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, but

possibly a little moisture with these storms, if we see any. with the gusty winds, outflow boundaries, if we see fires spreading throughout the region. there is a look at the fog. 54 in the city and morgan hill. 56, mountain view. a clear started walnut creek. the forecast throughout the day, increasing height of mid- level clouds. 80s and 90s toward the inland valleys. the possibility of the lightning strikes towards the evening hours. that will continue through the overnight hours. we will talk about the rest of the work week, coming up. developing news. police are investigating a deadly shooting in walnut creek. investigators say they receive several 911 calls just after 1:30 this morning about shots fired on sos drive near main street. ed at the scene and thr others were hurt and in the

hospital. there's no word on what led the shooting or if anyone has been arrested. a forest fire burning south of lake tahoe is forcing mandatory evacuations. the tamarack fire has burned more than 21,000 acres and 0% contained. abc7 news reporter matt boone explains. >> reporter: sending smoke into the air, the growing tamarack fire force the evacuations of several communities sparked by lightning on the fourth of july. the fire has been fueled by the dry vegetation. the forecasted lightning event this weekend, fire crews say it's all hands on deck. >> personnel are held on duty. everybody from the firefighter range, everyone is on duty every day, all days off or cancel. >> reporter: he allow them to up staff there

specialty response teams. it's been a busy year with nearly 5000 fires across the state. >> compared to last year, that's 715 more fires and a little over 103,000 more acres compared to where we were last year. >> reporter: the existence of dry fuel sam lightning, dangerous combination. likely to become more common due to climate change says a climate specialist at stanford university. >> the lightning hitting a home run. global warning put runners on base through the effect of the warming, the hot conditions, the dryness of the vegetation. >> reporter: unlike last year, the lightning store caused fires , the marine layer has remained strong adding extra protection and moisture along the coast. many areas of the state remain dry. >> we are in a prolonged drought this year. fuels are receptive. there's a good chance that should there be lightning strikes, that a fire could start.

there are a dozen fires burning across the state right now. we have a wildfire tracker on our website, abc7news.com. washington, d.c. is shooting just outside washington nationals park caused chaos at the baseball game last night. >> 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 people were hurt outside of the stadium. the sound of gunshots sent fans scrambling for safety. christine sloan has the details. >> reporter: is shooting interrupting the nationals- padres game in washington, d.c., saturday night. >> i thought it was fireworks. >> reporter: d.c. police say people in two cars started shooting at each other outside nationals park, hitting a woman outside the stadium, but

attending the game. officers say two people in one of the cars involved in the shootout later showed up at later local hospital suffering from gunshot wounds. >> we will continue the investigation. >> reporter: police finding their car, the second cart and the people inside still missing. >> at no time during this incident were individuals inside the stadium in any type of danger. this was not an active shooter incident. >> reporter: fans rushing from their seats as this happen. >> we ask you remain inside the stadium. >> reporter: others taking shelter. >> people started hitting the deck and we were lying on the ground because we thought there was somebody above us with a gun. >> reporter: the woman hit outside the stadium is expected to survive. the game was suspended and will resume later today. officials say they will be increasing security outside the stadium. new developments from tokyo were olympic officials are

confirming two for and athletes have tested positive for covid- 19. the cases are the first reported among athletes inside olympic village. officials would only say they were from the same country and same sport. testing has been conducted on other members of the group. those traveling to the olympics are required to be tested before their flight, upon arrival, and quarantined. tokyo was under a state of emergency amid rising cases. simone biles says she is aware of the circumstances. >> we have to protect the japanese citizens as much as possible as well as ourselves. >> reporter: most locals don't want the games with covid-19 numbers at the highs they have been in six months. the opening ceremony is scheduled for friday. at home, this is a first weekend with the bay area new masking recommendations in effect. your help during the pandemic is one of the key things we are focused on is part of our efforts to build a better bay area. the counties of alameda, contra

