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national association of black journalists conference, lying about vice president kamala harris's race and doubling down on promises to pardon. january 6th rioters. the response from the vice president last night, plus the power and strength of the community, how customers and neighbors are banding together to support an east bay bookstore just days after it was destroyed by fire. >> good morning. it is thursday, august 1st. >> i'm going to start with the check of the weather with drew. >> your rent? >> it's due. >> thank you. it is already august the 1st. >> yep. >> the year this year is flying by. >> that will never get old for me. here we go. on this 1st of august, we will start out with our morning marine layer live look from the exploratorium camera showing you. just like the past couple of mornings, we're dealing with widespread cloud cover. we have drizzle in the city, parts of the north bay, the coast. you get the picture. that marine layer is back in a big way once again. current sky conditions. a lot of clouds on this map. concord right now reporting clear skies. so the far inland east bay, the tri valley is seeing clear

conditions. but for a lot of us, we're starting out with those clouds. 55 in the city right now. good morning fremont, you're at 5758 in oakland, a little bit warmer in san jose at 63 degrees inland, where we do have clear skies. brentwood, livermore, low 60s, 49, though that current temperature in sonoma. so it is chilly in parts of the north bay. now today we will see some high cirrus clouds move in from time to time. it's a partly cloudy day, but it's even warmer inland than we were yesterday. mid and upper 90s for daytime highs, so temperatures certainly above average around the bay shoreline. we have that fog giving way to partly cloudy skies warmer than yesterday. upper 70. some areas getting into the low 80s and then along the coast. very similar to the past couple of days. it's very foggy out there right now. we'll keep the clouds for most of the day and highs in the low 60s. let's check in with sue. see those drive times? >> good morning. yes, unfortunately we are starting off with a traffic alert. it's tough to see here. the fog keeps coming and going on our emeryville camera. but we have a fatal accident. it is westbound 80. here's a different look at

it from our caltrans camera. it's involving a big rig, a fatal accident westbound 80 right before ashby avenue. so the two right lanes are blocked. the three left lanes are shut down and are getting through. excuse me. and you can see a cone pattern there or a flare pattern. so it's going to be some time they've called for a heavy duty, a heavy duty tow truck to get that big rig out of there. but unfortunately the coroner is on scene. has to do their investigation as well. so san pablo avenue would be a good alternate at this hour, but really not a great alternate to suggest to you. just going to have to stick it out. and again, we'll be following this. 80 westbound at ashby fatal involving a big rig. all right. thanks. we'll continue to check in with you. >> your voice, your vote. >> former president trump is dealing with the fallout over his remarks about vice president kamala harris racial identity. the vp slammed his comments as divisive and disrespectful. abc news reporter em nguyen has details on trump's combative

interview that is sparking backlash. >> this morning, former president trump facing blowback after questioning vice president kamala harris's race, falsely claiming that harris didn't always identify with her black heritage. >> she was always of indian heritage, and she was only promoting indian heritage. i didn't know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black, and now she wants to be known as black. >> harris is the daughter of an indian mother and a black father from jamaica. trump, making the allegation at the national association of black journalists convention in chicago, where he also doubled down on his pledge to pardon those convicted in the january 6th attack on the capitol. >> oh, absolutely. i would, they were convicted by a very, very tough system. >> harris in houston last night, reacting to trump's comments about her racial identity. >> it was the same old show. the divisiveness and the disrespect.

and let me just say, the american people deserve better, while also reminding the audience about what's at stake in november. in this moment, we face a choice between two very different visions for our nation, one focused on the future, the other focused on the past. >> also last night, trump returned to pennsylvania for the first time since the assassination attempt in that state, claiming he didn't even know harris's name until recently. >> i mean, two weeks ago, i was talking about biden. i didn't even know her name. nobody did. kamala. hello beautiful. >> even though earlier in the day he had said this, i've known her a long time. >> indirectly, not directly, very much. >> trump was also asked if j.d. vance as vice president would be ready on day one to take over the presidency. he did not answer the question, only saying he respects vance and that vp

candidates don't usually make a difference in the election. and when. abc news washington. >> the united auto workers is endorsing vice president harris for president. in a statement, the union president said she will stand with them in their war on corporate greed with her track record of helping the working class, the harris campaign says she will continue to, quote, fight like hell for union workers and their familie. starting today, delegates for the democratic party will hold a virtual vote to select their nominee, vice president harris is running unopposed. a survey from the ap and norc center for public affairs research shows about 8 in 10 democrats say they'd be very or somewhat satisfied if harris becomes the nominee. three national polls out yesterday show harris leading trump by at least one point in a hypothetical matchup. >> developing news out of san francisco that we've been tracking all week, an aggressive campaign to clear homeless encampments is underway. city

