your mask? >> and watch where you walk. a warning for parents as a coyote comes dangerously close to taking off with a toddler. that is scary. good morning, everybody. it's wednesday, june 30th. you're watching abc 7 mornings live on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you stream. >> i'm loving these colors behind us. this is great. >> it is nice. if we could only hike up there. maybe we can do the show from tam some morning. >> ideas. >> yes. >> engineer's going not a chance. nope. >> that's why we have that screen. >> that's right. you get a green screen and that's it. gusting to 32. fairfield. gusting to 28 at concord. we have double digit winds at sfo, hayward. another day of free air- conditioning for a lot of us with low to mid60s coast. san francisco. over towards richmond. 68 in oakland. a lot of low to mid70s around the bay.

some of that will spill into san jose and san mateo. otherwise 80s. >> thank you, mike. new gun laws are on the way to san jose. city council vote makes the city the first to require all gun owning residents to have liability insurance and pay an annual fee. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield joining us live with more on the rules and some of the pushback. amy. >> reporter: good morning. it was a unanimous vote. that gives you a sense of just how strongly city hall feels about this proposal. if you own a gun in san jose that is about to get more expensive for you. you'll have to pay for liability insurance and you'll have to pay an annual fee. that will go toward the city's emergency responses to gun violence. the city council heard from both sides of the issue during the public comment. supporters say they appreciate the council for taking swift action. critics say this put as financial burden on a constitutional right. we checked with the owner of a

gun store for his thoughts. >> i doubt it's going to do anything. majority of the gun ownership that gun owners that are legally owned guns, they're good people. >> reporter: research estimates that gun violence costs the san jose taxpayers nearly $44 it million a year. but some law-abiding gun owners argue they shouldn't have to cover the cost of gun violence. san jose officials say they are expecting to have to fight this in court. they say their lawyers are ready for lawsuits and the firearms policy coalition has said it is already preparing to take legal action against the city. live in san jose, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. with crimes surging the alameda county board of supervisors is declaring gun violence a public health crisis. this move allows the county to

tap into federal pandemic funding. the alameda county sheriff telling abc7 news this declaration at the very least raises public awareness, which could lead to prevention and enforcement. the house of representatives set to launch a new investigation of the january 6th capitol insurrection. a 13 person select committee is expected to be approved. house speaker nancy pelosi would appoint a chairperson and at least eight other committee members. last night number two house republican steve scalise urged his members to vote against the resolution saying the select panel is likely to pursue a partisan agenda. former president trump will tour the border wall in south texas with governor greg abbott. after visiting the wall they will take part in a town hall on border security. abbott's office says it's raised $656,000 in private donations for more border wall. that's on top of the $250 million the state allocated as a down payment on the project. the wall is expected to come up for discussion when the texas

legislature convenes for a special session july 8th. bad weather in surfside, florida could complicate the search for survivors in that deadly building collapse. jobina with the other challenges that crews are facing in this search and rescue effort. >> as of this morning 12 people are confirmed dead and 149 people are still missing. crews pulled another body from the rubble yesterday afternoon. rescuers are having trouble getting access to a 45-foot area around the building because of shifting debris and other hazards. so far three million pounds of concrete has been removed from the site. >> find strollers and baby a o reality to the moment. >> abc news confirms a letter was sent to residents of the building in april warning that damage in the basement garage had quote, gotten significantly worse since an inspection in 2018 but the cost to fix it was

$15 million. the condo association now faces lawsuits alleging it should have taken the issue more seriously. the association says it cannot comment on pending litigation. president biden and the first lady are expected to visit surfside tomorrow. they'll meet with first responders and victim's families. >> thank you. now to the coronavirus pandemic. new fears of the emerging delta variant are coming ever closer to us here in california. the number of hospitalized patients climbed back up over 1000 yesterday. it dropped below that level for the first time two weeks ago. the seven day positivity rate is climbing back up as well. now to 1.2%. it had gotten as low as .7% a month ago. now check out this map. this graph. it shows the new cases of diagnosis in the bay area. we are much lower than our winter pack a as you can see, but the rolling average has crept up. even with the rise of

