victory will be your victory. >> an impassioned plea for support from the us congress. now at five, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu keeping a full itinerary in d.c. today, he's scheduled to speak with both the president and the vice president. >> i reviewed his office. i love my country more. it's been the honor of my life to serve as your president. >> that's all we can hope for, is that we serve our country. we do our absolute best.

>> president biden, speaking directly to the american people about his decision to bow out of the race for the white house, how bay area voters are reacting to his message. >> did president biden call you? i get all these text messages from the white house, and the president is trying to get in touch with you, but i didn't even see them. >> governor newsom explaining how he heard about president biden's decision to step down. what he's revealing in his new podcast, and the question he refused to answer. >> a major announcement this morning from southwest airlines. it says it's getting rid of its open seating practice. >> that is big. good morning. on this thursday, july 25th. >> a check of our forecast with drew. >> yeah. finally cooler weather is here. our heat wave is over. we'll start to see temperatures trend down over the next couple of days. here's a live look from sutro tower. very patchy fog over the city this morning. in fact, we look at current sky conditions across the region. not a very defined marine layer. we have pretty clear skies right now over oakland, concord, napa. some fog along the coast, partly cloudy skies currently across the city, but we're starting to feel some cooler air begin to

move in here. we're running several degrees cooler right now compared to this time yesterday morning. we're in the upper 50s to the upper 60s around the bay shoreline, a little bit warmer inland, where some areas like danville are still in the low 70s. it's a similar story in clear lake, but today our heat advisories are over. we'll start to see cooler air continue to move in as we head into the afternoon. here's the inland forecast today. we'll have temperatures in the 90s, but not as hot as we have been the past couple of days. we're a little bit slower to warm throughout the morning. mid 90s is going to be our hottest areas later on today around the bay shoreline. it does feel a lot cooler today. will be in the 60s and 70s with sunny skies this afternoon and then along the coast. we will keep that marine layer with us for much of the day. yesterday we saw ample sunshine. today we're seeing that cloud cover hug the coast. we'll see our daytime highs mainly in the low and mid 60s. let's check in with amanda and see those drive times. >> good morning drew. we're going to take a live look from our golden gate bridge. cam. you can see fog really engulfing it right now. there is a fog

advisory issued for the golden gate at this hour you can see nothing really in your way other than that fog. as you make your way into or out of the city, but a clear, calm and easy commute through san jose southbound and northbound 87. as you see, moving pretty smoothly there and then green across our overall map. that's minus the typical slowdown on the altamont pass. we'll take a look at drive times. 38 minutes tracy to dublin, san rafael to san francisco. that will take you 17 minutes. and then a 14 minute trek from antioch to concord. back to you at the desk. >> amanda. thank you. new this morning, southwest just announced some major changes, saying it's ditching its open seating policy and will begin assigning seats. this is a historic shift. southwest is known for that first come, first seated boarding policy. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live at san francisco bay, oakland international airport. selena, why are they switching this up? >> well, reggie, despite holding on to this seating model for more than 50 years, southwest says customer preferences have

evolved. they say the goal behind doing this is to elevate the customer experience, improve financial performance, and also drive shareholder value. now take a look at your screen right now. these are the three changes. southwest is making. and shifting to assigned seats. isn't the only change. the airline will also offer premium seating options, and for the first time, they'll be adding some overnight red eye flights, though none are out of the bay area just yet. southwest says more customers are taking longer flights where they'd rather prefer assigned seats, and while the cabin layout details are still being worked out, the airline says they expect about one third of seats across the plane to offer extended legroom, similar to what passengers already see on other airlines. in a press release, southwest said that when a customer chooses to stop flying with them and picks a competitor instead, open seating is cited as the number one reason for the change according to their own research, 80% of existing southwest

customers prefer in assigned seats and 86% of potential customers prefer an assigned seat. it's not clear exactly when these seating changes will take effect, but we can tell you that many of those red eye flights are already up for sale. they are expected to take flights starting mid-february of next year. live in oakland. lena howland abc seven news. >> thanks, lena. today president biden will welcome israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to the oval office, just a day after a fiery speech to congress. amanda, this is going to be the first face to face meeting between these two leaders since israel's war with hamas started. >> and reggie, today's meeting is also president biden's first meeting with a world leader since announcing he would drop out of the 2024 presidential race, it comes at a fragile time for their relationship, president biden has firmly remained behind israel, even as netanyahu's campaign to eliminate hamas has killed tens of thousands of palestinians in gaza. netanyahu was met with

