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car. >> now at nine bart riders evacuated following an outage sparked by a fire. it closed several stations and those disruptions extended this morning, plus clean up in the east bay. how neighbors are dealing with the aftermath of the point fire and the progress made overnight. and there are thousands of runners, took off earlier this morning and are now competing in the san francisco marathon. we've been cheering them on all morning. good morning everybody. it's sunday, july 28th and they've been braving the mist and drizzle. >> yes that's right. that healthy marine layer that has wrung out a little bit of precip here and there along the shoreline. but right now as we look at our visible picture, you can see the fog that is not only invading the bay area, but a little bit later, we'll be able to see the smoke there from the plume of the park fire, which of course is burning intensely. there's a look. we are sunny in concord, in walnut creek, getting sunny in san ramon. good air quality right now, but it will be moderate at times throughout parts of the extreme
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north bay as those lighter winds start out the day with the ebb and flow of the fog, we'll get into that sea breeze. and then this is in the upper levels of the atmosphere, 25,000ft and above. it will get pushed out of the way, but overall, a lot of sun and blue sky on the way. there's a look from our exploratorium camera where you can see it's brightening up there. 58 downtown, 63 in san jose and the shark tank now partly cloudy. 63, in concord with mid 50s still in santa ros. so as the low clouds peel back, we're sunnier and warmer sooner and by 2:00 low 80s for our inland valleys, 70 arrived from fremont to mid 70s in petaluma. this is at about 4:00. and notice we will keep the clouds clinging to the coast. and then the fog comes back in full force. we'll talk about our warm up coming up for the week ahead and august. that arrives on thursday in a few minutes. stephanie. >> all right. lisa, thank you. developing news this morning. bart is working on repairs after
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a fire. an outage shut down four separate stations yesterday, forcing hundreds of riders to evacuate. the agency reports the cause is possibly a blown circuit breaker that likely impacted the track in that area. bart says there is still no service for riders in oakland. here's a list of the stations currently affected. 12th street 19th street. lake merritt and fruitvale. there's also no green line service, no red line service between richmond and millbrae. our crews were at the embarcadero station last night, not too long after the giants game. abc7 news reporter anser hassan talked to people who had to evacuate. >> the smoke billowing out onto oakland streets was coming from the 12th street bart station below. it was pretty smoky in the tunnel. >> i don't know how bad the fire was. i didn't see it. once they told us there was a fire, they said evacuate at the back of the car, renee morfin and his girlfriend were among the
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hundreds of bart passengers evacuated. >> they were stuck on bart for 30 minutes until they were let out. >> it was a bit scary just because we didn't know what was going on, but after they evacuated us, we were like, fine. >> we had an engine company that was here at the 12th street bart station. they were here for a medical call and they smelled smoke, so they continued to investigate and found smoke in one of the tunnels. >> battalion chief linda buell says they located the fire coming from an electrical room that burned through some wires and immediately cut power, which impacted the bart stations and forced the evacuations. >> the smoke in the tunnels by the bart ventilation system was cleared out, which is why we're able to do the safe evacuations to 19th street and 12th street. we were extremely lucky today that we were able to evacuate with no injuries. >> charlie geter was supposed to meet friends in oakland for an event, but they didn't make it. >> they were texting me from the bart every, like even coming down from berkeley. they're stopping on both sides. >> buell says the fire was contained to just the electrical room. how the fire started is still under investigation. >> any time you have a fire, you know, you burn through wires,
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you burn through cables. so when you have exposed wire and electrical, you know it. you can't put any power through it or else it's going to. your problem is going to continue. we have recommend the uh- until they can get that repair done as not to turn the power back on. >> anser hassan abc seven news now bart officials did not give any indication as to when those repairs will be completed. officials say there is bus service between those four stations and riders should keep an eye out for any additional delays. this morning. we're also following multiple wildfires. the park fire near chico has burned over 350,000 acres in butte and tehama counties. that makes it the seventh largest wildfire in california history. yesterday, crews caught a break thanks to the weather. containment is now at 12%. here's abc seven news reporter tara campbell. >> flames scorching over 350,000 acres. the park fire growing at a rapid rate. governor gavin
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newsom ordering a state of emergency in butte. and to him, a counties saturday. the governor getting a firsthand look as evacuations continue. >> fire blows over. i can't make any promise or guarantee that we can get up there to save your life, rachael vaughan fleeing her home near forest ranch. >> it's been stressful. i mean, i had to leave some animals behind, turn them loose, and my horse and not having the funds or the means to even provide for my family outside of my home has been difficult. >> the fire destroying numerous structures, including homes, as more than 2400 firefighters battled back, including crews from the san francisco fire department. >> they're battling, you know, long hours, which is which is typical of these fires and basically unfamiliar territory is also another thing that we try our best to learn the lay of the land while we're up there. we have been sent to the chico area several times. uh- historically in the past uh- maybe 15 years we've been up
