cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. we are talking about the line strikes happening right now. >> it is certainly going to stay active as we head through the next several hours. the red flag fire warning in effect until 11:00 tomorrow morning. some drier and sunnier weather on the way tomorrow afternoon. let's get a look right now. we're seeing it pick up over the next couple hours. this is our system moving closer. it is pulling up this instability from the south and at least 68 line strikes tonight over california. some of those happening in the bay area. at least 20 of them. you can see this activity is moving from the south to the north. and we're focused on two different areas. one in the north bay and one in the east bay. you can see it is moving to the north. into st. helena at 11:39. even heavy rainfall toward cobb and middletown as well. let's bring it over to the east bay. we've seen this reason be the most active right here toward discovery bay, also bethel island. all of this moving to the north with the pot

today in the bay's cheryl hurd. larry aims is over 65 and got his booster shot. >> i don't want the disease to continue and evolve. i want everybody to be protected. >> santa clara county health officials making it available to sign up and line up to get their covid shot. we know with some of the vaccines, immunity begins to wane over time. right now just the pfizer vaccine has been through the process and has approval for a booster. >> under cdc rules pfizer booster shots are available for those who are 65 years or older, who got their first round of shots at least six months ago. you can get a third shot if you are 18 or over and have underlying medical conditions and live or work in high-risk settings. >> right now the fda has not approved any mixing and matching of vaccines. >> right now, biden getting a booster eight months after his two first doses. >> that distinction is causing a lot of us a lot of damage for the rest of the country. >> doctors here in the bay area say people need to get vaccinated. >> by fa

cheryl hurd, "today in the bay." >>> there is emerging clarity on who will get covid booster shots. an fda panel is recommending the booster for some americans. the panel of outside experts says pfizer did not provide enough information about the safety of a third dose of the vaccine for people 16 and older, but the panel did unanimously recommend boosters for americans 65 and older. and those considered at high risk. >> i think we need to target the boosters right now, specifically to the people who are likely to be at high risk. >> the decision now moves to the full fda, which typically does follow the panel's guidance. >>> in an effort to reach underserved communities in san francisco, the city has opened four new vaccination sites. the locations are at malcolm-x academy school in the bayview, balboa high school in the excelsior. those opened this week. clinics in richmond and the sunset elementary school in the sunset will open this weekend. the vaccine sites will prioritize families and staff within the san francisco school district, but everyone 12 and older is welcome. walk-i

. >> cheryl hurd joins us south of lake tahoe. another nerve-racking night. >> reporter: it is. road blocks at every entryway into south lake tahoe making sure no one comes in. this fire is surrounding this tourist destination. >> reporter: an eerie sight. a waffle flames creeping over the ridge toward south lake tahoe. the caldor fire has destroyed close to 500 homes and tonight is only 18% contained. >> scary. just all i can say. you know, got everybody out but it's heart breaking. very unfortunate. >> reporter: taylor says this has been home for 28 years. emotions are running high as she and her friends pack up after being ordered to evacuate. >> lots of family and years of memories. it's absolutely devastating. we're all very close. >> we're just happy that we're all together and safe. >> reporter: safe for now and up animals, pictures, computers and important documents. all they can do is home the wildfire doesn't make it to the kingsbury community. crews are battling this fire from the air and on the ground. in many locations, all they can do is watch it burn like here nea

here's "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd. >> reporter: on the republican recall newsom website the allegation of voter fraud is the headline. voter integrity has been candidate larry elder's focus for weeks. he was questioned about that exclusively on nbc news. >> let us all work together to matter the results are to make sure the results are valid and legitimate and everybody who voted should have voted. let's do that together. >> is that a commitment. >> let's do that together working together. >> reporter: what governor newsom says he want too, campaigning with president biden he's fighting against the republican grab of his seat using former president trump as his weapon. >> you saw what happened on election night. the big lie. we may have defeated donald trump but we have not defeated trumpism. trumpism is still on the ballot in california. >> reporter: cal state east bay political science professor is analyzing the recall campaign strategy this way. >> republicans are a minority in california so what it says to me, they are claiming voter fraud at this stage is that they are worried tha

nbc bay area's cheryl hurd. >> reporter: tuesday governor gavin newsom ended a hard fight recall battle, now a more personal fight after two of his children were diagnosed with covid last week. >> covid is equal opportunity disease, doesn't matter if you're kids of the governor. >> reporter: reported that children who have not been named have mild sympathies and will be quarantined. spokesperson says the governor, first partner and other two children have since tested negative, family following all covid protocols. >> doesn't respect borders or income levels or socioeconomic class. >> reporter: as of september 9th, 5.3 million children have been diagnosed with covid, 15.5% of all cases in the u.s. new data shows children accounted for nearly 30% of all new cases last week. only a fraction led to hospitalizations. >> we are seeing a higher number of children become positive. >> reporter: dr. hailey gans at stafford children's hospital. >> rates are going up more rapidly in children than adults but that may be because adults are immunized and children are not at this point. >> reporter: b

