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the winds are picking up through the delta. 20 miles per hour there in fairfield. that's bringing in a little bit bigger mass of clouds and some drizzle with it also. it's a pretty moist morning out there. fog and visibility, more than has been in santa rosa for a mile in both areas. that's going to hang around next several hours. you can see the mist and drizzle hanging in the air as we look south this morning. let's talk about what's going on with accuweather 12-hour planner, 57 to 60, 60 at the coast, 75 around the bay, 82 inland. clouds at the coast. temperatures in the 70s by 7:00. a cooler accuweather forecast on the way but first how about some news, kumasi. thanks, mike. we have breaking news. two deadly mass shootings hours.
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the most recent, daytona, ohio. nine dead, 26 injured. the shooter is dead but the identity has not been released. this happened in a historic neighborhood in downtown daytona called oregon district. home to entertainment, bars, theaters. they believe police were able to stop the violence quickly, which the chief says that kind of violence is rare there. >> dayton is a very safe area. this is unheard of, very sad, a very tragic evening. we're very fortunate the officers were in close proximity. as bad as this is, it could have been much much worse. >> the fbi is assisting with the investigation. we're also learning more information about the second deadly shooting at a walmart in el paso, texas. here is what we know. at least 20 people are dead and
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more than two dozen injured. 26 people were wounded. they range in age from 2 years old to 82 years old. the suspect has been identified as 21-year-old patrick crusius. he is in police custody. the gunman used an ak-47-style assault rifle in the shooting. authorities are investigating if this act was a hate crime. they are looking at posts on the social media to get a better look at the shooter. stories of heroism are beginning to emerge. u.s. army specialist heard the gunfire while shopping at a foot locker near the shooting scene. he said he's licensed to carry, and had his weapon with him. he thought about running toward the gunfire but saw a group of children nearby and opted to focus on them. >> i was focused on the kids. i wasn't thinking about myself. there were so many kids running around. i was thinking if i had a child and if i wasn't around how i would want another man to react with my child. i got as many kids as possible and made it out. >> in response to the praise he
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received, oakley said his actions were, quote, what he's supposed to do. there was rapid emotional response to the shooting from politicians. democratic presidential candidate beto o'rourke cut a trip to nevada and canceled a vision to the san headed back to texas. once there, he visited victims in a hospital. >> so many families, so many extraordinary people, so much hope in that waiting room right now. so much strength in the individual icu rooms we got to be in. again, it makes me just incredibly proud of el paso and of those people, these survivors, but they are also asking us to do something about this. yes, it's the gun laws, yes, it's the unirsal background checks. yes, we should stop selling war in our communities, but we have to confront this hatred.
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>> california congressional representative senator dianne feinstein and speaker of the house nanny pelosi also put out statements yesterday condemning the shooting and calling for gun control legislation. president trump tweeted last night saying today's shooting in el paso, texas, was not only tragic, it was an act of cowardice. i know i stand with everyone in this country to condemn today's hateful act. there are no reasons or excuses that will ever justify killing innocent people. melania and i send our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the great people of texas. >> please join the texas rangers as we enjoy a moment of silence in honor of those that lost their lives for family members and fellow texans this lost loved ones and those that suffered injuries from the tragic event today in el paso, texas. >> last night's game started on a somber note. the team honored victims of the
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el paso shooting during last night's home game in arlington. back here at home san francisco police released a statement that says, "we stand by everyone affected by this incident and commend the bravery of el paso residents, the el paso police department and allied agencies." sfpd says there are no known threats to the city but officers will conduct passing calls through high traffic areas of san francisco. investigators say the gunman opened fire with as many as 3,000 people in the shopping center. a busy saturday filled with many back to school shoppers. abc reporter in el paso with this developing story. >> good morning. police are still working to unite families and notify them about their loved ones. investigators are still out here where they say it is a still a very large crime scene inside of that walmart. el paso and the nation remembering the victims this
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morning. investigators are focusing on a hate filled mapfesto that appeared minutes before the first 911 call about the shooting. >> right now we have a manifesto that is a potential hate crime. >> the suspected author, 21-year-old patrick crusius is in police custody. he allegedly opened fire at a walmart. thousands of shoppers in the line of fire, 20 dead and dozens injured. >> he starts pop, pop, pop. he's trigger finger. going, going, going. >> trying to get out of there, going to the closest doors that they could. people were starting to cry, calling their families. letting them know they were okay. calling the police. >> she had seven kids. >> in chaos and confusion, some people are still trying to find out what happened to their loved ones. this woman is searching for her mother. >> i just want to know where my mom is. >> this woman searching for her brother. >> i'm worried. >> texas governor greg abbott says the community the heal.
