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(ethan) i want those tiles! (intercom) boosters engaged. (ethan) wait! we've got a problem! (janet) problem?! (ethan) how can you sell your house when we're stuck on a space station for months???!!! (tanya) no, no! bad timing, janet!!! (janet) but that was the one!!!! (brian) no, no, no... opendoor!! (tanya) don't open the door. (brian) opendoor gives you the flexibility to sell and buy on your timeline. (all) really? (brian) yea!!! (intercom) we have liftoff. (janet) nice! (janet) houston we have a playroom! raging wildfire in northern california burning thousands of acres each hour. >> homes are in the path of what is now the state's largest fire of the year. we are tracking the dangerous conditions, then breaking overnight, a huge endorsement for vice president kamala harris, former president obama and his wife throwing their support behind the democrats presumptive nominee for president. and thank you for
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being a friend. the popular golden girls drag show has a new home in san francisco, and an even bigger venue. >> you would see the biggest gift would be for me, and the card attached would say, thank you for being a friend. truer words spoken. >> they look good too. they do. all right. well our forecast is going to be better. i know everyone likes the warmth in summertime, but boy, we could use a break and it is on the way. low pressure spinning off shore will allow for that marine layer to really infiltrate the bay area tonight into tomorrow, and even sunday. so very slow clearing tomorrow. today though, we've got sunshine on the way in breezy winds. our exploratorium camera right now. beautiful view here. 608 the sunrise 56 downtown. it is 65, in san jose, 48 half moon bay. and it's clear right now at the golden gate bridge. it's 46, in petaluma
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with 53 in napa, 63 in livermore. compared to yesterday, anywhere from 4 to 9 degrees of cooling. that's just going to expand as we get through the afternoon. look how the temperatures just stop in the mid 80s here. noontime. we'll go up a few more degrees, but not much. and then the marine layer expands. we've got some mid 80s by 4:00 70 though in fremont 72 by 4:00 in petaluma. and upper 70s in san jose. it is not friday light is it amanda. >> not quite. and we do have a commuter alert for those who rely on ac train. train one is running about five minutes late, but the good news is bart and caltrain. if you rely on those two agencies, they are running on time and then a smooth ride into the city along the bay bridge. you can see this from our south beach cam, but we do want to take you to the altamont pass. the flynn fire sparked in that area overnight. and then just before three this morning, a sigalert was lifted. even more promising news all westbound lanes are open on 580 between grant line and north flynn road.
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still, speeds are down to nine miles per hour. they're back to the desk. >> thanks, amita. developing this morning, a 400 acre wildfire is burning in alameda county near livermore. abc seven news reporter lena howland live along the altamont pass and lena. fire crews still have some work to do to get that fire contained. >> kumasi. that's right. they do. this fire is only 10% contained, right now, and it grew about 100 acres overnight, according to the last update. we got from cal fire. and these firefighters are up against some very steep terrain out here. and also some gusty winds. you can see it blowing my hair all around. now let's take a look at this video from overnight. huge flames and a bright orange glow could be seen from the past as fire crews worked through the night to gain an upper hand on the fire. it all started just before ten last night. 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
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good progress and while 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. cal fire says they have about 90 firefighters assigned to this fire, 20 engines and four dozers. their crews are working in unified command with alameda county fire, and all lanes of 580 have since been reopened. we are expecting to get another update from fire crews. a little later on this morning. live in alameda county. lena howland abc seven news. >> thanks, lena. developing news on the largest wildfire in the state this year. this is near chico. police arrested a suspect accused of pushing his burning car over an embankment, sparking the park fire. that fire has burned more than 164,000 acres since wednesday, and containment is at only 3% now. parts of the town of paradise, which was destroyed in the 2018 camp fire, are now threatened and under an
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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, but it's not clear how many at this point. a couple who lives in chico evacuated and 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 on monday. >> good news. in lake county, where cal fire says that for forward progress has stopped on a wildfire in the upper lake area, crews are now working to
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mop up and build containment lines in the steep and rugged terrain. the 150 acre grass fire prompted an evacuation warning near manzanita circle after it sparked yesterday. officials say firefighters will remain on the scene in sonoma county. a geyserville man is arrested in connection with starting the 50 acre flora fire off chalk hill road, cal fire says the 49 year old man was seen driving his truck with no right front tire for more than four miles wednesday. authorities say it created sparks, causing three separate fires as the truck grinded the asphalt. that fire is 75% contained and cal fire says it is battling two dozen active wildfires across the state. those fires have burned nearly eight times the size of the city of san francisco. you can track every wildfire burning now with the 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. >> breaking news overnight out of france, where the country's
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train network has been hit by a series of arson attacks. and amanda, this is happening right as the olympics are about to be underway in kumasi olympics officials say the opening ceremonies will go on as planned today. >> despite these attacks, france's state rail company is calling the incident sabotage and says several coordinated attacks targeted their high speed rail lines. train lines? i should say the fires have caused delays for 800,000 travelers. officials say the impacts could last throughout 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 seine river, where the opening ceremonies will take place. back to you. kumasi >> this is going to be historic. >> we called to say michelle and i couldn't be prouder to endorse
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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 endorsement 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. >> a new directive 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, to focus on public safety. there are no longer any excuses. >> the governor's executive order comes after a supreme court ruling last month easing 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.
