today. >> i'm pretty sure like 99 degrees? >> now at 5:00, a heat wave. people all across the bay area will be trying to find ways to beat that heat today. >> and power grid operators have issued a flex alert. pleading for you to conserve electricity. mike has the forecast for the hottest day this week. masks in the workplace. the the new guidance we expect to come down today. also -- >> i am thrilled to declare disneyland paris officially open. >> look at mickey. >> mickey is like got to ramp this up. all right, with everything that's going on, all the disney parks around the world are now back open. >> welcome back in paris. overnight. >> bonjour. >> welcome to thursday, june 17th. you are watching abc 7 mornings live on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream. a check of the forecast of course mike because it is superhot today. i don't know how you say

this in french. at this point it doesn't matter. but you? >> i said everything i know. >> okay. >> i also know ole. that's it. >> that was great. [ laughter ] >> i was trying to think back to the days when i watched the fridge open religiously and they tell the crowd to quiet. vie view play. how about that for the heat? because it is dangerous. i mean look at this. 92 to 102 and then starting at 11:00 this morning through 9:00 friday, which is also the ending day for the advisory, the excessive heat warning for 98 to 110 degrees. and we're piling on today. it's a spare the air day so not only is it going to be stuffy, but the air could also be unhealthy for those most sensitive. 70s is cool as it gets to half- moon bay to 80 in san francisco. look at all the 100s inland. you are going to be firing up the ac today but cal iso is

warn people to con serve energy this afternoon. our news reporter amy hollyfield live in san jose with more on the flex alert issued for tonight. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning kumasi. also want you to keep public transportation in mind as you plan your day because it's a spare the air day. please don't hop in the car if you can avoid it and at home or at work they're also asking that you conserve power. conserve that energy. so with a focus on conserving between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. the power grid is expected to be pushed to the max in the heat today and and the manager of the grid said we need to do our part in our homes but businesses as well need to cut back so we don't face blackouts. >> i think as we know californians have stepped up many times before when asked to pitch in. and i'm confident that we'll do so. >> reporter: the big appliances

at home that use a lot of emergency are the dishwasher, oven and washer and dryer. limit use of those this evening. also that we turn off unnecessary lights and turn that thermostat to 78 degrees to try to use fans instead of air-conditioning if possible. and then at the office place, keep these tips in mind as well. officials say conservation is really making a big difference in the past on these days so they're really hoping that today is no exception. reporting live in san jose, amy hollyfield. komo news. thank you. a spare the air alert is in effect today in the bay area. the high temperatures combined with vehicle exhaust expected to create an excessive amount of smog. this is the second alert of the year. so if you can, please drive less to reduce our air pollution. and by the way if you are smelling smoke in the air, that's likely coming from arizona. the national weather service says the smoke is drifting over here from a 1200-acre fire that is burning there. this morning, the power is back on for most people after

outages hit across the bay area yesterday afternoon. the lights were out as far north as vallejo. last night there were lines outside of danville smart and final. and the nearby taco bell after 3500 customers lost power in that area. gas station was roped off during the outage as well. we don't know what caused this right now but it happened at a time when temperatures were hovering around 100 degrees. and walnut creek, many people were looking for relief from the heat at heather farms swimming pool. >> just too hot like the -- the stuff is like burning. >> very hot. and that -- just hot. >> it's expected to be even hotter today though and many people are either going back to the shade or in the pool to stay cool. speaking of that in the south bay, if you want to escape the heat, you can do so without wearing a mask at great america's newly expanded water park. south bay shores just reopened in santa clara last week.

due to the state's reopening, vaccinated people now don't have to worry about masks or social distancing. >> i didn't realize we could take the masks off and i thought i was going to get that tan line with the mask. just happy to be here and i can't wait for another water ride and saw the new ones. this is exciting. >> the water park's general manager says they're waiting to allow maximum capacity and they need to hire more staff. you can check out the temperatures going on right now on the tv. our realtime temperature tracker lets you see the current temperatures in cities across the bay area. they are live now on our abc 7 bay area connected tv app. you can download it right now. just search for "abc 7 bay area." president biden is back in washington, d.c. this morning and today he's expected to sign a measure establishing june 19th as juneteenth national imdependence day. this commemorates the end of slavery in the united states. the house bill approved --