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>> the state of texas is going to work side by side with the city of el paso and with all of these victims to do everything we can to help repair their lives and put them back on a path of hope. >> now, police say they still have a lot of witnesses to talk to. as far as that suspect, patrick crusius, he has not yet been formally charged but police tell us he could face capital murder charges. abc news in el paso, texas. an official fund has been established for victims of the el paso shootings. we have a link on the website, abc7news.com. the massacres in el paso and dayton come a week after the mass shooting in gilroy. people are still arriving at the park, the scene of last sunday's tragedy at the gilroy garlic festival. to get their stuff. part of the venue is still a crime scene. teams of federal, local law enforcement are processing the area for evidence.
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residents say they are ready to clean up reminders of the violence. >> it takes a lot of effort and a lot of people have arranged their whole schedules to tear the festival down and get it ready to be a park again. >> three people died, at least a dozn wounded. on friday the coroner announced the gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. abc news was in fremont yesterday for the annual festival of the arts. in the wake of the attack in gilroy, security was on the minds of organizers and police. special precautions taken including security cameras, a watch tower, barriers to stop speeding cars and officers patrolling the venue with higher firepower. organizers say the turnout hasn't been affected. the san jose earthquakes are trying to help the victims of gilroy. the team held a silent auction during last night's game selling off player worn jerseys, season tickets and on field experiences. proceeds were matched by the quakes with all the money going to the victims relief fund. >> with any luck it helps a
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family who needs something now. i understand some people couldn't get their stuff back from the food festival for a while. so maybe for a little while. >> the team also held a moment of silence to honor the victims. players wore a dark armband. they signed a tribute for those touched by the tragedy. the flags at the stadium were also lowered to half-staff. a lot of news this morning but of course we want to know what the weather is like today. >> starting off gray. you can see from mount tam, 20 mile-per-hour wind. some mist and drizzle through 10:00. our warmest day of the week is today. >> all right. thanks, mike. also next, several brush fires in the east bay kept firefighters pretty busy.
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good morning, everyone. it is 6:13 this morning. check it out, a live look at a foggy downtown san francisco right about now. i don't know how long that fog is going to hang out. mike will be here in a minute to tell us to expect sunshine later the day. learning from a family of a bay area teen accused of murdering an undercover italian police officer. the father of 19-year-old finnegan elder returned from visiting his son in italy. he told us he got to speak with his son for an hour today ai two days last week.
