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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, we are in for a dangerously hot weekend with triple digit temperatures in some parts of the bay area and a flex alert has returned. good morning, everybody. it is saturday, july 10th, you are watching abc7 right here on abc7, hulu life, try three or whatever else you stream. >> good morning to you. we have a marine layer to show you on our visible picture. you can see along the coast, you can see the fog west of san francisco, up through marin, down along the san mateo coast. that will keep to school, but
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we still have a heat advisory for tomorrow. morgan hill, sam martin all really well into the 80s right now. life is. that is why we have a spare the air alert, where temperatures will be once again at about 106, maybe even 108. there is santa cruz. 61 in oakland, 67 in san jose, d2 in pacifica. a look from our tower camera shows you that the fog is still present in the city. san jose, sunny in the 90s today. excessive heat right on through the weekend. we will detail it for you coming up. in the south bay, parts of santa clara county will be under a heat advisory this weekend. abc7 reported concilio shows us how folks are trying to stay cool. >> reporter: hiding from the heat in
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evenings. get ready, no nighttime relief is expected for this weekend's bay area heat wave. >> not fun, i don't like it. >> reporter: we met 13-year-old alvarez, where the city is taking advantage of the shade. elsewhere, the activation of three cooling centers across the city friday through sunday. the move all of the national weather service's heat advisory lasting just as long. >> we opened cooling sensors last month. we . we . people visit over the course of three days at our two sites. people are still utilizing these centers as a place to cool down. >> reporter: friday's flex alert forced the carney family outdoors, away from any large appliances. voluntary conservation is being encouraged. >> if you're justif you're just of the house in the evening to cool off a little to get a little outside time. >> inside, icicles, relief from
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the heat had rolled in the pumice of cooler ice cream concoctions. >> because we are putting it directly on a metal slate, around -25 degrees, it keeps it extra cold. >> and you can go the extra step. iso says reduction in demand may be sufficient to avoid further emergency levels and outages, adding quote, we encourage consumers to voluntarily reduce energy use to help us maintain a grid reliability. cal iso has extended the flex alert for saturday. in san jose, abc7. >> you can check out the temperatures, air quality and wind our real-time weather tracker lets you see conditions across the bay area. they are live on our abc bay area connected tv app. just download whatever you stream by googling abc bay area. people are camping near the plumas national forest are being told to evacuate immediately.
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it is the largest fire burning in the state right now. it was originally two fires caused by lightning strikes and has now merged into one. the forest service as it has burned more than 40,000 acres and is 9% contained. homes have been destroyed, but there are no reports of injuries. the fire is burning about 60 miles north of truckee, a few miles from the california, nevada border. an out-of-control fire in southern oregon is transmission lines that carry fire to california. in response, governor newsome has assigned an emergency proclamation to free up capacity. the fire has burned nearly 35,000 acres with zero containment. check out this video, thieves get away with $250,000 worth of merchandise from a jewelry store in downtown campbell. the owners of jeffries diamonds and goldsmith says this burglary happened around 3:00 yesterday morning. an alarm went off as they smashed the display cases, but that still did not stop them. the entire crime lasted around five minutes. the store owner
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says this is the fourth time they have been burglarized in five years. >> it is just a matter of time before one of these variants does overcome the vaccine. the highly contagious delta variant is driving up cases in the bay area. now, two local counties have landed on a federal hotspot watchlist. kate larson spoke with bay area health officials and doctors about his worrying trend. >> reporter: the delta variant is driving up covid cases across the country and in california. the growing surge has now put parts of the east bay on the city's emergency hotspot list >> our case rates have more than doubled in recent weeks and i am concerned for further increases. >> reporter: dr. nicholas moss is the health officer in alameda county, where cases have been increasing for san leandro and oakland. >> those are also the places where vaccine rates are lower. >> reporter: 62% of residents are fully vaccinated in alameda county, much higher than the
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national average of 48%, but it is still not enough. >> we are seeing an increase in hospitalized patients, not surprisingly they are not vaccinated. >> reporter: dr. russell rodriguez is chief medical officer for john muir in contra costa county. he says there are 16 comical patients and their hospitals in concord and walnut creek. >> i have had patients admitted to the hospital for symptoms that were not vaccinated. some were sorry at the time of their admission they had waited for whatever reason. >> this delta variant is very concerning, largely because of how contagious it is. i really believe we are at a point where we can say pretty confidently that you are either going to be vaccinated, or you're going to have covid. >> reporter: dr. chris colwell is the chief emergency ci ctor, wherthere co ernight to nine, all of them unvaccinated. he says that needs to change. >> one of the questions that
