going to do. >> reporter: parents decided to keep kids indoors during the day as a precaution >> i work at the school and we just wanted to be careful. ate eporter: this couple will dafamind >> i fe li it wioutdoors and it not ideal. >> reporter: at this point, there is no reason to be

alarmed. the smoke is not impacting the air that we breathe. >> i understand the folks are seeing this but a lot of that smoke is aloft. >> reporter: wildfire smoke is drifting up towards lake tahoe. here are photos from yesterday. experts say limit outdoor activities if you can smell the smoke and especially if you have a pre-existing condition. eight people are missing or unaccounted for in the dixie fire. it is the third-largest in state history behind the mendocino complex from 2018 and last year's august complex fire. biggest buyers have happe in just the past year. fipe cities off of the map.

everything, trees, cars, homes were in flames. other northern california towns are threatened. >> the fire goes over kitty ridge, we will leave. >> if we see flames, we are gone. >> crews have been able to protect chester >> we are standing in front of white use of the agenda will store. officials here will this fire will continue to burn for several weeks? >> i have been fighting fires for 25 years and this is the most extreme fire i have ever been around. >> we can't really see over the valleys. for information on how you can help victims of the dixie fire, look at

kpix5 .com. evacuees will have to wait longer while the power and water are turned back on. crews are busy ki re there are no dead trees otr hards at n fall ople. here is what it looked like driving through colfax yesterday. you can see the thick smoke creating hazy conditions. this morning, people forced to abandon everything are wondering what they will find when they go back >> it is hard to drive away from your house and wonder if you will see it again? >> we will pull her bootstraps up and rebuild >> 88 homes have been destroyed since the fire started on wednesday afternoon. the u.s. is averaging more than 100,000 new covid-19 vaccines, vaccinations a day. the seven day average for daily

averages is 107,000. the prevalence of the highly contagious delta variant means it is important to be extra cautious, even if you d. >> the delta variant is the main driver behind the surge and people are generally getting sicker sooner after exposure. according to this expert. >> more than 90% of cases now, the most infection is 1000 times more than the other. with delta plus i put it in the category is delta. i feel the same way about lambda as well. it is very regional. >> reporter: even if you are vaccinated, being in an uncontrolled environment

endorses risky. >> what i would not do is go to a bar that has a lot of visitors or even a regular bar with a lot of people walking around and leaving my mask off. that is risky. >> even if you go to a movie theater, decent ventilation. probably skip the popcorn. >> outdoor gatherings and indoor dining are relatively safe for vaccinated people. she has remained ultra-cautious throughout the pandemic? >> i am still wearing it because i am pregnant. i am vaccinated but she is not. >> reporter: these freshmen are sticking to low key activities? >> we are avoiding the big crowds. the big parties and stuff like that. >> we mostly sick around the people we know. these are my two's friends?

>> some symptoms are different from previous strains. in the meantime, the fda is racing to approve booster shots for americans with weakened immune systems. alameda county is making a renewed push to boost vaccination rates with more sites offering shots this weekend. they include a college in fremont, san lorenzo community church, urban promise academy and weeks community center and hayward. for a full list, head to our website, kpix5 .com. schools in oakland are getting ready to come back and welcome students. new safety measures in place as covid cases spike. why the weather may be to blame for and east bay runners

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the time now is 6:12. we are taking a live look at oakland. teachers and students are getting ready to cut back into the classroom on monday. there is a sharp rise in covid cases. the state recorded more than 14,000 new cases. that is a half % higher than it was one week ago.

district leaders say they are doing everything they can to ensure that students and staff are safe. we have more details on the precautions in place for the first day of school. >> reporter: teachers are getting ready for students to fill the classrooms on monday. this year, there are masks and gloves. >> you wear the mask to protect everyone. >> right now i feel prepared with what i have and ready to keep them as safe as possible. >> reporter: there is a number of precautions in place to prevent the spread of covid and schools included upgraded ventilation systems. >> we are doing everything that we can with the guidance of the state and the county to keep teaches her staff to be vaccinated. governor gavin newsom says he feels confident in the plans to reopen schools without a

vaccine mandate? >> we have done every single thing that we can to make sure that students, staff and families are safe. when you arrive here, you have to have a mask on. >> reporter: while administrators finish up, kids are just happy to get back to class and see their friends again? >> we can eat lunch and hang out fully. i can't wait to be on the soccer team. >> i feel like i will get the hang of it in a couple of weeks. i am not really worried about it . >> the oakland school district is offering distance learning for those that do not feel comfortable returning. just 900 have opted to stay at home the missing berkeley runner was found dead. the regional park says he may have suffered a medical emergency due to the heat.