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there a handful of times because it's kind of common, unfortunately, to have fires up in around that area. >> this area also saw the deadliest wildfire in state history, the camp fire, killing 85 people. in 2018, the town of paradise once again under threat. it was very impactful. >> every once in a while, when we smell smoke or see smoke like that, it does trigger us. it triggers the people here in paradise. it's just part of the when you go through trauma, that's what happens. >> parts of paradise now under evacuation warning, i'm getting evacuation alerts and, you know, be ready. >> and so i'm packed up. my dog, my cat. it's all i can do is wait and watch and hopefully get alerts. so meanwhile, cal fire is hoping for favorable weather. >> this weekend can help slow the spread of the fire. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> now to the fast moving fire in sunol. the creek fire has burned more than 700 acres near
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welch creek and calaveras roads. it started around 4 p.m. friday and is now 15% contained. forward progress has stopped and there are evacuations still in place at the sunol regional wilderness park, as well as some road closures in the east bay. many families forced out by the point fire are back home this morning. that fire burned about 470 acres, with containment now at 85% retardant. drops may have helped save these homes, but as you can see, it also made a bit of a mess. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn talks to neighbors who are cleaning up. >> thank god i'm so grateful that, the house is here. >> eleonora schwartz thankful for the firefighters who saved her home from the point fire. it blackened hundreds of acres as it raced across ridges and down hillsides, coming right up to her neighbor's property. >> the fire was real close to these people house, and they were running out with bags in their hand.
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>> abc seven news talked to schwartz friday as she, her husband and dog evacuated their home. her vehicle was hit by retardant right after his sheriff's deputies arrived on her doorstep and ordered her and neighbors to leave, just as they said that the helicopter passed and drench us on this saturday, streets are painted pink. it's the aftermath of all the fire retardant dumped on homes in this bay point neighborhood. families who evacuated have been allowed to come back. scott malone returned and realized retardant is covering everything yards, homes, cars, even playgrounds. >> my wife referred to as barbie ville or something. it was so pink. they told us it's water soluble so it should wash off. >> we saw neighbor after neighbor cleaning, washing retardant off homes and scrubbing the remnants off their cars. kevin pereira knows it won't be a quick process. >> it's going to take a few days. >> pereira says. the fire that
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marched toward his home terrified him. the aerial attacks, including the retardant drops, literally hit home. >> i could see the helicopter like, spray. the, the retardant. right. and, man, it was a scary moment. i was i was scared for these neighbors over here. >> cal fire says these aerial attacks were a critical weapon against the fire. >> there were multiple air tankers there as well as helicopters. and the air tankers are there to put in retardant drops. that helps slow the spread of the fire. >> firefighters now say they have the upper hand on the poin. fire neighbor eleanor schwartz counts it as a blessing that the danger in her neighborhood has passed. i think we are kind of thankful that, we could come back to the house because when things like this happen, people come back to nothing. and here's a closer look at all the retardant that's been dropped on this neighborhood during the point. fire crews have been battling gusty winds as well as dry conditions. but the good news is no homes have been damaged in this fire in bay
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point, suzanne phan. abc seven news. >> a fire that scorched nearly 400 acres along the altamont pass is now 98% contained as of this morning. it started thursday night near north flynn road, just outside of livermore. cal fire says the cause is still under investigation, but an initial report from chp shows a car caught fire on westbound i-580 and the flames then spread to the grass. now you can track wildfires across the state in real time as well as air quality with our interactive wildfire tracker, just go to our website abc seven news.com/fire map. all right, to weather. now let's check in with lisa. >> all right. well, the conditions are improving for our fire weather with higher relative humidity, lower temperatures. you can see the cloud cover from emeryville and temperatures this morning in the upper 50s to low 60s across the bay. and we'll be warming up through the upper 60s this
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afternoon. sunshine is on the way. my accuweather seven day forecast is as well. >> lisa thank you. plus we have new details on a rescue mission along highway one that ended with a grim discovery along the peninsula, then sacred heart short of its goal. how you can help south bay students make sure they have their school supplies ready. >> fargo is the new virtual assistant from wells fargo. oh, come on, come on, fargo let's you do this. >> fargo, turn off my debit car, i found it, i found my card. >> and also this. >> fargo, turn on my debit card. >> do you. fargo, you can with wells fargo. baby that. >> like it like. hey, everything you want is right here. >> there's family and fantasies.
