a live look outside along the embarcadero where it is clear right now. later today, a red flag warning open to affect because of the threat of dry lightning. possible storms could spark wildfires that could spark fast. it's sunday, july 18. you are watching abc7 news tran30 for we will start with a red flag warning and look at today's weather here is meteorologist lisa argen. good morning. we are looking at low clouds and fog at the coast. it's quite dense in spots. it will hang up near the shoreline.

we will be looking at that to impact the weather for the coastline. here is a look at the moisture from southern california moving up from the south and a highlighted look at the areas where we are concerned. we could see dry lightning, pretty much anywhere around the bay area. this could start new fires. they could spread. we are looking at the drought, exceptional drought. and the possibility that some of the lightning could hit some of the drive fuel. we will watch it through tomorrow. temperatures in the 50s. 54, san francisco. 57, palo alto. numbers will be hot inland, in the 90s. clouds increaswi70s a e foca miup. a forest fire burning just 20 miles south of lake tahoe is forcing mandatory evacuations. the tamarack fire has been more than 21,000 acres and 0%

contained. matt boone explains how weather could impact the firefight. >> reporter: sending smoke into the year, the growing tamarack fire forced the evacuationby lightning on the fourth of july, the fire has been fueled by the dry vegetation. the forecasted lightning this weekend, fire crews say it's all hands on deck. >> all of our personnel are held on duty. everyone from the battalion chief frank is on duty, every single day, basically all days off or cancel. >> reporter: that will allow them to up staff their specialty response teams. so far, he said it's been a busy year with 5000 fires across the state. >> compared to last year, that's about 715 fires and a little over 103,000 more acres compared to where we were last year. >> reporter: the existence

dry fuel and lightning, a dangerous combination, and likely to become more common do to climate change. a climate scientist says at stanford university. >> the lightning hitting the home run, but global warning put runners on base through the effect of the hot conditions the dryness of the vegetation. >> reporter: unlike last year, lightning cost many fires which was preceded by heat wave, this year the marine layer has remained strong, adding protection and moisture along the coast. but many areas remain dry. >> we are in a prolonged drought this year. fuels are receptive. there's a good chance that should there be lightning strikes, a fire could start. >> there are dozens of fires burning across the state right now. we have a wildfire tracker on our website, abc7news.com. developing news and washington, d.c. were shooting

just outside nationals park caused chaos at the baseball game. >> ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. the action is outside of the stadium. at this time we ask you remain in the stadium. >> at least three were heard outside of the stadium. the sound of gunshots sent fans scrambling for safety. christine sloan has the details. >> reporter: interrupting the nationals- padres game in washington, d.c., saturday night. >> i thought it was fireworks. >> reporter: d.c. police say two people in two are started shooting at each other outside nationals park, hitting a woman who was outside the stadium, but attending the game. officers say two in one of the cars involved in the shootout later showed up at local hospitals, suffering from gunshot wounds. >> they are known to law enforcement. >> reporter: police finding their car, the second car and the people inside still

missing. >> at no time during this incident, were individuals inside the stadium in any time of danger. this was not an active shooter incident. >> reporter: fans rushing from their seats as this happened. >> remain inside the stadium at this time. >> nobody knew what to do. people started hitting the deck. we were lying on the ground because we thought there was somebody above us. >> reporter: the woman hit outside the stadium is expected to survive. the padres have a nationals game was suspended and will resume later today. officials say they will be increasing security outside the stadium. new developments from tokyo where olympic officials are confirming that two form athletes have tested positive for covid-19. the cases of the first reported among athletes inside the olympic village. officials would only say they're from the same country and the same sport.

