the wind direction pushing it into oregon. so today, the air quality, right now, you will notice, is very unhealthy newer susanville. lots of reds near the oregon border near mount shasta. green locally, but that will change as the wind direction shifts. tomorrow we'll start to notice, especially in the afternoon and evening, going into friday, we begin to see some greens and yellows in the bay area, which is actually thicker smoke, and then look what happens on friday. we start to see some oranges and reds spilling into parts of the bay area, which means thicker smoke entering the picture. air quality advisory, the next two days for the entire bay area for wildfire smoke, air quality will be moderate the next four days. i'll be back with a closer look at some safety tips coming right up. >>> now that we have to mask up again, we're going to break down which masks experts say offer this best protection. it's not just the type of mask, but where you get it that matters. >> and an east bay business is refusing to enforce the cou

the wind direction pushing it into oregon. so today, the air quality, right now, you will notice, is very unhealthy newer susanville. lots of reds near the oregon border near mount shasta. green locally, but that will change as the wind direction shifts. tomorrow we'll start to notice, especially in the afternoon and evening, going into friday, we begin to see some greens and yellows in the bay area, which is actually thicker smoke, and then look what happens on friday. we start to see some oranges and reds spilling into parts of the bay area, which means thicker smoke entering the picture. air quality advisory, the next two days for the entire bay area for wildfire smoke, air quality will be moderate the next four days. i'll be back with a closer look at some safety tips coming right up. >>> now that we have to mask up again, we're going to break down which masks experts say offer this best protection. it's not just the type of mask, but where you get it that matters. >> and an east bay business is refusing to enforce the cou

you can see the sme retcng a the way up into oregon. we've seen some of that smoke actually make it into the bay area and upper parts of the atmosphere. if you watch carefully between these two arrows, you'll see that smoke in the north bay. now fortunately our air quality is good here in the bay area. it's in the upper parts of the atmosphere, not so good. it is unhealthy to very unhealthy for northern california. expecting moderate air quality the next four days. so air quality advisory in effect through tomorrow and just about at sunset. look at the smoke from the wildfires. this is once again aloft not making it to the ground, but that could change. i'll be back hour smoke forecast coming up. >> our wildfire tracker is on our website, www.abc7news.com. >>> don't be sorry. there's nothing to be sorry about. i got you, okay? i'm not going to let you die. >> a san diego deputy saved after being exposed to fentanyl. we'll show you the harrowing video. >>> much of the great highway is closed now in san francisco, but changes are coming a

hotter today in oregon than phoenix. tropical storm fred formed in the caribbean. over night dumping heavy rain in puerto rico. the storm is moving towards florida and could reach the gulf of mexico this weekend. >> coming up the sticker shock at the grocery store. the increase in meat prices. >> the coaches now charged with murder. the death of a high school basketball player who was practicing in the summer heat. >> nasa new mission to the moon. suffers a set back. we're at our best when we stand together. that's when we make the impossible possible. that's what stand up to cancer has done. because you stood up. because of you, survivors are out there. we're making the impossible... possible. we're committed to making every cancer patient... a survivor. this is the moment we double our efforts. together... we stand up to cancer. tune in saturday august 21st at 8/7 central >>> back now with the shocking video. a car slamming into a tattoo parlor in north carolina. barely missing a customer. the man thought the noise was from the movie he was watching. he and the d

oregon, th an outdoor mask mandate is going into effect. do you think we should have those too? dr. patel: i have not seen the day yet to actually support an outdoor mask mandate. that is pretty stringent. i think there should be some attention paid to the science about ventilation and how safe we truly are outdoors. more than 10 times less likely to catch covid. but there is an asterisk about these packed events, whether it is a sporting event, sports rally, or concert where people may be close together, with some type of awning above you but it is still considered outdoors. people are close together, drinking, embracing one another. it does come down to your own level of exposure. maybe in those settings there need to be rules about whether there is vaccination roles. i do not think there needs to be a universal outdoor mask mandate. liz: let's talk about what we were talking about in the tut a. some kids wound up getting infected with covid by an unvaccinated teacher, and the kids who were infected were seated in the first rows of the classroom. what does that tell you? do we nee

reporter: in oregon, outbreaks have been tied to large gatherings like music festivals. would a to giants game area similar risk? >> it depends on your behavior. if you are next to someone shouting and coughing on them, they are going to be exposed. reporter: the risk assessment is key. if you are at a packed giants game and you don't know the vaccination status of those screaming and cheering around you, he would wear a mask. he added he would not be as concerned if he was listening to stevie nicks at bottlerock, a big, spread out field. >> thank you. a member of our vaccine team is joining us. outdoor masking? we have gone from no pandemic, everything is fine, too mask up outdoors, to mask up and indoors, to we are ok again, return to the office, take off your mask, to put your mask back on again indoors, to maybe put it back on outdoors. i think i have covered it all. where are you? >> who is not tired of it? when we talk about the outdoor masking, i don't think we need a mandate saying the minute you step outside, put a mask on. i do not think that is the way to go.

