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this morning. >> another incident involving an alaska airlines plane as it was heading to the bay area, had to be diverted. >> and should there be a law saying you don't have to respond to work emails and calls once your shift ends? what's happening right now regarding the right to disconnect? >> good morning. it is monday, august 26. >> we hope you had a good weekend. it was nice and warm for a lot of us, especially in the city, and that continues to feel nice this week. >> temperatures above average through the end of the week. so get used to these clear skies. some warm weather in the afternoon. a live look from our rooftop camera here at kgo along the embarcadero, showing you mainly clear skies out there as we see some birds awake this morning. temperatures right now. you see them updating live on the air. it is mild 60 right now in the city, but 61 in oakland. the same in san jose. good morning, palo alto. a little cooler coming in at 55 degrees to the north bay. we go 51 in sonoma. 54 in saint helena. inland right now. concord in brentwood. holding in the low 60s. so inland today it does get hot later on this afternoon.

we're into the 90s, mid if not upper 90s with lots of sunshine out there. no heat advisories in effect, but it will feel quite warm this afternoon. it's warm around the bay shoreline too. it's going to be a sunny day, which means we warm fast this morning. by the afternoon, temperatures in the mid, if not the upper 80s. later on today and then around the bay shoreline, it's warm, but the coast will be a little bit cooler. some clouds right now giving way to brighter skies this afternoon. daytime highs along the coast in the mid and upper 60s. let's check in with amanda. see those drive times this morning? >> hi, drew. things are certainly starting to fill in on the san mateo bridge. of course, the crowded commute is headed westbound. you can see from the toll plaza into foster city. that commute will take you about 11 minutes. and then we do have a commuter alert. ace train one is running about ten minutes late. however bart and caltrain seem to be doing fine. i'll take you down to the south bay. this is our 87 cam in san jose looking good for south bay commuters going north and south. our overall map showing you a pretty clear and calm commute. of course, minus that typical slowdown along the altamont

pass. let's get back to the desk. >> developing news in the east bay. the search continues this morning for the person responsible for a deadly shooting at a berkeley homeless shelter. police responded to a call of shots fired in the area at 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 that 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 their investigation. this is berkeley's fourth homicide of the year. >> happening tonight. the city of 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 laura rodriguez is following the story and has more on what we can expect from the event tonight. gloria. good morning kumasi. >> the mayor and police chief are among the city leaders

expected to be at tonight's town hall. 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 shane 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. 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. 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.

>> thanks, gloria. 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 is 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 air strikes have targeted militant sites in southern lebanon, and 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 by 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 seventh. what i believe now is that it is incumbent on all parties in the region to work towards de-escalation and stability. >> reporter 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 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 a senior administration official saying negotiators are still in cairo, where discussions are continuing. back to you. reggie. >> all right. thanks, amanda. as cease fire talks do continue between israel and hamas, 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 7th. on the 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 they are desperate for their son to be home. >> it is 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 to chants of 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 cease fire. the biden-harris administration has the power to

stop the violence and needs to do so now. >> 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 contract proposal. on friday, sam trans is advising customers to seek alternative transportation options today and maybe even tomorrow. the transit system also says labor action could potentially affect school bus lines. sam tran says it will prioritize school service and paratransit service will not be disrupted 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 number of tax measures as a way

to make up funding. at today's meeting, they'll discuss some options for the 2026 ballot. >> an alaska airlines flight from seattle to oakland had to be diverted minutes after taking off because of an engine failure. it happened over the weekend. the chronicle is reporting flight as 1240 changed course after about five minutes when it departed yesterday from seattle. pilots of the boeing 737 made an emergency landing after one of the aircraft's engines shut down. it's not immediately clear what caused the problem. the airline says maintenance crews were looking into the issue and hailed the pilots and flight crew for landing safely. now we're looking at sfo this morning. live, quiet now, but later this week, travel is definitely expected to pick up for labor day. more than 17 million people are set to travel between thursday and next wednesday, with the busiest day expected to be friday, august 30th. tsa says on that day, it expects to screen nearly 2.86 million

people. now for drivers, the best time to leave is early friday morning. the best time to drive back monday morning. >> 609 the accuweather forecast we're looking at san jose, where you can see that sun is getting up here. we do have clear skies across much of the region. some coastal cloud cover right now 61 in the south bay. great visibility, high humidity and light winds. look at the forecast today. no matter where you are, you see this sunny icon. it will be warm in the city today at 74 above average in oakland, coming in at 80 for a daytime high. san jose it's getting hot out there. afternoon hit about 91. even hotter in walnut creek coming in at 95 degrees. your weather wellness. our air quality is good to moderate. our pollen levels are back on the rise. just look at the latest levels. we're now up to moderate when it comes to elm trees and the pollen they emit. so just be aware of that. some allergy sufferers you may be sniffling and sneezing. your uv index is an eight, which is very high. here's future weather. it's a warm morning out there.