temperatures topped 100 degrees on july 10th and philip cry check one out for a trail run. his body was found about a quarter-mile off course from his planned route. it appears that he simply sat down in the shade of a tree and never got back up again. the autopsy report found no evidence of trauma or an animal attack. one of seven western states entirely in drought. things are so bad and butte county that one of the plans at lake oroville has been shut down. water levels are at such a record low there is not enough water to generate power. some boaters are removing their boater craft. >> that is an indication and evidence of human caused climate change and we are seeing it now and our hydrology in california and elsewhere.

>> if the state cannot produce enough hydropower, we could see more flex alerts in the future. i will give you the specific view on how the smoke will be moving across northern california today. before i get to that, actual clouds is what it looks like right now from the camera we've got looking at the golden gate bridge. it is a healthy marine layer this morning. here is that unique vantage point looking at things from the top of the salesforce tower. the only thing visible is the top part of sutro. the clouds are hanging out pretty low. that is what it looks like in san jose. it will look hazy, but in terms of the actual smoke, there is two important things we will look at. this is the depiction of what the smoke concentration will dow e lower

elevations of the atmosphere, down to the ground where we are all breathing it in. for saturday morning at 6:00 a.m., there is a clear pattern. plenty of smoke for the central valley. it is downright unhealthy to very unhealthy as you get over toward the sierra and the foothills. when you look at the bay area as a whole, look at that weird shape right there. wind coming in at the lower levels to the golden gate and over the hills. the sea breeze in the onshore flow pushes it in. if we go through the rest of today, it gets better. a little bit more wind is squeezing into the delta and it will scour out a lot of the smoke down here. with this current scenario for this weekend, the air-quality will be okay. on sunday, it will happen again. it really gets better.

as we get into sunday through the afternoon, a much stronger onshore search will clear a lot of this out of. . it will continue to look easy. it could be moderate with a few unhealthy for sensitive groups. go easy on yourself. you can at least take some solace in knowing it is not all that bad here at this point. current temperatures out there are right around 60 degrees. by the time we get into the late morning, we will hang out at the golden gate. we saw how thick it was on the golden gate bridge. we could see some light mist and then one more big picture view as we watch the smoke it cleared out. daytime highs today will be in the upper 70s to low 80s for much of the south bay.

temperatures for the in the valleys of the east bay are in the mid-90s for most locations. we will go 91 in pleasant hill and 92 for livermore. temperatures will be right around the upper 60s to low to mid-70s and then mid-80s today for the valleys through moran and sonoma county. san francisco, oakland, not a whole lot of change here. temperatures will hold steady. when we look at the top line, those are the in the valleys of the east bay. you will pretty much be there for the rest of the seven-day forecast with no change. here are my valleys. 101, petaluma. it's not time of year and we will be watching smoke on a fairly regular basis now. >> we have largely been spared. those fires have generated tons

of smoke, and most of it has that come our way >> once we get into september through november and we get the offshore winds, we will see more smoke coming our way . within 70 dinosaurs have made their way to the bay area. it is happening at the fairgrounds. jurassic west features drive- through audio tours led by paleontologists. >> people don't know a lot about dinosaurs and this is a perfect opportunity to gain some new favorites. you will play an audio tour and it is a fun adventure and educational experience. >> grab tickets online for $49 per vehicle. the tour will be in town to august 22nd. the 49er faithful are

heading back to levi stadium after more than 20 months away. the warriors are reuniting with a fan favorite. there and one of the catches of the year help the giants get

