>> the guy blow up his car and then put it in neutral and roll it down the hill and take off like nothing happened. >> an awful scene outside chico. a huge fire exploding in size, forcing evacuations in an area that burned just a few years ago. now, one person has been arrested, accused of pushing a flaming car into a ravine. >> breaking overnight, police in france investigating several, quote, malicious acts impacting the country's rail system. hundreds of thousands of people

impacted just before the olympics start. what we're learning about multiple plots to disrupt the summer games. >> i don't think there's anything more urgent and more frustrating than addressing the issue of encampments in the state of california. >> with those words and an executive order, governor newsom taking a decisive step in the state's homelessness crisis. the actions we're already seeing take shape. good morning. it's friday, july 26th. >> we're starting with a check of our forecast with lisa. >> yeah, and just in time. we have much cooler weather headed our way that will help out the firefighting efforts. and as you look at live doppler seven here with our radar and satellite composite, you see an area of low pressure spinning offshore. and that is going to be the reason why our marine layer expands, the cool air gets funneled into our inland valleys, and we see a big, big temperature drop. so right now we are 61, in hayward and palo alto, 65 in san jose. good morning to you. in the north bay. it's 51 santa rosa, 52, in sonoma. so 24 hours ago we were much warmer. we're seven degrees

cooler from concord, four degrees cooler in livermore. so right now, current check the numbers have dropped off dramatically from the upper 90s yesterday to 57 near the fire up in the north bay, 77% relative humidity. and right now the winds are light. but that's going to change. we'll be getting quite gusty throughout the day. so as we go through the next several hours, not much of a marine layer, but the temperature warm up will be curbed. in fact, by noontime we're in the low to mid 80s. and then looking at that fog expanding quickly, 4:00 we still are looking at some mid and upper 80s. and then the marine layer getting pretty robust right in time for the weekend. good morning amanda. >> good morning lisa. we're going to take a look at our overall map. it is reflecting that typical slowdown through the altamont pass. but it is going to be made much slower because of the flynn fire which sparked overnight. and just before three this morning, a sig alert was lifted in that area. but the promising news is all westbound lanes are open on 580 between grant line and north flynn road. however, altamont pass road remains closed at

grant line to carroll road and at greenville because of the fire. it's slowing things down to about 18mph there, and you can see it here, tracy to dublin. that will take you 38 minutes, 16 minutes from san rafael to san francisco, and then the truck from antioch to concord. that drive will take you 14 minutes. >> reggie, amanda. thank you. we're going to talk now about the largest wildfire in the state. this year. it's near chico. police arrested a suspect accused of pushing his burning car over an embankment, sparking the park fire. this fire has already burned more than 164,000 acres. it only started wednesday and containment is at 3% now. parts of the town of paradise, which was destroyed in the 2018 camp fire, threatened and under an evacuation warning. just to give you an idea of where this is happening, the fire zone sits on the border of butte and tehama counties. cal fire says the flames have moved closer to homes in cohasset, and forest ranch crews say homes have been lost. it's unclear how many right now. a couple who lives in

chico evacuated. they saw a picture of their home still standing, but five other homes near theirs burned. >> when you see close friends, family, neighbors losing their homes and you're celebrating the fact that you have a home, you know you're going to go home to, you can't help but shift towards the pain that you know, that they must be suffering. >> the suspect accused of starting the park fire has an extensive criminal record. he's in custody and being held without bail. he's expected to appear in court monday. >> developing news in the east bay. crews are on the scene of a fire in alameda county. it's burning at altamont pass, just out for more. the flynn fire broke out last night, shutting down part of 580. abc seven news reporter lena howland live near that scene, and lena, the fire grew overnight. >> hey, kumasi. that's right. the fire grew by about 100 acres overnight. according to cal fire. this fire is now about 400 acres. and we can tell you that

these firefighters are up against some very, very windy conditions up here right now on the altamont pass. now, while cal fire says the cause is still under investigation, the initial report from chp is a car caught fire in the westbound direction, and the flames then spread to the grass. caltrans reported the car fire around 945 last night. luckily everyone got out of the car safely. this is happening near the westbound side of 580 at flynn road, just outside of livermore. fire officials said. the fire was wind driven last night, and the terrain up here in the altamont made it difficult for fire crews to access. despite that, cal fire said firefighters are making good progress. just before midnight last night, cal fire says they have about 90 firefighters assigned to this fire, 20 engines and at least four dozers. their crews are working in unified command with alameda county fire. this fire is now just 10% contained and we

