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at six. >> elon musk says he is moving x headquarters from the bay area to texas, partly in protest of the governor's new law protecting the privacy of transgender students. will his employees be going with him? >> the oakland police department now subpoenaed as part of an fbi investigation into the mayor and the duong family. what investigators could be looking for? >> and a new way to travel between oakland and alameda. starting today, we're live at the launch of a new water taxi. >> good morning. welcome to wednesday. it's july 17th. >> a lot to get to this morning. we're going to start the check of our forecast with drew. >> yes, yes it was pleasant today. we get warmer weather moving in here this morning. it's all about our fog being more widespread than yesterday. live. look at walnut creek. good morning. it is a gray start out there. current sky conditions identical no matter where you are. right now. the coast, the bay shoreline inland. we all are reporting cloudy skies right now, but we will get sunshine this afternoon everywhere. temperatures underneath that
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cloud cover pretty uniform. mid 50s, low 60s around the bay shoreline. some cooler spots in the north bay and in the inland east bay. we're starting out in the 50s. good morning danville. we're at 54 degrees. so looking at the forecast today, it's actually a little bit warmer today compared to yesterday. temperatures going above average. our inland forecast shows that cloud cover quickly prevailing for sunshine and temperatures in the upper 80s to the lower 90s. around the bay shoreline, we have those overcast skies right now. sunshine appears between 9 and 10 a.m. this morning, and then it's a mild afternoon with those sunny skies. temperatures in the mid 70s by 4 p.m. along the coast, it is cloudy right now. some pockets of drizzle. we'll get some sunshine this afternoon. partly cloudy and highs in the low 60s. let's check those drive times with amanda. good morning. >> good morning drew. yeah commuter alert for bart riders equipment problems on the tracks are putting you back about 10 to 20 minutes. a ten minute delay in downtown oakland. this is in all directions. a 20 minute delay between lake merritt and san leandro as well. so just a heads up, maybe head out a
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little earlier and then this is an overall map. you can see that typical slowdown through the altamont pass. and then there is a new crash on the dumbarton bridge. three vehicles are blocking the right lane, but there are no delays. this is westbound 84 near the mid-span san jose commuters. a heads up an update from that earlier crash. we've been tracking residual delays slowing you down. 101 northbound reggie. >> thanks, amanda. today is day three of the republican national convention. the theme make america strong again. here's a live look at milwaukee as today's events are set to get underway in just a little bit. this is a live look at me tonight. the vice presidential candidate, jd vance, will take the stage tomorrow. former president trump is set to speak. then the trump campaign heads to michigan. donald trump and jd vance will appear together at a rally on saturday. exactly one week since the attempted assassination of trump that event will be indoors. video of a call with robert f kennedy jr last weekend shows trump saying the bullet that hit his ear
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quote, sounded the world's largest mosquito. three officials tell abc news the secret service had increased trumps security weeks ago because of intelligence about a possible iranian threat to assassinate the former presiden. there's no sign that it's related to the actual shooting that happened over the weekend, house majority leader steve scalise said he believes the secret service director should resign. scalise was shot and wounded at a congressional, congressional baseball practice in 2017. one of the injured victims from over the weekend is 74 year old james copenhaver remains in critical condition. his family released this photo and a statement asking for privacy. both survivors of the shooting are still at a hospital in pittsburgh. the other survivor is out of a medically induced coma. 57 year old david dutch, a former marine, was shot in the chest and the liver. he has been upgraded from critical condition. >> former president donald trump has spoken with the family of the only person killed at the
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rally on saturday, cory carpenter. it comes after his widow said she hadn't heard from the former president immediately after the shooting. carpenter was a firefighter. he left behind his wife and two daughters. he is a step nephew of a former menifee county councilman who still lives in riverside county. >> he's a firefighter and he knows his job is to save lives. and i think it was just instinct that when he heard the shots, he hits the ground and protects his loved ones. >> carpenter was 50 years old. his funeral is set for tomorrow. eric trump said there is, quote, no question that a trump family member will be attending that funeral. you can find the latest updates and live updates on the attempted assassination of former president trump on the abc seven bay area app, and at abc seven news.com. >> thousands of people who work for elon musk's companies in
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california are likely wondering about their future. the billionaire is upset about a new law aimed at protecting trans youth, and he says he's going to move more of his businesses to texas. the x headquarters will move from san francisco to austin. spacex will move its mission headquarters from hawthorne in southern california to musk's starbase near brownsville. musk said the new law, signed by governor newsom on monday that bars school districts from requiring staff to notify parents if their child's gender identification changes, changes is the final straw. he also posted about x headquarters saying, quote, had enough of dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building. this is what mayor london breed had to say about that situation yesterday on abc seven news at 3 p.m. in fact, i'm in that area almost every single day and around the entire block, including the alleyway. >> it's pretty much empty. employees are not even coming back to work to the building, and that's part of the problem.
