i have been home in oregon for a couple of weeks. but the week before i left d.c. i had dinner with joe manchin and we worked through a lot of stuff. i will continue to talk to him. i understand him. i have got a red district. his is blazing red. i have a lot of the same issues he does with my rural areas and that. so we have a fair amount in common. i will continue my conversations with him and hopefully they will come along. i haven't seen hard and fast lines in the sand. they have expressed concerns about the total spending but not saying they don't want to do a bill and not saying -- i have not heard any of the president's programs proposed they say they are opposed to. jacqueline: write. -- right. did you have dinner on each one of each other's houseboats? rep. defazio: they are not houseboats, they are real votes. my colleague has a yacht, it is quite a bit bigger than mine, but no. they move, they are real. we had dinner at the club and they had very good food at a reasonable price. jacqueline: have you lived on a boat throughout your entire three or four ye

violence broke out on the streets of portland, oregon and the northwestern u.s.. one man was arrested and several people were injured and clashes between far-right and left wing demonstrators happened. they attacked each other with paintball guns, fireworks and bear repellent splay. portland has been a magnet for clashes between political extremists since last year. staying in the united states, devastating floods have struck tennessee, killing 22 people. around 22 others are missing. record-breaking rainfall and flash floods surging through central areas of the state, sweeping away homes and because. a local resident said this was the third and worst flooding to strike the area since 2010. >> homes, hopes and lives destroyed. a resident filmed the fast-moving floodwaters that swamped the u.s. states of tennessee. caused by record rainfall. the national weather center says one county was drenched by 43 centimeters of rain in just 24 hours. children and adults drowned and people are still missing. even the rescuers fear it might be too late to find survivors. >> gi

., as medical staff battle to save lives at an oregon hospital. >> us i.c.u. nurses are used to winning, and we're not winning. >> o'donnell: in our back-to- school series, a focus on mental health. the groundbreaking program to help students as they return to the classroom. travel slowdown. why are americans suddenly canceling their flights? plus, will europe soon ban american tourists? dangerous storm forming. the latest on what could become a major hurricane. and, mission of hope. u.s. service members in afghanistan show the best of humanity, risking their lives to save others. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin tonight with breaking news on one of the darkest days for the u.s. military in more than a decade. as troops were overseeing the evacuation, twin suicide attacks near the kabul airport killed at least 13 u.s. service members, 15 others were wounded. at least 90 afghans were killed, 150 wounded. it was exactly the typ

." >>> happening now, firefighters near the california/oregon border are getting a handle on the dixie fire. the dixie fire burned 30,000 acres, and the number of structures. >>> tonight they are holding a virtual shop, getting under way at 6:00 p.m. >>> one of the best technologies is not only being ignored but goes back decades, and a good old-fashioned lookout tower. more than a century, the u.s. forest had thousands. east bay times sz reports, they spot dozens of fires every season. because the towers are often in great locations maybe it's time to make what is old new again. >> i am sure we would get a lot of volunteers for that. >> we don't have a volunteer, but we have a meteorologist this morning for you, and kari hall is telling us what we can expect from the weather today. >> yeah, here's a live look outside in san jose. we are going to start out with the clouds once again. the air quality is going to be good for some spots, including the bay and the coast. we are going to, unfortunately, have one more day of some clear air before that smoke returns. take a look at temperatur

. >>> joining me now is oregon congressman, curt shrader, a democratic member of the house energy and commerce committee. welcome to you. i do want to start with your thoughts on afghanistan, how it's all played out during this gut-wrenching week. are you confident that all americans who want to leave will be out by tuesday? we just got that number of 358 americans and we want to remind others there are some 280, those americans are hesitant to leave. some will have dual citizenship, they've got families in afghanistan. that may be what's contributing to the delay. >> i do feel, given the rate of evacuation that's currently under way by the department of defense and listening to the general's report, by the deadline every american that wants to leave will have that opportunity. the problem is, of course, there will be many of our afghan allies that will probably not be able to get out in time. give the defense department high marks, and frankly some of our commercial airline partners high marks for helping to make this massive evacuation remotely possible given the rapid decline in th