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is as abc news obtained new details of a grievance filed for the former deputy, shaun grayson. grayson is the deputy seen in this police body camera footage shooting massey. he claimed he was terminated without just cause he asked for his job back along with lost wages and benefits. grayson reportedly worked for six law enforcement agencies in the last four years, despite two prior duis. he was also discharged from the army for misconduct. massey's family has been outspoken since she was shot and killed. >> this is the hardest thing that we have ever been through as a massey. it just breaks my heart that our family has to go through this. >> massey's death has been ruled a homicide following a recent autopsy. it also found she was killed by a gunshot wound to her head. in oakland. now, a fix for the city's flawed 9-1-1 system is a step closer. but it won't
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come cheap. the city council's public safety committee gave approval to spend more than $6 million on a solution. the abc7 news i-team obtained a report on the situation, and it found the current 20 year old motorola software was difficult to use, leading to increased report times and the issues were unable to be resolved. now, the city's i.t. department recommended a new purchase with another tech company. it would replace opd's current record management system with a modern software called mark 43. >> the work of it doesn't always get appreciated, because it only tends to get tech, get press coverage when it goes wrong. so i want to say we have an it team before us here tonight doing something right. >> the new system is being heavily vetted after the city's massive 2023 data leak. personal data was exposed and city services were taken offline. during that hack. >> the idea that any of these records are secure is naive, and we see these data breaches
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consistently. and so it's really put the population at a much more vulnerable place. >> the entire oakland city council will take up this new contract during a meeting this tuesday. now, if you have a story for the i-team, you can call this number on your screen 188 40 i-team or head to our website, abc7 news.com slash i-team. happening today, the stern grove festival is back for its sunday fun day. today's special guest will include soul and funk group frank and moody, and the duo drama. concert goers can enjoy the music series free of charge, and the festival will be held at the stern grove's natural amphitheater in here in san francisco. if you can't make it this weekend, don't worry, there will be plenty of other performances every sunday through august 25th. the event starts at 2 p.m. and will end at five and happening right now. more than 30,000 runners are on the streets for the san
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francisco marathon. the 26 mile loop started at mission street and the embarcadero at 515 this morning, and with record participation, they picked up their race shirts and bibs at the marathon expo yesterday. >> i think for us, this is a community run when it comes down to it, a lot of our runners come from the local bay area and it's just a way to bring everybody together in a really cool city and go on a running tour and see all the amazing monuments. >> the race takes runners across the golden gate bridge and through golden gate park, fisherman's wharf and oracle park, so expect to see some street closures and public transit disruptions throughout the day. you can find a full list of those service changes over on muni's website. certainly a brisk start for all of those runners. lisa and i have been cheering them on here from our studios. it's been fun to watch them go through the cameras. >> yes, that's right, very inspiring. they just keep coming. >> i know, i know, i remember
