building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 >> now at five, president biden trouble into the site of the florida condo collapse. new chilling video showing what happens moments before the tower went down. >> i am still processing this. is a stunning revelation. a bay area woman cosby of sexual assault stunned. the stronger election to his release from prison. >> will california change its mask guidance? state health officials are ce. >>oumit neuse your windshield wipers this morning. mike is tracking so thursday, j >> thank you for that. >> you are watching abc 7 mornings live on abc 7

lives and wherever you stream. >> we will check in with meteorologist mike. >> maybe something a little bit more positive for our first day of the month. >> i am thinking about some of us switching our windshield wipers out between summer in the rain season so they don't dry rot and i'm going to have to put my winter ones back on. there was drizzle all over the place. when i was in san francisco, a lot of the streets were slick so watch out for that. we had that persistent onshore breeze and the cloud cover and you can see right there the mist and drizzle hangover san francisco as we look for the exploratory in camera. temperatures a little bit below average from 61 at half moon bay to mid and upper 60s for san francisco, richmond, oakland. a few 80s inland. we will have the rest of your weekend's forecast coming up.

>> president biden and the first lady are on their way o o joint base andrews. there will be meeting with first responders and families of victims and the kind of disaster. today marks one week since that 12 story building collapsed. we are tracking the search for survivors. >> authorities have announced the first two children reported dead in the collapse. they were four and 10 years old. 18 people are confirmed deadcond 145 are still missing. the threat of severe weather could impact the search for survivors. forecasters are watching a storm that could become tropical storm elsa. >> the implement weather affects the job we are doing. more difficult. >> new chilling video shows the building's parking garage just seven minutes before the collapse. water gushes down from what appears to be a in the garage ceiling and debris on the floor. this is the area where a 2018 report cited major structural

damage. the president and first lady are traveling to surfside right now. their plane is expected to land at miami international airport. i will continue to monitor that situation. >> bill cosby waking up in his pennsylvania home just hours after being released from prison. the pennsylvania supreme court overturned his 2018 conviction. news anchor dan reports a turn of events has a bay area woman stunned who accused cosby of sexual assault. >> shortly after his release, bill cosby spoke with abc news by phone. >> nobody had the sense to say wait one second, this doesn't match up with the truth. >> justices in syia llossht be de thatcosbcharged if he agreed 2005 civil suit brought by

andrea. there is 79 page decision stating in accordance with the advice of his attorneys, cosby relied upon da casters word that he would not be prosecuted. castor successor used cosby's testimony as a key piece of evidence more than a decade later to file criminal charges against to the comedian. cosby was later convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting him serving two of his 3-10 year sentence before his release wednesday. the court bars further prosecution against cosby in this case. alicia who played cosby's tv wife for more than a decade tweeted finally, a terrible wrong has been righted, a miscarriage of justice is corrected. his accusers are stunned and angry including janice baker of the bay area. >> most of us are just shocked and stunned. this is sickening, how could this happen. i think all of us are still in the processing moment. >> his longtime friend of the

former mayor of san francisco willie brown maintains that while cosby has his freedom, his life has been ruined by absote telling the truth, why would you wait from 1969 until 2018 to tell the story? >> that was dan ashley reporting. coming up we are hearing from abc news analyst comes next for cosby. >> if you are fully vaccinated, no need to wear a mask in most places. you are protected from covid- 19. california's department of public health says it will not change state guidance. the statement comes after a lake county updated its guidelines this week. it calls on all people regardless of whether they have been vaccinated to wear masks indoors in public places because of the more contagious

delta area. the variction the delta out variance and there is no indication the cdc will change its mask guidance either. there are several wildfires burning to the north of us right now. you can see them on this map. the largest one right now is the -- fire that has burned 17,000 acres which is 4000 more acres than it was just a day ago. mandatory evacuation orders are in place the strong winds and dry conditions are really can bring the firefighting efforts there. fires 19% contained and officials say lightning sparked this fire. the salt fire north of reading has triggered evacuation orders. this fast-moving fire has burned 1000 acres just east of i5. caltrans says the flames are moving rapidly to the east and north. >> bay area -- traveling north to help fight the fires.