so voters in oregon dutifully celebrated, and out from under them the world changed. suddenly things in america went from flaccid to highly turbulent. especially true in oregon when it was fighting left-wing militia for more than a year.ci the biggest city was destroyed, people died. and then a virus arrived from china and it killed thousands. it was a very serious moment, unfortunately oregon did not have a very serious leader. it had some dopey soccer mom who got elected because she claims she had a girlfriend in college. kate brown unfortunately turned out to be dimmer than air, that she did not know anything or had any achievements, she wilted and became a rational, she is exactly the leader you do not want in a crisis and yet she was the governor, which in the age of corona made her very close to god and she acted like it. here is kate brown commanding oregonians to stop going outside without their little masks on even if they have been vaccinated. >> today i'm announcing that effective friday august 27th, masks will be required in all public outdoor settings whe

oregon. parents absolutely deserve to have their kids come through high school to know they can read and write and do math. but for whatever reason democrats in oregon have abandoned our kids. >> dana: the newspaper editorial. it deserves a veto. oregon schools were among the last in the country to reopen to in-person instruction due to the pandemic. legislators should be focused on students helping to regain the ground they last, not on lowering standards. i have to say i also think the country deserves better. we as a country invest in our young people to get them educated. it doesn't help these kids in their careers and life to not have to at least do basic standards and democrats are pushing for free community college. you should have to prove some standards to be met before all of that passes. why won't the governor answer any questions about this? >> well, it's misguided. she has made another bad decision. and it's a long list of issues in oregon that come streit to the question of lead

i know he will represent oregon. well oh, god oh, my god. oh yeah. oh jalil tucker out of san diego the fast position recruits well as his dad told us we'll be gone to oregon. yeah, you know, yeah, at least they seem to be taking it well, right there still darn proud of their son, man. yeah, and they have every reason everyone know what a great choice oregon had a great schools a dad moment, right it is a total you want to get is a total you want to get away? yeah. crap. crappacino. charlie craplin. in colombia, when the old man starts yelling at the mail, we put them on a sandbar and wait for the tide to come in. well, delgado's got a doozy of a valentine's dilemma. i texted out feelers for two dates. vicky noh is top choice, but alexa potts has been doing this bad-girl thing lately i'm into. so, while i wait for a yes from noh, i've got to keep potts on the back burner. oh, my god. is it still talking? jay, that's so rude! he overthinks everything. (ringtone plays) if you have a shot at the bad girl, jump. i don't know. she has a stepdad who only p

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oregon, i'm sure you've heard of this, oregon is imposing an outdoor mask mandate even for vaccinated people. what do you make of that? >> if this isn't all the evidence you need to show that masks are about control, democrats in particular some of the democrats in blue states and blue city like to exert over their constituents that is going on here, this -- no reason to be doing that and it is unbelievable that they are that stupid in oregon but you see other stuff going on with safe zones and drugs and homelessness, this is not part of the country we need to take our direction from. they are on the wrong base again. stuart: what is it about oregon? it is a beautiful state. you got to wear a mask, it is unbelievable really. congressman jackson, glad we ended on a light note, we were pleased to get your opinions on afghanistan. again soon. then we have the governor of hawaii begging tourists to stay home, don't come to hawaii. what is the problem in hawaii. >> it is not a good time because of the covid variant and don't visit the island right now, don't hear that very often. covid cas

the story out of oregon -- a coalition of oregon legislators joined by governor kate brown yesterday in saying the state will accept refugees fleeing the fall of afghanistan. the letter they sent -- "together we call on the biden administration to lift caps and take other actions that will save lives at this time. as a state we must take the necessary steps to be able to resettle families when they arrive. events in afghanistan echoed the departure of the united states from saigon following the end of the vietnam war." as we talk about the potential resettlement, we are simply asking you, would you welcome afghan refugees in your part of the country? republicans, 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000, and the special and for recent refugees, we want to hear your story, 202-748-8003. bob is up first. ohio. democrat. caller: good morning. listen, i would welcome any of the refugees in this part of ohio, but the biggest thing is with fox news preying on these people every day telling everybody not to let them commune, they should not be helping -- come in, they should not be helping the

