santa rosa to san francisco 51 minutes and highway 1 to los gatos. sobering new reality in the pandemic. the third leading cause of death. the battle to reopen schools. >> reporter: this morning, covid-19 is now the third leading cause of death in the u.s. second only to heart disease and cancer. one of the nation's leading health experts warning that now is the time to get this under control. dr. deborah birx wishing the u.s. originally shut down like italy. >> we're learning what americans were willing to do in combatting the virus. >> reporter: sudden spike fueled by new cases in the south where a debate over opening schools is taking a new turn. >> it's not safe. there will be people who will get sick. >> reporter: at georgia tech, dozens protesting the decision to return to campus by staging a die in. and just one week after

reopening, the university of north carolina is back pedaling. switching to remote learning after 130 students contracted the virus. elementary schools in the state are also seeing an uptick in cases. this school temporarily shutting down after a cluster was linked to a faculty member. >> also new trouble at one of the nation's largest fire department. chicago fire academy had to close down after an outbreak. officials saying they've had nearly 300 cases and two chicago firefighters have died from the virus. megan tevrizian. coming up next, the seven things to know this morning. also a special education teacher in the south bay logged into class without wearing a shirt and it's not just that action that has parents really upset this morning. also ahead, michelle's message. what the former first lady was wearing during her

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it's 5:13 on a tuesday. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know

this morning. no thunderstorms today and if you live along the coast into san francisco, no excessive heat but for the rest of us, yep, it's going to continue through at least 9:00 wednesday. we get a little bit of a break before it returns this weekend in the accuweather seven-day forecast. another flex alert has been issued for today and we're all asked to conserve power from 3:00 to 10:00 p.m. to avoid rotating blackouts like we saw over the weekend. number three, mandatory evacuations in effect right now because of the hennessey fire. at least 2,400 acres have burned and opened at crosswalk church in napa. number four, changes to the state's coronavirus watchlist. santa cruz county came off the list. five others have been added. counties on the watchlist have to roll back reopenings and have to stay at home for schooling. number five, uber and lyft are considering a model similar

to a franchise. both companying licensing their brand to operators of car fleets. we'll have much more on this proposed change in our next half hour. number six. we are going to check on the live look showing you san jose. 101 there in the south bay looking nice and clear this morning. the only hot spot i'm seeing is on northbound 680 in fremont just before 238. and number seven. former first lady michelle obama helped kick off this year's democratic convention urging people to vote for joe biden. today the theme is leadership matters and democrats will hear from former president bill clinton. in the north bay, an 18-year-old man shot and killed in american canyon is being remembered as a kind-hearted baseball player who wanted to go pro. people shared memories last night during a vigil for nathan garza. he was shot and killed in the parking lot of a safeway where he worked. earlier his mother spoke with

abc7 news. >> he was the youngest. six older sisters and he was our only boy. and he filled the room. he filled our life. >> the napa county sheriff's office arrested 23-year-old christopher roly young from martinez. it's not clear what exactly led up to the shooting or even if the two knew each other. new developments about a san jose special education teacher who taught a virtual class shirtless. parents say over the weekend the teacher contacted their kids to say good-bye. and as abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo reports, those parents are furious. >> reporter: she was surprised this e-mail made it to her daughter's inbox saturday evening. a message from the silver creek high school identified in these shirtless photos taken during dg math class. >> it doesn't state why he's

leaving or sorry for his actions. >> reporter: it looks like i will not be teaching you for an indefinite period. i hope to resume my teaching as soon as possible. she didn't read to much more before reaching out to officials. >> shouldn't his access to these kids be terminated, as well. >> reporter: we tried the e-mail on monday and delivery failed. a prompt reading that the address could not be found or unable to receive mail. we heard from another parent. rachel garcia called over her 13-year-old daughter. >> is this your tuceacher? and she said, yes. he didn't have a shirt on yesterday in your class. and she stopped and she said no. and i'm like, why didn't you tell me? you have to tell me these things. that's important. >> reporter: she searched for a note from the district explaining the incident. >> instead we opened my daughter e-mail and got an e-mail from him. >> reporter: we reached out to the district. superintendent chris funk wrote

