bus order. >> the san francisco leader making a controversial push to get the city's unhoused population out of town. what we're learning about her executive order for people experiencing homelessness. a surge in covid cases, the serious spike in positive tests sparking concern in one bay area county how one facility is trying to keep their cases under control. >> plus. >> roaring back to the bay,

monster jam makes its return this weekend. we are live at the oakland arena with a look at the newest truck hitting the dirt called the sparkle smash. i'm excited about this. this should be cool. yeah we're a monster jam fam for sure. yes! well, good morning to you. it is friday, august 2nd. we'll start with a look at our weather. >> yeah, a nice afternoon on the way this morning though. we are tracking some pockets of dense fog. let's show you live doppler seven. we've flipped it over into visibility mode, showing you how low the visibility is in parts of the north bay. the one spot really focusing on petaluma this morning we are down to a quarter of a mile visibility. so certainly if you're traveling 101 in the region, your slow go as this fog is settling near the surface right now down to four miles and half moon bay. so our marine layers overhead with some drizzle along the coast. we've had this pattern pretty much all week. temperatures right now, mid 50s to the low 60s around the bay shoreline. good morning castro valley. we're in the upper 50s. then as you head inland we have temperatures mainly in the 60s right now. today we will find a mix of sun

and clouds throughout the entire day. however, it still gets pretty hot inland. we're having temperatures back into the mid 90s for daytime highs. we have fog this morning around the bay shoreline and again we'll see clouds moving in from the south once we burn that fog off for a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures in the upper 70s for daytime highs and along the coast. just like yesterday, we have that fog this morning, some low visibility, some drizzle as well. pretty cloudy all day long and temperatures in the low 60s. let's check in with sue. see those drive times this morning. >> pretty quiet right now drew. and we hope it stays that way. we had a fog advisory on the golden gate bridge with the overnight roadwork in the northbound direction. you can see the zipper truck out there getting ready to reconfigure the lanes. you will need windshield wipers coming through the waldo grade or the robin williams tunnel and down onto the span. and then things do lift in san francisco, but still drizzly as we head to the san mateo bridge. no drizzle here and some cars. yeah, we've got the morning commute well underway here for

the 17 minute drive from haywar, across the flat section, up the high rise and over towards foster city, and you can see your early morning central valley commute is underway as well, with a 40 minute drive time up and over the altamont pass into dublin pleasanton. ladies. >> all right, sue, thank you so much. san francisco mayor london breed has issued an executive order to buy bus tickets for the homeless population, as the city shelters are nearly full and the mayor says they are seeing progress in housing, many longtime san franciscans. >> but this directive addresses the growing portion of people coming in from out of town. abc seven news reporter tara campbell has details on this new mandate. >> the push to get people off the streets of san francisco is intensifying. mayor london breed issuing a directive thursday to all city departments working with homeless people, ordering them to offer relocation assistance before providing any other services, including housing and shelter. the goal is to reunite people with family and supports in other

communities. >> i supported as long as we verify that those people will actually have a place. >> dell seymour is the founder of code tenderloin, a nonprofit working with people on the streets for decades. and he says the city's relocation efforts often fall short. >> you know, a lot of people get on the phone very emotional and says, yeah, send them back. i'll take care of it. but by the time they get there, we're not sure if they really have a place. >> as for the reasoning behind the directive, the mayor's office points to the most recent point in time count. the last tally showing 40% of unhoused individuals came to san francisco from another county, or from out of state. >> there's a lot of people who come out here thinking that san francisco is going to be this wonderful state for them to live and thrive, and actually, they're leaving home because they think they're going to find something else here. >> donna hilliard says offering people a way home is key. >> they need to be able to go back home. i think offering them that chance to reunite with their family, with their support system is everything. >> while others warn the journey home program only goes so far in

solving the homelessness crisis, it does serve a small population of people who do have communities outside of san francisco that they can reconnect with and, be housed, but any attempts in the past to expand it have been unsuccessful because there's just not that many people who benefit from the program. tara campbell, abc seven news in the issue of homelessness is something we have covered from the beginning with all of its complex angles. >> that includes the families living in the rows of rvs in the city because they can't afford to live anywhere else. >> the person from the city who came here to speak to us did ask me, what is holding you back? why are you here in san francisco? >> abc seven news reporter luz pena is hearing more of the story. to make sure you can get the full picture as we work to build a better bay area for all of our reporting, including expert analysis and how we got here, head to our website, abc seven news.com or your abc seven

