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>> this morning we're getting new details on the trump and biden campaigns for president. the race that's heating up just a month away from the election. good morning everybody. it's july 21st. i'm stephanie sierra. meteorologist drew tuma is back
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with us again sunday. so glad you're here. >> it's a nice day today. this morning though, we do have some windy conditions out there. live look from our east bay hills. camera a full moon out in our morning sky this morning. take a look out there it is. bright winds are strong across the city right now and through the delta, gusting close to 30mph right now. and the winds will be with us all morning long in spots. they don't calm down until after the sun goes down. this evening. and then that leads to a calm day tomorrow. before we heat up today we will find cool temperatures inland. this feels nice for this time of the year. sunshine upper 80s inland. enjoy that. we'll find the bay shoreline, early morning clouds to sun, temperatures in the low to mid 70s and then along the coast. today it stays pretty foggy all day long. we'll have those temperatures in the low 60s. heat advisories just issued. stephanie, we'll talk about that coming up in just a few minutes. >> all right, drew, thank you. former president trump hit the campaign trail with his vice president pick, jd vance. it was their first event together since the republican national convention. meanwhile, president
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biden remains in delaware recovering from covid. he is vowing to stay in the race as democrats grapple with what to do next. here's abc news reporter alison kosik. >> former president donald trump returned to the campaign trail just one week after an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in butler, pennsylvania. trump and his new running mate, jd vance, campaigning together for the first time in the key battleground state of michigan, the former president referencing last week's shooting in the first few minutes of the rally. >> i stand before you only by the grace of almighty god. >> meanwhile, president biden, vowing to get back on the campaign trail next week despite growing calls for him to step aside more than three dozen democrats in congress are calling on him to drop out. senators like elizabeth warren are still backing biden, but leaving the door open for an alternative. >> if president biden decides to
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step back. we have vice president kamala harris, who is ready to step up to unite the party to take on donald trump and to win. in november, one of the president's closest allies, senator chris of delaware, says biden is listening. >> i think our president is weighing what he should weigh, which is who is the best candidate to win in november. >> alison kosik, abc news, new york we're also learning new details from former president trump about his security on the day of the shooting. >> in an interview with fox news, he said no one warned him of any danger. >> no one told you not to take the stage? >> no, nobody mentioned it. nobody said there was a problem and i would have waited for 15. they could have said, let's wait for 15 minutes, 20 minutes, five minutes, something nobody said. i think that was a mistake. how did somebody get on that roof and why wasn't he reported?
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because people saw that he was on the roof. i mean, you had uh- trumpers screaming, the woman in the red in the red shirt. she was screaming, there's a man on the roof. and then other people said, there's a man on the roof who's got a gun. and that was quite a bit before i walked onto the stage. >> the washington post reporting that top officials at the secret service repeatedly rejected requests from trump's security detail for more manpower and gear at events before the attempted assassination. a secret service spokesperson admitted in a statement that the agency has denied trump's request for federal resources in the last two years. now, this comes as pressure continues to push on president biden to step aside. abc news reports. vice president kamala harris had a call with fundraisers and urged them to keep making contributions. here's abc seven news reporter ryan curry. >> president biden visited the bay area five times in the last year for fundraising trips.
