no indication of any serious condition i was exhausted. >> i didn't listen to my instincts in terms of preparing. >> now at six, president biden fighting to save his reelection effort. he answers questions on a lot of voters minds right now. and an exclusive abc news interview and the negative effects of illegal fireworks around the bay area. south bay residents are calling for more drone show celebrations, plus, the skystar wheel is back on pier 39. how the attraction is painting a brighter picture of san francisco. good morning to you. it is saturday, july 6th. i'm gloria rodriguez and we want to start with the weather and lisa, we know we're still in this heat wave, but you've been telling us we're going to get a little relief today, right? well, tomorrow. tomorrow tomorrow. yes. because today we

could see some records again. it is day five, where yesterday we saw a couple triple digits. >> and right now still looking at a red flag warning through tonight for the north bay mountains, the east bay, the santa cruz mountains, where wind gusts to 25 miles an hour, relative humidity in the single digits, and our excessive heat warning for our inland valleys along the bay shore. it's an advisory. and look at that marine layer. just a ribbon of fog there. sfo not going to do much at all to help you out. just anywhere really around the bay. you have to be at the immediate coast. 57, san francisco 61. in hayward, you will feel the sea breeze though throughout the afternoon in emeryville. there it is a cloudy start, 62 by the delta. there's fog from santa rosa to half moon bay, but it dissipates quickly. look at the upper elevations. we're in the 80s and 90s, so with warm temperatures, low relative humidity, any wind at all, we're going to see fire danger increasing throughout the day as we get to 100 at noon and possibly 105 106 today in our inland valleys. gloria. >> wow, thank you so much, lisa.

your voice, your votes. president joe biden remains defiant, rejecting calls for him to drop out. he answered some tough questions from abc's george stephanopoulos in an exclusive interview. it was his first major interview since last week's debate. we begin our coverage with abc news reporter daria aldinger, president biden's exclusive tv interview with abc's george stephanopoulos, his first since his faltering debate. >> 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 or the sign of a more serious condition? >> it was a bad episode. uh- no indicator of any serious condition. i was exhausted, i didn't listen to my instincts in terms of preparing and a bad night. >> asked if he's mentally fit to be president, let me ask you a tougher, more personal question. >> are you sure you're being honest with yourself when you say you have the mental and

physical capacity to serve another four years? >> yes, i am, because, george, the last thing i want to do is not be able to meet that. i think as some of senior economist and senior foreign policy specialists say, if i stop now, i could go down in history as a pretty successful president. no one thought i could get done what we got done. >> but are you being with honest with yourself as well about your ability to defeat donald trump right now? >> yes, yes, yes, yes >> the president rejecting the idea of taking a cognitive test. >> would you be willing to undergo an independent medical evaluation that included neurological and cognitive cognitive tests and release the results to the american people? >> look, i have a cognitive test every single day. every day i have that test. everything i do, you know, not only am i campaigning, but i'm running the world and that's not how it

sounds like hyperbole. but we are the essential nation in the world. >> and why he's determined to stay in the race despite some calls to step aside. >> i don't think anybody is more qualified to be president or win this race than me. >> the president plans to visit several key battleground states this weekend. daria aldinger, abc news, new york reaction is pouring in following the president's sit down interview. >> while some of it has been more positive than following his debate performance last week, others say they still have concerns. abc seven news reporter tim johns talked with several political leaders and analysts. >> all that, and in exclusive abc news sitdown, president biden talking with george stephanopoulos during the interview, the president trying to calm fears that have arisen over his ability to run another campaign. >> following the interview, it was clear the president hadn't convinced everyone. on friday evening, illinois congressman mike quigley, joining a growing number of democrats calling on biden to exit the race, saying it's about pragmatic politics.