testing has been conducted on other members of the group. those traveling to the olympics are required to be tested before their fight upon arrival and then quarantine. tokyo is under a state of emergency amid rising covid cases. simone biles says she's aware of the circumstances. >> we have to protect the japanese citizens as much as possible as well as ourselves. >> reporter: -- >> most don't want the games with the highest numbers they've been in six months. the opening ceremony scheduled for friday. at home, this is the first weekend with the bay area new masking recommendations. your health during the pandemic is one of the key things where focused on is part of our efforts to build a better bay area. the counties of alameda, contra costa, marin, san francisco, santa clara, san mateo, and sonoma are recommending masking indoors for everyone whether vaccinated or not. officials, out of an abundance of caution with new cases on the rise. they will revisit the decision in the coming weeks.

health officials say this is not a mask mandate. los angeles county's new mandate requiring people to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status is in effect. to l.a. county sheriff's said his deputies will not enforce mende. he says it's not backed by science. he is asking for voluntary compliance. los angeles county reinstated the mandate after it started seeing 1000 new cases per day. officials say it's fueled by the delta variant and vaccine resistance. vaccinations remain a big focus on san mateo county. a vaccine clinic was held in a park reopening. the vaccination rate in san mateo is more than 89%, but 50% in the latino community. if you are interested in an appointment, we have information on our website, abc7news.com. new guidance from the cdc is worried cancer patients. the agency once a covid-19 vaccine may not effectively

protect immunocompromised people now. ucsf doctors are urging from her research on the effect on some cancer treatments. abc7 ne rts stephanie shares the experience of her uncle at ucsf. >> reporter: a vietnam veteran eric speier is a fighter. one of only a few coast guard cutters serving in 1970. he is no stranger to a tough battle. his latest, another round of bladder cancer. >> i was near death. >> reporter: he was told he would have one year to live in 2016 until his team of doctors at ucsf put them on a drug. >> keytruda saved my life. if it wasn't for that, i may not be here right now. >> reporter: his case was considered a miracle. he stayed healthy for nearly 5 years and avoided contracting covid. it was roughly right after he received the second dose that he started feeling sick.

>> i had a headache. an ongoing headache that i couldn't shake. >> reporter: confucian hit. he was struggling to speak and walk. >> seemed my body functions were shutting down. slowly. >> reporter: after being admitted to ucsf, his doctors ran 68 tests to see what may be causing his reaction. inflammation was found in his brain but all other tests indicating infection came back negative. >> it's hard to know whether the vaccine was something that kicked him over the edge to develop this reaction or not or whether he would've developed it anyway, having been on the medicine for a long period of time. >> -- >> reporter: head of immunobiology at ucf's a said there needs to be more research on how these interact with vaccines. keytruda boosts the immune system to target cancer. >> those treatments because we

are turning on the immune system, put patients at increased risk for some of the side effects or the immune system ends up targeting different tissues in our bodies. >> reporter: dr. vuong said of more cases like this pop-up, a potential solution may be to take patients previously on the drug to take them up to avoid severe reaction. says that is not enough data to support that yet. either option presents a risk, especially as the rapid spread of the delta variant is another threat. now that the cdc has released guidance indicating the shot may not effectively protect immunocompromised patients, he said ucsf is considering where the that group should be first in line to get a booster shop. >> we probably should be assessing cancer patients for what their immune responses are after the second vaccination. if they are not up to the level we would like to see, we might think of giving them an

additional booster vaccine. >> reporter: as for eric speier, the answer to explain his reaction is unclear. the three-time cancer survivors just grateful he is alive. >> walk my daughter down the aisle. she's getting married in september. >> reporter: you are going to be there. >> you better believe it. >> reporter: like anyone in his position, taking every precaution necessary, concerned over the delta variant. in the newsroom, stephanie sierra. abc7 news. we want to check in with meteorologist lisa argen for a look at the weather. here's a live look outside word is cloudy. the marine layer doing its thing this morning. quite foggy out there in spots. it will keep his cool at the coast, but increasing high clouds, mid-level clouds, and then the moisture. we will put it together coming up next with my accuweather forecast . dozens of candidates have filed valid paperwork to appear in the recall ballot.

