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the holiday weekend. the day expected to be the busiest. good morning. it's monday, august 26th. >> let's start the check of our forecast with drew. >> got a really nice week ahead. sunshine. warm weather feels like summer the next couple of days. a live look outside the exploratorium cameras looking lovely, but we'll take you up to sutro tower. we have clear skies up above you. look at current sky conditions around the region. we're mainly clear. the only area that is reporting some sort of cloud right now a half moon bay. but along the coast today we will see a lot of sunshine. just going to be a very wonderful afternoon. temperatures were on the mild side at 60 right now in the city, 62 in oakland at 63, in san jose, 50 right now in the north bay. but later on we will get those temperatures above average. look at our inland forecast today. lots of sunshine out there. well into the 90s, mid and upper 90s for daytime highs. so it will be warm later on this afternoon. no heat advisories in effect, but certainly temperatures above average for this time of the year. look around the bay

shoreline is going to feel like summer after a weekend that started off with cooler weather on saturday. felt a little warmer yesterday, and now that warming trend continues. mid 80s for daytime highs along the coast. we do have cloud cover right now. we'll get brighter skies later on today, and temperatures will go into the mid and upper 60s for daytime highs. let's check in on those drive times. good morning amanda. >> good morning drew. yeah we're going to take a live look at the bay bridge. this is from our south beach cam. you can see things are moving at the limit. no issues, no backup, no metering. lights here at 501. that's the good news. so you'll get into the city with no problem. then i'll take you down to the south bay. this is our 101 880 crossing over crossing cam. nothing in your way here. no drama on your drive, which is great. and our overall map really reflecting the same. that's minus that typical slowdown along the altamont pass. let's get back to the anchors. >> developing news in the east bay. the search continues for the gunman who shot and killed a man at a berkeley homeless shelter. police responded to a call of shots fired in the area of seventh and harrison street

at about 5:00 last night. shelter residents say the victim lived at the shelter and was shot inside his room. it's still unclear what led to the gunfire. >> officers immediately began performing life saving measures. unfortunately, the victim succumbed to his injuries at the location. >> other shelter residents were evacuated for a short time while police conducted the investigation. this is berkeley's fourth homicide of the year. >> happening tonight oakland is hosting the second of several town hall meetings to discuss public safety. community members have voiced concerns about how to keep people and property safe. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joining us live following the story. so, gloria, can you tell us more about this event tonight? >> well, kumasi, the mayor and the police chief are expected to be there. they're among the city leaders that will be at tonight's town hall. and it's one of a series of these meetings. the first one was on friday as folks packed a church in oakland. the city's public safety leaders took questions, including about budget problems.

some residents spoke with abc seven about the importance of getting young people the support they need. the police chief calling on community leaders to help keep kids from turning to violence. embattled mayor shang tao answering a question about the police staffing shortage. here's how she answered one of the key pillars in regards to how we move forward with our budget. >> even though we had a huge deficit, was to ensure that we continue to have those police academies and some residents told abc seven they'd like to see more criminals be prosecuted to help reduce crime. >> the police chief said working with prosecutors at all levels is key, and the town hall tonight is at 530 in the evening at saint john's episcopal church. in addition, there are three more of these scheduled for this week live in the studio gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> fighting is ramping up in the middle east, but not in gaza. israel and the lebanese militant group hezbollah are exchanging missile strikes with the blows

focused on southern lebanon. a man at the live desk tracking that for us. amanda. >> yeah, reggie. after an intense weekend of exchanging attacks and a short lived pause in airstrikes fighting between israel and hezbollah is reportedly back on. >> and while analysts believe a wider war in the region has been averted for now, the conflict on israel's northern border is ongoing, according to state media and witnesses. israeli strikes have targeted militant sites in southern lebanon. officials say the u.s. military was not involved, but they did help the idf track incoming attacks. on sunday, israel fired what they're calling preemptive strikes after detecting plans for an attack from hezbollah. the idf says they hit more than 40 militant sites in southern lebanon. hezbollah fired back, launching hundreds of drones and rockets into israeli territory. u.s. officials are now urging maximum restraint. >> we have been concerned about the conflict escalating into an all out regional war since

october 7th. what i believe now is that it is incumbent on all parties in the region to work towards de-escalation and stability. >> for now, the pentagon has ordered two aircraft carrier strike groups to remain in the region. the u.s. embassy in lebanon has told americans there to prepare a contingency plans and be ready to shelter in place for an extended period of time, but it seems the fighting up north hasn't impacted ceasefire talks between israel and hamas. the white house is showing optimism with the senior administration official saying negotiators are still in cairo, where discussions are continuing. back to you, reggie, and speaking about that, as ceasefire talks do continue, people are rallying in berkeley for the release of hamas hostages. >> a crowd gathered on the pedestrian overpass above 8-80, near university avenue, yesterday, waving flags and holding signs for hirsh goldberg-polin, the 23 year old, raised in berkeley, has been held hostage for more than ten months. hamas took him from the

