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try my $4 mini munchies with marinara or ranch. back at jack in the box. very heartening to see, you know, neighbors just take time out late friday night to help someone out. you know, and just very grateful. >> san jose mayor speaking out about vandalism at his home. this as protesters take to the streets demanding social justice to draw attention to police shootings. good morning everyone. it is saturday, august 29th. i'm liz kreutz. thank you for joining us. we're going to have much more on the bay area protests in a moment buts as always a quick look at the weather and lisa argen. >> the last weekend of august trending cooler for today but not tomorrow. check out the
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fog. also a smoke layer. from 66 downtown. 62 across the bay. 64 on the peninsula and south bay 64 in san jose. lots of fog. not totally clearing. mid 50s in santa rosa. the air quality poor. right now look at the worst air quality well up into the north bay. going further north throughout the day and into your sunday we still have a spare the air alert. the pinks indicating the worst area quality. we will get into a wind shift for your sunday and into the week ahead and that means warmer weather with an off shore floe. a look at the rest of the day where we have 60s around the bay. upper-60s to upper-70s by noontime. another comfortable afternoon. although the air quality will be poor and we'll talk about how the heat will impact the fires in the days ahead. liz? >> lisa, thank you. hundreds of people took to the streets of oakland and san jose
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overnight to protest police brutality. the demonstrations part of a day of activism around the country on the 57th anniversary of martin luther king jr.'s march on washington. race and social justice are some key areas wee focused on here here. and protesters through downtown and it did lead to some vandalism near mayor ricardo's home. video overnight of neighbors helping to scrub the walls and dry clean. crews say protester were peaceful for the most part last night. hundreds started at city hall around 7:00 p.m. marching through downtown. you can see here even some people jumped into the cupid shuffle holding signs demanding an end to police brutality. mayor ricardo who does have a black lives matter sign in his window was asked about the vandalism immediately after it happened. >> it doesn't -- it doesn't have anything to do with the message.
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have anything to do with the movement. >> the continued demand for change hurts in a different way each time. >> it's eerie. i 57 years after the march on washington. it was a peaceful march. we' we're marching again claiming peace but yet we're still getting no peace from those who are supposed to protect us. >> one protester who also took part in the george floyd protest back in june. reignites the fire and reinforces why the protests are necessary.
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and a similar demonstration against police injustice took hundreds of protesters through oakland. police say they made more than a dubzen arrests. including one person believed to have pointed a laser at an offer and a news crew. protesters gathered outside oakland city hall and mardi gras through downtown. oakland police and riot gear followed the group and formed this line on broadway. demonstrators hope their frustrations can send a message for change. >> i'm sick and i'm tired. at the edge of 15th. i lost my friends due to police violence and it is not stopping. it is not going to stop until we stop it. >> it was the second night of demonstrations this week, wednesday night saw fires graffiti and broken windows. so far abc7 news has not heard of any reports of fires or broken glass last night. and this morning new questions about what might have happened before those jacob blake
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protests. according to the chronicle, the usps says they were taken out yesterday morning to prevent vandalism ahead of last night's demonstrations. congressman barbara lee of oakland and mayor libby schaaf do not buy that claim. they are demanding the mailboxes be put back so voters can use them to mail november ballots. u.s. postmaster generally louis dejoy testified he would pause any mailbox remove until after the election. and new this morning, president trump's direct comments on the jacob blake shooting. >> i'm look it to it i'll let you know pretty soon. it was not a good sight. i didn't like the sight of that certainly and i think most people would agree with but we'll be getting reports in very soon and report back. >> those came in front of air force one in new hampshire after being asked to respond to
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democratic vice presidential nominee kamala harris. thursday >> stand up against racism and police brutality. this year march because sparked by the killing of the george floyd and countless others.othe. the demonstration begin at the lincoln memorial where king delivered his iconic "i have a dream" speech 57 years ago. one of the most powerful moments. >> we are going to be the generation that dismantles systemic racism once and for all, now and forever. we stand and march for love that
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we will fulfill my grandfather's dream. >> some of the marchers traveled from thousands of miles away, including here from the bay area. the east bay soldiers youth basketball program took a trip to d.c. to participate in the march. members of the group are no strangers to loss. a teammate who went by jay mac frazier was killed last november. the 17-year-old richmond high school student was shot while picking up something from a store for his mother. his older sister went with the team for the trip. and she says her 19-year-old cousin was shot and killed at a halloween party within a month of her brother. she told us marches like these keep their memories alive. >> just to know they still being thought about, talked about and, you know, that's what's keeping me together. because i swear just to have to go through cemetery and see them buried next to each other. that hurts so bad. >> today the group plans to connect with people they met
