tell us more about what's been said in court today, helena.— in court today, helena.ia, as you say, amman had _ in court today, helena. victoria, as you say, amman had been - in court today, helena. victoria, as| you say, amman had been released in court today, helena. victoria, as - you say, amman had been released ten days before he carried out this attack in south london. he was under surveillance and we heard today from a number of those undercover officers who work monitoring amman on the day of the attack and before that as well. we heard from one of the officers. he was a for two in court as bx75, and he told the jury they followed amman as he left the probation hostel where he had to stay as a condition of his release from prison and they followed him to streatham high road, it was after that that the undercover officer heard on that amman had started to stab people. he then said he ran towards the incident, he said it was at that point that he saw sudesh amman running towards him with in eight inch butchers knife, is how he described it. he tried to fire a sh

if we look at psychological distress, as helena _ look at psychological distress, as helena said, we'veid, we've trained athletes to deal with this — but the word she used _ to deal with this — but the word she used is _ to deal with this — but the word she used is it's— to deal with this — but the word she used is it's a — to deal with this — but the word she used is it's a skill. so when athletes _ used is it's a skill. so when athletes get into the performance arena, _ athletes get into the performance arena, that psychological distress they are — arena, that psychological distress they are experiencing, they lose that skill— they are experiencing, they lose that skill at that point. that's something that can happen all of us in any— something that can happen all of us in any time, — something that can happen all of us in any time, then they go into a semi-melt— in any time, then they go into a semi—melt down and pulled down from competition. sol semi—melt down and pulled down from competition. so i think there's a lot going — competition. so i think there's a lot going on that needs

the jewish athlete is seen in the summer games helena meyer is a fencer. she was a dominant fencer and she had won a gold medal in the 1928 games and she stayed in l.a. rather than returning to germany partly and concern for her own safety once the to power in 1933. helena had one jewish parent and she won the sober medal after 1936 games and she is remembered mostly for her moment on the podium. here she is on the right of this photo. she had features that the germans would describe as variant features and she's giving the salute on the podium, a jewish woman who was successful and there's a lot of speculation of why helena meyer did this. she had family members still in germany she was worried especially for her brothers who were still living in germany so that's possible another say she did try to rehabilitate her own image in germany we will never know but it's a troubling moment to see helena meyer giving that salute at that time. this is the last olympic she competes in and she returns to the united states after the olympics and doesn't go back to ge

helena meyer is a fencer. she was a dominant fencer. she had already won a gold medal in the 1928 games had competed in los angeles in 1932 and then stayed in la rather than returning to germany in part. i think concern for her own safety once the nazis took power in in 1933. helena has one jewish parent and she wins a silver medal at the 1936 games in fencing. she's remembered. most for her moment on the podium here. she is on the right of this photo helena meyer had features that the nazis would have described as quote aryan features a blonde-haired woman and she's giving the nazi salute on the podium a jewish woman, which was expected of all german athletes and there's a lot of speculation about why helena meyer did this some people say that she did it to protect her family members who were still in germany. she was worried especially for her brothers who were still living in germany, so that that's possible others say that she did it to try to rehabilitate her own image in in germany. well, we'll never know but it's it's a troubling

helena wilkinson has the latest. this is greece's second biggest island, evia.eak out on this island. dozens of residents have had to leave their homes. i closed all the windows. put the water around it. firefighters are doing all they can under extreme conditions. but strong scorching winds have made the situation worse. flames have ripped through vast areas, destroying homes and burning forest. more than 2000 people from the island had to be carried to safety after they fled to the beaches. one man filmed the inferno once he was safe on a ferry. ten ships remained on standby ready to evacuate more people if needed. the greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis has called this a nightmarish summer. he speaks greek. he said the government's priority was to protect human life. people scream. "help, help," they scream in athens as the flames grow closer. people are trying to put out the fires in any way they can. thousands of people have been evacuated. a big national tragedy. i don't live here, my sister lives here but it is horrible for the whole of greece. greec

we have 25 mile an hour wind up at mount st helena are saying, helena.me are st seeing alina? sorry i always get always do that with that one. always do that, anyway. so that wind that's the northerly direction. that's the direction the fire concerns. the north bay. i think you guys will notice the most one. but right now look at big rocket nine miles an hour. uh oakland is 12 miles an hour out of the west. not even a north wind yet, so things are looking pretty good for us in terms of strong, gusty winds. i don't think it's going to happen. i think it's going to happen. maybe in the far north bay north of calistoga up by the healdsburg area for us, though i think we're going to be in a situation where we come to recipients of a lot of that smoke tomorrow because that north wind the winds are going to shift. they're gonna start coming north. and they're going to scoop up so north wind does this right? it comes down like this, so it's going to scoop up the smoke from these fires and drag him down and drag it down right over the top of us, and so we expect

