looking at the city coming down to about 850. it was 95 yesterday. up in the north bay upper 90s to 100, very hot here, 92 in san rafael, and that's better than your 100 yesterday. 88 in oakland. you were 100 yesterday. 91 in union city. good morning again. head inland and little change it's saturday, august 15th. here. 106 in brept. i'm liz kreutz. thanks for joining us on this wood, really going to be tough to take care in our inland saturday. we're going to get right to the big story of the morning and valley. that is the heat and of course and the accuweather seven day forecast shows the intense heat ut oe power ag wave and hot and humid shattered . conditions over the weekend. a bit breezy today and tomorrow with increase enhigh clouds. yesterday. extreme heat comes back with a today a little bit of better vengeance, monday, tuesday, and news along the coast and around wednesday and really never lets the bay. this is going to take us into up in our east bay valleys and sunday but thenhi toundsng agai next week. here comes the cooling by thursday and friday. live doppler 7 not looking at so this is really the first time we've seen t complaining how any clouds or fog, and as we look at walnut creek camera nice and clear there, 66 downtown, 69 cool it had been all summer but in oakland, 71 in redwood city. we'll forget about that.

things change quickly around already 75 in san jose with 57 here. >> they certainly do. on the coast. grab your water, your sunscreen, exploratorium camera beautiful your bathing suit. view there with mid-60s santa just stay cool today. thanks, lisa. rosa, 72 by the delta, low 70s here's something to do maybe. if you've been on netflix lately concord and livermore. you may have seen indian once again dangerous heat wave matchmaking the latest reality with us until 9:00 on wednesday. tv series that documents modsern day arranged marriages. looking at a high risk of heat the show has sparked controversy illness and a heat advisory and debate over its portrayal of means maybe not as hot but still indian culture. well above average for you right around the bay. one is a recent cal grad who look at the coast, though. that's where you're going to get recently finished up an not only a little bit of cloud internship in san francisco. cover but an increasing onshore i talked to her how to get her take on the show and how it fl.ow to maybe 6 leads to change. >> not for me. degrees cooler from the coast to i will talk to you never. parts of the bay today. but it's all relative, right? >> i'm here to help them. >> reporter: this is clip from because cooler means still well indian matchmaking, the latest reality dating show you probable above average. as we get to 9:00 it's 80 inland, 73 around the bay. saw pop up on your netflix. mid-90s inland, low 80s. a top matchmaker from india who and then by 4:00 well into the specializes in moder day

triple digits inland with 90s arranged marriages. >> in india the marriageerize around the bay, clear tonight and an even cooler sunday. between two families so the but still we're in the middle of parents guide the children and that is a role of a matchmaker. this heat wave. details on the next seven days are still looking hot. >> reporter: when iay area conn liz? >> we'll take any relief we can get, lisa. thank you. and power has been restore today 220,000 pg&e customers who lost power last night after a day of record breaking heat. eager to get her perspective. the utility has not said if the show has generated quite a there will be any rotating power outages thiee.s bit of debate and not of the ate power grid operators concept of arranged marriages. declared a stage 3 electrical >> i thought it was good. emrgency last night due to increased electricity demand. it's the first time since 2011 obviously it was controversial. there are a lot of things there this has happened. the utility says because of the indians are upset about, nonindians are confused about, so it's garnering a lot of emergency it couldn't notify customers in had 30,000 confusion which is everything you want from a show, right. >> reporter: she sayshi ts her first experience using a customers with and in ptouower matchmaker and she would do it again. >> you learn to love everyone san rafael 50,000 customers braved the heat with no power. faults just like we would in what we call a love marriage. to me there's no difference. luce penna spoke with business owners there frustrated over the in fact, arranged marriage is