tonight from florida to mississippi to oregon, what they're now seeing. >>> the accident on the tarmac -- two passenger planes clipping their wings. >>> and the new jeopardy host stepping down just nine days after getting the job. >>> good evening, and it's great to have you with us as we near the end of another week together here. we will get to those hurricane warnings and watches in the northeast at this hour in just a moment. rob marciano with the new track. and when it hits this weekend. >>> but we are going to begin tonight with that news coming in from afghanistan right now, the evacuation efforts under way, both at the airport, and tonight the a.p. is now reporting that u.s. military helicopters have begun flying into taliban held kabul to air lift evacweiss to the airport. abc news has not independently confirmed this, but if so, it would be another major step in these urgent evacuations. president biden meanwhile, before the american people today and taking questions on the chaotic images being watched by the world. growing reports tonight, the taliban is blocking some people

you can see the smoke stretching all the way up into oregon. we've seen some of that smoke actually make it into the bay area and upper parts of the atmosphere. if you watch carefully between these two arrows, you'll see that smoke in the north bay. now fortunately our air quality is good here in the bay area. it's in the upper parts of the atmosphere, not so good. it is unhealthy to very unhealthy for northern california. expecting moderate air quality the next four days. so air quality advisory in effect through tomorrow and just about at sunset. look at the smoke from the wildfires. this is once again aloft not making it to the ground, but that could change. i'll be back with an hour by hour smoke forecast coming up. >> our wildfire tracker is on our website, www.abc7news.com. >>> don't be sorry. there's nothing to be sorry about. i got you, okay? i'm not going to let you die. >> a san diego deputy saved after being exposed to fentanyl. we'll show you the harrowing video. >>> much of the great highway is closed now in san francisco, but chan

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accost the country in oregon a more drastic measure a new outdoor mask requirement will take effect friday. there's also a new development in the debate over booster shot clinics in west virginia are giving out third shots of the vaccine after the governor criticized federal officials for taking too long to approve them. the supreme court is forcing the biden administration to reinstate a trump era policy that forced migrants to remain in mexico while seeking asylum. the six conservative justices said the biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end that program. the ruling sides with texas and a group of republican-led states which blame the cancellation of the policy for a record surge of migrants at the border this year. >>> the mysterious illness known as havana syndrome may be to blame for kamala harris's trip to vietnam. her flight was delayed after an incident involving a staffer in hanoi. havana syndrome attacks can cause unexplained headaches, dizziness and memory loss investigating 130 cases involving americans worldwide. some researchers say targeted microwa

our upper elevations from oregon and as we look at the upper level smoke, you'll notice all the reds. that is an indicator of that poor air quality from nevada up toward redding. for the bay area and closer to the coast where we do have that marine layer, we do have better air quality. this is the surface smoke where the blue indicates that we are looking at the good air. the blue indicates that we are looking at the good air. upper elevations for diabore haze. some of that may mix down from time to time but overallav w an, just limited, in terms of that blue sky that we're used to seeing around here. 60 oakland. 57 in san francisco. here's a look at the low cloud deck. few sprinkles up the host. hazy skies inland. cooling down early next week. we do have is a heat advisory for lake county where the risk of heat related illnesses has increased as we leashing at high temperatures up to about 100 degrees. look at the flow of the clouds as they go clock wise. you can see that moisture. these are the high clouds. through sunday, little change. we've got the heat, haze. moisture, much more

tonight from florida to mississippi to oregon, what they're now seeing. >>> the accident on the tarmac, two passenger planes clipping >>> and the new "jeopardy!" host stepping down just nine days after getting the job. >>> good evening. as we come on the air in the west we begin with breaking news on several fronts. those hurricane warnings and watches right now in the east set to hit this weekend. but we do begin tonight with that news coming in from afghanistan right now. the evacuation efforts under way, both at the airport and we have just learned now that u.s. military helicopters have also picked up 169 americans at a hotel outside the airport in kabul. this is all part of an urgent effort under way. president biden before the american people today and taking questions on the chaotic images being watched by the world. growing reports tonight the taliban is blocking some people from getting to the airport. reports the taliban has showed up at the doors of afghans who helped the u.s. the president today promising americans in afghanistan we will get you home and when pressed saying

