right now on kpix, the evacuation effort continues in afghanistan. we're hearing from family and friends of the victims. and the firefight in the sierras intensifies. the latest on evacuations this morning. >> plus, a smoke from childfires burning across 1/2 is making our air unhealthy. how long the smock and haze are expected to stick around. good morning, it's saturday, august 28th. thank you for joining us. let's start with a quick check on our weather with. >> reporter: there is good reason to believe that this air quality will improve. plan on it being not pretty and that is the view. our inland locations are in the red. the air quality is not healthy

for anyne. most places are in the orange, amongp healthy for sensitive groups and that is the forecast the rest of the day. i'll be back with more in detail and everyone's day time highs coming up. there is your other takeaway. hot, hot and smoky today in the low 100s for inland locations. see you in a few minutes, devon. >> evacuation efforts resumed. skyler henry reports president biden's national security team is warning that another attack is likely. >> reporter: the day after the deadly attack on the kabul airport, u.s. military forces conducted a counterterrorism attack on isis-k. initial indications are that the unmanned air strike killed the target, an isis-k planner o. friday, evacuation efforts at the airport pressed ahead, even

with a threat of more bloodshed. >> the national security team the president met with advised the president that another attack is likely. >> reporter: she was asked how he planned to follow up on the vow of retribution for thursday's attack. >> i think he made clear yesterday he doesn't want them to live on the another anymore. >> reporter: isis-k claimed responsibility for the attack that killed 13 american business is members and at least 170 afghans. of three days remain before the deadline. pride know is to fully withdrew u.s. troops from afghanistan. he is standing by that deadline, even as the evacuation continues. >> evacuated more than 12,000 additional people out of the airport the last 24 hours. we will complete the mission. >> reporter: meanwhile, the pentagon said the u.s., not the taliban, remains in control of the airport. >> they're not in charge of any of the gates. they're not in charge of any of the airport pragues. that is still under u.s.

military control. >> reporter: 20-year-old riley mccollum of wyoming was one of the marines killed in thursday's bombing. he was nearly a baby two detectiveads ago during the ser emr n a few weeks. skyler henry, cbs news, the white house. and marines from southern california were killed in the bombing. one graduated from high school in norco two years ago. 20-year-old corporal diller ma where or o, mr. a from rancho cucamonga was killed and 20- year-old lopez. we're hearing from family and friends the first time. >> that my son was over there helping people to come home. he served his country. to the great of the of his extent. and made the ultimate sacrifice for us. >> reporter: dillan's mother said she woke up and something

was not right and feared for hear son after learning of the bombing. residents are reacting to the death of corporal hunter lopez. >> were on our phones. we see everyone reposting a picture of him and i find out it like was a brother of a student here, look a friend that we know. >> reporter: said that i am there for them. hunter lopez is a hero. we will be with him during those difficult types to cut bureaucracy and get answers to some of their questions. >> lopez was working towards his goal of becoming a deputy in the riverside county sheriff's deputy sheriff's department. afghan community will hold a raleigh in concord, a calm for action of people still trapped in afghanistan. mary ann lives in the bay area. her aunt and uncle are in afghanistan still about 12 hours away from the kabul airport. they're afraid for their lives. she helped organize today's rally to bring more attention

to the families seeking asylum and safe passage to the airport. >> my family is looking at us to rescue them and we're doing the best that we can. >> i want t all of us unite so that our voices can get amplified. i want to show them that there are people that care. we want, we're going to be the voice for you guys. >> that rally happened in concord's santos plaza today from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. supporters will hold a demonstration in san francisco. organizers are calling for an open-door policy for afghan refugees. today's demonstration begins at 2:00 p.m. at the united nations plaza. we'll have continuing coverage of the situation in afghanistan on air and online at www.kpix.com. more smoky air is on tap this weekend. the air equal iswas poor across the bay area yesterday. this is what the haze looked

like hanging over the of the bay. yet turned the air quality so bad, it was difficult to breath at times. here's more on how people copped with the smoke. andria borba has more. >> reporter: despite an unhealthy index, diners came out in droves friday night. while the jazz is smooth in walnut croak, this air quality is not. >> it's horrible. >> it's been hard to breathe lately. >> reporter: from sky drone 5, you can see the smoke from the caldor and monument fires choking the bay area. the wind shift really kicked in around mid-morning, making masks not onlies in to stop the spread of covid-19 but to take a deep breathe. why. >> it's awful. i am second of it. i am thinking of moving, actual live. you can't go outside all summer along. you can't go on vacation anywhere -- you can't let your dogs out our kids play outside.