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during the march. and new developments. jacob blake is no longer handcuffed to his hospital bed in wisconsin. the kenosha county sheriffs department said he was restrained because of an old warrant he faces. he's currently paralyzed from the waist down after being shot in the back seven times by police. his family plans to hold a justice for jacob rally this afternoon in kenosha. and the nba and players have agreed to resume the playoff, starting today. the league will be forming a social justice coalition of players, coaches and state governors and also agreed to convert team arenas into polling elections for the upcoming election. the oakland a's and the astros held 42 seconds of silence on jackie robinson day before walking off the field in protest last night. tony kemp and other players donated a percentage of their players to the alliance to be
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distributed to charities. if you are dealing with issues of racial or social injustice we want to help you find an ally. go to abc7news.com/take action for a list of local resources. already. lisa, heavy week floofrt people. we are still seeing some smoke but it is beginning to dissipate. >> well, we should see it improve a little bit in some parts of the bay area this afternoon. liz with our gusty on shore winds returning. here a live look from mount tam. all about the low clouds here. smoke and haze around the bay area. clear in the inland valleys. another spare the air alert today. tomorrow. the north bay looking at poor conditions throughout the afternoon but i'll explain and talk a warmup coming up next with my accuweather seven day forecast. >> -- coronavirus reopening guidelines will explain how they work. and making progress, the latest on the fight against the three
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a sacramento judge is now agreeing to release her. she'll be able to leave jail under attorney supervision. the judge says thanks to a $750,000 bond payment from a private citizen who claims to have never met the doctor. documents say she's a member of the chinese military. prosecutors are expected to appeal her release. and now to the coronavirus pandemic. california is finally ready to reopen more businesses. a new tier system, ultimately counties can still decide to impose stricter requirements. le leah melendez has the details. >> reporter: the state took into account several factors how a business can reopen in the county. hospitalization rates, the number of available bed, the number of people in the icu, etc. but now the number of cases and test positivity will serve as more crucial metrics.
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>> here is what we're looking at. we're looking at these four tiers, color coded. making it a little simpler for folks. purple, red, orange and yellow. >> so if your county is in the purple tier, it means that most non essential businesses can operate outdoors. but some like hair salons and malls can open indoors at limited capacity. red means more indoor businesses like museums and movie theaters can reopen with restrictions. orange means places like indoor wineries and bowling alleys can open. and at the yellow level, all indoor businesses can reopen with modifications. >> but modifications, the state means physical distancing is still required. so are masks and health screenings. right now every county in the bay area is purple except san francisco and napa, which are red. this new framework is up to the discretion of each county, meaning they can be more rigid
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but not less. here is where the governor says the stringent part comes into play at the state level. >> we also have a criteria not just 21 days. on moves between tiers but also two weeks of some stability and steadiness before you move into these toers. >> reporter: with that that state seems to acknowledge that covid and its effects on the population will be around for some time. leanne melendez, abc7 news. >> duane: san francisco and napa koernts in the red tier. that gives them more leeway for reopening but despite the new guidelines, mayor breed says nothing has changed in san francisco. and that's left teachers and salon and restaurant owners confused and frankly, frustrated. nbc 7 news reporter kate lars has the story. >> >> reporter: mayor london
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breed summing how how small businesses feel about the tug of war between conflicting state and local reopening guidelines. there are no indoor salon services right now but mayor breed says salons can open outdoors next week. >> it is grown hogs day. over and over again. the lz the same situation. i've been ready to open at least, you know, four, five times now. and it just hasn't happened. >> we have two months of good weather. >> reporter: specifically weather warm and dry enough for outside dining. lorie tomas also runs the golden gate restaurant association. saying the city's restaurant industry needs clearer guidance about when and how indoor dining will resume. >> otherwise i think you will see at lot of people opting to close their restaurants and wait over the winter. >> reporter: according to governor newsom's new color coding system, san francisco could reopen for inperson learning two weeks from now. >> i don't think it will be two