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>> 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 safety risks will be prioritized for cleaning. anyone would be given 48 hours of notice before they are cleared out. >> yesterday we talked to state senator bill dodd, whose district includes parts of sonoma, napa and solano counties. here's what he had to say about people in those areas affected. >> it shouldn't just be we clear these camps and go somewhere else. this is something that, you know, why we've been pumping so much money into our local communities to get those services, you know, from health and human services to housing, rapid housing, so it's multidimensional. >> we wanted to know how the governor's announcement is being
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received in our three biggest bay area cities. abc seven spoke with leaders in san francisco, oakland and san jose. you can find their responses and our complete coverage on the executive order by going to abc seven news.com, or your abc seven bay area app. >> all right. good morning to you. thanks, reggie. and friday morning queuing up an area of low pressure offshore. this is allowed for some cooling for some of us over the past few days. but everyone gets into this today with ten degrees maybe 15 degrees of cooling. so we've got a couple systems that will continue to allow for the temperatures to stay below average as we get into the weekend, and even beyond mount tam, right now, where you'll notice the skies are clear, we do have a little bit of fog forming along the shoreline. it is 48 at half moon bay. while we've got mid 60s in san jose, upper 50s in oakland. good morning to you. and from the airport it's clear here at sfo. look at that 46 in petaluma, 61
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by the delta southwest wind at 20. and so while the clouds hug the shoreline today, it will be sunny in the afternoon. and then look at that marine layer. it is so expansive that it's going to take to the middle of the afternoon for it to clear. it might not clear at all in some neighborhoods. so we're looking at temperatures today way down mid 70s to about 80 in the south bay. but 85 for you and morgan hill peninsula numbers low 70s starting out with some sun in the city and then mid 60s with partly to mostly cloudy skies later on in the day. and then looking at those 70s and wine country, low 70s, east bay and then mid 80s for you inland reggie still ahead former president trump meeting with the israeli prime minister today. >> what to expect when they come face to face. and what happened when benjamin netanyahu met with the current administration and united airlines criticized over a new sick leave policy, why company officials say it's necessary, then no bones about it. the lawsuit claiming boneless wings can have bones in
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happening at trump's mar a lago resort in florida. officials there plan to shut down the road from the airport to the resort, and they're 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
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of hostages being held by hamas, among them the parents of 24 year old hersh goldberg-polin, who is originally from berkeley. john poland and rachel goldberg sat 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, we'll 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. the vice president has been outspoken about palestinian civilians who have been killed and yesterday called on israel to allow more humanitarian aid in. >> we cannot look away in the
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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 for israel to avoid any more civilian casualties in gaza. netanyahu so far has resisted the administration's efforts, rejecting calls for a cease fire. 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 formalize their nominee. vice president harris, on the other hand, says she welcomes a 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. >> that debate is supposed to be happening september 10th right here on abc. the democratic national convention will be august 19th to the 22nd in
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chicago, and we're a little more than 100 days away from the presidential election, november 5th. you can count on abc seven news for all things politics as we race toward election day. for live updates and expert analysis on this presidential election, just head to our website, abc seven news.com/election. >> boeing's starliner crew will not be able to return to earth until at least sometime next month. two astronauts launched to the international space station june 5th, and they were supposed to be on an eight day mission. it's now been more than 50 days. the crew has been dealing with thruster failures and helium leaks that have to be fixed before the starliner can make the trip back. >> we're already looking forward to the holidays because the golden girls, the christmas episodes coming back to san francisco. this is a great annual tradition here. the home grown show will be at the curran theater from december 5th to the 22nd. it's part of broadway sf, which almost exclusively hosts tours from other areas. so this is unusual. the company tells the chronicle. they are excited that this could lead to the
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potential to collaborate with other local groups in the future. san francisco's drag laureate d'arcy drollinger will once again star. pre-sale tickets are available now if you have an access code. so for years they've been doing it at the victoria theater in the mission district, which has been a great home for it. but it looks like, you know, they're growing up and going up to it. >> i like that growing up. >> i like that. cool. >> yeah, yeah. we got a glimpse of them a few minutes ago. i thought they looked good. >> yeah. and they've been in studio here last year and that was super fun. it's a great show. yeah yeah. >> well, we have a much cooler weekend. you probably heard about it. we've been talking about it because it has been so hot. july going down in the record books for much of california. the hottest ever. and as we have been visited by this area of high pressure on and off, it looks like it's going to be off for the next few days and then back on as we get to maybe a ten day outlook. there is an area of low pressure that is allowing for the cool down today, the fog. it's not