crews have been moving to different areas every day. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live with a look at the process and how many people have been contacted. so far. gloria >> good morning reggie. the majority of unhoused people who have been offered shelter have refused it so far. take a look at these numbers right here. data from san francisco's healthy streets operation center shows a total of 41 people were contacted on monday and tuesday. all were offered shelter, but 34 of those people refused. that is 82%. abc seven news was at 19th and folsom yesterday. tents had returned less than 24 hours after city workers moved. people who are unhoused from the area. the city's healthy streets operation team says one reason people declined shelter is that in many cases, it's not the type of shelter they want. for example, a single room or a hotel room, the work has ramped up following a recent supreme

court ruling and executive order from governor newsom directing state agencies on how to remove homeless encampments. >> despite the supreme court ruling, the ninth circuit vacating the majority of the injunction. our approach and our work has not really changed as of yet. so we do 72 hour noticing of the ten locations that we address per week. >> when you're outside, like all you have is your belongings. so to lose that is a trauma in such a way. and what's being documented on video is like it's happening with a lack of dignity and consideration. >> that's a member on the city's homelessness oversight commission who calls the sweeps inhumane. but the city says they are not, and that their approach is compassionate. live in san francisco, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. thanks so much, gloria. >> also today, parking

restrictions begin to take effect on a san francisco street filled with rv dwellers. this is on winston drive near lake merced. sfmta says parking control officers will begin sighting illegally parked rvs and campers. the city last year voted to implement a four hour parking limit along winston drive and buckingham way, where many of those campers are located. city officials say they would not begin enforcement until they found suitable housing for the dozens of families living in those rvs. >> if you take an uber, lyft or waymo ride in san francisco, it may eventually cost you more. the city is asking voters to approve a new tax on ride hailing companies to shore up muni's finances. a bill was just qualified for november's ballot. officials say the community transit act would raise 20 to $30 million every year. the money would come at a critical time for muni in april, the agency told abc7 news it's facing a $12.7 million deficit over the next two years. muni has threatened to cut service if it's not able to close budget

gaps. >> a business that's been making some iconic candy bars for more than 70 years is closing its doors for good. >> annabelle's candy company is behind some candy that's sure to spark nostalgia, like rocky roa, big hunk, abba-zaba, and more. the chronicle reports the decision to close is due to increasing costs and the need for investments. the news came as a shock to employees. >> we're calling name by name. you need to sign this paper because we closed the company. wow. we expected that one because supposedly we are on the schedule next this week to work. >> according to the chronicle, annabelle's candy brands will now be made at the company's other facilities. >> we're following up on a story about the oakland bookstore that got destroyed by a fire this week. the east bay booksellers bookstore had been operating on college avenue for decades before tuesday morning's fire. when we spoke to the owner the morning of that fire, he told abc7 he was too overwhelmed to even think about the future of the shop. now a bit of hope on

the horizon and just under 48 hours, a gofundme has raised nearly $120,000. that's over half way over half of the $200,000 goal set by the account. we have a link to it at abc seven news.com if you want to help out. >> that is incredible. the accuweather forecast 510 this morning we're saying hello to san jose right now with a live look outside. it's cloudy with our morning marine layer. foggy out there 63 that current temperature in san jose. good visibility and the winds right now coming in very light at six miles per hour. the forecast today will see even warmer weather move in away from the coast this afternoon. so in the city we'll go into the upper 60s with morning fog to partial sunshine, 74 with morning clouds, the sun in oakland 85. it's warm but partly cloudy in san jose and a warmer afternoon compared to yesterday. walnut creek going to 92 degrees. the reason why we're warming up live doppler seven along with satellite. this high pressure centered over texas is slowly

moving in our direction. but as it does, you can see some moisture rotating around it. this monsoonal moisture is slowly advancing into parts of southern california, and some of that cloud cover will move in later on this afternoon. so future weather today it's partly cloudy with some high clouds streaming in tomorrow, though we'll watch for some of this moisture moving to the sierra into parts of northern california. it will stay away from the bay area, so we're not seeing any forms of thunderstorms here locally, but there is the chance to our north and to our east the threat of dry lightning is there. that's something we'll watch as we head into the weekend, but today it's mostly sunny inland, mid 90s for daytime. highs around the bay shoreline. quite foggy this morning to partly cloudy skies into the 70s. we go and then along the coast you could see we'll keep it very cloudy out there. a lot of moisture this morning with form of drizzle along the coast. highs today in the low 60s. reggie thanks. >> drew a major marathon mistake. thousands of runners who flocked to san francisco are now realizing they were cheated by the race. how event

