right now at five. back to school for the bay area's largest school district. nearly 50,000 students in san francisco are getting up, getting ready for class this morning. school administrators still dealing with a major teacher shortage and looming school closures. what families can expect this year? >> unsafe water in the east bay. high levels of lead found in the water fountains at multiple school campuses in oakland. parents demanding more be done to keep their kids safe.

>> countdown to the democratic national convention. democrats from across the country gathered in chicago this morning. president biden set to speak tonight. abc seven news anchor julian glover is there with what you can expect this week. good morning. it's monday, august 19th, and we'll start with a check of the weather with drew. >> yeah. so we have a little bit of a warming trend the next couple of days outside this morning. we'll begin with the exploratorium camera paints a picture. well, we don't have a lot of fog out there, but you can see a little bit on the horizon. certainly all of the skyline is seen right now, so we will find some coastal clouds. much of the region is dealing with clear skies out there, and some of those clear skies right now are giving us some cool temperatures. i'll show you what's happening in the north bay at this moment. right now, we have some temperatures in the 40s, believe it or not, 49 in santa rosa. same in sonoma. so some chilly numbers out there, mid 50s to the low 60s around the bay shoreline. so let's talk about what's going to happen over the next couple of days. finding today we'll find our inland temperatures very comfortable, very pleasant at or

just slightly below average for this time of the year. in the mid to upper 80s for daytime highs. lots of sunshine there around the bay shoreline we're finding mid 70s with bright conditions, a little bit of a breeze. this afternoon. those winds gusting about 15 to 25mph along the coast. it is shaping up to be a nice afternoon. now this morning we do have a bit of fog out there, some low visibility, even some mist and drizzle. but into the afternoon we go. we'll find a mix of sun and clouds, daytime highs in the low and mid 60s. just be aware that it will get breezy later this afternoon. gusts about 20mph. let's check in with sue and see those drive times. this morning. >> good morning and we are off to a great start. it's crystal clear out there, at least across the golden gate. and here in berkeley and emeryville we've got a nice solid stream of traffic. and your drive time from hercules all the way into the city right now, 25 minutes as we check on the golden gate. there was pretty much fog free here when i came across, and it looks like it as well. not even

any fog over the waldo grade, and very light traffic coming into san francisco. overall, we have our early morning commuters up and adam out of tracy over the altamont pass. still not a bad ride at about 40 minutes. four zero minutes guys. thank you sue. >> happening today. it is the first day of school for the bay area's largest school district. 50,000 students in san francisco heading out the door to go back to class. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live in the cow hollow neighborhood. and gloria, this school year, they have a couple of things going on. they face a teacher shortage and some serious financial issues. >> that's right reggie, as students and staff return to school today, the district is dealing with about 120 teacher vacancies, and the san francisco examiner is reporting that the district is now in a hiring freeze. now they can hire for essential staff that's needed to keep a school running. but that is it. and also, due to declining enrollment, superintendent matt wayne says the district is planning to close a number of their schools to better realign their

resources. and while they haven't said how many the recommended list of schools will be released by september 18th, part of this process will be changing our enrollment policy to also establish more neighborhood schools, and we're making sure that families will have a choice near where they live to send their students to schools. >> and ultimately, it will mean more resources at each school by having fewer schools that their student will be able to take advantage of. >> the executive director of the nonprofit parents for public schools of san francisco says historically, when there are school closures, research shows that there's a displacement of students of color and the superintendent says they are making sure that as they develop their plan, they don't disproportionately impact any one community. the school board is expected to vote on the recommended list of school closures by december 10th, and thanks to the organization california meals for all, all students will be getting free meals this school year. live in san francisco. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news.

>> all right, gloria, thank you. in the east bay, this is what some students and parents are dealing with only a week into the school year. drinking fountains wrapped in plastic and signs reading do not drink the water. the reason lead has been detected in the water at nearly two dozen schools across oakland unified, parents and staff were warned about the issue in a letter from the district last week, according to a water testing report obtained by abc seven news. the issue was discovered in april. >> students have been going to that school and summer school included for this whole time, drinking that water, which is completely unacceptable and infuriating. >> usd board president sam davis says communication needs to be better. he says the district has been aggressive about testing water since 2017, and is now taking steps to fix the problem. >> we need to make sure that there's testing available for families to find out if they were exposed to lead and we need to invest in remediating the

