i'm dion lim.ing abc seven news at 11 live here on abc seven and wherever you stream. let's get to meteorologist sandy patel. sandhya: and let me tell you this much. we saw signs of improvement as the sun was getting ready to set. let me show you the time-lapse. air quality actually began to get better as we started to see the sea breeze pushing that smoke eastward. so you will notice there is haze in the air, but it was certainly better in san francisco. i'm happy to report good air quality across the entire bay areaeveryonenukiah ill red, whis unhealthy. will settle in once again, so it is still going to be hazy at 11:00 a.m. but 7:00 p.m., it is moving out. i will let you know how it looks coming up. dion: hoping for relief. thanks. governor gavin newsom spent today in greenville, which has been ravaged by the dixie fire. the governor's office sent this video of him touring the damage. flames have destroyed homes and turned the gold rush town into miles of rubber -- rubble. the governor vowed th

kristen: i'm dion lim --dion: i'm dion lim. education is a key pillar and our efforts to build a better bay area. tonight, abc seven news reporter luis peÑa spoke to us -- lose peÑa spoke -- luz peÑa spoke d people. luz: the date is set, signs are up, and empty classrooms are ready to welcome back students. among those students are 12-year-old tula and her 12 euros brother, jude. their mom says they have been looking forward to monday's. >> my oldest is really excited to be back. she's very social. my younger is a little bit more hesitant but i think he'll be really happy once he's back. luz: the school districts as masks will be required at all times inside their buildings but vaccines will not be mandated in case a student tests positive for covid-19, they have a plan. >> 14 days, but that, anybody that might be exposed, stay in class as long as they get tested twice. luz: out of 36,000 students, about 850 will continue online classes. one of the teachers will remain on zoom. >> i don't want to go back for myself, but i don't

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dion: thank you.tch all of our newscasts live and on-demand on the connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. just download the app now and start streaming. that's it for this edition of abc 7 news. i'm dion lynn. the discontinues tomorrow morning. chris alvarez and all of us at the station, thank you so much for joining us. taking a live look outside, a little bit of haze. due to mess says things are improving. have a great night and see you in the morning. [ sfx: ding ding ding ] [sfx: bing bing bing ] [sfx: bloop bloop bloop ] [ sfx: bing bloop ding ding bloop bing ] the day can wait. enter the golden state, with real california dairy. at usaa, we've been called too exclusive. because we were created for officers. but as we've evolved with the military, we've grown to serve all who've honorably served. no matter their rank, or when they were in. a marine just out of basic, or a petty officer from '73. and even his kids. and their kids. usaa is made for all

dion: dion lim, abc7 news. those sisters are so brave.kland councilman nicky fortunato responded to recent crime in a statement to mow saying the solution lies not only in getting illegal guns off the streets but also addressing the root causes of poverty and violence. that lead to crime. providing access to good jobs, affordable housing, health care and education. dan: san jose police are investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy killed during a shootout yesterday afternoon. sky seven spotted investigators still on the scene in the alam rock neighborhood this afternoon. according to police the young very many was inside a car involved in a shootout that took place on little wood lane just before 4:00. >> a group of people, more than one person, arrived at the residence on little wood lane in a vehicle. this 13-year-old was with that group of people that arrived. the exchange of gunfire happened between the people who arrived at the residence and the people who lived at that residence on little wood lane. dan: police say the teenager w

dion: we could use that relief. thanks. just ahead, the great debate over san francisco's great highway intensifies. >> let's turn this into a permanent place for people. dion: a rally to keep cars off the road while some neighbors say the street needs to reopen to traffic. the big change coming tomorrow. also, a change at a south bay airport. supporters managing type 2 diabetes? on it. on it. on it, with jardiance. they're 22 million prescriptions strong. meet the people who are managing type 2 diabetes and heart risk with jardiance. jardiance is a once-daily pill that can reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults who also have known heart disease. so it could help save your life from a heart attack or stroke. and jardiance lowers a1c. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration, genital yeast or urinary tract infections, and sudden kidney problems. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. a rare, but life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. s