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garcia scores the winning run and the brewers walk it off with the, 2-1, win. >> he will miss the rest of the season and the first month of next season. the acer hosting the renters tonight. anderson will be throwing out the first pitch. he allowed just one win and he will get a note decision. the game went into extra rest and one of the new was oakland 80s, the second straight walk off win and the a's win, 4-1 >> steph curry putting his team to work. >> one of the greatest warriors in the history of the

organization. >> it he is back in the 2015 finals and returns after spending the last two years in miami. he plans to end his career in the golden state calling the opportunity to return to something special. the 37-year-old gives the warriors a much needed veteran that can contribute. and tron eight trying to lead the team to a gold medal. kevin durant knocks down the three to put them up 56-45 . the fourth quarter, france was down by five. they finished with the breakaway dunk and team usa won 87-82 with their fourth straight gold medal. that is sports on kpix5 . it is dwight clark day. there will be an open practice

in front of fans. each year on this date the team seeks to raise awareness about als. today's open practice begins at 10:15. it is the first time fans have been at the stadium since january of 2020. coming up, keeping kids protected. what research says about young children and pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. a new environmental concern. by district leaders say a plan to close the airport is not good enough. a live look outside in

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live from the cbs bay studios, this is kpix5 news. welcome back. thank you so mur joining us. let's start this half-hour with a quick check of our weather. >> we want to start out with good news and talk about air- quality. at least where it stands right now. bay area wide, all of the sensors are in the green category. we are looking at good air- quality. dublin and livermore, we can do the whole tour here area wide. it stays that way up into the north they as well. it is cloudy out there and you

can see that. this will burn back by the time we get to the late morning today. right around 60 degrees out there right now. we will warm up into the mid- 90s. i will be back with what to expect for the rest of today in a few minutes. and now to the latest on the coronavirus. the cdc says daily cases have reached the highest total since february. the numbers top 106,000 yesterday. experts expect those numbers arise in the face of large events like the sturgis motorcycle rally the kicked off yesterday. last year, that became a superspreader event. >> we have every reason to believe that this year will be just as bad the economy added under 1 million jobs last week. the unemployment rate jumped from 1.9% to 1.4%.

the biden administration is kicking off an effort to get kids vaccinated. a low number of side effects in adolescents. out of nearly 9 million kids that got their shots by mid july, there were less than 10,000 instances of adverse side effects. it was dizziness and headaches. a small percentage of severe effects included inflammation of the heart muscle. major airlines will be launching a new employee vaccination mandate. a late october deadline for workers approved they are vaccinated. frontier employees not fully vaccinated by october 1st will have to get regular tests. the airline is offering bonus mile incentives for passengers. a new study showing us i tiffin link between reid

hillview airport and high levels in lead and children that live nearby. lynn ramirez is on the reaction from the community. >> reporter: 21 schools and childcare centers within 1.5 miles of reid hillview airport. airplanes have taken off and landed right by meyer elementary. a new study links the leaded fuel with high lead levels in the blood of neighboring children. >> the results of the led study are tragic. >> reporter: school leaders are joining neighbors and a porsche to shut the airport down. >> that is something that can be fixed by one vote of the board of supervisors when they shut this down. >> reporter: the study that analyzed blood samples from 1700 children show the children living within half a mile of reid hillview airport had

higher blood lead levels. the levels increased significantly with monthly quantities of aviation gasoline sold to fixed wing operators at the airport. they were comparable to children in the flint water crisis. >> something it, that neighbors have long suspected >> these airplanes are flying across our area dropping lead everywhere. >> the owner of tradewinds aviation does not know if his business has a future here. he says the airport is weeks away from switching to a new unleaded fuel, but will that be good enough to keep the airport open. >> we will find arguments to close it. i think the war will continue.

>> santa clara county has an agreement with the faa after improvements to keep the airport open until 2031get ge speed up that timeline. a person involved in the breach of the capital has been conduct, convicted of violence against police. he pleaded guilty to two charges of assaulting a police officer and obstructing an official proceeding. he could get more than three years behind bars. body camera video shows him punching an officer in the head. yesterday marks the 56th anniversary of the signing of the voter rights act. state and federal lawmakers are fighting against a new wave of restrictive voting measures. house democrats have released a