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earlier this morning i was saying how i really love to layer up when i, when i got to say today's weather is favorable. i'm sure for many of them because, you know, running in really hot weather is. >> yeah. no, no. so really the timing worked out with this cool down and the clouds out there and temperatures just temperate and allowing for them to heat up on their own without any help from mother nature. as we look at live doppler seven right now, our visible image in play here, and you can see all the fog and the footprint almost to the east bay. right now it is beginning to burn back already sunny skies in concord, walnut creek san ramon is looking at some sunshine. even the airport. you can see right here this is mount tam, where it is in the sun, and pretty soon the rest of us will be enjoying a sunny morning look at san jose cleared out quickly. pretty view there. the shark tank. it is still just in the 50s down at half moon bay, 58 downtown 62 oakland, hayward and 63 in san jose and looking from our sutro tower camera, you can see still pretty gray out there,
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but low 60s today. and a sunny afternoon. a bit of a breeze for sure. 63 in concord, 62 in livermore. so 24 hours ago we were cooler. this morning, a little bit milder, 2 to 4 degrees milder, and we're getting more in line with what we should be for late july with the ebb and flow of the low clouds and the fog. of course, it's cooler than average, but for the next few days we will keep we will keep that forecast of below average temperatures. and looking at the next several days beyond that warming trend begins wednesday, thursday, friday, looking into next weekend, the first weekend of august. and it looks like we have more warmth headed our way. could be getting into some advisories then, as high pressure wants to build back. here's a look at that fog. the low cloud deck retreating all the way to the coast. so it's a sunnier day, a warmer afternoon, then through the overnight hours, it's back to the low clouds and very little change
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for your monday. we have that mist and drizzle along the coast and then throughout the mid morning hours we break out into mostly sunny skies so we get the lighter winds overnight. upper elevations 25,000ft, 30,000ft. the atmosphere gets stacked up and we get a little bit of haze and smoke from the park fire, but it lifts out throughout late today and tomorrow, so you may not even notice it. a far north bay, moderate air quality. the rest of us good air quality. it's the northern sacramento valley, the adjacent foothills that will be smoky 25 mile an hour winds. and as we look at the high temperatures for wednesday, we're in the mid 90s inland. that's feeling like summer. little change on thursday. but friday looks like we're going to bring on some heat. could be near 100 degrees out towards clear lake temperatures today in the low 80s for concord, and looking at 77 for san jose. low 80s in santa rosa, 69 in oakland. overnight tonight. comfortable in the 50s. lots of low clouds
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drizzle along the coast and the accuweather seven day forecast that minor warming trend getting going the first couple of days of this upcoming workweek. and then as we get to the middle of the week, probably start to feel it getting more warmth. and then that cloud deck not lasting as long. and by the end of the week, we're back into the heat. stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. a reminder that you can watch all our newscasts and get lisa's forecast live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. you can download it now and start streaming. we'll be right back. >> i'm janelle marie, i'm here with award winning real estate expert suzanne roche. now, suzanne, speaking about my own experience, it can be so overwhelming when people finally decide to sell their property or start thinking about it, right? yes. >> you know, and that's why i offer a very unique approach utilizing my psychology degree to help those who are feeling stressed out and overwhelmed so that we can transform a very stressful situation into an easy and positive experience.
