>> high temperatures and high fire danger. what you need to know ahead of the weekend. >> and a gas station in the danger zone. dozens ransacked the market overnight. and it is all caught on camera. >> it's a bad episode, uh. no indication of any serious condition. i was exhausted, i didn't listen to my instincts in terms of preparing and a bad night. >> the biden interview, what it means after that debate. with that, we say, good afternoon and thanks for joining us. >> i'm dion lim and i'm julian glover. we'll have all of those stories in just a few moments. but we do want to start with the weather once again today. you see the fog rolling in on the golden gate bridge. that is some good news for sure, but inland it is certainly a different story. >> with temperatures still soaring, abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel has been watching it all. sandhya. yeah, diane and julian once again into the triple digits inland. so let me show you our temperature spread right now. 106 in livermore, 104 degrees in brentwood. you'll notice 92 in san jose. the city

is lot cooler. same thing for oakland. but you head up into fairfield. it's 105 degrees 92, right now in santa rosa. excessive heat warnings for inland areas and the heat advisory for the bay shoreline both remain up until next wednesday at 11 p.m, so you still need to take it easy in the heat, especially in our inland areas where we're still expecting those triple digits you can see hourly this evening. still going to be hot inland as we head into 8 p.m, still showing up in the 80s and 90s along the coast. much better though in the 50s. by 1055 tonight, those temperatures tomorrow morning starting out mild for most areas except near the coast and then quickly heating up away from the beaches into the triple digits once again. we also have a red flag warning for our hilltops that remains up until tomorrow night due to low humidity and gusty winds. i'll be back with the accuweather seven day forecast to show you when the temperatures will finally drop out of the triple digits. >> julian and diane okay, thank you so much sandhya. lots of

people have been heading to bay area beaches to beat the heat. you're looking at a live picture right here from santa cruz where you can see the beach is pretty crowded right now in the north bay. >> stinson beach is also seeing huge crowds. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard says residents and local businesses are bracing for more people. this weekend. >> getting away or change of scenery. sometimes it's what the doctor ordered for mcclatchy and powell packed up the kids and headed for the sand and sea breezes of stinson beach, leaving his very hot house behind in oakland. the house has been about 97, till about two in the morning. then it gets down to about 75. >> so beating the heat is this weekend's only mission, as the heat wave continues inland with triple digit temperatures. all of these people had the right idea because right now it's a balmy 72 degrees with just the right amount of fog. >> we just wanted to get away and get out of the city and, and

try to beat the heat and come to some cool weather. >> here's what the beach looked like on july fourth. but getting here isn't so easy when everyone else has the same idea. by noontime, traffic into town was getting messy and may only get worse. >> it's going to be crowded, so if you don't leave early on saturday or sunday, there's a very good chance you're going to stuck in traffic for like an hour. >> the parking lot for the beach filled up quickly, leaving many hunting for a space. >> it's really bad and i haven't been able to find parking the whole time. we've probably been driving around for like ten 15 minutes and just watch it like it's being at a concert. >> kind of like in your own town. >> larry rosenthal is a local, and he's learned to hunker down when temperatures rise and the masses arrive, you don't go over the hill, period at all. >> and if you do, it's you don't come back. >> 7,000 pounds of ice in three days. >> stinson beach market owner sergio vergara says inland heat waves are great for his business. he's stocking up on

supplies. >> lots of ice, lots of beer, lots of wine, ice cream. >> got your sandwich. you know, your your chips for the beach and you drinks. >> yeah. >> in a town where the population is about 500 people, there will be lots of company until our heat wave is over. >> not too hot, not too cold. we will be comfortable for a while in stinson beach. >> cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> the hot weather also drew crowds to lake tahoe. this video shows dozens upon dozens of people just queuing up for a daytime cruise at zephyr cove marina. temperatures there hovered in the mid 80s there today, but a heat advisory kicks in. there on saturday with temperatures reaching into the upper 90s. >> of course, the east bay is another place where the temperatures are expected to hit triple digits once again this weekend, abc seven news reporter ryan curry went to pleasanton, where the alameda county fair has some help to keep the guests there. cool >> you think they have enough ice because they're going to

