>> elsa bringing heavy rain and high winds we are tracking this tropical storm. >> gunshots and fireworks. new video showing a very chaotic fourth of july seen. >> a new study about a shorter work week. researchers compare how employees do during four days instead of five. >> tell us what we don't know. >> welcome to wednesday, july 7. you are watching abc 7 mornings . >> we want to start with a look at our forecast with mike. >> that would make today like thursday eve. let's take a look at what is going on outside. we have the breezes out there. and onshore breeze made for comfortable sleeping. it is gusty. 12 at hayward, 14 at concord, 36 in fairfield. in f

cloud cover is not as extensive as it was yesterday as the marine layer is being compressed. you can see sitting on top of the buildings as we look back from the exploratory them camera towards san francisco, more drizzle this morning. this will likely be the best chance of drizzle moving forward because you can see the warming trend begins. 90 at fairfield, santa rosa 88. low to mid 70s around the bay. 64 in san francisco. more on that heat elsa has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves closer toward the florida coast. it is expected to make landfall near tempest and. >> this storm has already brought heavy wind and heavy rains. you can see some of the clouds and the waves, it is not overwhelming, but it is definitely having an impact. we have more on the dangerous conditions.

>> this morning elsa is barreling over the gulf of mexico. boats in downtown st. petersburg overnight rocking in the howling wind. the i off the coast for now but it is unleashing heavy rain at 70 miles per lands. conditions worsened quickly in st. petersburg on tuesday. showing clouds involving a bridge and just minutes. >> they said it will be close to three feet. >> the storm coming early in hurricane season, florida's west coast has not seen a hurricane meet landfall in july in 134 years. elsa is on track to hit north of tampa where 6-10 inches of rain are expected along with up to five feet of storm surge. >> you have so many buildings, such a huge population. you have had sea level rise as

of late. we do anticipate that will be covered in water and parts of tampa. >> 200 members of florida's national guard are on standby. tourist attractions are closed and tampa's airport has suspended operations until later this morning. a search and rescue operation is underway in the rough waters off of key west. the coast guard twitting these dramatic images. a cargo ship spotted the group in the water. the coast guard says it believes nine people were still missing overnight. let's take another live look. this one is from up bradington beach in florida. he is going to have the latest coming up in about five minutes. >> shocking breaking news. the president of haiti has been assassinated. the interim prime minister released a stat grp peleatck in the mi of the night.

the first lady was shot so she is now in the hospital. there is still a lot of questions but we do know this comes amid political instability in haiti. we will stay on top of this breaking news and bring you more as we get it. big changes coming to another bay area city when it comes to how police response to mental health cause for help. they want to ship to mental health professionals and medics. amy is joining us live at alameda police headquarters with what this might look like. >> this plan calls for shifting some of the calls from the police department over to the fire department so some mental health cause instead of sending police, they would send a firefighter, paramedic, and an emt. they would go in an unmarked car to the call instead of a police car. they would not have on their lights and sirens and they would not be in uniform and the hope is that would help de- escalate the situation.

>> i think last year was a time for a lot of introspection by a lot of cities around the state and country and one thing that we have all made the mistake over the years doing is cutting our mental health and community responses and assuming that the police can pick up the slack, and it turns out that having a one-size-fits-all response is not the best way to meet the community needs. >> a mental health or social worker would help the person with follow-up services. one civil rights attorney who handles cases of police misconduct calls this a positive step. the new program will launch at the end of the year. live in alameda, amy, abc 7 news. we are seeing heart pounding moments captured on the alameda county sheriff's office by the cameras. it is from a shoot out in a hayward hills back in april. wants to warn you some of this video is hard to watch.

>> i got a gun. >> he got the gun in his hand. >> do not move! >> do not move! >> keep your hands down. >> drop the gun. >> alameda county sheriff's deputies say that matthew was hiding behind a fence after threatening several people with a gun and as deputies were looking for him, investigators said harry said tell my mom i love her and then he shot i deputies. >> the deputies returned fire killing him. >> multiple sideshowsmultiple ss police to the limit on the fourth of july. some of them drew hundreds of people as cars took over numerous intersections. as officers moved in on one of the sideshows, people in the crowd through firecrackers. police arrested at least one person for blocking first responders. gunshots were heard as officers

had some of these vehicles towed. oakland is coming together for a rally on saturday following their chaotic fourth of july weekend. police chief armstrong will leave the event that he is calling standup for a safe oaklands. it is supposed to start at noon and include a march around the lake. other city leaders are expected to attend. oakland saw multiple shootings that left at least one person dead. >> president joe biden will be holding a meeting to address the string of cyber attacks on us companies. this meeting comes less than a week after the hack of --. biden will be looking at public- private partnerships and what options the federal government has. we are learning that hack was not as severe as first thought but cyber security experts warn this incident is not over. a new initiative to clean up streets and public spaces across the state. that i knew some will kickoff a clean california day of action.