music festival october seventh. on that overpass, people with family members held hostage tell us they want to make sure their loved ones aren't forgotten. a friend of the goldberg-polin family says the family is desperate for their son to be home. >> it's beyond urgency. it's beyond acceptable that this has gone on as long as it has, and the world needs to stand up and say enough is enough. >> goldberg, poland's parents, spoke at the democratic national convention last week, getting emotional as the crowd chanted bring them home! the local council on american-islamic relations sent us this, saying in part, everyone at every demonstration would agree too many people have been killed. the first step toward freeing the israeli and palestinian individuals being held captive is an arms embargo. and the next step is a permanent ceasefire. the biden-harris administration has the power to stop the violence and needs to do so now. end quote. >> bus service in san mateo county may be disrupted by a work stoppage starting today. the union, representing about 400 samtrans bus operators,

utility and other workers, is in a labor dispute with the county's transit district, rejecting the latest proposal. contract proposal. on friday, samtrans is advising customers to seek alternative transportation options today, maybe even tomorrow. the transit system also says the labor action could potentially affect school bus lines. samtrans says it will prioritize school service and paratransit service will not be interrupted today. >> bay area transportation officials will hold a meeting to discuss a plan to fend off a multi-billion dollar funding crisis. transit agencies are still grappling with the impact of remote work. fewer commuters means shrinking fare revenue. and there's the double whammy of sales tax measures expiring in santa clara county. contra costa county and san mateo county over the next 15 years. the metropolitan transportation commission is now considering a new sales tax proposal for the big operators, which could ultimately impact how much you pay. at today's meeting, they'll discuss some options for the

2026 ballot. >> now, let's take a live look at sfo this morning. quiet right now, but later this week, travel is expected to pick up for the labor day holiday. more than 17 million people are expected to travel between thursday and next wednesday. now, the busiest day is expected to be friday, august 30th, when tsa says it expects to screen nearly 2.86 million people. for drivers, the best time to leave is early friday morning. the best time to drive back monday morning. >> 508 let's continue the travel talk we'll take you to okay this morning. a live look at the airport. we have totally clear skies up above oakland. in fact, much of the region has clear skies right now. 62. is that current temperature decent humidity levels. visibility is great in just a light northeast breeze at three miles per hour. the travel forecast across the west is very quiet. lots of sunshine as high pressure begins to move in here as we head towards the east, the south

texas in general will have some afternoon thunderstorms around houston, san antonio, some afternoon thunderstorms across parts of the dakotas. but for the most part it is quiet across the midsection. to the east we go. just some pop-up variety afternoon thunderstorms. 1 or 2 of those could be severe in the northeast, and those afternoon thunderstorms as well. in parts of florida. back here at home, we have a warming trend getting underway here today. look at all this sunshine. no matter where you are today, it will be bright warm in the city at 74, even hotter in oakland at 80. and then it just feels like august summer warmth, 91 in san jose, 95. the high in walnut creek. so future weather, you'll feel that mild air first thing this morning. just the light jacket is all you'll need the next couple of hours as you head into the afternoon. it does get very warm. 90s inland 70s and seconds around the bay shoreline, and that warming trend continues the next couple of days. so 96 in concord today, 90 in napa. it's hot in the north bay, 92 in santa rosa, 91 in san jose, 80 in oakland, 74 in san francisco.

look at the three day forecast gets even hotter here tomorrow. that august. warmth is with us through the next couple of days, but heading into the holiday weekend we do cool off, reggie. we'll show you that coming up in a few minutes. >> drew. thank you. stinky situation. residents of vallejo dealing with a bad smell. how long it will take for a clean air to come back, and a comeback thanks to concerts. >> san francisco is banking on free shows to help bring more life to the city. >> right to disconnect the new law that just went into effect that many workers are applaudin. >> and a live look outsi