costa, san francisco, san mateo, santa clara and sonoma arrest commending masking indoors whether vaccinated or not. officials issued the recommendation out of an abundance of caution with new cases on the rise. they say they will revisit the decision. health officials say this is not a mask mandate. los angeles county new mandate requiring people to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status is in effect. the sheriff said his deputies will not enforce the mande. he said it is not backed by science. he is asking for voluntary compliance. los angeles county reinstated the mask mandate after it started seeing when the 1000 cases a day. it's fueled by the delta variant and vaccine resistance. vaccinations a big focus in san mateo county. of vaccine clinic was held at a park reopening in daly city. the vaccination rate is at more than 89%, but it's 50% in the

latino community. if you are interested in a vaccination appointment, we have information on our website, abc7news.com . new guidance from the cdc has worried cancer patients. they want the vaccine may not effectively protect immunocompromised people. ucsf doctors are urging for more research on the effect on some cancer treatments. the story of her uncle perez experience at ucsf. >> reporter: 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. this latest one, another round of bladder cancer. >> i was near death, i was so close. >> reporter: he was told he would have one year to live in 2016 until his doctors at ucsf put them on keytruda. >> keytruda saved my life.

>> reporter: his case considered a miracle. he stayed healthy for nearly 5 years, avoided contracting covid. it was roughly 2 weeks after receiving the second as of the pfizer vaccine in march, he started feeling sick. >> i had an ongoing headache. i couldn't shake. >> reporter: then confusion hit. he was struggling to speak and walk. >> seemed my body functions were shutting down slowly. >> reporter: after being admitted at ucsf, these doctors ran 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 is hard to know whether the vaccine is something that kicked him over the edge to develop this reaction or not, or whether he would've developed it anyway,

been on the medicine for a long period of time. >> reporter: dr. fong is the head of immunology at ucsf. he said there needs to be more research on how these cancer treatments interact with vaccines. keytruda boost the immune system to target cancer. >> those treatments in and of themselves because we are turning on the immune system put patients at increased risk for some of the side effects the immune system ends up targeting different tissues in our bodies. >> reporter: dr. fong says it marquesas like this pop up, a potential solution may be to take patients briefly of the drug prior to getting the vaccine to avoid severe reaction. he says there's not enough data to support that yet. either option presents a risk, especially now is the rapid spread of the delta variant is another threat. now the cdc released guidance indicating the shot may not effectively, immunocompromised patients, ucsf is considering whether they should be the first in line to get a booster shot.

>> what we should be assessing cancer patients for what their immune responses are after that second vaccination and if they are not up to a level that we would like to see, we might think about giving them an additional booster vaccine. >> reporter: the answer to explain his reaction is unclear. the three-time cancer survivor is grateful he is alive. >> i have to walk my daughter down the aisle. she is getting married september. >> reporter: and you were going to be there. he is doing much better, but like anyone in his position, taking every precaution, concerned over the delta variant. let's go to meteorologist lisa argen for a look at our weather. a live look outside. is in this beautiful? you can see the low cloud deck and the sun on the buildings. a typical day in the city for the most part. a lot of cloud cover, 60s.

clouds increasing elsewhere with the threat of dry lightning increasing. stay tuned. the accuweather forecast seven- day forecast up next. dozens of candidates have filed valid paperwork to appear on the recall ballot. how the governors responding to the election he is facing. record heat in oregon could affect your holiday decorations. why you could be paying more for ch

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the secretary of state will release a certified list of names that will appear on the ballot. last night, her office released voter guide information. the response to the recall starts off with quote this unwarranted recall effort will cost california taxpayers $81 million. don't handover your signature, your support, or your personal private information to this destructive recall scheme. the election is set for september 14. today, community members will protest a federal judge's decision to end the deferred action for childhood arrivals program. friday, the judge ruled in a lawsuit brought by a group of nine states led by texas. they argued the obama admin overextended its authority when daca was created in 2012. the immigration raids group will hold a car caravan that will start it

school in oakland and and in fruitvale and it starts at noon. violence directed at vulnerable seniors keeps on coming in oakland's chinatown. it's a neighborhood that doesn't have its own dedicated surveillance cameras. as laura anthony explains, there's a grassroots effort underway to buy a system ain t 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 at least a little bit safer for everyone. it's a pop-up market that is a fundraiser, part of a grassroots effort to raise $75,000 to buy a surveillance system for a neighborhood served by hodgepodge of cameras installed by local business owners. >> for some reason our elders are being attacked or pushed. summer being robbed. it's a traumatic experience,