the clean california initiative is a one billion-dollar effort to expand the states beautification efforts and provide thousands of people jobs who are experiencing homelessness them at risk youth, veterans and artists. a drone shows a dramatic effect on the salton sea. this is california's largest inland lake. as it dries up, it leaves behind a silt which is being blown into surrounding areas including into farms. this footage shows farmland as far as the eye can see. no matter where you look, drought is affecting us. and then we have too much rain thanks to tropical storm elsa which has 65 mile-per-hour sustained. it will come ashore shortly right around fish creek florida. look at the swath of what whether that continues to inundate most of florida right now.

thankfully, that is where it is holding on but as it starts moving northward, it will accelerate speeds and drop some heavy wing -- rain. thankfully as it accelerates, the less likely it will leave a lot of rain behind him a but we are still looking anywhere where you see the yellow and orange, that is 4-6 inches, if you get up to the red, that is places like myrtle beach where you could have eight inches. for us, it is drizzle once again as we look to the coliseum northward on 880. that is a gusty afternoon on the water from the golden gate north of the bay bridge through the delta from 3-9 o'clock. we have good air today and then moderate air for thursday on friday. temperatures are running from about 51 in sunnyside to about 56 and a couple of places. most of us running in the mid 50s to even 60 right now and

tracy. let's take a look at what is going on in walnut creek. a lot of drizzle as you head into the east bay hills in the san ramon valley. you can see some minor warming. mid 70s to mid 80s inland. this is nothing like what is coming tomorrow and i will show you that forecast coming up. both mike and i noticed this morning a little bit busier on the roads. we will take a look at the san mateo bridge. you can see some missed on the traffic camera, the taillights headed over towards west side of the bridge in san mateo and the high rise, everything is moving pretty well about 17 minutes from 880. fogg is an at the golden gates but not write down on the deck so it is not impairing your vision at all. there were 4 lanes southbound, 2 in the northbound direction and that is already set up for your morning commute. a little bit of slowing out of tracy and up and over the

altamont pass. at various times afternoon, how it 37 is going to be undergoing a repaving job at between lakeville highway and the petaluma bridge. both directions will have one lane getting through. police issued an alert about a possible mountain lion setting in a neighborhood along leola drive. someone told police they saw a mountain lion jumped a fence in that area. police scoured the neighborhood and they could not locate any animal. if you do see it, local police. disneyland deal, the special promo. the city of oakland and taking its steps on selling its shares of the coliseum. business

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missing that day. ns ancuriwas 10 individuals ran out of union square is neiman marcus, their arms filled with handbags many what the security rope still attached. >> we believe these are organized groups. this is not crimes of opportunity, this is not somebody down and out. >> three getaway cars sped off as a security card took cell phone video. we have seen similar thefts around the city including at this walgreens last month.last . arrests have been made. >> he was arrested and he is currently being charged. >> the alarming rise in theft and security incidents at targets san francisco locations led them to follow the lead of other retailers and reducing operating hours. >> closing down or limiting hours is not a solution. >> supervisor said the city has given the district attorney and police chief until the second

week in july to come up with solutions. >> we need to take action now. >> the union square business executive director says the ambassadors were not on duty. even when they are, she says there up to three of them working a 30 block30 block30 blk cannot be everywhere at once. sf pd is not certain if uniformed officers would have made a difference. >> we cannot answer that could have made a difference. >> in human marcus spokesperson says the safety and welfare of our associates and customers is our top priority we are released to report that no one was harmed in the incident. we are cooperating with the police department. >> neiman marcus has dealt with this in the bay area before. a group of peoplepeoplepeoplepee handbags from the neiman marcus and palo alto in may. a police department spokesperson tells me detectives are exploring the possibility that these two cases are related and they are reaching out to sf pd. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. lawyers for elizabeth holmes are expected to ask the court to ask mood certain