news app. >> emotional reunions as three americans, including wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich and former marine paul whelan, are back on american soil, the trio arrived last night at joint base andrews just outside of washington, and they were greeted by their families and loved ones along the tarmac with president biden also vice president harris whelan was the first one off the plane. he's a former marine. he had been held by russia since 2018. gershkovich was the next to get off the plane he had been held since early 2023 and was recently sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage charges. he was based out of the wall street journal's moscow bureau, and kept a counter up on its website that tracked the days, hours and seconds that he was held in russia. and also kumasi was the last one off the plane. she's also a journalist and is originally from russia and holds dual citizenship. she was sentenced to six years in prison

for spreading false information about the russian army. the president held an impromptu press conference. >> anyone who has lost family or worried about whether family would come home, whatever the circumstance was, has to understand extreme. have you heard me say it before? my dad used to say, family is the beginning in the end, and it really is. it's not who we are, but who we are as a country. >> the former prisoners and their families will now have the opportunity to head to texas to receive support at an army medical center. there, a total of 24 prisoners were involved in this complex multi-country swap. >> it is the largest exchange since the cold war. 15 of them were held in russia and one in belarus, which is an ally. russia is getting eight people in return. reports say a total of nine countries were involved in the high level negotiations that went on for several months, and germany was a critical player. its willingness to

release a convicted assassin was the key to the deal. david whelan, the brother of former marine paul whelan, spoke exclusively with abc news about the swap. >> i think it would be hard not to be satisfied once your loved one is free. i think all of us who have been through this experience would give almost anything for our loved one to be released from being held hostage or a wrongful detention. i think the difficulty it poses probably is for the next family, the next american who is detained by russia. >> but not everyone is coming home. at least three american citizens, including school teacher mark fogel, are still being held by russia. >> this is a story we've been covering for a while. the redevelopment of the hunters point naval shipyard. it covers roughly 500 acres, but there's toxic waste. and last year, radioactive material was found on the site. nearby residents ended up suing over the cleanup efforts. the chronicle says that the navy agreed to expand the toxic cleanup, which is going to further delay that project. it could take an additional 18

months as the navy retests some of the sites. the shipyard was heavily used by the navy during the cold war. >> marin county is reporting a spike in covid 19 cases. the number of people with the virus in local hospitals doubled in the last month, and that same time frame, public health officials also say they saw the highest number of deaths related to covid in more than a year. senior living facilities like the redwoods in mill valley say they're taking extra precautions. the facility's chief operating officer says they've seen a few cases but have kept things under control. >> some of the measures that we've kept in place are screening all of the visitors that come to this community to see if they've had any symptoms of covid 19 or have tested positive recently for the virus. we're also practicing universal masking in our skilled nursing facility at public health officials in marin county recommend people get vaccinated, especially those over 65. >> let's look at the accuweather forecast today. highs around the region will be a degree or two

warmer than we were yesterday. a bit of a difference though, with our sky compared to yesterday, is that we'll have clouds streaming in from the south as we head into the afternoon, so it will be a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day. upper 60s for the city, mid 70s for oakland, mid 80s for san jose and walnut creek. going to the low and mid 90s for daytime highs. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. it is busy this morning. we have high pressure still centered over texas and now we're seeing some of this moisture that wrapped around the high. now moving into southern and central california. a closer view on live doppler seven showing you this is working through our deserts this morning. pretty much up the spine of the southern and central sierra. this morning. and this is an area we're watching throughout the day because we do have the chance of seeing some lightning strikes with this rain. we haven't seen any this morning, but that's an area that's been outlined for the threat for us. what we'll get some of the cloud cover blowing off these showers. here's future weather throughout the afternoon. those showers stay to our east. but look at

all that cloud cover that dots our sky. later on this afternoon, you'll notice a tick in humidity going up a bit. that's a little muggy out there this afternoon, as that monsoonal moisture streams. and we'll go from morning clouds to afternoon sunshine tomorrow, and then some showers moving into oregon as that system pulls away from us. so today we'll go back into the mid 90s under a mix of sun and clouds inland around the bay shoreline. it's foggy. we have some drizzle right now. we'll have that partly cloudy sky later on mid 70s, but along the coast we'll keep it foggy with some morning drizzle and that temperature right around the low and mid 60s for daytime highs. gloria. >> all right. thank you so much drew. crushing a campaign fundraising record. the harris team expected to make a big announcement today. >> and experiences on the embarcadero. the free events starting next week in san francisco. >> plus they've been changed for good. a look at the new barbie dolls inspired by the upcoming wicked film, and a live look outside. >> the tim