deploying a strike team to the lava fire today. san francisco firefighters are also heading to the salt fire. you can follow fires statewide with our fire tracker. it is updated with the latest information from cal fire checking to see where fires are spreading and the acres contained. that is available now at abc7news.com and our abc 7 news at. president biden says sonoma county will be getting a $37 million immigrant to help write wildfires. this came during a virtual meeting with governors in western states about the 2021 wildfire season. the president announced plans to raise federal firefighter pay to at least $15 an hour and they are also no plans for satellites to improve early detection and apps to better inform you of fire danger. >> we are playing catch-up. this is an area that has been under resourced but that will change if we have anything to do about it. we cannot cut corners when it comes to managing our wildfires

supporting our firefighters. >> more the 2300 square miles have burned across the west so far this year. >> pg&e proposing another rate increase. it would take affected 2023. the utility says it needs the funding for safeguarding the power grid against wildfires. if approved by the california public utilities commission, it would increase current rates by 18%. pg&e says the average residential customer would pay an annual increase of 5% through 2026. the utility says it amounts to about one dollar per day increase for most households. >> local officials are pleading with you to not set off illegal fireworks this holiday weekend. there is a lot of concern about the fires. of course with the dry conditions we are seeing right now, abc 7 news reporter joining us with what could get happen if you get caught . >> good morning. there are some new penalties that will be levied for people who get caught. we are appear looking over san jose.

this is a good spot to come out on the fourth of july to watch all the fireworks in the region. most of those sanctioned events but likely people also setting off fireworks from their backyard which is illegal in san jose and most of california for that matter but it is something fire crews are really hoping to crack down on this year. here in san jose, they say it is very dry out which is obvious from just looking at the hills it is even drier than it normally is this time of year with fuel moisture is at levels typically seen later in the summer. last year firefighters said 30 preventable fireworks related fires were set in san jose alone and this year they worry that trend could continue as people look to celebrate after a difficult year. that is why they are implementing this so-called social host fireworks ordinance which holds property owners financially liable for the illegal use of fireworks on the properties. violators could be on the hook for thousands of dollars to cover the cost of damage to neighboring properties and even if there isn't significant

damage, there will also be responsible for covering the cost of the emergency response as well. >> we are concerned obviously with the dry vegetation of fireworks landing. that will make it a challenge to control. >> don't be the cause of a tragedy, don't be the cause of a fire. we are going to be out there in full force. >> now fire officials don't want to be inundated with nonemergency calls because those 911 lines on the fourth of july often get flooded they are asking for the public's help so if you do see someone setting off illegal fireworks, they're asking you to call in and reported. reporting live in san jose, matt boone, abc 7 news. >> if you want to see some legal fireworks where you want information on other fourth of july events that are going on around the bay area , we got you covered. go to abc7news.com. will be keeping an eye on the fires to our north.

i wanted to show you what they will be dealing with today. tomorrow, saturday, highs 93 to 103. it will be a tough go neck here at home, look at how low the clouds are hanging down. there is a lot of drizzle waiting for you this morning especially as you had down 680 intake that right turn onto 24. so slippery spots, yes. they are out there and then we have the breezes in the afternoon hours and it is cool this morning but they will be pretty mild this afternoon. air quality will remain healthy even though it gets moderate around the coast and central bank friday and saturday. let's take a look at our temperatures. 63 in san bruno. everybody else around 56-59 on the peninsula with some spotty drizzle there and temperatures running in the mid 50s to near 60 degrees.

palo alto, san jose, antioch, 62-63. this is one of those areas where you could run into some drizzle. 880 looking into those east bay hills. you cannot even see because of the cloud cover. we will be near 60 along the coast. the rest of the day planner 70s, 76 at noon. very comfortable conditions outside with most of the sunshine away from the coast. weekend forecast coming up next. >> i'm starting with that same camera here on walnut creek showing off 680. we have crashes reported. along 880 as well, the thing is they aren't going to pull them up on the sensors so that is the good news but just echoing mike here, be aware of those slick conditions. chp has put out a couple of advisories, the same ones that have been trending for a while for the venetia bridge. i want to bring a live look at the golden gate bridge where they have issued a fog advisory. while we are looking at the golden gate bridge, i want to

tell you something. so crossing the bridge will now cost you more. new rates in effect today. fast track price increases $.35 up until $8.05. the pay-as-you-go rate is $8.60 and the total invoice rate is $9.05. carpoolers will pay just over six dollars. >> it is a lot when you see it on the screen. get ready to pay more when you fill up your gas tank. the increase that starts today. >> the deal what airport is offering if you have a flight coming up soon. >> april -- a police officer being called a hero.