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experts say this region is full of people who consistently contribute to campaigns. >> this is where there's a lot of wealth and not only a lot of wealth, but a lot of people who are very interested in politics on both sides of the political aisle. >> melissa mickelsen is a professor of political science at menlo college. she says when it comes to funding and donations, it is a crucial part of the campaign. >> running for president is super expensive and you need to raise just enormous amounts of money to be competitive as top democrats call on the president to drop out of the race, his top donors are also hesitant to keep throwing money towards his reelection. >> abc news says vice president harris spoke with some top donors friday, asking them to keep faith in the campaign. she posted on x saturday afternoon, saying, i see joe biden when the cameras are on and when the cameras are off. joe biden is a leader who fights for the american people. but according to the report, the donors were expecting the call to be about replacing the president. >> you're going to expect each candidate to raise somewhere in
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the neighborhood of $1 billion. and so if you have trouble fundraising, you know that that can be a huge hindrance to your ability to win. >> abc news also says former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton have been encouraging donors to back the president in san francisco saturday assembly member phil ting said the donors have every right to withhold their money if they want. >> president biden has received record support, record funding, and i think that the donors who are supporting the democratic party, supporting president biden, they have every right to express, you know, their feelings, their opinions. >> professor mickelson says the president's campaign has already raised a lot of money. she says the issue is not running out of money. it's maintaining the support. up to november, she expects the big money donors to still fund his campaign if he stays in the race. >> they want the biden or whoever they want the democrats to win. they're trying to use their money as a nudge to maybe change who's the standard bearer, but they're not going to withhold donations. it's
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unlikely in this situation. >> ryan curry abc seven news well, despite donor concerns, the biden campaign told cnn july was the best start to any month ever for grassroots fundraising, with several donors maxing out. >> federal election commission data show. in june, the campaign spent $59 million and went into july with $96 million left president trump's campaign, meanwhile, spent about $10 million, leaving $128 million left. now if you're looking for a job and a way to get involved in the election, usps has opportunities near you. two job fairs are coming up in the bay area so you can find out more in person. one is in san jose on wednesday, the other is in san francisco on thursday. you see the addresses posted on your screen. the postal service needs help with processing the many mail ballots to come in, plus a range of other positions with varying salaries and benefits that are included in the east
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bay. a man was shot to death yesterday afternoon in fremont, near the intersection of blaisdell way and nichols avenue. fremont police say while this is an active investigation, there is no immediate threat to the community, no arrests have been made, and the victim's name has not been released. also last night in fremont, there was a lot of police activity at a liquor store on lake arrowhead avenue right near salt lake drive. you can see a car has clearly smashed into the building there. we are told. police were responding to a report of a shooting when they made the discovery. now to developing news along the border of colusa and lake counties. this wind driven fire has grown now to 2500 acres. and this morning it's 10% contained. it began yesterday afternoon, burning in an area known as grizzly creek. evacuation orders are in effect in both counties. 50 homes are currently threatened, and that rapid spread has prompted state
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firefighters to call in larger air tankers to perform retardant drops. cal fire says the fire is advancing in a northeast direction. many road closures are in effect, including highway 20 at clearlake oaks to bear valley road. well, new rules about landscaping may be coming to california in an effort to prevent wildfires. the state is set to revise what qualifies as defensible space. right now, this means clearing the brush around a home, but going forward, it's going to mean no plants within five feet of a house. a former cal fire official explains the reasoning. >> defensible space is not new to californians. what is new is this first five feet, again, based on our research that is critically important to the survivability of homes, that's no fillled uh- fences attaching to the side of the house. uh- no bushes, no wood mulch and other combustible items. >> the rules are still being
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ironed out, but they are expected to be taken up by a state board before the end of the year. all right, let's check in with drew. good morning. hey. >> good morning stephanie. we'll take a live look. what a gorgeous picture this morning on our sunday. this is our mount tam camera. it's windy out there in spots today. cooler than yesterday. but get ready. we're tracking another inland heat wave arriving tomorrow. we'll have all your details on the accuweather forecast coming up. >> drew. thank you. also ahead, air travel still being affected by the crowdstrike outage with dozens of canceled flights at bay area airports. we'll be right back. better in as little as 2 weeks. so this is better. even this. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma that's not for sudden breathing problems. dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. tell your doctor right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in your limbs. tell your doctor about new or worsening joint aches and pain or a parasitic infection.