need it? it's day four of the heat wave, and you definitely feel it here at the alameda county fair in pleasanton. >> this is no problem. you can find lots of places to cool off. >> sonia and her sons are enjoying this misting station. the heat isn't stopping them from having a good time. >> i love being here. i love bringing the boys here. a lot of good memories here, and i'm very happy to be here and spend some time with them, but it's not something they're messing around with. >> fair officials implemented several steps, offering guests relief from the hot weather. the misters are one method. the other options include spending time inside. >> our buildings are air conditioned, which i always say, if you're here on grounds, go and take a break. if you're outside every 20 minutes, pop in a building. >> but even with the measures in place, you could tell the heat took its toll. barely anyone was on rides because that area was exposed in the sun. there was a slight breeze, but not enough to cool you off on friday, it was all about the shade. three days remain at the alameda county fair and each of those days is going to be a scorcher. which is why fair officials want everyone

to take as many precautions as possible before arriving. >> make sure if you're coming to the fair that you're hydrating, that you are drinking electrolytes, that you are making sure that you have loose fitting, light colored clothing on, that you're wearing a wide brim hat that you're putting on sunscreen. >> but if it's too much to be outside in this heat, the city has a free cooling center just down the street. it's at the library. >> well, you know, we talked a lot about where should we put people when things are hot outside and they need a cool place to be in? the library has so many great resources. >> many were enjoying a quiet place, reading books while inside the air conditioned building. we have books, we have movies, we have internet, wi-fi. >> we have computers. people can use here. so uh- toys for the kids to play with. just a great place for people to be in, stay cool and entertain at the same time. >> this center will be open all weekend, making it a good escape for anyone trying to stay cool in pleasanton. ryan curry abc seven news dozens of parks will remain closed this weekend due to the extreme heat and fire

danger. >> some of them include alum rock, alum rock park in san jose, ohlone and mission peak in fremont and chabot in the oakland hills, and briones in contra costa county. so check ahead if you are thinking about heading to one of the parks this weekend. to keep an eye on the heat, you can check out the weather section on our app. it's one of the first things you'll see when you open up the abc7 bay area app. it's available wherever you stream. >> over in the south bay, firefighters are battling a fire outside the goodwill of silicon valley headquarters and donation center. sky seven was over the scene on north seventh street in san jose shortly after it started, just before 2 p.m. that fire appears to have spread to some grass nearby. no structures, though, are threatened. one firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. >> in fremont, a hazmat team is investigating after a report of an explosion there. it happened just before 11 a.m. at nutrition and ag agtech. rather renewable nitrogen fertilizer startup on

south grimmer boulevard. one person was sent to the hospital for, quote, unknown injuries or sickness, and several others complained of illness but declined medical treatment. >> an oakland gas station manager is expressing anger and frustration after dozens of people looted his business overnight. and to make matters worse, he says police never showed up after he called for help. this all happened at the 76 station on hegenberger road near interstate 880, just up the street from the airport. sam maday shared this security cam video showing a mob of more than 80 people ransacking and looting his mini mart. at about 430 this morning. he says the crowd was part of a sideshow taking place nearby, who broke in, apparently angry that the station wasn't allowing people inside, only offering window service. >> basically, everything was damaged. shelves were ripped apart, all the grocery items were torn or stepped on or vandalized the shell. we used to have a glass shelves on our

counter. they dropped everything from inside and wasn't enough for them, so they ended up throwing everything from the counter down to the floor, breaking everything. >> mart estimates that he lost more than $100,000 in stolen merchandise, in damage. we reached out to oakland police for a comment about martin's claims about the response, but have yet to hear back. >> we have some new developments in the case of an elderly driver charged in a crash that killed a family of four at a san francisco bus stop, 79 year old mary fong lao pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in her first court appearance. prosecutors say lao was speeding excessively on the wrong side of the road when she slammed into the bus stop on west portal avenue back in march. lao's attorney claims her vehicle malfunctioned, causing that crash. >> i think it's unfortunate that we can't take this as an accident without some sort of criminal culpability, and liability here, because no matter what happens behind these doors, it's not going to bring

