live a flight from sfo to rome diverted to sacramento, now at five with people on board, say happened minutes after takeoff. >> time is up for people parked along zoo road in san francisco. city crews moving in quickly overnight to clear out those rvs. >> an explanation for a noisy nuisance. waymo now saying there's a good reason a fleet of robo taxis are honking at each other in a local parking lot and bringing the party back to

downtown. >> the san francisco businesses in line to get a boost for events. >> good morning. it is wednesday, august 14th to start this check of our forecast with drew. >> yes, yesterday was lovely. >> we'll do more of the same today. it's foggy out there this morning across our exploratorium camera. some drizzle in the city even along the coast. but you look at current sky condition. it's not widespread fog this morning. it's patchy over oakland. certainly cloudy in half moon bay, but look at concord san jose, even napa currently showing clear skies across the board. so just like yesterday, we will find a lot of sunshine throughout the day. temperatures right now. good morning, san mateo 57 degrees 61 in hayward. we're at 64 in san jose. the wider view showing you 50s in the north bay, low to mid 60s inland. the ocean water temperature still cooling off a little bit. yesterday was 54 degrees. this morning. we're down to 53 degrees. so looking at the inland forecast today a couple of degrees warmer compared to yesterday. we'll go into the upper 80s. maybe 1 or 2 cities like antioch or brentwood touches about 90 degrees later

on today around the bay shoreline. we have some patchy cloud cover right now, but we have a lot of sunshine in store throughout the afternoon. we'll top out in the mid 70s. it will be breezy later on this afternoon and along the coast today. it will be quite foggy. we'll keep those winds with us throughout the afternoon. highs basically in the low and mid 60s. let's check in with amanda. see those drive times this morning. yeah. >> good morning drew. we're going to start off with a look at our overall map already showing that typical slowdown along the altamont pass. that trip made a little tougher. that's because of a high wind advisory that has been issued from 5 to 205. and there is a major crash at 11th street on westbound 205, slowing things down just a bit more. and then i'm going to take you to the south bay. this is roadwork northbound 880 at dixon landing road. it's not expected to end until about seven this morning. so it is causing a minor backup. you see things slowing down to about. oh, no. just updated to 68mph. so slowly improving. and then i want to take you to our oakland 880 cam. no issues as you pass the coliseum on the

nimitz. let's get back to the desk. >> amanda. thank you. happening now in the north bay. firefighters are working to gain control of a vegetation fire. it forced brief evacuations in novato. flames broke out late last night near atherton avenue and highway 101. the marin county sheriff's office says the fire is now 25% contained. all evacuation warnings and orders were lifted around 120 this morning. firefighters say no homes have been damaged. the cause is under investigation. developing news while you were sleeping, we reached the deadline for families to leave the road where they've been staying near the san francisco zoo. they've been living in their rvs since they were evicted from another street near lake merced earlier this year. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live along zoo road this morning. gloria, the city has been threatening to evict everyone. and did they leave? >> yeah. reggie, we came out to zoo road this morning and the rvs are all gone. the city had given the residents until midnight to move their rvs or be towed. and it looks like the

residents did move. we don't know where they've gone, but of course, we are looking into it. yesterday, our photographer came out here as well. there were about two dozen rvs here on zoo road near the san francisco zoo. many of these residents had moved from winston drive, and they were also pushed out of that road after the city implemented a four hour parking restriction for an upcoming repaving project. many of those residents had been living in rvs since the pandemic, and the community was made up of many working families. city workers have been meeting with residents to give them housing, resources and vouchers for housing, and the coalition on homelessness says the work. it is working this help and that they were close to placing many of the families. of course, they did want more time to put them in a more permanent housing situation. we're still working to find out again exactly where the families are, if they have been placed in other housing. and of course, we'll bring you those updates as soon as we have them. live in san francisco. gloria rodriguez, abc news. >> thank you. gloria. we're following up on a story. a lot

of you are looking at at abc seven news.com. waymo now has a reason. a group of robotaxi robotaxis keep honking at each other in a san francisco parking lot. over and over again over the past few weeks in soma. waymo says the honking is because of software that's meant to prevent slow moving crashes. for example, if someone is backing out of a parking spot and doesn't see you, you would honk if they got too close and that's basically what these waymo vehicles are doing. and they're doing it sometimes at four in the morning, the company says it is adjusting their software. >> the developments in the effort to bring new life to san francisco. amanda, the mayor, has just announced a half million dollars for some iconic businesses to bring more nightlife to the city. >> yeah. kumasi will have a map up ahead showing which businesses across the city will be involved. but first, the city says the goal is to produce a number of diverse weekend and evening events downtown through