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has to be asked is, to what extent are we free to make choices that have the serious of an impact on other people? and it is taking ultimately the lives of other people and putting them at risk to make a choice that, from my perspective, just does not make any sense. >> reporter: acting san francisco health officer dr. susan phillips says they are watching the data closely and would like to avoid shutting down the city again. >> if you have friends or family that have been hesitant, now is the time. please don't hesitate any longer. get the vaccine that will save your life. it will be what is best for our city. an kate larson, abc7 news. california is keeping its mask mandate for schools, despite the cdc new guidelines. the cdc says teachers and staff were fully vaccinated will not need to wear a mask in school this fall. the california school districts say they are recommending all students wear a mask so no child feels singled out or
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different. >> we believe with masking and with testing as an available option, that we can get kids back here in-person, 100% in our schools and we are glad that the cdc supported this vision. >> the state will release a more complete set of guidelines for the upcoming school year on monday. san francisco's chinatown is letting the world know it is reopening for business. ♪ ♪ chinatown was especially hard-hit during the pandemic. restaurants and shops closed and the annual chinese new year parade was canceled last year. as you can see, it is back opened. >> people come from all of the world to visit chinatown, not just during the activities during the lunar new year, but when you come to san francisco, you want to visit chinatown. it is one of the oldest, most incredible, rich in history
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chinatown's in the world. >> the chinese chamber of commerce held its largest banquet in 18 months at the 100- year-old east cafe on grand avenue. it was within a week of closing last year, but state opened tanks to funding from the city and the landlord who offered a big discount on the rent. lisa, let's get a check outside. >> we had breezy winds from marin county yesterday. that did not stop us from heating up. it was 96 yesterday on the top of mount tam. right now, 90 with a relative humidity at 80%. go up just 500, 1000 feet and it is hot at the surface. we have our natural ac. i will put it together for you with my seven-day forecast coming up here also next, they helped spark a violet white supremacist riot in charlottesville, virginia. four years later, confederate monument in that town are being removed.
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would you press it? [baby crying] i got it. i got it. ♪ ♪ getting some help with the little one, from her biggest fan. some real face time. just an amtrak away. new this morning downtown miami courthouse has been shutdown following a safety inspection stemming from the surfside condo building collapse. it describes the building is temporarily evacuated and a closure was issued for floors
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16 and above. one of the families impacted by the collapse has something to be happy about, meanwhile. their cat named dinks was found alive yesterday. it lived with its family on the ninth floor and had been missing since the collapse more than two weeks ago. crews believed binks either survived the collapse from the building before it was demolished last weekend. the death toll went up overnight to 86. work is underway at charlottesville, virginia to remove confederate monuments. a statue of confederate general robert e. lee was a focal point of a violent white supremacist rally that left a woman dead and doesn't hurt. a statue of confederate general stonewall jackson will also be removed. the statues will be secured in a secure location on city property until city council decides what to do with them. happening now, aftershocks continued to rattle antelope valley after the 6.2 magnitude
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earthquake thursday. it was felt across northern california, even here in san francisco. not everyone was alerted by the state's new shake alert warning system. cornell bernard explains why. >> pretty scary, very intense. >> reporter: restaurant owner sally rosen is still on edge after a magnitude 612 earthquake rolled through her head hometown of walker in eastern california. she and her 2-year-old taking cover with aftershock still happening. >> even last night it was still stressful. neither my partner nor i got much sleep because of the aftershocks. you never know when they are going to hit! >> reporter: from aggressive shaking and arnold to swaying in san francisco. the usgs reports the magnitude 6 antelope valley earthquake was right reaching with nearly 15,000 reporting they felt it. even behind the wheel in the california va spectacle. a large amount of dust launched into the aithis car
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processing the scene. >> it was an earthquake. >> how do you know? >> reporter: the quake sending giant boulders onto i-95 near colville. cosmologists say in eastern california are not unique, but could be a precursor to something bigger. >> it could be bigger earthquakes that follow, but it is likely they will be slow to follow these aftershock sequences. >> reporter: the shaking brought rocks and boulders down centennial bluff in colville. seismologists say some people got a shake alert warning on their phones second before the quake, but many did not. >> did you get anything like that on your phone? >> nope, nothing like that. >> as a result that there are further stations, shake alert did not do as good of a job as we would like. batecovert, e new thprepe r. ig that should be on our radar. an seismologists say the shakealert system is still a work in progress and there are
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about two more years of a development plan, including installing more reporting stations in rural parts of california, where of course earthquakes to happen. in the newsroom, hornell bernard, abc7 news. a new study has climate change could bring more rattlesnakes to california coast. researchers at cal poly research center captured rattlesnakes living in a variety of climates and put them in a temperature controlled tank. the cold-blooded rattlesnakes were all found to prefer the warmer end of the tank at 85 degrees. >> what we found is preferred body temperatures were actually significantly higher than the body temperatures they were actually maintaining in nature. >> the warmer temperatures could lead to longer breeding. all right, lisa, we are seeing these intense heat waves all up and down the west coast. >> that is right.