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>> it's still not clear how many jobs would actually be moved to texas. an economist tells abc seven news. it would likely be dozens to a couple hundred, not thousands. and you may remember, even after musk moved tesla's headquarters to texas, he ended up actually expanding operations here in fremont. >> the fbi's investigation into oakland mayor xiang tao and the duong family is expanding. it's now subpoenaed. the oakland police department, the fbi and oakland police department didn't return requests for comment. the bay area news group is reporting a subpoena was issued to opd to turn over all internal phone directories. since the beginning of march, and all police reports involving the duong family. last month, the fbi raided mayor tao's home and homes belonging to members of the duong family. the duong's owned california waste solutions. it's a recycling company that operates in oakland as the abc seven news. i-team is reported. this may be linked in part to a
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campaign contribution laundering scheme. abc seven news spoke with an expert who says the subpoena is not necessarily to uncover any wrongdoing by the oakland police department, but rather to see if any victims have filed complaints related to those under investigation. he suggests it may also be to establish a timeline. >> what we appear to be uh- entertaining is a massive corruption investigation that is currently underway by the grand jury at the instruction of the department of justice. >> no charges have been filed and mayor tao has denied any wrongdoing. wood says this type of fbi grand jury investigation could go on for months, if not into next year. >> san francisco has approved an increase in community ambassadors in the tenderloin. this after neighbors voiced concerns over street conditions in some parts of the district and matters at the live desk with the plan. >> reggie. the san francisco board of supervisors voted on this plan yesterday. the plan is tied to the lease extension at the cove hotel on ellis street.
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the hotel is now a homeless shelter, but it's in a part of the tenderloin where there are no community patrols. the board voted to extend the lease at the cove through the end of march. as long as the city provides ambassadors in that area. neighbors say since the shelter opened, street conditions have become worse, which ends up hurting businesses in little saigon. the street conditions were so bad that in march, some residents and businesses sued the city for allegedly treating the neighborhood as a so-called containment zone for illegal drug use and homelessness. the department of homelessness and supportive housing sent an email to supervisor dean preston's office. it says it plans to place some unhoused people in the tenderloin at the cove. it has capacity for 82 people. back to you. the desk kumasi. >> thank you. amanda, we're following up on the efforts to improve safety at san francisco's west portal station. that's where a speeding driver killed a family of four last march. yesterday, the sfmta board of directors approved a pilot program to restrict
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traffic on streets in that area. speed bumps and left turn restrictions will be added. also, a barrier to protect people at that bus stop where the crash happened. >> 609 we're looking at your morning planner over the next couple of hours. certainly cloudy out there through 8 a.m, then between 9 and 10 we see that sunshine really break through the clouds. those temperatures very pleasant all morning long, will hit the low 70s closer to lunchtime over the next couple of hours. so looking at highs versus average today, if you remember this map yesterday, most of our cities were below average by a few degrees. we'll do the opposite today we'll have warmer weather starting to move in here with our cities a few degrees above average, our warmest areas going into the 80s and low 90s for daytime highs. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. what we're tracking this area of low pressure. a trough is working its way north through oregon and washington this morning. as it gets farther away from us, that's allowing warmer weather to move in here over the next couple of days. so
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here's future weather. all that cloud cover breaking for sunshine. this is your map at 11 a.m. this morning. with those bright conditions even along the coast, it will be a sunny day with those highs warmer than yesterday, 80s and low 90s inland 70s and seconds around the bay shoreline. we'll keep it in the 60s and 70s close to the ocean with your ocean water temperature at 60 degrees. warmer weather moves in here over the next several days. by friday we're turning up the heat that is the hottest day this week. reggie, for cooler weather moves in for the weekend. we'll show you that coming up in a few minutes. >> drew. thank you. still ahead, a budget shortfall on the peninsula. and now if you're going to court in san mateo county, you may wait up to four months to get an appointment. then a school district in the south bay approves a plan to install turf at its football fields. some parents say grass would be safer for players and students, and the paris mayor trying to prove how clean her city is for the olympics by swimming in the river
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just voted to move forward with plans to upgrade turf fields at three schools. despite calls to revert them to real grass. this is a debate abc7 news has been following for years. some have been critical of turf over safety and environmental concerns. they have brought up everything from microplastics to chemicals that can leach from some of the material into the ground. they also question how
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hot the fields can get. >> and they took readings. it was 139 on on monday and 145 today. >> as we experience more and more extreme heat events, there's going to be more and more days when these fields are not going to be usable. >> the plan, approved yesterday, does address some of the environmental concerns. recycled rubber underneath the turf will be replaced with olive pits, which are biodegradable. the rubber pieces are considered microplastics and contain chemicals. district officials also say they've surveyed coaches and students, and they prefer the synthetic turf. your voice, your vote. republican steve garvey is gaining more traction in the senate race against his democratic opponent, adam schiff. he outraised schiff by $1.2 million in the second quarter of the year. garvey's campaign reported raising over $5 million over that period. schiff's campaign raised a little over $4 million. it's good news for garvey, but recent polls show he is still more than 20 points behind in the race.
