kliewer's, on the surrounding klamath project, since 1907. not this year. when there's not enough water to go around, the endangered species act requires that lake levels are high enough to protect fish. back in may, the bureau of reclamation turned off the water in this canal. it's the main source of water for farmers and ranchers in the klamath project. since then a few have set up camp here to protest, and are threatening to turn the water back on themselves. there just isn't enough water for anyone, including the birds in the national wildlife refuges that depend on runoff from the klamath project farms that won't be coming this year. 20 years ago, another water shutoff pushed the community to the brink. some protesters even forced the canal headgates openjust like they've threatened to do this year. >> 2001 was another really bad drought year. >> sy: hannah gosnell studies the history of water disputes in the klamath basin. >> there was no water for the irrigators that summer. and what that meant is a lot of farms went out of business. t

the klamath basin directive -- the klamath basin restoration agreement.would have spent over a billion dollars on ecological restoration projects and returning land to the native tribes. but congress never funded the agreement. it fell apart and since then, the sides have dug in their heels. >> i don't think there is room for a compromise. our fish need the water we have a right to. >> those endangered sucker fish are still dying in droves. just five years ago, there were some 20,000 in klamath lake. now only an estimated in 3400 remain. >> the fish have been prioritized for water in the basin for over 20 years now. that has not led to one iota of recovery. it has 100% broken the legs of this community. >> the tribal chairman knows that conserving water alone is not enough to save the fish. he blames irrigated agriculture and government mismanagement of the basin for their habitat loss. >> if they are on the verge of exchanging, it shows you there is something seriously wrong. >> becky is a rancher in the klamath basin but she agrees the system needs fixi

but at a remote, rugged forest like klamath, they're still very much in use.currently eight active towers, two of which were recently evacuated due to nearby fires. >> out here, we don't have that luxury of cell phones, and we have a lot of terrain that people don't see. so we rely on them very much. >> reporter: kyle is the forest fire prevention officer. when you're looking for a lookout, what are you looking for? >> i guess reliability is the biggest thing up there. we need somebody who is self-motivated and reliable. >> reporter: back in 1918, the forest received an application from ms. hallie moore daggett. c in th pitioandion 15 hallie daggett's shoes. she had to ride a mule up here. >> reporter: at the lookout at eddy gulch, the same location where daggett served a century ago. >> at the age of 12, i knew this was what i wanted to do. it is awesome to watch the forest change from sunrise to sunset. it is spectacular. >> reporter: king has worked as a lookout for 30 years. using a tool that was first developed back in hallie daggett's era. >> at the firs

the worst smoke conditions around those areas mount shasta very poor all the way up into medford klamathls. but further south in the bay area. we've had enough of a westerly wind along the coastline. he's most of our air quality, ok, although we're seeing some moderate amounts of blues now or san francisco and parts of oakland. also san jose looking good in livermore santa rosa and mill valley. also in san mateo mountain view. but we've got more on the way. fires continuing to burn until they stop. we're going to be dealing with the same time. the wind changes directions, a lot of smoke. come back our way. in fact, we're seeing some more lightning strikes over the sierra nevada today you get the lightning. of course that's more of a concern for the potential of more fires getting started as well of fires releasing their smoke. you see moving back toward the coastline with the wind direction is out there. sometimes it gets wrapped around and can move back in the bay area. that's what we've seen for today. but overall looks like that smoke that'll be concerned again, i think for tomorrow h

2020, lake tahoe basin and tahoe national force, along with plumas, shasta, trinity and six rivers, klamath lesson and modoc national force also impacted here. they'll be closed starting tomorrow at midnight and are set to reopen september 7th the day after labor day. eldorado national forest is already closed due to the called or fire. but one bay area county has been resistant to mask mandates, but the same cannot be said for the city's within its borders next why local city leaders could go against their own county health director plus racing for impact? hurricane anri barreling toward land in the northeast millions of americans in the storm's path, torrential rain and storm surge is expected and a barrier weather starting off this weekend on a cooler no with even some drizzle, but also improving air quality. will this pattern continuing your sunday forecast? i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adventure, more community. but with my hiv treatment, there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor and switched to fewer medicines with dovato. dovato is f

the river complex fire burning in the klamath national forest has burned a little more than 44,000 acres is 10% contained because of the winds and low humidity tonight, pg and e has started shutting off power. >> to 51,000 customers in the state, including some people in 5 bay area counties customers in contra, costa napa, solano and sonoma counties started losing power around 6 o'clock tonight and starting at 10:00pm customers in alameda county. we'll start to go dark the red flag weather is expected to atick around until midday tomorrow, at which point crews will inspect power lines before turning the electricity back on in places that lost power. so locally, parts of the east bay hills and north bay mountains are under that red flag warning or they will be the national weather service issuing the warning do what they're calling critical fire weather conditions right now across 4 dot com. we have everything you need to know for wildfire season, especially in terms of what to put into a go bag if things really get bad, you can just scan the qr code on your screen and you'll be taken dir

forest service to temporary close nine forests, including clamant -- klamath national forest at the oregon border and tahoe national forest for the forest service did not take the decision lightly, saying it was necessary to ensure public and fire safety. you can track the olive the any time with our real-time weather tracker. -- you can track all of it anytime with our real-time weather tracker, on our abc 7 bay area connected tv app. download the app wherever you stream. kumasi: developing news as the delta covid-19 variant spreads across the u.s. we have hit a new high in hospitalizations among kids and people under the age of 50. this morning, the number of hospitalizations stands and nearly 93,000, the highest number since january. the crisis is worse and southern states were their lower vaccination rates. icu's in alabama are 100% full. >> we are experiencing wait times in the emergency room like we have never seen, waiting for hours, sometimes more than 24 hours in the emergency department so that they can move upstairs to get a bed. kumasi: last night, the texas supreme court ruled