i'm kira klapper. vianey arana just us with a look at our sunday microclimate forecast. >> it's sunday, best day to go out usually but we've been worried about that smoke from the nearby dixie fire. that's something we're going to continue to monitor closely as the fire actively burns to our north. we're waking up to hazy skies in san francisco right now. we have the morning fog, pretty typical for this time of year and let's take it further inland. notice it is hazy. we're expecting that to linger, but the good news is, we get some wind into the afternoon and that's going to help push out some of that smoke. let's take a check of the temperature trend heading into san jose. we're about 10:00, 11:00 a.m., we get more sunshine, the cloud cover starts to back off, but we're going to see some warmer spots in the 90s. i'll talk about that coming up in just a few minutes. kira. >> see you in 15. >>> the 2020 tokyo games are coming to a close today. memorable games in modern times amidst a global pandemic an

>> pretty bad, kira. last week alone, california had 23% of all the nation's unemployment requests, 23%. we have 12% of the population. nationwide you can see 5.6% unemployment, 7.6% here. yes, it's a serious problem that doesn't seem to be going away very quickly. >> and you mentioned there that edd hasn't been managing unemployment very well. what exactly do you mean? >> long history here, kira. goes back 35 years the problems they've had at that agency, but in the short term, if you go ahead and call the edd they would get back to you about 10% of the time, 10%. we have 200,000 unemployment claims that have been lagging for at least three weeks without response. now the governor changed that, with the strike force a year ago, but it's still 200,000. then you have all these fraud claims that have been paid. $11 billion in fraudulent claims and another $19 billion that are suspicious. put it together the edd has its problems. >> how does this play into the recall election? >> and here's where it gets int

i'm kira klapper. vianey arana joins us with a quick look at your microclimate climate. >> you're right. we're getting a break from the smoke. i started noticing it yesterday as soon as that breeze kicked up a little bit. there was blue in the sky. something we had not seen in some time. so speaking of that air quality advisory also notice we are not under a microclimate weather alert. the reason because that air quality advisory has expired and now we're seeing much better conditions out there. the green and yellow sensors, green for good, yellow for moderate. still pockets at times but no unhealthy measurements locally. current temperatures as you head out the door in the 50s and 60s and it's going to be a cool and cloudy start for sure. look at novato, running about 4 degrees cooler. the fog hanging out around the coastline and into the afternoon, we're also going to get a couple of changes. here's a closer look at your headlines. the mild temperatures into the afternoon but hot days ahead. kira? >>

i'm kira klapper.deadly mass shooting at the valley transit authority in san jose, some light rail trains will begin carrying passengers once again. this video shows vta testing light rails without passenger last week. two lines will be back up and running with passengers. >>> the orange line will run from mountain view to allen rock and the green line only part from downtown san jose to baypointe station near tasman. >> trains will be able to take as many as 6,000 passengers to the 49ers games at levi stadium. some employees are too traumatized to come back why vta has no estimate on when all wil resume zoo happening today pg&e will kick off gas pipeline inspections in east san jose. crews will be testing pipes under stretches of king and story road, the intersection will shut down every night sunday through thursday from 9:00 to 6:00 through november. pg&e says to call them if you notice any issues with your gas service. >>> to a live look at smoke and haze from wildfires burning up north. they are b

thank you for joining us i'm kira klapper. vianey arana joins us with our microclimate forecast. >> good morning. we've had on and off, we go from air quality, spare the air alert. it's because of the fire and the changing direction of the winds. livermore 62 degrees. in san francisco, notice we have a lot of fog out there. and further into the interior it's a mix of fog and smoke. so air quality right now, this is according to the bay area air quality management district does remain unhealthy for the north bay, for sensitive group gs. notice here is the index on the scale of the air quality index. it's 102. it remains moderate for the coast and bay but we could see that mixing down closer to surface level so at times those numbers could bump up through the afternoon. east bay unhealthy as well. over the 100 mark in santa clara valley at 115. the afternoon, you'll notice the triple digits inland. full forecast, of course, coming up in just a few minutes. >> we'll see you then, vianey, thank you so much. >>> we're following the

i'm kira klapper.ing us. the fight over the reopening of the great highway is far from over. opponents were out yesterday passing out fliers and trying to gain support to keep it closed to cars. it's become the second most used open space during the pandemic just behind golden gate park. >> we with need to have these open spaces for everyone to be able to rec reate responsibly. >> for them to take that away from people it's bad for the planet, it's bad for our children, and i think it's really bad politics. >> vehicle traffic will be allowed monday through friday beginning a week from tomorrow, monday august 16th. the great highways will remain closed to cars on weekends and holidays. >>> happening today, the free muni for youth program is expanding. muni will provide free bus and tram rides for students 18 and younger within the san francisco unified school district. the city implemented free muni services for lower income youth from 5 to 18 years old until they're 22. mayor london breed says the proj