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firm crowdstrike microsoft says 8.5 million windows devices were impacted by this outage. they say that's only 1% of their overall usage, but it hit 911
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services, hospitals and scores of businesses, some of which are still recovering this morning. so our airports, more than 8000 flights were delayed yesterday and more than 2700 were canceled. that chaos included our local airports right now, most airports appear to have bounced back, but passengers are still affected since midnight, sfo has canceled more than 50 flights and delayed 28 more. >> so our flight today is canceled and they have rebooked us for two days from now, so we're kind of stuck here in san francisco. i tried to get a rental car, but there weren't any available. this is the first time i'm going to be delayed for multiple days. thank you crowdstrike. appreciate it. but anyway, you know, there's nothing, nothing i can do. >> as for the other airports, san jose international canceled nine flights as of this morning and dealt with 72 delays. san francisco bay oakland international airport had four
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cancellations and 34 delays. well air carriers are still trying to recover days after this global outage. delta says it's continuing its operational recovery from friday's catastrophe, and they're unaccompanied minor program, which allows minors to fly independently, is now on pause. that program is set to resume tomorrow. the airline says unaccompanied children who are already booked on a delta flight will not be able to travel today. parents or guardians are asked to not book new flights for those children. we will continue to follow this story here on air and online. to keep up with the latest developments, you can visit our website, abc seven news.com or download our app and enable push alerts. now to this. the group behind an effort to recall alameda county district attorney pamela price rallied saturday morning. people can recall price. >> rico price. rico price. >> you see them gathering here at hayward city hall. it
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included alameda county business owners who say they have been seriously impacted by violent crime. they accused the da of failing at her job as the county's prosecutor. supporters of price, though, have said the group is trying to undo the will of the people they say da price is doing what she was elected to do by the voters, and to reform the county's criminal justice system. two east bay school board members who sought to ban pride flags from being flown on district property have been recalled. board president ryan jergenson and trustee linda hurley have been ousted from their seats on the board for the sunol glen unified school district. the recall election saw 64% turnout, with more than 530 of the small district's 828 registered voters casting a ballot. the controversy began last september, when the two sought to change a district rule to allow only the u.s. and california flags to be flown on campus. now, that touched off a
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recall campaign that accused the two of censorship and bigotry. we've reached out to both parties for comment, but haven't heard back. a bay area company is working on using ai to help fight cancer. abc7 got a look inside the gladstone institutes here in san francisco. teams there are using ai to understand cancer cells. the president of the research institute says they are confident this approach will save lives. >> we'll be able to take somebody's cancer that so far has been untreatable and be able to engineer their own immune cells in ways that would specifically kill their cancer cell. >> the main focus for this research is skin and rectal cancer. researchers hope they can design new types of clinical trials for incurable cancers over a five year period. as you head out the door this morning,
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sfmta has shut down the twin peaks tunnel for some much needed repairs this weekend. bus shuttles are running on the k, l, and m lines so crews can work on the tunnel. it's the second of three closures expected this summer. an inspection last april showed the muni tunnel is safe, but some areas are in need of immediate upgrades and fixes. crews will wrap up their work later today. another closure is scheduled for late next month and will last eight days. san francisco's road to recovery following the pandemic has been a bumpy one, but looking to build a better bay area and bring the city back to life, community leaders are eyeing the streets for a solution. last night's richmond night market could serve as a blueprint on how to get it done. abc7 news reporter anser hassan was there >> clement street in san francisco's richmond district was packed. abril canul, who grew up in these streets, is happy that her neighborhood is getting some love.
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>> it's like good to see, like good positive things that like support, like this is what clement is. but there's also new things happening here as well. >> thousands turned out for the richmond district's second summer night market. but beyond the fanfare and food, organizers say there's a strategy at play. >> our theory, our premise is that the road to san francisco's recovery is actually through events and through the streets. >> many yekutiel is executive director of civic joy fund, a nonprofit working to revitalize san francisco. he's also owner of the popular manny's cafe, which hosts political forums. the group is putting $100,000 towards eight night markets, an investment he believes that will pay off big. >> the goal is to have san francisco become the night market city, and we're going to get there in the next few months. >> what i've heard time and time again is that people want clean and safe streets, and that is what san francisco needs to deliver, not just some time, but really all the time. >> san francisco supervisor connie chan says, what the night market shows is that san francisco's streets can be safe
