at six. >> defending democracy president biden addressing the nation for the first time since dropping out of the race for the white house, he explains his decision to pass the torch to a new

generation, ditching open seating southwest out with a major announcement this morning. >> what we're learning about how the airline aims to enhance your flying experience and their bottom line. >> plus, hello, halloween! it is still summer, but target is just debuted new products for the spooky season, bringing back a popular item that you can put on your front lawn. >> the years just flying by already. >> talk about halloween soon. >> it's going to be christmas and then it's the end of the year already. >> i can't sorry, i'm obsessed with that person in the office who is always saying the year is flying by. >> good morning. it's thursday, july 25th. >> we're going to start this check of our forecast with drew. >> yeah. good morning. all right. so feels cooler today. finally the heat advisories are over. our inland heat wave is easing. and as we head towards the weekend temperatures actually going below average. so live look at san rafael this morning. the north bay looking calm and quiet. currently 59 degrees here. high humidity and the wind right now very light at about six miles per hour. so temperatures around the region

were in the 50s and 60s around the bay shoreline. it is still warm inland. we have 60s and 70s right now, but we will start to see cooler weather begin to arrive over the next couple of days. no heat advisories in effect today. it is warm inland, just not as hot as we have been the past couple of days. we're in the 80s by 11 a.m. and then by 4 p.m. we'll have those temperatures in the low and mid 90s for daytime highs around the bay shoreline. it's a cooler afternoon compared to yesterday for the most part. will stay in the 70s with afternoon sunshine and a lot less fog expected tonight than we have right now. and then as we head towards the bay shoreline, we'll keep it pretty cloudy today. we had ample sunshine yesterday along the coast, but a marine layer is going to cling to the coast today. daytime highs in the low and mid 60s. let's check in with amanda. see those drive times this morning. >> yeah. drew will take you to san jose where it is pretty active on your road. but people are definitely slowing down because of a brush fire. this is southbound 880 before 101. so this is around first street. if you're familiar, it is slowing things down to 58mph. and here's

the reason why this is a caltrans still pick up dated at about 553 this morning. so just a few minutes ago, you can see that smoke really hovering over the roadway there as chp has the right lane blocked off. there is fear that this fire could be spreading to nearby businesses. so we're definitely keeping our eye on it. and then you can see some of that smoke. this is from our san jose two 8017 cam as well. things here quiet and calm. but still again a little smoky drive times. now that typical slowdown from tracy to dublin 48 minutes 17 minutes from dublin to mission boulevard south and then a 16 minute drive from 101 to cupertino, let's get back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. new this morning, southwest just announced some major changes, saying it's ditching open seating on flights and will soon start assigning seats. and this is a historic shift. southwest is known for its first come, first seated boarding policy that is ending. abc seven news reporter lena howland live at san francisco bay oakland international airport with more on why the airline made the switch.

>> well, kumasi, despite holding on to this unique seating policy for the past 50 years, southwest says their customer preferences have evolved. that's why they are hoping to transform the customer experience, while also improving the company's financial performance. 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 have 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 leg room, similar to what passengers 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 as well. it's not clear exactly when these seating changes will take effect just yet, but we do know that many of those red eye flights are already up for sale. they will start taking off in mid february, live in oakland lena howland, abc seven news lena, thank you. >> today, president biden will welcome israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to the oval office. just a day after netanyahu's fiery speech to congress. amanda, this is the first face to face meeting between the two leaders since the israel and hamas war began. yeah, reggie. >> and 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 remained firmly 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 hang gays from cranes and murdered women for not covering their hair, are praising, promoting 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 and tomorrow. he plans to visit former president donald trump at his home in florida. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. 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, 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 still holds a three point lead over the vice president in the 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 long years of experience in public life, but there's also a time and a place for new voices, fresh voices, yes, younger voices. and 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 came together to watch that speech at mayonnaise in the mission. some got emotional viewing the speech as a goodbye. >> i actually think i 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 election at the convention next month. >> 608 let's get you going this morning. here's a look at your next couple of hours. there's some patchy fog right now around the bay shoreline and along the coast. temperatures are mainly in the 60s. you can see the warming process not as quick as it has been the past couple of days. feels pretty pleasant out there through much of the morning. you'll take a look at your forecast today. it is cooler in the city today. a high of 68 degrees pleasant in the east bay 75. no heat advisories today in the south bay or the inland east bay. we'll go to 89 in san jose, 93 that high in walnut creek. live doppler seven high pressure across southern california is now moving away. this area of low pressure is beginning to take charge, and that is going to bring the cooler weather over the next