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weeks. >> reporter: stephhe's a third e teefer. would like to return to the class romo but doesn't see how it is possible. >> realistic goal is january. the administration doesn't have enough manpower to maintain enough adult bodies for the -- >> reporter: return to learning environments is a top priority. kate larson. >> and five other bay area counties are also revealed plans allowing for more businesses to open starting monday. in alameda county, indoor malls can open but only at 25% capacity. hair salons and barbershops can continue to operate outdoors. contra costa, marin, san mateo and santa clara counties will also allow malls to open at 25% capacity. and they will also let salons and barbershops serve clients indoors again. solano and sonoma counties have not released details on the latest phase of reopening. and we know the change to california's reopening plans can
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be confusing. you can find out more information and a complete breakdown of the color coding system on our website. abc7news.com. and now a quick look at the bay area's historic trio of lightning complex fires. the icu complex fire in the eastern south bay is second largest wild fire in california history. this morning burning nearly 375,000 acres and it is 40% contained. the numbers are unchanged from over night. a new update this morning in the north bay, the lnu lightning complex right behind is the third largest in state history is now more than 370,000 acres. it is the most destructive of these lightning complex fires, burning more than 1,000 structure. and the czu complex in the santa cruz mountains is more than 33,000 acres with 29% containment. flames there have destroyed more than 600 homes. and major help is coming today
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by people impacted by the czu lightning complex fire. a resource center is opening will be open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. staff will be there to provide help and resources to start the rebuilding process. anything from debris, removal, utility, insurance plans or what to do if important documents burn in the fire. some services will also be on the santa cruz county website. and two other resource centers are also opening in the north bay for anyone affected by the walbridge and myers fires of the lnu lightning complexion. the west sonoma county center is at the bank of america in againville and the second at the healdsburg package 1:00 to 7:00 today and 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 daily starting tomorrow. keep in mind that masks are required.
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all right lisa. still foggy out there this morning. >> and that is helping keep a lid on the atmosphere. we get into the mixing when we have the sea breeze in the afternoon. so when the atmosphere is so stable right now with the low cloud deck, we're looking at some poor air quality along the peninsula. the sea breeze is going to help you out there. but in the north bay, not so much. we'll look for improvements in the east bay throughout the afternoon. but as we look at our visible satellite picture, low stratus deck of clouds all the way into oakland. and livermore and concord is hazy, as well as san jose. throughout the day today we'll get into that breezy wind pattern. and you can see the fog is stacked up along the coast fromming or to southefrom oregon to southern. by tomorrow, you can kind of see this. a ridge of high pressure carving out a bit of a niche and that is going to build into the west
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coast, allowing for our warmup. and here is a live look outside. there is the fog. and that is the haze from our east bay hills camera. 50s downtown. 62 in oakland. the high was just 61 yesterday at half moon bay. 50 frazs from gilroy to half mo bay. 55 up in santa rosa, 67. we've had some breezy winds here but warming up by the delta. and the wind remain a little breezy today. they are going back off tomorrow and that is going to help up our warmup. finally our roof camera here where you can see the flag blowing. soo we've got the fog blowing. the smoke impacts again today tomorrow the spare the air alert. and off shore floe into monday and tuesday. and the warmth looks like it is going to linger. this map shows the current air quality is pretty good in santa
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rosa and san rafael. i heard from son-in-law of you smelling the smoke in the east bay. strong in the morning here but air quality has certainly decreased in redwood city and fremont. and we are looking at the unhealthy air at the coast. the central bay. the central coast i should say and our inland east bay for tomorrow as well. elsewhere just poor. but look at the numbers here as you get closer on the peninsula to the coast. they are going to stay in the 70s. that's some good news. right on threw the early part of the week despite the warmup we're going to keep some of the fog at the coast. and north bay conditions. numbers are in the 60s and 50s with the relative humidity still up and winds light. that is what we like. and here on the coast, about 51 degrees. over into the delta area, temperatures are warmer and the winds will begin to howl a bit throughout the late afternoon. 88 in concord. 84 in san jose so once again highs will be curbed a bit. the accuweather seven day
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. actor chadwick boseman has passed away after a four year battle with colon cancer. a statement was posted to his twitter page last night saying he died at home surrounded by family and friends. boseman was best known for his role in "black panther" and also portrayed jackie robinson in the film "42." >> infused them all with deep feeling and vivid humanity.
