that's get right to kate larsen, who has been digging -- let's get right to kate larsen. kate: mayor breed was in the underground level of a san francisco club last night. definitely inside. i spoke with the manager off-camera, who told me the rules are to wear a mask inside if you are not eating or drinking. ♪ kate: dancing with an equally unmasked crowd as a chronicle reporter shot this video. mayor london breed inside a club in the tenderloin. chronicle gave abc 7 permission to air the video, which shows her at the black cat, enjoying a surprise performance i tony tony tony. it flies in the face of what mayor breed has been telling san franciscans all pandemic long. >> look at the environment and be aware that covid is still out there. >> we are definitely close to a mandate of wearing masks. i know people are tired of being told what to do but the fact is, this is where we are. kate: a san francisco department of public health order clearly states that everyone must wear a well fitted mask in indoor public settings at all times except people may remove their mask whil

that's get right to kate larsen, who has been digging -- let's get right to kate larsen. kate: mayor breed was in the underground level of a san francisco club last night. definitely inside. i spoke with the manager off-camera, who told me the rules are to wear a mask inside if you are not eating or drinking. ♪ kate: dancing with an equally unmasked crowd as a chronicle reporter shot this video. mayor london breed inside a club in the tenderloin. chronicle gave abc 7 permission to air the video, which shows her at the black cat, enjoying a surprise performance i tony tony tony. it flies in the face of what mayor breed has been telling san franciscans all pandemic long. >> look at the environment and be aware that covid is still out there. >> we are definitely close to a mandate of wearing masks. i know people are tired of being told what to do but the fact is, this is where we are. kate: a san francisco department of public health order clearly states that everyone must wear a well fitted mask in indoor public settings at all times except people may remove their mask whil

kate larsen, abc7 news. larry: the west contra costa school district can become the first in the bay area to require the school -- students get vaccinated. a vote is set for tuesday. the south bay ramped up efforts to prepare for the wave of afghan refugees. a town hall featuring lawmakers and local agencies reviewing the settling efforts. amanda del castillo learns hundreds are already here with more on the way. >> wednesdays afghan refugee town hall took on what life might look like for many resettling in the region. >> we have real challenges as we work to find room and create a welcoming space in our community in the bay area. in the bay area, we are challenged already. >> the mayor says big challenges to be addressed include affordable housing and homelessness. among those taking part in the discussion, harris with the afghan coalition, state of agencies, reset among groups, and the congressman. >> in our efforts with pressure, the stories, the names, the cases. >> preparing a home for the hundreds here

in san raphael, kate larsen. >> still to come. a new vaccine mandate in the bay area.rogress on another booster shot. >> helping local afghan refugees. the effort underway to help make them a home here. >> in a vaccine mandate. the warriors will soon get everyone. here's a look at the headlines. golden state warriors players will not play games if unvaccinated. that is because of san francisco's vaccine mandate covering events with 1000 or more attendees. most on the team are already fully vaccinated. a vaccine mandate has also come to berkeley. starting september 10, you need to be fully vaccinated to dine or drink indoors, go to the gym, or attend an event with more than 1000 people. moderna is submitting additional data for booster shots for the general public. they could begin the week of seven aaron 20. a new covid-19 variant in south africa is raising concerns because it is highly mutated. >> it has mutations in the sites that make it replicate more rapidly, and has other changes that may make it more difficult for antibodies to see it. >> there are a handful of

kate larsen joins us from marin county to explain how they prepared. kate. >> because of all of this lightning, marin county fire up staffed as much as possible tonight but there is only so much they can do, keeping in mind that 50% of firefighting staff is still up with together fires burning throughout california, making it all the more important that everyone stay alert. it was just for a moment at sunset but it rained in san rafael although sprinkle might be more accurate he had either way, the rear recurrence was not lost on some young residents. >> it rained. >> we are in a drawer and we really need it. >> rain is awesome and good for the fires. >> which is usually to accept this rain is not nearly enough to put a dent in the dry conditions and it comes with lightning. >> the challenge with lightning is it happens in remote locations with poor access and that allows those fires to get big before we can get stuff on them. kate: the battalion chief says marin county fire is monitoring the lightning by the minute. >> typically, we will get the wind w

we will start with kate larsen live in san francisco. of san francisco's department of elections is very pleased with voter turnout. there were about 1500, 15,000 registered voters in san francisco. of the votes counted so far, there is 53% turnout but that number is expected to come up in the coming days. >> only 7% shy of last november's election. that election was the biggest election in the city's history. the context for this election is, this is actually a very election. kate: john has been with the department of elections for 20 years and is very pleased with voters. voters are not used to september elections here are the recall ballot performance. so far, 87% of counted ballots are a note for the recall of -- a no for the recall of governor newsom. live at city hall, i am kate larsen. we will send it to amanda live in santa clara county. amanda? amanda: a busy election day in the south bay. for some voters, there was confusion. many surprised to see just two questions on the ballot. for others, confidence, wanting to make sure th