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we are being spared somewhat due to our clouds and fog hanging out along the coast here they will continue to do r evinthe., no breaks, unalerts alerts for 2020. even though we are in an excessive heat warning and heat advisory throughout the day today, we have had a 44 degrees spread from our inland valleys yesterday, 105 in livermore to 63 in half moon bay. of course, that is all due to the low clouds and fog and that gusty wind. the sea breeze yesterday really keeping parts of marin and san francisco on the comfortable side. peninsula, today you too will be pretty comfortable. you head east around 880 and it will really get hot. as we look at our fog footprint, you can see it is all down the california coast and we are looking at that warmth spreading across the
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bay, but not too intense as we get toward oakland and berkeley. the golden gate bridge, look at the fog. 56 downtown, 61 in oakland, 69 in mountain view, 70 in morgan hill, 53 pacifico. you go up about 1000 feet and you can add at least 10 degrees in terms of temperatures. you can see how we are fogged in here, 62 in santa rosa, 64 in novato, 63 in napa. you would think we would trim the temperatures back, but we are not because inland, mount diablo, 90 degrees, relative humidity is at 7% and the valleys here are looking at temperatures once again well over 105. that is why we have our excessive heat warning through 11:00 tomorrow. the fog will keep the temperatures cool to mild along the coast and around the bay today. on the warm side heading down the peninsula, looking at the excessive heat inland, that spare the air alert throughout
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the day today. our fog is really not going anywhere. here we go in san mateo, marin, locally inland, that will allow for cooling tonight and tomorrow, once again we have a partly sunny afternoon along the shoreline. go just a little bit inland and we have got 111 sacramento, 113 fresno, 90 in san jose. this is where our heat advisory is, santa clara valley, inland communities of the north bay. then we can it's a sunday and we trim back about 5 degrees. san francisco, still just comfortable to even cool with those gusty winds at times. you may even need a jacket throughout the afternoon today here in the city. 71 downtown, looking at 80 in oakland, warmer than yesterday, but we still have a breeze. 101 in santa rosa. as you head up 101, it gets hot in nevada, down in the peninsula, 83 in san mateo. a nice day with 87 and palo alto, getting hot in redwood
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city today. you have that sea breeze, 106 in livermore. 118 fairfield. drink there. stay hydrated and out of the sun. the accuweather seven-day forecast, a little bit cooler tomorrow. the breeze will pick up and by monday, temperatures really moderate. back into the 80s by tuesday afternoon inland. all throughout the period, we have comfortable conditions at the coast. remember, those water temperatures in the 50s at our beaches. >> wow. what a stand. thank you, lisa. we are just over 24 hours now from sir richard branson blasting off into space. he is making final preparations for his trip. the british billionaire will be one of six people on board his version british galactic rocket plane set to launch tomorrow morning. it will take the rocket to a cruising altitude of 50,000 feet and the spaceplane will be leased and fired up some 55 miles above the new mexico desert. those on board will get
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a few minutes of weightlessness before it descends back to earth. we have all heard of woodstock 100 miles whale festival was taking place. during that summer of 1969, 300,000 people attended the harlem cultural festival over the course of six weeks. the footage of the festival has been locked into a basement until now. on the red carpets, karl schmid was at a special screening in los angeles. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it was a full house on the lawn of the greek theater for summer evening screening of dj qwest love's directorial debut, "summer of soul." what was the goal when you went in for this project? >> the goal for me was to be entertaining and educational. this actually alluded the world , even when it was presented to me, i was not sure it quite happened. >> it was not something i learned about in school curriculum, so i am really excited to learn more about it tonight. >> this was a healing moment
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for harlem in particular, which was pretty much burning up in flames after martin luther king was assassinated. >> what is it like watching your dad up on the stage in front of all of those people 52 years ago? >> i don't really have the words for it. it is so amazing. it is so amazing to see all of the artists in their plan prime and to see my dad as well. as my dad did not even hardly remember it! [ laughter ] the footage is crazy! >> we are just celebrating so much legacy, so much black, so much love. >> it was not lost on me that we are pretty much duplicating the same time period 50 years apart. >> it is a music festival that happened the same year as woodstock and no one talked about it. now, it is getting the site it deserves. >> for me, the point is to leave an instruction manual on how not to repeat this. hopefully, we will not have to do this in another 50 years. >> that was karl schmid