back, he is not to be in contact with any of thiz students. there was a timing issue on friday issuing his notice. i will not be commenting any further during this investigation. both mothers wanting answers into action. >> parents realizing their children were involved and affected by something like this. >> reporter: in san jose, i'm amanda del castillo. michelle obama's speech during the democratic national convention is getting attention around the world but not only for what she said but people were looking at what she was wearing. specifically her necklace. they spell the word vote and it sent twitter into a search frenzy. an l.a.-based jeweler. and the designer tweeted out a statement saying she was beyond honored and humbled that the former first lady wore her design. the necklace is selling for $300. we'll talk to the designers about the inspiration for this

necklace on "midday live" starting at 11:00. isn't that awesome? >> i have to be honest, i did not notice it during her whole speech and phil had to bring it up. he said, it says vote. >> that is what makes it cool. just kind of like there but not in your face. >> right. it takes a minute to take it all in. i can't wait to talk to her, the designer. because i'm curious. did she get a heads up? did she just see it on tv? what was the story there? >> that's a good surprise if it was a surprise. >> and we're talking to her later on "midday live" is that what you said? >> yep. >> all right. set your dvrs for 11:00. that will be cool. can't wait to see that, too. let's talk about what is going on weather wise. you can also check the weather forecast if you're away from the tv. right now let's focus on what will happen the next seven days. san jose 87 and 70 degrees under a mostly clear sky and dangerous heat and high clouds and hazy

conditions. the smoke will not affect our air quality down where we live but then the upper parts of the atmosphere and you'll definitely notice it. heat easing tomorrow and thursday ask thnd then comes bad brings the possibility of thunderstorms next week. increasing clouds on live doppler 7 as this area of low pressure up in the gulf of alaska will nudge that hot high to the east and that is just our brief break from the excessive heat. still going to be hot. low to upper 90s through the south bay. 100s in morgan hill and gilroy. 84 to 93 your spread on the peninsula and men llo park abou 90. low 80s to mid 80s downtown south san francisco and sausalito. check out the upper 90s to low 100s. no novato 98 and 98 inan in fremot d en into the east bay, everybody is into the 100s. north bay is going to see the biggest jump in temperatures today because you'll see more

sunshine than yesterday. all right, tonight you can see the cooler weather, the low 60s, the upper 50s and the coast and into more of the bay. that will be the case again thursday as most of us will have our best morning for sleeping and our best afternoon for outdoor activities as the 100s go away and they're back friday and they just keep building through the weekend and into next week. we'll talk more about that, coming up. here's reggie. >> mike, thank you. oracle is reportedly looking at possibly buying tiktok. financial times reports that the tech giant has held preliminary talks with chinese's owner. and microsoft is in talks to buy the popular social media app. president trump recently ordered tiktok to sell its u.s. assets. payless is launching its website to mak aer comeback. the company is rebanded and called payless worldwide. plans to open as many as 400 stores nationwide in the next five years and the first

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now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> tracking hurricane genevieve down near the baja of california and near the tip of cabo san lucas. this is monday and you can see at midnight and look what happens during the morning hours. some moisture may break off from there and head our way. if it does, thunderstorms, humidity and excessive heat like we had the last couple days on the way. >> mike, thank you. in today's "gma first look" a stunning development in a cold case. two men are indicted in the man of jam master jay. >> in this morning's "gma first

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>> thank goodness. that's scary. it is scary. we're coming back with another 90 minutes of news including a push for police reform and the local city taking up the mayor's proposals today. those rolling blackouts were called out across the bay area last night thanks to some energy conservation but that flex alert extended for today and tomorrow and also getting word of intermittent power outages you can adjust youriggest sacomfort on both sides...eep your sleep number setting.. can it help me fall asleep faster? yes, by gently warming your feet. but can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. will it help me keep up with mom? you got this. so you can really promise better sleep? not promise... prove.

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with a powerful and reliable internet and voice solution at a great price. call or go online today. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. now at 5:30, a fast-moving wildfire in napa county explodes out of control. the evacuations under way right now. >> the air conditioning goes off and then we're all stuck here with five kids and not having anything to do. >> preparing for power outages. it's been a frustrating few days for people trying to beat the heat without electricity.