a judge has denied a request to remove britney spears's father as conservator of her estate. >> we are learning jaime spears is asking the court to investigate the claims britney

made last week regarding her medical and personal life. here is abc news reporter kaylee. >> in this morning's gma first look, britney spears father speaking out. jaime spears calling on the court to investigate her explosive claims. the court filing from his attorney claiming he is unable to hear and addresses.his concerns directly because he has been cut off from communicating with her. >> [ music >> it was just a week ago that the superstar called the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years abusive telling a judge her father loved to the control to hurt his owowowowowow and no court documents, jaime spears making it clear he is only responsible for managing britney's finances and hasn't overseen her medical or personal needs since 2019. that is when the court appointed a professional conservator. how is she responding and what is next in britney's fight to get her life back? is all coming up at 7 am. abc news, los angeles. a rookie san jose police

officer being called a hero after helping to save a woman from a house fire. these voters should by the san jose police department are capturing the moment officer chris reed and other officers arrived along avenue tuesday morning. they found a raging fire and a woman who was unrespwas unrespwp officer read took turns during cpr with other officers until ems can take over. he had only been on the job for seven days and was still in training. >> i trusted what we were trained to do was going to work and we kept doing it and they finally got a pulse spread before we handed her over. >> if they had not known she was there, if they had not started cpr, after about two minutes of no oxygen going to the brain, the brain starts to die. >> the woman's pulse did return although we don't know her current condition. the cause of the fire is under investigation. the san francisco police department working to tackle a troubling trend in car break- ins. officers spent time heading out flyers reminding drivers to take their valuables with them. the chronicle reports there has been a 753% increase in car break-ins in the central

district from last may until this may. that is comparing pandemic to being pretty muchpretty muchpreh pandemic at this point in san francisco. >> if you have a car, you need to get ready to pay more to fill up. the states gas tax is rising again today and this comes before the fourth of july holiday when gas prices are already spiking. according to aaa on average a gallon of gas costs $4.43 in san francisco. in oakland in san jose, drivers are saying $4.34. nearly 48 million americans expect to travel over the holiday weekend and aaa suggests that you avoid hitting the roads between 3 and 5 pm today and tomorrow because that is when traffic is going to be the heaviest. >> san jose international airport opening a new parking garage with hundreds of spaces. officials say the timing is perfect given the massive

increase in air travel especially ahead of the holiday weekend. the new long-term garage will charge $15 a day. that is only for the month of july. it is in the northeast area of the airport and the shuttle will be able to take you to your terminal. flying cars are inching closer to reality. just completed a 35 minute test flight between two cities in slovakia. it is the first inner-city flight for the plane. a major milestone for client vision which makes the air car. it is powered by bmw engine and has a fixed propeller and five -- flies at about 118 miles per hour. it takes just over two minutes to transform from a plane to a car. it cannot be flown out of your driveway just yet. the air car cannot take off or land vertically so you still do need access to >> that is cool. and is like okay now i am a car. >> transformers, more than meets the eye. >> they are taking over. >> i'm excited about this one.

>> i'm just figuring out where i can land it. >> you can get it on the roof. >> you can barley drive there so where are you going to take off? >> it took me 30 minutes to get to the bay bridge yesterday. let's take a look at what is going on on 520. it is definitely looking cloudier and underneath that, there is plenty of drizzle. that will lead us to below average highs as the clouds eventually get back to the coast. overcast with areas of drizzle and this current pattern will stall all the way through the weekend. here's a look at your cloud forecast and you can see as we had towards the lunch hour, we will still have a lot of san francisco covered in the cloud cover but a lot of the coast also inland, we are go -- going from june blootoknowsky byo'k i