dion: sounds good. thanks. the great debate over san francisco's highway intensifies. >> let's turn this into a permanent place for people. dion: a rally today to keep cars off the road while some neighbors say the street needs to reopen to traffic. the big change coming tomorrow. also a change at a south bay airport that supporters hope i don't just play someone brainy on tv - i'm an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance. more brain performance? yes, please! neuriva. think bigger. dion: san francisco's ay highway is going to partially open tomorrow for the first time since the pandemic. abc 7 news was there for as to vehicles. after tomorrow, weekends and holidays will be the only time cars will be restricted, however somewhat the road to reopen because of traffic being diverted to other streets. >> ever city has a lot of street -- our city has a lot of streets that go north/south, about

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dion: understandable. that fire has been spreading to the west, leaving -- leading to evacuation orders for parts of the hammock county. you can get -- to hammock county. you can get updates with our wildfire tracker. you can find that on abc 7 news.com. in the east bay, a memorial for a young man killed industry -- by a stray bullet in downtown oakland. part of the tribute to him included a mural with his nickname. his mother shared this message. >> i think we got to rally around our children and show them life is worth much more than a bullet hitting a body, and not having any remorse for it. not having care or concern. if we start loving on our children and helping them to understand the air we breathe is a gift, and when you take it away, you are losing the talent, and you are losing so many opportunities that could exist for people by a mere gunshot. dion: $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the case. the low rider car show, a show,, area classic, returned today, al

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dion: it has been a tough time for that country. at least 1800 people have been injured in the earthquake. as new information comes in on the we are sending out instant push notifications. -- comes in, we are sending out instant push notifications. download the app and enable those alerts. in the east bay, and evacuation morning in the taza howrah era of contra costa county was canceled about an hour ago. a wildfire putting up a large flume -- plume of smoke. the fire burned nine acres. calfire says crews will stay out there overnight, monitoring hotspots. the dixie fire is showing no signs of slowing down, scorching well over 10,000 acres today. burned 552,000 acres and stays at 31% contained tonight.f some evacuees in plumas county. on of the firefighters search last week returned to hand to welcome him home. he was injured by a falling tree and is expected to make a full recovery. three other firefighters had minor injuries. and turning to this bizarre story out of the sierra foothills. it led to a fremont woman being arrested fo

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dion: in oakland, dion lim, abc seven news. >> that video is unreal. will put themselves in harm's way but there are lots of ways you can be an ally. go to abc7news.com/take action to get started. larry: the recovery of a dog and puppy. san jose police arrested three suspects following a long investigation. the animals were seized along with weapons and drugs. >> with a speedy run, gucci, t , french bulldog, is reunited with her owner once again. she was stolen along with her or puppies in february. -- four puppies in february. these are the investigators posing with the happy pups. the dog's owner does not want to be identified but says he is happy to have them back home. they found the dogs as part of an investigation into three suspected gang members. they were linked to multiple serious crimes in the city. >> these three suspects are responsible for over 10 violent crimes in our city. they range from violent carjackings to robberies, various shootings that they were associated with as well as well as a burglary. dion: police seized equipment used t

dion: he was out shopping with his mom when he targeted people. one person was pistol whipped. you can see in this video the moment he shot into action and was shot twice. this incident comes on the heels of a number of attacks in chinatown including two violent robberies at night and harrison last month. just days earlier a julie shop owner witnessed two women get their purses snatched. >> i couldn't see get snatched. i felt so bad. i really wanted to stop them. dion: according to the chamber of commerce, businesses are now closing early. >> first they closed at six and then five and now we have to close at four. dion: while he recovers he has no regrets shares a word of caution with others. >> if you are getting robbed, think about your safety purse. don't think about your possessions. kumasi: included the recovery of a dog and puppies. this is gucci, the french bulldog, who was stolen along with four puppies from an owner's home. police found the dogs as part of an investigation into three suspected street gang members. the suspects are linked to multiple serious crimes in t