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and clean. she hopes it will encourage small businesses to take more risks. >> merchants feel more confident about opening their shop into the later hours, because they can see a crowd like this as possible, and so we can see that month by month we're making progress and we're not giving up. >> organizers say they're also trying to be strategic, trying to showcase businesses in the neighborhood. the richmond night market is anchored by the four star theater inside a record store, food and free movie shorts playing for those who come. >> so the night market is just a fantastic way for people to come in and see how it's been renovated. what we've added to it. >> organizers say the large crowds prove san francisco is responding in san francisco, anser hassan abc seven news. >> also happening today, embarcadero plaza in san francisco is going to transform into a huge dance party, a free rave called back to the basics is set for this afternoon, and the headliner is dj sacha
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robotti. it starts at 2:00 and is supposed to end around six. 25,000 people showed up for djs skrillex and fred again last month at civic center plaza, but you needed a ticket to get in, so today you don't need a ticket not expected to be as huge, but still a big crowd. how's the weather around 2:00 in the city today. >> you know it will be breezy. it will be cool temperatures in the 60s, but i love things like this. remember the civic center? yes, that was huge. so i anticipate this one probably going to be equally as popular later on this afternoon. it will be a nice day. temperature wise. soak it in because here we go again. another inland heat wave is arriving starting tomorrow. so talk about the heat alerts we have here. uh. this will kick in here tomorrow starting at about 11 a.m. and will last through wednesday evening. the areas in pink. the excessive heat warning those are our hottest spots where temperatures will go above 100 and then the heat advisories will have temperatures well into the 90s. so we're just getting you ready for some hot weather
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coming our way over the next couple of days. today though, it will feel nice out there. temperatures close to average. the accuweather headlines. it's windy and cooler today. those winds still breezy, about 15 to 35mph. they are going to relax later on this evening because high pressure moves in, stops the breeze, turns up the heat. so we're above 100 inland. monday tuesday and wednesday. but next weekend, if we're looking at day six and seven, we're talking about a significant cooldown next saturday and sunday. temperatures actually below average, believe it or not, a live look at the city. we have drizzle out there this morning. fog 56 currently in san francisco in most areas. we're starting out in the 50s and in the low 60s. with that breeze. live doppler seven along with satellite. this low is influencing us one more day, keeping temperatures on the comfy side. then it's all about this high pressure that will be the muscle maker of our forecast. it will sit on top of us starting tomorrow and act like a heat pump. let's talk about those winds. it's breezy. this afternoon. here's 4 p.m. watch what happens tomorrow morning. those winds really calm
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down as high pressure moves in. so it's breezy today. cooler than yesterday. highs pleasant for this time of the year. 70s and 80s in the south bay along the peninsula. we'll have a lot of cloud cover along the coast today. brighter though as you head towards redwood city. but comfy at 75 across the city today it is just windy out there, a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day, temperatures mainly in the 60s in the north bay. we get some relief from the heat today in san rafael, sonoma, petaluma still warm in santa rosa, cloverdale in the 90s. stinson beach will come in at 64 degrees with windy conditions. the east bay today, it's nice, but it is breezy. expect a lot of sunshine today. 73 in oakland, 74 in san leandro, 77 castro valley and then inland. today, temperatures range from the low 80s in pleasanton to the low 90s in brentwood. overnight tonight we'll watch those winds relax. overnight lows are mainly in the 50s. then those heat advisories kick in here. and excessive heat warnings tomorrow. future tracker temperatures. here we go again away from the coast. we are going to bake once again. it looks like this heat wave will last three days. the peak of it will be on tuesday, where areas
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102, 103, 80s and 90s around the bay shoreline, even 70s along the coast. here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days for you. breezy and near average today. and then those temperatures take off monday, tuesday, wednesday. we will track that inland heat wave. then cooling arrives on thursday. look at next weekend talking temperatures below average 70s and 80s. so it's shaping up to be very pleasant this time next week. >> very nice drew. thank you. well, just ahead, celebrating the most momentous moon mission marking the 55th anniversary of the eagle landing in the sea of tranquility. we'll be right