kate larsen copy opera from two locations tonight. ♪ kate: after a pandemic long hiatus, the curtainas risen at san francisco's war memorial opera house were opera fans gathered for a homecoming performance. >> life is not the same without music. >> it kind of signals that perhaps we are nearing the end of the pandemic. kate: vaccine verification and masks are mandatory to get inside but the experience remains. >> it is just so life-affirming to have all of the energy of opera coming back to life, the orchestra, the soloists. kate: san francisco opera general director says the return to performing arts is a powerful thing. >> there is still so much going on in the world. we can bring people back together and allow people to find this catharsis. kate: there are several thousand people that were memorial but most of the audience is here at the ballpark. go, opera. ♪ >> i really like opera. i am totally excited. >> everybody is outside. masks on. >> you want garlic fries and opera. kate: a family-friendly picnic for the free event. >> our kids love music. we used to come to this event a

kate larsen copy opera from two locations tonight. ♪ kate: after a pandemic long hiatus, the curtaino's war memorial opera house were opera fans gathered for a homecoming performance. >> life is not the same without music. >> it kind of signals that perhaps we are nearing the end of the pandemic. kate: vaccine verification and masks are mandatory to get inside but the experience remains. >> it is just so life-affirming to have all of the energy of opera coming back to life, the orchestra, the soloists. kate: san francisco opera general director says the return to performing arts is a powerful thing. >> there is still so much going on in the world. we can bring people back together and allow people to find this catharsis. kate: there are several thousand people that were memorial but most of the audience is here at the ballpark. go, opera. ♪ >> i really like opera. i am totally excited. >> everybody is outside. masks on. >> you want garlic fries and opera. kate: a family-friendly picnic for the free event. >> our kids love music. we used to come to this event all the time before it wa

abc7 news reporter kate larsen is there. you spoke with the family of the driver and parents of the crossing guard. reporter: so many families been impacted by the accident that took place on the street. people are just starting to show up to deliver flowers. the one thing i have heard from parents, students, and the crossing guard's family is the guard who grew up in this community died a hero. tuesday dismissal at stanley middle school in lafayette took a tragic turn when an suv hit a crossing guard in front of the school. >> he was getting pulled out from the paramedics, and he was getting cpr. >> stella champion says at the time, the street was crowded with students. >> i think there was a kid injured, but the crossing guard saved the kid. >> the crossing guard, 45-year-old ashley diaz, was volunteering at stanley. the same middle school he attended growing up. >> it is unbelievable. just this morning we spoke to him before he went at the clock for the crossing. >> his parents live nearby. they say he lived in san franci

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live at city hall, i am kate larsen. we will send it to amanda live in santa clara county. amanda?manda: a busy election day in the south bay. for some voters, there was confusion. prisedo ust tw for others, confidence, wanting to make sure they had a say. >> i've seen countries where people stood in the longer lines to vote under duress of gunfire. >> this is important. >> this is important. >> of course, everybody has up and downs, but i don't believe that's enough to remove him from his office. >> the santa clara county registrar's office says they were expecting 60% of ballots to be returned. turnout right now is about 54%. back live, it is quiet now. all of busywork from the volunteers and the workers at the santa clara county registrar's office wrapping up at about 10:15 tonight. we have been following developments from the south bay. my colleague, j.r. stone, has been following election day developments from oakland. >> and alameda county, the ballots are in. now it's a matter of counting them. that is happening right now in oakland. the majority of those that we talked with

kate larsen, abc7 news. larry: the west contra costa school district can become the first in the bay area to require the school -- students get vaccinated. a vote is set for tuesday. the south bay ramped up efforts to prepare for the wave of afghan refugees. a town hall featuring lawmakers and local agencies reviewing the settling efforts. amanda del castillo learns hundreds are already here with more on the way. >> wednesdays afghan refugee town hall took on what life might look like for many resettling in the region. >> we have real challenges as we work to find room and create a welcoming space in our community in the bay area. in the bay area, we are challenged already. >> the mayor says big challenges to be addressed include affordable housing and homelessness. among those taking part in the discussion, harris with the afghan coalition, state of agencies, reset among groups, and the congressman. >> in our efforts with pressure, the stories, the names, the cases. >> preparing a home for the hundreds here

kate larsen, abc 7 news.ma: in the south bay, we visited the polls, checking out voter turnout on election day. santa clara county saw a surge of in-person voting today after mailing collections slowed this weekend. 60% will have voted by the end of the day. alameda county election officials say 60% voted heading into today. we spoke with dozens of voters who were energized to make it to the polls. >> the things that we hold dear in the state i think are riding on this election. >> it's important that you don't just live your life saying, these problems don't affect me. they all do. ama: if you haven't mailed in your ballot, there is still time to go to the polls because they don't close until 8:00 tonight. are abc 7 news data team has produced a map showing the percent of ballots returned in each county in the state. more than 8 million ballots have been returned and accepted by mail. 324,000 were cast in person for a total of nearly 40% return. check out how your county is doing on abc7news.com. dan: the re

