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the day today, temperatures are on the cooler side, but we'll finish up above average for some. >> your full accuweather seven day forecast just moments away. next we have a drug, homelessness, and economic recovery crisis, because the system that's supposed to fix things is the problem. record budgets. fewer officers. business killing bureaucracy. the insiders won't change a system built for their benefit. i'm daniel lurie and san francisco take on the status quo. bring accountability, and stop the
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house. i was like, wow. >> now at 9:00, flames destroy a duplex in the south bay, displacing residents. neighbors describe the chaotic scene. plus, controversy continues on the great highway here in san francisco. the question that will soon be on the ballot, and a new solution for the astronauts stuck in space. details on their return to earth. good morning everybody. it's sunday, august 25th. we begin with the weather. changes are coming. yes. >> that's right. you step outside. it feels cooler. it is brighter. we have a satellite picture that shows just about nothing going on. as that system moved to the east of us and fog really has not formed yet at the shoreline. it will, but we have a clear view from our east bay hills. camera right now atop vollmer peak, where it is in the upper 60s from oakland and hayward. upper 50s redwood city, so it's certainly bottomed out into the low 50s, even upper 40s this morning. but this panel shows low to mid 60s. so we are recovering despite this morning right now 3 to 4 degrees cooler.
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and that spread will become more diminished as we warm up quickly. in fact, we're going to be almost well above where we were yesterday by later on. this afternoon with that sunshine warming us up into the mid 80s inland. but we won't stop there. we'll be near 90 inland with low 80s around the bay shore and sunny even at the coast with mid to upper 60s. stephanie. >> lisa. thank you. in the south bay now over a dozen people have been displaced after a fire broke out at a san jose duplex. one firefighter was hurt. abc7 news reporter anser hassan spoke to neighbors about what they saw. >> this fire was fast moving. it was dangerous. it was wind driven. there was some wind in the area that really helped push it and move it quickly. >> san jose fire battalion chief robert culbertson says it took two hours to put out this fire that destroyed a duplex. 14 people now without a home, he says initially they had reports of people inside with rescue on our mind. >> we thought that there might be somebody in there. we did an aggressive interior fire attack,
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and it took us about two hours to successfully put this fire out. >> just after 3 p.m, calls came in for the fire. once on scene, culbertson says they upgraded it to a two alarm fire. >> and what that means for our system, it's about 40 to 50 firefighting personnel. there's also law enforcement and some ambulance folks that were with us. >> i want to say maybe 10 or 15 minutes. it went from just being a small little fire in the front door to engulfing the entire house. i was like, wow. it surprised me a lot. >> kevin flores grew up in the neighborhood and lives in the next duplex over. at first, he thought the smell of smoke was the neighbor's barbecuing, but then he saw the big plumes of smoke. he tried to use a garden hose to spray the fire. >> i pulled it over and i yanked it. and that's when i tried spraying the fire away. but in reality, it's so big that the hose doesn't really do much because they, the firefighters, took like a good hour to even get it, like calmed down. so i was never going to do anything with this tiny little hose. >> the red cross tended to families. fire officials say everyone made it out alive. but two dogs did die in the fire. culbertson says along with the
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wind, how close the homes are to one another, pose another serious challenge. >> the closely arranged pattern of these homes, the fuels that they had in their homes, the garages that had material in them. if you see behind them with the camera that there's trees in between these homes, which are also very flammable, these junipers or these italian cypresses, those also contribute to it. >> one firefighter was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening burn injuries. the cause of the fire still under investigation in san jose, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> we're following new developments in a deadly shooting in the east bay. dublin police say they arrested the man accused of killing someone at the emerald park apartment complex on friday. they arrested him nearly 400 miles away in barstow. the motive of this shooting and the victim's name have not been released yet. we're also following new details in a story we first brought you on abc seven mornings, one person has died and another is in the hospital following a sideshow shooting in vallejo the sideshow happened at louis
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brown road and b.w. williams drive early saturday morning. vallejo police says one man was shot and killed, and officers believe that man was in a car, but it's not clear if he was part of this sideshow or just passing by. police have not arrested anyone tied to this shooting, but four people were arrested in connection to the sideshow. three others were cited. a large group of bikers took over the eastbound side of the bay bridge on saturday. we've seen this happen several times before. posts online suggest it was to advocate for more bike safety. a witness tells abc seven news they saw some people getting arrested right near the toll plaza. now to your voice, your vote. the political fight over the future of san francisco's great highway continues, and san franciscans will decide its fate on the ballot. the southern part of the highway is closing because of erosion, but it will be up to the residents whether to close the two mile stretch between sloat boulevard and lincoln way.
