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>> and that breaking news is happening now in milpitas. police are investigating a double shooting at hidden lake park. sky 7 hd is above the trail where officers found bodies of a man and a woman. investigators believe it may be a domestic murder suicide. officers closed off part of erie circle and entered a home believed to be linked to the shooting. we'll bring updates as we get them here on abc7 news and on twitter. good afternoon, everyone. i'm larry beil >> our other top story, big traffic nightmare this weekend in the north bay. >> traffic is brutal.
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really bad, about a three-hour delay. >> tens of thousands of nascar fans will be heading to sonoma raceway for a weekend of races but the race may be more like a crawl. abc7 news reporter wayne freedman is live with more. hi, wayne. >> it wasn't so bad getting to the track this afternoon. that track, racers all day long, increasing their this weekend they'll grow in popularity. like crowds, getting here will be a problem. there is driving fast, then driving slowly to watch them drive fast. >> will traffic be like on sunday? >> it comes with the turf.
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>> they put this four-door on any day of the week. we'll be adding an additional layer to it. >> steve page estimates 10,000 cars this coming sabbath. one reason why they urge anyone not going to find it mean mean less winding. the hassle seems a fitting tribute. >> we like this spot right here, because, why? >> my stroller is right there. >> the cars going 103 miles per hour right there. land cruisers, campers, and
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gearheads all getting along in an environment of death-defying decibels. >> spring becomes summer. might as well usher it in together. >> it's real nascar. >> for help navigating get waze on your smart phone. >> new anger over those tech shuttle buss in san 40 other spots will be restricted. residents vowed to fight the
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proposed 18 miles per hour program. the pilot program is part of our problem witness. >> this is a pilot. this is something we want to monitor going forward. >> the buses have 220 stops the new plan dropping to 120. mta board plans to vote in july if approved, the program will be beginning in august. >> contra costa county public health officials confirmed the first human case of west nile virus. a man in his 60s from central park was hospitalized and has been released and is recovering the virus is spread by the bite of an infected motorcycle. symptoms include fever, headache and body ache. the motorcycle and vector control district confirmed three dead birds did test positive for west nile virus the birds were american crows
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experts say the two species breefr to frooed feed on birds however, a person can infected if it bites an infected bird, then a person. >> california jerry brown signed california's record-breaking budget that is built on temporary tax increases and surging revenue. here are the details, setting aside $1.6 billion for the rainy day fund, another billion covering higher than expected enrollment rates. $264 million going to free preschool and day care for low income families and $250 million going to high speed rail. >> jury deliberations underway in the shooting death of a 3-year-old toddler carlos nava. prosecutors say reputed gang members were shooting at rival gang members when nava happened
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to be in the cross fire. witnesses say he was riding in a toy car during a trip to the grocery store with his mother along international boulevard carlos died outside of a pizzeria. >> a rescue mission in alameda county ended with a firefighter and a horse needing medical attention. these pictures of crews rescuing a horse in castro valley. one in the harness, then heading back up, the horse kicked the fire fighter. firefighters aren't sure whos that animal. >> big changes for tour yifs, starting tomorrow, lombard street will be closed to cars are from noon until 6:00 p.m saturdays and sundays this is part of a pilot program put into place after homeowners complained about noise and traffic in the area.
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tourist say they understand but think the road should stay open. i >> won't have been happy if i look on the street. to live here, you have to be aware that could cause extra noise. so i think it's okay. it should be open, i think. >> probably it's a tourist hot spot. we've heard about this in england. >> the iconic crooked street only open to local traffic and taxis over the next four weekends including the 4th of july holiday weekend. lombard will be still open to pedestrians. >> residents along columbus avenue were so packed for the contest against costa rica, some fans had to walk from the sidewalk. blood was boiling as they
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watched their teams >> it did not go well for italy despite controlling the ball, they cannot get the ball into the net. costa rica scored on a beautiful cross, and a header to win, 1-0. italy will play tuesday to see who else advances from that group of the upset knocks england out of the world cup. game two today never close. they lose so france sitting outside of the group with six points today's third game between honduras and ecuador, right now they're tied at one a piece, and in the 50th minute of
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play. >> our sister network espn is carrying the matches live. germany and ghana are at noon. >> of course team usa next in action, sunday gets portugal. so a lot of people are going to be watching that. >> absolutely. >> other people going outside? >> yes. enjoying the sun. summer coming up this weekend. >> yes. outside it's a great place to be this weekend. and right now. thus, my presence here. taking a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies right now with just a few high clouds around. lovely day, on this final day of spring, spring showing us it has punch. it's warmed up since yesterday here is the temperature change, 15 degrees warmer in napa now. five degrees warmer in oakland six degrees warmer at sfo and area the bay area.