helena wilkinson, bbc news. short while ago she gave me an update from the city of kalamata. currently there is still one fire raging but better. it is under control for now. we do not know what will happen in at the next few hours. things in athens are also better. it is still difficult in evia, the sixth day battling the wild side. , . ., , ., evia, the sixth day battling the wild side. , . ., ., wild side. greece has had to call in other countries _ wild side. greece has had to call in other countries as _ wild side. greece has had to call in other countries as well _ wild side. greece has had to call in other countries as well is - wild side. greece has had to call in other countries as well is that - other countries as well is that making a big impact and other countries as well is that making a big impactand how other countries as well is that making a big impact and how are people feeling about the national effort in dealing with this crisis? people are angry because scientists had warned that due to clim

helena wilkinson, bbc news.around 10,000 people carried rainbow flags and banners through the city, capping off a month of events. with heavy showers and some sunny spells, you might catch a rainbow out there. that sounds quite nice but some of those showers will not be. heavy, thundery downpours, we are seeing these because of this area of low pressure. very slowly this is moving towards the north. in doing so i think southern parts of the uk should see something brighter and drier today. the south east sees sunshine initially, far north of scotland as well, then the showers swirling around the low i think will reach most parts. as with yesterday, some sunny spells in between these, quite windy at times especially across southern parts, the low again, and today double top temperatures not dazzling, 18—20 c. the low pressure still with us this evening, slow—moving, heavy showers, some punching into longer, more prolonged spells of rain. through today and this evening some could lead to localised flooding. more d

you can see mount st helena gusting to 20 miles an hour. mount diablo gusting to 24 miles an hour outside right now we do have a still all that haze in the air quality impacted today across the region, so it's not much in the way of real dense fog. it is that smoke that has been drifting in that air quality advisory for today as that smoke, it's just the change a simple change in the wind direction that brings in the smoke from the fires, and you can't see that light haze approaching the bay area so far with the satellite imagery from this morning as we check out the a current air quality sensors out there we do have some moderate levels across portions of the region actually want to, um. which this up a little bit right now we're actually showing you yesterday's eric quality centers as well. something to click off this one center. excuse me, and there you go. these are the current observations out there so most areas in the yellow range here in the bay area, but as you can see unhealthy air quality out toward the sacramento valley right no

helena wilkinson, bbc news.ave been injured tackling a huge wildfire in the north of the state. five people are missing after the dixie fire, the largest active blaze in the us, swept through two towns, destroying more than 180,000 hectares in four counties. california's fire services said only around a fifth of the blaze has been contained. people fully vaccinated against coronavirus can now visit france without quarantining on their return to the uk. it's one of several changes to the government's travel list that have come into effect this morning. seven countries including germany have been added to the green list — but mexico is now on the red list, meaning a mandatory ten—day stay in a hotel for visitors coming back to britain. and katy austenjoins me now from st pancras international station in central london. the first arrivals from paris we are expecting later this morning among the first coming from france who do not have to isolate for ten days once they get here if they are fully vaccinated. after wh

helena, 28 mph, knoxville at 23. as far as temperature, 70 around san francisco. near mid to upper 70's around the bay. reggie: happening now, people are evacuating their homes in the sierra foothills. the fire is exploding in size in el dorado county. it broke out saturday about 40 miles southwest of lake tahoe. it covers nearly 23,000 acres. >> the town of pollock pi along highway 50 has been evacuated. thousands of people left their home. that number is expected to increase exponentially as sheriff's deputies evacuate whole neighborhoods. urs.tell door fire tripled of wind whipped smoke and embers destroyed an elementary school, church, and post office. at least 50 homes have now been lost. governor newsom has declared a state of emergency for el dorado county. people trying to escape the flames jammed up highway 50 through placerville. >> people are panicking for sure. i panicked a little bit, you know? i had my dad, my grandbaby, my cats. they were in a crate. that is not a good thing. that is not a good feeling at all. jobina: evacuation centers have been op

