now abc seven mornings live, now at six. >> vice president kamala harris taking her place in the spotlight this week as the democratic national convention begins in chicago. president biden set to speak tonight and pass the proverbial torch. we have live coverage from the windy city. >> back to school in san francisco, tens of thousands of students heading to class as the district faces lots of uncertainty over school closures and staff shortages. >> plus, it's a week to celebrate the tomato, and that means you can get deals on lunch and dinner across the city. >> it's tomato, tomato. >> lunch, lunch. >> what a time to be alive on this monday, august 19th. >> but first, let's get your forecast. >> drew, it's lovely out there. later on this afternoon. we're finding warmer weather the next

couple of days. here's our view from our east bay hills camera. you can see just a little bit of fog in areas. we do have patchy cloud cover. not widespread when it comes to our marine layer and off on the horizon. a full moon is setting on the western horizon out there. we'll take a look at temperatures right now. and you will find numbers mainly in the mid 50s to the low 60s. good morning, san mateo. we're at 56. 58 in cupertino. 55. that current number in fremont. but the wider picture shows you in our valleys and parts of the north bay. sonoma county specifically. look at those numbers on the chilly side. starting out in the 40s. so the forecast today inland, it is bright. it is very comfortable. temperatures pretty close to average for this time of the year. we'll get you into the mid and upper 80s later on today around the bay shoreline. very limited fog out there. we'll see lots of sunshine this morning leading to a bright afternoon. and those daytime highs very pleasant in the mid 70s along the coast. we do have that cloud cover right now, but there are two. will find a partly cloudy day, brighter skies in the afternoon and highs in the mid 60s. let's check in with sue and

see those drive times this morning. >> good morning. we've got a pretty dramatic sky out there at the richmond san rafael bridge and traffic is flowing nicely across the span. so you've got about an eight minute drive from richmond across the span and into san rafael. not bad at all. and we are looking at some slowing up and over the altamont pass. very typical for this time of the day. and we do have an accident. unfortunately it's coming into san jose north 101 before highway 85. a couple of lanes are blocked and you will find yourself on the brake speeds. ten miles or less approaching this scene. and it is starting to back up rather dramatically. we'll be back with more on this and the rest of your commute this monday morning in just a few minutes. all right. thank you. sue. >> 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.

>> the 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 just being there on 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 dollar. >> back live to chicago abc seven. there we go. 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 doctor jill biden 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 news will have special live coverage of the democratic national convention tonight and tomorrow from 7 to 8 p.m. wednesday and thursday. it's from 6 to 8 p.m. of course, you can find it wherever you watch abc seven while the convention is going on in chicago, 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 about the economy. he's expected to also visit michigan, arizona and north carolina. polling continues to capture the shakeup in the landscape of the race. the latest abc news ipsos poll shows harris leading former president donald trump by five points overall. however trump

has the upper hand on two top issues the economy and inflation. he also leads on immigration. >> we're tracking developing news in san jose. a woman was hit and killed in a car crash there. it 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 the way to pick up her daughter from school, killed by a suspected drunk driver who wasn't supposed 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, and he says munoz was dedicated to her daughter, and the union is now trying to raise funds to make sure that she's 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. if you're interested in contributing, just go to our website, abc seven news.com. >> today is the start of classes for tens of thousands of san francisco students and their teachers. and this year could be a year of change and transition for many of them. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us live from the cow hollow neighborhood. and, gloria, some of these schools may close. reporter. >> yes, amanda, as students and staff return to school today, they're also dealing with about 120 teacher vacancies. and the san francisco examiner is now reporting that the district is in a hiring freeze so they can hire for essential staff needed to keep a school running. but

that's 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. this would take effect next school year. 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. >> reporter and the executive director of the nonprofit parents for public schools of san francisco says that historically, when there are school closures, research shows there's a displacement of students of color. the superintendent says they are making sure 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