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blue skies, 65 degrees in san francisco. 73 oakland. low 80s in san carlos. 59 half moon bay. another live view from our camera looking at mainly blue skies over the bay. fairfield, upper 80s at napa. 90s in livermore, another live view from our camera looking towards golden gate high clouds during overnight hours. tomorrow, sunny, mild, warm highs upper 80s inland. looking beyond tomorrow for the first week of summer later. >> thank you, spencer. still ahead, it's a motorcycle crash that is hard to believe unless you see it. we'll hear from the guy that walked away, unharmed >> united efforts to build a playground for local kids. it's a program aimed at giving them the childhood they deserve.
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>> east bay farmers facing a cut in water supply. a move that could impact them. >> michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook, answering them here live later. you can contact michael on facebook.com and on twitter at m finney >> it's 4:11. this is from our camera first high atop a building in emeryville. traffic trying to get to berkeley. it's slow going in both directions maybe five miles per hour, something like that. stay with us more still to come on abc7 news at 4:00.
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a dublin man faces felony charges including suspicion of drunk driving. the car went out of control in the eastbound lanes this morning. the front end is gone. the passenger suffered major injuries. police say the driver has a number of convictions on his record. >> speaking of driving check this out. a clig between a car and motorcycle. red light camera captures the impact. he does a flip, then tumbles, gets up and walks away. unstaged >> i had to brace for impact.
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i just let it go from there. i was upside down like, yo. i can land on my feet or head after i got done thinking that, i landed on my feet i'm walking like that was real. do you know what i mean? that was real. my bike, lindsay lohan is down down. >> his bike is named lindsay lohan. >> yes. he's lucky. >> he's different, also. smith not wearing a helmet and not cited the driver of the car was ticketed. >> in this is a volunteer that is live that can change in a single day.
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>> this is a park that oakland doesn't have money to maintain it. budget problems have been an issue. that is why what you see here is special. >> it may be first day of summer, to kids, you can imagine. it's like christmas here. >> anything new, kids are just going to go bonkers for it. >> before their eyes a miracle the magic behind it... is teamwork. >> we've got about a few hundred volunteers out today >> the group set out to tear down and rebuild what was an aging playground into something new. >> but the kids, you know they can find fun with sticks and rocks, giving them something fantastic, it's better >> most had never built a playground. >> according to the dia program?
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>> yes. >> they go on the outside. >> firefighters showed up. >> they just sit on the side lines. they are moving heavy stuff for us. >> we want concrete. >> never mind it would have been a half million dollar project the mayor is impressed. >> neighbors chose the different components that designed it. >> neighbors had to see what the fuss is about. . >> i think this is wonderful. yes. i am so happy. >> in oakland abc7 news >> it's great. >> there is a great day outside. >> they're going to enjoy the park >> summer is here. >> it arrives tomorrow morning but this day of spring has been a nice one. spring going out with a breeze, and a blast.