it's too much. and it's bad for people with asthma like me. >> not being able to breath really is not great. >> reporter: chelsea works at a covid testing site and has been in the smock all day long. >> we have a 95 on, obviously. -- n-95 on obviously. the smoke didn't bother us as much today, but a lot of parts didn't enjoy it. >> it's friday night and restaurants were hopping. diner his a choice to make. eat inside with higher wreck of contracting covid-19 or eat outside in an unhealthy aqi. for nora and chelsea, the choice was easy. >> we're more scared of covid than smoke. >> reporter: want to should have opinion the triumphant return for friday night lights of hoses all over the bay area. many because of the air quality index ended up canceling their games that include pittsburgh, antioch union and others. andria borba, kpix 5. and for a look at the after quality in your neighborhood, download our kpix news app.

to the firewatch this morning. the cal door fire is spreading in -- caldor fire is spreading. new evacuations were ordered for areas southeast of placerville. that is on the northwest side of the fire. much of yesterday's firefighting effort was aimed at protecting the town of strawberry on the southeast side of the fire. the purple areas on the map show how much the fire has grown the past 24 hours. it's torched over 145,000 acres. crews increased containment up to 19%. another wildfire caused tense moments in tuolumne county in the sierra nevada foothills. this morning, evacuees are returning to the hopes after the washington fire destroyed 17 buildings, including homes near so nora and jamestown. crews are clearing roads and restoring power. some resident his five minutes to get out. one woman was relieved to see

her house was still standing. >> we watched the flames yesterday andings amazing job the firefighters did drop the positive check on the top of the hill. -- fos check on the top of the hill. 6:10 is the time now. still ahead and streaming on cbsn bay are, hundreds of east bay students won't head back to the classroom after all. why the district's response from the shakeup is causing big concerns. >> and a troubling sign at this bay area reservoir. why water saving measures have not been enough. this is a live look outside before we head to break. we'll be right back.

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. this morning, hundreds of bay area parents who sent their kids back to the classroom are bridging them home for independent study. kpix's 5s max daro has more on what this means for families and teachers in the mount diablo school district. >> reporter: the majority of the 28,000 students at mount diablo schools are going to classes in person. a growing member of families are pulling their kids out of the classrooms away from in- person learning. >> as schoolingion back up and covid numbers rise in the county and throughout the state, we've had more families opt for independent study. as of now, we have approximately 400 students in this gram. >> reporter: the superintendent tells you that is an increase from around 150 students in the

programs the beginning of theior. >> the pandemic has completely affected everyone. >> reporter: the distribute is pulling several teachers from elementary classrooms and is reassigning them to facilitate the independent study program. >> we had to shift teachers over there to meet the need. >> reporter: the district sent a letter to parents explaining they don't have the budget to here extra teachers for independent study while allowing the current staff to teach classes partially full. >> whether i saw that letter, it didn't make sense. >> i think that making the teachers go where they're needed makes sense. some are concerned the teacher change will further disrupt the child's instruction. the superintendent's response? >> if you have lost a teacher, you will get another teacher that cares about your student and nurture them. especially during the challenging times. >> reporter: this is not the first time they had to do this.

tie they do this everior to meet enrollment needs. it's not out of the ordinary for a typical year. max daro, kpix 5. the city said an unvaccinated marin county elementary school teacher caused a covid outbreak in may month students and parents, leading to a total of 27 cases. five were adults, including the teacher and the 22 students were their sub lings. the teacher wasup masked while reading to students in class. meantime, stanford has some of the strictest covid protocols of any university in the country. soon, starting september 20th, fully vaccinated and staff will be required to test once a week. unvaccinated staff and students will be required to test twice a week. water levels in lake mendocino dropped to near