all students will be getting a free meal this school year. that's thanks to the organization california meals for all. there's also something new for parents this year. they can actually track their students absences. they can report them on a new app. it is called parent view. so that's a cool new app that parents can use this school year. again parent view. now let's go and get a check of your forecast with drew on this first day of school. good morning drew. >> hey good morning gloria. let's look at that school forecast for s.f. unified. as they go back, the western half of the city, the outer richmond, the outer sunset. we're dealing with fog, some mist and drizzle downtown. we have some drier conditions. it's a mix of sun and clouds throughout the morning. temperatures in the mid 50s right now will go into the low 60s. by about 10 a.m. we'll take you to walnut creek this morning where we have clear skies out there. current conditions showing it's 59 right now in walnut creek. the wind at 13mph with high humidity. so looking at highs versus average today we're pretty much where we should be for this time of the

year, either at or just slightly above or below average. with temperatures in the 70s and 80s for the most part away from the coast. so we will enjoy a very nice afternoon. here's a live look from our south beach camera. the bay bridge. just some real patchy fog out there. we do have more areas that are experiencing clear skies than seeing fog out there. the planner looks like this. our sun is up here very shortly. 629 this morning it's sunny. it's mild, but it's breezy. later on this afternoon, daytime highs. you can see there again. very close to average. so high of 68 in the city today 73 in oakland we'll go to 80 in san jose 86 in santa rosa, 80 in concord 63 in half moon bay. warmer weather arrives here tomorrow. amanda. we'll show you that coming up in a few minutes. >> all right, drew, thank you. still ahead, a flight from sfo is forced to divert because the pilot didn't have proper training and a train worker strike north of the border might have a domino effect on our economy. plus, outside lands is over, but music still filled golden gate park this weekend.

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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. new overnight, the u.s. and south korea kicked off an annual large-scale exercise. south korean officials say this

year's drills are focused on readiness against threats from north korea, like missiles, gps jamming, and cyber attacks. these drills will continue through august 29th. and breaking overnight, a mass shooting in baltimore has left one person dead and seven others hurt. police say there was a gathering last night at and at some point, multiple people opened fire. the ages of the victims range from 22 to 45, and some people are in critical condition. officers recovered multiple weapons at the scene, and detectives are looking through what they're calling an expansive scene to determine what happened. >> this morning, the u.s. is starting to see the possible effects of a work stoppage by canada's two biggest railroad companies. both companies have stopped taking certain shipments of hazardous materials and refrigerated products. they connect to key u.s. rail and shipping hubs like chicago, new orleans, minneapolis and memphis. they're threatening to lock out union workers if deals on new contracts are reached. one of the companies says there

has been no meaningful progress in negotiations. the union says the lockout is a near certainty. >> listen up if you're a fan of tomatoes. tomatoes today kicks off the beginning of sf tomato week. the golden gate restaurant association is promoting establishments through special tomato focused dishes. >> places like brenda's french soul food, goat hill pizza and underdogs will all have themed plates for you to try. the event runs through august 25th. for more information, you can visit their website. that's gray dot org. and this is what a tomato looks like. >> thank you. >> why is this the first time i've heard of this? >> never heard of this. >> the tomato week. >> do you guys like tomatoes? yeah. i'll bring some for you tomorrow. from my garden. you should. yes, i will. you should. >> famously for reggie sandwiches. he loves tomatoes. >> blt. >> i love to make sandwiches. >> there you go. yeah, or just plain tomato, grilled cheese and tomato soup. >> sometimes you just. that would be good. >> delicious. yeah. throw them at some. i don't know whatever

you want to do. >> have you ever tried to peel a tomato. my grandmother taught me how to do that. yeah. back east they eat peeled tomatoes. why is that. i don't know, because i like to. i don't mind tomato skin. yeah but you you kind of roll them over a flame, like, almost like roasting marshmallows. and it bubbles up the skin, and you just peel it right off. >> isn't that would that would be like peeling a plum. >> what kind of. yeah. >> i or peeling a grape. >> it's. you'd have to ask new jersey tomato people. that's that's where my grandparents. okay >> i don't like to invent work for ourselves. >> you know what? you're right about that. what part? >> i just eat that skin. >> yeah. no problem for me. >> let me tell a kid when they're in trouble. peel a tomato. go ahead and peel. peel tomato. go sit in the corner. >> now you know how. we'll know how. >> thanks. thank you. sue. good morning. here's the exploratorium camera. lovely weather out there this morning. you can see we have mainly clear skies from this vantage point. taking a look at your weather wellness today. we have good air quality. the next 24 hours. an