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salmon are a threatened species. the fish are currently sitting in pools in higher regions, waiting for colder days and higher tides so that they can spawn. officials say the fire could devastate the population to into extinction if the flames move farther up in altitude. fire retardant would also be toxic for fish in the waterways. now some families who live near the park fire hope to return home to their house, still standing for others, they're already looking to rebuild or move. the new family recently lost their home in the park fire and their last home in the camp fire. they say it's a nightmare. they're living through all over again. >> how do we rebuild our lives again, from the ground up? you know, you think you have a house, your grandkids are going to come and enjoy that house with you in the future. and then once again, it's just gone. >> and their house, along with their neighbors homes, burned down in the mountainous town of cohasset. they say their

insurance situation leaves them at even more of a disadvantage. >> it was just so unattainable for us and so unaffordable. it felt as if we would have had to have a mortgage payments just for our insurance. >> and the danu's say their next home will not be in the mountains, because the risk of even more wildfires. firefighters are also battling another fire east of bakersfield this morning. the burrell fire has burned more than 58,000 acres and is 39% contained. of course, you can keep track of the fires burning across the state with our abc seven california wildfire tracker. it gives you a full picture of the fires and smoke across the state. it's right there on the front page of abc seven news.com. >> you might be able to contribute to scientific research at yellowstone national park, the usgs and the park service are trying to find out more about a hydrothermal explosion that happened in biscuit basin, july 23rd. they say people who were there at the time could have valuable

information to share. so if you happen to be on vacation in that area, july 16th to the 23rd, you're asked to send in your photos or videos to the park service. you can find more information on yellowstone's website, and you can have all you can eat pancakes at ihop. >> as we approach the back to school season, the restaurant is bringing back the deal from earlier this year to help families with busy schedules save money. to get the deal, you have to order a breakfast combo and you'll get a short stack of buttermilk pancakes at no additional cost. you can also order a stack of five buttermilk pancakes for $5. the deal runs until september 15th. back to school. >> already this year is flying by. >> it's going to be christmas soon. >> i know, i mean, some students go back in like two weeks. >> happy valentine's day! it's almost easter. wow. >> so wait, you get a short stack with any combo and that short stack is all you can eat, so you just keep going. >> how much can people eat? my

goodness, am i unaware of the size of a stomach? what's going on? no. >> well, i guess if you have, like, a family. >> yeah. here you go, young push him off to all the all the kids here. get out the short stacks. they're good though. they are delicious. this morning we'll take you to. okay. we have mostly cloudy skies over the airport. right now as it's busy in the terminals this morning. we will find fog early on. here's future weather by 9 a.m. we are still very foggy around the bay shoreline. you're kind of used to this this week. take some time for the fog, the marine layer to break down, but one difference today by about noon we'll see some high clouds streaming in. so we burn off the fog. but then some of that fog is replaced by cirrus clouds. it's partly cloudy throughout the day, but we'll still get even warmer than yesterday. we do expect our warmest areas inland mid 90s, so it is a mild start to august. today partly cloudy in the south. live in san jose. we'll go to 90 though in los gatos, 92 in gilroy, up the peninsula 83. redwood city 76 san mateo but foggy all day along the coast

with the coastal communities. in the 60s, just like yesterday, it was foggy all morning across the city. it's the same way today. we will find a little bit of sunshine downtown, closer to about 1 p.m, but quite cloudy along the coast for the sunset. the richmond district's in the 60s in the north bay, partly cloudy today, getting warmer. 90 in santa rosa, 88 in san rafael. we'll go to 88 in sonoma, 89 in vallejo. the east bay today fog to partly cloudy skies. 74 in oakland, which is warmer than yesterday, 79 in fremont, 80 in castro valley and then inland today, low and mid 90s, 95 in pittsburg, 97 in brentwood, about 91 in san ramon. overnight tonight we still stay quite foggy. overcast once again, you see these green dots on your screen indicating that drizzle is back, but it will lead to another warm afternoon tomorrow. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the next seven days for you. mild start to august. little change tomorrow will bump up those temperatures into the weekend. saturday the warmer of the two days. we do get slightly cooler here on sunday and the next week we're watching tuesday

