live from the cbs bay studios, this is kpix5 news. giants fans are ready for a big game today against the dodgers. food sales are in jeopardy. why concession workers are threatening to go on strike. a firefighter dies fighting the u.s. dixie fire. shake millions are losing federal jobless benefits. what it could mean for bay area employers. thank you so much for joining us. let's start with a quick check of our weather forecast? >> we can see more of the bay bridge and nephew behind you.

there is less of the marine layer this morning. that is part of today's warm up. we will be in the upper 90s. in the immediate day, temperatures should not jump that much. foggy on the golden gate ridge. top of my concern is air- quality which is moderate bay area wide. everywhere is in the yellow which is a moderate category. we've got a spare the air day and i will talk about that and talk about how long these warm temperatures were last. food service workers at oracle park have voted and decided to authorize a strike. we report from oracle on what this could mean for giants fans. >> reporter: no pop come, popcorn, and the union will not say when they will go on strike. it could be as early as today.

they have another matchup against the l.a. dodgers. it is always a heated rivalry game. when it comes to service workers, there is a consensus. >> we are in the pandemic and i understand where they are coming from. >> reporter: workers voted to authorize a strike including diana who has worked at the ballpark for 21 years. >> i will for a strike because i want to race. >> reporter: union workers are crying foul. the union is asking for a three dollar per hour hazard pay raise. it is $20.75 per hour. >> we are making less to what the people are making at chipolte. >> 20 of our members contracted covid-19 well at work. >> reporter: this ballpark

cashier through the positive in july. >> we need a pay raise and we need more health benefits. >> reporter: they represent 930 workers. they are not directly employed by the giants but by a company called bon appc >> what would the game be like without the food and the drinks? it wouldn't be fun at all. popcorn, , and hot dogs. they write songs about it. you have to have that. >> the supervisor represets the area and sides with the workers? >> there are millions and millions of dollars brought to our city from the stadium. we should not get poverty wages. >> reporter: the last strike was in 2013 and lasted one game. kpix5 . >> bon appc

comment. in a statement a giants spokesperson says they encourage both sides to work to reach an agreement as soon as possible. a firefighter has died battling the dixie fire. the forest service is saying that firefighter died from an illness unrelated to that fire. this morning the dixie fire is 56% contained. it has burned nearly 900,000 acres and destroyed more than 1200 homes and other buildings. more evacuations are being left back into their homes. south lake tahoe remains under an evacuation order. more than 214,000 acres have burned so far. and looking live the capitol hill, federal unemployment benefits have ended for 7.5 million americans, the largest cut off

of benefits in u.s. history. some recipients say that they cannot afford to lose that extra $300 per week. >> the end of benefits is leaving millions of americans anxious. >> sleeplessness. it is a lot. >> my inner voice is me yelling and screaming. what am i going to do? >> assistance will expire for part-time and freelance workers who were not typically eligible for unemployment. while many companies say they're trying to fill positions with higher pay, they are often having trouble getting any takers. >> the idea of being close to hundreds of strangers a day even well-being vaccinated is not something that appeals to me in any way. >> reporter: it doesn't mean the people will flood the job

market. according to data, the states that ended federal benefits early saw under one point in growth while those a benefits saw nearly twice as much. this comes on the heels of a disappointing august jobs report. >> there is a question why the job report is in stronger. people were hoping for a high your number. >> reporter: the number of average cover cases with six figures forcing americans to scale back on hiring and purchasing. consumer confidence it a six- month low. >> president biden and congress do not plan on extending the assistance. the president is urging states to do whatever they can to help those out of work. apple attempts to clear out a large encampment in san jose. apple partnered with a

nonprofit, home first. they gave them several million dollars sick of them cleanup the site. they are offering to house some of the residents for up to nine months. apple security guards are growing impatient. >> the gentleman over there is ex-military and all yoked out. imagine that guy telling you you've got an hour to get out of here. i am thankful that san jose pd showed up and went to bat for these people. >> apple says they have pledged to $.5 billion to help with homeless initiatives. offense surrounds part of the property and is guarded by apples private security guards. nine days are left before the recall election. there is no rest for the candidates this labor day weekend. they are hoping to take governor gavin newsom's charge, job.