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critical of turf, citing safety and environmental concerns. they've brought up everything from microplastics to chemicals that can leach from some of the materials into the ground. and they also question how 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 last week, does address some of the environmental concerns. recycled rubber pieces underneath the turf are considered microplastics and have chemicals. soon, though, they'll be replaced with biodegradable olive pits. district officials also say they've surveyed coaches and students, and they prefer the synthetic turf, an effort to create more affordable housing in oakland is now a reality. 100% affordable apartment complex is celebrating its opening on seventh street, near the west oakland bart
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station. former black panther party chairwoman elaine brown brought it to life. she was the first and only woman to lead the black panther party. the organization was 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 the five story building, all units will not only be affordable, but 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 people. >> brown hopes the building will carry on the black panthers legacy and be a model for others in oakland and other cities. well, starbucks and mercedes-benz are teaming up to install ev chargers along the west coast. the company is
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planning to install these chargers at 100 different starbucks locations. the network will run along i-5 from san diego to the starbucks headquarters in seattle. it's part of a $1 billion project announced by mercedes last year. there are plans to expand the chargers to starbucks on the east coast. a momentous moment in space exploration. we're looking back at the apollo 11 mission yesterday marked 55 years since man's arrival to the lunar surface, pilot buzz aldrin successfully landed the module on july 20th. in 1969, six hours after that landing, neil armstrong took his first steps on the moon's surface. it was a win for the country in the space race and, of course, a big step for the human race still to come this morning, a day of honor and remembrance and correcting a historical wrong. we'll take you to that special ceremony for the anniversary of the port chicago
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disaster. then israel hits back the country it targeted in response to a drone attack on tel aviv and before we head to break, a reminder this year's aids walk is happening today at golden gate park. the annual fundraiser benefits local hiv and aids programs. abc7 news anchor dan ashley will be there as the emcee today. to register, you can call 415615 walk or visit spacewalk dot net. we'll be right back
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things really heat up stephanie tomorrow, so enjoy the pleasant temperatures today. here's a look at our winds. it is breezy if not gusty, across the city and through the delta. winds have been frequently above 30mph. this will continue through the afternoon before relaxing later on this evening. we'll just bring in that cooler air. look at today's forecast. i mean, these are pretty pleasant temperatures, 60s for half moon bay and in san francisco, 70 for oakland, san jose. but again, we do have those windy conditions throughout the afternoon inland today. highs mainly in the upper 80s with full sunshine today. so close to average for this time of the year. heading around the bay shoreline, we'll find those daytime highs mainly in the low and mid 70s, some morning clouds quickly giving way to sunshine and then along the coast. stays pretty cloudy today. some peeks of sunshine here and there. low 60s heat advisories. excessive heat warnings kick in tomorrow. stephanie. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >> all right drew, thank you. a day of honor and remembrance to mark a moment many thought would never come. correcting a historical wrong while also paying tribute to lives lost. it
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came as we marked 80 years since the port chicago disaster, 320 sailors, many of them black, were killed in an explosion. and in the wake of the blast, more than 250 sailors were unfairly court martialed. they were finally exonerated this week. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard spoke with their families and the navy's secretary. >> a painful chapter in bay area history remembered on suisun bay. the port chicago disaster. more than 300 sailors killed after tons of ammunition exploded on a munitions pier. many survivors, most of them black, would later face criminal charges. but on this 80th anniversary, a new long awaited chapter. >> and there the heading at the top of the page exoneration word carol cherry thought she'd never hear. >> it means vindication. it
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means honor. >> her late father, cyril, was one of the so-called port chicago 50 who received an exoneration from the navy this week. those sailors who refused to resume their dangerous work of loading ammunition onto ships following the explosion, said safety issues had not been addressed. >> it means so much to know that he had nothing to be ashamed of, nothing to be afraid of, and that he did the right thing. >> back in 1944, the navy called that work stoppage mutiny. hundreds of sailors returned to work, but were convicted of disobeying orders, and 50 were jailed and court martialed. >> you really can't take the racism out of the story, out of what happened in back in 1944. and the only reason that these young men were in the positions that they were in is because they were black. if they had been white, things would have unfolded very differently. >> i announced my decision and signed the orders to set aside the court martial results of all 258 sailors convicted nearly 80 years ago, navy secretary carlos del toro, getting emotional when he told the crowd about his
