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area native racking up endorsements and delegates in the hours after president biden announced that he wouldn't run. >> plus, new sculptures in california are really for the birds. the art getting mixed reaction. some people are just creeped out. >> oh, i don't like seeing the legs. >> oh no. oh good morning. >> it is tuesday july 23rd. >> we'll tell you more about that. but first we want to start with the check of our forecast with drew. >> yeah. and we're tracking that heat wave continuing away from the coast. today is day two of three. and today will be the hottest afternoon not only in the inland communities but also just everybody will feel some warmer weather today. live look from our exploratorium camera showing you current conditions. clear skies in the city. we're at 55 degrees, humidity at 89% and a light breeze out of the west at seven miles per hour. so here are the heat alerts. they do continue. these were in place yesterday. they will stay there until tomorrow. the heat advisory in orange for areas going into the 90s. the excessive heat warning for those areas inland surpassing 100 this
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afternoon. so we'll look at our inland areas first daytime highs going to about 104 in our hottest areas today. that is certainly warmer than yesterday under partly cloudy skies around the bay shoreline. it's warm again this afternoon. we'll find partly cloudy conditions and temperatures going into the mid and upper 80s. for daytime highs along the coast, we do have that relief from the heat, but it is a little bit warmer than yesterday. we'll have a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon, and those daytime highs in the upper 60s. let's see how those drive times are going with amanda. good morning. good morning drew. >> taking a look at our overall map. it's reflecting current conditions here in the bay area. you can see some red on the bay bridge. but even farther the altamont pass. that typical slowdown that we typically track at this time. you can see speeds are down to 16mph and then ten miles per hour in some spots. and that's because of stop and go traffic from nagli road on westbound 205 to north flynn road on westbound 580. and we'll leave you with those drive times on the altamont pass, 55 minutes from tracy to dublin, 16 minutes
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from san rafael to san francisco. and then that drive from antioch to concord will take you about 20 minutes. reggie. >> thanks, amanda. this morning, vice president and bay area native kamala harris closing in on the democratic nomination as she holds her first campaign rally today. the party is quickly coalescing around the vp, who now has the support from the majority of democratic delegates. since president biden announced his intention not to run on sunday, the harris campaign has raised more than $100 million and counting. she's also received the endorsement of more high profile democrats that includes speaker emerita nancy pelosi, several democratic governors, some of them floated as potential running mates, have also endorsed and just a few minutes ago, george clooney announced his endorsement in a statement to cnn. remember, it was two weeks ago he called on the president to drop out of the race. and speaking of the president, yesterday, he called into the harris campaign headquarters to offer his support. >> the name has changed the top of the ticket, but the mission hasn't changed at all. and by
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the way, i'm not going anywhere. i'm going to be out there in the campaign with her, with kamala. >> president biden will be back at the white house later today after isolating in delaware from his covid 19 diagnosis. the vice president's rally is in milwaukee, which was already scheduled before the president dropped out of the race. >> the vice president's run for the white house could potentially hinge on the bay area, silicon valley fundraisers will likely be pouring a lot of money into the race. abc seven news reporter lena howland joining us live in studio, and lena, how are some in silicon valley feeling about this presidential matchup? >> well, kumasi from liberal tech executives to investors and young democrats, many say they're invigorated and fired u, fired up by the changes in store when republican presidential nominee donald trump named jd vance for his pick for vice president, local tech entrepreneurs like elon musk and david saks were ecstatic. musk said he would donate $45 million a month to support former president trump. but now there
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may be reason for liberal tech executives and investors in silicon valley to feel rejuvenated and optimistic about the election. in november, professor olaf roth is with the uc berkeley haas school of business. he believes vice president harris can do well over a number of issues in silicon valley. >> look, i mean, i think silicon valley is generally in favor of more diversity. i think she will draw hispanics. she will draw black voters. she will draw younger voters. she will draw a crowd that is more in favor of immigration, because immigration is good for labor shortages and for talent. >> the co-founder of linkedin, reid hoffman, is a major democratic donor. he endorsed vice president harris. meanwhile billionaire venture capitalist vinod khosla, who held a fundraiser for president biden in may, is calling for an open process at the democratic convention. now, the proposed tax on unrealized capital gains and regulation on new
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technologies such as artificial intelligence and crypto remain key issues among higher income venture capitalists. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news lena, thank you. >> childhood friends and former colleagues of vice president harris are showing their support. she grew up. she grew up on browning street in berkeley and attended franklin and thousand oaks elementary. the school now has a dedicated mural to the vice president. >> it was a wonderful place to grow up and i think it really influenced her and gave her some good grounding and some good learning to have her be ready for where she is today. >> and that childhood friend says character and community support inspired harris to pursue public service. >> vice president harris already has a group of vocal supporters here in the bay area. local leaders and lawmakers held a rally pledging their allegiance to helping her win in november. are we ready to go? >> are we fired out? are we ready to go?