>> he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. >> now, that was the line. it is what it is. a former first lady strong words about our president and his reaction. the big moments from day one of the democratic national convention. all right. so, from the time that we first did the story about that vote necklace she had until right this moment i did find out that the designer knew that michelle obama bought the necklace but didn't know she was going to wear it yesterday. >> that's wonderful. i wonder if she was hoping and she was like, yes. >> sounded like it was a total surprise. people contacted her and then her website started to blow up. >> is it sold out? >> you can buy it. it takes a few weeks to get it. but you can still buy it. so, good morning to the designer of the necklace only and everybody else on this tuesday, august 18th. >> good morning to our friend

mike who is tracking this heat and how it might impact us today. >> yeah, guys. i can't wait to hear your interview during "midday live" with her. since we last talked, let me show you what is going on with our excessive heat warning. look at all those areas that have been added. the areas not included, san francisco and the coast. this goes through 9:00. wednesday, here's a look at our high temperatures today. 80 in san francisco and 85 in oakland and not bad but when considering the morning hours have been kind of warm, that's going to not feel so good. then we have 90s to 100s else where. we'll talk about the hennessey fire and what the firefighters can expect up there. coming up in just a few minutes, i'll turn it over to kumasi and she has more on what is going on right now. while you were asleep, hundreds of firefighters worked through the night to get control of the wildfire that is burning in napa county. burning east of st. helena and rutherford and burned 2,400 acres with zero containment. it's possible that lightning

caused this fire. firefighters say the hot weather combined with theindake i flames. mandatory evacuations are in effect in the area because the flames are threatening several homes. there is an evacuation center at crosswalk church in napa. in the east bay, four fires burning near alameda and santa clara county make up the marsh fire. airdrops helped them beat back the flames yesterday afternoon. nearly 1,800 acres have burned with zero containment. mandatory evacuations in the kilkare canyon area have been advised to a warning. mike says it will get really hot again today. a flex alert because energy use is expected to be so high. this is in effect from 3:00 this afternoon to 10:00 tonight both today and tomorrow. state operators are pleading with us to lower our energy usage. >> highly disruptive to people and i truly, truly wish that there were other options.

in our case, supply and demand always have to be equal. when there's more demand than supply, then you can eventually crash the steps if you don't take the steps, which is what our operators are doing. >> setting your air conditioning to 78 degrees turning off your lights if you don't need them and not using your major appliances. the rotating power outages never happened here yesterday because people conserved power, but there were still a lot of o outages for other reasons. abc7 news reporter julian glover has more on this. goodern moi morning, julian. >> good morning, kumasi. we were spared yesterday and last night. but that may not be the case today, as you mention, the flex alert still in place for today and tomorrow and the california independent system operator asking us to conserve that energy. but there are some other power outages this morning. we expect to find one here in milpitas about 139 people were said to be affected on the pg&e

website. we got here and it appears the lights and the power has been restored. it had been out since about 6:00 last night. but there are sporadic outages across the bay area this morning. but again the rolling power outages and the major concern called off last night by pg&e shortly after 8:00 p.m. because the energy supply would, in fact, meet demand. we're learning two big reasons for that, the temperatures stayed cooler and people did conserve energy. governor newsom did take blame for the outages during the does not ee like this mom in t alameda. word if the power doesut and h son sleep apnea machine. >> it is hot and then the air conditioning goes off and we're all stuck here with five kids not having anything to do. >> the governor did sign an emergency proclamation monday that allows energy reserves to be used. but again that flex alert still

in effect for today and wednesday from 3:00 to 10:00 p.m. it is possible we could see those rotating power outages, again tonight. in san jose, we're hearing this morning according to the pg&e website 82 outages still at play and 2,800 customers affected. so not wide-scale outages but, of course, as you know, if the power is not on in your home, it's an annoyance to you. obviously, a big concern as students are working and if not working from home, we're working from home and those students are learning remotely distance learning. so, getting that power back on is key. we'll keep you up pto speed throughout the morning. julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. as you think about all of that, the question is, are you prepared for a power outage. you can use your phone to visit the abc7 news app or go to, abc7news.com.