delta variant, local experts expressed confidence. the delta variant is highly transmissible and has been found in more than 80 countries. the world health organization is predicting it'll become the dominant strain here in the u.s. >> concern here is that we can see small clusters of delta virus. the delta variant among people who are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated who congregate together. >> the number of delta variant cases in california has tripled since may. the best way to protect yourself is to get vaccinated. you can send your questions about coronavirus vaccines to our abc7 news vaccine team. go to abc7news.com/vaccine. johnson and johnson vaccines are coming to kenya. like many other east african nations, kenya has struggled to secure vaccines and lift restrictions. only the astrazeneca vaccine and are russian vaccine are approved in kenya. 47million people live in the

country. only 1 million people have had their if first dose. bringing in the one and done shot will speed up that process. the first batch of j&j shots expected to arrive in august. starbucks stepping up its secret menu this morning. the way it might be letting you order off their off menu creations. plus you're wasting wasting just sitting there. go get get to searching. the bay area treasure hunt hiding cold hard cash somewhere in the woods.

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we're back coming up on 6:10 on this wednesday. you can see you're going to run into some mist, drizzle and fog through the east bay hills. that's the biggest issue with the morning commute. the evening commute is going to

be breezy in the usual spots. look at this clean air that sea breeze is bringing in. we're green through friday. temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 50s into the east bay valleys. we do have some 60s near the th delta. temperatures mainly in the mid50s to a 60 in san jose right now. looking at sfo, just south of spring valley. about 100th of an inch of drizzle so far. we'll stay same temperatures through 7:00. increasing sunshine. near 60 at the coast. mid70s to low 80s inland. no real heat in this forecast. we'll see how long it lasts coming up. we have a motorcycle crash causing a backup. injuries have been reported here. this is on westbound 24 at fish ranch road. just a heads up if this is part of anyone's commute. a live look at the bay bridge here. we do not have metering lights on yet. we do have a stall past treasure island. so it's going to be a little stop and go as you make your

way into san francisco. a live look here in walnut creek showing off 680, everything is at the limit there. want to let you know this morning in the east bay there's a new incentive to leave your car at home. if your commute starts or ends in contra costa county you could get $50. you have to agree to take bart, the capital corridor train or car pool and you only have to do it once. you could enter to win $100 if it you share a photo from your commute to enter enter enter en contracosta.org. tonight is the last night you can see the pink triangle lit up in san francisco. it's lit during pride month every year and the lights will turn off tomorrow at sunrise. crews will take down the project for the year. you can find our library of stories for pride month, including my conversation with one of the pink triangle's

founders on the abc 7 bay area connected tv app. find it wherever you stream. big premier of marvel's black widow coming soon to disney plus. what the block buster's costar just shared about star let johansson's armpits. a close call

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now, that's making a difference. police are looking for a south bay man in connection with a rape at a pennsylvania college nearly eight years ago. a facebook message led to this arrest warrant. police are trying to find ian clearly. he's accused of a 2013 attack on the campus of gettysburg college where he was a student. investigators say he stalked the victim at a party, followed her back to her dorm and then sexually assaulted her. they reopened this case last year when the victim got several messages, including one

that read "so i raped you." police don't know where clearly may be. a scare for two families when a coyote got dangerously close to babies. layla o'boyle was at the botanical garden. she says a coyote wander ngoutoscare the eally close andh coyote away. >> the coyote ran away. i thought. i grabbed my son, look at him. i confirm he hasn't been touched and i turn around and look back at my daughter and the coyote had gone over to her. >> layla says the coyote wasn't acting particularly aggressive but was just a foot from her daughter and unfazed by the park goers yelling. another mom told abc7 she was there and the coyote charged at her daughter. she says she had to dive daughter her daughter to save her. animal care and control officials have been meeting with wildlife officials to try

to find some solution to this. state law prohibits relocation of coyotes. meanwhile, recreation and parks has placed coyote signs through the the garden and employees are telling families to be on alert. a southern california couple is facing $18,000 in fines for digging up and burying dozens of joshua trees on their property. they did it to make way for their new home. a neighbor reported it to authorities. it is illegal to cut joshua trees without a permit because they're protected under the california endangered species act. the couple tells the l.a. times they didn't know the law. $1000. >> this is a part of a treasure hunt. they wanted to do something to get families outdoors and and ea's beautifrks. every week on instagram. the money is hid medicine an