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here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies with a steady breeze. we've got gusts 29 miles per hour at sfo. 24 in novato. around the bay area, breezy now. here is a nice view of the sky over the bay here at abc7. forecast are these, patchy clouds continuing. through the bay area sky overnight. summer solistice occurs earlier at 3:51. we'll have a seasonal pattern into next week. here is a satellite image showing a familiar summer like alignment. center of high pressure off shore. a cooling breeze at the coast. we'll have only minor fluke twagss in this pattern. there are no dramatic shifts you
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can see here in the jet stream. san jose for the week ahead this is what we can expect as a pattern around the bay area. temperatures rising monday and tuesday but drop back down to average range for the remainder of the toerjs passing high clouds but by mid day and into afternoon, a sunny pattern. highs from 60s at the coast to maybe close to 90s inland. south bay, upper 70s to mid-80
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low 60s on the coast. 66 degrees in downtown san francisco. 84 napa. east bay, i compete with the horn, 77 castro valley. inland east bay, highs into mid to upper 80s. 86 livermore, 84 walnut creek. here is the accu-weather forecast. a steady pattern throughout the forecast period. temperatures peaking at about 90s inland. then, dropping off at the end of the week. going to be a lovely first week of summer, enjoy. enjoy. >> we will, thank you >> up next, going behind the scenes of the new abc singing competition giving viewers results >> and entertaining a flight funny preflight safety speech.
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this sunday, rising star premiers on abc7. >> what is one of the worst things about music competitions on tv? you vote, then have you to wait to see how your favorite singers stacked up well, wait no more. rising star about to take reality shows to a new october yaf. there is never a show like this. >> here is how it works, viewers vote, swiping yes, or no on a free rising star app. watch how others are voting, too. >> that decision will be shown.
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every vote is counted. >> the star judges have a vote. the if the performer gets enough votes this performer moves on. >> the wall is a giant metaphor. cast your vote here on abc7 this sunday. >> so here is how it works, okay? when you open up the screen you'll see the app, you swipe the enter. this is what you can see.
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you get to vote. so will judges show how this works? >> like the blue era. wipe for yes. left for no. it's simple. >> if you're over 18 your picture could appear on the show. >> it's simple and free. check it out. it's sunday night >> do you know what is nice? they tell you here is the winner, right? >> some teams, you wonder. >> it's very cool. >> still to come our drought causing a concern for growers >> shallow fields in brentwood.
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how the drought is taking it's toll >> a california firefighter thousand missing the clue that crews are using. also, later... >> this is state of the art technology for cars but silicon valley companies are working on new technology that is
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heat shields are compromised. we what's that alarm?ures. fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. watch tv virtually anywhere with the u-verse tv app. with at&t, the u-verse revolves around you.
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tomorrow is the first day of summer, a long, hot dry one it's expected to be. >> california in the middle of a third year of a devastating drought. farmers going to be getting less water than they've counted on. >> laura what is the fallout from the news? >> we're in mountain house the grass is turning brown. it's possibly going to get worse. the water district is having supplies likely cut back
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dramatically. >> ron had this plot of soil already to plant for spring season. but the district gave him a warning. >> i was advised plantings i should not not do. this is due to the fact there is no water available to us. >> they're deciding whether the district supplying water will receive this aloe indication. now, the canal is full. july 1st could be turned off completely. >> if we do have no water on the property it's going to affect my bottom line to a good extreme. >> the community is also 100%
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dependant on the district. the health and safety code will allow them exemption but there could be a prohibition of outside watering. >> in afghanistan, three u.s. troops and a military dog were killed by a rodside dog. forces have shifted to a training and advisory role plan calls to stop operations for a week against pro-russia separatists russia says the plan looks like an ultimatum, that it contains no offer of talks. >> the action comes as officials
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point to new evidence is russia is amassing new weapons. >> there is a search for a missing california firefighter that left his camp sight a week ago chasing his dog and never came back. >> they're getting help on the side. drones. the cameras able to take realtime video as they fly overhead. >> we can watch this aircraft and cover a lot of ground. >> including this homeland security team. half a dozen agency. an area twice the size. the grand canyon. >> that is what we're looking
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for. >> the firefighter seen chasing after his dog, wearing just a tee shirt and shorts. took his partners two days to check out and get help. >> friends are confident he has skills to stay alive. >> i have no doubt he can survive out there. he's an amazing person. >> twice his dog has been spotted. now, rescuers are hoping to lure him back with this. >> that tool is suggested
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daughter. >> the congressional investigation into the irs tea party scandal turned hostile. members grilled commissioner ask wanted to know how the agency lost e mails belonging to seven top-level employees including lois lerner. she is accuse ran the organization accused of targeting the groups. >> you're the internal revenue service. you can reach into lives of hard working taxpayers and with a phone call, you can turn their lives upside down. you ask taxpayers to hang on to seven years of their personal tax information in case they're audited and you can't keep six months worth of employee e mails? >> i have a long career, that is the first time someone said they
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didn't believe me. >> that is fine. >> she says the hard drive was recycleed and presumably destroyed. >> 11-year-old lucy li's run is over. >> she failed to qualify for the final two rounds of the tournament after shooting 78 for the second day. that put her to strokes hinld the current leader, a former protegee herself. >> lucy said she was happy with the way she'd played and enjoyed the experience. >> good for her >> 11 years old? amazing. >> yes. coming up most people don't like to listen to flight attendant instructions. i'm taking your questions right
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now on twitter and facebook. and on twitter at m finney. i'll answer questions live later >> check out this final day of spring. the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> this is 101 south in san voes yeah by 13th street exit. we'll be back with more right after this.