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concern in massachusetts health officials there have found several mosquitoes carrying the disease, commonly known as triple e. one person has been infected. it's the first human case in the state since 2020. now, this virus can lead to some serious complications, including inflammation of the brain that can be deadly. at least ten communities in massachusetts are under high or critical risk of

the virus to prevent illness. some areas are now shutting down parks and fields at night. >> that includes getting rid of standing water that can be filling up in buckets, gutters, empty tires and toys, and making sure that you're protecting yourself as you're walking outside. given the fact that the climate is getting warmer, more and more mosquitoes are outside, so we have to make sure that we're mindful of that. >> cdc data shows no tripoli cases in california. in more than 20 years. >> happening today hundreds of criminal attorneys with the sacramento county da's office are set to go on strike. about 300 of them are walking off the job as they demand a pay increase from the county. criminal prosecutors, deputy public defenders and lawyers and child support services have been working without a contract since 2022. the planned walkout at one of the state's busiest courts will likely mean numerous delays of court hearings and other matters. >> we will show up for last day trials. the accused has a constitutional right to have it within a statutory period. we will show up for the end of that

statutory period. >> the union representing the attorneys is asking for a 5.5% pay raise. the county is only offering a cost of living adjustment. >> construction delays stink, but in this case, we literally mean it. neighbors in south vallejo are sick of rotten smells in their area, and clean air could be months away. the wastewater district in vallejo is in the middle of working to replace aging infrastructure at its wastewater treatment plant across mare island. back in march, it warned neighbors about a possible surge in smelliness from april to may. well, this august and vallejo can't seem to shake that smell. neighbors told the chronicle it's like a combination of rotting trash, meat, fish, rubber and sewer. ooh ooh. >> what else could it possibly be? >> what's left? thankfully, officials say it is not bad for your health. just your nose. they expect these scents to be

under control by early november. ooh starting today, workers in australia can now ignore work calls and emails outside of business hours, thanks to a new right to disconnect law. employers still will be able to contact workers, but now staff will have the right to not monitor, read or respond to those communications. any disputes over contact outside of business hours can be overseen by a federal workplace regulators. now here in the u.s, san francisco assemblyman matt haney proposed a similar bill earlier this year, making in california would have been the first state in the nation to give workers similar rights. that bill was held on submission, which means lawmakers intend to hold it indefinitely. >> free concerts have popped up across san francisco, either in their annual return or as new additions, and as abc seven news reporter tara campbell tells us, there's a belief that these are pushing the city in the right direction.

>> reporter the sights and sounds of san francisco's stern grove music festival. we really want to be able to bring free live music to the community and make it accessible. for the past, nearly 90 years, serving up head turning headliners like chaka khan for free. >> in today's world, concert tickets are so expensive and it's really hard for some people to be able to go see these amazing musicians. and we are trying to break that down and be able to provide that to people. >> the festival, drawing in roughly 90,000 people to the city each year from across the bay area and beyond. >> people are struggling right now financially, and so they might not want to splurge on entertainment. but it's important for human beings to socialize with one another and enjoy the arts. >> monica and the organizers of outside lands, the city's largest music festival, know exactly what it means for fans to descend on the city. >> that means hotel rooms, restaurants, ubers, retail taxes, all of that. >> this past week, announcing

it's now hosting a free concert at civic center in september. ooh, i'm a rebel. >> just for kicks now i've been feeling with grammy award winning rock band portugal, the man set to take the stage. >> this on the heels of a paid, ticketed rave at civic center in may that drew in 25,000 people. meanwhile, back at stern grove, these concert goers say they're not surprised music is helping to bring back the city. >> the joy and, you know, families and people of all ages here, it's really it's part of the heart of san francisco and the bay area to have people interact and enjoy music together. >> these free concerts keep people together, keep people out of trouble. and it's just this whole bay area coming together to celebrate. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> chaka khan, chaka khan, chaka khan, chaka khan, chaka khan, can i tell you she was good? voice is still. i mean, she looks great. she sounded good and it was like the most beautiful day sunday. so we were all out there just having a good

time and i just looked around. i'm like, this is so beautiful. and so san francisco. totally. it was great. and you went saturday and saturday. >> i lucked out because everyone thought it was raining too hard. so we got good seats. that sun popped out at 1130 and that line went down that hill. >> listen, sunday people had time to get there. i heard that somebody in the line we were in got there at 430 in the morning. >> they had time. you're never going to beat those people. just just you know, get where you get. get where you get. you hope you don't climb that tree up the hill clinging to a twig, trying to see chaka. that's honestly. >> that's honestly. >> but people were doing it, making it happen. oh man, that nice weather does continue for another day. >> here's the accuweather headlines. that warming trend continues. it started yesterday really continues today. we have a lot of sunshine on the way tomorrow and wednesday. it's august heat. it feels like the depths of summer. we have very warm temperatures inland. we're probably touching about 100 degrees over the next couple of