and they need to have some type of justice. >> to hold assailants accountable and give the people of oakland's chinatown a piece of mind a little bit. >> reporter: all the vendors are local. many serve the chinatown community and businesses that struggle to survive the pandemic. the fundraiser, the latest effort to make things safer for those who live and work in oakland's chinatown. the leaders have organized volunteer safety patrols and residents have benefited with whistles and horns to send 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. >> cameras are a good start, but having outreach to the community, especially those committing the crimes, having outreach in their environment and their neighborhoods is probably more helpful than specifically treating the

symptom. the solano county sheriff's office is alerting the community about a mountain lion attack. it happened in fairfield just west of travis air force base friday night. a resident called the sheriff's office to report that some other animals had been attacked and killed. the fish and wildlife department came out and verified the animals were likely killed by a mountain lion. residents in the area are warned to be cautious and if possible, move pets and livestock to a more secure area. we're five months away from the holidays, but the record summer heat and then 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 crop. christmas tree farmers say this is probably the worst year they have had. even trees that do better at lower elevations are gone. >> we are watching trees we have been growing for six plus

years every year, you trim and fertilize and have labor costs into that, and you are watching them die in one day. >> one farm has trres to choose prices. we want to check in with meteorologist lisa argen, tracking the forecast. we hear those words of drought, high temperatures. something we are familiar with. this scenario not like the one last august where we had a system in the pacific and some severe heat. we are cooler and this is a system coming up from the south. it is something to watch throughout the day today and your monday, as subtropical moisture heads our way. there's a look at the fog. it is clear and lend. where there is fog, it is dense in spots, otherwise, this activity that will come into

play later today. in southern california, looking at some moisture in terms of rain. we talk about dry lightning because a lot of the storms won't have much moisture. if they do, it will evaporate before it reaches the ground. there could be dry lightning and a combination of some of this oyster headed our wa there's a look at the golden gate bridge. 54 downtown. 56, oakland and mountain view. pda, san jose. san jose, and nice and clear start. 49, santa rosa. 50, novato. it's clear by the delta. sunshine in concord in livermore. looking at a sunset at 8:29. the sea breeze will be back. we will get into increasing clouds throughout the day.

by later this afternoon, the possibility and tomorrow of dry thunderstorms. the risk of wildfires is what we are watching for. with theoretic winds. the spreading of the wildfires. we are back to seasonal averages as we get into tuesday. this is a system we can't track the storms, where they are going to be. the ingredients are there for the threat nevada to the higher elevations and bay area. high pressure moving to the east. the circulation is bringing up moisture and there will be a mechanism offshore that could create lightning strikes. there's a look at the fog. here comes some of the moisture through the sierra nevada. as we go into the later evening hours, we are looking at the chance, the least chance in the north bay, but this continues until 5:00 on monday. highs today, 72 in oakland. 85, santa rosa.

92, livermore. 82, san jose. the accuweather seven-day forecast, still watching for storms tomorrow. 60s at the coast. mid-90s and then. tuesday, it's the usual pattern. temperatures coming down inland by wednesday and thursday with upper 80s and the fog not going anywhere. it has been good news with the moisture along the shoreline. you go up a couple hundred feet and it is dry. we are in a critical time period for sure. just ahead. an investigation into the edd is turning up information they don't think you can handle. michael finney has the details. part documentary the last aunt is coming to our sister network streaming at espn plus where steve kerr plays a big part

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michael finney has an exclusive look inside how the edd grades itself when you aren't looking. the information he has uncovered is insightful and the response is explosive. >> reporter: we received three surveys with the latest dated february 2021. it allows us to see what the edd doesn't think you can handle. look at this. the public and other entities may misinterpret the comments. the survey recommendation? respond comments be shared only

with 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. >> 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 assemblyman james patterson is been an outspoken critic of the edd.

i share 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 in a cover-up. >> reporter: i wanted to talk to the edd about this and they didn't accept my request for an interview. there are 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 have never read the phrase active claims before. >> i don't trust the edd when they say active claims. the signal they send to me is they surveyed the people that were getting their payments. >> reporter: edd could have clear this up, but didn't agree

to an interview. how does the edd think it is doing? what is the survey's takeaway? there is a lot to wade through in the reports, but the executive summary leads off with this. despite unprecedented demand, most respondents are completely or 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 come.