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airlines try all sorts of things to get passengers to listen to the preflight announcement. ladies and gentlemen, leave the web cam alone. you'll end up on you tube next week. it's $2200 if you tamper with smoke detectors. if you had that you'd be traveling in first class for those of you travelling with your children, why, for those of you traveling with two children, what in the world where you thinking? put the mask on the bright one.
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that one is going to help your retirement. >> we have a link on abc7 news.com. >> spencer, i hope you're getting that down. . >> i hope he's serving wine. i might get on the flight with him. we've got lovely weather on this final day of spring. here is a time lapse view this afternoon, showing high clouds, streaming over the bay. now live doppler 7 hd showing a different view. sunny skies right now. nationally tomorrow, across 48 states will be sunny skies and dry in the west. especially southwest, it will be hot. showery over much of the east with thunderstorms likely on the mid atlantic coast. tomorrow, look for sunny skies and high temperatures in the 90s in chico.
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in the bay area, a range of highs to upper 80s inland. big event this weekend in sonoma raceway. tomorrow, clouds around, cooler tomorrow morning. gates open at 7:00 a.m . mid day, into evening hours, will be breezy and mild with temperatures around 72 degrees enjoy the first weekend of summer. >> we will, thank you. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00 a new summer camp role. no body talk. will it help children? plus... >> the festive flavors of brazil. some ideas for a menu when team usa plays this weekend. >> i'm michael finney. where you can find low-cost car insurance? the answer, next. things on purpose? youe not a color found nature.
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there's nothing wrong with tha. i can hear your arteries clogging. ok. no. this is tap water. i can't let you buy this. oh. crystal geyser please. crystal geyser. bottled at the mountain source.
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surprise!lcome back. crystal geyser alpine spring water. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. news flash, it's bottled at the source. news flash, we sell it in cases. oh. thank you. oh no no no. crystal geyser. bottled right at the mountain source. there are rules prohibiting kids from talking about anyone's appearance.
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that rule includes insults and complements the farming camp has a know potty talk rule. no one, including the staff can comment on anyone else's physical appearance. >> it's time to try to get to know people deeper for who they are. is a nice thing to do. because it will give you more self esteem to talk about deeper things. >> some say not allowing kids to talk about issues prevents them from learning how to deal with what they're feeling. still, they say some of the kids like the rule and asked their parents to start doing it at home. >> now, fans of team usa gearing up for match was portugal. >> yes. we have some ideas how to capture the flavor of brazil. >> outside of brazil, it's tough to recreate the spirit of rio. the festive flavors, how far,
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not as much of a stretch. >> a lot of flavors, a lot of it comes from west african influence of brazil. >> executive chef matt brit drew inspiration from two places, first, brazil's traditional cuisine. >> i'm going to season aggressive when i salt and pepper. both sides we're going to cook this on a large flat top. >> and in this spirit, the street vendors. >> it's on a street vendors. >> one result is a breakdown of the classic stew considered a national dish in brazil. beans, beef, and pork. >> chili, onions and garlic. a little bit of
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take the pork belly, drop it into sauce. >> since the games end in celebration... >> this is a nice liquor. >> or toast with a national cocktail made with sugar and lime. in washington, i'm careen capa. >> guess who else is making that drink? that is martha stewart. she was mixing drinks in union square fans lined up for a chance to hear martha stewart speak about backyard entertaining. >> ledge teary rocker sammy hagar in san francisco today
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welcomed by hawaiian he made a fortune belting out rock tunes and created a tequila and restaurant. he's now promoting another creation, sammy's beach barroom. . >> i like it hand made. and i can taste it and go let's do this and that. >> hagar is a savvy businessman and lives part time in mill valley. that is a good life going. >> yes. >> michael finney has a good life going. >> not even close.
