was added to the democratic ticket. good morning, everybody. i'm excited that it is wednesday. >> good morning. >> yeah. >> hi. >> excited to be alive. >> yes, friend. that is really a blessing. we have to be grateful every day. >> it is true. >> mike, how are you and how is our weather? >> i'm doing well. some exciting news yesterday, can't wait until we talk more about it. but let's talk about the weather. we have cloud cover everywhere except for into the east bay valleys and parts of the north bay. the farther north you are, the o. low bow aund t way abay and alrdy inland. 61 at the coast. and 80 to 93 at 4:00.

so those temperatures above average and mid-70s to mid-80s still at 8:00. and this is just the. epttg hter excessive h coming up. joe biden and kamala harris scheduled to make their first appearance today. he selected her as his running mate. if elected, she would be the first woman vice president, the first black vice president and highest ranking asian american in u.s. history. here is ines de la cuetara. >> reporter: good morning. after months of speculation, former vice president joe biden announcing his decision in a statement calling harris tough, smart and ready to lead. from rivals to running mates, joe biden and kamala harris set to hold their first event together in delaware today just hours after biden called the california senator over video chat and asked her to be his

vice president. the former vice president previously saying trust would be key. >> one thing i learned is that no president in the 21st century can handle the job all by themselves. >> reporter: harris becoming the first black and asian american woman on a major party's ticket. her experienced campaigning differentiated her from the other contenders. it wasn't so long ago that she was biden's fierce point blasting biden for opposing bussing policies. >> do you agree today that you were wrong to oppose busing in america then? do you agree? >> i did not oppose busing in america. >> reporter: and harris is now set to use those debate skills when she comes face-to-face with vice president pence at the vice presidential debate in eight weeks. ines de la cuetara, abc news, washington. and this morning we're

hearing from minnesota senator and former candidate amy klobuchar about biden's pick. jobina fortson has the reaction at the live desk. >> yeah, senator amy klobuchar says a lot of times when people run against each other, they stop speaking to each other. but in this case that didn't happen. she and joe biden actually became close friends. the minnesota senator is talking to good morning merck about ame biden's pick. >> and i think that she poses a challenge of being really smart and really tough and someone who is not going to take their grief and they will try to throw stuff at her, but what you will now see today when joe biden stands with my friend kamala, you will see what kind of woman she is. >> senator klobuchar says harris will be a wonderful candidate, and you can watch the full interview coming up at 7:00 on

gma right after abc 7 mornings. president trump already on the attack, he tweeted insults about harris this morning after making these statements on camera. >> plus she was very, very nasty to -- rone reason that it surprised me, she was probably nastier than even pocahontas to joe biden are. she was disrespectful to joe biden. >> also interesting the president twice donated to harris as a price citizen. it was a total of $6,000 when she was a candidate for california attorney general in 2011 and 2013. harris' spokesperson says in 2015 harris donated that money to a nonprofit group that helps centrale americans. we're covering all angles of the upcoming election, just head to abc7news.com to find the very latest information. we have an entire section dedicated to the 2020

presidential election. summer is over for thousands of students in the south bay. today is the first day of school in san jose and it will be all virtual for now. san jose, some teachers will be teaching from their empty classrooms. but there has been a last minute change that is allowing some of them to work from home. lauren martinez is live with more on this. >> reporter: as of last night, the district announced that they will give teachers the choice to work from home. this decision came less in an 24 hours before the first day of school. and one teacher said that it is too little too late. his name is paul sawyer. he is a special education teacher at willow glenn high school. and recently he put in for a 12 week leave under the families first coronavirus response act. jose unified school dist anunced that its teachers mustc.

