yes, i really, really appreciate gayle�*s support and the other colleagues that helped with gayle. difficult for me if i stay in kabul, because, as you mentioned, there is a book, the dressmaker of khair khana, that during the taliban, when the taliban came to afghanistan, i started a small business with two of my sisters in my home and then we create jobs for 150 other women, especially there was two other two girls that their father was talib and the two girls was working for me. and then i started other businesses in kabul, consultancy, export and import, and transport company, before ijoined with the government. then ijoined with the government, i was working as a deputy chief of staff for admin and finance in the palace for three years. and then ijoined with the ministry of commerce, so was the deputy ministerfor two years. and the lastjob was, i was acting minister in the ministry of commerce. it was very difficult for me to be in kabul if i couldn't contact with gayle and the other team that they helped me. yes, i want to talk to you about your thoughts on the afghan governm

gayle: what comes next for you?tephanie: last friday, lemmon interviewed kamila from her home in kabul as the taliban edged closer. gayle: you said you want to come back to afghanistan, you want to stay in afghanistan, you say you want to stay and be partf your country's future, but how hard is that for you personally? >> it's really hard for me, especially since tonight, that everybody called me, my friends and my colleagues and my family members and ask me that, why you're not leaving. you have to leave kabul. stephanie: she spoke to kamila again this morning. she had fled afghanistan over the weekend as the taliban overran kabul. gayle: how do you feel right now? you've just landed from afghanistan? >> no hope, right now i'm so sad because the majority of my friends, family, the activists, everybody is in kabul and everybody want to leave the country. [00:01:09][17.4] stephanie: gayle spoke to kamila six years ago while she was visiting washington as deputy chief of staff for the afghan president. gayle: is there

kron four's, gayle ong at the event earlier today. she joins us now live from san francisco with details. good evening, gayle. >> good evening. justine. yeah. protesters gathered outside of the united nations plaza in san francisco to spread awareness of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. >> a little who risked their the united states government. i was going frustration. >> why by the well, this silent and my question is why and pleas for now and you've got you. i will mustafa kareem and marge on the dart travel to the city from fremont. their parents were refugees from the soviet invasion of 1979. this has been an incredibly. >> traumatizing event for them as well because they're reliving what they had to go through just to see our parents relive this. >> unfortunate nightmare all over again. and now we're reliving it ourselves being a refugee coming to america. we're hoping and praying for the best. and that's all we can do at the side. >> and one of the several demands protesters are calling for is to provide resources

gayle, we'll start with you. you've been covering women and girls in afghanistan for years. you spoke to a young woman in afghanistan right now. what is she doing, is she fleeing? what is she telling you about what's happening on the ground? >> the situation is dynamic, but the tragedy facing women and girls is certain. and that is i think the crushing piece. i've been talking to young women, many of whom i haven't known or haven't seen in years, reaching out saying, could you please help me figure out a way to get out, i'm a college student, i'm a high school student, i'm a medical student, i'm trying to figure out what my future holds. and the truth is there's no place for people to go. so the one thing i think that can be done is to create enough time and space to evacuate those who supported the u.s. and nato effort. i've had the privilege of seeing women from 2005 on, since my first trip, seeing their contribution to security and stability. and all these young women fighting for their future. there was a girl i just spoke with who was talking to a girl her age who was d

. >> kron four's gayle ong joins us now live from san francisco. she just talked to police and has details on the shooting. good evening, gayle. >> good evening, justine has so far no arrests at this time and police are hoping members of the public will come forward with clues to last night's fatal shooting. video from the citizen app shows san francisco police canvassing the 100 block of earth. the lane. police say the call came in for a shooting around 6.45 friday evening when officers arrived, they were informed of 2 victims who are privately taken to the hospital. 45 year-old female. >> and a 16 year-old female. >> the 45 year-old was brought. there was non life threatening injuries and is expected to survive. unfortunately, 16 year-old female succumb to her injuries at the hospital. investigators are seeking the public's help in locating the shooting suspect. any information you have. >> photos, video surveillance, anything. you know, you think might be able to help us and catching the suspect. please reach out to san francisco police departme

. >> and i'm gayle ong. the small restaurants are forced to close its stores after staff as the when you take a stain drug to reduce cholesterol, it can also deplete your coq10 levels. qunol can help restore this important heart health nutrient. qunol the better coq10. >> new at 6 tonight, the latest covid surge is also causing a number of breakthrough cases. those are cases of folks who have contract the virus even though they're vaccinated. the problem now. so widespread that one san francisco restaurant is now being forced to shut its doors because of that for the time being. kron four's. gayle ong live for us tonight in the city with the details on what this restaurant is now doing and why they're now forced to do it. bill. >> jonathan, it's not the only restaurant where hearing about slots of small independent restaurants forced to close its doors temporarily and business owners. i spoke with say it's a total loss. but the big picture health experts say is that that transmission delta variant is in the