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warmer than yesterday. we'll go for morning marine layer fog to partly cloudy skies this afternoon. warmest areas inland in the mid 90s and following your traffic this thursday morning, we are starting off with a fatal accident involving a big rig on one of the busiest stretches of the entire bay area that would be 80 westbound near ashby avenue. >> two right lanes are blocked. you are going from five, narrowing down to three. so the back up now into albany. >> and number seven, a heads up if you have a high school student preparing for college applications, open today for the fall 2025 semester at the university of california, building a better bay area in the east bay, oakland is encouraging residents and workers to get out and about in downtown. the city is offering free entertainment from music to fitness classes every tuesday, wednesday and thursday. the goal is to boost foot traffic for local businesses that are struggling with oakland's office vacancy rate hovering around 20%. >> each individual business

doesn't have to do as much marketing, so they don't have to spend as much of their money on those kinds of expenses, because you've got people just naturally walking around. >> more than 70 shops and restaurants are also offering special deals to drum up business. one is even offering a discount after a quick game of rock, paper, scissors with a staff. >> this morning, the san francisco marathon is having to do a bit of damage control. hundreds of runners who participated in the half marathon are finding out the finish line wasn't really the finish line. earlier this week, the event organizers quietly announced they miscalculated the length of one of the half marathon courses it made the course a half mile shorter than what it should havenews reportes spoke with frustrated runners. >> for thousands of bay area runners, this year's san francisco marathon has been a massive disappointment. on tuesday, participants received this email stating that a mistake had caused organizers to miscalculate one of the half marathon courses instead of

being 13.1 miles. the course through the city was actually only 12.6 miles. radhika bala was one of the marathons participants. she says she figured out something was off while she was running and looking at the mile markers. >> it was confusing in the beginning. there's a little bit of like maybe, you know, over time someone made a mistake. the next mile might be longer. we'll make up for it. >> paula says while she just took up running this year, she's come to love the sport. she tells me sunday's mix up makes her feel like she's been cheated. >> i got cheated from that experience because i did spend a couple of miles just mentally being like, what's going on? who do i listen to? what pace do i follow? do i look at my watch? >> similar feelings were shared by jack lang. lang says the weekend's experience has left him with an especially bad impression, not least of all because he says this isn't the first san francisco marathon he's done that's had problems. >> i have two bad experiences. i'm like, like, what? what what new uh- mess up? are they going to come up with when i do it for a third time? >> i reached out to marathon

officials to get their response on what went wrong. in a statement, they tell us, quote, we know how disappointed the second half marathon runners are, and we are as well. unfortunately, the course route was measured correctly, but the certification map was drawn incorrectly. mile markers are added based on the map, thus causing the distance calculation error. organizers have updated the race times for participants since discovering the mistake, but for many runners, they say more still needs to be done and they're asking for some form of compensation. >> some people flew in from across the country. this is one of the most expensive races out there. it's like $230 or something like that to just register for it. so i think the consternation is definitely justified. >> in total, around 3700 people participated in the miscalculated half marathon in san francisco. tim johns abc seven news. >> yikes. well, keep your eye on your inbox. >> emails that could be worth thousands of dollars or going out this week. coming up at 530, the offer being made by

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middle east. iran's supreme leader, now calling for a direct attack on israel. delta and united airlines pausing all flights in and out of the regio, making child care more affordable and more available for families who need it most. >> the rare bipartisan bill now being considered on capitol hil. >> it's part of our mission for the university of california is really to be a change agent for the state. >> the uc system celebrating a major milestone. what they say has led to the system's largest and most diverse freshman class and a crackdown at comic-con this year, police used the mega fan event to target would be predators. well, we start this morning with some breaking news, journalist evan ■gershkovich and former us marine paul whelan are being released from prison in russia. abc news confirms the