the energy program with this new funding. 14 entertainment and nightlife businesses, along nehborhood organizations, will receive grants. those grants can range up, up to $50,000. now you can see some of those businesses involved here. some of them are iconic venues like the stud oasis and black cat. programing is slated to launch later this month and will see concerts, pop ups, theater performances, drag shows and street parties. the new entertainment zone, proposed earlier this year will also be incorporated through the e energy program. these grants will fund various expenses permitting and event planning, amongst other costs. the hope is for this new program to bring life to downtown and promote business and nightlife growth. mayor london breed says the city is exploring every possible avenue to make downtown an exciting and welcoming 24 over seven destination that attracts more people and new business opportunities. back to you. >> amanda. thank you. passengers

going from sfo to rome never even left california. their united airlines flight had to be diverted because of a mechanical issue. the plane landed safely in sacramento just before 6:00 last night. officials didn't specify what the issue was. one passenger described what happened. >> that's all they said. it was overheating, so they had to shut it off. and so they had to divert us to sacramento. it was kind of funny to me, is that i left sacramento to san francisco and came back to sacramento. >> girl, what were you. >> what are you. girl? girl. >> not that i know. >> that's a lot. >> it's a lot. the plane returned to sfo. actually, they they took these passengers on a different plane back to sfo and the airline rebooked the 148 passengers so they can go and enjoy rome. >> breaking overnight, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit near las vegas. here's the map. it hit just after eight last night in indian springs, and that's about 45 miles northwest

of vegas. thankfully, there were no reports of any injuries or damage. >> vice president kamala harris is set to release her first major economic plan as a presidential candidate on friday. during a speech in north carolina, her campaign says she's going to outline a plan to tackle inflation. day one lower costs for middle class families and take on corporate price gouging. this week, vice president harris is on the cover of time magazine. the article inside traces her path to becoming the democratic presidential nominee, including looking back at her bid for president in 2020. you won't actually hear from her in the piece, as her campaign has repeatedly declined interviews, security preparations are well underway in chicago ahead of the democratic national convention. it officially starts on monday, and fencing is going up around the venue where it's going to be held, which is the united center. the secret service took part in an update yesterday and said its plans are unchanged by the attempted assassination of former president trump in pennsylvania. >> as far as comparing butler to

a national special security event, you can't compare it. this is a whole of government approach. we've been planning for this convention for well over a year, so we can't compare the two. >> this is the first time chicago has hosted the dnc since 1996. it's set to wrap up next thursday, with vice president kamala harris officially accepting the nomination for president. former president donald trump set to campaign in two battleground states this week. he'll be in north carolina today. pennsylvania saturday. his running mate, jd vance, campaigns in michigan today. we are 82 days away from the presidential election. you can see the countdown on your screen. that is to the moment the polls open on election day. here for full coverage of the election, check out our abc seven bay area app and abc seven news.com. >> all right. 509 this morning in the accuweather forecast, we are finding temperatures a few degrees warmer compared to yesterday. looking at our highs

today versus average, most of us will be a bit above average temperatures today mainly in the 70s and 80s. but a few spots like concord, santa rosa likely in the low 90s. so for comparison, that's a few degrees above average in most spots. santa rosa one of the warmer spots coming in about seven degrees above average, but the long term trend with our temperature outlook through next week is really to find temperatures along the west coast to be below average. much of the heat over the next couple of weeks is going to be centered across texas, oklahoma, even new mexico. so for here locally, it's kind of a split. northern california likely seeing cooler than average temperatures. and then for the southern part of the state, we'll likely see warmer than average temperatures. so don't expect any intense heat coming our way the next couple of weeks. here's future weather by 930. we're still trying to break down some of this fog around the bay shore line, so not as quick of a clearing with the cloud cover today compared to yesterday, but it will be a nice day. will keep

temperatures in the upper 80s lower 90s inland 60s and 70s around the bay shoreline breezier today than yesterday. we'll track those onshore winds likely 20 to 35mph, so it will be a breezy afternoon on the way. highs today will hit about 87 in livermore, 90 in concord, a comfortable 75 in oakland, partly sunny and windy in the city at 6884 in san jose, will hit about 91 in santa rosa, reggie aqui. >> thanks, drew. tracking endangered condors here in california. coming up, how wildlife experts say you can help without even leaving your house. >> thieves target a south bay high school announced a race against time to get the friday night lights up, and running. before the first football game. the team is asking for the community's help. >> new tech announced by google. the company's

