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vice president here in the bay area. her campaign raising $12 million at an event at the fairmont in san francisco. >> then time is running out for people living in rvs near the san francisco zoo. the city plans to meet with those residents today. >> plus, summer is over for tens of thousands of east bay students. they are now gearing up for the first day of school at oakland unified. >> well, good morning to all of those kids who are going back to school. i hope your outfit is ready. it is monday, august 12th. >> yes, we're happy you're with us. we're going to start with a check of our traffic with amanda. >> yeah, we're going to start on the bay bridge. there is some traffic trouble specifically because of a car fire that has been moved to the shoulder, but still, it's impacting traffic, really slowing you down to 16mph. as you can see here, this is westbound 80. before treasure island, caltrans updated this pick at about 555 this morning. you can see emergency crews pictured right in the center of your screen. and then i want to take you to the south bay. things an issue here as well because of a two car crash

northbound 87. this is before 280 slowing things down there to about 44mph. we're told that the backup is to curtner avenue, so it's going to be taking people some time to get through that, especially in commute direction. and then i'll take you to the little stretch of road after that. this is still northbound 87. on the right side of your screen you can see things clear up after you get past 280. and that slow down that i was telling you about. then i'll take you to the east bay, leave you here as people are passing the coliseum, the nimitz. no issues here at 601. let's get back to the desk. >> all right. thanks. amanda. we're going to take a look at our forecast today as people are making their way out on a monday morning, national weather service is saying today is going to be pretty nice and clear. sunny skies. and then at night, mostly clear skies and clouds in some areas. daytime high, as you can see here, mostly in the 60s and 70s on the coast in the low 60s to low 80s around the bay, and then in the 80s inland. overnight lows are going to be mostly in the 50s. it's going to

be cooler today. that's a cooling trend. it's going to start to warm up on tuesday. developing news out of san francisco. police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in golden gate park, right outside of the outside lands music festival. the fire department tells us. paramedics found a man's body locked inside of a portable bathroom outside the festival grounds just after one yesterday afternoon. it's not clear how this man died or if he was going to attend or attended outside lands. last year, also on the last night of that festival, police found a woman's body stuffed inside a duffle bag. police arrested two people on suspicion of conspiracy and unlawful disposal of human remains this morning. >> vice president kamala harris is back in dc. she wrapped up a huge fundraiser in san francisco yesterday, collecting $12 million for her campaign about 700 people stood in line at the fairmont for her first bay area campaign stop since becoming the democratic presidential nominee. not really a campaign stop. more

of just a fundraiser, to be honest. governor newsom, house speaker emerita nancy pelosi, attorney general rob bonta and san francisco mayor london breed were all there. her running mate, governor tim walz, did not attend yesterday's event. voters we spoke with excited to see the vp on the ticket, seeing kamala take these steps to get to this position that she's in. >> coming from the same undergraduate school that i came from, it's inspiring. it reminds me that these barriers are going to be kicked down. >> pro-palestinian protesters rallied outside the hotel, demanding an end to all u.s. aid to israel. it's unclear if the vice president, even saw the demonstration. >> former president trump is stirring up drama over a kamala harris rally. over the weekend, the former president helped spread false conspiracy theories, claiming videos of the crowd size were faked. they were not thousands of people attended harris's rally in michigan last wednesday. trump made multiple posts on truth social repeating false claims made by far right conspiracy theorists and brought

up more false claims of fraud in the 2020 election. there is video of harris's michigan rally from multiple news organization, from people in the crowd and from the harris campaign, who say their video was not altered in any way. former president trump has been off the campaign trail for the past two weeks now, and he says he's planning to stay off the trail until after the democratic national convention ends, which will be august 22nd. his campaign says his vice presidential nominee, jd vance, will be visiting michigan on wednesday. today, the former president is set to have a public conversation with elon musk on his platform x, once known as twitter. musk says it will be unscripted. no topic will be off limits. musk has already endorsed trump for president. that talk is set for 5 p.m. our time. >> president biden is weighing in on kamala harris presidential campaign. over the weekend, he sat down for his first interview since leaving the race. in this taped interview on cbs, biden