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reporter: outbreaks have been tied to visit festivals in oregon. they packed giants game carry the same risk? >> depends on your behavior. if you are shouting at them and coughing on them, of course it be exposed. reporter: risk assessment is key. the doctor says if you are at a packed giants game and you don't know the vaccination status of those screaming and cheering, wear a mask. he would not be as concerned if he was listening to stevie nicks say at bottlerock, and a big spread out field. assessing the risk here, out have to go with the stevie nicks. not a better option. liz: we talked about this. i noticed and saw that stevie nicks has dropped out of bottlerock due to covid concerns. nobody is getting stevie nicks this year. thank you. larry: when you get vaccinated, you should've gotten your vaccine card. for thousands of people in san mateo, they did not. we are following up on the problems they are now facing as a result. liz: >> i'll have theave theave temperatures in the smoke forecast coming up. >> we will not live forever and we need t

richardson finished last in a field of nine runners in eugene, oregon. in a post-race interview the sprinter said this is one race and she is not done. >>> we start this half hour though with the hospitals on the brink in the u.s., hit by an overload of covid cases and staff shortages due to worker burnout. abc's marcus moore has the latest from dallas. marcus, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. cases and hospitalizations have been on the rise as covid-19 surges across the country. this morning there is word that the civil rights icon reverend jesse jackson and his wife are in the hospital battling covid-19. this morning covid hospitalizations in the u.s. climbing at an alarming rate. over 95,000 people infected with covid, receiving care in hospitals around the country. more than 23,000 icu beds currently occupied with covid patients. overnight abc news learning civil rights icon reverend jesse jackson and his wife are hospitalized with covid-19. a statement from the couple's son saying, quote, doctors are currently monitoring the condition

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the worst of it near the oregon california border. because of those wildfires. the air-quality advisory through sunday, moderate for saturday through monday. perhaps a sign of good air-quality tuesday. a couple of sprinkles have moved through. napa and fairfield, still watching those drops for you. dan: smokedan: smokedan: smoke to thousands of extra covid cases and debts in california, organ, -- and debts in california, and washington -- deaths. we talked with one of the co-authors of the study. >> this new consequence, new very grim consequence of climate change. we have climate change leading to fires, leading to smoke from fires. leading inciden ts. >> sonoma county someone of the biggest impacts and an increase in cases. room, one in the kitchen and one in the master bedroom. >> sellers may be spying on house hunters, is it legal? dan: isn't that nice? the smooth sounds of jazz in the south bay. >> another burden to bear cub has been rescued. why this one is extra special. dan: all that is coming up. here's a look at what is ahead with jimmy kimmel live. >>

from philadelphia to oregon. bracing for the days and weeks ahead. >> more people are rethinking their travel plans because of the surge in cases. 1.7 million people screened by the tsa tuesday the lowest dale will number of passengers in two months. airlines are seeing more cancellations and air fares are coming down. because of the low demand. >> the other big story. 200 million americans facing extreme heat. areas in the 70s will be over 100. the heat is fuelling fires and forcing more water restrictions. for millions, strong storms are leaving behind a trail of destruction. >> this morning, from seattle. >> really hot. >> to philadelphia. more than half the country is sweltering. dangerously high temperatures sweep the nation. feel like temperatures topping 100 from coast to coast. >> it's going to get worse. >> in minnesota a toddler died and his brother hospitalized after they locked themszs inside a car. third hot car death in the country this week. portland could hit 107 today. 15 degrees higher than aver

the worst of it near the oregon california border. because of those wildfires. the air-quality advisory through sunday, moderate for saturday through monday. perhaps a sign of good air-quality tuesday. napa and fairfield, still watching those drops for you. dan: smoke mdan: smoke mdan: smm to thousands of extra covid cases and debts in california, organ, -- and debts in california, and washington -- deaths. we talked with one of the co-authors of the study. >> this new consequence, new very grim consequence of climate change. we have climate change leading to fires, leading to smoke from fires. leading to increased inciden ts. >> sonoma county someone of the biggest impacts and an increase in cases. room, one in the kitchen and one in the master bedroom. >> sellers may be spying on house hunters, is it legal? dan: isn't that nice? the smooth sounds of jazz in the south bay. >> another burden to bear cub has been rescued. why this one is extra special. dan: all that is coming up. here's a look at what is ahead with jimmy kimmel live. >> please watch the show or t