record lows. it's below the 20,000-acre feet. that is despite orders preventing water ride holders from drawing from the russian river. sonoma county water officials hoped to keep levels above 20,000. at least until october. they haven't been this lowence is 1977. the low levels could affect water quality for those downstream. and in the forecast this morning, we're going to focus on air quality. this is one of the tougher stretches of days we have had so far for the smoke season. if you're waking up this morning, chances are you're waking up to unhealthy air quality and technically on the roadings. and that is all smoke. or at least it's all haze in the sky due to the smoke the reason why that is important to point out is that you can look at that and go the marine layer is out. no, we're under a scenario now that is giving us a minor hot wave and there is no marine

layer on a day like this. everything is haze and that is due to smoke. and yet paints an impressive picture. that is the 61 looking over from there and this is where we have the worsary quality. the inland areas and those are red dots on the map. you can see one for livermore, concord. that air quality extends throughout the entire east bay. all down 680 and 580, we're reading unhealthy levels of air this were nothing. fairfield has the same situation. it's only unhealthy for sense television groups in san jose and not that much of an improvement. technically it's better. this is the forecast put out by the bay area management distribute. same story and it's a spare-the-

air. one notch higher than when they put out the air quality advisory. the spare the air is a higher, you know, messaging level than that to let you know. we don't need to put anything else into this air. you should go easy on yourself. how does this apply out today? the next two days, in fact. and this is the high resolutions for smoke. where yet matters the most, this is now and if we play thisford, it doesn't change a lot and no by the time we get to 5:00, very suitel. and as we play this forward now from saturday night into sunday, that is about ther to start out sunday. that is not gone for sunday. it's going to be hazy and air quality issues tomorrow. as we let that play out the left of sunday, you see a better scenario sunday ni we'rinto the per 90s here

and again, the valleys in the inland east bay. the air quality is the worst and you will have the most dangerous heat. low hundreds up and down 680 and 580. and temperatures in the 8s. oakland, 85. san francisco, 79 today. and that is almost 80 degrees in the city today. 97 in santa rosa and in the north bay with mendocino and lake count into the hundreds. and we're going to cool numbers down by early next week. and by story, you started to notice an improvement. you look at the forecast. 101 today and story, still hot. monday, the low 90s and mid-80s and now back to you. >> thank you, darin. darren. they got postponed a year and a half because of the pandemic. many are making a comeback. starting today, san jose will

host the silicon valley pride fest held at plaza de cesar chavez park. today's festival begins at 6:00. and 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, the parade rolls down market street. the theme of this year's 46th annual event is standing for love and liberation. last night, san francisco's sundown cinema made the return. hundreds of people turned out at dolores park. >> we tried to do movies that are relevant to san francisco and bring people together. a great community. >> people enjoyed a free viewing of the 1992 comedy "sister act," which was filmed in san francisco's noie valley. coming up in sports, the yankees show off the power at the coliseum again. the giants get off

homelessness, housing, taxes, water, electricity, crime, wildfires. twenty-five percx housd honesses and make life in california affordable again. i'm a businessman, the only cpa running. shouldn't we choose ability this time? do you think john cox will be a better governor than gavin newsom? [sfx: bear roar] does a bear sh*t in the woods? . the giants move on to atlanta for a three-game set and get a key player back. buster posey is back in the lineup after dealing with discomfort in the left knee.

team his to wait out a through- minute rain delay in atlanta. posey's knee looks like it's back to 100%. the first at-bat of the game and he goes opposite field for the 16th home run of the season. the giants grab a 2-0 lead. top four new 3-2. san francisco with two outs. tommy la salle doubles down the right-field line. estrada scores all of the way from first making it 4-2. in the seventh, zach lat, ll with a one-run lead and two on. the first pitch he throws, saleer throws it in and gives them a 6-4 lead. the top 9, the giants down a run with two outs. lestella to right. peterson makes a leaping grab at the wall to end the game and another look here. atlanta wins 6-5 and the giants lead in the west remains at 2 1/2 with a dodgers loss last

night. as and yankees expect before. and the first pitch of the game, they dome the color of the mit. he used all season and forced them to get a new job. and new york's stanton crosses the pitch into the second deck in left center field and the yankees go up 1-0. the next inning, knowing the night with a three-run blast to make it 5- 0. new york wins the 13th street with a final of 8-2 and oakland loses as they fall 3 1/2 games behind the red sox for a second in the wild card spot. the raiders will make the first trip to the bay area since leaving for las vegas after the 2019's season and they will face the 49ers on sunday. for some, it's easy to forget. the silver and black no longer play in oakland. >> taking this week off.