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abc recorder liz pena has the latest on the visit. >> outside their home ethan elder, his wife and daughter stood behind the family lawyer while he read a statement. >> we saw our son finnegan. he was okay. tired, remorseful, and scared. >> police in rome say elder and his friend from the bay area gabriel natale july 26th went to the district to buy cocaine and the middleman directed them to a dealer. off duty officers interrupted the transaction. police say elder stabbed the officer rega 11 times. >> officer rega, who we understand at the time of his death was acting as undercover plain clothesd paramilitary officer is gone too soon. this is a tragedy. >> through the statement, the family confirmed they have obtained more information about the matter and returned home with a plan in place to get to what they described as the
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truth. >> the public has an incomplete account of the true versions of the events. it is said, however, the truth will set you free. we look forward to the truth coming out and to our son coming home. >> italian police a little th that -- allege that both elder and natale-hjorth confessed to taking part. they issued a statement saying the family is up seat but convinced of his innocence. in the newsroom, liz pena, abc 7 news. >> the abc i-team dan noyes has updates. follow him to get the latest on the case as soon as they happened. in the east bay firefighters had to move quickly to put out a series of brush fires near clayton are 80% contained. overnight fires started saturday into sunday morning forcing families to grab their belongings and evacuate their homes. abc 7 news reporter lisa
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amin reports. firefighters scrambling to get ahead of the flames. cal fire brought in air support to help 400 firefighters on the ground. these fires moved fast and eventually rolled into three larger fires called the marsh complex fires. >> these fires holding and we're up to 75% containment and crews have been doing a lot of good work. >> reporter: the cause of the fire is you said investigation. some in the area claim to have heard small explosions. the fire started here and spread six square miles. it didn't cross marsh creek road over there because it's a natural firebreak. it did get within a few hundred feet of the community. everyone there forced to evacuate. >> as soon as i went outside, i could see the flames behind my house. as soon as i saw that i saw the kids and put them in a car seat. >> first responders went door to door waking them up at 4:00 in the morning. >> i heard somebody say, fire, you need to evacuate.
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>> hours later residents got the all clear sign to return home. the only thing on their mind was gratitude. >> none of us were prepared for this. so thank you from the bottom of our hearts. you saved us. >> mop up and full containment will take several more days. near clayton, abc 7 news. today for the first time berkeley will hold city-led wildfire evacuation drills. the hour long drill will start at 9:00 this morning in the elmwood neighborhood near berkeley-oakland border. alerts will be sent out, police do door to door and sound an evacuation siren over a loud speaker. two more drills august 11th and 25th, all on sundays. you can participate in the drill as well. all you have to do is sign up for ac alert for directions. >> time is 6:16. mike nicco is here checking out the forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi. emeryville, 59 degrees.
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look at that moisture hanging in the air. we have an increasing deck of clouds that are kind of misting and drizzling, misting on us as we head through the morning. that will continue through 9:00, maybe even 11:00 at the coast. even watching a little bit of fog along the coast push into the coastal valleys, highway 101 petaluma, santa rosa. by this afternoon everything seasonal clouds back to the coast and temperatures settling where they should. pretty close to yesterday. tomorrow, slow cooling trend, back to ample by thursday and back to average for the weekend. i know, already thinking about the next weekend. see the dpregreen on the map. future look at cloud cover. along the coast until 10:00, 11:00. see that i think iffer of fog across the coast and richmond. the breezes through that area, craft advisory. by 7:00 starting to see an
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expansion of the clouds already on the way to the east for a cloudy, misty, drizzly night. i'll show you temperatures next. start off today. misses 80s for most of the south bay. mid-80s in milpitas, sunnyvale, 90s morgan hill and gilroy, sunny this afternoon in santa cruz. redwood city, drop to 75 in millbr millbrae. pretty comfortable for most neighborhoods. low- to mid-60s along the coast. mid-60s to 70s near downtown san francisco and sausalito. the coast, look how stubborn cloud cover is there. 20 to 25 warmer in the valleys. mid-80s to 90s. that finger of fog in berkeley and richmond, breeze keeping you 73, 74, sammy in oakland. we start to hit upper 70s and 80s hercules and fremont, castro valley. 89 in san ramon. really? in walnut creek. just put a 90 and join everybody else in the low- to mid-90s. it will be close.
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a look from the south beach. what you're seeing right here is an activity planner that talks about small craft advisory we mentioned. if you're going to the beaches, cool and breezy except it's down in santa cruz. if you're going outside to beat the heat, pool or lake, strong sunshine. quick burn factor, a lot of things going on fremont. we've got the festival of the arts. 68 at 10:00 with lingering clouds. mid to upper 70s this afternoon. down to 72 by 6:00 when we close up shop. a little longer but starting later santa clara fair at 11:00, warmer 77, 86 at 3:00, near 80 at 7:00, 68 during the evening hours. we'll drop down temperatures in the mid-50s to 60s tonight with cloud cover and same amount of drizzle and mist as this morning. all right. the coast you're going to stay pretty much the same as you always do, low- to mid-60s. 1 to 2 degrees of cooler weather monday, tuesday, and then wednesday, thursday, and friday.