>> great to see you, as well, gayle.we were able to get 1,000 out yesterday, and we're moving forward rapidly to move others out of danger. >> you know, people are looking at it, and i'm sure you, too, we're haunted by the images that we're seeing. why weren't preparations made ahead of time? and i know hindsight is 20/20. i get that. everybody that has no experience with anything has an opinion. but it does beg the question why preparations weren't made earlier to make sure that this transition went a little bitter -- look at this with the people literally hanging on to the plane. preparations weren't made. yeah. >> you know, gayle, absolutely preparations were made. we did contingency planning, but none of us can appreciate what happens when the end of a civil war takes place and the victors enter the city. but we were prepared for this, and we are working around the clock to ensure that people are given support to get out of the country. >> i heard a white house spokesperson say the other day, i wrote this down, "we'v

and gayle, adjunct senior fellow for the council on foreign relations, also spent years speaking withn the ground with women, their struggles and their triumphs across afghanistan. thank you both very much for being here. pashan, i want to begin with you because you have said, i have to put up a fight today so that the next generation does not have to face all of this conflict. and now you have students coming to you and saying, was it all for nothing? look where we are now. are your students safe? >> hi. so, i'm going to say -- go on record and say, yes, the war is over because nobody is fighting right now. so, yes, they are safe. but it's a matter of, you know, do they feel safe going out? no, they don't. is it safe getting an education? no. you have to understand that physical safety and mental safety, they're two different things. >> right, and you just heard clarissa's reporting on how it begins, right? what do you think, pashana, when you hear the taliban promise as they did to our nick robinson and christiane amanpour, no, women continue to live their lives and be fully educate

spring of 2022 is just an estimate, gayle. it means that if we can get a large majority -- overwhelming majority of the people vaccinated, and we get through the winter okay, because remember, we'll have the complication of influenza and other respiratory illnesses and we get the 80 million or so not vaccinated, i estimate -- this is purely an estimate, by the time we get to the spring and people come outdoors again as opposed to being inside, i believe that we can get to some degree of normality that approximates what we'd like. >> step up, people. we hear you. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >>> this morning, president biden hears arguments from his closest european allies arguments to possibly extend a deadline to pull troops out of afghanistan. something the taliban says they will not accept. all of that comes as "the washington post" reports cia director william burns met with the taliban's de facto leader in kabul yesterday. meanwhile, u.s. troops are controlling the city's airport and they expect a decision on th

gayle ong kron 4 news, thank you, gayle. the biden administration is sending 3,000 troops afghanistan to help us court us embassy workers. >> out of the country. that announcement came just hours after the taliban captured 2 strategic cities in western afghanistan. the state department says it will continue operating within the embassy. but analysts say the fact they're sending troops could probably does indicate the u.s. government is losing faith in the afghan military's ability to hold off taliban search. >> this is not abandonment. this is not an evacuation. this is not the whole sale withdrawal. we believe this is that the prudent thing to do given. >> the rapidly deteriorating security in and kabul. >> president biden is still planning a complete military withdrawal of troops from afghanistan by august 31st. >> next at 10. why a new report is paying a dim future for lake tahoe's health. >> and we've got spreads churning in the pacific in the tropics, we're going to see where fred is headed. coming up next. >> lake taho

gayle? >> we're all watching. thank you, charlie d'agata, reporting from doha. >>> president biden paid his respects to the 13 american troops who were killed in last week's terrorttack in kabul. after they arrived home yesterday. one of them had recently posted this photo of herself. look at that, holding an afghan baby at the airport and the caption said "i love my job," ahead we will share some of the tr >>> coming up, the latest on the catastrophic damage from hurricane ida. and fema administrator deanne criswell talks with us about the government's response. >>> you're watching "cbs this morning." ♪goooooo♪ ♪go, go, go, go, go, go♪ ♪do something crazy!♪ ♪hey, do what you want to do♪ ♪woooh!♪ ♪hey, do something crazy!♪ ♪do something crazy do something wild♪ ♪be someone different♪ ♪switch up the style♪ feel the spark again in our powerful hybrids. toyota. let's go places. this may look like a regular movie night. but if you're a kid with diabetes, it's more. feel the spark again in our powerful hybrids. it's th