>> i'm not the one that needs convincing. it's uh- the american public. and obviously they're going the opposite direction in polling, not everyone is as skeptical as quigley, though. >> i caught up with former san francisco mayor willie brown and showed him clips from the interview to get his reaction. >> based on what you just showed me, i see nothing wrong with any of his answers or his responses, brown says. >> while he thinks the president is capable of doing the job, the decision to stay in the race is not an easy one. over the past week, speculation has grown over who might replace biden if he were to drop out two of the most mentioned names being california governor gavin newsom and vice president kamala harris, both of whom brown has mentored and knows personally. >> either of them, in my opinion, would be capable of arousing the interest from democrats who would then make up the vote that would defeat trump if the president were to pull

out of the race, whoever replaces him would still have their own set of challenges, according to experts. >> i'm not so sure it's that easy, really. i think in the short run, yeah, there are going to be advantages to a fresh face and a media blitz around some new candidate. but remember this is still a significantly lengthy race. >> lanhee chen is a political advisor and fellow at stanford's hoover institution. he says while biden has vowed to stay in the race, his decision may ultimately be influenced by high profile democratic donors, several of whom have announced they've paused financial contributions in recent days. >> without the resources to run a competitive campaign, it's going to be very difficult for the president and for democrats. down ticket tim johns, abc seven news multiple sources tell abc news that house minority leader hakeem jeffries has planned a virtual meeting with other top democrats tomorrow. >> president biden is expected to be the focus of that meeting. abc news also offered former president trump a one on one interview, but he declined. jason miller, who is a senior

adviser to the trump campaign, had this response to biden's events. in a newsmax interview, he said in part, we saw the speech earlier. those clips are bad. and now these additional clips from abc are even worse. i don't understand what joe biden's team is doing. clearly, his weakness is speaking, and you could see the full interview with joe biden again tomorrow at 8 a.m. on this week with george stephanopoulos. portions will also be airing on good morning america starting this morning in the south bay. the san jose fire department says it's been inundated with hundreds of calls, especially on the 4th of july, and among them, multiple fires near lake cunningham, which held the city sanctioned fireworks show. abc seven news south bay reporter laura martinez spoke to a longtime advocate who works to stop illegal fireworks, and she says it's time for a change. >> 4th of july celebrations turned fiery across san jose

near the city's sanctioned show at lake cunningham. fires did break out on friday. you could see small, charred patches of grass. it's not clear yet if those fireworks are what caused the fire. >> it's bombs. people are setting off bombs because it's fun. >> for years, suzanne maroney has been advocating to stop illegal fireworks in the city and even city run events. maroney says they send the wrong message. >> you model the behavior you want, and if you're going to explode things to celebrate, so are other people. >> before the fourth, the area city council member told us combating illegal fireworks was their goal with the lake cunningham show. >> by creating a hub and a safe place for people to come and enjoy fireworks. that's my hope that we will deter any illegal activities from happening. >> cal fire santa clara unit helped the san jose fire department respond to two fires on the fourth. we spoke with a fire captain with sfpd at an

incident they were responding to on friday afternoon at the goodwill silicon valley. >> the last 24 hours have been incredibly busy, and we are very grateful to our neighbors. all of the surrounding agencies have sent us help. >> when we asked for it, the san jose fire department said between june 1st to july 4th, 659 online reports and 311 calls were made about fireworks. there were 52 calls to sfpd and 21 citations were issued. all three of these totals were less than last year. >> it's a waste of resources because it causes all the pollution that we're giving all this lip service. so let's have more bicycle lanes. let's do this. let's cut down on driving, and then let's go explode things and fill the air with pollutants. >> maroney hopes the city will switch to using drones for future fourth celebrations. >> if we have a fireworks show, then everybody will have a place to go when they won't want to set them off here at home. i have never seen that working in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven

news. >> the sky was lit up in contra costa county with illegal fireworks for the july 4th holiday. investigators say the fires are linked to illegal fireworks will be looked into as soon as possible. anthony hamilton says he and his family are lucky to be alive. he says they only had minutes to get out of his home as a wildfire raced up the hill near their house in antioch. it was likely started by illegal fireworks being shot off in the shopping plaza below. >> this is our house on the hillside. it's going up the hil. we're about to get burnt out. our home. me and my son do acre fire that burned near hamilton's house was the biggest in the area. >> the mayor says the fire will be investigated as arson. the penalty for arson in antioch includes a $10,000 fine and a possible prison sentence. now, let's get a check of that forecast for today with lisa. good morning. lisa. >> hey gloria. we see the fog