we think they'll be ready for the oakland week. >> the oakland raiders, right? sunday's game is the atm's first preseasongam in fen years. and shanna saw this rivalry from both sides and when his father mike was a raiders coach for all 20 games in the late '80s. >> my dad was the head coach of the l.a. raiders for about three days, it feet like. i always knew. i always knew there was a big rivalry there. it's different new that they moved and stuff and it's more exciting for a preseason game to get a team coming back with a tractions like that and anything to add more excitement, i am all for. >> and that game on sunday, watch it here on kpix 5 at 1:00. coming up on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, community members demanding sweeping changes amid the turmoil at the santa clara county sheriff's office. plus, as coronavirus cases surge, finding an open hospital

bed is becoming ever more deafult. and why that can have life-or- death consequences. here's a live look outside in san jose. we're back in a mom.

. welcome back, the time now is 6:29. thank you for joining us.

i'm devin fehely. let's start with a quick check on the weather with darren peck. >> for today, it's bad and that is the view from the top of the sales force tower to the east and that is haas from the smoke. if you look at the readings, there is a lot of red here for the east bay. the inland east bay communities. look at the south bay. unhealthy for since error error television groups here and that is bad enough. limit your time outside is. and when you look at what is going on here, all of the red dots showing up there for the inland valleys are where we have the problem and into the north, we're into the orange quality. the air quality doesn't improve today and it would be a good day to factor your toned in and it's 101 for daytime highs for inland locations. i will show you everyone's high coming up. and we'll look at the high resolution smock cast as well. for now, -- smoke forecast as

well. back to you. looking where the santa clara county sheriff and the jail were the center of a protest. members of the community are plowing for change and alleging inhumane and violent conditions inside the jail. he's more on the cries of the community and upcoming vote of no confident in the sheriff. >> shut down! >> shut down! >> outside the county's main jail? >> this vile jail. >> reporter: they protested ahead of a county-led meeting. >> we don't need a new jail. >> reporter: to discuss plans to build a new jail. >> and repurpose the funds into the community. >> reporter: what can come before the jail is a new leader for the facility if some have their way. >> reporter: the supervisors are proposing a vote of no confidence in sheriff smith

next inside. the san jose mayor called for her resignation for failing to cooperate with a recent pay-to- play investigation involving her command staff. and last week, supervisors called on a local and state investigation into the murder of michael tyree and the severe injuries of andrew hogan. >> we know those things take time. meanwhile, lives are at risk and taxpayer's dollars are at risk as well and who can't act like this is business as usual and that this is normal conduct by a law enforcement official. >> you think the sheriff is doing a good job? >> i don't. >> reporter: protestors blame the sheriff and county leaders as well. tina brown said her son is in the main jail and conditions are worse for those mentally ill. >> conditions inside for those people that had coved you were not as they should be.

the solitary confinement cells have feces and blood matter. >> reporter: as an advocate, i don't fool that people incarcerated in the main feel that people incarcerated in the many jail receive the help they need. according to a new study in the lancet tracking more than 1200 patients from wuhan, china. however, nearly half of them reported experiencing one persistent symptom. the surge in covid cases is putting an enormous strain on hospitals across much of the country. and at a medical center near houston, patients are air lifted to hospitals in other states finding an available bed is difficult. the consequences turned out to be fatal for u.s. army veteran daniel wick upson. an er doctor found that he had a the hospital was not equipped to treat.

and with hospitals across texas and much of the south overwhelmed with covid patients, there is no place for him to go right away. >> we're making phone calls. sorry, sorry, sorry because of how sick he was, they didn't have an icu bed to hit him, even though they have a procedure. >> a bed opened up at a va ride in houston a helicopter ride away. it was too late. he died at the age of 46. e.r. doctor said on a normal day, it would have take know a half hour to get the part out of the door. this time, it took seven hours, a deadly difference. supplies of at-home covid test kits are running low. abbott laboratory said the supply of a wide well i used test might be mob trained the next few weeks. and the company said it scaled up manufacturing since the highly contagious delta variant was the dominant strain and it's still playing catchup.

