>> now at six. extreme heat and increased fire danger. taking a live look from mount tam this morning. lisa has a look at the warnings. and when we can expect a cooldown. plus, the san francisco hill bomb taking a different route this time around. how skaters worked around closures. put in by police, and a commitment to kindness. the rebuilding effort following multiple church burglaries in the east bay. good morning everybody. it's sunday, july 7th. let's get right to the weather. lisa is tracking the latest with all this heat, and we understand the peak has passed. >> yeah that's right stephanie, that was yesterday when we hit 105, 110 and our inland valleys. and we are looking at live doppler seven right now. ridge of high pressure sliding to the

east. and that's going to allow more fog, more of a sea breeze today. but we still have our excessive heat warning, our inland valleys, our heat advisory from the bay shore. but this picture tells the story that the marine layer is intact, and we'll begin to feel that breeze away from the coast. so mid 60s san jose still kind of a mild start, a beautiful view there from mount tam, low 60s. so really it has to do with the high sliding away in a trough along the shoreline. there's the fog at the coast and that will allow for some changes today. so by 9:00, 70s and 80s inland noontime, we're in the upper 80s to mid 90s. but as the fog stays at the coast will trim the numbers back to about 98. in livermore, 100 in antioch, and even further cooling into monday. stephanie. >> lisa. thank you. the extreme heat is keeping the risk of a wildfire high in the north bay. many folks are simply looking for shade and trying to cope with yet another day of excessive heat. here's abc7 news reporter cornell bernard. >> we're still all hands on deck. >> cal fire crews jumping on this wildfire saturday north of

geyserville in sonoma county. the so-called pocket fire burned 12 acres before it was contained. red flag conditions and extreme heat are keeping firefighters busy across the north bay and the state. on tuesday, the toll fire in napa county was stopped at 40 acres after a quick attack from the air and on the ground, so we're being really aggressive to try to get on these new fires quickly, considering that we've had a lot of resources moving around to some of the bigger fires across the state. a cool dip the perfect antidote to our long heat wave. hamilton pool and votto is a popular spot this weekend. if you need relief. and who doesn't? >> temperature is going to be like 90 degrees, so what better way to spend, you know, a sunny day than in the pool with toddlers? yeah. >> how's the water feel? >> it feels amazing. >> little jax excited for anything bigger than a bathtub. so he's learning to swim out here, and we're. you know, feeling like we're part of the community trying to beat the heat together. so it feels very summery.

>> the marin county fair is a celebration of summer in the north bay, where 80 degrees is usually considered toasty. >> it's been really hot, for sure. >> fair ceo gabriella calicchio says the fair is pivoting to keep guests cool. there are six hydration stations where you can fill up for free. >> i think the hydration stations are great. i'm glad that they have them and that we can bring our bottles in to fill them up, as opposed to like paying for water. so i think this is fantastic. nice and cool. >> which is exactly what it was. >> exhibit halls are doubling as cooling centers with sweet ac. >> today i'm inside here. this feels really good. >> we saw lots of umbrellas and parasols on the move and shade tents where you can catch a nap or listen to music. >> we have water features all over the fairgrounds and in the exhibit hall, which i'm told just make people feel cool in san rafael, cornell, bernard, abc seven news. >> we want to make sure everyone

stays safe as we continue tracking this heat wave across the bay area. we have a list of local cooling centers that offer resources to help you and your family to find one near you, you can head to our website, abc7 news.com. well, the temperatures make work difficult for crews battling multiple fires. the sonoma county courthouse in santa rosa caught fire. thankfully, the building was vacant at the time. it's currently under construction. investigators say smoke and fire could be seen from the sixth floor and roof. >> the other challenge we had today was the heat itself. obviously it's very hot out uh- having an incident like this really highlights the importance of not only firefighters hydrating, but the general public highlighted hydrating as well. >> the cause of the fire remains under investigation, but we're told it started in a debris bin on the roof of the building. a fast moving wildfire started near placerville in the el dorado hills yesterday afternoon and is currently threatening