issue. >> the district says water filters and pipes will be installed and fixtures will be retested to comply with safety standards. teachers are calling on the community for help to provide bottled water to school sites. >> developing news in the south bay, a woman was hit and killed in a car crash in san jose. this happened around 1030 last night at snell avenue and capitol expressway. police say the woman was rushed to the hospital where she later died. it's the city's 32nd fatal crash of the year in the north bay. a heartbreaking story shocking the community over the weekend. a woman on her way to pick up her daughter from school got killed by a suspected drunk driver who wasn't even allowed to be behind the wheel. friday's crash in santa rosa killed jessica avila munoz, a police officer with sonoma county police say the driver who hit her had four prior dui arrests and a suspended license. we spoke to the president of munoz's union, who met her when she started with the county, they say munoz was dedicated to her daughter, and the union is

now trying to raise funds to make sure she is taken care of. >> she's traveling to pick her up from school at 145 in the afternoon. and that, that's not something that i think anybody wants to experience. and we all travel around the city, usually around 145 in the afternoon, and we don't expect something like that to happen. >> the driver who hit munoz is now in jail on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter. fundraisers for munoz's family have raised tens of thousands of dollars. we do have details about how you can help on our website, abc seven news.com. >> this morning, the stage is set for the democratic national convention. this is a live look there now. events officially get underway in chicago today. vice president harris arrived overnight following a campaign bus tour across pennsylvania. it's a swing state and could decide november's election. >> vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us. that's what this campaign is about. yes, it is about winning. and we will win and we will win.

>> both vp harris and former president donald trump have been focused on winning pennsylvania. trump returns to the state today after being there saturday. >> i want to cut taxes on americans while putting tariffs on china and foreign countries to bring our jobs back home to pennsylvania and to take in billions and billions of dollars back. >> live to chicago now. abc seven news anchor julian glover is there this morning, and he has a look at what we can expect in the week ahead. >> hey there, amanda and reggie. good morning here from the united center, one of the two sites that will be playing host to the democratic national convention over the course of the next four days. security understandably tight. more than 2500 chicago police officers and hundreds of secret service members all here to protect this very site. the reason more than 50,000 people are expected to be here for the democratic national convention, including some 4000 delegates. the largest contingent of delegates coming from the state of california,

and many of them from the bay area, will be speaking with them throughout the week here. but more than anything, of course, this is a celebration of the bay area's very own vice president, kamala harris, as she makes the case for why she should be the next president of the united states, instead of another four years of former president donald trump. no sightings of vice president kamala harris or her running mate, minnesota governor tim walz, just yet. they are currently on a bus tour across the state of pennsylvania. she will be here later today as we expect to hear from the big headlining speakers. we'll be hearing from former secretary of state hillary clinton. of course, the 2016 democratic presidential nominee, along with first lady jill biden and president joe biden, who will be making his case for why his vice president should be the next president of the united states. a lot to cover. we'll have it all here on abc seven news for now, reporting outside of the united center, i'm julian glover, abc seven news. >> and you can catch julian's coverage from chicago all week long here on abc seven news. and

each night, abc will have special live coverage of the democratic national convention tonight and tomorrow from 7 to 8 p.m. then wednesday and thursday, it's from 6 to 8 p.m. you can find it wherever you watch abc seven. >> while many will be focused on the democratic national convention this week, former president donald trump will be on the campaign trail visiting several battleground states. the trump campaign announced a series of what they call messaging events. they'll be held at smaller venues and will focus on 1 or 2 policy issues. today, former president trump will be in pennsylvania to speak on the economy. he's expected to also go to michigan, arizona and north carolina. polling continues to capture the shakeup in the landscape of this race. here's the latest abc news ipsos poll. it shows harris leading former president donald trump by five points. overall, however, trump has the upper hand on two top issues cited in the poll the economy and inflation. he also leads on immigration. >> 5-10. this morning we'll go to our okay camera this morning,

a live look outside at the airport. we do have partly cloudy skies from this vantage point. a current temperature right now of about 59 degrees, high humidity and winds are light out there. so if you're traveling today, we may have just a few showers late in the day in seattle as an area of low pressure spins onshore warm in southern california 85. the high in la 107 in vegas, across the midsection it is very quiet. we are storm free. hot in the south. dallas 107 today. cooler in chicago at 73. that feels nice. and then across the east, we don't have any uniform showers, just some pop up scattered showers later on this afternoon stretching from boston, new york city, down through raleigh. and then our typical afternoon thunderstorms in tampa and miami. back here at home, a live look outside from our sutro tower camera showing you we have mainly clear skies out there, a little bit of patchy fog, but no uniform marine layer this morning. so the day looks like this. partly cloudy skies early on your sunrise here at 629 in the

morning. it's a bright day. it is very nice. it is sunny, a little breezy out there, temperatures very close to average 80s inland. 70s around the bay shoreline will be in the 60s along the coast. winds are breezy, not too strong like last week, but you'll notice they increase throughout the afternoon. by 4 p.m. those winds are generally anywhere from 15 to 25mph. that onshore flow keeping temperatures nice and average for this time of the year. so looking at highs today, we'll go to 80 in concord, 86 in livermore, 73 in oakland, about 68 in the city, 79 in napa, 80 in san jose, 60s and 70s along the coast with a fair amount of sunshine, a little bit warmer tomorrow, reggie, we'll show you that coming up in a few minutes. thank you. drew. >> flooding emergency. the severe weather impacting thousands across the northeast and the impact it could have on you if you travel this week and trapped inside a sewer line 20ft under a san francisco street. >> how the man got there and who alerted rescue crews, plus a private island in the bay has a

hefty price tag and a new mystery owner.