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very expansive at all. so you can see from our east bay hills camera nice and clear air quality will be good today and temperatures ranging from the upper 40s half moon bay to the mid 50s. san francisco 59 in oakland with redwood city in the upper 50s, 65 in san jose. so kind of a hazy view there downtown with 60s on the way today. petaluma chilling out at 4850 in santa rosa. and our forecast headlines breezy and much cooler today. at least ten degrees cooler in our inland valleys. maybe even more than that. the bay shore cools. additionally, and as we get into your saturday forecast, it's even cooler. this will be the coolest day out of the next seven, where we wake up to widespread low clouds and fog, mist and drizzle at the coast. then again on sunday. sunday a few degrees warmer, and then that gradual warm up as we get into next week. here's a look at sunday where we've got some mid 80s by about 4:00 in the afternoon, but that fog, the gray sky, is going to be with us for much of the day. so notice
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we don't warm up that much from the peninsula to the east bay in the 60s. this is monday, where temperatures just modestly warmer in some spots, and then by tuesday you'll feel that warm up with temperatures still pretty comfortable. and we've got the breezy winds at the coast and that fog each and every day. so mid 60s downtown, upper 60s in oakland, low 70s san mateo. look for only the 70s up in wine country. low to mid 80s inland 85 in morgan hill, one of the warmer spots. the accuweather seven day forecast noticeably cooler today. below average tomorrow sunday. cool for july and then that minor warming trend as we get into next week, but near average by the middle of next week. back to you. >> good morning america. coming up at seven right here on abc seven. >> and ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> morning, reggie and kumasi. it's great to be with you. so coming up here on gma the raging wildfire the park fire in northern california forcing thousands to flee. khanna's out there covering that for us. and
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there's a suspect in custody accused of starting it. plus, i'm going to have the forecast for that fire and all of the areas that are getting so much smoke. and then the race for the white house, kamala harris getting a big endorsement from former president barack obama and michelle obama. plus, the latest on if and when we will see kamala harris debate donald trump. and we do have a health alert about the teflon flu, what it is and what you should know if you have nonstick pots and pans. and then we are live in paris for the summer games, and a member of team usa is going to show lara and james longman how to play table tennis. also, what we're hearing about the star power performing in the opening ceremony and then back here in new york, green day taking over central park for our summer concert series. we hope you'll join us when you have moderate to severe eczema, it's okay to show off. with dupixent, show off your clearer skin and less itch. because you have plenty of reasons to show off your skin. with dupixent, the #1 prescribed biologic
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note if they take a sick day on the weekend. according to an email sent to employees, the airline accused staff of misusing their sick time. in response, the flight attendants union says the policy violates their contract and shows a lack of respect for flight attendants. united claims the company has seen an increase in workers calling out sick over the summer, and on weekends. the policy changes come as united's flight attendants are preparing
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to take a strike vote. the city of oakland getting a $3 million grant to help deal with sea level rise. the caltrans grant will be used to prevent climate change induced flooding at the port, airport and nearby neighborhoods, according to port officials. the plan includes a model of potential impacts expected in 2030, 2050 and 2100. the port will contribute $1.5 million to help fund the $4.5 million project, the ohio supreme court decided that boneless chicken wings can't have bones. let me tell you, the story. an ohio man ordered boneless wings at a restaurant three days later. he was in the e.r, where doctors discovered he had a thin bone that had torn his esophagus, and then it gotten infected. so he sued the restaurant and the farm that produced the chicken, claiming that all of them were negligent. the supreme court decided that
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boneless wings refers to a cooking style, and that it's common knowledge that chickens have bones. what did we just go through? my goodness 630, a new request from the governor to oakland allow more police chases to keep people safe. then paying for pollution. the tax hike that would make richmond's biggest employer pay more for processing oil in city limits. here's lisa. >> all right. and as we step outside here, look at mount tam. this is gorgeous. the marine layer is going to stay put along the shoreline. but we're going to see some big changes in terms of a cool down that gets underway today. and this isn't even the coolest day. stay tuned. my accuweather seven day forecast is next
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this is the greatest team ever! (♪) (♪) average this weekend. lisa is here with the temperatures where you live. >> then fire crews on the scene along the altamont pass in livermore. a fire has already burned more than 400 acres. we are live with the latest conditions.