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choice to exonerate the black sailors. their sacrifice has again once reminded us that we must always do what's right, regardless of circumstances or how difficult it might have been in the past to do so. >> it's mixed feelings, because on the one hand, it took 80 years. >> kelly english says justice has been a long time coming for the sailors. the memory of those who lost their lives etched in this national park service memorial. remembering the disaster orville atkins came from texas to honor her dad, who died here, so i'm grateful for this day. >> i'm grateful for the exoneration of the men in concord, cornell, bernard. >> abc seven news. >> a san francisco street is being renamed to honor bernal heights man who was shot and killed by vallejo police in 2020. holy circle and park street is being renamed sean monterrosa boulevard. that's the area where monterrosa grew up. monterrosa died after being shot
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by police in a walgreens parking lot. he was 22 years old. the officer that shot him was originally fired in 2021, but later reinstated to the force last year. startling images from the middle east. the idf has launched retaliatory airstrikes targeted at houthi militants in yemen. the israeli prime minister says the strikes are in direct response to friday's attack on israel. abc news reporter britt clennett is in tel aviv with the latest. >> vast plumes of smoke and fire engulfing the houthi controlled port city of hodeida in yemen. israel launching its first claimed direct airstrike on the iran backed group since the start of the israel-hamas war last october, calling it retaliation for friday's deadly drone strike in tel aviv. and in response to the hundreds of attacks against israel in recent months. the idf saying it hit military targets more than 1000 miles away. prime minister
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benjamin netanyahu tonight saying it's clear to israel's enemies that there is no place that the long arm of the state of israel will not reach. the houthis saying israel struck oil and electricity infrastructure, killing civilians. and tonight, vowing a response, saying they will not hesitate to strike back. hezbollah is saying that israel's strikes herald a dangerous new phase, even as ceasefire and hostage talks top the agenda as netanyahu heads to the us next week. britt clennett abc news, jerusalem. >> new protests in israel ahead of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's upcoming trip to the us. family and supporters of israeli hostages taken to gaza are calling on the israeli leader to reach a deal and bring their loved ones home. >> prime minister netanyahu is supposed to go to the united states to speak in the congress, and we think that he should go there only after we come to agreement and a deal to bring them home. and until this is not
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agreed, it should be here and manage only this and not manage politics or whatever is going to talk about in the congress. >> netanyahu is scheduled to address congress later this week. a part of an attempt to shore up ties with the biden administration. coming up on this week, abc news anchor martha raddatz speaks with house speaker mike johnson about the state of the race less than four months away from election day. you can watch the full interview on this week with george stephanopoulos at eight this morning, right here on abc seven. still ahead this morning, a bay area city is betting on a street closure to bring more people to its downtown businesses. however, they have a different opinion when it comes to this strategy. and we'll take you outside for a live look from our exploratorium camera. you see fog there in the distance. it's 538. we'll be right back. i only meant to order five. there's not enough money in my account for these. i'm gonna get charged. two things i just can't deal with. overdraft charges. and garden gnomes.
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while they're having some success. not everyone likes the way they've gone about it. closing two city blocks to cars and city officials say it's their way of building a better bay area. abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez has the story. >> it started out as a pilot program after the pandemic, pushing cars away from two city blocks in downtown san mateo and allowing pedestrians to be well in the driver's seat, so to speak. >> it'll be closed the next 3 to 5 years and making the best of it. mackenzie jakobek is with the downtown san mateo association. >> she oversees 550 businesses in the area about 150 are food related services. most restaurant owners are happy having b street between first and third avenues, a pedestrian only experience. >> i don't know about everybody, but it's good for us and we like it. we want to keep it local businesses say they have seen fewer drivers speeding on busy
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third street. >> now you know you have parklets. i have one here. you know the other businesses have parklets on the same street. so it kind of slowed people down. but here are the people who don't like the closure. >> people in cars like delivery truck drivers who have to park several blocks away to then haul their goods. carolina vale of los amigos imports says her 29 year family owned business has suffered about 45. >> we've lost a lot of customers because customers they don't like to park far away, the owner of sage mediterranean wrote us an email stating some of the concerns from local businesses include lack of parking, operational challenges, lack of business and safety. >> he also says his takeout business has tanked because parking is nearly impossible to find. san mateo seems to be working on these issues by installing more of these green zones with a limit of 24 minutes