it gets hot this afternoon. look at those 90s inland around the bay shoreline will be in the 70s and in the 80s. lots of sunshine today. feeling like summer. 80 in oakland, but 96 in concord, 90 in napa. hot in santa rosa at 92. we'll hit about 82 in san mateo. santa cruz will be a nice beach day, afternoon sunshine and high of 85 degrees. take a look at the next three days. gets even hotter here tomorrow in fact, much of the week is going to feel warm. but the holiday weekend we do have some cooler weather to talk about. we'll show you that coming up in a few minutes. reggie. drew. >> thank you. coming up, the latest in the right to disconnect law. that means workers can ignore work calls and emails outside of business hours in san francisco, touted its journey home program busing the unhoused back home. but now we're hearing from one county

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the unhoused out of the city. our media partners at the sf standard report county supervisors are dismayed with humboldt being one of the top three destinations requested by people using the journey home program. supervisors drafted a letter last week asking for details on the program to san francisco mayor london breed. it turns out humboldt is also sending unhoused on busses to san francisco. documents show humboldt's relocation program sent people to the city at least four times between october and march. county supervisors say they have concerns with shifting

people from county to county. we've reached out to mayor breed's office to see if she has received the letter. we have not yet heard back. a rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes is causing 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. the virus can lead to serious complications, including inflammation of the brain, which 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 triple e cases in california over the past 20 years. 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 the city is now going the right direction with these concerts. >> 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 and the order 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. >> and the next free concert at

golden gate park is sunday. more details at sf rec park.org. >> and i enjoyed it. i went on sunday to see miss chaka khan and it was a perfect day for stern. grove was packed, the sun was shining. we had a time and saturday you had fun too. >> oh yeah. i didn't realize, like, how deep into that valley. >> oh, yes, you can go just i did not. >> i looked at those people up there and i was like, oh, you take a little hike the hill. yeah did not want to climb that hill in any. >> if you get in line any time after, probably like 910, go home in the hill. oh, no. >> okay. don't go home. >> but maybe be prepared to be put your hiking boots on up a little higher. >> it's like you're spelunking. >> did she do chaka khan, chaka khan, chaka, chaka? >> no. >> she did. you know she did. she's like, what's my name? chaka khan? >> you're like, yes. >> she hadn't been to san francisco in a while. she was happy to be back. it was just a good concert, good energy.

>> i'm so glad she had a beautiful day for it. >> i'm glad you had fun this morning. it's all about summerlike warmth continuing over the next several days. if you like sunday, you'll love the next several days. a live look outside who's our friend on the bottom of the screen? looks like you got a little o little bird, my friend, my friend, reggie's friend. well, good morning to you. the accuweather headlines will call for a lot of sunshine through the week. a warming trend is underway here by tomorrow and wednesday. it just feels like the depths of summer. we have lots of warm weather coming our way and then for the holiday weekend we will cool off, but we'll have a nice afternoon saturday, sunday, even next monday morning. clouds to afternoon sunshine. so the pattern ahead we have warm weather, high pressures overhead for much of the week. it's not until friday and then into the upcoming holiday weekend that we start to see this area of low pressure move onshore. that will bring temperatures back to average over the holiday weekend, but the next several

days it is going to be very warm out there. here's a look at today's forecast. inland lots of sunshine. we're into the mid and upper 90s for daytime. highs around the bay shoreline mid 80s and along the coast right now a little bit of cloud cover giving way to sunshine this afternoon. and highs in the mid and upper 60s. so today dress for summer. 90 in napa, 92 in santa rosa, 95 in livermore, 91 in san jose, a warm 80 in oakland. it feels warm in the city today at 74, we'll hit about 88. in fremont overnight tonight, we'll keep those clear skies in most areas, limited fog along the coast and overnight lows generally in the 50s. now tomorrow afternoon it is the hottest day of the week. we do expect our inland temperatures to hit about 100 degrees. a little bit of minor cooling on wednesday, but those temperatures do remain above average through the end of the week. here's the accuweather seven day forecast the next seven days. view a warming trend is underway here today. it is just hot inland. tomorrow, even into wednesday, the heat begins to ease by thursday, and then over the weekend we'll have