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chadwick boseman evoked both admiration and affection from movie goers everywhere. "black panther" a defining movie of its time, a three dimensional king and a super hero to cheer if. and transforming the culture as he embodied the proud spirit of wakanad. and passion into his portrayals of three legendary black americans. thorgd marshall in marshall. james brown in "get on up" and in "42," jackie robinson, taking viewers inside the torment and triumphs in the face of brutal racism. and as we know now, boseman accomplished so much on screen even while he was being treat forward colon cancer. and during surgeries and che chemotherapy, as he made cinematic history. he died on friday at the age of
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43. sometimes we'll sea that an actor will be missed. clab's case, he is missed. right nohadwick boseman's case, missed. right now. all who this knew and loved his work is mourning his passing. chris connolly, abc news los angel angeles. >> remembers boseman in a statement. extraordinary talent and one of the most gentle and giving souls i have ever made. his absence from the screen is only eclipsed by his absence from our lives. disney is also the parent company of abc7. our hearts go out to his family. all right still to come on abc7 mornings. napa county officials discuss reopening plans this weekend but small business owners are already getting ready to welcome back customers. plus the pandemic problems, pet owners are facing and a group of people stepping in to help our furry friends.
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you have this virus, and you had had a response to it. that it doesn't mean you can't get it again. >> doctors are confirming what is believed to be the first coronavirus reinfection here in the u.s. it is the first documented case among nearly 6 million covid-19 cases to date. good morning again. much more in the race against coronavirus in a moment but we are going to start this half hour with another look at weather. here is lisa argen. >> hey liz. good morning to you. wish i had better news. still in the thick of the fog and maize haze and good goes of low clouds. temperatures are warming up. in the south bay, 62 with slightly better air quality. 56 downed downtown. 58 here in santa cruz with a high of 71 and hazy afternoon soon. 59 in napa.
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and around san carlos you can see a mix of smog and haze. five mile visibility with the smoky conditions in livermore. as we look at the current air quality index you will notice that redwood city in the red. elsewhere, moderate air quality and we expect it to improve just slightly in our inland east bay today. while the north bay and also parts of the east bay tomorrow will be unhealthy. so we're going to talk about the comfortable temperatures today. the fog hugging the shoreline, the warmup beginning tomorrow when we come back in a few minutes, liz. >> thank you. this morning new developments in the covid-19 emergency. a lab in nevada is confirming the first case in the u.s. of a person being reinfected with the virus. trevor alt with more on possible implications. >> reporter: this morning a starleting confirmation, first known case of reinfection of covid-19 in the u.s. >> the important message that
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you had this virus, you had had a response to it. but it doesn't mean you can't get it again. >> reporter: a patient in nevada tested positive in april. recovered and then tested positive again 48 days later. >> only things we know, distancing, wearing masks, washing your hands. those things all protect you. and they still are important even if you have been >> reporter: and the cdc is now facing blowback to after updating guidelines this week to say asymptomatic americans don't necessarily needs to be tested if they were exposed. health departments are demanding a reversal calling the change haphazard and saying it cost lives and livelihoods and impact the standing of health officials across the country. meanwhile california is scrapping its reopening plan. >> we're going to be more stubborn this time and have a mandatory wait time between moves. >> reporter: los angeles law