structures. the pay fire has burned about 77 acres and is 5% contained this morning. evacuation orders are in place near the placerville airport. access to the airport is cut off and there are some road closures to look out for and to the latest on the french fire in mariposa county, near yosemite national park. crews are battling flames for a fourth day. containment is now at 35. more than 900 acres have burned, but that number hasn't increased in the last 48 hours. several evacuation orders were reduced to warnings and highway 140 is fully back open for firefighters have been injured. in santa barbara county, the lake fire has scorched more than 13,000 acres this morning. it started friday afternoon in the los padres national forest. evacuation orders are in place for the surrounding areas as excessive heat warnings are in effect. the cause is under investigation. now you can see

wildfires across the state with our abc seven news. wildfire tracker. it updates in real time and you can find it right on our website, abc seven news.com/fire map. in san francisco now, police shut down dolores street to stop skaters from doing a so-called hill bomb. again but skaters still managed to work around the closures. this comes after they clashed with police last year, leading to dozens of arrests. abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the reaction. >> there are police everywhere around dolores park. the street is shut down. no one is allowed on it. >> we came here to skate and have fun, but the cops don't want to have to warn us. have fun. >> every year skaters go down dolores street at high speeds. they call it a hill bomb. but sfpd doesn't want that bomb to go off. police have set up these barricades for several blocks on dolores. and look, they're even zip tied together. if you take a look down the sidewalk, you can see they're zigzagging. these barricades all the way down.

they're making it very clear they don't want anyone skateboarding down this hill. skaters had plans to go down this year, but those plans got altered last year, police arrested 100 people after skaters threw things at officers and vandalized a muni train. the police chief this week said he wasn't going to tolerate any more violence. the skaters think there should be a way to work with the city to safely hold the event. >> the city was not without fair warning about this event. i was in contact with them a year ago, trying to engage about how to make this safer, even in the absence of an official organize, and they failed to plan to do anything but this. >> however, residents living near the park are quite happy to see the street closed. >> it's public safety. it's not about kids, not having fun, so we feel strongly glad to see their presence out here today. >> but although one street was closed, that didn't stop the hill bomb. church street while both police and a large group of people stood by and watched mia lofton

was one of the skaters going down the hill. >> it was like four skaters. they all say church street, and everybody heard them. they all just came over here. i guess the cops don't care about this one as much as the dolores one. >> police blocked off church street and let the skaters go down the hill. the skaters who set this up hoped to send a message to the city. >> it feels like this is what skateboarding is. this is what it's supposed to be. the community together and skating. >> we reached out to sfpd, asking them why they didn't intervene, and we're waiting to hear back in san francisco. ryan curry, abc seven news. >> all right. as we head to break, let's check in with lisa. good morning. >> good morning. our roof camera once again. you can see the breeze there and some fog. so today we're going to share it a little bit. it's been all at the coast and allowing for more comfortable temperatures there. while our friends and our inland valleys just sweat it out. but today we'll trim the temperatures back anywhere from 2 to 7 degrees inland. i'll have the details for your sunday and a cooler start to the week coming up. >> all right, lisa, thank you.

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who were stranded around one yesterday afternoon. firefighters found them near westline drive, south of mussel

rock park. they say the group was safely removed from the cliff about two hours later. the agency reminds people to stay on the main trails when walking along the cliffs in the area. members of an oakland church are showing a commitment to service after it was burglarized twice in just the past 48 hours. volunteers showed up for a grocery giveaway at the east bay church of religious science. thieves broke into the church last weekend, and they damaged doors and a security gate as you see here. they also took off with church offerings, audio and video equipment, along with several computers. church members say they'll have to rebuild. >> you know, from the beginning, our thing was forgive and for john. so we had prayer for the people who broke in and will continue to do that. and we just kept going. we have our community service event today. last week we were doing a celebration of queer youth in our community. tomorrow will be continuing that work. >> insurance will help cover their losses, but church