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them weather. it's a pretty start to the day. low clouds and fog making for some nice pictures in the city. clear inland, but we have a red flag warning for the upper elevations. diablo range and santa cruz mountains. the threat from lightning from 5:00 today through 5:00 on monday. this could create new fires. the brush is exceptionally dry. the fuel moisture absent an upper elevations. a live look outside. 54 downtown. 58, san jose with a clear sky. walnut creek, nice and sunny. upper 40s, santa rosa. by 9:00, we are in the upper 60s to low 70s and the east bay valleys. the afternoon, notice the high clouds introducing the bay area to a cloudy afternoon.

it is warm and lend. 70s by the bayshore. we will talk more in detail about the lightning threat in a few minutes. he threatening both coast. in the west, record-breaking heat is fueling fires including the bootleg fire. it has exploded burning more than 281,000 acres. an area larger than new york city. the northeast, 48 million people on alert for flash flooding as damaging -- and damaging winds i should say. rob marciano is tracking it all. >> reporter: dangerous weather threatening both coast. this is part of the clouds damaging in the east. the same system hitting detroit with torrential rains. officers rescuing the striver left stranded on the roof of his car, using about to try to bring him to safety. a completely 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 scorching more than 280,000 acres, bigger than the size of new york city. satellite image capturing the raging wildfire from space. in northern california, the dixie fire a few miles from the deadly 2018 fire in paradise, california, where the town was nearly burned to the ground has this homeowner worried it could happen again. >> we are having a lot of fires every year, and they are really bad. the mixture of hot and dry and drought and struggling trees. poor forest management. >> reporter: in the east, residents of 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 and western europe. at least 160 people are dead and hundreds are still missing. germany was hit the hardest. a railroad bridge collapsed and a massive sinkhole caused by landslides swallowed up homes and buildings. the german army has deployed soldiers to help the rescue effort. the fda is speeding up the review process to fully approve the pfizer vaccine. dr. fauci says that could come even sooner than the six-month deadline. >> i don't want to get ahead of the fda, but likely from what we're hearing, it will be a matter of a mother so. i would hope by the time we get to the end of august we have full approval. >> across the country, there is an alarming surge in covid infections. 49 states and territories seeing an increase. the case kaunas up 63% in the

last week. hospitalizations are up 24% and 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 dr. vivek murthy will talk about vaccine hesitancy, the nationwide surge in covid cases, and the debate over mask mandate's. you can watch the full interview on this week with george stephanopoulos at 8:00 this morning on abc7. dozens are under arrest in los angeles after dueling protests over transgender rights. we want to warn you this video might be difficult to watch. police can be seen using their batons to control the crowd outside we spot in korean town. demonstrators 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 in the women's section of the spa. their policy recommends transgender, so those showed up

for a counter pound trust protest. police arrested dozens for failing to disperse. they also say smoke bombs were thrown at officers and they found several discarded weapons including a stun gun, knives, and pepper spray. california businesses that hire the home is can get a tax credit worth as much as $30,000 per year. is part of the budget bill signed by governor newsom on friday. businesses had to pay at least 120% of the state's minimum wage. they will have to get certification from a homeless service provider for each hire. the program is expected to create thousands of new jobs. a man who climbed hundreds of feet to the top of the ride at onground. he climbed to the top of the supreme scream ride and as officers 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 any charges. in texas, a waterpark is closed indefinitely after a chemical spill sickened dozens of people. a mix of sulfuric acid and bleach spilled near a kiddie pool at six flags. this was near houston. a lifeguard was the first to get sick and dozens reported burning of their skin, noses, throats, and eyes. 55 were decontaminated at the park. 31 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 said the child is stable. they will be conducting air quality tests in the coming days to make sure no contaminants spread to the air as well. a year to the day after congressman john lewis died, family, friends, and colleagues gather in san diego for the christening of u.s. navy ship named in his honor.

