it's nice. yeah. all right. i'm into this. mike nicco, what are you into this morning? >> i thought maybe it was all about football for kumasi there with the big shoulders on. i like that. yeah. i'm into wind. you know, a lot of people were talking about it yesterday. let's see what is going on with that wind right now. still 24 miles per hour in concord and 30 in fairfield and the rest of us a little calmer than that usual spots breezy this morning. the mist and drizzle we promised. it is out there and it is measurable in many areas. don't be surprised if you run into it if you have a decent commute or head through some of our higher elevations. that's the explor tatorium came and around 55 to 60 this morning at 7:00. notice temperatures mainly in the 60s and 70s this afternoon. up to 13 degrees cooler than yesterday and this isn't even our coolest day. i'll show you that and more drizzle coming up in the

accuweather seven-day forecast. here's reggie. >> thanks, mike. all this week abc7 news taking a closer look at education and how school districts are handling going back to school. the san jose unified school district says teachers will be required to actually teach from inside the classroom even though no one else will be in that classroom. abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with the details on this one. julian. >> boy, good morning, reggie. a big blow to the 1,600 teachers that teach in the san jose unified school district. they will not be given the option. they will be required to teach from inside their empty classrooms with their students continuing to learn remotely at home. this is the only district within the entire state of california opting for this requirement. the school district and teachers union announced the agreement late monday. now at a recent school board meeting, the district superintendent steven mcmahon

said teachers from teaching inside the classroom will give the faculty working technology and readily available support. the district is being slammed on facebook by current and former educators in the district who are outraged that teachers will be placing themselves in harm's way reporting to the school building daily with lots of other teachers and teachers don't have long to plan either. we know the san jose school district starts next wednesday. eight days from now giving teachers very little time to figure out child care. our news partners "the mercury news" is reporting that teachers will be allowed to bring their school-aged child with them in the classroom so they can learn while their parents teach. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> julian, thank you. for many bay area families a new school year will look like nothing they've seen before. most districts are opting for distance learning because of the rise of covid-19 cases. teachers tell us this new method

of instruction will rely heavily on who is at home with the student. when educators were forced to teach online earlier this year, teachers had already established in-person relationships with students and they knew how to engage them. with this new school year, that is not the case. >> your classroom is going to be in your home and i'm going to be your teacher but your care giver is going to have to play a very different role than they would normally. >> and today on abc7 news at 4:00, hear from students, parents and educators on the new reality we find ourselves in as our children head back to school. many students and teachers have a lot of questions about this. we created an interactive map that details each school district start date and distance learning plan and plan to safely return to campus. you can check it out on our website abc7news.com. the top doctor will give us an update and that is one of the

stories topping our coronavirus headlines this morning. aly will give an update at noon and governor newsom positive statistics. the oakland teacher's union will gve an update through facebook live on contract talks with the district. the district and the union have disagreed on the length of the work day and the san mateo county board of supervisor will impose fines for those who violate the public health orders. dr. anthony fauci is defending his colleagues dr. deborah birx after president trump called her p >> reporter: this morning new disagreements among the white house and the coronavirus task force. >> we're seeing in some of the

yellow states and other states is that same increase in percent positive. >> the virus is receding in hot spots across the south and west we've seen slow improvements. >> reporter: president trump contradicting dr. anthony fauci about the state of the virus as the u.s. death toll surges past 155,000. >> i don't agree with fauci. >> reporter: just hours earlier, the president publicly blasted dr. deborah birx for the first time calling her pathetic in a tweet after she warned sunday that the pandemic has entered a new phase. while new data shows daily cases have now dropped below 50,000 for the first time since the fourth of july, according to an internal fema memo obtained by abc news, deaths are up 24% from a week ago. mississippi now the state with the highest positivity rate. 21% of people tested were infected. nearly every icu bed in the state is full and now new trouble for schools in georgia nearly 300 teachers are out sick