improvement to our pollen levels. last week they were moderate. now they're down to low levels. so that's nice for allergy sufferers. uv index and nine out of 11. so today's forecast inland lots of sunshine temperatures. very nice. we'll get you into the mid and upper 80s for daytime. highs around the bay shoreline. it is bright today a little breezy this afternoon into the mid 70s. we go and then along the coast. we'll keep those temperatures in the low and mid 60s. morning clouds giving way to brighter skies later on this afternoon. so winds today will pick up that onshore flow will go about 15 to 25mph later on this afternoon. highs in the microclimates to start in the south bay. we'll be in the 70s and 80s for daytime highs. feels very nice along the peninsula. clouds. the sun along the coast will hit about 63 for half moon bay. warmer for menlo park at 72 across the city today we have some morning clouds giving way to afternoon sunshine. breezy today winds about 15 to 25mph in the north bay. it is sunny and mild. 86 in santa rosa, 84 in vallejo, 83 in

san rafael in the east bay. it is bright this afternoon, very comfortable. 75 in orinda, 76 in fremont, 72 for berkeley and then inland today, pretty much where we should be for this time of year. average daytime highs in the mid and upper 80s overnight. tonight we'll see a mix of stars and clouds, overnight lows will fall into the 50s heading into tuesday. now tuesday a little bit warmer than we are today. we'll see our warmest areas in the low and mid 90s, 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline. then cooler weather starts to move in here. by the end of the week we'll have our temperatures dipping below average. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days for you. sunny and breezy today. warmer weather on the way tomorrow, and then we'll flip that script. we'll start to cool off temperatures below average by friday, with warmer weather arriving just in time for the weekend, guys. >> all right, drew, thank you. now let's turn to ginger zee. she's live with a look at what's coming up on gma. good morning ginger. >> reggie aqui amanda. great to

be with you. so coming up here on a monday the democratic national convention just hours away, vice president harris and governor walz get ready to take center stage there in chicago. president biden is going to make the keynote address. we're going to tell you what our new poll shows about the race and cover it all with our political powerhouse team and sober curious. it's a new trend. i'm sure you've heard of sweeping gen z and millennials, so why are they passing on alcohol and how can you cut back if you want to? plus, two big parenting stories making headlines. the new study on pre-teen anxiety and screen time. but this time it's not the kids, it's the parents on devices that causes the upset. and then empty nest syndrome that affects so many as so many others are going back to school. plus, one of our favorites, jeff goldblum here with us live. you don't want to miss it on gma. >> super curious. i'm curious about that term. >> super curious. i feel like, yeah, i grew up in the midwest, so i come from a alcohol heavy area and i notice a remarkable difference. when i moved to the northeast even more than a

decade ago, there were a lot more sober, curious people even back then. but i notice it now, especially like alcohol is out. >> yeah, and then talk about trends. sober. curious. it was talked about. yeah spoiler alert. emily in paris, they're talking about. >> is she a part of that? >> oh, she's super curious. she's pitching again. >> spoiler alert she's pitching a company. >> okay. >> yeah, this doesn't spoil it for me. by the way. like that's okay, okay, i think. >> no, that makes me want to watch and figure out the connection. yeah. makes sense. >> interesting. >> i think that having more sober options at bars is a really good idea. and i have started to see more of that here. so look at us. i know evolving big changing. >> look at me. it's also because like it's the perfect timing as i'm well into my 40s now, like this is the time to be sober curious. believe me, you don't want the alternative. >> you don't. >> you and me, friend. cheers to us, amanda is still a young. hold on to those years, amanda. >> okay, tight. well, enjoy it. >> enjoy it. we'll see you at