explained how he plans to help out her campaign. >> i talked to her frequently, and i was talking to governor shapiro, who's a friend. we have to win pennsylvania, my original home state. he and i are putting together a campaign tour in pennsylvania. i'm going to be campaigning other states as well, and i'm going to do whatever kamala thinks i can do to help most. >> so get your friends. >> the president also said he was, quote, not confident at all that there would be a peaceful transfer of power if former president trump loses the election. you can head to abc seven news.com/politics for a full range of our news stories, including updates on the campaigns for the white house. >> today marks the start of the new school year. for much of the bay area, including oakland unified. the district is facing the most uncertain, one of the most uncertain school years yet. amanda has more on the issues the school officials are dealing with as kids. head back to the classroom. yeah, kumasi. >> and this is something we've been following for quite some time. the oakland unified school district has seen its enrollment drop over the past few years. >> attendance, which revenue is

based on, has also gone down. additionally, the district is facing a large budget shortfall of around $56 million and the deficit is only expected to get worse. school board president sam davis says ousd is still using federal and state relief money to cover costs. the district is looking into possible school closures. >> we just have to take a tough look at every school and say, is this really the one that we need for our our district right now for our city, because we do see declining number of students everywhere, not just oakland, berkeley, hayward, across across the bay, across the country. >> and some community organizations say there needs to be change to help some of the families who are underprivileged. >> unfortunately, in oakland, just 2 in 10 black and brown students can read at grade level. just 1 in 10 can do math at grade level. just about 50% of black and brown students are actually even eligible to apply to a four year college when they're done with high school.

those stats aren't okay. >> and even with these issues, oakland families are encouraged to work with the district and teachers to help make sure each child has a strong year. santa clara unified and the san mateo county school district also start school today. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. we're getting an inside look at caltrans. new cutting edge electric fleet. the new trains represent a landmark shift toward faster, cleaner public transit, helping to fight climate change and build a better bay area. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has reaction from the first riders on this new fleet. >> three two nancy pelosi and governor gavin newsom cutting the ribbon on a new, faster, cleaner commute. caltrain powering up and showing off its new electric fleet of trains. oh the $2 billion electrification project has been decades in the making. it ditches diesel powered trains for a sleeker, greener fleet. this is the most transformative project of its

type in a generation. don't forget that. i know it's almost become norm. it's almost become facts. it's almost part of the expectation. the dna in california, this shift towards electrification, low carbon green growth, it's quiet, it's clean, it's safe, it's faster. this caltrain video shows an electric train on the left outrunning its diesel predecessor. the railroad says new trains shave about six minutes off the express ride between san francisco and san jose, making the trip in about an hour. >> it's about quality of life, quality of life for families. they don't have to spend so much time in cars. >> saturday, vips took a ride from san francisco to millbrae, the first train to carry passengers used to work out here, so did the commute from sunnyvale over here, and this is a major upgrade. >> i'm really glad we're going in the way of electric with such a smooth ride. >> beautiful new seats, beautiful bathrooms, wi-fi, amazing. >> starting on sunday, the

public gets to ride caltrain says the fleet will be fully electric by next month in san francisco. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> coming up, the east bay business that's been entertaining families for three decades, just days away from closing and new options along the peninsula for people with disabilities taking public transit, then a hidden camera in a lion habitat doesn't stay hidden for too long. the inside look at these big cats

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amanda time is running out for families who live there to move kumasi. >> authorities started warning people last week who were parked on zoo road that they must leave by this week, or risk being towed. yesterday was that deadline, but no parking signs up in the area. go into effect on wednesday. an upcoming repaving project forced dozens of people from their longtime parking spots along winston drive between lake merced and stonestown galleria, but now they're being told to move again. has the city offered help services somewhere to go? >> they have. they have like they've been offering a housing, but it's, it's like you gotta apply and then you gotta they gotta see because there's a lot

of people applying. so. and it's not that many houses we've been applying for like two years and a half already for housing, and we haven't had nothing. >> families are hoping for some good news today, though. the city tells us they plan to meet with residents sometime this morning. back to you at the desk, kumasi. >> thanks, amanda for all of our reporting around the homelessness crisis, including expert analysis and how we got here. you can head to our website, abc seven news.com or your abc seven news app. starting this morning, transit agencies across the bay area are shifting schedules to be more in sync with each other. this is a part of an effort to save riders time and to make it easier to transfer lines. bart is making shifts of a few minutes to improve connections in the north bay. agencies like smart, golden gate transit, and marin transit are making adjustments to further connect the 101 corridor vta is trying to match bart and caltrain time transfers. commuters should double check the schedule before heading out. this morning. if you ride sam transit san mateo county, you will notice some new accessible