men are among 24 people being released as part of a prisoner swap organized between the us and four other nato allies. this is the largest multi-country prisoner swap since the cold war. we also know another russian american journalist and a prominent critic of the russian government are being released to the u.s. we are just getting more information as we speak, so we'll keep tracking it throughout the morning. but again, the wall street journal reporter and the us former us marine who have been in prison in russia now released more as we get it. good morning on this thursday, august 1st, we're going to start with a check of our weather with drew. >> yeah. good morning. >> we'll begin here. walnut creek showing you it's pretty pleasant. pretty quiet out there. we have clear skies from this vantage point 58 degrees right now closer to the coast. and certainly around the bay shoreline. we do have fog this morning, and you may need your windshield wipers. there's drizzle along the coast as well. pretty wide range of temperatures. chilly and sonoma right now at 49 degrees but

warmer in danville at 60. good morning, palo alto, 61 degrees. now the big takeaway today is that we're getting even warmer away from the coast. we'll have partly cloudy skies throughout the day. we'll get those temperatures into the mid 90s and our warmest areas inland around the bay shoreline. quite a bit of fog this morning. expect that fog to stay with us until about 10 a.m. then after that we turn partly cloudy temperatures a little bit warmer than yesterday. we'll get into the mid and upper 70s for daytime highs along the coast. today it is very foggy this morning. we do have some low visibility, some drizzle close to the ocean. we'll keep it pretty cloudy all day long and a bit of a breeze does pick up this afternoon. we'll have those daytime highs very similar to yesterday in the low and mid 60s. let's check in with sue, see how the commute is going. >> well we still are dealing with this big rig fatality. excuse me. as we refresh our picture here caltrans camera. this is on 80 westbound right by ashby avenue. you can see the flares on the roadway. the two right lanes are blocked. coroner is on scene. there waiting for a

heavy duty pickup truck. and the coroner to finish his investigation or their investigation. right lanes are getting by, but you are stacked up now beyond albany. you can see. and this is already one of the busiest stretches, as you know, of the entire bay area. so sigalert in effect until further notice, trying to get this big rig moved out of the way. and it all depends on the investigation that is ongoing. otherwise, it's a pretty quiet morning out there. we do have a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge and the bay bridge at this hour. all right, sue, thank you. >> developing news in san francisco. the city is expected to continue clearing encampments today. it comes after a supreme court ruling and governor newsom's recent executive order directing state agencies on how to remove homeless encampments. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live in san francisco. and, gloria, how are these sweeps going? >> reporter yeah, you know, some are calling the sweeps inhumane, but the city says they are not

and that their approach is compassionate. check out this footage here. you can see the tents are back on 19th and folsom in san francisco. less than 24 hours since city workers moved homeless individuals from their. ramon castillo is unhoused. he says his tent was taken away on tuesday. he was arrested and cited for illegal lodging and then released. san francisco's public works and members of the department of emergency management offered him a hotel room, but he declined. it >> i'll be okay. i mean, that's temporary. you know, i mean, it happened to me too many times, but this one is different thing. >> castillo is not alone. the majority of unhoused people offered shelter early this week have refused it. data from san francisco's healthy streets operation center shows a total of 41 people were contacted on monday, and tuesday. all were offered shelter, but 34 of those

people refused. that is 82%. but the city's healthy streets operation team says they are seeing progress and that behavior change takes time, and the city says they would follow up with ramon and offer him shelter again. live in san francisco. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> all right, thank you so much, gloria. >> as the city carries out its campaign to clear the encampments, we're finding some groups are now more honorable than others. okay, now we're going to go to a special report from abc news. >> i'm whit johnson in new york, and we're coming on the air because there is breaking news. we're getting word of potentially a massive prisoner exchange between the u.s. and russia and possibly other countries that would involve evan gershkovich and paul whelan. they are expected soon to be in u.s. custody. let's get right to our chief white house correspondent, mary bruce, who has the latest and, mary, i know this is a very fluid situation,

but what can you tell us? >> wait, this is absolutely fluid and still developing. i can tell you what we do know right now is that after months and years of negotiations, we are told by a senior administration official that a prisoner transfer has been agreed to. that does include the wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich and the former u.s. marine paul whelan. we have also been told that they are that that they are expected to soon be in u.s. custody. of course, we know this is something that this white house has been working on for a long time. behind the scenes evan gershkovich has been detained since march 2023 on those spy charges that he, the wall street journal and the u.s. all fiercely deny and say was a complete sham. he was sentenced, you know, just last month to 16 years in a penal colony after that secret three day trial with absolutely no proof. and, of course, paul whelan is that former u.s. marine. he's been held for over five and a half years. he's actually been left out of previous deals as the u.s. brought home other wrongfully detained americans. the hope here is that he, too,