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a new concert series kicked off in the park just one week after outside lands. system of a down

and deftones headlined this inaugural event. the one day sold out concert drew 50,000 fans. organizers say 90% of the audience is from outside of san francisco. >> that means hotel rooms, restaurants, ubers, retail taxes, all of that. >> 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. >> organizers hope next year's event is bigger, possibly with two or even three days of the weekend. after outside lands. new at six. a flight from san francisco to jackson hole, wyoming, had to divert to salt lake city last week. the issue was very unusual. the pilot wasn't allowed to land in jackson hole, so here's a live picture of sfo to tell you the story. jackson hole airport has special qualifications to take off and land due to the mountainous terrain. passengers in the skywest flight posted on

reddit, the pilot announced during the flight he didn't have those qualifications. skywest issued a statement to a local newspaper saying it was actually a paperwork error and the pilot was qualified, but they swapped the pilot out in salt lake city and the plane continued. after a short delay. how bizarre. nasa. 630. the former mayor of san francisco now threatening legal action against former president trump. what willie brown is saying about this potential lawsuit and giving back to the bookstore. they love so much. the east bay community coming together to help the store start a new chapter

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today. drew would tell us if the kids will need that jacket while they're waiting at the bus stop. >> and as school begins, health experts are worried the return of students to campus could mean rising covid cases again. >> then, just when neighbors thought they'd get some sleep, the waymos are honking again. >> oh no. >> we thought the saga was over. i know. >> good morning everyone. it is monday, august 19th. >> also, shout out to the neighbor who's there and is live streaming this whole thing. she has a whole youtube channel. she

has guests coming on. she's coming for our gig. hi, drew. she really is. >> i mean, for the kids in sf, they're getting a wake-up call from the waymo. so there you go. wake up. wake up. this morning. it is to the tam cam we go a live look. we have some patchy cloud cover out there this morning. not widespread fog on our monday morning temperatures right now. good morning san francisco. you're at 55. 60 in san jose. we're at 61 in hayward. widen out the picture. and in the north bay, we've seen some chilly spots. sonoma, santa rosa in the 40s as we get you going on this monday. but it's 60 in brentwood right now. so the forecast today. morning. clouds to sun in the city. it's breezy this afternoon. mild in oakland. warm in san jose and walnut creek in the 80s we go. so a closer look at the hour by hour forecast inland. we begin with sunshine, temperatures today pretty close to average mid and upper 80s for daytime. highs around the bay shoreline. just a little bit of patchy fog right now. it's a bright day. the afternoon is mild. a little breezy today with those winds in

excess of about 15mph along the coast. we have cloud cover right now, but it will be a bright afternoon. mostly sunny here and highs in the mid 60s. let's check in with sue and see those drive times this morning. >> all right. we are checking the drive on 880 past the coliseum. >> it's moving well. yesterday we were out there for the last bay bridge series. it was bittersweet. it was very sad. but today, traffic is moving great and the parking lots are all empty. no problems here, but here we go. bay bridge backup had metering lights turned on at about 537, and now you are stacked up beyond the overcrossing. and once you get through the metering lights, you will find some slow traffic as you approach the tunnel, you will be on the brakes again over towards the san francisco side. so expect a bit of a delay here at least ten minutes to get to the metering lights. you can see all that slow traffic there on the bay bridge and we still have this accident. it is in the south bay, not one but two accidents. north 101 before 85,

now down to blocking one lane. it was blocking a couple of lanes, but you are delayed approaching san jose north on 101. >> all right. so thank you. the democratic national convention kicks off today in chicago. and we know protesters are gathering for the many planned demonstrations. >> meanwhile 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 a preview of the dnc this week. hi, jacqueline. >> reggie and amanda. good morning. things are starting to pick up here at the united center. they were just testing out the music moments ago. kamala harris saying she is putting the final touches on her acceptance speech and she's feeling pretty good. the blue carpet is laid, 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. and president biden will be taking the stage tonight, giving a primetime speech as to why he feels harris should be leading the country. in chicago. jacqueline lee abc seven news back to you. >> jacqueline, thank you so much. and those protests that you just mentioned are also happening here in the bay area. yesterday, hundreds of people took to the streets of oakland, the 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 in skyrocketing costs of living that money, not go to bomb children in gaza. >> some of these activists traveled to chicago to protest outside the democratic national convention. each night, abc news will have special live coverage of the dnc. tonight and tomorrow, from 7 to 8 p.m. wednesday and thursday. it's from 6 to 8 p.m. of course, you can find it wherever you watch abc seven. >> former san francisco mayor willie brown is threatening to sue donald trump. this comes after trump claimed they were both involved in an emergency helicopter landing, and that brown made disparaging comments about vice president kamala harris. trump made those comments at a news conference earlier this month. brown calls trump's claim nonsense. former state senator nate holden said he was with trump on that emergency landing flight in 1990, and believes that trump