lack of communication. really no different than a >> reporter: thousands were left friend introducing you to in the dark all across the bay someone. >> reporter: it is necessarily, area. >> there's no notification and but critics of the show say it all of a sudden we don't have power and it's 105 degrees. glosses over some of the darker >> reporter: actually stevens is sides of the tradition. men and women pressured by their one of nearly 50,000 san rafael families into marriages, the pressure to stay in them and the pg&e customers who were without pressure not to marry outside power for hours. >> what about the people who are your on like oxygen tank and have food in the freezer or their refrigerator. it's just unreal. >> i've watched the show. i've cringed through the show. >> reporter: many small businesses staying afloat during this pandemic push to close zb their doors hours early. >> reporter: she has mixed feelings about the show. >> we try our best to sell what >> i think one of the reasons the show might be controversial we had, stuff we already cooked is we don't have as many representations of south asian so we can sell it out and not have to spoil it, and we try to culture, of indian culture in push it with our registers but the moment the system crashed we our meelddia still. could no longer charge our and even when we have those customers. >> reporter: foster city and san representations they tend to still focus on things like mateo also experiencing outages. poverty or in this case arranged marriage, so things that are still a fascination for the in san rafael, luce pena, abc 7 west. >> she admits some of the what

the show reveals is spot on. news. the women more than the men are >> and this morning people in vallejo should have power and told to compromise, colorism is water after the outages impacted also an issue. the matchmaker often mentions ter itseyrvice of the fairness of someones skin. vallejo sent this tweet about service interruptions. >> it is real and also very customers in the area of shadow traumatic to hear that being ridge and burnham streets were said about some of the participants of the show who i think some of the participants are really independent women. affected. in the east bay mt. diablo >> she's still aware of these troubling aspects that still state park will be closed today. exist in indian society and not because of extreme fire danger immune to them. because of a combination of she was surprised to see a face winds, low humidity and high reader make an upsetting comment about her. temperatures the park will not >> one line about me the face be able to open. this includes hikers, bikers, reader made was that if this match doesn't work then her future is bleak. campers and cars. the park will remain closed that's what he said about me and i'm like i really hope that's not true. she's glad the show until conditions improve which included these moments and she's could be several days. hoping it will spark change. a restaurant owner says customers have been dining on >> we're trying to say hey we the patio of her cafe despite may not be slim and trim but we're educated and confident 105 degr business is down 20%

already because of covid-19 and people. >> sorry, spoiler alert she that rolling black outs this didn't end up with her match. weekend would be catastrophic >> the stars didn't align. for her bottom line. >> so if you're watching -- >> anything that needs >> long-term i'll be back in the refrigeration you're going to lose and it's going to cost, you bay area. i'm not locked down anywhere but i'm single and ready to mingle know, $10,000 plus very easily so, you know, hook a girl up. just in the drop of a hat. >> and just a few weeks ago she >> 10k? moved from san francisco to los >> oh, easily, just the meat angeles. i want to thank her for being so candid and open about her alone. >> parts of alameda county were hit with outages and fortunately experience and i hope she finds ladies... check it out. the power did stay on at ahmad's so strong. so... not ripped. what're we talkin about... that's the hefty ultra strong bag cafe where they hosted this hefty! hefty! hefty! small celebration for pakistan (whispers) gimme. independence day. (confused) give me the bag? get hefty ultra strong at a low price california's operator is monitoring energy use. it closed in on the maximum capacity of over 48,000 look at you. no braces, all the intei wasn't so lucky.e. [screeching] megawatts per minute. the last time we saw this extreme use was in 2006 when the invis is not your parent's braces invis is predictable... less painful, more comfortable. state set a historic peak at more than 5 invisalign. lily everyone in the house is online and i can't get enough bandwidth to video chat with my book club. minute. usage started trending down slightly and is forecasted to try 1 gig internet with at&t fiber.