thank you for joining us i'm kira klapper. meteorologist vianey arana joins us with your microclimate forecast. >> it's been hazy the entire week, we had light winds that drove some soft smoke down and the air quality advisory extended through today. no spare the air alert which means the index isn't going to be as high but we're still going to be seeing enough smoke where you want to be cautious and aware which is why we remain under a microclimate weather alert. today also with clearing are breezy winds through the afternoon. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. but also a little bit cooler this afternoon. let's talk about the air quality. according to the air quality district, we're moderate now, look at the index scale here, in the 50s and 60s because of the add vise are you of the smoke, there's always a chance there creates pockets of unhealthy air qualities. so the best friends is your eyes and your nose. if you can see the smoke close the windows, if you can smell it definitely do that. we have a lot of hazy blue still. bu

thanks for joining us i'm kira klapper.ake tahoe is shutdown as crews continue to battle the caldore fire. cal trans decided to close highway 50 in both directions. no word yet on when the word might reopen. as for the fire burning closest to the bay area we learned the cause of this week's cache fire in lake county, flames tore through destroying 3 dozen mobile homes. the fire chief told us it started as an oven fire. some evacuation orders are still in place there. the fire is now 45% contained. >>> chase center is requiring proof of vaccination. all fans 12 years and older must show proof, the only exceptions are for medical and religious reasons. the rule applies to all warriors games as well. >>> meteorologist vianey arana has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. >> we'll finally get a little bit of relief from the smoke but we have to get through the first half of today first. and also the increase in the winds could bring a new concern. we're seeing a ton of dry brush out there, still. but notice how it's cloud

i'm kira klapper.under a spare the air alert and the air quality is now taking its toll on kids playing outdoor sports several games in the bay area were cancelled yesterday one was a rivalry between pittsburgh high and sarah high school. brentwood's liberty high, antioch and deer valley also cancelled their game. the starting quarterback for pittsburgh high tells us he was looking forward to playing the first game of the season. >> i know they do things to protect us. >> there was a lot of anticipation and excitement starting off the season. it was a downer. i think the biggest thing is how we adjust moving forward. >> we are told that some of the games cancelled will be rescheduled. >>> look at the smoke covering south lake tahoe, this time lapse is from a camera set up at the lake. you can see how much smoke from the caldor fire is rolling in. new evacuations were ordered for parts of eldorado county. containment is now at 19%. >>> meteorologist vianey arana has a look at our microclimate forecast f

i am bigad shaban in for kira klapper and have the pleasure to be joined by vianey arana. good morning. >> good morning, bigad. it's another nice day, but it's still hazy and we're still dealing with the smoke advisory and with the hot inland temperatures. take a look at what you can expect. this is a closer look at your headlines for today. hazy skies will continue. expect to see unhealthy air quality through areas in mendocino and primarily the lake county areas here in san jose, where the station is, you'll notice the glow, a little bit of orange. if you're around the coastline it's foggier. the hot valley temperatures highs in the 90s, nearing the triple digits and then we've got cooling changes ahead. if you're not a big fan of these hotter temperatures we get a little bit of relief heading into monday and tuesday and more detail on that coming up in a few minutes. >> we will see you then. if you stepped outside yesterday or plan to today you might notice the haze. the air quality advisory is in effect through today. people enjoying the outdoors noticed the smoke from

kira. >> thank you so much. >>> we begin this morning with a milestone for students in the east bay. a return to school for the very first time since the pandemic began. students and teachers in the brentwood union school district returned to in-person learning this week. after three days there are multiple cases of coronavirus. here's the story. >> reporter: district superintendent of school says positive cases are among staff and students and spread out across the system's 11 campuses. a parent that did not want to speak on camera shared a letter from the principal at edna hill middle school. students here were last on campus, thursday july 29th. the nurses and student staff are doing contact tracing. the district did not detail how many of the cases are among students. brentwood union has elementary and middle schools so most of the students are not old enough to be vaccinated. the schools are in contra county's board of district. >> as we go forward, we are hearing east contra costa, where the vaccination rate has been low and the spread high recently, and we're seeing that we ar