afternoons. heading into the holiday weekend. for the labor day weekend, we are going to cool off, but temperatures will feel very pleasant. back to average with morning clouds to afternoon sunshine. just to give you an update on kona, it is now weakened to a tropical storm. the center of circulation is about 150 miles away from honolulu, and it continues to pull away from hawaii. so looking at the forecast later on this evening, it keeps moving off to the west 60mph, and then it will weaken as it heads deeper into the pacific. back here at home, we are seeing lots of sunshine today, mid 90s inland, upper 90s in some spots, lots of sunshine around the bay shoreline. dressed for summer temperatures going into the mid 80s for daytime highs along the coast. today we are dealing with some pockets of fog right now. we'll keep the clouds in for the next couple of hours and later in the afternoon it looks lovely. lots of sunshine mid and upper 60s. so highs today 74 in the city, but 92 in santa rosa, 82 in san mateo. hit about 91 in san jose 95 in livermore. the

coast is lovely. santa cruz. it will be a nice beach day morning clouds, afternoon sunshine, a warm high of 85 degrees overnight. tonight we will have mainly clear skies overnight lows, mainly in the 50s to the low 60s. now temperatures continue to warm heading into tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow afternoon is probably the hottest day we have on the seven day forecast. i would expect some areas inland to hit about 100 for daytime highs. still quite warm around the bay shoreline. some minor cooling on wednesday, but still those temperatures do remain above average. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the warming trend continues today, sizzling inland tomorrow still hot wednesday. by thursday, the heat begins to ease and then over the holiday weekend we'll have cooler temperatures. but back to average with morning clouds to afternoon sunshine, guys. >> cool. thanks, drew. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> plus a tense tug of war over tuna. the battle some fishermen had over the fish off the coast of san diego. >> and a live look outside. right now. it's

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episcopal church. there are three more meetings this week. there's one tomorrow, thursday and friday. >> number two, police are investigating after a man was shot and killed inside his room at a berkeley homeless shelter. officers responded to a call of shots fired in the area of seventh and harrison street at about 5:00 last night. police didn't give any details about a suspect or a motive. >> number three, you may need to find an alternate mode of transportation if you take samtrans. a labor dispute may cause service disruptions today, maybe even tomorrow. samtrans says it will prioritize school service and paratransit service won't be impacted. >> number four containment on the park fire near chico is now up to 79%. cal fire says recent rainfall has helped push that number up. the fire has burned 429,000 acres since it started. more than a month ago. >> and number five, a warming trend is underway here. expect a lot of sunshine for much of the week ahead. the hottest day this week will be tomorrow, but over the next couple of days certainly feeling like august.

>> and number six, we'll take you to castro valley westbound 580 before redwood road. three lanes are blocked because of a fender bender at the center. divide it is causing a minor backup and slowing things down to nine miles per hour. the two middle lanes are open. take east castro valley boulevard to get around and get back on redwood road. >> number seven a busy holiday weekend coming up. tsa expects to screen 17 million people between thursday and next wednesday. the agency predicts friday will be the busiest, with 2.86 million travelers. >> and today's gma first look. are you like drew tuma? do you love a sandwich? subway. subway is entering the value meal battle with a new footlong sandwich deal. here's abc news reporter eva pilgrim. >> in this morning's gma first look. fast food wars. >> subway just dropped the price of every footlong in the app. >> several fast food chains now serving up new promotions, looking to draw inflation weary customers back. starting today, subway serving up a new 6.99.

any footlong promo deal through their app at participating locations. a 50% savings on some sandwiches. mcdonald's extending their meal of the season. >> here's one, two, three, four and the price makes five. >> consumers now have to make a choice between, you know, cooking at home or eating out at their favorite fast food restaurants. and so fast food restaurants now are trying to make it more affordable to decide to work with them. >> and coming up at 7 a.m. with all these competing deals, we'll tell you how to get the most bang for your fast food buck with your gma first look. i'm eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> the stars of the supremes at urls. all you can eat had a fun reunion at the film's hollywood premiere. aunjanue ellis taylor. sanaa lathan and uzo aduba all on hand to celebrate with the cast. the movie is based on the

best selling novel by the same name. it takes you through the lives of three best friends who call themselves the supremes. it follows them as they grow up in the 60s all the way to the 90s as married women. the stars agree that it's nice to shine the spotlight on having friends who see you through good times and bad. >> we had such a wonderful time working together, so many laughs, so many tears, and i'm just so happy that we are finally able to share it with the world to celebration of friendship. you know, it's we underestimate how important friendships are in our lives. so this is an homage to that. >> that street well loved with my girl clarice. i have been hearing that this is good. the supremes that girls all you can eat streams right now on hulu. of course, disney is the parent company of hulu and abc seven, and i can't wait to watch it. >> a group of fishing buddies have a story to tell for years to come about. the one that

almost got away. wow. >> ooh! oh, no. >> look at this battle they had with a mako shark. the two men found themselves in a tug of war for a tuna last week off the coast of san diego. as they were pulling in that big fish, here came the shark. because he wanted. he wanted that fish. he took a big old bite out of it before finally letting go and swimming away. >> i cannot believe this. oh, do you let it go? do you just let the shark have it? >> i think you should let the shark have it. >> at this point, i did satisfy the shark. >> you know what i mean? wow. oh, it's hard out here for a shark. >> tuna? >> yeah. the tuna didn't have a chance. >> ghost students. the study showing how much funding some bay area school district districts got for students. more students than they actually had. >> but first, this l