officials say there's still about $20,000 short. they've launched a gofundme page to help bridge that gap. new details now. dublin based patelco credit union is still working to fix online banking following last weekend's ransomware attack. patelco ceo says the credit union will reimburse late fees, non patelco atm fees or overdraft fees. he also says customers with patelco loans or credit cards will not be charged late fees for missed payments, while their system is down. patelco says it still does not know when online account services will be restored. in the east bay, there was a drone show at the alameda county fair last night. it's becoming a more popular alternative to fireworks shows, especially when it comes to fire safety. today is the last day of the fair. now the scorching temperatures are not stopping visitors from heading to the fair. some guests say they did all they could to stay cool while also enjoying the food. the rides and other attractions at the fairgrounds.

yesterday's highs peaked at 105 degrees. >> it's pretty hot, but they really wanted to come, so we had to come. >> it's worth it. but we're we're going slower this year for sure. waiting for the sun to go down. >> yeah. take your time on hot days like that. today's temperatures are once again expected to reach 100 degrees in some areas. now the question is, when will we get a break from all this heat? lisa is tracking the latest. good morning. >> good morning. we get a bit of a break today. it's still going to be excessively warm with our heat. excessive heat warning inland continuing through wednesday and our heat advisory around the bay shore. so high pressure is the key to this element. that heat dome that is drifting to the east. but i want to get you caught up on tropical storm beryl, which will become a minimal hurricane as it slams into the texas coast. there you can see brownsville winds at 60 miles an hour, gusts to about 70, and as it moves into the

coast here, they're expected to get a very high storm surge. maybe six feet. could see 3 to 6in of rain. and then it travels up towards houston and weakens as it moves up through the southern plains. so they just got slammed by another tropical system about a week ago. so once again, looking at some rain, there, in fact very heavy rain. so as we look at sfo, it's all about the heat and there is just a finger of fog which kind of looked like this yesterday. it was more compressed. 57, san francisco 59. in oakland it is in the mid 50s with that fog, half moon bay 60 for you in hayward and san jose. what a gorgeous view here from our sutro tower camera. it is a shallow marine layer, but it is dense at our coast, so that's why you really may have to slow down. visibility is reduced and the fog just comes right up in front of you there. 62 by the delta and concord 67 this morning in livermore. and finally, our exploratorium camera and our feathered friend there again. so the heat wave continues through wednesday. some relief today, anywhere from

about 2 to 5 degrees cooler. and then looking at us heating up again wednesday, thursday, particularly inland. and then by next weekend, it looks like we really will look for some big changes in terms of the heat really being erased. there was santa cruz where the camera was too dark to show you that, but we're looking at still some 60s more cloud cover today and the breeze in the afternoon. but santa cruz warms up into the upper 70s, perhaps near 80. so highs today. this is certainly a hot looking picture, right? but it's definitely an improvement from that 105 to 110 inland. we're looking at 101 in antioch, 103 in livermore, san jose, still in the mid 90s, 80 in oakland. it's a warm day, but that sea breeze you'll feel it in the afternoon looking at santa rosa may bring that temperature down, but still warm into the 90s there. 72 san francisco low 80s on the peninsula. so that's an improvement from the upper 80s to near 90. the accuweather seven day forecast today looking like the hottest day out of the next seven 60s to 100. and for

some 80s around the bay shore and then minor cooling, additional cooling, upper elevations increasing relative humidity monday and tuesday. and so that helps us out in terms of fire danger, but still really not a big relief because we'll see more triple digit heat wednesday and thursday, even perhaps into friday. but then finally cooling off next weekend. >> lisa thank you. when we return campaign contributions, we're taking a deep dive into a family tied to an fbi corruption probe. this all follows the raid on the mayor of oakland's home. what