here and you can see the rock in the distance, but you know, the heat wave will be increasing today. the peak heat inland over 105. more like 106, 108. likely over 100 up in santa rosa. then we're going to scale it back for sunday. stay tuned. my accuweather seven day forecast is next. >> lisa, thank you so much and also ahead, dozens of thieves break into an east bay gas station taking everything they could. why the store manager is now questioning the police response. and if you want to rent in the silicon valley, good luck. what's to blame for the region's extremely competitive

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morning. we'll check in with lisa because i think it's going to be another hot day here in the bay area in oakland. gas station manager, whose business was looted, is questioning the response time by police. it happened at the 76 station on hegenberger road near interstate 880. that's right up the street from the airport. a crowd broke in. you can see this video right here. they begin ransacking the place around 430 friday morning. station manager sam maday counted dozens of people taking whatever they could, and he tells us that some of them were upset that he wasn't letting them inside, only allowing window service. he's estimating $100,000 in damage and theft. >> shelves were ripped apart all the grocery items were torn or stepped on or vandalized. they broke the refrigerators. they robbed our atm, tore the atm apart, took everything in it. they tried to get the safe, but it was more secure than anything else. so they could get through

that. basically every single thing, even the tv. >> maday said that oakland police did not send an officer right when he called. in a statement, police said that the crime was reported as having no suspects on the scene, and that means an officer wasn't called to the crime immediately. opd tells us an officer eventually responded and they are reviewing evidence. there have been a string of issues in the hegenberger area. on wednesday, there was a shooting reported at a chevron gas station. this is the same area where an in-n-out burger closed in march because of crime. abc news is following the story of the fbi raid of oakland mayor sheng tao's home, as well as the california waste solutions ceo and his son. the chronicle reports that oakland city attorney ordered some staff to preserve all documents related to the mayor's partner, andre jones. the email said it was related to a federal grand jury subpoena. jones lives with mayor tao in the home that was

raided by the fbi. the mayor said she is innocent of any crime implied by that search this morning. firefighters are working around the clock to put out several fires burning in the bay area and around the state. the french fire burning near yosemite has torn through more than 900 acres. containment is now up to 20. some evacuation orders in mariposa county have been lifted. highway 140 is back open this morning, restoring access to a major route into the national park. the cause of that fire is still under investigation right now in butte county, near oroville. all evacuation orders have been lifted for the thomas fire. it's 55% contained, nearly 3800 acres have burned since tuesday morning, and the fire has destroyed 25 structures. authorities say that three firefighters have suffered heat related injuries. and, of course, the hot weather is going to continue today. let's check in with meteorologist lisa argen tracking the forecast. we hope

those firefighters who are battling those fires we've been talking about get some relief soon. >> yeah, it's amazing the job they do. and they will get a little bit of relief beginning tomorrow in the next couple of days before we see, you know, more 90s and triple digits for just a short portion of next week. so we're not going to get a big, tall marine layer that wipes out all the heat into our inland valleys. but we are going to see some relief as soon as sunday. today, though, the heat intensifies inland. we do have some fog from san francisco down south, san mateo, up north from marin county and the county. the coastline there that will allow for a beautiful day at our beaches, quite crowded from sutro. here you can see all the fog and there's a look at salesforce, which is almost 1000ft deep. so you get the idea that the deck of the stratus is somewhat shallow, but we do have some dense fog in spots along the coast. 57, san francisco 60. in oakland, 64 in san jose. and looking at those mid 50s at the coast from our roof camera.