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former san jose mayor sam liccardo continues a strong lead in fundraising in his race for the congressional district 16 seat. he brought in twice as much as his opponent, assemblymember evan low. in total, liccardo has raised nearly $2 million while low raised over $840,000. both are looking to replace representative anna eshoo this november. the district includes parts of santa clara and san mateo counties. we're now seeing the impact of the state's $45 billion budget shortfall in the bay area. san mateo county superior court is reducing services because of state budget cuts. most of the changes impact civil, probate or family law cases. for example, in child custody cases, the time between meeting with a counselor and the first hearing with a judge will increase from 8 to 10 weeks to as much as four months. the court will also implement a hiring freeze, except for essential positions. happening today, a new way to travel
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through alameda county, and it's free. >> abc seven news reporter lena howland live in oakland, where the bay area's newest water taxi is set to launch. hi, lena. yeah >> hi, kumasi. good morning to you. we are now less than one hour away from the oakland alameda water shuttle taking its maiden voyage. and this is what's going to bring passengers here from oakland over to alameda and back free of charge. now, this morning, we are joined live now by sarah henry. and she is the spokesperson for the city of alameda. she has worked so hard on this project. sarah, tell me a little bit about the pilot project that is fueling this project. >> absolutely. so we have an amazing event happening today where we have our official launch of the oakland alameda water shuttle. we are running this pilot for two years, and it will run wednesday through sunday starts. the schedule is a little different each day, but starts around seven and ends at around seven at night and it's totally free. so we have funding for a couple of years. it's fre. you come and ride it back and forth. room for 31 passengers
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and their bikes amazing. >> and their bikes too. and for those who live in oakland or alameda, know how challenging it can be to get over there using the posey tunnel. that's really the only method for folks to walk or bike over here. talk to me about that challenge and why this can be a good bit of relief for folks that live here. >> absolutely. well, for people that live here, this is definitely a bit of relief because getting through the posey tube on your bike or your feet is just it's pretty awful. it's pretty. most people that do it do it once and have never do it again. so it's pretty terrible. but also just for alameda, i mean, even for people that are going by, by, by foot or by bike is great too. but for people that normally would have driven or normally have mobility issues, this is an ada accessible boat. you can come over here, you can enjoy jack london square and then for people that are on the jack london side, people that are around here, there's no grocery store. there's, you know, so they can pop over to safeway and target. so we're really excited about what happens at both ends. >> and this really is free of
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charge to all passengers for the next two years, wednesdays through sundays. how were you able to manage to make this free for everybody? >> yes, we were able to secure funding through our partners to make it free. and the only thing is that it's not a cruise, so you do have to get off and then back on if you want to, you know, ride back and forth. but but yes, it's a free shuttle completely free. no tickets, nothing. just hop on. >> and we already have at least one passenger in line. anything else folks need to know before showing up today? >> no, please join us today either at the circle immigrant park launch in alameda or the jack london square launch in oakland. we will be here. there's if you go online to water shuttle. org, there's a schedule. so the boat does take a couple of breaks throughout the day. so check out the schedule. make sure you don't get here during a break and we'll see you on board okay. >> sarah, thank you so much for your time. we are so looking forward to that very first ride departing right at 7:00 from oakland here in jack london square. the next ride will depart in alameda and head back to oakland at 715, live in oakland. lena howland, abc seven
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news. >> lena, i can't let you go. i need to have this answered. oh, hold on now, before she leaves woodstock, it's name woodstock, because of the yellow bird from the peanuts, right? like charlie brown and snoopy's friend. >> yeah. let me ask her real quick. sarah, tell me a little bit about the name. where did the name woodstock come from? >> actually, yeah, absolutely. so woodstock is actually one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of alameda. and so and the neighbor, it's located on the west end. so we saw woodstock, we saw her bright yellow color. and then we thought about our own history and our own neighborhood on the west end. and we thought, this is a perfect match, a perfect match. >> thank you so much, sarah. hopefully that answers your question. >> well, i'm gooped i really thought i had to be from snoopy, but okay, we'll accept that answer. okay. not really. it's definitely because of snoopy. okay, thanks, lena. in my mind, yeah, in my mind, it's. >> why else would it be? >> yellow woodstock flying. okay. legacy i like that though. it's both things. >> we just learned something new