for most of the bay and bringing us another kind of damp night on the way. for today, mid to upper 70s through most of the south bay. we still have some low to mid 80s. only 69 in san bruno. most of us in the low to mid 70s. upper 50s to low 60s for the peninsula. coast there and look at the mid 60s for downtown south san francisco and sausalito. it 70s to low 80s there most of the northbay. low to mid 90s. a lot of mid to upper 60s for the east bay. some low to mid 70s and if you are going to the game, it is a day game and we will see increasing sunshine ntp breezes out there. temperatures running from 66 to 68. san ramon, low to looks like a lot like this morning with mid to upper 50s and a little bit of drizzle out there. my accuweather seven day forecast, independence day sunday and just a slight bit of

warming monday, tuesday and wednesday and that will get us back to average. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> a san francisco tradit returns. the iconic events you will

it is 5:23. here are the seven things to know this morning.this morning.. president biden and the first lady are on a flight to florida right now. there headed to surfside where a condo building collapsed. they will meet with first responders and the victims families. >> bill cosby is waking up a free man. he was released from prison yesterday after his successful conviction got overturned. some legal experts say he could end up suing for malicious prosecution. >> number three, the trump organization's chief financial officer has turned himself into authorities this morning. alan is expected to face tax fraud charges. inumtrump organizatrump organiza due in court today. officials in san jose warning residents do not set up illegal fireworks this holiday weekend. there are serious concern about fires especially with the

extremely dry conditions we are seeing. and number five outbreak from summer heat continues. temperatures about 3-5 degrees cooler than average. barely some 80s. number six, mike was talking about some drizzle and it is appearing to impact the commute. we have beeneeneeneeneeneeneen crashes. we are not seeing any slowdowns. live look at the golden gate bridge. the chp has issued a fog advisory. >> number seven, the exploratory them in san francisco is reopening to the public today. masks are required if you are over the age of three and capacity is capped at 50%. kensington palace will unveil a statue of princess diana on what would have been her 60th birthday.60th birthday0 it will be in the sunken garden which is believed to have been her favorite spot on the royal grounds. next month marks 23 years since she was killed in a car crash in paris. today's ceremony will reunite her sons prince william and

prince harry for only the second time since their falling out over harry and megan stepping away from the world duties. >> we have a situation where we are remembering this usually iconic woman and the legacy that she left the two people who are physically carrying on her legacy, her sons, remain bi available to the public because of coded restrictions. however, once those are lifted, anyone can visit for free. crews will begin taking down the pink triangle from atop twin peaks at the castro. it will go dark for the final time this year at sunrise. the pink trial was eliminated from dusk until dawn during pride month in june. a san francisco tradition is back. that is like this year. i'm excited about this. we are talking about fleet week returning to the waterfront. mark the date is october 3. the air show is scheduled for october 8 through the 10th. u.s. navy blue angels of course are going to be headlining. last year, fleet week was all virtual. no more virtual. >> this is a huge event for the

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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> stay away from illegal fireworks. we will be ready to pay a. the urgent warning as we deal with drought and fire danger this fourth of july. july. july. jul.

this is an accidental explosion. the investigation into this fireworks class that ended up hurting more than a dozen people. >> trouble for the trump organization. the chief financial officers run into authorities. there criminal charges he will face today. >> nearly 16 months later atthea inside. will se good morning everybody. it is thursday. and is 1 july. abc 7 mornings our life now. >> we first start with a check of the weather for meteorologist mike. i saw that rain all over the streets this morning. >> it is pretty slippery in san francisco. so far the rain is measurable and higher elevations but it is definitely falling in lower elevations. it seems to be eluding our rain gauges right now. we have had 800 san bruno and 100 in mountain view and in -- and around the oakland zoo. this is going to be an issue through the morning as we continue with this persistent moist onshore flow that is bringing temperatures down. look at this. this is well below average in many areas with 80s confined to santa rosa, east bay valley down around morgan hill. we have some 90s but it is

right around around the bay. more than a dozen people are hurt including three seriously after this explosion in southern california. >> what happens during illegal fireworks bust in south los angeles. police were trying to safely detonate these fireworks. >> how scary is this? this blast destroyed a bomb squad truck. building and cars as you can see also damaged. earlier in the day, a los angeles police department seized at least 5000 pounds of illegal fireworks from a home and at this point it is not clear what went wrong.went wronw >> terrible. bay area officials are begging you to stay away from illegal fireworks this fourth of july weekend. worsening drought conditions means the fire dangers are especially high. if you are caught with them, you could be responsible for any damage and the cost of the emergency response.