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>> kamala harris is more than a black woman, more than a southeast asian woman that has run. this is an accomplished professional. >> when kamala harris is under attack, what do we do? stand up, 105 days, people. let's get it going. >> the fundraising record reached by the campaign is surely shaking up the race for the white house. former democratic congressmember and current san mateo county supervisor elect jackie speier put it into perspective. >> it absolutely surprises me. it surprises donald trump, i can assure you. now, having said that, we are not out of the woods. this is going to be a short but long campaign. and it is going to, you know, test everyone's, ability to look beyond the lies, look beyond the, racism that we will certainly see and the misogyny and, you know, speak to,
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goodness over evil. >> we're less than a month away from the start of the democratic national convention. it's going to be august 19th to the 22nd in chicago. abc news will be hosting the next presidential debate that's set for september 10th and election day is november 5th. >> some trump supporters in the east bay claim they're being illegally forced to remove flags and signs from above highway 24. lisa disbrow with patriots of contra costa shared videos with abc7 news of her encounter with caltrans. recently, she was told to remove american flags and trump signs on the l cautela boulevard overpass in lafayette. it's become popular with groups hoping to get attention from drivers. this year, signs were posted on the bridge stating that it's unlawful to affix post or leave flag signs or banners. >> the sign is a is an intimidation strategy. it is meant to look legal and authoritative.
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>> disbrow says she's been told to take down flags seven times since memorial day because the state agencies fielded complaints. caltrans responded, saying posting of messages or objects on overpasses or fencing creates a distraction for motorists. chp adds it's illegal to attach signs. it's not illegal to stand there and hold them as long as it's safe. >> for drivers in the east bay, parents are outraged after a youth basketball player stomped another boy in the head during a game, and now they filed a report with the alameda police department. amanda is tracking the latest at the live desk. amanda kumasi. >> the game took place over the weekend at the college of alameda. a player from tamaqua united was stomped in the head by a player from peyton's place, another bay area youth team. this all went down right before the end of the game and we do want to warn you, the video in this story might be intense for some viewers. take a look. we're going to wait a few pause while it leads up to that specific moment that we've been talking
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about. you can see the 13 year old basketball player as he stomps on an opposing player's head. the family of the injured player says their son is in concussion protocol and still dealing with headaches. >> if we don't say anything right now, this kid will think it's okay to do it because he's young. he thinks that walking away from this situation, just like you did, is just okay. >> the family of the other boy who did the stomping says their son was standing up for a teammate who he believed had just been kicked and punched. the peyton's place team says the boy is seeking help to control his emotions and isn't playing with the team right now. the organization says, quote, the behavior that was exhibited by our player is not acceptable and is being taken seriously. we do not condone violence. that's the end of the quote there. police say this is an ongoing investigation. coaches say the teams have played against each other several times over the years. both teams say race was not a factor. once the investigation is over, it will
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be up to the alameda county da to decide if any action should be taken back to you at the desk. >> i'll take it. amanda 610 this morning in the accuweather forecast, we're looking at our okay camera this morning. partly cloudy conditions right now above the airport. it's mild in the east bay. we're at 61 degrees as the sun gets up over the horizon. high humidity and light winds out there. so looking at today's forecast, another day where we have our inland heat wave rolling on cooler conditions close to the ocean, a high of 73. in the city today, a little bit warmer in the east bay. oakland going to 77 with partly cloudy skies. heat advisory will be in effect in san jose at 93 for a daytime high and then an excessive heat warning. that's the highest risk when it comes to hot temperatures in walnut creek. we're going to 101 later on this afternoon. future weather. the trend is that we'll have partly cloudy skies throughout the day, but temperatures are still warming very quickly. here's your 1 p.m. snapshot of where we are, and then we continue to warm even more as we head deeper into the afternoon. so a wide range of temperatures today.