anybody back. >> investigators have ruled out mechanical failure as the cause of the crash. police also determined lao was not intoxicated and had no medical issues. >> a warning from police today, a day ahead of the unpermitted event known as the dolores park hill bomb. >> so this is where dozens of skateboarders gather and they skateboard down the hill at high speeds. in the past, this has led to arrest injuries. one year there was even a death. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena joins us now with the latest. and, luz, you have covered this hill bomb extensively. >> that's right. deanna and dolores, park hill bomb has been happening for years. skaters spread the word through social media, and it typically happens the first weekend of july. last year, sfpd arrested more than 100 people. today, they're giving the group a heads up. don't show up. or you could get arrested again. these are images of july of 2023. sfpd in riot gear, arresting over 100 people as bottles were thrown at them and public transportation was

vandalized. this all following an unpermitted annual event where skateboarders go down a hill between 18th and 19th streets near dolores park when they're unorganized, unpermitted, unsanctioned and there are no rules at all. >> that is what we cannot allow. uh- people have been gravely injured and killed in the past. >> according to sfpd. they found online fliers advertising another hill bomb and then canceling it for the weekend ahead of any potential event, the police chief had a message if they are committing crimes, they may be arrested and they likely will be arrested or cite, if they're hanging out like kids do. >> we don't have a problem with that. >> at least 81 teenagers were arrested last year. earlier this week, sfpd held a community meeting to hear from residents in the area. mark allen has lived in the neighborhood for years. he's glad sfpd is now speaking about barricading the area.

>> i appreciate trying to get in front of these things because, you know, usually what happens is it's happening and the police are kind of standing by you know, not really knowing what to do after the fact because there's hundreds of people out there, other residents don't think closing this street will stop skateboarders. >> you can barricade it. >> they'll move up the street. let them do it for four hours. it doesn't even take up the whole day and just let them go. >> we met luke johnson at one of the city's skate parks. he's planning to attend the dolores park hill bomb. despite the consequences. you could potentially get arrested, and you're still going to do it? yeah. >> why? it's just going to be fun. >> he would like for the city to turn this into an official event. >> i feel like the reason they don't like the hill bomb is because the people that get hurt and like all the injuries and stuff that happen, so they just make it a little safer for those people. >> and the city has been open about turning this into a permitted event, but they need someone to lead it. and according to chief scott, no one has come forward. that's because

if an injury were to happen, that organizer would be held liable for now, sfpd says they will be ready to respond. luz pena, abc seven news. >> we'll wait and see what happens. thank you so much, luz. well, you probably heard them last night. fireworks. many of them illegal, lasting for hours, will have the new information from firefighters today. >> plus wildfires still burning across the state. we'll take you live to mariposa, where evacuations are underway. >> we'll take a short

into yosemite. many people living in the town of mariposa have been told to evacuate. >> reporter kate nemarich from our sister station in fresno is in mariposa county, with the latest kate. >> hey, julie and john, you can actually hear a helicopter above me right now as it's working to dump water on the ridge weir behind mariposa high school, where there is a clear line of damage. the flames work their way down this hill. here completely destroying this trailer, which is still smoldering at this time, but only charring the buildings next to it. the flames broke out east of town around six last night, quickly exploding to more than 800 acres, and it sits at about 15% containment right now. evacuations were quickly ordered, and part of highway 140

leading into yosemite was shut down. that's the main route people from the bay area take into the park that has been reopened at this time, with traffic control, and some evacuations have been lifted. today we watched and you just heard helicopters flying above dropping water on the flames. cal fire is still assessing how many buildings have been damaged by this fire, but we did speak to a woman earlier who says she already knows she lost her home. the cause of this fire is still under investigation in mariposa. i'm kate nemarich, abc seven. >> kate, many thanks. now in butte county, cal fire says crews there continue to strengthen containment and control lines on the thompson fire. more than 3700 acres have now burned, and it is 46% contained. that fire has destroyed 25 structures, officials say three firefighters sustained heat related injuries. and in lake county, cal fire says a man was arrested accused of starting a 16 acre grass fire in lower lake. investigators there say he sparked the flames