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running mate. abc news reporter em nguyen has more on the staggering amount of money her campaign has already raised. this morning, the harris campaign is expected to announce a monthly fundraising record, bringing in what's expected to be more than $300 million in july, compared to about 140 million announced by the trump campaign. it comes as harris finalizes her search for a vice president. sources say minnesota governor tim walz recently met with harris's vetting team, as did illinois governor jb pritzker, who just released a campaign style video on his youtube channel. >> there's no better place to see the change possible under democratic leadership than here in illinois. >> also on the short list, pennsylvania governor josh shapiro, arizona senator mark kelly and kentucky governor andy beshear. speaking in oklahoma last night attacking trump, he called her a bum. >> well, if donald trump wants to see a bum, he ought to look in the mirror. and what he'll

see staring back are multiple bankruptcies and 34 felony convictions at the southern border. >> republican vice presidential candidate j.d. vance blamed harris and biden for the surge of migrants coming into the u.s. they stopped construction of the border wall on day one. vance also defended trump's comments this week, questioning harris's race. trump told an audience of black journalists that harris all of a sudden decided to become a black person. >> all he said is that kamala harris is a chameleon. she is everything to everybody, and she pretends to be somebody different. >> senate majority leader chuck schumer was asked about the attacks coming from the republican ticket. >> well, i think my republican colleagues are embarrassed. >> and when abc news washington, it is a crushing blow to one of the bay area's flagship companies, intel stock plummeted about 5% yesterday. >> and another 19% after hours news broke that it will be laying off 15% of its staff, and that amounts to about 15,000

jobs. the santa clara based company is struggling to keep up with more ai focused computer chip makers like nvidia, intel says the layoffs will help them restructure and also save $10 billion next year. >> san francisco is adding a series of new and free downtown events. >> bricks at embarcadero plaza starts next wednesday. there will also be a variety of activities every week, including trivia nights, tango dance lessons, happy hours, art displays and family days. the schedule of events runs through october. >> well, if you are looking at spike your adrenaline this weekend, look no further than the monster jam coming to the oakland arena and sap center next weekend. abc seven news reporter ryan curry is live in oakland with the drivers. so much fun out there this morning, ryan, i understand they all do their own stunts too, right? >> 4-45 uh- yeah, it's going to be a very exciting weekend. amanda. i can tell you that right now. it's a little quiet, but soon come later today. come this weekend. it's going to be

super exciting. i got my buddy armando. armando here. mondo castro, driver of el toro loco. good morning. thank you for being here so early for us. we really appreciate it. how are you doing? >> i'm doing great, man. i'm super excited to be here. it's actually my first time i ever get to compete inside the oakland arena. i'm super excited. we got three awesome events and as you can see behind me, you got some trucks are ready to go and it's not quite in the arena yet, but we're ready to rock it here inside the oakland arena. yeah. >> when did you get involved with this? how did you get how did you first learn about it? the excitement behind it. and when did you i guess, eventually become a driver? >> yeah. so long story short, i kind of grew up in a as a fan. you know, i went to my very first monster jam show when i was six years old and kind of always wanted that dream to become a monster driver. and in 2018, i was actually 2017 was actually my rookie year. i got to kind of live out my dream, been doing it eight years, get to travel the world and, you know, make, make, make all those memories with the kids. and man, i like to put monster jam in three words. it's unscripted, unexpected, and truly unforgettable from start to finish. i mean, these these trucks weigh 12,000 pounds, have 1500 horsepower. you can only

imagine the sense we're doing with these awesome machines. yeah. >> what can you tell me about el toro loco? >> as you can see behind me, man, it's one of the most popular trucks we have within. you can't miss it, man. it's one big bowl. it's got the nice horns, the nice flame paint job and the teeth. and, man, every time it's step on the track, it just looks like it's going to eat up the competition. >> yeah. so you were inspired as a kid to do this, right? and then now you're obviously being one of the drivers. you can expect a lot of kids here this weekend, but what can they expect? what's it going to look like come this weekend? >> you know what this this actually this year actually one of my very first arena series championships. so now the pressure is off. these are all just summer shows. we all want to have fun out there and just, you know, just the kids. that's what motivates me. you know, it takes me back in time. when i was sitting in those exact seats, wishing one day that i can pilot one of those monster jam trucks tonight, i'm doing i can kind of get back to the kids and, you know, be the inspiration, to them and just kind of give hope to never give up on your dreams, right? >> yeah. is it cool seeing the smiles on their faces when you're out in the arena driving this truck? oh, absolutely. >> you know, that's what we live for, you know, like i said, it's a two hour event. we have three