>> we want to give everybody an opportunity to cast their ballot no matter which way they vote. >> reporter: motivated voters showed up on saturday to be among the first to voice their opinion and the recall election. >> this recall is ridiculous. >> it is time for a change. >> reporter: this was the first day of in person voting. in la county, 1.2 million have sent their votes in. governor gavin newsom and those looking to replace him are trying to solidify support. senator elizabeth moorman will join gavin newsom in culver city today. >> what larry elder is saying is put him in the governor's office and if he gets any

chance at all, he will take away the duly elected democratic majority and hand the united states senate over to mitch mcconnell and the republicans. >> reporter: elder was making a case for recall. >> crime is up. nothing this man has touched has gone right. >> kevin faulkner is representing himself as the replacement. he says he can bring a plan state wide. >> i did not allow 10 encampments on the sidewalk. we care about people enough to intervene and get them the help and support that they need and protect the quality of life of our neighborhoods and small businesses. >> this is a california recall. people are frustrated with the leadership we have had? >> more than 7500 people voted in person yesterday. election date is september 14.

>> visit www.kpix.com for our election guide. we are streaming and abuse for the candidates. still ahead on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, how much longer parts of new orleans could be in the dark as ople work to pickupth pieces of hurricanida. one of the lowest vaccination rates in the county. health officials are working to get more covert shots and one south bay community. we will be right back.

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by taking on repetitive tasks for us. unleash your potential. uipath. reboot work. welcome back. turning now to hurricane ida. many people on the east coast are cleaning up the remnants of that nasty storm. neighbors and new jersey throughout furniture destroyed by severe flooding. we learn how communities are coming together to recover. >> reporter: as a gulf coast struggles with widespread power outages and fuel shortages, the light should be back on by the middle of next week.

saturday, some electricity may not be restored until the end of this month. >> if you've got a generator that you are using, make sure it is 20 feet from your residence in a well ventilated area and is not in the house with you. >> reporter: violence broke out at a gas station when a driver fatally shot another after the alleged gunman cut in on a long line. >> the victim put his hands up and he was shot. >> this 21-year-old new orleans man turned himself in and was charged with second-degree murder. the aftermath of ida remains dire? >> if we don't get mr s s that hel ing to be a very tough time. >> reporter: president biden surveyed the destruction.

>> folks, i know that you're hurting. >> reporter: on tuesday president biden will be in new jersey which to devastating hit when remnants of ida blew through. >> everyone likes to help each other out, but this came out of nowhere. >> reporter: president biden will visit queens, new york where people died in basements that became debt traps. 62 people were killed by that storm. fema says it has more than 1000 people deployed to support people in recovery efforts. another hurricane is getting strength in the atlanta. hurricane larry is a category 3 storm generating winds . it is a third storm to reach major hurricane status this season. it is currently in the middle

of the atlantic that it could approach bermuda as a major hurricane by thursday. it could bring large waves and rip current to the east coast this week. the peak of hurricane season happens right around september 10. we are quickly approaching that time. we should not be too surprised secure more about hurricanes in the headlines. we in california continue to struggle with fire season. the view from the camera above dublin this morning. it looks a little better than yesterday. that is hayes due largely to the amount of smoke in the atmosphere today. it is moderate, meaning that it could be worse. most importantly, it is consistently moderate. we are not getting better, we are keeping a moderate amount of smoke around.

even moderate is not necessarily a good thing. go easy on yourself, especially considering the fact that for that location a spare the air day is bay area wide. it will be a bigger issue with the temperatures are high. it is an increase in heat that brought out the spare the air day. a 7 degree warm up today was enough that the air quality management district put out a spare the air. in addition to the smoke, we will create an ozone. now it is a double issue. a pretty view from the top of the salesforce tower. you can see the mid-level clouds there. we can technically call fog. fo thmarine layer is also onthe

oke. when lo pulling not comingfrom the dixie fire from the mcfarlane and the monument fire. those fires are putting smoke in the atmosphere. the marine layer does a great job of helping us visualize how the atmosphere is moving. any smoke caught and this is getting pulled down our way. the monument fire and mcfarlane fire, plumes of smoke are coming down the coast. the marine layer poles and all of the fog and the stratus clouds from out there and it will also take in any of the smoke out there. this is a more concentrated area that will be pulled into the bay today. we will just keep pulling smoke in. daytime highs today,th hoda in7 day forecast.

we will be in the upper 90s for the inland valleys. 92 for santa rosa. mid-70s for much of the immediate a. your seven day forecast for oakland and san jose, sunday and monday will be similar. we start cooling down as we get into the work week. for the inland valleys of the east bay, 98 today and 99 tomorrow. we will cool back down into the upper 80s by the latter part of next week. >> if we look at the history over the last couple of years, we have into october where we need to worry about the threat of wildfires? >> until we get a widespread soaking rain, it is fire season. that could be january.