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whit johnson joins us from new york to tell us what's coming up at 7:00 on "good morning america." >> good morning. coming up on mma, overnight, mass shooting in dayton, ohio, the second deadly attack in hours. what we're learning this morning. plus a rampage at a texas shopping center. survivors speaking out about the terrifying scene and what we're learning about the victims. a difficult morning here. we'll have the latest coming up on "gma." "the los angeles times" reports a uc student who was suspended for two years after being accused of stalking sexual harassment. has filed a lawsuit. it seems class action status and argues the uc systems process is unfair and did not provide
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students due process. a cal state student filed a similar lawsuit last month. both said they believe their processes are fair. players, paddles and ping-pongs, took over the square in san francisco. yesterday abc 7 was in chinatown for the ninth annual ping-pong festival. dozens of enthusiasts compete in this tournament every year from novice to advance levels the event is sponsored by the san francisco mayor's office and other city agencies as well as local businesses and community groups. a fishing trip in southern california turned into the photo shoot of a lifetime for one man. so check this out. ryan lawler spotted two killer whales off oceanside and north san diego county last week. he said they just swam up to his boat. they were not shy at all. it looks like they were ready for the pictures, too. love it. still to come on abc mornings, much more on two mass shootings in texas and ohio. a witness describes a scene in downtown
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>> announcer: news to build a better bay area. this is abc 7 mornings. good morning, everyone. stwaerting this half hour with a look at our weather. here is meteorologist mike nicco in for lisa. >> thank you, kumasi. i think i'm mirroring what's going on outside, kind of of in a fog this morning, what we're looking at here especially geurneville, windsor, where the dog project is located.
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the airport in santa rosa down to 1 mile, our official reporting station there. that's going to be around the next two hours or so. a little fog on the coast, the rest dealing with low clouds, mist and drizzle this morning as you can see from exploratorium. you can't see the top of some buildings. upper 50s, low 60s at 7:00. clouds will melt back mainly all the way to the coast by noon. there will be that one finger of fog that will keep golden gate, alcatraz a little cloudy if you're heading out on the bay. 75 to 80 at noon. 78 to 89 at 4:00. still a little warm and toasty today. we'll have your full accuweather next. here is kumasi. >> thanks. we are following breaking news, two deadly mass shootings within 24 hours, the most recent in dayton, ohio. at least nine victims dead and 26 injured after a shooting after 1:30 a.m. ohio time. police say the shooter was killed taken down quickly by police. identity not released.
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we do know he was wearing body armor. it happened in a historic neighborhood near downtown dayton called oregon district. the area is a popular spot. it's filled with bars, restaurants and theaters. here is what one witness had to say. >> most of us can't get to our cars because there were bodies scattered across the street from our cars. people that were shot, hit, innocent people, we can't get to our cars and home to our families and now these people aren't going home to their families either. >> the fbi is assisting with the investigation. twenty people killed, 26 people hurt and dozens of others reeling from what they experienced during the mass shooting in a busy el paso, texas, shopping center. continuing our coverage one of those witnesses said she just pulled into the walmart parking lot when the unthinkable happened. >> we saw the shooter. he was walking towards the door. at one point he stopped and
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turned right and started -- he pointed his rifle down and started shooting at people that were there. he shot a couple times, maybe two or three times. after that he just raised his gun, and he just walked into walmart very confidently. it looked like he was on a mission. he was wearing some camel color cargo pants with a black t-shirt. he was carrying the rifle, a dark black rifle. he was very calm. he was just shooting randomly at people that were nearby. i looked to the right of me, and there was a lady walking i believe to her car. she had her groceries in her car. all of a sudden she just fell back. at the end of it all, there was about five people in front of the parking lot, in front of the store just laying there. the first thing i was thinking of was my mom's safety, my son's
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safety, myself, but i couldn't stop thinking about those people that were laying in the parking lot. when i saw the rifle and saw him wearing the earmuffs -- i don't know what you call them. the one thing i'll never forget is the way he walked into walmart, very confident, very -- he was on a mission. that's when it hit me. >> el paso police have arrested the suspected gunman. an official fund has been established for victims of the shooting. we have a link on our website, abc7news.com. coming up on this week with george stephanopoulos. abc news chief white house correspondent jonathan carl is going one-on-one with acting chief of staff milk mulvan -- mk mulvaney is spepg out saying tweets by trump are racist. this week starts at 8:00 right after "good morning america."