after one district required them to return to school last week. >> it's very hard to focus on the content. to focus on what i'm paid to do because of this health pandemic. >> reporter: in maryland, the governor has overturned a county decision that would ban private schools from opening until october 1st. the move clears the way for students, including president trump's son to return to class. >> we must be flexible and open minded and one size does not fit all. >> reporter: back in washington, the white house has notified employees it is now mandatory to participate in random covid-19 testing. senior aides who are with president trump on a regular basis are still tested daily. megan tevrizian, abc news, san diego. will politics influence covid-19 vaccine trials under way. jobina fortson at the live desk with more. jobina. >> thank you, reggie.

fda commissioner dr. steven hahn says everyone within the trump administration is on the same page when it comes to confronting the covid-19 surges around the country. but dr. hahn is also saying here that once a vaccine candidate is ready for vetting by the fda, it will be science, not politics that will determine if it is safe and effective. here's part of his interview this morning on "good morning america." >> fda has amazing scientists and experts world class with respect to vaccine and other assessments of medical products. we will make that decision based upon the science and the data from the clinical trials that aron. reood news. we will use those data to make the determination. >> dr. hah says the fda can invoke the emergency use authorization. to get a vaccine faster to the american people that has not yet been decided. you can watch more of his interview coming up on "good

morning america" at 7:00 right here on abc7. now, let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> thank you very much, jobina. hi, everybody. about seven minutes after 6:00 on a tuesday. east bay hills already about 0.5 of an inch of drizzle. watch out. little soupy there. now, in the lower elevations, a little misty to just cloudy. temperatures just for about 58 in alameda and richmond to about 62 degrees in hayward. let's take a look at what's going on else where. a little fog around pacifica and 55. same thing around novato and low to mid 60s from oakland, concord, antioch, brentwood and also san jose. most of us in the mid to upper 50s. for today your activity plan free ac coming back to all of our neighborhoods but comes with gusty conditions and damp conditions in our beaches today and the small craft advisory out on our bay water. all of it, all the water. let's take a look at what's going on and we'll start with the east bay valleys where we

were in the mid 80s today and a very comfortable 72 coming our way this evening. all right. let's head down to the south bay where we have temperatures in the mid to upper 70s from noon all the way through 6:00 and our last stop we'll head up the peninsula where we have clouds lingering through 10:00 and sunshine at noon and low 70s for the afternoon hours and clouds quickly return and already down to a blustery 61 by 8:00 this evening. more drizzle on the way and even cooler temperatures tomorrow. we'll have the newest numbers coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. here's jobina with the commute. >> hi, mike. thank you very much. good morning, everyone. following a crash right now in oakland three vehicles and injuries reported and an ambulance called out to the area. this is going to be westbound 24 at broadway. there is debris in the roadway and it looks like at least two lanes are blocked and you can see that slow down that is developing there this morning for people who are traveling westbound on 24 at broadway. that's the latest there. also i want to bring you a live

rook showing you the san mateo bridge. we are beginning to see traffic pick up there especially for people heading towards the peninsula. looks like around the 5:00 hour this is when we see the traffic in the area. more and more here. we do have a high the chp for t altamont pass and that's what we have going on in traffic this morning. reggie and kumasi. >> thank you, jobina. developing news with you right now. a new round of evacuations due to the largest wildfire in california. the apple fire in riverside county has now scorched nearly 42 square miles and it's 7% contained. a crew from walnut creek is helping on the front lines. investigators say a malfunctioning diesel vehicle started the fire last friday. every life matters to firefighters, even the four-legged kind. a group of orange county firefighters rescued this lost dog after discovering the aussie shepard near the apple fire. the crew says that they tended to the dog and they gave him water and a bite of their sandwich.

the video shows the firefighter carrying the dog down a steep hill away from fire and out of danger. wildfire in los angeles county is 30% contained this morning. flames jumped over freeway 14 in santa clarita and closed all northbound lanes. the fire started yesterday afternoon and spread to at least 200 acres. crews say they are making good progress. early evacuation orders have been lifted. coming up, the seven things you need to know as you start your day. plus, new concerns after the u.s. census bureau announced it will end its census county sooner than planned. the agency explains why it set a new deadline. if you're getting bored grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. get 'em now with no contact delivery. we love our new home.