it can be as simple as putting a bag of water in the freezer. for the first time in two weeks, we're seeing movement on the state's coronavirus watch list. santa cruz is actually off the list. but five other counties have been added, including mendocino county. those counties on the watch list, as you know, have to roll back reopenings and have to keep schools at home. they won't pbe able to reopen until they're off the list for 14 days. california still has the most coronavirus cases in the nation with more than 629,000. we are keeping a running tally of the counties that are on the state's watch list. we even made this interactive map so you'll see individual counties and how long they've been on that list. you'll find it at abc7news.com. america's top infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci will take part in an online conversation. audience members can ask dr. fauci questions about the nation's response to covid-19. today's online event begins at

11:00 this morning and $24 for the rest of us. your voice, your vote. day two. the theme today is leadership matters. now, this all kicked off last night with a pep talk from one of the party's most popular figures and former first lady michelle obama. ines de la cuetara joins with more on this. >> democrats showing off the wide range of support from liberal bernie sanders to some former republicans. overnight, a democratic national convention like no other. former first lady michelle obama giving the key note address like the rest of the dnc virtually. >> if you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can and they will. if we don't make a change in this election. >> reporter: the former first lady urgently warning -- >> we have got to vote for joe biden like our lives depend on

it. >> reporter: democrats challenge to capture the enthusiasm and party unity without a crowd. headliners included leaders in the fight against covid-19. >> now we need leaders as good as our people. a leader who appeals to the best within us, not the worst. >> reporter: to kristen urquiza, a woman whose father died from the virus. >>his only pre-existing condition was trusting donald trump and for that he paid with his life. >> reporter: this as president trump tried to change the channel with some counterprogramming in the key swing states of minnesota and wisconsin. >> all right. ines, thank you. abc news will have special coverage starting at 7:00 tonight right here on abc7. "jeopardy" and "wheel of fortune" will not air at their normal times. and then abc7 news at 11:00. coming up, a new ride share model.

lyft and uber could come up with a plan so they can continue operating in california. plus, no more dining bubbles. remember we told you about this last week. why the city is now saying they have to come down. but, first, we check in with meteorologist mike nicco. hey, mike. >> hi, reggie. hi, everybody. i want to start with the hennessey fire and show you the current conditions. still very warm up there on the mountain and in st. helena it's 80 and into the mid 80s. it changed, dpagain. calm and now goes north at 217. that is not the wind. i did check this time. 5 miles per hour the gusts. that's more like it. the heat mid to upper 90s through sunday and see the 100s return monday and tuesday. it is going to get worse and the m humidity is going to rise at that time which is good for fighting the fire at night. winds will pick up around 15

miles per hour and that will pump a lot of smoke into the central valley. up in the middle parts of the atmosphere, blow from southwest to northeast. that will put a lot of the smoke away from us but we still have that smoke advisory because it's still, there's other fires out there and bringing us the smoke as you saw in the forecast there. 62 in richmond. the cool spot along the east bay shre. most of us in the mid to upper 60s. orinda at 71 and 61 pretty comfortable in san francisco and novato and mid to upper 60s else where. checking the dew points. yeah, feels pretty nice bay and in the mid 50s and everybody else hovering around 60 where it starts to feel a little sticky outside. 80 from the east bay hills and if you're taking mass transit today warm in san francisco and hot else where. dry on the roads no thundetouch of haze if you're go be out on the bay. we'll talk more about the brief break in the heat wave and the chance of thunderstorms coming up in the seven-day forecast. let's turn it over to jobina and

talk more about the commute. hi, jobina. >>hi, mike. thank you very much. good morning, everyone. we'll start with an overall look showing you the bay bridge this morning. so far no metering lights on at the toll plaza and definitely getting busy as you make your way into san francisco and not as light as we've been seeing the past few days, at least. i want to bring in here our maps. i am following a crash at the moment in sunol that is causing a backup. a single car crash. the chp is not giving us any information as to any lanes being blocked. southbound 680 before andrade road. speeds are down to 19 miles per hour and injuries have been reported. i'll continue to watch this for you and not too far away in fremont, also looking at a crash, excuse me, road construction that is causing a backup. this is northbound 680 and you can see there i have the little icon for you and speeds down to 14 and 18 miles per hour in the area. this road construction won't last to 6:00 a.m. our drive times here, traveling