are expecting to get an to get another update from fire officials sometime later on this morning. for now, reporting live in alameda county, lena howland, abc seven news. >> cal fire says it's battling two dozen active wildfires across the state. those fires have burned nearly eight times the size of the city of san francisco, and you can track every wildfire burning right now with this interactive map on our website. it also lets you see the air quality depending on where you live. just go to abc7 news.com/fire map. >> breaking news overnight out of france, where the country's train network has been hit by a series of arson attacks. in a minute. this is happening right as the olympics are about to start kumasi olympics officials say the opening ceremonies will go on as planned today. >> despite these attacks, france's state rail company is calling the incidents sabotage and says several coordinated attacks targeted their high speed train lines. the fires have caused delays for 800,000 travelers. officials say the impacts could last through the weekend. the attacks come as authorities investigate several

threats ahead of the olympics. yesterday, seven people were arrested in belgium for a suspected terror plot. another man, a suspected russian intelligence officer who lived in france, was arrested as well and he's accused of making death threats. security in paris is on high alert. a security zone has been built around the center river, where the opening ceremonies will take place. back to you at the desk. kumasi. >> thank you. amanda. a new director for california cities to deal with. homeless encampments now coming down from governor newsom. >> we're done. it's time to move with urgency at the local level to clean up these sites, to focus on public health and focus on public safety. there are no longer any excuses. >> the governor's executive order comes after a supreme court ruling last month easing the restrictions on how cities can remove encampments. it also gives power to state agencies like caltrans to act now, the governor is pressuring local governments to take action by threatening to withhold funding.

>> this executive order is concerning because, it says to jurisdictions that you can do what you need to do to clear people out of public spaces, it actually incentivizes jurisdictions to do that. and it's not taking into account where people are going under this order. >> encampments that pose a safety risk will be prioritized for cleaning. anyone would be given 48 hours notice before they are cleared out. and we wanted to know how the governor's announcement is being received in our three biggest bay area cities. abc seven news spoke with leaders in san francisco, oakland and san jose. you can find their responses in our complete coverage on this executive order at abc seven news.com, or your abc seven bay area app. >> all right. good morning. friday morning. there's a system offshore that's going to allow for the temperatures to tumble today. anywhere from ten as we get into saturday, 15 degrees

below where we were the past couple of days. so it is in the 60s and even 70s from los gatos, mid 60s in livermore. but look at the cool down in the north bay. and then we're going to get the fog to really expand and allow for a very gray start and drizzly start. as we get into the weekend. so breezy. much cooler today, even cooler for saturday into the weekend. but by next week we'll get into a gradual warming trend and the long term outlook looks like we're going to bring back the warmth. but as we get towards your friday, check out the fog. it's not moving far inland. it's going to be banked up along the coast for a sunny afternoon. but look what happens as we get into saturday. it moves all the way into the delta and the clearing. as we get back to about 3:00. it's still pretty cloudy over by hayward and fremont and even parts of the north bay and the peninsula. so it is going to be a cool and gray day for many of you, with some afternoon sun for some of you to start the weekend. there's a look at the

breezy to gusty winds today. some areas through the delta up to 30 miles an hour, but common over 25 miles an hour as we go into sunday. mid 80s. it looks pleasant, but once again the fog footprint will be quite expansive into sunday morning. then by monday not much change. we're in the upper 80s into tuesday. finally just around 90 degrees. so highs today much cooler. 83 in livermore. look for that warmth out towards antioch at 8668 in oakland with upper 70s in san rafael. low 70s palo alto. the accuweather seven day forecast. big drop off toda, tomorrow, sunday. we're still cool. and then you can see a modest warming trend through the middle of next week. back to you guys. >> thanks, lisa. stuck in space without a return date. still ahead, the astronauts on a mission to the es, still waiting to come home from a trip that was only supposed to take a week. >> an old comment from vice presidential candidate jd vance. now creating a new controversy why it has women speaking up on

