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together. hector: yes. jeff: like the ancient gar and bowfin, this community is resilient. but that's not all. the tribal community are stewards of this ecosystem; guardians of this vital food resource, protectors of their vibrant culture and their homeland. the incredible everglades, the irreplaceable river of grass. four legged friends looking for relief. also fire crews make
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progress on a wildfire, but not before there are evacuations in the sierra foothills and conditions deteriorating as barrel churns towards the southeast texas coast. plenty of locals have decided to stay put. abc seven news starts now. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> boiling in their soul like a melted ice cream right now. >> the extreme heat continues in parts of the bay area. there's more to come this week too. thanks for joining us i'm j.r stone. the heat wave extends to day six. but what you feel really depends on where you are. take a look at our bay area microclimates. on full display. you can see the differences in our mount tam pier 39, emeryville and san jose cameras here. with us now is abc seven news, weather anchor spencer christian. >> okay, j.r. well it's warm out there today, but the temperatures are not nearly so high as they were yesterday. here's a look at current temperature readings in places
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where we had numerous triple digits yesterday. we have inland areas now at 92 livermore 94 danville and concord 96 at brentwood and up in the north bay, 96 at saint helena. so it's a bit cooler and much more comfortable as the marine layer has started to rebuild and is giving us some cooling relief. but it won't last long. we are still in a heat wave, a severe heat wave as a matter of fact. so the excessive heat warning we've been talking about the last several days remains in effect until 11 p.m. wednesday. and let's move along. take a look at what's happening at the coast where the marine layer is building a little bit. we've got a nice cooling onshore flow, high pressure that had compressed the marine layer the last few days is edging eastward. so that's allowing the marine layer to build a little bit of a stronger cooling influence. so tomorrow will be well, just about as mild as today was still warm enough but not super hot. and tuesday will be even cooler inland. even it will may suggest that the heat wave is ending, but that is not the case. look at wednesday. temperatures bounce right back into the triple digits in most
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inland areas on wednesday and thursday, even hotter 102 to about 110 across the inland areas. i'll have a complete look at the accuweather seven day forecast in a few minutes. j.r. >> spencer, thank you so much. we look forward to that many folks across the bay area are waiting for this hot spell to end. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is live in sonoma, where people are getting pretty good at beating the heat. cornell right j.r. >> yeah, it seems like everybody has a plan to outsmart the weather. i got to say it feels a bit cooler today but still too warm for many. sonoma plaza here is a bit empty today and the bay area is still coping with extreme heat when a new love approached you, about 100 people braved the hot weather to enjoy a free concert on sonoma plaza. shady spots were taken, but seats in the direct sun were up for grabs. >> we noticed that air conditioning almost nonstop running albert and amy lynn are
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visiting sonoma from los altos, armed with water and a fan to keep cool. >> they want the long heat wave to be over already. >> it's too hot for me. yeah, yeah, it's like like a steaming hot and you just feel dizzy all the time. you really cannot do anything. >> water misters are keeping guests cool at the roach family vineyards tasting room. it's been pretty darn hot. tom dusenberry says the extreme heat has been tough for his staff, but hasn't kept wine lovers away. we do have an air conditioned tap room in the back where we're able to accommodate some of the guests, but it's amazing. >> a lot of people just kind of tough it out and they they want to sit in the in the heat in the east bay, thirsty dogs are hydrating near a hiking trail at walnut creek, open space. >> the area is reopening this weekend after being closed for several days due to high fire danger. rick isaacs is getting an early walk in with his dog. >> the real danger of the height of the high temperatures is not
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so much for me, though. it does inhibit walking in the in the open, but it really affects the dogs at the walnut creek farmers market, 11 year old reena yakoob has a checklist for beating the heat and of course, lemonade is number one. >> the pool and sunscreen definitely the heat. >> way back in sonoma, we found these friends from new orleans actually toasting to our warm weather. >> it's very pleasant. we are very much enjoying your heat wave. being from new orleans with the humidity. this has been just wonderful. >> yeah, she told me she will take heat over humidity any day. it's all relative i guess. right? for now, tips remain the same. sunscreen, shade and lots of water. stay cool everybody. we're live in sonoma. cornell, bernard abc seven news, cornell. >> thanks so much. you stay cool out there as well. we want to make sure everyone stays safe as we continue tracking this heat
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wave across the bay area. we have a list of local cooling centers that offer resources to help you and your family. to fi, head to abc seven news. it's a big travel day, with people returning home from the 4th of july and their 4th of july holiday trips. you can see the line of cars in this video from chp posted this from the tahoe area earlier this afternoon. there were traffic jams along interstate 80 and soda springs, and at stretches of i 50 near state line. the chp is conducting a maximum enforcement operation with additional officers out until midnight. firefighters in the sierra foothills are making progress on the pay fire burning near highway 50. the fire burned 77 acres east of placerville yesterday, and now forward progress has stopped. containment is at 5. there are still mandatory evacuations around the placerville airport. no one's been hurt. and the fire