the third model, which oregon has, michigan has for governor, and a number of other places have, you would replace the candidate with whoever is next in line. it could be a new election, but in this case, the lieutenant governor would step into the governorship, but california doesn't have that law. kristen: it does seem like based on what you described that our format -- how should i put this -- it's an easier, lower threshold for recalling someone. it is easier to get recalled. >> in some ways, it may be. it does not seem that way in colorado necessarily, which has the same format, but newsom is essentially running against himself, and that makes it more challenging for him to run a campaign rather than against a specific adversary who he could compare and contrast himself with. kristen: the other people who would be governors, they have not been facing the same scrutiny. they have not had to go head-to-head. i'm wondering, gray davis was recalled and gave us governor schwarzenegger, where there calls to change this method? >> there are always calls to change every method. there we

really from chico up to the oregon state line. more than a dozen wildfires burning just in that region. we know the dixie fire which we have will car on the ground for took the town of greenville. it exploded 20,000 acres in 24 hours. unbelievable fire and we'll see more of that. i'll have that forecast. also ahead, the latest on the pandemic. healthcare workers pushed to the limits as the delta variant surges. cases could climb back to 200,000 a day. he's going to join us with the latest. and then we're rising and shining from ohio. lots of buckeyes around here. i mean it in the candy form. i've seen them all over. i'm trying to avoid. also we're at the pro football hall of fame as the nfl preseason can gets a kickoff. tori johnson back with more summer savings. you'll see it all coming up on gma. just need my fan. >> flip it. >> yes. get the fan. >> yes. don't be fooled by the rocks that she got. i love it. so good. >> right? >> right? >> featuring fresh artisan bread, layered with tender seasoned steak, sautéed mushrooms, roas

to remain unchanged with the red indicating the very poor air quality from the pacific northwest to oregon to northern california to the sierra nevada. a little bit wants to push into the bay area yesterday. this is today into tomorrow. as we go down to the surface, it's better, of course, as we get closer to the coast. but still not ideal as we've been seeing some haze in the atmosphere and thus that's why we have that advisory today and tomorrow. so the blue indicating hazy conditions will be arriving and conditioning through the higher elevations. also into our east bay valleys through the weekend. but we will get winds that will continue to bring those comfortable readings for the bay shore and san francisco. although getting gusty along the coast for a little bit. there's a look outside where it is hazy. 60 oakland. 62 mountain view. palo alto 61. walnut creek where we're looking at once again sun and mild conditions. you can see that haze in the atmosphere. 55 is the clouds, low deck of clouds. 61 by the delta, southwest wind up to 18 miles an hour. 63 in concord. 63 livermore. it do

area, all of this of course because of the smoke from wildfires not only in northern california, but oregon as well. abc 7 news meteorologist joins us now.meorogist: we are going o find improvement. what you saw from that view from the east bay, they've got that smoke in our atmosphere, a lot of hayes on this sunday evening. it's good to moderate across a portion of the bay area. but we have thicker smoke there, where the air quality is ranging on the unhealthy category. good news is, a stronger breeze is going to kick up in the next 24 hours. wind gust by this time tomorrow, very strong with that ensure that's going to push a lot of this smoke out of our atmosphere. it's also going to help cool off and then cities from the heat. we'll have those details. dion: sounds good. thanks. the great debate over san francisco's highway intensifies. >> let's turn this into a permanent place for people. dion: a rally today to keep cars off the road while some neighbors say the street needs to reopen to traffic. the big change coming tomorrow. also a change at a south bay airport that supporters hope i

skies in the bay area, all of this due to the smoke from wildfires, not only in northern california but oregon as well. drew tuma has a look at our air quality and things are set to improve. drew: tomorrow we will find improvement but right now, hazy skies. the smoke is elevated. the marine lerthe onshore winds are helping keep the smoke away from the surface. east bay hills, if you are in the hills youan certainly see and smell the smoke. a live look, hazy conditions right now. air quality across the region, mainly between good and moderate but we have unhealthy air quality in some areas. onshore winds really kick in tomorrow afternoon, which will help read the atmosphere of a lot of smoke. not only that, we are tracking cooler weather and we will have that in the full forecast. dion: we could use that relief. thanks. just ahead, the great debate over san francisco's great highway intensifies. >> let's turn this into a permanent place for people. dion: a rally to keep cars off the road while some neighbors say the street needs to reopen to traffic. the big change coming tomorrow. also, a chan