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inland we're about 10 to 15 degrees above average. our hottest areas between 102 and 104 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline cool along the coast so we have cooler weather moving in here. but today is the hottest afternoon underneath this heat wave. tomorrow is the final day. and then that cooling trend begins here on thursday. those temperatures, though, are going to tank as we head into the weekend. kumasi we'll show you that coming up in nine minutes. thank you. >> drew. just ahead, the experiment to give people $1,000 a month, no strings attached. we have the results. then days after that, massive data outage, thousands of travelers are still stuck at the airport, and one airline in particular is feeling the impact. and the controversial north bay, california forever project suddenly scrapped for the time
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delta airlines as it's struggling to get back on track. four days after that, microsoft, crowdstrike computer outage. amanda has more on the announcement from the transportation secretary, amanda kumasi, transportation secretary pete buttigieg says the investigation will ensure delta is following the law and taking care of its passengers during continued disruptions. >> he says all passengers have the right to be treated fairly. delta had to cancel 950 flights yesterday, even as most other airlines are back to operating normally. delta blames a major issue with software that tracks crew members. and of course, frustration is really growing for customers. tensions are
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especially high in atlanta, the world's busiest airport, which also has a delta hub. luggage has covered much of the terminal, as you see there, and for travelers unable to find their bag, the lost luggage line was more than 100 people long. one traveler is a quadriplegic and is now stuck in salt lake city. he says his bag with vital medication is still on board. a flight that was canceled. >> you tell them, hey, if i don't get this medication, i can have a seizure, stroke or pass out. and they just say, i don't know what to tell you. >> the ceo of delta says it will take a few more days to resolve the issues. he wrote yesterday. quote, today will be a better day than yesterday and hopefully tuesday and wednesday will be that much better again. that's the end of the quote. delta says customers who incurred hotel meal or transportation expenses may be eligible for reimbursement. back to you. kumasi. >> thanks, amanda. protesters in san francisco demanded more money for jobs and education in the philippines. they came
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together outside the philippine consulate on sutter street yesterday following an annual address by the country's president. organizers say inflation has really impacted working class people over the past year. they also called out human rights violations they say have been happening since 2016. during the country's war on drugs. new developments for the proposed city being called california forever in solano county. the organization behind it says it's pulling that plan from the november ballot. the announcement came as country excuse me, county officials were preparing to hold a public meeting today to review an independent study on the impact of the proposal. the 157 page report cited major concerns with the plan. now, the california forever group says they will do more research and work with the county to create an environmental impact report. >> we're going to line up all of these approvals, do the work with the county, have additional input, and then bring it back to the voters for one big approval. >> california forever expects to put the measure back on the
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ballot in 2026. the project would create space for about 400,000 residents in eastern solano county, near fairfield in southern california. >> a new art installation in laguna beach with ties here to the bay area. it's causing quite a stir. take a look at this. it's two oversize crows perched outside of city hall. they're made of bronze. they weigh each about 1,000 pounds. oakland artist jack champion created the installation. the birds made their first appearance at burning man in 2017. it's important to know a murder of crows requires three crows to be there. so the name of this installation, attempted murder. oh, god. all right. once i knew the name, i was fully into this. that's comedy. right on. >> i will say a drive through palo alto. you'll also see these huge crows, one atop a home as well. >> i don't know who the artist is. i don't know if they're
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oakland based or anything, but palo alto also has some crows. okay, not a murder either, just to write its trend. >> watch me now. why you got to watch me on board? >> i'm on board now. i love i love a good wordplay over here, you know, safe over here. >> thank you. >> friend, the spirit is right over here. >> also, once i found out it was an oakland artist and they could actually come after me. yeah. >> true. yeah. very true. so we're tracking that in the heat wave. continuing another day. here's a live look. this is sutro tower. a little bit of fog pushing across the golden gate bridge. not as deep as it was yesterday. we could see the tops of the bridge this morning, but that fog will keep us relatively comfortable along the coast today. but our inland heat wave continues today and tomorrow. today is the hottest day underneath the heat wave. by the end of the week, we have significantly cooler air moving in. and as we look at the weekend outlook saturday and sunday, we'll keep those high temperatures below average. but inland communities trying to beat the heat a pool, your best