options. the agency is expanding the paratransit pilot system and combining the two zones they offer into one, which allows for greater access for people with disabilities. ready reels operates on the bay side of the county and ready coast on the coast side. they're also working to increase same day reservations. usually, riders need to book trips ahead of time. the same day option costs more at $10 a way. one way and scheduling ahead costs $4.25 a fare. >> more new bart faregates are going up this week at two stations. construction will continue at the un plaza entrance to civic center station and the fruitvale station in oakland. the hope is that the style of gate will cut down a fare evasion, improve safety, and be easier to maintain. bart is planning to install them systemwide by the end of next year. >> a camera hidden at the lion den and the oregon zoo didn't stay hidden for too long. look at this video. it shows the pride finding the camera and they took it away with them. oh,

they said you will not. >> oh, the zoo put the device in the lion habitat to give fans an insider's look at its renowned animal care program. >> but what they what we did get an inside look at the lion's mouth. wow. we're all up in their nose. i mean, we are all in their business. >> that is pretty amazing. >> so you went on safari. what did you get this close? >> i don't know if you've heard, but i was on a safari earlier this year. >> i am intrigued by this. i'm just like, where else are we going to go? what? what are what are we going to do? >> i wonder what they thought it was, because they're getting really good shots. >> they right. >> just like what is this and why is it here. we know this was not here yesterday. >> i think they know. >> oh wow. look at that inside look. >> they're aware. >> yep. no kidding. >> they're not stupid. they see cameras all day long. they do

you know they're like oh it's time for our show. >> yes i know, let's sit back and relax. >> you want to violate my privacy? how about this? look inside my mouth. >> you know? yeah. all right, everyone, we do want to get to some traffic. >> we have some good news for people who rely on the bay bridge. so the vehicle that we were tracking that was on fire westbound 80 before treasure island, while it is still causing some residual delays, we're told that the incident has cleared and traffic has improved, but you can see speeds are still down to 24mph. there. we will take you to the bay bridge toll plaza while it's crowded. now, you heard about that? just slow moving traffic as you make your way across the bay bridge. 46 minutes is what it will take you to get from highway four into the city. now elsewhere, san rafael seems to be doing okay. of course, tail lights are heading toward the city and more flow on southbound one was as expected. nothing major though, which is the good news. and then i'm going to leave you here with some drive times. santa rosa to petaluma.

that drive will take you about 14 minutes. another 14 minutes to get from castro valley to the maze, and then a 12 minute drive to get from two 8680 to highway 85 down in the south bay. now let's head to here's the accuweather seven day forecast. >> as you can see, it will warm up just a few degrees from monday to tuesday, but not a lot. we'll see upper 80s as the highest of the inland highs for most of the week, maybe up to about 90 on wednesday, mid 70s around the bay shoreline and low 60s on the coast. but it's a pretty steady pattern with no significant fluctuations of upward or downward. so steady pattern, mild afternoons, mainly sunny skies in the afternoon and fog and drizzle in the morning. >> all right, now we're checking in with ginger zee who is live with what's coming up on gma. >> good morning ginger. >> good morning to you reggie kumasi. nice to be with you. so coming up here on gma the race for the white house vice president harris closing out her first swing through those battleground states with her

running mate governor tim walz a new poll meanwhile showing how the race has changed in the past few weeks. also, we have an abc news exclusive and the alleged plot to try to steal graceland. we're going to hear from the woman who helped save elvis's estate from being sold. and there's an alarming new report on cancer and men. the number of cases is expected to nearly double in the coming decades. so we're going to tell you what you can do to help reduce your risk. and we'll have all the big news from d23, the ultimate disney fan event that was filled with surprises. and rebecca spoke with some of the new class of disney legends that were honored over the weekend. you know, i usually do d23, and i know reggie, you know, all about it, but i had to do debbie last week, so that was an unfortunate turn of events. yes. did not have the same, and i didn't think that the rock would like it if i showed up with my waders on. oh, i don't know. maybe he would. >> yeah, he might have been into it. yeah, it's enough. it's very on brand for moana too. so phil and i, our saturday night was wine and group chat as we use the employee exclusive stream for the parks panel. yes. and

then would just send the group chat. what they announced. that was our exciting saturday night. and honestly, you were broadcasting. i get casting, we were doing a private broadcast. yes. did you hear did you see this villains land that they're bringing to the magic kingdom of disney world? yes, of course. that was huge. yeah. yes yep. i mean, fans have been asking this for this for decades. it's time. it really is time. >> so it's. and. oh, my sil my kids year round like to watch the house of villains like the mickey. it's one of their favorite compilations of cartoons. it's just. yes, you got to do it. >> this is going to be a hit. so ginger, here's my proposal to you. since we were there for the opening of galaxy's edge at disneyland, can we meet again at the opening for villains land? now, i could i could be aged by then like this could be, you know, the last thing i do in my