couple of days. here's future weather. hour by hour, we'll keep the clouds along the coast. the entire day. today inland will have our daytime highs in the low and mid 90s, 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline. so the cooling trend begins today. the heat begins to ease. we get significantly cooler here tomorrow, so daytime highs 75. in oakland, 80 in palo alto, 94 in concord, 89 in santa rosa. but the three day forecast tomorrow you really feel that cooler air. it is much cooler to finish out the week and then those temperatures continue to trend downward to start out the week in kumasi, we'll keep it below average for this time of the year. all right. >> thank you. drew. drowning in debt. one of the bay area's biggest wine companies filing for bankruptcy, fighting the flames. a wildfire in butte county exploding in size overnight, forcing thousands to evacuate and on the market, we're looking inside this unique san francisco home. it's

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the park fire exploded overnight, burning 45,000 acres since it started. this is new video showing the intense flames. there are evacuations northeast of chico and it's only 3% the fire contained this morning in sonoma county. firefighters have stopped forward progress on a fire that sparked yesterday. the flora fire started off a off of chalk hill road in geyserville. it

stopped at about 50 acres. it's 35% contained now. crews have been working overnight to build containment and put out hotspots. a small city in santa cruz county could be getting a new fire station, but it will be up to voters. this is a rendering of a possible replacement station for scotts valley. voters will be deciding in november whether or not they will approve it. the local fire protection district board moved the plan forward, claiming the existing station is aging and does not meet building standards. they also say an improved station could be a better hub for fire or storm emergencies, both of which have impacted the area. 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 debts and find a home for its assets. the company says it sold property and equipment from constantino, 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 a

parent company of wineries including garrard and burr comb. parents in the east bay just found out their children's school is closing for repairs. and amanda officials say this school in richmond is too dangerous for students. >> yeah, 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. in the suit, the district failed to provide the basic tools for a quality education at steeg elementary school, helms middle school and kennedy high school, according to edsource superintendent doctor kenneth hurst stated at a recent board meeting, the district's human services or human resources team, i should say, is working hard to fill hundreds of open positions. back to you, reggie.

>> 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 young students. the group's annual school supply giveaway is critical. in a time of sky 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 yea. >> their goal is to give away 4000 bags 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. so this is what it looked like yesterday. you can see nobody was in that

area and this is what it looked like tuesday during that explosion. we first showed you this video yesterday morning nearby visitors were forced to run to safety. thankfully, nobody got hurt, but the blast destroyed the boardwalk and sent boiling water and steam and rocks into the air. >> halloween is still months away, but this morning we're learning that a viral decoration from last year is making a return, this time with friends who i am not a jack o lantern. >> my name is louis >> so obviously that's louis, the eight foot tall pumpkin sold at target. he went viral last year because, you know, it's chaotic. this year he's back in target is introducing several other characters. they include. and i don't know what any of this means, but pumpkin rockabilly, i mean, i guess that's self-explanatory. but then bruce the skeleton ghoul, it's a skeleton. ghoul >> uh- a mix of a ghost and a skeleton is a ghoul a ghost.