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friend. look at those inland cities warming fast today. look at noon. we're already into the mid 90s. and then about 2 p.m. we're above 100 and will stay there for several hours by about 4 p.m. that's the peak of the daytime heating with our hottest areas hitting about 104. so highs today in our microclimates in the south bay we have a heat advisory. in effect, we will be in the 90s for daytime highs along the peninsula. cool along the coast but warm as you head towards the shoreline. 85 in redwood city, 86 in mountain view, 78 for millbrae across the city today it's partly cloudy. we'll keep it cool in the 60s for daly city, the sunset and richmond districts heading downtown will be in the 70s, a little bit warmer in south san francisco at 73 degrees in the north bay, partly cloudy skies. we have that heat advisory in effect, will be in the 90s in most areas. 97 in calistoga, about 92 in napa, 90 in novato, the east bay. today it is warm with partly cloudy skies. 77 oakland, 76, in berkeley, but san leandro warmer at 85. we'll hit 87. in union city, inland. this is where we have the excessive heat warning in
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effect, that major heat risk today because temperatures between 100 and 104 for daytime highs overnight tonight, we'll have patchy cloud cover along the coast. inland areas stay mild once again with overnight lows in the 60s and in the 70. accuweather seven day forecast today is the hottest day of the week underneath this inland heat wave. still quite warm tomorrow. and then the cooling trend takes over here on thursday. by friday, those temperatures are tanking. and then over the weekend, those numbers daytime highs below average for this time of the year guys. >> thank you drew. now we're checking in with ginger who's live with what's coming up on gma. >> good morning ginger. >> hey reggie kumasi nice to be with you. it's a tuesday. we'll start with the latest from both campaigns in the race for the white house. president biden calling in to kamala harris first meeting with campaign staffers as a presidential candidate as more top democrats endorse her. this as jd vance holds his first solo rally as a vp candidate. also, karen reed, back in a massachusetts courtroom fighting her retrial for the murder of her police officer boyfriend after her
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first trial ended with a hung jury, and how that massive global internet crash is still impacting travel. days later, we're going to tell you which airline is struggling the most and what you can do if your flight is repeatedly canceled. plus, gma is ready for the summer games. lara and james longman doing a deep dive on artistic swimming. you don't want to miss it on gma. >> that's your thing okay i see i feel like i was before this trend the artistic swimming thing which i think has been mocked in the past, shall be mocked no longer. it is really incredible. that's right. i thought it was. i watched it recently said the hardest thing they've ever done. >> yeah. wow >> totally. just holding your breath that long is a yes. and then you have to actually do something. >> the core strength to hold your body that way and then do all of those things. >> it is okay. >> this is what i it's hard enough to do, just like a regular handstand in a pool. >> like i was doing that with my kids the other day and i was like, well, this is harder than
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i remember because then i'm like, i can do a turn and i couldn't, and they laughed at me. but you know, looking at people doing that without even a ground under them. yeah. it's hard. >> i feel like they used to call this synchronized swimming. it's gone through a rebrand. so now artistic swimming, i think i think we need another rebrand. human dolphin. that's basically what you are. and i think if we call it a human dolphin. yeah, that that could suck. >> get it to the committee. yeah. you're going to have it to los angeles before we have the games there. >> you watch just just you watch ginger zee. we're going to make it happen. i look forward to that story. (gina) nice! blue buffalo, huh? we have nutrish... (katie) well blue's got deboned chicken, chicken meal, brown rice, oatmeal... (gina) nutrish has chicken, soybean meal, whole corn, whole grain wheat... hmmm... (gina) okay bud, we'll switch to blue! want a next level clean? swish with the whoa of listerine. it kills 99.9% of bad breath germs for five times more cleaning power than brushing and flossing alone. get a next level clean...
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eight bay area locations will be impacted. you can see the locations on a map. some of the stores included are in concord, hercules, livermore, and santa clara. the company cited inflation and cost of goods in his june quarterly report as some of the reasons for the closures. what happens when you give people free money? well a three year study conducted by bay area tech executive sam altman is out. and here's what i found during the study, a thousand people were given $1,000 per month, no strings attached. and it turns out when you give people money like that, they spend it on bills, they
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spend it on rent, they spend it on groceries. some of them also saved it. the research was done amid concerns that i will eventually make millions of jobs obsolete, leaving many people scrambling to find new ways to make a living. altman is a ceo of san francisco based openai. >> with every great technological revolution in human history, although it has been true that the jobs changed a lot, some jobs even go away, and i'm sure we'll see a lot of that here. >> this idea has been tried before. we've talked about it quite a bit here. universal basic income critics say it's un-american and they compare it to socialism. next, at 630, breaking election news, another candidate has just entered the race for governor, and it's a well known name. plus, the local school district asking parents to keep giving, keep from giving their kids smartphones until after eighth grade, then an impeachment inquiry into the secret service director after she admits to lapses on the day former president trump was almost assassinated. what lawmakers just announced