cooler weather. but those temperatures you see on saturday and sunday, that is where we should be for this time of the year, guys. >> drew thank you. now we turn to ginger zee live with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> good morning ginger. >> good morning reggie kumasi. nice to be with you. so here on a monday we'll start with that. breaking news from alaska. the landslide that turned deadly. at least one person killed, about three people injured. there are evacuation orders because they're concerned. just south of there for another landslide. i'll give you the forecast. there and the west nile warning that are putting towns across the northeast. if you're traveling this way on alert this morning, we're going to tell you which areas have the highest risk and how you can protect your family and the american astronauts stranded on the international space station for another six months, from eight days to eight months. wow. the latest on the mission to bring them home. we're also going to hear from the stars of only murders in the building about their new season. and we've got the right stuff for back to school. it's all coming up right here on gma. >> i keep thinking about these astronauts up there.

>> yes. >> you know, i mean, my sister was in the navy on a nuclear sub and it was covid so they didn't get to come up. >> so it would be like months before they got to come up. and it was much longer that was hard enough. but if you think you're going there, at least she knew she was going to be gone for six months. right? you're going for eight days and then you're like missing everything for the next half year. wow. >> i just wonder, like like physically, how i would feel knowing there was just no way i can leave. i cannot. i'm stuc i'm stuck. how? >> they're all trained for that. but it's all mental though, in the end, right? like it all comes down to how you frame it. what do people say? it's not the it's not your reaction. it's your response. that's probably what i'd have to repeat a lot. yeah, my response would be a complete freak out a whole meltdown. >> yeah. >> screaming i mean a whole meltdown. lots of screaming. now that i'm over it, i'm still here for five more months. right?

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australia can now ignore work calls and emails outside of business hours. all thanks to this new right to disconnect law. employers still will be able to contact workers, but now staff will have the right to not monitor, not read, or even respond to those communications. any disputes over contact outside business hours can be overseen by federal workplace regulators. now, here in the u.s, san francisco assemblyman matt haney proposed a similar bill earlier this year. california would have been the first state in the nation to give workers similar rights. that bill was bill was held on submission, which essentially means lawmakers intend to hold it indefinitely. the stars of the supremes at earle's all you can eat had a fun reunion at the film's hollywood premiere. aunjanue ellis taylor, who is from san francisco. 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 and takes you through the lives of three best friends who call

themselves the supremes, and it follows them as they grow up in the 60s all the way through the 90s, as married women. the stars agree that it's nice to shine the spotlight on the importance of having friends who see you through bad and good times. >> 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. the 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. but my girl clarice and our best friend the supremes at urls, all you can eat is now streaming on hulu. >> disney is the parent company of hulu, and abc seven. next at 630. why hundreds of lawyers are preparing for a strike in northern california, and why this is a really big day for this dog.

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right now at 630. public safety a topic many oakland residents want to address. an update on a series of town halls involving oakland leadership, ghost students impacting school budgets across the state. >> what's happening to billions of dollars when it comes to funding education?

>> burning man might have to change its name to burning woman after new numbers reveal a big shift in who's going to the annual festival. >> good morning everybody. happy monday. it's august 26th. >> let's get a start with your forecast. hi, drew. >> yeah. good morning. we have clear skies out there. it is going to be warm this afternoon. in fact, a pretty sunny pattern for much of the week ahead. here's a live look outside. this is our tam cam. we'll take you up into the hills looking south towards the city. the east bay on the left hand side of your screen. and we do have clear skies out there. temperatures right now. we begin in the mid 50s to the low 60s. good morning fremont. we're at 5657. is that current temperature in san mateo? widen out the picture and we're at 61 in san rafael. similar story in concord this morning. so it is going to be a warm day dress for summer. these temperatures do take off very fast this morning. we'll see mild conditions early on. hot inland today mid and upper 90s with sunny skies. no heat advisories in effect today but still it is quite warm. look at the bay shoreline. sunny, warm,