helena, brentwood, walnut creek. you are under unhealthy air. ukiah and clear lake as well are dealing with the smoky skies. unhealthy air for sensitive groups, vacaville, livermore, san jose. we will continue to watch this push into the bay area, smoke concentration forecast at the surface. you see the orange and red indicating the hazy smoky skies. it's going to limit our temperatures from rising much, 60s and 70s around the bay and mid to upper 70s across the peninsula. >>> as we hit the roadways, if you are commuting out of san jose, heads up. there is a crash north bound 101 near oakland road. it is in the center divide not blocking lanes. you can see all the red on censors, slow north bound now because of the incident. we are seeing a back up to the 280, 680 connector. you might want to stick with 87 as an alternate. that's adjacent to 101 and is all in the green. 280 might be a good bet as well. super commuters making the trek out of tracy, if you are headed into the altamont pass, 39 minutes is your travel time from 205 towards 680 and c

the i'm helena, he didn't do how the headlines on al jazeera and thousands of people in afghanistan are still struggling to get tight, and they still official quarter voices since 20 people are now known to have died in underground campbell's airport. in the past 7 days, the british military is describing conditions as extremely challenging for the brides in the afghan capital. he has the latest and i want the elliptical discussions taking place there. well, about a di he is a very senior.

helena, knoxville creek, and have a red flag warning in the sacramento valley.ntral bay and the rest of the bay and conditions today will remain moderate to poor. you can see what we are dealing with, smoky air for your saturday is the air quality improves tomorrow. it will take some time. we will get returned to the fog and the onshore flow, but it sets the stage for much better air quality towards the rest of the work week. that will bring gusty conditions in the hills. there will be a caveat with that. 86 in oakland today, mendocino county very hot, 86 in the east bay, and low 90's for san jose with about 92 in redwood city. a slight risk of heat related illnesses because of the triple digit heat inland today, tomorrow gets a little better and then looking at the air quality improving as temperatures decline. it looks like it will be pretty wasn't as september arrives with temperatures below average. that should be a nice switch. liz: thank you. one bay area team is hoping to make it big on the magic take off, what helen knew exercise could help her diabetes.

helena, the smoke so thick that the spectacular view was nonexistent . all that smoke ascending a not-so-subtle health message. >> if you do smell smoke, you are being affected. stay indoors. reporter: you can see the smoke from space. check out this satellite image. the smoke is pushed into the bay area from the dixie fire, burning across four northern california counties. plumes rising as high as 35,000 feet, visible from this commercial jet. could forget last september, when wildfire smoke turned day into night, creating an apocalyptic orange sky? at the petaluma music festival saturday, john was being careful. >> we are playing by year, keeping our eyes and ears open and gauging it as we go. reporter: air quality officials advised using an indoor air purifier if you have one, and keep your doors and windows closed. the smoke advisory continues through sunday. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> always a good reminder, cornell. thanks. you can track air quality at abc7news.com. we have a map constantly updating those conditions. you can also view it where

helena. it's not so much the wind but the dryness of the air and the decrease in the humidity. we should get used to this, it's the first of the season and there will be many more. this one is not that bad but every one of them will be have to be watched closely. brian back to you. >> be sure to download the kpix 5 app for the latest alerts on potential power shut off. you can also stream news 24/7 with cps bay area. >>> the taliban and sweeping afghanistan continues at a pace so breathtaking it has caught the white house by surprise. choppers landing on embassy roofs, the same scene is playing out in the skies above the capital city of kabul. it is all converging on an uncertain and terrifying and to a conflict 20 years in the making. >> caliban fighters took over the presidential palace in kabul sunday. as a chaotic scene played out at the kabul airport for crowds trying to leave. helicos fl over the u.s. embassy as part of an effort to evacuate personnel. >> we are working to make sure our personnel are safe and secure. >> afghanistan's president left the country sunday afte

james, ever stage the i'm helena, he didn't do how the headlines on al jazeera and thousands of people in afghanistan are still struggling to get tight, and they still official quarter voices since 20 people are now known to have died in underground campbell's airport in the past 7 days, the british military is describing conditions as extremely challenging for the brides in the afghan capital. he has the latest and i won't be elliptical discussions taking place there. well, about a die. he is a very senior tyler by an official. he is here meeting with his own taliban officials and he is expected in the coming days to meet with with how many cars i a former president here, a doctor of dollars, very senior figure from this last administration, really to hammer out what this new government is going to look at in the meantime, cause i and i have been meeting with other taliban officials really to smooth away to try to allow this government transition to take place. meanwhile, the taliban is reaching out to some of the provinces. really trying to expand beyond cobble itself with the same m