movement the cdc recommends getting a flu shot before the end of october. the agency said this year the vaccines will protect against four flu viruses. with covid-19 and the flu spreading at the same time, early flu shots may reduce the stress on the healthcare system. going live to oakland this morning, officials are proposing a new mandate that would require all city employees to be vaccinated against covid-19. the city plans to negotiate with the union's representing city employees. the intent is to protect the health of workers in the community. the proposal would require employees to tell the city if they're vaccinated by october 15th. employees would be required to verify they have been fully vaccinated by november 1st. workers would be able to request an exemption for medical or religious reasons. the mandate would apply to full and part-time workers and volunteers and interns. new video this morning.

the uk wraps up, vacations. the first of the flights touched down in oxford shire. the drops will end their evacuations of civilians today. in the meantime, back here in the bay area, one victim said her mother and brother are lucky to just be a lowe after american marines and soldiers helped them escape to from hours before the airport bomb blast that killed hundreds. >> and it happened much is hours after my brother and mother passed the same way. my mom called me last nie and -- for the 15 american soldiers they killed and said maybe they helped me and pulled my hand out. maybe one of them killed. those american soldiers help my family and help afghan and save their lives there and sacrificed their lives because of my people and they're the real hero of america and. >> her brother said that u.s.

soldiers pulled their six-month- old baby to safety. and looking loat the state capitol this morning, we have over two weeks until the newsom recall election. the republican candidate visited san jose where he pushed the plans to keep the schools open. >> reporter: believe the parents who don't want their children to wear masks shouldn't be forced to do so. we have to put the parents back in charge. we discovered over the pandemic how little control parents have of their child's education. >> and happening on the peninsula, a par of rallies against the recall. state senator josh becker, a newsom supporter, will lead the, haven't at 91 in east palo alto. activists opposed to the recall will hold a demonstration on el camino real in san mateo starting at 2:00 p.m. we more information on the recall and candidates at www.kpix.com. the man who assassinated

robert f kennedy in 1968 could walk out of jail. and reporter lori perez breaks it down for us. >> reporter: even loyola law school professor is surprised. her father was a doctor that night who treated his broken hand and recalls the pain at that toon. >> at the hospital, people wereing and in the streets and hopes. people were weeping. people loved robert kennedy. when sorryhan sirhan was charged with the crime and convicted, the overall sentiment was he should never get out of prison. >> reporter: sirhan has been denied parole 15 times. she thinks the difference this time might have been two of kennedy's sons coming forward supporting the release. the parole board will have 90 days to review the decision and the governor will have the final word. his office said friday, newsom will review the case if receiving it. for any governor, much less one facing a recall, it will be a

tough call. even though two of kennedy's sons support parole. >> they weren't the only ones affected by the shooting. the whole community and whole nation was. and so, four people in a political situation like the governor, i think it's harder for them to say, give parole just because sirhan is an old man. this is a horrible crime. it rocked the nation. he killed robert kennedy who could have gone on to become president. i don't think a lot of people will forget that or forgive that. >> reporter: not all of kennedy's children have. six of his other children posted an open letter tonight. he took our father from our family and from america. we are in disbelief this man would be recommended for release. so is orange county d.a. tot spitszer who tweeted this image of kennedy, criticizing the l.a. county d.a. for refusing to send prosecutors to the parole hearing to argue against the release. in a statement, gascon's office saying the role of a prosecutor

and their access to information ends at sentencing. our prosecutors stay ought of the parole board hearing process if someone is no longer a threat to public safety after serving more than 50 years in prison, the parole board may recommend release based on anontive determination. >> it's an a bomb naug that sirhan sirhan would be considered for release and i felt it was important to speak out to let everyone in los angeles county know that rare respective of how egregious and what mass murderer in state prison might be today, george gascon is not going to send anyone from the office to protect the release of the killer. >> reporter: one of gascon's own deputy da's who said los angeles and all angelenos deserve better. he couldn't bother sending a prosecutor to the parole hearing of the murderer of robert f kennedy. the prosecutor plays a vital role and that job shouldn't be abandoned for a political

believe about or a -- belief or agenda. >> and he has been behind bars for 53 years and is the is 77 years on old -- and is 77 years old. >> still ahead, hurricane ida making its way to the gulf coast. preparations and evacuations underway this morning. >> and find out how two bay area women made it their mission to help pets and their owners escape the views. they this week's jefferson award winners. we'll be right back.