we have seen extreme fire behavior into december in the state. it is good that you bring that up, but i hope we don't have to go that long. we should be thinking long term in terms of smoke and wildfire. classic cards and covid-19 vaccines. hundred showed up for a car show in san jose. the organizer wants to provide opportunities for people to get vaccinated. >> reporter: as people checked out the cool cars on display, some of them also visited a covid-19 vaccination site. the quiet community of san jose was revving with excitement on saturday. hundreds of cars on display for the 15th annual santos family labor day holiday. it is safe to say that richard is proud of his ride.

but he is proud of his family's car show a place where people can get a covid-19 vaccine took >> a councilperson call me up and said they can make that available. and i said, in a minute. ignorance will kill you and education will set you free. bring it out. >> reporter: this 13-year-old on his first dose of the covid- 19 back. his mom brought them there for the show and a shot. >> it is interesting to see the carts pads by while i was getting the vaccine. >> more than 25 people got vaccinated. >> this is an underserved area of san jose. we have run a couple of clinics up. but without one more time since there is an event going on. >> having the pop-ups where people are hanging out is a

great idea. infectious disease expert says the delta surge is starting to slow down across the bay area. >> we are at half of our peak and have to test positivity. >> reporter: that does not mean that were out of the woods yet. >> i am looking forward to seeing what the numbers are. >> reporter: he is thrilled that they can help be part of the solution forcing covid-19 to take its foot off the gas. in san jose, kpix5 . one of the biggest names in boxing is hospitalized with covid-19 forcing a delay in his attempt to regain a world title. college football is back but not the greatest day for bay area colleges. plus the giants had a chance to take the ason series th ngight

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two until one of them is in a single elimination wildcard game. error that sets the tone and this one with a leadoff home run. jackson recorded only one out. the giants got one back. buster posey slices an rbi double. julio ureas was said in with eight strikeouts and gave up one run and 5 2/3 innings. more dodgers in the ninth. corey seager sits back on that breaking ball. he sends it on a ride and the dodgers win, 6-1. they are tied with the giants. we will have another bullpen game tonight on sunday night baseball. >> if you want tv time, dress up as a pineapple. they were bombarded today between the jason the a's. hernandez with a three run

blast. the age trailed 10-3 in the ninth. murphy had his 16th of this season. the rally ended there. chris davis turned into stone like you just saw medusa. joey romano bring some up. open is reeling at the wrong time. they are now four games behind boston for the second wildcard spot. and fans are back at memorial stadium for the season opener against nevada. chase garber had a quick pass to nico. they scored on their first two drives. all wolf pack from there. carson grew up in vacaville. he's got a big arm. romeo had a two touchdown pass. fourth quarter with the bears down five. inside the 10, garber is under pressure. he has to throw it away.

just three points over the final three quarters. nevada wins, 22-17. >> in the fourth quarter, kansas state is up, 17-0. west had a perfect pass. t.j. smith returns to int deep inside cardinal territory. the second an exception for was. kansas state had a better day. his second rushing touchdown with 200 yards on the ground. back to the drawing board. stanford loses, 24-7. and the keys to the game. meditate for two minutes. the third quarter, down 13-0. he bulldozers his way into the

end zone. san jose on the board. that is as close as they got. right in the midst of greg johnson and he has reservations for six. trojans win at 37. that is it for sports. have a great day. shake oscar de la hoya has been knocked down by an opponent outside their wearing. he has been hospitalized with covid-19 despite being vaccinated. >> what are the chances of me getting covid? i have been taking care of myself. >> his comeback attempt, his first fight in 13 years, will not happen next weekend. this by taking care of himself,

covid has really hit him hard. he says that he is hopeful that he can get back in the ring before the end of the year. still ahead on kpix5, the hotel along lake toho provides free lodging for weary firefighters. and the demographic that could make the difference in deciding whether governor gavin newsom keeps his job after the recall election. we will be back in a moment.

live from the cbs bay studios, this is kpix5 news. welcome back. thank you so much for joining us. let's start this half hour with a quick check of our weather. hazy skies to start the day. we've got a moderate day for air-quality in-store. even with moderate levels of smoke, there is a spare the air day. it is definitely foggy at the golden gate bridge and that will help the temperatures in the bay. all of the indicators are reading moderate. the forecast, the take away is that line right there. some locations are showing unhealthy for sensitive groups.