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would have to wait 30 years to move in. that's the big catch. the chronicle had reported that the stipulation no longer applies. the trustee of the home had told the paper that he had accepted an asking price offer from his sister, and she now lives in the house with her mom. also new. this morning, a new study reveals no breast cancer surgery is better than the other. a study from the women's college hospital in toronto shows getting a double mastectomy doesn't have any survival advantage. women who have had a lump or one breast removed did just as well as women who had both breasts removed. researchers say there's only a 7% chance over 20 years for women with breast cancer on one side to have cancer in the other breast. also new this morning, a new blood test shows a possible breakthrough for alzheimer's disease. according to researchers, the blood tests can help doctors diagnose alzheimer's faster and more
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accurately. the new test for cognitive decline has a 90% accuracy rate. that's up from 73% of correct diagnoses made by neurologists and memory specialists. this could help speed up alzheimer's trials and help bring in new medication. in san jose, sacred heart community service is asking for your help to support local youth in need. volunteers filled bags with school supplies for the annual pack a backpack program, but sacred heart still needs 1000 backpacks and $30,000 in donations to achieve their goal. >> our learning center will turn into a backpack store wonderland with school backpacks that are appropriate for kids, kindergarten all the way up to 12th grade, and they get to come in and select the backpack that fits their unique personality and gets them excited for the school year. >> backpacks can be dropped off tomorrow until thursday between
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8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at sacred heart's donation station on south first street. pre-registered families will pick up their free backpacks starting on tuesday and then again on thursday in the east bay. now, a new art exhibit is calling attention to west oakland's cultural legacy. artists of the neighborhood brought this showing together, titled west oakland matters, the event had live panels discussing how art and culture contribute to economic revitalization. >> you may live in a particular community or a particular set of limitations, but if your mind can expand and perceive beyond, it is usually the first step to getting past that space. so you've got to be able to cultivate the creativity within any community so that it's the soul of it doesn't die very important. >> it's always been bought down here. it's always been art down here. >> you can feel the passion. yeah. long time residents brought their own photos and records of the area over time. it featured a collection of
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paintings, photography, film, fashion and performance pieces. still to come in our next half hour. former president trump, addressing a recent attack on israel. his message amid tensions in the middle east. and we've all seen it, those service charges when you dine out. we'll take a deeper dive. >> does this story sound familiar? one month after you purchased your air purifier, it seems to just circulate dust and has stopped capturing pollutants. basically, it turns into a fan that's because the efficiency of synthetic hepa filters gets worse and worse over time. that's why we invented health pro air purifiers. our medical grade air purifiers never lose their efficiency using hyper hyper technology. the efficiency keeps getting better with use >> why always the couch? does he
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56 santa rosa low 60s in our inland valleys. and as we take a look at the next second half of the day, you'll notice we're in the 70s by noontime inland and going up to the 80s still below average, but a pleasant afternoon on the way. the bay shore, upper 60s to lower 70s. a nice change for fremont and hayward and even redwood city in the low 70s. but the fog clings to the coast. we will talk about a minor warming trend, and then it gets somewhat major. we'll talk about that. it's in the weekend for the first weekend of august when we see you next. stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. now to your voice, your vote. positive news for vice president kamala harris and a new abc news ipsos poll. it shows a big jump in her favorability rating. 43% of those polled have a favorable view. now that's up from 35% just last week. the jump even bigger among a crucial political group. we're talking about that 44% of independents that now say
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they have a favorable view of harris, up from just 28% last week. now, more than half of those polled say harris should be the democratic nominee. also new this morning, the campaign for vice president harris has raised nearly $200 million in less than a week. more than two thirds of that amount is reportedly coming from first time donors. harris's campaign is holding more than 2300 events in battleground states this weekend. yesterday, she spoke to voters at a fundraiser in massachusetts, and she also delivered a virtual address to appeal to young voters in this election, we know young voters will be key, and we know your vote cannot be taken for granted. >> it must be earned. and that is exactly what we will do, harris said. >> she's the, quote, underdog in the presidential race, but says her campaign is picking up steam. she'll hold another rally in atlanta on tuesday, happening
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tomorrow. republican vice presidential candidate jd vance will be in palo alto for a fundraising event. vance is no stranger to the silicon valley campaign piggy bank. he helped organize a fundraiser for former president donald trump last month. it was held at tech investor david sacks house here in san francisco. tickets for tomorrow's dinner are starting at $3,300 per person. speaking of, jd vance is joining former president trump rallying their supporters in minnesota this weekend. that state has not backed a gop candidate for president in over 50 years. mr. trump took aim at vice president harris, calling her a, quote, crazy liberal. he also addressed a recent strike on israel, saying it would not have happened under his presidency, that israel was just attacked very severely, attacked and hezbollah looks like and this is things that won't happen. >> i mean, you just this can't they have to respect us. they