area that is publicly accessible and not dangerous spot. >> what we're going to do is post clues on our instagram at the official treasure hunt. you'll get clues leading you in the general area of where the box is hidden. >> so these friends hope to do more treasure hunts in the future. they'll announce more locations and plans on their social media pages. >> do you consider yourself a super hero. if so, disney is looking for you. abc7's parent company is hiring professional stunt people to work at its new avengers campus. they're looking for people to play black widow and black panther for the avengers assemble show. some of the skills required include proficiency in hand hand combat and acbatics. that's the show i saw

went. so good. >> i want to do that. they look so cool. >> they were really cool. >> what do y'all want to be? >> mike? >> me? >> i found buckie funny. but i also found hawk gosh, mackie. falcon. i love that relationship. any one of those would work. >> you can be captain america. >> okay. >> i got the jaw line for it. >> thank you. i was going to say the lady in the -- what's the -- wandavision. >> wanda. >> you want to be wanda? >> sure. >> wanda was ol nstruc>> she was. >> you don't mess with her. let's talk about what's going on weather wise. at mist and dr hanging in the air. you can see from our south sout beach cameras. down in san jose, nothing like

that to deal with. sunshine slowdowns. that'll make you slow down a little bit. summer cloud pattern starting today. that will bring us to average to below average. that apps through the seven day forecast. good-bye tojune and hello to july. nothing extreme in the forecast. moving away from the pacific northwest. starting to lose strength. it's this low and this high down to the south you can see it bringing that on shore flow. that's going to keep comfortable. nit 80s los gatos, gil roy. mid70s for most of the south bay. low to mid70s for the peninsula. 69 in san bruno. if you go over to the coast you'll have more cloud cover and temperatures in the low 60s. mid60s in downtown and south san francisco. sausalito. near 60 for bodega bay. head through the valleys. we have some 70s.

then 80s up to around santa rosa. look at the mid90s. good news for lake county. the heat advisory is over. you'll still be in the mid90s for the next several days. you won't be over 100. we have a mixture of mid60s to mid70s from 65 in richmond to castro valley at 74. as we're looking at temperatures tonight, we're going to drop back into the mid50s to near 60 once again. you can see spotty groan out there. mist and drizzle. through the accuweather seven day forecast. normally i like to do it day by day. each day is almost the same give or take one or two degrees. 60s, 70s, 80s. enjoy the break. >> thank you. good morning america is coming up at7:00. >> ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> good morning reggie and kumasi. great to be with both of you. coming up on a wednesday on gma, we are going to be talking about the heat still because it rn, i' m tracngbo dg on deltvaw brcous

for more than a quarter of all new cases in the country. some places even urging vaccinated people to start wearing masks indoors again. cdc director is going to be join us with that. with nearly 50 million people getting ready to travel, airlines are bracing for the crush and the gas price is hitting the highest level in seven years for our nation. we are saying rise and shine from my home state of michigan. i cannot wait to share the magic, the wonder and hoping to burn off some of this fog. if anybody understands that i know you do. that and so much more coming up on gma. >> that's so true. as she's been saying all morning long, can we get this fog out? she wants to

holiday weekend. you saw the thunderstorms we had yesterday. it's possible again today. tomorrow it shrinks the area

then it broadens as we head towards friday. this will linger through the weekend. temperatures at least won't be in record territory like they t were earlier this week. a mom's tiktok video is the center of conversation about access to child care. maggie was called to have a second job interview but she didn't have anyone to watch her son. so he came right along. he even had his own resume. >> i was just honest and let them know that i wasn't able to have child care so i may need to schedule it for another time. so immediately their response was we're child friendly. >> i love it. so she ended up getting the job and her tiktok video has had 1.5 million views. the highly anticipated black widow movie doesn't come out until next week, some lucky fans in london got a preview. we're hearing from actress florence pugh about her first

day filming with scarlett johansson. >> day one was me throwing her against a cabinet and we both had our hands in each other's r armpits. >> black widow hits theaters on july 9th and disney plus with premier access. disney is the parent company of abc7. sometimes the best starbucks drinks are the made by fans. >> sometimes. starbucks is promoting some customer created items by letting people order them on social media. so two off menu drinks have become popular. the one on the left is the iced matcha latte can chai. and the pink drink remix. it switches out coconut milk for vanilla sweet cream cold foam in that classic pink drink. starbucks is advertising both drinks on facebook and instagram. customers who spot this ad can tap the image to access a

special web page to order. >> you've got to be plugged in. >> you make a left at the car with a missing hub cap. if it's a full moon then you get the drink. come on. how complicated is it? >> it's a treasure hunt. >> in the end you get the pink drink which is -- mountain lion gone missing. spotted in one bay area town. now nowhere to be seen overnight. latest. an animal of a much different variety getting, we'll say some buzz for sure. why the internet is going off this morning over this children's classic reimagined. as we head to break, a live look outside. it is 6:26 and we'll be right back.