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grab a box of 15 or try them loaded. get 'em now with no contact delivery. it's 5:13. if you're just joining us, the seven things to know this morning. number one the governor's covid-19 update suggests that california is doing better this week than it was last week. we are far from out of the woods yet. the governor says health officials want to see a decline in advance of california

returning to some kind of modified normalcy. number two, san mateo county is threatening to find you if you don't wear a face covering or mask. fines could be up to 500 bucks. the board of supervisors will vote at its meeting today. number three, teachers in oakland are scheduled to return to classrooms soon. they are demanding no in-person learning until it's safe and demanding ppe. the district and labor unions are in talks about distance learning. number four hurricane isaias made landfall in north carolina overnight as a category one storm and now downgraded to a tropical storm as it makes its way towards the northeast. >> yeah, i'll have the latest on that and on this sharp drop in temperatures. 6 to 13 degrees cooler today compared to yesterday and more cooling coming in the accuweather seven-day forecast. number six. i'm following a crash in oakland right now where injuries have been reported. we'll bring you right to the maps here. westbound 24 at the broadway off

ramp. you can see that slow down beginning to build there. at least two lanes are blocked. number seven. the 49ers are back for campguines thghthe won't b any preseason games this year. the 49ers season opener is scheduled for september 13th at levi stadium. more airline job cuts are coming to the bay area. alaska airlines is planning to lay off 652 employees at sfo and its offices in burlingame. these cuts include flight attendants and aircraft technicians. several dozen employees will be cut in san francisco, as well. a heartbreaking story in vallejo. a couple who had been together for 35 years described as lovebirds by their family both died of covid-19 complications within just two weeks of one another. abc7 news reporter j.r. stone spoke with their surviving children. >> it wasn't until he woke up gasping for air that i said,

okay, we've got to take you to the emergency. we can't just treat it at home any longer. >> reporter: ebony hunter is describing her final in-person moments with her dad, keith robinson. a former u.s. postal worker who died due to covid-19 complication. tough, yes, but even tougher since it came just 11 days after her mother and his wife, guwendline worked at the veteran's home of california also died from the virus. keith who was 62 had diabetes. gwendaline had asthma and a blood cancer known as mds. both had been successfully living with those up until covid-19. they say they feel numb over what has happened but describe their parents as lovebirds who were together for 35 years. he called her bright eyes and she called him grisly. >> every weekend they were together. >> they would dress alike.

>> reporte >> if it was sunday, it was niner gear. >> reporter: while they're trying to stay strong, it's been hard. >> yeah, it's tough. for me i'm still in the house and they were my best friends. sorry. so i'm going to miss them a lot. because they really were my best friends. >> reporter: j.r. stone, abc7 news. >> that is so tough. we are praying for you. the u.s. census bureau will cut short counting on september 30th a month before the or originally planned date. the bureau explained the new deadline will allow the staff to accelerate the completion of the census ahead of the december 31st deadline. an estimated four in ten people yet to be counted. critics say that is going to threaten the foundation used for political representation and the allocation of funding.