protests across washington, d.c. yesterday. they condemned his visit, chanting free palestine and marching toward the capitol before police deployed pepper spray. netanyahu remained defiant, telling lawmakers israel will settle for nothing less than total victory. he delivered this message to people who criticized the war. >> when the tyrants of tehran, who hanged gays from cranes and murdered women for not covering their hair, are praising protein coding and funding, you, you have officially become iran's useful idiots. >> netanyahu will also meet with vice president kamala harris today. she did not attend his speech yesterday. tomorrow, he plans to visit former president donald trump at his home in florida. back to you at the des, kumasi. >> thank you, amanda. spacex and tesla ceo elon musk told reporters he was attending prime minister benjamin netanyahu's speech to congress as the israeli leaders, guests, reporters saw musk leaving house speaker mike johnson's office

yesterday, saying he had a great meeting but did not say specifically who he met with. he denied reports that he's giving $45 million a month to former president trump. >> at no point did i say that i was doing any $45 million a month to trump. that was a fiction made up by the wall street journal. >> so what are you expecting to hear from? >> when asked how much he plans to give to trump's campaign, musk said he plans to spend money on, quote, election integrity and enabling people to vote. a massive crowd showed up at bojangles coliseum in charlotte, north carolina, yesterday for former president trump's first public rally since the assassination attempt. it was also his first event since vice president harris became the presumptive democratic presidential nominee three and a half years. >> lion kamala harris has been the ultra liberal driving force behind every single biden catastrophe. she is a radical left lunatic who will destroy our country if she ever gets the

chance to get into office. we're not going to let that happen. >> as for vice president harris, she rallied members of a historically black sorority, zeta phi beta, during her speech in indianapolis. she spoke about her intentions if she wins the white house, donald trump, the former president, handpicked three members of the united states supreme court because he intended for them to overturn roe v wade. >> when i am president of the united states and when congress passes a law to restore those freedoms, i will sign it into law. >> a new cnn poll shows vice president harris doing better against former president trump than president biden did earlier this year. trump holds a three point lead over the vice president in this poll. the same poll, conducted in june showed trump with a six point lead over president biden for the first time. >> president biden spoke to the nation about his decision to end his campaign during an emotional

speech from the oval office last night, he delivered a solemn call for voters to defend democracy and spoke about the importance of passing on leadership to the next generation. >> you know, there is a time and a place for a long years of experience in public life, but there's also a time and a place for new voices, fresh voices? yes, younger voices in that time and place is now. >> the president gave his full support to vice president kamala harris, saying her campaign is focused on the future. in san francisco, people gathered to watch the speech at manny's in the mission district. some became emotional themselves, viewing the speech as a goodbye. >> i actually think i've walled off a lot of my feelings and emotions around politics because i felt so hopeless over the last few weeks, president biden reassured the country he plans to finish his term. >> democratic delegates will formally choose their candidate for the election at their convention next month. >> governor gavin newsom remains a strong supporter of both

president biden and vice president harris. on the first episode of his new podcast, politicking, he said he was in the gym when the president announced he was dropping out. >> did president biden call you? i get all these text messages from the white house saying the president is trying to get in touch, but i didn't even see them. >> governor newsom posted this video snippet on x announcing the podcast with marshawn lynch and his agent. the governor says he missed calls from both biden and harris in the moments after biden's announcement, lynch asked the governor why he isn't running for president, and governor newsom never answered that question. >> time now approaching 510 this morning, we are seeing cooler weather move in. over the next couple of days, you'll begin to feel it today with those temperatures still warm, but just not as hot as the past couple of days. but by saturday, those temperatures really tank. so between today and saturday, we'll see nearly a 14 degree drop in our warmest cities. by saturday, our warmest areas struggling to hit 80 degrees. so we kick off the upcoming weekend

on a cooler than average note. believe it or not, it's hard to say that after the warm week we have had. good morning san jose. right now, the temperature is 68 degrees. we have clear skies and the winds are calm with high humidity levels. the forecast today will call for an area wide cool down. we're back into the 60s across the city. after several days in the 70s. oakland quite nice at 7589. in san jose, no longer underneath the heat advisory and walnut creek backing off that heat is slowly retreating, but it still feels warm today, with a high of 93 degrees. here's future weather as we go. hour by hour for you. you do notice around lunchtime we're in the 70s and 80s for the most part. we'll keep clouds along the coast all day long, and then our warmest areas inland today, mainly in the low and mid 90s around the bay shoreline. we're in the 70s and in the 80s, so today we'll hit a high of 68 in the city, 75 in oakland, 89 in san jose, 94 in concord, 84 in napa. the weekend, though again, significantly cooler. we'll show you those numbers coming up in about eight minutes. reggie. >> drew, thank you. we're still