i'm kate larsen abc 7 news. okay, kate. thanks very much now as firefighters march into evacuated communities in south lake tahoe more help could be on the way for residents who've been forced to flee the city manager has requested. federal major disaster declaration from cal osha cal oes i should say this would be an addition to appro by president biden that happened earlier this week abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman spent the day on the front lines of the firefight. he has more now from south lake tahoe. the immediate future of what happens and still evacuated south lake tahoe. i want clear air. you come to tahoe for clear air. it all depends on events in the surrounding mountains where the kalador fire still smolders and burns but threatens less as cal fire takes nothing for granted is this over? no, this is not over this isn't the end. it's not the beginning of the end. it's the end of the beginning and that still means plenty of work ahead. but we found optimism as forest service crews continue to clear trees along h

i'm kate larsen abc 7 news. okay, kate.hanks very much now as firefighters march into evacuated communities in south lake tahoe more help could be on the way for residents who've been forced to flee the city manager has requested. federal major disaster declaration from cal osha cal oes i should say this would be an addition to the emergency declaration already approved by president biden that happened earlier this week abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman spent the day on the front lines of the firefight. he has more now from south lake tahoe. the immediate future of what happens and still evacuated south lake tahoe. i want clear air. you come to tahoe for clear air. it all depends on events in the surrounding mountains where the kalador fire still smolders and burns but threatens less as cal fire takes nothing for granted is this over? no, this is not over this isn't the end. it's not the beginning of the end. it's the end of the beginning and that still means plenty of work ahead. but we found optimism as forest service cr

kate larsen joins us from marin county to explain how they prepared. kate. >> because of all of this lightning, marin county fire up staffed as much as possible tonight but there is only so much they can do, keeping in mind that 50% of firefighting staff is still up with together fires burning throughout california, making it all the more important that everyone stay alert. it was just for a moment at sunset but it rained in san rafael although sprinkle might be more accurate he had either way, the rear recurrence was not lost on some young residents. >> it rained. >> we are in a drawer and we really need it. >> rain is awesome and good for the fires. >> which is usually to accept this rain is not nearly enough to put a dent in the dry conditions and it comes with lightning. >> the challenge with lightning is it happens in remote locations with poor access and that allows those fires to get big before we can get stuff on them. kate: the battalion chief says marin county fire is monitoring the lightning by the minute. >> typically, we will get the wind w

kate larsen, a >> you will notice the qr code on your screen. you can scan that using your cell phone's camera and it will take you to the wildfire tracker and you can follow the major fires and see the air quality for your neighborhood. >> several new fires started over the state including this one in placer county. about 500 people evacuated when the fire started yesterday. those visiting the auburn state recreation area. cal fire says the bridge fire has spread across 250 acres from the forest hill bridge. it is 0% contained. holy site it is not a threat to the city -- police say it is not a threat to the city. >> chris making are making headway on the caldor fire. they took advantage of the relatively low wind and low temperatures to buy them time to try to stop the flames from spreading. more than 215,000 acres have burned. crews are making good progress,. >> right now we are nearing the subalpine. he creates its views and mitigates issues. it is a little harder for them to get in here for access, but it is also a little bit harder for it t

ama: kate larsen arrived at the fire scene in marin county to tell us what is happening. kate: idol barry road and mount lassen drive in the upper lucas valley neighborhood. there are mandatory evacuations in place from the marin neighborhood behind all these firetrucks you see here. sergeant brenton schneider is joining us live with the sheriff department. sergeant snyder, i've seen a lot of air support. it seems at this point, things are improving. sgt. schneider: we are seeing about 30 acres, 20% contained. little wind on the fire but the air support was closed and we have two helicopters here that have helped slow the spread of the fire. kate: we talked about evacuation warners -- warnings but have any structures burned at this moment? sgt. schneider: no structures have been burned. we are keeping the orders in place at this time. we probably see those going down to a warning but we are making sure we have everything wrapped up tight. there is no chance of a coming back in the neighborhoods. kate: it seems like already the smoke has cleared a bit from the area. there i

abc7 news reporter kate larsen is there. you spoke with the family of the driver and parents of the crossing guard. reporter: so many families been impacted by the accident that took place on the street. people are just starting to show up to deliver flowers. the one thing i have heard from parents, students, and the crossing guard's family is the guard who grew up in this community died a hero. tuesday dismissal at stanley middle school in lafayette took a tragic turn when an suv hit a crossing guard in front of the school. >> he was getting pulled out from the paramedics, and he was getting cpr. >> stella champion says at the time, the street was crowded with students. >> i think there was a kid injured, but the crossing guard saved the kid. >> the crossing guard, 45-year-old ashley diaz, was volunteering at stanley. the same middle school he attended growing up. >> it is unbelievable. just this morning we spoke to him before he went at the clock for the crossing. >> his parents live nearby. they say he lived in san franci