well being cooped up at the house one of the ways many ways we should say hat the pandemic has changed our lives. so there is this website that is called window swap and it lets you enjoy the view from other people's windows. like you virtually travel tot other places around the world. the site lets you randomly gaze through dozens of windows while you are working from home. you can also submit your own view by visiting window swap. so, is it like they take the pictures and you just click on the different picture you want to see? >> that's what it seems like. it looks like video. so, my question is, is it live? if it is live, that is going to be a no. it's not live. okay, good. >> no, i think live would be better. >> you know what happens with -- do you? if you put a live camera in your house and you point it in one direction at some point someone is going to walk by. >> that's all people need while

they're irk wiworking from home. >> you're right. i subscribe. >> wait for it. >> there you go. >> i installed a couple ring cameras and they're on the outside of the house, so hopefully no one is walking naked in front of those. but you never know. you never know. and if they do, guess who's going to have it on video. let's take a look at what's going on outside. hi, everybody. a look from the bay bridge toll plaza. look how low the clouds are hanging. east bay hills and you will run into some drizzle. 0.6 so far in those neighborhoods. so, we'll have more drizzle tomorrow and blustery and below average afternoons today and tomorrow and summer will return just in time for the weekend. here's a look at the fog forecast and you can see the bay never completely clears out of the clouds and there will be a few pockets of sunshine along the coast but those will be the exception. let's see what these breezy conditions do to our temperatures. mid through upper 70s in the

south bay and near 80 in los gatos. 70 to 74 through the peninsula and cooler in millbrae and near 60 along the coast today and with winds around 20 to 30 miles per hour that is kind of a bite in the air. mid to upper 60s downtown and south san francisco and sausalito 70. 78 to 84 through most of the north bay valleys. along the east bay shore upper 60s for richmond and berkeley and 70 t74 e where and inland 80 at san ramon to 88 in antioch and dzzle a temperatures in the mid 50 to 60. we can get up to another 0.5 to 0.6 tomorrow and that would be about what this august has averaged as far as rain goes. or drizzle. all right. so, temperatures up to ten degrees cooler tomorrow and a lot like today, thursday and then summer is back, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s inland.

reggie? >> thank you, mike. this morning the idaho stepfather of two missing children. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma first look" facing the judge. the prosecutors playing the body camera audio during a hearing. vallo tells police he is staying with her friend melody gibb. >> she told the police she would pick him up from my house in arizona which i had no previous knowledge of this. >> reporter: remaining stowstoi court as several detectives took the stand revealing the disturbi disturbi disturbing. coming up at 7:00 a.m., you'll hear the police body cam audio of lori vallow and why her words

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you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. back at 5:24 on this tuesday. tomorrow our coolest day in the seven-day forecast. temperatures in the 60s and 70s and barely 60 in half moon bay to 79 in fairfield and may make it to 80 in santa rosa. that would definitely be the exception. look for more 80s in the north bay and east bay as we head into thursday with 60s and 70s around the bay and you can see friday that summer spread gets a little bit bigger with 64 in san francisco, oakland 72 and 80 in san jose and napa 81 and about 91 in antioch. reggie. >> thank you, mike. tiktok's headquarters may move outside of the u.s. bytedance says operations can move from l.a. to london. this comes after president trump

said he would ban the app over concerns that it poses a national security risk. yesterday he appeared to change his mind about banning the app if an american company were to buy it. he is giving microsoft just over a month to make a deal to buy tiktok. elom musk says a third test factory in the u.s. is likely after it finishes austin and berlin construction. the tesla ceo made the comment during a podcast as for moving tesla headquarters out of the bay area, well, he says, much remains to be decided. musk says no question that tesla's headquarters will remain here in california in the short term. now, some of the top basketball prospects will call the east bay home. the new pro pathway team and the nba g-league based in walnut creek. an alternative p to the nba instead of playing college basketball. one year of training with professional coaches and the team will play other g-league teams and international teams and nba practice squads.

the players will get paid starting at $500,000. oakland native and brian shaw will coach. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including the message trump supporters got frabout wearing masks. rolled back reopenings. is it working? i'm amy hollyfield. we'll have an update for you coming up next. look at the damage after the hurricane made landfall on the coast overnight.