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and now get hbo max included. limited availability in select areas. call 1.877.only.att now your accuweather forecast with mike nicco. >> 5:44 on this tuesday. let's go down to san jose where it's clear and 73 degrees right now. humidity is still out there and warm lows away from the coast. 68 to 72 at 8:00. look at that 80 to 95 at noon with a touch of haze. not a spare the air day. 87 to 91. warmer than we were yesterday with fewer clouds. look at all the smoke piling on and spilling into the san joaquin valley. that's why we have the air quality alert there. temperatures just a little bit milder than they were yesterday. but still look at all those 100s.

need to conserve energy today. >> all right, thank you, mike. today begins the first of three days of victim impact statements of confessed golden state killer joseph deangelo. nearly three dozen victims and family members of those murdered will be confronting deangelo. on friday, he'll be sentenced to life in prison. deangelo pleaded guilty in june to 13 counts of murder and admitted to dozens of rapes that were just too old to prosecute. in all, the 74-year-old former police officered admitted to 14 crimes. happening today, san jose mayor sam liccardo plans to urge city council members to adopt more police reforms and that includes making it easier to fire officers found guilty of misconduct. another part of mayor liccardo calls to investigate complaints from the police department to san jose's independent police auditor. the ipa will also provide a report on complaints stemming

from a protest following george floyd's death in may. now to the caught on camera moment that many of you are watching on abc7news.com this morning. a san francisco man speaking out about a woman's racist rant towards him and mexicans. >> nasty mexican dog. >> god bless you. god bless you, lady. >> stanley gonzalez recorded this video on sunday along the san francisco/daly city border. this whole exchange noticed when he noticed this woman making abrasive remarks to a latino man walking his dog. >> she turned around and started screaming racial slurs. your dog looks like you, a mexican dog. i felt like it was my duty. something just snapped. i had to defend this man. >> the vice mayor of daly city condemned the incident. she issued a statement which reads in part, we stand united against hate and our communities will not tolerate this type of behavior. this is unacceptable.

now, an abc7 news live desk update. >> uber and lyft are considering a business model silre anchise hen califora according a"n yorktimes" bomnies discussing licensing their brands to operators of car fleets. it would be similar to the way luxury car services work and would allow the companies to skirt a new california law requiring them to classify drivers as employees. last week, a judge denied the company's request to extend this thursday's deadline. the companies say they cannot meet the deadline and have appeal the decision, but they may suspend service as soon as friday if the order is not reversed. reggie? >> okay. we'll watch that one closely. thank you, jobina. a san francisco restaurant that put up those dining bubbles we told you about last week to accommodate outdoor dining has been told they need to take them down. health officials ordered the domes removed because they lack

ventilation. the restaurant set up the enclosures on the sidewalk outside its location near fifth and mission streets. the area is frequented by homeless people and they call the domes antihomeless. still offering outdoor dining, but without the domes. >> okay -- yes, please. >> you go, friend. >> well, what i was going to say the owner of the restaurant says there were windows cut out and we saw them in the video so that air could flow through them and he tried to make that argument to the city, but i guess the city wasn't buying it. >> did you feel it was a little triangle. i need all the breeze. that was, i mean -- >> all i know is someone snitched. >> the news. it was everywhere. what do you mean? >> are we looking at ourselves now when you say that.