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abc seven news reporter tara campbell has a look at the debate. >> reporter yay 4k yay! >> the push is on in support of prop k, a november ballot measure that would permanently close part of san francisco's great highway and turn it into a park. >> we're here to ask voters what they want to do with our precious coast. we have the opportunity to create an oceanside park as part of a city pilot project. >> the two mile stretch of road is already closed to vehicles on weekends and holidays, becoming popular during the pandemic. we spent so much time on the great highway and on jfk, walking and strolling with a stroller and we really discovered the coast and the sunset in a way that we hadn't before. >> it could bring a renaissance to the sunset district and a boon to local business. create joy for generations, and it's good for the environment. >> but those in opposition to prop k say people are walking, biking and running in the shoulders or on the on the multi-use path.
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>> there's no need to shut it down. >> these rally goers say shutting down part of the highway will send too much traffic onto the streets where your kids are trying to play, or walk on the sidewalk, or get out of the car of their parents and things. >> it's dangerous. >> the city has studied this multiple times, and the data don't bear out that there will be a traffic concern. sunset arterial, which is a nearby six lane road, can more than absorb the traffic. we've seen. >> meanwhile, the debate continues with the fate of this coastline in the hands of voters. tara campbell, abc seven news. >> the san mateo county transit district is warning of possible service disruptions as early as tomorrow. it's because of a potential work stoppage. a union representing about 400 bus operators, utility and other workers rejected a three year contract proposal from the district. samtrans is advising customers to seek alternative transportation options tomorrow and possibly tuesday. samtrans says it will prioritize school service. paratransit service will not be disrupted on the
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peninsula. now, a new community aquatic center is now open, more than a decade after a tragic incident. we're talking about the 2010 natural gas pipeline rupture that ignited fires in a san bruno neighborhood. eight people died and more than 50 others were sent to the hospital. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard gives us a closer look at this new center. >> it's great to see a culmination of all the work and all the time put in by an awful lot of folks. >> parks and rec commissioner mike palmer giving us a look inside the new san bruno recreation and aquatic center. three pools, a fitness center and a gym. a place to enjoy and reflect on a tragic day in the city's history. >> it's a it's a fitting tribute to know that on september 9th, 2010, a gas pipeline owned and operated by p-g-and-e's exploded in san bruno's crestmoor neighborhood, killing eight people and injuring dozens and damaging or destroying nearly 40
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homes. >> the whole community was devastated. the neighborhood was destroyed, people still where the mental and physical scars of that evening. >> mayor medina says the new aquatic center is dedicated to the lives lost. it's built and paid for through a $70 million restitution settlement from p-g-and-e's. >> the old adage is something good from that devastation that happened on september 9th of 2010 has to come good out of this. and this behind me is exactly what it is. >> i ran out in the front yard and i could see flames up in the sky. pamela fornaci remembers that day vividly, just like her daughter in law, tessa. >> i looked out the window. we all thought it was a plane that had come down. and then we got word and then one of our friends actually had to evacuate the state of the art rec center and pool is the result of years of input from the community about how they wanted that money from p-g-and-e's to be spent. >> i think the overall project. great idea. good way to spend that money. yes. why is that? because i think it's something
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that all of san bruno can use in one way or another. >> city leaders say this $51 million, 49,000 square foot building is also a testament to the resilience of this community. >> san bruno came together. we stood together. we were like san bruno strong with san bruno pride, and we rebuilt in san bruno, cornell, bernard, abc, seven news, san bruno, strong. >> that is the truth. great to see that. well lisa, how's it looking outside? >> you know, it's pretty cool right now in spots, but we're going to warm up quickly today as our warming trend gets going. temperatures will be in that summertime range again. 60s coastside near 90 inland. the details are coming up. >> lisa thank you. also ahead, nasa announcing when two american astronauts will return to earth. the new timeline due to safety concerns. plus all things electric. you're looking at a robotic dog where you can
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taking a test drive. and laura says these rogues are going fast. i knew i had to have that rogue get up to 2500 total savings on remaining select rogue platinum trims. >> welcome back to this sky high view from our sutro tower camera. it's warming up. lisa will tell you when in just a few minutes. two american astronauts who went to the international space station on boeing's starliner will now have to come home on a different spacecraft. nasa says the decision was made due to certain safety concerns. abc news reporter chuck sivertsen has more on their expected homecoming. >> astronaut suni williams and butch wilmore launched to the international space station back on june 5th, and liftoff of starliner and atlas five. the pair, originally scheduled to be in space for a week, will not be returning home until february. >> the decision to keep butch and sunny aboard the international space station and bring the boeing starliner home uncrewed is the result of a