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governor newsom laying out the boxes we need to check. >> it's important for the children because of the psychological benefit. >> dr. anthony fauci arguing in favor of students going back to school in person if possible. he'll explain why. and this debate hits home in oakland. a week to go before classes set saying that it is just not safe. >> they are really up against that deadline. good morning, it's tuesday august 4th. >> you know how yesterday i told you i got some clippers for my hair. >> how did it go? it looks nice. you did that yourself? >> i came on to tv and i still have a job. >> wow, i'm impressed. >> i just did the sides. i didn't touch the top. so, i just want tgepeople who ae out what to do with their hair just find some good youtube videos and it's possible. >> that's true. i know that, i mean, i don't do

it myself. i have phil do it because i'm way too nervous about it. but i'm really proud of you. >> thank you, friend. >> it looks good. >> thank you. >> mike is like me. he has the spouse help him out. >> right. right. very impressive, kumasi. i like that. yes, i have an appointment for friday. that's not going to happen, right? so, yeah. i was going to text the lady that cuts my hair and say, hey, what are you doing? never mind. maybe in a week or two we'll get barbara on top of this. let's talk about what is going on weather wise. the winds, a big story. lots of comments on social media about just how blustery it was yesterday and still is in concord and fairfield and 24 and 30 and the winds will pick up terday but aft mbe big story this morning for most of us is that mist and drizzle hanging in the air and already the fact that 0.6 has fallen in the east bay hills.

if you're commuting through there there will be slick spots and need the windshield wipers. san francisco 65 and richmond 68. low to mid 70s for the rest of the bay. 77 to 82 in the south bay. 78 to 84 in the north bay and low to upper 80s no more 90s in the east bay valleys. kumasi. >> thank you, mike. the coronavirus pandemic is now the biggest challenge to building a better bay area. we are all doing our best but is it paying off? governor newsom says there are some signs it is. amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with the next steps forward. good morning, amy. >> hi, good morning, kumasi. three weeks ago we were ordered to roll back our reopenings. we are now seeing some empty store fronts as some businesses go under during this pandemic. so are our efforts paying off? the governor says it appears that they are. that we are turning a corner here in california. governor newsom says the of people hosp statewide has fallen about 10% over the

last two weeks. the governor says positive covid-19 tests have fallen to 7%. that's down from 7.5% last week. he says we still, though, need to be vigilant saying if we get too confident, we could relive the spike we saw in june and july. when asked about whether schools can reopen soon, whether they should require teachers to go in the classrooms, he said this. >> i don't believe anyone should be forced to put their life and health at risk. period. full stop. and if people feel their lives are being put at risk and their health is being put at risk, it is incumbent upon us to call that out. >> the governor says we will be living with this virus until we get a vaccine saying it will not pea taking off labor day or halloween and we can't either. he says we need to do more of what we have been doing with social distancing, wearing masks

and not gathering socially in groups. reporting live from walnut creek, amy hollyfield. >> thank you. this morning the nation's top infectious it zedisease exp said schools should try their best. here's dr. fauci explaining his reasoning. >> it's important for the children for the psychological benefit and in some cases the nutrition who rely on the breakfast or lunches in school for proper nutrition. >> dr. fauci says by keeping children home it forces parents to make changes to their own work schedule but depends on the level of infection in the area and the ability to keep everyone safe. abc7 committed to building a better pay area and what back to school will look like for parents and students in the fall. in the east bay a lot of

confusion. teachers in oakland are set to return very soon school is starting next week, but what will that look like. a car caravan protest and leaders have not come up with a plan to reopen their schools. here's what the teachers are demanding. no in-person learning until it is pron safe and testing in classrooms and ppe for teachers and equitable access to online learning. >> the biggest fear is that the district doesn't care. they have shown for many years they don't care for the students or their workers enough to actually keep them safe. >> oakland unified says it will not comment about demands while negotiations regarding distance learning with labor unions. it's been four weeks of this discussion and still no deal. as the bay area gets ready to go back to school as we mentioned, abc7 news devoting coverage all week to education and talk to family, teachers and leaders in child development and our focus today is elementary schools.

