i'm larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz. the dixie fire in plumas county is on track to become the second largest wildfire in california history. it has once again exploded in size torching nearly 435,000 acres of containment dropped tonight from 35% to 21% as firefighters battle intense conditions. to the south the river fire has burned 2,600 acres and is 40% contained. these fires are two of the 35 burning across our state now and wildfire season is far from over. firefighters california are in a race against time battling wind driven wildfires that show no sign of letting up. in plumas county the dixie fire is now the nation's largest wildfire nearly four times the size of san jose. >> we stood outside of the property yesterday and watched the trees go up. >> flames leveled the historic town of greenville. in a matter of hours home after home was reduced to rubble and most downtown businesses are gone, too. some had stood for more than 100 years. shoo been here since 1973 and it's really hard to stomach this. >> in the si

i'm larry beil. >> i'm ama daetz. the dixie fire in plumas county is on track to become the second largest wildfire in california history. it has once again exploded in size torching nearly 435,000 acres of containment dropped tonight from 35% to 21% as firefighters battle intense conditions. to the south the river fire has burned 2,600 acres and is 40% contained. these fires are two of the 35 burning across our state now and wildfire season is far from over. firefighters in northern california are in a race against time battling wind driven wildfires that show no sign of letting up. in plumas county the dixie fire is now the nation's largest wildfire nearly four times the size of san jose. >> we stood outside of the property yesterday and watched the trees go up. >> flames leveled the historic town of greenville. in a matter of hours home after home was reduced to rubble and most downtown businesses are gone, too. some had stood for more than 100 years. shoo been here since 1973 and it's really hard to stomach this.

i'm larry beil. >> all right. long pandemic delay, the first major athletic competition is returning to the bay area this weekend. it's the escape from alcatraz triathlon. it is back. that is not the only event either. >> they're ready to jump off the boat into the bay and embark on their escape. >> reporter: it's endurance mixed with a little insanity. >> swim, bike, run, have fun, make friends. >> reporter: final touches being made to the finish line from escape from alcatraz triathlon. the event was cancelled in 2020, but athlete emma pollens from johannesburg is thrilled to be competing again. >> it is going to be all out from the word go. i want to put myself in as much pain as possible and race nice and hard and give an exciting race to watch. >> reporter: although the event is outdoors, covid protocols are happening here. >> we'll have hand sanitizing stations, practicing social distancing and encouraging people to wear their masks around the event is what we're required to do. >> i have got all the vaccina

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larry beil is here with sports. larry: bui bui bui bui will come.he field of dreams game, as good as the movie with a fantastic ending had >> sports on abc seven is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. >> this was all about logan webb tonight. giants took their team photo yesterday. smile and say first place, best team in baseball. for thinning, bases-loaded. almost hits a grand slam here. 200 20 pounds, he has some pop. the giants open up the lead on what turns out to be a long single. lamont wade junior sends everybody else home. that ball is annihilated. his 15th to make it 7-0. plenty of run support. struck out eight. you will get nothing and like it. the giants win their fifth in a row. now five up on the dodgers. the a's and the indians in cleveland. nobody catching catching catchig chris bassitt grew up in cleveland and looked very much at home. his league-leading 12 victory. it has been a mate party -- mar te party. they scored some more and some more. 12-0 in the eighth. that is a two run double. he has three rbi's. or team-0. let's go t

. >> and i am larry beil. you are watching abc7 news at 6:00 live on abc7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. >> let's get to meteorologist spencer christian with a look at the air quality. >> areas north and east have poured to hazardous air quality, represented by the darker colors. orange, red, purple. in the bay area, especially the coast and the bay, we have moderate air quality indicated by green and yellow. that is thanks to the seabreeze. over the east bay hills, you can see the quality drop significantly. let's take a look at the near surface smoke and the near surface smoke forecast. some of the heaviest and most harmful smoke is in the upper atmosphere, but some of it is reaching the surface. we have a favorable wind flow, the seabreeze, that is expected to carry some of that smoke eastward. it may not provide much improvement in air quality. but it will keep things from getting worse. in the upper atmosphere, the forecast for that, the heavier, more harmful smoke will linger tomorrow. not until su