mixed him up with brown. both holden and brown are black. brown says he does not want an apology from trump. he wants trump to keep his name out of his mouth. >> still no arrests after a deadly mass shooting in oakland over the weekend, four people were shot after an argument saturday morning. according to our media partners, the bay area news group. two of them, a 27 year old man and a 35 year old woman. the two other victims are expected to recover. oakland police are looking for tips that can help lead to an arrest. if you have information, you could be eligible for up to a $30,000 reward. we are following the story of an unprecedented loss in the south bay this week, neighbors will honor a san jose community service officer, the first in the department's history to be killed in the line of duty. a suspected dui driver and hit and killed cso long pham on august third. he was directing traffic at an accident scene when the driver hit pham's patrol car, sending it flying

into pham and another cso. the other officer was seriously injured. there will be a vigil in pham's honor this thursday at san jose's vietnamese heritage garden in the east bay. >> book lovers are coming together to help a beloved book store destroyed in this fire last month. 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. donations were encouraged. the owner of east bay booksellers says he was surprised to see how much the place has meant 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 and it has

been a lot of monetary support. >> a gofundme has raised more than $220,000 to help the owners of east bay booksellers plan to temporarily relocate while they rebuild their original location on college avenue in oakland. >> booksellers in today's school is back in session for tens of thousands of students at san francisco unified, and it could be a year of transition and change for many at the district. >> abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us live from in san francisco with the latest on that. hi, gloria. >> good morning. yeah. looming school closures are certainly going to be on a lot of people's minds as they start school this morning because of declining enrollment, sfusd is moving ahead with plans to close a number of schools. they have not said how many schools, but a recommended list is supposed to be released by september 18th. it will take effect next school year and this comes as the district is dealing with about 120 teacher vacancies. 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. but today, there is still excitement about the first day, as the district will welcome back 50,000 students to schools. >> 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. >> and if you have kids at sfusd, there are a couple things you can keep in mind this year if your children need to take public transit, muni will be running its free fare program again. students under 19 can ride for free and in the afternoons, 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 going back to school, the district has a couple of tips to make things a little bit easier. keep a simple routine. also, have a list of things that your kids

need to take to school and overall, just have patience as your kids adjust to the school year again. live in san francisco gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. gloria. >> thank you. the first day of school coming at a challenging time for covid. we have that summer surge that just seems to go on. cases of covid are climbing as kids are about to be in close proximity once again. while each school district has its own covid protocol, experts say kids can go back to school 24 hours after they no longer have a fever. and if they're getting better. however, they should still wear a mask for five days. >> get the covid shot with the flu shot, every kid at 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. >> the fda is expected to sign off on an updated covid 19 vaccine as early as this week, with both pfizer and moderna saying their vaccines could be

available just days after that. new overnight an international gaming event is coming to san francisco. coming up, what it is and when you'll see thousands of attendees coming to the bay area and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange, you can see we're up about 115 points. >> another update on how the markets are doing next. >> then mass layoffs for a bay area startup. what went wrong for lycos? but first, here's drew. >> hey the reg. 641 this morning, and we'll look at the forecast over the next couple of hours. just some real limited patchy fog out there. lots of sunshine on our way this morning and temperatures climbing through the 60s and into the 70s close to lunchtime. when we're talking about our high temperatures today, it's pretty nice to be average. we'll see those temperatures pretty close to where we should be for this time of the year 70s, and 80s. as we head into the afternoon and our warmest city. so enjoy the afternoon. here's a live look at our exploratorium camera. the sun coming over the horizon. it is lovely this morning. we'll find temperatures right now in the 50s and 60s heading into the afternoon. it's