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least a dozen districts begin their school years, including berkeley, martinez. napa and pacifica unified. also, santa rosa city schools school safety

is the main subject of discussion among parents, teachers, and students at santa rosa schools. after struggling with fights, gang issues, and even a stabbing death on campuses in recent years. the district has made some changes that will continue this year. district officials say student safety is a top priority. >> what we've done is increased staffing. i think one of the big changes that took place towards the end of last year is the change in in terms of campus supervisors, the school board passed a measure that would allow a law enforcement presence to come back to campuses. >> they also have a new superintendent. she's expected to introduce herself to students today as the new school year gets underway. >> students and staff are dealing with a crackdown on cell phones. amanda is at the live desk with the push from governor newsom and kumasi. >> there's certainly growing pressure from governor newsom, he sent a letter to school districts across the state yesterday urging them to limit cell phone use on campus. he cited the reported negative impacts of social media on the

mental health of young people. in his letter, governor newsom said every classroom should be a place of focus, learning and growth. on abc seven news at three. state superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond echoed the governor's concerns over mental health. >> it is clear when you look at the rates of depression and anxiety that our kids have, they need less time on the phone and more time focused, and they'll do better academically and mentally. >> mount diablo and ignacio valley high schools in concord are one week into their no phone pilot programs. students have to put their phones in locked pouches during the school day. >> ultimately, i think that the kids will, you know, probably see that they, you know, enjoy their peers more. they, you know, have better interactions. and yeah, i think it's going to be a good thing. >> and one criticism of phone limits is the ability to communicate in an emergency. thurmond says there are many solutions for that. and it's

something they will work through. now let's get to reggie. >> thanks, amanda. in the south bay, a high school in san jose is starting the new school year with a huge hit to its football program. the coach says thieves broke in. they stole almost everything, including the wiring that powers the football fields, lights and scoreboard. police say they're investigating the weekend theft and damage at santa teresa high school. the school's athletic booster club is a volunteer parent group that fundraises all year to provide what the school or district can't supply. the co-president says the thieves stole thousands of dollars worth of equipment and material. >> we store in our merchandise that we use to fundraise, our supplies for our concession stands. heartbreaking. like you. you know, it's just i-team's. but emotionally, you feel bad for the boys and the team. >> if you'd like to help them buy new equipment, you can donate to the football team's gofundme or to the booster club. >> a special surprise for a school in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. former giants star hunter pence joined

about 30 other volunteers yesterday, getting tenderloin community elementary ready for the students. when they return next week. pence and others removed a truckload of debris and added dozens of plants. >> there's tons of science behind greenery, just improving child's uh- success rates and just the health and benefits of having the green spaces around. and so it really is just an awesome opportunity to help beautify the school princess nonprofit health planet project led this effort. >> there was also help from san francisco unified and organizations including the california academy of sciences and reimagining san francisco. happening tonight, it's bart night at the oakland ballers game. the ballers taking on the boise hawks, the children of bart employees will be serving as ball boys and ball girls. a bart police lieutenant will be singing the national anthem. first pitch is at 635 and there will be all sorts of bart themed activities at the ballpark, along with some special guests.

>> barty, is barty going to be there? is barty going to start the party? don't be tardy for the party. >> don't be okay. look at this though. some cool shirts are going to be available through oaklandish. the front is green and yellow. and then there is a bart patch on the sleeve. on the back is the number 72, because 1972 is when bart opened. there's also a white version that says oakland on the front. >> new details on google's latest and greatest. the annual made by google event at the company's bayview campus in mountain view began with the tech giant showing off google gemini, an ai assistant that helps users be more productive and creative. >> we're fully in the gemini era, with ai infused into almost everything we're doing at google across our full tech stack, our integrated ai strategy means we're in control of where we're heading, and we're innovating at every layer of the stack. when it's folded, it's okay, i, i

don't know what any of that meant of the stack, the stack, the stack, everybody, the stack. >> the company also unveiled a batch of new phones. they're calling it the biggest update to the pixel family, including the second generation of its folding phone. the pixel nine pro fold. >> it's noticeably thinner and lighter than our first gen foldable. when it's folded, it has the same size display as pixel nine pro and comparable thickness to. it feels and functions like a phone. then you unfold it, and pixel nine pro fold becomes something else altogether, google said. >> this year's event earlier than usual, trying to get a jump on the competition. and i'm talking about apple because apple is expected to unveil its new iphones next month. >> and that's what you and i will be in line, because we've discovered that our iphones are pre-teens, pre-teens, pre-teens. >> you know what? and they did their job for many years. >> they have served me well. >> and now it's time to upgrade