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to allow for a quick pickup. the city council also recently approved designated parking spots for food delivery services like uber eats that still doesn't help bay and the nearby shoe store. >> and unfortunately, restaurants have more say than the mom and pop shops, and there's only two businesses that have been here for over 25 years, and we have no word and say we asked san mateo's mayor how the city expects to help them. >> let's talk about shoe repair. right. okay. so isn't the isn't it better if he relocated somewhere else? i mean, how do you bring business to his place? >> well, what happens and what is already happening is the people who come wandering down the mall and they go, i didn't even know there was a shoe repair store in san mateo. wow. i'm going to come back. >> we'll check back in a few months to see if his situation has improved. >> we went from primarily a 9 to 5 economy to a afternoon lunch
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to evening economy, while the downtown area seems to be flourishing, it's the weekends that tend to bring the bulk of their clientele, like during the weekend. >> oh my god, you're going to see a lot of younger generation. they walk around, oh my god, feel. so i feel every business got a busy city. >> officials told us they're working to bolster the number of visitors during the week by offering something that other bay area cities struggle with. >> the new businesses that i've seen coming in, i always ask them, you know, what brought you to downtown san mateo? and what i've heard over and over again is we feel really safe here. we've heard really good things about the safety. so happy. >> happy to report that san mateo city officials are also counting on a number of new housing developments nearby to help bring more business to the downtown area. lyanne melendez abc seven news. >> to a live look outside. how's it look, andrew? hey, stephanie. >> good morning. quite foggy across the golden gate bridge this morning. some coastal
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drizzle, windy and cooler. that's the name of the game today before another heat wave takes hold inland starting tomorrow. of all the changes in the accuweather forecast coming up. >> drew, thank you. also next, if you've been watching, you know it's been a rocky road for the giants out of the all star break is star pitcher logan webb able to smooth out the bumps? sports is next fargo makes banking faster, and easier. (woman) fargo, turn off my debit card! (vo) lets you pick up the tab, even if you forget your wallet... (kaz) i got this. (ben) fargo, send kaz $145 dollars with zelle®. (kaz) smooth. (vo) fargo puts important information at your fingertips. (dad) fargo, what did i spend on groceries this month? (son) hey dad, can the guys stay for dinner? (dad) no... (vo) want to see everything fargo can do? you can, with wells fargo. (♪) the best summer plans come from the back seat. let's go camping! i want to see a dinosaur! let's rescue a puppy...
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out of phoenix, arizona. here's abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez. >> good morning. the giants opened their post all star portion of the schedule with a disappointing loss to the rockies on friday night. now, if they want to have any hope of staying in the wild card race, you got to win the games you're supposed to. colorado entered saturday night's game 28 games under 500. it was star wars night in colorado. my favorite part though. rockies mascot
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dinger catching the first pitch. all star logan webb struggling in the first. it's one nothing at this point. wilmer flores ranging wide to his right, but webb can't get to the bag in time. it's two nothing after one webby, of course not happy in the third same score. tyler fitzgerald lift off to left center. it's a solo shot. he hit a game tying double later in the game to make it two all in the bottom of the fifth. two all. ezequiel tovar at the plate. and there goes his third straight game with a homer. it's a two run shot. made it four two. webb went six, allowed four runs. that's your game winning swing. giants lose four three. looking to avoid the sweep later today. they're four games back of the third and final wild card spot. bob melvin, a man of few words. >> you're gonna have to win more games. and you know we have to come out tomorrow with the mindset that we win tomorrow's game, move on to the next series and do better. >> all right a's and angels jose canseco thrown out the first pitch. he'll be signing autographs later today before
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sunday's first pitch. bottom one two on for brant. rooker does his best bash brother impression. team leading 22nd of the season. a's roll eight two. they'll go for the sweep of the halos later today. you saw it right here on abc seven wnba all star game. walnut creek's own sabrina ionescu making her third all star game appearance for team usa, five points off the bench for her 2021 all star game mvp. arike ogunbowale scoreless in the first half. second half was a different story. 21 of her wnba all star game record 34 points, they came in the third quarter as the wnba team wins 117 109. she's your mvp. the last time the wnba all stars played team usa handed them their only loss of the olympic season. it was also the other time enrique won all star game mvp. >> it's just a testimony to, you know, my hard work uh- regardless, you know, win, lose or draw, i'm going to play my game and they're going to the olympics tonight. so you know, they needed to run their plays. they obviously don't want to