oregon's mask mandate was reinstated on wednesday and took effect today. canada will soon require all travelers to be vaccinated against covid-19 officials say that includes passengers on commercial flights, cruise ships and trains between provinces. the rule is expected to go into effect no later than october. the measure comes after canada opened its border to u. s. citizens on monday. yeah, well, california's gubernatorial recall election is set for one month from tomorrow and today, governor newsom defended his job performance while two of his opponents made their case for a recall. ktvu is jesse gary has their message for voters. he broke himself out as summer fades. a new season moves to the four. it's the next california political season in san francisco friday. governor gavin newsom on the stump to stay in office. i just hope folks i want to level seven. what could happen on election day if we don't turn out in historic numbers to vote? no. on this recall, we could go up a cloak, covid clip and just a matter of weeks if we don't take this moment se

inside oregon's hospital crisis. as we approach the bottom of the welcome to allstate. where our new auto rates are so low, ♪ you'll jump for joy. ♪ here, better protection costs a whole lot less. you're in good hands with allstate. click or call for a lower auto rate today. >>> pandemic protocols both are now requiring proof of vaccine for passengers 12 and up as the industry battles some significant headwinds. cdc says older people and those at high risk from covid should not go on cruises at all regardless of vaccination status so now cruise companies are doubling down on efforts to target younger cruisers. here's cnbc's seema mody >> reporter: after a 15-month covid-induced hiatus the cruise lines are back at sea. but it hasn't been smooth sailing. despite strict protocols a handful of ships reporting covid cases on board >> we've clearly seen in the near term, and by near term i mean bookings for the rest of the year, we have seep a bit of a slowdown >> reporter: the delta variant is starting to have an impact on travelers' plans 36% of respondents say they are

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

firefighters in oregon finally have the upper hand against the giant "bootleg" fire. they made major progress over the weekend, and more than 80% of the fire contained. and in northern california, evacuation orders have been lifted for several areas around the "dixie" fire. it is 33% contained. a heat wave across southeastern europe is also fueling wildfires. the worst fires are in turkey, including one that burned through the resort town of marmurus. the fires have sent locals and tourists fleeing, and killed eight people. and in greece, temperatures hit 113 today. in central china, the official death toll in last month's catastrophic flooding has tripled to 302, with 50 people still missing. extreme rain around zhingzao triggered mudslides, collapsed homes and destroyed crops. at one point, the city got eight inches of rain in a single hour. the president of afghanistan today blamed the u.s. for rapid gains by the taliban. the group's fighters closed in on the capitals of kandahar, helmand and herat provinces over the weekend. in kabul today, ashraf ghani told parli

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

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

one of those hospitals is in bend, oregon where nurses say they're frustrated, exhausted and defeated from watching so many people suffer so mightily from this disease. you're about to see what they're facing firsthand a warning, i'm required to give. this story may be hard to watch. here's pat doris from nbc affiliate kgw in portland. >> reporter: on the highway west of redmond a cry for help. st. charles medical implores people to get the covid vaccine, reminding them 97% of patients who ended up in the hospital did not have it. some who ignore the plea end up here, at the main hospital in bend, which handles trauma cases for three counties in central oregon >> are you doing okay? >> reporter: and now is filling up with some very sick covid patients >> most of our covid patients are in the back. >> reporter: in the icu lives hang in the balance. >> do you need more help >> she's calling family. >> this patient is trying to die right now. we're trying to get a hold of family to let them know that transitions are happening. >> reporter: that's monica schultz, the icu manager earlier t

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.