mid 80s if not the upper 80s and along the coast right now we do have a fair amount of cloud cover, but we will get brighter skies this afternoon and those daytime highs mid if not upper 60s later on this afternoon. let's check in on those drive times with amanda. good morning. >> good morning drew. yeah we're going to start off with the current look at our drive times. you can see the typical slowdown from tracy to dublin will take you about 57 minutes. san rafael to san francisco 16 minutes. and then that drive from antioch to concord is at 26 minutes. then i'll take you to albany. all the right lanes are blocked. traffic is passing in the left lane only. and this is because of a two vehicle crash. eastbound 80. before buchanan street. there is a minor backup now. no major issues here right now. so that's the good news. just be aware. emeryville. of course. headlights headed westbound. it is crowded for those headed toward the bay bridge. still not too bad, though. that typical slowdown that we do see. i'll leave you here at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is crowded back up to the foot of the maze. back

to you. >> thanks, amanda. new this morning, an suv riddled with bullet holes crashed in front of an oakland kfc restaurant just in the last two hours. look at this video. it happened near the intersection of 73rd avenue and international boulevard. this is in east oakland. it's not clear where a shooting could have taken place or how the car ended up like this at the kfc. we also don't know if anybody was hurt. we have reached out to oakland police for more information, and we will update you as soon as we have. >> that shooting comes on the same day oakland's mayor and police chief hosts a forum on public safety. it's the second of five town hall meetings to discuss several issues the city is facing, including crime. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is here with more on these meetings. >> good morning reggie. among those scheduled to be at tonight's meeting, oakland's mayor, police chief and the fire chief. members of the community will have a chance to ask some questions. the first of the series of town hall meetings was on friday. it was at beth eden baptist church. that church was

packed. mayor shengtao and police chief floyd mitchell were among those taking questions, including about the budget and public safety. some residents that talked to abc seven said 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 will 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, and there are four of these town halls that are scheduled for this week. 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 swing state tours this week. and amanda, each campaign hoping to capitalize off of some recent developments in the presidential race. >> yeah. kumasi. that certainly seems to be the hope the harris campaign says it has had a surge in fundraising coming off the dnc. the campaign says it raised $82 million this past week during the convention. they also raised more than half $1 billion since president joe biden stepped aside last month. vice president kamala harris and 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, and 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. now, the protection detail was added last month after the trump assassination attempt. back to you at the desk, reggie. >> amanda. thank you. republican vice presidential nominee jd 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, not 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 wallace 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. the wildfire has been burning now for more than a month in butte, tehama, shasta and plumas counties. officials say more than a half inch of rain was reported the past couple of 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 the fire. last week he played. he pleaded not guilty to arson charges. >> we have new details about a deadly shooting at a sideshow in vallejo that resulted in a police pursuit. and eventually, a confiscated python

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. it's not clear if he was part of the sideshow. the search continues now for the suspect. according to the chronicle, police say there were more than 20 gunshots during the sideshow. it 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. they arrested the driver in hercules. they cited three passengers, and they found this. a ten foot python 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 that contract is approved, kyla johnson trammell would continue serving as superintendent for another three years, and that would make her the longest serving

superintendent in the district's history with ten years in charge. oakland unified hasn't had a superintendent serve more than five years since 1970. >> a new study shows california gave an extra $4 billion to school districts struggling the worst with decline. the most, i should say, with declining enrollment. the report by reason foundation looked at the impact school funding policy has on easing the financial burden caused by shrinking classrooms in the 20 2223 school year, 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 in the district actually had west contra costa unified, got $39 million for 3700, so-called ghost students. state funding for education has been boosted by recent state policies that aim to protect district budgets from unexpected enrollment declines, but the group behind the study argues the money could be put to better use.

