mariah carey spoke with local -- ryan curry spoke with local doctors. >> and updated cdc study of 4000 front-line workers found that vaccine effectiveness at preventing any infection dropped from 91% to 66% from april to august. the drop likely fueled by the delta variant's surge and winning vaccine efficiency over time. a doctor at ucsf says she's not surprised by the report. >> this has, such a high viral load, so it can kind of breakthrough are minor defenses more. in addition, we've all got our vaccines some time ago, so that means what a called -- what are called our antibody's are coming down. >> the good news is about hospitalizations. and a study done in los angeles county, the cdc says only 3% of people fully vaccinated go to the hospital, which doctors say is evidence of a good vaccine. >> an unvaccinated person had 29.2 times the likelihood of having to be hospitalized because of covid-19. >> which is why they continue to stress the importance of getting vaccinated. >> the level of immunity that is present and persists is sufficient to control the virus when you come into co

mariah carey spoke with local -- ryan curry spoke with local doctors. >> and updated cdc study of 4000 front-line workers found that vaccine effectiveness at preventing any infection dropped from 91% to 66% from april to august. the drop likely fueled by the delta variant's surge and winning vaccine efficiency over time. a doctor at ucsf says she's not surprised by the report. >> this has, such a high viral load, so it can kind of breakthrough are minor defenses more. in addition, we've all got our vaccines some time ago, so that means what a called are called our antibody's are coming down. >> the good news is about hospitalizations. and a study done in los angeles county, the cdc says only 3% of people fully vaccinated go to the hospital, which doctors say is evidence of a good vaccine. >> an unvaccinated person 29.2 times the likelihood of having to be hospitalized because of covid-19. >> which is why they continue to stress the importance of getting vaccinated. >> the level of immunity that is present and persists is sufficient to control the virus when you come into contact with i

in the east bay, ryan curry. abc 7 news.e could be on the verge of making conserving water mandatory and violators would face fees. our media partners with the mercury news were the san jose water company has committed a plan to state regulators. it calls for customers to reduce their monthly water usage by 50%. from 2019 levels. if they go over they would face a surcharge. a public hearing needs to happen before the water company goes forward. anchor: there are seven lane arena and the forecast, but what about the nasty smoke that's been hanging around? been hanging around? our meteorologists to be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer means asking for what we want, and need... and we need more time. so, we want kisqali. living longer is possible and proven with kisqali when taken with a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor in premenopausal women with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer. kisqali is a pill that's significantly more effective at delaying disease progression versus a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor alone. kisqa

abc news 7 reporter ryan curry reports from the east bay where some out door events are still happening despite the air quality. >> reporter: air quality throughout the east bay rose to the unhealthy range causing numerous high schools to postpone their opening football games. but some other events still went on despite the bad air. eric swallow held his first in person town hall event since the pandemic began. he said he didn't want to postpone it. >> i saw just as we pulled up that high school football games were postponed and so i'm going to limit my opening remarks. we're probably going to have to cut it short. >> reporter: his constituents who gathered at castro valley high school didn't want to miss it either. >> i feel okay. i'm not going to be out here too long. >> reporter: and in pleasanton the weekly festivities on main street went on as usual some people saying they didn't want their evenings ruined by the smoke. >> given the pandemic and everything and every business trying to reopen again, i don't blame them if they want to be out here despite the air quality. >> reporter:

ryan curry he -- >> wednesday's fire force 1600 to evacuate. when crews told some to leave, they were not ready. >> i do not have any warning. i had to get out. i saw the flames behind me, behind my place, just loaded up my dogs are my family and got out. >> officials of the fire protection district want to send a clear message, start preparing in case a fire breaks out. >> do not wait. >> do not hesitate. you do not have to go buy a $300 evacuation kit, but get started. >> even just a change of clothes or medication, if a fire like the one wednesday breaks out it is best to be ready. >> i have a backup pair of pants, i've got socks and a shirt, always an extra pair of shoes, toiletries, medications, and of course in pivot times, make sure you have a good mask. >> she says it is good to have copies -- copies of documents. save space, those copies do not have to be physical once. >> some copies of your documents could be kept right here on your cell phone. >> if you to keep it, make sure you have backup batteries. >> if you have extra time to pl