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>> a record setting start for the golden state valkyries. and they haven't even taken the court yet. >> yes. it's happy to hear that. good morning everybody. it is friday, july 26th. where are jerseys? >> i'm just putting that out there. yeah. lisa, i will wear a jersey. >> intense. will wear one. >> falls into my hands and i have my name on the back of it. you'll see me with it. >> yeah, i can picture that. yeah. all right. let's manifest that. all right. good morning everybody. starting out with some low clouds and fog here they are just patchy along the shoreline. and otherwise it's a sunny start for most of you. cool. upper 40s at the coast. upper 50s in oakland. it's 56 downtown with 61. in hayward. san jose is 65, and our exploratorium camera a nice sunny start for you and temperatures will be curbed today. big time 50 santa rosa, 63, in livermore already just 3 to 7 and nine degrees cooler. so we're going to see some 80s, but it's going to be far inland. and
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then the breeze is going to kick up already southwesterly over 20 miles an hour by the delta and then around the bay. we'll be lucky to hit some mid 70s with those westerly winds and the shoreline will be cloudy. and not only that, by the time we get into the weekend, the clouds are going to really clear slowly and we're going to have mist and drizzle. so this is going to last throughout the weekend. much, much cooler. so if you have plans, you want to stay tuned for that outlook. but first we're going to check in with amanda and traffic. hi. >> hi lisa. we're going to start on the altamont pass. and we know that typically the traffic along the altamont pass here at 630 is slow, but it's made even slower because of the flynn fire, which sparked overnight. you can see speeds down to ten miles per hour. still, a siglar was lifted at around three this morning. and even more promising news all westbound lanes are open on 580 between grantline and north flynn road. however altamont pass road is still closed at grantline to carroll road and at greenville because of this fire. we do also want to
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get to san leandro really quickly. westbound 580 before 1/50 avenue, a car is on fire, two lanes are blocked. there. you'll notice fire crews also on scene kumasi. >> thanks, amanda. now to the park fire near chico. the size of that fire has grown significantly to more than 164,000 acres. and it's just 3% contained. 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
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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. 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. andrea fujii abc news, new york. >> as we just watch abc news reporter kayna whitworth is in chico this morning. >> she fillled just filed this report from a roadblock not too far from where crews are fighting that fire.