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build containment and put out hot spots. one of the bay area's biggest wine companies has filed for bankruptcy. vintage wine estates in santa rosa is trying to pay off the company's debt and find a home for its assets. the company says it has sold property and equipment from cosentino, one of its napa valley wineries, for $10.5 million. it's also delisting from the nasdaq, which requires a minimum price of at least $1 a share. vui is the parent company of wineries including girard and burr, conn. >> paris in the east bay just found out their children's school is closing for repairs. amanda officials say stose elementary school in richmond is too dangerous for students. >> kumasi. the west contra costa county school district says environmental hazards were discovered during summer repair work, but it's not clear yet where students will attend class when the school year begins next month. the closure comes as the school district is facing a first in the state lawsuit, calling out dangerous facilities

and chronic staffing shortages at steeg and other campuses. they say in the suit, the district failed to provide the basic tools for a quality education there at steeg elementary school, helms middle school and kennedy high school. according to edsource. superintendent hurst stated at a recent board meeting that the district human resources team is working hard to fill hundreds of open positions. back to you at the desk, kumasi. >> thanks, amanda. organizers are making one last push to help south bay families in need ahead of the start of the new school year. sacred heart community service in san jose has one more week to get 1000 more backpacks for students. the group's annual school supply giveaway is critical in this time of high prices. >> it is a big need because it helps parents families, not stress about it, and it helps them a lot in their financial because right now, everybody all a lot of families here in the bay area are struggling and us doing this, we'll lift a lot of stress from them and also get

kids excited for the school year. >> the goal is to give away 4000 backpacks full of school essentials next tuesday and thursday. recipients must pre-register on the sacred heart community service website. >> an update to this week's hydrothermal explosion at yellowstone national park. the big biscuit basin will be closed for the rest of the 2024 season for visitor safety. this is what i look like yesterday. as you can see, no one is in the area. here's video of that explosion on tuesday. we first showed you that yesterday morning. visitors nearby were forced to run for safety. no one was hurt, but the blast destroyed the boardwalk and sent boiling water, steam and rocks into the air. >> well, then it smells like eggs. >> and it smells like eggs. yeah, famously. >> and your brother vomited, which is like. these are the two takeaways from the day stories yesterday. you know, i just remember yesterday when we said that this was a common occurrence. >> i want to reiterate it's not a common occurrence, but clearly it's close to the rest of the

year. >> right? right, right. >> i don't know totally where that came from, but now we know. >> yeah we know. good to know. >> this morning. let's go outside to the exploratorium camera this morning where you can see that we do have mainly clear skies here. what we'll find is that cooler weather begins to move in here throughout the afternoon. so a look at the day planner today. we do have some patchy fog along the coast right now. some coastal drizzle. your sunrise here at 608 this morning. it will be a sunny day out there, but we will have cooler weather finally moving in here this afternoon. now inland we'll have those temperatures mainly in the mid and upper 90s around the bay shoreline. it's still warm, just not as warm as it has been the past couple of days. and along the coast will keep it in the mid 60s. here's the reason why changes are finally coming. high pressure that is now anchored over southern california. that was the muscle maker. the heat pump of our forecast. now we have these two areas of low pressure. they're going to link up. this low is essentially going to move right into northern california and break the heat across the region. so highs today the cooling trend

begins. look in the south bay 80s and 90s out there. but no heat advisories in effect today along the peninsula. it is quite cloudy along the coast today, but still warm for san mateo palo alto in the 80s. across the city today we'll see a lot more cloud cover. cooler temperatures. today, the cloud cover will break around twin peaks around 11 a.m. the western half of the city is pretty cloudy all day long. in the north bay. it's warm. 88 novato 87. in sonoma, 88. in vallejo in the east bay. it's mild, 75 in oakland, but 84 in fremont, which is cooler than yesterday when we were in the 90s. and then inland. it is warm, but we don't have any heat advisories in effect with temperatures in the 90s overnight tonight we'll see more fog developing and even cooler night on the way with temperatures in the 50s. now friday that cool down continues and accelerates. the heat really retreats our warmest areas tomorrow low in mid 80s. that feels nice. now watch saturday. saturday is going to feel pretty chilly, relatively speaking, compared to the rest of the week. we have temperatures below