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haven't already. dozens of tahoe residents instagram pa world war ii. all right,>>heliz, it is beautit rolled up the welcome map for visitors sort of by holding a there right now. and if you're one of the lucky protest against out of towners. ones to be at the coast this will be the first of temperatures will be cooler several protests planned for there. upper 70s with a sea breeze, this weekends urging tourists to stay away. residents in the lake tahoe area clouds increasing throughout the day. and elsewhere around the bay partly blame visitors for a still oppressively hot inland surge with 103 to 105, from concord to tahoe has been truly inundated with visitors the past few fairfield. 88 in oakland. months, many from the bay area. better than yesterday's 100, 79 >> the locals here have in half moon bay. sea breeze and high clouds on of respect because this is our home and feel passionate about the way that increases again wanting to keep the lake tomorrow. today and tomorrow a little bit different than yesterday. pristine. >> other tahoe residents still hot, but the hottest disagree saying they need the weather is monday and tuesday and even sticks around into business particularly with shops and restaurants struggling to wednesday. so subtle changes that some of stay afloat. you may like today. >> other places are closed down and we're open. liz? >> all right, lisa, thank you. in a few short months it's going to be freezing here and those stay cool and please enjoy it, places that have only outdoor enjoy the heat if you can. but stay cool, drink a lot of

water. thank you for joining us here on abc 7 mornings. i'm liz kreutz along with lisa sunday. and happening today it's so popular that sonoma county argen who will be tracking this all morning. abc 7 news continues at fairficiafair officials are bringing back 9:00 a.m. gma is next. have a great day. drive-thru fair food. the press democrat reports that last weekend customers waited up to 3 hours for their food. so this weekend there wille sta. it'll be open today and tomorrow from 11:00 to 8:00 at the sonoma county fair grounds in santa rosa. okay, lisa, 3 hours for corndog. that is something. >> yeah, got to love that corndog and be dedicated for sure. if you like the heat this is little much wouldn't you agree? but today we're going to just take the edge off a little bit around the coast, along the bay, not inland, though. and by sunday that's going to be our best day for just a bit of

relief before we turn it up again for very hot temperatures in the next seven days. my accuweather seven day forecast, details it all for you next. >> all right,isa, thank you. >> also ahead hundreds of people protest outside oracle park. we'll have their dedemands during this pandemic. a san jose teacher shirtless. the te we saw the earthquake grace in bold was offering a grant program. i signed up and i was actually selected it leaves the house in tack. you now know that in the next earthquake your house will be standing and we also got a discount on our earthquake insurance. if there is an earthquake. our house has a better chance of surviving in.

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including the fremont and alameda county fire departments. and a high school teacher in san jose is under fire after hosting a remote learning class shirtless. a 13-year-old student at silver creek high school took these photos yesterday afternoon. her mother was told the teacher has been suspended, but she's calling on district leaders to monitor its staff better. abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo spoke with the family. >> reporter: a san jose family sharing this remote learning sceneg. inack teacher at silver creek h school logging on shirtless. the photos were taken by 13-year-old makaylah herrera friday. >> he wasn't wearing a shirt and that was kind of awkward and made me feel uncomfortable. >> reporter: she called her mother. she told her to take a picture and log off, leaving assla to 1. >> they're special needs so they probably don't realize that's

wrong. >> reporter: she went straight to silver creek and then to the district. she showed them the pictures and asked if the class was >> and they said there was privacy and it was a big old thing. and i said about the kids safety. he should not be exposing himself like that to all these minors. at the end of the day they're still kids and it's wrong. >> reporter: avila identifies the teacher as richard cabral. the high school website lists cabral as a special education high school teacher. a twitter account under his name and matching profile picture uncovers some questionable and pornographic interests. the superintendent says the photo appears to be an employee of the district in a statement saying the behavioral is unacceptable, unprofessional and violates several district policies. adding in situations like this