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hasn't damaged any buildings at this point, crews are getting a better handle on the french fire burning in mariposa county near yosemite national park. containment has improved to 60. it's burned more than 900 acres since it began on thursday. several evacuation orders were lifted for firefighters have been injured. michael jackson's neverland ranch is threatened by the lake fire, which is burning out of control in santa barbara county, started friday afternoon in the los padres national forest, it has scorched more than 16,000 acres, so far. homes are at risk and evacuation orders have been expanded. developing news all of southeast texas is under a tropical storm or hurricane warning, with beryl bearing down. the powerful storm is expected to slam into the gulf coast tomorrow. beryl is the earliest category five atlantic hurricane in history,
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and has already killed at least seven people in the caribbean's windward islands. here's courtney fisher from our sister station in houston. >> the island of matagorda is about 80 miles southwest of houston. in the last hour or so, the winds have really picked up. we have seen the waves become choppier, but people around here are used to this and a lot of them are staying put. in the final hours before beryl hits. >> i've got one more. so i got the last door. >> thomas davis boards up the last few windows, one of the last on his street to leave. >> i would stay if we didn't have the two girls. i would definitely stay. >> staying is the norm for a lot of folks in matagorda. >> we've ridden them out here like floyd and marguerite ceruti. we're planning on staying here. >> we're planning on watching the astros win and then welcoming beryl in calm, unbothered. >> even as the skies turn dark. because in this laid back beach town dotted with fishing camps, fewer than 500 people, you get
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used to the hurricanes and tropical storms. >> we got these hurricane screens that that, as you see, bolt on around the frame and i've got them all the way around the house. >> people here know their plan. >> you got to make a decision one way or the other. all right. >> neighbors helping neighbors. >> a lot of teamwork. uh- to make the dream work to get out before the wind and rain picks up. we've been here since this morning trying to hustle and bustle before the rain comes in. so a little bit of a frenzy. >> the prepping, moving, organizing, maybe leaving. it's all worth it. say the people who live here, it's a trade off. >> you have a living down here and living in a piece of paradise. it comes with the territory. >> beryl is expected to make landfall between three and four in the morning. here in the matagorda area. and that means it is likely going to be a category one hurricane, packing 85 mile per hour winds. >> the eye of the storm is expected to land in about 11 hours between corpus christi and
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galveston, texas president biden hitting the campaign trail in the critical swing state of pennsylvania today as top democratic lawmakers discuss the future of his reelection bid, the president spoke at a church service and a campaign office today, house minority leader hakeem jeffries called in other top democrats to share their views on biden's ability to win after his debate performance, abc news reports at least four senior democrats told jeffries that biden should step aside at the church event today. the president joked about his age and reiterated his commitment to running. >> you know, i've been doing this a long time and i, honest to god, have never more optimistic about america's future. if we stick together. >> the republican national convention kicks off a week from tomorrow in milwaukee, where donald trump is set to officially become the republican nominee. there won't be a baseball game, but giants fans
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will fill oracle park tomorrow afternoon. we'll get information about a special tribute monday for the late, great willie mays and change of plans. skateboarders still hit the hill even though san francisco police closed off the street where they usually hold an unsanctioned skater event
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month at 93 years old. today's mays statue outside oracle park was taped off as the ballpark
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gets ready for the event, gates open at three tomorrow with the celebration of life set for 4 to 6, and it is free to attend an unsanctioned skating event. took a detour but went on as scheduled in san francisco. the dolores park hill bomb moved to nearby church street yesterday after police set up barricades on dolores street last year. skaters clashed with police and officers arrested more than 100 people yesterday, skaters flew down church street while both police and a large group of people watched. there were no signs of any confrontations with officers. it is head home day and airports are feeling the impact the travel rush is on. now, one airline says it is expecting to reach a new record high number of passengers today. >> i'm spencer christian. the cooling marine layer has returned, but not for very long. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up in just a moment, as abc
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a victory that is there for the taking. grab it. now that was a great halftime speech. let's go win. [jim valvano] don't give up. don't ever give up®
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hey, flex. considering there's a heatwave, it's kinda chilly in here. oh, that's because i'm pre-cooling the house with the ac before 4 pm. then i'll turn our thermostat to a comfortable 78 or higher that way i could stay cool later. ooh, what about me? you're never cool. oh.