evidence from her upcoming fraud trial. a hearing is set this morning at 10 in federal court in san jose. attorneys wants to suppress evidence because of customer complaints. the 37-year-old is accused of misleading investors by falsely claiming to have developed technology to run dozens of tests on a single drop of blood. homes has pleaded not guilty. the trial which is set to start next month has faced several delays due to homes is pregnancy. >> the city of oakland taking another step forward to share its share of the coliseum. nonexclusive negotiations with possible bidders, if you groups have discussed interest. they include the oakland a's, african-american sports and entertainment group, trip development, former a's player dave stewart and hihihi the renaissance companies. >> business is booming for san francisco taxi drivers as more people become frustrated with

high rideshare prices and the long wait times. the taxi hailing app told the examiner that it is seeing a record number of users and this comes as uber and left face a driver shortage resulting in surcharge pricing. any drivers quit during the pandemic and they have returned back to work. the problem now is that there are not enough cars to meet this demand. just under 500 taxis were operating last month. >> american teenagers are coming to the rescue of businesses across the country with companies running into a labor shortage about a third of american teens now have summer jobs, the highest number in 13 years. working 4 days a week could be just as good as working five. researchers in iceland found a four day work week actually improved productivity and well- being. workers in the study said they felt less stressed and less likely to burn out. many spent the extra time with their families doing hobbies or chores around the house.

i don't know about the chores part but i heard four days. >> i heard the chores part. >> michael, you need to come into the office.the office.the . we don't need you doing all that extra work. >> the extra work versus the commute. >> what she can do it at the house. >> sue was right, i cannot believe the amount of traffic this morning. it is getting there. let's take a look at what is going on. what we are dealing with with some drizzle, you will find it here as we look for memory northbound towards richmond, a minor cooling today. we are going to have minor warming today thanks to this area of high pressure which is starting to exude itself over us but mainly what it is going to do is make more fogg at night and less drizzle and less cloud cover moving inland as it will compress the marine layer and

have a hard time climbing over say the east bay hills. the heat will really arrive tomorrow. you get a touch of it today but nothing extraordinary. we are looking at low to mid 80s. than low to mid 70s for the rest of the bay with 76 in san jose. as you the peninsula, you have mid to upper 70s. the farther north you get, you have that gap breeze at about 71. we have upper 50s for half of the bay. mid to upper 60s downtown in south san francisco. if you are going to the game tonight, 60 dropping down to 56. increasing clouds and breezes. you can see we have about 80-88 degrees but north the mid-s. you are under excessive heat watch. i will show yofew minutes. about 75 along the east bay and as we move inland, 83 to about 90 degrees. for tonight, temperature is back in the 50s but notice you

don't see as much green. the drizzle is not going to be nearly as prevalent. four days of near 100 degree heat inland. some of that heat will slip into the bay but 60s and 70s along the coast. that is where you will find the comfort. the happiest place on earth just got a bit more affordable. >> disneyland is offering a discount to all california residents so you can visit disneyland or disney california adventure park for $83 a day. it is usually around $125. disney is also offering a discount on its hotels. the discounted tickets can be redeemed through september 30. coming up the seven things to know. >> she came in first in the olympic trials but the us olympic trac

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assassinated. a group of people reportedly attacked him in his home in the middle of the night. the first lady was shot and is in the hospital. >> alameda takes action and votes today prioritize their police department's response to mental health emergencies. if there is a mental health call to 911, the city will send a firefighter paramedic and emt in an unmarked car to the call instead of a police officer in the hopes of keeping the situation,. >> hope is dimming in the search for survivors of the condo collapse in florida. first responders in surfside say there has been no sign of life in recent days. >> tropical storm elsa is bearing down in florida with heavy rain and high winds. >> today is our last comfortable day. temperatures are a little bit below average. >> a little bit busier for your wednesday morning commutes. we have the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays getting into san francisco. here is what it looks like on the east shore freeway leading