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about alameda, and that's really cool. yeah, yeah. you just always think it's a bird. >> she did not want to say there was no way i was gonna say snoopy. >> i'm a huge snoopy fan. i feel like just saying, like, trademarks will not allow it. right. exactly. >> so this morning, let's show you outside the tam cam. it is cloudy down below, but that sun is up here this morning. a live look way above the clouds. the accuweather headlines calling for a warming trend getting underway here this afternoon will be sunny, but a little breezy at times. we'll show you those winds in one second tomorrow and friday. we're certainly heating up inland, but the heat risk will remain minor to moderate, so nothing like the intense heat we had earlier this month. then the weekend outlook. cooler weather moves in here, but we're still sunny. both saturday and sunday. looking at winds, they do pick up a bit this afternoon. that onshore flow will gust anywhere from about 15 to 25mph. highs today in our microclimates starting in the south bay, our warming trend gets underway here. 70s and 80s for the most part. from san jose to 8479 in sunnyvale, but warmer in morgan hill, coming in at 92
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along the peninsula. cloudy, right now. those clouds break closer to about 9:10 a.m. this morning. we'll hit 75 in san mateo, 81 in redwood city, 78 for los altos across the city. this morning we have clouds, some spotty drizzle as well. the cloud cover breaks close to 11 a.m. this morning for sunshine. temperatures mainly in the 60s in the north bay. warmer than yesterday. we'll go to 87 in novato, but 90 in lakeport, 90 in sonoma, 86 in san rafael. clouds the sunshine in the east bay, 74 in oakland, 78 in fremont, 82, in castro valley and inland, a few degrees above average. mid 80s to the low 90s with sunny skies overnight. tonight our marine layer shrinks so the cloud cover not as expansive tonight as it is right now. cloudy along the coast but clear skies inland. overnight lows mainly in the 50s. now tomorrow even warmer than today. future tracker temperatures showing you are staying above average and then friday is the hottest day this week. you can see inland. we're at or just above 100in. our hottest areas warm around the bay shoreline in the 80s and 90s. but by
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saturday, cooler weather starts to return for the weekend. the weekend looks nice. here's the accuweather seven day forecast next seven days to that warming trend gets underway here today, with our hottest day coming on friday. then we have that cooler weather moving in here for saturday and sunday with afternoon sunshine both days this weekend. and then we'll start to heat back up inland early next week guys. >> all right. thank you drew. and now we're checking in with our friend ginger who is live with what's coming up on gma. good morning ginger. >> hey reggie kumasi. nice to be with you. so coming up here on gma the latest on the story that we're all following the republican national convention. the party looking to unite around donald trump. plus the latest on the investigation into the assassination attempt. and meanwhile president biden back on the campaign trail. so we're there too. and then nfl hall of famer terrell davis live first on gma. this morning telling his story after he says he was humiliated on a united flight, pulled off in handcuffs in front of his children. also, how you can land big travel savings on prime day. it's not just amazon getting in on the vacation deals, and then we've got two
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great guests live in times square shaquille o'neal talking about his new game show and john stamos talking about a new show he's got. so you'll see it all on gma. >> can we please do a game show? everyone has a game show, right? >> oh, that's the thing. like i'm willing to sit down and figure out this game show. i bet we could do it in the next two minutes. >> no. absolutely not. >> sure it's going to be forever, but, you know. no, we absolutely could. >> i think it definitely has to evolve. there's a quiz show element, but there has to be a twist on something very physical that is a little bit like double there, a little bit like what was the show? yes. drew, that was, the what was it, what would you do? what would you do? but also the one, the legend of the temple. >> oh, the legend of the hidden temples. >> a little bit of the legend of the hidden temple. >> and carmen san diego. >> and please, carmen sandiego, i love that show. >> that was such a good show. and you know what? i think we
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have a hit approved. okay greenlit. >> done. >> good. kumasi. are you involved? yes. you're going to be there. okay. you'll occasionally you'll see you walk by. >> she's like a soft producer, you know, she's like, we'll see how the beginning goes. and then maybe i attach my name. >> kumasi. i don't know. >> and it's called class and dignity. right. >> it's called class and dignit. that's what it's called. yes. >> she said there's no slime involved. that's fine. we can we can eliminate the slime because it is class and dignity. sure. good. there has to be some kind of digging with class and dignity. you know, like for the treasure. we have to dig for treasure. >> and, like, you're in class, so, like you're teaching. yeah, yeah. no, this all makes sense. >> oh, my gosh, this is going to be so good. coming to fall of 2025 on the abc schedule and on hulu the next day. aggressive i love it. all right, well we'll see you then for the rehearsals and see you at seven. discover the ozempic® tri-zone. ♪ ♪
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starts today. we hope you enjoyed those cooler temperatures from the last few days, because by friday we could see triple digits again in some places. drew, has your forecast. >> then san francisco police searching for the man seen on camera assaulting a waymo passenger. at one point you can hear the car itself saying unsafe behavior detected and beard or no beard. >> the new study, determining whether people with facial hair are better in relationships. >> no, we sell beer. >> not. what's this? >> let's differentiate because a
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beer can change some things. >> do you like any of those? anything appealing? you know what that is. >> good morning everybody. it's wednesday, july 17th. >> let's check your forecast with the bearded meteorologist ratuva. >> yeah, i think i'm pretty good at relationships. we'll go with that. here's a look at temperatures right now. i mean those are beards. right now we're in the mid 50s to the low 60s. a lot of clouds out there this morning. in fact every reporting site has some sort of cloud cover. in fact san jose right now live look showing you mostly cloudy conditions. those clouds will give way to sunshine between 9 and 11 a.m. this morning. that means we have a bright afternoon. today's also warmer than yesterday. low 90s inland, mid 70s for the bay shoreline. we'll get into the mid 60s along the coast. we'll talk about those hotter temperatures moving in by the end of the week. in a few minutes let's check in with amanda and see those drive times. >> all right. headline for bart riders. there are major delays systemwide. so in all directions