let's go to matt to his live with us this morning in san jose. >> good morning. that distinction is new this year not just for the cost of the damage before the cost of emergency response which is a big deal on the fourth of because as we know, all of the resources for the first responders are quite strapped because that is one of the busiest nights of the year for fire related calls. looking from out here right now, you can see all of these dry hills behind me. that is pretty normal for this time of year that fire officials say that dry grass is actually drier than it ever has been at this time of year and it looks more like the grass at the end of august or in september than it normally does in early july. now last year, san jose firefighters say there were 30 preventable fireworks related r fires red continue as people look to celebrate after a difficult year which is why they're implementing that so- called social host fireworks ordinance which holds property

owners financiallyfor the illegal use of fireworks on the property. st of damage to neighboring properties and even if there isn't significant damage, will be responsible for covering the cost of emergency response as well. >> don't be the cause of a tragedy. don't be the cause of a fire. we are going to be out there in full force. >> fire officials don't necessarily want to be inundated with nonemergency calls, they are asking for the public's help in trying to identify people who are using illegal fireworks. if you do see someone, your neighbor using fireworks illegally to report its. reporting live in san jose, matt boone,

>> if you want to see illegal fireworks or what information on other fourth of july events going on in the bay area, had to our website, abc7news.com. while you were sleeping, the trump organization's chief financial officer surrendered to authorities. criminal charges against him are set to be revealed later today. we are joined at the live desk . >> just hours after a new york grand jury voted to indict the trump organization and its chief financial officer, alan. he surrendered to authorities at the manhattan district attorney's office. he and the trump organization representatives are due in court today to face tax fraud charges. the trump organization is accused of avoiding taxes friends -- fringe benefits like school tuition. this case is not expected to involve former president trump himself, just the organization bearing his name. the former president ignored questions about the crimin charges while holding a campaign style event in texas yesterday. he has denied all wrongdoing and recently dismissed of the investigation as politically motivated. >> this morning bill adbe -- c

the pennsylvania supreme court overturned his conviction. cosby was convicted of sexual assault in 2018. the court throughout the conviction over a technicality. apparently cosby's legal team made a deal with the former prosecutor that cosby would not be charged if he agreed to testify in the 2005 lawsuit accusers. cosby maintained his innocence on twitter. abc news legal analyst dan explains on gma why cosby's release does not necessarily mean he is innocent. >> this opinion says nothing about his innocence. there is no judgment from the court here about whether the allegations are true or false. it is only about this question about what the initial prosecutor had promised, a short the cosby team. >> dan talks more about the court's surprising decision that cosby cannot be retried in this case. you can watch that on gma coming up at 7. >> california just passed a milestone in the count -- bite against covid-19. more than 20 million people are

fully vaccinated 51% of the state's total population including kids under 12 were not eligible for the shots. our test positivity is slowly rising in california and it is now at 1.3%. hospitalizations are back above 1000. officials continue to urge everybody to get vaccinated so that you are protected from variance. another reason to get the pfizer moderna covid-19 vaccine. earlier this week we told you about a study that said that vaccines could offer protection for years. now he different studstudstudstd they also lower the risk of severe illness. researchers say if you are vaccinated, you will not catch will be 90% of the time but even if a breakthrough infection occurs, the symptoms are significantly less serious. researchers found vaccinated people who got sick they eerienceda orr infection time compedto medici.

reading on. >> extending hours at 17 public libraries. five libraries will change operating hours starting today and then after the fourth of july holiday, there will be more libraries that will allow you inside for the first time since the pandemic. you can find the hours for each location on the contra costa county library website. san francisco showing signs of bouncing back from pandemic. >> big changes coming to instagram. the head of the social media app talking about a new focus. first we check on the weather with meteorologist mike. >> we are going to start with a look at san jose 280. you can see the cloud cover all across the santa clara valley, even a little drizzle in mountain view so far this morning up to 100 so we could have some slippery conditions down here. even though it is going to be very comfortable outside, remember to stay hydrated. you will still need it. we are still saving money. who was using the air conditioner under these