by weed eating in dry grass during wednesday's extreme heat. officials say creating a defensible space is critical, but should only be done under the right weather conditions. the adams fire is now 90% contained and you can see wildfires in california all at a glance with our abc seven news wildfire tracker. you can find it on abc seven news.com/fire map. >> back here in the bay area, multiple fires broke out last night because of the illegal fireworks. you can see some of them here. a firefighters are now warning that with the warmer weather, this weekend, the danger is not over yet. abc seven news reporter lena howland has a closer look at the growing problem. >> a dramatic scene in concord as neighbors rushed to throw buckets of water on a fire sparked just feet away from homes. fire crews were still on their way. it happened just before 11 off of richard avenue. this as illegal fireworks were going off across contra costa county, 4th of july. >> we're always stretched in, even when we up staff. you just

can never account for the multitude of uh- specific fire incidents that will occur in antioch. >> one fire off of lotus court temporarily forced people out of their homes for about an hour. police had to help evacuate seniors in wheelchairs from an assisted living home right above the fire. >> we identified that there was the potential for the fire to impact the home, so we just wanted to be safe, and give folks out of there. >> then there was this fire in martinez off of michelle drive. fire officials say it scorched about three acres thursday nigh, though the cause is still under investigation. fire crews suspect this was caused by fireworks. thousands nearby watched the display. they continued to pop off above the crews as they fought the flames. >> while we respond to the incidents, we have no control over what the what other folks do kind of around that. and so there were still some, fireworks activity going on during the incident, but, you know, that didn't distract us. we were able to still manage the incident through the weekend. >> fire officials are warning

everyone of the continued high fire danger and that all fireworks are still illegal here in contra costa county in concord. lena howland abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. it already feels like we've been through this heat wave for so many days, but really, we still got a long way to go. >> several days left in this thing. we check back in now with abc seven's sandhya patel for a look at the extended forecast here. yeah. >> and julian and dion, this is the fourth day of the heat wave inland. >> and as we take a look at our 24 hour temperature change, you will notice that the coast and the bay, many areas are actually running lower than where they were san francisco and hayward down seven degrees, mountain view, four degrees cooler. you can thank the fog that is just shrouding the golden gate bridge right now. hard to see here. visibility is poor, so watch out. 69 in the city, 78 degrees in oakland, 92 right now though in san jose. and it is 61 in half moon bay where we have another view from emeryville. camera showing you that fog layer. it's shallow, but it's

there 92 degrees right now in santa rosa. if you're away from that marine influence, you definitely are feeling the heat. 105 in fairfield, 103 in concord, 106 in livermore, and on live doppler seven. we do have that fog right near the coastline, but the dominant feature is still this area of high pressure that is locked in here. so we're going to keep the heat going at least away from the coastline through the weekend. here's a live view from sutro tower. and you can see the sun is shining. our heat wave continues inland into next week. red flag warning through tomorrow night for our hilltops and it will remain mild along the coast with a mix of fog and sun this weekend. so let's go! hour by hour tonight. if you're stepping out, be prepared for the heat, especially around 520. you're still in the triple digits inland, but 60s coast side heading into 8:00 hour. those numbers are slowly coming down, but still warm inland and then going into 10 p.m, you need the sweaters in the jackets near the coast. not the case in our inland areas. tomorrow morning, beginning with some fog around

the coast and bay, and then by noontime rising into the 90s inland as we head into the afternoon, we'll see those triple digits. but the good news is, with enough of a marine influence, the coast is actually going to remain in the comfort zone. your morning temperatures, anywhere from the low 50s to the low 70s. clear skies inland, but fog right near the coastline and tomorrow afternoon is day five of the heat wave for our inland areas in the south bay. los gatos, 102 degrees 105, in morgan hill, san jose 95 on the peninsula. you're looking at 88, in los altos, 66 in half moon bay. once again, there will be a mix of fog and sun near the coast. daly city, 68 degrees, 72 downtown san francisco. and in the north bay, you're looking at 99, in santa rosa, 104 in calistoga, 95 degrees for you in san rafael in the east bay. low 80s from oakland to berkeley, 88, orinda, 90, in fremont head inland. and it is just going to be a scorcher once again. 105 in concord and fairfield, 106 degrees in livermore. your

accuweather seven day forecast tomorrow. as you look at the accuweather seven day will be the hottest day inland. it's dangerous heat. heat eases on sunday down still in the triple digits, but down to 100 inland and then not as hot next week. we're going to drop you into the 90s for inland areas and 60s coast side. at least. you know diane and julian were looking at getting out of that extreme heat 90s we're used to here in the summertime. >> slight improvement. >> yeah, exactly. >> thank you. >> well, still to come, president biden says he is ready for four more years. >> a look ahead to tonight's interview with ♪ do what you want ♪ get into an audi and go your own way. find your way to exceptional offers during the summer of audi sales event at you local audi dealer. a power outage is looming. that's just alert,

