good morning bay area. it's saturday, august 18th. thanks so much for waking up with us. i'm chris nguyen. >> let's check in with drew tuma in for lisa arjen. >> we have fog and visibility and doppler 7 is showing us it's dense. petaluma down to one mile and half moon bay down to zero and that's as bad as it gets. you're good to go and san francisco right now, a live look from the embarcadero camera showing you it is clear from this vantage point and it will feature a lot of sunshine and the cloud cover will not last very long where it is associated with right now. it is warm away from the coast. you will see temperatures well into the bay. we do have some air quality issues with the spare the air day in effect. moderate air quality in the north bay and the coast and poor air quality in the santa clara valleys and you will notice haze

in the atmosphere in the next 24 hours. >> drew, thanks. a vallejo man is in custody this morning charged with stealing a chp cruiser and hijacking a college shuttle bus. it happened in sacramento where the chp was investigating a collision. >> you hear about these things and see them on tv, but as far as actually happening, this is the first time i've seen something like this happen. >> reporter: even the chp couldn't believe the brazen crime 34-year-old air an avitan is accused of pulling off. he stole a chp cruiser that officers were investigating. avitan drove to the campus of sacramento state where he ditched the patrol car and commandeered this shuttle bus from san joaquin delta college telling the ten students onboard he was a police officer. >> we got kidnapped. >> he knew what he was doing. >> the suspect took the wheel

from bus driver mary speck. >> he demanded i get out of the bus now, so i did. and he jumped in and just -- >> a quick-thinking student attacked the man putting him in a choke hold. >> when he choked him we just started hitting him and i took the key and put the car in park. when avitan tried to escape, others on campus who witnessed the carjacking bravely jumped in to stop him. >> two passers by coming from the campus here actually stopped and held the bus doors closed until the police showed up on scene. something this severe, it can go bad really fast, really quick, but it didn't. >> amazingly, nobody was hurt and aaron avitan is being held at the sacramento county jail and his bail is set at $7.8 million. a motive for the bizarre crime is still unknown. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. a three-alarm grass fire

broke out near alhambra avenue. contra costa fire was able to contain the fire to 30 acres around 8 time 30, but the freeway was shut down until 9:30. upon arrival, firefighters immediately began structure protection. the fire was burning near a neighborhood and the historic john muir house. >> we sent out this push alert when the fire broke out. as always, you can get push alerts by installing the abc 7 news app. the app works on apple and android devices. contra county health officials are investigating a cockroach infestation. six restaurant his to be shut down. we're facing an administrative hearing with the district attorney. katie utehs has the details. >> the food court at sun valley mall looks new and it's busy, but last week, a different scene. >> last week there was actually yellow caution tape all around this whole entire area.

>> jcpenney employee dolores bennett had no idea why. >> we had no knowledge of a rat infestation. >> contra cockroach infestations. >> this is very unusual to have this many facilities in a mall affected at roughly the same time. >> that concerns me a lot, actually, because a lot of my coworkers do come here to the food court every day for lurch and that's just not very -- it's not healthy and not safe. >> the first closures happened in may and the most recent, last week when an inspector actually saw a live rat while investigating a complaint. in addition to other evidence, a rodent contamination. >> there's obviously systemic problems and not just individual restaurants. it's involving the mall itself. >> reporter: mall management shared this statement, tenants are response imfor complying with all health department regulations. upon learning of the situation,

our management team step in to quickly remedy the situation and the food court is open after receiving clearance from the inspector. >> we wouldn't let them reopen unless we felt it was safe for the consumers to go back. >> the admin starts do face an administrative hearing with the district attorney as health officials make sure this doesn't happen again. there were no reported illnesses lingered to this contamination. we have created a story on our website that contains the entire list of affected businesses. in concord, katie utehs, abc 7 news. the suspect in a fatal hit ad run in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood has been charged with murder. 41-year-old michael smith was in court yesterday. the charges stem from a tuesday night accident that killed 65-year-old gregory blackman. court documents allege smith's wife warned him not to drive after drinking in oakland and continued to drink on the drive to san francisco. tense moments in san mateo