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commitment to safety. >> nasa announcing saturday they will return home using spacex crew dragon capsule instead of boeing's starliner. issues with starliner's thrusters and helium leaks led nasa to make the decision to bring the troubled spacecraft back to earth unmanned next month. >> crew nine was the best option to fly up two empty seats, have butch and sunny join uh- the increment crew, and return on crew nine. >> the spacex crew nine mission will launch no earlier than september 24th. nasa and spacex are working on several details of that launch, including reconfiguring seats on the crew nine dragon and adjusting the manifest to carry additional cargo. chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. >> the electric electrify that is expo in the bay area is happening today, and if you are wanting to see a robotic dog, today is your chance. it's north america's biggest electric vehicle festival. the event
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continues in alameda point. it features the electric innovations from car brands, bikes, water vessels. and there's that robotic dog i mentioned. organizers say some visitors go to the event simply just to learn more about what's out there. >> almost all of the automakers are here, and they're all getting in this ev game. so yeah, the consumer has definitely changed over the years. we even have skeptics that aren't sure if evs are for them, but they want to come out here and just see what it's all about and feel an ev firsthand. >> and look who made it. former golden state warriors player zaza pachulia was also there. the electrify expo continues today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. also today, oakland's 35th chinatown street fest continues. this community event typically brings out 60,000 people. it includes local vendors with art, food and drinks, and there were tons of activities, including two stages with chinese opera performances, kung fu
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demonstrations, as well as several musicians. you can check it out today starting at 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. also, look at this. all this purple. there's a ton of lights here. more than 5 million led lights were turned on friday night at the stoneridge shopping center. it's creating a dreamy experience for visitors. they can walk through displays, photo boxes and lit up storybook characters. >> so the idea came in approximately 2010. we started a show in santa clara, just one show, and it has grown to five shows now, and we're hoping to get more shows and it's just the spectacular lights that are out here. it's just it's an awe when you come in for everybody. >> the traveling exhibit in pleasanton also has some immersive activity rooms. it's being called where light meets magic. it will be at stoneridge until october 20th. well, it was an unusual start to this august
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weekend with some rain hitting the bay area. the national weather service says sfo picked up more than 250% of its average august rainfall in just one hour. most of the rain fell in the north bay in the sierra mountain range. there was also this unusual sight. snow in august, palisades tahoe shared this video of it, and the resort says it's their 1st august snow. in 20 years. >> we came up here with our high school cross-country team for a trail run meet up, and it's snowing. i think we've decided that we're not going to run, but it's pretty awesome. >> wow, can you believe the national weather service warns campers and hikers to prepare for slick roads on mammoth mountain? more light snow may come around tioga pass and higher elevations of yosemite national park. lisa, those figures really put it in perspective. just how unusual this is. >> yeah, it was fun. while it
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lasted. it came down for a short period of time here, anywhere from a couple hundreds to over a 10th of an inch. mount tam, i know the coast half moon bay picked up more than that. so as that system moved through, it really brought thunder and thunderstorms and some heavy rain to roseville over a half inch, but really benefited the pacific northwest and the park fire with an inch of rain by the park fire. right now, we don't even have much of a marine layer to talk about at all. there is just very little fog at the coast. the marine layer will reestablish tonight and we'll get back into that ebb and flow as we get into our hot temperatures monday and tuesday. and some of you even into wednesday. it is 62 downtown, 67 oakland and hayward with 66. in san jose, upper 50s redwood city. here's a look at san jose. nice and clear well into the 80s today. and looking at hotter weather to start the workweek. 62 santa rosa, mid 60s by the
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delta and already feeling pretty mild in our inland valleys. clear skies. the golden gate bridge elsewhere as well the it is dense fog right now for half moon bay, but that's going to change. we'll get into some sunshine there and the mild temperatures really start today warming up everywhere. and we're going to get pretty hot as we get into monday, tuesday, even wednesday. still looking on the warm side for our inland valleys, here's a look at how that fog tries to come back, but really not making much of an impact at all throughout the day today. but then overnight it does. and then we get into some high clouds for your monday. but still the numbers will be coming up quickly. high pressure is building and the atmosphere will have weight on top of it so that the fog is compressed right to the shoreline. this is a quick warm up and notice right in between we don't have the high temperature. we have 2:00 85 7:00 85. this is in our inland valleys. and right in between we reach our high temperature at