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authorities are taking steps to make sure a cliff on a popular beach an hour of san diego is safe. this is after it collapsed on beachgoers below killing three people and hurt others. kalie har tong has the latest in encinitas where it happened. >> reporter: authorities still worried about the vulnerability of the cliff and its surroundings. >> from what we've learned based off the geo tech that the area is active. he is concerned about the areas to the side of the current failure. >> authorities reinforcing a bluff after it suddenly collapsed without warning. >> we have three immediate patients. we could use the manpower down here. we still have one trapped victim. >> beachgoers immediately trying to clear debris by hand before first responders arrived. chairs, surfboards, and shoes left behind. the critically injured were airlifted to hospitals. one woman died on the beach. two died later from their injuries.
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the area of the bluff that collapsed, 25 feet by 30 feet. debris as high as 10 feet. heavy equipment brought in to dig through it. >> it's just horrifying that the people underneath were there in the wrong moment. >> the homes on top of the area not affected. first responders say bluff collapses are fairly common. >> our beaches are beautiful beaches. they just are naturally eroding. this is an unfortunate incident. >> extra lifeguards on duty as the beach reopens to the public. abc news, encinitas, california. a sacramento area community is celebrating one of the oldest living veterans in the country who served in three wars, retired master sergeant nathan allen jr. turns 100 years old on august 12th. the soon to be centenarian joined more than 75 years ago. he served in world war ii and vietnam and korean wars. >> i was a firefighter in the army for 27 years.
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if there was a fire, you do to the fire and do your job. >> now allen spends his days with family. he has 18 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, and 10 great, great-grandchildren. the war vet has also helped his neighbors in the last decade by pulling their trash bins from the curb. those neighbors wanted to show their appreciation by hosting an early birthday party celebrating what they called a 100 year -year-old tradition. happy birthday. uc berkeley researchers created a cockroach inspired robot that's nearly as quick and indestructible itself. it's about the size of a postage stamp and can take on the weight of a human or 1 million teams its weight and still function. this insect sized robot made of a thin sheet of material that expands and contracts by applying electric voltage and moves in a leapfrogging motion. it can zip through tubes, climb small slopes. it can carry this peanut right
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here. researchers hope to add a battery and gas sensor to it to use for detecting dangerous fumes. >> a chinese water park shut down a tsunami pool after a machine malfunction created a massive artificial wave and hurt dozens of swimmers. cell phone video shows this pool just full of people, a lot of people just hanging out on floats, when that giant wave just crashed into them. 44 people had injuries but they were not life threatening. several local agencies have launched investigations into this accident and have debunked rumors that it was caused by a drunken man. no word yet on what this pool will reopen. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area focusing on initiatives and efforts where we live. this weekend an effort in san francisco that's all about art. a mural called the spirit of fillmore made its debut on the exterior of the rosa park senior center. it honors luminaries called western edition and fillmore districts home. also featured in the merle is
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neighborhood housing activist mary helen rogers. still ahead on abc 7 morning. it seems like nothing can stop bay area housing prices from going up and up and up. we are breaking down the numbers and seeing how and why this surge started. and we are taking a live look at our sutro tower cam. look at clouds moving along this morning. a little sunshine we can see over clouds but this is a beautiful shot.