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stephanopoulos exclusive interview with the president. the reported meeting happening today and bracing for barrel texas residents prepare for the storm as it heads for landfall after its destructive path in the caribbean. our weather team is tracking the storm that is picking up intensity in the gulf, plus, two new jersey teens stepping in to save their friend after his heart suddenly stopped. their quick action is being credited for saving his life. that is all coming up right here on gma. >> back here at home, the abc seven news i-team is uncovering more about the well-connected political family that appears to be part of the fbi's corruption probe. their homes and offices were raided the same day the fbi raided oakland mayor shane tao's home. now we're learning big names in california politics, received campaign contributions from this family. the loooooong family. this morning, i want to give you an in-depth look into this investigation. as the

saying goes, in the world of politics, it's all about who you know. but pictures and handshakes aside, if you want the truth, follow the money. a lot has happened in the city of oakland in recent weeks. the mayor's house got raided, and then we learned about a waste company now in the spotlight for alleged money laundering. sources confirmed to abc news. the fbi is working with the irs and the u.s. postal service as a part of this investigation, given the raids happened around the same time, it appears it's all connected, but the fbi hasn't specifically confirmed or said why. here's what we do know. the family owns california waste solutions or ors, a large commercial and residential recycling company servicing oakland and san jose. it's operated by david duong. according to allegations by the fair political practices commission, his son andy was the true source of at least 93 contributions to multiple local

campaign committees when he created a campaign contribution laundering scheme to benefit his family owned company. documents allege the committees targeted were candidates running for city council, including milpitas city councilman anthony forn, former oakland city council members desley brooks, abel guillen and xiang tao hiding the source of the contribution. >> that's a big deal. >> we spoke to justin levitt, a law professor at lmu loyola law school. >> it seems like the fppc is zeroing in on a potential scheme to reimburse contributions so that it looks like they're coming from multiple individuals when they're, in fact, all coming from one person over the acceptable limits. and if true, that's not okay. >> the fppc says andy's job is, quote, promoting the company's public image of ors. and we found he does a lot of that on social media, posting pictures with politicians at every level

of government from the president, vice president, past presidents to what appears to be a familiar relationship with attorney general rob bonta. we found a total of 19 photos of the two on duong's instagram account. according to the fppc allegations, duong sent his father an email titled 2016 political analysis. while the grammar was incorrect, here's what part of the email said. here are my final analysis for 2016 double elections year, in whom we shall support, going on to say they are all among in groups that will be best beneficial for us in the long run. duong's recommendations called out an alleged request from rob bonta to sponsor his biggest, quote, fundraising, saying he is one of the best allied to ever support and will deliver whatever we ask for when help needs in the future. >> a private expectation that a public official may do well for that family or for a company or for a business in the future,

doesn't necessarily translate into the public official actually taking action to further that hope. >> abc7's data analysis of local, state, and federal campaign finance data found the average contribution the duong family and entities made to oakland state and federal politicians was around $5,000 per candidate, but ag rob bonta received nearly 30 times more than that over $155,000. that figure, combined with contributions to his wife, state assemblywoman mia bonta, brings that total to more than $172,000. the one politician who received the most from the wong's is former president donald trump, with contributions totaling more than $300,000. following our story, a representative from bonta's campaign told the i-team they've chosen to donate all $155,000 received from the huangs to worthy california charities and advocacy organizations out of an

abundance of caution, five charities will receive approximately $31,000, including youth alive, planned parenthood, affiliates of california, giffords, moms demand action, and the brady campaign against gun violence. assembly member mia bonta's, campaign spokesperson reported the same, saying, we are methodically identifying any contributions that may have been issues based on recent media reports. corresponding amounts will be donated to charities that include the family violence law center, the native american health center, and reproductive freedom for all. other politicians did too, including congressman adam schiff. his campaign told the i-team they'll be donating the $26,000 contribution from the wongs to local nonprofits, helping address housing and homelessness. congresswoman barbara lee received more than $61,000, and congressman eric swalwell received more than $29,000, but neither office responded to our requests for comment. >> it's not at all uncommon for