conditions and we had that small craft advisory during the incident hours. as far as pollen and uv, it sticks out. once that cloud deck does pull back, the sunshine is strong. we have a little bit of grass pollen but for the most part, it is low to moderate so hopefully that is helping you. drizzle in the east bay. we have it also with temperatures from 56 and lafayette, that is the cool spot. most of us around 58 to about 62 and we are looking at mid- 50s to near 60 with the 62 in san jose and antioch. let's break the day down for you looking at our roof camera and a slippery -- this morning as we had i drizzle through at least 9 o'clock. a be a little later especially you are closer to the co 60and 80s. a real nice evening on

it is comfortable whether lasting through the weekend. >> good morning everyone. i don't usually cover crashes in napa at this time of the morning. it is not a primary commutes corridor but the chp is reporting a pretty serious issue. a head-on crash involving at least six vehicles. injuries have been reported at hair lane. it looks like the vehicles are in the middle of the roadway so just a heads up if this is a part of your commute. we do have a wind advisory issued by the chp for the venetia bridge and also through the altamont pass. showing off emeryville. those headlights moving westbound on 80 towards the maze. the toll plaza is looking good right now. still pretty clear and a live look at the san mateo bridge. a hazy view there so heads up everybody and i want to let you know writers expect cleaner trains and more train service. so the new fiscal year today and barks nearly 2 1/2 billion dollar budget just focused on improving the writer experience. this year's budget relies on federal support to find station

cleaning. starting august 30thaugust 30thh extend operating hours to midnight monday through saturday. the wait times between trains on weekdays will be back at 15 minutes for most hours and in the month of september, writers using their -- will get 50% off fares. that is pretty exciting. part is trying to boost ridership and recover from the pandemic. we will be right backright backk

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weekly unemployment claims have dipped to a new post pandemic low. he was labor depadepadepadepadea 364,000 new jobless claims were filed last week and that is down 51,000 from revised numbers from the prior week. economists projections were 388,000. ineased to nearly 3.47 ims clai million. tomorrow morning, the labor department will be releasing the june jobs report so we will see how wall street investors react to today's numbers when that market will -- opens. >> a family is still waiting to hear from pg&e after they were forced to take down there park light outside of the restaurant. the family owns the old mantra islamic restaurant in the parkside neighborhood. in may they say someone from pg&e called to say they would send someone over to remove the park -- to accommodato accommoda

repairs. nobody ever showed up. the family says they called pg&e repeatedly but never got any answers until san francisco public works put a notice of last week to remove it immediately. supervisor gordon says pg&e and the city showed a lack of sensitivity towards small businesses. >> we have asked pg&e to do whatever they can to make this right for the restaurant and i'm also asking public works to rescind the removal order. >> they are a giant company. i hope they have some sympathy for small business like i don't want this to happen to anybody else. >> the supervisor also wants the city to provide more advanced notice to businesses. there is a new park in downtown san jose. abc 7 news was at the opening on south first street near east read. this is a combination of a dog park and demonstration garden for community farm nonprofit. local artists painted the murals. exploratory in san francisco reopens to the public

today after a nearly 16 month closure and if you go, you will notice there is a lot more open space. abc 7 news anchornews anchornewc the museums managing director phoebe white what has changed. >> we have taken some exhibits off the floor. one is where you might have to remove your mask for example. we are bailing -- being really thoughtful about those experiences. we are focusing on observations. we are focusing on reflections. we are focusing on phenomena. >> the museum still has interactive exhibits for visitors to touch but there are also plenty of hand sanitizer stations. in addition to science-based attractions, the museum is featuring murals and photos by local artists depicting black lives matter demonstrations and the pandemic. there are some new rules at the exploratory and. visitoat 50%. eating there is limited to designated areas and most tickets will be sold online.

>> it is good to see them open again. >> at the san francisco zoo is celebrating a really big birthday. >> chimpanzees just turned 53tu3 they have been together at the zoo for 50 years. the zoo says they have an incredible bond. the two are among several chimps at the zoo. the caretakers say they have all touched a lot of hearts and frequent visitors of all ages share stories about being lucky. happy birthday ladies. >> did you see them? >> i'm sure that i did. the tiger made a big impression. but yes, i did visit the chimpanzees. there always amazing to watch. >> i want to go visit them now. adding that to >> more stuff to follow you one social media about. >> i know. i have adventures. >> sounds like a sponsored segment. let's take a look at what is going on. you can see the cloud deck is really compressed and because it is we are squeezing a lot of