>> some good news for san francisco coming up, the new food stops you'll be able to check out. >> and we're hearing from the families of the astronauts stuck in space. as we all learned, the new target date to bring them back to earth. >> and you're looking live now at the big board at the new york stock exchange, up about 150 points. another update on the markets next. >> dolly parton making an impact in the bay area. how she's bringing free books to kids. but first, here's drew. >> hey there, 6.39 this morning and we're taking a look at the accuweather forecast over the next couple of hours. the warming process will happen fairly quickly. look at all that sunshine out there. we have high pressure in control and that means temperatures will be warm this afternoon. hello. okay. a live look at the airport this morning. reporting mainly clear skies as that sun is getting up. temperatures 61 right now. over the airport. just a light breeze out of the east at five miles per hour. look at the forecast today. sunglasses. your best accessory. lots of sunshine in the forecast. warm in the city at 74. even warmer in oakland at

80. it's hot in the south bay today. 91 in san jose will hit about 95 in walnut creek. so here's future weather. we plan your day hour by hour. expect a mild morning out there leading to a hot afternoon inland temperatures into the 90s. look at those numbers around the bay shoreline will be in the 70s and 80s later on today, so about 5 to 10 degrees above average. this afternoon. 80 in richmond today, 88 in fremont. we'll go to 82 in san mateo. a hot 90 degrees in napa. 97 the high in antioch. now, the three day forecast will show you that we do have even warmer weather coming our way tomorrow. tomorrow is the hottest day of the week, but we do cool down heading into the holiday weekend. we'll

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.

business's recovery. >> 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. they're demanding a pay increase from the county.

criminal prosecutors, deputy public defenders and lawyers in child support services have been working without a contract since 2022. this planned walkout at one of the state's busiest courts will likely mean a lot of 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. 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 these 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. >> 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 astronauts who were stuck in space are reacting to the news that they will not be returning home for several more months. abc news reporter andrew dymburt has the details. >> reporter 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 boys 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. >> this 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. >> that's your morning money report. consumers are setting spending records on back to school shopping again this year,

although not as high as last year, shopping for the 2024 school year is expected to hit nearly $38.8 billion. that's about $875 per household. experts believe the effects of price hikes and price consciousness are what led to a little bit of lower spending this year. now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange. as trading gets underway this morning, you can see that we're up about 158 points 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 a 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 tell us pride also means getting out to vote, feeling much is at stake

on the ballot. >> go do your civic duty, is what i would say to that, regardless of what side you're on, i'm really excited to show up and, you know, cast our vote and charlotte will be there with us next year will be the 50th annual silicon valley pride. >> and organizers tell us, tell us that that party is going to be even bigger. >> last year's burning man festival showed some interesting new trends, including that burning man was mostly attended by women, although the numbers show only a slight female majority. organizers say the numbers have increased quite a bit over the past decade. new data also shows more and more attendees than normal are first time burners. polls from last year showed international festival goers are also on the rise. >> the san mateo county library is offering a new free book program, thanks in part to dolly parton. the music icon founded her imagination library in 1995. it's grown across 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. >> all right, miss, all right. >> yet again, yet again. >> okay. saving us some money and a sundry ways. >> very true. the forecast. lovely out there. take a look at this picture. our east bay hills camera. it is nice and sunny as that sun rises this morning. we do have a little bit of coastal cloud cover, but today, even along the coast, we will get bright skies this afternoon. so the accuweather headlines a warming trend is underway here tomorrow and wednesday. the heat is really on some of the warmest temperatures, getting close to 100 in our inland cities. now heading into the upcoming holiday weekend, we will find cooler weather, but temperatures are back to average. we'll have morning clouds giving way to afternoon sunshine, but today it's full sunshine inland. those daytime highs were in the mid 90s. inland today around the bay shoreline it is sunny already.

we warm fast this morning. we'll go into the mid 80s along the coast. we do have some cloud cover right now giving way to sunnier skies this afternoon. highs in the mid and upper 60s. highs in our microclimates starting in the south bay. it is hot today 91 in san jose, 92 in los gatos, 89 in cupertino. but 96 in gilroy. along the peninsula 83 mountain view, 86 in redwood city, 82 in san mateo, along the coast today morning clouds the sun, temperatures near 70 degrees. it is bright across the city today. it's also warm. we're going to the 70s across san francisco later on today, 74 downtown in the north bay. it is hot. 92 in santa rosa, 90 in napa. the same in san rafael, warm in sausalito today, along the water, coming in at 80 degrees in the east bay. it is sunny, it is warm, 80 in oakland, but 90 in orinda, 88 in fremont, 86 union city and then inland today will be in the 90s, 96 in concord, 95 in livermore, 93 in san ramon.