tomorrow it will turn to middle and high schools and thursday it will be colleges and friday the focus on teachers. you can also find all our coverage on our website, abc7news.com. another bay area county is threatening to fine you if you don't wear a mask or face covering. today the san mateo county board of supervisor emergency fine for individuals who violate the public health orders. the first offense will cost $100 and the second time $200 and the third offense $500. >> this solution around fines, one, it brings attention, but the second thing it does is it saves lives. >> well, at first officials will approach a person or business not implementing mask wearing and he fek. give thesetions.epartments will it will go into effect immediately. fines are already in place in other parts of the bay area. in fremont you can get fined

$100 if you don't wear your mask and marin county and napa county $500 for individuals and $10,000 for businesses. in contra costa $500 for individuals and $1,000 for businesses. sonoma county will vote on fines later this month. talking about masks, president trump is asking his supporters to try and wear one. the campaign e-mail sent yesterday read in part, we are all in this together and while i know there has been some confusion surrounding the usage of face masks, i think it is something we should all try to do when we are not socially distanced from others. the president started sending this new message last month. he previously avoided wearing a mask in public. this morning people in the carolinas are waking up to the aftermath of the first powerful hurricane of the season to make landfall. so, let's take a live look at myrtle beach, south carolina, this morning. i know, it doesn't seem too bad, does it? the waters seem deceptively calm. inland it is a different story

and jobina fortson is tracking that live for us. jobina? >> thank you, reggie. good morning. yes, packing winds of over 80 miles per hour. hurricane isaias made landfall in north carolina overnight and now downgraded to a tropical storm. but as you just mentioned, the effects are far from over, especially inland. isaias arrived in the carolinas about 40 miles northeast of myrtle beach and brought heavy wind and intense rain. evacuations were ordered for folks along the coast. hundreds of thousands are without power and the u.s. national hurricane center has warned people in the area. the storm surge could measure up to over five feet of rain in some spots. north carolina officials say powerful storm is the last thing that they want to deal with right now. they're one of the states dealing with a big increase in covid-19 cases. >> been here 35 years. we've never seen a situation like this where the hospital has

been under this much stress. owhto spital is absolutely coming, st something else to deal with. fno por t effects of isaias later today. in new york city, these big orange flood barriers have been inflated just in case there is flooding there. city fl os are just hoping they don't see the kind of devastation they saw in 2012 with super storm sandy. now, we'll check in with meteorologist mike nicco about isaias. you've been tracking this for us on the west coast. >> super storm sandy, tongue twister there, once in a lifetime maybe, twice in a lifetime but this isn't that. tropical storm isaias 70-mile-per-hour winds and look how fast it is moving. 33 miles per hour. means the jet stream has picked it up and going to accelerate quickly through the mid-atlantic and new england and look how

wide its footprint is. 740 miles of wet weather and that's why we have the green there. all flash flood watches from the virginia north carolina border up to maine and the red you see tornado watch. up to 90-mile-per-hour gusts and faster than those tornadoes and a coastal surge that could cause beach erosion of four to five feet. a rough another 24 to 48 hours. it will be gone that quickly. temperatures back at home where it is mostly clear in the south bay. pretty narrow range there and mid 50s to low 60s in most neighborhoods as you head outside. just the mist and drizzle you have to deal with. you can see it hanging in the air as w lk to theas crofy're transit.py alln the oing to get faster like it did yesterday afternoon. maybe not quite as fast, but still fast enough to cause some chop there. so, for the east bay, we're in the cloud cover through 10:00 and then sunshine and low 70s

this afternoon. down to a brisk 63 by 8:00. san francisco in the 50s through 8:00. pockets of sunshine and around 65 for a couple hours this afternoon. for the north bay, we go from cloudiness and 59 at 8:00 and the sunshine is 74 at noon to 81 at 4:00 and then down to 70 and breezy at 8:00 this evening. coolest days ahead of us and more drizzle on the way. we'll talk about that coming up and first, jobina with the morning commute. hey, jobina. >> hey, mike. thank you. good morning, everyone. i'm following a pretty extensive backup in oakland due to a crash with injuries on westbound 24 right by the broadway off ramp. bringing in these graphics so you can see the backup because it extends more than three miles right now on westbound 24. speeds are down to about four miles per hour as you approach the crash site and then 37 miles per hour a little further back there. want to let you know that the chp has just now issued a sig alert for this area, as well. they have not given us an update