the officials or for the candidates to disavow the source of those funds, and then to either return the contributions or to give them over to charity. >> documents obtained by the i-team also show the fppc sent notices to the duong family for failing to file major donor campaign statements, which are contributions over $10,000, and failed to file forms required by law that reveal any conflict of interest, specifically, trips, gifts, stocks, money and ties with business entities. >> if the allegations prove correct, that would be concerning, if only because they would deprive the public of some of the information they need to assess the potential conflicts in those officials actions. the allegations are serious, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there was a violation of law, at least not yet. that's what the process is there to determine. >> now we reached out to the duong family and california waste solutions for further

comment, but have yet to hear back. stay with abc seven news to learn the latest about this fbi investigation and its impact on mayor sheng tao and the city of oakland. we'll continue to update our website, abc seven news.com, and of course, the ap. coming up in our next half hour on abc seven mornings, governor newsom standing by the president. his message to voters as he continues on the campaign trail supporting biden. but first, record temperatures in the coachella valley get this 120 degrees. how organizers are trying to keep people safe and cool have you always had trouble losing weight and keeping it off? same. discover the power of wegovy®. ♪ ♪ with wegovy®, i lost 35 pounds. and some lost over 46 pounds. ♪ ♪ and i'm keeping the weight off. wegovy® helps you lose weight and keep it off.

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hurricane. how residents are now preparing as they're still reeling from hurricane harvey. good morning everybody. we're starting this half hour with a look at the weather. we'll have more on our top story in just a moment. but first we've been talking about it all morning past the peak. >> yes, we passed the peak yesterday and high pressure is drifting away, so that means some cooling for everyone. today we had a little of that yesterday. excessive heat warning though still with us through wednesday because of the temperatures will be at least 5 to 10 degrees above average in our inland valleys and also around the bay shore above average. but certainly better. and then we experienced yesterday with that 105 and 110 in the livermore valley, 60 in hayward, 57, san francisco, 54 at the coast. and the clouds are here from our exploratorium camera. it's mild, low 60s, but not as warm as it was yesterday. three quarters of a mile santa rosa, visibility down to a mile in three quarters half moon bay. so upper 90s by noontime, with our warmest inland valleys cooling off 5 to 7 degrees. and look at the 70s around the bay

shore 60s and more clouds at the coast. stephanie. all right, lisa, thank you. >> happening right now, communities along the gulf coast of texas are bracing for storm beryl. here is a live look right now from south padre island in texas. we know beryl is expected to pick up steam before hitting the southern state. 11 people died after it moved through parts of the caribbean as a powerful hurricane. our sister station in houston talks to residents preparing for the storm. >> i'm myeisha and we are here on galveston island early sunday morning and preparations are well underway by city and county officials. they've already moved major structures that are usually on the beach out of the way, and have issued a voluntary evacuation for the west side of the island here in galveston, the concern is not as much as the rain as it is possible storm surge that could go up several feet, making roads impassable.

at the same time, residents and visitors here are used to hurricane warnings. they're used to storm season, so they say they are cautiously, cautiously optimistic and yet trying to remain prepared as well as informed. >> i think that it's only going to, flood galveston a little bit and then we can we have to evacuate to be safe. >> it's a beautiful day for right now, but later, we don't know. >> it's time to go. >> yeah, time to go grab your stuff and go. >> even though preparations are well underway here on the island, in many ways, for people who live here or visit here often they're used to the storm warnings, and it feels very much like business as usual. there are people who are still exercising here. there are visitors, people taking pictures, just enjoying a leisurely sunday morning before the storm rolls