pretty view here. the marine layer intact 55. you can see the breeze there. that is really going to help us out. it has been pretty nice in san francisco and along the coast. even in the afternoon. some of the inland valleys getting a breeze, but starting out in the low to mid 60s and with this high pressure ridge intensifying today, it is going to be a rough one in our inland valleys. that's the view from vollmer peak. and you can see it's a little hazy out there. so the heat wave continues for our inland valleys into next week. but there is some relief as soon as sunday, looking at a red flag warning through 9:00 tonight for the mountains of the north bay, the east bay, the santa cruz mountains, and then the forecast for the coast is comfortable in and out of the clouds with that sea breeze. here's a look at that light breeze today. so unless you're right at the coas, it's going to be about 15 to 20 miles an hour. but as we get into sunday, there's a system offshore that will initiate that delta breeze. so that brings the fog or i should say the sea breeze all the way to the delta. and the breeze into the east

bay. the fog is going to remain shallow. and with those upper elevations in the 80s and 90s overnight and the relative humidity in the teens, we're looking at our fire danger index this afternoon, of course, where the mountains are and that's why we're looking at that red flag warning through 9:00. even tomorrow, with that break in that triple digit heat, we're still looking at these very dry conditions. it's only june and it's going to get even drier. of course, as we get through the summer and the fall. here's our break into tuesday, monday and tuesday look nice. wednesday we're back into that grip of very hot temperatures by thursday still warm. so you can see that it's going to be a rough couple of days. certainly today. inland 106 in livermore, 95, in san jose, 105 in morgan hill, 101 santa rosa. the accuweather seven day forecast. so we begin to see the heat easing for sunday. then the relief arrives monday. tuesday warmer by wednesday. so we'll still have that spread from the coast to our inland valleys throughout

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be arrested or cited. >> that's a message as dozens of people are expected to show up for the so-called dolores hill bomb event, how police plan to keep the event under control today amid safety concerns. good morning to you. i'm gloria rodriguez. before we get to that story, meteorologist lisa argen is tracking this heat wave. and, lisa, i know we're just talking about possible relief sometime soon. tomorrow? yes. the heat will peak today, day five, where? we'll see temperatures over 105 and our inland valleys. that's despite that marine layer behind you. here's a look at the red flag warning through 9:00

tonight. mountains of the north bay, east bay, santa cruz mountains. we've got dry relative humidity down to the single digits. the temperatures over 100 degrees. so our excessive heat warning continues through next wednesday, as well as the advisory around the bay shore. and look at that ribbon of fog. isn't that cool blocking san bruno mountain. so it's about five 600ft there at the airport. and we've got some dense fog right along the shoreline. 57, san francisco 64, and san jose emeryville, some sunshine. their numbers have been in the 80s in oakland. another warm one today. low 60s in concord. and the fog from santa rosa to half moon bay. upper elevations are looking at the warmth already, where temperatures are good, 40 and 50 degree difference from the coast. there to on top of mount tam and ben lohman there. so today we're at over 100 degrees by noontime in our inland valleys. we could see in excess of 106. and along the bay shore, upper 70s to upper 80s. the coast is cool, a mix of clouds and sun. we're going to see

relief tomorrow, even inland. details coming up. gloria. lisa thank you so much. abc7 news is following the story of the unpermitted event known as the dolores park hill bomb. it happens every year and it's expected to happen again today. dozens of people gathered to skateboard down a hill at high speeds in the past, it has led to arrests, injuries, even a death. and now police are saying do not show up today or you could get arrested. abc seven news reporter luz pena has more on that message. >> 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 there 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 cited, >> 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 a dolores park hill bump. despite the consequences. you could potentially get arrested and you're still going to do it. yeah. >> why? it's 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 of 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. >> luz pena, abc seven news. >> the city has been open about turning this into a permitted event, but they need someone to lead it. and according to chief scott, nobody's come forward. that's because if an injury were to happen, that organizer would be held liable. 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 that lao was

speeding excessively on the wrong side of the road. that's 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 a cause, and police also determined that lao was not intoxicated and had no medical issues. the man charged with murder for the death of a woman at a bart station was supposed to make his first court appearance on friday, but it was postponed late monday night. police say that 74 year old corazon dandan was pushed at the powell station. she hit an oncoming train and the platform and passed away. and now to the heat that we're feeling across the bay area, the hot weather is driving crowds to the coast,