>> i've always been confused about what a ghoul is. and what's a goblin and what's a goblin? what's and what's a difference? and then little louis, so that louis, little louis i don't know. and pumpkin iron. lucy. pumpkin. oh, oh, i get it. okay. like pumpkin iron. that took me too long. she's the one that is, for some reason, floating in mid-air and has weights. >> and there definitely are. >> you know what? i'll give it to you. target. you made something funny. >> it's just. louis. it's just such an interesting choice. >> little louis, little louis, you know, we got louis. we got little louis. yeah, that's just. that's just little louis. >> okay. we're learning. >> but then what's a zombie or jerry? >> no one can hear you. but a ghoul is someone with a physical body and a what? a goblin is a type of monster. >> type of monster, not human. okay, a zombie was once human. >> okay, okay, listen, you know,

there's all these subsets, you know? >> got to learn your ghost, your ghouls and goblins. watch little scooby doo. you learn a lot there. we have a lot of those in the those episodes, but all it was was just mr. harris from the carnival. gotten away with it, too. always that this morning. let's take you to sutro tower. it's a lovely picture out there this morning where the sun up, you can see the morning marine layer there overhead. here's the accuweather headlines. we have cooler air arriving today and tomorrow. in fact, tomorrow those temperatures are really going downhill. that downhill trend does continue for the weekend both saturday and sunda. we'll keep those temperatures below average. but both days we will have ample sunshine. so the weekends looking up to be very nice. next week. some minor warming expected but no heat advisories expected with that minor warmup. it's all about a significant cool down over the next couple of days. from today to our coolest day on saturday, we'll drop anywhere from 4 to 14 degrees. our biggest cool down is coming inland, where those temperatures will struggle to even touch 80 degrees by the

start of the weekend. that feels nice. if you've been in that inland heat wave for much of the week. so the heat wave is over. cooling trend begins today. those temperatures are still above average. it's not as hot as we have been the past couple of days out there. so looking at highs today, we'll go into the 90s, inland, 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline, 60s along the coast. so a close look at those highs today. our microclimates 80s and 90s in the south bay. no heat advisories in effect today. the peninsula 80s for san mateo palo alto cooler along the coast with that cloud cover will mainly be in the 60s across the city today. breezy and cloudy this morning, a little bit of sunshine this afternoon in the north bay. it's warm. 88 san rafael 87. sonoma about 89. in santa rosa, the east bay, mid 70s to the mid 80s. so certainly cooler than yesterday and then inland. no heat advisories but still warm in the 90s for daytime highs overnight tonight we'll see even cooler air move in. tonight's even cooler than we were this morning with temperatures in the 50s. now tomorrow that heat really retreats. look at our inland

highs low and mid 80s, 60s and 70s around the bay shoreline. and then on saturday, those temperatures below average for most of us will be in the 60s and 70s for daytime highs. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. our heat is easing over the next couple of days. we are much cooler here tomorrow with below average temperatures over the weekend, then some minor warming coming our way early next week. guys. >> thank you drew. now we are checking in with our friend ginger zee who is live in la with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> good morning ginger. >> reggie and kumasi great to be with you. you're so close i can almost feel you guys down here in southern california. i will tell you later why i'm here, but let's talk about the first story on gma. and of course that is president biden addressing the nation, speaking about his decision to leave the race, saying it is time to pass the torch to the next generation of leaders and making the case for kamala harris to succeed him. we're going to tell you what the latest polls are saying of harris versus trump, and then israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington

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would not want to drink out of it. this is a stained glass door, there's a cross here. >> the man who owned it, reverend guillermo rodriguez, died in his sleep in april at 93. according to his trust, all the items inside are supposed to stay there until it's sold. he was a renaissance man who spoke six languages, served as a priest in the san francisco archdiocese, and was a master artist next to 630. key endorsement. the support london breed is getting in the hotly contested san francisco mayoral race. journeying with joby. the santa cruz based aviation company, marking a milestone with its electric aircraft. but first, here's drew. hey, reggie, 626 this morning we're taking a look at our forecast inland today. >> the heat is beginning to ease. no heat advisories in effect today, but it will be warmer temperatures in the 90s around the bay shoreline. some patchy fog this morning, giving way to sunshine. temperatures in the 70s and along the coast today. a mix of sun and clouds and daytime highs. pretty

