dion: we are featuring cheryl jennings's exclusive reports on our website. those stories are on on our homepage at abc7news.com. and abc news will air a special report tonight on abc 7. seniors and front-line workers could be next in line for the supplemental shots. the head of the national institutes of health says the u.s. could make the decision in a matter of weeks. the nih, however, is also making ominous predictions we could see daily case levels hit 200,000. that's a number not seen since january. another sign of just how bad the covid surge is, the average number of americans under 50 has reached an epidemic high. and if you have questions about vaccine mandates, you too can ask the vaccine team. submit your questions at abc7news.com/vaccine. there is also information on how to book an appointment to get your shot. in other news now developing out of northern california, the dixie fire group by another 2000 acres overnight as the flames chreewed up dry trees and brush. it's burned up 865 square miles. calfire says firefighters are working on building

you are safe. >> in 2015, cheryl jennings traveled to afghanistan with writs of peace and interviewed president ghani. back then he was hopeful for the future. >> it is a reborn love. people are reengage in with their country. >> heidi kuhn says she is not pointing fingers about the crisis in afghanistan. >> i don't think this is the time to cast blame. i think we need to take this day and get this country back on its feet. dion: we are jennings' exclusive reports from afghanistan at our website. they include her interview with the president and afghan women who risked their lives to work. those stories are at our home page, abc7ne air a special report tonight at 9:00 on abc 7 on the taliban. seniors and front-line workers could be next in line for supplemental shots. the head of the national institutes of health says the u.s. could make a decision in a matter of weeks. the nih is also making an ominous prediction, we could see daily case levels hit 200,000. that is a number not seen since january. another sign of how bad the surge is, the average number of americans under 50 who are

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we are featuring cheryl jennings' exclusive reporting from afghanistan on our website.ude her interview with the president, and the afghan women who risk their lives to work. those stories on our homepage and easy for you to find, at abc 7 news.com. kumasi: now to another international crisis, a large earthquake hitting haiti on saturday and now the nation is bracing for a tropical depression tonight. jobina fortson at the live desk. jobina: this morning, the search for survivors continues after that magnitude 7.2 earthquake. the epicenter was located close to the capital, port-au-prince. 1300 people are reported dead so far, at least 3000 homes have been destroyed. this morning on gma, reporter matt gutman digs into the investigation you are saying we may never know how many people? >> know, we may never know, because you still have people underneath. jobina: they are trying to find as many survivors as they can before tropical depression agrees hits tonight. the national hurricane center says the storm could bring up to eight inches of rain and lead to flooding and mu

collection of videos on our coverage of the fall of afghanistan, including former abc 7 news anchor cheryl jennings' reports from afghanistan and her interviews with the president fall on our abc 7 ctv streaming apps wherever you stream. it has been 17 months since we it.red the words back-to-school today roughly 60,000 students returned to public schools in san francisco. senior reporter and education -- how did they do today students did really well, at this point wearing a mask is sort of second nature to them so that was not really an issue. we asked a few students if they had concerns about the delta variant and many said no, especially those 12 and older who are vaccinated. this was lunch time at everett middle school in san francisco, where students took their lunch outside and got reacquainted. students arrived early for a change, eagerly anticipating being inside a classroom. >> they learned by socializing and exploring their identities. i think they wanted to be with each other. reporter: the superintendent greeted students. most of them knew to the school, with the same kind of fears wit

julian: in 2015 cheryl jennings traveled with her to afghanistan and she interviewed the president theno set at the time that he was hopeful and today he has fled the country. we are featuring cheryl's exclusive reports from afghanistan on our website, including her interview with the president in the afghan women who risk their lives to work. those stories are on our homepage, abc 7 news.com. kumasi: turning out to another large international crisis, haiti hit by an earthquake and a prop -- now bracing for a tropical depression. jobina: the search for survivors continues after that quake on saturday. the epicenter was located 78 miles west of the capital of order prints. so far about 1300 people are reported dead and at least 700 buildings and 3000 homes have been destroyed. this morning matt gottman dug into the devastation. >> you are saying we may nev wea know how many people were killed? no becaus no becaus no still have people [inaudible] jobina: rescuers are sifting through the rubble for signs of life and trying to find as many survivors as they can before tropical storm grace h