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>> then vice president kamala harris, already raising more than $100 million since announcing a run for the white house. some of that money coming from donors right here in the bay area. >> and mcdonald's announces its $5 meal deal is going to stay on the menu. the cheaper prices bringing in more customers. >> good morning everyone. it's tuesday july 23rd okay. >> so it's going to be hot for a lot of people. >> it is especially those inland. look at these temperatures right now. we take you into our hills. we have widespread 80 degree warmth in the oakland hills right now it's 81 degrees 81, in the east foothills of san jose, up in the santa cruz mountains, la honda coming in at 83 degrees. so we have a lot of warm air up above a shallow marine layer at the surface. as we head throughout the day, some of this warm air is going to go down to the surface and warm us up pretty quickly throughout the day. so our heat advisories, excessive heat warnings do continue away from the coast again today and tomorrow. today will be the hottest day underneath these advisories and these warnings. so we'll begin inland where our hottest areas between 102 and
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104 for daytime highs. you see how fast we're going to warm this morning with partly cloudy skies around the bay shoreline. we will see warm temperatures today. highs in the mid and upper 80s later on today, so certainly it's going to feel quite warm for late july. and then along the coast we do keep it comfortable, but it will be warmer than yesterday. highs in the mid and upper 60s under mix of sun and clouds. let's check in with amanda. see those drive times this morning? >> yeah. hi drew. here at 631. we're going to take a live look from our richmond cam from about castro street to the mid-span. you're going to see slow moving traffic. our overall map really reflecting some of the current conditions. you see that typical slowdown along the altamont pass. but we will zoom in to los gatos southbound 17. there is a two car crash blocking the left lane there. no major backup. this is before bear creek road. and then i'll leave you with a look at the san mateo bridge. drive times 11 minutes from the toll plaza into foster city. reggie aqui kumasi. >> today, vice president kamala harris will hold her first
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campaign rally since president biden dropped out of the election. abc news projects she is now received enough delegates to make her the presumptive democratic nominee for president. >> abc news reporter and win is in washington, dc with a sudden surge in enthusiasm for the vp's campaign. >> reggie aqui kumasi. good morning, harris. even notching endorsements from top democrats like former speaker nancy pelosi. all signs now pointing to the vice president securing the democratic party's presidential nomination next month. this morning, vice president harris, starting her 2024 presidential campaign as the party's presumptive nominee after clinching endorsements from more than 2000 convention delegates overnight. harris saying she's proud to have secured the broad support needed. i look forward to formally accepting the nomination soon. do we believe in the promise of america? >> yes. and are we willing to fight for it? >> yes. and when we fight, we win. >> harris at campaign
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headquarters. one day after president biden dropped out of the race and threw his support behind her, the president calling in while recovering from covid 19 at his delaware home. >> if you've always had my back, i promise you i will always have your back. >> the first black and indian american woman vice president thanking her boss and turning to attack former president trump leaning in to her former role as a prosecutor. >> i took on perpetrators of all kinds. so hear me when i say i know donald trump's type. harris casting her campaign as a choice between the future or the past. donald trump wants to take our country backward to a time before many of our fellow americans had full freedoms and rights, but we are not going to let that happen. >> harris's campaign, raking in more than $100 million in just over a day. trump posting multiple times on social media, clearly frustrated with biden's decision to step aside, saying now we have to start all over again in virginia. his running
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mate, senator jd vance blasting the shakeup. she's not fit to serve either. >> we got to get him both out of there. we're going to get president donald j. trump back in the white house. >> vice president harris heads to swing state wisconsin today to a campaign rally scheduled before sunday's news of biden dropping out. it will turn harris's appearance into her first campaign stop as the party's presumptive nominee. in washington, m win abc seven news some of the support for the vice president is coming from right here in the bay area and silicon valley. >> donors could go a long way in deciding this race. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us live in the studio with that, reggie, silicon valley tech leaders and democrats are fired up now that president joe biden has dropped out of the race and endorsed vice president kamala harris as his successor. >> remember, the bay area native already has deep ties with silicon valley after working as california's attorney general. when republican presidential nominee donald trump named j.d. vance his pick for vice
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president, local tech entrepreneurs like elon musk and david saks were ecstatic. musk said he would donate $45 million a month to support former president trump. but now there may be a shift among liberal silicon valley tech investors. here's state representative ro khanna, a democrat representing silicon valley. >> 2 to 1 silicon valley leader, uh- back, vice president harris and the democratic ticket. and that is because of immigration, abortion rights, climate issues about understanding health care. >> we do have a fair amount of billionaires that are voting left and are giving left, you know, such as eric schmidt, marc benioff and others. and so i do believe that as we get closer to the election, you will see many more of those voices. >> despite that support, vice president harris is already getting from tech billionaires, including reid hoffman, the co-founder of linkedin. billionaire venture capitalist vinod khosla, who held a