but now tt w reversed.ernd tshic. around this. >> reporter: ben spielberg says the school jidistrict had to wo fast to keep up with the pandemic and they had a tight time line to establish policies that support families, students and staff. and teachers will have the option to stay home until september 26. lauren martinez, abc 7 news. and we expect to hear from governor newsom today on the state's response to the pandemic. and we'll bring that to you live at noon. santa clara county reported 12,a 500 new cases yesterday. is backlog o positivitye hospitalizations have dropped about 20%. and san francisco mayor breed has unveiled how she wants

to spend nearly one-half of $1 billion to fight covid-19. the plan breaks down like this, this, $16.5 million for emergency communications, almost $184 million for health operations, more than 61 million for food security and human services, and $182.9 million for housing and shelter programs. >> part of why we are investing $446 million in this upcoming budget to respond to covid has everything to do with the understanding that we are going to be living with this for some time. >> mayor breed developed her plan expecting no additional surge in covid-19 cases and she assumed continued funding from fema. and the trump administration raising concerns about tiktok. cted dataad, the investigation from millions of users without their concept. and the verdict on college

football, two major conferences canceling the fall season. the impact. and here is a look at your excessive heat watch. dangerous heat with highs 95 to 108 in east bay hills and east bay valleys. that goes until 9:00 sunday evening, but the heat will linger even

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pretty clear conditions on the roads other than that mist and drizzle i talked about. we'll have some choppy conditions north of the bay bridge through the delta this morning and again during the afternoon. if you are thinking about going out to do a little activity, shake that cabin fever, watch the warmth especially inland. and along the bay, again, choppy north of the bay bridge through the delta. we'll take a look at how long the heat is lasting coming up. it will be a long stretch. how about the commute this morning? let's show you the the coliseum camera there. the road work has picked up. this is between 29th and 23rd avenues. so you can still see a little past the coliseum there, those brake lights coming in, it has been picked up, so just starting

to get moving. so a head's upoou there. and moving to our maps because there is a new crash impacting tracy. on westbound 580 before grant line road, you will run into a slowdown there. and then also moving over to a crash that cleared in sunol, southbound 680. and still ahead, it has been years since a lot of us have stepped foot in a bustlockbuste but now there is a newer experience. and viola

it's important californians have health coverage. if you've lost health insurance, covered california can help. you may even get financial help to pay for your health insurance. just visit coveredca.com today. a person is dead after a fight broke out in the lobby of an outpatient medical building at uysf parnassus. people are trying to identify

this man, a suspect in the early morning homicide. you can see the suspect with his hands in the pants. there was a fight inside the lobby and the victim left the building, collapsed on the sidewalk. a nurse performed cpr but he was pronounced dead a short time later. >> it is crazy times. to have it happen outside of a hospital, pretty surprising. >> police haven't given a motive or said how the person died. we're getting an overwhelming response to our story about a homeless mom and her two newborn twins. rosana lost her home when she lost her job as a property manager at a mobile home community in vallejo. she shared with us her struggle to find shelter. offers of support continued to come in and gofundme had a goal of $4,000 and it has now raised more than $65,000.

more concerns have emerged about tiktok after a "wall street journal" investigation and amid calls to ban the app by the trump administration. the "journal" discovered tiktok's app improperly collected mac addresses of users for 18 months. those addresses serve as unique identifier of each device. both google's play store and apple's app store have banned the collection of mac addresses. tiktok discontinued the practice last november after facing mounting political pressure from the u.s. there is only one blockbuster store left and now it is listed on airbnb. it is located in bend, oregon and now could be a vacation rental. movie lovers can book a night for just $4 on either september 18th, 1'9" 9th or the 20th. this is in honor of their 20th anniversary. the listing says that the bookings open monday, but there

is a catch, you have to live in that county to book a night at blockbuster. so mike, you need to find a friend up there, figure it out. ad the flavored todoritos. talk about your throwback. that looks like fun. >> yeah, just watch the movies and have fun. >> so bend is a place to visit. >> it is? >> yeah, people love going to bend. >> what do you know, mike? i feel like you could make a connection real quick. you've got some time. >> i'll work on it. let's take a look at the weather. let's start at the exploratorium camera. that's where we'restart. you cannot see the top of the