larry beil is here with all the sports. y: the giants hampered by illness and covid opening a clash of division leaders. the niners to quarterback system on hold for a bit. boost and cricket charge you more for unlimited 5g. metro doesn't. introducing the big 5g upgrade. just twenty-five bucks a month gets you unlimited 5g and a free 5g smartphone. that's half the price... ...for one line of unlimited 5g smartphone data ...plus a free samsung galaxy 5g when you switch and trade-in. all with the power of the t-mobile 5g network. rule your day with 5g. only at metro by t-mobile. >> sports on abc 7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. larry: giants open a four-game series with milwaukee. battle of division leaders but the giants with illness issues. johnny cueto scratched. alex wood has covid. these kids were all sugared up. bullpen game for the giants. corbin burnes snacks and rbis single off of jose alvarez. burnes went to st. mary's college, feeling very much at home. he gets buster posey. six scoreless, struck out nin

i'm larry beil. >> after a long pandemic delay, the first major athletic competition is returning to the bay area this weekend. the escape from alcatraz triathlon is back. that's not the only event either. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard has more. >> they're ready to embark on >>ter: it's endurance mixed with a little insanity. >> swim, bike, run, have fun, make friend. >> reporter: fine final touches being made for the triathlon. it's the 40th year for this grueling event, one mile swim, 18 mile bike ride and eight mile run. the event was cancelled in 2020 but emma poland is thrilled to be competing again. >> it is going to be all out from the word go. i just want to put myself in as much pain as possible and race nice and hard and hopefully give an exciting race to watch. >> reporter: although the event is outdoors, covid protocols are happening here. >> we'll have hand sanitizing station, practicing social distancing and encouraging people to wear their mask in and around the event is what we're required to do. >> i have got all the vaccination necessary. >> reporter: craig cl

larry beil is here with all the sports. he giants hampered by illness and covid opening a th niners to quarterback system on hold for a b boost and cricket charge you more for unlimited 5g. metro doesn't. introducing the big 5g upgrade. just twenty-five bucks a month gets you unlimited 5g and a free 5g smartphone. that's half the price... ...for one line of unlimited 5g smartphone data ...plus a free samsung galaxy 5g when you switch and trade-in. all with the power of the t-mobile 5g network. rule your day with 5g. only at metro by t-mobile. >> sports on abc 7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. larry: giants open a four-game series with milwaukee. battle of division leaders but the giants with illness issues. johnny cueto scratched. alex wood has covid. these kids were all sugared up. bullpen game for the giants. corbin burnes snacks and rbis single off of jose alvarez. burnes went to st. mary's college, feeling very much at home. he gets buster posey. six scoreless, struck out nine. the giants score in the seventh.

i am at my larry: and i am larry beil. u're watching abc 7 news at 5:00 live in on hulu live and wherever you stream. along the line of people waiting to comment at the city council meeting. our reporter joined us live outside city hall with the very latest. amanda: meeting was suspended for about an hour because of protesters. they gathered both inside and out of city hall. their message, they are against the city's proposed vaccine mandate for large events at city facilities. these photos were taken inside city hall chambers hours ago, protesters shouting over council members in an attempt to get their message heard. we are told there were more than 100 people initially. we saw many who were unmasked, these people feeling strongly that the city is overstepping its authority. >> no one should be coerced into a medical procedure, and that is what i am speaking out against. >> it is fine for people to be vocal, it is not fine for people not to follow the rules. >>. >> we have mask rules in city hall. everyone has to wear a