in healdsburg, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> we are halfway there. at this hour the caldor fire is now 50% contained. this comes arrest the flames wiped out entire neighborhoods in el dorado county near lake tahoe. the flames were so widespread, some families had to evacuate twice. >> the kids and two dogs and three cats out of bed and loaded them up. authentic we went to my parents' house and then we were sfraekd there the next day. >> the fire destroyed nearly 800 homes. now labor day weekend is behind us. lake tahoe starts to transition into ski season. three major resorts say they are optimistic that fighting, after fighting off the flames. sierra at tahoe faced the most danger. employees say they were watching the tv coverage holding their breath. this is what the kam looked like tonight. it appears the ski resort did not have any major damage. so what saved it? they credit clearing dry brush and trees during the summer using snow machines to wet down this area last week and most of all, all the firefighters. >> the initial reports are very prom

. >> "today in the bay's" cheryl hurd reports there's a local fire department using new technology to keep the community safe. >> reporter: a red orange glow in the sky at sunset. clouds menacing overhead. >> i don't want to be too close to lightning. >> reporter: has hikers in the east bay a little worried. >> based on the weather patterns and the different colors i'm seeing it seems omni knew. >> reporter: we track the ominous weather pattern on this app. the red dots show lightning strikes moving towards the bay area. >> yeah. i mean we live -- we back up to an open space. that's a huge concern. >> reporter: that's why contra costa fire protection is bringing in extra fire fighting resources just in case lightning strikes spark wildfires. >> that is going to include one task force of five engines, 15 firefighters and the task force leader, a chief officer, we're also standing up an additional two water tenders and staffing those, the apparatus that gets water to fires where there are no hydrants. >> reporter: the concern is big in the bay area where the hills are dry. overgrown veg

also whether or not a woman has a right to birth control. >> reporter: in berkley, cheryl hurd, nbc baynews. >>> more than a week after hurricane ida hit, there are still half a million people without power in louisiana and mississippi. and for some, it won't be back on for weeks. this is video. you see the homes and businesses surrounded by mud and water. it is a mace. the hurricane made landfall last sunday. now there's a flash flood warning from a new storm front heading that way. the governor and local leaders advising those who fled the area to please stay away for now. >>> back in 60 seconds. ahead, still stuck and in need of help. bay area volunteers trying to get people out of afghanistan. >>> plus, is a plan moving forward? dr. fauci's update on covid booster shots as the september 20th date approaches. the air alert, and who could >>> so, will they be ready by september 20th to roll out the booster shots? the white house chief medical advisor says for pfizer, yes. for moderna, maybe no. moderna's vaccine could be delayed. the biden administration announced plans to offer third

nbc bay ea's cheryl hurd is tracking the rollout in santa clara county. >> reporter: there's been some confusion as to who qualifies for a booster shot and who doesn't. tonight, we've got some answers. >> i'm glad to be protected. >> reporter: larry ames is over 65 and got his booster shot today. >> i don't want the disease to continue, and evolve and i'm afraid the next variant might come out. so i want everybody to be protected. >> reporter: santa clara county health officials making it convenient for people who are eligible to sign up and line up to get their third covid shot. there are injection sites all over the county, including the santa clara county fairgrounds, emmanuel baptist church in san jose, and at the depaul health center in morgan hill. >> we know that with some of these vaccines, um, immunity does begin to wane over time. right now, just the pfizer vaccine has been through the process, and has approval for a booster. ailable for those who are 65 years or o got their first round of shots at least six months ago. you can also get a third shot if you're 18 or over, and

nbc bay area's cheryl hurd talked with the victim, and has the details. >> reporter: san jose police are investigating a case of vandalism. the victim's car windows were shattered, and he believes it happened because he's asian. you are looking at surveillance video of what began as an innocent conversation between two men in san jose. a misunderstanding that took a racial turn, and later, ended violently. >> when he drove up here and he stopped the car, he was like -- he asked about the flag. >> reporter: tan lee telling me tonight why a man he never saw before stopped in front of his house last thursday. the man, originally, asked lee about the dinosaur flag in the front yard. but lee misunderstood. thinking the man was asking him about his bike and the words on the side of it, taga. he told the man he can look for it online. then, turned and walked away. >> when i say taga. oh, he said oh is that a filipino thing? you know? i was like, no. you know. and then, he looked inside. he see like my name and stuff. and so, oh you're vietnamese? it turns when he thinks i am just brushing h