in partnership with our nbc portland, oregon, affiliate kgw reporter christine pitawanich takes us inside the icu >> reporter: hospitals in oregon are at their breaking point only 7% of icu beds available across the state. >> every single patient on this unit right now has a breathing tube >> reporter: here at ohsu hospital in portland, more than a dozen critically ill covid patients fill the medical icu. all but one are unvaccinated >> there's always a nurse kind of right here ready to intervene. >> reporter: people from all over the pacific seaboard come here to ohsu to get medical treatment from alaska to idaho to montana. >> our physicians are just being called at every opportunity, can you take this patient, can you help us consult on this patient. this patient is 26 and dying. this patient is 21 and dying. this patient is a father of four and dying, and that's when they turn to us and it's full. >> reporter: health care workers are exhausted and straining to keep up with the surge of covid patients you see these people, you know it's preventable. >> yeah. >> reporter: what goes thro

i talk too much. >> dagen: if i have to go to oregon i am going to wear a big bowl of water around my neck. >> jessica: it's not a great policy. there are enough angry liberals where this is not happening in big liberal states, it's not happening in new york, private businesses want to say when you're inside, please put on a mask, everywhere i go in now, if i'm walking in somewhere to pick up a diet coke, going to the bank, i put on a mask. but covid is unfortunately here to stay and we are going to be getting our boosters soon and that's probably going to be, semiannual or annual tradition and that's just life. we need to figure out what's going on with the kids, as the number one priority but when you say something like, you're just going for a walk, i'd like you to wear a mask, people are going to get really angry even if they agree with your politics and that can backfire especially when covid will probably be the top issue alongside the economy come 2022. >> greg: you are right, covid is going to be here forever and we are probably going to end up doing booster shots but we can't

and then to the north, right near the california-oregon border, there are six other fires burning. so we have all of this smoke in northern california. the way the wind pattern is setting up, we think we'll head to tomorrow. it will be very unhealthy there. weather conditions, what we've seen happen over the last 24 hours, it has been on the eastern side of it growing 4,000 acres. the temperatures are cool in the cities. it will get even hotter than the 80s. you can see once we hit saturday and sunday. we'll take a look coming up. >>> three rubbles and a democrat i can, a the contractic look. >> reporter: three republicans, former san diego mayor kevin falconer, and democrat youtube star, on the debate stage laying out why they should take over governor newsom's job. first, addressing how they would stop the spread of covid. >> i will make sure we have an appropriate supply of masks well fitted for the children and people of our state so with ventilation we can end covid. >> i would say i'll start serving the people of california. i think when we build that trust, people are well a

more than 1,000 workers in colorado, illinois, oregon, and virginia are on strike after negotiations on a new contract broke down with its parent compa company, mondelez international. one of the sticking points includes turning eight-hour shifts into 12-hour ones without overtime. they say the goal is to continue to provide employees with good wages and competitive benefits. >>> amazon may soon have a new place for you to buy stuff. the e-commerce giant reportedly plans to open department stores in the u.s. the "wall street journal" says amazon will start with opening shops in ohio and california. the company will apparently sell clothing, household items, and electronics. it's not clear when the stores will open. amazon has not confirmed anything. >>> and how much would you shell out for an autograph? an apple 2 manual signed by the late steve jobs sold for nearly $800,000 when it hit the auction block. in it the company's co-founder and former ceo wrote to a person named julian saying, "your generation is the first to grow up with computers. go change the world, stephen jobs, 1980

but the federal government, oregon, and most states have no broad mandates for cooling devices, even for the poor and elderly in publicly subsidized housing. >> we do need to adjust our baseline of what is considered adequate for a person to live and be safe in their home. >> reporter: just a few miles away from where jollene brown died, linda aikin watched in horror as her neighbor was wheeled out on a gurney, losing his life to heatstroke do you think laws can change >> yes i never want to see this, my neighbor going out in a body bag. >> reporter: home forward, which operates affordable housing where multiple people lost their lives says they can't afford to put ac units inside every residence, adding in a statement, "given the scale of the climate crisis, we need all the support we can get. but the federal government has cut over a billion dollars in funding to help low-income families pay energy bills, and few cities have laws requiring landlords to offer air conditioning >> i definitely think it's going to happen again. >> reporter: tonight shane brown is speaking out for those

at the time there is not a whole lot going on in oregon, so voters did not ask many questions. the one thing they did learn about kate brown over and over again is that she is a self-described bisexual. why is this relevant? perhaps the media did not explain, they told us without explaining what it meant that this fact was historicnd