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freemont. 76 in san jose. low to mid80s in the east bay valleys. until you get to lakeport, hot there. no more heat advisory. >> thank you. developing news, san jose city council taking action after the vta mass shooting. >> on track to require gun owners to pay for gun violence. looks at it from this perspective. gun violence costs san jose taxpayers an estimated $442 million every year. that is from data from the pacific institute taken from 2013 to 2019. >> these just approved gun rules are controversial. amy hollyfield live with what a lot of these sides are saying. >> reporter: the mayor is getting a lot of feedback about this on twitter. i've been checking his comments. he's hearing from a lot of

people. some opponents think this will disproportionately impact poor people asking, so does this mean only the rich can have guns? if you own a gun in san jose it is about to become more expensive with the city voting to require you carry liability insurance. and that you pay an annual fee to help the city cover the cost of emergency response to gun violence. that is because the city is estimating it costs taxpayers about $442 million a year to pay for gun violence. here's a sample of what city leaders heard last night. >> it puts a financial burden on a constitutional right. which is the right to bear arms. >> time after time, shooting after shooting the mass shootings continues to grow with no real action. i applaud your action. >> the city council voted unanimously for the proposal so that gives you an idea of just how strongly city hall feels about this. but the city is expecting to

have to fight this in court with the mayor saying city attorneys are ready for the challenges and some gun coalitions saying they're preparing their legal challenges. live in san jose, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. a budget deal reached in san francisco. county supervisors and mayor london breed came to a consensus yesterday after more than 30 hours of negotiations. here's what is included in this $13 billion budget. more than $1 billion will be spent over the next two years addressing homelessness. the budget prioritizes pandemic relief efforts like rent relief for margalized communities. funds will be devoted to public safety both hiring police officers to keep up staffing and investing in policing alternatives that address mental illness and drug addiction. the full board of supervisors has to vote on this budget. >> new concerns the delta

variant of covid-19. the world health organization is predicting this will soon become the most dominant strain in the u.s. >> the concerning stats and the response from health officials. >> the delta variant accounts for 26% of new covid-19 cases in the u.s. doctors say the strain may be twice as contagious. it's rapidly spreading in places where there are low vaccination rates and that has many people concerned. los angeles county went as far as recommending masks indoors even if people are vaccinated. this morning on gma, cdc director said that may not be necessary in areas with high vaccination rates. >> we are seeing uptick in cases in areas of low vaccination. in that situation when you're suggesting policies be made at the local level and those masking policies are really intended to protect the unvaccinated. >> you can watch the full

interview at 7:00 on gma. local health officials in the bay area also agree with the cdc director. told abc news our high vaccination rates give us an advantage. the health officer says she doesn't belief the bay area will backtrack on its mask guidance. >> thank you. california has updated its guidance for child care settings. the state is requiring all kids 2 years and up to have a mask regardless of vaccination status. the health department made it clear children should not wear a face covering while sleeping. child care providers should wear masks indoors. pg&e is hosting a wildfire safety seminar. the topics include wildfire prevention and improvements as well as information on public safety power shutoff events. this virtual event is going to be held from it 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. through a link on pg&e's website. people in santa rosa are

under an order to reduce their use use. irrigating between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. shut off nozzles will be required on all hoses. restaurants can only give you water if you ask for it and washing sidewalks and driveways is no longer allowed. >> we're really hoping that our community will be able to respond, save water now and help us achieve this 20% so we can make it through to the winter. >> the city warned deeper cuts may be necessary. mandatory restrictions are in place in santa clara water valley district. brand new concerns of a domestic terror threat. what we're hearing from homeland security and why extremists may be looking to strike now. a look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. reducing the risk of

wildfires. what president biden, governor newsom and governors from across the west will be meeting to do today as a northern california fire grows larger by the day. that video is amazing. here's a look at your activity planner. out and about exercising, make sure you wear that sunscreen. we have cooler than average temperatures. free ac is back for most of us. the small craft advisory will back its way through the san pablo bay along the bay bridge and through the golden gate bridge. here's a look at san jose. partly cloudy conditions. w. grass will ping between low and moderate and the uv index will stay very high. 60 right new in san bruno. the rest of the peninsula, mid to upper 50s under a mostly cloudy sky. there's been drizzle on the higher elevations. if y'rto go there, you could need the windshield wipers from time to time. most of us in the mid to upper