dion lim takes a look at what is happening. >> i started getting emotional like i was shaking. my heart rate was elevated. for hours afterwards. >> reporter: the uncomfortable interaction we are witnessing again when these two men i'm a without mask, walked into recycle books friday. >> they walk in with cameras, coming in, looking for a fight. >> are you suggesting there is a mask mandate that i have to put a mask on? >> reporter: the men who refused to sign up despite signs and employees' requests. >> this puts our lives in danger. >> reporter: they start making accusations. >> i am worried about my health. >> are you really? >> yes. >> where is your hazmat suit >> reporter: and even called her a "karen." finally, fern alberts repeatedly told the mental event they did. >> it is terrible. we are also tired of it. like every worker has been dealing with this the entire pandemic. >> reporter: san jose police tell me during the pandemic they focus more on education, not so much enforcement but business owners, if they encounter this behavior can first admonish the customer and on

dion lim takes a look at what is happening. >> i started getting emotional like i was shaking. my heart rate was elevated. for hours afterwards. >> reporter: the uncomfortable interaction we are witnessing again when these two men i'm a without mask, walked into recycle books friday. >> they walk in with cameras, coming in, looking for a fight. >> are you suggesting there is a mask mandate that i have to put a mask on? >> reporter: the men who refused to sign up despite signs and employees' requests. >> this puts our lives in danger. >> reporter: they start making accusations. >> i am worried about my health. >> are you really? >> yes. >> where is your hazmat suit >> reporter: and even called her a "karen." finally, fern alberts repeatedly told the mental event they did. >> it is terrible. we are also tired of it. like every worker has been dealing with this the entire pandemic. >> reporter: san jose police tell me during the pandemic they focus more on education, not so much enforcement but business owners, if they encounter this behavior can first admonish the customer and on

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reporter: dion lim abc7 news.recent crime in a statement saying the solution was not only in getting illegal guns off the street, but addressing the root causes of poverty and violence that led to crime and providing access to good jobs, affordable housing, health care and education. larry: let's turn to the wildfire situation. the dixie situation continues to grow and possible storms might make it worse for the 510,000 acres burned, only 40% containment. over 500 homes have been destroyed with thousands of structures threatens. tomorrow marks one month since the fire started. we will have live updates on the fires burning in california with our wildfire tracker. you can see it at abc7news.com. we take a look at the forecast. you can tell from the sound of my nasal passages we are feeling the smoke. spencer: let me give you the smoke forecast. that is continuing to collect in the atmosphere. the near surface smoke has the highest concentration to our north. some is in the north pay, mendocino lake counties, marin,

i'm dion lynn. you're watching abc 7 news at 6:00 live here on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you happen to stream. >>> the back-to-school countdown is on across the bay area. and for many student, it's the first time they've set foot in a classroom since the pandemic began. getting kids vaccinated is important to many variants especially with the delta variant spreading in. oakland today, the vaccine clinic offered shots and free school supplies to families. cornell bernard was there. >> i've been actually bugging my mom to let me do it. >> reporter: she just scored a free backpack, a's tickets and a target gift card after getting vaccinated at this popup clinic. but she didn't come for the free snag. swag. >> i think because i get vaccinated, i'll be able to protect other people around me. even if i do get covid-19. >> reporter: her mom is a believer. >> trust the science. >> reporter: doctors are concerned about the rise in the delta variant. >> especially for our children and our youth who are re

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dion lim has the latest. >> i was shaking and my heart rate was elevated for hours afterwards. >> reporter: the uncomfortable interaction we are witnessing began when these two men walked into recycled books on friday. >> they walk in with their cameras blazing just looking for a fight. >> are you suggesting i have to put a mask on? >> reporter: he refused to mask up despite the signage and the employees repeated requests. >> it is putting our life in danger. >> i am worried about my health! >> are you really? >> where is your mask? >> reporter: he even harassed a customer, calling her a "karen." finally after fern alberts repeatedly told the men to leave, they did. >> it is terrible. we are so tired of it. every worker has been dealing with this the entire pandemic. >> reporter: police tell me during the pandemic they focused more on education, not so much enforcement but if they do encounter this behavior, only then can a citation or arrest be made. the person who requested to stay anonymous said men from the same group arched their way unmasked, known cameras rolling into the lego store