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trump visiting swing states this week in a battleground blitz. plus, the latest surge in fundraising with ten weeks to go until election day. >> a fight over the future of the great highway. many neighbors pushing for a portion of the busy road to be closed to cars permanently. plus >> well, they're passionate, even though they're not actually playing anything on the air. >> guitar championships. >> that's like hobby horse. you see, the people who do it. it's like hobby horse. >> yeah. >> good morning. it's monday, august 26th. >> let's check on meteorologist drew tuma. >> all right, let's talk about the accuweather forecast. we are

in store for some warm days ahead. expect a lot of sunshine for much of the week and temperatures above average. a live look outside from our sutro tower camera pointed at the golden gate bridge. we have clear skies from this view. in fact, most areas have clear skies right now. the only location reporting any sort of cloud cover right now is half moon bay, and we are in store for a lot of sunshine today and some warm weather temperatures right now. it is already mild out there, low and mid 60s for a lot of us, from the city to oakland to san jose in the north bay right now, a little bit cooler in the 50s, but the north bay will go into the 80s and 90s later on this afternoon. so feeling warm today, looking at the inland forecast, it does get hot today. no heat advisories in effect, but certainly above average mid if not upper 90s for daytime highs. it is warm around the bay shoreline dressed for summer today. sunny skies. highs in the mid 80s. along the coast we are starting out with some cloud cover. we'll turn to brighter skies this afternoon and those daytime highs will feel nice. we'll go into the mid if not upper 60s later on today.

let's check in with amanda and see those drive times this morning. >> yeah good morning drew. our overall map showing a pretty quiet and clear commute across much of the bay area. this is minus that typical slowdown across the altamont pass. but there is a trouble spot in castro valley. this is westbound 580 before redwood road. three lanes are blocked due to a fender bender at the center. divide this is causing a minor backup, slowing things down to about 44mph. the two middle lanes are open, though i do encourage you to take east castro valley boulevard to get around and then just get back on redwood road. then we'll stop in emeryville, staying in the east bay headlights, of course, headed west. 36 minutes is what it will take you to get from highway four into the city of san francisco. back to the desk tonight. >> oakland residents have a chance to ask city leaders questions about public safety. it's the second of five town hall meetings to discuss several issues the city is facing, like crime, the city's budget and resources for young and older residents. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is here with more on these meetings. >> good morning. reggie. yeah.

among those scheduled to be at tonight's meeting are oakland's mayor, police chief and fire chief. and members of the community will have a chance to ask some questions. the first of the series of town hall meetings was on friday was at beth eden baptist church. that church was packed. mayor shengtao and the police chief, floyd mitchell, were among those taking questions, including about the budget and public safety. some residents told abc seven they'd like to see more criminals be prosecuted to help reduce crime. the police chief said that working with prosecutors at all levels is key. he said they'll continue working with state prosecutors, their attorney general and federal prosecutors when crimes rise to that level. residents also talked about getting young people the support they need. the chief called on community leaders to help keep kids from turning to violence. >> they're the elders of our communities and the mothers of our community that know that can help us pull these kids aside and say, hey, there's a better way. >> mayor tao was asked about the

police staffing shortage. she says it's important to continue with police academies. there are four of these town halls scheduled for this week, and tonight's is at 530 in the evening at saint john's episcopal church. live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you. gloria. your voice, your vote. both presidential campaigns gearing up for a swing state tour this weekend. amanda. each campaign is hoping to capitalize off of some recent developments in the presidential race. >> kumasi. that certainly seems to be the hope the harris campaign says it's had a surge in fundraising coming off the dnc. the campaign says it raised $82 million this past week during the convention, and that brings their total to more than half $1 billion raised since president joe biden stepped aside last month. vice president kamala harris and minnesota governor tim walz will take a bus tour across georgia this week. meanwhile, former president donald trump will tour several battleground states he's expected to visit michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania. this comes off his latest endorsement