house approved the bill yesterday with 14 republicans voting against it. the president is signing the act at 12:30 our time and vice president kamala harris will also be there and they are expected to speak after the signing. this morning president biden said he accomplished what he meant to do following the historic face-to-face meeting with russian president vladimir putin. we have what's next at the summit. >> reporter: thank you reggie. both sides agreed to quote consultations about cyber security. that was a big topic during the two hour and 38 minute face-to- face meeting yesterday morning. putin took no responsibility for recent cyber attacks linked to russia but president biden let him know what won't be accepted. the president gave putin 16 areas of critical infrastructure, that should be off-limits to sabler attacks including tele-communications and health care and food. if ignored, the president issued a stern warning. >> i pointed out to him. we have significant cyber capability. and he knows it. he doesn't know exactly what it

is. but it's significant. and if in fact they violate these basic norms, we will respond. >> biden and putin did agree to return their respective ambassadors to washington and moscow. it's a move being described as a positive sign, kumasi? thank you. happening today osha is expected to vote on new guidelines that would no longer require vaccinated people to wear masks at work. on monday governor newsom said california workers would be able to stop wearing masks soon. if they adopt the rules, it would also end social distancing while at work. now those who are not vaccinated would still have to wear masks when working indoors or in vehicles. the governor has said he would sign an executive order if they approve the new guidelines. that could be in effect immediately. all right, let's start off with current conditions in the area. it's going to be hottest today. that's our inland east bay neighborhoods and we've got very comfortable 58 in san ramon. low to mid-60s through most of

the tri-valley. but look at this. 78 in pittsburg and 78 on top of mount diablo. so that warm air is just lurking above the valleys and our hellos. i mean it's 74? less goless. about 1800 feet. 64 hayward and san carlos and 61 oakland and 61 vallejo. 60 fairfield. everybody else mid- to upper 50s. already looks warm from sutro tower and temperatures will rise a couple of degrees by 7:00 but look at this mid 80s s and mid 90s inland bay and mid 60s at the coast. before the localized sea breeze kicks in and keeps you comfortable back into the 60s as we head into the evening hours. but look at this 87 to 106 very dangerous heat this afternoon. and still at 7:00, near 80 around the bay. and upper 90s inland. so this heat is going to hang around for a long time today. so caution just any way you are

commuting today, limit your sun exposure and limit your exposure to heat. we know sometimes our mass transit air conditioners don't work as well as they should. be cognizant of that also. it's the north bay inland east bay in the santa clara valley have the best chance of poor air quality. that means those most sensitive. the young, the elderly, those with breathing problems so you need to stay inside today and breathe that clean, hopefully air conditioned air. joe vita? thank you mike. good morning everyone. i have a new crash coming in here in vacaville. this is going to be on westbound 80 before midway road. it's not clear if injuries are involved here but we have the overturned car and a heads-up ifs this part of the morning commute. live picture now from emeryville showing off 80. traffic with the headlights there. that's traveling westbound towards the maze. beginning to get a bit busy there. thinks are moving at the speed limit very nicely in walnut creek. a live look showing you 680. i also want to let you know this morning b.a.r.t.

ridership just hit a pandemic high. there were 78,000 passengers on tuesday. that's the highest weekday percentage since march of last year. but only 19% of prepandemic levels. and check out drone view 7's view of parking lot at the ashby b.a.r.t. station on the left is the view from june of 2020. right? that's b.a.r.t. ridership was down 90%. and then on the right, is the view from tuesday with ridership still down 81%. so obviously not a drastic difference but we can still see there's a lot of empty space on the left versus the right. thank you. big difference there. all right. an idea designed to give all of us a new perspective on the conversation around race. the question that got more than half a million responses. the san francisco landmark roping reopening today for the first time since the start of the pandemic. a 91-year-old asian woman stabbed in the middle of the day. the

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on what police say was an unprovoked attack in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. it sent a 94-year-old asian woman to the hospital with multiple stab wounds. this happened just after 10:00 yesterday morning near post and leaven worth streets. as abc 7 news reporter kate larson tells us the suspect who is now in custody has a history of arrests. >> bunch of come cars. >> reporter: shortly after taking the cell phone video, francesco found out the crime scene was for his friend and neighbor. ann taylor who was attacked. stabbed in her torso and through her wrist. >> i'm like wow. that's the last person that deserves something like that. >> reporter: taylor who goes by pang was out for a walk tenderloin neighborhood around 10:00 a.m. when receive maryland says daniel couch stabbed her with a knife. >> we believe this incident was an unprovoked attack. and that the stabbing occurred randomly. >> reporter: miranda says given all the recent attacks on