as dion lim has found out, the group has targeted more retailers and now they have violated the law. yeah, smile boys. >> reporter: as if maskless men heckling people outside your business was not enough, dealing with it inside. at least three different times by different men from the same anti-masking group. despite very clear signage. >> would not leave. refused to leave. finally, i'm going to call the cops. you are trespassing. i'm not doing this anymore. >> reporter: it is one of a number of businesses targeted by the group which refused to provide their names and contact information to abc7. they record their actions and post their videos on youtube. here is the group at recycled books. >> are you suggesting that i have to put a mask on? >> reporter: the rose garden public library. and the lego store in valley fair mall. they also appeared at legends comics and games. >> we asked them to put on masks and offered the masks. they refused. they took an item from the shelves and went to the counter. through money, hitting one of our employees, and then took off. >> reporter: i repor

joining us i'm dion lynn. your watching abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> a rise in new covid-19 infections has sonoma county officials considering a mandatory mask mandate in days. the 4th wave of covid-19 is blamed on the contagious variant. sonoma is one of seven counties that has a transmission rate as well as san mateo. reporter bernard cornell explains how how fears over the new strain may be convincing some to get vaccinated now. >> it is extra stress. >> lisa is expecting her first baby in a matter of weeks. she decided to get vaccinated at the santa rosa clinic after family begged her to. >> with the new variant it is scary. my family has emotional issues knowing i am >> this clinic near the sonoma fair grounds has soon a rise in shots. fears about the delta variant providing incentive. >> 18 to 30-year-olds have come in to get vaccinated. >> 70% of sonoma people are vaccinated but there is 1400 new covid infections, the most since early march. >> this delta variant is changed that narrative and now we are havi

i'm dion lynn. you're watching abc 7 news at 5:00. live on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you happen to stream. >>> the back-to-school countdown is on for many across the bay area. for many students it's the first time they've set foot in the classroom since the pandemic began. getting can kids vaccinated is important to many parents especially with the delta variant spreading. in oakland today, a vaccine clinic offered shots and school supplies to families. >> i've been bucking them on. >> reporter: a 14-year-old getting ready for seventh grade. she just scored a free backpack after getting vaccinated at this popup clinic. >> i think because i get vaccinated i'll be able to, you know, protect other people around me. since even if i do get covid-19. >> reporter: her mom is a believer. >> trust the science. >> reporter: the vaccination clinic was hosted by bb memorial cathedral and kaiser permanente where doctors are concerned about the rise in the contagious delta variant. >> we're offering the vaccine today to everyone 12 and older an

abc7 news anchor dion lim got to check it out with the fans. >> him and grandpa dave were watching mandalorian this morning. >> reporter: isn't it a little bit early to be watching disney+? >> never. >> the stories continue. summer tour happens again tomorrow at pier 27 hours 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. disney is the parent company of abc7. >>> i'm in for dan. chris alvarez is handling sports, extra innings for both the a's and the giants tonight, chris. >> coming up in sports some of football's greatest put on their gold jackets, plus put a gold star on this play, yaz crashes into the wall ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hey google, turn up the heat. ♪ ♪ ♪ receive a chargepoint home flex charger or a public charging credit. see your volvo retailer for details. i'm so glad you're ok, sgt. houston. this is sam with usaa. do you see the tow truck? yes, thank you, that was fast. sgt. houston never expected this to happen. or that her grandpa's dog tags would be left behind. but that one call got her a tow and rental... ...paid her claim... ...and we even pulled a few strings. making it easy to make things right: that's what w

dion: 17 months after schools in san francisco were closed because of coronavirus, students will be back in classrooms on monday. dan: thank you for joining us. education is a key par key par y building a better bay area, especially during the ongoing pandemic. this emphasis go department of health had to sign off on each school to make sure the proper safety measures were in place. our education reporter is in the newsroom with a look at what the first day of school may look like. leanne: i envision happy children, what a coincidence. tampa and cisco unified announced on march 13, 2020 -- san francisco unified announced on march 13, 2020 that they were closing schools and today, they are highlighting the reopening of schools on monday. we took a tour to reassure parents their children will be safe. >> we are ready to resume in person learning full-time for all schools, for each and every student five days a week. leanne: this is what ready looks like in times of covid. plenty of windows open, ventilators, hand sanitizer, reminders to follow the safety plan, and of course, masks for teac