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state elections officials announced 41 candidates have filed paperwork. secretary of state shirley weber will grizzlies a certified list of names that will appear on the ballot. last night, her office released voter guide information. the governor's response to the recall starts off with quote this unwanted recall effort will cost california taxpayers $81 million. do not hand over your signature, your support, or your personal private information to this destructive recall scheme. it's a for september 14. community numbers will protest a federal judge decision to end daca the

deferred action for childhood arrivals program. friday, the judge ruled on a lawsuit brought to a group of nine states led by texas. the argued the obama administration overextended its authority when daca was created in 2012. the immigration raids group will hold a car caravan that will start at the elmhurst middle school in oakland and ended fruitvale. it starts at noon. violence directed at vulnerable seniors just keeps coming in open's chinatown. it's a neighborhood that doesn't have its own surveillance cameras. as abc7 news reporter explains, there's a grassroots effort to buy a system to make certain that a attacks like these are caught on camera. >> reporter: after another week of brazen and violent attacks on seniors and residents of oakland's chinatown, this is an effort to make things a little

bit safer. it is a pop-up market that is a fundraiser, part of a grassroots effort to raise $75,000 to buy surveillance systems for a neighborhood served by a hodgepodge of cameras installed by local business owners. >> i don't know what it is, but for some reason our elders are being attacked. summer being robbed. it's a traumatic experience and i feel they need to have justice. >> in order to hold assailants accountable and give the people of oakland chinatown a piece of mine, just a little bit. >> reporter: other vendors are local. many who serve the chinatown community and businesses that struggled to survive the pandemic. this fundraiser, buys security cameras, the latest effort to make things safer for those who live and work in oakland's chinatown. leaders have organized safety patrols and residents have been outfitted with whistles and horns to set out an alert if

they are being attacked or robbed. while many crimes are captured by existing cameras and cell phones, the hope is a more robust system will lead to more arrests or at least better deterrence. >>s e good art. having outreach to the community, especially those committing the crime, having outreach in their environment and their neighborhoods is probably more helpful than specifically treating the symptom. solano county sheriff's office is alerting the community about a mountain lion attack. it happened of fairfield just west of travis air force base friday night. a resident called the sheriff's office to report some other animals had been attacked and killed. the california department of fish and wildlife came out and verified that the animals were likely killed by a mountain lion. residents are being warned to be cautious, and if possible, move pets and livestock more secure area.

we are five months away from the holidays, but the record summer heat to the north of us could be putting a damper on celebrations. in oregon, where many of the christmas trees are grown every year, the heat is taking a toll on the crops. christmas tree farmer say this is probably the worst year they have had. even trees that do better at lower elevations. >> we are watching trees we have been growing for six plus years, every year you trim, fertilize, labor costs into that, and you are watching them die in one day. >> one farm lost half of the trees they were planning to sell this holiday season. the draft and extreme heat will likely result in fewer trees to choose from and higher prices. meteorologist lisa argen is tracking the forecast. lisa, we talk about drought. we hear dry weather conditions. not much better in the bay ar. drghexceptionally dry

fuels right now adding to e moi moving up from the south today. it is the lightning we are concerned that we could have the possibility of seeing and the sierra nevada is ripe with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and even moisture headed that way. here's a look at live doppler 7 where low clouds and fog at the coast. we slide down to southern california. there is a look at the cloud cover, the moisture, and as this continues to track to the north, this is where we will see the activity begin. once it does later this afternoon, then we have a better idea of where we are looking at the lightning. sierra nevada, southern california saw a little bit of rain. it's because of this high pressure is moving. as it moves, the clockwise flow alone around it allows for moisture to be pulled around to. in 2020, august, we had a system