yourself. >> the embarrassment when i found out that my iphone is a tween is a 12. >> you know what is yours? >> it's an 11 pro max. >> so does that make yours better? a little bit. it's a pro max. >> i'm going to say that it seems like it's lived through some things. >> well, let's just say she got tired and i had to go through and do the deletes. >> yeah. you know mine is tired too. >> she's tired. doesn't last as long. >> you know it served you well for years though. and then next month here we go a brand new season. >> it's a new day. it's a new season. those photos are going to be crisp this morning. >> not quite crisp out there from sfo. we've got some fog to deal with. some drizzle out there as well along the coast, mainly away from the coast. we're doing just fine in terms of our visibility. so today's forecast inland. expect a lot of sunshine today. temperatures a little bit warmer than we were yesterday. we'll likely hit about 90 degrees. and our warmest spots inland around the bay shoreline. we have some of that patchy fog early on, but past 10 a.m. it's full sunshine

and those temperatures very comfortable in the mid 70s along the coast. it is thick fog. this morning we'll get midday sunshine before those clouds fill back in later on this evening. we'll keep those temperatures in the low 60s. so highs in our microclimates starting in the south bay. sunny skies, breezy day, 70s and 80s. still very comfortable, very similar to yesterday. up along the peninsula, close to 80. in redwood city, about 74. menlo park, low 60s along the coast. cloudy over the city right now. we'll see sunshine prevail closer to 10 a.m. downtown. we'll see temperatures in the 60s. it's windy this afternoon with those gusts close to 30mph in the north bay. 80s and 90s once again with lots of sunshin. it's warm above average in the east bay. clouds to sun. this morning 75 in oakland, 76 in fremont, 79. castro valley and inland. a couple of degrees warmer compared to yesterday, mid 80s to the low 90s overnight tonight again, we'll see a mix of stars and clouds close to the coast and overnight lows generally dipping into the 50s. so the accuweather seven day forecast showing you it's pretty

steady through the end of the week. now the weekend cooler air does move in here, but we'll have lots of sunshine both saturday and sunday before minor warming occurs early next week. guys thanks to coming up, the seven things to know. >> this morning. >> one on one with speaker nancy pelosi. >> you talked about the members fearing for their lives. did you think you were going to die? that day? >> the lawmakers sitting down with our stephanie sierra for a wide ranging

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school for more bay area students. today, classes start in more than a dozen districts, including santa rosa city schools, berkeley unified and pacifica. good luck today. >> and number five. another beautiful afternoon on the way. if you liked yesterday, you'll love today. we have temperatures 1 or 2 degrees warmer compared to yesterday. slightly above average. warmest areas in the 80s and 90s. later on for six emergency road work is impacting things down in sunol. >> northbound 680 at 84. we're told all lanes are blocked. traffic is diverting at 84, and drivers should expect delays and use alternate routes to avoid the area. there is no estimated time of reopening the roadway. >> and number seven, legendary beauty products seller avon has filed for bankruptcy. it comes as the company is facing hundreds of lawsuits over its talc products. after talc was linked to cancer cases. >> she is one of the most consequential politicians of this generation in an exclusive bay area tv interview. speaker

emerita nancy pelosi is talking with abc seven news about her new book, the art of power. >> abc seven news report. abc seven news reporter stephanie sierra sat down with pelosi to discuss her role in some of the most historic moments over the past two decades, and this is a conversation you will only see on abc seven. >> so, speaker, you discussed at length in your book, know your why. can you explain to our viewers how that motto has shaped your political career? >> well, thank you very much. it's lovely to be with you. i always say to people, know your why. because getting involved in the public arena is not for the faint of heart. you almost immediately become a target. it's so sad. it shouldn't be that way. but when you know why you're doing it, it makes it worthwhile. my why? when i went from housewife to house member to house speaker, was the 1 in 5 children in america who live in poverty, go to sleep hungry at night. that's what constantly motivates me. >> in one of your final chapters, we got an in depth

look on the day of the insurrection from your eyes. you know, many members have described the insurrection like a war zone. and as your book points out, members being on the floor on their bellies, crawling combat style to get to that door. >> everything about it was horrible. the fact that it was an insurrection incited by the president of the united states, that it was something that was dangerous defecation on the floor. where is nancy? where is nancy? the vice president that had a noose for him. they had a gun for me. they said, anyway, and it was horrible. >> you talked about the members fearing for their lives. did you think you were going to die that day? >> i didn't think i was going to die. i thought i was more worried about them, but i did think i was going to die when i went to kyiv. uh- that that was true danger. i'm going to call the mayor of washington, d.c. i didn't think that they would be able to find us now. we begged