i'm kate larsen, abc7 news. julian: you will be noticing this qr code on the bottom left of your screen during our air quality and wildfire coverage stories. skin the code using your cell phone's camera. it will take you to the wildfire tracker. with that, you contract a major fires and air quality. in jobina: state overnight, including this one in placer county. the bridge fire has spread across 250 acres. it is 0% contained. it is not a threat to the city of harvard. julian: crews making some good progress fighting the caldor fire, but it was the hottest and driest day yesterday they have seen in several days. firefighters say the weekend weather was favorable and they took advantage of the low wind and temperatures to buy time to stop the flames from spreading. four than 200 50,000 acres have burned so far. crews making good progress. the fire 44% contained. >> we are nearing the subalpine right now, so it creates issues and also mitigates issues. it is hard to access but also harder for it to burn. julian: e

i'm kate larsen abc 7 news. alright much appreciated kate. thanks to the south bay. now. we're members of the san jose police department. welcome their newest additions to the force today the department held an outdoor graduation ceremony. for 38 recruits as friends and family looked on the graduating class has eight women and includes people from 10 different ethnic and racial backgrounds including chinese german hispanic vietnamese, iranian, filipino, peruvian, indian and african american. the new recruits is also speak a of different languages. well take a look. it looks just like any other little league baseball game, but what you're not hearing is the chant directed at the batter that many consider rac. our parent hopes to turn this into a lesson for others and a sign of the times get a first-hand. how the drought and climate change are taking a toll on the trees at one east bay park abc 7 news at five will be right back. your path to our rewarding career could start at fedex express as a world-class employer connecting people and possibilities around the world. we i

kate larsen is tracking the progress. kate: flames at the campground north of the ski resort. >> we are looking for spot fires jumping out from this activity. kate: more humid conditions mean the growth has slowed. increasing containment lines on the western side. >> that represents all the hard work the firefighters have gone through to get there. that is getting us back to that repopulation. kate: evacuation orders a been lifted for many in the yellow zone. >> it doesn't mean we are scot-free. kate: the echo lake area continues to be a challenge. >> the fire moved pretty rapidly through that area. some cabins were lost. many of the historic cabins were saved. kate: a massive base camp set up in the heavenly ski resort, 4600 firefighters are on the fire. how is morale right now? >> i think there is fatigue with the firefighters. there have been a lot of fires burning. they've been moved around. some of these guys haven't been home for weeks, going on months. kate: full containment isn't expected until the end of september

abc news reporter kate larsen is tracking the process. kate: new flames north of kirkwood ski resort. >> fires jumping out half mile from the fire activity taking place. kate: cooler conditions me the caldor fire has slowed. >> that represents all of the hard work firefighters on the ground have gone through to get there, and that is getting us to the repopulation. kate: evacuation orders listed for many in the yellow zone. >> just because you get released back doesn't mean we are scot-free. kate: the echo lake area continues to be a challenge. kate: the fire was rapidly through that area. some cabins were lost, many historic cabins were saved. kate: they spoke from a base camp set up at heavenly ski. how is firefighter morale? >> there is fatigue with the firefighters because there's been a lot of fires burning and they have fires. some of these guys haven't been home for weeks, going on months. kate: homes empty and many businesses closed. a few people snuck in a swim despite the coast guard asking everyone to avoid activity on lake taho

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kate larsen is tracking the progress. kate: wind gusts spanning new flames at the campground north of kirkwood ski resort. >> they are looking for spot fires jumping out half a mile from the activity taking place. kate: but cooler, more humid conditions means the growth has slowed, increasing containment lines on the west side. >> that represents all the hard work firefighters on the ground have gone through to get there. and that is getting us back to that repopulation. kate: evacuation orders have been lifted from any yellow zone neighborhoods. but -- >> just because you get released back does not mean we are scot-free. kate: firefighters say echo lake areas continue to be a challenge. >> the fire moved rapidly through that area. some cabins were lost, but many of the historic cabin were saved. kate: we were spoken firefighters on the caldor fire, more than 600 are on the fire. how is it right now? >> i think there is fatigue with firefighters because there have been a lot of fires burning, and they have been moved aroun