awesome events. two saturday and one on sunday. and i actually want to invite everybody to the pit party. it's actually from 1030 to noon. it's before the event. separate ticket. we actually the fans can come walk the track, meet all your favorite drivers, take all those pictures, get the autographs and really look up these trucks up really close. there's so much details that go into these monster jam trucks, and it's just a great time for everybody. >> i mean, they're huge. i mean, look at them. they're massive, massive pieces of machinery. so it must be so much fun to drive. it must be so cool for you to be here this weekend. and see everything going on. and so, armando, thank you so much, man. i appreciate it, man. thank you. yeah, yeah, you heard it from him a big weekend coming up. super exciting weekend here in oakland. and yes he did talk about that pit party early on. he did talk about what's going to be happening. so if you come on early, especially if you bring your families will be able to meet some of the drivers, check out some of the trucks and it should be an exciting weekend here in the oakland arena. but for now, guys, i'll send it back to, you know, ryan, you're not going to you're not going to send it back to us because i have a few questions. >> we are a monster jam family. el toro loco is my oldest. his favorite one. very surprising they didn't bring what megalodon out. they didn't bring some of

the old grave digger. grave digger? where is he? we see that new one behind you, though. >> i know that that's the big get sparkle smash. tell us about that one. >> so sparkle smash is making its debut here at the oakland arena. it's been on the tour for a little bit, but it's driven by a woman named kayla blood, and it's going to be one of the new things that a lot of fans can b, seeing this weekend. as you can tell, it has a unicorn vibe to it. and as from what we've been hearing from the people at monster jam, it has a lot of attitude, which soon i'm going to be speaking with kayla to get a little bit more of an idea about what gives it attitude, but it's a new truck that's going to be making its debut here in oakland. it's supposed to be something extremely exciting for the fans, something different, something new, obviously, than the ones that you've just mentioned, like grave digger, monster mud, etc. and so soon we'll get a little more details about it. but yeah, this is a new one. making its

debut that i'm sure a lot of fans are going to be enjoying it. >> i love that unicorn horn on it. that's really neat. we can't wait to learn more about that. thank you so much, ryan. and of course the weather is going to be nice if you're going out there to monster jam or anything else. >> today i was a cub scout, right? so like this was like the highlight of the year, being a cub scout going and then once we went, i was like, i'm done. i'm not being an eagle scout. i'm not being a i remember vividly going to these and these are so much fun. >> something for everybody. >> yeah. i'll sing pink and purple with a unicorn. yeah. that's cool. i think that's fascinating. all right. outside this morning we're going to exploratorium camera where we have those clouds right now. good air quality out there. here's our air quality map. we have fresh air. continuing to watch that air quality near the park fire. some improvement around tahoe. it's a mix of good to moderate air quality this morning. but we do have the chance unfortunately of new fires because of lightning potentially developing later on. this afternoon to our east and to our north. those are the areas highlighted. this does not include the bay area. we don't have the risk of any thunderstorms, but there are areas in california that some

moisture moves through today and there could be some lightning. so that's why we have red flag warnings in effect for part of kern county, parts of central and southern sierras. those are the areas that will watch out today for the potential of those thunderstorms to move through here. locally, we'll find a mix of sun and clouds. today it is mild 80s and 90s in the south bay, 86 in san jose, 94 in morgan hill, up the peninsula 84. redwood city 78. palo alto, cloudy along the coast today. in the city we'll see a bit more sunshine than yesterday. i think we'll see a mix of sun and clouds and the sunset. brighter downtown at 69. in the north bay, 80s and 90s. it's warmer than yesterday. 94 in santa rosa, 89 in san rafael, 86 in napa, the east bay. we're in the 70s and 80s, 75 in oakland, but 80 for union city and inland. it's getting hotter. upper 90s for brentwood, antioch, 95. in concord, 94 in livermore. overnight tonight we'll keep that mix of stars and clouds overhead. we'll have some mild areas inland mid 60s to the low 70s away from the coast. we will

still see some coastal drizzle as well, and we will find tomorrow. starts out with morning clouds, but we quickly find sunshine. it's an even hotter afternoon to kick off the weekend. here's the accuweather seven day forecast mix of sun and clouds today. look at tomorrow 102 inland. we'll have some minor cooling on sunday and then next week we're warming back up. full sunshine returns everywhere tuesday and wednesday with those temperatures on the warm side before the heat begins to ease on thursday, guys. >> all right drew thank you. coming up the seven things to know this morning. >> an electronic music festival back in san francisco. we'll tell you who's headlining the

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covid 19 cases. hospitalizations have doubled in the last month. public health officials there say they've seen the highest number of deaths from the virus in more than a year. >> number four. the man accused of starting the park fire near chico faced a judge, ronnie dean. stout did not enter a plea. he is due back in court later this month. that fire has burned nearly 395,000 acres. >> and number five in accuweather. our warming trend does continue away from the coast. we're well into the 90s today. we'll have that morning fog, but into the afternoon you will notice a mix of sun and clouds as some cloud cover moves in from the south. but temperatures above average this afternoon. >> and number six, following your friday morning commute, we've got our early morning drivers out of the central valley up in adam for about a 55 minute drive. now from tracy, up and over the altamont and an accident on the sunol grade. this one is southbound 680, just near calaveras, blocking lane, facing the wrong way. number