. >> reporter: the extreme weather out west intensifying as 90 large fires burn from california to oregon. the dixie fire growing by the minute torching 250,000ic ahe and 33% contained. residents told to evacuate. in gorman, airplanes attacking this blaze from above. and on the ground, lightning splitting the tree in half lighting it like a match stick. across the region, a dangerous heat wave hovering over several states. and in washington, triple digit temperatures as the smoke from the wild fires starts to set in. compounding the risks. >> it's kind of extra bad since there is the fire going on. and it's just a little harder to breath and deal with, but i am used to it since my life has been here. >> stermooons crting a masve flooding emergency from new mexico to montana. the highway, sweeping the truck and trailer. the driver able to escape. and in arizona, cleanup continues after rain funneled through the telegraph fire burn scar, sending mud and debris rushing into businesses, homes and streets. >> can't tell you how sad i am to see this house like this. my mom, you know, we will ge

other areas of the west including northern california and oregon could see more fires erupt today due to dry lightning and gusty winds. meanwhile, a flash flood watch has been issued from new mexico to montana where several inches of rain could fall in less than one hour. checking today's high temperatures, heat warnings are in effect from southern california to washington state. highs could top 110 in some areas. >>> coming up, why you should start your holiday shopping now four months early. >>> also ahead, forget suvs. why minivans are making a comeback. >>> but first a travel nightmare. why airlines are suddenly canceling hundreds of flights in the last few days and what's being done about it. we're at our best when we stand together. that's when we make the impossible possible. that's what stand up to cancer has done. because you stood up. because of you, survivors are out there. we're making the impossible... possible. we're committed to making every cancer patient... a survivor. this is the moment we double our efforts. together... we stand up to cancer. tune in saturday august

julian: on the topic of going extra yard and masks, foreign governor -- oregon governor kate brown announcing starting friday, masks will be required at large outdoor events where social distancing is not an option. regardless of vaccination status, do you agree with a move like this? are you wearing a mask like this outdoors when social distancing isn't feasible? >> i do. i certainly wear one in the grocery store, things like that. when you are walking around and it's crowded, i'd wear a mask. it begs the question, when you look at the bay bridge series over the weekend, the inside shots of the concourse at the oakland alameda coliseum, i would say maybe 1/4, 1/3 of people had masks on. they were asking me on friday what to do. i said, i would certainly wear a mask in that concourse, 40,000 people in the stadium. that strikes me as the better part of valor. there were a number of people who were, but there were also a number of people who were not. julian: should we go as far as mandating that the proper tool or levy that should be pulled at this point? should be up to common sense and folks

saturday but cooler on sunday of the the worst of the air quality with the smoky conditions around the oregon/nort the bay area wee still dealing with nice, good air quality thanks to the sea breeze. but the models are expecting a change later on tonight going into tomorrow as some of that smoke begins to drift into parts of the north bay and the east bay. so be prepared if you do smell smoke to close your windows and doors. air quality advisory remains up for wildfire smoke through tomorrow. moderate air quality expected the next four days. live hour-by-hour forecast will show that you we'll have the low clouds tomorrow morning. and then it pulls back to the coast. and then hangs around near the coastline. morning temperatures in the 50s, 60s. i think we'll see limited low clouds compared to this morning. afternoon highs upper 60s. coast side, breezy. but hot and hazy. and upper 90s expected. accuweather seven-day forecast, hazy and hot inland. and we back off those temperatures a bit on sunday before warming it back up a few degrees. our typical spread for next week. 60s to 90s. >>> going t

high of 107 is possible in portland, oregon. >> a high school class sharing a real life lesson. the power of generosity. >> they came together to help a family who fell on tough times. >> reporter: earlier this month, they were homeless. in the drive way of a school. someone reached out to a woman known for helping those in need. high schoolteacher. >> i said a family. five children. i rushed over. >> she wanted to help. she turned to her school students. >> we could get clothes and do this. a kid was like we should have a fun outing for them. and they probably haven't enjoyed summer. >> they came up with budgeting options and fund raised for the family. >> seeing the kids. they shouldn't be there. they deserve to live life as kids. >> they sent them to chuck e cheese. and raised $21,000 to help them move off the street. and into a safe place to sleep. >> we're all human. give back to one another and show love. >> it's a blessing. >> we get together and do amazing things. >> she was moved by the generosity. watching it snowball into something bigger and better for the family. >>

the worst is nearly oregon border near the wildfires. you will see some tropical moisture from our east bay hills camera. an advisory extended through sunday for wildfire smoke. keeping an eye on live doppler seven on the moisture, because that is remnants of kevin. we also have monsoon moisture of the sierra nevada -- over the sierra nevada. if everything comes together, there could be sprinkles or an isolated shower into tomorrow morning. i will be back with the forecast, coming up. ama: thank you. we may never know what caused one of california's worst all fires of 2020. they announced -- the state announced that they don't have enough evidence to determine what sparked the glass fire. it started in napa county and burned more than 67,000 acres in napa county and sonoma county, destroying 1600 structures. dan: governor newsom on the defensive tonight with the recall election a month away. today, he held the first of several anti-recall campaign events for the next several days. we have more on his message. liz: with one month to go be