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expect today to be the busiest day ever for tsa screenings. the previous record was set just weeks ago on june 23rd. american airlines is expected to transport the most passengers on any single day in its history. an anticipated 775,000 customers will be flying with them today. wow. for nasa volunteers who spent more than a year sealed inside a simulated mars habitat in texas have finally ended their mission. the crew was confined for 378 days inside the 1700 square foot habitat. their experiments were focused on nutrition and the impact on
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their performance. nasa says the collected data will help the space agency as it prepares to return to the moon, and on mars. join right now by spencer christian that's a lot of time. it is. sometimes i feel like we're in the studio for a few hundred days here, but it feels that way sometimes, especially with ongoing live coverage of breaking news. >> right? i trust the temperature is comfortable. >> i would hope so. and it's not comfortable everywhere today. >> no it's not, but cooler than yesterday. so here's a look at why it's cooler than yesterday. we've got a return of the marine layer and this time it's a vigorous one. not a little wimpy marine layer like we've had the last couple of days. and a nice brisk onshore flow bringing the cooler air from the coast over into the around the bay shoreline and even to some inland areas. now the inland areas are not cool, but they are not nearly so hot as they were yesterday. as a matter of fact, the 24 hour temperature change pretty much tells the story. is 18 degrees cooler in santa rosa than at this time yesterday. 17 degrees cooler at fairfield, 11
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degrees cooler at concord. so all around the region we've had a bit of a cool down, although it's still quite warm inland. and here's a look at that marine layer from our sutro tower camera as we take a look at current temperature readings. 65 here in san francisco oakland, 7079 in hayward, 83 san jose, redwood city 78 and 59 at half moon bay. nice view from emeryville. looking westward toward the golden gate, 77 santa rosa, santa rosa, mid 70s. also at petaluma and napa. low to mid 90s right now, though at fairfield, concord and livermore. that's quite a bit lower, though than the triple digits we saw in those locations yesterday at this time. and now as we look across the embarcadero from our rooftop camera, these are the forecast headlines. heat wave continues into midweek and our inland areas through midweek. actually tuesday tomorrow through tuesday. a bit of a cooling relief as we showed you a little bit earlier. but wednesday and thursday it will be heating up again back into the triple digit range. so we still have this excessive heat warning in effect until 11 p.m. wednesday. under these conditions, there is still
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the increased risk of heat related illnesses, even on days like this, when the heat sort of eases up a bit. so overnight, look for the marine layer to redevelop and push locally across the bay and locally inland. so early tomorrow morning it'll be lingering for a while and we may have a cool start in some spots to the day tomorrow, but it'll all burn back to the coastline by midday, giving us another warm day. overnight lows will be mainly in the upper 50s to low 60s. highs tomorrow mid 60s at the coast uh- upper 70s to low 80s around the bay shoreline. mid to upper 90s inland and on tuesday even cooler than tomorrow, especially in our inland areas. upper 80s to low 90s. but look at the reappearance of the triple digits on wednesday and thursday. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we get a nice little break, much more comfortable range of temperatures the next couple of days, but the heat will be back full force on wednesday and thursday. and even after that it will be slow to taper off as we head to next weekend though, it'll be a lot. the weather will
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be a lot more comfortable than it is right now. >> wow. in a day of cooling, hey, it's better than not a day of cooling. >> that's exactly right. i'll take what we get. >> yes. thanks so much, spencer. chris alvarez, he's. he's always hot. ready to go? >> that's a good one, jr. yeah. coming up in sports, we are ready to go with all star selection sunday pitchers and reserve position players in the first time to charm for three players with bay area ties. details on the giants and a's headed to texas for the midsummer classic spor