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fundraiser for president biden in may, is calling for an open process at the democratic convention. vice president harris may still face an uphill battle with venture capitalist donors when it comes to challenges like the proposed tax on unrealized capital gains and regulation on new technologies such as ai and crypto. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you lena. as the nation looks ahead to what's happening next, there are three key factors emerging that are likely to influence the election and undecided voters. first age with president biden out of the race, former president trump is now the oldest nominee in us history in four years, he'll be 82. vice president kamala harris is 59. the second factor vice president harris campaign strategy on divisive policy issues like immigration, tax reform, foreign affairs and the economy. >> i think that, kamala harris or whoever the democratic candidate ends up being is going
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to have the message of we need to tax the wealthy more >> abc seven news spoke with another expert who says the vice president's skills as a prosecutor may also be an asset on the national stage. she could use them against former president trump, who's been convicted of 34 felonies. >> the attacks against vice president kamala harris have been rolling in since she announced her intent to replace president biden. some have been personal digs. that includes having her name mispronounced even after nearly four years in the white house and four years prior as a senator. >> borders are kamala harris and send her back to california. our border czar. >> kamala harris, kamala harris if it's not intentional, the intentional component is that they're not willing to learn how to say her name properly. >> it's creating another othering, potential and say that she's too different to be a leader in this nation along with her name. >> it's also her experience
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that's been criticized and how she got to where she is in her career. republican congressman tim burchett called the vice president a d hire, a callback to diversity, equity and inclusion. it suggests that she only got the role because of her race, and not because of her experience or her skill. breaking news former l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa is running for california governor. he ran for governor in 2018. he finished third in that primary, and his announcement video posted this morning, he said, quote, i believe we need a problem solver to lead lead our state. that's why i'm running for governor. several other democrats have already announced their candidacy that includes lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis, senator toni atkins, state superintendent tony thurmond and former state controller betty yee. governor newsom will turn term out and cannot run for reelection. >> happening today, people will gather to remember vacaville police officer matthew bowen, who died earlier this month while conducting a traffic stop. his funeral is scheduled for later this morning. investigators say bowen's motorcycle was hit from behind
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by a woman who's accused of driving under the influence of drugs. the woman, charged with killing officer bowen last week, was arraigned yesterday on murder charges. she will undergo a mental health competency examination to determine if she can stand trial. >> today, opponents of the proposed closure of san francisco's great highway are gearing up for another protest. more than 200 of them will deliver letters to city hall asking officials to withdraw the plan to turn the road into a park. opponents of the ballot measure want to keep the current set up, with a gray highway closed only on weekends. they say it's a lifeline for their communities. proponents want the area to become a permanent oceanfront park. today's protest starts at 1015 at the polk street steps. today we could see some activity off to the side of the bay bridge near the toll plaza. the city of oakland plans a clear out an illegal encampment along the eastern coastline. 8 to 10 homeless people have lived there for months. oakland has ordered them out because if they don't leave, the city faces fines from the
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san francisco bay conservation and development commission. alameda county is reportedly working on creating sanctioned encampments. >> new. this morning, a bipartisan task force will investigate the attempted assassination of donald trump. it will be made up of seven republicans and six democrats. it's coming as more lawmakers are pushing to impeach the head of the secret service. amanda is at the live desk with the details of this task force and that hearing yesterday on capitol hill, amanda kumasi, house speaker mike johnson and house minority leader hakeem jeffries announced the task force within the last hour, and they say it will be empowered with subpoena authority and will move quickly to find the facts and ensure accountability. >> secret service director kimberly cheadle is being heavily criticized for not providing enough answers about security failures. south carolina congresswoman nancy mace filed an impeachment resolution against cheadle hours after the hearing yesterday. >> have you provided all audio and video recordings in your possession to this committee? as