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>> and reggie and kumasi, this is certainly a community on edge here in fact, we know of at least one family that lost their home in the camp fire that destroyed the town of paradise. well, we've now learned that they lost their new home yesterday. and you can certainly see there the plume that is growing on the horizon. and behind this roadblock here, there is downed power lines and trees and that is hampering this firefight. and perhaps what's the most difficult for the community here is they know because that smoke is rising. this thing is far from over right now. we are in a red flag warning guys. >> oh, that is horrible to hear. 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, impacting traffic along i-5 80. this is called the flynn fire, and abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in alameda county for us. lena. the wind, the terrain making it pretty challenging. >> reggie. that's right. it is still that gusty wind and steep terrain making things difficult for fire crews. one of the
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hills, right behind me here on the westbound side of 580, completely charred a new burn scar as fire crews have already been out here early this morning mopping up hot spots. but this was nothing compared to last night. take a look. just how windy it was out here. 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. it started just before ten last night. 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. cal fire says they
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have about 90 firefighters assigned to this fire, 20 engines and about four dozers, according to cal fire. this fire went from 100 acres to 400 acres overnight and right now it is only 10% contained. we are expecting another update from fire officials a little later on this morning. live in alameda county. lena howland abc seven news. >> thank you. lena. cal fire says it's 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 all of these fires with this interactive map on our website. it also lets you see air quality. just go to abc seven news.com/fire map. >> new this morning, governor newsom is reportedly urging oakland to allow more police chases. amanda is at the live desk with the letter he sent to the police department. >> yeah. kumasi governor newsom is urging oakland city leaders to revise the city's police pursuit policy, according to the
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chronicle. >> he sent a letter to mayor shengtao, the city council and the police department. he writes, quote, chp has brought to my attention that they observed criminals often fleeing with impunity because it's common knowledge that the oakland police departments pursuit policy allows vehicle pursuits and only very limited circumstances. i urge you to reconsider whether opd should be permitted to pursue suspects and more circumstances. that's the end of that quote. this comes just two weeks after governor newsom deployed more chp officers in oakland to help crack down on crime. at least 20 chp officers are patrolling seven days a week. the oakland police commission is reviewing the current policy and could recommend changes in the fall. oakland has not updated its police pursuit policy since 2014. mayor tao says she is, quote, grateful to the governor and chp for their continued partnership to build a safer oakland. back to you. >> thank you. amanda richmond
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residents will vote on a new tax initiative in november. voters will decide whether or not to tax the chevron richmond refinery $1 for each barrel of oil. that's processed in city limits. refinery officers argue this polluters pay initiative 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. supporters of the tax argue 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 richmond mayor's office says, quote, 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
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receive the fallout from chemical releases. >> california gig workers will remain independent contractors. yesterday, the state supreme court upheld prop 22. the law was 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 workers comp gig workers have been divided over this law. some telling us they wanted it to be reclassified. others have been worried about losing work if the law was overturned. >> for 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, doordash, they spent millions of dollars to get prop 22, passed those against prop 22, say the loss was disappointing, but they'll continue to fight. >> today we're expecting to hear
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more from the family of a woman shot and killed by an illinois sheriff's deputy inside her home, body camera video released earlier this week shows the now fired deputy inside sonya massie's home earlier this mont. that deputy can be heard yelling at massie to put down a pot of boiling water. she poured it down the sink, ducked down behind the counter, and covered her face. when she briefly got up, the deputy shot her three times in the face. the deputy has pleaded not guilty to first degree murder. abc news obtained documents that show he was discharged from the army for, quote, serious misconduct in 2016. no other information about his discharge has been released. >> for the first time ever, russian and chinese aircraft were seen conducting a joint patrol exercise off the coast of alaska. two chinese, chinese and two russian unarmed but nuclear capable bombers flew over the pacific and sent video of their
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flight. the bombers were intercepted by u.s. and canadian fighter jets. they also provided video of the incident. us officials say the stunt is a reminder these two countries have 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 follow chinese and russian aircraft for nearly an hour before they return to their bases. ahead, at 630, leaders of a notorious drug cartel now under arrest. and we're learning one of them may have tricked the other to get a plea deal. >> and a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange. up right now, about 460 points. another update on the markets next. >> one of disneyland's most popular attractions is about to reopen when you can spend some time in the haunted mansion again. but first, here's lisa. >> all right. those hot, dry, windy conditions of late are going to be replaced with much cooler weather. but remember, there's so many fires out there and we have that unusual terrain. the hottest july on