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in the east bay, an antioch woman is creating care packages for police to give toto give facing difficult situations. she is using her seamstress skills to bring her community together. ♪ ♪ >> i volunteer at two schools and one of the schools i volunteer at, many of the children are foster care kids and a couple of the kids told me they were cold at night. it just made me feel so sad and you kind of feel helpless. i kind of just broke it down and thought, this is something simple i could do that could make a little bit of difference.
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i try to look at things from other people's perspectives. i thought, what can i do for our community? they are called snug as a bug bags. every bag has a small lap quilt, stuffed animal or crossword puzzle book or a book for kids to read. i have carried the ladybug theme all the way through. i pretty much sew or cut everyday. each quilt takes about 10 to 12 hours. i just love people and i really don't get tired of it. it seems like there is always someone in need. >> most of the situations where we would give these back that will be a negative situation for the child. that could be a custody dispute
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with parents or sometimes they are living situations are so bad we actually have to remove them from the home and i thought it was a great idea to have someone in our community willing to put all of their time and effort into these bags and supply them to us for free. it was just amazing. now, more than ever, it allows us to get out there and develop a relationship with these members of our community. often times, they are our younger members. >> it was a way for me to bridge supporting our community and supporting our police department. i feel good that they are actually going into a car and he police officer are handing them out. >> what a great idea. still to come on abc7, we are tracking the dangerously hot temperatures in the bay area . what you need to know before heading out the door. what if this was your new office? office? how you can work
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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. guidelines for returning to school as concerns grow over the delta variant and an uptick in coronavirus cases nationwide . good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us here on abc7 and wherever you stream. we are also tracking this heat wave this weekend. let's get over to lisa argent. >> good morning, liz. the marine layer is still with us this morning and it will be exerting its influence along the coast in the form of a pretty big sea breeze. very close to the shoreline and parts of marin county, you can see surrounded by san pablo bay under a heat advisory
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throughout san jose, campbell, san martin and gilroy, 90s to near 100, are excessive heat warning through tomorrow night around mount diablo and until monday night around clearlake and into the mt. hamilton area. temperatures on top of mt. hamilton near 90 right now. as you go up in height we are really warm. this air mass straightahead. at the surface, we have an onshore flow and we are still looking at a spare the air alert today. this is san jose, 67, the beach is at 65 and we will warm up quickly today for triple digit heat inland by the next couple of hours. we will detail that for you in a couple of minutes. a massive heat wave is building in the bay area. leslie brinkley is in the east bay with more on that flex alert issued by the state. >> reporter: from sprawled out in the shade to ravens frolicking in a backyard
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sprinkler, expect wild animals to show up in your neighborhood this weekend in a desperate search for water in a heat wave. >> unlike us, many of these animals can't sweat. you will see some interesting behavior. you may see flat squirrels laying on the sidewalk, birds opening up and panting. depending on certain cases, we do see an uptick in certain hospital patients in extreme heat. >> reporter: wildlife experience says it is okay to set out water containers for animals and birds. they will find it if they need it. people will seek refuge and air- conditioning, including cooling centers in alameda county and contra costa county where masks are required indoors. plants also need extra care. >> water deeply and less frequently. since we are in a drought, you definitely don't want to do it that often peered when you watch her, really watch her deep. i would wait until tuesday after this heat wave is over and you don't want to fertilize right now. these plants and