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there are planning to shut down the road from the airport to the resort, and are warning protesters to keep their distance from the prime minister's motorcade. yesterday, president biden and prime minister netanyahu met at the white house. they were joined by the 12 family members of hostages being held by hamas, among them the parents of 24 year old hersh goldberg-polin, who is originally from berkeley. john polen and rachel goldberg sit next to president biden, and they shook hands with prime minister netanyahu. after the meeting, poland shared optimism about the impact of the upcoming election. >> we've got a rare moment now where the current president of the united states and anybody who might become president of the united states, both vice

president harris and donald trump, are all aligned in saying this deal must get done now. so anybody on any side who makes the mistake in political calculus that there's benefit in waiting will find out that that logic is wrong. the deal must happen now. >> later in the day, vice president kamala harris met with the prime minister. their meeting had a less somber tone. the vice president has been more outspoken about killed palestinians, palestinian civilians and yesterday called on israel to allow more humanitarian aid in. >> we cannot look away in the face of these tragedies. we cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering. and i will not be silent. she also stressed the importance of israel to avoid any more civilian casualties in gaza. >> netanyahu so far has resisted the administration's efforts, rejecting his calls for a cease fire.

>> this is going to be historic. >> we called to say michelle, and i couldn't be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the oval office. >> oh my goodness. >> new this morning, vice president kamala harris securing the endorsements of barack and michelle obama. the former president posting this video to x overnight showing the moment he and the former first lady called vice president harris to give her the news. the vice president thanked the obamas for their support and expressed gratitude for their decades long friendship. former president trump appears to be backing out of september's planned debate. in a statement last night, the former president's campaign team claims there is too much, quote, political chaos to finalize debate details until the democrats formally, excuse me, formalize their nominee, vice president harris, on the other hand, says she welcomes the debate. >> i think the voters deserve to see the split screen that exists in this race on a debate stage.

and so i'm ready. let's go >> the democratic national convention will be august 19th to the 22nd in chicago, and we're a little more than 100 days away from the presidential election, which happens november 5th. >> republican vice presidential candidate j.d. vance is facing criticism for comments he made back in 2021. he spoke about childless women, including vice president kamala harris. abc seven news reporter tim johns tells us women and families across the nation are now sharing their personal stories in response. >> donald trump's running mate, j.d. vance, is facing renewed criticism thursday night for comments he made on fox news in 2021. >> we're effectively run in this country via the democrats, be it via our corporate oligarchs, by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they've made. and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too. >> during the comments, vance

specifically calling out among others, vice president and presumptive democratic nominee kamala harris. while he may have singled out harris, his comments have caused fierce backlash from many people online. that includes actress jennifer aniston, who has publicly struggled with fertility. she shared clips from vance's 2021 interview on instagram and called out his stance on reproductive rights. aniston writing, quote, i truly can't believe this is coming from a potential vp of the united states. as for vance, his team says his remarks were taken out of context, and a spokesperson for former president donald trump taking to x to point to other comments vance made in 2021, vance said, quote, a lot of people are unable to have kids for very complicated and important reasons. there are people, of course, for biological reasons, medical reasons that can't have children. the target of these remarks is not them. that response not good enough for many local leaders here in the bay area. state assembly member buffy wits called vance's comments shocking whits condemning them on thursday, and

also criticizing similar statements. vance has made about his belief that parents should have more power at the ballot box than those without children. >> it's antithetical to who we are as a nation. again, last i checked in the constitution, it does not say that you have to have children to participate in our democracy. >> state senator scott wiener shared wicks's view. wiener mentioning that millions of people, including women, as well as those in the lgbtq community, would love to have children, but can't for a multitude of reasons beyond just medical issues. >> it's none of j.d. vance's business whether someone decides to have a kid or if they decide to have it sooner, have the kids sooner or later. that is their business, their business alone. and how dare he? >> in addition to his campaign team, vance's aunt and sister have defended his remarks, calling the attacks on him disgusting. in san francisco, tim johns, abc seven news. >> you can count on abc seven news for all things politics as we move toward election day. for live updates and expert analysis on this presidential election, just head to our website, abc