where temperatures are significantly cooler than inland, and abc seven news was at stinson beach. there you could see a lot of other people were there, too. people laying out enjoying the sun. the small marine county town has seen huge amount of visitors looking for a place to cool off. and for the businesses there, it's really been a nice boost. >> lots of beer, lots of wine, ice cream, ice cream. >> who doesn't love some ice cream and look at all the people that you can barely find a spot to sit it looks like. so if you are heading to stinson beach today, the temperatures will be around the high 70s. just beautiful. and it's the final weekend of the alameda county fair in pleasanton. organizers are providing some misters there to help people cool off, and for a chance to get out of the sun. >> 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.

>> the fair runs through 11 p.m. tomorrow, and dozens of parks will remain closed this weekend because of the extreme heat and fire danger. so some of the big closures include alum rock park. this is in san jose alone, and mission peak in fremont. anthony chabot in the oakland hills also briones in contra costa county. so you should check ahead if you're thinking about going to a park this weekend. and we put together a timeline for this heat wave, just scan the qr code on your screen. it'll take you right to it. just go to abc seven news.com/weather. if you prefer to just type it in yourself. well happening now, millions of people in texas are on alert this morning as they prepare for a tropical storm beryl to make landfall. we're taking a live look right now at a satellite image. this is tracking barrel's path, and you can see it's on its way to northeastern mexico and southern texas. the u.s. hurricane center predicts that the storm will

pick up steam in the next 48 hours. as a hurricane. texas officials are warning residents to brace for possible flooding, heavy rain and wind from the storm. beryl made landfall in yucatan, mexico, yesterday. officials there said that it left less destruction compared to what was seen in the caribbean earlier this week. new this morning, 80,000 people have been displaced in gaza over the past week. that brings the total number close to 2 million. that's according to the united nations. the new total comes from an evacuation order that was issued by the israel defense forces last month. the war has pushed many refugees to the coastline, where makeshift tents have been set up. the un said it's been getting difficult to get humanitarian aid to the people in gaza. well, still ahead on abc seven morning, some american parents are asking for a policy shift surrounding maternal leave with they're fighting for as they return to work. and we're getting a live

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ash. they're spewing it into the sky. in italy, both started erupting on friday. etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes. the eruption temporarily shut down the nearby airport. authorities say that they're monitoring the situation. they also have evacuation orders prepared in case those conditions worsen. and like most other countries, new moms in the u.s. have just weeks of protected time off. after welcoming a new baby to the world and in some cases, the time off is unpaid. but now there's a growing movement to expand parental leave. here's abc seven news anchor and race and social justice reporter julian glover. >> i mean, it was, i had a long

journey into motherhood. >> it was a long and challenging journey for a new sharma welcoming her baby girl, avni, into the world. rounds of ivf, a two and a half day labor with an unplanned c-section and a rare condition after giving birth. that's into rushing back to the hospital. >> fortunately, i was okay, you know, but my recovery on the postpartum side, you know, took several weeks during recovery and adjusting to life with a newborn. >> she spent hours on the phone with california's employment development department to correct a form so she could receive paid family leave. >> and i remember sitting on the front steps of my home crying just on the phone while, you know, just struggling with everything. >> navigating the patchwork of family leave is a frustration faced by many new parents in the united states. >> families are kind of left on their own to try to figure out how to navigate this, you know, super critical, important life altering juncture in their lives. >> doctor maya rosen slater studies maternal leave as an

associate professor of health policy at stanford university. her research has found only 60% of u.s. workers are eligible for the family medical leave act. that provides just 12 weeks of job protected, unpaid leave for new parents. even fewer new parents are eligible for paid leave. >> california was the first state in the nation to pass a paid family leave policy, but a dozen other states, including washington, d.c, have implemented their own paid family leave policies. most of these policies are somewhere between 6 and 16 weeks in duration, and that paid leave is significantly capped. >> for example, in california, new mothers receive approximately 60% of their pay for up to eight weeks, forcing many parents back to the workforce too soon. >> millie clinic is redesigning maternity care from the ground up in response to the many challenges new mothers face.