start a new chapter. >> it is so great to be here in support of east bay booksellers. my local book shop, and go to very frequently uh- because there's no other place like it. >> last night, authors held an evening of readings to benefit the store at gilman brewing in berkeley. the event was free to attend, but donations were encouraged. the owner of east bay booksellers says he was surprised to see how much the place means to so many people. >> we have amazing customers, we have amazing friends. i have an amazing community. thank you to everyone who has spread the news about not just the fire, but the outpouring of support that we've had. it means a lot. >> the community has really come out to support. in fact, a gofundme has raised more than

$220,000 so far. the owner of east bay booksellers plans to temporarily relocate while they rebuild their original location on college avenue in oakland. >> a bay area startup is laying off 75% of its staff after the fda rejected its proposal to use the psychedelic, known as mdma, to treat ptsd. san jose based lycos had around 100 employees prior to the cuts. regulators said more studies were needed before the idea could be approved. lycos ceo says conducting a new study would take several years. an unusual rescue for crews in san francisco. a beachgoer ended up trapped inside a sewage pipe, and it took nearly three dozen firefighters an hour and a half to get him out. firefighters say they got a call from someone who heard screaming near a manhole cover on the great highway near vicente street early yesterday morning. now, rescuers say the man crawled into the sewer from the beach. he made his way along

the inside of a pipe 20ft below street level, and then got stuck. crews had to wait for an osha permit before entering the pipe. they were able to free the man. at last check. he had to be hospitalized with serious injuries. >> in the east bay, i have an unusual warning for you. avoid young cows and their mothers during calving season, which goes from now until october. the east bay regional park district says residents should not approach or try to touch the calves, take selfies or allow dogs near them. these interactions can be dangerous to both people and the cows. the agency says if you see a calf by itself, you shouldn't worry, as the calf's mother is usually nearby. and this is video of cows. so now you know what a cow looks like. >> thank you. >> oh, am i supposed to tell you about this? oh, sorry. >> it was too distracting. are we still talking about the cow? >> the small island next to the richmond bridge has been sold.

red rock island is the last private island on the bay. and it was on the market for $25 million. there are a few hangups. no water, no power, definitely no wi-fi. and building on it is questionable. it was listed last november. i remember when we first told you about this. it had a wide variety of interested parties. now the six acre island does have a mystery buyer. the leasing agent says an nda prevents him from disclosing who it is or how much it was sold for. >> interesting. that's no fun. i know. you'll have to keep your eyes on the sky over the next few nights. >> a rare blue supermoon will appear full in the sky for three days. also known as the sturgeon moon. since it's closer to earth, it will look bigger and brighter. last night it was visible, but it will be at its fullest for the bay area today, peaking at around 11:25 a.m. this is the first of four supermoons to come this year. >> this is a real question. do people just run into cows? is that why we're warning people about it? okay. >> it depends. if you're in a

remote area because you can just be out there just out and they can get in the streets. yeah. and especially if it's dark at night. yeah. yeah. that's dangerous. well, i brought this up with the same question. ep noah. yeah. was like, yeah, i've gone hiking. >> turned a corner, and there's a cow there. >> there's the cow. there are cows. okay. >> so it happened. >> stay away. don't take selfies. don't approach few people. no petting. >> that would turn a corner and see a cow. >> yeah. now you know. >> you know what they look like. >> we want you to be well rounded, viewers. >> pretty big and awesome creatures when you get real close. oh yeah? sure. i mean, you know, they could do some damage to a car, too. okay. oh, boy. >> yeah. yikes. >> it's calving season, everybody. >> be careful this morning. let's get to sfo. we have a little bit of fog out there. not widespread. you can see some of that cloud cover bouncing off the airport lights this morning. we're in store for a lot of sunshine this afternoon. let's get you that walk run forecast. really nice morning to be out there because we have partly cloudy skies. we do have very comfortable temperatures in the