looks like the larger focus with some of those gusty winds would be right over the north bay to saint helenawe'll see that calm down wednesday afternoon and certainly into thursday's forecast. we'll have more updates on that wind of course was we get closer. a lot of your alarm clocks are getting set earlier, back to school, trying to get back into the groove. we're starting off pretty good you can see over san francisco we have some of the coolest weather. with the windier system developing to the north, this will cool us off three to six degrees and make it more comfortable. 87 in concord. santa rosa, 85. san francisco 67. air quality through the day tomorrow looks excellent. watch what happens as we head into wednesday. here comes that smoke returning throughout the bay. now you see on my extended forecast in san francisco, 60s for daytime highs and through the inland valleys, wind tuesday night into wednesday morning for the mountains, and that smoke returning as we head to wednesday's forecast. >> little by little it's starting to get darker. >> i know. >>> the reason the feds are openi

those of you near saint helena and yountville, you could be getting down to 49 and 50. jacket weather in place to start. then as we roll through the afternoon, i think we're looking mighty fine. temperatures just below average, in the low to mid-70s to the north bay, right back to concord and livermore, low 80s. san jose, palo alto, 76. oakland to san francisco, in the 60s. really, really good for august temperatures. on my seven-day forecast we do start to warm it up friday, saturday and sunday with low 70s returning to downtown and hotter weather yes, on the way for the inland valleys. 98 friday, 99 saturday, here's the thing. it does look like it will drop off by next monday to 93. it's a short-lived event. enjoy it the next two days. it's going to be mighty fine. >>> up next, a popular spot for cyclists, but also a trouble spot. the changes planned for mt. diablo. >>> and happening now, progress made against the biggest fire in the state. the dixie fire is now 40% contained. fire officials say better weather could be helping the fight. the fire has burned through fo

takes us to a saint helena winery turning to creative measures to try and survive. >> like a race against time. >> reporter: the life of a winemaker sounds kind of romantic. cavorting in nature, transporting grape into prized wine, and yes, a reality check. >> we have fire. we have smoke. this year we have drought. you can see our pond right there. >> reporter: napa winemaker, ray hannigan isn't a debbie downer, it's just the reality of making wine in napa these days. >> feels a little bit like we live on a knife's edge. it is a bit of a climate disaster area. >> reporter: but this year's zinfandel is on the vine on its way to the barrel. >> despite the challenges the fruit in this spot look fantastic. >> reporter: that may be due to creative measures employed earlier this summer when the green and red winery were exposed to an unusual run of 100-degree plus weather. >> intense sun. >> just like people they get sunburned. >> reporter: they used sunscreen. >> you can see the sunscreen on the grapes, it's a natural product. >> reporter: green and red winemaker says the natural product is sp

very impressive work, helena. poor woman just trying to get some paprika.ar ii hero tom rice, who celebrated his 100th birthday this week in style. ♪♪ god bless america ♪ >> platoon sergeant rice, marking the birthday milestone by jumping out of a restored c-53, d-day plane, and landing on the beach in his hometown of coronado, california. in 1944 rice was a 22-year-old paratrooper with the 101st airborne when he parachuted into normandy, france under german fire around the d-day invasion. this time around, rice received a hero's welcome from a cheering crowd singing "happy birthday" and greeting him with hugs and birthday cake. rice, who also was injured in the battle of the bulge, was asked about his secret to a good, long life. >> keep moving. get in the gymnasium and keep moving. push your internal organs to the maximum. you got 15 years to deal with. woo! >> rice already is looking ahead to his 101st birthday when he plans to sky dive again at an even higher altitude. happy birthday, tom. thank you for all you've given our country. our final low is a p

helena. not a strong wind but just enough to create those smoke-filled skies at sunset tonight. tomorrow, we have a spare the air alert again. or air quality expected. some signs of improvement. saturday and sunday, you will notice that we have good air quality. moderate air quality across most of the bay area right now. the wind will be going from north northeast tomorrow afternoon to morava west northwest wind on sunday which will help to sweep that smoke out of the bay area. i will be back with a look at the smoke forecast, coming up. ama: thank you. you can track the air quality any time with our real-time weather tracker. the tool is live now. download it wherever you stream. larry: making their case for the top job in california. three republicans looking to replace governor newsom take the debate stage. >> are there any actions warrant this? ama: an exclusive one-on-one interview with abc 7 news. larry: a hot real estate listing that went viral. how much this burned out home sold for in the east bay. ama: a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live with sean h