seven news.com/election. >> now in theaters. deadpool and wolverine. it pairs up two popular marvel characters for one of the biggest films of the summer. there was an early premiere in redwood city yesterday. we caught up with fans who gave it rave reviews. >> this is an epic film of our time. it's what. it's what the world needs. okay, this needs to be viewed in simulcast around the globe immediately. >> great movie. a great i'm not going to spoil anything. it was probably the movie of the year for sure. this stands on its own great experience. i didn't even remember half of the other movies and i had a great time today. >> that man said, this needs to be simulcast across the globe. >> this is what the world needs right now, and it's what the world needs right now. >> okay, deadpool and wolverine expected to set the record for the highest opening of an r-rated movie. disney owns abc seven and marvel. >> okay, well, it might be a movie weekend if it's going to be chilly. lisa. >> yes, yes, i know i'm bummed out by your forecast. sorry

about that. i know just in time for the weekend. yeah, big 180 kind of. yeah. slap you silly. yeah. that's it. well, i think so. >> well it is dory alley weekend, so. okay, that makes sense. >> okay, good. all right, well, now that we have that all clarified and cleared up, we can count on this not lasting too, too long because we are going to look for a more summer like weather when we look at my extended seven day outlook. but right now there's a system offshore and that is bringing in some fog along the coast. not a lot. we will be sunny for all of us throughout the afternoon, but if you're headed to the shoreline, that's where you're going to have some big changes, even around the bay and then inland by the afternoon. look at that gorgeous shot out there where you can see the beginning of the sun coming up. 56. san francisco 61, oakland, hayward 65. in san jose 48. half moon bay. so yeah, that is not a typo there. 51. santa rosa, 62 by the delta and 65 in livermore. our

forecast headlines breezy and much cooler today at least ten degrees cooler. so up in the north bay, the east bay where those fires are that will certainly be an advantage. and then the relative humidity will be coming up significantly right on through the next few days. even cooler for your saturday. and then that gradual warm up into next week. look at how the winds really travel in through the delta. we are up to 3031 miles an hour by the afternoon. so getting quite gusty here. that's not good news for the fires obviously. and we will be looking at the temperatures really doing a bit of a roller coaster as we're in the mid 80s today. that is a big maybe 15, 14 degree drop off today. and then into the 70s. another eight degrees for your saturday sunday, a bit of a recovery. and then look at that steady climb as incline as we get into monday, tuesday and even wednesday. so we'll look for highs today in the south bay, about 80. that's a big switch. 75 in milpitas. so back to a little cool out there. in fact

with those winds temperatures will be just in the low 70s from palo alto san mateo about 72 clouds invading san francisco with mid 60s there, 76 petaluma. that's a cool day up in the north bay. 68 in oakland, 70 san leandro. it's been quite some time where we had these cool numbers with mid 80s in pittsburgh and antioch. that's the warm spot, but low 80s for pleasanton. the accuweather seven day forecast. there we go with the cool down the next several days through the weekend. and then by the middle of next week, it's that steady warm up in fact, could get much hotter after that. back to you. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> how to catch a cartel boss. the fbi now giving details after arresting two of

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on interstate 580 were closed while crews worked the fire. >> number three, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is set to meet with former president donald trump in florida today. yesterday, he met with president biden and vice president harris. >> number four, thousands of video game workers went on strike overnight. sag after a stopped all work over ai protection concerns for actors who do voice and motion capture work. negotiations have been going on now for a year and a half. >> number five a big cooldown underway today. temperatures anywhere from 10 to 15 degrees cooler, but with sunny skies. >> number six, we're going to take you to the east bay southbound 680 before crow canyon road. the right lane is blocked because of a multi-car crash. drivers will notice a car facing the wrong way there, and things are certainly slowing down to 19mph, but not too bad. san ramon valley boulevard would be an alternate route number seven. >> if you're looking for something to do this afternoon, elluminate live is kicking off its friday happy hour concert

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waking up to thousands of employees on strike this mornin. >> fire crews in livermore dealing with a fire that sparked late last night how it might impact traffic near the altamont pass this morning, and another fire burning north of sacramento, is now the largest wildfire in the state. >> the threat is very real containment. this morning only at 3%, and it is growing fast now at 530, the expanding evacuations in place after several homes have already been lost. >> good morning everyone. it's friday, july 26th. >> our weather has definitely changed. hi lisa. >> hi there. good morning to you, reggie kumasi. yes, we have some good and bad news with that right now. beautiful start out there from our sutro tower camera. the fog is at the coast. it is kind of foggy over the golden gate. 56 downtown, 61 in oakland. with that 48 half moon bay, 59 redwood city. and notice no fog there, but it will be forming 51 santa rosa, petaluma, down to 48 and 60 in concord. so