to when all the lanes have reopened. looks like right now two lanes are blocked there. as of right now, this is a sig alert. moving over to a live look h aaor t do hav noeterg lights on yet bit early for that and we saw them come on 5:45 yesterday and we'll be on the look out for that. coming up, one airline loosening up its cleaning routine. the two things southwest says it will no longer disinfect between each flight. also, you heard of grumpy cat, right? meet judgy roger he

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accuweather forecast. >> this is abc7 mornings. let's look at hgihe air. just to your west, spring valley .2 and it's definite mountains and hills getting wet. 0.7 in the east bay hills, that's impressive. here's a look at your planner. just notice 60s and 70s the rest of the afternoon and 50s and 60s at 7:00. and expect faster breezes from 2:00 to 9:00 this afternoon. almost as breezy as it was yesterday afternoon. reggie? >> thanks, mike. the couple accused of defacing a black lives matter mural in the east bay are due in nicole anderson was caught defacing this mural in martinez last month. david nelson was with her the ac lives matter mural had

new details on the retirement of san jose police chief. eddie garcia is stepping down in september aftertment. he took over as the top cop in 2016 as they were dealing with a loss of officers. garcia started in the patrol division and gradually rose through the ranks. >> i'll forever be grateful and i've been privileged to have a front row seat to watch the amazing work of the men and women in this department. this nearly 30 years has been a fantastic ride. >> garcia says his retirement has nothing to do with how the department handled protests following geor freloyd's protes rt> four a hurtfter ashooting n orape 10 this morning. the lapd showed up at the mansion gates earlier but the huge party just kept on going. little social distancing there and even fewer masks. there was a food truck in the

driveway and a deejay by the pool. police say there was nothing they could do to pack up the packed party in the middle of the pandemic because they were not breaking up any laws. officers are not enforcing health code violations. happening today, there is a midnight deadline for a san francisco black-owned businesses to apply for a brand-new loan program if they've been impacted by covid-19. mayor london breed announced it back in june. owners can borrow up to $50,000 with 0% interest. borrowers have to have an annual revenue of less than $2.5 million and the applicants must be for profit. all right. here's the cat that is a new meme in the making. the photo of the furry cat appears to have perfected the side eye and going viral. this is roger. some people are calling him judgy roger. this is his official adoption picture. why do they have to do roger like that? >> look at tth e. his side eye is

filled with catitude. the arizona humane society said especially when he first arrived at the shelter. he was hissing and swatting at everyone there. >> he was very sassy and he just wasn't here for it. >> roger's face had this perfect little scowl and he just looked so irritated. luckily he loves other kittens so as soon as iturned into a sw playful, very normal kitten. >> pretty normal she said. roger has been adopted and his new owner says that he cuddled up to her as soon as he saw her. >> friend, i don't know how i forgot to tell you this this morning, both of you. but on my way to work, i saw a coyote in the street. right by the station. >> what did it say to you? >> it said, hey, girl. >> hi, kumasi. nice seeing you again.