helena and temperatures in the upper 80s for inland mendocino county and lake county. the warmest days in the forecast, friday and saturday. low to mid 70s or san francisco. that's not bad. sinking on sunday. but pence for oakland in the east bay get up to around, maybe even above 80 degrees and up to around 90 degrees in san jose for the end of the work weekend the first half of the weekend. of course some of the temperature forecast depends on how much smoke is in the atmosphere overhead to reflect the sunlight back off into space, so we'll keep you updated on both sides of that. temperatures inland in the east bay reached the upper half of the 90s friday and saturday. even the northbay getting up to around 90 degrees, and along the coast near 70 degrees as we get into the first half of the weekend. saving starts with internet and wireless from xfinity. get a great low price on fast, reliable internet. plus, add xfinity mobile with 5g included and save up to $400 a year on wireless over at&t! get fast, reliable wifi to power your personal best... ...and show grandma

in parts of the napa valley, around saint helena, yountville, we could be around upper 40s to 50 degreesu got to bundle up especially in 78 in los gatos and gilroy, 78. got a few of you in the 80s. but as you get closer to the bay, comfortable. martina 76 and oakland at 68. peninsula, lots of 60s, especially along the coastline. redwood city at 74 degrees and afternoon sunshine. san francisco, in the 60s. let's move it off to the north bay, 76 in novato. we're up to 84 in clear lake. there is going to be some heat on the way. i wanted to show you a look at the ten-day forecast. you can see how the trend's going to play out for us. in livermore, we're going up to 98 on friday, 99 saturday, 96 sunday, and then thankfully, as we roll through next week the temperatures will continue to drop off. yes, we have heat on the way, but at least it's not extended heat coming into the bay area. on my seven-day forecast in san francisco, we will start to warm up once we hit friday, saturday and sunday with low 70s. across the inland valleys we talked about temperatures starting on thursday and continu

. >> in the hills east of saint helena near lake hennessy said shuffle a vineyard. it's been here for 54 years. and while it's seen drop before, it's never been as bad as it is now. we're taking every bit of technological advantage. we can buy. >> systems and things like that and is in the water sparingly as we can. we're drilling some wells to try to see if you can get some more water were up in the hill so we don't get the benefit benefit of having an opera for that's down there maybe has a big pot pie water wednesday. they got a visit from north bay congressman mike thompson and us agriculture secretary tom vilsack. >> and we have 3 reservoir is one is very, very low down below and one that has maybe 20% of above and the other was completely empty. will sack says the federal government has a responsibility for helping vineyards make it through what he called a mega drought. the problem is our support systems and our structures that are designed to help people through difficult times. >> designed for a one off circumstance are designed for something that happens i

helena wilkinson, bbc news.nds his title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. the us women's basketball team wins its seventh consecutive gold medal with victory over home team japan. reports from northern afghanistan say there is heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. people fully vaccinated against coronavirus can now visit france without quarantining on their return to the uk. it's one of several changes to the government's travel list that have come into effect this morning. seven countries, including germany, have been added to the green list — but mexico is now on the red list, meaning a mandatory ten—day stay in a hotel for visitors coming back to britain. katy austin reports. kyle cannot wait to drive down to the south of france with his dog indy. if he'd gone in the past three weeks he would have had to self—isolate for ten days upon return, while fully vaccinated travellers coming from other amber list countries d

helena, 26 miles per hour. that will draw is out even more. it ramps up to 46 miles per hour into 8 a.m. with that wind, you will see the humidity values just plunge overnight with the ongoing drought. when humidity is down to 13% in fairfield, that is concerning. high fire danger heading in through tomorrow. i will be back with the hour-by-hour look at the rest of the wind and deteriorating smoky sky forecast. ama: happening now, pg&e website shows the power safety public shutoff. the bulk of the shutoffs in the bay area are happening in napa county, but people are also without power in sonoma and solano counties. as many as 51,000 customers could be affected. dan: this is what it looks like in calistoga. the outages started around 6:30 p.m. they are expected to last into thursday. j.r. stone is in calistoga tonight where one third of the city is without electricity. j.r.: complete darkness on the west side of calistoga as pg&e has implemented public safety power shut due to weather conditions that are deemed dangerous for fires. >> we lost o