career. who knows by the time this opens. but can we please make that promise that we'll see each other there? >> i know, i just have to make sure it happens sometime within the time that it makes sense for my kids to still go, you know what i'm saying? so that it's like i have extra purpose. >> yes, yes. >> although the time to go is always. >> we got like eight years. >> yeah, it's fine. it doesn't matter how old they are. >> do they ever tell you the timeline? do they say, oh, we're just going to make it. we'll let you know when. >> oh they gave like general timelines. but for the villains there was no timeline at all. it was just in the future. >> get excited, get excited. >> the other ones were like, oh, 2026 fall. yeah, yeah, i didn't see that on that one. >> okay. >> but it was it was the last thing that they announced. so it was a really big deal. all right, g unlike febreze, lysol air sanitizer is the only product uniquely formulated to eliminate odors and kill 99.9% of viruses and bacteria in the air. because scent can't sanitize. lysol can.

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that's august 25th. the place, located on willow pass road, is a well known spot for parties. the owner says that it's just time to retire. they posted on facebook thanking the families they've watched grow upincades r landlords for supporting them. steph curry coming back to the bay area with the one thing he

hadn't yet accomplished, and that would be an olympic gold medal check. he did it. his fourth. his fourth quarter performance helped clinch the title for team usa over france. >> those last 2.5 minutes were special. guys were hyping me up. we had a confidence in what we were trying to do and, i was just really present in the moment and enjoying myself for him to come through and the two games where we were really challenged, with everything on the line, not not just come through, but just explode and make some of the most difficult shots under pressure, >> it tells you everything you need to know about steph curry, but take a look at this french mcdonald's account. >> getting a little salty. the text translates for obvious reasons. we are considering removing this sauce. the referring to the chain's classic curry dipping sauce. the paris olympics may be over, but one big controversy is heating up. an american gymnast has been ordered to give back her medal,

and now usa gymnastics is fighting back. here's abc news reporter andrew dymburt this morning. >> u.s. olympic officials are vowing to appeal this weekend's ruling that strips american gymnast jordan chiles of her bronze medal. the controversy began last week when chiles took fifth place. her coach appealed the score and the so-called scoring inquiry was a success. chiles was bumped from fifth place up to bronze and posed for this now famous picture, with simone biles bowing to brazil's rebeca andrade and celebrating an all black podium. but this weekend, a bombshell announcement, an independent arbitrator said that scoring inquiry from chiles coach last week was made four seconds too late. inquiries must be made within one minute of the performance. chiles heartbroken, saying i am taking the time and removing myself from social media for my mental health. usa gymnastics late yesterday fighting back, submitting video evidence it says proves the inquiry by charles koch was filed within the one minute deadline. it says the video is time stamped. the controversy comes on the heels of a hugely successful olympics for team usa

women's basketball, securing its eighth consecutive gold with a nail biting win over france, helping the u.s. tie china in the gold medal tally with 40 and dominate the overall medal coun. a triumphant team usa, celebrating at the closing ceremony and looking forward to what's next. >> some of our games here felt like home games and that's people traveling fans here, so i think playing at home is going to just be like, insane. >> as paris passes the torch to los angeles for the 2028 summer games, tom cruise making a hollywood style entrance, rappelling down into the stadium, riding off with the olympic flag on a motorcycle bound for l.a. earlier, mayor karen bass receiving the flag from the mayor of paris and praising the atmosphere at this summer's games. >> the most important lesson was the way the entire city was involved. whether you were able to attend a game or not, you could participate in watching the game with other people from around the city. >> andrew dymburt, abc news, new york. >> next, at 630, more than a dozen people accused of blocking

the golden gate bridge earlier this year, during a protest now face charges. why some are actually facing felonies. then a passenger plane goes down in a brazilian neighborhood, narrowly missing a house. an investigation underway into what happened