county when a car was left teetering on the edge of a cliff. the chp says the driver of the mini cooper veerd off the road after being cut off by a white mustang. good samaritans reportedly stopped to pull out the occupants. there were no injuries to report. a settlement has been reached in the lawsuit against the santa rosa senior care home that burned during last year's north bay wildfires. 17 elderly residents and their family members sued oakmont senior living accusing staff of villa capri of not taking adequate precautions to evacuate the facility when flames 20 through the complex. the case was about to go to trial. the terms were not made public because the settlement has yet to be signed. the trial for the ghost ship fire defendants is likely to begin next year. derek almena and max harris are

charged with 36 count of invol auntary manslaughter. a judge threw out plea deals enter by both suspects been he will make a moag for the move in november. >> potential jurors in alameda county, you know, for the most part have absorbed all of the assassination of character attributes manifested in the press of my client. they have an opinion. >> the defense mentioned courts in san jose, redwood city and martinez as potential locations. both defendants will be back in court next month likely to set a trial date. happening today, richmond police will host a gun buyback event to help reduce gun violence. people can turn in guns for gift cards today, up to $100 in gift cards will be given for each rifle, shotgun and handgun and

$200 for each assault weapon. the metal will be repurposed as material for art and the event runs today in the civic center plaza in richmond. the family of nia wilson is now suing bart. fair, vaders and a lack of security. he claims to have had two witnesses who interacted with wilson's suspected kerl. one, a 72-year-old woman said he slit her throat and another spotted him with a knife and neither could locate station agent sglo agent. time now is 6:08. chp helicopters, and officers in uniform formed a procession to the father's house church in vacaville to honor fallen officer kirk griess. the 19-year chp veteran was killed during a traffic stop a week ago on interstate 80 near fairfield. he leaves behind a wife and three children. one of griess' daughters is

following in the footsteps of her father soon to graduate from the police academy. >> now that i have 29 days until i graduate i know i need to stay strong. if he were here he would be holding my face and telling me to finish. >> the chp credit union has set up a memorial fund for officer griess and his family. you can find a link to do nato o on abc 7 news.com. yesterday the park service released these photos of park employee john cogdell. he was last seen august 15th near the upper pines campground. last week the park service reported san jose resident scott tenczar missing, as well. he was last seen july 25th before a planned hike. two bay area communities are banning round up. venetia in solano county and novato in marin county both announced they will discontinue using the weed killer.

its main ingredient which was at the center of a $290 million award to a bay area man who said it caused his cancer. both communities plan to use safer or natural alternative sgloos east bay lawmaker mike desannier, with a potentially radioactive soil. last night he released a statement saying soil samples are manipulated and falsified before being sent to the landfill in pittsburgh. he wants the navy to conduct a more thorough test at the landfill. this week san francisco police called for more testing near its hunter's point crime lab. time now 6:10 on this saturday morning. drew tuma is here tracking the accuweather forecast. >> we are seeing fog and that will make room to make other changes. >> early on right now, but a live look once you get rid of that fog sunshine prevails. >> also ahead, dangerously

close, how a river selfie with some bears has landed one man in hot water. >> and it's a lucky day for a number of reasons.

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former secretary-general of the u.n. and nobel peace prize winner kofi annan has died. his foundation announced his death in a tweet early this morning saying annan died after a short illness. his wife and their three children were by his side during his last days.

annan fought for a fairer and more peaceful world. he was a number of the elders, the group founded by nelson mandela who is committed to building peace and advancing human rights. annan was 80 years old. the funeral for aretha franklin will be held in a month. a public funeral will be held in two weeks and the funeral itself will take place on august 31st in her hometown of detroit. she passed away from bank rat being cancer at the age of 76. some people will do anything to get a good picture. two tourists are in serious legal trouble after they approached a bear to take a selfie. a bear cam recorded the incident. >> you can see the man getting in the water and walking toward the bears as they feed on salmon. while the bears remained calm during the encounter. a park superintendent said they're very lucky to be alive.