here's kate larsen. >> three months after the shot as kids were injected in the vaccine trial, pfizernnounced their vaccine is safe and effective in children five to 11 years old. the youngest age group yet. >> so exciting. >> mom is an icu nurse. >> knowing what covid could do to kids, knowing the pediatric cases, we wanted to do what we could to keep kids safe, to keep the kids in our community safe. >> dad miguel says the benefits outweighed any potential risks. >> it's way worse to get covid. >> nico and sophia received their first injection in june and second in july. >> what do you think about been part of a vaccine trial? do you feel brave? >> i feel good. i feel proud that i got into it. >> i wanted to do it so i could have more times with my friends without masks. >> after shots, did you feel sick? >> chills but i didn't get sick. >> the family still blind, so the family does not know if they got the real vaccine or not but both had low-grade fever's after the shots. >> for those of us who who who the families and the kids are doing well. we have not heard of any major issues

he will never come back to us. >> in lafayette, i am kate larsen. abc 7 news. >> lafayette police are investigating the crash. the driver is the grandmother of a student who was in the car at the time. they are both home and physically ok. police say she is cooperating with the investigation. >> happening today, president biden is expected to lay out a plan to fight the pandemic. >> the white house press secretary says president biden's new strategy has six steps and will focus on getting the deck to -- delta variant under control and keeping kids in school safe. biden's plan is expected to pressure more companies to add vaccine mandates. data shows that getting vaccinated is key to beating covid-19. right now, hospitals across the u.s. are treating more than 100,000 covid patients, four times the number at this time last year. many of those patients are not vaccinated. >> we hit another high mark of 115 patients in our hospitals. 40 of those are in critical care. 20 of those are on ventilators. >> you can help by getting yourself vaccinated to prot

kate larsen is part of the vaccine team and is on this developing story. ama: you spoke to a family in the bay area whose kids are part of a local vaccine trial. kate: the family is thrilled other children will likely have the same opportunity as their kids. more than one million kids in the u.s. have come down with covid in the past five weeks but now millions more vulnerable kids and families could soon be protected. three months after the kids were injected with the pfizer covid vaccine trial, the company announced it is safe and effective in children five to 11 years old. the mom is an icu nurse at stanford. >> knowing what covid can do to kids, we wanted to do what we could to keep our kids safe. kate: dad says the benefits of enrolling his kids in the trial out white any potential risk. the nine-year-old and six-year-old received the first injection in june and second in july. >> it hurt my arm. kate: do you feel brave? >> i feel good. i feel proud. >> i wanted to do it so i can have more time with my friends without masks kate:. after the second shot

i am kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> the state of california is considering a map -- a vaccine mandate for all notable students. howhowhow implemented and what will happen to those who refused to get the vaccine to be determined. >> this is on the table, it is being debated. over the next few days, we will come out with some recommendations. course gavin newsom says the state could have a decision soon on whether to require all eligible students ages 12 and up to be vaccinated. making sure students are vaccinated is a problem for oakland unified. the number of fully vaccinated students is close to 60%. >> the infections have been really disruptive. students have to leave on quarantine and if they are sick, it takes a while for them to be able to come back. >> the school board voted to have the students get the vaccine. it excludes those with medical issues or religious beliefs but it is not clear if those who refuse to get it will be -- will be banned from school. >> there are no perimeters set about how it will be in effect, how it is enforced, those are things that the staff will have to

kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> on abc 7 news app, check weather conditions where you live any time in real time. it is available for your phone and wherever you stream. just search abc 7 news bay area. a school district -- school district's across the country and our area have focused on keeping schools clean amid the covid-19 pandemic. tonight, a different problem for two oakland schools. i'm talking about a flea infestation. j.r. stone says to get it 600 students are being kept home for the rest of the week. >> you are looking at a picture showing flea bites on the back of an elementary school student provided by a parent. a child that goes to school on this campus that houses esperance a and cora monsoon discovery elementary schools. both dealing with flea infestations. >> we start seeing kids, and there are little tiny fleas all over the kids, they are jumping around. what is this. they are taking him off of each other and biting. scratching. >> catherine wilson teaches fifth grade. the flea problems started two weeks ago. students and teachers bit by the pests. >> by the time we got h

kate larsen, abc 7 news. dan: a vigil tonight for a marine who was killed in the attack last week at the airport in kabul. ♪ a large crowd g downtown roseville to remember the 23-year-old who was one of 13 servicemembers who died in the blast. a week earlier, she posted a picture online of her hosting -- holding a baby with her, "i love my job." she is survived by her husband who is a marine. ama: a 17 euro suit is dead after being stabbed on campus. -- 17-year-old is dead after being stabbed on campus. two students have been arrested in the case. the high school is closed until friday. it is eight miles south of santa cruz. dan: a sweeping pushed by one of the bay area's largest business groups in the ongoing fight against covid. as abc nevin -- seven news reporter amanda reports, they want to require vaccines. >> most business associations do not generally tell her business members what to do. because of the recommending the backseat. it could impact private sectors, businesses, and companies. >> we are ins