moisture into a small area. that is why we are seeing so much drizzle this morning so watch out for some slick spots during the morning commute. that will eventually lead to some below-average highs. it will all come back tonight being the overcast sky and the drizzle. not only going to do it tonight but for the next several days. we may see a little bit of change. now i have been talking about those breezes out there, she mentioned the altamont to past having a high wind advisory. 20-35 miles per hour, a little bit of a crosswind as it comes out of the south southwest and for the venetia bridge, not quite as fast it is also a cross breeze of about 14-18 miles per hour and it is this persistent onshore breeze that is giving us the break from summer heat so mid to upper 70s most of the south bay, san jose 78. some low to mid 80s. temperatures from 77 in redwood city drops down to 69. upper 50s to low 60s along the coast. mid to upper 60s from downtown, south san francisco and sausalito. we have

we have low to mid 90s for our warmest neighborhoods. 65 in richmond. 75 in fremont and our last stop will be san ramon at 79 with low to mid 80s for the rest of our in land neighborhoods. we are the oasis once again along with eureka at 63. 90s and 100s and thunderstorms possible again across the sierra with a high-end fire danger there. pretty much status quo to the fourth of july so take a look outside during the evening. if you have clouds tonight, you will probably have them for the fireworks. >> there is a new more inclusive option for passports. you can select the gender you want printed even if it doesn't match the documents. medical certification is not required. the state department is working on adding an option for non- binary intersects and gender nonconforming people. the department says this will be a complex change and it will take some time to update the . starting today, every ncaa

athlete in the country will be able to make money from a wide variety of business ventures without losing their eligibility. >> the ncaa board of directors approved changes clearing the way for student athletes to pursue name, image and license deals. some football players we talked to are already thinking about the possibility of making money from video games, social media opportunities, signing autographs and even starting their own businesses. athletes will be aligned -- allowed to sign with agents to help them get more endorsement deals. >> the locker rooms, it is a mixture of chaos and excitement. >> we are all very excited about it. we think this will be a good opportunity for all of us and we talk about it every day. >> ncaa rules that prevented schools from the paying players directly are still intact. >> new at 6, selling out for independence day. there are some big holiday deals for the taking this

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in demand for rentals over the past six months as more companies are requiring workers to come back to the office. real estate experts say it is a sign that we are bouncing back from the pandemic. rentals were sitting on the market for a long time. at least a month or two. now they are going often a week or two. >> we will finish out with about 700,000 square feet of -- activity in the second quarter of 2021. that is the best since the first quarter of 2020. >> there is still a long way to go before the economy recovers. the city's building vacancy rate is close to 20%. that is the highest figure reported in the last two decades. >> it appears a lot of us do not feel the need to disinfect everything anymore. oakland-based clorox stock prices taking a hit. demand was way up at the start of the pandemic, really the peak of the pandemic with vaccines up and a lot of people just getting back into normal activities, the demand is weakening. clorox is current stock price is $179 a share and according $1 coy fering an incentive to get vaccinated. on tuesday, there is going to be a buy one get one deal.

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concerts. these ticketed events will be in person and virtual and it could be a way the company can set itself apart from apple music. but if i held many virtual concerts and mange and selling tickets for around $15. the expansion is also reportedly aimed at improving's bona fides relationship with artists. the us job monitor just came out and nothing changed. across the state or here in the bay area. it could have gotten worse. it didn't get better. i want to show you the reservoir levels. normally we show you the percent of the historic average. i did change that to capacity. i don't know why it didn't say that this is the percent of the actual capacity the total capacity of these lakes so you can see compared to what it could be holding, where only a third and it saint-louis's, shasta, nearly a half and trinity two two thirds and don pedro to nearly a

that gives you an idea of just how low these reservoir levels are. we will take a look at some more of that drizzle. it will not help this but it is actually helping a little bit to mitigate our fire danger as the moisture and the fuels are up a little bit because of that drizzle. i will show you that coming up in the next half hour. >> we are getting new reaction to the bill cocococococo hearing the area accuser and the perspective coming to cosby's support. plus bay area native actor james franco settles sex assault allegations of his own. details of the disturbing claims coming out in court. the western wildfire emergency burning and president biden pledging cruciacrucia neighbors in sonoma county. first a live look outside. it is 5:56 and we are coming right back.

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