all about that sunshine. it's a lovely looking day. breezy this afternoon. but those temperatures very close to average. like we mentioned before, your sunset this evening, 7:56 p.m. so let's talk about those winds. they're breezy. they were stronger last week this week the onshore flow not as strong, but still those winds about 15 to 25mph. so highs today around the region. take a look at this. it is going to feel very nice. 68 in the city 73 in oakland, 80 in san jose, 86 in santa rosa, 88 in concord. we do have warmer weather moving in tomorrow. we'll show you that coming up in eight minute

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i already told you i wanted to never hear this again. and yet here we are. waymo hasn't totally fixed the issue of honking robo taxis in san francisco's soma neighborhood. who could forget this video from last week with that incessant honking in the middle of the night? waymo said it fixed the honking with a software update, but now a woman tells the verge that she's on the verge because the honking has returned. sophia tong, who is my new hero? sophia, if you're watching, please reach out. she live streamed the issue. she says it

started when the vehicles got backed up in the street outside the parking lot. tong says she's meeting with the director of product management and operations at waymo this afternoon. i need to also add that she has been live streaming all of this on her own youtube channel, and will now have waymo as a guest on her show. come on. i'm sure she's up. make a thing out of it. i love it. >> all right. sophia. good for you. 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. 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. 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 set 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 working and using campaign contributions to pay for personal expenses. >> you're going to want to check your freezer if you have some chicken nuggets, because perdue foods is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken products over possible metal contamination. the recall includes 22 ounce bags of perdue and butcherbox organic chicken breast nuggets, and 29 ounce bags of regular chicken breast tenders. consumers reported finding metal wire in the chicken. the chicken products were shipped to several food

retailers across the country and sold online. so far, no reports of any illnesses or injury. >> new at six. another exciting global event is coming to the bay area in two years. san francisco will host the pokemon world championships. it will be held august 28th to the 30th in 2026. the three day event just wrapped up in honolulu. 14,000 people from 53 countries showed up. their worlds features the best players from around the globe to compete for up for a cash prize. the super bowl and the world cup will also be in the bay area in 2026. >> that's very cool. we just got to hold on in 2026, y'all. just a couple more years. that's a funny video also. now for your morning money report. a bay area startup is laying off 75% of its staff after the fda rejected its proposal to use a 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. now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange. as trading gets underway this morning, you can see that we are up about 85 points. >> vogue. but for the dogs. stick with us here. the fashion magazine published what they're calling a digital cover project. full of celebrities dogs. sydney sweeney's pup tank is there. we have glen powell's dog brisket. there's also billie eilish's dog shark, and even minnesota governor tim walz's dog scout. that's cool. so the headline reads the dog the dog you like. vogue dogs? i think it's just doing it all wrong. i think it's just the dog days of summer. >> okay. because, yeah, the dog days of summer. >> duh. vogue dog. where is rooster? >> where is rooster?

>> the dog of the reggie aqui. >> that's true. >> we didn't even get to submit. i wish there was an open casting call. yeah. >> well, you know, i don't think that we really compete with these. >> i don't know. i think our dogs could. are we. >> are we at sierra level? >> i think we are. >> we might be at sierra level, actually, a little bit of delusion to get you, do you know. >> and what gave you the confidence? delusion. thank you. yeah >> it's cute. >> that is a really cute idea with dogs. >> i like it. yay >> right. do it! >> or dog? >> doggy dog. you dog. the dog days. come on, vogue, you sabotage. your body. sabotage >> this morning. this is our tower camera. it is cool out there. this is a live look at the fog rolling across the golden gate bridge this morning. from time to time, you can see the tops of the bridge. but the fog is not widespread. it's just along the immediate coastline.