seven, cal shakes is extending its deadline to raise enough money to stay open. it's making progress toward its $250,000 goal. if you still want to help, you have until monday. >> the lineup for breakaway music festival at bill graham civic auditorium this halloween weekend is now out. marshmallow and r.l. grimes are the headliners for the two day festival. it's happening in san francisco on october 25th and 26th. local artists like dj dasima and uc davis alum trill ma will also be there. the tickets are $100 for both days, and they go on sale at 10:00 this morning. so if you want to buy those tickets, get ready for that this morning. >> and we're a little more than three months away from part one of the wicked film, cynthia erivo and arana arana, ariana grande are reacting to seeing their barbie dolls inspired by their wicked characters. erivo shared this video on instagram. she plays elphaba and grande plays glinda. both barbie dolls sing and they aren't available

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washington. three freed americans touching down on u.s. soil overnight. the major diplomatic achievement from president biden and the heartfelt reunions coming up. >> also at 530, san francisco campus closures when district officials plan to release a list of schools that could be shut down and when the school board is expected to vote. plus give

me your sign. >> hit me, baby. one more time. >> britney on the big screen. >> the biopic in development right now, and the bay area native who is set to direct it. >> and i wonder who's going to play her. they don't know yet. yeah, it'll be really exciting for sure. >> it will be. good morning everyone. it is friday, august 2nd. >> why don't we get started with a check of the weather with meteorologist drew tuma? happy friday to you, drew. >> happy friday guys. we start out with our visibility map because we do have a few issues in parts of the north bay from petaluma to santa rosa. we have that visibility down to less than a mile. so we are seeing some instances of some thick fog out there. everywhere else we're doing much better, but just be aware, there's some drizzle out there this morning. there's a lot of cloud cover. hello okay this morning, mostly cloudy. it's mild in oakland right now 60 degrees. we have great visibility here. high humidity and a northeast wind coming in at about five miles per hour. mid 50s, pretty much close to the coast. we're in the low 50s

in santa rosa and sonoma where we have that fog this morning mid and upper 60s inland. right now, today it's going to be a hot one inland. what you'll notice though, we will have a mix of sun and clouds throughout the entire day today. as clouds move in from the south, but temperatures still quite hot today in the mid 90s. inland around the bay shoreline. it's foggy out there this morning we have some drizzle. it's partly cloudy this afternoon, upper 70s for daytime highs and then along the coast we keep it cloudy. we keep it foggy all day long with temperatures in the low and mid 60s. let's say hi to sue. check those drive times. >> good morning drew. you will need the windshield wipers if you're coming in from the coast or the golden gate bridge. shrouded in fog and lots of thick mist as we look at the east shore freeway, you can see the gaps in the headlights. everybody's moving along just fine at a pretty decent clip. no problems here. and if your destination is the bay bridge, no metering lights yet. traffic is flowing nicely right on through the tolls. as you can see, our early morning commuters up in adam. we had this accident

on the sunol grade. it's now pushed to the right shoulder northbound at sheridan or near sheridan and calaveras. and we also have another accident also on the right shoulder on the sunol grade southbound at andrade. and here is a look at some of your drive times. 580 westbound up and over the altamont into dublin pleasanton under 40 minutes at this time 101 across the golden gate from san rafael, about 15 to 16 minutes. and there's your highway for commute in the green all the way from antioch to concord. ladies. all right. >> thank you so much, sue. >> new details in the emotional homecoming for the newly freed americans who spent months and even years in prison in russia, video shows those americans, including evan gershkovich and paul whelan, embracing their loved ones on the tarmac at joint base andrews in maryland. this morning. we're hearing from whelan for the first time since he was released, abc news reporter emma nguyen has more on the largest u.s. and russian prisoner swap in post-soviet

history. >> this morning, three freed americans, including long detained former marine paul whelan, touching down on us soil in a historic prisoner swap. wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich picking up his mom on the tarmac of joint base andrews in maryland. russian american journalist alsu karamysheva embracing her children. one of them turning 13 today, each greeted by president biden and vice president harris. >> my job is to make sure, number one, they don't get them. and if they do, we get them back. >> this is an incredible day and you can see it in the families and their eyes and in their cries. >> a poignant moment biden removing his american flag pin and placing it on whelan's clothes shortly after the tearful reunions, the three newly released americans headed to san antonio, texas, to receive care at brooke army medical center and post isolation support. >> i went on a two week vacation. this is the nonsense

