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lake tahoe. >> and if you love ketchup, one company coming out with a fashion line for you. i don't know if you love it that much, but we're going to tell you about the accessories that are all kinds of inspired. >> who is this for? good morning. on this monday, july 8th, yes, we're going to start the check of our forecast with drew. >> yeah. and you talked about it being cooler out there relatively speaking this afternoon. >> so our hottest areas will remain in the 90s today. and tomorrow before we see our heat wave spike once again later this week. a big reason why we're slightly cooler today. look at this. all that fog out there, current sky conditions across the region. most of us reporting some sort of cloud cover out there. and that's going to slow the warming process. so underneath the cloud cover right now we're mainly in the 50s and 60s. so it is quite comfortable as you get going on this monday. but the heat advisories have been extended. now they're pushing until friday. so if you're keeping track today is day seven, which will end up being an 11 day heat wave by friday. so the warm temperatures

are sticking with us today. inland you notice a lack of any 100 degree plus heating. we're finding temperatures more in the 90s today, so still quite warm inland. just not one of our hottest days underneath this heat wave around the bay shoreline will be in the 70s and low 80s, with morning clouds giving way to afternoon sunshine along the coast. today it is quite cloudy and we'll keep those temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. let's check in with frances. see this drive times this morning? >> hi. drew is off to a pretty good start this monday morning, but it is getting a bit crowded on the bay bridge. here's a live shot. metering lights were turned on, so it is a slow ride into san francisco. in fact, the drive time for you. westbound 80 highway four to the maze is 18 minutes. and then we're going to add on another 14 minutes on westbound 80 from emeryville into san francisco, southbound 101. looking good, though, if you're headed to the airport from san francisco to sfo, here's another look at 101 in san rafael, and you can see it's delay free down to the golden gate bridge, 101. also looking

good on the peninsula into the south bay. and if you're planning on taking mass transit, bart, caltrain and ace all reporting no delays. reggie. >> thanks, francis. happening now. it's a little cooler this morning across the bay area, but we are going to still see hot temperatures for a few more days. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez is live in san francisco. gloria, some people are going to be pretty happy. there's a bit of a break. >> reporter yeah, you know, as drew has been mentioning, we are going to see slightly cooler temperatures, but still a little bit hot out there. so if you want to get outside, you know, your best bet is to go out there early, maybe even head to the coast. and a lot of people have been doing that this past week with the nicer temperatures out there. so you can also go to east bay regional parks. they just reopened. they were closed for about a week because of those high temperatures. and also the fire danger about 100 people braved the hot weather to enjoy a free concert over at sonoma plaza that was yesterday. shady spots were taken, but seats in the direct sun were open. albert and amy lynn are

visiting sonoma from los altos, and they just want the long heat wave to be over. >> 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. >> it's very pleasant. we are very much enjoying your heat wave being from new orleans with the humidity. this has been just wonderful. >> and as you heard, those tourists from new orleans are enjoying our warm weather. meanwhile, water misters are keeping guests cool over at the roche family vineyards tasting room. the extreme heat has been tough on the staff there, but it has not kept the wine lovers away. and remember, if you are out in the heat today, just make sure that you pay attention to those symptoms of heat exhaustion or heat stroke. and if you're feeling sick, go in the shade and contact a doctor. live in san francisco gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you gloria. new developments cal fire is stretched across the state, taking on dozens of active

wildfires that are burning a combined 150,000 acres this morning. let's start with the newest so-called royal fire. it's racing through the mountains west of tahoe. it broke out sometime before 6 p.m. yesterday. this is time lapse video at last check. it's burning 54 acres in the royal gorge area by truckee, south of i-80 and soda springs. now people driving back from tahoe could see that massive plume of smoke from the highway. five homes are under mandatory evacuation, along with some recreation areas. >> michael jackson's neverland ranch is threatened by the lake fire burning in santa barbara county. explosive growth over the weekend is pushing it to more than 16,000 acres in the los padres national forest off of highway 101. the fire has damaged one building so far, and one firefighter has been hurt. >> it's so out of control. you can just see there's little fingers of fire in all different directions. >> firefighters say thick smoke trapped over the area limited

how much water tankers could fly yesterday? evacuation orders expanded overnight, but firefighters are making progres. containment now at 8. >> good news on the wildfire that's burning near yosemite in mariposa county. containment is on on the french fire is up to 55% since it started on thursday. and it's burning a little more than 900 acres. four firefighters have been hurt since that fire started, but several evacuation orders have been lifted. we keep an eye on every wildfire across the state on our abc seven news data team. we are tracking 43 wildfire statewide. you can use the same interactive tool by heading to our website. this gives you an idea of the fire warnings as well as the air quality. you can find it on the front page of abc seven news.com. >> breaking overnight barrel has made landfall in texas as a category one hurricane. this is new video of the conditions there early this morning. the storm is bringing flooding rains and wind gusts of 80mph. a