50s. you can see that slow warming process as we head deeper into the morning. let's look at temperatures right now. good morning hayward. you're at 61. the same in san jose. 55 in gilroy. concord. coming in at 60 degrees. we'll take you to the north bay. we have some chilly spots in our valleys in the 40s. right now, so certainly you need your jacket first thing this morning. get rid of it this afternoon as we have that sunshine and some mild air coming our way. so here's the forecast today. inland, we'll go into the mid and upper 80s, which is pretty close to where we should be this time of the year. so no intense heat out there this afternoon around the bay shoreline. lots of sunshine today, even this morning. we'll find temperatures later on today in the mid 70s. remember that breeze does pick up and then along the coast we have that fog early on afternoon sunshine and highs in the mid 60s. highs in the microclimates. we'll start in the south bay 70s 80s today looking fantastic up along the peninsula we'll hit 79. redwood city 73. mountain view clouds. the sun along the coast will keep it in the 60s. across the city today, mid 60s to the lower 70s with increasing sunshine as

we head into the north bay. we'll find temperatures in the 80s for the most part. 82 in sonoma, 83 in san rafael in the east bay. today it is going to be sunny. it will feel very nice out there. 73 in oakland, 76, union city, 79, castro valley and inland today, pretty close to average for this time of the year. mid and upper 80s 85 san ramon 89. in brentwood 88. in concord. overnight tonight we will see patchy fog out there. that full moon in our night sky. we'll find temperatures in the mid 50s to the lower 60s. now. future tracker showing you we'll start to warm up a little bit coming into tomorrow afternoon. temperatures slightly above average, low 90s returned to our warmest areas inland, but then cooler weather starts to move in here by the end of the week. by thursday, temperatures below average. even cooler here on friday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days for you, showing you it's sunny and breezy today, warmer afternoon tomorrow and then a cooling trend takes over for the rest of the week friday.

those temperatures below average. feeling cool out there but will warm up nicely over the weekend. expect sunny skies saturday and sunday guys. >> all right drew thank you. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> another sold out show at golden gate park. we're hearing from the fans and the z's baking the house special. arisa's styling a new look. and steve's filling his biggest order ever. with the first ever comcast business five-year price lock guarantee, these business owners get five years of value on gig speed internet and advanced security. all from the company with 99.9% network reliability. so now they can focus on doing what they do best for the next five years. that's a lot of bread. you got this. the comcast business five-year price lock guarantee. switch today for a limited time.

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look at san francisco. it's the first day of school for students in the city. sfusd is the bay area's largest district. it is facing 120 teacher vacancies and looming school closures. but administrators still say they're excited for the year and ready to welcome students back. >> number two, the democratic national convention begins today in chicago. president biden is scheduled to speak tonight. >> number three, a vigil will be held thursday for san jose community service officer long pham. he was killed earlier this month by a suspected drunk driver. >> number four, a flood emergency in parts of the northeast this morning after up to ten inches of rain fell in some areas. almost 1000 flights were canceled yesterday because of severe weather. beaches in new york city are closed today because of dangerous rip currents. >> number five a lot calmer back here at home. we have morning

fog giving way to sunshine very fast this morning. a nice afternoon. it's bright out there later today. temperatures close to average. a little bit of a breeze this afternoon. between 15 and 25mph. >> and number six. we are following your monday morning commute. we've got a wind advisory on the san mateo bridge, and speeds are slowing down here on the span. you can see some brake lights on the causeway. it's about a 17 minute drive from hayward westbound towards foster city at this hour. >> and number seven, nintendo is taking fans behind the scenes with its nintendo museum direct event today. the live stream will give a first look at the nintendo museum, set to open in japan next fall. there will not be any game or console announcements today, though tens of thousands of music lovers returned to golden gate park this weekend, just one week after outside lands. this year, organizers are kicking off a new concert series in the park. here's abc seven news reporter tara campbell. reporter >> it's a double take at golden gate park, just one week after

outside lands. music fans are flooding in. can't go wrong with anything in golden gate park and system of a down you can't go wrong. system of a down and deftones headlining the inaugural golden gate park concerts. this is a pretty epic show. >> i'm a huge deftones fan. i've been a deftones fan and a system of a down fan for, well, since the early 90s. >> the one day sold out event, drawing in 50,000 fans from across the bay area and beyond. event organizers saying 90% of the audience is from outside san francisco. >> that means hotel rooms, restaurants, ubers, retail taxes all of that. >> san francisco recreation and parks says the concert simply makes sense. on the heels of a multi-day, multi-stage festival. >> why not? while we're taking down most of the infrastructure, leave enough for a single stage concert? oh, these are wonderful. >> i'm so happy this experience that we had, the outside lands

and this one amazing. >> and for these vendors, the move means more business. we see a lot of people that aren't able to come into the restaurant or brick and mortar, and they come here and they know us by our name. >> so it's been really cool. >> it's an extension of what we did on outside lands. it's also a different crowd. we're excited that it's in the main polo fields, in which we've been here for several years, and we're just really blessed and excited to be on the first time. >> and they're hoping to serve up even more next year. i think if we do it right and the crowd speaks for itself and we enjoy it, i think the city is ready to get a 2 or 3 day in this mix. >> you know, for next the second weekend. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> cool. all right. activists in chicago and here in the bay area coordinating protests during the dnc. coming up at 530,