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white house come november. >> tonight, you can see what he has to say in the president's interview with george stephanopoulos tonight at eight. abc news reporter kim nguyen has a preview. reporter >> tonight in an exclusive high stakes interview, president joe biden sitting down with abc's george stephanopoulos. >> let's start with the debate. you and your team said have said you had a bad night, but your but your friend nancy pelosi actually framed the question that i think is on the minds of millions of americans. was this a bad episode where the sign of a more serious condition. >> it was a bad episode. uh- no indication of any serious

condition. i was exhausted. i didn't listen to my instincts in terms of preparing and a bad night. >> you know, you say you were exhausted, and i know you've said that before as well, but you came and you did have a tough month, but you came home from europe about 11 or 12 days before the debate, spent six days in camp david. why wasn't that enough rest time? enough recovery time? >> because i was sick. i was feeling terrible. as a matter of fact, the docs with me, i asked them they did a covid test because they were trying to figure out what was wrong. they did a test to see whether or not i had some infection. you know, a virus. i didn't, they just had a really bad cold. >> and did you ever watch the debate afterwards? >> i don't think i did, no. >> well, what i'm what i want to get at is what were you experiencing as you were going through the debate? did you know how badly it was going? >> yeah. look the whole way i prepared nobody's fault. mine. nobody's fault but mine. i uh- i

prepared what i usually would do sitting down as i did come back with foreign leaders or the national security council for explicit detail. and i realized about partway through that, you know, all i had quoted the new york times had me down at ten points before the debate, nine now, or whatever the hell it is. the fact of the matter is that when i looked at is that he also lied 28 times, i couldn't. i mean, the way the debate ran, not my fault. no one else's fault, no one else's fault. >> but it seemed like you were having trouble from the first question in even before he spok. >> well, i just had a bad night at a campaign rally in wisconsin. >> the president fiercely putting down any calls for him to step aside. well, here's my answer. >> i am running and going to win again. >> president biden has plans to

visit several key battleground states this weekend, his campaign working to get him out in front of more cameras, meeting more people to show his party and voters he's still up for the job. and when abc news washington. >> you can catch the abc news special with president biden right here on abc seven. the 30 minute special begins tonight at eight. calls for transparency when it comes to public works in san francisco. all of their internal reporting and stuff like that stayed internal. >> there was not a lot of information. >> abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez looks into the calls for change, all as an effort to help build a better bay area and bay area residents could get a boost in water from a planned new reservoir on

projects, a civil grand jury found that public works has failed to keep up with its maintenance projects and made mistakes during the construction of others. abc seven is building a better bay area reporter lyanne melendez is here with the impact that we need to know about lyanne. >> yeah, and by the way, public works says that it's taking this as constructive criticism, but we should know that dpw designs and builds and maintains a lot of city buildings in san francisco. these are city assets worth nearly $19 billion. now according to this grand jury report. the takeaway for residents of san francisco is that when you don't keep up with the maintenance of these buildings, or you make mistakes during construction, it ends up costing taxpayers more money than it should. it's been more

than four years since public works director mohammed nuru was arrested. >> the complaint alleges corruption bribery side deals by one of san francisco's highest ranking public employees. mr. morro, do you have anything to say to the people of san francisco who feel betrayed by what you did? >> since then, the department of public works has tried to regain the trust of city residents. for example, despite a citywide shutdown during the pandemic, the department delivered, describing its workers as, quote, flexible, creative and responsive. >> the storm was, pretty intense. we've been at it for 16 hours, but it wasn't enough. >> ten months after nuru's arrest, voters overwhelmingly decided an oversight commission was needed. a recent civil grand jury report found dpw hasn't always been transparent, and for years, its mindset was what happens in the department stays in the department. >> the department of public works only got a oversight commission in 2020, and up until