tornado watch is in effect for most of southeast texas. officials have dozens of ambulances ready to help with evacuating hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities if needed. houston schools have canceled summer classes and activities, and all campuses are closed today and tomorrow. barrel is the first hurricane to make landfall in the lower 48 states since idalia hit florida last august. >> happening tonight. the major candidates for mayor in san francisco will be facing off in another debate. one contender, though, will not be taking part. aaron peskin is refusing to participate because he says the group organizing the debate is highly partizan. last month, neighbors for a better san francisco sent an email endorsing candidates. it called peskin a, quote, threat and recommended voters leave him off their ballots completely. peskin says that language makes participating in this debate moot. he added he would take part in other debates in the future. asia. sapphire, mark farrell, daniel lowry and current mayor london breed are all expected to participate

tonight. >> happening today, giants fans will say one final goodbye to the say hey kid. the team is holding a public memorial and celebration of life for willie mays. the hall of famer died last month at 93. mays statue outside oracle park was taped off yesterday as they got ready for the event. gates opened at three with a celebration of life set from 4 to 6, and that is free to attend. >> make sure you keep your dog on a leash. that's the warning from san francisco firefighters who rescued a dog off of a steep bluff at fort funston. the fire department shared this photo of the rescue yesterday morning. they say the dog fell about 15ft down the side of a slope. the animal wasn't hurt. rescuers were able to reunite it with its owner. firefighters say they have a lot of experience with these types of rescues because they encounter so many unleashed dogs. >> 608 this morning, as we get you going over the next couple of hours, you will notice we have a fair amount of cloud cover, a deep marine layer this

morning, which is going to slow our warming process over the next couple of hours. by 9:10 a.m, we're back into full sunshine across the region, but temperatures are still in the 60s by 10 a.m. and that's why inland today and tomorrow, we'll find temperatures in the afternoon in the 90s, relatively speaking, that's one of our cooler days underneath this heat wave. look at highs versus average today. the forecast in the first column. and you notice a real lack of any 100 102 degree readings. today our warmest cities like livermore, concord and santa rosa will be in the 90s. and that's about 5 to 10 degrees above average for this time. of the year. the heat risk today minor to moderate. but as we head towards wednesday and thursday, that heat risk will jump back towards major and extreme inland. so a little bit of relief today underneath this heat wave. future weather shows you that fog is still breaking down by 9 a.m. heading into the afternoon. we'll keep the coast nice and cloudy and cool. and then inland, you see those temperatures? we're mainly in the 90s for daytime high, so a

high of about 93 in concord, but 76 in oakland, 91 in san jose, 67 in the city, 88 in napa, 95 in santa rosa. but later this week, reggie, the intense heat returns inland. we'll show you those numbers coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, drew. still to come, the giants and a's players set to represent their teams at the all star game. then more democrats calling on the president to end his reelection bid. the president remaining defiant on the campaign trail, and the link between ozempic and similar weight loss drugs to a potential lower cancer risk

warner of indiana has called off a meeting today with other lawmakers to discuss asking mr. biden to step aside. it comes after news of that meeting being leaked. yesterday, four senior house democrats told house minority leader hakeem jeffries they are calling on the president to step down from the ticket. his campaign maintains the vast majority of democrats believe he should stay in the race. at an event at a church in philadelphia yesterday, the president joked about his age and repeated his promise to keep 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 biden team is ramping up the president's campaign schedule to coincide with the republican national convention, which starts one week from

today. the president is trying to counter questions about his mental fitness springing from a shaky debate performance, something he tried to accomplish in an exclusive abc news interview with anchor george stephanopoulos. >> 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 had a bad night. >> the person seen as a possible replacement east bay native and vice president kamala harris. she appeared at essence fest over the weekend. she did not address the president's challenges, trying to shift the focus to former president trump. >> you have the former president who is running to become president again, who has openly talked about his admiration of dictators and his intention to be a dictator on day one. >> the president is set to spend most of this week taking part in a nato conference before his next campaign swing begins. jury selection is set to begin tomorrow. in alec baldwin's