home. >> new this morning, california's high temperatures are affecting marine life in monterey county. the department of fish and wildlife say a large number of fish were found dead in lake san antonio, and this weekend's heat wave is to blame. monterey county posted this picture saying the high temps caused oxygen depletion in the water. yesterday. the area hit a high of 114 degrees today is expected to be another hot one. record highs are being seen around the state. this weekend. coachella valley recently broke its record at 124 degrees. residents in the area have been relying on cooling centers to stay safe. >> it can be detrimental to someone's health if they don't have that shelter, that water and someplace to cool off the heat. illnesses are very serious, and i've dealt with them before in my life. >> data from the county shows there have been 237 heat related emergency visits. this year

alone. organizers hope the centers will prevent those in the future. now to your voice. your vote to governor gavin newsom hit the campaign trail showing support for president joe biden. it was his third day in a row campaigning, this time in pennsylvania. five democratic lawmakers have now publicly called for biden to step down from the ticket. newsom told the crowd at yesterday's event that the vast majority of democrats are still backing biden. he also said the president made that clear in his exclusive interview with abc news anchor george stephanopoulos. biden reiterated he would not drop out of the race and that he is mentally fit for another term. >> do you have the mental and physical capacity to do it for another four years? >> i believe so i wouldn't be running if i didn't think i did. look i'm running again because i think i understand best what has to be done to take this nation to a completely new, new level. >> the president heads to

philadelphia today. you can watch the full interview with joe biden again today at 8 a.m. this morning on this week with george stephanopoulos. vice president kamala harris is trying to gain support among black voters. she sat down for an interview at the essence festival of culture. the annual festival celebrates culture and music among black women during the sit down interview, harris criticized the former president and pushed for voters to support president biden. >> in 122 days. we each have the power to decide what kind of country we want to live in, despite calls for him to end his campaign, harris has been openly supportive of the president's choice to remain in the race. >> new this morning, voters in france are casting their ballots for the second round of the country's parliamentary election. that includes french president emmanuel macron, who

cast his ballot today. the elections could force him to share power with the far right. it could also have a potential impact on the war in ukraine and europe's economic stability. an extra 30,000 police officers are monitoring the situation and response to several violent incidents throughout the week. still ahead this morning, dog owners beware. surveillance video shows the potential danger of letting dogs roam around unsupervised. and here's a live look outside from our exploratorium camera looking at the bay bridge this morning, you see the sunrise in the distance at 636. i was like shaking you know, . when i first reached out to jacoby and meyers. i didn't know if i had a case o.

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dog is to blame for a recent house fire in colorado springs, and the video shows this dog jumping up, placing his paws on the stove in the middle of the night. he was actually trying to

inspect some boxes near the stove, and that's when this happened. he accidentally turned that stove on. a few minutes later, those boxes caught fire, and that family that lives in the home called fire officials. but thankfully they were able to put it out before they arrived and everyone made it out safely, including that little dog. one person had to be treated for smoke inhalation as wildfires continue to rage across the state, there's a new twist on wildfire preparedness here in the bay area. it's an experiment at stanford university not just to cut the risk this year, but potentially for decades to come. abc seven meteorologist drew tuma has a closer look. >> the machine burning a path through the wild grass is part of a study that's turning thousands of acres around stanford university into a living fire lab known as the burn bot. the unit works like a rolling furnace, scorching the ground with a precision that's

keeping the controlled burn safe and potentially providing new clues for researchers. esther cole adelsheim is the conservation program manager, so our goal will really be to monitor how the fire behaves in this really controlled setting, she says. stanford has tested a variety of fire control techniques across its 8000 acre property, ranging from pile burns at its nearby jasper ridge site to goats brought in to graze the hillside. but the goal has now evolved to learning the benefits and drawbacks of specific techniques, in this case, the effects of different intensities of fire on native and non-native plants. >> so we'll be able to look at how some of these native plants that we want to promote here at the dish will respond, as well as how do the invasive weeds that we want to control respond. >> the team flagged off small areas into study zones, noting plant varieties and soil types in the area. stanford professor scott fender is hoping the data