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have to respect they cannot do this. they cannot do this. what they did just now with that attack is terrible. >> this week, mr. trump will return to pennsylvania for the first time since he survived the attempted assassination. he'll hold an indoor rally in harrisburg on wednesday. the middle east is now bracing for a potential escalation in violence during a weekend of attacks this morning. israel is following through with its pledge to retaliate after a rocket hit an israeli controlled area in lebanon. the strike killed 12 children and teens in the golan heights area. israel says hezbollah is responsible, but the militant group is denying a role in the attack. the israeli defense minister visited the site, promising hezbollah, quote, will pay the price. it comes, of course, as a very sensitive time. israel and hamas officials continue negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage proposal in rome today, still ahead on abc seven mornings, they got locked out of their
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banking apps, and now they're looking to cash out the bay area based bank, now facing a wave of new lawsuits over a crippling cyber hack. and we'll take you outside for a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. if you look closely, you may see a few remaining runners participating in the san francisco marathon. this morning. it's 935. we'll be right back. >> with wells fargo premiere, a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car and vacation home may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo? >> when i was playing, kristen and i started visiting kids that are battling cancer. >> hey, man. and we've been inspired by the people at ucsf benioff children's hospitals. they're just working day and night to come up with different types of therapies that are better and more effective all the time. you know, athletes a lot of times get championed as
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coverage, but some customers have started to push back, building a better bay area reporter lyanne melendez takes a deeper look at both sides. >> if you eat out, you've likely seen them surcharges tacked on to the tab with different names, service fee, labor surcharge, fair wage, employer mandates, health care security ordinance, sf safety and benefit charge. >> why so many terminologies? i mean, this is very confusing for the customer. i mean, what the heck is a safety and benefit charge? you know what? >> at the end of the day, there are always people that are going to try to get around something and find a way to make it work better for them. folks just have to vote with their feet, get up and get out and go somewhere else. that has more transparency. >> state senator bill dodd initially wrote the legislation to do away with all those surcharges, only to then exempt restaurants. and here's why we read we here on tv that how many restaurants are going out of
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business in the bay area? >> it's a tough time for restaurants. >> he's right. according to the san francisco consumer price index, prices for food away from home in the san francisco bay area went up by 5.2% in the past year. you know what else has gone up for restaurant owner rene dennis, his rent. minimum wage and that city health permit that in 2008 cost him $600 a year, is now up to $1,500. >> it keeps going up. >> we can't keep raising our prices in line with that, because then our customers get sticker shock. >> so restaurants across the state have started adding surcharges to their menus to make up for the rising costs. but sometimes those fees are not so obvious according to the law, any extra charges must be clearly and conspicuously displayed with an explanation. take this menu for example. i can read the prices no problem, but at the very bottom and not
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so conspicuous is this note. i need my glasses for this one. it says to help defray the rising cost in west hollywood, a 4.5% administrative fee will be added to your check. go on social media sites and the conversation is heated. here are two examples. when i receive a bill that has a service fee or a mandatory tip on it, i don't tip. san francisco has been doing it for years. hence the fact one reason i no longer dine there once a week, as i did years ago. lauren hyman created a site called sephisa, inviting customers to record the surcharge of each restaurant. >> you know, so i created this website to make it easy for me and other, you know, consumers to just to easily understand how much something is going to cost before before they purchase them and they visit a restaurant and sit down. >> and that kind of disclosure
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worries some restaurant owners who have already seen a backlash. this is really controversial and some restaurant owners didn't want to be interviewed. why is that? what are they afraid of? >> oh, it's hot right now. i read things like reddit and a lot of social media, and people are either posting, oh, 13% on my bill for this restaurant and they'll call out that restaurant at pascal. >> rene dennis charges an extra 5% to help supplement wages. faced with some disgruntled customers, some cafes and restaurants are eliminating that surcharge and just increasing the prices instead. if they were kind of confused, perplexed, sometimes thrown off in a way that made them discouraged from buying product and stuff like that at craftsman and wolves along the valencia corridor. once they eliminated the surcharge marked on the bill, it made things a lot easier for everyone. in fact, most people
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we spoke to would rather pay more for a meal if it meant not paying that surcharge. i have $37.65, and that way you can put a meal together from the menu without having to worry about. >> is there going to be some fee? i don't have enough for the fee because that's a that's that's a deadly moment when there's a fee. i think there's a simplicity in that, and i think it feels a little more transparent. we just got back from europe, where we were encouraged basically not to tip. >> that's what they do. at zazie, a popular french style restaurant in the coal valley neighborhood. so let me see if i get this right. you don't charge a service charge? no. or you don't add any health insurance? no okay. the tip. you don't even ask for a tip. no. so how do you make that work, back in 2015, we did raise our prices 20%. owner megan cornelius told us how that 20% is used is clearly posted on each menu.