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about 4:00 in the afternoon this time of year. and that could reach around 90 in our inland valleys. so we'll have a warm afternoon, a warm evening, and then temperatures quickly dropping off through the overnight hours with a little bit of fog. here's our warmest day, perhaps in some cities with near 100 degrees in fairfield looking at cloverdale as well. and we've got 80s coming back into play around the bay. i think san francisco will be a little bit warmer than that 65. you can see wednesday we're in the 70s to near 80 again, bay shore and the inland valleys are still holding on to that warmth thursday. looking at that cooler weather. and it won't be a dramatic cooldown. we'll still have that typical summer spread highs today from 74 san francisco 79. in oakland, low 80s in fremont, upper 80s in the north bay, santa cruz about 80. today. the accuweather seven day forecast. so we are on that trend of temperatures climbing through the early part of the week. monday tuesday to wednesday. pretty hot out there that onshore flow kicks up again
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for the middle of the week. and then a system will allow for those cooler temperatures as we get towards the end of the week. >> all right, lisa, thank you. a reminder that you can watch all our newscasts and get lisa's forecast live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. you can download the app now and start streaming. we'll be right back >> hurry in to the acura summer of performance event going on now. >> shine bright like a diamond. find light in the beautiful sea i choose to be happy. >> you and i. you and i. we're like diamonds in the sky. shine bright like a diamond. shine
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the next fiscal school year. now to seven on your side. a new f-b-i campaign is making sure you know about some of the biggest frauds and scams happening right now. they often, as you probably know, happen in the form of a phone call, a text, or even an email. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn explains the take a beat campaign. >> the fbi says there are a lot of fraudsters and scammers out there trying to pull a fast one on you. >> you called me from the citibank number sudabeh lost $950 because of a person on the phone pretending to be from citibank's fraud department. >> the man said he was trying to help her, and that she needed to transfer money to a different account. >> he had my name, my phone number, my user id, and he says that we need to get your password for online banking. >> that happened in april and she's still trying to resolve the matter. it's one of the
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scams. the fbi is trying to educate the public about with their new campaign. >> they depend upon getting people in a heightened emotional state and of creating a sense of danger. >> there are cryptocurrency scams. >> these are typically investment scams. they will make contact with the victim and come up with an opportunity for the victim to make huge sums of money. and at the end of the day, the victim will find out that in fact, those profits were imaginary and they'll lose all of their investment. >> there are impersonation or imposter scams. >> sometimes people will pretend to be law enforcement. sometimes they'll pretend to be, grand jury officials. they'll pretend to be bank officials. they'll pretend to be somebody they're not to get the victim to send money. >> seniors can be prime targets for the grandparent scam. and the fbi says there's now a twist. criminals are using ai to clone a person's voice. >> the scammer will call the grandparent, pretend to be the
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child in trouble, and beg the victim to send money. >> the fbi says to also watch out for recovery scams that target victims of fraud. >> this is where they get a follow up call from somebody who claims to know that they're a victim, offering to help them get their money back. >> the fbi says fraud can happen to anyone at any time, and hopes educating the public will curb the crimes. ejiochi says she's learned that was suzanne phan reporting. >> now, if you get an unsolicited call from somebody with a sense of urgency, be very cautious. if you are a victim of fraud or a scam, you can report it directly to the fbi online or call the fbi at one 800. call fbi. or of course, you can call us. we encourage it. we want to help you. you can call the number on your screen 188 40 i-team's or head to our website, abc seven news.com slash i-team. in our next half hour on abc seven mornings. a new proposed option for the homeless population. what a sanctioned
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mount tam 57 degrees. and in the south bay, san jose 66 degrees. so we will be looking at temperatures quickly climbing today through the 70s noontime inland through the upper 80s to near 90, then around the bay shore mid 70s to upper 70s a high of 79. in oakland, low to mid 80s. hayward and fremont. and at the coast it's sunny. it's going to take all day for the low clouds and fog to reform. they will. but overall it's a mild day at the coast. the winds kick up though a gusty sea breeze in the afternoon. stephanie. >> lisa thank you. we continue to follow that developing news out of the middle east. concerns are growing after israel and hezbollah exchanged strikes in lebanon early this morning. israel first launched a series of what they call a preemptive strike across southern lebanon. idf officials say its fighter jets struck and destroyed thousands of hezbollah rocket launcher barrels. abc news reporter britt clennett has more on the situation. there