. >> gayle. >> all right, jeff, your weather map looks a little quieter today. that's good. thank you, sir. >>> this picture of the commanding general, the legendary 82nd airborne division will go down in history. he was the last american to leave afghanistan's main airport yesterday ending the u.s. military mission that began after 9/11. this morning the taliban control that airport and the fate of dozens of american citizens still in afghanistan is uncertain. charlie d'agata is in qatar, the new home of the u.s. embassy that was forced to evacuate. >> reporter: good morning, well, this is the u.s. air base where the last mass evacuation flights landed, also some of the last american troops to arrive late last night pretty much leaving at the stroke of midnight in kabul handing the country back to an enemy they spent 20 years fighting. defensive flares lit up the sky as some of the last american c-17s flew out of kabul for good. moments later, the nighttime fireworks display came from tracer fire as celebratory taliban gunfire rang out across the capital. the last american

you might. >> never eating a carb again, gayle.eekend travel disruptions. hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed on sunday. spirit and american airlines were stranded. others had to wait in line for hours. >> our flight got canceled yesterday. they rescheduled it for today and now it's getting canceled again. >> i'm tired. i'm exhausted and i'm actually just disappointed. >> airlines are trying to staff up after folks taking buyouts in the middle of the pandemic and now they're trying to meet demand. it's continuing today. hundreds of flights canceled again today. >>> meanwhile, big name celebrating biz markie. ♪ you, you got what i need ♪ ♪ but you say he's just a friend, say he's just a friend ♪ ♪ oh, baby, you ♪ >> take it, gayle. >> biz markie died last month. reverend al sharpton delivered the eulogy. >> he was an icon, he was more than a friend. he was our example. he was more than a friend. he was our star. he was more than just a friend. the hit record doesn't tell you the whole story. thank you, biz. you never let us

gayle ong kron 4 news. >> happening right now. fire crews in contra, costa county are on the scene of a grass fire that is burning on old school road in the morgan territory. the latest details from officials on the scene is that so far this fire has burned a total of 8 acres so far. new evacuation orders have been issued right now. but authorities have issued a warning for folks to be prepared in case things continue to get out of control. kron 4 is staying in contact with con fire crews as things continue to develop. we'll have updates for you throughout the night here on air and online at kron 4 dot com. now it's time to get a check of our weather forecast rig here. that's right. things definitely hot on this weekend worry. so what are we expecting for sunday. yes. specially far east bay valleys warming up into the mid 90's. but very seasonable everywhere else along the coast and east bay shoreline. >> and we're tracking the return of that marine layer out there right now. along golden gate bridge and radar for. >> showing wind

gayle ong has details.kron 4 reporting several covid cases that, know, valley and richmond high schools. >> a spokesperson for west contra, costa county unified school district confirmed a positive case of covid-19 within the richmond high school community and the individual was last on campus august 16th the statement also says the school areas where the individual spent time rv. school officials did not address multiple cases nor specify the individual was a student or staff. they want to remind everyone in the district community to stay home if feeling sick or ill all staff members must show proof of vaccination by september 7 or submit to weekly covid-19 testing senate president mike part. >> and that coleman quarter we're sure my cancels that bag this contra costa resident has been keeping safe, but says whether it's school or workplace, it is hard to keep up with the changing health guidelines call. think it first. >> officials said that masks not necessary to wear. then change their mind. and it happ

i am gayle king and i am tony. this is our new home, the heart of new york city. took that is right, starting next week cbs mornings moves to its new studio in times square. gayle king revealed photos of the new set as well as the green room which you may notice has more than one not to cbs sunday morning. >> we are bringing more of that feature storytelling magic that sunday morning is known for everyday the week. we will still be covering the top news stories of the day of course but we will give them the time and care they deserve. >> it is an evolution. we have been doing stories for sunday morning and you been doing it for a long time. >> reporter: so joining them is former nfl player and emmy award-winning cbs sports analyst nate burleson. >> this was a unique opportunity i couldn't pass up. >> reporter: cbs morning and cbs saturday morning will both broad crest from right here in times square inside a new state- of-the-art studio in the viacom world headquarters. >> it is a big deal and a good location and i'm excited. >> reporter: it is a studio with a ric