from former independent candidate robert f kennedy jr. kennedy suspended his campaign on friday, despite the endorsement. polling from our partner. fivethirtyeight shows kennedy's backing of mr. trump will have a minimal impact on the presidential race. and this morning, sources tell abc news. since kennedy has suspended his campaign, he is no longer receiving secret service protection. that protection detail was added last month after the trump assassination attempt. back to you at the desk, reggie. >> thanks, amanda. republican vice presidential candidate j.d. vance is spelling out his and former president trump's policy plans on abortion in a pre-taped interview yesterday. vance said trump would veto a federal abortion ban if it were passed by congress. he says trump believes it's up to the states to decide abortion actions instead of the federal government. both trump's and vance's stance on abortion have evolved over the years. vance previously expressed in 2022 that federal action was needed

on abortion. in response, a spokesperson for the harris and wahls campaign said in part, quote, if they win this november, trump and vance will use their project 2025 playbook to ban abortion without congressional approval, restrict access to birth control and appoint a national anti abortion czar to force states to report women's miscarriages. abc news is your place when it comes to the presidential election. you can find complete coverage and live updates at abc seven news.com and the abc seven news app. >> cal fire says recent rainfall has helped crews contain the park fire. that wildfire has been burning for more than a month now in butte, tehama, shasta and plumas counties. officials say more than a half inch of rain was recorded in the past few days by weather stations in the burn zone, northeast of chico. the fire is now 79% contained. more than 429,000 acres have burned. this is the fourth largest fire in california history. investigators say a man who pushed a burning car down an embankment started that fire. last week, he pleaded not guilty

to arson charges. >> we have new details about a deadly shooting at a sideshow in vallejo, resulting in a police pursuit and a confiscated python the sideshow happened at louis brown road and b.w. williams drive early saturday morning. officers believe a man was shot and killed in a car, although it's not clear if he was part of the sideshow. the search continues for the suspect. according to the chronicle, police say there were more than 20 gunshots during the sideshow that involved about 500 vehicles. while investigating, police say someone inside a cadillac shined a laser pointer at an officer on the ground and a chp helicopter. law enforcement chased that car and arrested the driver in hercules. they also cited three passengers and confiscated this. a ten foot long python found in the car. >> the oakland unified school district board will be voting

this week on what could become a historic contract extension for the district's superintendent. the vote is set for wednesday. if the contract is approved, kyla johnson trammell will continue serving as superintendent for another three years, which would make her the longest serving superintendent in the district's history. with ten years in charge. before. before her, used superintendents had not served more than five years. since 1970. >> declining enrollment is hitting school budgets hard. a new study shows california spent $4 billion on so-called ghost students who have left districts trying to soften the blow. the report, out of the libertarian reason foundation, looked at the impact school funding changes had to ease the cost of shrinking student counts in the 2020 to 2023 school year. the study says two bay area school districts got some of the most money in the state. san francisco unified received $42 million paying for the education of 4000 more students than the district actually has. west contra costa unified got $39

million for 3700. ghost students. the state's largest school district, la unified, received the most money. >> the political fight over the future of san francisco's great highway continues. the southern part of the highway is closing because of erosion, but it's going to be up to residents whether to close a two mile stretch between sloat boulevard and lincoln way. prop k on the november ballot is sparking this debate. voters will decide whether to keep the roads open or if the that area into an oceanside park. one of the main concerns is how the change might impact traffic in the nearby neighborhood. but supporters of the ballot say the data does not support the concerns. >> 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. >> the city has already shut down a portion of the freeway to cars on weekends, and holidays. the plans for the park include a

multi-use pathway. a new seawall to help with coastal erosion, and a plaza in the south bay. >> a celebration of pride filled the streets of downtown san jose with love and inclusion. the 49th annual silicon valley pride festival wrapped up with the parade down market street. thousands showed up for the party celebrating the lgbtq plus community. >> we are here today to celebrate pride and everyone, everyone understand love is love. >> pride is all about representation. >> using whatever voice you have to speak up for those who can't. >> the presidential race loomed large over yesterday's event. several participants telling us pride also means getting out to vote. they feel that much is at stake on this ballot. >> go do your civic duty, is what i would say to that. regardless of what side you're on, really excited to show up and cast our vote. >> and charlotte will be there with us. >> next year will be the 50th annual silicon valley pride, and organizers tell us they are planning an even bigger party. >> restaurant rebound. the three