i'm kira klapper.ng near lake tahoe has exploded overnight and growing by the hour. it has now burned more than 90,000 acres with zero containment. flames jumped highway 50 in the community yesterday. you can see just how dangerous the situation is. those flames are moving fast. highway 50 remains closed to meyer as crews try to gain the upper hand on the fire. they are battling from the ground and by air. we spotted this d.c. 10 tanker dropping retar daents on flames. more than 270 homes and buildings have burned. >>> firefighters continue battling to control the cache fire in lake county which destroyed at least 50 homes. this is all that's left of rodney guyland's home as flames closed in. police ordered him to leave and he didn't have time to grab his three dogs. he returned to find one of them, but feared the other two had died. animal control later checked the property and found his dog sammie. she was covered in flame retardant and rodney's other dog was nearby and he was reunited with them at t

newshour weekend special correspondent kira kay has more.s segment is part of our ongoing series, "chasing the dream: poverty and opportunity in america." >> reporter: it's juneteenth in the jamaica plain neighborhood of boston. e new federal holiday means a long weekend for local residents, who have come to the seed dispensary to pick up their favorite cannabis products. but seed isn't just a dispensary, it's also a museum. curator niambe mcintosh is the daughter of reggae legend and cannabis activist, peter tosh. >> my father, just like many other musicians-- from coolio, snoop, to mick jagger, james brown-- have all been arrested for cannabis possession. >> reporter: the museum charts america's so-called war on drugs that even in the last decade saw nearly four times as many black people arrested for cannabis possession. >> our country spends hundreds of thousands of dollars performing raids to this day. >> reporter: this history is personal for mcintosh; her brother died after an attack by a fellow inmate while under arrest for marijuana

i am bigad shaban in for kira klapper and have the pleasure to be joined by vianey arana.gad. it's another nice day, but it's still hazy and we're still dealing with the smoke advisory and with the hot inland temperatures. take a look at what you can expect. this is a closer look at your headlines for today. hazy skies will continue. expect to see unhealthy air quality through areas in mendocino and primarily the lake county areas here

kira, how frustrating is it to cover this story every day and feel like people aren't listening?'s really frustrating, because on one hand you have all this information coming from the cdc, nih and people like that. on the other hand you have people in influencer roles or political influence that are arguing against this information. not only that, we have misinformation floating around on social media. so we all have to report on that and it creates a really confusing voice for our readers, because, obviously, since we're the ones reporting it, that makes us the lightning rod for people saying, what's really going on? >> that's what i'm wondering. does it get personal? >> lita, can you get backlash for telling the truth? >> i can get 20 e-mails saying the numbers are made up, but it goes back to the trust of the source and we're the conveyor of that source, and that's what we're seeing in alabama. >> what do you do about that when you get e-mails from people saying this is made up? >> there are some people whose minds you're not going to change. there are some that they're wanti

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i'm in bigad shaban in for kira klapper. >> in addition to it being really hot for inland areas, it's going to be hazy because of the drifting smoke. this is going to depend on where you live, and that's going to impact you in different ways. if you live along the coastline, you're probably not going to get surface smoke as much as people who live in the north bay or inland east bay. let's take a look at how our conditions are doing. i want to turn your attention to not this little spider, whatever this may be, but the clouds and the orange hue. it is the sun starting to come up but you may notice a little bit more of those orange glows because of the hazy conditions. we're waking up to 50s and 60s, so definitely a mild start but that smoke advisory is in effect this weekend because of those unhealthy air-conditions, so i'll talk about that coming up in just a few minutes. >> we'll see you then. >>> alaska still experiencing after shocks following a 6.9 earthquake centered near the aleutian islands 800 miles from anchorage. it struck a little before 4:00 a.m. no tsunami warning is in

hundreds lined white bear avenue in saint paul to welcome home an american, kira.tors. dreams are grandparents, my parents all of our generations. it's just all of our dreams realized for many among minnesotans. sunnis victory represents a new generation of women leaders. and achievers in the monk community. you know, we're taught that boys are the one that carries on your family name so that they have the higher respect. and so it's just it's amazing to see a girl be uplifted and you know and have her shine shining as representation for asian americans were proud of her and we're happy to it, you know, ever to be represent. usa and represent among people too and inspiring other young people to follow their dreams. come i know about her is that she never gave up something. 18 year old sunni lee echoed on stage while thanking her supporters and saint paul community. there's a lot of young girls and boys out here and i just want to say that if you everyone to reach your dreams, please try and go for it because you never know how far you're going to get, and it's just

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