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i am larry beil. >> and i am julian glover. to historically bad air quality in the lake tahoe basin. you can see this heavy smoke. this is from less than one hour ago. julian: many bidders canceling visits or leaving. especially heading into the crucial abc -- >> the car has collected a little bit of ash. for those toughing out the smoke in the lake tahoe basin, seems like these have become the norm, if not the new normal. >> it is a little smoky here. >> they just arrived for a month at gloria's tahoe. so far it has been a a haze. >> it is not what we expect from tahoe but even with a ton of ash flying around, it is still one of the most pitiful places on earth. reporter: they usually stay through october. but this year. >> we are coming back tomorrow morning. we're inhaling the smoke, even in the house. we are all miserable. no golf, no sitting out for lunch. reporter: in truckee, the skies are so smoky they are sending a lot of people packing, back to the bay area. >> our neighbors say they

i am larry beil. kristen: and i am kristen sze. you are watching abc 7 at 4:00. nistan. the taliban has taken over kabul, the capital city. at the airport, thousands desperately trying to flee the country. kristen: abc news reporter iq has the latest on the following afghanistan. ike: today, images emerging from kabul. this video of afghans swarming a u.s. military plane leaving the airport. long lines filled with people trying to leave the country. helicopters flying away. the throng of people can be seen from satellite images. ian hamel on the ground in kabul. >> behind them, the sound of gunfire. [screaming]. ike: the united nations holding an emergency session to deal with afghanistan, and president biden coming back to the white house from camp david to address the nation. pres. biden: the truth is this did unfold more quickly than we anticipated. so, what has happened? afghanistan political leaders gave up and fled the country. that afghan military collapsed. sometime without even trying to fight. ike: u.n. secretary general antonio guterres telling the

the fighting larry beil's of hawaii taking on chip kelly and ucla at the rose bowl. first quarter, the bruins up 17-3. zach refusing to go down. get out of my way. 47 yards. 24-3. he had 106 yards and three scores on the afternoon. third quarter from bad to worse. the pond is blocked. david recovers for the return. cal and stanford open next week. bulldogs hosting uconn. the field temperature broke the thermometer. it was actually a contingency plan in case the cleats melted. it is hot in fresno. late first quarter, aaron mosby forces the fumble. scoop. number three is going to go to the house for the touchdown. 7-0. let's start the hype for danville native jay kaner. the quarterback finding jaelyn cropper. cropper bounces off a tackle and turns on the jets. three touchdowns. fresno state wins 45-10. sports is sponsored by river rock boost and cricket charge you more for unlimited 5g. metro doesn't. introducing the big 5g upgrade. just twenty-five bucks a month gets you unlimited 5g and a free 5g smartphone. that's half the price... ...for one line of unlimited 5g sm

the fighting larry beil's of hawaii taking on chip kelly and ucla at the rose bowl. bruins rolling. zach carbonate, refusing to go down. get out of my way. 47 yards. 24-3. he had 106 yards and three touchdowns. they had trouble tackling him. . third quarter, look away, kawhi's punt is blocked. ucla rose 44-10. cal and stanford open next week. bulldogs hosting uconn. the fields temperature broke the thermometer. it was actually a contingency plan in case the cleats melted. late first quarter, aaron mosby forces that tumble -- the fumble. scores 7-0. bulldogs in front of the red haven. danville native jay kaner. finding jaelyn cropper. going to bounce off a tackle. turns on the jets. he is gone. 86 yards to the house. three touchdowns per fresno state wins 45-0 in about 90 minutes. san jose opening their season against southern utah. the first time there is fans in the south bay since 2019. that will be a lot of fun. kumasi: thank you. a little light during some dark homelessness, housing, taxes, water, electricity, crime, wildfires. [sfx: bear roar] gavin, you've fail

larry: and i'm larry beil. ng a live look at the san jose city council meeting had to pause earlier hours after being disrupted by protesters. larry: city council, things are calm down. ama: the agenda topic that got their attention, mandating vaccines for events at city facilities. amanda del castillo joins us live and have the council made a decision? amanda: that vote is expected any moment now. counsel is still hearing public comment. we heard from people inside council chambers in an overflow room and then people who are calling i home very passionate about today's topic. we

good afternoon and thanks for joining us, i am larry beil. >> and i am kristen sze.bc7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. >> the dixie fire is on the verge of becoming the second largest wildfire in california state history. >> and firefighters trying to get a handle on the river firefe or preparing for a long weekend, with wind picking up. the governor issued a state of emergency for nevada and plumas county's. >> reporter: images of devastation. the fire tore through, reducing building after building at home after home to rebel. >> we stood outside yesterday and watched the trees go up. >> reporter: the dixie fire has exploded in size and is the third largest in california history. as eerie as the pictures are, no one has been hurt or killed in the flames. many people got out just in time before the fire closed in on their homes. >> ice i came outside and saw the smoke and said john, we need to shut down. he went to get our cat and