elderly asian people she's been concerned about pang. >> just the sweetest old lady ever. >> reporter: within a few hours police arrested couch and he's known to sfpd. in 2016 he was arrested on murder charges in a mission district stabbing. but the chronicle says court records show a judge dismissed the charged in 2019 for lack of evidence. then on may 8th and 18th of this year he was arrested on burglary related charges. >> this could have been avoided had this person been held accountable for the other crimes they committed in the first place. >> reporter: mayor breed spoke to me after an event in chinatown held to bring together the asian and black communities and condemn violence. >> who do you think is responsible if we need to hold people accountable? >> i think our criminal justice system is accountable. our police officers if you look at the record of what's been happening in the city. in almost every case they have made arrests. so it's up to the district attorney to prosecute and it's up to the courts to also hold

people accountable. and something is missing here and a ball is getting dropped. >> reporter: i did speak to district attorney chase boudin tonight who told me his office filed a motion to detain daniel couch on may 24th. and that the courts denied it. i'm kate larson for abc 7 news. rainbow push bay area organized this event in chinatown and reverend jesse jackson in san francisco showing his support for the community. he spoke with faith leaders about ways to bring together asian and african-americans. jackson is a longtime supporter of the aapi community and is commonly referred to as the great unifier. all this week here on abc 7, we have been talking about the significance of juneteenth. now an emmy and peabody award- winning journalist is sharing an idea designed to give all of us a new perspective on the conversation around race. michelle norris is the founder of the race card project and she's writing about her experience in this month's

issue of "national geographic" magazine. in 2010 michelle posed a question. asking people to share their thoughts on race in just six words. she received more than half a million submissions from all 50 states and 96 countries around the world. >> it was surprising that people submitted their stories. it was surprising how much depth we saw very quickly. so not only did people want to talk about it. but they wanted to talk about it in a way that they would be heard. and that it would help generate a bigger and a broader conversation. >> you can see my full story with michelle and it airs later today on abc 7 news and for more on her race card project, you can check out the june issue of "national geographic" which is on newsstands now. it's owned by abc 7's parent company, disney. listen. the things that people share. i think is so powerful. because it's stuff they might

not share publicly or share with friends or maybe just keep in their minds but they like opened up to her so much and it's just really helpful i think to just see what other people are feeling and going through. >> that's nice. all right. thanks for doing that. are you ready for a landmark that's -- we can literally see from our building to finally reopen today? >> yes. mayor london breed tweeted that coit tower is going to be open for the first time in 15 months. so if you are going to go all the way up to the observation deck, you do need your mask on because you are going to be in the elevator. >> okay. >> yep. you can go. okay. talk about it later. >> okay. speaking of that -- what are your thoughts about california reopening? people in downtown hayward got to answer that very question using colorful chalk. they wrote phrases like cautious but optimistic and it's about time. and looking forward to things like more fresh air and less zoom. >> oh gosh yes. >> the organization social

expressions set up this chalkboard. >> that's cool. >> that seems like another thing that michelle norris could get involved in now that i think about it. it is a big day for abc 7's parent company disney. >> yes, because for the first time in a year and a half, all disney parks in the world are back open. mickey and mini on hand to usher in the reopening of disneyland paris. this happened earlier today. y'all better skip. >> look at them. >> look at them. [ laughter ] so some of the first guests in line you can see skipping into the park to welcome them, a revised version of brand new day playing in the background. that was tokyo disney resort's 35th anniversary song. >> come on disney. >> skip. >> it is my goal to get to all of the disney parks. >> what's left? >> i haven't been to shanghai or hong kong. >> okay. those are your only two? >> yep. [ laughter ] >> this is an attainable goal. >> it is attainable goal. okay. cool. thank you. and you have been to? >> orlando. i haven't been to the one -- that's next on my list. of my tour guide.