we are warming up, 97 for inland locations. i will go into more detail in the complete forecast in just a few minutes. a surfer in australia is dead after getting bitten by your short. it happen on the eastern coast 330 miles north of sydney. bystanders and paramedics gave the man cpr after he had the severe wound. a witness described the disturbing scene. >> i came down to where these people were and then we got called out of the water. we saw a man without an arm and a lot of blood and a lot of people helping him. we stood by to see if we needed to help anymore. >> lots of people were in the water celebrating australia's version of father's day. a hotel chain is stepping up to help firefighters

battling the caldor fire in the sierra. from the border between california and nevada. >> reporter: a sea of red fire trucks taking over the hard rock hotel on state line. cruise from reno, modesto and even colorado are not here to gamble. hotel staff would not let us record inside. first responders are doing more than just resting. the hotel has been transformed into their home and work office. >> we were told the firefighters would use a hard rock as a command center. >> reporter: this is a place providing meals. they are showing a movie. it is an effort to make the cruise feel at home. they were 24 hours shifts breathing an unhealthy smoke.

the battalion chief what do we know fire says there are 20 firefighters from his apartment. >> you don't get is good asleep in the dirt. it is less beneficial for your sleeping habits. it is awesome to get into hotel rooms. >> when you know there are people not taking firefighting efforts for granted. >> we are not an revenue- generating mode. we are in support mode. we are helping to keep the operation going so firefighters have a place to come back to. >> 40% of the guests are families of their own. most of them forced to evacuate too. >> we are doing what we can as a community to help out. >> this morning, cal fire says that the caldor fire is 43%

contained. where a little over a week away from the gubernatorial senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts. what larry elder is saying is put him and the governor's office and if he gets any chance at all he will take away the duly elected democratic majority and hand the united states senate over to mitch mcconnell and the republicans. >> senator warren cited newsom's record on climate change and women sell to keep him in office. the leading republican candidate was also in southern california. >> we were denied a whole year of in person education. his own kids enjoyed in person private education. >> larry elder was in orange county making his pitch to voters of why he should replace

newsom. he is pledging to keep kids in school during the pandemic. recent polls show him as the front runner among replacement candidates. newsom holds the backing of nearly 60% of voters opposing the recall. and he will get a boost next week and joined by kamala harris on wednesday here in the bay area. latino voters could be significant. they are key. the big question is whether they will turn out in an off year election. take this maintenance technician and as it jammed he doesn't have time to care about the upcoming recall election. he carries one overriding feeling about gavin newsom. >> it is that lack of, i don't

think he understood the average person voted you in >> he is most upset about newsom dining at a restaurant in the middle of the pandemic while he work. it is in california's latino communities where the impact was felt the most. everyone in his family got covid. >> i just saw a lack of leadership skills. that is when i thought we needed to recall the governor. >> all rose to victory come september 14 will lead to every latino neighborhood in the state of california. >> key and whether he keeps his job. democrats are blanketing spanish-language media with ads. as are the republican challengers.

with less than two weeks ago to recall election day, the drive is getting the base out to vote. progressives have been knocking on doors through this central los angeles neighbor hood. some say this. there is frustration over the governor's economic policies. the most that we talked to in this predominantly latino community say that they will vote no on me calling newsom. >> i will say keep him in office. >> we might end up with someone like donald trump. >> in 2018, 64% of latinos voted for newsom. the most recent recall poll shows latino support keeping newsom but there are questions about whether those voters will even cast a ballot?

>> sometimes we show up and sometimes we just don't. it depends on the issue. we are the ones that can change the whole paradigm. sometimes we don't show up and everybody wonders what happened. >> reporter: one and so disconnected that he is considering to vote republican. >> i would rather see someone more in touch with the people. >> people in the bay area have already begun dropping off their votes. it is one of eight open and san mateo county. how a robot is coming to the rescue of restaurant struggling to find enough workers. meet a bay area student using his camera lens to help put health and focus.