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the national league in innings pitched, joining him as outfielder elliott ramos. what a story he's been since being called up on may 8th. he's actually tied for the team lead with 12 home runs. and after today's game in cleveland, manager bob melvin sharing the good news with webbe and ramos for the first time, a right handed pitcher, logan webb. >> who elliot ramos honor. >> i don't i don't know what to say. what's even more fun is us. you know, we're killing it right now and it's been fun to watch. >> this is definitely our dream come true. thank you guys. thank you guys for everything. the opportunity. and i appreciate it. thank you for everything. >> all right. the rubber match between the giants and guardians. that's an all star mascot band right there. giants striking first michael conforto, 10th blast of the year. he drove
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in three of the giants four runs. they extended it three. nothing on a ramos rbi single. not shown, but cleveland comes back. beau naylor pinch hit three run shot, gives them the lead for good. giants lose it five four. they finished the road trip three and three. it's a day off tomorrow with the public celebration of life for willie mays to be held at oracle park tomorrow afternoon. no surprise who the a's all star is. closer mason miller the reaper earns his first all star game selection, and he's the first a's relief pitcher to make an all star game since liam hendriks did it back in 2019. hendricks. excuse me? the 25 year old flamethrower has thrown a big league best 278 pitches of 100 miles an hour, or more and leads all major league rookies with 14 saves. >> it's really, really surreal and really, it feels great, you know, to just look at the work i've done and, you know, to sit here and have that. that recognition now is awesome. it's what every player works for, you know, it's, to have the success i've had, you know, in a new role this year and, you know, be able to represent our guys. it's
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really an honor. >> and in a nice coincidence, two of the a's best relievers of all time taking part in the first pitch, rollie fingers said dennis eckersley strike top one. baltimore's anthony santander high fly to right and it's going to stay fair. one nothing o's a single and an error later. heston kjerstad makes it four run inning with a three run shot. the o's had four runs with two outs in that inning. ouch. a's lose it, six three. all right, summer hoops at chase. warriors hosting the lakers in the california classic. bronny james out with left knee swelling so early in this one. daquan powell plowed in alley oop to marquese bolden slams it home. warriors up double digits most of the way in at last check 8960. warriors in the fourth. we'll have more highlights at six j.r. thank you so much. >> well it is the final hours of the alameda county fair. we'll learn how it is going with a bang sort of. we'll explain
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fairgrounds and pleasant. and today, staying out of the triple digits. so far. the big event tonight is the junior livestock auction, starting at six. the ground the fair's grand finale is a drone show later tonight, so spencer and chris, i want to ask, you know, we've we've gone through the fourth, we've seen the fireworks shows, we've seen the drone shows. if you had to
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pick a firework or a drone show, which one would you do. >> well, they both can be really interesting to watch. like i said, pick a drone show just for the safety factor. >> yeah. you know, when i was at disney, we saw a drone show, and they had the music, and it was pretty smooth. not as loud. >> your thoughts on fireworks? i like the old school boom. well, i will say this. >> it was so clear in san francisco this year. we were south of the ferry building. could see up at pier 39 the fireworks and that boom boy, it feels good. >> better sound effects of the fireworks. yeah i like the sound effects coming on this side of the table, too. >> that's all the time we have for abc seven news at five. we'll see you back here in 30 minutes for abc seven. >> safe and sane. come on. sane, safe and safe. >> safe and sane. >> have a great night >> linsey: tonight, four more house democrats join a growing list of those calling for president biden to step aside. and texas in the bull's-eye

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