morgan norwood, abc news, los angeles. >>> google is launching doodle champion island games, seven minisports, and other elements are based on japanese folklore. the doodle was created by animators from tokyo. >>> these newborns are the newest members of the team usa. nurses at the hospital crocheted the outfits in honor of the tokyo games. the tiny athletes represent a variety of events including swimming, weight lifting, basketball, gymnastics and tennis. so cute all the way around for these cute little ones. >>> still to come on abc7 mornings, covid cases on the rise in bay area >>> good morning, everybody. thank you for watching us on abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream we will start with another look of the forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> hi, liz. good morning to you. our stratus deck the back. no surprise here in san francisco where it is gray. you can see a little sun there on the water. looking to brighten things up here. 67 in mountain view right now where it is sunny. mid-50s in morgan hill and san francisco. a lot of sunshine in walnut creek

morgan norwood, abc7 news, los angeles. >> who doesn't like it?g billionaires spending money on this right now when we have a lot of problems on earth. but space exploration is exciting. a lot of things happened because someone was dreaming big. >> you had it right. i wish i was more excited about this. a billionaire flying to space seems like something we don't really need at this current time in history. i think i'm one of the ones asking if they can spend their billions on problems here on earth. that might just be me. >> on the same way. i am curious. i am curious how funk does it, she looks like she is ready for this mission. she will break the record for the oldest person, john glenn. so i am curious about it. i totally agree. i love to see people with that kind of money spend it >> yeah, billionaires want a match. they will send the same amount to remove plastics from the ocean to deal with the rising oceans and measurement -- glacier melt and all that. we are have to -- going to have to go to mars. mars >>> one superstar tested positive fo

morgan norwood, abc7 news, los angeles. >> you can see live updates on all the fires with the wildfireon our website. go there to get updates on each fire. you have to click the individual icon. >>> pg&e is launching a cleanup effort in the north bay. the utility will remove trees workers cut down for safety after the glass fire. cruise left the wood behind because anything left behind is the property of the landowner. after a request, pg&e will now take care of it. >>> the jet fuel demand from firefighters and supply chain issues causing major issues across the nation, american airlines said it might have to add stops to some of its flights. they have asked flights to conserve fuel as much as possible. nevada lawmakers are investigating a shortage that is affecting flights out of fresno because of a lack of a fuel deliveries by tanker trucks. >> that is crazy. all right. we want to check out today's weather forecast. it looks like another cool day -- spencer? i'm looking at sandy and sang spencer. sorry. >> it's quite all right. larry, kristen, we have moisture in the air. it is moist

morgan norwood, abc news, los angeles. >>> now to the latest on the coronavirus.e globally. the world health organization reported today that death climbed last week after nine straight weeks of decline. another county is recommending fully vaccinated people wear masks. yolo county's public health officer says the recommendation is due to the delta variant and rising cases. >>> olivia roderigo visited the white house to encourage young people to get vaccinated. the 18-year-old spoke to reporters and will record videos with president biden and dr. fauci. >> that should have a big impact, she is a huge star. >>> there is an alarming increase in covid cases and more than half the country. the reason, people refusing to get vaccinated. kate larsen explained why doctors say vaccine skepticism among young adults may delay any hope of herd immunity in the united states. >> reporter: new research shows one in four unvaccinated 18 to 25-year-olds so they probably will not or definitely will not get a covid vaccine. >> a lot of my friends are scared to get it. >> they don't

abc news reporter morgan norwood has a look at how the victims are being remembered and how the survivors are starting over. >> reporter: tonight, a heartbreaking shift in the search at champlain towers. >> it is with deep profound sadness that this afternoon i am able to share that we made the extremely difficult decision to transition from operation search and rescue to recovery. >> reporter: crews combing the rubble and debris for 14 days, battling fires and storms, searching for voids only to find more victims. >> this is probably in regards to numerous building collapses that provided the least amount of voids available for survivability. >> reporter: the mayor, overcome with emotion while translating. victims remembered in a deafening moment of silence. those who barely made it out of the tower now starting from scratch. >> so this is -- >> this is my bedroom now. >> this is my bedroom. >> the 82-year-old is living in a friend's apartment helping with a long- term solution. her home of 22 years. >> i came out with pajama and housecoat. >> that is it. >> my purse. >> reporter: back t

abc news reporter morgan norwood has a look at how the victims are being remembered and how the survivors are starting over. >> reporter: tonight, a heartbreaking shift in the search at champlain towers. >> it is with deep profound sadness that this afternoon i am able to share that we made the extremely difficult decision to transition from operation search and rescue to recovery. >> reporter: crews combing the rubble and debris for 14 days, battling fires and storms, searching for voids only to find more victims. >> this is probably in regards to numerous building collapses that provided the least amount of voids available for survivability. >> reporter: the mayor, overcome with emotion while translating. victims remembered in a deafening moment of silence. those who barely made it out of the tower now starting from scratch. >> so this is -- >> this is my bedroom now. >> this is my bedroom. >> the 82-year-old is living in a friend's apartment helping with a long- term solution. her home of 22 years. >> i came out with pajama and housecoat. >> that is it. >> my purse. >> reporter: back t

as abc news reporter morgan norwood explains, as crews continue with the painstaking work of trying toover bodies and find survivors they hope, officials are shifting their eyes to the tropics now and a looming hurricane. >> reporter: as search teams return to the rubble, the death toll climbing and a heartwrenching discovery, rescue workers finding of 7girl daughter of a firefiand night was even more, you know, when we're moving a fellow firefighter's daughter. that's just where i want to emphasize the emotion. >> reporter: the girl's father had been helping with search and rescue efforts since the building came down. we're told he placed a small american flag next to her body taking off his firefighter's jacket and draping it over her as she was carried through two single file lines of first responders. meanwhile the death toll climbing, overnight vehicles from the medical examiner's office on hand, this as officials now moving guard with plans to demolish the rest of the building even as the search continues. >> this was not a decision we made lightly bringing it down as quickly as

as abc news reporter morgan norwood explains, as crews continue with the painstaking work of trying toer bodies and find survivors they hope, officials are shifting their eyes totropics now and a looming hurricane. >> reporter: as search teams return to the rubble, the death toll climbing and a heartwrenching discovery, rescue workers finding the body of a 7-year-old girl, the daughter of a firefighter on scene. >> it's very difficult and last night was even more, you know, when we're moving a fellow firefighter's daughter. that's just where i want to emphasize the emotion. >> reporter: the girl's father had been helping with search and rescue efforts since the building came down. we're told he placed a small american flag next to her body taking off his firefighter's jacket and draping it over her as she was carried through two single file lines of first responders. meanwhile the death toll climbing, overnight vehicles from the medical examiner's office on hand, this as officials now moving guard with plans to demolish the rest of the building even as the search continues. >> this was

morgan norwood is in florida with the latest challenge for cruise.'angerous and desperate search intensifying. cruise racing against the clock as the potential for tropical weather moves in. >> the world is watching their bravery putting themselves in harms way to find people in the rubble. >> federal search and rescue teams on the ground to help free up resources to resource the damage from approaching storms. >> if a system develops i want to ensure you we have contingency plans which include facility relocation, communications, backup plans of how we will continue to respond here. >> as the search and rescue operation continues new video showing the moments before champlain towers south partially collapsed. you can see the rubble in standing water in the parking garage the same area of concern mentioned in a 2018 structural report. is a rodriguez says she has been reporting issues in the building for years. the night of the collapse says the building swayed like a sheet of paper. she is now filing a lawsuit. >> there were clear warning signs but al