average to kick off the weekend. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the heat is easing as we speak. it is much cooler tomorrow in those temperatures continue to tumble over the weekend. then we'll have some minor warming early next week. guys. >> thank you. drew. coming up the seven things to know this morning a dramatic chain of events playing out in court may seem like the plot of succession come to life. >> the legal battle among the murdoch family over who is it's piled high with tender beef that's slow cooked and smothered in tangy memphis style barbecue sauce. it's no fuss, no muss. just tons of flavor. the best barbecue beef is only a togo's. try one today.

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customers want. it will also start offering overnight red eye flights. >> number four, it's opening day for the santa clara county fair. the fair is open today through sunday and august 1st through the fourth. today the gates open at 3 p.m. >> and number five, we are finally done with our inland heat wave. cooler air is starting to move in here. you'll notice it in a big way tomorrow afternoon. and then to kick off the weekend, look at those temperatures mainly in the 60s and 70s for daytime highs. >> and number six some trouble in pleasanton southbound 680 after pinole avenue before sunol boulevard, a two vehicle crash is blocking the left lane. there slowing things down to about 11mph. an alternate route is foothill road number seven. >> apple maps is now available on the web. the beta version lets you get directions, view ratings, and explore cities from your browser. apple is planning to add more features and language support in the coming months. soccer was in the spotlight at levi's stadium last night with an international

match between chelsea fc and wrexham a.f.c. the game ended in a22 tie, but it was more for a display of the team as it moves forward to a promotion into the third tier of english soccer this year. wrexham has gained huge popularity in recent years, thanks to their hollywood co-owners ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney. >> and as you can see, it's now spreading. so the whole the entire wrexham supporter base is spreading all over the world. and i'd like to believe that that most of the people in wrexham are really happy with that. >> the team's journey is documented on welcome to wrexham on hulu and disney+. owned by the same parent company as abc seven. >> a legal battle is brewing over the inheritance of fox new. abc news reporter rhiannon ally explains the controversy around media mogul rupert murdoch and his family. >> this is not the end. i'm going to build something better. it's something straight out of

hbo's succession, the show about which sibling will control a family media empire. >> this morning, the new york times reports rupert murdoch, the 93 year old media baron, initiated secretive legal proceedings to amend his family's trust, aiming to ensure his eldest son, lachlan remains in control. i'm the eldest boy covid murdoch's media empire includes the wall street journal, the new york post and fox news, where lachlan currently serves as ceo. lachlan is seen as the most conservative of murdoch's children and according to the times, rupert argues, giving him full control without interference from his more politically moderate siblings will preserve the company's right leaning perspective and its commercial value. >> murdoch is looking to consolidate all the decision making to his one heir, lachlan, because he and his siblings do not share the same political ideology and he does not want

infighting to cause the brand not to be able to continue to succeed and thrive. >> but three of lachlan siblings were blindsided by the move, reportedly furious when they found out, according to the times, the fight has left mr. murdoch estranged from three of his children, none of those three attending his wedding last month to his fifth wife. the infighting exactly what rupert murdoch was hoping to avoid when he set up the trust 25 years ago. if i go under a bus tomorrow. >> yeah, it'll be the four of them. i'll have to decide which are the ones. should lead them. >> rhiannon, ally, abc news, new york. >> coming up at 530. aggressive and triggering new warnings on the california coasts. we'll explain why. >> this is abc 724 over seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. live in oakland. >> yeah, you're watching abc

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tampa and we can't get to tampa? >> we might be on a 3:00 flight, or we might be on a flight in two days, so don't really know. >> we are hearing more and more frustrated customers, but delta claims service is improving. the promises of compensation being made by the airline, taking a positive step. >> how an afternoon walk could help turn around perceptions of oakland and give businesses a boost. >> good morning everyone. it's thursday, july 25th. >> let's start with the check in the weather. hi, drew. >> hey. good morning. if you're trying to get that walk in, it's very nice. not only today but also the next couple of days. we're seeing our heat retreat. our inland heat wave is over. the heat advisories are done, and as we head towards the weekend, you will feel noticeably cooler weather arriving. right now looking at our okay camera this morning. we have clear skies in the east bay. currently 62 degrees right now and just a light northwest breeze at six miles per hour. right now we're running about 5 or 6 degrees cooler compared to this time yesterday. 50 in our coolest areas, but still a little warmer inland, where danville is currently coming in