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>> so carolyn asks is there low cost car insurance? >> there is. there is a program amazingly cheap. almost no one takes advantage of it. go look for that. here is hoi cheap it is. $six a week. >> wow. >> you have to pay four times per year. about $275 a year. and it's a great deal. >> paul d asks is it logical for the fda to considered that half a cup of food could be enough to make one serving? >> yes. you caught them. these rules when they surveyed
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ask said what is a serving? they came up with this half cup since then we've been wondering did people eat that much less back then? potentially so. or did the food companies want it to be that little? right now, i think they're going to up it. >> rita e mailed i'm going to pennsylvania and we're driving a car. i can i take wine with me? >> you can't take it there into that state they have really strict you can't take wine in, even for personal use unless coming from a u.s. territory or a foreign country, then, only a gallon. boy say, however, how would they
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catch you? >> well, once they did? >> correct... >> you can bring bottles? >> no. officially not. >> you said up to a balance on >> from out of the country. >> oh. >> and otherwise, 0. >> take a quick detour >> what is going on? >> they want their own wine industry if i had to guess >> up next, cards of the future. some of the cool things companies are working on. >> an end to a commute crisis. some folks are getting wheels with some help from city hall. >> and why some say tela is the most important company in the
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a world cup score update. ecuador beats honduras 2-1. >> technology at the heart of the car tomorrow with google pushing the envelope >> they're trying to figure out how best to integrate them to help drivers and not distracting them. >> david louie takes us inside mountain view. concepts had been soon reality. >> we label these dinosaurs of the past such as am car radio of the 1930s. engineers are working to create innovations for the next generation of cars >> arrived at destination. >> displays begin to show up, the challenge is how to get a great navigation, communications
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and entertainment. delphi is working to make that happen. >> these have been coming together piece by piece over time. but the forces of the market are demanding it comes quicker now. and with this we have to deliver safety solutions. >> that deployment can create time for drivers to watch a movie, or work. the use of auto radar is at, or near production. radar and vision system is monitoring what is around the vehicle. the built in warning system will alert drivers or the auto mated car taking it for action. other systems can flash a light and blank out the display. >> idea is giving safe
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interfaces in the car to keep attention on the path. >> delphi working on a cloud-based system. there is attention on how to upgrade >> this is a hot topic. we to figure out how to make sure they can't be hacked. >> there is plenty to work on. abc7 news at 4:00 >> abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now with dan and cheryl >> thank you. a quiet park in the south bay turning into a crime scene. what police found. >> and san francisco, tension over tech buses tonight a compromise in the works >> and an end to a commute crisis. how some folks are getting new wheels with the help from city
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hall. >> and from cotton candy to chocolate cake. why flavors have got to go. >> summer starts tomorrow. i'll let you know if you can feel the sizzle coming up. >> that breaking news is a big traffic mess and you can see crews battling a brush fire. >> this is a live take a look from sky seven hd. the fire jumped the freeway and is now getting closer to if yuf joust joined us, you can see northbound traffic is very,
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very slow traffic in the area. >> officer, are you there? >> i am here, thank you for coming on. tell us what's happening with the fire and traffic today. >> we started getting calls at 3:45. there is a power line down in this area. fire department shut down both lanes at this point a determination to get here soon. >> is there a power line to shut it down? >> you know, that is what would be a question for fire departments. i don't know it was before the fire or as a result of the fire >> thank you for taking time to
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talk with us about this fire. you're welcome >> winds are picking up in that area. we want to check in with sandhya patel there. >> yes. it is gusty. it's also very warm now in the mid-80s. sustained winds at 18 miles per hour, gusts up to four miles per hour, which will, of course make it tougher to fight that here is a live picture showing how windy it is now in areas. we're keeping an eye onh

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