people to get their shots and a warning we can't let our guard down, thanks for joining us, i'm larry beilg news at 4:00 wherever you stream. >> everyone standing in the back without a mask needs to leave. we will not proceed until anybody is wearing a mask. >> at a city councilman, massless protesters disrupted the meeting ahead of proposals for requiring masks. the meeting was recessed until, was restored. the protesters left to air grievances outside of city hall. we willive reportn abc 7 news at 5:00. ages five 11 could be eligible for the covid vaccine this year. that is what the national institution -- to tune of health director told us. >> unvaccinated are five times more likely to become infected with covid compared to people who are fully vaccinated. there 29 more times -- times more likely to be hospitalized. >> the cdc forecast the daily case average will climb relates of timber. >> thousands of pfizer vaccines on the verge of expiring got a three month extension from the fda. >> part of our vaccine team spoke to medical experts who say vaccine doses are still being thrown out e

thanks for joining us, i am larry beil. >> and i am kristen sze.ews at 4:00 here on abc7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. >> july 10 he did not return from a run and his body was found yesterday a mile from his planned route. >> leslie brinkley spoke with the family today. >> we lost a son, but we gained a huge family. i feel so close to so many of these people. >> and they provided just unbelievable support for us. >> reporter: the family thanked volunteers and search and rescue personnel who swarmed pleasanton regional park for three weeks, searching for philip kreycik, who vanished july 10 while out for a run during a heat wave. >> it is so easy for something to go wrong. >> the moment he went out, it was not particularly dangerous. it did get warm in the afternoon. but one instance led him down the wrong path. >> reporter: what appears to be kreycik's body was found in dense brush on a ridge top on august 3. are you hopeful that the biometric watch he was wearing might give you more information on what happened to him that day?

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. >> and i am larry beil.hulu live, and wherever you stream. >> let's get to meteorologist spencer christian with a look at the air quality. >> areas north and east have poured to hazardous air quality, represented by the darker colors. orange, red, purple. in the bay area, especially the coast and the bay, we have moderate air quality indicated by green and yellow. that is thanks to the seabreeze. over the east bay hills, you can see the quality drop significantly. let's take a look at the near surface smoke and the near surface

here is larry beil. larry: the cash fire moved so fast, when fire crews arrived, they found about a half late -- half acre lot on fire, but the wind was quickly blowing the flames were two mobile home parks. police not far behind immediately began going door to door to get people out of harm's way. along with residents, 15 hundred students were evacuated from five schools in the area. those schools need a deep cleaning before reopening on monday. >> i know there were a lot of heroics yesterday rescuing people and animals. it was stunning. reporter: 56 homes reduced to rubble, 158 vehicles burned, but in the middle of destruction, a sign of life. this cat singed and injured by the fire found huddled against one of the few homes still standing. kelly got out just in time, or pick up a handwritten tribute to firefighters. her home survived, but her relatives were not so lucky. >> my aunt's house burned down to the ground, my cousins house burned down to the ground. they have nothing left, nothing. kumasi: th

here is larry beil with the highlights in sports. >> brandon crawford is having a career year.on extension that could ensure he plays his entire career as a giant. the former 49ers quarterback alex smith will work for espn this season. wilmer florez or j 2019. suddenly, a one-run game. the skipper is getting nervous. zach l, fearing, fea the giants hang out 54. that is six wins in a row as they stay five up against l.a.. how about the streaking a's in arlington. chappy up the middle. july was not great. they made three errors in this game. every ranger who reached base because of it ever scored. a 31 blast against sergio romo. he is down 65. but, the a's back all night. d.j. peters is up. eight/six texas is your final. 49ers opened the preseason against the chiefs tonight at levi's stadium. coach shanahan is excited to see his rookie qb in a real game. >> i think trey will make the team. you know that a lot of eyes will be on him. i always try to tell them, it is just like practice. >> in soccer, a the second half. the vancouver keeper got i had don adolph the post. nobody -- c

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