narrative they came up with. now this is how putin runs his government. this is how putin runs his country. yeah, i'm glad i'm home. yeah. i'm never going back there again. >> whelan was visiting russia for a wedding in 2018, when he was detained and charged with espionage. there's covearge was also charged with espionage two weeks ago and sentenced to 16 years in a russian penal colony. gorbachev, critical of the kremlin, convicted of spreading false information about the russian army, the us denouncing each conviction as a sham. the multinational prisoner exchange set two dozen people free. eight russians jailed in the u.s, germany and other countries were released. >> the alliance is making a difference. it's nice to meet you. we stepped up and took a chance for us, and it mattered a lot in the russian form. >> finalizing his release, the reporter evan gershkovich, actually requested an interview with vladimir putin. and when abc news washington. >> we're still trying to figure out why this happened, and which

is why we're hoping that the public will help us like they've been helping us with some of these older cases. and going forward, we're hoping to continue to add new cold cases to this. >> san jose detectives are calling on residents to help with murder cases that have gone cold. the department now has its own most wanted list, and now they're zeroing in on two cases. in particular, there are now new images in the hopes of identifying the suspects. police shared them with us, and the first image shows two men believed to be suspects in a december 2018 shooting of a man in the area of east virginia and south third streets. you're seeing that image right there. detectives then shared a second image of a 1980s gold lexus sedan that was taken in november of 2020, and police believe the suspects used that car after the deadly shooting of a man on orlando drive. both cases are highlighted on the department's new most wanted social media pages. >> now we are adding the additional profiles where we may not have a actual suspect identified, but we have some

type of suspect information where we're hoping we'll generate some type of lead to, again, track these people down and hopefully bring some closure to families. >> anybody with any information should contact the san jose police department. >> we are closer to knowing which schools in san francisco will close for good. >> san francisco unified school district officials are expected to release a recommended list next month. of the schools that could close. according to the chronicle, the process includes a ranking system that looks at facilities, test scores, location, staffing and other criteria. the district has been facing declining enrollment and major budget issues. it will hold informational sessions once the list is released. a final school board vote is slated for december. >> laguna honda is back open and has been recertified after losing its federal certification over two years ago. first, the hospital is welcoming back former residents who were transferred to other facilities. new admissions will resume in the coming weeks. laguna honda accounts for over 30% of all

skilled nursing beds in san francisco in 2022, federal inspectors uncovered several violations at the hospital, including staff hygiene, smoking and even drug use. >> mayor london breed says san francisco's new budget will keep the city moving forward. mayor breed signed the deal yesterday. it included $15.9 billion for the 2024 2025 fiscal year and 15.5 billion for 2025 2026. it closes a $789 million, two year deficit. the mayor says the deal includes critical investments in core government operations, public safety, homelessness, children and families, and economic revitalization. >> we are following the story of an electrical fire that forced several bart stations to close last saturday in oakland. even with service restored, riders are still complaining about delays. the issue is aging infrastructure crews at oakland's 12th street bart station are making repairs to make sure this does not happen

again. last week, in a fire in an electrical room caused for oakland bart stations to close, 300 riders were evacuated from stations and trains. >> we have a fire like this, it brings to mind for me that we are not working fast enough. bart is not working fast enough on the replacement of these critical components. >> bart officials assure us the system is safe and that there's a workaround for the damaged breaker station. you are still encouraged to plan ahead, though, just in case. >> a crackdown is underway against landlords in san francisco who are dividing residential buildings into additional and illegal units. our media partner, the sf standard, has a new article out detailing how landlords illegally chopped up 17 apartments into 49 units. reporter kevin loooooong shared with us what he learned when researching the story. >> they were turning essentially basement units, storage units, into places where people

actually lived. and that means and in some cases that means that there were issues with leaks and rodents and pest infestations. >> just last month, the city won $2.5 million in three separate judgments against property owners accused of creating unregulated units and exploiting tenants. san francisco's entertainment zone. we're getting our first look at the design, but first, let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. >> hi, drew. >> hey there. let's get you going on this friday. looking at the next several days, we will find that we have a slow warming process. a lot of cloud cover. this morning. quite gray. some drizzle close to the coast, and then throughout the afternoon it will be a mix of sun and clouds out there. we'll take you to sutro tower. you notice as that sun starts to get up here, we are seeing those cirrus clouds moving in from the south. it's all associated with monsoonal moisture moving out of the four corners. there's no threat of any storms here locally. but to our east in the southern and

central sierra, we could have some issues with thunderstorms. this afternoon. right now we are looking at temperatures mainly in the mid 50s to the low 60s. 60 in walnut creek we're at 54 in the city right now. that high humidity and the winds out of the northwest at about 12mph. so here's future weather. what you'll notice there's a lot of gray on the screen. those are the high clouds that will continue to move in from time to time throughout the south. and we will find temperatures still quite warm today. mid and upper 90s, and our warmest areas inland, 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline will keep it in the 60s along the coast under a mix of sun and clouds. so today it's a few degrees warmer than yesterday. partly cloudy out there. we'll hit 95 in concord, 86 in san jose, 94 in santa rosa, 69 in the city, 75 in oakland. we'll keep it at 62 for half moon bay. now looking at the three day forecast gets even hotter around here tomorrow. look at this 102 inland 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline. then we have some minor cooling on sunday. a a power outage is looming.