offshore that we were drawing moisture in and we had hot temperatures. conditions not the same as that. we are looking at the red flag warning through tomorrow. 56, hayward as well as oakland and alameda. stable atmosphere providing little temperature variation except at the coast, 47, pacifica. 44, novato. as we look outside, the sun coming up, kind of pretty with the deck of low clouds. even as we get close to the coast, not a great chance of seeing lightning. much of the bay area is prime for the possibility. drive thunderstorms today through tomorrow. then the possibility of wildfires. the upper elevations above 2000 feet that are much drier than the coastline. we have had the fog and drizzle and it's been this way for quite some time. above 2000 feet is where we had

humidity in the single digits. we will get back to average as we get into your tuesday. here's a look at the way it plays out today. the fog staying put. this is 3:00 and moisture is streaming up headed to the lae y,thpossility into monday.right here. as we go through the afternoon today, this is what is being pulled up from the south. the moisture we could have, that activity later today. 90s inland today. we cool off by midweek. temperatures comfortable throughout the rest of the bay area, into the week ahead. we just have to get through this time frame. cloudy skies today. 65, san francisco. 82, san jose. the accuweather forecast forecast, risk of lightning today and tomorrow then the

thread is over and we are back to stable atmosphere with low clouds and fog at the coast. just ahead. an investigation into the edd is turning up information they don't think you can handle. michael finney has the details. tomorrow, the popular 10 part documentary the last dance is coming to our sister network streaming app espn plus. michael jordan dominant career and iconic dynasty with the chicago bulls. stream the naacp award-winning

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michael finney has an exclusive look at how the edd grades itself when you aren't looking. the information he has uncovered and the legislative response is explosive. >> reporter: we received three surveys with the latest dated

2021. it allows us to see what the edd doesn't think you can handle. look at this. may misinterpret the comments. ntco ecommendation? ly wit edd employees charged with improving the services. let's see how you will interpret or misinterpret some of the comments found in the survey. it took me almost four months to get in contact with anyone and i couldn't get my money to pay any bills. it took me an exceptionally long time to get someone on the phone. i give and f on this part. >> they said we need to keep the complaints of the people of california secret because we are concerned they might misinterpret. there is no misinterpretation in this. the california edd has failed miserably.

they are trying to cover up their failures, and their own surveys demonstrate the failure. >> reporter: that is harsh. that is really harsh. the assembly man has been an outspoken critic of the edd. i shared the released documents with him and his staff. >> this analysis, this survey demonstrates that they are secretive, they are hiding the truth, and they are complicit. >> reporter: i wanted to talk to the edd about this. it didn't accept my request for an interview. questions about who got surveyed? here, under methodology, the survey says the targeted population includes customers with active unemployment insurance and pandemic unemployment assistance claims. >> i never read the phrase

active claims before. doesn't mean it's out there. >> i don't trust the edd when they say active claims. the signal they send to me as they surveyed the people that were getting their payments. >> reporter: edd could've cleared it up but didn't agree to an interview. how does the edd think it's doing? what is the survey's take away? there is a lot to wade through, but the executive summary leads off with this. despite unprecedented demand, most respondents are completely are mostly satisfied with the claim filing process. still to come. the review process for full fda approval of the pfizer vaccine is underway. how soon dr. fauci thinks it could a rpk

good morning. you are watching abc7 news tran30 for we're starting this half hour with a look at the weather. here is meteorologist lisa argen. >> we start with the red flag warning that goes into effect at 11:00 this morning through tomorrow. we are looking at the possibility of the hills of the diablo range and santa cruz mountains where we could see lightning strikes. we have the dry fuels present. we don't have the exact track of the storms, but a big part of california is ripe conditions. 59, san jose. 57, mountain view. 54 with fog in the city. we will keep the fog on the shoreline. cool date in san francisco with easy wins.