at 72 degrees. but the big story today is our cooling trend gets underway here. no heat advisories in effect inland today, but it is still warm. just not as hot as we have been the past couple of days. daytime highs going into the low and mid 90s later on today in our warmest cities inland around the bay shoreline, it's a nice day, cooler than yesterday. will mainly stay in the 70s. later on this afternoon with full sunshine, but along the coast our marine layer is going to be very persistent. yesterday we saw ample sunshine along the coast. today the clouds will cling to it and that will keep temperatures in the low and mid 60s for daytime highs. let's take a look at those drive times amanda good morning. >> yeah good morning drew here at 530. we're going to start in pleasanton where a two vehicle crash at southbound 680 after bernal avenue is slowing things down to about eight miles per hour. and it also has the left lane shut down. if you are looking to avoid this area, maybe take foothill road instead. and then we want to take you to the south bay, where we are getting reports of a brush fire. this is on southbound 880 before 101. it is slowing things down there to

about 45mph. this still photo provided by caltrans. at about 523. you can see that smoke on the right hand side just after those trees right there. we're continuing to ask questions to see what's going on and what the situation is, but just be alert as it is slowing things down again. san jose 101 and 880. >> today we're expected to learn who will join a bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassination of former president trump. we also have new details this morning about the actions of the accused shooter. in the hours and minutes before the attempted assassination, federal officials say the gun seen in officer's helmet video had a collapsible stock, making it easier to conceal and carry. fbi director christopher wray told the house judiciary committee the gunman flew a drone near the rally before trump took the stage, was flying the drone around the area, not over the stage. >> i would say about 200 yards, give or take away. >> the fbi director also

revealed the gunman had looked up on the internet. how far lee harvey oswald was from john f kennedy. we're also hearing encouraging news about the condition of two men who suffered gunshot wounds during the attack. david dutch has been discharged from a pennsylvania hospital, and james copenhaver remains in serious but but stable condition. greta, where are you? >> cause i need freedom to the freedom not just to get by, but get ahead. >> new this morning, the harris for president campaign just launched its first official video, and it comes less than a week after president biden announced he was dropping out of the race and endorsed his vice president for the job. the campaign ad starts with beyonce's song freedom and touches on gun violence, health care and abortion. >> it's been the honor of my life to serve as your president. but in the defense of democracy, which is at stake, i think it's more important than any title.

>> president biden speaking to the american people in a historic address, the president explaining his decision to drop out of the 2024 race for reelection. >> the president framed his decision as his best chance at preserving democracy. he ran through his accomplishments in office, thanking the american people for allowing, as he says, a kid with a stutter to reach the highest levels of american politics. here's abc news reporter nguyen reggie aqui kumasi. >> good morning. it felt almost like an early farewell speech. >> the president looked back on his journey from being a kid with a stutter to a half century of accomplishments, culminating in the presidency. >> it's been the honor of my life to serve as your president. >> president biden, addressing the american people from the oval office surrounded by family and his closest aides. >> i revere this office, but i love my country more. >> the president's words somber as he explained his historic decision to abandon his reelection bid and pass the torch to a new generation. it came after mounting pressure

from fellow democrats concerned about his mental fitness and age. biden praising vice president kamala harris for her leadership now and in the futur. >> she's been an incredible partner to me and a leader for our country. now the choice is up to you, the american people. we have to decide do we still believe in honesty, decency, respect, freedom, justice and democracy? >> former president trump quick to slam biden's address, calling it barely understandable. trump back on the campaign trail wednesday, attacking harris, the most incompetent and far left vice president in american history. the harris campaign calling trump's speech unhinged and weird, followed by a list of lies trump told on stage overnight. harris, taking to social media to commend biden's oval office remarks, saying we are all deeply grateful for his service to our nation. and earlier, telling an african american sorority conference in indianapolis, joe biden is a

leader with bold vision. >> i believe we face a choice between two different visions for our nation, one focused on the future, the other focused on the past. >> former republican national committee chair reince priebus criticized president biden for not addressing in more detail what led to his decision to step aside, including questions about his health in washington and when abc seven news, the democratic national convention's rules committee approved a plan to pick the party's nominee. >> candidates have until july 30th to prove they qualify. delegates will start casting virtual votes next thursday, august 1st. more than enough delegates have pledged support for kamala harris to win her a spot. the spot as the nominee. now they will declare the official nominee by august 7th, the weekend of august 19th. celebratory ceremonial votes