>> this was my first time seeing one like around the station, even though we see all these videos and it was just minding its business. it was on the sidewalk like a nice, polite coyote. and then it was in the middle of the street. it was not, it was not bothered. it was just living. >> it wanted to see how you did with those clippers. >> he was like, wait a minute. okay. go to work. >> hold on.ksice. i'm glad that you're safe. >> we're enjoying nature but nature is not trying to, you know, get involved too much. >> didn't want to talk to me too much. just went on, went on its way. >> just did what it had to do. like i don't even know who you are any more. i don't know where you people went. this is mine now. all right. let's take loo at's j cat.

no different than most cats, really. let's take a look at what is going on at the bay bridge toll plaza. morning drizzle and blustery with below averag afternoons to follow and summer returns just in time for the weekend. here's a look at your fog forecast. you can see even up to noon the bay not going to completely clear the clouds and just some pockets of sunshine along the coast. look how quickly it starts to roll back reaching the east bay valleys by 7:00 this evening. that's early. that's why we'll have even more cloud cover and drizzle tonight. mid to upper 70s most of the south bay. 77 in san jose. low to mid 70s for most of the peninsula and around 60 to 61 that's it along the coast today. mid to upper 60s downtown south san francisco and sausalito 70 and then we'll have upper 70s around san rafael and napa and low to mid 80salcy where across the north bay. along the east bay shore 60s and low to mid 80s for most of the east bay valleys. look at all that drizzle tonight. those are the see in

green. all right. we'll talk about how much to expect coming up next. first, i want to show you what is going to happen tomorrow. up to ten degrees cooler than today. we gain all that back thursday and then a little bit warmer 70s, 80s and 90s away from the coast. have a good one. southwest airlines is bringing back its famous 20-minute turns. the airline says it will roll back some cleaning of its planes between flights that they implemented because of coronavirus so it can save some time. cabin cleaners will wipe down tray tables and clean the lavatories and an airline spokesperson says those areas will be cleaned every night. they mastered the art of getting a plane turned around in just 20 minutes. twitter may face a hefty fine for privacy violations. the ftc is now looking into whether the social media company used phone numbers and e-mail addresses to target ads. that could violate a 2011 agreement in which twitter says

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some fun conditions as they'll calm down a little bit as they head into the weekend. for the practice rounds today and tomorrow, oh, they have to watch those balls fly everywhere because of the winds. they'll be fast, not quite as fast as yesterday this afternoon about 15 to 25 miles per hour. but they'll increase tomorrow around 15 to 30 miles per hour. and that's going to deepen our cooling trend that starts today with temperatures up to 13 degrees cooler than yesterday and then only 60s and 70s tomorrow. so, another five to ten degrees of cooling and then you can see some 80s return thursday and possibly some 90s inland by friday. for sure this weekend summer is coming back to the forecast. we'll talk about that and isaias coming up in the next half hour. here's kumasi. a sculpture of a white hand is now black. someone painted the sculpture at the santa rosa plaza mall. it happened friday night at a black lives matter protest. mall officials have decided not

to take legal action. this 7 1/2 ton marble hand has been outside the mall since 1996. the artist says it is a tribute to the city's agricultural workers. in the east bay piedmont city councagt city ll the flag will staup enon of august coming up new at 6:00, brand-new rules for how schools can reopen for in-person learning. what the state says the district will have to do before they can open their doors. plus, california's rent emergency. just a matter of days before what one lawmaker calls a complete catastrophe. the possible end of eviction and payment protections. one thing being worked on right now to help save it. san jose unified school teachers will be reporting to the classroom to teach even though their students won't and we're learning they could be the only district in the entire state opting for this move. i'm julian glover with

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the best course of action. . plus, a ticking time bomb for renters. i'm at the live desk tracking what is done at the state capital to save people from pandemic evictions. the fda commissioner talking in a brand-new interview this morning about what it would take to get one. good morning, everybody. happy tuesday. it's august 4th. i hope you're having a great morning and i hope we'll have a great day of weather, mike. >> it's going to be an interesting day, hats that's for sure with the drizzle this morning and blusty conditions this afternoon and the absence of summer heat for a couple days before the weekend. let's dive right into it by talking about the winds about t yesterday. right now they've calmed down a little bit. only 18 in oakland and 15 in concord and 31 in fairfield. but that's enough to make it look like this at the bay bridge toll plaza where if you're coming out of the east bay hills you're coming out of an