a number, and i'm talking many, many fires burning throughout california up into oregon and then back into idaho and montana. the concern is we have another weather maker coming on through. this is going to really increase the winds. it's going to bring beneficial rain but the winds will be increasing and spreading that dangerous smoke throughout the atmosphere and also bringing that poor air quality. for accuweather, i'm chris nallan. >>> coming up, the major cruise lines making a big change affecting passengers. >>> but first the chaos at the airport getting even worse todaw times for customer service. so what one? >>> and later, a stunning sight in san francisco. we're at our best when we stand together. that's when we make the impossible possible. that's what stand up to cancer has done. because you stood up. because of you, survivors are out there. we're making the impossible... possible. we're committed to making every cancer patient... a survivor. this is the moment we double our efforts. together... we stand up to cancer. tune in saturday august 21st at 8/7 central >>> check t

. >> the oregon state university team behind the project believes that robots like cassy may deliver packages, help manage warehouses or even help us with tasks at home. i wonder if cassie can do my laundry, as well. then i'll be really impressed. >> i wonder if she went by the nike headquarters and grabs herself some sneakers. >>> some people sleep to dream. others are living a nightmare. >> okay. check this out. two women at a theme park in china are snuggled in this so-called hammock bed, suspended nearly 1,000 feet above the ground. >> why? >> why? >> sleeping is hard enough. that is 100 stories up. for you thrill seekers out there. they are strapped in. but who cares? they are swaying in the wind, holding on to nothing but a pillow and a blanket and each other. how cute. >> you know that feeling when you feel like you stepped off the curb in the middle of a dream. and you wake up. this time, you're actually probably falling. the theme park is known for its other vertigo attractions. such as the glass bridge. we saw that one. and cliff swinging. >>> finally to a mutt on the move

the wildfire smoke reading on health the air quality near the oregon and california border. keeping tabs online doppler seven because we have thunderstorms moving from the sierra nevada into the reno nevada area and off our coast, a couple of sprinkles. i will let you know why those sprinkles may be in the were cast for your friday, when i come back. dan: that would be nice. the recall campaign is heating up with the election about a month away. tomorrow. governor newsom is set to again a four day phone campaign across the state with a kickoff in san francisco. the president and vice president are working on potential in-person events on behalf of gavin newsom. president biden tweeting in part , governor newsom is leading california through unprecedented crisis. he is a key partner in fighting the pandemic and helping build our economy back better than ever. it comes as newsom's opponents are kicking their campaigns into high gear. >> when i get elected, assuming that there are still face mask mandates and vaccine mandates, they will be repealed right away. >> larry elder he

the wildfire smoke reading on health the air quality near the oregon and california border. keeping tabs online doppler seven because we have thunderstorms moving from the sierra nevada into the reno nevada area and off our coast, a couple of sprinkles. i will let you know why those sprinkles may be in the were cast for your friday, when i come back. dan: that would be nice. the recall campaign is heating up with the election about a month away. tomorrow. governor newsom is set to again a four day phone campaign across the state with a kickoff in san francisco. the president and vice president are working on potential in-person events on behalf of gavin newsom. president biden tweeting in part , governor newsom is leading california through unprecedented crisis. he is a key partner in fighting the pandemic and helping build our economy back better than ever. it comes as newsom's opponents are kicking their campaigns into high gear. >> when i get elected, assuming that there are still face mask mandates and vaccine mandates, they will be repealed right away. >> larry elder he

in portland, oregon a temperature of 103 degrees last night. >> these heat conditions are very challenging for communities that frankly are not used to them. >> reporter: nationwide, four children have died in hot cars this week. the latest in kansas. in texas thunderstorms whipping up this tornado. >> holy smokes. >> reporter: the storms also triggering extreme floods in the midwest. >> i've got three foot of water in my back yard and it's flooding into the house. >> reporter: a deluge of rain inundating homes in illinois, forcing emergency teams to rescue families by boat. >> i was like, there's no way this is real. and then we walked outside and i went up to my car and the water was up to past the seats. >> reporter: people in michigan waking up to waist-deep water swamping their cars and homes. more than 1 million power outages were reported overnight in the wake of the storms from iowa all the way to pennsylvania. gibson city, illinois got nine inches of rain in six hours. meanwhile, in northern california officials say some wildfires could burn until winter because of the drought. >>