we will have cooler temperatures. the breeze is going to kick up though. that is not good news. looking at anywhere from 3 to 9 degrees cooler this morning. and there is a look at the golden gate back there. but you'll see mid about 64 downtown 68 in oakland with 80 in san jose. so mostly sunny skies except for san francisco late in the day and even inland. our warmest numbers will be in the lower 80s today, maybe some mid 80s out by the delta. so certainly those breezy winds out there. we'll be looking at those gusting to over 25 and 30 miles an hour today. but the relative humidity comes up and we're going to even see mist and drizzle throughout saturday and sunday along the shoreline. so we are going in the right direction, the cooldown lasting several days, but the winds will be quite gusty and problematic throughout the altamont and also up in the north bay, just to name a few of those fires. amanda, good morning to you. >> good morning lisa. we're going to take a live look from

our emeryville cam, showing you a crowded commute along the east shore freeway. of course, the headlights are headed west from highway four into the city that drive will take you about 29 minutes. and then i want to take you to the east bay. a multi-car crash on southbound 680 before crow canyon road has the middle lane blocked there, things are slowly starting to improve. you can see speeds are back up to about 67mph, which is great. drivers in the area will notice a car facing the wrong way. san ramon boulevard would be an alternate route. and then i want to leave you with another look at the beautiful golden gate. nothing in your way as you make your way in or out of the city. back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. developing news in the east bay. a fire burning in the altamont pass has jumped to 400 acres. it broke out last night just outside of livermore, shutting down parts of 580. it's called the flynn fire, and abc7 news reporter lena howland is live in alameda county. lena, you have new video showing what crews are up against. >> reggie that's right. and it's the gusty winds that we are still experiencing now up here on the altamont pass and some

steep terrain that made things difficult for fire crews through the night. take a look can hear just how windy it was out here. this is new video into our newsroom from overnight. huge flames and a bright orange glow could be seen from the altamont pass as fire crews worked through the night to gain an upper hand on the fire. this is happening near the westbound side of 580 at flynn road, just outside of livermore. despite these difficult conditions, cal fire said their crews are making good progress, while cal fire says the cause of the fire is still under investigation. the initial report from chp is a car caught fire in the westbound direction and the flames then spread to the grass. it started just before ten last night. cal fire says they have about 90 firefighters assigned to this fire, 20 engines and four dozers and according to cal fire, this

fire is now 10% contained at 400 acres and all lanes of 580 have since been reopened. live in alameda county. lena howland, abc seven news thank you lena new video overnight shows the park fire continuing to burn structures near chico. >> the size of that fire has grown significantly to more than 164,000 acres. and it's just 3% contained. the fire zone sits on the border of butte and tehama, burning just north of chico. an arson suspect has been arrested, accused of pushing his burning car over an embankment. abc news reporter andrea fujii has more on the suspect and the evacuations. >> this morning. an arrest as a massive wildfire rips across part of northern california. our kayna whitworth is there. >> we're standing in the only road in and out of cohasset right now, and we're getting covered with smoke and ash. >> we have to get in the car. this is dangerous. >> the park fire near chico exploding in size on thursday,

burning more than 125,000 acres in just 24 hours. the violent blaze devouring homes, bursting gas tanks and sending towering flames. hundreds of feet into the air. the fire building so much momentum that a fire nado formed in the fire zone. now parts of the town of paradise are under evacuation warnings, a terrifying reminder for many people in the area. >> i'm completely surrounded right now, so i'm gonna. i'm actually gonna bone out of here and see if i can get ahead of this thing, because i'm gonna. i'm gonna end up getting caught. >> paradise saw the worst wildfire in california history in 2018, which killed 85 people. firefighters are now worried that history could repeat itself if the fire blows over. >> i can't make any promise or guarantee that we can get up there to save your life, and you may be in a position where you can't survive, and we've seen that happen here. >> authorities say the man responsible for starting the fire is behind bars. the suspect, a two time felon who