10:00, increasing high clouds. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies throughout the afternoon. inventors will be held down around the bay into the 70s. we will be warm inland with low 90s, partly to mostly cloudy, through the afternoon and looking at the chance of those lightning strikes as we go through your sunday and even into monday. we will talk about getting back to normal when we see you next. developing news. police are investigating a deadly shooting in walnut creek. investigators say they receive several 911 calls this morning about shots fired on sos drive near main street. one person died at the scene. three others were hurt and are in the hospital. there's no word on what led up to the shooting or if anyone has been arrested. dangerous weather threatening both coasts. in the west, record-breaking heat is fueling bootleg fire in oregon.

it has exploded in size burning more than 281,000 acres. that's an area larger than new york city. in the northeast, 48 million people are on alert for flash flooding and damaging winds. rob marciano was tracking it all. >> dangerous weather threatening both coasts. this cloud part of the storm slamming's those in the northeast with damaging winds and flash flooding. same system hitting detroit with torrential rains. officers rescuing the striver who was left stranded on the roof of his car, using a boat to try to bring him to safety. a different story in the west. the record-setting drought and heat is fueling dozens of wildfires. the biggest burning in california and oregon. firefighters scrambling to control the flames. the bootleg fire in southern oregon scorching more than 280,000 acres, bigger than the size of new york city. a satellite image capturing the fire from space. in northern california, the

dixie fire, the town was nearly burned to the ground, has this homeowner worried it could happen again. >> we are having fires every year, and they are really bad. the mixture of hot and dry and drought and stressed for its. poor forest management. >> reporter: residents in new york and new jersey dealing with flash floods with the promise of more severe weather to come. a desperate search underway to find any survivors after days of flooding in western europe. 160 people are dead and hundreds still missing. germany was hit the hardest. a railroad bridge collapsed and another city a sinkhole caused by a landslide swallowed up homes and buildings. the army has deployedtohelp e re

the fda speeding up the review process to fully approve the pfizer vaccine. . fauci say sooner than the six-month deadline. >> i don't want to get ahead of the fda, but it should be a name manner of a month or so. i hope by the time we get to the end of august we have full approval. >> across the country, there is an alarming surge of covid infections. 49 states and territories are seeing an increase. daily count is up 63% in the last week. hospitalizations are up 24% daily vaccinations are plummeting. the average is 519,000 per day. 65% of people 12 and older have had at least one shot. coming up on this week, the u.s. surgeon general will talk about vaccine hesitancy. the nationwide surge in cases and the renewed debate over mask mandate's.

you can watch the full interview on this week with george stephanopoulos this morning right here on abc7. dozens are under arrest in los angeles after dueling protests over a transgender rights. this video may be difficult to watch. police can be seen using batons to control the crowd outside. the demonstrations come after a woman posted a video that went viral, saying she was upset because a person who identifies as female was allowed to undress and the women's section of the spa mac. trans right activists showed up for the counter protest. police arrested devens of demonstrated for failing to disperse. smoke bombs were thrown at officers and they found several discarded weapons in the aftermath including a stun gun, knives, and pepper spray. california businesses that

hire the homeless can get a tax credit worth as much as $30,000 per year. it's part of the budget bill signed by governor newsom on friday. businesses had to pay at least 120% of the minimum wage. they will have to get certification from a homeless service provider for each higher. the program is expected to great thousands of new jobs. a man who climbed hundreds of feet to the top of a ride it knotts berry farm in southern california is safely on the ground. he climbed atop the ride and then as officers and responders arrived, he came down about an hour and a half later. police say he was taken to the hospital to undergo a mental evaluation. it's unclear if he will face charges. in texas, a waterpark is closed indefinitely after a chemical spill sickened dozens of people. officials say a mix of sulfuric acid and bleach spilled neri kiddie pool at six flags near houston.

a lifeguard was a first person to get sick, and then dozens reported burning of their skin, noses, throats, and eyes. 55 people were decontaminated at the park. 31 others were hospitalized including a 3-year-old and a pregnant woman who went into labor. >> what began as a fun family day has turned into a nightmare for many families. >> officials say the child is stable. they will be conducting air quality tests at the waterpark in the coming days to make sure no contaminants spread to the air as well. the year to the day after congressman john lewis died, family and friends and colleagues gathered in san diego for the christening of a u.s. navy ship named in his honor. >> the united states of america, i christened the john lewis, meg lot god bless this ship and all who sail in her. >> alfre woodard did the honors.