video captured a pod of blue whales swimming and feeding in the bay last wednesday. the whale watch said at least 15 blue whales were spotted and they were seen feeding on the plentiful swarms of krill that swell the monterey bay in the summer. today is 8/18/18. for some the number itself is considered very lucky which is why it is considered to be the most popular wedding day of the year. >> many are expecting it to be the busiest wedding day of the year. the 18th of august and the 18th year of the millennium. china village seafood restaurant in belmont was booked more than a year in advance for a wedding party in saturday and has since turned away 20 couples who wanted the same day. >> for me, it is much easier for me to remember and hey, you forget our wedding day. no because 8/18 is easy to remember. >> reporter: in some cultures the number eight is associated with luck as well as balance.

at tuxedo fashions, rentals are up 100% this week compared to the same time last year. the case of the 8s of how this numbers game can equate to big business. >> it's an auspicious set of numbers in the asian community, in the jewish community. one fellow yesterday even said to me that the 8s are like an infinity symbol. >> reporter: due to popular demand, the san mateo county's office will be open on saturday. we were inundated with spots and as a result, we decided to keep it open a couple of hours longer for those on a first come, first serve basis. while it's likely too late to get in on the 8/18 action for 2018, now is a good time to start nailing down details for next year. >> i would suggest book the venue, the dress, photographer and everything with at least a year in advance. online wedding marketplace the

knot says 30,000 couples are registered through its website for a wedding. starting at 9:00 a.m. the san mateo county clerk will perform ceremonies every 30 minutes. many of us right now, we have clear skies and we do have dense fog right along the coastline. we'll talk you to street level. where you see zero, that is a guess with fog and we have dense fog at half moon bay. where you see number ten, that's unlimited visibility at sfo at this hour. patchy fog in the north bay. live doppler 7 from petaluma to napa. if you're traveling north in the early morning hours you will encounter the fog. >> we have the east bay hills camera and just patchy fog right now over parts of oakland and that's about it. you see san francisco at this hour is rather clear. it's chilly in the north bay where we have the fog and 40s

from santa rosa, novato and napa. our warmest spot right now, brentwood is at 60 degrees. let's go hour by hour, 7:00 later this morning and there it is confined to the immediate coastline and by 9:00 and 10:00, there's nothing, but sunshine even along the coastline and a warm start to the weekend, as well. >> take a look at highs and it's 87 in santa clara and 89 in san jose. morgan hill, hotter than that, 99 degrees and 100 in gill roy, and will be very warm. about 83 for mountain view. 64 for half moon bay with afternoon sunshine. downtown san francisco will be mild, so it's warm in the city. into the mother bay we go. we see 91 in sonoma and 89 in napa. lakeport, though it will be hot up to 100 on the set and it's warm and sunny in the east bay

today. about 82, san leandro, and inland, it will be hot, 100 in brentwood and 95 in san ramon and it will be hazy. we have the spare the air day in effect. so if you have respiratory issues, please take it easy outdoors over the next 24 hours and are still seeing fires moving north into the bay area. if you are traveling it will be warm in the central valley, 105. the forecasted high in fresno, 111 and l.a. up to 85. san diego, similar story, sunny skies today at 81 degrees. back here at home, we have the astros still in town taking on the as at the coliseum. it will be warm and bright at the ball game. first pitch, 70 degrees and we see temperatures moving into the mid-70s and 75 degrees. enjoy. it's a nice day to take in a

ball game. the marine layer stays really contained. >> mid to upper 50s around much of the bay and some of the warmest spots later tonight will hold in the 60s like san jose. >> here's the next seven-day forecast. it is all about the warm to hot air that will move in later on today, later in the afternoon. minor cooling as we head into the second half of the weekend and relief will hit us inland by monday and numbers drop by 10 degrees and we get drizzle along coastline and we'll stay below average, if not near average by tuesday and wednesday by tuesday and friday and it's a good idea to downloaded accuweather app to track the temperatures because they will warm quickly away from the coast. enjoy it. >> very consistent forecast with the exception of today. thank you. >> sure. first up, san jose, next

dan harris joins us from new york to tell us what's coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america". good morning, coming up on gma, the white house doubling down in the midst in the controversy over president trump revoking the security clearance of director john brennan. the president is considering pulling clearances from former officials who criticized him. what the former director brennan is saying this morning. plus the mundt this morning in nashville for a pair of