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are getting ready to go back to school. thanks to san mateo businesses and community groups, they will have brand-new supply filled backpacks to take with them. this video from samaritan house, a nonprofit organization that helps low income in need. it handed out 2,000 backpacks at yesterday's annual event. filled with things like markers, papers, rulers, pens and pencils all to help kids focus on learning. >> yeah. >> oh, my gosh, it's hard to believe school is about to start again. what? >> it's so nice to see something like that happen. kids have confidence, feel good about themselves. studies show they will excel more with that. we'll talk how we'll head towards school with most people in the next couple of weeks and how a cooler week ahead for us in the weather department. >> all right, mike. also next he's been called the
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warriors keep their core five nba fims together. anthony flores has details in this morning's sports. >> good morning, warriors keeping their core together. they have agreed to an extension with gramd green. draymond green. a four-year $100 million max contract extension according to espn. the new deal, which starts after next season brings the total length and value of green's contract to five years and $118 million. green could have made more money if he waited until after the season to signed a new deal. green is a three-time nba champion and has been on the nba's all defensive first or second teams for five straight seasons. the warriors will be paying $129 million to just four players. green, steph curry, klay thompson and dang d'angelo russell after next season. now that baseball's trade deadline has come and gone, mad bum taking the hill for the
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first time without having to worry about it being the last start for the giants. orange and black in colorado mad bum making friends with more umpires. first inning scooter gennett with his first home run for the giants makes it 4-0. giants are cruising. his only hit in the first start as a giant. this is colorado. remember. trevor story mashes this 449 feet as the rocks come back to take the lead. bumgarner not pleased to say the least. it could have been worse. ian desmond to straightaway center. check out stephen duggar taking away the home run keeps the game at 5-4. hello, i'd like to report a robbery. whoa, nice catch. top eight, giants down one buster posey pinch hitting. that's a go ahead two-run double. giants win 6-5. they are 2 1/2 games out of a wild card. a's and cardinals, they are teaching them young at the
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coliseum. jumping out cardinal a's early. the two-run single in the first. a's put up four runs in the first two innings. ace on the hills for the a's and getting some help. the leader, stephen pescotti off the injured list makes a great catch against the wall. great concentration. he likes it. went 5 1/3, gave up one run. chad pender puts it out of reach in the eighth. a three-run blast. a's win 8-3. they are just a half game out of a wild card spot. raider nation mourning the loss of one of the greatest receivers to wear silver and black. cliff branch died. he was part of all three of the raiders super bowl winning teams. he played 14 seasons, retiring after 1985 season. he was a four-time pro bowl selection. he still holds the team record for longest touchdown catch, a
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99-yard bomb from jim plunkett against washington in 1983. cliff branch was 71 years old. that's a look at your morning sports, i'm anthony flores, have a great sunday. >> all right. it is 6:47 this morning. mike is here with our forecast for the weekend. hey, mike. >> hey, kumasi. hi, everybody. take a look at what's going on from mount tam. thinking about doing a hike, you'll definitely get to see the sun once you get above 1800 to 2,000 feet. and that's because the cloud deck is out there once again. it's a moist one. some of the people don't like that word. it's a damp one. but that contats too much moisture. there's mist and drizzle this morning. how about that. by this afternoon dryer and brighter especially away from the coast. it's all going to return the next several nights. that's going to help deepen a cooling trend that will start tomorrow. let's go back outside and show you what it looks like from santa cruz this morning. it looks like they are getting the beach ready for you.