trial for the 2021 rust movie set, shooting a hearing today will likely determine which arguments, evidence and testimony the jury will hear. baldwin is facing manslaughter charges for the death of cinematographer halyna hutchins. she died after a gun. baldwin was holding went off. baldwin has pleaded not guilty. new details dublin base patelco credit union says its network has been stabilized. patelco ceo says the credit union will reimburse late fees. non patelco atm fees or overdraft fees that customers incurred. she also says customers with patelco loans or credit cards will not be charged late fees because of missed payments, while their system was down. patelco says they still don't know when online account services will be restored. >> people across the bay area are baking in their homes amid this extreme heat, according to our media partners at the east bay times. san francisco, oakland, hayward area has the lowest air conditioning rates of any large metro area, and this

is long been the case in mild mediterranean climates. but air conditioning is now growing in popularity. 182,000 more homes have added ac since 2015. the metro area has grown from 36 to 45% of homes, having ac in that time. >> we want to make sure that you have all the information you need when it comes to this heat wave. from a list of local cooling centers near you, or our full forecast, you can head to abc7 news.com or the abc7 news bay area app app. other parts of the country are also dealing with hot temps. las vegas smashed its all time record, hitting 120 degrees yesterday. the previous record was 117. that happened in 2021. the normal average temperature for this time of year in vegas is 104. >> i'm from hawaii, so i rather take the triple digits over the humidity any day, but it's crazy to see these like crazy excessive heat warnings for the vegas area are in place through thursday. >> if you really love ketchup,

then i guess you'll be really into the story. a new trend is emerging. fast food with fashion. it's called condiment couture. who's calling it that? >> not a soul. >> kate spade and heinz have created this collection dedicated to ketchup. there are tote bags, purses, clothing, shoes, keychains, phone cases. prices start at 45 bucks. for the phone case, they go to 400 for a crossbody bag. >> yeah. >> if you are spending $400 on a ketchup bag, please call me and we can do a little session over the phone. >> to be fair, the entire collection of the kate spade website, if you're into it, what would you say? >> to be fair, it's 3.98. okay. yeah >> so it's a deal a little it's a little less. i mean, i love a tote bag, but look at this. i could get into this. yeah. >> then you need to add tags. >> gifted me this i would, i could go to the park with a

heinz bag and take out all my goodies, my blanket, my snacks, my book. i've seen weirder things by far. >> okay. >> it wouldn't be bad for like a 4th of july or, you know, outing with hot dogs and hamburgers out of the year. yeah, exactly. that's a bit much. >> it's three months of the year. just like a whole summer tote collection. like june 1st, end of august. >> we really want to show everybody everything i know, like website. >> please, please come back out to us. >> not one of the weirder things thing, not one of the weirder things we've shown. okay. you know, and one of the cheaper things sometimes you show boots that are 20 grand. >> i like this, drew. that's so optimistic. >> little silver lining outside this morning. we are getting a little bit of a cooldown inland today and tomorrow. big reason why is this. the marine layer is back in a big way this morning. all that cloud cover from our east bay hills camera. so today and tomorrow, slight cooling inland. we'll have those temperatures in the mid 90s for daytime highs, but it's brief with that slight relief because

the intense heat is back here starting on wednesday with triple digits returning. and that will last through friday. so for that fact, the heat wave has been extended until friday, which means this heat wave will last about 11 days. today is day number seven. the coastline today is going to be quite cloudy in fact tomorrow as well with that deep marine layer. thinking of going to the beach? don't expect a lot of sunshine today. temperatures though will be on the cool side with daytime highs in the 60s, so highs in microclimates in the south bay will be in the 80s and 90s for the most part for daytime highs. coastal cooling in the 60s along the peninsula. but 82 in san mateo with sunshine 81. mountain view 86. redwood city partly sunny over the city today. temperatures mainly in the 60s, which is at or just slightly below average for this time of the year. in the north bay we have a big range of temperatures 60s for bodega bay. stinson, 78. in sausalito, but 95 in santa rosa, 94 in calistoga, 88 in napa. the east bay. today we

have clouds giving way to sunshine, 76 in oakland, 83 in fremont and then inland. we're basically in the 90s for daytime highs, 93 in concord, 98 in antioch, 94 in pleasanton. overnight tonight will repeat the marine layer. it will surge in most of our cities, meaning temperatures getting relief from the heat inland will be in the 50s and 60s overnight tonight. but then those temperatures will begin to take off by the middle part of the week tomorrow, about as warm as we are today. and then watch what happens by wednesday. we're heating up. and by thursday we reach another peak of this current heat wave with inland highs above about 105. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. slight relief inland today and tomorrow. then we're heating up once again. the hottest day of this week is going to be thursday with those temperatures in our hottest areas, 108 80s and 90s around the bay shoreline before that heat recedes for the upcoming weekend guys. >> thanks, jrue. good morning americans coming up at seven right here on abc seven. >> and sam champion has a look at what's ahead. >> good monday morning reggie kumasi. it's nice to see you