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masters national championships and this is the first time since 2000 that the lake has hosted the national championship and the event hasn't been on the west coast since 2008. there are races from 8:00 in the morning until 6:00 p.m. the event issy from and there is a food garden. abc 7 news was in milpitas where some of the best three on three basketball teams faced off last week. they played on a court set up in the middle of the great mall. the players compete for $50,000. three by three recently became a new olympic sport and it will be featured at the 2020 summer games in tokyo. stop by and check out the action all weekend long. >> still to come on abc 7 mornings. the case study coming out of the california wildfires that are key for south bay researchers who are forecasting fires. their strong opposition from several groups and why some think

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bay and zero miles visibility and that's as bad as it gets. patchy fog and napa down to three miles and the sun is up and good morning, a live look from the east bay hills camera. i'll flip it over to the golden gate and you can see there's the thick fog along the coast. be aware, it doesn't last all that long and it quickly warms us up and it will quickly pull the cloud cover away from the region. by noon, a lot of sunshine and by 4:00 it is warm to hot across the area. 80s around the bay and the inland going into the upper 90s, but we do have a spare the air day in effect. poor air quality thinks the smoke from the wildfires which will notice some haze in the atmosphere. if you have respiratory issues,well take a look at the forecast in the accuweather forecast. >> california's largest and most destructive wildfires. the carr fire has burned more

than 323,000 acres and is 77% contained. the mendocino complex has burned 330,000 acres and is 76% contained and the holy fire in orange county has burned 33,000 acres and 85% contained. a team from san jose state university is gathering weather data from burn zones to make future fire forecasts accurate. abc 7 news reporter david louie takes a look at what they're doing. >> reporter: while the carr fire continues to burn, fire weather scientist craig clemens moved in with this truck. other instruments onboard are a more ilatmospheric profiling system. they gather weather data to forecast the behavior of wildfires under dynamic weather conditions. >> our goal is to better measure and observe the wildland fire

environment, take those data to basically tune the model. >> he's talking about computer simulation models that will help to predict how fast fires will move and how intense they will be. the carr fire created a tornado rarely captured on video that is an important case study. he was created by unusual conditions, triple digit temperatures and single-digit humidity. and temperatures topping 2700 degrees fahrenheit. he's amazed by the extent of damage that the tornado created, wrapping utility poles around trees while shearing off trucks by matchsticks. >> it's moving because of the circulation and that's why fire whirls and fire tornados and rotating columns are dangerous. >> it may take five years, dr. clemens believes before they have enough data to produce reliable fire forecast. >> we are on the verge of developing the tools, but we

need more observations as fires, wildfires to make those tools more accurate. >> fire behavior is influenced by three factors, climate, popography and fuel load. they have strouinstruments such fuel teches. conditions are at severe levels in much of the state including parts of the santa cruz mountains. clemens is hoping that in the near future, fire rings will carry instruments to provide additional research data. >> with the amount of research still to be done, craig clemens has received a grant from the national science foundation to build a second vehicle like this, but that will be equipped with radar to do more of his ground breaking research. at san jose state, david louie, abc 7 news. california may have the fifth large of the economy, but the state is becoming a dystopia for many families and the reason is the lack of affordable housing. california has the highest rate

of homelessness and poverty in the nation. analysts are calling it a miserable irony. >> it's nothing that will be solved overnight if it is ever solved, but it is something we should be embarrassed about to be as rich as california is and to have the worst poverty should be something of a civic embarrassment. lawmakers must make it more enticing to build more affordable home, but say that's something they've been unwilling to do. in san francisco, renewed arguments for and against the steak safe injection centers for homeless addicts in the city. wayne freedman has more. >> reporter: if you haven't seen her specifically, you have no doubt seen someone like doris roland kelly, and admits to a witch's brew of addictions beyond her control. >> you suffer a lot in life because of your choices and things happen in between and it's quite hard. >> reporter: on paper doris might have help on the way if

glide memorial church opens what they call a safe injection center inside these walls. it would be the first in the nation similar to this one in vancouver, canada, where addicts inject with supervision and support in a safe place that might help break their habit, but not everyone in san francisco wants them. >> we are embarrassed that california has been leading the way in drug addiction. >> reporter: a coalition of opponents launched a full-scale assault. >> our job is not to exacerbate the addiction. our job is to deliver them from this madness. >> pastor ron allen, a former crack addict himself, just one of many who spoke out against safe injection centers. >> we're afraid that this will only worsen the problem because, you know, it will only attract more to come to san francisco. >> reporter: the city and state are looking for a way around that, hence their delay. supporters claim that safe injection centers in other