into the maze and the bridge. number seven, happy anniversary to a former president jimmy carter and his wife rosalind. the company is celebrating, ceg of rriage anan to have a big pa few days. sprinter richardson will not be running in the tokyo olympics. usa track and field left her off the team. here is abc news reporter. >> in this morning's gma first look, the usa track and field team leaving richardson off the roster for the tokyo olympics after coming in first at the olympic trials. >> who was going to tokyo? we are about to find out. >> after that win, she told nbc sports reaching the olympics was a lifelong dream. >> i am an olympian. >> that happiness was short- lived. the 21-year-old athlete was disqualified last week

testing positive for thc, the active ingredient in marijuana of i letting the anti-doping policy. richardson tweeting i am sorry, i cannot be pic amp this year but i promise i will be your world champ next. more from the us atf with your gma first look. >> happening today, a big celebration in new york to honor all the essential workers who are on the front lines of the covid-19 pandemic. >> there will be a parade and among those marching his registered nurse justin david. image to new york from pittsburgh to care for covid patients, a call he calls overwhelming. >> they had refrigerated mack trucks filled with bodies, 14 people died from this one building over here and 30 died from this building over here and what are we getting into? that is how i came into new york from pittsburgh. >> abc 7 will be string the n ol

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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 >> a tropical storm elsa bearing down on florida this morning, the impact on the search for the people missing in the condo collapse. >> we are looking for an alternative police response with mental health expertise and behavioral health experience. >> another bay area city taking concrete steps to reimagine its police response. look at the plan and alameda. >> a new study suggests kids could be exposed to high levels of carbon dioxide while wearing a mask. bay area doctors explain why they things -- think parents should not be to worry. >> and the city paying you to get rid of your lawn and help save water during the drought. it is wednesday, julyjulyjulyjuy

on it abc 7 hulu live in wherever you stream. >> a check on the weather with meteorologist mike. >> let's look at live doppler seven. we had the drizzle out there once again. 100 as you had towards spring valley, up in tilden park, 200's and rocky ridge, 800 and some of this is falling in lower elevations so watch out this morning. we have a nice stout seabreeze. look at all of these areas in double digits. only the peninsula in the south bay not dealing with double digits. if you are trying to come in through fairfield or 880, that is a very stiff headwind along with the drizzle. high pressure is going to start taking over. that means a little bit faster sunshine and you can see in our outer corners, it is getting warmer. 88 in santa rosa, near 90 in fairfield and also antioch 285 in morgan hill. the rest of us in the 60s and 70s. i will show you how this warmth spreads coming up in the acuvue

a seven day forecast. >> tropical storm elsa is bearing down on florida making the search for people who are missing and that condo collapse difficult. here's a live look at the collapsed site this morning. first responders have not detected any new signs of life in this rubble as of late and they continue the desperate search entrenching rains and winds. here is abc news mac reporter. >> strong winds and heavy rain are battering parts of florida and threatening the search and rescue effort at the site of the condo collapse in surfside. rescuers were forced to stop digging through the rubble for two hours tuesday because of lightning. continuing their search amid pummeling rain and wind. >> we have a meteorologist embedded in the team right with them on the mount to provide any weather updates to make sure that they are safe. >> after cruz demolished the remaining part of champlain tower south sunday, officials

sounded hopeful the expanded search could lead to survivors trapped in open spaces but nearly 2 weeks after the initial collapse and with no one found alive since those first few hours after, the tone is turning increasingly somber. >> fortunately we are not seeing anything positive that continues in that sense. to keep things we are looking for all three out in regards to more space, we are not coming across that's. >> report is getting the first up close look at the sites, a 30 foot pile of shattered concrete and twisted steel spending about half the length of a football field. the debris now getting sorted at a nearby warehouse as part of the investigation. >> we are in a search and rescue mode. is an active investigation and we are focused right now our primary goal right now is to bring closure to the families. >> a nonprofit raising money for the victims and their families will announce how many millions of dollars will be

distributed. elizabeth, abc news, washington. >> another bay area community rethinking how to respond to mental health calls. the city council voted last night on a plan to keep police officers away from some situations. abc 7 news mac reporter life and alameda for us. >> now alameda won't be sending anyone in uniform or any marked vehicle with lights and sirens. instead of sending police to a call like that, they will send a firefighter paramedic and emt to the scene and they will be in plainclothes and they hope that these tactics will de- escalate a situation and help it and calmly. alameda pointed to the example of molly walk-in's when crafting this legislation. watkins was arrested for dancing in the street in may 2020 and he was injured in the arrest. they pointed at this as an example of a time when they would now not send police but they would send this new team.