guys. and you know it's already a crazy monday morning. we'll start with this big breaking news a hurricane slamming into the east coast of texas this morning. this is beryl, just the second named storm of the season. and there are strong winds, 80 mile per hour. steady winds, 92 mile per hour. gusts up to 15in of rain expected flooding. flooding life threatening storm surge that could go all morning. our team is live in that storm zone. also this morning, president biden is defiant on the campaign trail as a growing number of democratic lawmakers are saying maybe they think he might want to step aside even after our exclusive interview with the president, we'll have the latest reaction from capitol hill and the campaigns. plus, we're breaking down the promising new study on drugs that are used often now for weight loss and cancer. there's some important stuff to share. also, tyler perry is here. our friend tyler perry in the studio. hello to talk about his new thriller. and jen tran. you know her. she's making history as the first asian american bachelorette. actually, they're both live in the studio, so we'll have lots of fun this

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arlington, texas. it's the end of the era for the warriors and klay thompson. and even if fans are not ready to see the four time champ and splash brother go to dallas, there is another sign that the time has come. the warriors team store is now selling off its remaining stock of jerseys and merchandise, some for 50% off. the deals were spotted at yesterday's california classic game at chase center. you can get your klay gear while it lasts, as well as online in honor of one of the cornerstones of the dubs dynast. the u.s. olympic basketball team is holding a training camp in las vegas, and steph curry is there showing off his number for red, white and blue threads. this will be curry's first career olympic games. team usa is being led by warriors head coach steve kerr. next at 630, the tsa says yesterday was the busiest day in its history. how many people were flying through our airports and san francisco police tried to block the annual

dolores hill bomb, only for skaters to do it just a few blocks away. here's drew. >> hey there, 626 this morning, looking at your day planner, we have a lot of morning cloud cover out there right now, giving way to brighter skies. it is another day of our heat advisories. inland day seven of what will be an 11 day heat wave. so highs today cool along the coast, warm inland in the 90s. we're back

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heavy flooding, damaging winds and a threat of tornadoes behind. >> then another hot one for the bay area, but it's going to be a bit cooler today than it's been in the last few days. still, we are at risk of wildfires popping up, and bart is set to release their new holiday sweater designs. >> yes, it is christmas in july, y'all. will they be as popular as last year in exclusive unveiling happening right here today on abc seven mornings. >> i forgot about that one. he modeled that he really did. did. good morning everybody. it is monday, july 8th. >> we will get to all that. but first a check on the weather.

yeah. >> hi. good morning. we do still have our heat wave rolling on inland today. a little bit of a cooler afternoon compared to the past couple of days. part of the reason why a very deep marine layer. you can see that cloud cover from our south beach camera this morning. so we begin the day relatively comfortable, most of us waking up to temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. but our heat advisory has been extended now. this will last until friday through the rest of the week. so if you're keeping count, today is day seven of an 11 day heat wave. so inland today it is still warm above average, just not intensely hot. we've had temperatures above 100 degrees underneath this heat wave. today will be in the mid 90s for daytime highs. a lot of sunshine and our warmest spots inland around the bay. shoreline. morning cloud cover right now breaking for sunshine around 9:10 a.m. temperatures upper 70s to the lower 80s later on this afternoon along the coast. it is quite foggy right now. we'll get partly sunny skies and we'll keep those temperatures comfortably cool upper 50s to the lower 60s. let's check in with frances. see those drive

times this morning? >> all right drew, good morning. you mentioned the fog. you'll find a lot of it across the golden gate bridge. but traffic is light. although be careful if you're driving along highway one in pacifica and half moon bay, where visibility is limited. and if you're headed to the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see it's red there. traffic is backed up towards the 880 overcrossing the other slow spot is that westbound 580 stretch from tracy to dublin. it's over an hour now at 63 minutes westbound for tapping on the brake lights a bit. antioch to concord, 23 minutes and we'll check out another bridge for you on the westbound side. that's the right side heading from the toll plaza to foster city, right now is 11 minutes kumasi. >> thank you. francis. breaking overnight. hurricane beryl has made landfall in texas. this is a live look right now at houston. hard to see much of anything you can see as that storm is moving in. beryl is bringing dangerous storm surge and strong winds. abc news reporter nguyen is live. with the impact that residents in texas are facing right now. good morning. i'm good morning