then, all of their internal reporting and stuff like that stayed internal. there was not a lot of information that you would find on the website that gave you a detail of the of a project, and the way that project changed over time. >> the grand jury cites a few examples of projects that went over budget, and its construction had some defects. fireboat station number 35. during construction, a storm took out power. the bay doors of the station were left open, resulting in water damage requiring additional labor costs. the cleats used to secure fireboats were too small for the size of the securing ropes, but dpw told us the initial design was approved by the fire department and rather than replace them with larger cleats, the fire department has kept them as is the mechanized lifts used for small watercrafts stopped working, believed to be caused by the corrosion effect

of salt air, something that perhaps should have been foreseen given that over time, corrosion becomes a problem along the embarcadero. but with regard to the lifts, dpw told us the construction team brought in specialty marine engineers who made recommendations on the equipment. the equipment is under warranty. the report mentions two other fairly new buildings fire station 49 and the police department, traffic company and forensic services division. they two went over budget and have reported some structural problems. the question is, can't they anticipate some of these things? >> the jury believes that they can. that's what the city auditor should be looking into and seeing if those judgments turned out to be good. >> dpw has 90 days to respond to the grand jury's report, but decided to address some of these findings now, to say that projects are not delivered on time or on budget is unfair. >> we deliver a lot of projects

on time and on budget. the civil grand jury pulled out some projects that weren't. how much is steel costing at the time or cement? is it ever going to be perfect? we know it's not going to be perfect. >> on the issue of deferred maintenance, public works agreed with the grand jury in that the city has endured years of neglected maintenance because the money hasn't always been there. >> there's not unlimited funding, and then it becomes prioritization and putting projects into the queue. >> when you have these budget cuts, then it gets harder for you to spend that money on maintaining. so are you going to be behind? >> we've not assessed that that's going to happen. i haven't had that as a red flag that that's going to be happening. they do have an idea of what the backlog is. >> it's a little over $600 million per the last capital plan. the problem is they don't know the severity of letting that maintenance go. and unfixed. >> and what's the problem there? >> the longer something goes unfixed, generally speaking, the more expensive it's going to be to fix it.

>> and you know, there are pages and pages of recommendations made by the grand jury. the most immediate one is asking that the comptroller analyze how much more money will these delays in repairing the degraded facilities end up costing, and that number should then be given to the mayor and the board of supervisors and made available to you the public. and they're asking that this be done by march 31st of 2025, which is less than a year from now. so it's a lot of work to be done, but they're going to do it. >> get ready. yeah leanne. thank you. appreciate it liane. well, a major issue for bart riders out in the east bay. red light service, which goes from richmond all the way to millbrae, is closed today due to a rail defect on the tracks near 19th street in oakland. because of this, san francisco bound passengers on the red line should instead take an orange line. berryessa train and then transfer to the yellow line train at the macarthur station.

do the reverse if you're headed from the peninsula or the city going back to the east bay. well, just ahead, a blast from the past. the cassette comeback and the high cost of bridal showers.

if you still have that checking

account. that's the warning from the head of chase bank. she says a proposed cap on overdraft and late fees will make banking more expensive, so that means previously free services will now cost you. other banks are expected to follow suit if those regulations go through. i suppose we shouldn't be surprised. everything is getting more expensive. there are fees on top of fees, but it was written if we still have a checking account, do you guys still have a checking account? i have two by the way. >> yeah, yeah, and talk about stick it to the man. i still write checks, but maybe it's better to. yeah, i still write checks. oh everybody's laughing? but, but i think maybe it's better at this point to just stick my money under the mattress. cheaper in the freezer, right? >> yeah, but i want to know still about this writing of checks. where do you write these checks? at the supermarket. because that's a pet peeve of mine, right. >> oh, you know, the federal government taxes, stuff like that. >> okay. you could do that