50s. 60 at san jose. antioch a little warmer. you can see the clouds retreating back to the coast. they'll exploit the lower elevations to keep them a little cloudier than areas away from the coast and try to push some of that cloud cover across over towards the east bay. that's why we're still seeing 60s there. even at 4:00 that breeze starting to bring some of the clouds back across san francisco. a lot of upper 60s to low 70s around the bay. 70s and 80s inland. towards 7:00 you can see the clouds starting to march to the east. dropping our temperatures in the low to mid60s. barely 70 at san jose. 73 at concord. barely 70 in santa are e is a. clear lake, cloverdale, not in a heat advisory. the worst of it is behind us. we'll take a look at that weekend forecast coming up. how about the commute? >> we're starting with a motorcycle crash right now that is still causing a slowdown and

it's in the commute direction. westbound 24 at fish ranch road. speeds are down to around 17 miles per hour. we also have some metal pieces in the road on westbound 80 before san pablo avenue. the offramp in richmond. there was an earlier crash about an hour ago. might be debris from that. but it's causing things to slow down. speeds around 27 miles per hour there. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 6:08. moving at the limit. tonight cal trans plans to close the westbound bore. the closure will begin at 10:00 p.m. the bore is society it reopen tomorrow at 4:00 a.m. the tunnel road, caldicott lane exit will be closed. routine maintenance will be

new this morning, federal authorities are warning about domestic terror and violence this fourth of july weekend. >> jobina with the new homeland security bulletin obtained by abc news. >> many people are planning to gather for the holiday weekend. federal authorities are worried about acts of violence including mass shootings. as of right now no specific not has been identified. the bulletin says extremists may seek to exploits easing covid-19 restrictions and increase access to mass gatherings to conduct attacks with little or no warning. the of white spelltists and radicals. an official told pierre thomas that the public should not panic but remain alert and ready to pass on tips to law enforcement. with have more on this story at 7:00 on good morning america. >> thank you. developing news. we are standing by for an update at the top of the hour on the lava fire that's burning

near mount shasta. it has tripled in size since it started over the weekend. now it's only 19% contained right now and about 8000 people have had to be evacuated because of it. in a town hall meeting monday, the fire manager of the shasta trinity national forest apologized to evacuees. he said his crews initially left thinking they'd extinguished it on friday only to find that it had reignited an hour later. governor newsom is going to be where the lava fire is burning. he's meeting virtually with president biden, vice president harris and other governors to talk about the wildfire season, drought and unprecedented heat. you can follow fire statewide with our exclusive wildfire tracker. it's updated with the latest information from cal fire. check in to see where the fires are spreading, the acres burned

and containment information in realtime. the abc 7 fire tracker is available now at abc7news.com and our app. this morning the extreme heat gripping much of the pacific northwest now being blamed for a dozen deaths. in oregon authorities say the heat may have claimed the life of a farm worker near portland. the workplace safety agency investigating. spokane hit 109 degrees yesterday. that's the highest temperature ever recorded in that city. i know they're ready for relief. >> yeah. they're receiving some. it's still going to be a little above average, but at least at night it's cooling off back into the 60s. wow. what a mess they went through. hopefully that's it for this summer. mount tam, beautiful sunshine waiting for you. on shore flow will keep our temperatures below average. it'll rush the clouds and areas of fog, mist and drizzle. not only tonight but the next several nights as we have that seasonal cloud cover which will

at forecourn viewin get os we'l temperatures. some mid80s there. around 74 to 76 for most of the south bay and also for santa cruz. we have 69 san bruno. 77 in redwood city. that's your spread on the peninsula. coast about 60 to 62 degrees with more cloud cover. drizzle hanging around here for the next several hours. especially in the higher elevations. mid60s downtown. south san francisco and sausalito. you start in the 70s around san rafael. then you hit the 80s around santa rosa and sonoma. then the 90s north of cloverdale. 65 in richmond. 67 at berkeley. oakland and hayward in the upper 60s. 70 to 74 for the rest of the east bay. going to the game tonight, 64 at 6:40. dropping to 61 with increasing clouds and breezes at the coliseum. east bay we've got 80s everywhere except for san