kumasi. >> i mean, there are many residents in south texas that are waking up to kind of a scary situation. we're talking about downed power lines or trees, many without power officials are warning of, of course, flash flooding and rough winds to continue telling people just to stay inside. this morning, hurricane beryl slamming into texas, making landfall just south of houston. the category one hurricane bringing torrential rain and damaging wind. >> it will be a deadly storm for people who are directly in that path. >> barrels sustained winds increasing to at least 80mph. storm surge warnings in effect with up to seven feet of surge possible over regular tide levels. >> i always take it seriously and you know, man, we live along the coast. >> some residents urged to get out as others hunker down, boarding up their homes and businesses just boarding up protecting this glass in case we get a little bit too much wind.

experts say barrels explosive growth into an unprecedented storm so early in the season was fueled by the atlantic's record warmth. this storm passing through the caribbean days ago on its way to texas, causing at least 11 deaths, ripping off roofs and destroying buildings, many still reeling from the devastation. >> you found that other essential services is critical at this point in time, everything was just flying all over the place. >> you're looking at, a tank full of water and this thing is lifted up and have it swollen in the area. but, you know, i i've never seen anything like this in my life. >> barrel expected to bring up to 15in of rain across parts of texas. remnants of the storm also set to impact the nation's heartland later this week, with flooding and possible twisters. live here in washington. i'm ed wynn, abc seven news. >> and thank you. today, some of the bay area, we'll see slightly

cooler temperatures than what we've been seeing recently, but it's still going to be hot. and that could fuel fire conditions. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live for us in san francisco. gloria. cal fire has a warning for people not to let their guard down. even though we do have this cooler break. >> that's right. reggie. cal fire is ramping up enforcement on fire safety laws in the area. and the punishments they are promising maximum punishments for human caused wildfires. so even though we do have a slight ease in those temperatures for today, expected, the fire danger is still strong and your instinct might be to get outside, do some chores like mowing the lawn or weeds that popped up on your property. but cal fire is urging you to just wait a little longer to do anything that could spark a fir, especially with the grass being so dry. >> if you are doing any defensible space work, uh- now is really not the time to get any of that work done just because of the conditions. how

dry and receptive those fuels are. so if you accidentally hit a rock and threw a spark, you very well could have a fire that gets started. so wait until we have better conditions to do any of that. uh- landscape work around your home. trying to create that defensible space. >> cal fire announced last week they arrested two people for allegedly starting two fires. they say that one was started with a lawn mower, the other with a weed whacker. and they say if you do start a fire, the punishment can range from a fine all the way to prison time. live in san francisco gloria rodriguez abc seven news thank you. >> gloria covid appears to be spiking in many bay area communities, specifically in san jose. wastewater measures indicate covid levels are virtually the same as what they were at its peak during the first omicron surge in early 2022, although despite the near record high rates, other metrics show the virus is not as deadly as it once was. the now annual reformulation of the covid vaccine is expected to come out

in august or september, after it's approved by the fda. crews are working right now to clean up a water main break in the east bay. it happened in the tara hills neighborhood of contra costa county. some people along kevin road grabbed their brooms trying to get that water out. east bay mud says the first calls came in around 915 last night. we're told the break involves an eight inch iron pipe. a handful of customers are still without water. crews are still on scene making repairs. they're hoping to have everything fixed by noon. the other issue will be getting around the area. east bay mud says to expect delays this morning once traffic picks up. >> skateboarders gathered in san francisco for the annual unsanctioned hill bomb event. police blocked off dolores street, trying to prevent people from skating down that steep hill. some residents say they were happy to see the street closed. skaters found a way around the barricades on saturday and moved to church street. police and a big group of people stood by and watched. 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 organizer, and they failed to plan to do anything about this. >> it feels like this is what skateboarding is. this is what it's supposed to be. the community together and skating. >> at least one person was hurt after crashing into a median. we reached out to san francisco police to ask why they didn't intervene, and we have not heard back. >> in the north bay closing schools could be an option to address financial issues for the santa rosa city school district. district officials tell the press democrat there's been a steady decrease in enrollment in recent years. they say it's a major factor in its financial issues. now, the district is creating a committee that will propose a plan to the school board in february. if the board acts, it's likely schools will close by fall of 2025. >> on the east coast, international leaders are arriving today to our nation's capital for the three day north atlantic treaty organization summit, known better to most of us as the nato summit. it's the

