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relief, we will finally start to see this weekend. >> then mayor shengtao, responding to crime stats in oakland and the fbi raid at our home. she's still insisting that she's done nothing wrong and wedding bells ringing today at one of the most expensive ceremonies of the year. >> behind the scenes of the bash that's costing hundreds of millions of dollars to be playe. >> good morning. on this friday, july 12th, insert the check of our forecast with lisa. >> all right, one more day. you said it. you're right. temperatures. despite our triple digits still will be cooler than yesterday. we had 109 in livermore going for about 104 today. so our excessive heat warning in our inland valleys and then the advisory around the bay shore air quality is moderate. so with all that heat yesterday, a little mixing and that big dome of high pressure, that lid on the atmosphere making for less than ideal air quality, there's a look at our exploratorium camera, but in the morning it makes for a pretty sunrise right? 67 in san jose with 55 half moon bay, 60. in
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oakland, you can see the haze here over the city. so five degrees cooler, san francisco, oakland, san jose with mid 50s. right now it's cool in the north bay. it's clear and the fog is confined to the shoreline. and we'll look for just a moderate sea breeze. so looking at anywhere from two to 3 to 5 degrees warmer since yesterday's heat. and as we go through the next several hours, it's still warm by noontime, mid 90s inland, mid 70s around the bay and those 60s at the beaches. amanda. >> hi, lisa. yeah, we're tracking a deadly crash in the east bay. this is in the hercules and rodeo area. you can see a picture that caltrans posted. the last update was at 552. this is eastbound 80. the ramp to eastbound highway four that is currently shut down because of a crash that happened at around 430 this morning. it was originally a report of a fire, and then it turned out to be that solo crash. something to keep in mind. there is no current slowdown in that area. but of course, as i mentioned, that connector ramp still shut
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down at this hour. and then we want to get to a commuter alert just to let you know, five minute delay on a's train one and then to the bay bridge toll plaza where metering lights are on. it'll take you 35 minutes to get from highway four into the city, back to the desk. >> thank you. happening this morning, the man accused of killing four people, including a child, at an alameda home, is facing a judge. a fifth person, also a child, was hurt and we are learning more about the suspect. abc seven news reporter lou rodriguez joining us live from alameda. and do we know how the injured child is doing? gloria >> well, kumasi at last check that child was in critical condition and we are reaching out to police to get the very latest on that child's condition. but we know that the neighbors here are really still trying to make sense of what happened. and they've set out this memorial in front of the home where the tragedy occurred. they've set up candles, flowers, even toys in memory of the family. and last night, over a
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dozen friends and neighbors gathered for a vigil to remember them. police say that a father shot and killed four of his family members, including his in-laws, his wife and his six year old son. his other child, a one year old, was also shot and remains in critical condition. a coach who was involved with little league baseball on the island went to the vigil and tells us he left a baseball bat and also a game ball in memory of the six year old. >> i gave him a game ball because you every kid gets a game ball. you try as hard as you can to find a way for every kid to get a game ball, and he's never going to get that. >> and the suspect was arrested and is expected in court today. we are not naming him until he's formally charged. and as far as the family, we're told that they moved here recently. that's what neighbors are saying. and police are saying this all stemmed from a domestic incident. live in alameda. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you. gloria, if you are
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in the east bay, you are likely going to see a flood of chp officers in the oakland area. a year after deploying the highway patrol to help crack down on crime, yesterday, the governor announced he's quadrupling the number of patrols at least 20 chp officers will now be in oakland seven days a week. >> we're going to move the california highway patrol from 42 shifts that they're currently operating in oakland. we're going to increase that fourfold. we're going to have 162 shifts starting next week. we're going to focus over the course of the next four months. >> the governor says the past year has been a success, but not everyone agrees. the anti-terror project believes there are better ways to deal with crime deterring crime, including investing in crime prevention programing. >> we want our youths to stop, engaging in these acts. we have to give them resources and something to do. and some guidance. right. there are programs that are proven that do those things. we're just underinvested in them.