>> a new founded the millie clinic with her midwife turned business partner talia borgo. >> and there's a certain income level as well, too, is where it actually doesn't even make sense to go back to work for some people, where it's like paying for childcare is actually going to be more expensive than having my income again. >> navigating return to work and childcare are just two of the topics taken on in weekly postpartum groups organized by millie midwives. >> the answer ultimately has to be a policy shift. at the government level, >> the vast majority across all states, both democrats and republicans, are supportive of paid parental leave policies. and so i think the american public is kind of there. >> now. it's up to lawmakers to finally take action. >> that was julian glover reporting. the abc owned television stations, race and culture and data teams have teamed up on a new series called facing the facts. it's a compilation of data driven stories about topics that impact our communities, everything from the economy to the environment.

and the most recent episodes focus on maternal health. you can watch facing the facts streaming right now on our website, abc seven news.com and on the abc seven news app. well, now let's go to lisa to get a check of that forecast for this weekend. another hot weekend. lisa. yes. >> and as we look out from our east bay hills cam our top ballmer peak inland, you will see warmer temperatures by about 2 or 3 degrees if that's possible. so yesterday it was 103 in concord could see about 105 106 and was 107 in livermore. so we're talking about peak heat today inland and minor relief on the way for your sunday. stay tuned. my accuweather seven day forecast is coming up. >> thank you. so much lisa. and also next buddy to the bay. the reaction from the newest warrior buddy hield

it was a little foggy this morning. looks like it's clearing up a little bit, but we'll check in with lisa to get a better look at your forecast for this weekend in baseball. this weekend, the a's will try to beat one of the top teams in the league right now. today, oakland faces baltimore. the first pitch is at 107, and then san francisco takes on cleveland on the road. and that game starts at 110. and on the court, as one warrior departs, another has been signed to help the dubs get back to the playoffs next season. here's abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez. >> good morning. the next time we see klay thompson playing nba basketball, he's going to be in a dallas mavericks uniform and yesterday the splash brother four time nba champion, future hall of famer said goodbye to the bay. he shared a post on instagram in part saying from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for the best times of my life. it was such an honor to put on that dubs jersey from day one. my family and i would like to thank all the amazing

people who worked tirelessly to make the warriors organization world class. don't be sad, it's over. be happy it happened until we meet again. sea captain out to try and replace klay scoring the warriors added buddy hield in a sign and trade earlier this week with the 76 ers. he's a 40% career three point shooter. currently playing for the bahamas in the fiba olympic qualifying tournament. but he recently spoke with basket news and described his feelings on coming to the bay. go there and then go to city that uh- let them know that i'm a kid that loves playing uh- want to go there and win, you know, and try to get them back on the top and help whatever i can do to help me get back on top and uh- it's fun, man. >> it's basketball. >> they made the game so easy over there. so hopefully, being with steph, i can be able to watch him and learn from him and uh- and just learn from all the guys, the key guys like draymond wiggins to and be on a championship caliber team. >> the us olympic basketball team is preparing for training camp in las vegas as they get ready for the 2024 summer games. stephen curry was the first

player to report. now this video earlier in the season when he got his team usa jersey wearing number four. this is curry's first team usa action since the 2014 fiba world cup. giants open a three game series in cleveland on friday night. matt chapman oh, what a play to track that ball down. the giants scored three in the first, capped by michael conforto liner to right center. it's a two rbi double three. nothing in a flash, but bottom nine camille duvall, the closer, turned 27 on the 4th of july, got the save in atlanta, then trouble in cleveland on friday. two on no outs. strikes out jose ramirez got one out. very next pitch all of a sudden hey 463 double play ball game. giants win four two. he gets his 17th save of the year. a's hosting the orioles on jerry garcia night a's fans oh getting groovy out there. bottom eight down three one. shea langeliers grooves this baseball out of the ballpark 412ft, 16th of the year. it's a32 game now in the eighth tying run at third. brant