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tray removal organizer. astro rosen and brings food to hungry customers. the owner of sergio's restaurant says that the robot takes over a lot of heavy lifting. the servers do not need to carry heavy food trays back to the kitchen. >> we cannot service the entire restaurant. 30% of our dining rooms are close because we don't have the staffing to fulfill the demand. >> it is really cool. >> for those concerned it could replace hard-working humans, the owner says that they are there to help and not take over. let's talk about some nuanced issues for the inland value, inland valleys. when we talk about the worst of the heat, we are talking about the inland valleys. it looks pretty, but that is

haze from wildfire smoke . while the concentration of smoke is actually no different here than it is in the city, in fact this is one of those days where at times you will have worse air-quality from smoke in the city then you will overhear which is different than what we are used to thinking. the most important thing about over here is with temperatures climbing and the tri-valley and the valleys of intra-costs acosta, the numbers will get high enough that in addition to the smoke we will create ground- level ozone. that is why there's a spare the air today. it is a double whammy. 95 yesterday for those inland valleys. close to 100 today. monday is still hot. the two remaining days of this week and are the two hot days. we are not all going to be that

warm. but just to pinpoint one of the consequences of that, that is where we get into the unhealthy for sensitive group. that is where we will create more on ground ozone. upper 90s overhear. we will be in the low 90s for santa rosa as well. if you look at the rest of this day, a little bit of the marine layer, not a lot. we are also pulling in if you look at the front lines, plenty of fog here. we are pulling in some smoke on the front lines because there's more smoke right off of the coast. the smoke is coming from the west. we are seeing heizer concentrations right here. you can see why. when we look at this on the

high resolution forecast, the deeper shades of green and the yellow like right there coming in from the coast, and then rapped back around and pulled to the golden gate. it is not overwhelming, but it is consistent. it is consistently moderate. over several days in a row, you don't want to breed this, even if it is just moderate. it is not an optimal situation. less marine layer today. if you look at the seven-day forecast, low 70s today. san jose, we will get you from the upper 80s today back into the mid-70s by the end of this week. when we look at those microclimates, we will get relief here as well. low 80s by the end of the week. the middle line is the vanorth it will not be today or

tomorrow. these are the two days when we want to be out enjoying things. go easy on yourself. the air-quality is not the best out there today. it is time to recognize our students rising above scholar. most of us have heard that a picture is worth 1000 words. we are introduced to a student using his photography to help others to heal. >> reporter: his pictures are more than just a quick snap. each is a carefully planned expression of his subjects most vulnerable selves. the location is lighting and clothing are all designed to heal. >> i talked to people for a really long time until i really get a grasp of who they are.

>> reporter: those insecurities that we all have our the beauty it is a view that the 19-year- old photographer is familiar with. >> this is how i feel and this is what i go through. >> reporter: when we first met him, he was a high school student in san jose. he carried a heavy burden. >> as a young teen, he developed an eating disorder losing 30 pounds from his already thin frame? >> i could not control the people that wanted to be with me or where i lived. i used eating as a control for me. i used to rub my hand around my wrist and that was my measuring tool. >> reporter: friends and family and eventually he himself realized he needed help. he received counseling and the need to control his eating less and? >> it is like you're mad at

yourself. >> reporter: he picked up his camera and showed his hands to the world in a series of deeply personal photographs. each depicting the struggles he went through. >> i needed to be an example and show them that if i can heal, so can they. >> reporter: now he is studying molecular cell biology. he turned his camera towards others giving fellow students a safe space to share her own health struggles? >> he was able to relate to that. >> reporter: he's his photos as a perfect conversation. >> there is nothing that needs to be said or added and nothing got lost in the process. >> i want to bring a light to each person i see. >> reporter: for students

rising above, i am elizabeth cook. >> he has done about 20 sessions so far. if the subjects approved, he will post some of them to social media. there are resources for eating disorders available. we will have links on our website at

almost 5 million children have been diagnosed with covid- 19 since the pandemic started. cases are going up significantly. 204,000 tested positive in one week which are levels not seen since one. children account for 22% of cases over real. a campaign is being launched urging parents to vaccinate their children and encouraging to talk to their pediatricians about their concerns. >> children can still get il e risks of ing covid are the va >> 9.3 million children have been fully vaccinated.

37% of 12 to 15-year-olds. a pilot has taken stunt flying to a whole new level. he became the first pilot to officially fly an aircraft inside of the tunnel. not only did he fly through one, he went through two of them. he flew a modified racing

it is time for a look at this morning's top stories. hundreds of food workers at oracle park have voted to go on strike. that could happen as soon as today right before the dodgers and giants game. if negotiations with a subcontractor breakdown it could happen as soon as the day . >> a firefighter has died while battling the dixie fire. the man's death was due to an illness unrelated to that fire. the dixie fire is 56% contained. cal fire is reporting more progress against the caldor fire. it is 46% contained . and evacuation order is still in effect for south lake tahoe. it is a spare the air day. go easy on yourself with unhealthy for sensitive groups today and temperatures climbing into the upper 90s. we will cool down for much of

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