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>> according to the governor's office, so far, increased patrols have led to more than 500 arrests and the recovery of nearly 1200 stolen vehicles, oakland mayor tells. >> responding to recent questions about oakland's reported crime drop, the police department says overall crime is down 33. but according to the san francisco chronicle, that number was based on incomplete data from last year. the actual drop may be closer to 20. >> there has been no change in how the oakland police department has reported our weekly crime data since they began sharing it with the community in 2011. so this is opd's process in regards to being transparent. other cities, they actually are not this transparent. >> mayor tao went on to say, there are discrepancies if crimes are miscategorized when they are reported. she claims there's typically about a three month lag between a report being filed and that data being reflected in statistics. during this interview yesterday, mayor tao also commented on the fbi
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raid of her home and three other locations in oakland. when abc7 news asked if there was any wrongdoing, here's what the mayor had to say. >> i am not the subject of this investigation. i have done nothing wrong, and i expect that there will be an opportunity to say more. but now isn't the time and that i am fully cooperating with the investigation. and look forward to the opportunity to vindicate myself. >> mayor tao maintains she's focused on doing her job and handling issues impacting the community. your voice, your vote. today, president biden goes back on the offensive as he continues to try to save his campaign. he's heading to michigan for a rally. this comes as even more democrats are calling for him to step aside, following his news conference last night, he did make a gaffe right at the top of the news conference, raising more concerns about his ability to win. abc news reporter christiane cordero is live in washington with how some are reacting. this morning. good morning. >> hey, reggie. good morning. it's a conversation happening both publicly and behind closed doors. abc news has learned senate democrats privately met
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with the biden campaign thursday. one senator said they needed to see hard data that showed a path to success. in november. in his first press conference of the year, president joe biden fielded nearly an hour of questions highlighting his policies and political future. >> the best way to assure them is the way i share myself, and that is, am i getting the job done? >> the president first pressed on whether vice president kamala harris could beat former president trump. in november, biden flubbed his response. >> look, i wouldn't have picked vice president trump to be vice president, but i think she was not qualified to be president. so let's start there. >> number one, trump weighed in live with a post on social media reading. great job, joe biden. ignore the actual question about how the vp would fare against trump, only stressing that she's qualified to be president and offering praise. >> she was a first rate person, and in the senate, she was really good. i wouldn't have picked her unless i thought she
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was qualified to be president. >> yet insisting he is best qualified to win and govern a growing list of congressional democrats are not sold, at least 17 house democrats have now publicly called on biden to step aside since the debate. two weeks ago. two called on the president to end his candidacy minutes after the news conference. eric sorensen of illinois and jim himes of connecticut, the top democrat on the house intelligence committee. himes saying biden should consider his remarkable legacy in american history. >> i'm not in this for my legac. i'm in this to complete the job i started. >> but biden did leave the door open to being convinced he should quit if polling shows he can't win our latest poll with the washington post and ipsos shows biden still neck and neck with trump, 46 to 47, but 67% say they want biden to step aside. today, president biden is traveling to michigan, where he's expected to tie the controversial project 2025 to
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former president trump, contrasting the projects agenda with that of a second biden term. reggie back to you. >> thank you. >> okay. as we start out your friday, we are looking at radar and satellite composite. and you can see some of the green there, which is moisture that's going to move up from the south. all it's going to do is bring extra cloud cover and enhance that cooling. as we get into the weekend. but as for today, it's hazy out there, hot and dry once again inland with our excessive heat warning. inland, the advisories around the bay shore, but the cooling is set today for about five degrees, so it's a little bit better. a 57 san francisco 60, in oakland at 67, in san jose. so still retaining that warmth from yesterday with 70s inland, 70 in livermore, 56 santa rosa. and look at that view from vollmer peak. we have definitely seen a better sky, right? it is moderate air quality all around the bay. all the upper elevations are in the mid 80s, so it's still quite
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warm. still dry. how dry will the relative humidity going through the afternoon continues to drop as it does normally, but it's even drier simply because we've got this strong ridge of high pressure and the atmosphere has been really parched for days. and as we look at friday afternoon, we're down to 15% in concord. we haven't had our usual onshore flow that increases the relative humidity, and that is on the way for the weekend 90s in the south bay, triple digits inland, a 70s to near 80 san francisco and oakland. reggie >> thanks, lisa. still to come, at&t customers may have had their data compromised in a large hack. millions are possibly at risk, and the new effort to stop sideshows lawmakers across the area coming together to respond to these incidents quicker then the first ever passenger ferry, powered by 100% hydrogen fuel, is set to launch from san francisco t