first time the conference has been held in dc since 1999. the main focus of the event could possibly shift from a celebration of a historic alliance to a present problem, analysts say. the focus could turn to president joe biden's candidacy. >> foreign leaders are going to be hoping and praying is that the focus is actually on nato and maybe even ukraine. if there's a possibility that he might lose or drop out. all of these western european leaders have to do something different. they have to appeal to president trump. >> this year marks a 75th anniversary of the nato alliance. president biden is set to welcome nato leaders at an event tomorrow night, a possible breakthrough in negotiations between israel and hamas. >> hamas has given initial approval of a us backed proposal for a phased cease fire in gaza after dropping a demand for a complete end to the war. mediators are in qatar finalizing the terms. it would start with a six week pause in fighting and the release of 30 hostages. where do the deal comes? as we are getting a look

at what's left of the city of rafah? >> so the scale of the destruction here and what used to be the street is absolutely breathtaking. every single house is destroyed. all that you see is a little alleyway carved in the rubble. all that's left is twisted rebar, concrete and household goods. >> an estimated 1.4 million palestinians crammed into rafah after fleeing fighting in other parts of gaza. the un estimates that around 50,000 remain. >> a shocking turn of events in france's parliamentary elections. a leftist coalition surged in a second round of voting yesterday, pushing the country's far right party to third place. that was a surprise after the far right made significant gains in the first round of voting. many believe they would be able to take control of parliament. the left now has the most seats but does not have control of the government. french president emmanuel macron will have to form alliances or risk gridlock. celebrations turned destructive

in paris as the results came ou. video shows fireworks in the streets and lines of officers moving in. police fired tear gas to clear the left wing crowds in central paris. and we'll be right back

downgrade from the past couple of days. we're inland. our heat risk was as high as extreme. so we get a little bit of relief from the excessive heat today, but heat advisories are still in effect. you look at highs today versus average. you notice a real lack of any intense heat. yes, it is warm in livermore, concord, santa rosa in the 90s, but we're not surpassing 100 degrees today. in fact, the difference really is about 5 to 10 degrees above average for this time of the year. so we'll take a look at future weather showing you we have clouds this morning breaking for sunshine by lunchtime. we'll keep it pretty cloudy along the coast with warmer temperatures inland. and today our daytime highs will be in the 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline inland. our warmest areas will be in the 90s, so heat advisories continue. today is day seven of our current heat wave inland 93 in concord, 91 in san jose, 95 in santa rosa. but a more

comfortable 76 in oakland, 67 in the city with partly sunny skies now looking at the three day forecast we'll keep today and tomorrow very similar. we'll have 90s inland, 80s around the bay shoreline, 60s along the coast, but then we're heating up once again. we go back above 100 degrees inland on wednesday, gets even hotter here on thursday. reggie, we'll show you those afternoon highs coming up in just a few minutes. >> drew. thank you. boeing has agreed to a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over two deadly. 737 max crashes the justice department announced the agreement last night. a week after attorneys for the victims families raised concerns about this deal. as part of the agreement, boeing will plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the united states. the company will also pay a $243 million fine and invest $455 million in safety programs. a federal judge still has to approve this deal, and attorneys for victims families are planning to ask that judge to reject it. >> as people head home after the july fourth holiday, the tsa is

recording its busiest day ever. the agency screened more than 3 million people at checkpoints yesterday. that is the most. that is more than any other day in history. it passed the previous record of 2.9 million people, which was set just two weeks ago. >> now it's your morning money report. a huge shakeup this morning in hollywood, the wall street journal reports. paramount agrees to a merger with the production company skydance. there is a bay area connection here because david ellison runs skydance. he's from the bay area. he's the son of oracle co-founder larry ellison. paramount is a movie studio behind the godfather. it also owns cbs and networks including mtv and nickelodeon. regulators have to review the deal, which could take months. now we're going to take a live look at what's happening at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway on this monday, you can see that we are up about 224 points. >> target is making an official change to something that most of us stopped doing a long time

ago. no shade. if you still do it, but starting on july 15th, you'll no longer be able to write checks to pay at target. the company says the change is being made because of extremely low volumes of check writing in recent years. now, target still does accept several forms of payment, including cash and all major credit and debit cards. >> this morning, abc seven is getting an exclusive first look at this year's bart holiday merchandise. it is christmas in july, people. bart first launched a holiday sweater in 2021, and its popularity has only grown over the past few years. >> it started with sweaters. now, this year, other items are on the menu. you can support your sport at your holiday sweater party. >> now let's see this. we are excited about what it looks like so now this is our first look. oh cute beanies you got scarves. >> you got a vest that you can wear. you have a sweater. it's $50. if you want to get the