was allegedly seen pushing a flaming car into a gulch on wednesday afternoon and the park fire is just one of dozens of wildfires burning on the west coast right now, thousands of firefighters are already spread across oregon and idaho, where 38 separate fires have burned nearly a million acres. andrea fujii abc news, new york. >> cal fire is battling two dozen active wildfires across the state, and those fires have burned nearly eight times the size of the city of san francisco. you can track every wildfire that's burning across the state with this interactive map on our website. it also lets you see the air quality depending on where you live. just go to abc seven news.com/fire map. >> a new tax initiative is heading for the november ballot in the city of richmond. officials at the chevron refinery argue this proposed tax hike would hurt consumers and employees at richmond's biggest employer, abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has the details. >> this tax is the wrong approach. >> the director of chevron richmond refinery making it clear the company is against a

refinery tax dubbed the polluters pay initiative. in november, voters will decide whether or not to tax one of the state's largest refineries, $1 for each barrel of oil processed in city limits. company officials say a yes vote could raise prices at the pump. >> at chevron, our objective is always to provide reliable, affordable and ever cleaner energy to our customers, and this tax puts all three of those things at risk, graves spoke in the parking lot of a chevron gas station. >> he says chevron is one of richmond's largest employers and already pays its fair share in taxes. the city of richmond is playing chicken with its golden goose. supporters of the tax argued that pollution from the refinery has impacted residents health. >> the local air district traces the particulate matter emissions from the refinery here in town, with 5 to 11 premature deaths in richmond each year. >> the measure doesn't earmark the estimated $90 million in

revenue the tax could generate for any specific purpose, but environmental justice groups say the money could be spent to invest in clean air and water programs. >> residents here in richmond have been organizing for years for a healthier, safer community. they want to see their city well funded and providing the services that all the residents here in town deserve. >> the mayor's office in richmond says. hopefully these tax dollars will be able to address the harms done in the name of corporate profit and improve the quality of life for the front line communities that now only receive the fallout from chemical releases, chevron says. in the months to come, it plans to inform the richmond community about why the tax is not good for the bay area economy. >> so i'm here today to tell drivers, to tell airline passengers and to tell consumers that we're going to fight for them. we oppose this tax not because it's unfair and out of line, not just because it's unwise, but because it's a direct attack on our customers in richmond, cornell, bernard abc seven news california gig

workers will remain independent contractors. >> yesterday, the state supreme court upheld prop 22. that law, approved by voters in 2020. the ruling means companies will not have to treat workers like employees and provide them with benefits like health insurance, overtime or worker's compensation. gig workers have been divided over the law, some telling us they wanted to be reclassified. others have been worried about losing work if the law got overturned. >> this i was kind of worried about, okay, i got to put in applications. i've got to go ahead and get a resume together. >> the idea that prop 22 says is that we're independent contractors, but the app really controls the way we work, so we don't have the independence that people might think we do. >> companies like uber, lyft and doordash spent millions of dollars to get proposition 22, passed those against prop 22 say the loss was disappointing, but that they'll continue to fight. >> it is the 80th anniversary of the santa clara county fair, and

this year's fair theme is from the fields to the future, referencing the history of the region, talking about where our roots came here in the valley of the heart's delight, and how we've gone to the tech mecca that we are here of the silicon valley. >> uh- we are thrilled to commemorate the eight decades of santa clara county fairgrounds, a cherished landmark that has continuously brought joy and unity to our communities. >> the fair goes through sunday and then again next week, thursday, through sunday. there are pig races, bmx stunt shows, a mini circus, bungee jumps and pony rides. tickets cost $17.50 for adults, with discounts for youth, seniors and veterans. >> more rumors about tonight's opening ceremony for the summer olympic games in paris. remember we told you. celine dion is possibly going to be taking on taking to the floating stage down the san river. now there's speculation she'll be joined by another superstar. but first to check on the weather with lisa. >> all right. it was 97 in

livermore yesterday, mid 80s on the peninsula, upper 80s around hayward and fremont. that's about to change. you can see this area of low pressure spinning offshore. and that's going to bring in a pretty good marine layer tonight the breeze this afternoon. but it's a sunny start out there as we look live from our sutro tower camera. and the air quality will be improving. it's been good to moderate. it is 59 in redwood city, 48 in half moon bay with low 60s in hayward and oakland. ocean water temperature is very cold. so those buoys offshore allowing for that cool air. 54 in napa, 62 by the delta 48 petaluma. 65 in livermore. so our forecast highlights as we look out towards our east bay hills, breezy, much cooler today. you'll feel that breeze in the livermore valley throughout the late afternoon. tomorrow we're even cooler. we're talking about mist and drizzle, a gray start, that marine layer all the way into the sacramento valley, and then looking at that gradual warm up as we get into next week. so this is just the breeze in the