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

i think what they're covering up in oregon, deneen. only 37% of the black students in 10th grade after at grade level. only 5% above. for hispanic students, 35 and 40% respectively. they're doing the kids a disservice. it should be argument for school choice. obviously the public schools are not getting it done, are they? >> woke movement is a failed movement as well, charles. that falls under that umbrella. where is the outrage of the parents with this bill passing? they're setting students up for failure which is a shame. you mentioned about international competition, as well, china, for example, they place education at a higher bar than schools in oregon. charles: sure. i want you to take a listen to an encounter in the senate. i want to get your thoughts. >> this senator is giving us a gift, finally once and for all we can put to bed this scurrilous accusation somebody in this great esteemed body would want to defund the police. can we add also every senator here wants to defund the police believes that god, country and apple pie.

we are seeing in the northwest in states like oregon and washington, we're even seeing them in the midwest, increases. even if the increase that we are seeing in the sunbelt states, it's dramatic. >> he also says we are at a critical point with schools reopening. senate majority leader, chuck schumer is calling for a crackdown on fake vaccination crowds and he's calling on the feds including the fbi to stop the flow of fake cards cominging in from overseas. >> this is incredible. some people, rather than get the vaccine which is free, are paying money for a fake card and risking prosecution because it's against the law. who could be that dumb? who could be that dumb? the vaccine is free and the vaccine is safe. get the vaccine. >> and it's a federal crime and carries a possible fine and up to five years in prison. this weekend l.a. and tomorrow's san jose, governor newsom making the rounds and urging people to vote no on the recall. newsom's vote no of action continues today in l.a., and stops include thanking volunteers giving time and energy to his campaign. some voters already received

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

terry in oregon, democrat line. caller: good morning. i shout out to the twitter fans we all call you in the morning. to voice my opinion about president biden, i support him 100%. he has taken on a difficult task and he is getting it done. we can criticize the situation afterward. host: when you look at the situation as it is why do you describe it as getting it done? caller: because we are making progress. every day more and more people are getting out. it is maybe not going as fast as i wish it would but it is going fast. sorry, let me take a breath. i am nervous. [laughs] but there are a lot of factors that have been brought up the last few weeks. as far as my opinion on c-span, you have really dropped the ball as far as bringing up other topics that are just as crucial going on in the country. the pandemic, how desantis is handling it -- host: i will stop you there saying our covid coverage is second to none. this concern in afghanistan only taking place the last week and a half. this is why we are focused on this but you can finish

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

she worked in the paradise fire, malibu, oregon, davenport, helping lay the first stones of recovery. >> we don't promise them miracles. we can't give them back the day before. but we can help them re-imagine what the town will look like. >> reporter: her next stop, the home of kevin goss. >> we don't know everything, but we know everyone who knows everything. >> i need her to help me guide through the different femas and the this, who to contact and all this stuff. i've got enough on my plate just trying to console folks. >> are they communicating with you? >> reporter: for thompson, there is sadness knowing the need for her work won't end soon. >> we know places like greenville, you're going to see on repeat for the next couple of years. >> reporter: sometimes a shoulder. >> house been taken away. >> we are not saviors. we are not heroes. we are wildfire survivors. >> reporter: nbc bay area news. >> that is so sad that she has all these fires to go back to. just in a couple of years, so many places to visit. >> it's such a terrible situation. pg&e is confirming that windy, dry condi