new spots opening up in san francisco stonestown galleria next year. >> but first, a check on the weather with drew. >> yeah. take a look at the next several hours this morning as we get underway, you will find sunny skies. that sun is up here shortly after 630, and we will find warm weather moving in pretty quickly. already into the 70s and a lot of areas by 9 p.m, and this is just a trend of some warm days ahead. much of the week will feature summerlike temperatures and lots of sunshine. so look at your highs today. our warmest areas into the 90s. napa, livermore, concord, san jose, santa rosa. so most places away from the coast will go into the 80s and 90s. those temperatures above average by about 5 to 10 degrees today. hello san jose! live look outside. we do have clear skies this morning in the south bay. we will find just a little bit of coastal cloud cover right now. that's mild. it's bright, it's warm. later on this afternoon, temperatures into the 80s around the bay shoreline 90s inland. even the coast. looking very nice today. upper 60s to

near 70 degrees. even later on this evening it will be warm with clear skies and those temperatures on the mild side. so enjoy today if you like that summer warmth 74 in the city, 80 in richmond, but 92 in santa rosa. we'll go to 88 in fremont, 91 in san jose, 96 in concord, the coast. half moon bay, close to 70 today. santa cruz, much warmer at 85 with afternoon sunshine. your ocean water temperature right now coming in at 58 degrees. the three day forecast shows you we continue to warm tomorrow. tomorrow is the warmest day of the week. it's just a hot afternoon for most. we're hanging on to those warm temperatures through wednesday and thursday, but for the holiday weekend, some cooler weather does move in. stay ahead of your moderate-to-severe eczema.

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flipped on. it will take you about 38 minutes to get from highway four into the city of san francisco. kumasi. >> thanks, amanda. the san francisco fire department, investigating the cause of a fire in the sunset district. crews arrived to flames at great wall hardware on taraval near 18th avenue, just before 4:00 yesterday morning. the store is in supervisor joel engardio district. he says there were no injuries, but the store's owner, mother and two other tenants who lived above that store were displaced. the owner says he's been amazed by the community's response to the fire, which includes a fundraising campaign to support the business's recovery. >> a missing hiker swept away by flash flooding in the grand canyon has been found dead after days of searching, the national park service says a tourist boat discovered the body of a 33 year old woman yesterday morning. flood waters swept her away thursday. arizona's national guard rescued more than 100 people stranded by those raging waters. >> the power of the water come

out of nowhere. we made it out with probably 40 or 50 of us stuck together and helped each other across the water >> the flood waters damaged a tribal village and campgrounds near the grand canyon. reservations for visitors were suspended yesterday as crews assessed the damage. >> the families of the two u.s. astronauts stuck in space are reacting to the news that the pair won't be returning home for several more months. abc news reporter andrew dymburt has the details. >> liftoff of starliner and atlas five. >> it was a mission that was supposed to last eight days, but now two astronauts at the space station have been told their trip will last eight months. >> the decision to keep butch and sunny aboard the international space station and bring the boeing starliner home uncrewed, is the result of a commitment to safety. >> butch wilmore and suni williams launched to the space station in june on a boeing

starliner test flight, but the starliner has been plagued by problems. so instead of using the troubled boeing capsule, nasa is turning to elon musk's spacex to send the astronauts home in february. while boeing believes its spacecraft would get the job done. the uncertainty was too much for nasa. >> it just depends on how you evaluate the risk. we did it a little differently with our crew than boeing did. >> boeing employees tell the new york post the situation is humiliating, with one saying it's shameful. i'm embarrassed. i'm horrified. boeing saying in a statement. the company continues to focus first and foremost on the safety of the crew and spacecraft. the astronauts families now reacting to the news that their loved ones won't be returning home for another six months. suni williams husband, referring to spacex, said it's her happy place, while butch wilmore's family tells good morning america they're praying for a safe return on whatever spacecraft that may be. meanwhile, this is a big week for spacex. tomorrow, the company will launch polaris dawn, a six day mission that will attempt the first ever spacewalk conducted by a private

company. andrew dymburt abc news new york. >> ooh, san francisco stonestown galleria is set to get three new food offerings in the next year, according to local reports. lisa lei, supreme dumplings and kizuki ramen, and izakaya will all be opening by next year. las olas, second vietnamese restaurant in san francisco, will take over the old banana republic space. supreme dumplings is set to open in the former lenscrafters space that's on the second floor in the mall. then kizuki is expected to replace the pancake shop graham cafe, because it's closing tomorrow. that restaurant is slated to open early next year. >> a unique music competition brought some of the best air guitar players together in finland for the air guitar world championships. contestants from all over the world brought their best air strumming to the stage. performers were decked out in costumes. they were judged on