>> when i take you. >> yes. yes. that's good. you will get up there eventually. >> i'm looking forward to it. >> today i just want to find somewhere cool i don't care where it is. if it's a freezer, refrigerator. >> get in the freezer? >> tub of ice. maybe -- swimming in some ice cream. or yogurt. i don't know. something. just to stay cool. it's 64 in walnut creek but look at your high. 106 degrees. there's a look at san jose, 63 right now. your high a record-tying 99 degrees. so today is our hottest day with more record heat likely than just the two i mentioned. heat wave, this is day two of four. we've got the spare the air. the poor air quality today. and tonight, is going to be our most comfortability night ahead and here's a look at the heat pump and this thing is running throttle wide open. it's like pushing the gas all the way to the floor with this thing. and it's bringing us a high risk of heat illness today and that will continue through at least saturday inland. look at the asterisks find the

record highs, 99 in san jose and 105 in gilroy. on the peninsula, no record highs but still mid 90s. around redwood city. palo alto. menlo park. mid 80s around san bruno. low to mid-70s along the coast today. to low to mid 80s in downtown. south san francisco. look at these low to mid-70s north bay, coast, 78 in sausalito. record 99 in san rafael and record 101 in santa rosa. temperatures along the east bay shore, 84 to 94 with that 88 in hayward a record high. and as you move inland, concord, 108. 106 in livermore. everybody is reaching 100 in our east bay valleys. areas that lost power yesterday afternoon. ouch. all right. so we've got upper 50s to even some low 70s tonight. and don't forget heat exhaustion you still sweat and heatstroke when you stop sweating, and you are overheating, seek medical emergency. all right, so we're looking at monday, tuesday and wednesday for temperatures finally back

to average. all right, mike. diana ross is out with new original music for the first time in more than two decades. and the title track and the first single is available today. ♪ i just want to say, thank you, thank you, ♪ >> all right. so this is her new song. it's called "thank you" and she's hoping it's going to be as popular as the 70 other hits as a solo artist and with the supremes. she recorded in her home studio during the pandemic. the tracks reflect the moment with titles like "if just danced" and? "come together." it's out september 10th with the full album. she is the queen. >> was it good? >> listen, all she has to do is just be on the stage. >> just has to come out. >> i'm here. great. >> does this like a few times. right? >> point and smile. >> i love you.

>> you do? >> i love you. thank you. >> it was good. all right, coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> oh, the murder hornets. we forget about those. are they -- back? >> that's right. >> the evidence just uncovered. and also an abc news exclusive about a murder mystery that's gripping a south carolina county. we're

number one if i'm standing here talking about it you know it's probably not a good thing. it's going to be extremely hot today and look at these extremes. 102 los gatos and cloverdale 107 and fremont down into brentwood places like that in the mid 90s to nearly 110 degrees. high risk of heat illness today. because of that mike, number two, cal iso issued a flex alert for tonight for all of us to conserve energy between 5:00 and 10:00 p.m. turn off appliances and lights and set this thermostat to at least 78 degrees. the at least 500 pg&e customers are still waiting to get their power restored right now. the lights went out yesterday afternoon and cities across the bay area as temperatures neared 100 degrees. number four, in just a few

hours cal osha will vote on new guidelines that would no longer require vaccinated people to wear masks at work. if approved the governor has said he would sign an order. santa clara county is raffling more than 100 tickets to big concerts and you can enter by getting vaccinated over the next few weeks. winners will be announced every wednesday over the next six weeks. number six, we have a big rig on fire on the right hand shoulder in fairfield. so this is a part of your commute, a heads-up for westbound 80 before emmanuel campos parkway. number seven, today, president biden is expected to sign a bill establishing june 19th as juneteenth national independence day. this commemorates the end of slavery in the united states. in today's gma first look we're hearing from the family of a south carolina mother and son who were killed outside their home. abc news reporter eva pilgrim

has the exclusive interview. >> reporter: in this morning's gma first look, an abc news exclusive. do you think they will find who did this? >> i would certainly hope so. >> i hope so. >> reporter: it's the murder mystery gripping the county in south carolina. ten days ago 52-year-old maggie murdoch and her 22-year-old son paul found dead outside their home. the victim of multiple gunshot wounds. this morning, the victims' family is speaking out. to abc news. did they have any enemies? >> i really don't know of any enemies you hear all this -- talk on the -- you know, social media with regard to paul. but i don't know of anybody. >> no. >> that would truly -- that would truly be an enemy. or truly want to want them. >> reporter: coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll have much more on our exclusive interview. plus the very latest on this urgent investigation. with your gma first look, i'm eva pilgrim, abc news, colinton county, south carolina. just confirmed the first case of murder hornets in the

u.s. this year. the insect was found north of seattle. the asian giant hornet is an invasive species that carries a toxic and deadly venom. agricultural officials say it was discovered in snohomich county. they go after honey bees. some believe the insect could have been leftover from a previous season. >> what? why do we have to show that video? just imagine it? >> it's happening. >> like my stomach hurts. >> the hornet -- murder hornet is your least favorite story. >> oh goodness. coming up at 5:30 one place that's become very popular in the heat wave we're dealing with today. and covid-19 cases are plummeting but there's an