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president, kamala harris and former president trump hit the campaign trail, the latest in the race for the white house. coming up also at 630. >> selling premium seats and southwest announcing it's going to end its open seating policy. the changes the airline is making to align with passengers preferences, plus back down i could find a way to share turning back time, the legendary singer announcing a two part memoir looking back on her six decades in show business. >> do it. cher. all right. good morning everybody. it's thursday, july 25th. we'll get to that. >> but first we check in the forecast with drew. >> yeah. good morning. we finally get cooler weather moving in here. heat advisories are done. we'll start to see our temperatures go back to normal over the next couple of days. live look from the tam cam. we have that coastal cloud cover right now. our marine layer is not too deep, but it will make all the difference over the next couple of days to usher in some

of that cooler weather. right now we're in the 50s, close to the coast, 60s and 70s in our warmest areas inland. now today, the inland forecast does call for temperatures back into the 90s, but our heat advisories are done. we're just not as hot as we had been the past couple of days, but still warm. this afternoon. we'll be in the 80s by 11 a.m. and then those warmest areas, low and mid 90s by 4 p.m. around the bay shoreline. it is cooler than yesterday, but still mild. we'll go into the 70s close to 11 a.m. our warmest spots later on this afternoon, coming close to 80 degrees along the coast. yesterday we had a lot of sunshine here. today it's a different story. the clouds will cling to the coast all day long, so partly sunny skies, but comfortable temperatures will stay in the low and mid 60s with a light breeze later on. this afternoon. let's check in with amanda. see those drive times this morning? hi, drew. i'm going to take you back to the south bay where things are slowly recovering in san jose. >> this is because of an earlier brush fire at southbound 880 before 101. so this is near first street. you can see speeds are still down to about 41mph as the commute picks up. here is a look at a still photo from

caltrans. this was updated last at 623. you can see the right lane is still blocked there as crews continue to respond to this. but the good news is it looks like there's no smoke anymore. the fire seems to be out and then a good commuter alert. everything's green as bart and caltrain. no delays on any of them. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. today we're expected to learn who will join a bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassination of former president trump. and we have new details this morning about the actions of the accused shooter. in the hours and minutes before the shooting, federal officials say the gun seen an officer's helmet video had a collapsible stock, making it easier to conceal and carry. fbi director christopher wray told the white 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 also have updates on the conditions of the two people who survived the shooting. david dutch has been discharged from a pennsylvania hospital and james copenhaver remains in serious but stable condition. i freedom, 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. 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 features beyonce's song freedom and touches on gun violence, abortion and health care. >> new this morning in the last hour, democrat women members of congress announced their support for vp harris's campaign in washington, d.c. speaker emerita nancy pelosi spoke about her own experience with the vice president. >> i've seen her in action. i can talk about it on other

occasions at more length, but let me just say she is capable officially, personally, and politically to lead us to victory. in november. >> of course, the speaker emerita and the vice president have known each other for a long time. both are from the bay area. speakers. this morning also talked about the failures of former president trump and vice president harris's previous achievements. >> 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 of preserving democracy. he ran through his accomplishments in office, thanked the american people for allowing a kid with a stutter to reach the highest levels of american politics. here's abc news reporter ed wynn. >> 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. 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 future. >> 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 their nominee. candidates have until july 30th to prove they qualify. delegates will start casting their virtual votes next thursday, which is august 1st. more than enough delegates have already pledged their support for kamala harris to win her spot as the nominee. they'll declare their official nominee by august seventh, the weekend of august 19th. celebratory ceremonial votes will be cast at the chicago convention. >> new at six the san francisco democratic party has given its sole endorsement to mayor london breed in the upcoming election, according to the chronicle. during a meeting yesterday, 21 members of the party chose to endorse breed for the mayoral race. other candidates include supervisors aaron peskin and asha safai, former mayor and supervisor mark farrell, and nonprofit founder daniel lurie. breed said in a statement that she is honored and proud.