sales force oig tower. increasing sunshine and the warming trend begins today. fewer clouds, a little milder tonight and dangerous heat waves through the weekend and into next week. we have a cold front moving through the pacific northwest. look at the rain coming into places like seattle and portland. wouldn't that be different for us? no, it won't make it down here unfortunately. and 80 in milpitas, 91 in morgan hill. redwood city at 82. and some pockets of sunshine on the peninsula coast, 62 in daily city to half moon bay at about 64. more sunshine upper 60s for downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. clouds and breezy north the bay coach. low 60s there. but inland, even with the breezes, we'll be in the mid-80s to even mid-90s as you head up toward cloverdale and yucaipa. richmond71, and mid to upper 70s elsewhere with oakland 74.

free hones fremont at 80. and this weekend, u8 byou will wishing it was that comfortable. tonight a lack of clouds and tomorrow we jump another two to four degrees and string of 100s inland starts friday and lasts all the way through tuesday. even some 70s friday and saturday along the coast. going to be a tough stretch. listen to your body, plenty of fluids and seek air conditioning when you can. and coming up next, the search for the perfect college of course looks a lot different for high schoolers this year can. but this virtual fair will help connect your student with universities all over. and as you get your day started, here is a live look outside.

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. and ileta is weakening as expected. still a hurricane barely 75-mile-per-hour winds gusting to 90, but that won't be important to us. remnants of the low as it continues to weaken, you can see that it becomes a low as we head to tomorrow and it could hug the coast and come all the way up to us friday and saturday dragging warm humid mid level air which could spark some thunderstorms. not a great chance, but a possibility. something we'll keep an eye on. there is a new twist on traditional college fairs. california college fair is going virtual.

tallo is putting on 9 event ath. and schools all over including the university of san francisco and even as far away as university of pennsylvania are ready to make connections with students here in the bay area. and abc 7 news spoke with tallo's ceo. >> for all the teens who might be watching this now, juniors and senior, why should they take part in this virtual college fair? >> the college process is always challenging to get that right fit. when you can't visit and you don't have those opportunities, we wanted to create that experience and help bring them some colleges that it might not be the perfect fit, but maybe there is that perfect fit and for ten minutes of time to create that quick connection, help to identify themselves with new colleges. i think that it is absolutely worth their time to be able to do it and engage when a lot of engagement has been cut off. and the best part is the

california college fair is free for students. and you can sign up by going to tallo.com/ping. just answer a few questions and wait to be matched with schools. it is happening today from 10:00 to 5:00. and a with major league baseball to identify fans not wearing face coverings in the stadium. they have talked to several teams about putting cameras around the stadium. and air space and mlb both declined to name the teams in talks to use that tech. and pac-12 and big ten have decided not to play fall sports, that includes college football because of the covid-19 pandemic. and this of course affects bothn medical issu issues push the pac-12 to

because ypause the season. and meanwhile s.e.c., acc and big 12 still plan to continue with the season as scheduled. and former number two executive at pinterest is suing the companyusg it of gender bias. she was chief operating officer before being fired. and she claims that pinterest paid her less than her male peers and excluded her from making any decisions. and the lawsuit follows two employees complaining about racism at pinterest on twitter. pinterest has not commented on the lawsuit. new at 6:00, swri ol viola celebrating her 55th birthday and says that she bought the south carolina home where she was born. and get this, it was located on a former slave plantation. she tweeted the picture with a message that says the above is the house where i was born.

august 11th, 1965. it is the birth place of my story. today on my 55th year of life, i own it, all of it. davis ended her post with a cherokee birth blessing that say may you live long enough to know where you were born. that is beautiful, friend. >> that is. i really like seeing that. coming up next, the popular 90s sitcom that is getting a 21st century reboot. and she won her first election here in san francisco in 2003. and now kamala harris is the nominee for vice president. i'm amy hollyfield, reaction from sfrab coan francisco comin. >> and a big decision looming for governor newsom if harris becomes vp, who will fill her spot in the senate. and as we head to break, we are taking a live look outside from our mt. tam camera. isn't it beautiful?