he told me you were isolated in oregon at the beginning of the pandemic. do you have any questions for dr. -- the doctor when it comes to getting kids in that mindset that it is ok and what their boundaries could be? >> sure. having been -- my doctor went from one extreme, living in the country in her grandmother's house where we would not see anyone for the whole week with the exception of the grocery store. she had a lot of anxiety and fears. when she saw people with masks over their noises or no masks, she would pull back and get anxious. being exposed after public preschool has helped. what kind of words of wisdom or advice could i give to her other than i love the swiss cheese metaphor, but making her feel really secure about the numbers and transmission rates among kids in the age group. >> i think it is probably helpful to -- one thing i find can be helpful is the idea that we are all in it together. it means so much to kids who are young that -- they understand that. they connect with the idea of helping each other. helping her feel like the entire

oregon is seeing some of the highly daily infections since the start of the pandemic. new york city will soon require people to show vaccination to enter shows and gyms. >>> a home of the defense minister in afghanistan, five suicide bombers involved. it has all the hallmarks of a taliban attack and raises more concern about the stability of the country as u.s. troops withdraw. >>> at the olympics, the u.s. women's basketball team advance to the semifinals with a 79-55 rout of australia. they play serbia on friday and american sydney mcloughlin won the 400-meter hurdles. >>> today's weather, windy and dry conditions raise the fire danger in the west. heat returns to the upper midwest. possible flooding in parts of new england. >>> finally, the new dad who got creative with his marriage proposal. >> the couple's newborn baby played a key role in their engage. will ganss with the story. >> reporter: if the best things come in small packages, then a couple in massachusetts just hit the jackpot. chely and jonathan are celebrating not one, but two milestone moments. first t

we learned overnight about new precautions being taken from florida to oregon. the cdc reports a troubling spike in covid deaths in just the last week. this morning, frustrated health care workers making a desperate anfagu >> the nurses are exhausted mentally, physically, emotionally. >> reporter: in oklahoma city this nurse says hospitals are overwhelmed with unvaccinated patients. >> i want oklahomans to know if they saw what we see every day, they would be in line for the vaccination. >> reporter: in kentucky more than 20 hospitals report critical staffing shortages. in mississippi, emergency management officials are deploying 1,000 health care workers to assist dozens of struggling hospitals. covid deaths are up 23% nationwide in the last week and when it comes to hospitalizations, the cdc says unvaccinated people are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized than vaccinated people. the good news is vaccinations are at a six-week high. the bad news is the delta variant is taking a toll. vaccine effectiveness at preventing infection dropped from 91% before the

a number, and i'm talking many, many fires burning throughout california up into oregon and then back into idaho and montana. the concern is we have another weather maker coming on through. this is going to really increase the winds. it's going to bring beneficial rain but the winds will be increasing and spreading that dangerous smoke throughout the atmosphere and also bringing that poor air quality. for accuweather, i'm chris nallan. >>> coming up, the major cruise lines making a big change affecting passengers. >>> but first the chaos at the airport getting even worse today with more flights being abruptly canceled and nine-hour wait times for customer service. so what can be done? we take a closer look. >>> and later, a stunning sight in san francisco. truthfully, it's frustrating to see how fast dust reappears. but dusting with a cloth is a pain. and dealing with a bulky vacuum.. . is such a hassle. uchhh!!! so now we use our swiffer sweeper and dusters. the fluffy fibers? they pick up dust easily. grabbing it in all those hard-to-reach places. gotcha!!! and for our floors, sweep

and across the country, health officials in portland, oregon, also sounding the alarm after a patient died in one hospital's e.r. while waiting for an icu bed. >> we're so full that we can't accept other patients that need care, and it's really alarming to think about if something did happen, that our icu wouldn't be able to accept anyone else because we are so full of covid. >> reporter: tonight marking the third consecutive day of more than 1 million vaccine doses reported administered in over two months. new york city, once the epicenter of the pandemic, now roaring back. welcoming tens of thousands of people to its outdoor homecoming concert. those in attendance must show proof of vaccination if eligible or a negative covid test. this as the pace of vaccinations is expected to ramp up. "the new york times" now reporting the fda is working to get full approval for the pfizer vaccine, possibly by next week. >> many think that could make a difference in getting more people vaccinated. elwyn lopez joining us from atlanta where a number of hospitals are nearing capacity. there's also n

the national guard deployed from georgia to oregon to help deal with the surge. at utm b's jennie sealy hospital in galveston, nearly all the covid patients are on ventilators, and all but one are unvaccinated. we're in one of the icu floors here and every single room is full. you can tell where the covid patients are, because they have the iv bags just outside. dr. shawn nishi says this is the new normal. >> it's very chaotic, because these patients are very unpredictable. at one moment they look great and the next moment, they're dying. >> reporter: and it's taking a toll on the staff. >> you will see the nurses' faces. they are the heart and soul of this institution, but a little bit of them is dying with every patient. >> reporter: southeast texas reporting nearly 700 patients are waiting for beds. there are people who, to this day, don't believe this is -- this is real. >> and i say every day i wish those people could take a walk through these units and see what these patients are going through. >> reporter: in oklahoma, cheyne satter was unvaccinated when h