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heating up now. former president trump falsely saying the vice president is faking her crowds despite plenty of evidence otherwise. >> and remembering a silicon valley tech icon, the former ceo of youtube and a key member of google's founding passing away over the weekend. >> then the disneyland resort about to get a huge update. the new attractions coming to the happiest place on earth. come on coco! >> good morning everybody. it's monday, august 12th. >> we're going to get to all that. but first a look at your traffic with amanda. >> yeah, we're going to start with a live look from our richmond camera showing you a crowded commute. as people are making their way up north. you can see it right there. there is a backup between canal boulevard and the tolls on westbound 580. so just keep that in mind as things remain slow moving. other transit agencies, which are seeing a little bit of a schedule shift. we talked a lot

about bart earlier this morning. this includes ac transit as well. we know that they're going to be changes to their bus network. this includes bringing back supplementary service or bus or i should say bus lines to schools, specifically marin transit as well. golden gate transit and smart will also make several changes. all of this really to increase efficiency in the highway 101 corridor. so just be aware, check your schedules, make sure that you're aware of any of the shifts because that will definitely impact your commute this morning. and then we'll get to walnut creek a little bit hazy, but not too bad. no issues. both northbound or southbound. 680 reggie. >> and it should clear up as the day goes on. amanda. should be a pretty nice day for all the kids. going back to school. perfect temperatures. to do that, you might need a light jacket this morning. it will be in the 60s and 70s on the coast. a little cooler than usual, but by tomorrow it starts to warm up and then by the end of the week, we're back to average temperatures for our area. your voice, your vote. there's strong momentum for the new democratic ticket as vice president kamala

harris wraps up her first campaign swing with running mate tim walz. polls are showing that vp harris is taking the lead in some battleground states. here's abc news reporter adam nguyen. >> the race for the white house fired up in las vegas. vice president harris capping off a whirlwind of a week crisscrossing the country with running mate and minnesota governor tim walz. when we fight, we win. with just one week into the democratic national convention, the new democratic ticket marched through five battleground states, including arizona and pennsylvania. harris said to unveil her economic plans this week, it'll be focused on the economy and what we need to do to bring down costs and also strengthen the economy overall. harris strongly disagreeing with former president trump's suggestion that presidents should get a say in the federal reserve's interest rate decisions. >> the fed is an independent entity and as president, i would never interfere in the decisions

that the fed makes. >> harris also pushed to raise the minimum wage and echoed trump's call to make income from tips tax free. trump, accusing harris of stealing his proposal to eliminate taxes on tips, a proposal that would still need congressional approval. >> i'd rather run against her. i think she's easier to beat. this election is about saving our economy, ending inflation, securing our borders. >> but a new new york times, siena college poll shows harris now leading trump by four points in three battleground states still within the margin of error. this, as trump's vice presidential pick, j.d. vance, continues to defend his comments describing women and families without children as childless cat ladies. >> do i regret saying it? i regret that the media and the kamala harris campaign has has frankly distorted what i said. i said, i want us to be more pro-family. >> meanwhile, amid reports by the new york times of turmoil inside the trump campaign with little strategy since harris rose to the top of the

democratic ticket, trump is projecting confidence, writing on social media that this campaign is his best thus far. and when abc news washington. >> today, more than two dozen protesters accused of shutting down the bay bridge earlier this year have to surrender by today. da brooke jenkins issued arrest warrants on saturday, and in total, 26 people are charged. the charges include false imprisonment, conspiracy and trespassing. jenkins says eight of the protesters believed to be involved with the planning of the demonstration are the ones facing felony charges. jenkins says her office heard from three dozen people who were trapped for hours, including a person with a brain tumor who missed a medical appointment and a mom with her baby who had no water for formula. >> we need to make sure that when we advocate, when we engage in our free speech rights, that we're doing it in a safe manner. we cannot obstruct people's ability to of movement, certainly not for hours at a

time. >> jenkins says the protests likely cost the bridge $162,000 in lost revenue. hotel workers at eight san francisco hotels have voted to authorize a strike. a local chapter of the unite here union is calling for better wages, affordable health care and lighter workloads. the union's contract expires wednesday. union leaders say the vote to authorize the strike comes after months of unsuccessful negotiations with hyatt, hilton and marriott. this vote covers housekeepers, cooks, dishwashers and servers, as well as bartenders and bella tenants. now, to be clear, they've only voted to authorize the strike, which does not necessarily mean a strike will happen. >> a jury has convicted a former antioch police officer of wire fraud and conspiracy for his role in a college degree scam. that's according to our media partners at the east bay times. prosecutors say that morteza amiri paid a woman to take

college courses for him so he could get education related pay raises. he faces up to 20 years in prison. the fbi began investigating amiri and the college scam last year. the case led to the seizure of antioch police officer's phones, which led to a wider investigation, including the department's racist text message scandal. >> the tech world is remembering and honoring the life of former youtube ceo susan wojcicki. her husband confirmed her death over the weekend in a facebook post, saying she lived with non-small cell lung cancer for two years. wojcicki was 56. the santa clara county native was one of the first google employees and google ceo sundar pichai posted a tribute on x, writing in part she is as core to the history of google as anyone, and it's hard to imagine the world without her. former coo of facebook and google executive sheryl sandberg posted on instagram she was committed to expanding opportunities for women throughout silicon valley. i