ryan curry reports from the east bay where some outdoor events are still happening despite this bad air quality. >> reporter: as smoke billows into the bay area, air quality throughout the east bay rose to the unhealthy range, causing numerous high schools to postpone their opening football games. but some other events still went on despite the bad air. congressman eric swallow held his first town hall event since the pandemic began. he said he didn't want postpone it. >> i saw high school football games were postponed and so i'm gonna limit my opening remarks. we're probably gonna have to cut it short. >> reporter: his constituents who gathered in the stands at castro valley high school didn't want to miss it either. >> i feel okay because i'm not going to be out here too long. i do have concerns for people who have medical conditions that prevent them from being at events like this. >> reporter: in pleasanton the weekly festivities went on as usual. some people saying they didn't want their evenings ruined by the smoke. >> i know we should be indoors but given the pandemic and everyth

live at livermore, ryan curry, abc 7 news. ama: thank you. i'm always checking the air quality.. larry: you check the temperature now and the aqi. drew: it is important this time of year. friday and saturday, we had unhealthy air quality. are air quality is improving as we speak. tomorrow, it is good to moderate. by wednesday, it is good. we have fresh air coming in midweek. it doesn't last for thursday and friday. overnight tonight, patchy cloud cover along the coast and the bay shoreline. a nice, comfortable night. mid-50's for a lot of us first thing tomorrow morning. tuesday, we are under the heat from the inland bay. 60's and 70's around the shoreline. inland, in the 80's. enjoy this cooldown. here's 70 forecast. we will find a cooler, breezier afternoon on tuesday, wednesday. quiver september as the month starts. thursday and friday with good air quality. then we are warming up for the holiday weekend. larry: thank you. northway -- north bay plant nursery has made a name for itself by selling killer plants. melissa pixcar visited that nursery. reporter: i would describe he

ryan curry reports from the east bay where outdoor events are still happening. reporter: as smoke billows into the bay area, air quality rose to the unhealthy range causing numerous high schools to postpone opening football games. but some other events still went on. eric swallow held his first town hall event since the pandemic event at he said he did not want to postpone. >> i saw that high school football games were postponed and so i'm going to let my opening remarks and we will probably have to cut it short. reporter: is contesting wants -- constituents did not want to miss it either. >> i do have concern for people who have medical conditions. reporter: the weekly festivities on main street went on as usual and some people saying they did not want to the evening ruined by the smoke in pleasanton. >> given the pandemic and everything, i do not blame people if they want to be out despite the quality of the air. reporter: officials put out a spare the air alert and say anyone who experiences trouble reading should stay inside. >> take precautions. you might w

. >> in the east bay, ryan curry. >> air quality continues to worsen because of the fire. it is 529, anything above 500 is hazardous. it is the worst in the country right now. residents of south lake tahoe are already leaving tonight ahead of evacuation warnings. the caldor fire has jumped both sides of highway 50. they are racing to save homes and some of the most popular areas. more t t t t t t t t been damaged. we have more on the firefight and strawberry. >> this is where it goes down into myers. >> the caldor fire is inching closer to lake tahoe. >> how would you rank the risk level for south lake tahoe in terms of mandatory evacuation orders tonight? >> i do not believe that will occur tonight. i believe the risk is low. there is potential that something will occur but i do not believe the wrist tonight. >> he has been working the front lines for the past two weeks. he expects the next couple days will be the worst. >> it will be hot this weekend. the wind is aligning and it is burning in the northeast. >> the northeast into -- includes the town of strawberry were th

. >> in the east bay, ryan curry. >> air quality continues to worsen because of the fire. it is 529, anything above 500 is hazardous. it is the worst in the country right now. residents of south lake tahoe are already leaving tonight ahead of evacuation warnings. the caldor fire has jumped both sides of highway 50. they are racing to save homes and some of the most popular areas. more been damaged. we have more on the firefight and strawberry. >> this is where it goes down into myers. >> the caldor fire is inching closer to lake tahoe. >> how would you rank the risk level for south lake tahoe in terms of mandatory evacuation orders tonight? >> i do not believe that will occur tonight. i believe the risk is low. there is potential that something will occur but i do not believe the wrist tonight. >> he has been working the front lines for the past two weeks. he expects the next couple days will be the worst. >> it will be hot this weekend. the wind is aligning and it is burning in the northeast. >> the northeast into -- includes the town of strawberry were the firefighters a

ryan curry shows how skipping that step could affect the data related to the virus. >> to make testing for covid-19 easier, medical supply company app it has been selling at home tests since march. doctors at ucsf say those tests can make it hard to track the overall data related to covid-19. >> it can affect statistics. we are seeing a downtrend in cases in the bay area right now. is it a real downtrend more are more people just going to walgreens or cvs and doing those tests at home? >> one doctor says the tests are pretty accurate, however since they are done at home, he says there is no way to tell if people are actually using it correctly. >> it is not observed. you can do a test on your pet dog or your cat. nobody knows except you. it is not reported, necessarily, to public health. they don't figure into the numbers that are reported to the state. >> as i was setting up my cleaning supplies, i realized i could not smell anything. >> edward used an at-home test when he started showing symptoms moving into his dorm. once he found he was positive, he let his school no. >> i contacte