the city is also facing a lawsuit for the death of mario gonzalez who died in police custody in april. so this new pilot program will not only send the plainclothes firefighter and the emt but then you also have a mental health or social worker who would later follow up and help the person with services that they need. this program is expected to launch at the end of this year. it was just voted on late last night. live in alameda, amy,alameda, a, news. the dangerously transmissible delta variant is spreading at an alarming rate and now the president is announcing a new effort to get shots into arms. >> we are continuing to wind down the mass vaccinations sites that did so much in the spring to rapidly vaccinate those eager to get their first shot and their second shot for that matter if they needed a second. now we need to go to community by community, neighborhood by neighborhood and door to door to get help to the remaining

people protected from the virus. >> they ministration will partner with 42,000 local pharmacies across the country to persuade people to get that shot. this new strategy includes and listing family doctors and pediatricians to encourage vaccinations. it all comes after the president's goal of getting 70% of eligible americans vaccinated by july 4 fell a little short. san jose has recently had a new vaccination milestone. as of monday night, 85% of eligible residents have received at least one dose. the city is first among the 10 largest cities in the country to reach that benchmark. >> free fun for the whole family plus vaccines. the california department of public health is holding a fan fest before tonight's soccer match at paypal park in san jose. the event will include live music and entertainment, family- friendly activities and they pop up vaccine clinic the first 155 fans to get vaccinated will get two free tickets to the

game. you don't need a game ticket to get to the fest and it all starts at 3:30 this afternoon. you may have heard about this new study suggesting kids can be exposed to high levels of carbon dioxide were wearing a mask. >> parents should not be too worried. the journal of the american medical association published the results of a randomized clinical trial out of germany. the study looked at children ages six mac-17 and found younger kids at high levels of co2 in their system after just three minutes of mask wearing. that sounds concerning of course but bay area doctors say higher levels of co2 are necessarily dangerous. >> it may be some increase in co2 but that increase is not physiologically significant. >> the wrong thing to do would be to draw conclusions from this small study that these levels of carbon dioxide are actually causing trouble. >> the study noted that the trial was done

which could have made some kids nervous and impacted the way they breathed. the cities he does not recommend masks for kids under 2. >> san francisco's go to person on the issue of homelessness is stepping down from this role in september. jeff told the chronicle he has hit a self-imposed five year limit on working in government so now he is going to return to the nonprofit sector. he has led the healthy streets operation center since march of last year and previously he led the city's homelessness department which is part of the hs oc along with public works and police. the move comes as city leaders debate the use of police to deal with homelessness related calls. in the north bay, caltrans is clearing out a homeless encampment that has overtaken a park in central san rafael. dozens rolled into scoop up buckets of furniture and other items into big dump trucks. this income it is located under highway 101 near the transit

center. caltrans said it is partnering with the city of san rafael and social service agencies to find homes and get help for impacted people. >> san rafael is one of a kind with all of the local partners that we work with with the city and all of our outreach. we have been able to house over 340 people who have experienced homelessness. >> some of the people living under the overpass moved to a city sanctioned support center which is about a block away. >> a major infrastructure project that is underway this morning. crews will begin work on making earthquake upgrades to the anderson dam near morgan hill. they will build a tunnel allowing it to release more water in the event of an emergency or major storm. construction expected to last at least two years. napa is offering homeowners cash for their grass. >> tan effort to save water during our droughts. the city is launching flip your strip. to get people to ditch lawns and you can get up to two

dollars for each square foot for removing curbside strips. the maximum rebate that you can get is $750 for a single-family home. >> strangers help sales -- save a family in this home. >> edit your photos and end up in jail? the crackdown influencers touching up their images online. but first, a check on the weather with meteorologist mike who has never --, not once. >> i don't even know how to do that. 54 degrees from our roof kemmer. look at the flags. they are unfurled on the ferry building. we have a west when at 14 and some mists and drizzle in the air.