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record. and for a brief time things are going to go in our favor. with low pressure allowing for an increased marine layer. but we will be sunny throughout the afternoon. temperatures are already pretty cool out there. 50 half moon bay, mid 50s downtown, but we have some mid 60s from san jose to our inland valleys. and look at all that haze over san francisco. air quality will be good though throughout the day. 46 petaluma 53. in napa with 61 by the delta. so your headlines breezy much cooler. could be even 20 degrees cooler by the time we get to your saturday for you in our inland valleys. and then sunday. not a whole lot of change. waking up to a lot of gray mist and drizzle, and then that gradual warm up as we get into next week. here's a look at the winds that continue to build throughout the afternoon. over 30 miles an hour through the delta right now they're about up to 2080 today. inland. how about 70 tomorrow? it's just getting cooler and cooler. and then that gradual warm up. so highs today get set for a comfortable
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afternoon inland mid 80s. but with upper 60s in oakland low 70s san mateo that's quite a switch. and overnight lows all in the 50s. the accuweather seven day forecast. today's the warmest day that we'll see for a couple of days. until we get to the middle of
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100 residents displaced from a fire at a senior housing facility. it happened at the jones senior homes apartment building on fillmore street, two months ago. organizations are working to help those who live there. yesterday, the groups asians are strong and korean community center of the east bay coordinated a food giveaway for families. another giveaway is planned for this weekend includes rice cookers, hot water boilers and bags of rice. >> republican vice presidential candidate j.d. vance is facing criticism for comments he made about women 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 to. >> during that interview on fox news, vance specifically called out, among others, vice president and presumptive democratic nominee kamala harris, the comments have caused
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a big response online, even getting reaction from actress jennifer aniston, who has publicly struggled with fertility. she shared clips from the interview on instagram and called out jd's stance on reproductive rights, writing, quote, i truly can't believe this is coming from a potential vp of the united states. vance's campaign team, his aunt and his sister have now all defended his remarks, calling the attacks on him disgusting. >> developing news out of texas >> we know that two leaders of a notorious mexican drug cartel are now under arrest here in the u.s. we know that 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 zambada 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
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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. >> thanks, amanda. justin timberlake's dwi case is back in court in new york today. his attorneys says the pop star doesn't need to be there in person and will be appearing virtually. he's in poland as part of his world tour. now, timberlake was arrested last month and charged with driving while intoxicated in the hamptons. sources tell entertainment tonight that timberlake is, quote, prepared
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to face whatever consequences for his actions. >> now it's your morning money report. crowdstrike says nearly all of windows sensors are back online a week after that major global it outage that caused chaos around the world. the company issued a routine update last thursday, but it had a bug that caused microsoft's windows operating system to crash. airlines had to cancel thousands of flights because of the issue. the ceo says more than 97% of those sensors are up and running again. now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange. we are way up this morning about 550 points. >> the golden state valkyries are coming in the bay area. cannot wait to see them in action. tickets for the new wnba team are hot. officials say fans have made more than 15,000 season ticket deposits, making the team the first in the us in women's sports history to do that before the season starts. now the team is going to be headquartered in oakland, playing its home games at chase
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center in san francisco. the valkyries will step onto the court to play their first game next year. >> if you have a trip planned to disneyland, watch out for hitch hiking ghosts. after a six month closure, the park's haunted mansion holiday returns next week. disney says the attraction has added frightfully festive touches, and if you've been on the ride, you'll know the iconic gingerbread house. there's a new design every year, and this year is no different. you'll be able to start seeing it monday. the renovation work outside the ride that will expand the outdoor line is not quite ready. that will open at a later date. disney is a parent company of abc seven. i love haunted mansion, but i'm not quite ready for the holiday haunted mansion. but that's what we're getting. okay, it's too soon. >> or you don't like that one particularly. >> no, i love it. okay? it's just july. >> you know well the year is flying by my friend halloween decorations christmas. >> and then it'll be 2025. >> kids are going back to
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school. summer's almost over. >> that's terrible. you know they have that christmas in july. so maybe going on that thing. >> sure. >> yeah. and you know growing up back east it wasn't over till labor day. summertime. yeah. true. after labor day. so what the heck. but yeah it's july. we're still enjoying summer even though it is going to be a really cool this weekend. below average. in fact temperatures are haven't bottomed out yet. that's going to be saturday. low pressure offshore and a series of disturbances that will continue the trend into the next several days. we'll keep the bay area in the comfort zone, but pretty cool and breezy for some of you. you can see just a few clouds here. the golden gate bridge 14 hours, 14 minutes of daylight for you today 61 around the bay shore. we are 58, in redwood city and temperatures in the 50s downtown. so you can see the haze here. high pressure has moved off and we'll be getting