is now going to be coming home with. >> and mary, we know that. remember when brittney griner, griner was released and was able to come back to the u.s? that was in 2022, and those discussions really picked up since then with regards to paul whelan and then later, evan gershkovich. what more do we know about those conversations behind the scenes between the u.s. and russia and the other countries that perhaps could be involved in this? >> yeah, i suspect this is something that does involve many of our allies as well. but as you said, this has been an incredibly long time coming. this is something that we have heard the president speak out forcefully about speaking out in defense. of course, of evan and of paul whelan. so i suspect that this has taken a lot, a lot of tense negotiations behind the scenes. we don't know the details yet of what went into this, but we can report right now that evan gershkovich and paul whelan, you know, according to a senior administration official, are part of this prison transfer and are expected to be soon, they hope, in u.s.

custody. >> and we all do. and of course, our thoughts to their families as well throughout this process. mary bruce, thank you so much. of course, we'll have much more on our streaming channel, abc news live and abc news.com. you can also get breaking news alerts with the abc news app. then we'll have a full wrap up tonight on world news tonight. for now i'm whit johnson in new york. have a great day. >> this has been a special report from abc news. >> so that's a major breaking news this morning that we are continuing to follow. and of course there's still information we don't know like who this prisoner exchange was, who the exchange was. yes we know who you know. we know two people who have been released, but we don't know for whom, who's going the other way, who's going from the us to russia. yes. >> and what details are kind of wrapped up in the entire swap. but we know that abc news, as they mentioned, is confirming the men are among 24 people being released as part of this prisoner swap that has been organized. and so all of this breaking this morning overnight,

as you're waking up. >> all right. we move on here at abc seven news this morning, a long and memorable career of service comes to a close in the south bay. we'll tell you about this 98 year old crossing guard and what he plans to do after retiring. but first, we'll check on the weather with drew. >> hey, reggie. 538 this morning, our air quality. we're keeping you updated. its all green. we have fresh air overhead with that marine layer, but we do have some changes around the park. fire still moderate to unhealthy downwind of the fire, but some of that smoke is now wrapped around is impacting lake tahoe's air quality. this morning. it's moderate to unhealthy for sensitive groups and it will stay that way the next 24 hours. there just be aware of that. if you are traveling to tahoe here locally, that onshore flow continues to keep the smoke away from us. we will stay in good air quality for the foreseeable future as that onshore flow continues to remain with us. here's a look at the forecast today. fog to partial sun in the city today 68. morning clouds to sun in oakland 74. it's partly cloudy in san jose. it's warm at 85 and then a warmer afternoon

on the way for walnut creek. basically, our inland communities going into the low and mid 70, low and mid 90s for daytime highs. so here's a look at the forecast today. we'll keep it partly cloudy inland all day today mid 90s. so it's warmer than yesterday in many cities around the bay shoreline. it's quite foggy this morning. we have pockets of drizzle out there. we'll turn brighter throughout the afternoon mid 70s. later on today and then along the coast. we have a lot of cloud cover. we'll keep it mostly cloudy throughout the day and those highs going into the low 60s. so it is a mild start to august temperatures in most cities. we will be going above average for this time of the year. it's a partly cloudy afternoon on the way mid 90s, and then we'll go to 85in napa, the same in san jose seconds for san mateo, oakland, fremont, the city up to

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after his new york retrial is over. governor newsom signed an extradition warrant for weinstein to be arrested and brought to california. governor newsom wants weinstein to service his 16 year sentence for his conviction to serve. i should say, his 16 year sentence for his conviction in los angeles. airlines have suspended flights to tel aviv after the assassination that happened in iran, united states. united says it's evaluating next steps and will make decisions on resuming service with a focus on safety for customers and crews. delta. delta says it's monitoring the security environment and assessing operations based on guidance and intelligence reports. >> no trial and no death penalty. that's what the mastermind and coconspirators of the 9/11 attacks will get. in a plea deal. and that isn't sitting well with some of the families of those killed on that day. and a letter to victims families. khalid sheikh mohammed, who was captured in