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driving habits for millions of people. and then selling that data. how it could have led to higher car insurance rates. >> it's the last thing you want to see while you're on a hike. a pack of mountain lions caught on camera by a hiker along an east bay trail. >> good morning everybody. it's wednesday, august 14th. >> i wouldn't mind seeing them as long as they were far away. hi, drew. yeah, with, like, a telescopic photo lens. >> looking lovely out there. we'll start you out with our san jose camera. this morning we have clear skies. it's a nice, quiet morning out there. 64 is that current temperature in san jose? great visibility, high humidity. the wind right now is basically calm out there. take a look at the forecast today. a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday. most of us a few degrees above average today. morning clouds to a windy afternoon in san francisco at 68. mild sunshine in oakland in the 70s. 80s for san jose and walnut creek today with full sunshine right now. temperatures were pretty uniform in many areas, 50s to the low 60s. as we get you going on this wednesday.

looking inland, first, we'll warm up into the 70s by 10 a.m. by 3 p.m. i think our warmest areas are in the upper 80s, if not a few cities. touching about 90 degrees later on this afternoon. around the bay shoreline we'll find some patchy cloud cover, but sunshine prevails pretty fast this morning. we'll find temperatures in the mid 70s later on this afternoon along the coast. it is quite foggy right now. we'll keep it partly sunny throughout the later portion of the day, and highs in the low to mid 60s with a bit of a breeze. that's weather. let's see how we're doing on the roads. this morning with amanda. good morning. >> yeah good morning drew. we're going to take you straight to the richmond-san rafael bridge, where a left lane is blocked in the westbound direction after the decline because of a solo crash. we're told that the car is on its side. you can see it's slowing things down to about nine miles per hour. you can take the golden gate or highway 37, or the bay bridge to get around it. but just to warn you, there is a fog advisory issued for the golden gate. you can see no issues here though. then we'll head to the east bay. a

crowded commute for people headed west on the east shore freeway, highway four to san francisco. that drive will take you about 33 minutes, and i'm going to leave you here with drive times. that typical slowdown from tracy to dublin is at 50 minutes. 16 minutes to get from san rafael to san francisco and then an 18 minute drive to get from antioch to concord, kumasi. >> thanks, amanda. your voice, your vote. the vice presidential candidates on the campaign trail. again, this morning. republican jd vance, continuing his attacks on democratic candidate tim walz over claims he made about serving. here's abc news reporter nguyen. reporter this morning, minnesota governor tim walz, coming off of his first solo campaign event as the democratic party's vice presidential pick. walz attacking former president trump and his running mate j.d. vance, while appealing to union workers, a critical voting bloc for democrats. >> the only thing those two guys knows about working people is how to work to take advantage of them. >> but walz also forced to defend his military record after

trump's campaign pounced on comments he made in 2018. >> we can make sure that those weapons of war that i carried in war is the only place where those weapons are at. >> walz was deployed to europe in 2003 to protect against potential threats, but vance says walz never saw active combat despite serving in the minnesota national guard for 24 years. >> do not pretend to be something that you're not. >> walz, who previously admitted he misspoke, hit back on vance's attacks. >> i am proud of my service to this country, and i firmly believe you should never denigrate another person's service record. >> this, as trump faces backlash for his virtual interview on social media with elon musk, where he praised the billionaire for firing striking workers. >> they go on strike and you say, that's okay, you're all gone. you're all gone, so every one of you is gone. >> the afl cio calling trump a scab for the comments. and the united auto workers union filing federal labor charges against the pair for allegedly trying to

intimidate and threaten workers. today, trump heads to a rally in north carolina as he looks to blunt the economic plan being rolled out by harris on friday. and when abc news washington. another unique online fundraiser for kamala harris's campaign, this one featured a new political coalition coming together over a love for a legendary bay area band. >> i'm a deadhead and i support kamala. >> i'm a deadhead and i'm for kamala. i'm a deadhead for kamala. >> i'm a deadhead for kamala. >> i'm a deadhead, and i'm for kamala. >> deadheads for kamala raised nearly $50,000 last night in an hour. it featured appearances by some pretty famous fans of the grateful dead, and covers of some of the band's hit songs. organizers hope to hold the event on august 1st. jerry garcia's birthday scheduling got in the way so they ended up having it here. >> developing news. there's a legal battle this morning over your right to privacy inside