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francisco this morning. a surge in covid cases has local health experts issuing precautions. now, a 530 the warning for families kicking off the school year. >> day one of the democratic national convention kicking off in just a few hours. i'm jacqueline lee. we'll have more coming up from chicago and a fortunate ending to what could have been a nightmare scenario. >> how strangers came together to stop a would be kidnaper twice, just one hour apart. good morning everyone. it's monday, august 19th. >> let's see what your monday looks like. hi drew. hey, friends. >> good morning. we'll take you to our east bay hills camera. you can see that bright full moon on our horizon right now. we have good visibility. just some coastal clouds at this hour. mid 50s to the low 60s. current temperatures around the bay shoreline. widen out the picture. it's a little bit cooler in parts of the north bay. santa rosa, sonoma, upper 40s. right now, 50s and 60s for the inland east bay. so looking at highs today, it's a very pleasant afternoon. upper 60s. with morning clouds to sunshine

in the city. breezy this afternoon. mild and sunny in oakland. 80, in san jose with sunshine. and it's warmer in walnut creek. coming in at 87 degrees. so highs today inland very comfortable. will be in the mid and upper 80s for daytime highs. lots of sunshine later on this afternoon around the bay shoreline. we will find some limited cloud cover. sunshine very quickly this morning. we'll get you into the mid 70s with a bit of a breeze this afternoon along the coast. some breezy winds later on today, gusting about 15 to 25mph. some fog this morning, giving way to a mix of sun and clouds and temperatures, mainly in the mid 60s. let's check in with sue. see the drive times this morning. >> kind of quiet this morning, drew. we like it that way. no metering lights yet at the bay bridge toll plaza. 530 on your monday morning, traffic is flowing nicely through and to the span, and no problems on the upper deck. heading into san francisco, where you can see our early morning commuters in full swing over the altamont pass. you can look at our speeds here.

they're definitely under the limit until you pick up and get into livermore. even the 580 where it merges at 205 is very slow. and here's some official drive times. southbound 680 highway four into walnut creek. nice ride. six minutes. highway 24 through and into oakland through the caldecott, i should say, is starting to slow a little bit. and there's your central valley commute westbound on 580. all right, sue, thank you. >> the democratic national convention kicks off today in chicago. and while protesters are gathering for the many planned demonstrations, democrats are feeling a lot of momentum. new polling data shows vice president kamala harris leads donald trump nationally. abc news reporter jacqueline lee is live at the united center in chicago with what you can expect this week. good morning, jacqueline. >> amanda, good morning to you. you can feel the excitement throughout the entire city of chicago. it may be quiet right now here at the united center. that will change in just a few hours. and kamala harris says

she is putting the final touches on her acceptance speech. the blue carpet is laid and sound checks are complete, and vice president kamala harris has arrived. the democratic national convention is ready to kick off its first day, welcoming more than 50,000 visitors to the city of chicago. >> i very much consider us the underdog. we have a lot of work to do to earn the vote of the american people. >> on the campaign trail, harris and walz completing a bus tour through the crucial swing state pennsylvania, attacking trump for his leadership style. >> the real and true measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up. yeah, yeah. that's what we see as strength. anybody who's about beating down other people is a coward. >> a new abc news, washington post, ipsos poll showing a dramatic shift in the race. harris eclipsing president joe biden and leading trump nationally with a six point lead nationwide among likely voters. >> and as i started listening to

her and following her, i thought, this woman is going to be good for this country. >> but trump is leading harris by ten points on immigration and nine points on the economy and inflation. trump, touting his economic plans in wilkes-barre, pennsylvania. >> i want to cut taxes on americans while putting tariffs on china, while continuing his personal attacks against the vice president. our biggest advantage is that she's a beautiful woman. i'm going? i never thought of that. i'm better looking than she is. >> back in chicago, about 1000 people marching peacefully through the streets demanding action on reproductive and lgbtq rights and an end to the israel-hamas war. president biden will be taking the stage tonight and give a prime time speech as to why he feels harris should be the next person to lead the country. in chicago. jacqueline lee, abc seven news. amanda. all right. >> jacqueline, thank you. and this week, abc news will have special live coverage of the