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>> explosions and flashes of rocket fire lighting up the sky over the israel-lebanon border in the most heated exchange of fire between israel and hezbollah since the war began. amplifying the risk of a regional war. scores of israeli missiles fired into southern lebanon to take out hezbollah military targets, after the idf said it identified hezbollah preparing an extensive and imminent attack on israel. sirens blaring across northern israel as hezbollah fired at least 320 rockets into israeli territory, the most in a single day since the gaza war began. the iran backed group, confirming it has started phase one of its attack in retaliation for israeli strikes that killed its top military commander in beirut three weeks ago. the idf telling abc news most of the intended targets were in the north, but also included intelligence bases and the headquarters of its spy agency, mossad, just north of tel aviv. three killed and two injured in lebanon, according to their health ministry. no casualties
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reported in israel. tel aviv's main airport, ben gurion, shut for two hours this morning. the israeli government also limiting gatherings and restricting recreational activities. hezbollah israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said his government is determined to do everything possible to protect our country, adding whoever harms us, we harm them. president biden, watching closely with secretary of defense lloyd austin reaffirming the us's commitment to israeli security and with ceasefire talks resuming to secure the return of the remaining hostages and reduce the threat of a larger regional war. an israeli official confirming that talks will go ahead in cairo without direct participation from hamas, and no real breakthrough expected. negotiations stalling over netanyahu's insistence on keeping an israeli military presence at the egypt-gaza border. arwa nayef speaking to me from deir al-balah, where hundreds of gazans are being evacuated. she says she's frustrated by the inability of the leaders to end the suffering there. >> we people on the ground, we
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are not among the calculations of any of these parties. >> that was abc's britt clennett reporting. now, we're also following developing news in germany. german police say a 26 year old man turned himself in for that deadly stabbing we first told you about yesterday. investigators say he is a syrian citizen who applied for citizenship in germany. isis has now claimed responsibility for this attack online, though the group has not provided any evidence. it is in fact behind the attack. the attack left three people dead and eight others injured at this music festival. a motive is still unclear. back here in the u.s, republican vice presidential nominee j.d. vance says former president donald trump would veto a federal abortion ban if a bill were passed by congress. vance made the comments on a pre-taped interview with nbc. he says trump believes it's up to the states to decide abortion actions instead of the federal government. though both trump and vance's stance on abortion
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have evolved over the years. vance previously expressed in 2022 that federal action was needed on abortion. he appears to be backing away from that stance for now. new this week abc's jonathan karl spoke with senator bernie sanders about vice president kamala harris's race for the presidential seat. >> i think the vice president now has a very good chance to win it. she's certainly going to win the popular vote by millions of votes. what people may think of kamala harris, i think they want stability in the white house. they want somebody who they can trust. and i think they understand that it's not the person that donald trump is. >> will be a rough campaign, but believes harris will come out on top for this election. both vice president harris and former president donald trump are scheduled to meet face to face for a presidential debate, which will air right here on abc news, september 10th. here in the bay
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area, one north bay community continues to search for solutions to its homeless crisis. san rafael plans to build a temporary sanctioned camp downtown. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has what that could look like. so this side of the home city, outreach teams from san rafael are out gauging interest from unhoused people living along the mahoney creek footpath about a new temporary living situation coming soon. >> alex velasquez is interested. >> if i knew how to sign up for it. yeah, i would definitely want to be there. okay help me get my life back. >> the city's plan is to clear the south side of this footpath, unofficially known as camp integrity, and open a temporary sanctioned camping area on the north side of the creek path, providing tents, restrooms, security and housing based case management. >> ultimately, the goal is to get people who are not housed into permanent supportive housing. >> lynn murphy says there's room for 47 people. the sanctioned camp will last about 12 to 18
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months, paid for through a grant from the state. the existing camp has generated multiple complaints from business owners like miriam de leon, who say customers are afraid to come to her restaurant. she's not sure the new camp will work. >> it's just move the problems from here to there, across the street. that's not going to help our business. de leon thought governor newsom's executive order last month urging cities to remove homeless camps would mean fewer camps, not more. i think they need to find a good solution because i don't think they need to live in camps. >> the city says the sanctioned program is not a new encampment. instead, it's a path forward, away from homelessness. those who are living in the area, those who are going to participate in this program, will not simply just be living on the path, but actually exploring a route to housing participation in the sanctioned camp is voluntary. jeff groves says it's not for him. >> it looks good on paper, but that's about all i got to say