it is awful still right near the wildfires as you would expect, northern california, oregon border and also poor for sensitive groups in the sierra. walnut creek camera giving you a very smoky view. the air quality advisory was extended by the air district through tomorrow. because of the wildfire smoke. so definitely keep an eye on that. also keeping an eye on the monsoon moisture as we saw a couple of drops early this morning. let you know if there will be more in our future coming up. >>s ry thel election is just about one month away now. mail ballots have already started going out in some counties. maybe you've seen yours. a candidate looking to replace governor gavin newsom are making a final push in these last few weeks to rally voters. larry elder was in the south bay today where a rally just wrapped up not very long ago and abc7 news reporter dustin dorsey is live with that story. dustin. reporter: yeah, that's right, dan. that event wrapped up about an hour ago here. supporting larry elder. all his supporters cam out here as he continued to try to build up more support. ahead

in oregon, hospitalizations up nearly tenfold in the last six weeks. >> with fewer staff and fewer beds, we're struggling to meet patients' needs. >> reporter: h kentucky breaking records. the governor frustrated. >> i'm going to admit up front today i'm a little emotional and a little raw. >> reporter: but in florida tonight, a major legal victory for ten school districts defying the governor's ban on mandates. a judge ruling the governor overstepped his authority. desantis vowing to appeal. this as the country reaches a new milestone -- 50% of kids 12 to 17 years old have now had their first vaccine dose. and overall, more than a million doses administered in the last day, the most in eight weeks. >> whit johnson back with us. the u.s. intelligence community we know divided on the origins of covid-19? >> reporter: that's right, david. we are seeing a divide within the intelligence community on the findings here -- four agencies assessing with low confidence that the virus was spread to humans from an infected animal. another agency assessing with moderate confidence that it came from

it will bring the hottest temperatures up near oregon and washington. this is just enough to pull -- look at that -- the heat and monsoon moisture. we will see what it does to our temperatures. 81, sunnyvale. 82, palo alto. 80, san mateo. 70, downtown. mid to upper 60's, northbay coast. 88 to about 92 degrees for the northbay vallerichmond and berko upper 70's. as you move inland, 95 in san ramon. tonight, you can see the extra cloud cover in the middle and upper parts of the atmosphere. that will keep us in the mid-50's. it will be harder to see the meteor shower tonight because of the cloud cover but i would go out and try it anyway. temperatures ping-pong between the upper 90's and 100s through sunday. back to average to a little below average monday and tuesday. kumasi: move over, facebook messenger, tiktok is the world's most downloaded app. it survived president trumps effort to ban it from the u.s. reggie: want a date? get the shot. vaccination status is having a big impact on singles and whether they choose to swipe left or right. the new survey

we have red throughout northern part of the state and across the state line to oregon. most of the fires are out there. thankfully we have been saved this summer because we've had a prevailing southwest to northeast wind that has been pushing that smoke away from us. that could change today. we have drizzle which is far east in places like walnut creek. 680 towards 24. we have a damp morning with the coolest ties to follow this afternoon. we have an air quality advisory and it may be upgraded because of tomorrow's forecast. tomorrow it will get hot again. we will have hot acrid air possible thanks to the slow bringing as on share flow. we get on the backside of that and look at the northwest when. that brings in the smoke. enjoy today's comfortable conditions out there with 60s at half moon bay, 70s everywhere else. north bay and east bay where we have low to mid 80s. the heat is easing around the state. no record highs. 80s and 90s to the central valley. red flag warning with high fire danger into 10:00 this evening. potential for more fires in those areas already burn

pop-up morgues are dealing with the unprecedented demand in central florida and oregon. this september marks 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. a docuseries includes never before seen footage. it premieres on our sister network, national geographic, tomorrow. we spoke with the project's producers. >> we've got to get everybody out. reporter: "911:1 day in recounts the fateful day 20 years ago, at times minute by minute, of first person narratives. filmmakers interviewed 544 people, learning their personal stories. >> you develop a relationship and rapport through these first-person accounts, and that is really the primary purpose, to be able to start to build empathy and humanize the events. >> so those little moments of caring for one another, with a difference between life and death. >> i think we were keen to step back and make sure it was very much the people who experienced that day who have their voices heard. >> i am going to live. they left me here to die, but i am going to go home. they rescued me so i could go home. reporter: to create this series, the filmmaking