democratic national convention tonight and tomorrow. it's from 7 to 8 p.m, then wednesday and thursday, it's from 6 to 8 p.m. you can find it wherever you watch abc seven. and those protests, jacqueline mentioned are also happening here in the bay area. yesterday hundreds of people took to the streets of oakland. the vp's hometown. pro-palestinian activists are rallying, demanding she commit to an arms embargo on israel. it comes after the biden administration's approval of a $20 billion weapons package to israel. activists say that money should be invested in local communities like oakland. >> we see it as critical that in a moment when working people are being squeezed by skyrocketing costs of living, that money, not go to bomb children in gaza. >> some of these activists traveled to chicago to protest outside the dnc. >> if your commute takes you through san francisco this morning, be prepared to see more

kids and their parents on the street, because today is the first day of school for san francisco unified. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live in the cow hollow neighborhood. gloria. as the bay area's largest district heads back to class, there's a lot of uncertainty for families. >> there is a looming school. closures are certainly on the top of people's minds here as they start a new school year. because of declining enrollment, the district is moving ahead with plans to close a number of schools, and they have not said how many, but a recommended list will be released by september 18th and it will take effect next school year. this comes as the district is dealing with about 120 teacher vacancies, and the san francisco examiner reports the district is now in a hiring freeze. they can hire for essential staff needed to keep a school running, but that's it. still today, there's a lot of excitement about the first day as the district will welcome back 50,000 students to school, and i'm excited to come back to a district that is so focused on

improving student outcomes. >> we have our goals for third grade literacy, eighth grade math, and college and career readiness, and we've really made progress towards those goals. what an exciting. >> and if you have kids in sf, usd, there's a couple things you can keep in mind this school year. if your child needs to take public transit, muni will be running its free fare program again. students under 19 can ride for free, and then the afternoon busses will meet students at some of the city's biggest middle and high schools. and if your kids are having a hard time adjusting to getting back into the rhythm of school, the district has a couple of tips. first of all, establish a routine for your child. second, have a list of the things your child needs to take to school, and then also have some patience as your child adjusts to getting back into the school rhythm. live in san francisco gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. all right. >> great tips, gloria. thank you. >> the first day of san francisco unified also brings some worry for families. it's coming at a challenging time for covid with a summer surge we just can't shake. abc seven news

reporter tara campbell asked a health expert about keeping the whole family healthy as kids go back to class. >> a new wave of covid 19 is hitting california and the bay area is no exception. >> we have a lot of covid in the wastewater as high as 2022. in the summer, and higher than last year. >> cases of covid climbing as kids head back to school. >> there's a lot of covid that's potentially in the schools in the classrooms. >> and while each school district has its own covid protocols, the experts say in general, kids with covid can go back to school if they're, 24 hours out and have no fevers and are getting better, but that go ahead to go back comes with a caveat. >> however, it's going to be really important for kids to wear a mask for five days at least, you know, if they're going back to school. >> meanwhile, the parents we spoke with don't seem too concerned. >> hopefully it doesn't get worse. >> i'm not concerned about covid

any more than i am concerned about any other infectious disease. >> hopefully we'll get over this hump of the summer. we'll have a lull. but the winter is what i'm really worried about. >> the fda is expected to sign off on updated covid 19 vaccines as early as this week, with both pfizer and moderna saying their vaccines should be available just days after get the covid shot. >> with the flu shot, every kid, six months and over is eligible. so i think it's really important to try to protect them so you can protect the household and to protect loved ones who may be more vulnerable. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> 538 on this monday morning in sue hall, just to let you know, metering lights have just been turned on at the bay bridge toll plaza. no major delays at this point, but things will be slowing down and a few brake lights headed into san francisco towards the tunnel. again, the

metering lights at the bay bridge tolls just now turned on. >> thanks, sue. this morning, a flood emergency in the northeast. at least two people are missing in connecticut after they were swept away in flood waters. nearly a foot of rain fell in just hours. the fast moving water overwhelmed streets and sidewalks and carried away some cars. more than 40 people got stranded at a campground after flooding washed out a bridge, cutting off their escape route. and in alabama. scary moments as a surprise storm sent a bounce house flying through the air. the person who captured this video said some people suffered scrapes after a tent collapsed on them. no one had any significant injuries there. >> now coming up, knocked off the top of the box office. >> the movie replacing deadpool and wolverine, plus the latest record reached by the r-rated marvel movie. but first, let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. hey, amanda. >> let's just focus on that intense rain across the northeast. you're looking at live doppler seven. here's new