john lewis was an icon whose fight for racial justice began in the jim crow south and ended in the halls of congress. the ship was built in san diego and it's designed to fuel ships at sea, but has its own defense system on board. house speaker nancy pelosi and other local lawmakers attended the ceremony. still ahead. home cooking for you. the new rules that that home shops sell right from their own kitchens and helping others get cooking. we want to get you a live look at the roof came. we will check in with meteorologist lisa argen who will have the forecast in just a few minutes .

pokemon is back. people turned out in san francisco for the annual

pokc it's been five years since the release of pokey man go. players run around trying to catch pokc it included stops at gyms and along the embarcadero. san francisco was one of 20 cities around the world to host the festival. it continues today but it is virtual. we went to check in with meteorologist lisa argen for a look at the weather. isn't that pretty? it's in the low to mid-50s in san francisco. mostly cloudy. the stable deck of low clouds bringing a seasonal afternoon to the city but more clouds heading up from the south so we will call it mostly cloudy today. on the cool side. the rest of the bay area, it gets interesting. also next. a thrilling finish to game five of the nba finals.

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but the giants and a's have to in their respective sears. the giants are on the road. first pitch 11:15. the a's house the cleveland indians. first pitch, 1:07 p.m. both had rough finishes yesterday. here is chris alvarez the highlights. >> reporter: the giants scored seven runs in friday's wins. saturday parris kane followed ao different script. the cardinals mascot in a giving mood. the giants starter pitching into the sixth. goldschmidt continues to crush the giants. two run blast to write. the giants scored in the seventh but the rally would end here. watch alex dickerson, swing and a miss. 9th inning, giants rally.

the crowd on its feet. he grounds out to end it. san francisco one for nine. the cardinals win 3-1. a's and indians. top four, swing and a miss. ramirez loses the bat. bottom five. a's down. elvis grounds into the 5-2-3. 25th in the majors. top eight. cleveland up. a monster shot, 437 feet to center and into the luxury suite. at that guy didn't expect to get a souvenir there. cleveland up at that point. a's down a run. look at this play. the throw beats him by half a

step. cleveland wins. game five of the nba finals.dee 4th quarter, phoenix down. just under three and i have to go. milwaukee up. he had 29. the bucks go back up. the sons are down. booker coming off of the screen. he hits the three. he had a game-high of 40. spin move, lay in, phoenix we g 22 seconds. booker stripped by holiday. going the other way. up top, alley-oop, throws it down. bucks win.

they take a3 2 -- 3-2 lead. klay thompson sharing this on instagram. channeling his inner jackie moon. he was on the red carpet earlier this week promoting the new space jam movie. that's your look at sports. a check of the bay area forecast with meteorologist lisa arjun. good morning. >> we are looking at live doppler 7. a lot of low clouds and fog at the coast. is where not bad. if you plan on heading over the golden gate bridge, some dense fog. this is what we are watching. subtropical moisture being stur that could ignite lightning and bring dry and wet storms we through california. 57, san leandro. 54, richmond.

castro valley, 53. the north bay will be the least likely to receive the lightning north of the golden gate. 48, pacifica. a pretty view. here the forecast highlights. dry thunderstorms. you could see rain with some of these possible from 5:00 to 5:00 on monday. with the lightning strikes, we are concerned about sparking new wildfires and spreading of the fires. we will be back to seasonal averages by tuesday. that is good news because much of the work week ahead looking quiet after tomorrow. here is high pressure, it is moving. it is bringing up moisture. there's a disturbance off shore in those two elements coming together could produce lightning. it will show the exact track of where we see lightning or thunderstorms. by 3:00, we still have fog at

the coast. towards the sierra nevada also. a good portion of california is looking at red flag warnings and particularly lake tahoe and the bay area through the delta. through the rest of sunday, we have the cloud cover and into monday, looking at a little bit of moisture. some rain yesterday in san diego. today a lot of cloud cover building. mostly cloudy in san jose, 82. 80, sunnyvale. the sea breezes back. low 80s, redwood city. 71, san bruno. san francisco today about 65. the onshore flow bringing the breezy to gusty winds. up in the north bay, more sunshine will north around cloverdale but the high clouds invading the atmosphere through the day today.