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understand the most liberal person in the usa. >> and the buzz surrounding kamala harris. the pair expected to make a public appearance together today. and first day of school for many students in san jose and a last minute decision regarding distance learning has some teachers scrambling change their plans. plus live entertainment with a twist, a san francisco club brings its show to the streets to pay the bills. did i say bring the show to the streets to pay the bills? >> you sure did. out hoere in the streets. also, i've been doing that all these years for free, so -- >> well, friend, call me next .

>> yes, please. be generous. >> good morning, everybody. i think that it is a pretty good wednesday. it is august 12, happy that you are with us this morning. and we'll check in with mike to see what our wednesday has in store. >> yeah, a lot of positive news out there. and i've got some interesting weather coming our way, that is for sure. whether the possibility of elevated thunderstorms or the excessive heat, the dangerous heat on the way. and today we begin that, but we start with the temperatures and cloud cover looking just about the same as yesterday. you can see it on live doppler 7, everybody cloudy except for the east bay hills. there has been some mist and drizzle. and hottest temperatures will be in teast bay today. low to mid-90s. and mid to upper 80s in the north bay and south bay. 70 to 80 around the bay and mid to upper 60s along the coast and

san francisco. that is as comfortable as it gets the next seven days. more on the heat wave coming up. a california senator kamala harris is waking up one huge step closer to the white house. she's making history as democrat joe biden's running mate. the east bay native is the first woman of color on a major presidential ticket and if elected she would be the first woman to become vice president. and harris' place in history is making front page news worldwide. check out these headlines. "san francisco chronicle" says harris makes history as biden's pick for vp. and new york daily news, yes, we kam. and the headline from spain, it translates into biden wants kamala harris for vice president. this morning biden and wi appear together for the first time as running mates. and amy hollyfield is live in san francisco where harris served as district attorney with some reaction to this

announcement. >> reporter: plenty of reaction this morning. president trump has already tweeted this morning about kamala harris. we're also hearing a lot of reaction here in san francisco where she got her political start. she was elected here in 2003 to become the district attorney of san francisco. she also served as the state's attorney general. now, critics say harris didn't do enough in these positions when it came to investigating police shootings of people of color. but some of those critics say they are now willing to join her supporters in backing her on the biden presidential ticket. her supporters are very excited about the choice. >> i've seen her grow and develop over the years, but also taking that same approach of trying to mentor young women, trying to lift up other people. >> what is unfortunate is that once again black people are in a position where we have toss o t clearly the lesser of those two evils are biden and kamala

ticket. we have to watch and chew gum at the same time so we can both get trump out of office and also have a cohesive coordinated plan for holding would i deny abiden accountability. >> reporter: president trump tweeted saying that kamala harris fled the presidential plichl ar primary race with zero support and called her the kind of opponent everybody dreams of. biden and harris will appear together later today in wilmington, delaware. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. and abc 7 news spoke with former san francisco mayor willie brown about harris and he has much bigger aspirations for her. >> i want to see kamala harris asited states ioute i takes. and i'm pleased that she will generate so much attention that she may very well be the deciding factor that beats trump.