an employee is immediately placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. in s jamanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> we'll keep you posted on that story for sure. but let's get to the coronavirus crisis now. governor gavin newsom says the state is finally caught up with its report of backlog cases. by monday they say a complete county by county report will be ready and that should give us a clear idea of infection rates all across the state. the governor blamed a recent data glitch for more than a week of unreliable stats. california's case is count is now above 600,000. another 188 deaths reported yesterday.ha well above thed seven day average. and now there's a new worry the warm weather will lead people to let their guard down while enjoying it. >> you don't want to be in a room with a million of your best friends and a rickety old air conditioner. that's not a good idea. >> the state will spend more

than $5 billion to make sure everyone has a speedy internet connection. and hundreds of demonstrators are showing their support for food service employees who are currently out of workic members of the unite here union gathered outside oracle parkhr s declined an invitation from the union to join ongoing negotiations. workers want the organization to offer some relief. early on in the pandemic they each received $500, but the union wants more. happening today a pop up covid-19 testing site is opening in the south bay. it'll be at overfell high school ipsan jose. it is open from 9:00 to 5:00. testing is free. you do not need to have symptoms, health insuran o doctors note.

people of all ages are welcome. children under 12 do not presentpresen parental consent. parents of san francisco kids received a break down. the virtual meeting hosted by supervisors hillary ronan and matt haynie and district officials among others outlined a long list of goals and expectations. most notably each student will receive a minimum of two hours of teacher instruction and interaction each day. >> we want every single one of your students should have daily live interactions which means every day there's a phone call, a zoom call, some way the educator is connecting with that student just about wellness and checking in but also about teaching and learning and the instruction. >> classes at mostchools w begin at 9ngchls ive materials and devices at their school sites, not a hub where they'll get to meet their

educator face-to-face. there are new details how oakland unified schools will handle distance learning this fall. grading will be a combined score of kids online instruction and their interaction with teachers. the union also secured flexible remote schedules for its teachers and weekly time for preparation. parents will be able to schedule officer hours with teachers every week and this agreement is teptati tentative. and students will get free school supplies to help them this year. clarissa wilson is a sophomore at san diego state and she started the stuff the bus campaign nine years ago in antioch. she says she received support from the warriors ambassador and foe antioch schools education big story obv b

wes howids go back l as to nav big sry of course right now is this heat, lisa. i always o at b this is something else. >> yeah, not this. nobody likes this. today and tomorrow the reason being stronger onshore winds and a little bit of subtropical moisture. so, yes it's going to feel humid but at least some of that blistering sun obscured from the high clouds today, even more high clouds tomorrow. is there a chance of rain? maybe offshoreldou c isolated thunderstorm. so things are getting interesting around here, but the overall trend for the excessive heat continues into next week. in fact, 15 to 25 degrees above average today. san jose, at 75, it's 64 in

gilroy and a comfortable 57 half moon bay. beautiful view from mt. tam. upper 90s yesterday here. you go up in height and things get really warm. the atmosphere does not cool like it does right at the surface and we're looking at temperatures already in the 80s here at about 2,000 feet. 63 inato,6 napa. any changes for you inland not really. maybe a couple of degrees, but the changes you'll feel today closer to the coast and bay with a bit more of a breezy afteron and those high clouds coming into play. yesterday it was over 100 degrees in santa cruz, upper today. right now we are in the 60s so the heat wave continues through next wednesday. in fact it's going to expand. record temperatures again over the weekend. not as many today as yesterday or tomorrow but we'll take care

of that next week. and then looking at the elevated risk of heat illnesses and of course fire danger. here's a look at day three of our heat wave. just a few records. look at livermore, a degree away from the record forecasting 104. oakland is coming down from that 100 yesterday into the upper 80s. redwood city was 102. how about 92? and today in san francisco, 80. san jose was 93, today forecasting 96. half moon bay could see a record, still very warm there at the coast but just those subtle differences will make a change today for some of you. here's a look at the cloud cover coming into play throughout the afternoon. you'll notice that in the north bay, parts of the east bay. this is later on through the h. look how much cloud cover we could get into your sunday. so you adthat to some of the winds that will be picking up throughout the day. they get even breezier for your sunday afternoon. so just a little bit of a