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into low pressure offshore, dictating the ebb and flow of the fog and our temperature trend. 46 petaluma. and in the 60s in the east bay this morning. there it is. the fog from point reyes all the way down through san mateo today. so we're sunny. and then overnight tonight, it begins its increase to move across the bay. and then it's by the delta. it's into the sacramento valley. 530 tomorrow, waking up to gray sky, mist and drizzle at the coast. it wants to pull back, but much of the bay still covered in clouds for saturday. so if you're headed up north to get away from the cool down, it's only going to be in the 70s in napa. so what a big switch from the upper 90s in parts of calistoga. yesterday middletown. and then as we go through the middle of the week, it's going to be comfortable. and the warmth returning tuesday into wednesday. how about 80 today? san jose breezy, cooler peninsula, upper 60s, low 70s and maybe about 77 redwood city. you're 85 yesterday, 6564, in
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the city and up in the north bay. we talked about how cool that's going to be. lakeport though, in the 90s, one of the warmer locations, east bay 72, in newark. it's been quite some time since you've been in the 70s and low 80s. pleasanton with about 83. the livermore valley, the accuweather seven day forecast, even cooler saturday, maybe a few degrees of warming on sunday, but still a lot of fog and then minor warming into the beginning of the week. by the middle of next week, we are warming up steadily. back to you. >> thanks, lisa. now in theater. deadpool and wolverine. it pairs up two popular marvel characters for what looks to be one of the biggest films of the summer. there was an early premiere in redwood city yesterday. we caught up with some fans who really, really, really loved it. >> 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, great. i'm not going to spoil anything. it was probably the movie of the year for sure. this stands on its own
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great experience. i didn't even remember half of the other movies, and i had a great time today. >> a deadpool and wolverine. oh, do you hear madonna? i don't know anything about saving world. she gave special permission for them to use like a prayer. deadpool and wolverine expected to set the record for the highest opening of an r-rated movie. disney, which is the parent company of abc seven, owns marvel. >> it is the 80th anniversary of the santa clara county fair, and this year the fair's theme is from the fields to the future, which is a reference to 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. >> 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 runs through sunday. then you can check it out again next week, thursday through sunday. there are going to be pig races, bmx stunt shows, a mini circus, bungee jumps and
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pony rides. the tickets are 1750 for adults and discounted for youth, seniors and veterans. >> some drivers in connecticut dealt with traffic backups and there was a very cute reason why police officers received calls about a family of ducks. they were stuck trying to cross a highway. i don't know how they made it that far. body cam footage here shows the officers escorting the ducks across the road and to the grassy area nearby. the ducks later decided to try to cross the highway again. okay, now animal control was called to relocate the birds to a safer area. >> thank you. because where are they trying to? where are they trying to get. >> where are they trying to go? what does she know about what's over there? >> she said, not here. gotta go back. >> she. she really wants to go over there and i don't know. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> they really should have called child protective services. >> honestly. >> no, i don't know if she's a fit. i don't know if she's a fit parent. >> she's trying to take care of
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her children. >> they're going to get run over. you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app that's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now and start streaming. you might want to call cps on a duck. >> no, i'm not going to allow this.
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more than 164,000 acres. it is 3% contained, and one person is now under arrest for arson. >> number two, another fast moving fire burning just east of livermore in the altamont pass. cal fire just gave an update, saying the fire has grown to 500 acres. right now, it's only 10% contained. >> number three, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is set to meet with former president donald trump at his home in florida today. yesterday, he met with president biden and vice president harris. >> number four, thousands of video game workers went on
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strike overnight after a stop. all work over ai protection concerns for actors who do voice and motion capture work. negotiations have been going for on a year and a half. >> number five, the cooldown is here. fog is backed up along the coast, but at least ten degrees cooler and breezy inland today. >> and number six, the traffic check for the altamont pass as the flint fire continues to burn. while things are slow moving, all westbound lanes are open on 580 between grant line and north flynn roads. drivers are dealing with various speeds there just prepare to slow down. >> this video you all look at number seven. if you are in downtown san francisco today, just be very aware because we spotted this coyote. this is at washington and drum streets just before six. this morning, not too far from station animal services. say if you come across a coyote stand tall, wave your arms and yell at it until it runs away. this did happen to
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me. not around the station, but i hit the corner trying to go to my friend's house and there's a coyote right there, and i didn't do any of that. i just looked at it and it looked at me, stared it down, and it left. and i said, thank you, thank you. >> why am i yelling at a coyote who's not yelling at me? like, if that coyote just was doing its own thing, like living its life? >> i know, but what if it was coming towards you? you might have to do something if it gets really close up to me, fine. >> but otherwise, that's what i did. >> i'm not yelling. i just looked like i would yell. >> naturally, though, if it's coming toward me, i'd be like, oh, it's c >> rebecca: good morning america. wildfire emergency. nearly 100 large fires burning in the west, including the largest of the year in california, forcing thousands from their homes. a suspect in custody, accused of igniting the massive fire. >> we're standing on the only

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