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temperature this afternoon 76 degrees with sunshine. the brightest and warmest along the coast. a look at future cloud cover as we look at about 12 minutes into the future. you can see there's still plenty of green and white out there. as we head to the lunch hour, you can see a few clouds clinging to the east bayshore. definitely that robust push of cloud cover across golden gate bridge. not the best day to walk across the bridge as you'll have 15 to 20 miles per hour cross wind with those clouds. can you see even by 7:00 we're already starting to see the march eastward of the cloud deck for a repeat tomorrow morning. all right. a's and cardinals, just a two-game-set. unusual weekend set. it is one yesterday. 12:37 first piven, up to 73. a's access for everybody. half price on food and i think 25% off on merchandise. their food is much better this year, too. temperature 80 milpitas, 84 san
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jose, 90s around morgan hill and gilroy, 76 in santa cruz. up the peninsula, 80s, drop to 70s, low- to mid-60s along the coast today with mid to upper 60s downtown to even 70 south san francisco. 72 sausalito. mid to upper 80s north of the south bay. 90s around cloverdale, along east bayshore that finger of fog. cool etemperature around berkeley, richmond and oakland. we'll start to hit upper 70s, 80s, air conditioning weather in the east bay valleys. 89 walnut creek mid-90s around brentwood. 114 in palm springs, 104 in fresno. 96 sacramento, 98 chico. low to upper 80s from tahoe to yosemite. i want to focus in on the marsh complex. the fires are close to us. with the sea breeze, pushing all that smoke and air quality into the san joaquin valley, last to tomorrow afternoon. temperatures drop down mid-50s
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to low 60s. eric almost gone, let's focus on flossie, a disorganized tropical storm that's going to kick up more surf than anything else as it heads to the north. most of the storms from flossie are not and east of the center. those are going to miss most of the islands, too, as we head through the early parts of this week. all right. let's come back at home and talk more about the cooling trend where we drop down mid to upper 80s inland by wednesday, thursday, friday. low- to mid-70s around the bay and low- to mid-60s at the coast. by saturday we're back to average. today probably the warmest day this week. >> looks like i'm going to be at the game. >> you are going. >> that's a good reason. nice weather. another good reason. >> tree house is fun. >> tree house will be good just to hang out. i've never been before so i'm looking forward to it. >> first time. >> yeah. >> see it on instagram. >> i love the pictures. as a part of our efts to build a better bay area, we're looking into housing crisis, everything from high prices to
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more inventive ways people are choosing to live in san francisco. how did we even get to this point to begin with? abc 7 reporter going back in time and breaking down the numbers to show how and why things have changed. >> all right. we all know home prices in the bay area are out of control. but obviously it wasn't always this way. >> you can't just turn back time. >> thanks for the advice, mark ruffalo. to understand what it was once like, we're going to do it. let's start in the '90s. those were the days, not just for campy television. the internet was dialup, mark zuckerberg in grade school. compared to now, it was pretty amazing time to buy a house. look at these numbers. in the mid-90s the median price of a home in san francisco was roughly $300,000. yes, that was more than the national median home price. if you try to get a home price now in the city, here is an example of something you might get.
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yeah. but from then on housing prices only went up thanks to -- drum roll, please -- money from tech. around 2000 first tech bubble, home prices did go up to a median price of more than 500,000. fast forward a little over 10 years. that's when things really took off. 2012 was the year facebook went public. the next year, twitter did. at the same time housing prices skyrocketed. in the past seven years, the median home price in san francisco has more than doubled. the same has happened in cities acss the bay area. >> what did you say? >> bottom line, enter the big ipos and bay area housing market has never been the same since. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area because we are continuing our housing coverage into this week. you can share them by joining our better bay area group on facebook. next, the annual celebration of jerry garcia where dead heads
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amphitheater. i guess it will be a little warmer, a nice day out. >> very comfortable. it always is. take a look at activities, santa cruz 57 and foggy, 76 and sunny this afternoon. small craft advisory north of the bay bridge through the delta around 1:00 or 2:00. going to get breezy and choppy. same thing at our beaches. if you're thinking about going to a pool or some way to beat the heat, remember, strong sunshine. burn 15 to 20 minutes. fremont festival, the arts continues 10:00, 68, up to 78 at 3:00, 72 at 6:00. just down the road we've got the santa clara county fair 77, 11:00. it will warm into the mid-80s, though, during the afternoon hours and down to 68 degrees by 10:00. so the usual. we have some clouds, drizzle this morning. by noon they will be back to the coast and everybody will have sunshine and pretty nice temperatures. >> sounds good. thanks, mike. of course, thank you for joining us on abc 7 mornings. i'm kumasi aaron with mike nicco in for lisa. abc 7 news continues at 9:00. i hope you will join us then. "good morning america" is next.
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