activity plan for the rest of the day, sunshine will emerge especially faster inlets today. exercising, nothing extreme and yardwork, same thing. it will get much harder starting -- harder starting tomorrow. you will have to start doing morning activities in the morning or really late in the evening. i saw someone jogging on my way to work this morning. that was weird but i understand. pollen, spores are all low, the uv index will be very high. we have 54-57 for the east bay with patchy drizzle out there and temperatures pretty much in the mid-50s to upper 50s. i have the cloud cover and the temperatures and you can see by noon the clouds are easily back to the coast but hanging on with some 50s along the coast. 60s around the bay and 70s and once. you can see those 90s around cloverdale and clearlake. fairfield and antioch, 84 at concorde.

low 70s around the bay. you can see the cloud blanket in the 50s and 60s coming back to the bay and the coast and if you 70s hanging on inland. i will show you just how hot that will get coming up in the seven day forecast. >> good morning everyone. take a look at the richmond bridge. a pretty steady stream of cars coming through but no backup as of yet. about an eight minute drive from the east side over towards marin county. elsewhere, we will take a look at your commute out of the central valley, about a 15 minute drive now from tracy 205 westbound up and over the pretty windy altamont pass with speeds under 30 miles per hour and then things to pick up once you get into the livermore area. we do have some slow traffic. this one is just clearing northbound near davis street. that accident over to the right hand shoulder and it is pretty green. everything is moving at the limit up towards the oakland area and on in the bay bridge.

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it has been six months since the deadly insurrection at the us capitolus capitolus cl the justice department along with the fbi released several new videos in an effort to find more suspects. one video shows about one dozen people harassing guards and making them backed up until the group can bake it -- break into the senate chamber. at least 11 people wanted. more than 500 people have been arrested and at least 20 of them from california including a woman. >> learn about an oakland fire the police say was sparked by illegal fireworks. the family managed to escape it only with the help of strangers. >> this is all new video of the damage after a fourth of july house fire in oakland. one where officials told family

members this. >> it was probably i illegal fireworks that went up on throof. >> eileen is a e friend of the family he was inside which included two seniors, a husband and wife who was blind and their daughter who cannot hear very well. all three were in the rooms on the top floor directly below this roof that caught fire. >> the daughter was awake and she started seeing red flashes and then she she didn't know what it was. >> it is likely those noises came from neighbors who were trying to help. >> i started kicking on the door and while i started kicking on the door, my girl grabbed rocks and started throwing them at the window to get their attention. >> i couldn't stand there and just watch it. i wanted to make sure that whoever was in the house was going to get out. >> thankfully they were able to get out with the help of those neighbors. husband suffered smoke

inhalation but will be okay. terrel says that of late to the family inside hadn't left their home much due to concerns out there over asian hate crimes. they were thankful to escape with their lives. >> that is what the daughter said. she said if the neighbors had been banging, they would never have known because the one that lives here them all she knew was there was red flashing but that could've been anything. it was the neighbors that got them out. >> j are stone, abc 7 news. new developments. >> an effort to crack down on fireworks the city council is moving forward with a measure to ban them. they will be on the same ballot as the recall election in september. someone lit a bunch of fireworks in a garbage can outside a city council members home. a neighbor alerted willie as his trashcan was on fire and he tried to put it out on his own. firefighters doused the flames. is one of only two cities in the north bay that allows fireworks sales. sonoma county is launching a

new effort to restore the russian river. the county along with a coalition of 22 organizations plans to get local businesses and residents involved. their goal is to improve the rivers health which is deteriorating from recent wildfires and the drought. >> animal lovers, you know how you get excited when you see a new puppy? a dog in scotland felt pretty much the same way. >> you have a friend. >> three-year-old bernie's mountain doll, a three-year-old was pretty excited to see his new buddy. sarah clark share the video saying every dog needs a puppy. it shows her dogs extreme excitement at the puppy gets even closer. the smaller pooch then he was like oh i love you too. they are like twins. >> they are adorable.

both of these dogs are beautiful. >> look how big. >> i like a big dog. >> that big? >> yes. bigger. >> what do you >> 160, 170 pounds. >> i'm trying to picture you going down the street with this dog. >> i love them. yes. >> we had some a greyhounds. >> also big. >> in a different way, a little thinner than the mastiffs. mastiffs are just enormous. is there abb beagle in the future? >> i don't want puppies. i love my senior dog so much. >> let him live the rest of his life. >> he knows what happens now. he knows the routine. >> i understand. you have it under control. let's take a look at what is going on there.