your car. amanda, this involves a practice by general motors that may have led to higher insurance rates for potentially millions of us. >> and, reggie, the state of texas is suing general motors, accusing the company of violating the privacy of millions of americans. >> the suit claims gm misled customers by encouraging them to enroll in its tech based safety program, like onstar smart driver. gm then collected data on things like how many times people exceeded the speed limit or violated traffic laws. then the company sold that data to data brokers who sold it to insurance companies, who raised rates for some drivers. the problem drivers didn't know their data was going to be sold. texas attorney general ken paxton says, quote, millions of american drivers wanted to buy a car, not a comprehensive surveillance system that unlawfully, unlawfully records information about every drive they take and sells their data to any company willing to pay for it. a gm spokesperson says

the company has been in discussions with the attorney general's office, and gm may not be alone. texas authorities are also investigating other automakers for their handling of customer data. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. people in richmond may not get to vote on taxing chevron after all. today, city leaders are expected to decide whether to drop a november ballot measure in exchange for a big payout. the city says chevron has offered $550 million over ten years. if they give up that tax initiative. the idea behind the tax was to compensate the city for polluting pollution caused by chevron's oil refinery. richmond was already facing one lawsuit over the ballot measure. chevron was expected to sue if the plan passed. a financial tech company based in san francisco is shutting down after running out of money. the founder of tally shared the news on linkedin, saying they couldn't secure enough funding to keep going. and we saw these for lease signs on their headquarters in potrero hill. the company launched nearly nine

years ago, pitching financial tools to help people manage credit card debt. >> developing news this morning. families who have been living along zoo road in san francisco are gone overnight. a city imposed deadline for them to leave came and went. it's the latest challenge for a group of people who have been struggling to find permanent housing since the pandemic. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live along z road this morning. gloria >> good morning. reggie. yes, this looks very different than what it looked like yesterday. yesterday, there were still about 24 rvs that were parked out here. right now, there are none. the city had given those rv residents until midnight to leave this area or be towed, and city workers have been meeting with residents, giving them housing resources. also vouchers for housing in many cases. some of these rv residents who were living on zoo road will qualify to get a percentage of their rent paid by the city for up to three years. but san francisco will not be paying for people's

rent indefinitely. city workers say it's a case by case situation to help people get into housing. now, as a way out of homelessness. and many of these residents have moved from winston drive. they were also pushed out of that road after the city implemented a four hour parking restriction for an upcoming repaving project, and many of the residents who had been living in these rvs have been living there since the pandemic. many are working families, and the coalition on homelessness says that the help has been working, that they were close to getting those folks into housing. live in san francisco, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. thank you. >> gloria. coronavirus levels in wastewater remains very high. and that coupled with students heading back to school, is creating concerns about a spike in cases. schools can be an incubator for viruses. experts say they wouldn't be surprised to see continued respiratory activity throughout the rest of this month and into september, so it's important to stay vigilant. >> we feel like we're back to normal this year. it is an

option for families to have their children mask at school, but it's nothing that we require and schools are recommended to allow a student to mask if they want to mask, and there shouldn't be any stigma posed on a student who wants to mask. >> experts encourage parents to follow cdc guidelines. if your child gets sick and keep them home for five days, if they're better and they have no fever for 24 hours, they can go back to school. but should wear a mask for the next five days. >> in today's gma first look back to school scams are increasing as students prepare to head back to the classroom. here's abc news reporter becky worley. >> in this morning's gma first look, new warnings about back to school scams. >> the amount of chatter related to back to school scams increased by 71%. so for as many parents who have back to school shopping on top of their minds, so the fraudsters as well fraudsters trying to get money or personal information through scams like emails or texts,

pretending to be from a school administrator, fake scholarship applications, even back to school shopping sites that aren't legit and offer prices that are too good to be true during the back to school perio, there's a certain amount of anxiety, and when consumers are stressed, they're not thinking clearly. they're more likely to give away their sensitive data. and so that spells a higher amount of success for the fraudster. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll tell you how to protect yourself from these would-be scammers with your gma first look, i'm becky worley, abc news, oakland, california. >> here's a question. are we as a people done with pumpkin spice drew. what drew fun done will never be done. what do you mean? >> what does that even mean? doesn't it start in, like, a week? >> i'm just saying. the results of a new survey are out, and some people may be done. plus, the company doubling down on fall season flavor this year. >> just saying. >> they asked some people who do

they ask. and when do they ask it. right, right. >> and will we watch those same people buy something pumpkin spice later on this season. we'll find out. here's a live look at okay this morning we do have really calm conditions over the airport. current reading is 59 degrees. it is partly cloudy right now. winds out of the northwest. the winds will pick up later on this afternoon, similar to yesterday. we'll find gusts about 20 to 30mph. let's look at the travel forecast across the u.s. the west is just fine. it's very quiet. we're getting some heat relief across utah. even colorado still quite warm in vegas at 105. phoenix 108. now across the midwest, portions of iowa, missouri will likely see some severe weather later on this afternoon. some isolated, scattered to severe thunderstorms are very possible. still quite hot in texas at 101 in dallas, 97 in new orleans. now the northeast is looking just lovely. low humidity, great temperatures in the 80s, lots of sunshine. florida though. we'll get those afternoon thunderstorms popping up in tampa and miami in the low 90s.