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>> it says a tip for your restaurant. >> all prices include a living wage, fully funded health care, dental care and 401 k for all of our hard working staff. >> but rene dennis says that model doesn't add up to a solution for him. >> no other way to put it. you know, we're robbing peter to pay paul in san francisco. >> leon melendez, abc seven news. >> all right, let's check on conditions outside with lisa. >> good morning. good morning. watching the sunshine come out around the bay area from our exploratorium camera. it is certainly brightening up a lot of cloud cover. still left, but temperatures will be warmer than yesterday. thank goodness, because it was only 70 in livermore going for the low 80s today. stay tuned. my accuweather seven day forecast is next. >> tired of watching your electric bills climb higher every year? >> fed up with paying into the pockets of profit hungry energy giants like pg and e, it's time to take a stand and fire pg and
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says the ballers mishandled a player's injury, and that player lived in overcrowded rooms. that agent also expressed concern about player safety, saying a ballers player was robbed at gunpoint at some point this season. the ballers posted a lengthy statement on x that said the team has addressed the concerns, saying in part, quote, although it's been very difficult, we stand by our recent decision. however, we do acknowledge that we have not communicated these matters well to date and we will do better in the future. bay area baseball fans. it's been a busy weekend. while the a's are on the road, the giants are hoping for another win today following a country music filled saturday. here's abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez. >> good morning giants hosting a doubleheader saturday against the rockies fans getting two games for the price of one. and in game one, blake snell taking the hill in search of his first win this season. all right, game one, brother and sister having
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fun in the stands. i'd rather be in montana. i'd rather be at oracle park scoreless in the second. matt chapman that's out of here. 15th home of the year, second of the week one. nothing san francisco snell has been dialed in over his last two starts and no different here. how about a career high 15 strikeouts in six innings, the most by any pitcher in six innings in the modern baseball era. that's ever one shy of the franchise record. 16 becomes the first giants pitcher to strike out 15 since tim lincecum struck out 15 exactly 15 years ago. on this day. not kidding. snell's best outing as a giant possibly, though his last with the trade deadline on tuesday. we'll wait and see. and yet he didn't get the win because the bullpen gave up the tying run in the seventh and in the seventh, patrick bailey, a two run double for the lead. giants win four one. snell, on his sensational outing, admitting he was absolutely going for a new career high in k's uh- the last couple innings. >> i was really trying, yeah, i knew where i was at. i was like,
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i need to get 13 more than 13, so when i went out for the sixth, i was well aware of what i was trying to do, fifth, i was aware i was like, okay, let's get a couple more strikeouts. but yeah, the last two innings i was like, i was only going for strikeouts in between games. >> logan webb taking the stage with tyler rich during his concert, where he actually starred in one of his music videos a few years ago. so in the game, bottom one scoreless runner on for mike yastrzemski off the bottom of the wall in right, jorge soler on the move. and he is safe. yaz in with an rbi triple. it's one nothing. giants hayden birdsong struck out 12 rockies in his last start on sunday, this time striking out 8 in 5 innings. the kid picks up his second career win and stay hot. tyler fitzgerald solo blast to left eighth homer in his last ten games. giants win five nothing. they sweep the doubleheader. they'll go for a four game sweep later today. a's in anaheim. foul ball towards the upper deck. cameraman thinks it's bouncing down, but this a's
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fan cat like quickness. i got that baseball. nice play. oakland striking first. two on for shea langeliers. and towards the rock pile. it's a three run shot off former giant tyler anderson 411ft 20th of the year three nothing. a's major league best 41st home run in july for oakland. and it stands up. look at brett harris great stop at third. long throw across the diamond for the out. a's win three one. they can also go for a four game sweep later today. nhra nationals drag racing at sonoma. this weekend. funny car qualifying friday night and blake alexander's car just destroyed as he's ripping down the track. the body flies right off. i mean, this is crazy. he was okay. would continue to race and actually won the heat. believe it or not, the finals are later today. that's your look at sports. have a great sunday. let's send things back to you. >> oh i still can't get over that video. i'm glad he is safe. all right. the giants face the rockies again today. first pitch here at home is 105. lisa, we
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need another win. >> yes, we certainly do. and we will brighten things up in time. and it's an earlier game 64 degrees. yesterday. it was at 4:00 and will be in the mid 60s. a little breezy but partly cloudy skies. here's a look at our visible image and you can see all the fog. it certainly moved inland, but not quite as far this morning as it was saturday morning. already getting into that clearing from the north bay, the peninsula over into the east bay. so yes, we will be a little bit warmer, but the fog is not going to go too far. it will be back in earnest again tonight. here's a live look outside where you notice that the fog is just still in place there, and we'll look for a pretty nice day with temperatures below average 58 in san francisco. and we need a break, i think from the heat. 63 hayward, 62, in redwood city. and look at the golden gate bridge. it is scattering out the cloud cover. mid 50s 60 in napa, though the fog will be close. the sea breeze kicks up and we will see the temperature spread.