city here up to 25 miles an hour. but through the delta right now, southwest at 20, it'll be about 30 miles an hour throughout the afternoon. so sunday this is the warmer day of the weekend. we get into the mid 80s, still the 60s around the bay. look at that drop off from hayward fremont into the 70s and barely at 70 for san mateo. you'll get there on monday where numbers warm up through the upper 80s. high pressure wants to build back in, and bringing just some 90s by tuesday, so that would be typical. and summerlike. but long range outlooks looks like that high is going to come back. the one that brought us all the heat. so we'll have to wait and see if that verifies. 83 in concord today, 68 in oakland, mid 70s in napa. what a cool down upper 60s to low 70s on the peninsula. 80 in san jose. what a change there. and only in the low 80s in livermore. the accuweather seven day forecast were much cooler today. as much as 15 degrees cooler for your saturday mist and drizzle to start the

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up its friday light as they like to call it highway four into the city. that drive will take you about 31 minutes, and you won't see it on the screen right here. but i do want to talk about the altamont pass. people are going to see that typical slowed slowdown, but it's not so typical because the flynn fire sparked in that area overnight. and then just before 3 a.m, a sig alert was lifted. and the promising news is all westbound lanes are open on 580. this is between grantline and north flynn road. however, altamont pass road remains closed at grantline to carroll road and at greenville because of the fire that continues to burn. you can see speeds are down there to

nine miles per hour. >> thanks, amanda, for the first time, russian and chinese aircraft are seen conducting a joint patrol exercise off the coast of alaska. two chinese and two russian unarmed but nuclear capable bombers flew over the pacific and sent video of their flight. the bombers were intercepted by u.s. and canadian fighter jets. they also provide video of the provided video of the incident. u.s. officials say the stunt is a reminder of the two countries military power. >> it's the first time that we've seen these two countries fly together like that. they're always testing us and that's no surprise to any of us. >> us jets followed chinese and russian aircraft for nearly an hour before they returned to their bases. >> developing news out of texas, two leaders of a notorious mexican drug cartel are now under arrest here in the u.s. amanda, there's a report out this morning that one of them could have accepted a plea deal to trick the other into coming here. >> yeah, reggie, it's quite a lot to get through. reuters is

reporting the son of infamous drug kingpin el chapo has accepted a plea deal with u.s. authorities. and he may have lured ismael zapata to the u.s. the men were taken into custody yesterday after the private plane they were in landed in el paso, texas. both men are known to be the leaders of mexico's sinaloa cartel, which was founded by zambada and el chapo. it's a violent drug trafficking organization known to be one of the main exporters of cocaine and fentanyl to the u.s. fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced. >> the justice department will not rest until every single cartel leader, member and associate responsible for poisoning our communities is held accountable. >> attorney general garland says both men will appear in federal court in the coming days. experts say it is unlikely these arrests will have a major impact on the drug smuggling from mexico. back to you at the desk,

justin timberlake's dwi case is back in court in new york today. >> his attorney says the pop star doesn't need to be there in person. he'll be appearing virtually. he's in poland as a part of his world tour. timberlake was arrested last month and charged with driving while intoxicated in the hamptons. sources tell entertainment tonight that timberlake is, quote, prepared to face whatever consequences end quote, for his actions. it is the end of an era for the piano man. billy joel performed his final show at madison square garden last night. the 75 year old is known for his hits like uptown girl and new york state of mind and we didn't start the fire. the concert marked his 150th show at the iconic venue, and wrapped up his ten year residency at the arena. >> madison square garden wants to thank you, buddy. we're going to raise a banner in honor of you, and it will live in the rafters that will live in the rafters. no one can do this. no one but billy joel can do this.