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about that. >> it does. it looks good on paper, but that that's going to be so overcrowded, small area, everybody sitting on top of each other now. the sanctioned camp could open by october 1st in san rafael. >> cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> still ahead on abc. seven mornings. progress in the park. fire. how much yesterday's rain helped fire crews battle flames up north. and we'll take you outside for a live look. you see, no rain today. it's going to heat up. lisa will have more on that coming up >> the best summer plans come from the back seat. >> let's go camping. i want to see a dinosaur. let's rescue a puppy. a real one. let's go on a big family road trip. >> volvo plug in hybrids, short trips on electric, longer trips on gas. >> mom, can we drive until we see the stars? >> the volvo xc60 and xc90 plug in hybrid. >> visit your local volvo retailer to explore plug in hybrid vehicles during the
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>> you told mom to send her prescription to amazon pharmacy. she didn't. now you're stuck behind this guy as he uses the pharmacy line to purchase half the store, including a ceramic dolphin figurine without a price price check in, pharmacy. all mom had to do was use amazon pharmacy and her meds would get delivered right to her door >> developing news. this weekend's rainfall is helping crews as they fight the park. fire still burning near chico. more than half an inch of rain fell saturday, exactly one month after the fire started. cal fire says the park fire is now 71% contained and that's up from 63% just two days ago. the fire has burned more than 429,000 acres, and it's the fourth largest wildfire in recorded california
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history. as the peak of the wildfire season quickly approaches. p-g-and-e's is reporting 62 fires caused by power lines this year. that's nearly equal to the total from all of last year. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey is looking into what the company is now doing about it to make the electric system safer and reduce wildfire risk. >> sometimes exceptional costs have to incur. that's been p-g-and-e's message as to why rates have increased so much in the last few years. but wildfires have not decreased. >> the issue that we have right now is really just a lot of receptive fuels on the ground, and that's what's increasing the wildfire risk along with the heat that continues to dry out those fuels. >> and when this abundance of dry fuels gather around power poles, fires can start. and they have a lot in 2020 for this year. p-g-and-e's is reporting 62 cpuc reportable ignitions from their equipment and high fire threat districts. 29 since
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july 1st in 2023. as a whole, there were only 65. >> so what we've done is we've created a task force based on the data that we're seeing in the field to look at what else could we be doing, what else might we need to change? >> p-g-and-e's wildfire safety program task force started in july and is using technology to recognize hazards that may start fires. right now, we've identified 50,000 poles within the highest fire risk areas to go out and work and try to remove that vegetation at ten feet around the base of the pole by the start of september. p-g-and-e's equipment has been blamed for sparking some of the state's deadliest wildfires in recent years, including the 2018 camp fire, where 85 people died in the town of paradise. mark toney is the executive director for the utility reform network. he says bills have skyrocketed more than 100% in the past four years, with this latest fire data. toney says it's fair for customers to question if the increases are worth it. the
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customers are paying the price of more expensive and much slower wildfire safety. toney would prefer to see cheaper, faster ways of wildfire mitigation like insulated lines over seemingly constant increases with little results. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> bounced from one doctor to the next. >> did they even send my lab work? wait, was i supposed to bring that? then there's the forms, the bills, the knotted bills, the. >> health care can get a whole lot easier when your medical records care and coverage are in one place. at kaiser permanente, all of us work together for all that is you. >> it'll be raining cats and dogs again. time to waterproof with gorilla waterproof with
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10th. saturday, seattle native blake snell on the mound trying to get a win in his hometown. a giants fan getting a selfie with snell as he warms up pregame. weird day for snell. didn't give up a hit in three innings, but walked six batters, two with the bases loaded to tie the game. struck out five and threw 72 pitches. the giants once again take a late lead, though. how about it? mike yastrzemski with a line drive that just sneaks over the wall to make it four two. they're up. mariners again, trying to mount a comeback. camilo doval, just back from the minors, came into a bases loaded situation and escaped in the seventh. and the giants somehow hang on 4 to 3. how about it? well, barry bonds was inducted into the pirates hall of fame saturday afternoon. he's been on the giants wall of fame since 2017. bonds started his career in pittsburgh and became a star in his seven years there. from 86 to 92, before signing with his hometown giants. in his