sweater for the vest. it's 40 for the scarf. it's 20 and the beanie is 16. you can preorder them later this morning at rail goods .com. the presale ends july 31st. but you know what? we have sweaters in the studio joining us live to talk about it michelle robertson from bart michelle thank you. >> thank you. well, i'm very excited. bring it out. show off. this is the gorgeous new holiday sweater 2020 for fresh off the presses or whatever it's called where you make the sweaters. i worked in news for a while. would one of you like to model our sweater? >> okay, well, here's my first question for you, michelle, who is she? >> who is she? it's barty, obviously. >> is it barty here? >> barty. they they were gender neutral. barty. it is a train after all. yeah. >> so yeah i get it. >> we love barty okay. every year you have the best designs.

what talked about. talk about what inspired this. >> how did you come up with this. >> the train uh- first of all, because you're a train. >> okay. great. because you have a train. >> we like to keep it train themed. we are a train service. yeah. i mean, every year we do something different. so last year we went really wild with it. you lit it up. we literally lit it up. we had a blinking system map on the sweater, and then there was a train noise when you pressed on the sweater, you could not wash them. so these are machine washable. i'm happy to report. >> oh, you just had to stay fresh. >> yes, you had to febreeze it. exactly, exactly. >> we also this year for the first time, have a sweater vest. would you take a look at that? who wants to model the vest? yeah, it's very professorial. okay so first year with the sweater vest and as you mentioned, first year with a scarf and the beanie, and it's all a matching set, so you can wear everything at once and be really hot or pick and choose as you see fit. >> well, we like to be really

hot no matter what we're wearing. >> you don't need a sweater for that. >> yeah. so could i wear it like this? >> like, what if i did this? what would you think of that? >> i mean, you're blocking the train face, so i don't know if i feel good about that. i mean, these are all about repping the bay area, repping the public institutions that make us the bay, you know? so you got to show off the train. okay? got it. >> have you been surprised by just the response you've been getting? it's been pretty significant from these sweaters. >> i mean, yeah, i don't know if you know how this all started, but in 2021, we made five sweaters. it was for a bar table contest. it's our marketing website, and we put the general manager in it for a press conference about air filters. people saw it on social media and they said, okay, i got to get a sweater. how do i get a sweater? and we were like, oh, what, you guys want these? and so many people did. we ended up putting an order in that week, and we got 150 sweaters up on rail goods.com, and they sold out in under an hour. and every year since, the sweaters have

sold out completely. so i'm here pushing the presale because if you want a sweater, you better preorder it because we run out every year and i would suspect we will run out this year. >> do you know how many you've ordered this year? did you up the order? well, that's why we're doing a presale. >> so every year we have upped we started like i said, 150. then we did 800. last year. we sold 3500 sweaters and made $100,000. more than $100,000. it was pretty amazing. and so this year, i bet we'll we'll sell even more. i still have people sliding into my dms like, you know, six months after winter asking, you know, can you hook it up with one of those sweaters? and it's like, no, i cannot. they are totally gone. i've not seen one since december. so no, get your sweater during the presale and i will not hook you up with one. no, i can't i can't let you go without some controversy because muni is hot on your trail. >> muni. we did a story, what, a week ago or so and they released their sweaters before you this year. so is there a fight? are the girls fighting? >> i mean, we were the first bay

area transit agency to do it, so it's kind of obvious who inspired who what. we love our muni beef. so one thing i will say it is the least expensive bay area transit holiday sweater currently available. so just a plug for our sweater for 99. >> okay, $49, which is less than this was last year, isn't it? >> yes, it's the most affordable, least expensive sweater we've had so far. well, when you lose the lights, then you lose some of the cost, i'm sure. exactly. but it's very soft. very soft. >> okay, well, we love the support, bart, i know this is a time where, you know, you're trying to get ridership back up. >> you know, thinking about safety with new gates and things. i mean, it feels like there is a really concerted effort to get people back on the trains. >> absolutely. and of course, i'm here today representing us as a transit agency and our goal as a transit agency is to provide excellent rail service that is safe, that is clean, that is reliable, that is fast and gets people where they need

to go. but the sweaters are a fun, you know, celebratory piece we get to do every year because, you know, people have been down on the bay area the last few years, and bart is the bay area public transit. transportation is what makes the bay area what it is. and if we can't celebrate that, then what can we celebrate? so why not? you know, rep your bay pride in the silliest way possible with the big train face on your sweater. >> well, thank you for coming. you know, we've been talking about how we almost clicked last year. did not click. we lost the biggest regret. >> yeah, it was a huge regret. >> so we're just going to keep these. >> no you are not. >> and the interview is over. goodbye. no. get out. >> get on board and get out. >> right and real good. wsj.com. you got to get in line with the rest of us. >> got it, i understand. >> thank you for sharing this with us. >> it's so exciting. >> we look forward to it every year. so much.