gayle. yeah. hammond grand. so far it's nowhere near containment at last check firefighters. now they're hoping they get the upper hand overnight. but this fire has already destroyed and damage several dozen homes, particularly in a mobile home parks here in lower lake and we do know that one woman has been injured. but the extent of her injuries unknown. but she was treated right away. we want to show you video of how it looked earlier. a huge wall of flames that this is video. the fire burning homes on dam road here in lower lake. the call came in just before 01:00pm is what is now known as the catch fire here in lake county. several agencies in and around the area from napa, sonoma county came came all the way here to help assist with this fire fight. and we do know about 1600 people were evacuated and they are a lot of them are over at kelsey the high school. where they're just seeking shelter for the night. some evacuation orders have been lifted. but this is the update from lake county sheriff the lake county sheriff's office of what people can expect in the coming days

gayle ong kron 4 news. gayle, thank you for that report. meantime, crews are fighting to gain control of the massive caldor fire. thousands of firefighters trying to box and the flames which are still heading toward lake tahoe. >> bulldozers are creating containment lines. crews are using backfires to starve the fire of fuel. >> we've had active structure protection structure, defense crews out there. they've been applying fire retardant to homes. they've actively trying to put out fires as they are occurring. >> more than 450 homes have been destroyed since the county. fire started august 14th another 17,000 are still threatened. the fire is now more than 126,000 acres that's 4 times the size of san francisco. it is just 12% contained. >> the fires and just threatening homes and other buildings in lake tahoe. it's also causing some of the worst air quality in the world. this is time-lapse video from a camera heavenly ski resort in south lake tahoe. you can see how the smoke dress right toward the region choking it in that thick orange haze

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that's gayle ong life in our newsroom tonight. parents at the mount diablo unified school district in contra, costa county are choosing to keep their kids home. a lot of them are due to the rising number of covid cases 12 days after the district reopened for in-person learning 47 students and 4 staff members have tested positive now. more than 500 elementary school students in the district are making a switch to remote learning. >> i've kept her home today because i don't feel lik% the covid protocols are going well. the school. >> there are many sick kids in her class. >> the spike in cases has the district acting fast to try to switch around some teacher assignments at the schools to accommodate the increase in the number of students doing remote learning. now, if you want to enroll your student in a remote learning program. they say you can fill out an application. but there is currently a waitlist. a new study is estimating one in 3 americans may have had covid by the end of 2020. and that's 100. >> 3 million americans with on

i'm gayle king. that's tony dokoupil. that's vlad duthiers. >>> evacuation flights resume at kabul airport after american service members and afghans are killed in suicide bombings. why there's concern about more potential attacks. >>> president biden vows retaliation for the kabul bombings. we look at how the u.s. can sit back at the terrorists. >>> and amid the fear, there is hope for the more than 100,000 people flown out of afghanistan so far. we speak to a man who's gotten more than a dozen family members out. >>> first, here's today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down and make you pay. >> reporter: suicide attacks near the kabul airport killed at least 13 u.s. service members and at least 90 afghans. >> absolute debacle. a hasty and haphazard withdrawal. fundamentally all that's happened. >> reporter: the supreme court's conservative majority tossing out an eviction moratorium despite the ongoing pandemic. >> reporter: tropical storm ida is expe

the reilly gayle foundation.s to help the, you know, the vulnerable mental health issues. it will be administered by reilly gail's family. i was going to tell you about a party tonight that starts at 7:00 p.m. in texas dallas, texas. at the deep celebrate life. you get two hours to get to dallas. i think there is going to be some drinks. i don't know. i can't make it but go to the website. it's riley gale foundation.org. >> dana: cool. >> jessica: this was also my one more thing for yesterday. you don't have to go anywhere. charlie watts passed away yesterday. regard as one of the coolest men in rock. he always had the best clothes, snappiest dresser. great suits was in the band 06 years. joining in 63. tributes poured in everywhere. the tributes from the living beatles i thought were particularly incredible. amazing guy. he also had the charlie watts orchestra huge jazz enthusiast. married 57 years. i got to see them perform in hide park when i lived in london one of the most cool experiences in my life. mick ja

that area closed off so far there's no word on if any injuries have occurred as a result kron four's gayle ong headed to that scene right now and will bring us updates as soon as she arrives tonight. kron 4 is staying in contact with redwood city police and fire crews as they work the scene trying to bring you more updates as soon as they become available. our other big story that we're following this sunday night. a house party overnight in the south bay ends with 2 people shot. one person killed tonight. folks in sunnyvale now talking to kron four's camila barco about that scene. >> neighbors say this neighborhood is relatively quiet, but saturday night, this street navarro drive turned into a party and as a result, one person died. >> maybe about 45 minutes before there was definitely some fireworks that went but then around about 11. you heard like probably 3 to 4 shots that went off teenagers wreak havoc saturday night in henry alexander. the 3rd sunnyvale neighborhood. we saw a bunch of kids walking that looked like they were definitely minors. >> and i'm holding out all also notice