and patchy fog around the bay shoreline right now. so today's forecast. lots of sunshine inland. sunny upper seconds for daytime. highs around the bay shoreline will stay in the mid 70s. it's bright, it's mild. a little breezy. and then along the coast we have that cloud cover. now we actually see bright skies this afternoon and temperatures in the low and mid 60s. highs in the mid climate to start in the south bay. we'll hit 80 in san jose, 86 in morgan hill 76 for cupertino and sunnyvale up along the peninsula, 76 in san mateo 73 in mountain view. morning clouds to sun along the coast 63. the high for both pacifica and half moon bay across the city today we have clouds giving way to sunshine and winds pick up breezy about 15 to 25mph. this afternoon will be in the 60s and 70s for daytime highs, which is average for this time of the year. in the north bay, we'll have daytime highs in the 80s. 82 in sonoma, 83 san rafael, about 87 in cloverdale, 85 in ukiah. the east bay. it will be lovely today. mild sunshine, 72, berkeley 73, in oakland, about

76 for union city and inland today. mid and upper 80s 84 in pleasanton 87. walnut creek 87, in pittsburg. overnight tonight we'll find patchy cloud cover reemerging not widespread fog overnight tonight and overnight lows generally in the 50s. now heading into tomorrow afternoon we see a brief warm up temperatures going into the low and mid 90s for daytime highs, 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline. but for the rest of the week, cooler weather moves in here and by the end of the week, those temperatures will go below average. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you. sunny and breezy today. warmer tomorrow and that cooling trend takes over for the rest of the week. by friday, temperatures are well below average, but a nice rebound coming away for the weekend. warmer weather with lots of sunshine both saturday and sunday guys. >> thanks, drew. a fun and eventful weekend for communities across the bay area. let's take you to fremont where thousands came together for a celebration of indian culture. balwani

festival wrapped up yesterday with the parade and fair. the celebration has been a part of fremont for 31 years, 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 parades every year. so the biggest thing in indian culture is the music and dance. >> they brought in more than 250 local dance groups of various genres and genres. they had food trucks and a variety of cuisines representing different regions in india, and there were 50 floats in their parade. >> a lively saturday night in san francisco's richmond district this past weekend as well. hundreds turned out for the neighborhood's latest part 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 de los mayas, 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. up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> a reminder you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app that's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. just download that app and you can start streaming. >> and as we head to break a live look outside, it is 654. we'll be right back. >> this is abc 724 ove >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. >> you're watching abc7 news live anytime, anywhere. we are we are we are we are, we are.

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no. 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 say they're still excited for the year and ready to welcome back students. >> to be clear, the students will not be in the sky. no. number two, the democratic national convention begins today in chicago. president biden is scheduled to speak tonight. >> number three, we do have breaking news. pioneering daytime talk show host phil donahue has died. he was 88. >> 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 due to severe weather. beaches in new york city are closed because of dangerous rip currents. >> and number five, looking at the forecast this morning, we are in store for a lot of sunshine over the next couple of hours. temperatures. we begin in the 50s climbing through the 60s and 70s as we head deeper into the day. now highs later on this afternoon. pretty close to average for this time of the year. lots of sunshine even along the coast. the winds do pick up a bit. it's a little breezy later on today. those winds gusting about 15 to 25mph. >> and number six following your monday morning drive. very slow on the san mateo bridge, we have a wind advisory and apparently a bunch of insulation in lanes, causing people to slow down and brake. as you make your way towards the foster city side of things. >> 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. >> now i have notes about this building. do they make the most boring building in the world for nintendo? like what happened here? why aren't there like literal koopa troopa mario everywhere. >> where is peach? is that on the top? >> i don't know if it is or if that's ai generated, but it looks like it's ai generated because i don't see it in this picture. nintendo. >> come on, have some fun with it. >> they said, what can we do that's boring? yeah. >> you know, let's make it look like our nintendo box. >> that's what it looks like. >> gaming box. it does? >> yeah, i guess they're just being demure. have a good day, everybody. abc seven at seven >> robin: good morning america. two big stories as we come on the air. the democratic national convention about to get under way, and a flash flooding emergency overnight. catastrophic threat.