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enforcement announcing charges against tiktok stars brice hall and blake gray for allegedly hosting massive hollywood house parties. >> in the middle of the public health crisis you should be modelling great behavior. >> reporter: and surging numbers. indiana university orting 2,600 students from eight greek houses to quarantine following what the university called an alarming increase in cases. and at the university of notre dame this week inperson learning is set to resume. >> the virus hit us harder and more swiftly than we expected. >> reporter: and here in new york city the union representing school, principles and administrators is blasting the cities plan to reopen for inperson learning september 10. saying the plan is indefensible and the need to teach on online and in person is going to create a staffing crisis. trevor alt new york. north bay, napa county
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officials say they are still adjusting to the guidelines. many business owners are already gearing up to welcome back customers. here is abc7 news reporter. new. l luis pena. >> reporter: they caught a break. starting monday napa county will be allowed to reopen indoor nail salon, retail church, gyms and restaurants. went from seven tables outside before the pandemic to taking over the sidewalk to help his business survive. fear was drifting in. >> we are worried about for -- >> reporter: but there are restrictions. >> gyms are going to be allowed to open with 10% capacity. restaurants allowed to open up with 25% capacity. retail is going to be what allowed to p open up with 50%
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capacity. >> reporter: napa county part of tier two. county supervisor says this is all thanks to its residents. >> we have a po -- infection rate positivity rate lowest in the states. >> reporter: right direction that lisa wunderlich, 2019 napa small business of the year says it was necessary. >> we're getting texts left and right from clients. are you open. >> reporter: the next step the county considering to reopen schools. in napa. luis pena, abc7 news. and governor newsem announce ad new eviction moratorium bill. the bill must get a two-thirds vote of the assembly and the senate to pass and needs to happen by monday night when the legislative session ends. and the california development department receives they have 4.5 billion dollars in funding
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from fema for lost wages assistance program. providing an additional 300 dollars in weekly payments for three weeks. those payment wills start within two weeks. and this weekend. san jose animal care a virtual online adopt a on th-thon where adoptions are free. abc7 news reporter david louis looks at efforts to make the needs of our furry friends. >> reporter: feeding and caring for a pet is no different than a child. they need, attention and occasional discipline. but when the pandemic created economic turmoil, pet owners who lost their jobs or got sick had to turn for help. animal shelters and welfare groups stepped up. >> giving out over 70000 of wet and dry cat and dog foo -- >> reporter: support from donors, corporations and fellow pet owners. food drives continue as the pandemic show nos end point.
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san jose animal services sees demand growing. >> the pets are hungry. and people are trying the best they can but if they have no jobs and money, they have no resources to goth to store. >> reporter: the manz created another problem and be pet owners surrendering that you are dogs and cats. and capacity issues and safety concerns. >> potential for 40 million people potentially to lose their home and even if we think maybe half of them may have pets, we're looking at you know, 10 million plus animals that may need some help. >> reporter: that prompted manny's fund to offer grants so 200 groups could expand foster care programs. kay fosters a special needs dog named mini. her foster care placement has
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provided support and 24 hour attention that makes a difference. >> i'm providing her with a little bit of physical therapy. and next week she's actually has a swim session. she wouldn't get all of that if she was in shelter situation. >> reporter: humane society was able to triple the number of foster care givers. from 100 to 300. david louis, abc7 news. still ahead on "abc7 mornings," a movement with hearts. >> this is really important for any children. >> the mural in the north bay that brought together artists with a message. and here is a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. you can still see how foggy it is this morning. time right now 9:38. hope you are having a lovely start to your saturday morning. but if you are going to drive. keep in mind there is that.