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people into a river. only three people appeared to have survived this crash. authorities say the landslide early this morning was triggered by heavy rain. we're learning more about a new effort to tackle sideshows in the bay area to a growing problem that different local agencies are hoping to respond to better and faster. san jose police hosted the first meeting for the bay area working group on sideshows
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this week. they say it's officers arrested seven people connected to a sideshow in june. six of them did not live within the city. san jose mayor matt mehan spoke at the event. >> something that i became aware of the extent to which these sideshows are connected to larger rings and organizations of people who are engaged in many different types of crime. >> others are weighing in with potential solutions. san mateo county supervisor david canepa suggests sanctioned areas for sideshows under certain conditions. today, some good news for ferry riders. officials are taking the next step in electrifying vessels. amanda, what's happening today that's bringing the prime minister of new zealand here? >> yeah, reggie, the prime minister of new zealand, will join state and local officials today to sign a design and supply agreement. now it comes after a new zealand electric ferry company called ev maritime agreed to help electrify the angel island. tiburon ferries, the california air resources board awarded a $24 million
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grant in may to make it happen. the plan also includes expanding the dock for charging equipment and installing solar panels. the state is requiring all short distance ferries to be free of emissions by the end of 2025. also today, a celebration at the san francisco's ferry building. it's finally the launch of sea change, the world's first commercial passenger ferry powered 100% by hydrogen fuel cells. an alameda company helped build the 70 foot boat. it was first launched in 2021, but its launch into service was delayed because of the pandemic and not yet having approval for its propulsion technologies. and lastly, there is a pair of new san francisco bay ferry boats with some creative names. there's carl, named after the famous fog, of course, and the other is zalophus, which is the scientific name for sea lion. bay area students entered nearly 300 suggested names for the ferries and the public voted. they will join the fleet starting next year. back to you,
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reggie. >> thanks, amanda. good news for farmers and fruit lovers in contra costa county, an oriental fruit fly quarantine has been lifted after ten months. the flies are invasive. they can do extensive damage to crops during the quarantine. farmers aren't allowed to move their crops from their properties, so this should be a big relief. >> it is a wedding of epic proportions, a son of asia's richest man spending $320 million to get married, a listers business tycoons, politicians are arriving in india's capital today, all to attend the wedding of anant ambani. his father's net worth is $123 billion pre-wedding events have been going on for weeks now, including performances by rihanna and justin bieber. the four day wedding celebration will include a hindu ceremony today, followed by a grand reception throughout the weekend. and the guest list. let's see who's on it. mark zuckerberg, reportedly british prime minister tony blair, adele
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drake and david beckham. >> that's a lot of that's a lot of money. >> that's a lot of money. that's a lot of partying. well, okay congratulations to the happy couple. >> yeah. >> lisa, let's talk about this cooldown charge you for that $320 million for my forecast. >> oh, girl, no. you know, it's going to get better. in fact, we're going to see a slight improvement this afternoon. five degrees cooler for most major cities. and we are going to see that haze slowly go away. it's going to take another day. we're still under the excessive heat warning the advisories. but instead of that 109 more like 102, 103 today. but you can see the air quality in the city is moderate and moderate all around the bay. the onshore flow still kind of confined to the
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shoreline as high pressure continues to sink to the south of us and the east of us 67. in san jose, it's 60 in oakland, 63 in hayward and all that particulate matter just pushed at the surface here from that lid, that dome of heat that has been over the bay area for days. 70 in livermore, 52 petaluma. so wide ranging temperatures to start out, that's the way we'll finish again. but the triple digits will continue to be with us in the north bay. the east bay around morgan hill, los gatos, and then the cooling trend really for the weekend, ten degrees cooler as we get into saturday. and then even more cooling on sunday. and that will bring us back to average as we get into early next week. so check out the highs today. we're still going to be warm to hot. how about 100 in morgan hill with santa rosa upper 90s. so that's a couple degrees better. 100 for livermore and antioch with 102 in concord now across the bay. here we still have the bayshore heating up from the mid 80s in hayward, 90 in fremont,
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but oakland is down to about 80 from the mid 80s. yesterday, 72 downtown and then along the coast it's going to be gray with mid 60s. so we are going in the right direction. the accuweather seven day forecast, last day of excessive heat warning, the heat advisory and then by tomorrow more cloud cover, cooler conditions, cooling continues, good air quality on sunday and then into next week. it's pretty much near or below average for our inland valleys. good morning amanda. >> good morning lisa. you're going to have to stop what you're doing and take a look at what some drivers through oakland are dealing with right now. yes, that is a car on fire. this picture last updated was at 610. this is westbound 580 before the 80 interchange. there is this crash that turned into a car fire. the right lane continues to be blocked and traffic is really starting to back up behind it. alternate routes. consider taking 980 to 880 or just 880 altogether. you can see now another update. 615 that car still smoking? it seem,