don't believe my career would be what it is today without her unwavering support. >> such a bummer to hear about what happened at mitchell's ice cream shop over the weekend in san francisco. as you can see, plywood is covering the big glass window on san jose avenue. surveillance video captured a break in at 330 friday morning. co-owner linda mitchell says this crew couldn't get the big padlock off the front door, so they just smashed the windows with bolt cutters and this was all for naught. they tried to get some money. it didn't really work out, so they went in through the window, went to the back, tried to steal the safe which is bolted down, and they really left with nothing except a bag of cookies. >> so. >> mitchell believes that will cost $5,000 to replace that big front window. the ice cream shop remains open despite the burglary, so please go and support them. police tell us no

arrests have been made. >> we are learning new details about a deadly plane crash in brazil on friday. the bodies of all 62 victims have been recovered. a man is at the live desk with the investigation. and that stunning video, really, of the plane plummeting to the ground. amanda? >> yeah. kumasi investigators are now examining the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, trying to determine what caused the crash. this stunning video that kumasi mentioned shows the plane in what's called a flat spin falling from the sky. it crashed into a suburb in sao paulo neighborhood and burst into flames, killing all 62 people on board. two trainee doctors are among the victims. the head of brazil's air accident investigation says the aircraft did not declare an emergency. officials also say the plane was flying normally until it stopped responding to calls when they lost radar contact. just a few minutes later, the plane went down. investigators are also examining the plane's engines to see if there could be clues

about what happened. back to you at the desk, amanda. >> thank you. still ahead. time is money. the crackdown on things the white house says are a waste of time. >> and let's take a live look right now at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're down right now about 60 points. another update on the markets next. >> then tensions rising again in the middle east. the u.s. strengthening its

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pentagon publicly announced that it is sending a guided missile submarine to the region, amid growing concern that iran could attack israel at any moment. abc news reporter rhiannon ally has the latest. >> this morning, the pentagon is ordering the uss georgia to the middle east. the nuclear powered submarine is capable of holding more than 150 tomahawk missiles. tensions in the region have been building after the former leader of hamas was assassinated in iran's capital last month. hamas blames israel for the killing and iran has vowed revenge. the pentagon typically keeps the movements of submarines classified. analysts say this rare announcement is a clear message to iran to back down the website, axios reports. israeli

intelligence believes iran has decided to attack israel within days. israel's defense minister telling u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin that iran is preparing a large scale attack. israel says if iran does launch an attack, iran can expect a, quote, blow unlike any other. in return, hamas and israel were set to resume ceasefire talks this week. those talks now in question. >> hamas is indicating it will not attend, saying there is no need for, quote, more rounds of negotiations on new proposals because hamas says there is a previous framework deal it is willing to accept. >> rhiannon ally, abc news, new york. >> new video and police text messages have been released from the school massacre in uvalde, texas, two years ago. 19 students and two teachers were killed inside robb elementary in 2022. police took 77 minutes to take down the shooter. revealed in the 911 calls was that the gunman's uncle wanted to

transfer to his nephew to get him to stop the shooting, but it was too late. >> i was wondering, maybe he could he could listen to me because he does listen to me. everything i tell him, he does listen to me. maybe he could stand down and do something. just turn himself in the police body cam videos come from five officers. >> despite 25 officers responding. text messages show some officers were either not recording or didn't have time to grab a camera and other messages. multiple officers asked how to get there, their photos off the police department website for their safety. because the public began complaining about the delayed response. >> new at six saving time and money, the biden administration is launching a new effort to crack down on everyday hassles that waste your time and take your money. amanda is at the live desk with the details of these new actions. amanda kumasi. >> president biden is unveiling new policies for some business practices. the new push aims to try to cut down the time and money you spend wrangling with

companies over customer service. one is so-called doom loops, where you're stuck on the phone with an automated response, or talking to a chatbot instead of an actual person. the consumer financial protection bureau plans to propose companies like banks that they need to let customers talk to a human representatives. the ftc is also on the verge of finalizing a new rule that would make it easier to cancel your subscription. so if it takes one click to sign up for a membership for a gym or an app, it should take one click to cancel. a similar regulation could also be applied to internet and cable subscriptions. now, these proposals are not yet finalized, so it could be months before they take effect and they could face legal challenges. back to you, reggie. >> all right. thanks, amanda. a dead whale washes up on a bay area bridge, this time at san francisco's fort funston. the california academy of sciences says a dead humpback whale watched a show on friday. scientists say that given the markings, it's likely an orca killed the humpback. the marine