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speech, bonds credits the pirates for preparing him for what came next in san francisco. >> this was my journey throughout my career in pittsburgh was the greatest stop for me because i would have never, ever been prepared to go back home if it wasn't for the city of pittsburgh. my teammates that i played with, because i played with some good players, i can't thank you guys enough. i can't thank you for this. it's a great honor. it's a great journey for me. i hope you're around for another one comes mom. i just hope you're still here. thank you. >> to the coliseum we go. we're the best. catches are sometimes in the stands. check out this brewers fan down the right field line with his glove. he makes the juggling catch. watch it again. best play of his life. possibly a's down five one at one point but battled back. brant rooker smashes that 1/30 homer of the year and ties his career record. the a's got
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within a run. the brewers put it away late. pop, fly to left. and who's got it? who's got it? anybody? anybody? nobody. the brewers score four times in the final two innings. they win 9 to 5. the final play of the forty-niners raiders game friday night making its rounds on social media. yeah, it's going viral, and for good reason. tie game. the niners going for the win. complete, yes, but short of the end zone. and then dot dot dot dot dot dot dot dot. we had to put this in double speed. this is great sports producer alex counted six different laterals one illegal forward pass and tackle alfredo gutierrez nearly took it into the end zone. anyway. niners head coach kyle shanahan, among the many who enjoyed it. >> it was pretty cool. i mean, that was one of the more fun plays that i've seen, you know, it was frustrating to end there in the tie. you don't ever want to end in a tie, but i'm definitely glad that we don't have to go to overtime in the preseason, so i'd much rather
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have that. it was a real fun play, but, all for nothing. >> and that is sports. have a wonderful sunday. >> j.r. thank you. new this morning. hurricane john has now touched down in hawaii. that's according to the national weather service who has since called off its red flag warnings of possible wildfires. forecasters say the tropical storm brought in enough rain early this morning. john had winds of 80mph that moved through the honolulu islands. experts say people can still expect widespread flooding and heavy wind damage. now, the hawaii tourism authority recommends people postpone outdoor activities. as for us here at home, no rain in sight, at least for now. right, lisa? >> that's right. we're just looking at the typical onshore flow throughout the afternoon. and that marine layer eventually reestablishing because it really got wiped out. there's just a little bit of fog from half moon bay down through monterey, but it's really clear out there and quite nice as you look out
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towards pier 39. temperatures are in the low 60s downtown. upper 60s in oakland and hayward with 59 half moon bay and 66 in san jose across the bay. okay very clear there and temperatures on your way to near 80 degrees in spots around the east bay shoreline and will be much warmer than that inland. 62 santa rosa. a nice recovery in petaluma. you're down to 48. it is 63 right now and 65 in concord. and finally, san jose. they're well into the 80s today, so clear skies this morning, sunny and warmer today. tomorrow warm to hot. and we're going to keep part of that forecast for wednesday picking up on honey. now this is a hurricane with wind gusts to 105. so it will continue to weaken. but for the next couple of hours still a flash flood warning for hilo and waimea. the areas on the big island. and then you'll see how it weakens into tomorrow. but as for today, the impacts certainly
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being felt right on through the evening hours 3 to 6in of rain, most likely for the big island, but isolated spots could get higher than that. and you see the pink shading there in maui, where they are looking at some heavier rain. so we are tracking not only the weakening status of john, but this is a stronger hurricane. it's gilma. and this will also weaken as it moves to the west for the next day or two. but you can see right now fluctuating at 130 to 140 miles an hour. category 3 or 4. right now we're anticipating highs in the mid 80s in the south bay. so a warm one for you in santa clara. morgan hill 87 on the peninsula here a nice day. getting pretty warm though for redwood city at 85 and down in millbrae. not typical to hit 80, but today is going to be a warm day for you in the next couple of days as well. 74 downtown up to the north bay from wine country, upper 80s today. pleasant. it's going to get quite hot monday and tuesday at
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marin county through the 80s as well. there 79 in oakland, low 80s union city. so a nice day from san leandro to castro valley. you head inland. it's getting hot with 90 in concord. also antioch, 92, in brentwood. so getting into that summer warmth in our inland valleys today. but we'll crank it up then some for your monday and tuesday. tuesday looks to be the hottest day near 100 inland 80s around the bay shore both tomorrow and into tuesday, we'll get a little bit of heat relief on wednesday, and then as we cool down the end of the week, it's not a dramatic cooldown, but it will be certainly pleasant out there with some extra cloud cover by the end of the week. we'll be back with more news after the break. >> the make it ford summer sales event is on! amazing offers and a great selection of ford vehicles like the built wild bronco family with a deal you just can't miss. your biggest adventures are waiting, so make