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gripping the bay area. the call to conserve electricity especially during one specific chunk of time today and a top five things you can do to help at home. not just the bay area dealing with the stifling conditions. a look at the weather facing 40 million americans today that's worrisome. good morning everybody. it's thursday, june 17th and abc 7 mornings live right now on abc 7 hulu live and wherever you stream. >> hey mike. >> let's just dive right into this like we may want to do a pool later on. i mean look at these numbers. it's the hottest day and it's only day two. and it's record highs today where you see an asterisk. i mean look at this well over 100 throughout the inland and east bay neighborhoods and right near 100 to well into 100 up in the north bay. and same thing down in the south bay. with san jose at 99 but morgan hill at 104. we'll have about 84 to 94. that's our spread around the bay. and then 70 at half-moon bay to about 80 in san francisco. but places like the castro and the tenderloin and some of the

more interior places in san francisco, could hit the mid- to upper 80s. but officially, it will be 80 today. but it will definitely feel warmer than that in many areas in san francisco. we have the heat advisory for areas in the orange until 9:00 friday. and then the excessive heat warning starts at 11:00 today. this morning. and goes also up until that 9:00 time frame. so we're just now getting into this reggie. >> okay, thank you. a flex alert will take effect in california today. that means residents and businesses are being asked to cut back on power use during this heat wave. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in san jose with the warning from cal iso. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning, we're here at the station where we're talking with people who are telling us about how they are bracing for the heat and california officials are asking us all to do our part today. asking everyone to cut back on the energy use with a focus on conserving between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. the power grid is expected to be pushed to the max in this heat today. the manager of that grid says

we all need to do our part not only in our homes, but also at work. our businesses need to cut back as well. so we don't face blackouts. also, don't forget to take care of yourself. >> stay cool as much as i can. yeah. pretty much -- stay out of the sun. i guess. and i don't know what else to do. that's as much as i can. >> reporter: what do you think of the heat? >> it's tough. but -- kind of like it more than the cold though. so. make the best out of what you can do. >> reporter: so the big energy stealers at home are the dishwasher, the oven, the washer and dryer, they're asking we limit the use of those this evening and also turn off unnecessary lights and turn that thermostat down to 78 or up to 78 if you can. try to use fans instead of air- conditioning. and officials say conservation has made a by difference on days like this in the past and they're hoping today is no exception.

people here at this station are also doing their part by taking public transportation. with it being a spare the air day they're also asking we do that and avoid the cars today as well. live in san jose, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. all right, thank you amy. the flex alert has made hardware stores a pretty popular spot. at the village true value hardware store in santa rosa just one remaining emergency generator yesterday afternoon. the store manager said it would likely be gone by the close of business. if 1500-watt generators can make a huge difference for homeowners. >> refrigerators are i think are the most important. i learned once and i don't want to do that again. >> customers also buying up fans and plastic pools and cool towels that you wear. it's not just hot here in the bay area. this heat wave is affecting a massive portion of the u.s. and the so-called megadrought is making conditions even worse. jobina at the live desk with more on how this affects the power grid and water supply.

>> reporter: this morning, 40 million americans are feeling the effects of this dangerous heat wave. record high temperatures were shattered in california, arizona, utah and montana yesterday. and more of the same is expected today. california's death valley holds the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded on earth. 134 degrees back in 1913. forecasts this week show temperatures flirting with that number. power companies are asking customers to cut back on electricity. >> start thinking about things that you do that use a lot of electricity that you can move to difficult parking lots of the day. maybe you are running the dishwasher later in the evening or earlier in the day. same with the washing machine and dryer. >> reporter: california lakes and reservoirs that millions of people rely on for water are drying up. the low water levels at folsom lake unveiled this wreckage of a plane crash from 1986. experts say summer heat waves

like this are not uncommon however they are starting earlier and lasting longer and becoming more intense. reggie? excuse me, kumasi? thank you. health officials are issuing an urgent reminder about the threat of heat related health issues. stroke is a big concern and typically happens when your body temperature gets above 104 degrees. doctors say it's important that everyone know the warning signs. >> sometimes it's like day three. suddenly you just start seeing a lot of people coming in with incredibly high temperatures. that you don't see any other time of the year. be confused and that's kind of the hallmark. >> so in addition to a high temperature, other symptoms include an altered mental state or behavior like confusion and agitation and slurred speech. also look out for nausea and vomiting. flushed skin, rapid breathing as well as a racing heart rate and a headache. you can check out temperatures anytime on your tv. they are live in the weather shelf on the abc 7 bay area