mammal center counts four other stranded whales in the bay area this year. it's the lowest total for this time of the year in at least five years. they believe one of these whales died because of a ship strike, but they don't know the cause of death for the other three. >> new details. this morning about the cost and chaos of a large scale fish die off in an east bay lake. our partners at the bay area news group report the city of fremont spent roughly $17,000 to clean up the mess. more than 1000 fish died at lake elizabeth in fremont's central park over the 4th of july holiday. the city blamed the heat wave. the bay area news group obtained text messages from city staff showing park managers dug a mass grave to bury dozens of dead fish trying to mask the odor. records show the city brought in more than two dozen employees on july 6th to get rid of the remaining fish, working more than 150 hours of overtime. >> now it's our morning money report. retail experts are saying that locking up products in stores is causing more people

to shop online. securing items in cases was the way stores like target, walmart and dollar general dealt with a spike in theft. now, bloomberg reports barricading items. if it's a razor, laundry detergent, whatever has backfired. anti-theft technology company tells axios that secured cases can cause sales to drop up to 25%. yikes. taking a live look now at the new york stock exchange, you can see that we are starting off the trading week down by about 156 points. >> big changes coming to disneyland and disney california adventure. the pixar film coco is getting the theme park treatment for the first time, with a ride in the works at california adventure. disney also planning to build an avatar themed land inspired by the sequel to the 2009 film the avengers campus. in california, adventure will be doubling in size, getting two new rides. of course, disney is a parent company of abc. seven is so many

announcements. >> it was a huge d23 this year. i should also say that the new tiana's bayou adventure, which takes over splash mountain. they announced the date for that. so that's going to be november 15th of this year. cool. so it's happening in time for people for going for christmas. incredible. yeah, it's a lot. >> and incredibles owe a lot to look forward to. and then what you have to look forward to on the roads. >> and what's that. >> let's talk about the bay bridge. there is a stalled motorcycle that's blocking the left lane there. traffic was already sluggish this morning from an earlier incident. we were tracking that car fire in the first hour of the broadcast. that was around 5 a.m, but that is not an issue anymore. still things slowing down because of this stalled motorcycle. so just be aware. then over to richmond. a two car crash is blocking the left lane. this is westbound 80 at san pablo, slowing things down to about 12mph. there. the backup is to hilltop drive. then let's get you to some current drive times. highway four to the maze. that's 34 minutes. and then emeryville to san francisco. that drive will take

you 18 minutes, and then a ten minute drive to get from san francisco to sfo. we'll get you to a foggy golden gate with really nothing in your way. as you make your way in or out of the city of san francisco. now, let's get to leslie lopez with our sister station in los angeles. >> hi. good morning. i'm meteorologist leslie lopez, giving you the bay area weather forecast for this morning. this morning we have some clouds and drizzle to get you going, but this afternoon, below average. and the rest of this week we're going to have some minor warming. now as we head along for the next few hours. today we're going to stay into the 50s to get going. this morning it looks like 54 for san francisco, san jose, just about 61 degrees. a little warmer there. but then by the time we're heading into the next few days, we're going to see a little bit of warming tomorrow. about 67 degrees on your wednesday. we'll see those temperatures get down to 66. and it looks like that thursday ahead about 68 degrees. so each day we have some minor fluctuations. it looks as though we're going to get right back to temperatures for most of these areas. reaching right around it

looks like those 70s by thursday. so that's the warmest of the next seven. heading out for areas closer towards it looks like our inland spots the warmest. we're going to get 92 on wednesday. thursday >> a little bit of history made this week at thi in san francisco. for the first time, a trans person served as the parade's leader. the parade kicked off at san francisco's civic center. tita aida, a trans woman, was the event's hermana mayor. the gig is given to someone who is respected in the filipino community. the piston is in its 31st year and is the largest filipino american festival in the country guys, i'm going to keep my dancing today. >> it was a sea of pink for the final night of outside lands in san francisco's golden gate park. that is chaperon with our huge hit pink pony club, and she drew one of the biggest crowds of the day with fans in pink cowboy hats, shirts and bananas rushing to the main stage. country artists sturgill simpson

was the main headliner. post malone performed a special country music set in the east bay a moment months in the making. >> coast guard a coast guard cutter returned to its home port over the weekend. after months at sea, friends and family gathered in alameda yesterday to watch the way she arrived. plenty of smiles, of course, to go around as members were reunited with loved ones. they've been gone for just under four months on patrol in the pacific and doing search and rescue exercises with crews from other countries. >> the best part of the trip for me was interacting with my peers from other nations, sharing lessons learned, seeing how they do operations, and then comparing personal items like our kids and our families, and seeing that we have a lot more in common than we have differen. >> captain tyson schofield says the crew will enjoy a well-deserved break at home after a busy few months of missions.