76, -- heading inland, 90s. a little muggy as the clouds increase. the accuweather seven-day forecast, the chance of lightning threat today. later today throughout your monday. by tuesday, we are back to looking at low clouds and fog. upper 80s throughout the rest of the week inland. cooking at home for strangers. one man has opened a restaurant unlike any other. is thanks to a new law that he lobbied for himself. the community journalist gives us a taste. >> food is the one artform that everyone can appreciate. i have always wanted to open a restaurant. starting a food business is really expensive. brick-and-mortar restaurant his $300,000 to $500,000.

the whole time i was in college i wanted to get into the food industry, but it seemed more difficult to get into that then into neuroscience. the health department shut me down and it wasn't forgetting anyone sick but it was a broken regulatory code. that was the final straw for me. it put a fire in me to do something about it, and i started lobbying to create a permanent to start a small- scale restaurant in the house. then we got this law passed. we got it passed in alameda county. i can finally start this home restaurant i have been wanting to start. the name of my home restaurant is bao house. it is a time in an take-out restaurant. right now we have cambodian

inspired and jerk chicken bone. we have a bond inspired by a fruit dumpling. it was exciting that anyone could start a restaurant in their house. we are trying to create this avenue for people to enter the food industry. food a marketplace for home restaurants where diners can go on the map and search for either take-out or even some dine and. the home cooks can set their menus and hours and post their meals. there's about 35 cooks we have been working with to get set up all over the bay area. there should be a bunch of home restaurants coming up soon. finally to be able to run my own home restaurant and know that this is going to be a lasting trend that people see for generations to come.

it's one of the sweetest days of the year. national ice cream day. we will tell you who's offering deals to celebrate and where you narrator: covid-19 has changed how we show up and show out with our family. now it's time to take the first step that lets us get back to talking smack with a side of mac and cheese. before we can safely come together, we need the facts. as covid-19 vaccines become available, you may have questions. man 1: should i get it? man 2: is it safe? woman: should i wait? narrator: it's smart to question. now get the facts at getvaccineanswers.org so you can make an informed decision when vaccines are available to you.

it's one of the sweetest day of the year. national ice cream day. we have the scoop on some deals you could score. joe's ice cream in the richmond district is offering free single scoops today. they receive more than $10,000 on his gofundme to build an altar parklet. to say thank you, they are giving away free scoops of their birthday cake flavor. here are some other places offering sweet deals. baskin-robbins, burger king, cold stone creamery, dairy queen, and insomnia cookies. next at a.m. terrifying moments as gun shots

ring out outside the washington nationals baseball game. the shots sent and scrambling. is the delta variant spreads, concerns grow for immunocompromised patients. details on a case out of ucsf highlighting the need for more research.

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a live look outside along the embarcadero where it is clear right now, but later today, red flag warning goes into effect because of the threat of dry lightning. gusty winds could spark wildfires that could spread fast. good morning. it's july 18. i'm amanda del castillo in for liz kreutz. you are watching abc7 news live on abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream. we are going to start with the red flag warning and a look at the weather. here is meteorologist lisa argen. the marine layer is back with us once again. live doppler 7 showing it along the coast and where it is, it is dense in spots and if you areas of drizzle. this is the moisture that will be heading up to the bay area. red flag warning from 5:00 tonight until 5:00 on monday. the highlighted areas in the north end east bay hills. santa cruz mountains. we are looking at not only the threat of dry lightning,