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then posting a video about it on youtube. here's abc news reporter stephanie ramos in this morning's gma first look viral video or criminal mischief? >> oh my god. a teen in nebraska is facing felony charges after authorities say he was to blame for a multi-car train derailment that he filmed and then posted on youtube. according to court documents, investigators say the switch lock was missing, indicating it had been tampered with and intentionally moved into the wrong position, causing the train to veer onto the track next to it, leading to the collision. >> oh my god, are they okay? >> it's not the first time dangerous stunts have drawn attention on social media like this. now deleted video posted on youtube by influencer alex

choi showing a helicopter shooting fireworks at a lamborghini sports car and coming up at 7 a.m. we'll have the very latest on the train derailment investigation with your gma first look, i'm stephanie ramos, abc news, new york. >> we are getting a first look at the entertainment zone coming to downtown san francisco. the downtown sf partnership shared this rendering. it's from the architecture firm that's transforming front street into an outdoor area for drinks, food and music. traffic between california and sacramento streets will be shut down so people can walk around, and it will be the first entertainment zone in the state, and it will allow outdoor alcoholic drinks in public. so it's the first outdoor venue in the state that's going to allow that. and city officials hope that this can revitalize the area. >> and monster jam is back in the bay area. and it's a competition of big trucks with big stunts. and we have abc seven news reporter ryan curry.

he's at the oakland arena with the driver now. ryan what? >> we can be close to the truck. that's going to be my nickname from here on out. i hope that's going to stick anyway. thank you. welcome here to oakland. welcome here to monster jam. or later on this weekend. it's going to be a very exciting weekend for yes. if you are a monster truck enthusiast this is the place to be. of course, i've got one of the drivers with me. this is kayla. kayla blood driver of sparkle smash a new truck, right? fairly recently debuted and it's making its actually its bay area debut this weekend. yeah. what can you tell me about it. >> so we debuted sparkle smash about over a month ago now at monster jam world finals. we were able to run sparkle smash through a wall full of cars, and that was my first stunt that i ever done. so that was pretty awesome to come out with sparkle smash with a bang. but we've been having an awesome time, especially here in california, showing all the fans sparkle. smash the little girls love it. they get to see it up close and personal in pit parties. so if you guys can make it out for pit party, that's definitely an opportunity you don't want to

miss. so you can check out my beautiful six ton unicorn up close and personal. >> what can you tell me about the overall design? the theme? why go with this theme and what does it mean? i guess to show it to so many people you know, so sparkle smash has been a toy for so long now and you always see the little girls. >> you see all the little kids with sparkle smash trucks shirts. and so we said, you know, we have to bring this monster jam truck to life. and this past year we were able to do that, and i was asked to be the driver behind the wheel of this 12 ton unicorn, six ton unicorn. and it's so amazing. i've been having such a great time competing. we've won several competitions, so far, so i look to keep that momentum going here in oakland. >> yeah, you mentioned obviously little girls like seeing it being a female driver. does it mean anything special to you to be able to drive this thing? >> absolutely. you know what? i'm an aggressive driver. you know, when i first started, i just been aggressive from the beginning. so it's kind of been my driving style. and kind of cemented that into monster jam. so when it comes to being a woman in monster jam and in a male dominated sport, none of us are here to just be a pretty

face. we all bring something a little different to the table and it feels good to be one of these fierce females behind the wheel of sparkle smash and showing the world that women belong here. yeah, kayla, thank you so much. >> we'll talk further with you later on this morning, but appreciate your time right now. you heard it from her pit party starts before the event. it's happening saturday and sunday, so come on out before the event, which starts at one, i believe on saturday early before them around 10 a.m. you can meet kayla, you can meet the other drivers, take a closer look at sparkle smash making its bay area debut. you can see the unicorn theme, how well designed it is and obviously the message that it's sending to so many people who want to come and see it. so it's going to be a fun weekend. amanda, i know your child loves going to monster jam as you've been showing me photos all morning long. i remember when i was a kid, i went here a lot, so it's going to be a very fun weekend, obviously. so if you're excited, definitely come on out and check it out. >> you know, i really do wonder how kayla, you'll have to ask her how she thinks she's going to be up against grave digger and some of these long time, you