overnight tonight we keep clear skies, some patchy cloud cover along the coast. that's about it for our marine layer and overnight lows, you will see, will be mainly in the 50s. the accuweather seven day forecast. our warming trend is underway here. we keep it hot through much of the week by the end of the week, we're cooling off and that cooling continues into the upcoming holiday weekend. now saturday and sunday, those temperatures you see on your screen are close to average with morning clouds give way to afternoon sunshine. >> guys, thanks for ukrainians around the world are celebrating the 33rd anniversary of the country's independence from the soviet union. bay area ukrainian americans held their 25th annual independence day festival in golden gate park yesterday. traditional ukrainian music, arts and dance were on display at the music concourse bandshell. organizers say the concert also helps remind people of their culture amid russia's current war in ukraine. >> you can always count on ukrainian to be very optimistic in spite of everything they might be going through as a country. i think music, song and dance really bring people

together, really remind people of the true spirit of the country that helps us overcome burdens and challenges and everything going on. >> they held a concert after party at saint michael ukrainian orthodox church in san francisco, san francisco's stonestown galleria is set to get three new food offerings within the next year, according to local reports. >> le soleil, supreme dumplings and kizuki ramen and izakaya will all be opening by next year. las olas, second vietnamese restaurant in san francisco, will be taking over the old banana republic space. supreme dumplings is set to open in the former lenscrafters space on the second floor, and kizuki is expected to replace the pancake shop graham cafe is closing tomorrow, so that restaurant will be open early next year. the monterey bay aquarium has landed on the list of the top ten aquariums in the u.s. travel and leisure put it at number one in the country. they cite many of its famous attractions sea otters, living kelp forests, the monterey bay

aquarium is home to wildlife like the red octopus and leopard sharks. it also has programs that support ocean conservation and education. a big reveal expected today at sfo. we're expect to find. expecting to find out if a bay area dog has been named the cutest canine in the tsa. so we told you about barney last week. barney is one of two finalists in the contest this year. he's a five year old german shorthaired pointer who screens for explosives at sfo. barney's competition badger, a canine at chicago's o'hare airport. votes have been cast on social media, and the winner is expected to be announced later today. because today is national dog day. >> 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 you can't have actual

musicians up there. i mean, that's obvious, right? yes. the winner this year was canada's zachary ichabod fame. knowles >> how are you celebrating? rooster for national dog day today? >> yes. let's pretend like this isn't happening at all. i i think it's going to be really nice outside. okay. so i think it's time to take him to dolores park. okay. play a little fetch. okay. and perhaps give him a special treat. >> okay. i was waiting. >> is that okay? yes. >> he deserves that. >> is that enough? >> what kind of treat? >> it's also his birthday today. not well. >> ish. ish. >> yeah. >> it lasts all month. it does. >> he's turning seven. okay. he's a big boy now. two treats. he does? all right. >> up next is seven things you need to know today. >> a reminder you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. you can download the app now and

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with security and get started for $49.99 a month. plus ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. call today! number one. oakland city leaders are holding a town hall tonight to discuss public safety. it starts at 530 at saint john's episcopal church. there are three more meetings this week 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 more details about a suspect or motive. >> number three, you might need to find an alternate mode of transportation. if you take sam trans, a labor dispute may cause some service disruptions today. maybe even tomorrow. sam trans says it's prioritizing school service and paratransit service won't be impacted. >> the number for containment on the park fire near chico is 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 will begin with our exploratorium camera. it is a sunny morning out there. a warming trend is underway. it feels like summer later on this afternoon. the three day forecast shows you temperatures about 5 to 10 degrees above average. even hotter weather around here tomorrow afternoon. >> number six, we'll take you to pittsburgh. know, maybe we won'.

i guess we're going to go to brier. >> i guess this can be number. >> we're having trouble counting today. there we go. >> there we go. number six. there's a three car crash in pittsburgh. westbound four before bailey road, slowing things down to about 14mph. the backup is to leverage road. there is a 16 minute delay. you can take leeland road to get around. >> okay, so now here is our number seven brier, the mountain lion cub thriving with the help of new toys. this is him here. he was found earlier this month, abandoned in el dorado county. the oakland zoo says he is now learning and growing every day. >> well, we love that. what a cutie! >> i love to learn and grow every day. >> every day is >> whit: good morning america. breaking overnight a land slide in alaska turning deadly.