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silicon valley pride is being celebrated virtually this week. in shoesz police officers can show their pride for the lgbtq community with a new uniform patch. the rainbow patch was purchased with the support of the san francisco police foundation. the first shipment of 300 patches sold out so fast. additional 500 patches have been ordered. proceeds to the lgbtq plus community center in san jose and today's pride festivities got under way at 9:00 this morning. you can still join in at sv pride.com. we saw how foggy it is. we're still smelling the smoke too. >> right. going to continue to flungt today and tomorrow. san jose 61 right now. going for a high of about 84. and you should see moderate air quality today. little worst in the east bay and later tonight in the north bay. we'll try to explain that and talk about a warmup for the new
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month as we get into september. >> lisa, thank you. also next the a's did not play last night but they were busy acquiring an all-star infielder, larry biel is going to have the details coming up in sports. ♪ (vo) i have the best job in the world. i get to remind people of their grandmother's conchitas. give the little kids cookies... and celebrate birthdays with all our neighbors. hopefully, we'll be part of this community for many, many more years. ♪
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with athletes decisions to boycott games over police brutality now front and center, one star is stepping and lendi their insight on the issue. >> i think it is very important we continue praying. i think when you put it in terms of concert. when a performer is on the stage. -- because they have a microphone and they are on stage. so if we leave our stage and we drop our microphone, we can no longer speak for those people that we are speaking for. >> draymond also said it is important for players to keep
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playing so they can continue to give their salary portions back to their communities and donate to causes that they care about. he was announces as a cnn contributor yesterday and he says that he's extremely excited to be able to share his perspective with the world. now let's talk sports. both the giants and a's are on the road this weekend. oakland will play a doubleheader against the astros at maid park in houston. the giants fakes the diamondbacks at chase field. and the a's will play a doubleheader today. >> good morning everybody. we thought the postponements in sports were over. not so fast. the a's/astros game was not played last night in houston and i'll explain why. the astros, they had not played since tuesday. they had wednesday's game called off because of hurricane laura. so they weren't a part of any of the boycotts over the past few
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days. instead, the a's and astros will play a doubleheader today. now, yesterday was jackie robinson day. honoring the man who broke the color barrier in baseball. but instead of actually playing a game, both teams held a 42 second moment of silence. >> we talk in some form whether it is small groups, whether it is individuals, whether it is the entire team. and no doubt, i mean, i woke up this morning and i've always known, you know, the story of jackie robinson. but i had a different view today. i was angry today. i was sad. i was, you know, all of the above. so i was looking forward to putting this jersey on. out of the utmost respect for number 42 and his plight. so yes, i see things differently. >> reporter: the trade deadline is coming up on monday. the a's not waiting around. they traded franklin barreto, the infielder who never really blossomed the way they were hoping to the angels for
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infielder tommy la stella. he's got some pop. an all-star last year. looks like kind of like a steal for oakland since barreto haroldly played. and to the giants. 5-0 d-backs in the fifth. tyler anderson the attempt at pick-off gets away. martes scores. 6-0. and you figure the giants are out of it. they made it interesting late. evan longoria, his fourth of the season in the sixth gets the giants on the board and then a three-run rally in the ninth. brandon crawford goes deep. but after winning seven straight the giants are lost three in a row. 7-4 was the final. after two days of postponements. the nba returns today. a triple header from the bubble in orlando as the playoffs resume. meanwhile off the court. players and owners working on an agenda that includes police reform and emphasis on getting people to that's a wrap on morning sports.
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enjoy the basketball as it is back now and have a great weekend. i'm larry biel. >> it is back. and another check of the weather. with lisa argen, what a difference a few weeks make. the past two weekends pretty intense weather. >> right liz. you know what it has been somewhat cooperating. the breezy winds in the afternoon and low clouds and fog helping the humidity and keeping temperatures in check. but we're getting into a pattern change. tomorrow that is going to take us through the first part of september. here is our visible picture that shows all of the fog from the north coast into southern california. and that is also enhancing the low cloud deck. but in the coming days tomorrow, monday and tuesday a ridge of high pressure to the west is going to build in. that means a wind shift. warmer numbers and lower relative humidity and the winds are going to shift as well. mount tam from san rafael.
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haze and smoke. 65 on the peninsula with poor air quality. 62 in sloez. hazy. 50s in the north bay. the peninsula sfo where it is not a pretty picture out there. 53 santa rosa. napa in the low-60s by the delta. pretty strong winds earlier. this is going to be our breezy spot today and things lighten up in terms of wind tomorrow with the temperatures going up as well. exploratorium camera pretty gray out there. so we've got the fog around the coast and bay. can't really make out the difference between the fog, the haze and the smoke. it continues to impact through the weekend. and then looking at a summer-like pattern at of our fall conditions warming up tomorrow through early part of the week. there is a look at our worst air quality. the colors here. you notice we get a little better around the bay with that sea breeze and overnight into tomorrow. look what happens. looks like we're seeing more smoke settle in and that is with that high building in. we get the circulation around it.