will add to his research on a newly discovered side effect from recent wildfires. heat so intense it's turning a natural chemical in the soil from safe to toxic. >> the big one is for us is chromium. so chromium exists in the what's called the trivalent form that's benign for humans, generally in soils and rocks. and when fire comes through, it catalyzes and changes it into hexavalent chromium. for anybody that remembers the erin brockovich movie, that's the chemical that got in the groundwater. >> his team wants to learn which soils are most vulnerable and at what temperatures, potentially keeping firefighters and cleanup crews safer and dangerous conditions. >> what we're trying to do is predict when you're going to generate those, what are the conditions that are going to make them the worst? where where do you have to worry and where do you not have to worry? >> for stanford, it's a kind of doubling down, combining fire safety and fire research, protecting a spectacular corner of the bay area while hoping to protect others in the future at stanford. drew tuma abc seven news now that burn bot

technology being used in this study was developed by a startup right here in the bay area. >> changes are coming for bikers in the bay. the marin independent journal reports the bicycle lane on the richmond-san rafael bridge is being removed, but only on prime commute days. the plan will likely take effect this fall. it would eliminate the multi-purpose lane on the upper deck mondays through thursdays, and that will free up the use of the shoulder for emergencies, which prevents traffic blockages so pedestrians and cyclists can use it on the weekends. and plans are in the works for a possible bike shuttle. we'll stay posted on that. all right. let's check in with lisa. >> we have partly cloudy skies. stephanie, the marine layer is with us, but look at the golden gate bridge socked in here. and only partial clearing at the coast. so bringing temperatures down all across the bay area today. but unfortunately, that is not the end of the heat. we're going to see a resurgence of the heat, and we have our excessive heat warning until

next wednesday. so triple digits getting trimmed back today, but not for long. i'll explain with my accuweather seven day forecast coming up lisa thank you. >> also next, a big thanks to klay thompson steve kerr reflects on number eleven's time here in the bay with the warriors.

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hearing from warriors head coach steve kerr after klay thompson's big move from the dubs to the dallas mavericks. here's abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez. >> good morning. as all the nba free agency moves finally become official, this is your first look at klay thompson in a number 31 dallas mavericks uniform. now earlier saturday, the warriors shared their goodbye on social media cool comic book style celebration of his career and four nba titles. steve kerr, who's currently the

head coach for the us olympic basketball team, had a sincere message for klay. >> i just want to, say thank you to klay thompson for 13 incredible years, ten of which, you know, i was there for, what he did for the team, the organization, for the bay area, for me personally, the relationship that that we had, all the incredible success, but more importantly, they just going through it all together, has been so meaningful and so amazing. and, we're going to miss klay, you know, we wish him the best. >> but a different sentiment of mavericks uniform next season. a's and o's the coliseum burrito under the umbrella. yeah please. bottom one two on for brant rooker. there it goes. three run shot 18th of the season. part of a three hit four rbi day for him three. nothing in the second. same score two on for max shuma. how about a three run shot from

him. part of a seven run frame. it's ten. nothing a's after two. and how about the hits. they kept coming. shea langeliers got all that one second homer in as many games. 17th of the season for him 12. nothing. it's now 12 one. and former oriole tyler nevin homers off former a cole irvin. oakland hit a home run in each of the first four innings, 13 to 1, and in the eighth they finish their scoring. kyle mccann two run shot made it 19 eight, their second highest run total of the season. wow. former a matt chapman, of course, now a giant fired up for the game in cleveland with his teammates. hey now he's an all star. this guy barry native steven kwan off fellow bay area guy kyle harrison solo shot made it four. nothing in the second. kwan is going to be a starter in the midsummer classic. that's really, really cool. giants respond with three runs in the fifth inning. tyler fitzgerald steals second, chapman from third to home, and he is safe. giants down four three. former a former giant steven vogt, now