will be cast at the convention in chicago. >> uses on acts have raised concerns about the harris campaign account. many are finding they were blocked from following. representative jerrold nadler publicly alleged the platform could be blocking the vice president's ability to reach potential voters, according to the new york times, employees of x said it was more likely due to an anti-spam tool the company uses. it flags accounts that amass a lot of new followers at once. some x users had the same issue when trying to follow jd vance this morning. >> no more open seating on southwest, the airline announcing a major change is on the way. now that is just one of several changes, but the biggest involves a shift to a more traditional seating model. abc seven news reporter lena howland live at san francisco bay, oakland international airport and lena, this is a really big change. >> yeah. kumasi that's right. >> and it's not clear exactly when these changes will take effect on southwest, but it is a

significant change from their first come, first seated boarding policy. now, southwest says customer preferences have evolved, many taking longer flights where they would rather have assigned seats and a press release put out overnight, the airline said that when a customer chooses to stop flying with them and picks a competitor instead, open seating is cited as the number one reason for the change. southwest will also offer premium seating options. the airline says they expect about one third of seats across the plane to offer extended legroom, similar to what passengers see on other airlines. in a statement from bob jordan, southwest airlines president, ceo and vice chairman of the board, he said we have been building purposefully to this change as part of a comprehensive upgrade to the southwest experience. as we focus on customer expectations and it will unlock new sources of revenue consistent with our laser focus on delivering improved financial performance. and for the very first time, this airline will start offering

red eye overnight flights. and while that list does not include any bay area cities just yet, it does include cities such as los angeles and las vegas. those flights are expected to start in february. live in oakland lena howland abc seven news thank you. >> lena, if you fly delta, the company says it will be back to normal starting today. amanda, this is a big relief for people who had a rough week. >> and when we say rough, delta has had roughly 5500 cancellations in more than 8000 delays since the outage occurred friday. that's according to data from flight tracking website flightaware. at last check, there are only four cancellations listed for delta on flightaware this morning, even though the company says operations are back to normal, there are still thousands of customers with complaints. delta is taking refund requests on their site, letting customers get back the money they've spent on replacement tickets. on other airlines. this is for travel taking place between when the global outage started last friday to sunday the 28th. delta

also plans to issue 10,000 bonus miles. >> i've never seen such a chaotic scenario with bags everywhere. >> this is the worst experience i've ever had in my 35 years of business travel, the us department of transportation has announced they will be launching an investigation into the widespread disruptions. >> delta ceo landed in paris yesterday to attend the olympics. back to you, kumasi. >> thanks, amanda. a new costco is coming to the east bay. yesterday, officials in brentwood broke ground on the store. if you look at the map, you can see where it is. it's near lone tree way and here in ranch road west of highway four, costco will be in brentwood's innovation center. it's part of a larger plan for a mixed use community with retail space, apartments and townhomes. costco is expected to open early next year. there is a push to get more people walking around in lake merritt in oakland. the love lake, merritt campaign is an effort from several oakland organizations to help revitalize the area and help small

businesses. karen boyd is helping organize a campaign. she worked for the city for years. >> we wanted to bring joy and vitality to the lake this summer, and one of the things we thought would be great is for people to walk in community, to be together. >> so this group is going to be walking around the lake on wednesdays around lunchtime and after work, and anyone is welcome to join. are you getting your money's worth of chipotle? >> what the company ceo has to say in the wake of social media video showing some stores skimping on its burrito bowl? but first, to check on the weather with drew at 540 this morning, we're looking at the next couple of hours as we get you going on this thursday. >> we do have a little bit of a marine layer in place right now. it's very patchy along the coast and across the city. for a lot of us. we do have clear skies. temperature wise. it's very pleasant out there. we're mainly in the 60s right now and you can see the warming process is pretty slow today. we see our heat retreat over the next couple of days, so cooler weather begins to move in here.