oregon is aflame. we have so many fires burning simultaneously and the largest fire is over 400,000 acres. 400,000 acres. think how long it would take if you were on a hike to pass through 400,000 acres. you know, a few years ago we had a group of homes that were burned out in john day oregon, some 24 or so homes. we thought that was a big deal. then last summer we had six towns burnt to the ground, completely incinerated. and now we have these massive massive fires -- as does idaho and montana and washington state and california state and colorado and utah and new mexico arizona. the west is aflame because the temperatures are so much higher. what else is happening in oregon? well our snowpack is disappearing. average snowpack decreasing. it is affecting the amount of irrigation water we have. it is affecting the fact that our streams are now smaller and warmer than they were before, affecting our trout on the one hand our salmon. and the ocean is acidifying. now we've got some 30% more acid in the oc

first up, oregon governor kate brown announced an outdoor statewide mandate regardless of vaccination status. >> masks have proven to be effective against transmission and are a necessary measure right now, even in some outdoor settings, to help us fight covid to protect one another. i want to stress, however, that this rule doesn't mean you have to wear a mask at all times outdoors. i know we are all tired of masking, but this simple act of kindness and compassion protects our communities and save lives. >> greg: so we are back to masking outside even though it is leap. there's no science. but maybe it's a trick to help antifa blend in. who knows. research shows the outdoor transmission rid of the virus is less than 1% and at the cdc exaggerated when they said it was around 10%. so ironically, saying they exaggerated by 1000% is actually not an exaggeration. [scattered laughter] meanwhile in australia, the birthplace of jazz, a man who left hotel quarantine to go to a bar has been sentenced to 14 days in jail. he didn't have covid but a judge that he put people at risk and that was e

shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon near the berkeley bowl marketplace on san pablo avenue in oregon street. the victim was a 59 year-old man. he was taken to a local hospital and is in critical condition, but stable condition. some bottle avenue was closed for several hours the teen grayson street and hines avenue while police investigated the incident is sense. then re opened. the big story now the white house says evacuations in afghanistan are beginning to pick up some steam, according to the biden administration. the u.s. evacuated 3,000 people yesterday, 350 of those were american citizens. raquel martin is live in washington d c with the very latest good morning. workout. >>good morning will those numbers are up from the day before but still fall short of what the administration is saying their goal is just a few days ago, they said they want to evacuate between 5 9,000 people each day now if they stay on this trajectory. it will make it nearly impossible for them to evacuate the thousands of afghans and american citizens who want to evacuate before they pull those troops out

los angeles, oregon, idaho, new mexico, texas, georgia, florida, new york, and points west on the way home. it is accompanied by photographs capturing the spirit of specific places. >> you have these different stories of how people arrive at latino identity. in new mexico for example, people think of themselves as spanish, because that was the place at was most colonized by the spanish during the spanish empire, so that identity is different from south florida, where you had this cuban migration, and so to be latino, it means so many things from new york, los angeles, dallas, texas, el paso. >> we are brown, black, white, indigenous, some speak spanish, some don't. how much is that diversity understood? >> not at all. there is a failure to understand the intimacies at the heart of the latino experience, the ambivalence people feel. you know, your average first generation immigrant is really conflicted about his or her or their identity. where do i really belong? ? mexican -- mexican, honduran? the intertwined moral -- enter turmoil defines us as people. -- enter turmoil defines us as

now, tucker, we have got to talk about oregon, the governor kate brown is going nuts. she wants people to wear masks outside but the homeless tucker, they don't have to do it. they can wear whatever they want. >> because they are holy and you are not. homeless are the so-called -- the transients, the drug addicts the i have a grants living across from your house and defecating in the sidewalk are destroying things that previous generations built; therefore, they are good. you, who are paying for the whole thing must be punished, therefore you are required to wear a mask outdoors even though there is precisely no science to suggest outdoor transmission of covid is a thing, even fauci has admitted that every study, there is a huge study in ireland a quarter million covid cases they study deed. one in 1,000 with outdoor transmission. even if you ignored that science and convinced yourself that people were getting covid while jogging you still wouldn't force them to wear masks because paper masks don't work. there is a lot of research on the subject. it's almost not worth