as nbc bay area's cheryl hurd found out, it's not clear if the proposal will get the vote to pass. >>orter: oakland unified school board member sam davis helped write the proposed policy that would require students 12 and above get vaccinated in order to attend school. the vote on this proposal is expected tomorrow. >> we would be the next big city to require vaccinations for 12 and up. it's, you know, it's still a broad policy goal, at this point. we don't have all of the details in our resolution that los angeles has in theirs. >> reporter: on september 9th, l.a. unified became the first large school district in the country to require students to be vaccinated by january 2022. the rules down south are strict. there are no alternatives to the vaccination. this vaccine idea is spreading. a proposal for the idea will be on the school board agenda in berkeley. that district's vaccine requirement proposal is in the early stages. it's not as strict as the mandate in l.a., allowing students to get a shot or submit to weekly testing. west contra costa schools are also exploring the possibil

as "today in the bay" cheryl hurd reports. >> reporter: the caldor fire is moving at a steady pace, and winds up to 30 miles per hour, and we are learning about another problem. gravity. >> boulders have been rolling, and the trees, they can fall and they will send the embers cast forward into the forest. >> crews had to put out spot fires, and snow machines are being used to wet down the property. so far 204,000 acres have burned, and more than 500,000 single homes lost. >> this is where we want to be. >> evacuees are looking for a place to stay to wait it out. >> we have some clothes, luggage, dog food, of course. >> the lakefront restaurant business is down 80%. a crushing blow this time of year, especially with labor day weekend coming. >> this is definitely been one of those times when it's just you're always adjusting, you know. for small businesses like myself and everybody else around, you know, you are just adjusting to what's happening on a day-to-day basis. >> we have 16 cottages up here through the neighborhood. >> he can't wait until things get better. >> about 25,000 worth

cheryl hurd. >> reporter: you have to prove you're fully vaccinated or provide a negative 72-hour test. but that did not discourage thousands of people from attending this popular music festival. >> how is everybody doing? >> reporter: oakland's g easy rocking the house at bottlerock fest fal. all about the music, bay area celebrities and just being outside. for some, first time around so many people since start of the pandemic. >> they're making sure everyone is vaccinated or have negative covid tests so feels more comfortable. >> with open air, if i was in tight quarters i would probably feel differently, but keeping my distance and being safe. >> reporter: masks are optional outside. >> i put on the mask when it started getting more crowded. they're required if you want to take the party inside. if you're one of the 40,000 coming to this event, leave your cash at home. the festival

reporting live in union city, cheryl hurd. >> the country tried to process what had just happened. thousands of first responders were called in to help. among them, the menlo park fire chief who led california task force three. today we spoke with the now-retired chief, harold schapelhoume. he and his team left behind dna samples in case there was another attack or another buildings collapsed on them. they spent 14 grueling days looking for survivors and recovering bodies. he doesn't talk much about september 11, not too often, but did he share with us. >> the eyes are the window of the soul. there's that level of despair, profound sadness, shock. and then resilience. >> he said, though, that he will never forget what he saw around him at ground zero and what he smelled in those two weeks he was there. one of the mentors in urban search and rescue, one of his mentors, died on september 11, while trying to save people in the twin towers. he still wears that bracelet with his mentor's name to this day. in oakland, city leaders and first responders gathered to hon or the victims on th

here's nbc bay area cheryl hurd. >> reporter: on the website, the head headline is voter fraud.ry elder has been focused on it for weeks. >> no matter what the results, are i'll work to make sure the results are valley and i had legitimate and everybody who voted should have voted. let's all do that together. >> reporter: working together is what governor newsom says he want, too. he's fighting using former president trump as his weapon. >> you saw what happened on election night. the big lie. we may have defeated donald trump but we have not defeated trumpism. trumpism is still on the ballot in california. >> reporter: cal state east bay political science professor dr. andy lee is analyzing it this way. >> republicans are the minority in california. what it says to me, that they are claiming voter fraud at this stage is that they are worried that. that their base is immobilized. >> mobilized or not, those making sure your ballots are safe have been working for weeks to make sure there are no irregularities. the registrar of voter offices around the state have similar regulation