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. on the storm watch, hurricane ida is quickly intensifying after hitting cuba. it's expected to slam the u.s. golf coast tomorrow as a dawnierous category 4 storm. and this is new video of the storm making landfall yesterday afternoon. it moved toward the western end of the island. powerful winds rooted palm trees and forecasters issued warnings of possible mud slides and flash floods. some 22,000 head of cattle were moved to higher group the. and winds could top 140 miles per hour. the mayor of new orleans said that people were ordered living outside of the levee protection system to evacuate. some centers are being set up as shelters.

tomorrow marks the anniversary suns hurricane katrina made landfall and caused deadly flooding in new orleans. causing catastrophic damage when the levees failed. and i want to give you an updated look on what aida looks like. you see a lot of activity moving through the gulf and you can see the unit wassity of the hurricane, passing over the western most edge of cuba and working into the louisiana area. and we'll put this into the forecast. that is very warm sea surface water there and you're into the 80s and mid- to upper 80s, that is a lot of fuel to destroy pear the hurricane. very likely, a cad gory 4 as ida comes on shore in louisiana and this is going to happen tomorrow in the afternoon hour time. and it will weaken quickly and there is going to be a lot of rain with this. the storm surge is a significant factor and so will

the rainfall. and it looks like the track is yesterday of new orleans directly and still a very significant and concerning situation for the rest of louisiana. back here at home, that is our issue. the haze 7 tense and that is the sun out there. just barely visible and getting filtered through all of that smoke. really picking up on the shades of red and showing you how thick the atmosphere is and this is that view from san jose. it's haasy and you see the smoke in the distance. and that is probably the area, in fact, this is the area with the biggest concerns for air quality and let's get the readings on the screen. south bay, you're looking at orange and that means you're in the unhealthy for sensitive groups category. and here's where the story comes into focus. the red dots for the inland east bay valleys are in the

unhealthy category. and not just unhealthy for think is error erroritive groups but for everyone. and that is where you want to limit your time outside and inside the it's a better store and not ideal but better and as soon as you're into the north bay, we're in the unhealthy and sensitive groups. this air quality is not changing and there is i reason to be hopeful tomorrow. and going to go through today. nothing charges and this is where it matters the most and look at the time. that is this evening. there is improvement in the bay. it gets better in the evening and into sunday night and monday, a stronger onshore flow come comes in and we're going to make it a better situation for the second half of sunday than today and use that to eliminate your time outside and knowing this is not lasting the next four days. and it's hot out there and have to talk about that.

the daytime lives in the mid- and upper 90s and it's the inland valleys of the east bay where we feel the intense heat. low hundreds and it's only a few more days. today and tomorrow. monday, the temperatures will improve. in the bay, hot today. mid- to upper 80s for the east bay. 79, san francisco. this afternoon, novato and santa rosa and we'll so temperatures in the low hundreds for mendocino and showing you the cooldown. you notice yet most for san jose. it's 93 and smoky today. 87 and hazy tomorrow. and that is your improvement. you're in the mid-70s in san jose by the second half of this woke and so he you the seven- day forecast. 101 today and into the low 8 by early next week. darren, you may not know this, but i was working in new orleans for katrina. i checked on some of the folks

yesterday, my friends. they're watching ida closely. they're taking some cold front from the fact that it's tracking away from new orleans to the west and closer to baton rouge. >> and while that is good news on the track for new orleans and that is positive, it's still concerning news. a category 4 will be a significant problem for much of the rest of the state west of new orleans. >> yeah. >> and a wobble this way and that way can make the different. >> a great point. there is i lot of time and does not come on shore tomorrow afternoon. sharon chin introduces us to north bay veterinarians working to stop a pattern of abuse involving pets. >> oh, my goodness. perfect patient. >> reporter: those veterinarians retrofitted an ambulance into a free pet clinic on whole error errors. on this day, it's offering services outside of the living