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pushing the smoke back in to the bay area. 70s today. this is around la han do with some light winds. good news. the fog lingers around the san mateo coast. north bay we've got 50s and 60s now so a slow warmup for you once again with the lighter winds. here, 50s with 100% relative humidity at point rays. that's ideal. though it is going to get breezy as the fog pulls back and 79 miles an hour, 69 degrees by the delta. half moon bay, san francisco low-to mid-60s. low-70s here. pleasant. inland, only a few 90s out there by the delta. the accuweather seven day forecast, warmer weather arriving as soon as tomorrow, along with more smoky sunshine. hazy. and monday, tuesday off shore floe in september starts where you think. warm conditions inland.
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limited fog at the coast. in petaluma, 16 artists came together to paint 16 letters to deliver one message, black lives matter. the mural is bringing people together during this difficult times. >> each individual letter was an expression of an individual artist. each of these artists has just something that's happened in their life or somebody they love or just how they are dealing with racial injustice, systemic racism. >> i'm very light skinned but i am a person of color. so this was really important for my children. they have a lot of adversity already as children and that shouldn't be so. >> i wanted my design to resonate that this is not just -- it is not just the adults that are affected. >> my son is mixed race. and i wanted to honor him.
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and show his joy. that he emits just for living. >> my art piece is going to be a woman of color and she's holding a flower that has a bunch of different skin tones as petals. and i thought of its as a i could show unity between races. >> and a good opportunity for each arches to bring something new and share their message and say what they want to say. >> every time you turn on the tv or in your instagram feed or facebook feed you are just being inundated by this discussion in different ways to have the discussion in different viewpoints. so it was thought that it was very important that petaluma figure out a way to be having that dialogue. so members of the community suggested that petaluma do a black lives matter mural. its focus on your nearest community first. what you can do and what you can -- who you can listen to and learn from. >> this comes from a lot of
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violent things that have happened and continue to happen to our black community members. so to put it in a visual, colorful way that really puts it in perspective for some people without it being such a violent way of displaying. >> a really good opportunity to be able to creatively express your opinions and ideas without getting attacked for it or without having to blatantly say it with words. >> as soon as i heard about it, i knew i had to get in it, to give back in a way. >> it was thought that public art gave a voice, gave a different way to initiate discussion and thought on the issues. to have something available to everybody. >> since it is in front of a library, i feel like a lot of kids are going to see it. lot of paraphernaliaents, lot o are going to see it. hopefully seabed good message. >> bringing a smile or thought or starting a conversation.
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>> i think it is already doing its job in affecting people. >> some people aren't going to like it. and that is just the sad truth. but you just have to stay positive and know that you are doing something that means something here today as artists. >> powerful stuff. and you can check out more great stories at local-ish.com facebook and instagram. the coronavirus canceling concerts but the biggest -- still has tricks up its sleeve. how you can
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of course no music festivals this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. but today, outside lands, now dubbed "inside lands "for this year is putting together some special performance. now your living room can become the grassy lawns of the golden gate park. tarting at 4:00 p.m. a full line of performances will
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be live streamed via twitch. elton john headlines tonight just after 7:00 p.m. on the sf outside lands twitch account. all one word. just another reminder of the times, lisa. >> yeah. why not do it inside with the weather not cooperating. inspect the low clouds and fog allowing for a cool day in san francisco. hazy conditions but we are going to keep this trend for the dayna before we warm up tomorrow. how about 89 today in livermore. 68 richmond, 83 santa rosa. air quality still going to be poor in inland east bay. north bay tonight won't be so hot and as we look into the week ahead, that is going to be hot. especially inland and around the bay. comfortable at the coast but we'll watch it carefully liz. we're getting into an off shore floe next week. >> lisa thank you. thank you for joining us here on "abc7 mornings." i'm liz kreutz, along with lisa argen. abc7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. hope to see you here tomorrow morning as well. thanks for joining us and have a
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