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be watered every day. sometimes twice a day. >> reporter: getting plants water is a challenge, especially when conservatives are calling for decrease in water use. contra costa water district this week is asking customers to conserve by 10%. >> anytime we are dealing with a dry year, that will come along with a heat wave. we need to make sure we are adjusting how we are using our water. >> reporter: leslie brinkley, abc7 news . the cdc is making a big push to get all students back into the classroom this fall with a new mask guidelines. vaccinated teachers, students and other staff members don't need to wear a mask. after rena mitchell explains, the recommendations are causing some confusion. >> a big shift the agency urges schools to return to in-person learning this fall. the cdc issuing new guidance now think teachers, students and staff were fully vaccinated will not need to wear a mask your children 2 and older who are not vaccinated should still mask up. the new guidelines are
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really just recommendations. the cdc saying it will be up to school districts to make their own rules. >> there are kids under 12, unvaccinated wearing a mask, my guess is it will be driven a lot by local conditions. here in vermont with very few infections, probably not necessary. in missouri with a large outbreak, probably very helpful. an in california, schools will continue to require a mask. in arizona, a ban on masks in schools. children ages 12 to 15 with at least one shot, 2.5% of 16 and 17-year-olds also have at least one dose. from coast to coast, millions of children under 12 can't get the vaccine yet. meantime, the delta variant rapidly spreading in under vaccinated areas. in springfield, missouri, there are more patients hospitalized with covid-19 than at any other point in the pandemic. >> we are seeing a lot of intimidations going around, a
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lot of healthier people, younger people, 20s, 30s, 40s that are getting this delta variant. >> reporter: missouri among 10 states that have think of for hospital admissions jumped more than 20% in the past york. >> dr. patel with that abc news vaccine team talked with larry beil about the likelihood of the vaccine for school-aged children arriving this year. >> any chance that things will come to the rescue sometime this summer for those 5 to 12? >> i don't think this summer. what we are seeing right now is there may be a submission of data for emergency use authorization by pfizer. later, september or october. it is possibly the 5 to 11 age group will be eligible for a vaccine later in the fall or early quarter one. right now, we have got to prioritize getting those 12 to 17-year- olds out there and getting them vaccinated. >> you can find more on our
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reporting and submit questions to our team at abc7news.com /vaccine. >> and i have a chance to work from home in the aloha state. hawaii officials are looking to bring in a diverse workforce through a program called movers and shockers. if you are selected you will win a free round-trip and will be required to stay in hawaii through october here they will also be able to volunteer with a local nonprofit here the first round pulled in 90,000 applications. the deadline to apply for this one is on monday. still ahead on abc mornings, expression through dance. the destiny arts center is inspiring the youth in oakland and are looking for kids that want to get involved. we are talking to the director of the center live here after the break. also, a live look outside this morning. we know it is very hot for a
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three decades, destiny arts center has been a creative outlet for young people in oakland. it uses arts to provide a safe place for self-expression. registration is opened for its summer program, which includes a variety of dance and art classes. here to tell us more about their programming is the director, chris sheedy amari. thank you for being here. thank you and for people that are what is the destiny arts center? >> it is great to be here. destiny arts center is an oakland-based center, we do creative art on youth development. we've been here over 30 years, and we have been serving youth in the community for that long here at our mission is to inspire, not socially change the arts. our vision is to have a world where young people can grow and live meaningful, connected and secure lives in their
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environment. our service services 3 to 8- year-olds that we teach african dance, martial arts and other forms of movement. we provide you with a safe space, of discovery and try to encourage them to find out who they are and deal with their mistakes along the way. we serve over 2500 youth throughout the bay area. we have afterschool programs. >> we were showing video of what looked to be a video you guys put together of dancers wearing masks, obviously making the best of the pandemic. what types of summer program is available for people who want to sign up? >> right now, we have a thing called camp destiny. we have it every summer. of course, this year do to covid, we have made it so our programs happen outside in two different parks, one is diamond park in east oakland and one is in west oakland. there are two classes a day.