ramon. you're close at 79. here's what's going on tonight. mid50s to near 60. you can see some blotches of green out there and that'll be some of the mist and drizzle we're dealing with tomorrow morning during the commute. seven day forecast, look at this. 86 to 88 around our inland neighborhoods. 70 to 74 around the bay. 58 to 62 along the coast. pretty darn steady. >> thank you, mike. crews are working to try to reduce the risk of wildfires in the south bay. state and local crews tackling this big project. now over the next two or three months they will be mowing, chipping, digging up brush. cal fire says conditions around the state are prone to wildfires this year. >> we're seeing everything generally over 3000 feet is in conditions we'd normally see in august and september. with a lack of rainfall and a lack of snow pack in those upper elevations things are very dry. >> up to 60 people will be involved in it the project. now for your morning money

report. the fourth of july holiday weekend expected to be the busiest since the beginning of the pandemic. 43million americans are set to hit the roads through the holiday. gas prices will be the highest they've been since the fourth of july in 2014. on average nearly 93 cents higher per gallon than last year. airlines racing to staff up with 3.5 million people expected to fly. >> we are so excited to have people back on airplanes. what that's meant is a little bit of growing pains. i would encourage passengers to make sure you check your flight status before heading out to the airport and call the airline to make sure that flight's going to take off. >> this weekend cities like san francisco, atlanta and boston could see delays up to five times longer than a normal day. uber is rethinking what the workweek will look like as more employees return to the office. in a blog post yesterday the company says it's granting workers more flexibility. many of them will be allowed to

work from home half of the time. they can also choose which office they want to work at from a list of locations. uber says some jobs can actually remain fully remote. you can see we are up about 58 points. federal officials are taking a tougher stance with auto makers using self-driving technology. auto makers will now be required to immediately report crashes involving cashes with automated driving systems. officials say the crash data will help it to quickly identify safety issues and intervene as necessary. new at 6:00, cannabis fraud. a new report finds there's corruption when it comes to labeling the amount of thc in it marijuana on the legal market. thc is the compound that gets you high. so cannabis with higher levels often cost more. the author of the 538 study spoke with wsc . >> consumers are looking for as much thc as they can get which

is creating financial rewards for having more thc in products. that's creating some really perverse incentives in the market to fraudulently inflate how much thc is actually in that product. >> the study found that certain labs lied about the amount of thc in cannabis. the legal marijuana business makes $17 billion a year. you can watch will's full report at 7:00 on gma. reminder to please pick up your trash this upcoming holiday weekend. according to the chronicle san francisco city maintenance workers picked up nearly 3000 listens of trash that people left all over the place over the weekend. this shows massive crowds at e fflstima t. e chronicle reports goers left behind so much trash maintenance staff filled 90 garbage bags. happening now, look out for a mountain lion in petaluma. police have issued a warning

about it. the mountain lion was spotted last night south of corona road. police updated us and they say the animal is now west of hill boulevard. crews have been in that area since 10:30 last night searching for it. this morning we are hearing from the man who was bitten by a great white shark in it san mateo county. he was snorkeling and crabbing at gray whale cove state beach on saturday. all of this happened in a split second. after feeling something on the back of his leg he turned around and saw two eyes and the nose of a shark. >> the teeth i guess are so sharp that like you don't feel too much pain and i don't think i realized kind of the gravity of the situation actually. first i thought okay i'm just going to go back to beach, drive to hospital most likely. as i came to the beach i realized that actually like pretty much the sleeve was full of blood. >> he lost a pint of blood but

recovered pretty quickly and was released from the hospital the same day. you can watch more of his interview coming up at 7:00 on good morning america. here's an animal with less bite. back home in the berkeley hills. kids are welcoming the life size fin whale sculpture back to the lawrence hall of science. the 3000-pound sculpture underwent a makeover at a boat repair shop in richmond. the shop fixed the wear and tear. there has been a setback for serena williams in her quest to reach a record tying 24th grand slam title. williams slipped and hurt her knee during her first match at wimbledon yesterday. she took a medical timeout, returned with a limp and tried to play through it but couldn't. williams retired from the match, withdrew from the tournament and fellow athletes are talking about those slippery conditions. >> people are bound to have slips and falls, but yeah, with serena it was hard for me to

watch that. i'm a big fan of her even though i'm a competitor now but she's the reason why i started to play tennis. >> you do have to move very, very carefully out there and if you push too hard in the wrong moments you do go down. this is obviously terrible. >> roger federer's opponent also slipped on the grass and was forced to withdraw because of an injury. so now the question is if serena will be able to play at the u.s. open later this summer. this morning soap opera fans are mourning the passing of long time general hospital star stuart damon. >> you can have it. >> what are you doing? >> what the hell does it look like? >> for 30 years dallon played on general hospital. the emmy winner died after a lengthy battle with renal failure. he was 84 years old. you can watch general hospital weekdays at 2:00 p.m.