>> brown says harris will excel on the campaign trailer and on the debate stage. brown helped launch harris' political career in the 1990s when he was speaker of the california assembly. senator harris' fellow did hims are praising her presence on the ticket. susan rice called harris a, quote, tenacious and trailblazing leader. and senator elizabeth warren says that she is an inspiration to mill oions of women. and chuck schumer shared this insight. >> she combines two qualities that you rarely seen the se ell. she cares about average folks. i have seen her passion on the floor of the senate and in committee meetings when she sees unfairness. >> barack obama wrote that joe biden nailed this decision by choosing senator kamala harris as america's next vice president.

he has underscored miss own judgme his own judgment and character. she is 55 years old, was born in oakland and raised in berkeley. and she received her undergraduate degree at howard university and her law degree from uc hastings. and in 2004, she became san francisco's district attorney and served two terms. and in 2010, she was elected as the first black and first woman to be california's attorney general. in 2016, she won the election to succeed barbara boxer in the u.s. senate. if senator harris becomes vp, governor newsom will have to choose who will completeler term her term in the senate. those that could be on the list, becerra, betty ye, ro khanna, ba barbara lee and london breed. and the governor will have an update on the state's response to the pandemic today. on monday, he said that he

didn't see a pattern in the backlog of nearly 300,000 covid-19 tests. he also wouldn't go into specifics as to why dr. sonia angell resigned as director of the department of public health. we'll bring you his update live at noon. frl . contra costa county health officials say two new testing centers should be up and running this week. the new testing centers will be at the county's north richmond center and at the richmond civic center. they are also providing additional equipment to make sure that they get the test results in one to two days and they are also looking the test samples. and as there have been long delays in gre emerging this morning about the safety of allowing schools to hold classes in person. and this comes as covid-19 cases have spiked in one georgia

school district. joe would jobi jobina has more. >> northern 1,000 students in georgia are at home in self-quarantine right now because dozens of their classmates tested positive for the coronavirus. path impeaches saying that there was no social distancing at the campus, but despite the risks, parents are pushing for schools to reopen. and in arizona, families opposing and favoring in-person classes voiced their opinions at the state capital. >> and many will continue to be sick for the rest of their lives. >> we need to have a choice. it is impossible. and what we've been provided is plaetly i completely inadequate. >> and in florida, they reported their deadliest day yet with at least 277 covid-19-related deaths. we do have some encouraging news here. pr t cr says that times for covid-19 tests are improving,

estimating that nearly 90% of tests are now completed within three days. and owning tesla stock could become more affordable. what they can aring to gae arcc. and the new york stock exchange exchange is up about 280 points. i'm still trying to wrap my head around this. >> logging on, the first day of school in san jose. the district's last minute shift into how teachers will do their job bes. but first, we check in with mike eco about tniko about the forec. >> fell out of the screen. the intern is being needy. up in lake county, you can see that there was a 4.1, so probably rattled some nerves.

it is up in the higher elevations. right near lakeview road is where it happened. so very sparsely populated area thankfully. and we get about 10,000 magnitude 4s per year, so not unusual. but it is one of the bigger ones we've had in that area in a while. and let's take a look at what is going on the next seven days. upper 80s to mid-90s. and starting tomorrow and going through next wednesday, that is how long the heat wave i think will last. average highs are right around 79. and east bay valleys, average high 87, but look at the strings of 100 degree days. we'll have much calmer conditions on the peninsula. temperatures in the low to mid-90s friday and saturday and sunday. and overalong the east bay, we'll have near 90 friday and saturday. and then we'll get back into the

low to mid-80s which is still well above average. and san francisco, technically we'll be in the mid-70s, but there will be parts that reach 80 starting friday through the weekend. there is always hot spots in the city. we'll look at the 7 day forecast coming up. how about the commute? good morning, everyone. the commute is here and there. we have had a couple issues this morning. we'll start out with a live look showing you the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 6:08 this morning. you can see it is pretty packed there and it will be sluggish through the lights and on into san francisco this morning. moving over to our maps now, there are a couple crashes to talk about. the first one in concord that is jamming up 242 right now. you can see that the slow patch basically all the way through the stretch. this is southbound 242 past concord avenue on-ramp. at least one lane is blocked. and another crash in tracy, that is a big problem for our super