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we asked on july 15th? yes or no? i would have to get back to you. that is a no. >> cheadle is facing bipartisan calls to resign. she called the assassination attempt the most significant operational failure in decades. on july 13th, we failed. >> i take full responsibility for any security lapse of our agency. >> cheadle revealed a local swat team spotted the suspected shooter on the roof of that warehouse. 18 minutes before donald trump took the stage. she says the secret service was alerted between 2 to 5 times about a suspicious person before the first shot was fired, but cheadle says the man was not considered a threat until seconds before the shooting. as for why no security personnel was on that roof, cheadle suggested the slope of the roof posed to security or safety concern, i should say. cheadle vowed not to resign, saying she's the quote, best person to lead the secret service at this time, multiple investigations have been launched into the security failures. back to the
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desk. >> still to come, the new barbie is set to hit the shelves in the 40 niners. >> start training camp today. one key player unlikely to be there. here's drew. >> hey there kumasi 642 this morning, looking at the forecast around the region, and you notice another day where that summer spread is with us. we'll keep it in the 70s for san francisco. similar story for oakland at 77 but san jose quite warm. a heat advisory in effect at 93 degrees. even hotter in walnut creek. an excessive heat warning coming in at 101 for a daytime high. high pressure in control. that's the heat pump that is getting us those watches and warnings for the hot weather. we're watching some showers rotating around it. we had a couple of thunderstorms in the high sierra yesterday. that's likely going to happen again today. so we'll be on the watch for some lightning in our mountains. back here at home, it's all about the hot weather away from the coast. so the day planner will show you we'll keep those cirrus clouds with us all day long. it's a partly cloudy day. you'll find those temperatures warming pretty fast. underneath those heat
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alerts. today is the hottest day on the seven day forecast and the hottest day inland. those temperatures approaching 104 later on today, 80s around the bay shoreline will stay in the 60s along the coast. so highs today 103 in antioch but 77 in oakland, 86 in palo alto, up to 92 in napa. the city feels mild today, with partly cloudy skies and a high of 73 degrees. downtown. today is the hottest afternoon tomorrow. it's still quite warm with our last day of our inland heat wave. then our cooling trend begins on thursday and those temperatures are really going to tumble by the end of the week. we'll
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night, a few minutes before midnight on willow street. that's an alleyway off van ness in the city's tenderloin neighborhood. here is surveillance video of the man police say was shot by an officer. police say they got called to investigate a report of an armed robbery that occurred on mcallister street before this all happened. a witness says he heard the commotion. he describes what happened after he heard a volley of gunfire. >> he just kind of stayed there and eventually they, like a swarm of police, just ran over and kind of tackled him. and i think they took a gun from him, or he was armed or something
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like that. >> the police officers association says the suspect fired at pursuing officers when police shot back, mortally wounding the unidentified man. >> community members and family gathered yesterday to honor the birthday of a man fatally shot by san francisco police officers in 2015. mario woods would have been 35 years old. those who knew him lit candles and shared this birthday cake in front of a mural painted in his honor. his shooting death brought on controversy and scrutiny about how officers handled the situation. >> the black and brown community came together. uprise demanded question authority, and i think that's important to understand is how we make change, is we question authority. we take it to the front steps. >> an investigation found woods was armed with a knife and had slashed a victim without reason before encountering police. >> new. this morning, the community rallying behind the oasis nightclub in san francisco. employees say they were robbed at gunpoint last week, according to social media posts, four people in ski masks
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broke into the lgbtq club early thursday morning and robbed the cleaning crew of their personal belongings. the suspect broke doors. they trashed the place. a gofundme was set up to help the club. it was originally $10,000. it's run, by the way, by d'arcy drollinger, who you saw there and is the drag laureate of san francisco. well, they have almost tripled that amount in the north bay. >> the novato unified school district wants parents to think twice before giving young kids smart phones. the district is considering promoting the wait until eighth pledge. parents would be asked to promise to withhold smart phones from students until they get to the eighth to the end of the eighth grade. this follows a group of girls assaulting another student at sinaloa middle school back in may. video of that assault was posted on social media. marin county superintendent of schools said he supports the pledge. last year, his office sued several social media companies, claiming they were contributing to an increase in mental health
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disturbances among young people. >> we have really solid evidence that social media companies algorithms have set kids up where they're compromising their emotional health, setting the stage for social bullying. >> the pledge is about keeping smartphones with internet away from kids. basic phones that just call and text would be oka. >> now is your morning money report. do you have $5? do you want a mcchicken? mcdonald's got you the fast food chain agreeing to extend its $5 value meal promotion to august. it comes after nearly all of its restaurants reportedly approved of the idea. >> mattel is celebrating barbie's 65th anniversary with two new additions to its growing line of diverse and inclusive dolls. they include blind barbie and the first black barbie with down syndrome. the dolls are part of barbie's fashionistas line. they include a range of dolls encompassing 175 distinct looks like a doll with hearing aids, and a doll without hair.