now back here at home. future weather showing you by 9:10 a.m. we're breaking down that fog around the bay shoreline into the afternoon. we'll find those temperatures a couple of degrees warmer compared to yesterday, but it will be a very pleasant day with those winds. breezy this afternoon. weather, wellness. good air quality. one change though, now we're starting to see some moderate pollen levels. the main offender elm trees right now the uv index a nine out of an 11. so today upper 80s lower 90s and our warmest cities inland 75 in oakland, 84 in san jose. windy in the city today at 68. will

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take you 36 minutes to get from highway four into san francisco. back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. wildlife experts are asking for your help. if you spot a california condor. alert california at uc san diego program that has cameras set up across the state. allows you to look any time. oh so now they're asking you if you see a condor. so take a look at the screen so you know what we're looking for. >> oh, they sure are a distinct looking animal, aren't they? okay, look at that head. >> beautiful. >> is it friend? okay. >> to me, it is beautiful. >> okay, now, if you are on the camera watching and you see a condor, they want you to take a screen grab and then tag them on social media because they share these sightings with researchers. >> california condors are critically endangered birds. >> i just didn't know that their faces look like that. okay in the east bay, new video taken in

pleasanton ridge regional park appears to show a family of mountain lions. abc seven news reporter jared stone has that. >> the mountain lions were spotted around two miles up trail from where i'm standing here at the pleasanton ridge regional park. i spoke with several people who were in that area tuesday evening. this video was shot by a man who had gone running on the trail on monday morning. he tells me he recorded this around 6:15 a.m. he says he didn't hear the mountain lions. he just suddenly saw them. i asked him if he felt threatened. i mean, we're not just talking about 1 or 2 mountain lions, but four of them. he told me he did not feel threatened since they were 500 or so feet away. they didn't stop at all either, he said. it appeared that there were three juvenile lions and an older one. his thought was that that was their mother. we showed this mountain lion video to hikers, some of whom have seen mountain lions before, but not a group or family of them. >> if i had been the one taking that video, i definitely would

have been like, okay, that's a little that's a little scary. there uh- i think it was kind of trippy because we just hiked that trail and so kind of seeing where we had just been and then seeing the lions, that was that was kind of cool. >> well, i just think it's awesome that there's, you know, this kind of wildlife thriving in the bay area, they're usually not dangerous if you stay away from them. >> i did reach out to those with the east bay regional park's california fish and wildlife and pleasanton police to see if they were aware of the group of mountain lions, everyone aware that there are mountain lions here. but those i talked to didn't know about what appeared to be a family of them. experts say most of the time mountain lions are quiet, calm and elusive. but if you do come across one, stay calm or back away slowly. do not run away from a mountain lion. do not approach one. in pleasanton j.r. stone abc seven news. >> is pumpkin spice? is flavor reign coming to an end? a new

survey says 58% of people believe that there are better fall flavors. name them uh- sweet potato. okay, you did name one, while 45% say they are tired of basic pumpkin spice. >> basic. >> a third say pumpkin spice should be off limits any other time than during the fall season. yeah cinnamon salted caramel apple all ranked popular than pumpkin spice. >> now those are all good options. >> despite that market survey, one business is keeping this pumpkin spice alive. well, many, but this one is really doubling down. duncan. the company is preparing to release spice pumpkin spiked pumpkin spice iced latte. oh my gosh. >> spiked punch. >> that is too early. it's too early to say that. >>, >> duncan spiked will be a canned cocktail. has 6% alcohol content with coffee, pumpkin spice flavor and nondairy creamer. it will be sold in a

four pack. i'm trying to figure out what the alcohol is in there. >> i think they really have to mark it like this has alcohol because how quickly do you grab something out of your fridge that's like a cold? >> yeah, yeah. you're right. >> and energy beverage. >> yeah. you don't associate duncan with alcohol. you're like oh, what's this beverage? and all of a sudden it's pumpkin spice. a little woozy. >> what do you think is in there? >> really tiny, though. it says alcohol, >> is this like a malt beverage? >> i don't know, 6%. it's probably. i bet you they're probably trying to figure out the seltzer market in the fall. it's very similar. or like rum quarter. >> no, it's like cinnamon and milky. amanda. >> give me. that's what i can. we can wait till the holidays for that. >> we can wait, like, a little rumchata, a little rumchata. >> okay. all right. >> i mean, 7-eleven last week already hit the shelves with their pumpkin stuff. now, duncan's hitting this and starbucks next week. >> yeah, we have a little birdie. told us yesterday that they are. they are really doubling down next week. yeah, they have some new things up