connected tv app. you can download it on apple or fire tv right now. developing news, despite plummeting covid-19 cases across the country, there is growing concern over the delta variant. this mutation was first detected in india and is now been identified in more than 80 countries. scientists describe it as covid on steroids because it is more contagious. vaccines do appear to be effective against it. however, health officials say it can spread in areas of the u.s. where vaccination rates remain low. >> this is the most contagious variant that we have seen throughout the entire pandemic. it's probably the most challenging variant overall. we have seen some preliminary evidence that maybe we get more headaches with this than some of the others. >> doctors say it's also important to monitor how the variant spreads among children under 12 who are not eligible for the vaccine now. now the latest on california east reopening. governor newsom says new strike teams could be launched

statewide if covid-19 numbers go in the wrong direction. >> assess if there's community spread through community surveillance. and contact tracing. we're going back to the basics. working with our county partners our local health officers and we'll be doing aggressive vaccine efforts and pushes in a more targeted way with the strike teams. >> the governor highlighted the delta variant as the main concern. it's now responsible for one in ten infections nationally. and about 4% here in california. governor newsom also announced that he's forming a new group to focus on health. 49ers' legend ronnie lott and first partner will be co- chairing the governor's advisory council on physical fitness and mental well-being. it's going to emphasize the physical and mental health of children including young athletes. well, there's a new incentive to get vaccinated in the south bay. >> getting your shot could be your ticket to one of the biggest concerts of the year. santa clara county is raffling off more than 100 tickets everything from warriors' games

and concerts including harry styles, the weeknd. justin bieber and bad bunny. you can get vaccinated at one of seven county vaccine stovers the next couple of weeks. it's a partnership between the county and city of san jose and the warriors and s.a.p. center. >> just unbelievable support from these community partners stepping up, saying hey, we understand it. we get it. let's make vaccination the ticket to fun. >> eight to ten winners will be announced every wednesday over the next six weeks. the names will be posted on the santa clara county public health department's instagram live feed. coming up, carry in public without a permit. the controversial new gun legislation. the abc 7 news i team is learning more about a grass fire that damaged eight homes. the information about the property owners' past. but first mike. thank you. hi everybody. some of the records that may

tumble today have been around for nearly 80 years. so it gives you an idea of how rare the territory is we're getting into today. it's pretty comfortable in places like castro valley and fremont. 59. berkeley 57 and 60 to 64 for the rest of the east bay under sunshine. yep, sun is coming up in a few minutes. we'll say it's more sunny than dark outside. 51 pacifica to look at this, 69 in antioch. even 60s around the bay. san carlos 64 and oakland 60 right now. haze out there but that could build throughout the day and that's why you can see we have the spare the air moniker today. so hopefully you can limit anything that will produce some noxious gas like burning fossil fuels. noon 65 at the coast. 85 to 96 around the bay and inland. maybe not outside for lunch. maybe in the shade. that -- 871-0106 though dangerous heat at 4:00. still 79 to 97 at 7:00 for bay

and inland. so if you are at home limit your energy use the best you can and drink early and often or hang out in the frozen food section like i like hood on hot days in the supermarket and exercising the morning is best. and the sun, protect yourself from that. you can burn in 10, 20 minutes, plus it feels 10 to 15 degrees hotter if you are in the direct sun. all right, let's get a look at the morning commute. hi mike. thank you. good morning everyone. so i'm following a new crash right now in san jose. it looks like there's some debris in the roadway primarily that's blocking at least one to two lanes. and injuries have been reported here as well. this is on southbound 101 before the road. heads-up. a live picture here from the san mateo bridge. no visibility issues for your commute. and then a live look in oakland. showing you our 880 at the coliseum parkway there. the headlights traveling south and aside from that crash in san jose, everything else is looking good. we'll be right back.