>> new. this morning, southwest is saying goodbye to open seating on their flights. it plans to start assigning seating at some point in the future. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live at san francisco bay. oakland international lena southwest says this is what passengers want. >> yeah, reggie. that's right. and it's not clear exactly when these changes will take effect. but it is a significant change from their first come, first seated boarding policy. now southwest says that their customer preferences have evolved, many taking longer flights where they'd rather have assigned seats. in 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 leg room, 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 first time, this airline will begin offering red eye flights overnight. now no bay area cities are included on their list for that just yet. it does include cities like la and las vegas. those flights are expected to begin in mid-february. live in oakland, lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you. lena. joby aviation just announced a big stride in bay area tech innovation. it's hydrogen electric aircraft successfully completed a 523 mile flight above monterey county back in june. so this is believed to be the first forward flight of a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft powered by liquid

hydrogen. the trip was a part of the air taxi development program, and these emissions free journeys are aligned with california's goals in clean energy. >> if you fly delta, the company says it will be back to normal starting today. amanda, that is big relief for people who have had a rough week. and when we say rough, delta has had roughly 5500 cancellations and 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. and 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 bonus miles to impacted customers to the account or email the reservations are under. >> 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's ceo landed in paris yesterday to attend the olympics. >> back to you, kumasi. >> thanks, amanda. there was a push to get more people walking around lake merritt in oakland. the love lake, merritt campaign is an effort from several organizations in oakland to help revitalize the area and help small businesses. karen boyd is helping organize the campaign, and she's 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. >> the group will be walking around the lake on wednesdays around lunchtime and after work, and anyone is welcome to join. >> ribbon cutting ceremony. another bay area county fair begins today and celebrates its 80th year summer success. >> the record inside out two

just broke at the box office. here's drew. >> hey there, 641 this morning we're no longer tracking any record heat. our inland heat wave is done and will finally start to see some cooler weather move in. behind me is walnut creek. lots of sunshine out there. this morning. current temperature right now 67 degrees, a light wind and relatively high humidity at this hour. let's get you going on this thursday. we have a little bit of cloud cover along the coast, but for the most part, we're seeing sunny skies across the region. you'll notice though, temperatures are slow to warm this morning, we're not going to have the intense heat inland like we had the last couple of days, and the cooling trend will continue over the next several days. here's a live look at satellite and radar high pressure, which was in control of the forecast early this week, is now losing its ground because two areas of low pressure these are going to link up today. and they're going to start to usher in that cooler weather over the next couple of days. looking at your day planner, we have that fog from our tam cam along the coast. your sun's up here already. your sunset today is at 824. in the big story today,

cooler weather is moving in here. it's still warm inland. we'll go into the 90s today, just not as hot as the past couple of days. 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline. a mix of sun and clouds along the coast with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. look at the three day forecast. those temperatures continue to drop much cooler tomorrow, and then for the weekend, look at those temperatures below average, mainly in the 60s and 70s. look at the complete weekend

dollars every year, despite a legal requirement for banks to reimburse fraud. most people are never getting that 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 that when denying claims, bank employees have broad discretion and rarely communicate with consumers. >> we are hearing from a south bay business owner nearly killed in a robbery, and the suspects

have not been caught. it happened at dab society smoke shop and cbd pharmacy in san jose earlier this month. the owner says a man came into the store and saw a rolex on his wrist. he believes that same man came back a few hours later with another person. a second person, and demanded that watch. seconds later, the robber pulled out a gun. >> the gun was about three feet away from me, so i pushed the gun away. and i have a full metal door where my office is in the back room. so i try to run to the metal door and shut the door. he ended up actually just shooting me on the side of my hip. >> they got away with the watch patel has at least a six month recovery ahead of him, including physical therapy. he's hoping someone comes forward with information. >> if you get your insurance through cover, california prices are going up next year. people who live in the bay area will see their increases around 8%. those in santa cruz and monterey counties could see a jump of almost 16% covered, california's director says that the agency