mitigating factor today, tomorrow cloud cover, sea breeze. but monday back to about 107, antioch, 110, fairfield. and we're looking at the heat into tuesday. look at those pinks. they're not going anywhere into wednesday, and looking at numbers in the 70s in the city. so today's high temperature 80 in the city, 88 over in oakland as well as san mateo, out of the triple digits in san jose. 104 livermore, 97 santa rosa. the accuweather seven day forecast with the clouds a bit more of a breeze over the weekend. still hot, still 20, 25 degrees above average and more records falling each day especially into next week. it's not going to be until next thursday, liz, things get a bit better around here and overnight lows have been very, very hot. watching out for any kind of breeze, fire danger increases, and this is as i said the

hottest we've been all year. >> yeah, not great sleeping weather for sure. thank you, lisa. we'll check in with you soon. just ahead collection box confusion in the south bay. what we're learning about a threat to remove dozens of the iconic blue boxes. so strong. so... not ripped. what're we talkin about... that's the hefty ultra strong bag hefty! hefty! hefty! (whispers) gimme. (confused) give me the bag? get hefty ultra strong at a low price

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all right, a south bay resident is sounding the alarm about changes with the postal service as we count down to election day. notices have been placed on several collection boxes in palo alto and they warn those boxes could be removed from service within a month because of low volume. this comes as president trump threatens to with hold post office funding that would be used to expand mail-in during the pandemic. >> sure if they gave us what we want and it's not what i want. it's what the american people want. >> the postal service warned 46 states including california that mail-in ballots may not be

delivered on time. former judge and palo alto resident cordel calls this in your face voter suppression. >> i was very concerned about the timing of all this given we're only 80 days out from the election and because the trump administration has been talking very explicitly >> the postal service tells abc 7 it does plan to move forward with stopping collection at the boxes flagged in cordel's neighborhood. okay, still to come on abc 7 mornings president trump is focusing attacks on senator kamala harris. this as the start of the democratic national convention is just two days away. and how a new online non-profit is

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this morning. we are starting this half-hour with another look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> hey, liz. good morning to you. feels pretty good out there right now, but we are certainly througutheext several and days. explatium camera. in the city you are 95 yesterday, a little bit cooler today. 69 in oakland, 70 in redwood city. half moon bay how about that 57. and from emeriville, 100 in oakland. and today in the upper 80s. low 70s in livermore, so we have our dangerous heat wave through wednesday with a risk of heat illnesses inland, and then the heat advisory for temperatures up to 20 and 25 degrees above average around the bay, but the changes today come in increased cloud cover, breezier winds from the west. ng iser e look at your 10:00 oppressive at 2:00 with 100 in

antioch, 70s and 80s, though, a slower climb in the temperatures today and there's the cloud cover. we'll put it all together for you for a look at our extended outlook which includes more heat coming up. now to the race for 2020. we are just 80 days away from election day. former vice president joe biden and senator kamala harris appeared together to sign documents to officially appear on the ballots in all 50 states. the democratic national convention starts on monday but president trump has already gone on the attack focusing in on harris. here's abc news reporter kyra philip. >> reporter: socially distanced and signing the documents joe biden and kamala harris are officially on the ballot as the democratic ticket. since the day she was picked president trump relntlessly hmmering harris with personal attacks. >> she was the meanest, the most

horrible, most disrespectful. >> reporter: and just 24 hours ago saying this about the first black woman on a major party presidential ticket. >> now you have sort of a mad woman i call her because she was so angry and such hatred with justice kavanaugh. >> reporter: i asked the president directly. do you have an issue with a strong woman of color being in this presidential race? >> none whatsoever. >> you don't see her as a threat? >> none whatsoever. none at all. >> reporter: biden says deserves credit for picking a black woman. >> how incredible is that in. >> reporter: democrats now % focusing on pulling off an entirely virtual convention. monday speeches from bernie sanders and michelle obama. top democrats on display all week including the clintons and congresswoman alexandria