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because of an earlier equipment problem on the track. it's between lake merritt specifically and san leandro. they're saying normal service has restored, meaning there is no bus bridge in place. but you're going to be waiting for quite some time. again, a major delay. they're not saying really what the timeline is there. and then we want to get to san jose. residual delays after an earlier crash from about an hour ago. it's still slowing things down, but things are starting to recover. 54mph northbound 101. this is before story road in east san jose. and then the richmond cam earlier stall on the right lane created stop and go traffic between canal boulevard and the tolls. let's get back to the desk. >> it is day three of the republican national convention in milwaukee. tonight we're going to hear from donald trump's new running mate, jd vance, for the first time since he was put in that position yesterday. >> some of trump's former rivals spoke on stage, including nikki haley, abc news reporter perry russell admati in milwaukee and perry haley. supporters really could be crucial in november. >> yeah, and the trump campaign
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has been trying to win over those haley supporters. as you mentioned, they are crucial. come november. last night on stage, it seemed like she was talking directly to them, saying, you do not have to agree 100% with what trump says to vote for him. former president trump walking into night two of the republican national convention in milwaukee. trump watching the speeches of republicans who bashed him on the campaign trail, including florida governor ron desantis, who once questioned how trump could win in 2024 after losing in 2020. let sen. donald trump back to the white house and nikki haley, who has called trump totally unhinged and toxic. >> donald trump has my strong endorsement period. >> during the primary, trump slammed haley for staying in the race as long as she did, calling her a birdbrain for the sake of our nation, we have to go with donald trump. trump's already revered status in his base
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growing even more this week. >> god almighty intervened because america is one nation under god and he is certainly not finished with president trump. >> sources tell abc news the secret service had increased trump security detail after intelligence indicated there was an iranian threat to assassinate him. officials say there is no indication the shooter from saturday's assassination attempt had any connection to that threat. president biden is back on the campaign trail in las vegas at the naacp national convention. >> this harry truman said, i've never delivered to giving anyone hell. i just told the truth. and they thought it was hell. that's what i'm going to do. where's the truth about why donald trump's presidency was hell for black america? >> and tonight, jd vance, the now candidate for vice president, will be taking center stage. we're told the theme for the day is make america strong again. it has to deal with the
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threat of china and border security. back to you. >> thanks, perry. abc news has complete live coverage of the republican national convention all week, starting at 7 p.m. every night, right here on abc seven. >> today, president biden will be taking part in a radio interview in las vegas, hoping to reach latino voters. and new this morning, the president is announcing new programs focused on education and immigration. amanda is at the live desk with the details of his plans. >> amanda kumasi, the biden administration is aiming to expand opportunities for latino communities. we know the president will deliver an address to the unidos u.s. annual conference today. that's where he will announce, starting august 19th, certain u.s. citizens, spouses without legal status can start applying for permanent residency and eventually citizenship without having to leave the country. the new program could affect more than half a million immigrants. the president is also expected to use his speech today to highlight the near record low latino unemployment rate of 4.9, the white house says more
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latinos have been able to get health insurance, and the government has doubled the number of small business administration loans to latino businesses since 2020. the president is also signing an executive order to advance educational equity. it would create new opportunities for hispanic serving institutions to take part in federal programs. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. turning to the race for san francisco mayor all week long, abc seven news will be interviewing the major candidates who are running to lead the city. current mayor london breed spoke with abc seven about her willingness to carry on as the city's leader. >> why do you want to lead san francisco for another term? >> i got to say i became mayor during tragedy. when ed lee died, i had to lead the city through some real challenging times related to corruption. and then the global pandemic hit. we had to save lives during that time, we didn't have a playbook, and then we saw an explosion of crime and everything that we've done throughout that time period was really about the defense and