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not that wide today. it's going to get wider and wider as we go through the week ahead, where the temperatures will get increasingly warm, especially away from the coast. so 3 to 4 degrees milder. this morning a look at a sunny san jose. so below average for your sunday, monday, tuesday things begin to warm up in spots, but the real warming trend begins wednesday. and then by thursday friday we've got widespread 90s inland. the weekend could be close to 100, and that would be the first weekend of august. it looks like high pressure in the four corners is going to build back to the north, and we weren't quite sure. is it going to be right overhead or to the east of us? but it looks like we're going to see a significant warm up. there's a look at the fog. it peels back, it's a cloudy day at the beach. so limited sun there up towards point reyes and stinson. and then through the overnight hours it comes back. it's almost 2000ft deep and then pulling back once again for monday afternoon. so the fog as it retreats, the winds kick up
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that improves the air quality and it keeps the temperatures pretty cool as we get that breeze through the delta. so it should be pretty temperate. the fire concerns always with us this time of year, but at least the weather cooperating more or less the next several days. 77 in san jose, mid 70s for santa clara, cupertino on the peninsula. we've got the lower 70s returning for palo alto and redwood city. so a comfortable day and that low cloud deck thinning out from time to time. san francisco brightening up in the 60s and up in the north bay, a mixture of upper 70s san rafael to those low 80s in calistoga on the bay shore. here we've got low 70s. so a nice switch for you in union city, 69 there in berkeley and with some low 80s on the way, it is a much warmer day, but pleasant in our inland valleys. the accuweather seven day forecast so minor warming the next couple of days, bringing us near average by the middle of the week. and then the numbers continue to tick upwards into the mid 90s. inland bay
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shore is comfortable and coast partly cloudy. there stephanie. >> all right lisa. thank you. deadpool and wolverine had a blockbuster opening this weekend. the marvel film debuted at $205 million, shattering an r-rated movie record and becoming the eighth biggest opening of all time today. on the red carpet is celebrating this exciting new summer blockbuster with a special episode from the world premiere. hear from stars ryan reynolds and hugh jackman and see all the fun on their wild world tour. as the stars met with marvel fans all over the globe, this is the craziest thing i've ever seen in my life. >> did your spandex dream come true or was it a spandex nightmare finally wearing that yellow? >> except when needing the bathroom? honestly, i can't imagine doing it any other way. i can't believe we didn't do it for the last 24 years. it was their idea. immediately. this is what we're going to do. and it's it just it's perfect. >> taking hugh to pee was a
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whoever harris chooses as her running mate. >> very creative. yeah, yeah, i like that. okay, well, we're getting into a warmer afternoon and a nice looking day out there as the sunshine will win out throughout the mid morning hours, bringing us a sunny day, cool at the coast and next weekend though we could be sweating it out again inland. >> stay tuned back to this roller coaster we've been seeing right. thank you lisa, and thank you all for joining us on abc seven mornings. we'll see you back here at 5 p.m. have a great day. >> this is abc 724 over seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. >> yeah, you're watching abc seven news live anytime,
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