>> she has points. we don't ny people in business as possible. >> thank you. hi, everybody. circumstance t sutro tower looking down on a pretty clear lower level. but we do have some high clouds out there and hazy conditions. we have a smoke advisory but not a spare the air day. dangerous heat today and the high clouds not nearly as thick. they saved us from getting really hot yesterday, even though it was hot. minor heat. emphasis on minor tomorrow and thursday. and then hot and humid and possible thunderstorms monday and tuesday of next week. you can see the cloud ching from the west as the up a the alaskan gulf there is going to eventually push that high away a little bit, especially

tomorrow and thursday. but for today, 92 in sunnyvale and 96 in san jose and 104 in gilroy. mid 80s to mid 90s on the peninsula. low to mid 70s along the coast and low to mid 80s for downtows. that's an area that is definitely warmer than yesterday. 81 in richmond and 92 in fremont and our last stop will be the 100s in the east bay valley. milder around the central bay and upper 60s to low 70s as you head inland. our best sleeping weather tomorrow night and thursday morning. our coolest lows followed by our least hot highs thu s thursday e building heat friday and gets even worse sunday and monday. back to you guys. >> mike, thank you. senator kamala harris has chosen her secret service code name and she is going with pioneer. a clear nod to becoming the first black woman as well as the

first indian woman on the presidential ticket. the secret service lets people choose their name from an approved list. barack obama was renegade and michelle obama was renaissance and president trump is mogul and first lady melania trump. what would yours be, kumasi? >> i don't know, friend. >> friend. it's obvious ly friend. >> what is yours? it will have to start with an f. >> oh, well -- >> fabulous. >> yes. friend and fabulous. >> it works. >> it goes. coming up new at 6:00, the shocking video from a southern california beach. life guards are wrestling a shark with their bare hands. >> wow. but first the group of local bakers using their skills to join the fight for racial justice. plus, the return of "dancing

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a group of bakers is rising to the occasion for black lives matter. some more than 25 bakers in the bay area are part of baking for black lives matter. if you donate to blm-related organizations, you can give them your receipt and then you get to pick out what kind of baked goods you'd like. >> the bay area chapter has raised just over $9,500. really amazing to be part of such a in our country's history. sometimes it feels insignificant compared to this huge, huge problem of deep systemic racism. but it feels good to be doing what i can. >> there's also a baking for black lives matter chapter in michigan. the "dancing with the stars"

pros are back. "good morning america" premie premiering and what other stars are hitting the dance floor this year. >> i'm so excited to be back with another season with "dancing with the stars." >> jenna and val and pasha and first-time pro daniella and brandon and two-time champion cheryl and peta and glen. >> get ready to dance. >> look who's back. >> i'm so excited to be back in the ball room. >> sharna. >> and look who is back? >> everybody better watch out. >> they love sharna. >> we really like sharna and gleb. the new season of "dancing with the stars" premieres september 14th on abc7. this year some precautions they have to take. all the pros have to live apart,

even if they are a married couple because of covid-19. you can watch a full report on all of this on "gma" at 7:00 and gleb. >> gleb. i mean. that's all we need to know. >> gleb. >> gleb. >> i want to know what that is short for. hopefully they'll tell us. let's take a look at what's going on. hurricane genevieve. serious hurricane. it's a 4 and you can see it spinning off the coast of pouero vallarta with 140-mile-per-hour winds. it's going to fall apart. look at monday and you can see moisture from the remnants of that moving our way and that's why the humidity will increase and the heat will increase and the possibility of thunderstorms is going to increase monday and tuesday of next week. let me show you the temperatures tomorrow. still a few 100s. thursday is our only day without 100. even our coolest day will be very warm. back to you. >> all right, thank you, mike. new at 6:00, a new health order in san francisco. the few in-person activities for

kids that will start up again. the hennessey fire is still raging this morning. we have new video of

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power and not because of the rolling blackouts, although we could have more of those today. pg&e explains what is to blame. good morning, everybody. it is tuesday, august 18th. we have a lot going on. a lot to share with you to make sure you're up to speed with everything. but, first, we'll check in with mike because it is another hot day, mike. >> it really is, kumasi. thank you. hi, reggie, jobina. hello, everybody. let's take a look at the excessive heat warning and congratulations if you live in san francisco or along the coast, you are not part of this. you'll be warmer than average, but at least it won't be the 90s and 100s. and this is going through wednesday. so, two more days. today and tomorrow. 9:00 tomorrow. let's take a look at temperatures out there. you can see it is pretty nice at half moon bay and not bad in san francisco. mid 60s to near 70 in the bay and north bay low to mid 60s and get into the hills and the warm 70s are out there and that's also where you're finding the highest