the same is true for oregon and illinois and michigan. talk about flying blind relative to children, we need better data and that's got to be the basis for action. >> what do you say to the families in local communities, kids getting ready to go back to school, they're in states, florida, texas and they're hearing their leaders say, you get to decide the mask thing. nobody can tell you. we don't know that they work that well. they'll never be mandated here. what do you say? >> so let me start with the public health, the public health says -- and we don't know how few masks we can get away with in schools. but we have a raging pandemic and we do know with good data that if children wear masks in school, they can be safe. they can be safe in the community. and i've been vocal about this. look, i like these governors, a lot of things they do. but i do believe local communities need to make the decision. there are local communities where mask mandates can be very helpful. there are probably local communities where there could be harmful and i

the california-oregon border. we can look forward to this. it is definitely some good news. >> let's home so. >>> the u.s. off the safe list. what we've learned about travel restrictions about to go into effect for americans heading to europe. >>> first, nbc bay area and telemundo 48 offering the pause-itively good awards. >>> happening now for the first time in three months, vta lightrail trains are back. it has been a long delay after that mass shooting left nine people dead in may. it will provide everyone rides through september 12th. while some are ready to go back to work but others are not. we'll be right back. >>> we are tracking the caldor fire every step of the way. and there you have it- woah. wireless on the most reliable network nationwide. wow. -big deal! ...we get unlimited for just 30 bucks. sweet, i get that too and mine has 5g included. that's cool, but ours save us serious clam-aroonies. relax people, my wireless is crushing it. that's because you all have xfinity mobile with your internet. it's wireless so good, it keeps o

hawaii and oregon both setting records for new cases. we will talk everything covid with dr. sanjay gupta and a doctor from children's hospital. so, sanjay, who is considered moderately or severely immunocompromised and eligible for the third dose? >> well, they put a list out, the cdc on their website of the types of conditions that would fall under this category. people have received organ trance plants, they're taking medications for rejection of organs recently through chemo therapy. people with auto that you immean systems to tamp down their immune system. it is on the honor system. there is no preparation that will be necessary. you don't have to show up with an anti-body test to show that your anti-bodies are low. they recommend you don't do that. so it will be more of a people generally know they're immunocompromised. it's a conversation they have with their doctors. they will be recommend this third shot. why they did it was as you said in the only did they have evidence of lower immunity. they're also getting sick. people who are vaccinated and immunocompromised wer

temperatures in western oregon could hit 25 degrees above normal. a "new york times" investigation found the record-shattering heatwave that hit oregon and washington in june may have led to about 600 deaths, three times official estimates of the death toll. despite the unfolding climate disasters, the biden administration urged opec to wednesday pump more oil to combat high fuel costs and rising inflation in the united states. just three weeks ago, the oil-producing cartel agreed to increase oil production by 400,000 rrels per day. in afghanistan, the taliban has taken control of the city of ghazni, the tenth provincial capital to fall to the taliban in under a week. "the washington post" reports u.s. intelligence officials are predicting kabul could fall to the taliban within one to three months. this week the biden administration launched a last-ditch effort to convince the taliban it would face international condemnation if it takes all of afghanistan by force. in a setback for wikileaks founder julian assange, a british judge ruled to allow the

the start with oregon and the outdoor mask mandate. under the governor's direction and the role to requirements fo all individuals regardless of vaccination status in outdoor settings. if there from different households and i can't maintain physical distance. the science support that? it's going to help or not? we've done this before. >> it sounds excessive. it is treat that delta is more likely to spread outdoor than previous strains with up still better than indoors. we want to try to move from the indoor setting to the outdoor setting so we put restrictions on the outdoor settings, it discourages the general movemen right now. >> political has a report sayin that cdc studies point to winning immunity from the vaccine, but we're not getting all the information. two senior administration officials has kept the efficacy and data from other senior bide officials and that raise questions with then you ministration about by the agenc decided to recommend booster shots. why does it feel like there's a lack of transparency. these are big de