2003 along with two others, have agreed to plead guilty to all of the charges. that includes the murder of 2976 people. all three are held in guantanamo bay, where they're they're expected to remain for the rest of their lives. >> what happened today was khalid sheikh mohammed and the other two that pled out. they have a victory today, and i don't think we ever should have given them any type of victory. it didn't make sense. >> the biden administration says it played no role in the plea agreement. >> a shocking truth uncovered from the weekend san diego comic-con. a sex trafficking sting led to over a dozen arrests during the event, and ten likely victims are now safe. attorney general rob bonta says sex traffickers capitalize on large scale events like comic-con to exploit victims for profit law enforcement officers pose as sex buyers to find victims and made fake advertisements as solicitors. 14

alleged sex buyers were arrested and those who, are the buyers who create the market. >> the demand for human traffickers. we will hold you accountable as we have here and to the victims and survivors. we support you. >> police say they found nine adult potential victims and one juvenile, a 16 year old girl. they were all offered support services. >> now to the rising cost of child care affecting millions of families. lawmakers at the nation's capitol are proposing a new method to ease the burden on working parents. abc news reporter rhiannon ali breaks down the proposal. >> any working parent will tell you child care costs have skyrocketed. the numbers don't lie. parents have seen prices rise at nearly double the pace of inflation. daycare and preschool costs are up 263% since 1990. >> we felt like it was important for us to come together to have

a common sense, bipartisan solution. >> and now a new proposal in washington aims to make child care more affordable by retooling existing tax credits to help working parents. the plan from senators tim kaine of virginia and katie britt of alabama, would double the amount of expenses that employees can put into pretax savings accounts for child care, and it would increase the child care tax credit to $2,500 for single child families and 4000 for families with multiple kids. >> we nearly double the size of the tax credit, and we make it refundable. a lot of low income families, they're not paying federal income tax, so the tax credit doesn't help them. you make it refundable. they can use it. >> the proposal also includes grant money to boost pay for workers to hopefully keep them from fleeing to higher paying jobs in other industries. cain and britt are optimistic there is political will to pass this plan in the near future. >> people are talking to every member of congress, democrat or republican, house or senate.

we're hearing about this at home. we need to find a solution. and this is a novel kind of a new approach. >> rhiannon ally, abc news, new york. >> a dedicated crossing guard in the south bay is being recognized for their long-time service. >> dedicated life of service, you served your country. you served your community. you served your family. you served your teammates. >> 1955 you relocated to the beautiful san jose, california and worked as a welder for 30 years and retiring in 1991 at 98 years old. >> joseph bria says he's ready to retire after leading kids safely across the street for 31 years. some of the kids he first started helping now have kids of their own. >> i love my job. i love the children. i love the people around the neighborhood. they all treated me good. two things to say to the kids. good morning and smile. >> bria plans to stay active in retirement and spend time with his many grandkids. >> are honestly crossing guard was my first job.

>> i was going to say, have either one of you been crossing guards? >> i feel like that would be a good drew job. >> i don't know if it was a crossing guard, but i was like, on the patrol. i had like a traffic patrol. >> yeah. oh yeah. >> yeah, that's what that was. okay. >> yeah. i felt like i was just in charge of, like, herding cats. yep. on your bus. go this way. you know. yeah. >> we would open doors and say, welcome and then close. doors open. welcome >> very important job. >> that's what i do. this welcome. >> do you live for your childre? welcome. yeah. every time the home get inside, get your juice box and be quiet you're a very fun mom. oh, 100 just on your instagram page. i know your stories. you're always doing something. the energy i have none. >> they. >> they take it all. you're fooling me. i outside this morning. here's a live look at sutro tower where we do have low level fog out there. but then we're also highlighting. see those high wispy clouds in our

sky? those will stay with us all day. so it's a partly cloudy day out there. once we get rid of that fog. let's talk about the weekend. we're so close. saturday is the warmer of the two days. we'll get into the upper 90s in our warmest areas inland. with those high cirrus clouds still sticking with us. by sunday we have a little bit of a cooldown, but still, those temperatures will be above average. both days are looking very nice. little breezy in the afternoon on sunday. today though, we'll find a lot of fog this morning. and again once we get rid of that fog. there are those high clouds streaming in, so it's a partly cloudy day today. we'll find those temperatures 60s along the coast, 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline, 90s and our warmest areas inland. so it's a mild start to august, starting in the south bay 80s and 90s. today, 85 in san jose, we'll go to 94 in morgan hill, 80 for milpitas, foggy along the coast all day today, 60s there, but partly cloudy in san mateo at 7683 in redwood city, 73, in menlo park, across the city today we start out with morning clouds, morning drizzle, a little bit of sunshine downtown, quite cloudy, close to the ocean. we'll keep it mainly in