helena. not a strong wind but just enough to create those smoke-filled skies at sunset tonight. tomorrow, we have a spare the air alert again. or air quality expected. some signs of improvement. saturday and sunday, you will notice that we have good air quality. moderate air quality across most of the bay area right now. the wind will be going from north northeast tomorrow afternoon to morava west northwest wind on sunday which will help to sweep that smoke out of the bay area. i will be back with a look at the smoke forecast, coming up. ama: thank you. you can track the air quality any time with our real-time weather tracker. the tool is live now. download it wherever you stream. larry: making their case for the top job in california. three republicans looking to replace governor newsom take the debate stage. >> are there any actions warrant this? ama: an exclusive one-on-one interview with abc 7 news. larry: a hot real estate listing that went viral. how much this burned out home sold for in the east bay. ama: a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live with sean h

helena, st. james, st. john the baptist, saint maarten, st. mary, st. tammany, tangipahoa, washington, west baton rouge, and west philly siana -- feliciana. the easiest way to apply is by visiting disasterassistance.gov. if it is not possible to apply online, you can call. the toll-free telephone lines operate from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. seven days a week. i know that cell phone coverage has been very spotty. electricity is practically nonexistent for most people in southeast louisiana, and so the internet may be a problem. but you have several ways to register and you have an extended period of time in which to do so. as soon as you are able, and if you have been impacted by the hurricane and live in one of these parishes, we encourage you to register for aid. the division of administration has also announced it has closed office in the same 25 parishes. we will let you know if there are additional closures in the future. in closing, i want to ask the people of louisiana to do what you always do best, and that is he a good neighbor. take care of yo

. >> if you travel hills east of saint helena near lake hennessey. you'll find shappell a vineyard. they've been growing grapes here since the late 60's. and while they've seen drought before, it's never been this bad. >> we are very conscientious of every drop. a lot of that. we is and we're doing a better and the vines are seeming to handle it, which is interesting of using less water than refused in the past wednesday. us agriculture secretary tom vilsack in north bay. congressman mike thompson. >> visited the vineyard to hear firsthand about how they're managing with the drought. water is a big concern and. we're very, very efficient have how we use the water, but. >> i don't how you pull it out of thin air. >> sec says this is not an annual drought but a mega drought and the federal government has responsibility to find ways to help the sector of the agricultural industry. >> double whammy drought. on the one hand smoke damage on the other. we need to figure out ways in which we can create structures and systems and support structures and systems. >> that take into consideratio

helena, 26 miles per hour. that will draw is out even more.t ramps up to 46 miles per hour into 8 a.m. with that wind, you will see the humidity values just plunge overnight with the ongoing drought. when humidity is down to 13% in fairfield, that is concerning. high fire danger heading in through tomorrow. i will be back with the hour-by-hour look at the rest of the wind and deteriorating smoky sky forecast. ama: happening now, pg&e website shows the power safety public shutoff. the bulk of the shutoffs in the bay area are happening in napa county, but people are also without power in sonoma and solano counties. as many as 51,000 customers could be affected. dan: this is what it looks like in calistoga. the outages started around 6:30 p.m. they are expected to last into thursday. j.r. stone is in calistoga tonight where one third of the city is without electricity. j.r.: complete darkness on the west side of calistoga as pg&e has implemented public safety power shut due to weather conditions that are deemed dangerous for fires. >> we lost our

yet, as helena says in "backlash, i can't remain silent on things that matter because as martin luther king jr. once said, our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. let's give a warm welcome to helen raleigh. [applause] >> i'm going to move this down. good evening, everyone. can you hear me okay? it's so nice to be back at the steamboat institute. thank you jennifer and the steamboat institute. i'm an admirer of all the work steamboat has done over the years. for those of you that are here as supporters of this great institute, thank you. for those of you who are not yet, especially for those of you who are going to watch this someday on the internet or social media, i really encourage you to check this great institution out. give your support to help the institution continue with events for freedom for all americans. i want to keep my remarks short, because one thing i love about the steamboat institute is that steamboat institute always attracts the most educated audience. so every time i've spoken here, i get the most interesting and thoughtful questi