online. no >> i really like my handwriting. it's a thing. >> wow. okay. the more you know, the more you know. so how about the bride charging her guests to go to her bridal shower? this is sparking a big debate online. it started when one woman took to reddit to share how her cousin, the bride, sent her an invitation to the bridal shower, requiring her to pay 300 bucks, saying everyone was paying their own way, leaving her wondering, is this normal? as the only person here that has not been a bride, i'm going to leave this one to you all. i am seeing these international destinations though for bridal showers becoming more and more common. the pay your own way thing is, is that becoming common? to what do you all think? >> i haven't heard of it at all, julian. i mean, i think it's kind of a little it's kind of odd to ask people if you're inviting them to your shower, unless it's a destination, to say, hey, pay for it. >> but i mean, even the

destination event, you have to pay airfare and accommodations. it's already so expensive. it's like a destination wedding. you don't charge for your wedding. >> that's true. >> not to mention the dress that you'll be wearing. you got to pay for that too. but a whole other thing. here's my. you know, response to that. happily ever after. thank you very much. you should keep that whenever you disagree with what management is telling you, you just hold up the sign. >> decline, decline. >> all right. >> moving on. something is disappearing from new single family homes. a dining room. an article in the atlantic says the classic walled off dining room is getting harder to find in houses. the story also says they won't be missed either, claiming americans now tend to eat in spaces that double as kitchens or living rooms. or, like many families, unfortunately, sitting around a television or just on the fly standing up even i can totally see this being a thing. i don't remember the last time i sat in a formal dining room,

like at a friend's house. anything like that. >> well, i have to say, we're totally different at home. my parents made it a big deal for all of us to sit at the dinner table together and i've also asked all of my three kids to do the same. and they still do at their adults now, because that was the place where we actually, you know, talked about politics. we talked about their problems, their issues. we talked about, you know, our heritage or any anything that was relevant to them. and that was, i think, a good thing. and i just told my 19 year old son that the best gift that you can give your children is to sit at the dinner table as a family. i'm going to take i'm going to leave my soapbox now. >> no, i think that's great. no but, sandhya, even if it's not a dining room table, you know, as long as you're gathered together, having that conversation, it's nice. >> yeah, it is really important, dionne. but i do like how leanne, you know, brought her family together at the dining table. and i know growing up, my siblings and my parents and i

always sat at the dining table. i mean, that was like the place that we came together. >> absolutely. yeah. but i do love a good open concept, too. yeah, right. best of both world. cassette tapes apparently making a comeback here. sales of cassettes spiked 400% from 2015 to 2023. i guess zero to some. it could also be 400% right. one company even launched a new portable cassette player. kind of like the walkman. remember those from back in the day? another company is even selling blank cassettes so you can go old school and make a mix tape for your sweetheart. how about that? gen z is apparently driving this surge, snapping up tapes at concerts, things you did not think would be making a comeback. >> okay, i just want to say, okay. first it was checks and then now cassettes. >> you got a cassette, liane? >> of course i did. we all did. we would get in the elevator and listen to that walkman all day long. i listened to everybody's music. >> do you still have your

collection, though? >> we do. wow. >> yeah, >> sandhya, do you have an eight track player? also >> i don't diana betamax tapes. >> what's next? right. >> all right, that's it for

momentum, we're talking about the potential sites reservoir near maxwell in colusa county. abc seven weather anchor spencer christian has our update. >> for decades, the agency supplying water to fast growing cities like livermore, dublin and pleasanton has leaned heavily on the state water project. but now a new source could be on the horizon to keep up with expanding housing. valerie pryor is general manager, so we are expecting, you know, more growth, >> and even though, you know, certainly residential growth, new housing is very water efficient, there still needs to be some additional water. >> her agency, known as zone seven and the tri-valley water partners, are one of the early participants in a reservoir project that appears to be moving forward after decades of planning. located several hours northeast of the bay area, the proposed sites reservoir would capture flood water from the sacramento river during wet years, storing and releasing it