i am dion >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the cdc director signing off on the booster shot. a third shot now for some americans. the booster for immunocompromised people. what the cdc director, dr. rochelle walensky, said late today. what she added about boosters and everyone else. the u.s. now reporting an average of 114,000 new covid cases a day. tonight, the hospitals at a breaking point. dallas, for one, with no icu beds now for children. >>> the other major headline tonight. the first of 3,000 u.s. troops being sent back into afghanistan are now in kabul. the taliban gaining ground. american troops expected to help remove personnel from the u.s. embassy. and tonight we have learned americans at the embassy have been told to destroy sensitive material on site. and teanosontrkidevelo priden here at home, the the third day of albuquerque. and what authorities have just revealed. >>> tonight, the track has now shifted. the tropical storm warnings now up at this hour. where this system will hit the u.s., and when. and in the

i am dion >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. director signing off on the booster shot. a third shot now for some americans. the booster for immunocompromised people. what the cdc director, dr. rochelle walensky, said late today. what she added about boosters and everyone else. the u.s. now reporting an average of 114,000 new covid cases a day. tonight, the hospitals at a breaking point. dallas, for one, with no icu beds now for children. >>> the other major headline tonight. the first of 3,000 u.s. troops being sent back into afghanistan are now in kabul. the taliban gaining ground. american troops expected to help remove personnel from the u.s. embassy. and tonight we have learned americans at the embassy have been told to destroy sensitive

abc7 news anchor dion lim got to check it out with the fans. >> him and grandpa dave were watching mandalorian this morning. >> reporter: isn't it a little bit early to be watching disney+? >> never. >> the stories continue. summer tour happens again tomorrow at pier 27 hours 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. disney is the parent company of abc7. >>> i'm in for dan. chris alvarez is handling sports, extra innings for both the a's and the giants tonight, chris. >> coming up in sports some of football's greatest put on their gold jackets, plus put a gold star on this play, yaz crashes into the wall, >>> sports on abc7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. >> well, ahead of the series opener again the rangers a's outfielder ramon laureano suspended 80 games after testing positive for a banned substance. he'll miss the rest of the season and some games in 2022. juan toscano-anderson throwing out the first pitch, stephen curry checking in with a little fun on twitter. straight to extras we go. top ten, game tied 1-1. curtis terry strikes out. we move on and the a's looking to win one for ray fossi and they do

i'm dion lynn., hulu live and wherever you happen to stream. >>> the back-to-school countdown is on across the bay area. and for many student, it's the first time they've set foot in a classroom since the pandemic began. getting kids vaccinated is important to many variants especially with the delta variant spreading in. oakland today, the vaccine clinic offered shots and free school supplies to families. cornell bernard was there. >> i've been actually bugging my mom to let me do it. >> reporter: she just scored a free backpack, a's tickets and a target gift card after getting vaccinated at this popup clinic. but she didn't come for the free snag. swag. >> i think because i get vaccinated, i'll be able to protect other people around me. even if i do get covid-19. >>

lidia thank you very very much and with that i go to dion baya. neil: he is out with a new book right now, "the men from ice house" as a follow-up from his last best seller but what's interesting about this one is i think it's a preview of coming attractions, it's a screen play that looks at some world war ii nemesis to end up in new york city and you've got, you know, a mass killer, you've got all of these other characters, together , in a book that makes some sense. it all comes together. i don't want to give things away , but dion, always great to have you. >> thank you. neil: what is the reaction you're getting from folks who would hear at first blush and say all right this sounds weird but it works. it connects. >> well they kind of like it. my emphasis has always been that like you said i'd written these as screen plays and i couldn't get them looked at so my idea since this is a business show we should try to turn them into a book and be able to fill them out, and then release them to the public so the first book was a 70s cop movie and thi