will offer more assistance during these increases, and also says that switching your plan can save you up to 11%. >> a new costco is coming to the east bay. yesterday, officials in brentwood broke ground on the store. you can see on the map where it is. it's near lone tree way and highland ranch road, which is west of highway four. costco is going to be in brentwood's innovation center, which is part of a larger plan for a mixed use community with retail space, apartments and townhomes. costco is expected to open early next year. >> now for your morning money report. 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 skimping on portions. chipotle ceo brian niccol clarified in an earnings call that there never was a directive to provide less food to customers. nichol said the company will work toward more consistent portions, shares life

is such an epic saga. >> just one memoir won't do, and that's why she announced yesterday on social media that she has two volumes in the work, according to the hollywood reporter. cher, the memoir, part one is coming out on november 19th. cher's 78 and her career spans six decades. in part two is expected to follow in 2025. the memoirs have been highly anticipated since she first teased that she was writing them in 2017. now, cher, you know i'm here for it, are you? >> i'm not here for the name. oh cher. the memoir. i mean, okay, it serves its function, but could we have been a little more creative? >> right? do we need two parts life after love? >> maybe that life after love turn back time a perfect title, so would be uh- >> i don't know something about believe. i mean, she is, so snap out of it. part two could be

called snap out of it like me book. that's all it is. i mean, sometimes the easiest route is the best route trick, the algorithm, i guess. >> you know, she's like, i'm gonna tell you exactly what you're getting. book the book my name in the book. >> and that was your free consultation from a key and associates free advice. >> and cher, it's not too late to change it. >> you know, it's too late for it. >> it's too late. >> it's already in the press. >> too late. >> it's too late. >> so sorry. no it's not. she's been talking about this since 2017. what is another year she had more life to live for. >> the book was was written this morning. here's our sfo camera. it is foggy along the coast right now. here's your accuweather headlines calling for cooler weather moving in today and tomorrow. the weekend outlook will keep those temperatures below average with morning fog to sunshine both saturday and sunday. and then next week we'll have some minor warming, but no heat advisories are expected on the seven day forecast. let's talk about the cooler days ahead from today's highs to saturday's highs, our inland areas will see about a 10

to 14 degree drop in our afternoon highs. you look at saturday, we're mainly in the 60s and 70s, which is a far cry from our inland heat wave we had the past couple of days. so relief is coming our way the next couple of days. the weekend preview saturday, the cooler of the two days temperatures much cooler than we are today. morning fog to afternoon sunshine. slightly warmer on sunday, but both days are still looking fantastic for any outdoor plans, here's a look at highs today. that cooling trend gets underway here. 80s and 90s in the south bay. no heat advisories today. 80 for san mateo, 80 for palo alto, 87 in redwood city. but cooler along the coast, we have clouds over the city right now. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon and temperatures on the cooler side in the 60s in the north bay will hit the 80s. 88 in novato, 84 in napa, 89 in santa rosa, the east bay mid 70s to the mid 80s with afternoon sunshine. and then inland. it is warm but not as hot as the past couple of days. no heat advisories today. we'll stay in the 90s for daytime highs

overnight. tonight we will see a cooler night on the way with temperatures mainly in the 50s for overnight lows. now heading into friday, that heat really retreats. you'll see those numbers in the low and mid 80s in our warmest areas inland. and that temperature tumble continues on saturday. by saturday. look at this. temperatures are below average and most of us are just in the 60s and 70s, which feels nice. accuweather seven day forecast shows you the heat is easing today with much cooler weather tomorrow. we'll keep those temperatures below average over the weekend, saturday and sunday morning fog to afternoon sunshine. some minor warming coming our way early next week, but again, we're not anticipating any heat advisories on the seven day forecast guys. >> thank you drew. they are aggressive. they are dangerous. and now we know they are making their way north. agricultural officials in santa barbara county are battling a new infestation of these red imported fire ants, who officials believe this new infestation in montecito started from an infested plant shipment from riverside. venom from the ant stings can be painful, even