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in the south bay, the san jose fire department is investigating how a series of brush fires may be related. it was a scary scene for drivers on 280 yesterday afternoon. flames spread between meridian avenue and race street and it took firefighters two hours to get the fires under control. flames destroyed one vehicle but the fires didn't threaten any buildings. abc 7 news i team is

learning more about a grass fire that damaged eight homes and forced dozens to evacuate in vallejo tuesday night. officials say a well-known martial artist carly gracey owns 20 acres of land in the area including the parcel where the flames broke out. neighbors have asked the owner to cut dry vegetation that's growing on the property for years now. fearing that a fire would burn their homes. according to the fire marshal, gracey received four warnings for failing to properly abate the property over the past year. neighbors are hopeful action will now be taken ahead of the fourth of july. >> it is concerning. because of how hot and how dry and the winds lately. the winds have been extremely high. >> i would ask him out of respect for everyone in the neighborhood, could you please take care of your property? >> the fire department says that gracey's attempts to mitigate have not been satisfactory. and have requested a warrant in order to enter the property and

complete the work. the i-team reached out to him multiple times for comment and also reached out to his attorney who declined to comment. people in texas will soon be able to carry handguns in public without a license, without any training. republican governor greg abbott signed a permitless carry gun bill into law yesterday. so that means starting in september, the measure will allow anyone 21 and up who can legally possess firearms to carry in public without a permit. now right now, there's a mandatory training for gun buyers in the state. and that is going to be eliminated. new this morning, new unemployment claims increased, snapping a six week streak of declines. the u.s. labor department says that 412,000 new claims were filed last week and that's 37,000 more than the previous week. economists had projected 360,000 new claims. there are more than 3.5 million continuing claims which is nearly 100,000 more than

economists had forecasted. we will see how wall street investors react when the stock markets open in about 45 minutes. a san francisco home has broken the record for the most expensive ever sold in the city. for a second time. it's a pacific heights mansion located at 2920 broadway between laker and lyon streets. it boasts seven bedrooms and search bathrooms and it just sold for a whopping $43.5 million. the buyer is narf n as llc. the home was built in 1931 and previously broke the record for most expensive sale in san francisco in 2018 when it sold for $39 million. well, are you looking for a new kind of work from home experience? the east brother light station in the water off of vallejo is looking for an inkeeper. this restored victorian lighthouse and a bed and breakfast but it's been closed during the pandemic. and then two months ago, it had a catastrophic power failure.

there's been a temporary fix to get the lights back on but a permanent solution is still in the works. the responsibilities for the inkeeper include serving guests breakfast and dinner. the position pays upwards of $140,000. and it includes a health plan and you can live on the island. the new innkeeper starts on september 1st because that's when the island reopens. >> okay. >> what else though? >> what else do we get in the package? what are your responsibilities? >> i mean. i could receive -- breakfast and dinner, what else? do i have to like upkeep the whole thing? >> we need details. >> yeah. i don't want to be making someone else's bed. and -- i have already -- no. [ laughter ] >> not -- >> thinking back to the jobs i had. fast food restaurants, i don't want to clean the bathrooms or all that stuff either. >> we need details. >> yes we do. all right, a look and i have details for you. you may not want to hear them. >> as do i. >> may be as revolting as

cleaning bathrooms. all right, so hottest today. record heat likely and this is just day two. we've got two more days after this one to go through. spare the air today. so if you are one of those that is sensitive to the air quality, you need to be careful today. and it's going to follow today's record heat with our most comfortable night. i want to show there's at least 11 states under heat advisories starting to spread into places like nebraska and iowa and missouri. and kansas. at least montana is out of it and idaho, montana just a couple of days ago, 105 degrees, it was all-time record high for june. so all of that heat is sliding off into the upper midwest. for us, full on today. look for the asterisks. 99 in san jose. 105 in gilroy. on the peninsula, no record highs. but 85 to 96 degrees and a lot of us don't have air- conditioning on the peninsula. it's going to be a rough day. low to mid-70s along the coast. 80 downtown. places like around dolores park

probably 85 to 86 degrees. if you think about going to the park, and finding some shade, yeah, that may be a good idea if you can stay in the shade. 101 santa rosa and 88 in hayward and 86 richmond to 94 is our spread and going inland, everybody at least 104 to 110 degrees. this is just not here. we've got records everywhere. chico 109 and sacramento 109. tahoe 90 and palm springs 117 and monterey 80. you can see why we're going to have such a hard, difficult time keeping the electricity going for all of us with all that heat. tonight, upper 50s to even a few 70s out there. my accuweather 7 day forecast, the heat holds on at least 90s through father's day inland. 70s and 60s elsewhere by then and then 70s, 60s and 80s monday, tuesday and wednesday. how a soaker star made coca- cola's market value drop by $4 billion. and brand transformation. victoria's secret doing