i'm dion lim. the u.s.s to afghanistan in addition to the 4000 already there to help with evacuations. abc news reporter faith oglebay tells us the taliban have taken control in couple -- kabul. faith: a delegation of taliban leaders arrived to negotiate a transfer of power. a new council will be formed by a former afghan president. in a statement, they said the council's goal is to create chaos, reduce suffering of the afghan people, and manage a peaceful transition of power. kabul was the final destination of the offensive. in just over a week, taking all major cc -- cities. the taliban said none of the fighters would enter anyone's homes or harass them. on sunday, kabul was sealed off. the emergency evacuation gets underway. >> right now, the focus has to be totally on getting

they are walking through a jungle region known as the dion gap. to raise bow has our ports on this. i ride through the to a quiet river. deep in the jungle in panama shows how thousands i fling poverty in south america. boats filled mostly with patients, cubans and venezuelan migrants follow one after the other. heading to the united states, the be arriving columbia across to panama through the darian gap. the arrive thirsty hungry, and walk with difficulty robledo from venezuela travel with his wife and 3 children . he still recovering from the journey but whatever i can say is small compared to what we saw in one, there was a dead child and in another tent, 2 people drowning in the river and left hanging on trees. i counted at least 8. i'm sure they were more and i and this is the worst on evelyn. harder will take, i mean, ask him in the dark, his wife florida says she struggled, climbing the mountains and the cliffs in the jungle. because it's horrible because i felt i couldn't any more before i arrived here, i felt weak. we hadn't eaten in days. my feet were injured and i was th

good evening and thank you for joining us i'm dion lynn.new covid-19 infections has sonoma county officials considering a mandatory mask mandate in days. the 4th wave of covid-19 is blamed on the contagious variant. sonoma is one of seven counties that has a transmission rate as well as san mateo. reporter bernard cornell explains how how fears over the new strain may be convincing some to get vaccinated now. >> it is extra stress. >> lisa is expecting her first baby in a matter of weeks. she decided to get vaccinated at the santa rosa clinic after family begged her to. >> with the new variant it is scary. my family has emotional issues knowing i

i am dion lim. seo 6:00. >>> breaking tonight as we come on the air. the catastrophic magnitude 7.2 earthquake in haiti. hundreds killed. more than 1,000 others injured. those numbers expected to climb. new dramatic video tonight of a woman and child being pulled from the rubble. rescuers desperately searching for more survivors. hospitals overwhelmed with wounded patients. the violent quake presenting a new crisis for a country already in political turmoil. many still haunted by the earthquake disaster of 2010. what we're learning tonight about the situation on the plus rob marciano standing by as tropical storm grace threatens to complicate the rescue efforts. >>> also breaking as we come on the air, president biden announcing the u.s. is sending more troops into afghanistan to help evacuate american personnel and afghan visa applicants. the taliban rapidly gaining more ground, controlling more than half of the country's provinces. afghan security forces on alert, bracing for more fighting as militants close in on kabul. >>> also developing tonight,

dion zero when you look at the numbers from acute add in the fact that we are dealing with border crisislly go from here? >> what's interesting to me and it's good you mentioned the numbers in 2021 along which is insane in a 20 year high. almost 200,000 in june. what's interesting to me is joe biden set is going to be in favor on the carpet issue and that is true when you think about all of these books being let into the country and not testing a lot of cases. when we have a delta variant on the rise, americans should be concerned because joe biden doesn't seem to be a president taking seriously the american people who voted for him so for me, i find it particularly discouraging that border patrol are getting covered in some migrants, 30% of migrants turned down the vaccine and joe biden putting his finger on ron desantis and governor abbott. it's the height of hypocrisy for the president who's on does not seem to be the president of all americans. sounds like is the president of those coming to the border. >> listen to the recording in texas, he puts a lot of context around the numbers

. >> i love reading about chile , joan dion, liza minelli and on and on but i'm also reading about thesenonymous nonfamous people. remnants of the barbizon. did they choose to remain in new york where they mighthave had greater security, but it's a dangerous world out there in new york city . >> they were in the metal detectors of the barbizon. it's a women's residential hotel, no men were allowed beyond the lobby . and of course there were many men who claimed they had made it up the stairs to the tbedroom area. wonderful wild tales of that. it's hard to say who actually managed. s certainly the front desk was constantly having to wave in men who came in dressed as various professionals. particularly gynecologists, they would come in their premenopausal so forth and she'd send them away so it wasn't very protected. but why they stayed. it's hard to say on an individual case-by-case basis but i would say the meaning of success in many ways just getting oneself to new york. getting a room of one's own in new york is success and so hats off to them and of course as the hotel then started o