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lose, you know going into paris. but we also don't want to lose uh- we're competitive too. and we kind of got wind that they were going to come out hard. so that's exactly what we wanted to do as well. >> that is your look at sports. have a great sunday. let's send things back to you chris. >> will the giants and rockies facing off one last time in the mile high city? first pitch is at 1210. hi, drew. >> hey. good morning stephanie. we'll begin this update giving you a preview of what's to come tomorrow. inland heat is back once again. our next heat wave will last three days. excessive heat warnings. that's the highest risk when it comes to heat. that includes areas inland for contra costa, alameda county and we will find some heat advisory for the north bay and the south bay and the santa cruz mountains. the starts tomorrow morning. today, though, it's all about a comfortable afternoon but breezy conditions. this morning we have some thick fog along the coast right now. half moon bay coming in at about a mile visibility. this is our emeryville camera showing you some cloudy conditions here. some coastal drizzle right now it's windy and it's cooler today compared to yesterday. those winds gusts about 15 to 35mph. then tomorrow we start our next heat wave inland. the coast is
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immune once again to this, but inland will have days where temperatures are above 100 degrees. and then, as we highlight next weekend, a significant cooldown is coming. let's talk about the winds today. they are pretty active this morning, especially through the city and the delta right now, gusting well over 30mph. they stay pretty active all day long. it's not until after the sun goes down. the winds relax overnight tonight and the winds are a lot weaker tomorrow. your weather wellness today. good to moderate air quality. pollen levels are low. the uv index today is a nine that is very high. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. this area of low pressure just off the coast is supplying us with the cooler weather today. the proximity between these two features giving us that wind tunnel effect for another afternoon. but tomorrow, this high pressure, this is going to win out. it's going to create a heat dome. it's going to sit on top of us tomorrow and bring us several days of warm to hot temperatures. but today, future weather showing you any cloud cover will break down by about nine. this morning. i think the
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coast stays pretty cloudy today. temperatures in there in the 50s and 60s, but away from the coast it is a pleasant afternoon. we'll have highs mainly in the 80s 70s around the bay shorelin. the only fly in the ointment, so to speak, is that the winds are pretty active today. highs around the region. it is cooler than yesterday. 73 in oakland. morning clouds to sun. we'll hit 68 in the city. those winds gusting about 30 35mph through san francisco 79 with lighter winds in san jose, 93. in santa rosa, we'll hit about 75. in santa cruz. now, looking at overnight lows, we will see those winds relax and those overnight lows mainly in the 50s. tomorrow, though, our heat risk does increase to the moderate to major category away from the coast. that's the orange and reds you see on your screen. just keep an eye on yourselves as we have several days of this heat. you want to stay hydrated. i know, i feel like we said this so many times this month. find ways to beat the heat. so look at temperatures by tomorrow afternoon. certainly a lot warmer than today. above average. the hottest day
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underneath this heat wave will be on tuesday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days for you today. it's breezy with temperatures near average. then tomorrow we lose the wind. we gain the heat. temperatures do take off away from the coast. those heat advisories, excessive heat warnings will be in effect through wednesday, then cooler weather by the end of the week and the next weekend. you want it cooler than average, which is something we haven't set up much this month. yeah, saturday and sunday next weekend. looking fantastic. >> i love that nice little break and quite a bump though for from today to tomorrow for sure. >> especially for those away from the coast. i feel like we've done this so many times. >> yes, i know this season back and forth, back and forth and then you know, as you pointed out yesterday, it's pretty unusual. it is for this time of year. yeah. thanks. true. well, coming up next, returned to its roost. how police solved the case of
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pound metal bird is now back in front of its california home and garden in campbell. police delivered it saturday, saying they tracked it down in downtown san jose. it had been stolen from the store on wednesday, and video here showed it being wheeled off in the middle of the day by two people. the owner says it's worth about $5,000, but adds there's a lot of sentimental value to the community. glad to see the booster back home well across the pond. competitive cliff divers took part in the red bull cliff diving world series this weekend on northern ireland's causeway coast. take a look. this is the first time the diving world series has been held in northern ireland. athletes had three different spots to dive from which includes that massive cliff you just saw and the world famous causeway coast was featured as a filming location for the popular game of thrones tv series. it's pretty amazing. i'm very scared of heights, so i can do that.
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