something it hasn't done before. a blow to a local yoga studio tha

all right, drivers get ready for this. an east bay city is now calling itself a no side show zone. >> i recognize these events are part of the bay area culture particularly as an expression of resistance but they can kill people and more importantly, young people who have -- who in some instances believe they're invincible. >> mayor lamar thorp pointed to one side show in april where up to 80 cars took over major intersections. city of antioch has three ways that they're planning to crack down. pulling elevated pavement on parts of three intersections that's going to make it harder

for cars to do doughnuts and create a new set aside area for people to show off their cars safely and legally. and there will be beefing up police department side show task forces which will be towing cars and dishing out some pretty heavy fines. a san francisco yoga studio took another blow after burglars broke in just days before california's reopening. surveillance video shows from thursday two people breaking in through the padlock at love story yoga in the mission. the two opened the security gates and broke through a lock box and then just let themselves in with the key. >> we had to scrape and scramble and be creative and eke through to survive this long. it seemed like we could start to exhale. and days into reopening, we're burglarized. it just felt like a punch in the gut really. >> what a bummer. the owners say electronics a laptop and all of the studio's merchandise got taken and they have filed a report with the police and shared the video

hoping that those suspects will be caught. victoria's secret is getting a new look aimed at being more inclusive. the lingerie company is replacing its famous angel models with a more diverse group of brand ambassadors. it is signing seven women including soccer star megan rapinoe and actress ryan coo shop a. it comes after years of criticism over the brand's lack of body diversity. victoria's secret says its goal is advocating for for >> data supports it. intuition supports it and i think it's the cultural mood supports it. i think if they actually move in this direction it could make a huge difference. >> stores will also get a new look with mannequins in different shapes and sizes. the iconic victoria's secret fashion show was canceled in 2019 but may come back this year but in a different form. google is opening its first

retail store today. the manhattan location will feature other google gadgets. this also an area called sand boxes. where consumers can get their hands on experiences with some of the devices. you can also buy hats and t- shirts and dog toys and for some reason, basketballs. all right. $74 -- that's how much the average person is reportedly planning to spend on father's day gifts this year. the national retail federation predicts that shoppers will shell out more than $20 billion altogether. and that would be the most on record. and $3 billion more than last year. if you haven't thought about what you are going to get, reminder, father's day is on sunday. mike has been reminding us all week. >> yeah. [ laughter ] and i'm thinking the $174? what could i be getting? just the unconditional love is good enough. >> huh. >> that's what she said. [ laughter ] all right, the drought monitor. it's thursday and it's bittersweet. the good news is it didn't get

any worse. the bad news is still we've got so much of us in the top two categories of drought and that's not going to change. and here's a look. trinity and san luis didn't drop but all the four -- four of the six major reservoirs did drop again at least 1% to 2% over the last week. all right, let's stop on a good note. all right, we've got the diamondbacks in town. once again. how about we go for a win on a beautiful day? 74 to 79 at oracle. first pitch is 12:45 and remember, the strong sunshine out there could feel 10, 15 degrees warmer than this and you could burn in about 15 to 20 minutes. so find some shade or wear that sunscreen. mike, thank you. new at 6:00, a mandate from the faa. the airplane requiring some extra inspection as summer travel picks up. the third time the charm perhaps? cal osha meeting again today. the answers we could get about mask wearing in the workplace. beat the heat with a splash. a look at the newly expanded water park in the south bay. and taking a live look

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it is cooking out here today. >> i'm pretty sure it's like 99 degrees. >> it is cooking out here today. now at 6:00, we're talking about the heat wave coming to the bay area. today's expected to be the hottest day of the week. mike is tracking possible

record high temperatures. here's a live look as the sun rises and it heats up. what you're being asked to do this afternoon. masks in the workplace. new guidance expected today and the timeline of when it could go into effect. look at this background. >> beautiful. >> it is beautiful. but also looks like it is cooking in here today. >> already. >> really. >> it's here. right now is as cool and as comfortable as it gets today. >> wow. >> yes. all right. so a lot of us already under heat advisory. it began at 11:00 yesterday morning. later on at 11:00 this morning we ramp it up as temperatures in the red could reach 98 to 110 degrees. record highs likely. where's that sea breeze? it's absolutely absent as we look at the winds. except for along the coast it'll pick up a little bit. that's why you'll be in the 70s