room. a domestic violence shelter in santa rosa. their mission is to break the cycle of abuse. >> we know that in homes that have domestic violence and child abuse, you know, 80% of those also have animal abuse. >> reporter: sarah said that getting out is not easy. >> domestic violence survivors, up to 50% won't leave danger if they can't bring their pets with them. >> reporter: and pet-friendly t fully vaccinated and healthy before they're allowed in. so the pair founded ruthless kindness in 2017. the nonprofit partners with about a dozen shelters for abuse survivors and homeless folks. sarah and kate will get calls 24/7 to help with veterinary care and vaccines see a pet can accompany its owner seeking safety at a shelter. >> a woman leaving an abusive situation or trying to should be the be dependent on whether their dog can get vaccines. >> reporter: so far, ruthless kindness served about 300 pets

in sonoma county, in part through free monthly medical clinics. dogwood animal rescue provides volunteers who do everything from nail trims to distributing donations like pet foods and beds. >> they're doing the work. >> reporter: this volunteer marvels at what kate and sarah created. >> none of those saving saving lives. they're helping people with a need they can't support. >> reporter: people like jen who didn't want to use their last nape. she adopted two kittens who got free vax -- vaccinations in pet food before returning to the shelter where they're living. >> i am blown away that there are people giving their time. i didn't know how i was going to get their shots. >> reporter: the programs volunteers, supported by donations and a generous dose of compassion. >> i am a domestic violence survivor, so i have been in the position of needing help. serving the community that i am a part of is beautiful. i love being able to do that. >> feels like that is what we

should be doing. >> reporter: for extending ruthless kindness to at-risk people and their pets, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to dr. kate kusmin is, ky and dr. sarah ridenbach. if you know of an unsung hero doing extraordinary community service, nominate them for a jefferson award. go to www.kpix.com/hero and click on the nominations tab. there is a hot new piper making his mark in baseball. he's not in the majors. at least not yet. he still has to finish middle school. >> a no hitter. >> reporter: 12-year-old gaffe sin a prodigy on the mound. he threw four no-hitters. and - [ inaudible ] 86% of the batters he faced he's struck out and he's on the way to carrying the team to the little league world series. if they win today, they mo

here's an unusual one for you. researchers in europe are catching bats and taking their blood. cbs reporter ian lensthe annual unlocking a key to healthy age in humans. >> reporter: count dracula could see this as payback. test is in france are taking blood from bats. they want to know why the animals live so long and spoiler, it's not that they're secretly vampires. >> an antiveterinary intervention without medicine. how do they do that? how do they slow downaging? why don't they get cancer and how can they live so long? >> reporter: bats lyten times longer than other animals their size and healthier, too. researchers have been catching them for more than a decade, microchipp measuring and

weighing them, hoping to extract the have thes of their longevity. >> bats increase their ability to repair their dna. they repair the damage that living causes. and that increases with age. ours detectives. >> we share the same jeeps with bats -- genes as bats. they can carry diseases without getting sick. >> gives an insight into the pharmaceuticals we're going to need to take to fight infects. >> reporter: scientists say, though, it could take years before bats reveal the holy grail to the fountain of youth. the pandemic has damaged the image of bats and damaging the image of bats themselves. after the world health organization said the coronavirus likely originated in the animals, it's a thorough still being investigated. and mean tom, this is anup expected guest. check out this bat who decided to hang out in front of a fire

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in concord, the afghan community will hold a rally and call for action for people trapped in afghanistan. and in san francisco, the bay area today. for an caldor and mop moment fires. it was difficult for people to breathe. the massive fore near lake tahoe continues to spread in multiple directions. last night, new evacuations were ordered the fire burned nearly 225 square miles and is 19% contained. >> a growing number of families in the mount diablo school distribute are pulling kids out of the classrooms. 500 are opting for remote learning. the district reassigning teachers to the independent study program. and this morning, that is the view from the sales force fearer into the ofsmoke out the

air quality readings show us we're in the unhealthy for sensitive groups and it's unhealthy for the inland valleys of the east bay and both corridors, red dots for you. and moderate the left of the bay and unhealthy for sensitive groups and aer quality will get better tomorrow. go easy on yourself today and it's going to be hot. a hot wave here and temperatures in the low 100s and devin? >> thank you, darren. thank you for watching kpix 5 news this morning. the news continues does your vitamin c last twenty-four hours? only nature's bounty does.

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