ocasio-cortez. though her speech only one minute long. wednesday harris will address the nation so will former president barack obama. and thursday biden makes his case to the american people. kyra philips, abc news, washington. and this morning a sobering forecast from the cdc warning up to 200,000 lives could be lost from the coronavirus by labor day. that is more than 30,000 deaths in less than a month. all of this as schools across the country grapple with how to open safely. abc reporter christine sloan has the story. >> reporter: the cdc out with a staggering new forecast predicting 200,000 american lives could be lost to covid-19 by labor day. >> we're starting to see the inkling of the upticks in the percent that tests positive. which we know now from sad past experience that that's a predictor that you're going to have more surges. >> reporter: the cdc telling

people who have completely coreved they're okay for three months without quarantining or getting tested as long as they're symptom-free. and now evidence that there can be consequences in younger people. in georgia 1,600 students and staff quarantined after tests from some schools came back positive. even though the state's governor says the numbers a a calling fo rules to keep them safe from the virus after hallways jam-packed with students went viral. >> i know my friends and i will be wearing masks. but i don't know about the other kids at my school. >> reporter: others more hesitant about sending their kids back to school this fall. like this parent. >> if you had your choice would you send her to school right now? >> no. as much as i would love here to be in school i think just seeing what happened in atlanta when they sent their kids to schoo it's not worth it.

>> reporter: in new york once the epicenter of the virus some parents and students in several long island school districts pushing for five-day in classroom learning. charlie pace has a son in kindergarten. >> he's going to have to go to a day care. that's where he's been going for the last two months and he's going to be exposed to another set of germs and the other day go back to the classroom. all right, a new on hine non-profit is letting people donate essential items to those in need in the bay area. >> reporter: the coronavirus pandemic has taken issues we've already been facing in the bay area and amplified them like the growing number of people in shelters particularly homeless all of which have basic day to day needs that can't always be met. >> the need for supplies has increased drsically since cosid

19 started. a lot of people were laid off and fired and itsera on a lot o and, you know, increased rates of homelessness violence all across the nation. >> reporter: enter shelter share where people are linked to an online store where people can purchase essential items, a major help to these safe havens of the community. >> one of the questions we get most often from our supporters is what's the single most greatest action they can take. the answer is make a contribution. i think what shelter share has done is created a platform for people to do just that. >> reporter: the website makes it easy to give back exactly what you want without leaving your couch. the shelter share volunteer will go to the store, buy the item and deliver it to the shelter in need. it's that simple. >> we've been able to supply shelters all across california

with thousands of dollars worth of donation. any amount you give really goes directly and impacts the life of somebody who really needs these basic human necessities, and every dollar you spend, you know, is going towards getting these products to the shelter of your choice. >> with shelter share a small price tag could lead to a big difference. for more information visit abc7news.com. reporting dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. and we invite you to join better bay area thanks and share your gratitude for everyone making a difference during the coronavirus pandemic. all right, still ahead on abc 7 news have you new netflix show indian matchmaking is a cal grad is on the somewhat controversial show and she shares the inside story. and here is a live look from our emeriville camera, looking utout there over the bay.

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okay, happening tonight the glad legacy gala is going virt for for its 11th annual event. musician, activist and filmmaker michael frante will be honored during the celebration. the benefit honors glide meals program and family child care centers and the goal is to raise $100,000 to support their work. you can donate right now on glide's website for tonight's event which starts at 8:00. and happening today a goldp anniversary for golden gate ferry. today marks the 50th anniversary of providing ferry service between am marin county and san francisco. the ferry usually transports more than 2 million people every year. passengers have included 1906 earthquake survivors, a few

pre-s and countless baseball fans and concert goers. it's been a crucial resource in evacuating people from san francisco after t hq aft 91. l ght, l say daha not saying to much. >> yeah, because inland we're still going 105, 106. the changes come in the form of high clouds and a breezier onshore flow, so that's only going to affect some of you closer to the coast and bay. otherwise records are possible. over 25 degrees above average today. and wait until you see next weeks temperatures. i'll be back with a look at my accuweather seven day forecast next. also next a dramatic ninth inning rally for the a's in game one of the bay bridge series. the giants have not blown a lead like this since 1929. larry beil