here on abc 7. okay. postmates; right? you know what that is. imagine a postmates for getting your stuff back from an ex. or sending their stuff back to them. >> okay. so this is called postdates. >> getting divorced? >> and take your stupid toys, idiot. >> or maybe you just want to get something back from that one friend who borrows things for five years. whatever it is, we won't ask any questions. >> okay. so the service is available in new york and l.a. for now. so this is how it works. you go to the website, you choose the kind of relationship you had. it could be someone you casually dated, maybe you lived together. maybe you're friends. whatever it is. you just add the items that you need picked up or the items that you would like to be delivered. but they do have to fit in paper grocery bags for some reason. >> what? >> why that? >> okay. >> recycling?

>> a lot of questions. >> however, postdates does want why owe to know they are not picking up alcohol. they are not picking up drugs. they are not picking up any animals. what's the other thing? weapons. yeah, no weapons. >> yeah. >> that might have been a retainer, mike. mike thinks that's a retainer. they'll pick that up though. all right. this story. >> speaking of trash. >> the huff post calls it unintentionally terrifying. yahoo said it's extremely big and incredibly red and a writer for gizmodo said it made her hate dogs. let's see what you think about this. here is part of the new trailer for clifford the big red dog. >> how big is he going to get? >> that depends, doesn't it? >> on what? >> on how much you love him. >> i wish you were big and strong and the

hurt us. >> clifford? >> exactly. that's you? okay. the live action movie is an adaptation of the classic children's book series. clifford the big red dog will be in theaters on september 17th. >> i loved clifford as a kid. did you love reading his books? >> yeah. so what is happening? >> i don't know. this is hollywood. just thinking they have to make everything into live action. >> i could have enjoyed it if clifford was clifford. >> if clifford looked like clifford. >> that doesn't look clifford to me. that's the back story? she goes to sleep and cries magical tears and he gets big?

that's what happened? i don't know. back to that postdates story. brian. your jacket and pants have been at my house for almost two years. >> you should have d

it is 6:58. here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, san jose city council has taken a step forward in new gun control measures. it includes mandatory liability insurance for gun owners and an annual fee for emergency medical and police response. a final vote will be held in the fall. number two, bad weather and shifting debris are making search and rescue efforts difficult in surfside, florida. at least 12 people are dead. 149 people are unaccounted for after this condo building collapsed last week. number three, federal authorities are warning of domestic terrorism and violence during the fourth of july celebrations. a homeland security bulletin obtained by abc news says although no specific plot has been identified that people should be on alert.

number four, people in santa rosa are being ordered to reduce their use by 20%. the order limits the hours where you can water, it bans washing driveways and sidewalks among other things. number five, we've had a little bit of drizzle in our higher elevations from this cloud deck. the on shore breeze is going to keep our temperatures about 2 to 5 degrees below average. 60s, 60s and low 80s. live picture from our busiest spot at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 6:08. we have a crash to give a heads up it to. a motorcycle is down. injuries have been reported at fish ranch road. number seven, spot is back at it. the boston dynamics robot busting a move to bts. the fact that hyundai acquired them. >> why'd you do that to bts? why? >> we didn't get to hear the music this time.

>> i know. the music softens it. >> it does. >> whether you just see it without the music it looks horrifying. >> happy wednesday. good morning, america. as we start this wednesday together, that historic heat wave turning deadly. more than 50 million americans on alert. the northeast in a heat health emergency right now with more record-breaking temperatures on the way. ginger zee tracking it coast to coast. the new headline on the delta variant, the highly contagious strain of covid now accounting for more than a quarter of all new cases in the u.s. cdc director dr. rochelle walensky joins us live. july 4th travel overdrive, almost 50 million people projected to take to the roads and skies, airlines racing to find enough people to work their flights. this as gas prices for your car hit their highest level in seven years. new this morning from

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