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cool shot of our sunrise from tam where it is already 73. and you can see the warmth is lurking. we're in the upper 50s to low 60s through 7:00 with mostly cloudy conditions outside the east bay. and 60 at the coast, 70 around the bay. 80s inland, faster sunshine means warmer temperatures for your lunch and then 80s and 90s away from the coast. red flag warning from noon to 9:00 around tahoe. and we have mid to upper 90s through most of the central valley. 100s in fresno and they are coming our way. and it is back to school for thousands of students in the south bay. the san jose unified school district is starting off the

year through distance learning. education is one of our focuses in our effort to build a better bay area. and some teachers in san jose will teach from their empty classrooms, but there has been a last minute change that lets others work from home. lauren martinez is live to explain. >> reporter: some teachers are not okay this decision was made last minute, others are okay with it. before walker's request to work from home had been rejected but she since found a daycare and is set to return for the classroom today. >> it puts me in the right frame of mind to be in my office versus my home. but that is because we solved our child care problem. if that was still an issue for my family, i don't know that i would be saying the same thing.

>> reporter: the district said that they had to work under a tight time line to support everyone's needs. lauren martinez, abc 7 news.new. researchers at stanford believe there is a strong correlation between testing positive for covid-19 and young who either vape or smoke. a survey looked at more than 4300. and it examined tobacco users and those who don't smoke or vape at all. those who used ecigarettes were five times more likely to test positive for doifcovid-19. and that increased to seven times greater if they use ecigarettes or regular cigarettes. >> and there is some question of whether maybe there is coronavirus that the virus itself is being carried in that big plume of aerosol that you

see. >> an advocacy group disputes the findings of the stanford researchers. now to your morning money report. tesla's stock is surging after the company announced a plan for a 5 for 1 stock split. it will allow more investors to afford the stock. it is currently more than $1400 share. and it will drop it by 80% when it is complete. and airbnb is reportedly finally getting ready to go public this month. it is a surprise turnaround for the san francisco based company. they recently cut a quarter of its workforce during the pandemic. correspond to the "wall street journal," airbnb plans to file ipo paperwork with securities and exchange commission. and now a look at the new york stock exchange. you can see that we're up 200 points. covid-19 has ended much of

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>> we're friends now. you do the weather, i'll text her because i know she has the video somewhere. >> let's meet up in about a minute and a half. hi, everybody. welcome to wednesday. hope you're having a good start to the day. it is pretty gray out there in most neighborhoods. yep, 63 degrees, a little mist especially in the east bay hills and that will continue through the morning commute. and faster sunshine today and breezes back up just a little bit, backing down, if you will, and that allows the warming trend to begin. and we have an excessive heat watch starting friday through sunday, but i believe that it will last even longer than that. and probably another watch will be issued for next week. and those will both turn into warnings as we get closer. a quick look at the fog forecast and you can see how quickly most of the bay clears out and even the coast has pockets of sunshine as we head into the afternoon hours. here are your numbers, in the south bay we have 80 in milpitas, 84 san jose, 91 morgan hill the hot spot.

mid-60s along most of the coast and you can see some blues showing up through that xwra. upper 60s in downtown and south san francisco. and a little breezy north bay coast, so maybe we'll hold you into the low 60s while your valleys hit the mid-90s. and up where we had that earthquake this morning, lakeport at about 94. along the east way shore, ri richmond fremont, 80. and east bay valleys, 90 to 95. and look at tonight's temperatures, 50s and 60sing and that is going to be the trend as we head through this heat wave. places out highway 4 the usual antioch, brentwood, pittsburgh, probably have lows in the 70s. and here is a look at the excessive heat watch from noon friday through 9:00 sunday. and this is the reason why i think that it will be extended into next week. look at the string of 100s lasting through at least tuesday. mid-80s to near 90 around the bay starting friday through tuesday. even some 70s at the coast