ryan curry shows how skipping that step could affect the data related to the virus. >> to make testing for covid-19 easier, medical supply company app it has been selling at home tests since march. doctors at ucsf say those tests can make it hard to track the overall data related to covid-19. >> it can affect statistics. we are seeing a downtrend in cases in the bay area right now. is it a real downtrend more are more people just going to walgreens or cvs and doing those tests at home? >> one doctor says the tests are pretty accurate, however since they are done at home, he says there is no way to tell if people are actually using it correctly. >> it is not observed. you can do a test on your pet dog or your cat. nobody knows except you. it is not reported, necessarily, to public health. they don't figure into the numbers that are reported to the state. >> as i was setting up my cleaning supplies, i realized i could not smell anything. >> edward used an at-home test when he started showing symptoms moving into his dorm. once he found he was positive, he let his school no. >> i contacte

ryan curry shows how skipping that step could affect covid data. ing easier medical supply company abbett has been selling at home covid test, but doctors say those tests can make it hard to track the overall data related to covid-19. >> it can affect statistics. right now we are seeing a downtrend in the bay area. is it a real downtrend, or are more people are going to walgreens or cvs and doing those tests at home? ryan: dr. peter hawke says the tests are accurate but since they are done at home there is no way to tell of people are actually using it correctly. >> it is not observed, you can do a test on your pet dog or your cats, nobody knows except you. , it is not reported necessarily to public health, so they do not figure into the numbers that are reported to the state. >> as i was setting up my cleaning supplies i realized i could not spell anything. ryan: edward wong used a test when he started showing symptoms, once he found he was positive he let his school no. >> i contacted usc student health and they sent me up with a hotel room. ryan:

ryan curry is live in livermore where students are playing football tonight after friday's game was canceled. >> that game happening just moments ago. kickoff a few moments ago. the principal at granada high school calling for a need to be flexible. he says he does not know if a regular football season can happen as it is supposed to. he says the smoke from the wildfires and the pandemic scheduling made it difficult. he had to cancel a lot of events due to public health. it is something usually enjoyed at the end of each week. friday night football. in team takes the field and in mitts school pride. for granada high school, that school pride feeling is coming at the beginning of the week air quality forced the school to postpone the game until monday. >> we were hyped up for friday night but i think being hyped up as possible on a monday night as possible. >> when he looked at the sky friday, he knew it would not be safe to play football game. >> we did not have a great feeling. the air looked very dirty. >> the air quality was over one 50, putting livermore in the unhealthy range. what make

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. >>> first happening now, the rise of warriors star steph curry will be turned into a documentary produced by ryan coogler. steph curry started out at davidson college in north carolina. he came into his own when he led his team to the ncaa tournament in 2008. the next year he was drafted seventh overall by the warriors. the rest, as we know, is history. good for us. the documentary will be titled "underrated." we'll be back with more news after the break. >>> new for you this morning, the man who once made leaving your heart in san francisco famous is now leaving show business. the fabulous tony bennett is calling it a career. the legendary crooner says he's not retiring because he wants to but his doctors are telling him to. tony bennett, 95 years old. you know, not too long ago on the stage he had to perform two sold-out shows last week with lady gaga at radio city music hall. >>> today may be friday, but the next story is all about something everyone talks about. their least favorite day of the week. we're talking about monday. a lot of people dread those mondays. apparently it's getting so ba

curry went on to win two most valuable player trophies and led the warriors to three nba championships. the documentary called "underrated" will be produced by "black panther" director ryan coogler. >>> you could take home the ultimate movie memorabilia by tom hank. >> he's selling his trailer. the auction says hanks used the air stream on set for some of his most popular films including forest gump and the green mile. it comes with a desk, futon and sofa. he's parting with the air stream because he's upgrading. the price is around $150,000. >> looks nice. like you could hang out and -- >> could have used it on the desert island. >> probably could have. >> tough to get that there. >> yeah. >> it's been tough weather wise with the air quality. >> humid but at least we have places to cool off. it's always nice when san francisco stays cool because when the city heats up it's hot inland. as we take a live look in san jose it is nice and clear as we start out our friday morning. 60 degrees and we'll see the temperatures heading up today. it's going to be very much like yesterday feeling the humidity as our highs reach into the low to mid 80s, reaching 84 in san jose and in g