we have also published stories from our archive, when reporter cheryl jennings visited the country. a major development involving covid-19 vaccines. the white house is expected to recommend booster shots for all vaccinated americans. those additional doses should come eight months after the initial vaccination. this announcement could come within days. once the fda authorizes the supplemental shots, they could roll out as soon as the middle of next month be health care workers, first responders, and nursing home residents. at the same time, doctors are speeding up the timeline -- saying the u.s. needs to speed up the timeline to vaccinating children. >> children who are eligible for vaccination should get vaccinated. kumasi: a new study shows younger children are more likely to spread covid-19 then teenagers. that study, published in the medical journal jama found kids three and under are more likely -- 13 and under are more likely to transmit the virus to their household then 14-year-olds and older. a joint news conference will be expected to be held at 11:00 this morning, calling

he drove them and cheryl jennings on a mission throughout the country.ys his father was beaten by forces this week because of the work he has done with the group. he begged them to help. >> they had my father. this is some pictures they sent me. tim: it is a plea they have taken the heart, working tirelessly to file reams of paperwork to get their people out. however, with so much out of their control, the challenges can seem insurmountable. >> they need to follow through on their statements. if they don't, they are just going to back away from the country and who knows what will happen then. tim: they say they will stop at nothing to rescue their people. >> i will take whatever human measures i may take not to turn my eyes away from the deserving families, farmers, and friends in afghanistan. tim: in marin county, tim johns, ab a bay area man is sharing a terrifying story of his dramatic escape from afghanistan. >> i didn't think i would be able to make it back to the states safe without losing my head. julian: that man is a former u.s. military interpr

have published stories from our archive with the former anchor cheryl -- with our former anchor cheryl jenningsdownload the app wherever you stream. kumasi: a second disaster is developing in haiti. tropical storm grace is hitting the country days after a deadly earthquake. that 7.2 quake struck on saturday, leveling hundreds of buildings and more than 14 people are dead. at least 6000 more people have been injured. debris is blocking roads, slowing the rescue effort and there is flooding on top of that as help pours it in from across the world. the coast guard is helping get injured to the hospital and teams are heang w are socabreath sedus buildings as well as search equipment. kumasi: some areas could see more than a foot of rain. reggie: lori smith is planning to hold a news conference today as san jose mayor calls for her resignation. the mayor cited a number of reasons that include an ongoing corruption scandal in which two of her top staff face criminal charges. they are accused of demanding campaign donations in exchange for concealed carry permits. the sheriff has not been charged. the

larry: we have a collection of videos on the fall of afghanistan, including stories by cheryl jennings that she did during her visit in 2005 and again in 2015. you can see them on abc 7 and streaming on whatever apps you use to stream. kristen: citing recent multimillion dollar payouts after misconduct by her deputies in an ongoing corruption scandal. our reporter has covered the sheriff, lori smith,. for years he has the latest from san jose. reporter: lori smith became the state's first female county sheriff in 1998. now the san jose mayor says it is time for her to go. >> the time for concern is long past. sheriff smith must resign. reporter: under her watch, the county has paid out multimillion dollar settlements because of misconduct. a prisoner injured in a jail transfer, that recently settled for $10 million. other jail lawsuits, yet to be settled. >> tax payers have invested a lot of money in that jail and still, this dystopian place of. reporter: horrible suffering the mayor also cites the sheriff's ongoing corruption scandal. two of her top staff accused of demanding campaign

cheryl: that is a good point i want to ask you about jen psaki coming back from vacation showing a picturehis is to hold ---ing this aircraft accused to military personnel on that plane made a split second decision to let refugees on the plane you staved a lot of lives, especially, see women and girls in this picture i want to ask about jen psaki, she is coming back, got a lot of criticism, about taking time off, for her -- out of office on email attempted to contact her getting automatic reply out of the was. >> this seems part of the biden administration policy to make this look as bad as possible, i mean everything they did in terms of substance and, actually, dealing with the crisis, and in terms of optics to make it looked like they were competently dealing they did it all wrong that picture ofp biden in the situation room camp david one guy looking at screen looking not terribly powerful, the fact that jen psaki spokeswoman was gone, and basically like hey it is august i am on vacation! so, the things happened in august. it has in the past it will in the future. the white house clear