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but that traffic backup is going to be an issue again. westbound 580 in oakland, just before the maze. let's get back to kumasi. >> all right. now we're checking in with ginger zee who's live with what's coming up on gma. good morning ginger reggie kumasi nice to be with you. >> so coming up here on gma we'll start with the latest on the story that we're all following the reaction to president biden's news conference last night. he is looking to get his campaign back on track. and we'll have the reaction from capitol hill. also a new study that says about half of all cancer cases could be avoided with lifestyle changes and preventative care. doctor darien sutton is going to break it all down and tell us what we can do to reduce our risk. also, it's got to be one of the best ways to get to work tubing down a river. will ganz is live in colorado with a suit on that. he goes into a river with to be part of an annual tradition. so that's a lot of fun. plus, we'll keep you cool for the summer with the right stuff for ice cream lovers. and i know you are ready to cool down in your state, so we're kind of sliding
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that heat east. if you're coming our way by next week. >> and that is a complicated thing about the bay area because so many people are roasting here. but in the city it was we were kind of like living our best life. so. and it's right. >> it's like i have to really be calm, like, oh, it's so nice to tell everybody, right? not for everybody. yeah. like some people. it's too hot. >> i know, we just i mean, as you know, ginger, we don't really get a summer in san francisco. so when we have those days, it's nice. but i do understand, like, oh, but it's microclimates. >> people get it. yeah, people get it. >> the microclimate, the 30 degree spread is real okay. oh my gosh. >> because when i get to the mission i'm like, where did i just i mean, i know it's, you know, i'm at the beach all right ginger, we will see you at 7:00. >> and always great to talk with better in as little as 2 weeks. and when you can breathe better, what isn't better? this is better. this is better. that's better. and that.
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crashed off the hawaiian island of kauai, kauai. one person died. the helicopter belonged to a tourism company. hikers reported seeing the helicopter crash into the water off the napali coast thursday afternoon. a heads up if you are an at&t customer. overnight, the company revealed nearly every customer's
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call and text records from 2022 have been exposed in a data breach. the company is blaming an illegal download on a third party cloud platform, and they say they learned about this back in april. at&t is saying it will notify customers whose information was involved. the breach comes as researchers say 10 billion passwords have been leaked and what they're calling the largest password leak of all time, according to cybernews, old and new passwords from thousands of databases over the last 20 years were leaked on a hacking site. this could heighten the risk of credential stuffing attacks when hackers take information like passwords and try to use other people to use people's data on other websites, complaints against domestic airlines went up by nearly 29% last year. frontier airlines had the most complaints among all domestic airlines. frontier had nearly 33 complaints per 100,000 passengers. spirit airlines came in second, with almost half of
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that 15 complaints per 100,000 passengers, and jetblue followed with 13 complaints. alaska airlines had the least amount of complaints, with just two per 100,000 passengers. next at 630. san francisco police pushing back on claims an australian ceo was beaten in the city and up to a thousand people living in west oakland could get m
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president biden, even after his news conference last night, some democrats still calling on him to leave the race. a local political analyst joins us live. >> then elon musk reportedly subleasing the x building in san francisco, meaning hundreds of local jobs could potentially be at risk. >> and months after her car was damaged by a falling tire at sf, one woman tells us she still doesn't have a car back. >> good morning everybody. it's friday, july 12th. >> we're going to get a check on your forecast now. hi lisa. hi. >> good morning to you. our excessive heat warning continues today another day of triple digit heat inland. and here are the advisories. you're probably used to this map. the advisories going through into the bay shore. now we had those mid 90s
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in hayward and fremont yesterday down into the 80s today but still hot with triple digits. concord livermore, antioch and brentwood and the moderate air quality right now you look outside our pier 39 camera. alcatraz and it does look a little hazy, doesn't it? half moon bay. half mile visibility at 5557. san francisco at 60, in oakland. nice shot here from our exploratorium. camera cooling down here in the city today. in fact, all around the bay, about five degrees cooler. so quickly we warm up a few high clouds here and there by 1:00 already in the mid 90s inland 70 oakland, san francisco. but it doesn't end there. we'll continue into the afternoon and we've got about 103, 104. this is 5:00. so still quite toasty 70s and 80s around the bay. but comfortable at the coast with the cloud cover. we'll talk about the more dramatic cooldown for the weekend coming up. good morning amanda. >> good morning lisa. let's get you right back to that car fire on westbound 580. as you can see, this updated picture taken at around 625. that fire was put