report about challenges to voting.'s investigation found a series of discriminatory practices including voter list purges, and polling place closures. the recent decision by the supreme court have weakened the act making a new federal >>ore pass legislation that will disproportionately effect voters of caller. >> legislation has stalled. republicans are calling it for a federal takeover of elections. a somber anniversary for bay area communities remember a college basketball player killed in a seemingly random attack five years ago. family and friends gathered to make a plea for justice. >> reporter: here at st. gregory's there is a call and a prayer for closure for the riley family who lost their son

and essentially shooting in san francisco. the family wants answers and justice. it was five years ago that sean riley's life change in an instant. his son, calvin, was gunned down while playing pokc at the aquatic park. >> every day it is trying to figure out who has done this and bring somebody to justice.'s trying to get up every morning and figuring out who has done this. >> reporter: calvin was a graduate of sarah high school and never made it home that night. his case was handed over and has been cold for years >> we have a killer walking the streets. >> reporter: at st. gregory's tonight there was a call for justice. >> a moment to remember the

young man with the contagious personality filled with potential and a zest for life. he would always say, what is up, stud and that the boston accent. >> sean says calvin gives him the strength even in death to wake up every morning. >> i miss him. i miss i miss sunday afternoon dinners. i miss his thirst for life in the way that he impacted others. >> his father says the past five years have been a living nightmare without his son. he wants to see the killer brought to justice. in san mateo, kpix5 . still ahead, a teenager opens fire at a southern california cemetery. a standoff all caught on

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a standoff at a san bernardino cemetery. a shot at 13-year-old boy who had a loaded gun and started firing. a tragic scene was caught on

camera. >> reporter: a 13-year-old boy fires a gun into the air during the heartbreaking standoff inside pioneer cemetery in san bernardino. you can hear him yelling, kill me. >> it is a little kid. what is he doing with that? >> reporter: that is what natalie lopez was thinking >> when i saw him, i thought of my kids. what is he doing and where are his parents? >> he was standing beside his mother's grave. police say the boy called 911 falsely claiming he had killed three people saying if they don't kill me affirming to police, i will have to kill them. a bystander tells us this boy clearly seems suicidal. he even tried to calm him down but it was not working. police say they tried to talk the boy down.

he refused many commands to drop the weapon. he walks toward the cops. that is when officers say he pointed the gun at them and one of them shot him. >> they have to defend themselves too >> natalie said she saw the boy pointed gun at officers too. >> it was scary. you never know what they are going to do. there is a school across the street. there are a lot of kids playing outside. >> detectives said they found four guns with magazines and ammunition. and makes them think he was ready for a long confrontation. >> kcal 9news. >> the boy is being treated for his gunshot wound and is expected to survive x-ray make

sure the bay area students have the tools that they need as they return to school. the salvation army and walnut. >> we are collecting school supplies. there are a lot of needy people and needy children as they go back-to-school. we just want to help and encourage them to do their best at school. >> the salvation army has these bins outside of walmart stores in a few locations. families can head to the town center and antioch for a drive through grabbing go of school supplies that will and a 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. one of the main focuses will be smoke outside. i have some good news.

let's take a look from the camera that sits on top of salesforce frame. all you can see is sutro. that is a view from treasure island looking back towards the skyline. as we get down into the south bay, we have clouds here as well. most of the immediate bay is making up to gray skies. let's look ahead to the smoke forecast. at the top of this half-hour i showed you how we have air- quality sensors in the good category. green is showing up pretty much bay area wide. if we look ahead to today, the concern would be what the smoke will do later. if we look at the concentration of smoke, there's plenty in the central valley. the bay area is doing much better. this is the smoke down there to the ground. more of an onshore flow

continues to push the smok itis not the best story for the central valley and certainly not for the communities in the foothills of the sierra. watch what happens on sunday. we will take it from sunday morning and now you will see a strong onshore surge. the smoke is better today. it is a lot better tomorrow. we should only be looking at moderate to occasional unhealthy for sensitive groups for the inland valleys. this really is a concern for the valleys of contra costa county and alameda county. right now it is good and should get better to the day. if we take a look at where the marine layer is, clouds in the immediate bay. everybody gets sunshine with hayes even though the air- quality will be good down here