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dion: overnight cash kumasi: -- kumasi: overnight, the u.s. the fact that two of these individuals are no longer walking on the face of earth, that is a good thing. kumasi: the president promising this attack will not be the last. we are learning more about the 13 servicemembers killed in this attack, including sergeant gee of southern california. she commented, escorting evacuees onto the bird. another photo shows her cradling a baby in her arms at the airport and writing, "i love my job." dozens of bay area families are asking the american government to rescue their loved ones from afghanistan. luz pena spoke to a south bayh a resident who is worried about her ahey were blacklisted by the taliban. >> parents helped her flee to the u.s. to go to college and the free. now she is hoping to do the same for them. time is ticking. on tuesday, u.s. military forces are set to leave afghanistan. >> do you believe your parents stay in afghanistan past tuesday, they could be killed? >> yes. god forbid it. i am scared. i am terrified. they do not deserv

dion blazed a trail in a way — reflected as well.ubt she is a diva. a cup of tea! football focus returns for the new season on bbc one today at midday. gavin is with us with the rest of the sport. let's see some of the action on brentford's return to the top flight after more than 70 years. stunned arsenal in the opening game of the new season. first sergi canos drove his shot low past bernd leno to open the scoring and things only got worse for the gunners. some terrible defending in the second half allowed christian norgaard to head home from a long throw. the game finished 2—0 to the newly promoted side as arsenal struggled without some of their big stars. i think we top performed but there must be a level above top performing, what the fans did, and the fans were absolutely amazing. that was more than a ten out of ten performance in terms of the atmosphere, the constant singing, constant backing throughout the game, amazing. i don't think we deserve anything different. — i don't think we deserve anything different, because little

night and back on stage was peter rosalita remember his knockout audition when he performed celine dion'smance, the young singer brought the house down again, covering another music icon, whitney houston. take a look at his performance t of "i have nothing." ♪ don't make me laugh one more time ♪ ♪ i don't want to hurt any more ♪ stay in my arms if you dare ♪ ♪ or must i imagine you there ♪ ♪ don't walk away from me no, don't walk away from me ♪ >> where is his contract >> i know. keep going to hear the whole thing. >> "america's got talent" continues tonight right here on nbc. >> and here is the thing the kid is covering celine dion and whitney. >> powerhouses, right? >> what is a feat. >> and takes it on with intention. >> so good >> and he's wearing the suit you've got >> that's true he has the smaller version of my -- >> straight ahead, she's back from tokyo after adding impressive new hardware to her olympic collection we cannot wait to catch up with katie ledecky. hi, katie. >> and she's brought four of her new friends with her, as well. how are you feeling? >> good, good. it's great

dion, orenstein, thank you for being here. >>> day 197 of the biden administration. tonight the delta variant surge shows no signs of easing, and the newest data tells a troubling story. the daily average of new cases in the u.s. is now nearing 90,000. we haven't been here since mid-february. health officials in two of the hardest hit states, texas and florida, say the new reality is reflected in the situation on the ground. >> the 7-day average of new cases is up 92% in last week. hospitalizations are up 49%, fatalities are up 15%, so those are all going in the wrong direction. >> the number of patients are unprecedented and that's in black and white. we have more patients in our hospital now than ever before. >> this delta variant surge has been particularly intense across the south. one expert says the next few weeks will be critical in determining if that trend takes hold across the nation. >> we have all 50 states, the district of columbia seeing an increase in cases. the question will be if any of them turn out to be like we're seeing in the south, then we've g

dion lennon spoke with the victim's granddaughter earlier today. >> my grandma is traumatized by thisshe is 77 years old. she has been living here over 30 years and never had an incident like this before. dan: no arrests have been made and the san jose fire department is leading the investigation. the family doesn't want financial help, just want the person caught. ama: a college professor suspected of arson is in custody. authorities charged gary maynard today with setting the ranch fire. he could face five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. it appears maynard taught at several northern california universities, including santa clara and sonoma state, where a profile lists his experience as criminal justice and deviant behavior. a bit of progress for cruise battling the dixie fire. containment grew from 21% yesterday to more than 25% this morning. the fire is the second largest in state history, burning 488,000 acres. it has destroyed 900 structures and thousands remain out of their homes. several highways are men closed. the fire started on july 13 and its cause remain