. >> reporter: cheryl hurd. nbc bay area news. >> and the long term impact in terms of respiratory problems. with all the smoke. it will be really interesting to see the days to come. >>> smoke is something we'll to have watch over the next few days, and heat. we've lost the red flag warnings. the temperatures will be climbing up all the way through the holiday weekend. 60 in san jose. it is a pleasant evening around the bay area. comfortably cool. you don't need to run your air conditioning in the inland valleys with 59 degrees. we'll see some patchy clouds brought in by the winds at 15 miles per hour. and numbers by the morning, feeling more like fall. mid 50s, closer to san jose. low 50s into morgan hill. for the afternoon, the upward climb. the temperatures, not so much bay side. we'll still stay in the upper 60s to 70s in oakland and hayward. near 90 tomorrow. san jose, close to 80 degrees. the air quality will be moderate for most of the bay area. though i think in the hills, above 2,000 feet for the north

cheryl hurd, nbc bay area now's. >>> after surviving the recall, governor newsom went back to work the new bold man. he is loosening zoning rules in an effort to deal with the state's housing crisis. today he signed a bill making duplexes legal on every lot in the state zoenld for one house. advocates have been pushing for the move to allow denser construction as a way to handle the housing shortage. it is part of california comeback plan which invests $22 billion in housing and homelessness. it includes 44,000 new homes to help people transitioning from life on the streets. >>> a police officer has been cleared in a deadly police shooting. surveillance video shows 31-year-old demetrius stanley appearing to hold a gun after chasing away a man who turned out to be an undercover police officer. police were doing surveillance on stanley for his possible connection to an armed robbery. stanley then passes an suv where another plain clothes officer is sitting in an suv. stanley opens the suv door and points the gun at the officer. that's when the officer opens fire. the report says he had n

reporting live in lafayette, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. we hope she's okay. >>> new at 11:00, one and done vaccine. that developer novavax is starting a combined flu and covid vaccine. phase two will be conducted in australia. back in may, they said seasonal influenza and covid-19 vaccines will likely be critical in combatting emerging covid-19 variants. the results are expected in the first half of the year. tomorrow president biden is rolling out another new plan to attack the pandemic. and it is expected to focus again on getting more people vaccinated. but this time may include requirements for the unvaccinate as well. looming not thatter if a of on, the coming flu season. one that helps experts predict could be stronger than usual. >> reporter: new research shows this flu season could be severe amid the covid-19 pandemic. 2020 was the mildest flu season on record with just 1675 reported cases between september and may largely due to widespread mask wearing and distancing. as most states have eased restrictions, doctors fear flu cases

in san francisco, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> joining us now, gop chairman, thank you for beingus. not the outdo you mean folks wanted but tell us, what is next for the republican party in california? >> well, first, i would like to put a pause on all the celebration. the votes that have been counted so far account for a 38% turnout. it is more likely that it will be closer to 60% which means that there are 6 million votes, or 42% of the overall vote yet to be counted. so anyone who says that it was, quote, a land slide, when we all know that republicans have shifted to voting on election day is just being inaccurate. and you know, never before in our state, at least in the last four or five years, have i seen this rush to claim a land slide when we haven't even finished the night. you look at santa clara county and election day votes have not really been counted at all. and they shut down for the night. so things are different now. republicans, good or bad, vote on election day. democrats vote early. i would like the put a pause on it. in general, and i have said this for years

. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> another day of testimony in the high profile elizabethmes trial. today in san jose at the federal court, you see holmes walking out with her mother. testimony largely centered todas with those machines when theranos was still silicon valley's hottest company. erica chung, a former theranos employee turned whistle-blower told jurors, quote, you would have the same luck flipping a coin whether your results were right or wrong when it came to theranos machines. >>> good news from the fire lines. containment in the caldor fire is now at 71%. this is right near south lake tahoe. cal fire expects full containment in 12 days on september 27th. and that means the south shore is returning to normal. and they're asking tourists to please come back and visit. more than 20,000 people have returned to their homes now after being evacuated. businesses you see there are reopening, and schools will be back in session tomorrow. the city's mayor of south lake tahoe there says it is a challenging time, but they're happy to start welcoming people back to the

cheryl hurd is in kirkwood forest.t seems the flames are heading your way. >> reporter: officials are telling us tonight that they have been battling spot fires all day long. this fire is so big, it is hard to determine which direction it's going. we've been looking for this fear all day long and if you look closely from this vantage point, you can see the gloves. tonight we can see that the caldor fire is heading in this direction. it is moving at a steady pace. the winds up to 30 miles per hour. and we're learning about another problem. gravity. >> boulders have been rolling. they get released when the fire burns and all the supports lost. dead standing trees, maybe weakened by the fire. the wind is blowing them. they can fall and they'll send the embers cast forward. >> reporter: flying embers are affecting the popular kirkwood ski resort. crews had to put out spot fires and tonight snow machines are being used to wet down the property. so far 204,000 acres have burned. more than 500 single family homes lost. >> it