york city, for example. hartford connecticut. these are 24 hour rainfall totals. and you can see these areas in parts of connecticut. even long island, where we saw more than a foot of rain. that is a substantial amount of rain in a very short amount of time. and that's why we saw so many issues when it came to flooding. there is the risk of some isolated flooding. again today in these areas, but nothing as widespread as what we saw yesterday back here at home. live doppler seven, along with satellite. we have this trough situated across the west that is keeping temperatures very comfortable today. but tomorrow high pressure will win out and that will bring us a warming trend for tuesday. your weather wellness today. we have good air quality out there. a nice improvement to our pollen levels. last week it was moderate. now it's down to low levels with elm trees being your top allergen and the uv index is a nine out of 11. here's future weather by 10 a.m. we're in the 50s and 60s close to lunchtime. we're getting into the 80s and some of our warmest areas. and

today temperatures in most cities pretty close to average for this time of year. it feels nice out there. mid 80s inland 70s around the bay shoreline. we'll keep it in the 60s along the coast, and then we'll find those temperatures begin to cool off as the sun starts to set, but the wind will be breezy this afternoon. not all that strong like we experienced last week, but still that onshore flow will pick up about 15 to 25mph. so highs today. get out there and enjoy the mild sunshine. 73 in oakland, 68 in the city, 80 in san jose, 79 in napa. we'll talk about that warmer

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>> terrifying moments caught on camera as a seven year old girl was taken off her bicycle near detroit, michigan. but before the suspect could escape, his car blocked in by a good samaritan. >> i had him put it in park, and then i literally pulled him out of the car and just held him against his car until police got here. >> police arrested 23 year old andy bhalla, who authorities say attempted a different kidnaping an hour earlier. thwarted by another citizen who is now speaking out to gma. >> when i seen her, him grab her like a sack of potatoes, i'm like, nope, this isn't going to wash with me. this has got to stop now. >> and coming up at 7 a.m. we'll have much more on those close calls and what you need to know to keep your children safe with your gma. first look i'm erielle reshef abc news new york. >> we're following the story of an unprecedented loss in the south bay this week. neighbors will honor a san jose community service officer. the first time in the department's history that someone in that position has been killed in the line of duty.

a suspected dui driver hit and killed cso long pham on august 3rd. he was directing traffic at a crash scene when the driver hit pham's patrol car, sending it flying, and went also into another cso. the other officer was seriously injured. there's going to be a vigil today to this thursday, i should say, at san jose's vietnamese heritage garden. >> several families in the east bay need a new place to live after a bad fire. the fire ignited around 3 a.m. yesterday at the woodland hills apartment on west buchanan road near railroad avenue in pittsburg. there are 16 units in the building and four apartments were destroyed. some tenants credit their neighbors with alerting them to the fire. everyone was able to get out safely. >> she was like, mom, mom, mom, it's a fire! i was really tired. it took a minute to come to. and then i smelled the smoke. and then i saw the flames. we started kicking, banging on the doors, trying to wake everyone

up, it was the most scariest. and traumatic thing i've ever experienced before in my life. >> firefighters say the building did not have a sprinkler system and was not required to. due to the year it was built. investigators are looking into what sparked the fire. >> it was a fun and eventful weekend for communities across the bay area in fremont. thousands came together for a celebration of indian culture. >> so we have a large and vibrant indian community in bay area. so on 15th august is the indian independence day. so we celebrate the indian independence day with a grand mela and parade every year. so the biggest thing in culture is the music and dance. >> the festival wrapped up yesterday with the parade and fair. the celebration has been a part of fremont for 31 years. there are more than 250 local dance groups of various genres. food trucks brought a variety of cuisines from different regions

of india, and there were 50 floats covering different aspects of the country. >> a lively saturday night in san francisco's richmond district this past weekend. hundreds turned out for the neighborhood's latest heart of the richmond district night market. organizers and city leaders are counting on the night markets to help local businesses and boost community morale. >> it's been really successful and we've had like big crowds come here enjoying local vendors that are from the richmond district and we have local businesses such as sikh noodles, uh- and many other businesses from clement street that are actually selling food here. >> this weekend marked the third of four night markets in the richmond district. the final market of the summer will happen next month on september 21st. lowriders cruised onto the streets of san francisco for a yearly showcase and parade. hundreds gathered at the palace of fine arts for the annual kings of the street car show. about a thousand lowriders with their bright paint jobs were on display yesterday. participants

say it was an important event to show support for the lowrider community. >> it's important to keep the culture alive, you know what i mean? and for people to come together and see people's rides and share knowledge and, and come together as a community. >> the show also included a cruise down mission street. >> we're right by my house. >> the city of san francisco is helping more people pick up the game of pickleball. you can now sign up for lessons. there will be one on one or small group lessons at select courts for players of all levels. this new program is in its pilot phase. they have about 40 instructors involved. instructors set their own prices, so expect to pay between 60 to $150 an hour. you can book a time online. they also do tennis lessons. marvel's deadpool and wolverine is now the highest grossing r-rated film in history. it surpassed 2019 joker at just over $1 billion worldwide. however, the movie fell short of a four week run at the top of the domestic box office. alien romulus took