helena wilkinson has the latest. this is grace's second august ireland, evia. are devastating. are continuing to break out on this island. dozens of residents have had to leave their homes. i residents have had to leave their homes. . .,, residents have had to leave their homes. . ., ., , , homes. i closed all the windows but the ut homes. i closed all the windows but they put their _ homes. i closed all the windows but they put their water _ homes. i closed all the windows but they put their water around - homes. i closed all the windows but they put their water around it. - they put their water around it. firefighters are doing all they can under extreme conditions. but strong scorching windhave made the situation worse. flames have ripped through vast areas destroying homes and burning forest. more than 2000 people from the island had to be carried to safety after they fled the beaches. i—man films the inferno once he was safe on the ferry. ships remained on standby ready to evacuate more people if needed. the greek prime minister has called this a nightmarish summer. he sai

helena wilkinson has the latest. we will bring you that report a little later.k contingent. just explain to us what your mission is, what your plan is when you get there. , , ., , what your plan is when you get there. ,, ., , ., what your plan is when you get there. , .,, there. our mission is to assist the greek authorities _ there. our mission is to assist the greek authorities and _ there. our mission is to assist the greek authorities and the - there. our mission is to assist the greek authorities and the civil- greek authorities and the civil protection to supplement their firefighting efforts. we have a number of experts within the team who are wildfire experts, who are european and world train. we have a team of 21 firefighters to assist, all professional full—time firefighters. all professional full-time firefighters.— all professional full-time firefighters. all professional full-time firefiuhters. ., . ., ., firefighters. you are at the airport now, firefighters. you are at the airport now. you're _ firefighters. you are at the airport now, you're head

helena, the smoke is so thick that this spectacular view was nonexistent. all that smoke sending a not-so-subtle help message. >> if you smell smoke, you are being affected. in those cases, please limit your exposure outside. cornell: you can see the smoke from space. smoke has pushed into the bay area from the monster dixie fire, burning cross four northern california counties. plumes of smoke rising as high as 35,000 feet. who could forget last september when wildfire smoke turned day into night, creating an apocalyptic orange sky. mesic festival saturday, john dirks was being careful. >> we are just playing it by ear, keeping eyes and ears open. cornell: air quality officials have a few tips. they recommend using an air purifier if you have one and try to keep your doors and windows shut. in the sonoma valley. julian: you can track the air quality wherever you live, abc7news.com. we will have you -- we will keep you updated with the latest news. you can also use the abc seven bay area app. eight bay area counties now have indoor mask mandates for everyon

helena's. outside of the higher elevations we need to be vigilant. it will be a little breezy and evidently hazy. temperatures near 70 in san francisco. 80 around the bay. even some low 90's in the east bay. we will talk how long these critical fire conditions will last and the cool weekend, coming up. >> people are evacuating their homes in the sierra foothills. the cal door fire is in size. it is 40 miles south of lake tahoe and has grown to nearly 23,000 acres. evacuated. thousands of people left their homes and that will increase exponentially. the caldor fire tripled in size yesterday in a matter of hours. the wind whipped smoke and embers, they blew through grizzly flats. flames destroyed an elementary school, church, and post office. at least 50 homes have been lost. governor newsom declared a state of emergency for el dorado county to deploy state resources. people trying to escape the flames jammed highway 50 through placerville. >> people are panicking for sure. i panicked a little. i have my dad who cannot walk. >> i had to leave my cats,

gusty winds around mount saint helena. air quality improves to tomorrow. then as we get cooler and cleaner conditions next week still having gusty winds on our ridge top. headed to the coast, mid 70s. nice out there but hazy. 80s santa cruz. 100 tomorrow. then big improvements by monday. temperatures only in the low 80s by the end of next week. 86 oakland, 90 fairfield. spare the air alert today. seven day forecast looking at temperatures today the hottest all week long. slightly better tomorrow with late day sea breeze still triple digits for today and tomorrow inland. better air, cooler day on monday. cooling continues with the breezy afternoons. temperatures below average. those winds always need to be watched no matter what direction they come from. >> absolutely. we will be on alert this weekend. just ahead bay area teen shois hoping to make it big on it's time for the biggest sale of the year, on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it helps keep you effortlessly comfortable by sensing your movements and automatically responding to both of you. and, i

helena, the smoke so thick this spectacular view was nonexistent. all that smoke sending eight not-so-subtle health message. >> if you do smell smoke, you are being affected. in those cases, please limit your exposure outside, stay indoors. cornell: you can see the smoke from space. the smoke has pushed into the bay area from the monster dixie fire, burning across four northern california counties. plumes of smoke rising as high as 35,008, visible from this commercial jet. and who could forget last september when wildfire smoke turned day into night, creating an apocalyptic orange sky. at the music festival saturday, john dirks was being careful >> the air quality, we were playing it by ear and keep an eye eyes and ears open and engaging it as we go. cornell: officials have a few tips, they recommend using an indoor air purifier if you have one to try to keep your doors and windows shut this weekend. julian: as we are thinking about air quality, you can track it wherever you live by going to our website, abc7news.com. we have a map constantly update