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cultural resources and values of the national park system. 108 years later, there are now more than 400 national parks across the u.s. it's a good day to get outside and enjoy it. >> yes, that's right, it is beautiful out there. we begin our warming trend today and it is going to get hot. but the days are long. i mean, the nights are longer, so we will cool off overnight. and then our main cooling comes in on wednesday. >> all right. we look forward to it lisa thank you. and thank you all for joining us on abc seven mornings. we'll see you back here at five. have a great day. >> this is the abc seven local spotlight. >> the following advertisement is paid for by feld entertainment. welcome to this week's local spotlight. i'm garrett flowers. today we're
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coming to you from the greatest show on earth. >> welcome to the show. >> back with a bang and ready to go. welcome. i'm really excited to be here. >> we have this amazing set in the background, and i'm joined by lauren irving. >> the show guide, and yes, who likes to connect with the audience through song. >> yes. as the vocalist. >> so i'm one of the show guides and i mean, it is just really been an honor to be a part of this new reimagined ringling brothers and barnum and bailey, for sure. >> yeah, you mentioned reimagined. >> what can people expect coming out here? well, so many things i say expect to be amazed, but that's the truth. >> it's nonstop. we all come out in the beginning in this huge production number. we've got 75 performers from 18 different countries all over the world. so together we just put up this incredible production and we have very interactive moments. we have moments where, you know, the audience is literally on the
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edge of their seat. >> the acts themselves are reimagined. >> you know, i know a lot of people have come to ringling in the past. i mean, think about 150 years of history, right? >> but i used to come as a kid. >> yeah. yes. we all did. so the beautiful thing is, is that this version still has the same soul of what has always been, but it's just done in a more modern way. um, you know, so that generations moving on will have their own thing to appreciate. it's just truly something for children and adults of all ages. i love that. >> well, your outfit is great. >> i'm loving the bling. thank you. you mind if i join you and put something on? >> i would love it. okay let's see what we got here. >> this is cool. >> the jean jacket. >> uh huh. oh, this is fly. >> this is fancy. >> i like this, i like this. i want to go with this. i think this one. >> yeah, this one for sure. that's really good. >> okay, let's do it. let's do it. can i, can i also join the team? >> we would love for you to join
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the team making it 76. all right. we've got a space. >> but i want to stay on the ground. i don't i don't i don't know if i want to go 25ft in the air. >> i stay on the ground. so you can definitely do that. perfect. yes >> all right. now i am joined by maria. hello. nice to meet you. yes. thank you for talking to me. thank you for having us. >> and i love you. jacket. i just see you are getting. enjoy and be part of the greatest role i know. >> i'm part of the team now. just go ahead and just put me on the roster. so tell us about your act. >> well, i'm part of the high wire team. this is, uh, the first time ever the love stroke. we reimagine what is, like, walk on the tie. rob. so it's the first time ever that are we going to be having the triangular high wire? so means all the time they're going to be in action. and like a latino style, we're going to have like a dancing and representing our culture basically, i love that. >> i love that this is incredible. how long would it take me to learn how to do this? >> do you want to learn it right now? i mean, the first day in the circus to come, you're going to put your feet over here, okay? angle this way. >> a little bit of angle, okay?
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>> right. and just walk as well. oh and trust me. uh huh. and what very slow there. we go. one more and voila. you see, you are ready for that. thank you. now you are ready for the high wire. all ready to the high wire now. >> okay, i'm gonna need a big air bag. >> yeah. no worry. we got to. >> and now i'm here with wesley williams. the one will wonder and. yeah, absolutely. we just discovered we're both from south florida. that's right. >> south florida born and raised. >> same here. love it, love it. and now you're traveling the world. that's right. with ringling brothers circuit. yeah what's that like? it's traveling with the greatest show on earth. >> that's what it is. i mean, we have 75 performers from 18 different countries. the best of the best. all here. and this is what i do. this is what i love. >> unicycling circus. >> so to be here in this kind of like olympics of the circus is amazing. >> you're also a guinness world record holder. >> that's right, that's right, that's right. >> i ride the world's tallest rideable unicycle 34.6ft. and we do it every single show here at the greatest show on earth. so
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you'll see me, right? >> a variety of different and unique unicycles that can't be seen anywhere else in the world, but the tallest rideable unicycle is at the end of every show. >> they can see it right now. if you don't mind showing us a little something on your. yeah, yeah. all right. >> well, we didn't bring the world's tallest, but we brought something. >> and here we go. right here all the way up. i made it, i made it. >> that's half the trick. >> here you go. >> jumping rope. one, 2234, five. in the style to. >> hey, hey. >> amazing job. thank you. yeah thanks for showing us that. that's it for today's local spotlight. i had so much fun being here. i hope you had fun watching. we'll see you next time. the proceeding advertisement was paid for by feld entertainment at

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