their sleeve. >> many beverages. >> be open to try. yeah i think pumpkin spice has it's three months. >> and then outside those three months. >> i'm looking at you because you can buy it. >> well, you're the one that is dressed in pumpkin spice. >> you know, she knew. >> when did you know it? this morning. let's show you the sunrise. it's beautiful. here's sutro tower. we've got those first hints of the sun coming up over the horizon. it will be a nice day today. a little breezy. look at the winds. later on, we'll find that onshore flow similar to yesterday, where the morning it's pretty light. and then the afternoon. those winds do pick up a little stronger than yesterday. we'll find those winds gusting about 20 to 35mph, with the strongest gusts along the coast and through the delta. so today's forecast a couple of degrees warmer inland today compared to yesterday, will hit the upper 80s and lower 90s for daytime highs around the bay shoreline. we have some patchy fog right now. it's not everywhere. we'll see lots of sunshine this afternoon into the mid 70s and along the coast. quite foggy right now. we get that midday sunshine before that marine layer reemerges this

evening. we'll have those temperatures in the low 60s. so highs today in our microclimates starting the south bay 70s and 80s for daytime highs pretty close to average for this time of the year. low 60s along the coast today for the peninsula, head towards the bay shoreline at 73 in san mateo, 74 in mountain view. with that afternoon breeze across the city today, those winds will gust about 20 to 35mph. we'll have some afternoon sunshine and temperatures in the mid to upper 60s, which is pretty much where we should be for this time of the year. in the north bay 80s and 90s. today it is warm. we'll have sunshine. we'll go from patchy fog to sun here in the east bay, 75 in oakland 76, union city, 79. castro valley and inland a little bit warmer than yesterday, but not too hot. mid 80s to the lower 90s overnight. tonight we'll dip those temperatures back into the 50s under a mix of stars and clouds. now tomorrow, very little change to the forecast. it's a similar story here on friday. temperatures are pretty steady. then watch what happens on saturday. we'll see cooler air start to move in here. and on saturday we'll see those

temperatures dip below average to kick off the weekend. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it's nice and mild today with a bit of a breeze this afternoon. we'll hold steady with our temperatures through friday then cooler air works in here for the weekend, but we'll have lots of sunshine both saturday and sunday. and then those temperatures. a minor warm up early next week, guys. >> drew. thank you. new at six intel turns to a uk chipmaker for help. how the company is struggling to keep up with competitors amid cost cutting efforts. >> first, though, fresh off his stay in paris for the summer olympics. flavor flav is coming to the bay area. we're going to tell you when and where, and we're going to show you

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flav. the rapper shared on social media that he made ucla gymnast jordan chiles a bronze clock necklace encrusted with diamonds. she was stripped of her medal after romania said her coach's appeal came four seconds past the one minute deadline. chiles mom thanked flavor flav and said she would share it with her daughter, who is taking a break from social media. because of this controversy. >> speaking of flavor flav. he's coming to the bay area this fall for a special music festival. it's called hip hop 101 from new york to the bay. it's happening saturday, november 9th at the oakland arena. flavor flav will perform with his group public enemy. bay area natives tucker and mistah fab are also set to perform a live nation pre-sale starts at ten this morning, then tickets go on sale to the general public friday at 10 a.m. >> flavor flav has been busy. >> he really is in the headlines in paris supporting, financially supporting and hyping up the women's water polo team. we'd

love to see it because they were kind of going through their financial issues and he said, hey, i'll help out. i didn't see i didn't see this for him, but i'm glad for him. >> that's the fact is what made it so cool to see him all right. new at six. we are tracking some new economic news out this morning. >> inflation cooling again. we're going to talk about what that means for interest rates. >> a new transformation in disneyland means you can have more barbecue at the park. and music from a longtime favorite, the country bears. >> first, though, a mechanical issue forces a rome bound flight from sfo to be diverted. we're hearing from passengers for the first time this morning. >> and a south bay high school hit by thieves. the school year has only just begun. how santa teresa high's football program is trying to recover. >> we're taking a live look outside at san jose this morning. it's a beautiful looking at that sunrise. we do have some coastal clouds out there this morning. it's not completely clear across the region, but we do have sunshine this afternoon. it is slightly

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