through a series of gates and tunnels. >> also, for our service area, we're heavily dependent on the state water project, which is not as reliable as it used to be. so the sites project really complements that well for us. in wet years, we would take state water, project water, and in dry years we would take sites, reservoir water sites received a major boost several weeks ago when a court struck down a lawsuit by environmental groups. >> the project benefited from a fast track environmental review process championed by governor newsom. project director jerry brown says state water officials still have to give final approval, then nearly two dozen water agencies backing the reservoir will have to commit to the multi-billion dollar construction cost. >> we expect that to probably take six six months or so. that would put us to start construction in 2026, and with our current schedule, we're showing an operational completion of the project by the end of 2032. >> sites would be california's largest reservoir project in roughly half a century, and it

comes at a time when other major water projects, ranging from the delta tunnel proposal to bay area reservoir upgrades, are facing significant hurdles, with enough capacity for several million households. water managers believe sites could take at least some pressure off an increasingly strained system. >> the current system, the way that it operates today, you know, will not work as well as it should in the future. we know that we need to develop conveyance and storage in san francisco. >> spencer christian abc seven news. >> environmental groups we spoke with say they are in the process of appealing the fast track ruling. it's unclear at this point what effect that might have on the timetable. >> all right. once again, we are tracking the weather situation. and sandhya, this heat is not letting up anytime soon. >> well, not for inland areas that's for sure dion. so let's take a look at live doppler seven. we have some fog right near the coastline that's going to hold your temperatures in check along the coast in the 60s tomorrow. but you get away from the coast and once again it's

going to be sizzling. 105 in concord, 106 in livermore, 81, oakland, 72. in the city 95. san jose, 99. in santa rosa. sunday the heat begins to back off. you will notice low 100 s inland. monday coming down into the 90s inland and tuesday as well. so there will be some relief. some i say, because you're going to go from the one hundredths to the 90s. a look at the accuweather seven day forecast next week. 60s to 90s range still above average for this time of year, at least until the 15th. >> julian and diane okay, thank you so much sandhya. you can also scan the qr code on your screen to go instantly to abc7 news.com/weather. you'll find a heat blog and the latest forecast all at abc seven news.com/weather. >> expect to see a lot of deadheads at tonight's a's games against the orioles at the oakland coliseum. it is jerry garcia night paying tribute to the legendary grateful dead

guitarist stu allen, and mars hotel will perform grateful dead covers in a pregame concert at five. a special event ticket gets you into the concert, and an exclusive wolf hat, a portion of proceeds benefit the rex foundation. the giants will hold their jerry garcia night on august 12th. >> still ahead, a bit of disney magic for some sick children. >> children too sick to leave the hospital are getting a bit of normalcy

at 830, catch jeopardy! masters followed by 2020. then, of course, stay with us for abc seven news at 11. now to a program making a difference for sick kids. a few weeks ago, i told you about children at ucsf benioff children's hospital who were treated to a screening of pixar's elemental as part of disney's mobile movie theater. and now that disney and pixar magic is spreading and bringing new hits to children's hospitals across the country, abc news reporter whit johnson has a look at what's ahead. >> go for joy. copy that. >> over inside out two is breaking records at the box office. time to celebrate and bringing joy where she's needed most. >> thanks i try. >> disney movie moments screening the summer hit at nearly 500 children's hospitals like this one in birmingham,

alabama, and joining the party, actor tony hale, voice of the character fear in inside out two, please. we really need your help coming here and talking to the kids is such a gift. >> there's so special and fun and they were asking such great questions to bring the movie here to them. that's a moment i'll never forget. >> the walt disney company, with a $100 million commitment to deliver disney magic to pediatric hospitals. >> of all the causes in the world, i can't think of anyone that is better than the health and well-being of children. >> recently announcing the funding of a new metacinema theater at great ormond street hospital overseas. >> we are just super jazzed to be here. where can i put my stuff supporting children's hospitals here in london and around the world is something that's part of our heritage, part of our history, or part of our culture. >> i'm whit johnson, abc news.

>> look at all those smiles. well, you may have noticed the sky star wheel is back in business at fisherman's wharf in san francisco. the wheel had to be taken apart for upgrades, but it was reopened to the public today. coming up on abc seven news at five, the wheel and how it's part of a renewed commitment to tourism. well, a reminder now abc seven news is streaming 24 seven. you can get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app and join us wherever you want, wherever you happen to be. and that's it for this edition of abc seven news at four. i'm dion lim. stay with us. the news at five is coming up in just a couple of minutes

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