kate larsen, abc 7 news. dan: a vigil tonight for a marine who was killed in the attack last week at the airport in kabul. ♪ a large crowdrowdro downtown roseville to remember the 23-year-old who was one of 13 servicemembers who died in the blast. a week earlier, she posted a picture online of her hosting -- holding a baby with her, "i love my job." she is survived by her husband who is a marine. ama: a 17 euro suit is dead after being stabbed on campus. -- 17-year-old is dead after being stabbed on campus. two students have been arrested in the case. the high school is closed until friday. it is eight miles south of santa cruz. dan: a sweeping pushed by one of the bay area's largest business groups in the ongoing fight against covid. as abc nevin -- seven news reporter amanda reports, they want to require vaccines. >> most business associations do not generally tell her business members what to do. because of the recommending the backseat. it could impact private sectors, businesses, and companies. >> we are

in the newsroom, i am kate larsen. dan: california counties are waiting for the state to sign off on a plan to rule out the pfizer booster shots. bay area counties are setting up vaccination sites to deliver that shot. some will require vaccination cards to prove they received the second shots at the six months ago, and there may be an attestation form that needs to be signed. san mateo county is planning to reopen its site next thursday, october 7. >> we expect we are running at full capacity to do 3000 a day. this is only the pfizer booster. dan: santa clara county is already providing boosters at smaller venues. california is requiring health-care workers to be fully vaccinated by thursday. the state public health officer tells abc 7 news that the focus now is on outreach to that group. >> we're doing all weekend can to work with individuals who have yet to be vaccinated, but the deadline is the deadline. we will continue to watch it closely. dan: he says the mandate boils down to safety. workers who are exempted fr

in the newsroom, i am kate larsen. dan: california counties are waiting for the state to sign off on a plan to rule out the pfizer booster shots. bay area counties are setting up vaccination sites to deliver that shot. some will require vaccination cards to prove they received the second shots at the six months ago, and there may be an attestation form that needs to be signed. san mateo county is planning to reopen its site next thursday, october 7. >> we expect we are running at full capacity to do 3000 a day. this is only the pfizer booster. dan: santa clara county is already providing boosters at smaller venues. california is requiring health-care workers to be fully vaccinated by thursday. the state public health officer tells abc 7 news that the focus now is on outreach to that group. >> we're doing all weekend can to work with individuals who have yet to be vaccinated, but the deadline is the deadline. we will continue to watch it closely. dan: he says the mandate boils down to safety. workers who are exempted fr

kate larsen is part of the vaccine team and is on this developing story. ama: you spoke to a family in the bay area whose kids are part of a local vaccine trial. kate: the family is thrilled other children will likely have the same opportunity as their kids. more than one million kids in the u.s. have come down with covid in the past five weeks but now millions more vulnerable kids and families could soon be protected. three months after the kids were injected with the pfizer covid vaccine trial, the company announced it is safe and effective in children five to 11 years old. the mom is an icu nurse at stanford. >> knowing what covid can do to kids, we wanted to do what we could to keep our kids safe. kate: dad says the benefits of enrolling his kids in the trial out white any potential risk. the nine-year-old and six-year-old received the first injection in june and second in july. >> it hurt my arm. kate: do you feel brave? >> i feel good. i feel proud. >> i wanted to do it so i can have more time with my friends without masks kate:. after the second shot

anchor 2: kate larsen s the mayor about what the new health order means. reporter: berkeley is taking a page from san francisco's pandemic playbook. annual health order that requires patrons at indoor businesses to show proof of vaccination. >> we think this is an important step to take to protect the people in our community emperor -- and to change behavior. reporter: berkeley's mayor is concerned about the new delta driven covid surge. >> we will be educating businesses. we will be providing signage. reporter: if axing card or photo of one will allow customers entry to indoor settings like gymnasiums. >> if you are going to a yoga studio, that would be a good thing to be vaccinated. reporter: also, theaters, clubs, restaurants, and clubs. >> i wish it would've come sooner. reporter: as general manager of the berkeley restaurant, the new rule may come with some tough customer conversations. >> it will be a negotiation of being hospitable and maintaining public health. reporter: linda lives in florida where these kinds of mandates don't exist. >> i think i

kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> on abc 7 news app, check weather conditions where you live any time in real time. it is available for your phone and wherever you stream. just search abc 7 news bay area. a school district -- school district's across the country and our area have focused on keeping schools clean amid the covid-19 pandemic. tonight, a different problem for two oakland schools. i'm talking about a flea infestation. j.r. stone says to get it 600 students are being kept home for the rest of the week. >> you are looking at a picture showing flea bites on the back of an elementary school student provided by a parent. a child that goes to school on this campus that houses esperance a and cora monsoon discovery elementary schools. both dealing with flea infestations. >> we start seeing kids, and there are little tiny fleas all over the kids, they are jumping around. what is this. they are taking him off of each other and biting. scratching. >> catherine wilson teaches fifth grade. the flea problems started two weeks ago. students and teachers bit by the pests. >> by the time we got h