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basically we have one from 9:00 to 12:00 and another from 1:00 to 4:00 here it is three hours long. sorry about that. they are different ages. we have from 5 to 7, 5 to 12, and a teenage component as well. >> how can people get involved? >> go to destinyarts.org and you can find all of the information you need about our summer programming and our program coming up in the fall as well. >> and the center also has its own dance company. how can people get involved in that as well? >> this past year we did not have auditions, but this year we will have auditions in late august or early september. will finalizing the dates on that. with all of the numbers changing, covid variants, we are trying to make sure we are keeping our students as safe as possible. if you look on the website, you can find additional dates. we will post there and also our
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social media, destiny arts center on instagram and facebook. >> cool. i think i have 30 seconds. . before i go, i want you to speak to the impact the center has had on young people and in oakland over 30 years? >> i've been with the program over 10 years and i have seen so many impacts. we allow them to have a space to find their voice and encourage them to speak out and encourage them to follow their dreams and figure out how they can create change in this world in a positive way. >> that is awesome. do you have any adult classes? some inquiring minds may be curious. [ laughter ] >> we do. some of our teaching artists have adult classes. before the pandemic, i was holding adult classes twice a week. there are one or two other artists that have adult classes. right now, we are focusing on the youth, but when we get that foothold a little better, due
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to the pandemic, we will definitely be back. check out our website. >> we certainly will. thank you for being here. really appreciate it and all of the work you do. >> thank you for having me. have a good day. to register for the destiny arts summer programming and learn more, visit destinyart.org. good morning, everybody. a live look outside here with all of the fog on the golden gate bridge. it will be cool here once the fog clears to the coast, the winds will pick up and despite that we will still be well over 105 inland. i will tell you where and for how long next. also next, buster posey was set to make his fifth all-star star in just a few days, but now he will miss the midsummer now he will miss the midsummer classic. i'm so glad you're ok, sgt. houston. this is sam with usaa. do you see the tow truck? yes, thank you, that was fast. sgt. houston never expected this to happen.
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before their all-star . the a's are on the road , taking care of the rangers. the first pitch for both games is at 1:05 this afternoon. giants catcher, buster posey was set to start in the all-star game on tuesday, but now he is out. sports director larry beil explains why in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. buster will miss his series with the washington nationals this week. he was placed on the ten-day injury list because of a bone that was bruised in his thumb. the giants are wearing their new city connect uniforms. some call them the orange creamsicle's. with posey out, kurt desalle he is catching and he is hitting hi! the giants, and 3-0 lead. david rough was lateto liam weirway out! to break a 3-3 ti, 4-3, giants.
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brandon crawford, what i see that he is having. a safe in a beauty to start the double play. bottom of the eighth, bases- loaded, donovan solano crosses fires to burst! the giants get the win, 5-3. what about the slumping ace in texas against the rangers? first pitch, isaiah pops it up. tony is like, i got it, i got it. he holds on, he does have it! snowcone city there. irvin had a no-hitter through five na 2-0 lead. he loaded the bases in the sixth and scored the run, 2-1, a's. that is another base hit. garcia knox in a pair. the a's go from a no-no eventually to a loss and fall again, 3-2. they are struggling right now. how beautiful is lake
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tahoe? steph curry leading his family on the 14th hole. tied for 21st. joe pavel ski, now a dallas star is got 24 points, tied for 3rd. this is the shot of the day. former star captains, double eagle! first time that has happened in the 32 year history of this event. tied for 1st, both with 25 points. a 16-year-old, 16-year-old from bishop high school just became the youngest player to ever turn pro in american basketball. jaelyn lewis signed with a new leak starting up in september. he is leaving high school after just two years for a deal reportedly worth more than $1 billion. speaking of teenagers, not only did 14-year-old zaila avant-garde win the national
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spelling bee, she is incredible with a basketball. look at the skill level here with her dribbling. she is from louisiana and holds several guinness world records for dribbling and appeared a couple of years ago commercial with steph curry. zaila, truly amazing! and by the way, she is also a mathematician, just like hobby on the side. [ laughter ] that is a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i am larry beil. lisa, let's go to another final check of the weather. you were saying it was wendy where you live, it was so hot where i was yesterday. >> it certainly depends on your micro climate, liz, that is for sure. our marine layer greeted up this morning. banked up along the san mateo coast, the golden gate bridge, it is all up and down the california shoreline to southern california, almost to san diego there, but we are looking at a big dome of high