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trying to combat issues that had been building up, and something we did not anticipate. why i want to continue to be mayor is because we are on the offense. we are on the rise. >> our interviews with the san francisco mayoral candidates continue today. one time interim mayor mark farrell will join us in studio, and then supervisor asha safai is tomorrow, followed by supervisor aaron peskin on friday and in september, abc seven news and the san francisco standard are joining forces to co-host a live debate with the top candidates. you can watch that live. on september 25th at 6 p.m. >> new this morning, the former mayor of stockton is running for lieutenant governor of california. michael tubbs announced his campaign for the state's second highest executive office in a video posted to social media channels. he is a well-known champion for universal basic income initiatives. tubbs spoke with abc seven news social justice reporter julian glover while fighting a home appraisal that he thought was too low and
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delayed the sale of his property. tubbs is currently serving as governor newsom's special advisor for economic mobility. >> the san francisco police need your help to find a suspect who is accused of aggravated assault. police shared this video of the suspect blocking a waymo car and shouting at it before the attack. >> unsafe behavior detected. you're no better than contacted. >> this happened july 5th, around 1 a.m. on buchanan street. police say the victim told the suspect to let the car leave. that's when the suspect lunged at him and assaulted him. officers say he was found unconscious and had life threatening injuries. the victim's family says he is now cognitively impaired and visibly disabled. if you have any information about this incident, you're asked to contact sfpd. still to come, a key part of the 40 niners offense wants a trade, and the team is saying no. >> i look right now live at the
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big board. the new york stock exchange up about 40 points. now another update on the markets next. >> then a new program in place today that helps put food on the table and keeps it from getting wasted. but first, here's drew. >> hey there, 640 this morning we're looking at your morning planner. over the next several hours. quite cloudy out there. the next couple of hours between 9 and 10 a.m. that sunshine will really break through that cloud cover, and temperatures begin to go into the seconds close to lunchtime. looking at the graphic for highs versus average today, if you remember this graphic yesterday, we had most of our cities below average. we'll do a 180. today we'll get warmer weather moving in here and will be a few degrees above average with our warmest areas going into the 80s and into the 90s. so here's future weather showing you a breakdown of that cloud cover very quickly later on this morning. by 11 a.m. it is full sunshine. we'll even have full sunshine along the coast today that marine layer retreats away from us this afternoon. it will be warmer than yesterday, upper 80s, lower 90s, inland, 70s and 80s. around the bay shoreline, 60s close to
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the coast. so a high of 69 in the city today, 74 in oakland, 89 in santa rosa, but 91 in antioch, 76 in palo alto, san jose. coming in at 84 degrees at levi's. this evening, the stones are in town. it will be a very nice evening as the concert gets underway at around 730. those temperatures feel very nice in the 70s, at least through 9 p.m. the three day forecast shows you that warming trend is underway here friday. it's going to be the hottest day of the week. we'll look at those temperatures and preview the
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partnering with a company called too good to go to reduce food waste. there are two kinds of surprise bags prepared food bags will cost about ten bucks for soups and ready to eat meals. bakery bags will cost about $7 for food like bread and muffins. more than 40 whole foods locations in the bay area are participating. >> cool. new at six. biking to work can really improve your health and reduce your risk of dying. this is according to a new study published in the british medical journal. using data from scotland, researchers found people who commute by bike have a 47% lower risk of early death. 51% have lowered risk of
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dying from cancer, but one downside, they found, is that bike commuters are two times more likely to be hospitalized for traffic accidents. walking also provided health benefits in the study, but biking gave the biggest boost in overall well-being. happening today, there is a new way for bikers and pedestrians to travel from oakland and alameda and back, and it does not involve taking a tunnel. abc seven news reporter lena howland live in jack london square to talk about a new ferry option. woodstock >> that's right. woodstock is preparing to take its very first ride over from alameda to oakland, and it's going to pick up these passengers that are already waiting in line for its inaugural run over to alameda in just about 15 minutes. now, right now, we are joined by sarah henry. sarah is a spokesperson for the city of alameda. sarah, tell me a little bit about what's going on today and what we're about to see happen in about 15 minutes. absolutely. >> so at 7:00, woodstock will
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make the maiden voyage from here at jacklin square over to alameda circle, immigrant park, the dock there, and we'll see. we have the alameda fire department fire boat is in the water. they'll be giving a water salute to woodstock as they make their first journey over. and we'll see people like you said, there's already folks waiting in line, waiting to go across. so super exciting. >> and like we talked about earlier, this is something that people really haven't had the option to take before. up until now, they've only really had the option to use the posey tunnel, is that correct? >> yes. if you're on a bike or you're walking, you're a pedestrian. the only way to get across would be the posey tube and the and it's and it's a pretty treacherous conditions over there. so this is absolutely giving people a brand new option to get across on bike or by foot. and then also for folks that drive, it's giving you another option, a very scenic one. >> and i noticed just by looking at the crowd of people that's already lining up for this, we see a lot of bikes in line. i know that you're trying to make this friendly for those that use bikes. tell me about that.