anchor 2: kate larsen s the mayor about what the new health order means.orter: berkeley is taking a page from san francisco's pandemic playbook. annual health order that requires patrons at indoor businesses to show proof of vaccination. >> we think this is an important step to take to protect the people in our community emperor -- and to change behavior. reporter: berkeley's mayor is concerned about the new delta driven covid surge. >> we will be educating businesses. we will be providing signage. reporter: if axing card or photo of one will allow customers entry to indoor settings like gymnasiums. >> if you are going to a yoga studio, that would be a good thing to be vaccinated. reporter: also, theaters, clubs, restaurants, and clubs. >> i wish it would've come sooner. reporter: as general manager of the berkeley restaurant, the new rule may come with some tough customer conversations. >> it will be a negotiation of being hospitable and maintaining public health. reporter: linda lives in florida where these kinds of mandates don't exist. >> i think if yo

kate larsen is outside the convention with more. 1000 is not nearly what they usually draw, but it is better than nothing. >> that is true. fewer people means less traffic. attendees like the more intimate experience. there's also a bottom line. pretty covid convention events and meetings brought in almost $2 billion to san francisco. that is not happening right now. is this new type of convention model aibl>> for the first timeo years, dream forces back in person. conventions in a covid climate look different. in 2019, salesforce had 100 70,000 people in attendance. this year, about 1000 people, with another 160,000 attending virtually. >> before you were used to coming to san francisco. all of san francisco is all dream force. now it is so focused here, it is a very different experience. >> she flew in from phoenix. the first event she's been to in years. >> i was nervous to come initially. knowing everyone here has covid tests every day, we had to have them cleared, everyone is vaccinated. >> it still comes back to how people feel about traveling. >> nicole rogers says the conventi

i want to mention our own kate larsen will be at the event. will be emceeing the event the sunday. tell us, can people sign up? do they sign-up alone or as a team? megan: you can do either. it is not too late. go to covid.org/sandfranciscowalk. you can either join us at the zoo on sunday or experience the entire event digitally. fundraising goes through breast cancer awareness month. if you are excited to still fund raise and help fuel our mission and earn will incentives, it is definitely not too late. kristen: fantastic. megan klink and kiersten fordyce wheeler, thank you for joining us. good luck this sunday with more than pink. megan: thank you. kristen: take care. we will take a short break. kristen:kristen: thank you for joining us on this interactive

. >> let's get right to kate larsen on the ground with the very latest on this. good news to report on. where you can see red retardant. that is where a lot of the flames and smoke were coming from earlier. look at this. you can see quite a bit of flames on the hillside. smoke was visible from 101 freeway. they were wondering what was going on in this neighborhood. fortunately, there was a lot of air support available here. this really helped get this fire under control. also cooperating are the temperatures, not too high today. there were some wind gusts in the area. >> the the the talked to immediately -- i am grateful for the community where people are making the appropriate calls no

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kate larsen is live in the newsroom to explain. cal emergency, they shut down the station for hours but a witness said he called for help after he saw a person being dragged by a train. >> in the tracks eastbound. kate: an emergency at the powell street station in san francisco. resident mike was trying to head home after work when he saw a person caught on the train. >> i turned to the left and i could see somebody get dragged all the way down the platform. i was like, what is that? it was pretty grotesque because all the way down the platform, that portion of the platform people are supposed to stand behind, there was a bloodstain an inch and a half wide all the way down. kate: someone on the platform tm was hysterical and said they were the girlfriend. >> we have investigators reviewing and were on the site immediately, making sure to try to understand what happens today and as a director from bart, i just want to say how devastated we are about this loss-of-life. kate: bart has made clear this was not a suicide and we will follo

kate larsen was there with her daughter. she is a longtime supporter of the fundraiser and has previously emceed the event. some news tonight about one of our most popular shows. dancing with the stars announced this evening she has tested positive for a breakthrough case of covid-19. burke was scheduled to return tomorrow with her celebrity partner cody. no word on what will happen to cody. she says she has been ordered to quarantine for 10 days and that she was fully vaccinated with moderna. an important discussion took place this weekend to adjust anti-asian hate and economic issues facing chinatowns. it featured prominent asian americans like the to the white house. among many more. i was also so grateful to be the recipient of their first ever champion of truth award for my reporting on the attacks on asian americans. my deepest thanks to everyone for this recognition. a final check of the weather now with drew tuma. drew: congratulations. very cool. talking about some drizzle tomorrow. you may need your umbrella but be