>> oh, that was michelle, our own amanda delcastillo said you sure tagline should be hope your christmas is merry and bart. so if you want to steal that from a man that's a free idea. >> i do need to put the news release out later, so maybe i'll steal that. there you go. >> well, amanda, amanda from home? yeah. >> giving you that. that was fantastic. all right, there's something weird about it saying heat wave in the corner and we're selling christmas sweaters. it's just my mind can't really take it right now, but we are going to find cooler weather in lynn today and tomorrow. here's the accuweather headlines. a slight cooling inland 90s today. so it's all relatively speaking, but intense heat does return inland starting on wednesday. those triple digits are back, and by thursday our hottest cities are back above 105, 106, 107. so it's for that reason, the heat advisories have been extended. so our heat wave rolls on for the rest of the week. so if you're keeping count at home by friday, this would make it an 11 day heat wave. this heat wave started last tuesday. so take a look at highs today. inland were in the

90s 98 livermore 95, in fairfield, 93. in concord, 95 in santa rosa, 91 in san jose. those areas underneath the heat advisory, but a relatively mild 76 in oakland will go to 67 in the city under a mix of sun and clouds, 82 that high in palo alto. then overnight tonight, our marine layer grows once again. we'll find foggy conditions, and that does bring us relief in the overnight hours. and our warmest cities will mainly be in the 50s and low 60s overnight tonight. so tomorrow we will still stay in the 90s and our warmest areas inland. we'll have 60s along the coastline, but watch what happens on wednesday. we heat up once again. that heat dome resurges. we're back above 100 degrees in our hottest cities, and then we have another peak underneath this heat wave coming on thursday. so 106, 107, 108 in our hottest cities around the bay shoreline, 80s and 90s for oakland and san jose. so it will be quite warm later on this week. here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days for you, showing you inland heat continues with slight cooling today and tomorrow before we turn very hot

once again later on this week. but it looks like by the weekend the heat wave will finally recede. guys. >> all right thank you. drew. up next the seven things you need to know today. >> and a reminder you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. that's for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. download the app now. you can

this heat wave. today, temperatures in our hottest areas are going into the 90s. we'll find that morning cloud cover giving way to afternoon sunshine, mainly in the 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline. >> number two, dozens of wildfires burning across california this morning, including the rodeo fire near lake tahoe. evacuations were ordered last night near truckee. >> number three, hurricane beryl made landfall in texas overnight as a category one. many people are without power, and there's widespread flooding expected.

>> number four changes for the bike lane on the richmond-san rafael bridge, the marin ij reports the lane will be removed monday through thursday. starting in the fall, it will be put back up on the weekends. the hope is to ease traffic flow during peak commute times. >> number five, a public event to honor the life of willie mays, is today at oracle park. the gates open at three. the celebration of life gets underway at four and admission is free. >> and number six at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic has backed up to the 880 overcrossing. if you want to avoid that delay, you can take b.a.r.t. it is reporting no delays party number seven. >> you will have a new sweet treat to beat the heat this wee. mcdonald's launching this new limited time kit kat banana split mcflurry. okay, on wednesday. it has vanilla soft serve pieces of kit kat and then strawberry banana, crunchy bits mixed in. >> absolutely not. that's too much. it's way too many things. >> i don't want a straw hat and the soft serve. that's all fine

for me. >> that's all we need. >> but, you know, it could be a good surprise. >> kit kat banana split and strawberry. yeah. no. stop! >> yeah! my taste buds will get confused. >> you're doing too much. >> drew. >> this sweater is really cute on you. >> let me tell you, the model is six two, whereas party. it is very soft by the way, and it's very lightweight. so it doesn't feel like if you wore this like a holiday party, you'd be like really hot inside. >> what size is that? >> let me look. this one's an extra large. extra large? yeah. they're both extra. >> that's extra large okay. so if you have long simian like arms like we do, then the extra large is probably for you. >> for you and never hide the face, okay? just a rule in life. >> i mean, protect it >> good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, hurricane beryl slamming into texas right now. ♪ ♪