dion, orenstein, thank you for being here. >>> day 197 of the biden administration.ling story. the daily average of new cases in the u.s. is now nearing 90,000. we haven't been here since mid-february. health officials in two of the hardest hit states, texas and florida, say the new reality is reflected in the situation on the ground. >> the 7-day average of new cases is up 92% in last week. hospitalizations are up

nbc news reporter dion hampton taking a deep dive into these startling statistics and joins us with ato all of this. what is happening louisville? >> louisville is a city that is under siege, quite frankly. they have a homicide problem. like you mentioned there were 125 homicides as of august 15th, and this is a city that didn't just break its homicide record last year, but completely blew past it and there's several reasons for all of these homicides. i mean, so for one thing the police department is short 240 officers. i'll give them that, but the officers that are working there they're just not -- they're kind of afraid to engage. they're afraid of public scrutiny. they believe that the local government there doesn't have their backs. and so they just aren't doing a good job of policing, per se. there was also a report that was commissioned by the city and county officials, and they believe that the police officers and that the department overall has low morale. and a lot of times i talked to my experts, when you have low morale, that means that people aren't necessarily going abov

. >>> and dion dawkins is speaking out about his scary battle with covid-19.every symptom and feared he was going to die after spending four days in the hospital. >> i don't want to like scare anybody, but like there was moments that i was like, you know, like i don't know if i'm going to make this. like i was down bad. i was down bad. i could barely move and i was just hurting. but, you know, like you keep pushing. life can be over before you know it. regardless of what you made in life and what you did, you just got to keep stepping and just do what is right. because you know, like you never know what tomorrow brings. really. >> dawkins said that he was nearly fully vaccinated when he contracted the virus. he had received his second shot but got sick less than two weeks later. >>> tim tebow's attempt at a comeback to football is over. the jacksonville jaguars releasing the 34-year-old former quarterback turned tight end yesterday. head coach urban meyer called the decision tough but necessary. he played in the preseason opener saturday, didn't make a catch.

dion lim got a chance to check it out along with some super fans. >> him and grandpa dave were watchings morning? isn't it a little early to watch disney plus? >> never. >> never too early. >> it has not been at my house. >> the tour continues tomorrow at pier 27. the hours are 11:00 into 7:00 p.m. and as you know, disney is the parent company of abc7. stack the pandemic has been hard on seniors in retirement homes. even with the vaccine family or traveling is difficult. but one retirement home found ways to let residents travel the world. >> reporter: when frank diaz was hired as a tech concierge in napa, he expected a typical job. >> i mainly thought it would be phone problems. >> reporter: it was not long before frank became the go to guy for lots of things. >> it is ringing right now, okay? >> reporter: with limits on visitors, he helped residents stay connected with family with face time and assume. >> having them understand, they can start picking things up little by little. >> reporter: one day frank noticed one of these stashed away, a pair of virtual reality goggles. after gett

. >> reporter: in san jose, dion lim, abc7 news. >>> just a shmeago on getting answers, right here the top doctor at san francisco general hospital said that it is likely those who got the johnson and johnson vaccine will be allowed to get a second shot of pfizer or moderna at the hospital. >> so far, it looks like it will be unanimously approved that the -- those that got the j&j shot get an additional or approved to mrna it's not mandated or data driven. but the data supports this. >> there is research showing people who got an additional shot had their immune systems reinvigorated. however, he is very clear that he is not recommending that people do this, that's not the recommendation, but, that could be coming soon. if you have questions about coronavirus vaccines, ask the abc7 news vaccine team help. head to abc17.com/vaccine. >>> bart is bringing service back to near prepandemic service. trains will run through midnight monday through saturday and masks are required. bart had planned to wait until the end of august to expand service, but they decided to bump it up because of requ