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all right, in sports later today the a's and giants will play game two of theirkeee wnd bay bridge series at oracle park. firspitc is at 4:07. and last night the two teams had to play ten innings before the a's came out on top.larrl with in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. the giants and the ark's open the bay bridge series last night at oracle. the a's a first place team find a way to win over the giants and last place they find ways to lose. check out the kayakers enjoying the cove. and this is classic, cardboard cut outs of sea gulls. that's great. giants m u oclusing men on the third for h pence who goes high, deep and oes lizardo who's not happy at all.

johnny cueto was dealing and struck out five. top nine it's a 7-3 game giants have got this thing in the bag, right? bases loaded for steven piscotty. it's a grand slam outoff of trevor. goth could not believe it. a's wouldeak t on sack fly in the tenth. a's come back to win >> we've seen so many times us come back and win, we have so manyust' mental fortitude and continuing to grinds on the at bats and hope something goes right. >> rewatching the game in your mind we talk about it and figure out ways to be better for tomorrow and something we could have done differently.

look at it from how can we raise the bar perspective. >> george kittle loves his pand aexpress. his new $75 million deal will pay for a lot of honey walnut shrimp which he loves. kittle with a message. >> we're going to celebrate this thing niner nation. we are here in the faithinal, super excited about it. ready to play some football, baby. whoo! >> whoo! battle of heavyweights tonight. they weighed in d.c a pointscormier has said this will be his final bout. that's the wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. >>lisa, i spent 5 1/2 hours

floating on the russian river yesterday. that was definitely a nice way to stay pretty cool. >> i'd say so. wow, good for you. getting into the house or trying to cool down yerld, yeah, pretty much impossible. so unless you had a fan or you're one of the few with the air-conditioners you're going to need them today for the next several days. mount tam this morning no sign of our marine layer. and because of that we're looking at the temperatures and a big risk of high pressure well above a. average high ingeve livermore, degrees. 104 today, maybe two degrees less than yesterday. but triple dimgugits all the wa through wednesday, a bit of relief thursday and by friday looks like this will be behind us. it was over 100 yesterday, today though a stronger onshore flow will bring temperatures through the 80s.

it's going to feel cooler at our beaches in ofso for tt have to do with the wind and the increase in subtropical moisture. so usually that makes us feel heated. it will, but it's also going to obscure some of that sun a little bit in the afternoon giving us a slight chance for offshore thunderstorms. lack of a breeze there. 65 in oakland, 70 redwood city, san jose at 75. and we're in the mid-60s that cool spot in gilroy. here's a look from our east bay, and boy, it is going to be hot again today. hopefully you have a plan out there with the pools, the air-condition and the fan. low 70s so it feels pretty good out there right now. look at all the sun here from the golden gate bridge. and as we get through the later part of the afternoon you'll notice some clouds here, but the heat wave continues through next wednesday. record temperatures again over

the weekend. not as many today as we saw yesterday, but we'll lee looking at the elevated risk of heat illnesses and fire danger. the only good thing here is we don't have strong offshore winds or really strong winds at all. but the breezy winds from the coast today will certainly make an impact in san francisco and in oakland. here come the clouds, the high clouds today. this is tonight. look what happens into your sunday as we get another wave of some subtropical moisture, and that's going to allow for just a bit of relief. t today it will be just about perfect there. sunny and warm. that sea breeze kicking up in snta cruz. and it was 83 yesterday in san jose, almost as hot today at 96.