two songs. backup bands and instruments are not allowed in the competition. the winner this year was canada's zachary ichabod fame. right here. knowles, who i assume no relation to beyonce knowles. and if they are related, i'm not sure if she would be claiming i. okay now do you go into this cold or are you practicing for weeks and months? >> you better practice. >> you should practice. i feel like these people have put a lot of thought and intention into this. do you? >> because it's giving the break dancer from australia. she also put a lot of thought and attention into it. you know what a meme. you know what else works hard? a washing machine. >> it gets the job done. and mr. knowles did too. >> i'm just saying >> i wonder if those skills are really translatable. i wonder if any of them. i don't know. a lot of questions. yeah. okay >> maybe as'll become a sign language. i don't know. you know

that's true. just thinking. thinking with your hands. what can you do with your hands? >> that's true. yeah. >> a masseuse, okay. >> how dare you put either of those things in that category as the air guitar person? >> and i'm like, yeah, that could. >> that's talent, nothing more. >> here's a live look outside from the tam cam. we have clear skies this morning. a warming trend is underway here. expect a lot of sunshine today. temperatures get even hotter here tomorrow and wednesday, august. heat is on the menu midweek. in fact, much of the week ahead is going to be warm. now heading into the holiday weekend. we do find cooler air moving in and by that i mean temperatures back to average. the weekend is looking nice. we'll have morning clouds to afternoon sunshine. here's today's forecast. inland in the 90s we go. it is warm around the bay shoreline. mid 80s for daytime highs. lots of sunshine. some clouds right now along the coast giving way to brighter skies. temperatures in the upper 60s later on today. so highs in the microclimates. here we go 91 in san jose, 96 in gilroy, 90, in sunnyvale, redwood city,

coming in at 86, 82 in san mateo. morning clouds, the sun along the coast near 70 for half moon bay and pacifica. it is warm across the city today. we'll see sunshine, temperatures in the 70s. 71 for daly city, hot in the north bay today, 92 in santa rosa, 90 in napa and sonoma, 90 in san rafael, 94 in lakeport, the east bay. it is sunny and it will be warm. 80 for berkeley, oakland, 88, fremont 88, castro valley, and then inland. we're well into the 90s, 97 in antioch, 95 in livermore, 93 in san ramon. so overnight tonight, we'll find those temperatures dipping into the 50s. the bigger stories that we do keep those clear skies with high pressure moving in even hotter here tomorrow. tomorrow is the warmest day on the seven day forecast. i do expect several cities inland to hit about 100 later tomorrow afternoon. still stays quite warm around the bay shoreline. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. our warming trend is underway here. we are sizzling inland tomorrow. even wednesday, it's still hot. heat begins to ease by the end of the week. and

then over the holiday weekend, we'll have morning clouds, afternoon sunshine and near average temperatures. guys >> thanks, drew. new at six. trouble for another alaska airlines flight. this one was heading right toward the bay area. >> first, though, a new program, the local library now offering free books, thanks in part to dolly parton. >> but first, a live

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bay campus. the bayfront medical building is on illinois street near the ucsf benioff children's hospital. the building includes urgent care and outpatient surgery facilities, radiology, imaging, and a pharmacy. it will house more than 130 physicians and serve 131,000 patient visits, a year. >> the monterey bay aquarium has landed on the list of top ten

aquariums in the country. travel and leisure put it at number one in the country, they cite. many of the famous attractions, like the sea otters and the living kelp forests. the monterey bay aquarium is home to wildlife like red octopus and leopard sharks. it also has programs that support ocean conservation and education. >> the san mateo county library is offering a new free book program, thanks in part to dolly parton. the music icon founded her imaginary imagination library in 1995 and has grown to areas around the world in partnership with local organizations. it offers free monthly books by mail to children under six. now, in san mateo county, families can register on the library's website or by mail. advocates say early literacy is proven to support preschool readiness as well as intellectual and emotional success. >> a big reveal is expected today for sfo. we are about to find out if a bay area dog is the cutest canine in the tsa. we told you about barney last week.

he's one of two finalists in this year's contest. he's a five year old german shorthaired pointer who screens for explosives at sfo. now, barney's competition is badger, a canine at chicago's o'hare airport. votes have been cast on social media. they're expected to announce the winner later today because today is national dog day. and where is my friend rooster? >> did you see the way that rooster got dealt with over the weekend? >> i saw that friend now who was that? >> i'll tell you during the break. okay. check out my instagram story and see how my dog was attacked. not really, but kind of. >> kind of. san francisco is busting people out of the city in its journey home program. so at six, we're talking about the california county pushing back against the plan. plus a big change at burning man and why it's starting to look a little bit different. and the impact of remote work still impacting the bay area transportation and plans to boost funding up for

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i'll say what city hall insiders won't. 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 needs a mayor unafraid to take on the status quo, bring accountability, and stop the excuses. the search for a killer after a shooting at a homeless shelter in the east bay. what we know