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out in the last 15 minutes, but still, you can see so much activity in that area of oakland. we want to show you the backup it is to highway 24 at this time. this is a solo crash in oakland. you can see speeds reflected in this slow down really following it. it's in the commute direction. so keep that in mind. uh- slowdowns to the bay bridge also and the altamont pass. but a majority is still green as we look at our overall map. kumasi. >> thank you. amanda. the father accused of killing four people in an alameda home, is due in court in just a few hours and a fifth person, a one year old, is still in the hospital. all of these people, members of his family. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live this morning with what charges this man is facing, gloria. >> good morning. kumasi police tell me that he'll face charges of murder and attempted murder. and neighbors here are still trying to make sense of what
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happened. we're standing in front of where? that the house where it happened. and you could see behind me. there's a memorial that's been set up here. and neighbors have placed flowers, candles, toys, stuffed animals and honor of that family. and last night, neighbors wiped tears and held hands as they gathered at the beach to remember the family killed. they say the tragedy has sent shock waves in the tight knit alameda community. police say that a father shot and killed four of his family members, including his six year old son, his wife and his in-laws, and his other child, a one year old was also shot and remains in critical condition. it happened on wednesday night on kitty hawk road. neighbor diane has been having a hard time with this. she knew the family. >> our kids play together, you know, it's i don't know how i'm going to tell my three year old when he asks where his friend is
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>> and neighbors say the family moved to the home last november or december, a neighbor says the suspect spoke spanish pretty well and that the family killed was from el salvador. so the suspect is expected in court today. and of course, we'll have the very latest update on that for you live in alameda. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thanks, gloria. new developments in the case of an australian ceo who was found hurt on a san francisco street, the san francisco police department says it went through surveillance video and found no sign that colin bettles was attacked on july 4th. and despite an initial report that he was missing his phone and wallet, police now say he has both items with him at the hospital. it still isn't clear exactly what happened to bettles before he was found unconscious on market street this morning. >> we're learning a bit more about an apparent misunderstanding between the governor's office and the alameda county district attorney's office. governor newsom addressed the situation yesterday during a news conference where he was
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announcing increased chp patrols in the east bay to help crack down on crime. so the misunderstanding stems from an offer the governor made earlier this year. he said he would dispatch attorneys from the state to help alameda county da pamela price prosecute drug crimes. this week, the governor rescinded that offer. his office says price hasn't been cooperating. >> i can only observe what i've observed. we extended a hand of partnership. unfortunately, it wasn't reciprocated. >> price had her own news conference yesterday. she says she never turned down that opportunity and claims her office was in the process of making it happen. >> there's no reason why we wouldn't jump at that. and the question was why we wouldn't jump at that opportunity. it's a process we have to prepare the mou, which i have, is i believe it's a lengthy document. it's very intensive and it was under review. >> price said several meetings were held over the last few months to discuss the offer
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happening today. >> the man charged with murder for pushing a woman into an oncoming bart train is once again scheduled to be in court. this has been rescheduled several times since last week. the judge is waiting for a mental health evaluation of the 49 year old suspect. he's accused of pushing 74 year old corazon dandan into a train at the powell street bart station on july 1st. dandan hit her head and died. >> a judge denied bail for a man accused of planting a bomb in san jose and then calling police on himself. last wednesday, san jose police bomb squad safely detonated a device found behind a mental health resource center near ritter park and fox lane. ritter park drive in fox lane. the 56 year old is set to be back in court to enter a plea on july 29th. this morning, the vacaville police department is remembering one of their own, a motorcycle officer was killed after a passing car hit him while he was making a traffic stop. investigators say yesterday morning, the driver who hit officer matthew bowen,
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tried to run from the scene, but bystanders stopped her. chp arrested her. they said she was under the influence of drugs. it's not clear if anyone else was hurt in the crash, but we know at least two other vehicles were involved. the vacaville police chief spoke about officer bowen and what he meant to the department. >> matt was a magnetic personality, >> somebody that always had a smile on his face, a positive attitude, loved his family, dearly loved this community. and because of that, we are all brokenhearted. >> officer bowen was with the force since last june. he previously worked for the concord police department. flags at the state capitol are being flown at half staff. >> if you live in west oakland, you could be eligible to receive a debit card to be used for transit to the live desk to explain how that works. >> yeah. kumasi >> excuse me. reggie. up to 1000 low income west oakland