gayle? >> all right.hank you very much. >>> ahead, surprising testimony in the federal trial of r. kelly. why a former girlfriend who defended the r&b star when we talked to her in 2019 said he did abuse and brainwash her. >>> first, 7:17. a scam that st millions from grandparents and other older americans. >>> plus, "60 minutes plus" says a man's fight for freedom after a controversial louisiana law now overturned sent him to prison for decades. >>> you're watching "cbs this morning." ♪ ♪ heading back to school is more exciting than ever. and when kids have what they need to move forward together... anything is possible. kohl's. ♪ i thought i was managing my moderate to severe crohn's disease. then i realized something was missing... ...me. my symptoms were keeping me from being there for her. so, i talked to my doctor and learned humira is the #1 prescribed biologic for people with crohn's disease. the majority of people on humira saw significant symptom relief in as little as 4 weeks. and many achieved

kron four's gayle ong has that story for us. >> it was 12/31/2019. when says hey, jen, deborah rowe was approached by bart police accused of not paying the fare at the bay fair station in san leandro police body camera reported the incident in the video. you can hear denver road offering to pay the fare. but the officers deny the request and then the encounter took a different turn. different alleges. the officers failed to issue a verbal warning before using force wednesday. a lawsuit has been filed accusing the bart officers of excessive force. her lawyer, don t point are given way in >> the officers, including the sergeant was so comfortable. using this brutish display of force in public. broad daylight. it appears to be that that that bart perhaps have still not gotten the message pointer says his client evaded the bar fare. but the outcome was out of line. this is a $3.60 a ferry. there's no way that for that small amount of money for what is a minor infraction person should wind up getting punch multiple times thrown to the ground. pressed agai

gayle ong has more with what health experts are saying about that. health experts i spoke with say eventually we may need at their dose, but that should not be the focus at this time. >> focus is on getting that first and second shot for everybody else who didn't get those 4. and that's where we really have to concentrate getting the first and second shot for people with good onion systems. i think now the 3rd shot from people with poor immune systems doctor reena subramanian an infectious disease physician at stanford at those unvaccinated are still at risk. mostly the people are either unvaccinated or people who are vaccinated. but have very poor immune system and that's why we're concentrating on. giving the shot 2 people who really couldn't develop of good antibody response from the first to the fda and cdc's approval of a 3rd covid shot for the immunocompromised. a first step. many health experts believe. >> but doctor alley has soon an infectious disease expert in huntsville, alabama, hopes it will pave the way for everyone to get a 3rd shot. h

gayle ong kron 4 news. >> turning now to national news. homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas traveled to the southern border mayorkas visit came after local leaders asked the biden administration to visit the rio grande valley to see firsthand the increase in immigrants are migrants there. well, during his visit, mayorkas said the department has been forced to restructure its borders tragedy to accommodate the recent spike and covid cases among people crossing the border. there. >> we are building new capacity to address the situation and we are doing so as rapidly as possible. >> they are his plans calls for allocating additional resources to test isolate and quarantine every migrant that crosses the border. meantime, the biden administration is sending 3,000 troops to afghanistan to help us court us embassy workers out of the country. that announcement came just after hours after the taliban capture to strategic cities in western afghanistan. the state department says it's going to continue operating within the embassy. but ana

county unified schools are reporting a positive case of covid-19 at richmond high school kron four's gayle ong has that for us. >> a spokesperson for west contra. costa county unified school district confirmed a positive case of covid-19 within the richmond high school community and the individual was last on campus august 16th the statement also says the school areas where the individual spend time are being cleaned and disinfected. what school officials did not address multiple cases nor specify if the individual was a student or staff. they want to remind everyone in the district community to stay home if feeling sick or ill all staff members must show vaccination by september 7 or submit to weekly covid-19 testing senate president. my part. >> and that coleman every quarter the we're sure my cancels that bag this contra costa resident has been keeping safe, but says whether it's school or workplace, it is hard to keep up with the changing health guidelines call. think at first. >> officials said that masks not necessary to wear. then change their mind. and it happens all the so it's di