rooker though, grounds out to end the threat and the a's lose three two. that is your look at sports. have a great saturday. let's send things back to you chris. >> thank you so much. and now let's get a check of the bay area forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. lisa, a lot of people have been going to the coast this week because of the nice weather. probably the case today again, right? yeah, there is some stratus out there and we're going to look at it with some live pictures in a moment. >> but that has got the temperatures obviously very comfortable and in and out of the low cloud deck. there's a look at sfo. and so san bruno mountain is about 1300ft. you can see it's blocking it. the view here. so probably about 600ft maybe that fog so very shallow layer. but we have some dense fog along the coastline 64 san jose. and the fog from santa rosa all the way down to half moon bay, 57 downtown. it's 60 in oakland. it was 81 yesterday. and from our sutro tower camera, you can see salesforce there at 1000ft. so it fluctuates anywhere from about maybe five

600ft to 900ft in depth. 56 santa rosa. it is 60 in napa. and once this retreats, we'll get that sea breeze. pier 39 camera. so our heat wave continues into next week. we will be flirting with 100 through the middle of next week. today will be the hottest day inland by about 2 or 3 degrees, so we had well into about 105 yesterday. more of that today, maybe 106 107 by the delta concord. and as we look at our red flag warning, this will expire 9:00 tonight. we have 80s and 90s right now in the upper elevations with relative humidity at about 25. it's just going to get drier throughout the afternoon. and a mix of sun and clouds at the coast. 59 there in santa cruz. so today, temperatures from the marin county coastline, pretty mild from the upper 60s here. mid 60s bodega bay 76 stinson mid 60s. half moon bay 83, in santa cruz. here's a look at concord. you could top out at 108 today, but look what happens tomorrow. trough sets up offshore and

we're going to see a couple of days of some pretty good relief from sunday into monday. even tuesday, not looking bad, but high pressure rebuilds by the middle of next week. and that's why we're seeing that spike into next wednesday. so we're not going to see that marine layer even get close to our inland valleys. we'll just see a trough along the coast enhance that onshore flow tomorrow. 95 in san jose. so still just as hot today. 105 morgan hill has got us 102 on the peninsula. you saw mid 90s yesterday. redwood city, that sea breeze today 90 again for you mid 80s palo alto downtown. it's been in the 70s. it's been pleasant. and another day of low 70s downtown 101 santa rosa. that's hotter than yesterday. had a bit of a breeze yesterday in san rafael. but you still managed 101. we'll see. temperatures in the mid 90s, low 80s in oakland today. the rest of the east bay will be quite warm with mid 80s san leandro 90

in fremont. no break for you there. 105 in concord with 106 perhaps in brentwood we could see temperatures even a little bit warmer potentially, and some records. the accuweather seven day forecast dangerous heat continues today. the heat starts easing for your sunday. the relief arrives more widespread monday and tuesday, and then it heats up again the

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playing the jazz fest runs today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. the skystar wheel is back open at fisherman's wharf after weeks of being closed, crews took it down for additional work and also to meet requirements for a permit extension through the port of san francisco. you can expect to see it stay put for another year, and a half. >> we had to disassemble the entire wheel and move it 15ft to the west. >> i'd heard that it had gone downhill and that things weren't quite as same, but all the places we've been have looked great. it looks very clean to me. >> people are very nice. i think it's a great place to come visi. >> tourism groups tell us that foot traffic has increased at the pier, and it's good news for local businesses that depend on tourism. those business owners say that they're also seeing the difference. well, organizers say a record number of volunteers took part in post 4th of july holiday beach cleanup events at lake tahoe. nearly 800 people

combed the shores and the trails for trash yesterday. it's all part of the 11th annual keep tahoe red, white and blue, and it didn't take long for volunteers to clean up more than half a dozen beaches, including zephyr cove and also scholls. more than 1,800 pounds of trash was removed. well, thank you all so much for joining us this morning. the news continues at 9 a.m. for lisa and everyone here at abc. seven mornings. have a wonderful day. we'll see you back here later. >> this is abc 724 over >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. yeah. >> you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. we are, we are, we are, we are, we

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