the 60s for daytime highs. it will get breezy this afternoon. be aware of that. in the north bay it's partly cloudy 80s and 90s for the most part. 88 in sonoma will go to 95 in cloverdale. lakeport up to 9689. in vallejo, the east bay today partly cloudy. 74 in oakland, 79 in fremont, 80 in castro valley and then inland. today it's getting warm out there, low and mid 90s for our daytime highs. now overnight tonight we will see a return of our overcast skies. quite a bit of fog out there. and then you see these green dots on your screen indicating that drizzle is back again around the bay shoreline and along the coast. but we do have a warm afternoon headed our way for tomorrow. here's the accuweather seven day forecast for the next seven days for you. mild start to august. today little change tomorrow and then we'll get a bit hotter inland on saturday. approaching 100 cooler on sunday. but both days ample sunshine in the next week we'll see another warm up by tuesday. we're heating up to about 100 degrees, and our warmest spots inland guys. >> thank you drew. new at six, a popular fast food joint that

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diverse class ever across its ten campuses. the university says the number of first year students admitted from underrepresented groups has grown by nearly 2800 students. that's up by 1.2% from last school year. >> they know that if you can put people into a college community where there's a diverse exchange of ideas, where people might be a little bit out of their comfort zone, that is one of the most fundamental benefits of higher education. >> applications for next fall open up at nine. this morning. >> we're learning about the biden administration's plan to wipe out student debt for 30 million borrowers. if you have student loans, expect to get an email from the department of education. it will lay out options on how you could have some or all of your debt canceled this fall. there are two ways to qualify one. if you've been paying back your loans for more than two decades, and two if you have runaway interest. >> i think the number of borrowers that are going to benefit the most are the

borrowers whose balances are higher. now than when they first went into repayment. you know, for example, if you originally borrowed $30,000 and you've been in repayment for a few years, and today you owe 40,000, you would stand to probably get that extra 10,000 forgiven. >> if you don't know if this all applies to you, you can log in to studentaid.gov. if the lender is the department of education, then you could potentially qualify. there is no application and you don't need to take any action in today's gma. first look, comedian richard gadd, the creator of the hit series baby reindeer, is responding to the defamation lawsuit against netflix. here's abc news reporter trevor ault in this morning's gma first look. >> a new twist in the baby reindeer lawsuit say this woman stoking you. >> yeah, like six months, maybe. >> why did it take you so long to report it? i think she needs help. >> richard gadd created and stars in baby reindeer, which he says he based on his real experience with an alleged stalker who sent him more than 41,000 emails and left him 350

hours of voicemails. >> honestly, where were you last night? you need to tell me if you're not working. >> first episode even says on screen, this is a true story, but this woman, scottish lawyer fiona harvey, says that character is based on her filing $170 million defamation lawsuit against netflix, telling piers morgan it's taken over enough of my life. >> i find it quite obscene. he's a liar and my friends say likewise. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, legal expert dan abrams weighs in live with your gma first look. i'm trevor ault, abc news, new york. >> instagram says it fixed a technical issue that led to some users photos being permanently deleted. they were all from people's archived photos on their stories, according to a meta spokesperson, the company fixed the bug, but is not able to restore the lost posts. they declined to share how many people were affected. people will only be notified if it happened to their posts. meta also says the black screen showing the error message will

be gone by next july. >> starting today, there are new rules if you travel with your dog. all dogs entering the us must appear healthy upon arrival. be at least six months old and be microchipped. owners also need a receipt that shows a dog import form was submitted on the cdc's website. there are additional requirements based on where the dog has been the last six months, and whether it was vaccinated in the us. the new regulations are to prevent the spread of rabies. >> new at six american idol names a new judge, and she has a familiar face for fans of the franchise. >> then the push to lower retirement age for san francisco firefighters and the east bay business that's made popular candy for seven decades will close for good. >> let's take a live look outside. this is sutro tower. you see a couple of things going on. certainly the fog down below. but once we get rid of that this morning, we do have partly cloudy skies up above. so today's day mix of sun and clouds. it will be a warmer afternoon today. that warming trend that began yesterday does continue today. we'll get those

temperatures into the mid 90s and our warmest areas inland. so today we'll go from morning fog to partly cloudy skies and temperatures slightly above average for t a victory that is there for the taking. grab it. now that was a great halftime speech. let's go win. [jim valvano] don't give up. don't ever give up®

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breaking news at six a prisoner swap between the u.s. and russia will bring americans evan gershkovich and paul whelan