at the gr a lot of mid and upper layers smoke we will see. we are getting some light rain. it is classic for august. daytime highs are classic for early august. some upper 80s and low 90s for the south bay with 84 for san jose. palo alto, ed. it will be right around 90 for most of the communities for the inland valleys over the east bay. 91, pleasant hill. temperatures along the bay line will be low 70s. santa rosa, 85. 79 from much of those valleys through sonoma county. temperatures will warm-up into the mid-90s today in mendocino. we will pretty much told this line all the way through the remainder of the seven days. looking at our microclimates,

we will be back into the mid- 90s. we will keep it more like mid- 80s for the valleys up in the northbay through sonoma county and napa county. >> we did not get most of the smoke from those fires and what we got will be pushed out. >> thankfully. down here in the lower levels it is that time of year where we've got a strong onshore flow and that is really saving us. by september and october, it will likely be a different story. 99-year-old edith gained a title after doing a 150 pound that lift. she began lifting at her local gymnasium when she was 91. she says she has always like to stay active. >> i was getting ready to go back to lifting my body and

controlling my balance. i am expecting that in november i will have another trophy with a whole bunch of applause. i will take it from there. >> she looks great. she doesn't even look 100. she says she is looking forward to her birthday celebrations with family. he has been dubbed the mayor of san francisco's mission district. he is known for protesting evictions. and by the way, we learn another major reason why he is a hero in that community. >> reporter: they greet roberto hernandez. people come there with problems like one woman at the start of the pandemic? >> interior she told me she lost her job of 33 years. >> she had no benefits and only one days worth of food.

>> a broke my heart. >> he started mission food bob and recruited volunteers. >> it wasn't sustainable at all. the calls just coming and the need growing >> when carnival was canceled, roberto got money for food hub. families receive food boxes each week things to foundations and government grants? >> the people that work the hardest, the maids and the janitors and the gardeners and the nannies, they are not being taken care of. that is who we are taking care of here. >> reporter: food is distributed three times a week at a warehouse on alabama street and two different sites and other neighborhoods. drivers also deliver food to

the elderly. connie rivero relied on the food hub to feed their family of five after they shut down her read, retail store. she says that roberto goes out of his way to get food popular in their culture like the ingredients for connie assata. >> you came and asked what would you like to eat. >> it is no wonder he is called the mayor of the mission. >> he snaps his fingers and things happen. he really is like a magician. >> being of service is the most beautiful thing one can do and i have been blessed to be able in my entire life to do that. >> for decades of serving his community including feeding thousands of families each week, this week's jefferson award goes to roberto hernandez.

>> roberto partners with a latino task force to provides hundreds of thousand masks and cleaning products. he helps with rental and unemployment assistance.

strict this morning a woman is reunited with her dog after they were separated in a recent n a call from

placer county animal services letting her know that her dog, ziggy, waparadise fire. a walrus tried to catch a ride as he climbed on the boat. wally the walrus has become a local celebrity since he was first spotted in march. he travels along the coast. a man in france is using his expertise in robotics to help his disabled son walk. he hopes his invention will help many others. here is how it works. >> reporter: it is the pride every parent feels when they watch their child take the first steps. his 16-year-old son has a genetic condition that prevents him from walking. my son told me one day, dad, you're a robotics engineer, why don't you make one that can

help me walk. >> it starts with the command. robot, standup. it not only supports oscars weight it stimulates body movement. it is new for me, he says. i no longer need assistance to move. many companies are racing to ditch the wheelchair and get people walking. wonder craft is the latest. this is exciting news for people like kevin. a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed a decade ago >> this has huge benefits for me physically but also emotionally and socially. and that might be the greatest advancement of all. the exoskeletons run around

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this weekend in oakland, fremont, and san lorenzo. and everyone should keep doors or windows close as smoke drifts into the bay area. limit outdoor activities if you can smell smoke, especially if you have a pre-existing condition. a people are missing in the dixie family. the fire is the third-largest in state history and just 21% contained. fire evacuation warnings have been lifted in nevada and placer county's. of accu we still have to wait a bit longer for power and electricity to be restored. struck evergreen.on the map is where air-quality is in the good quality. over the next 24 hours, considerate at times moderate and maybe even a few unhealthy

for e most part, we will start improving the air-quality down at the ground where we all breathe. onshore flow will push a lot of that snow, smoke inland. no major changes in temperatures will stay right around average for the next

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