gayle ong has the details for us. >> to those who carried out this attack. as well as anyone who wishes america harm know this. we will not forgive. we will not forget. we will hunt you down. >> to make you pay. president joe biden addressing the bombings outside the kabul airport on what is the deadliest day for us forces in a decade. the bomb struck in 2 places at the very hotel, a gateway to the airport. and abbi gate where soldiers check people as they come through the attack on the abbey gate was followed by a number of isis gunman who opened fire on civilians and military forces. >> at this time. we know that. well, us service members have been killed in the attack in 15 more service members have been injured. a number of afghan civilians were also killed and injured in the attack. a 13th service member has since died. isis has claimed responsibility for the attack. >> and the u.s. military says they will likely attempt to strike again. but the u.s. says regardless it will continue its mission to evacuate the more than 1000 americans and then many more

gayle ong spoke to one family out in lafayette about how they feel heading into a brand new school year. >> the time was really valuable. and i think we're actually going to miss it a little bit all running around again, are separate activities after a year of distance learning camille weeks will be dropping off her children to school monday morning the year. for me, it has yeah. okay. they've been damaged or then i guess with 9. it was my nanny and staff and my for greater donovan week says he's looking forward to meeting his new teacher and seeing his friends again, his sister moving on to the next school up his middle school and is the fact that it's a new school so that can be >> scary boat donovan and giuliana our students of the lafayette school district covid protocols are in place for the classroom from guidelines on if a studcnt or teacher has covid symptoms. >> test positive for covid and reporting the case to the local health department to the year has been a lot of adjustment everything is just kept changing. and so we have to keep going back and figuring out what we're goin

gayle ong has a look at that. to san francisco restaurants are the latest to temporarily closed its doors after confirming covid cases among staff, the businesses report staff has been fully vaccinated but are coming down with covid breakthrough cases. >> that's why public health officials change health orders from a mask to vaccine mandates. oakland resident jamie rather is recovering from the delta variant. i can't taste or smell. >> hardly at all. i still get headaches now and then i'm just way more tired than i ever was before. rather is fully vaccinated and says she contracted the virus at home. i got it from my girlfriend who we confirmed. she had it and then. >> about 2 days after she started showing some dense. i searching symptoms as well. we live together. it was kind of inevitable. but we figured because i was back see where both acts and that it must just been a common cold and. >> then it was too late at that point. >> rather does not work in the restaurant industry where breakthrough cases appear to

gayle ong has more on the decision to resume service months after that tragedy. trains started running 08:00am sunday morning. just in time for the forty-niners raiders game. >> a drove to the great mall park. there taking the rail back so it's easier. no traffic michael is taking the light rail for the first time to avoid the lane closures and post-game traffic just much easier using the i hope the services continues. >> the santa clara valley transportation authority or vta began operating limited light rail service on sunday. trains will operate along the tea's orange line that runs from the mountain view transit center to alum rock transit center. >> the green line will have limited service along first street from civic center station told ironside station trains on both lines will stop at each station on route running at least every 30 minutes from 08:00am to 07:00pm as far as same-day service eta fishel say so far so good for the reports that service has been going smoothly little are like where our operators are doing a great job is to shore and more of th

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gayle, how are they doing right now. the holding up. >> yeah. john of any, you know, not just san francisco. it's happening all across the bay area. i did speak to a number of owners off camera and they tell me that they our temporary closing their doors to give time to do a clean out of an abundance of caution. also give time for their staff to get tested. to san francisco restaurants are the latest to temporarily closed its doors after confirming covid cases among staff, the businesses report staff has been fully vaccinated but are coming down with covid breakthrough cases. >> that's why public health officials change health orders from a mask to vaccine mandates. oakland resident jamie rather is recovering from the delta variant. i can't taste or smell. >> hardly at all. i still get headaches now and then i'm just way more tired than i ever was before. rather is fully vaccinated and says she contracted the virus at home. i got it from my girlfriend who we confirm she had it and then about 2 days after she started showing i searching symptoms

so this was an include the return of late night trains kron four's gayle ong has details on that. >> starting monday trains will be rolling through until midnight for the first time bart says a ridership is starting to climb. i'm really excited today excite that was communicated from bart board. vice president rebecca saltzman about service resuming to near pre-pandemic. >> monday through saturday. weekdays are going to go from 05:00am to midnight 06:00am to midnight on saturday previously service starting at 08:00am trains will run every 15 minutes, both directions during the pandemic party experience extremely low ridership and lost several employees due to a hiring freeze and retirement incentives service was originally planned to return in mid september. >> but bart managed to start early. so in march, the hiring process started. they worked on hiring folks and then the training process is quite extensive because these are skilled positions. and so this is the absolute soonest. >> we could start service back up and with concerns about break due covid cases from the delta variant