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residents and workers will get the debit cards. it's part of a universal basic mobility pilot program. the city says to be eligible, you must live or work in west oakland and earn less than the area median income of $103,000. a year. an eight person household can make up to $192,000 a year. to be eligible, the cards are loaded with $160. the money can be put on a clipper card to pay for a ride on bart, ac transit, amtrak scooters and other forms of public transportation. once you use up the $160, you can get an additional 160 by taking a second survey. now, the next opportunity to sign up for the debit cards is next sunday, july 21st at the west oakland farmers market. the west oakland transit improvements grant is funding the $400,000 project back to you at the desk. >> thank you. amanda. for the first time this year, part of california has returned to drought levels. northern parts of the state are dry. siskiyou county reached the moderate drought level. this marks the
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end of a nine month drought free period. us drought monitor has shown trends in this direction. three months ago, 97% of the state was at normal levels. last week, nearly 6% of the state moved into abnormally dry. within days, we saw a sizable jump amid summer heat waves. now, about 19% of the state is in dry conditions, with nearly 1% in drought still ahead. >> so long to redbox, those once popular movie movie kiosks are gone. >> then the international sailing competition that will take the bay by storm this weekend. i got to see a little bit of it yesterday. how you can catch some of the race. first, here's lisa, all right. >> we are trending in the right direction with temperatures coming down just a little bit today. you see that cloud cover in southern california that will be reaching us tomorrow. and a live look outside a nice view from our pier 39 camera. the fog is developing from half moon bay into san francisco 57 downtown at 60, in oakland, 67 in san
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jose with visibility reduced at the coast and it is beginning to fill in here with 52 petaluma. so cool numbers. north bay milder to near 70 inland. and here's a look at what you can expect for the rest of the day. today with the fog banking up at our coast. and then this is your saturday. so count on more cloud cover. it's going to take throughout the middle of the afternoon to thin out, but we'll be into more comfortable readings. as for today, low 90s instead of upper 90s in san jose i should say about 90 for redwood city. still warm. 2 to 4 degrees of cooling on the peninsula that weak sea breeze 72 downtown. so that's about four degrees cooler 100 sonoma, 98 santa rosa, maybe four degrees cooler here. bay shore 80. in oakland it was in the mid to upper 80s. there yesterday and then still about 90 in fremont. 102 in concord. look for 104 in livermore and the accuweather seven day forecast. our last day of our excessive heat warnings and advisory today. we'll b
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another one of his companies out of the bay area. yeah. kumasi everyone is being really quiet about the future of x and its hundreds of employees in san francisco right now, but here's what we do know. >> according to the chronicle, real estate firm jll has been hired to market the entire 800,000 square foot complex at ninth and market streets. the listing hasn't hit the market yet, but the real estate company is advertising the space as, quote one large, one large headquarters. opportunity x occupies 460,000ft■!s of office space. the listing also includes an attached 330,000 square foot building on 10th street. x previously made that available for subleasing. this comes after several hiccups between elon musk and the city over the company's office use. you may remember musk ran into trouble after converting some of the space into bedrooms for employees. he also tried to install a giant x that's illuminated it was on the building without the proper permits. the city then took down that sign. now the company's
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future plans for the neighborhood and the city are unclear at this time. the chronicle reached out to x, and the companies that own the buildings about the listing, but they did not get a response. back to you, kumasi. >> thanks, amanda for more. four months ago, a tire fell from a plane leaving sfo and it damaged a car below. we spoke with the woman whose car was totaled by that incident. here's abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow. >> give you a heads up the tower called. they think that you lost a tire on the takeoff. >> monday's incident of a tire falling off a united flight taking off from lax is all too familiar for lauren inthavong. the 23 year old's car was totaled in march after a united flight taking off from sfo also lost a tire. >> i wasn't shocked because the worst thing that i thought could happen was my car getting broken into. i didn't think, a scenario like that would even happen there in the van, works in a lounge at sfo and commutes from concord. >> since her car was totaled, she says she either borrows one or takes bart. >> i still don't have a car. >> united said in a statement at
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the time it would work with the owners of damaged vehicles at sfo to ensure their needs were addressed, but inthavong says she didn't know how to reach out directly to the airline to report damage to her car. >> i just didn't really know how to. this was all, like, really new to me. >> in an emailed statement, a united spokesperson tells abc seven news quote, safety is our highest priority. we worked with everyone who reported damage to their vehicle, but we have not been contacted by the owner of this specific vehicle. united also shared a link where inthavong could file a claim with united's customer care team, which she says she'll do in the meantime, she says the family's insurance company did reimburse them for the kelley blue book value of the car. she's hoping united will help as well. >> i just want, you know, some kind of, like, compensation for ruining my car. >> the airline did not respond to our questions about a second incident of a tire falling off a flight during takeoff, something vong says she worries about every time she goes to work. >> what if it's another tire? just fell off? >> there were no reported injuries on the aircraft or on the ground in monday's incident. melanie woodrow, abc seven news.