the manager in cleveland, didn't like that. but he'll like this extra home run. it made it a53 game. the giants do lose five four rubber match later today on the ice. macklin celebrini the sharks franchise first number one overall draft pick ever, signed his first pro contract with team teal. he'll be on the ice this fall. his dad, rick, is the head trainer for the warriors, and macklin even played a year for the junior sharks just a while ago. the sharks now regular season opener. mark your calendar october 10th at sap center. that is your look at sports. have a great sunday. let's send things back to you. >> thanks, chris. well, speaking of celebrating new this morning, sharks ticket sales and jerseys for number 71. macklin celebrini are surging this morning. that's according to a team executive. the sharks october 31st game against the chicago blackhawks is slated to feature two number one picks. connor bedard went to chicago last year as the first overall pick. now, the two will

face off at sap center on halloween. certainly an exciting time for team teal fans. now a reminder the giants are away this morning. first pitch against the cleveland guardians is at 1040 this morning. thankfully so because all that heat lisa yes yes definitely yesterday's 105 in concord. >> livermore 110. that's behind us. the peak heat is behind us around day six, and we still have that excessive heat warning through next wednesday. and the heat advisory around the bay shore, because it's going to take a couple of days to reestablish our marine layer, get the relative humidity up where it should be, and cool off those upper elevation temperatures. but a quick peek at tropical storm beryl, which will become a minimal hurricane. it is slated to move into the texas coast, bringing maybe 3 to 6in of rain. a storm surge, possible tornadoes, and houston getting slammed with some very heavy rain. and then it weakens as it goes further into the plains. back home, that stable atmosphere, a sign of that from

our marine layer and salesforce getting buried in the low clouds there at about 1000ft, maybe about 970ft. 57 san francisco 54 half moon bay. it's 59 in oakland with 60 in hayward. good morning, san jose 60 for you. with all that sun and temperatures out of the mid 90s today, a little bit better in the south bay. 55 santa rosa. it is 60 in napa, still well above average. no records in jeopardy. we had some yesterday at 67 in livermore, but as we look at the upper elevations, this is what is just out of control, right above 1000ft, 80s and 90s with relative humidity, maybe at 20. and then dropping through the teens and single digits. so you can see a long way to go before we get back to that cooler upper, upper levels of the atmosphere that will happen in the next couple of days, but then high pressure is going to build back in. there's a look at our mount tam view, where you can see the deck of low clouds, the stratus. the heat continues inland through wednesday. some relief today, 2 to 7 degrees

cooler and then we'll heat up again wednesday thursday before a stronger cooling trend gets going. the end of the work week. so the breeze kicks up today. that's thanks to that marine layer retreating and high pressure moving east. that's going to allow for some cooling through the delta. not significant, but enough that you'll notice the difference. and then into your monday we get into more breezy winds. monday and tuesday look to be pretty cool before we sort of reverse that trend. so today in the south bay, notice the range of temperatures from the mid 90s in morgan hill to the low 90s in santa clara, upper 80s closer to the bay sunnyvale 83 palo alto, redwood city into the mid 80s, san mateo. how about that? 75 today with about 70 downtown, you can see the fog encroaching a little bit more. so into the peninsula there and up in the north bay we've got the warmth, but not like yesterday. how about near 90 upper 80s in santa rosa instead of that 99 looking for upper 80s in sonoma, though a hot day there and on the bay shore here. 80s for you around

hayward and fremont. but it's not the upper 80s, it's the low 80s, 85 castro valley and heading inland. still some warmth for sure, but that 95 is better in the san ramon valley, 101 in pittsburg and antioch. the accuweather seven day forecast 60s at the coast again, 80s around the bay shore, about 104 towards brentwood and then some more cooling into monday and tuesday. heating up again temporarily wednesday and thursday. but not like that 110 we had yesterday and then looks like a bigger cooldown into next weekend. stephanie. >> all right lisa thank you. coming up next one brave boy reminds us to never be afraid to stand up for change. >> you just hear all the time. it's not very safe around here, and i don't want my grandma to get hurt. >> how a nine year old is making a difference in his city, mainly to keep his

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