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>> yes. so because biking in the tube especially is awful, we want to make an option for people that are biking. and so our boat will accommodate 14 bikes at a time. so we should be able to get everybody on board with their bikes, and they'll be able to go off and do whatever they need to do. >> and one last time, the name has no connection to snoopy. anything along those lines? >> woodstock is a bright yellow boat. and so we saw that we were inspired by that. but woodstock is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of alameda, so we named woodstock after our our very own west end neighborhood of the city of alameda. woodstock, okay. >> wonderful. sara, thank you so much for your time. she is also encouraging folks to check their website for their schedule before coming over to board this again. the first one will leave here in oakland at 7:00 to make its way over to alameda. the first ride from alameda back to oakland is at 715 live in oakland. lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you. one of the 49 ers biggest players wants out.
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receiver brandon aiyuk requested a trade. however the team has no intention of trading one of their best offensive weapons. aiyuk wants a new contract and he wants it now he's set to make more than 14 million this year. in the final year of the contract. this offseason, many receivers have received huge contracts, with some north of 30 million. an a's pitcher gets the win at last night's all star game and sets a record in the process. reliever mason miller threw a 103.6mph pitch. i'm sorry i'm so distracted by these uniforms. this really is something else that's the fastest in the all star game. since radar tracking began in 2008. he's the third a's pitcher to win an all star game. giants pitcher logan webb had a rough night, giving up three runs in one inning. the giants elliott ramos struck out in his only at bat. the a's and giants returned to action on friday. >> an experimental theater that has been in san francisco's
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tenderloin for 25 years will be closing at the end of the year. cutting ball theaters shared the news on facebook yesterday. they say the government has deprioritized grassroots programs, and they just don't have enough funding. they're trying to close out with a final production. the theater is trying to raise $40,000 by the end of august, and $100,000 by the end of november for a final celebration. if you'd like to donate, you can go to cunning ball.com. >> now it's your morning money report. retail spending has been holding mostly steady since the beginning of the year. a commerce department report found that trend followed in june. shopping didn't pick up from may, when retail sales were up 0.3. retailers have said that more people are now opting for cheaper alternatives. big box stores are expected to share some key details on american spending behavior soon. now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. this morning. maybe. oh, just file video of people holding up. okay. it's we're up about 52 points.
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>> oh, well, that's good i guess for your 401 k you know. i just associate stocks green good red bad. sure. then we'll go. we'll take it. love that. this morning we will see blue skies out there. this afternoon. here's a live look from the tam cam showing you that cloud cover is to be found in most areas this morning. but once we burn it off, we'll get those sunny skies. so today a warming trend gets underway here. sunny and breezy. we're heating up inland both tomorrow and friday, but that heat risk remains minor to moderate only. no extreme heat coming our way. the weekend outlook were cooler, but we are still sunny, so two days forecast. lots of sunshine inland today. we'll go into the low 90s, so certainly warmer than yesterday. cloudy around the bay shoreline. still at 9 a.m. it's closer to 10 a.m. we see that sunshine that leads to a sunny afternoon. feels nice in the 70s. and then along the coast, it's misty. it's cloudy this morning. we'll have partly cloudy skies this afternoon and temperatures in the 60s. so highs in the microclimates
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starting in the south bay, 80s, 90s for many areas. 90in los gatos 84 and san jose. a little bit cooler in cupertino coming in at 79 degrees along the peninsula. 81. redwood city 76. mountain view, but 60s along the coast for half moon bay and pacifica across the city. this morning you're waking up to cloud cover some pockets of drizzle. that sunshine appears closer to 11 a.m. here, with temperatures mainly in the 60s in the north bay. it's warmer than yesterday will be in the 80s and 90s for the most part. 90 in sonoma, 86 in san rafael in the east bay. morning clouds to sun, 74 in oakland, 78. fremont. the same in union city, but 82 in castro valley and then inland. we're in the mid 80s to the lower 90s with sunshine a bit above average. tonight our marine layer is shrinking, so a lot less fog tonight than what we're seeing out there this morning. overnight lows mainly in the 50s. now tomorrow is even warmer than today. future tracker showing you we keep that warming trend with us. those temperatures above average friday is the hottest day this week, with our inland areas hitting about 100 101 warm