we have some drizzle this morning and we will have minor warming inland. the cloud cover will hangout just a little bit longer. fewer clouds especially inland tonight and with the marine layer getting compressed, it will be pushed down close to the ground which means there will be a little bit of fog in our coastal valleys. the he risk will be moderate to high around our inland neighborhoods this weekend. 72 in sunnyvale. 85 and working help. your temperatures spread in the south bay. 73 at san mateo, palo alto 76, redwood city 78. 58 to 60 along the coast. 60 night -- 69 in south san francisco. mainly 80s in the north bay valley, take it

mid-90s. we have 70-75 for the east bay and as you had inland, using some of the warmth starting to develop. tonight's temperatures back into the 50s but notice the green. not as prevalent in the cloud cover not as widespread but temperatures should be about the same. we are tracking record worn -- warmth around tahoe. you can see almost the entire state under an excessive heat watch. i want to focus in on lake, mendocino and solano counties friday, saturday, sunday, monday. four days of temperatures around 100-115. wouldn't be surprised if parts of the bay, other inland parts of the bay are put under a heat advisory later on because look at these 100. 80s around the bay and then by monday and tuesday, temperatures start to taper back to average. >> subway is giving away 1

million turkey sandwiches all to celebrate the biggest changes in the brands history so the chain is calling it the eat fresh refresh and it will include some new sandwiches, bread, sauces and printing options. subway restaurants will close early on monday, july 12 so they can get ready for everything. when the source reopen on tuesday, the first 50 customers that participate will get a free six-inch turkey sandwich. >> i'm excited but it doesn't take much these days. social media influencers who their appearance and photos could go to jail. >> i passed a law that requires influencers and celebrities to disclose if their photos have been retouched. this is if the photo is an ad. this of -- applies to twitter, instagram and snap chat. a violation could result in a fine or prison sentence. editing photos plays into insecurity and low self-esteem.

look at this. serious about that. >> most things on their adds directly or indirectly. so tell the truth. >> new@6 from stranger things to the marvel universe, david is sharing some secrets about the long-awaited premiere of black widow before his drop on disney plus. >> gas prices are oroweat small slice. i wonder if this has the same quality ingredients as the original whole grains bread? great question, dad. and it does. it has all the same nutritious deliciousness

as the original slice but only a little bit smaller. just like timmy here. my name's lucas. it sure is bobby. this unplugged device is protecting our beautiful coastlines my and more.cas. put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state golden.

a bill to jumpstart wind energy production in california is closer to becoming law. david of san francisco authored this. it sets goals by 2045. the bill counters the threat of climate change while creating thousands of jobs.

it could save utility customers $1 billion between now and 2040. the state energy utilities and communications committee recently approved the billthe bl another committee is expected to review it next week. the cost to fill up your car is getting even more expensive. >> gas prices are expected to increase another 10-$.20 a gallon to the end of august. the average in california is $4.30 a gallon but our cameras saw this. $4.50 or even higher. the average price is $3.13 gallon. the dmv is going green. opt into paperless notices when you need to get your drivers license renewed. an email reminder instead of snail mail. effort tpasay the move is services and reduce its carbon footprint. >> nintendo has released details of its new switch

consul. a brand-new switch model with a larger seven inch display will be released in the fall. some other features include an adjustable stand, double the built-in storage and approved audio. it goes on sale in october for $350. eviction emergency we all feel the housing crisis at the area. >> there is still some people being kicked out. the new analysis showing how bad it is here. >> rideshare has gone missing. you know the trouble. people are resorting to something else to get where they need to go. >> if you are feeling so-so about work this morning, there is a new study giving you more reason not to go but also you need to pay your bills

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6:00, transforming tactics. a bay area man reacting to what happened after his violent arrest went viral and one city changing its idea of public safety. side show chaos. new video shows what happened when police started moving in. it may seem we've been here a long time, we've seen every type of storm. you really never know. >> that is the truth. tracking tropical storm elsa. making landfall this morning. we'll get you out live for a look at the conditions there. good morning. welcome to wednesday, july 7th. you're watching abc 7 mornings. we'll start with mike. >> good morning. >> morning. >> same old same old this morning. that's about to change. we're going to have heat on the way. until then, look at these winds. a lot to unfold. gusts to 20 at half moon bay. 24 at concord. you see the picture showing the