we do not have any heat advisories. in effect, we'll go back into the 60s across the city today. for the past couple of days, we have been in the 70s and our warmest afternoons. oakland. very nice today in the mid 70s, warmer in san jose, no heat advisories today. we'll go to 8993 in walnut creek. so it is still warm inland, just not as hot as we have been the past couple of days. here's future weather. any patchy cloud cover around the bay shoreline pretty much breaks down between 9 and 10 a.m. this morning. we'll keep those clouds along the coast all day. yesterday we did get to enjoy ample sunshine along the coast as our fog retreated, but today the marine layer is back all day long there as you head into the afternoon. those temperatures inland mainly in the low and mid 90s, 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline today. so our inland heat wave is done. we're gradually cooling off over the next couple of days. 90s inland. today but 75 in oakland, 80 in palo alto. we'll hit 81 in richmond, 96, though in lakeport, along the coast today, we'll keep those temperatures mainly in the low 60s to the mid 70. your ocean water temperature

is currently 58 degrees. let's look at the three day forecast. the heat begins to ease today, but tomorrow those temperatures really drop. even cooler air rushes in here. we're in the mid 80s for daytime highs in our warmest cities. and by saturday look at those numbers. we are below average to start the weekend, mainly in the 60s and 70s. look at the complete weekend forecast coming up with [thinking] why always the couch?

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metering lights have just flipped on. really no backup at this moment. highway four to san francisco. that drive will take you 36 minutes. let's get back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. new updates. in the case of a texas woman who was arrested and charged with murder in 2022 after taking the abortion medication misoprostol.

a federal judge has ruled lizelle. against the local sheriff and prosecutors can move forward. texas has one of the country's most restrictive abortion laws in the country. however, women seeking an abortion are exempt from criminal charges. prosecutors have said charging gonzalez was a mistake and the charges were dropped quickly. gonzalez is seeking $1 million in damages starting on monday. people in iowa will not be allowed to get an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is usually around six weeks. this comes after the iowa supreme court denied planned parenthood's request to rehear a challenge to the law. it's a big win for people who have been pushing for more restrictions on abortion. >> pro-life movement has been working endlessly and tirelessly to see that women and families are protected. >> iowa's law would have exceptions for cases of rape, incest and medical emergencies. some doctors say the government is overstepping, and the bottom line is pregnancy is too

complicated to legislate. >> we need to trust women that they know what to do for themselves and their families, and the government should not interfere in the physician patient relationship. >> some worried this could have an effect on medical medical care for everyone in in iowa. doctors could be less likely to work if the state in the state if they risk their medical license by providing care scams through popular money transfer app zelle. >> they're costing people millions of dollars every year. despite a legal requirement for banks to reimburse fraud. most people never get their money back, according to a new report from the us senate. jpmorgan, bank of america and wells fargo collectively reimburse people just 38% of the money that was stolen in 2023. the banks denied more than half $1 billion in fraud disputes. now people are being warned to stay alert when using these kinds of apps, these apps that while they may seem convenient, don't have all the

protections that you might want them to have. the investigation also found when denying claims bank employees have broad discretion and rarely communicate with consumers. >> a big change coming to the nba after more than three decades, games will no longer air on tnt after the upcoming 2024 season. the nba announced yesterday it signed a new 11 year media deal with nbc universal, disney and amazon prime video. disney is the parent company of abc seven. >> you may have heard of the ongoing portion size debate about chipotle's burritos and burrito bowls. now chipotle has responded to a flood of complaints and social media trends, calling out the company for supposedly skimping on portions. chipotle ceo brian niccol clarified in an earnings call that there was never a directive to provide less food to customers. niccol said the company will work toward more consistent portions. >> that's true because i think it depends on, like the location

you are, where you are and the person who's doing it, because some people are very generous and some people are like, yeah, that's extra like. >> like are they a new employee or have they been there for years. >> there's so many variables there really is. >> all right. but can i be real. >> have i ever left a chipotle. not overfull. no. >> that's not me. >> my bowl is usually. >> >> a good portion for sure. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so just pull out your phone. you're an influencer i want to see how you're making my bowl. >> make them stressed out extra. that's true. i'm never not full right. >> so maybe you've always been blessed with good people. maybe maybe maybe you go to the right location, shout out to the financial district. >> chipotle. >> they're just happy to see you. yeah. like stop to see anyone. like please come in please. >> the tumbleweed. >> sorry. >> no i'm sorry. no. >> sometimes it is like that down here, which is great for us