countries do work. >> drugs are not a criminal problem and drugs are a health problem and people are going to do what they're going to do. you can't berate people and criminalize people into not being addicted to drugs. what they need is help. >> wayne freedman, abc 7 news. san francisco will rename the street in honor of a man who was the first african-american to run for mayor. it will be renamed to sam jordan's way. sdmro jordan opened a bar in 1959, the oldest african-american bar in the city. he was a long shoreman, golden gloves boxing champ and entrepreneur, and he ran for mayor in 1963. the late mayor ed lee officially made it a historical landmark in 2013. still ahead, a simple concept. get a password manager to remember your password. one problem, not that easy as michael finney found out, we'll explain.

>> as we head to break, the time right now is 6:36, taking a look right now, the city of san francisco and the clouds hovering over in some parts of the city as the sun begins to rise.

happeningtoday, law enforcement officers from arne the world are in san francisco to show off their motorcycle riding skills. today is the last day of sfpd's international police motorcycle

skills competition. officers pay an entry fee to com. that money goes to the police department's wilderness adventure youth program. check out the action up close and it starts at 9:00 this morning at pier 32. the trains in the north bay will be free this weekend to celebrate the first anniversary of service. today smart will also hold a festival at the novato hamilton station with music and food trucks as well as beer and wine. smart runs service along 10 stations between san rafael with plans to add more. time now is 6:40. drew is tracking the forecast for us and it's shaping up to be a nice day, but you're tracking a spare the air alert. >> we do have air quality forecast in the afternoon. we will warm uppis inially. this shot from the golden gate bridge shows us fog and it's chilly and we'll track that in the accuweather forecast ahead.

>> drew, thanks. big drama as the as battle the astros for first place in the al west. you make the call. safe or out? larry beil will have the highlights

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forecast of the beach and communities with drew. the team that won 20 straight games. this year's team will battle the defending world series champion astros at the oakland coliseum and first pitch is at 1:05 p.m. madison bum gartner, first pitch is at great american ballpark. it is one game of houston in the a.l. west. here is abc 7's larry beil with the highlights in this morning's sports. good morning, everybody. the as have been chasing houston all season long, a chance to capture first place in the a.l. west, hosting the defending world series champion astros who came up into games up on the as and it was a playoff atmosphere. bottom of the fifth, as down 2-0 and can't make the sliding catch and marcus simeon scores and we are tied at two.

redick base hit off of lou trevino. marvin gonzalez, 3-2, houston. >> here's where it starts to get crazy. bottom nine, one out and a shot to right and the pitch run to test up the arms of the astros, round third and here he comes to the plate and carlos correa and he is called out. replay shows he is safe and that ties it up at three and the replay review seemed to take forever. they looked at every angle and this thing was so close, safe is the call. correa stunned and we go to the extras. bottom 10. his 23rd of the year and you can all go home! 4-3, the as win and they are now just a game out of first place. that was a great game. >> giants and reds down by the river. giants down 1-0 in the third until andrew m

up the middle. here it comes and there it goes. philip irvin, good night, game over. drive home safely. solo homer in cinci wins by a score of 2-1. the raiders return to the l.a. coliseum for the first time in 24 years. this afternoon's preseason game with the rans. the silver and black still have a lot of fans in los angeles who remember the glory days. what's odd about this game is the raiders and rams will play in the regular season opener, as well. jon gruden on the return to >> it will be pretty good. we have a lot of history, the raiders do in l.a., and i know they're housing two football teams right now, but i have no idea what to expect in life anymore. i just try to -- i just try to hope for the best. panthers and dolphins, preseason nfl action.