deadly, for people who have allergies, experts with the university of california say big infestations can even clog irrigation systems and damage electrical wiring. >> soccer was in the spotlight at levi's stadium last night with an international soccer match between chelsea fc and wrexham a.f.c. the game ended in a22 tie because soccer. but all of this was really a big way for the team to promote the third tier of english soccer this year, whatever that means. i it's for wrexham it then you probably already know it's for wrexham. >> it's for wrexham. >> okay. it's getting 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, 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 santa clara county fair kicks off today, and the theme of this year's fair is from the fields to the future. >> it will have familiar attractions and some new ones. the eight day fair also will have a petting zoo, games and shows, children ages 12 and under will get in for free all day today. gates open at 3 p.m. and the fair runs today through sunday and then you can go back again august 1st through the fourth. >> more than a dozen small businesses have been added to san francisco's legacy business registry, one of them, and there are 16, is bob's donuts family owned and operated. it's been around since the 1950s. it's open 24 hours, which we have discovered, and it is real life and fresh and it is fresh. others just added to the registry include el faro, the maker of the original mission style burrito, japan's japantowns nihonmachi street fair and java beach cafe in the outer sunset. congrats! yes, the summer box office success for

our friends at pixar continues. yes, this movie is now the highest grossing animated film of all time. >> hello! >> i'm anxiety, where can i put my stuff? >> a new emotion? >> sorry. we wanted to make such a good first impression. >> what do you mean? we >> i just love this movie. inside out two is made 1.46 billion with a b dollars at the global box office, beating out 2019 frozen two. and the film is expected to make even more money. it's going to be released in japan next week. disney, of course, the parent company of abc seven and pixar. i'm just so happy for them. yeah. >> it's wonderful. yeah. >> and it's so deserved. >> yeah. >> sorry to elsa and anna. >> you know, they had a time. >> they did have their time and they're going to have their time again since there's a frozen three coming out. >> true. >> up next the seven things you need to know today as we head to

break a live look outside. >> it is 65

night, president biden laid out his reasons for ending his presidential campaign. he insisted defending democracy is more important than any title, and he threw his support behind vice president kamala harris. today, the president is meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house. >> number two, today, the california supreme court is expected to announce a decision on prop 22. that ruling will decide if gig workers like uber drivers should be considered independent contractors or employees. >> number three, southwest is getting rid of open seating for the first time in its 50 plus year history. the airline will begin offering assigned seats. southwest is looking to drive its revenue up, saying it's what customers want. it will also start offering overnight red eye flights. >> number four fast moving fire forcing evacuations near chico this morning. the park fire has

already burned more than 45,000 acres. it just started yesterda. >> and number five, cooler weather begins to move in. here are heat advisories are done. our inland heat wave is over. the heat begins to ease today. but you notice by friday we are much cooler out there. and those temperatures continue their downward trend into the start of the weekend. by saturday, not only temperatures below average with morning fog to afternoon sunshine, but daytime highs will mainly be in the 60s and 70s. it's a similar story for sunday as well. >> and number six to livermore, where a three vehicle crash is blocking three lanes there. this is westbound 580 before isabel avenue. the backup is to springtown boulevard. and you can see it's slowing things down to about nine miles per hour. >> number seven, san francisco's hardly strictly bluegrass festival just announced the first round of artists for this year's event. the free, three day event will be featuring grammy winning blues musician bobby rush and bluegrass

instrumentalist alice gerrard. harley strictly returns to golden gate park in october from the fourth to the sixth, and a reminder that this is the festival that is free. >> >> yeah. very popular. >> yeah, very unusual. there's a free major music festival in a big city. so take advantage of that. totally. >> yeah. same with stern grove. chaka khan is coming soon. cool. i was looking at the dates i think today might be one of the dates for some tickets, but jus. i would love to get your free concert on. i know chaka khan, chaka khan, chaka khan, chaka. >> robin: good morning america. overnight the president's historic address to the nation, passing the torch. after more than half a century in politics, president biden speaking to the american people after dropping out of the race for the white house.