the top spot, earning earning more than $41 million in the u.s. deadpool and wolverine slipped to second, raking in about 29 million. both movies produced by companies owned by disney, which is also the parent company of abc seven. so either way, we win, win, win all the way around, no matter what you see, we still win. >> you're welcome. okay you're funny. >> let me show you this beautiful picture. sutro tower is really giving us a nice display. this morning. here's a live look as the sun gets up here. you're not noticing a lot of fog. you can see a lot of the city lights out there. so today is one of those days where the morning we see sunshine pretty quickly and we are in store for some mild air. later on this afternoon. i do just want to show you very quickly our tropical satellite in the pacific. we're watching a couple of areas of cloud cover right here. for reference, here is hawaii and the national hurricane center over the next 48 hours is giving this cluster of cloud cover about a 70% chance of forming into a tropical system, the one further

to the east, about a 20% chance. i just highlight this because it is in close proximity to hawaii. this is something we'll be watching for you over the next couple of days. just a heads up. we're keeping our eyes on the tropical satellite the next couple of days back here at home, our inland forecast looking lovely. lots of sunshine. we'll go into the upper 80s around the bay shoreline. sunny, mild in the mid 70s and along the coast we'll keep it in the mid 60s with a mix of sun and clouds later on today. so highs in the microclimates starting in the south bay will be in the 70s and 80s for daytime highs. with that sunshine along the peninsula, clouds to sun along the coast. 79 in redwood city 73 mountain view across the city. today we'll have increasing sunshine, increasing winds to about 15 to 25mph throughout the afternoon. in the north bay, it is warm. 83 san rafael 86, in calistoga, 79, in napa in the east bay, will hit 73. in oakland, 76 in fremont, 79. castro valley and inland today, mid and upper 80s. pretty close to average for this time of the year. overnight tonight. patchy fog out there.

our marine layer continues to be pretty mixed up, so we're not going to see widespread cloud cover overnight tonight. and overnight lows mainly in the 50s. now a bit of a warming trend tomorrow. our warmest areas will go into the low and mid 90s tomorrow afternoon, but then cooler weather starts to move in here. by the end of the week, we'll find those temperatures going below average. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast plan next seven days for you. showing you sunny and breezy today. warmer tomorrow than the cooling trend for the rest of the week before we bounce back for warmer weather over the weekend, guys. >> drew thank you. new at six a flight from sfo forced to divert because the pilot admitted he didn't have the proper training. >> but first, disgraced congressman george santos is expected back in the court this morning. what he's expected to say to a judge. >> this is abc 724 >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. live in oakland. >> you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. we are we are, we are, we are, we

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and a look at our emeryville commute. a solid stream of headlights. it's actually moving at a pretty good clip. we don't have any stalls or accidents to get in your way. if you're headed towards the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights were turned on about ten minutes ago. taking a look at san rafael taillights headed southbound on 101 past the northgate mall, and it is smooth sailing all the way through marin county, up and over the waldo grade and across the golden gate bridge. no

delays. all right, stu, thank you. at least 23 people were hurt after a ferris wheel caught fire in germany. >> this is video you're looking at. it happened during the high field music festival saturday night. flames started on one gondola, then spread to a second one. no one was on the two gondolas when the flames erupted. the condition of the people injured is not known. police are still trying to find out what caused the fire. >> happening today, former new york congressman george santos is expected to agree to a plea deal in his federal fraud case. santos is scheduled to appear at a court hearing on long island. the news comes weeks before jury selection for the case is supposed to begin. santos has previously pleaded not guilty to a range of financial crimes. that includes lying to congress about his wealth, collecting unemployment benefits while actually working, and using campaign contributions to pay for personal expenses. >> iowa women are showing some creative ways to get their husband's attention. a new champion was picked at this

year's iowa state fair. husband calling contest women who compete use unique strategies to do their best husband calling impression. the callings ranged from fun dance moves, as you saw, to musical numbers this year. wives practiced all year long for the fan favorite contest. >> i think rory. rory christie darling. calling. calling >> okay. >> dominic. christie. >> the christie one was definitely a throwback to the musical rent, by the way. >> okay. >> which i did not expect to see at this event, but what is. >> what about dominic? that was demonic. >> it was. it was. yeah. thank you. thank you. dominic. thank you. all right. well, the husband calling contest is one of several yelling competitions at this year's state fair. >> they also held a hog calling contest. and a mom calling competition.

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