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>> now it's your morning money report. redbox is shutting down after its parent company filed for bankruptcy. of course, you remember those dvd rental kiosks. now, the company owes nearly $1 billion to over 500 creditors. that includes retailers like walmart and walgreens. nearly 1000 employees are losing their jobs. >> but i think i'm the most qualified person to run for president. i beat him once and i will beat him again. i'm not in this for my legacy. i'm in this to complete the job. i started. >> president biden, trying to reassure his allies and the american public that he is able to serve a second term during a nearly hour long press conference last night, he remained defiant, saying that he would stay in the race. >> but did he do enough to sway voters and members of his own party who are asking him to step aside? joining us now is doctor nolan higdon, a political analyst and professor of history at cal state east bay. it's good
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to see you this morning. so what did you make of the performance last night? >> you know, i thought joe biden came out a lot stronger than he had looked, obviously, at the debate and in my opinion, even stronger than he looked in the george stephanopoulos, interview that he did on, on friday. but, you know, i don't think it changed the right minds because, three representatives have now come from the democratic party, have now come out and asked him to step down. since that, press conference ended. so it at least seems, in the immediate hours afterward, he was did not convince people he was trying to convince. >> so what would it take for him to actually step down? do you believe at this point? >> you know, i think one of the major factors is going to be the donors, it's, you know, important to him that members of the democratic party are asking him to step down. that's clearly going to have some influence. but i think donors are going to have a mega influence because whether we like it or not,
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campaigns are expensive. you need to have a war chest of money to be able to compete. and if you've got folks like george clooney or the heirs to walmart and disney all saying they won't give you money, it's going to be really difficult to compete against someone like donald trump, who seems to have no problem fundraising. now, even though it seems like the analysis is pretty much what you said, that it was, you know, a at least a good performance last night. >> it did start off with him in the very first question. misnaming his own vice president and probably calling her the worst thing he could call her vice president trump. and that was after mistaking president zelensky with, again, the worst thing you could call him, president putin. so we are seeing these gaffes that are happening and they seem to be occurring more and more often on camera. you have nancy pelosi this week who has left the door wide open to allow democrats to criticize the president or even ask for him to step aside during
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this campaign, george clooney apparently reportedly went to former president obama with the op ed in hand, and apparently got tacit permission to publish that in the new york times from the former president. so at this point, is it too late for president biden? >> it sure seems like it. i mean, all the critical members, many of whom you just named, are coming out against him either directly or indirectly. in the case of barack obama and nancy pelosi, but it seems like they're they are signaling very clearly to the public. they want biden to step down. and biden seems to be quite defiant in that he's going to stay in the race, regardless of whether or not he he leaves or not. i think all the down ballot representatives and senators, senators and other democrats are concerned that just the question of whether or not he will step down will be enough, to, to hurt their election chances, we saw some, pretty shocking polls out of new york, you know, a deep
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blue state basically the california of the east coast and a lot of races are all of a sudden competitive and, a lot of democrats are saying that's a result of these questions about biden. >> the election is in november. we are here in july. how long can this conversation go on? when do you feel like a decision has to be made without significant or even more impact on these down ballot races? >> yeah, i think definitely by the convention, there's no way they could, go through the convention and then change their mind in late august or something like that, because even if they do change their mind and biden doesn't run, he's replaced by whoever, whether it be kamala harris or someone else, it's such a short time period to raise money to make a message, to get out there on the campaign. it would really set up whoever's going out there for failure. so i think if he is going to drop out, this is something that needs to be done immediately, and similarly, the questions of whether or not he needs to drop out need to be
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solved immediately as well, because i think just the discussion is also hurting democrats in the polls. we see doctor nolan higdon, political analyst and professor at cal state east bay. >> we appreciate your time this morning. thank you. >> good morning. friday morning. and as you wake up, we do have hazy conditions. another mild start to the day, in fact warm in our inland valleys. and this moisture here not only affecting southern california. we'll see some extra cloud cover into your saturday. maybe the mountains could see an isolated dry lightning with that weak system. right now, our exploratorium camera looks nice, doesn't it? it is clear here. 5760, in oakland, 67, in san jose with fog at half moon bay. but look at all the haze here. so we have got another day of moderate air quality despite that, and despite the triple digits on the way inland, we don't have a spare. the air alert 56 in santa rosa, 62 in napa, 70 in livermore. but we are looking at the last day of temperatures over 100, inching close to that