sanford man, cristian mccaffrey says aloha! a 71-yard touchdown and carolina wins it 27-20. speaking of aloha, opening round of little league world series, they set the record for the longest game in little league history. they were scoreless until aloha means good-bye and he hit it only six minutes before the midnight curfew in pennsylvania, because they're kids. they have to go to sleep. 2-0, hawaii is the final score. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >> 6:47 on our saturday morning. live doppler 7 along with satellite showing you we have patchy cloud cover over parts of the region. the fog is thick right along the coastline. switch it over to visibility mode. showing you right now half moon bay and visibility down to zero and that's as bad as it gets with fog and that means it's

thick along the coastline where you see sfo and san carlos, the visibility is good to go. >> napa is improving. about a half hour ago we were down to a mile. that means the cloud cover, it is lifting in parts of the region. >> a live look from the emoriville camera showing you calm bay waters. if you look right there, you can see the fog stretching through the golden gate straight at this hour. so we do have fog over parts of san francisco. i do want to switch it over to the tower camera and show you the fog. there you go. over the golden gate, you can see it be on cured at this hour and we are waking up to patchy cloud cover and it will not last all that long this morning. numbers are cool in the north bay where you have the fog. 40s in napa and novato. and upper 50s as you move inland. let's go hour by hour and plan your saturday and some patchy fog right over san francisco and that's about it. as you advance the clock toward

lunchtime, and we're well into the 80s at that hour and we will be quickly warming and it will be a hot day away from the coast. 99 in concord and antioch. 98 in livermore and san jose, we're going through 90 later today and 92 santa rosa and san francisco will be mild with afternoon sunshine and 76 in oakland, so a nice day to head to the coliseum, and 83 in fremont, and we do have a spare the air day in effect and inland and the santa clara valley with poor air quality and take note of that if you have respiratory issues. tons of sunshine, we have a high uv index and put the sunscreen on, and 63 for bodega bay and much warmer for the boardwalk. 60 is the crept ocean water temperature. across the west coast today it will get warm as you move into the central valley. >> if you're headed to l.a. later today it's sunny at 85

degrees and portland is warm in the upper 80s and seattle and sunshine gets you up to 79 for the afternoon highs. back here at home here is the call for the accuweather and the marine layer is limited in the afternoon hours and that's s shrinking the cloud cover. the fog is confined to the immediate coast. we'll see mid to upper 50s and plenty of stars as you move inland and upper 50s to low 60s in the warm spots. the next seven days for you, it is warm to hot and that's the big takeaway today for a lot of us across the region and it might be the warmest day so far this month. just minor cooling as we get you into the second half of the weekend on sunday, but that relief will really come on monday with refreshing air especially inland backs us down into the 80s that will feel nice if you don't like the warm temperatures. we're bounced around a few degrees and temperatures where they should be and no intense heat thursday into friday. download the accuweather app and

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all of those passwords. >> the idea of simplifying with the password is outstanding and they wering any, but easy, or efficient, but helpful. >> joel told me it appears one of the app his deleted passwords. however, when he removed the app most of the passwords came back. as it turns out, password manager sometimes disable browser-based password managers. something to keep in mind. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> next, clay thompson and his family are holding a charity

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happening today in san francisco, clay thompson and his family will hold a welcome reception. the family foundation is to enrich the lives of young people through fitness and education. there will be a welcome reception tonight at the americana restaurant and the tournament itself will be held tomorrow at tpc harding park. steph curry, marshawn lynch and javeil mcgee are scheduled to play. you know what, drew? you know steph will come to play. >> we've been seeing the highlights from him in recent weeks. anyway, final weather check with you and it will be a hot one this weekend. >> right now we're tracking the visibility along the coastline and live doppler 7 showing you half moon bay and that means it is thick along the coastline.

we will see the fog lift pretty quickly this morning. the 12-hour day planner will feature sunshine and it will be efficient at warming us up midday and we are into the 07s and into the 80s and by 4:00 this afternoon we're approaching 100 degrees and it is a spare the air day. we are forecasting poor air quality inland and the santa clara valley. 76 for oakland and 89 san jossy and about 70 in san francisco and the accuweaer seven-day forecast and real relief inland will hit us on monday and we'll stay where we should be this time of the year for much of the extended accuweather forecast. >> hopefully it cools off by monday. >> grab sunscreen and stay hydrated. >> lots of water. >> thanks to you for joining us on abc 7 mornings. i'm chris nguyen alongside drew tuma and the news continues on facebook and instagram. good morning america is next and we'll leave you now with a live look outside from the tower

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