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thank you. >> gayle king is back stage talking to stars of tonight's show. gayle?c sensation, cane brown, behind hits like worldwide beautiful and worship you. king brown. so glad you're here. so excited. this is the thing, i was here at rehearsal yesterday. i notice they have everybody from all different genres. you, cane brown, are the only one from the country music genre. i personally think that's an excellent choice, clive davis. what does that mean to you? >> means the world to me. i'm excited to be here, excited to be doing shows again for all of the fans, especially with all of the talent on stage. can't wait to see the show. thanks for having me. >> talk about the talent. i was looking at all of the signs. i was being a looky lu. everywhere is somebody you want to know. does the bill meet your approval? >> absolutely. there's people i never thought i would meet, people like the killers. it has been awesome. >> the other thing i was thinking, you have so many hits and so many options to choose from, i mentioned at the top, kane, my favorite is worship you.

kron gayle ong. she's live with us now with concerns from a number of infectious disease expert scale. what are they telling you? >> yeah. vicki and grant health experts say that while the delta variant as we know, is more transmissible than the virus that we dealt with in the winter and even fully vaccinated. people need to be careful in certain situations. >> if you're stuck in a crowded with people all around you, particularly yelling and screaming like a concert or a football game. i think is a risky situation for you. and i would try and avoid it right now. you see berkeley infectious disease expert doctor john swartzberg says those most at risk are people who are not vaccinated. doctor rona subramanian infectious disease professor at stanford agrees. we don't know who's vaccinated and who's not. and unfortunately dumped a variant. >> it's a new virus that's going around. even if you're vaccinated. >> you can't have a lot of. viral particles in your nasal passages as the delta variant has been d

gayle ong kron 4 news. hard to believe. >> thank you. gayle.of of full covid vaccination to enter some businesses could soon be mandatory across california. yeah, there are talks in sacramento. they continue on this proposed legislation. it would require customers and employees too prove they're fully vaccinated against covid before being allowed into a lot of places including restaurants bars, gyms, that bill could be sent to the governor's desk within about 3 weeks. it is considered that are that means it would need two-thirds approval from the legislature in order to take effect. challenges are expected to that legislation if it passes and some now are questioning whether it would stand up in court enforce theresa stasi. you spoke with legal experts about what may happen. >> just a few months ago being fully vaccinated was rare and getting a shot require patience and persistence. >> but now having a shot is more commonplace and if a bill passes could become a statewide requirement to keep your job attend a concert or access any public event.

kron four's gayle ong is standing by with the latest on the firefight. >>vicki and grant so far at least 60,000 acres have been burned and firefighters say that the fire is progressing northeastward vast force but at least 100 structures have been destroyed. >>devastation as far as the eye can see the fire forced thousands of people to flee jasper goatee watched the fire from his somerset home. he is staying with his brother who was also now being evacuated are moving all of. >>their stuff as we had together bolivar animals and they're all in one room. this tiny house make outdoor fire has been burning for almost a week in eldorado county. >>and the town of grizzly flats was in the fire's path this is what you see as you make your way through the town nothing but charred earth. and a lot of spots still smoldering. there's a home over there reduced to rubble. and it goes on this guy's filled with smoke thursday as firefighters deal with bone dry drought stricken to rain cal fire officials say it may take up to 2 weeks until mandatory evacuation orders are

gayle ong kron 4 news. >> gayle, thank you. meanwhile, a new study has found that 80% of elementary school students could actually contract covid-19 within 60 days of returning to school. if adequate masking and regular covid-19 tests are not available. the data coming from north carolina state university. doctors are also warning parents that masks are the best way to protect under the age of 12. we're still not yet eligible to get vaccinated. some health experts believe that vaccinations for children as young as 6 months old could be available at some point this year. right now on kron 4 dot com. you can stay up to date on the latest covid headlines just scan the qr code on your screen with your mobile device and you'll be directed to our website. it's right there at your fingertips at kron 4 dot com. >> we'll go now to our wildfire coverage and firefighters are starting now to gain control. the caldor fire this year is new video from the nevada national guard performing a water drop on the fire. quite a perspective that we h