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around the bay shoreline as well. but then cooler weather quickly arrives here to kick off the weekend. here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days for you. our warming trend starts today with our hottest day here on friday. then over the weekend, cooler weather moves in saturday and sunday morning clouds to afternoon sunshine. and then early next week we'll start to warm those temperatures up inland with hotter weather returning. kumasi. >> thank you drew, who should be nominated for tv's most prestigious prize? we will find out in just a few hours this year's emmy nominations are going to be announced this morning. tony hale, a two time emmy winner for veep and sheryl lee ralph, an emmy winner for abbott elementary, are announcing the nominees live from the iconic el capitan theater in hollywood. you can watch live as they are announced at 830 this morning, we will be streaming the nominations on our abc seven bay area apps and on abc seven news.com. now, the emmys will be sunday, september 15th right here on abc. and we're still waiting to find out who will be hosting the ceremon. an effort to create more affordable housing in oakland is
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now a reality. a 100% affordable apartment complex is celebrating its opening on seventh street near the west oakland bart station. former black panther party chairwoman elaine brown brought this to life. she was the first and only woman to lead the black panther party that organization founded in oakland in 1966, dedicated to fighting for housing, health care, food, employment and education for the black community. there are 79 units in this five story building, and all of them will not only be affordable, but they'll be specifically for people with very low or extremely low incomes. so far, more than 7000 people have already applied to live there. >> i hope that this building represents the power of the people bringing back our our dedication and saying to each other power, power to the peopl. >> brown hopes the building will carry on the legacy of the black panther party and be a model for
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others in oakland and other cities across the country. if you're looking for a long term relationship, a new study suggests, date somebody with a beard. not the clap say men with facial hair may be more stable romantic partners. more than 400 men between the ages of 18 and 40 took part in the study, all with different levels of facial hair ranging from clean shaven to a full beard. the times uk spoke to one of the researchers in poland about why men make more stable partners. the reasoning is based on the care required to maintain a well-groomed beard. all right >> i mean, they say in this day and age, it's hard to find a man without a beard. >> true. >> right. yeah. it does take you. and i've said this many times. two points up. if it does, if you are at a six, it takes two and eight. if you're on an eight, look out ten. >> it really will. >> am i right? but watch out when that beer comes off. don't
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make a mistake. and then when you see what they really look like that's so nice. it's really great knowing you. >> so kind. >> you have such a great personality. >> up next is seven things you need to know today. >> you can watch all of 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. download the app now and you can start streaming. >> and as we head to break a live look outside at 655, we'll be
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center stage at the republican national convention tonight. today's theme is make america strong again. >> number two, the fbi investigation in oakland is expanding the city's police department has now been subpoenaed for certain phone records and police reports. this comes after mayor xiang tao's home was raided last month, along with properties associated with the huang family.
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>> number three salesforce is reportedly ordering most of its employees back to the office. our partners at the san francisco standard report the mandate starts october first. now, depending on their job, employees will have to be in office anywhere from 3 to 5 days a week. now, this is a big change since in 2022, ceo marc benioff said, quote, office mandates are never going to work. >> number four, the new water taxi launching today between alameda and oakland's jack london square. it is free. it runs wednesday through sunday, and the first trip is happening in two minutes. >> and number five, get ready for warmer weather to start moving in here over the next couple of days. there you can see your daytime highs 80s and 90s and our warmest spots, temperatures going a bit above average today. but the three day forecast shows your hottest day. this week will be friday. we're inland. we're above 100 degrees. >> and number six, let's get a live look at a crowded bay bridge toll plaza. it's going to take you 59 minutes to get from highway four into the city. that backup is to west grand avenue.
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>> and number seven, the sunset night market is going to be expanding. according to the chronicle, it's going to be double the size, with 150 vendors filling seven blocks. now, the city held the first night market in the sunset neighborhood last year, and thousands of people came out to it. it's going to be returning for two fridays this year, so mark your calendars for august 30th and then september 27th. >> people love this thing. >> always packed all the pictures from all the different ones. >> you know, i got to go check it out. >> seven blocks i love a good market and beats is back and all of that. >> robin: good morning america. donald trump's former republican rivals backing him at the rnc. overnight two of donald trump's
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