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in a statement, mattel says, we recognize that barbie is much more than a doll. she represents self-expression and create and can create a sense of belonging. >> i was reading more about this, and so one of the things they did for the barbie, who is blind is they created her outfit specifically so that children can feel her clothing more because it's like a ruffle kind of skirt. but that was smart. yeah. and they made it easier to open the box for children who have low vision. so it is really powerful to see yourself represented in that way at that young age. >> it can be so validating. so i love that they thought of all of these different ways that reflect people. yeah. >> wide range. very cool. this morning we're talking about inland heat continuing. this is day two of our inland heat wave. the accuweather forecast showing you a live look from the exploratorium camera looks lovely from this vantage point. lots of sunshine today we have this inland heat wave for the next two days. today and
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tomorrow. today is the warmest day underneath this heat wave. by the end of the week, a significant cooldown is coming area wide, and for the weekend outlook, we will have sunshine, but high temperatures both days will be below average. so we're calling it from hot to not today. it is quite warm out there, but then that cooler air will tank our temperatures by friday, so the difference between today's highs and friday's highs close to 20 degrees cooler in our hottest cities inland. so by friday those temperatures are mainly in the 70s and in the 80s. but today it is quite warm out there. highs in our microclimates starting in the south bay. today's the hottest day of the week with the heat advisory in effect will be in the 90s. area wide along the peninsula 80 for san mateo, redwood city mountain view 60s though along the coast across the city. today we'll keep it cooler along the coast in the 60s for the sunset. the richmond district downtown were warmer at 73 degrees, with partly cloudy skies in the north bay. heat advisory is in effect 92in napa, 90 in novato, 95 in santa rosa, the east bay. it's warm, with
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partly cloudy skies 77 in oakland, but 87 in union city, 82 in hercules and then inland. this is where we have the excessive heat warning. the major heat risk is there because temperatures range between 100 and 104. later on this afternoon, overnight tonight, we'll have some patchy cloud cover along the coast. inland areas do stay quite mild in the 60s and in the 70s. now future tracker tomorrow we have one more day of this inland heat wave. then our cooling trend begins here on thursday. watch friday. those temperatures will feel refreshing for those hottest areas inland today. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you today is the hottest day of the week. we have one more day of the inland heat wave tomorrow, then the cooling trend moves in here. those temperatures will tumble as we kick off the weekend. by saturday morning, fog, afternoon sunshine, below average temperatures, and a similar story on sunday. guys. drew, thanks. >> today the 40 niners opened their training camp and wide receiver brandon aiyuk is not likely to be there. he's holding out to get a new contract. he's in the final year of his deal
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and he wants a new one, or he wants to be traded. many other receivers have recently received new contracts worth about $30 million a year. aiyuk will only make only in quotes 14 million. this year. espn's adam schefter says the team doesn't want to trade him now. >> they want to get a long term deal done with iowa. and if you're the 40 niners, why would you trade brandon aiyuk or deebo samuel? either one for draft pick compensation in 2025? when you're trying to win a super bowl now, it makes no sense. >> the niners first preseason game is august 10th. that's against tennessee this morning. >> the final touches are going in at levi's stadium ahead of tomorrow's highly anticipated soccer match between two legendary franchises. english powerhouse the chelsea football club is taking on wrexham a.f.c. on the welsh soccer team's so-called wrex coast tour. 7 p.m. match expected to draw huge crowds and police are warning soccer fans to get there early and be patient. wrexham has been
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made famous by the fx show welcome to wrexham. you may have heard of the team, the team's owners as well. ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney. >> the us postal service has a new stamp honoring the late jeopardy! host alex trebek. the stamp looks like the show's iconic blue game board, with the words this naturalized u.s. citizen hosted the quiz show jeopardy! for 37 seasons. who is alex trebek is upside down under the clue. the stamp was released in honor of the show's 60th anniversary. i like that. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today. a reminder 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. >> you can start streaming us and as we head to break, let's take a live look outside right now at 655. we'll be right back. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose, live
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effect. we have excessive heat warnings inland. today, our hottest areas going to 100 to 104. later on this afternoon. >> number two, vice president kamala harris has secured commitments from enough delegates to become the presumptive democratic nominee for president. today, she's taking her campaign to the swing state of wisconsin. >> number three, the city of oakland plans to clear an illegal encampment near the bay bridge toll plaza. today. the city faces fines if these folks don't leave. >> number four, the company trying to build a new city in
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solano county, has pulled a plan from the november ballot. they're hoping to reintroduce the measure in 2026. >> number five, another protest against the permanent closure of san francisco's great highways happening today starts at 1015 at the polk street steps. protesters will deliver letters to city hall asking officials to withdraw the plan to turn the road into a park. >> number six, taking you to pittsburgh. i'm tracking a three car crash currently blocking the three left lanes of westbound four before loveridge road traffic is passing in the two right lanes. fire crews are on scene. the backup is to l street. consider taking buchanan road instead. >> and number seven changes are coming to starbucks. compostable cups will be used at 24 locations, most of them right here in california. now in petaluma, the company is testing a reusable cup program where the cups are washed and then put back into use. >> okay, i don't know if i'm sold on this purple, though.
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>> i like the purple. >> yeah, doesn't seem like their color. >> that's what i'm saying. yeah, maybe it's easy for them to realize which cups are real. it's a washable ones. yeah, it's just a quick for i don't know. >> yeah. it's not telling a color story for me. >> barney baby bop green purple told that story maybe about was that a yellow dinosaur named like bj or something. >> yes. >> how do i know that? well, why do i know the little red hat? >> well, i know that's the color story. >> we can explore that on seven at seven, which is streaming next. otherwise you can watch >> george: good morning america for our viewers in the west. breaking overnight, kamala harris locks it up, set to be the democratic nominee. clinched. vice president harris heads to her first battleground state since kicking off her campaign raising a record $100 million in 24 hours as democrats, including

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