because then you get immediate service. you do, you do. >> as long as it stays open. right? >> true that this morning, let's take you outside to our exploratorium camera. speaking of the financial district, look at the buildings out there. some patchy fog right now. the accuweather headlines will call for cooler air arriving today and tomorrow, and that cooling trend continues into the weekend. we're still highlighting below average daytime highs both saturday and sunday next week we'll have some minor warming expected, but no heat advisories coming our way. it looks like next week we'll take a look at the weekend preview. believe it or not, look at these temperatures on saturday. most of us in the 60s and 70s so much cooler than we have been. we'll have morning fog to sunshine, some minor warming over sunday, but still very nice out there both days. today's day planner shows that patchy fog right now along the coast. lots of sunshine today. the big takeaway we start to feel cooler air move in here. no heat advisories in effect today. so highs in our microclimates start in the south bay 80s and 90s for daytime highs with a lot of sunshine out there along the peninsula will keep those clouds

along the coast all day today. brighter for san mateo at 80 los altos coming in at 82 degrees across the city today. we have that fog this morning breaking for mix of sun and clouds. today cooler than yesterday. will keep it in the 60s for daytime highs. in the north bay. it is sunny 88. novato 89, santa rosa 84. in napa, 88. in vallejo, the east bay. today it's mild but cooler than yesterday. 74 in berkeley, 78 san leandro. we'll go to 84. in castro valley and inland. today it is warm, but no heat advisories. today we'll stay in the 90s for daytime highs overnight. tonight we'll see our coastal cloud spill in and around the bay shoreline. tonight is even cooler than this morning, with most of us going into the 50s tomorrow. that heat really retreats. we'll see that hot air move towards the valleys. we'll find our temperatures tomorrow afternoon close to average and then it's even cooler here on saturday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing your heat is easing. the next couple of days, below average temperatures saturday and sunday. and then there's that minor warming coming our way early next week. guys >> thanks, drew. new at six rate increase. the report showing how much your p-g-and-e's bill could

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abc news reporter trevor ault. >> in this morning's gma first look. up close and personal with a great white shark. >> he's got some some scrapes on him. >> watch as the shark goes from feeding on a nearby whale carcass. oh my god, dude. to trying to feast on their boat. he's gonna eat the boat. >> we can see his beady eyes, his teeth are above the water

and we're three feet away. and you're just thinking, like, you know, i'm glad i'm in a boat. i'm glad i'm not swimming. >> and it was pretty much the size of our boat. and to see one almost come up on the swimming deck and bite our prop, we were pretty nervous that it was going to do some damage to the back of the boat. >> scientists say we're seeing a lot more of them coming in close to shore. >> the real big message here is that temperatures are warming, it's increasing habitat availability for sharks. >> and coming up at 7 a.m. why? we're seeing an increase of these baby predators and where you might spot them with your gma first look, i'm trevor ault abc news, new york. >> they are aggressive. they are dangerous. and now we know they are working their way north. agricultural officials in santa barbara county are battling a new infestation of red imported fire ants. officials believe the new infestation in montecito started from an infested plant. shipment from riverside. venom from the ant sting can be painful, even deadly, if people have allergies, experts with the

university of california say big infestations can clog irrigation systems and even damage electrical wiring. >> a 70 year old man was reunited with his family after he spent five days lost in the wilderness near lake tahoe. warren elliott was found yesterday. he'd been working on the rubicon trail over the weekend when he went off the trail and became disoriented in the woods. >> somehow he got turned around and he ended up going the wrong direction down the rubicon river, and he didn't know exactly where he had ended up. he was lost. >> elliott survived on berries and river water. he was saved by a fisherman who got him to safety. >> a belgian tourist visiting death valley is recovering in las vegas this morning after his feet were severely burned in the sand. he told us he told emergency workers that he lost his flip flops during a walk. the air temperature at the time was 123 degrees, but officials say the ground temperature, as you can imagine, was much hotter

than that. park rangers suggest summer visitors only hike that park in the morning. >> i mean, the danger is in the name. >> you know, people are intrigued. okay, my family want to go. during our reunion, i was like, i'll see you when you get back. >> no death valley. no, i'm out of death. >> new at six. recognizing longtime institutions. the iconic establishment san francisco just added to its legacy business registry. >> the cost of health coverage. the big increase you'll notice in insurance rates starting next year. >> and we're finally tracking cooler air moving in here. significant cooldown over the next couple of days, and the first column. a look at today's forecast highs. no heat advisories in effect by saturday. those temperatures really tumble. by that afternoon. we're about 14 degrees cooler compared to today. so you feel the heat begin to ease inland. we're in the 90s today. instead of the triple digits of the past couple of days, 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline. looking at the next three days again, you'll

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