know, monster trucks that have always been so popular and beloved. here i am talking about monster at 548. you're going to have to. i want to know how she feels and how she's preparing to go up against, you know, titans like that. >> yeah. and i'm hearing there's more female drivers in this male dominated sport. so that's really cool to see the representation out there. ryan >> absolutely i mean she you heard from her. she's had an aggressive driver. she's been aggressive. and what is a normally a male dominated sport. and so she's excited to be able to show so many young girls. it's just so many young people about what this truck can do and just what this sport can do for so many people. so obviously it's going to be super exciting. these things are huge. obviously it's going to be super exciting. and yeah, it just seems like it's going to be really fun event. >> thank you ryan. we'll hear from you again at 6:00. can't wait to see what you have for us next. yeah. and now i want to go to monster jam. i think my two year old would probably love it. right? for sure. >> we invested in some really good headphones. they get pretty loud, but other than that, no. no issues. >> okay. you've sold me this morning. okay, i want to go now.

well, if you're a britney spears fan, there is some exciting news for you this morning. >> a biopic is in the works about the star's rise to fame from her louisiana roots to global pop stardom. oh baby bab, i did it again. universal pictures landed the rights to spears's memoir the woman in me, which will be used for the biopic. it will be directed by palo alto native jon m chu, who has worked on movies like crazy rich asians and wicked. it will be produced by marc platt, who also worked on wicked and la la land. >> and of course, there's already speculation online who's going to play her. i'm hearing people saying sabrina carpenter, who do you think? who do you think would be good? >> yeah, i could see. i mean, would it be multiple people like her at a young age, her and her teen years and her now. so maybe we get like three actresses. i could see sabrina playing her at her, like, height, >> like pop stardom. yeah, that's a good point. yeah.

>> early. i want to see her drive one of those monster trucks. >> yeah. she she's she's she seems up for anything. she is fierce. >> i could see it very cool. >> all right. this morning we're looking at tam cam. we have a lot of layers of clouds out there. not only are marine layer, but off on the horizon, we are looking towards the south and all that cloud cover is going to move in our direction. so today it's a mix of sun and clouds out there. once we get rid of that morning fog. so we will find a partly cloudy day. it will be warmer than yesterday. and also these clouds. it's monsoonal moisture, so that typically will raise our humidity a little bit. so it feels a touch humid later on this afternoon, talking about that moisture here. you can see it in the green coming out of the four corners to our east. today is when we have a chance of some thunderstorms in the southern and central sierra. red flag warning in effect there and then tomorrow some of that moisture streams well to our north around oregon. and there's another chance there for thunderstorms. of course, everything is so dry because of a warm july, so we'll have to keep our eyes on any

thunderstorms that do pop up. here's that red flag warning parts of kern county. the mountains outside of la, the southern and central sierra underneath that red flag. warning again for that chance of thunderstorms here locally. no chance of thunderstorms, but we'll have those clouds moving through mild in the south bay 80s and 90s there up the peninsula will be in the 60s along the coast, but 70s and 80s for san mateo and redwood city and menlo park across the city. today, a bit more sunshine than yesterday. we'll find temperatures in the 60s in the north bay. it's hot 80s and 90s, 94. in santa rosa we'll go to 86. in napa, the east bay. partly cloudy temperatures in the mid 70s to the low 80s today and then inland. it is hot 96 in pittsburg, 94 in livermore, 93 in walnut creek. overnight tonight we will find some mild air inland 60s and 70s as we get you going here on saturday. now future tracker even warmer here on saturday. likely 100 101 in our hottest spots inland. we see a dramatic cooldown on sunday. watch these temperatures low and mid 90s. that feels a lot better. but next week we will

warm up once again. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. sun and clouds today. mild, warm to hot day tomorrow with minor cooling on sunday. both days will see ample afternoon sunshine and then tuesday and wednesday. we're heating up next week guys. >> that warmth coming through. thank you so much drew. well, still ahead a hall of fame honor. >> yeah. the former 40 niner who will be inducted at the start of the season at levi's stadium. >> yeah, and a live look outside this morning. you can see it is a little bit foggy out there this morning. it was a little drizzly all week. so i

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or whatever. >> yeah, that's a good idea though. well, switching gears, a pennsylvania man is looking for a girlfriend, so he did what anybody would do, right? >> anybody? sure. he rented a billboard in philadelphia looking for a date. dave klein is a 28 year old data manager, and he prides himself on being a good cook, having normal hobbies and owning a cat. he's asking you to message him on instagram. his page is called date dave philly, and he's already received hundreds of direct messages, apparently with a date already in the works about a week after the billboard went up. >> it's just supposed to be funny for the most part, but i'm not going to lie that the added benefit is that girls are messaging messaging me first now, which is great. >> oh man, oh man. as for his ideal date, a sit down dinner or a lunch in the park, i feel like you can't be. you can't have a normal sit down dinner date if you're posting yourself on a

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