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in the north bay, a slightly in the mid to upper 90s region. so not in the triple digits in the south bay, but the weekend forecast is cooling. trend is trending cooler for everyone. and as we look at the early next week outlook, it is getting back to average. so the winds helping you out in the city in oakland with temperatures in the 70s low 70s downtown for san francisco, the sea breeze there over into oakland, maybe 80 still on the warm side. the bay shore. that's why we have the advisory and still with these 90s here, but the triple digits confined to morgan hill and los gatos. that's a hot day for you, of course. and on the peninsula 90, redwood city, you're in the low 90s yesterday, more 80s for mountain view, los altos, palo alto and downtown. a mixture of the fog there and some sun. so you certainly have that marine layer in place from the san mateo coast, even up into stinson 100, in sonoma. it was about 104 yesterday. there 98 for santa rosa. so that's a couple degrees better. and as we look at oakland you notice that
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we have 80 there, 90 in fremont mid 80s are arriving tomorrow for you. so that's something to look forward to. 102 in concord with 105 in brentwood we had 109 in livermore yesterday. the accuweather seven day forecast. looking at one more day of that dangerous heat, then more cooling and clouds on saturday and getting back to average over the weekend. second half of the weekend into next week. kumasi thank you lisa. >> lasers are lighting up san francisco's grace cathedral this weekend. the light shines from the roof of the fairmont hotel through the cathedral's famous rose window. the show goes through sunday. if you want to see it from the inside, the cathedral will be open from sunset to midnight. >> happening tomorrow. one of the most visual events in the san francisco bay begins again. we're talking about sailgp grand final race. this is when competitors travel from around the world to race in f50, foiling catamarans. i spoke with the driver for team usa, taylor canfield, on our streaming show abc seven at seven earlier this week. if you've never seen one
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of these races, it can get intense. >> it's really exciting because everyone's, you know, it's a big pinch point in the race. oh my gosh. like i'm getting i'm getting anxiety. >> just seeing seeing the video of this. >> this here in san francisco is going to be an amazing venue, you know the breeze is super reliable. we raced so close to shore. we're right here under the golden gate bridge. i mean, what's what's not to like? >> tickets are available, including waterfront seats at sailgp .com. it's a two day event. there's also an option to bring your own boat and watch from the water. and again, if you have a boat, call kumasi, call me and we can get that going. but do you see watch. they're going to hang. look at the top of the screen. see how he's hanging from. no. and then the other one hangs. it turns into cirque du soleil, sometimes unintentionally. >> i saw them out there yesterday when i was driving by the golden gate bridge, and it is so neat to see. and i'm sure they were just out there preparing. so to see the actual race. i know it's going to be good. now, whose boat are we
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going to be on? >> i mean, you know what, if they have the marcona almonds, that boat you love those almonds because that's a sign of quality and dignity. that's how we'll know i can call us up next. >> the seven things you need to know today. >> you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. to download the app now and you can start streaming as we have to break a live look outside right now at 655, we'll be
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still have our excessive heat warning inland, with triple digits arriving later on this afternoon around the bay shore. that advisory with 80s and 90s and it's hazy out there. but it gets better for the weekend. >> number two, the man accused of killing four members of his own family in alameda is expected to appear in court today. there is a growing memorial outside of the home this morning, remembering the
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victims, including a six year old boy, a one year old remains in critical condition. >> number three governor newsom is quadrupling chp patrols in oakland as part of his effort to help reduce crime. the patrols will last four months. >> number four, president biden is taking his campaign to michigan today, where he's expected to focus on the dangers of a second trump presidency. the trump comes a day after his high stakes solo news conference. he vowed to stay in the presidential race, but also made a couple gaffes, leaving democrats concerned. >> number five, we're going to face higher p-g-and-e's bills in the future. state regulators just gave the utility approval to increase their funding for expansion projects that money will come from rate hikes starting next year and number six far from friday light at least through oakland. >> this is an updated look at the activity on westbound 580 before the 80 interchange. a crash turned into a car fire and we saw some large flames earlier in this hour. and as crews work to clear that crash scene, the backup is impacting the commute on highway 24 and a number
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seven. >> all right, grammy winning singer and songwriter nelly furtado is joining us live on our streaming show abc seven at seven. she has new music that is out today. we will get a chance to listen, to make sure to watch our abc seven at seven show on our abc seven bay area streaming app. or you can also watch it at abc seven news.com. >> well, notice it's seven, the name of the new album coming out in september. so can she do a theme song for us? oh, and like at a discount? >> i don't know about i'm like a bird. >> is that your favorite nelly furtado song? >> so the first thing that came to my head when you said nelly furtado for me, it's say it ♪ ♪ >> george: good morning america, for the viewers in the west, president biden vows to stay in the race. ♪ ♪ >> george: high stakes
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