gayle, what are they saying? >> well, catherine, this at least a second bar that we know of that are requiring proof of vaccination at and the owners say so far so good. customers are welcoming the >> 7 stars bar and grill just reopened almost 2 weeks ago after a long hiatus and now you'll need to show proof. you've got the covid shot before entry. there's been a few negative comments but nothing excessive. >> but more than the negative has been the positive more has been i'm coming here because i feel safe owners maarja paul have a young child who has not yet been vaccinated and a family member who is high risk for c vid. it was a big driving factor. we just didn't feel safe. >> and then we didn't know how we could ask our staff to come back if we even didn't feel safe ourselves. we spent time going back and forth. >> make sure we're on the same page and we felt strongly that this is what we wanted to do. this is how we wanted to show ourselves. meanwhile, other businesses like sushi confidential. and campbell i

gayle ong kron 4 news, thank you, gayle in these attacks are having a. >> big effect here in the bay area. fremont is home to a neighborhood. it's known as little couple, which is one of the largest afghan communities in the country. >> joining us now to talk about how this is affecting people here in the bay area is harris he is with the afghan coalition in fremont. harris, thank you for being with us tonight. such a a horrific series of attacks today. how how are you as an afghan american processing this tonight. >> koch will first. i thank you for having me on this evening. my thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of our fallen soldiers who are put there to ensure that. our citizens, our afghan allies were able to evacuate. my thoughts and prayers are with them. but i want to highlight that what we're seeing this devastation, everything that >> this past week. this is nothing new to the afghan people. we have to order 40 years of violence is so this is not this is nothing new to finally, there's the spotlighting what has been going on for. >> again 4 years befo

gayle ong kron 4 news. thank you, gayle. moving on to our 4 zone forecast right now. we're taking a live look. >> at the transamerica pyramid with a lot of cloud cover out there. >> which is way better than smoke cover as we turn it over to our buddy chief meteorologist lawrence karnow with us now, lauren ceh. most of us love going to tie just not right now. i know one of the most beautiful places in the world. it's right in our backyard. lot of folks like to escape their during the summer months or any time of year. it's gorgeous. but all that smoke has just been piling in right to that whole basin over the last few days and well, they're going to get a little bit of relief. a boy in the damage already been done. all that smoke settling in around the lake. you've seen the pictures, the orange out there. and of course, we've got a lot of orange, all kinds of colors on our map that are not good poor air quality down to a truck in the city in incline. very poor in red in the south lake tahoe and the worst air quality can imagine the eastern half of the lake stretching t

gayle. >> yeah. grant year after year. it's been a quest for the mother to not only solve her son's cold case, but also to help solve to help solve unsolved homicides. >> for 15 years. paula brown carries pictures of her son i bring these with me and that i stand up on polls and put them up there person. aubrey caso was 17 years old when he was shot and killed. it was 8/14/2006, at the intersection of grover and baker streets in san francisco. my son was full of >> i was getting by a car for his a graduation, but it didn't make it. you know. he died saving someone else's life. he said was and that's what a neighbor's whatever they were since then, brown has been advocating against gun violence every year around the anniversary of her son's death. >> family, friends and police officers gather at the site where it happened. >> and the pain still raw for brown. it still hurts it hurts. >> and can do to bring awareness, not just to my son but other mothers and fathers that are out there suffering in silence. >> and don't know

gayle ong kron 4 news. bicyclist is dead after a crash on interstate 5.80 in oakland to happen overnight and the california highway patrol says it happened west of the macarthur boulevard exit. >> investigators say the man on the bicycle was riding in the wrong direction on the freeway when he was hit by 2 cars so far. investigators have not released the man's name. the crash is under investigation. now to a developing story out of southern california where the second victim in the theater shooting has now died. 19 year-old anthony behind us has been on life support since monday's shooting. he and 18 year-old riley goodrich were shot in the head while watching a movie at the theater in corona. employees did not discover riley until they were cleaning the theater after a viewing and riley was pronounced dead at the scene and anthony was rushed to the hospital 20 year-old joseph jimenez was arrested and charged with the murder. but no motive has been established tonight, friends and family in the community ca

gayle ong kron 4 news want to see there was no major damage as a result. they'll thank you. >> now the wildfire coverage the sunday night, the dixie fired. now the second largest wildfire in california state history. >> the fire continuing to explode in size and has now burned through more than 463,000 acres and still tonight remains only 21% contained only the august complex fires from last year are larger those series of fires combined to burn more through a million acres tonight. first responders say as many as 4 people still remain unaccounted for today. governor gavin newsome spent part of his day touring the town of greenville, which was leveled by the flames of the dixie fire. >> but our kids that are breathing toxic air from these climate induced fires. and so we have a deep responsibility to rebuild this community to do more to continue to protect communities like this but also the ted city of what's occurring globally. but manifesting and smash mouth ways here in california that climate change. >> during his tour of greenville. the governor also