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pressure that is building in, allowing for excessive heat inland and heat advisory's in our valley. you go up about 1000 feet, 1500 feet, it is in the 80s. it is already 90 at 2200 feet, looking at 56 degrees in san francisco, relative humidity is way up there in the city. you got on top of mt. tam or mount diablo, it is in single digits. 51 in mountain view, 67 sunny skies in san jose with 54 in pacifica and emeryville with a sunny day for you. temperatures climbing through the upper 70s, maybe 80 in some spots, 62 santa rosa. we are well on our way to another warm day in the north bay. 75 by the delta, low 70s concord and livermore. another 30 degrees of heat for you folks in our inland valleys and at this vantage point, it looks nice here in san francisco. it will get hazy where it is
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getting hotter for our spare the air alert. excessive heat today and tomorrow through 11:00 for our inland cities. that spare the air alert allowing for poor air quality inland. this brief is robust and will keep the air quality good in the north bay. by later on today, 25 mile-per-hour winds, gusts along the coast and even the delta getting a bit of a breeze. we will ramp that tap into your sunday. this brings include conditions, 20 to 33 mile-per-hour winds here the winds are still being transported into our east bay and even more so as we get into your monday. the colored cooling trend gets underway. a slight cooldown for inland spots tomorrow and we will top at over 100 in antioch. the rest of you considerably better compared to the way it will be today. about 105 once again throughout perhaps livermore and concord as we get into monday. notice, we really trim back the numbers even more so. we got 60s around the bay and into tuesday, numbers are getting
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pretty comfortable inland mid 80s for livermore, upper 70s for napa. heat advisory for this region, mid-90s in san jose. that is about 12, 13 degrees above average. 101 in los gatos. you get closer to the bay, you've got that sea breeze and more in the mid-to upper 80s. a nice day for san mateo. along the coast, in the 60s. it is cool and we have got partial sun. 71 downtown. in the north bay, 100. 102 in cal. look for 106 in cloverdale. 97 by the waters in vallejo with an afternoon sea breeze. upper 70s in berkeley and el cerrito. 87 in fremont, another warm day for you. you will feel a breeze throughout the afternoon. 106 and concord, 104 in pleasanton. these folks here, hopefully you have got the pool
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or the air conditioning or can get one of those places where you can cool off. the accu weather forecast brings a cool breeze on tomorrow. still warmer on monday, but things feeling much better throughout tuesday and wednesday out there. the hottest day today and really some significant sea breeze along the coast today. >> we will keep that in mind and hopefully stay cool. coming up next, pull out your skates
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welcome back. with the state fully reopened, you may be searching online for the best way to spend your weekends this summer. we have some ideas for a better weekend. >> reporter: in might as well be the summer of love this weekend and it will feel like it in the neighborhood it all started in. haight street is strip throwing
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a giant block party to celebrate the city's reopening. your eyes will get tie-dye from local artists, it is pretty in right now. and it is not any old lock party, it is a dance party with live music from new orleans style spring than, keyboardist scott government, who has worked with the likes of "the grateful dead." the free facepainting and block party fun rent until 1:00 p.m. on saturday on the corner of and masonic. a free movie night in the park. all of your favorites are part of the return of berkeley's beloved summer series. make sure you bring beach chairs, movie snacks and anything you might need to stay warm for the show. tonight's movie, "trolls" starts at 7:45. you will want to get there early since street party parking is limited. the man known as the godfather of skate d the skate with groovy tunes and
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teach disco moves for any age. the free party extends from skating arena on sixth avenue and kennedy drive, i am tomasi aaron, abc7 news. also happening tonight, you can watch a movie under the stars at the chase center. the night kicks off with the animated musical, "sing." it will be played on a 3000 square foot l.e.d. board. entry begins at 5:30 in the movie will start at 6:00. let's get a final check of your forecast with lisa arjun. a lot of people will be looking for ways to skip the heat today. >> there is still talk on the coast. a good idea to head there. already mid-70s inland. we will climb quickly to over 100 degrees. our excessive heat morning east to the tunnel and we got a heat advisory for the santa clara valley. cool tomorrow and that trend of cooling continues throughout the week here lisa, thank you. thank you for joining us here on abc7 mornings . abc7 news
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