kate larsen spoke with the founders of other plant. >> -- founders >> i have never experienced such anxiety about the next moment. >> heidi and her husband just about the plane from istanbul, turkey, where they were filling out pieces for their afghan -- filling out visas for their afghan employees. heidi is the founder and ceo of of peace, which has helped replace 100,000 landmines in afghanistan when 6 million fruit trees. she and her husband scrambled to evacuate 75 at risk employees on buses, including a one-year-old girl. >> the desire of these people to reach the airport, it was chaos. >> none of them made it out. they are now working from their dining room table to save their people and the project. >> today marks the last day of the longest war and also coincides today with the death of diana. >> they hope to continue their work in afghanistan. the u.s. does not negotiate with terrorists. now they are trying to figure out how to organize their operation in taliban-run country. >> they invited us back. >> how do you feel about working with the taliban? >> it is on working with the en

i am kate larsen. we are going to start this hour with a look at weather with lisa arjun. i keep asking how that fog is doing today. >> certainly dense along the shoreline, but our smoke and haze could be worse. we are under a spare the air alert. with a little bit of a sea breeze yesterday, things were not so bad. you can see visibility is reduced to about a quarter of a mile, near two miles infour mesr 35 minutes. we have poor air quality in our inland, east bay, and santa clara valleys. temperatures there will climb to well above average readings. right now, air quality is moderate around the bay, good on the peninsula and into the east bay for now. that will change. temperatures are in the mid 50's in hayward, 59 in san jose. as we go through the rest of the day, it is hazy. it is a quick warm up with near 80 or low 80's. temperatures will be in the upper 90's and lend, cool at the coast. -- inland, cool at the coast. kate: containment on the calder fire is up to 43%. we will keep this up at the bottom left of your screen through our fire coverage. use your cell phone

she talked to reporter kate larsen about those findings. >> 55 to 64-year-old 64-year-ole report they plan to retire in the next two years. that went up to 26%, so i think that's a huge difference and is almost entirely covid related. julian: it comes as union nurses demand use -- ucsf ucsf ucsf uf issues, but is difficult to meet those requests. a big win for britney spears. jamie spears has been managing brittany's finances for 13 years now. another person stepped in to oversee her medical issues in 2019. the case going back to court for another hearing at the end of this month. lots of excitement about who will be dancing on the new season with dancing with the stars. kumasi: and we are getting our first look at the celebrities waltzing into the ballroom. the big reveal on good morning america. >> season 30 -- are you ready? ? get pumped for wwe champ the miz. it's jojo olivia jade. and turn up the resistance, because it's peloton instructor cody rigsby. suni lee talk show host amanda kloots. karate kid martin cohen, the bleak empire -- bling e kristin chu. say hello to brian austi

kate larsen spoke with a witness about this terrifying incident. >> the patron was apparently draggede: this east bay resident was trying to head home on bart after work when he saw a person caught on the train. >> i turned to the left and i could see this lady being dragged all the way down the platform. i was like, what is that? it was pretty grotesque because all the way down the platform on that yellow bumpy portion of the platform, there was bloodstains, about an inch and a half wide all the way down. kate: he spoke to a man on the platform who was hysterical and said the person was his girlfriend. i spoke to the port director, who represents the station. >> currently, we have investigators reviewing. we are on the site, making sure procedures are followed and we understand what the circumstances were. as the director from bart, i just want to say how devastated we are about this loss of life. kate: bart has made ts wanoa and we will be following up with them to learn exactly how this tragedy occurred. kumasi: loved ones are buried at chapel of the chimes cemetery in hayward are

kate larsen is in san francisco. we will begin in san jose. the bay area's biggest county, santa clara. >> as anticipated, it is a busy election day. at times, the line inside the registrar's office going to be a couple dozen people long. everyone we spoke with pointing to the sheer importance of this recall election, wanting to make sure they have a say. there are roughly one million registered voters in santa clara county, each receiving a recall ballot in the mail. the registrar's office says nothing compares to a presidential election year, but as of an hour ago, officials say they were at 50% of county voters. few stopped to chat about today's election. >> everybody has up-and-down's. i don't believe that is enough to remove him from office. >> i have seen times people stood in longer lines to vote, under duress of gunfire. this is important. >> resident jack mccosh happy to stand in line, throwing his support behind governor newsom. of those we talked to, most adamant about keeping the governor is an office. officials expect and to 60% o

she talked to kate larsen about the findings. >> usually in 65 to 54-year-old nurses 27% report hugerely covid related. julian: all of this comes as union nurses are demanding they address staffing issues and safety. a statement says they have added staff and continue to meet state nursing ratios. ucsf have requested 210 travel nurses offering top rates because travel nurses are in such demand nationwide. it is hard to fill those requests. kumasi: school members -- three school board members in san francisco are at risk of being recalled. the senior education reporter explains the process. [car horns beeping] >> it took seven months to collect the required signatures in the recall effort against three san francisco school board members. let's remind you who they are. gabriella lopez, the current president of the board, the vice president, and the commissioner allison collins. shiva is one of the parents who initiated the process in february. >> this is what the people have said. leave if you don't care about us. if you don't care about education, leave. >> the group handed in 81,000