>> on the peninsula, the bay area aloha festival wrapped up at the san mateo event center. this two day festival celebrates hawaiian and polynesian culture with music, dance, crafts and food. >> it's just a terrific weekend of love. aloha! getting together, having fun. >> part of this weekend's focus is supporting the people of maui as they mark one year since devastating fires. organizers say they've raised almost $60,000 for recovery in lahaina. in this last month, there was a special ceremony in the south bay celebrating two rosie, the riveters. >> history park in san jose presented them with commemorative coins of the congressional gold medal. the main ceremony was in d.c. that happened in april. it honors the contributions of millions of women. during world war two, the rosies worked in factories and shipyards to support the nation, while many of their brothers, fathers and husbands were fighting abroad. the actual congressional gold medal is at

the smithsonian. >> a couple outside sacramento is taking. >> i'm loving it to a whole new level. six years after meeting behind the counter at mcdonald', they're about to walk down the aisle. >> we both started working at mcdonald's, and our coworkers instantly thought that abby and i would be a good match. >> all right, coworkers joseph gomez and abby armenta. armenta. excuse me? say they're coworkers at the restaurant in roseville. set them up, turning a team bonding event into their first date. they fell in love under the golden arches. and next month, this match made in mcdonald's will be tying the knot. and we are being told cheeseburgers and apple pies will be on the menu for the after party. the reception i saw after the function after the we'll see you after the function. >> did you see grimace was in the video? was there grimace and birdie? i haven't seen them in a minute. >> you know what? shout out to

the coworkers. make it happen. >> that's cute. see oh, grimace? okay, i like this of next. >> the seven things you need to know today. >> i wasn't ready for those costume characters. no. >> go all out. it was. >> it was giving times square mickey a little bit. you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. download the app now and start streaming. >> and as we head to break, let's take a live look outside and see what's what on a monday morning it is 654. we'll be right back. >> this is abc 724 >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. yeah. >> you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. we are we are we are we are, we are, we are where you are.

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were investigating the death of a man whose body was found in golden gate park, right by the outside lands. music festival. paramedics found the man's body yesterday locked inside a portable bathroom outside festival grounds number two. >> former youtube ceo susan wojcicki died over the weekend. her husband confirmed her death in a facebook post, saying that she lived with a lung cancer for two years. wojcicki was only 56 years old. >> number three outreach crews in san francisco are planning to meet with people who are living in rvs near the zoo. last week, authorities started to warn people who were parked on zoo road that they have to leave or risk being towed. >> number four a big day for

oakland unified, santa clara unified and san mateo county school district. it's the first day of school. san ramon valley and fremont unified kick off their classes on wednesday. >> all right, everybody, number five. we are taking a live look outside at 658 at the embarcadero. and the ferry building in san francisco. national weather service is forecasting for our area. clear skies, sunny skies. and then tonight, mostly clear skies and some clouds. the daytime highs going to be mostly 60 to 70. if you're on the coast in the low 60s or low 80s if you're around the bay and then 80s inland, overnight lows are going to be mostly in the 50s. cooling trend continues today, but it's going to warm up starting tomorrow. >> and number six, we'll give you a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is a crowded commute there. the backup is before the foot of the maze. metering lights remain on. it's going to take you some time to get across the bay bridge, though. things definitely slowed down because of a stalled motorcycle, which is blocking

the left lane. this is around treasure island. traffic was already sluggish this morning from an earlier incident. we were talking a lot about a car fire. that was before treasure island on the right shoulder that is cleared but still very slow moving as you make your way into the city. >> number seven, pixar's inside out two starts streaming next week. it'll be available for video on demand on august 20th, and then it goes to disney+ later this year. the movie is also getting a tv series. it's called dream productions. it takes place in between the first and second movies. it's set in the part of riley's brain responsible for creating dreams. that's expected in 2025. of course, disney, the parent company of abc >> george: good morning america. a shift in the race for the white house. vice president harris gaining momentum. >> bring it on.