helena, the smoke is so thick, the spectacular view was nonexistent. all that smoke sending a health message. >> if you smell smoke, you're being affected, so please limit your exposure outside, stay indoors. cornell: you can see the smoke from space. the smoke has pushed into the bay area from the monster dixie fire, burning across four northern california counties. plumes of smoke from the fire rising as high as 35,000 feet, visible from this commercial jet. and who could forget last september, when wildfire smoke turned day into night? at the petaluma music festival saturday, john diercks was being careful. >> the air quality, we are just keeping our eyes and ears open. cornell: air quality officials recommend using an indoor air purifier if you have want to try to keep your doors and windows shut this weekend. cornell barnard, abc 7 news. julian: air quality once again top of mind for so many people. we are making it easy to track the air quality where you live. just go to our website, abc7news.com. we have a map constantly updating with the latest

helena, winds 22 miles an hour.re watching breezy off shore winds through later on this morning. it continues to dry out the atmosphere and bring down that warmer air to the surface and also dry things out even more so. 64 in san leandro. it's mild. 66 san jose, 49 pacifica. mid 70s inland. look at those reds come into play. noon time is 90 inland. what about 100 by the delta. we'll talk about when we see the fog and the cooldown coming up. liz. >> all right, lisa. thank you. residents in louisiana are bracing for what could be a category 4 hurricane. the mayor of new orleans said time has run out before hurricane ida reaches the state. >> hurricane ida has developed and has been developing more rapidly than anyone was prepared for, and there are no indications at all that it will weaken. >> a hurricane warning is now in effect. people are getting sandbags ready to try to protect their homes. hospitals are filled with covid patients and are unable to move them since they've been sheltered in place. victor ikendo exp

. >> in the hills east of saint helena near lake hennessy said shuffle a vineyard. it's been here for 54 years. and while it's seen drop before, it's never been as bad as it is now. we're taking every bit of technological advantage. we can buy. >> using drip systems and things like that and using the water sparingly as we can. we're drilling some wells to try to see if we can get some more water were up in the hill so we don't get the benefit benefit of having acra for that's down there maybe has a big pot pie water wednesday. they got a visit from north bay congressman mike thompson and us agriculture secretary tom vilsack. and we have 3 reservoir is one is very, very low down below. >> and one that has maybe 20% of above and the other was completely empty pill as the federal government has a responsibility for helping vineyards make it through what he called a mega drought. the problem is our support systems are structures that are designed to help people through difficult times. >> designed for a one off circumstance are designed for something that happens in one

. >> in the hills east of saint helena near lake hennessy said shuffle a vineyard. it's been here for 54 years. and while it seemed drop before it's never been as bad as it is now. we're taking every bit of technological advantage. we can buy. >> isn't systems and things like that and is in the water sparingly as we can. we're drilling some wells to try to see if we can get some more water were up in the hill so we don't get the benefit benefit of having an opera for that's down there maybe has a big pot pie water wednesday. they got a visit from north bay congressman mike thompson and us agriculture secretary tom vilsack. >> and we have 3 reservoir is one is very, very low down below and one that has maybe 20% of above and the other was completely empty pill as the federal government has a responsibility for helping vineyards make it through what he called a mega drought. the problem is our support systems and our structures that are designed to help people through difficult times. >> designed for a one off circumstance are designed for something that happens in on

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helena, start with more on the background to this.ten days before he carried out this attack on streatham high road. he had been serving a sentence for terrorism offences. he has served 21 is of that 1a month sentence. underthe served 21 is of that 1a month sentence. under the rules at the time he could be automatically released at the halfway point. —— he had served 20 months of that 1a month sentence. the jury said there was a missed opportunity to recall sudesh amman back to prison two days before he carried out the attack. two days before the attack he was spotted by officers buying a number of items that he later went on to make a fake suicide vest that he was using and water when he carried out the attack. the jury said he could have been recalled to prison at the time. in their conclusions, they said that they acknowledge several avenues were explored, but based on the probation policy, that policy being that if the probation service was satisfied that his behaviour indicated an increase or unmanageable risk of serious harm to