>> billy joel first performed at the garden in 1978. his residency started in 2014, and over the last ten years he's performed in front of more than 2 million people. >> the opening ceremony for the 2024 summer games is happening in just a few hours, and the world is getting ready to see celine dion, who will reportedly perform a duet with lady gaga. several media outlets say they're going to sing la vie en rose. this would be celine dion's first performance since being since being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome. it causes uncontrollable muscle spasms and it has impacted her ability to sing. i'm really hoping this goes well. it will. >> it's going to. celine does not miss. she doesn't miss, she said. if she says, i'm going to come out, it's time. she doesn't want to hurt her vocal cords. she doesn't want to do anything. so she says she's ready. i believe she's ready. >> i've been investigating her because i mean, in a good way. because she's she's been in

paris for a few days. and so she's been posting videos of her time there, including at the louvre, where she had i mean, she's celine, so she had a private, yes, audience with the mona lisa. and then she started crying. oh, it was really good, i guess. she said, you know, she's been to paris many times, but she's usually on tour, so she doesn't have time to actually see paris. >> i love this for her. >> yeah. me too. >> well, i'll be watching. i can't wait, all right. >> yes. and good night for that tonight. it's going to be cool. we've got our cooldown underway today. and unfortunately, if you're planning on some warm weather for the weekend, you're going to have to stay tuned to the forecast because things are changing rapidly. there's a system offshore, and then there will be several systems embedded in the jet stream that will allow for the cooling to really not continue, but keep us at that status or stratus quo, as we get into monday and tuesday. so just a modest warm up. what a gorgeous sight here from our camera from our sutro camera 56, san francisco 61, oakland and

hayward with mid 60s and san jose upper 50s in redwood city. look at that 48 though. half moon bay and the fog here just moving in. and we'll see this continue to hug the shoreline. it's the winds. they're going to pick up significantly today. another upper 40 temperature in petaluma 51 in santa rosa 60 in concord at 65 in livermore. so still pretty mild. but if you have plans for wine country this weekend, check this out. saturday and sunday, just in the 70s. this is up in napa. by monday, we'll be in the low 80s and then mid and upper 80s as we get towards the middle of the week. so something you want to pay attention to because it has been in the upper 90s as recently as yesterday, 78, in santa clara, mid 70s for you in sunnyvale today. big big cooldown for your friday on the peninsula. just low 70s here at best for san mateo. the winds kicking up in san francisco. you'll get some sun to start out and then the clouds will be

invading throughout the afternoon with the winds 64 there downtown, mid 70s in petaluma, vallejo about 80 degrees. it gets warm there. upper 60s in oakland, union city. how about 73? it's been a long time since you've seen some 70s and feeling much cooler here from walnut creek at 81, concord's 83, the accuweather seven day forecast are a cool down. the big one gets going today about ten degrees cooler than another 5 to 10 degrees cooler tomorrow for below average readings that settle in for the weekend, and then minor warming as we get into next week. but it'll be near average by the middle of next week. >> thanks, lisa. new at six while united airlines new sick leave policy is being investigated by the flight attendants union, union first, though, thousands of video game actors now on strike. >> why i is at the center of the contractual issue. they are fighting for. >> this is abc 724 over seven.

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and a half. they're asking for better pay and stronger protections for how performers likeness can be used with ai. a spokesperson for the video game producers says they found common ground on 24 of 25 of the union's proposals. but then last night, this announcement, as we've just announced, we are now on strike for video games. >> our efforts to avoid this outcome and negotiate a fair deal have been inarguably collaborative and diligent. >> the last time video game workers went on strike was 2016. that strike lasted for 11 months, and of course, at that time there was no conversation about artificial intelligence in the negotiations. back to you, the desk. >> thanks, amanda. next week, the full senate is expected to pass the kids online safety bill, the bipartisan legislation aimed at keeping children safe on the internet cleared a key procedural hurdle yesterday. lawmakers have been advocating for regulations for big tech, including mandates that companies must take reasonable measures to protect anyone under

the age of 17, as well as giving parents and guardians more control over how their kids use social platforms. if this passes, the bill then heads to the house. >> san francisco based openai is testing a new search engine that combines ai tech with information from the web. the new engine is called search gpt. openai says the search engine will provide up to date information from relevant sources. the new feature will be directly competing with google and microsoft's bing. >> new at six. the record setting ticket sales for the bay area's newest sports team. >> ben how the community is helping local seniors displaced by a fire for several months. >> and vice president harris and jennifer aniston among those calling out vp candidate jd vance for controversial vance for controversial comments. many say are sexist i love you. [vo]: and bravery. you got this.

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