friday and saturday. be careful out there. mayor breed has announced a team that would respond to behavioral health emergencies instead of law enforcement. and the pilot program is meant to keep them away from e.r.s and jails. instead, they will be diverted to behavioral health treatment facilities. and as the world waits for a coronavirus vaccine, scientists at ucsf say they developed molecules which work as a nose spray and can kill the virus. the spray uses synthetic antibodies. scientists compare to a mouse trap. the antibodies go right to a specific protein of coronavirus attached to it and that keeps the virus from spreading. >> the ability to be delivered to the airways and attack the virus directly that gives us this incredible power of being

an agent that doesn't have to attack the human body but goes after the virus directly. >> people can administer the nose spray themselves. and the team is looking to ramp up clinical testing and if that is successful, it could be available over the counter within months. abc 7 news is digging into the race to find a vaccine. you can join us for a special series of stories and guest interviews, exploring the bay area's role in the development of a vaccine. including the latest on recent studies and much more. the vase frace for vaccine airs this week. a southern california performer without a stage to perform on right now is using her voice to sing about the covid-19 pandemic. ♪ dear dwr. fauci, i'm writing this to you, you made me love

you, the nation that you service, do nts knn't know if w deserve it ♪ >> she turned her favorite song into dear dr. fauci. she is trying to stay positive during a challenging time. >> i feel like dr. fauci has been there for so long and i feel like he has braved a lot of storms, a lot of criticism. and i do have a crush on him. i think that he is a magician. >> malone knows that it will be time before she can get back on stage, so for now she is keeping the singing on youtube. the 31st annual professional business women's conference is under way. and this year it is virtual. dion lim served as emcee for a discussion with mary daly yesterday. daly is ceo of the federal reserve bank of san francisco. and she addressed what it takes to be an authentic leader sweas well as how the pandemic might actually help women in the

workplace. >> wouldn't it be great if women didn't have to worry that they also had kids and pets and family obligations. because now we see it and we accept it. >> abc 7 is a media partner for the event which will also feature academy award winning actress cate blanchett, lisa ling and mayor breed as speakers. all right,right,right,right, fresh prince of bellaire is coming back. will smith is teaming up with morgan cooper as a one hour retelling of the show. it will be set in modern day and it will explore serious issues like police brutality, gang crime, wealth inequality, but we don't know when it will be released. >> i'm here for it. >> you are? >> yeah. but i do have one question.

will there be entanglements. in that doesn't have anything to do with the fresh prince of bellaire. >> it could. >> couldn't be messy on a wednesday. okay? >> put our red table in the kitchen and then we have a combo. >> i couldn't hear you, friend, i'm sorry. >> i said put a red table in the kitchen and we have a combo. >> i will watch. >> i would watch too.

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it is 6:58 and here are the things to know this morning. number one, breaking news. billionaire media mogul sumner r redstone has died. he controlled the company that owns cbs and viacom. and number two, joe biden and kamala harris will appear together in delaware this morning. and number three, today is the first day of school in san jose. yesterday the district announced

that they will give teachers the dhis wo choice to work from home until l and governor newsom will update the state's response to the pandemic and we'll bring you his remark bes at noon. and number five, most of us gray this morning with some measurable drizzle up in the east bay hills so far. temperature in the upper 50s and low 60s. notice this afternoon, noticeably warmer except for the coast 60s, rest of us 70s, 80s and 90s. just the beginning. and number six, biggest backup we're seeing is at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 6:03. and numbnumber seven, the c fair goes virtual today. it is free for students and you can sign up by going to tallo.com/ping. and we wish you all the best of

luck because this is a crazy time, but be encouraged. >> can i give good morning, america. trailblazing running mate. joe biden announcing senator kamala harris as his d the firsn-american o selectina a major party ticket. >> i was taught that i had a responsibility to be a part of the fight for justice. >> the former vp celebrating the senator as "a fearless fighter for the little guy," after she was a fierce opponent during the primary debates. >> there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bused to school every day. and that little girl was me. >> the reaction this morning after the history-making moment as biden and harris prepare for their first appearance