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ask your healthcare provider about rybelsus® today. what a beautiful picture you are looking at the exploratory on camera looking straight at the bay bridge. just breathtaking. we will check in with meteorologist lisa argen in just a bit. pokemon is back. people turned out in san francisco for the annual pokc it's been five years since the release of pokc players try to catch pokc it included stops at jim's in union square and along the embarcadero. san francisco is one of 20 around the world to host the festival. the event continues today but it is virtual. we went to check in with meteorologist lisa argen. beautiful picture as we just saw.

55, san francisco. a high of 65. south wind up to about 22 miles per hour. mid-level moisture headed our way and the possibility of lightning strikes. a recipe for wildfires, potentially, today. i will have the full forecast in just a few moments. a thrilling finish taking five of the nba finals. who came out on top to take the series lead? chris alvarez has the team usa is ready for the olympic games... so is jacob! he's got a flex 4k streaming box free with xfinity internet, and peacock premium included. with team usa highlights... live look-ins... athlete interviews and more, it's all of jacob's favorites in one place! woooooooooooow! woooooooooooow! woooooooooooow! entertainment starts at free with flex,

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in sports, the giants and a's hope to win their series to end the weekend. the giants are on the road. first pitch, 11:15. the a's host the indians. first pitch , 1:07. both teams had rough finishes yesterday. here is chris alvarez with the highlights. >> reporter: the giants scored

seven runs in the win it. they all came on home runs. saturday in st. louis followed a different script. a lot of popcorn available. the giants starter pitching into the sixth. paul goldschmidt continues to cr two t to it3-giants score in scn seventh but the rally would end here. dickerson, a swing and a miss. 9th inning, giants of rally. go-ahead run at the plate. he ground out to ended. the cardinals win 3-1. to the colosseum, the a's and indians. top of the fourth. a swing and a miss. harold ramirez looses the bat. the a's are down.

elvis grounds. they have 12 the hits with bases-loaded. 25th in the majors. cleveland up. a monster shot, 437 feet to center and into the luxury suite. cleveland up 3-1. bottom of the ninth, a's down. tied and winning run on the basis. look at this play. is throw beads him by half a step. cleveland wins. game five of the nba finals. 3rd quarter, jrue holiday, the steal. steps back, surveys, and hits the three. 27 points. the deer district cappy. devontae booker drives, hope, and the foul.

milwaukee up. khris middleton he had 29. 90 seconds to go. sons are down. booker coming off the screen. he hits the three. he had a game-high 40. chris paul, spin move, they in n phoenix within one. 22 seconds, booker stripped the holiday. going the other way. up top, alley-oop, throws it down. bucks win. they take a three-to series 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.

getting a check out the forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. the people who are going to the colosseum today, are they going to be comfortable? >> it will be nice. partly cloudy and a little breezy. low 70s. low clouds and fog at the coast. most of you enjoying a sunny start. here are the clouds that will be invading the skies. we saw this yesterday in san diego. light rain down there. this moves up from the south. we have the prolonged drought and a combination of the possibility of dry lightning. those are worrisome and worth watching as the advisory goes from 5:00 today, the red flag warning, until 5:00 on monday. 54 downtown. 56, oakland and mountain view. 58, san jose. you can see the transamerica pyramid.

the deck of low clouds, 500 feet, the marine layer is compressed. it is sunny elsewhere. 49, santa rosa. 51, livermore. we have another view of mt. tam that shows the marine air exerting its influence. mist and drizzle. it's been a cool summer in the lower elevations have higher relative humidity and a little more fuel moisture where the upper elevations, relative humidity from 20% down to the single digits. above 2000 feet, north and east bay hills, the possibility of dry thunderstorms. that means lightning. bringinginrisk of wildfires. they could spread. back to seasonal averages by tuesday. here is a look at the low cloud deck. it doesn't go anywhere. here comes a moisture into the sierra nevada. watching that. we have the huge fire going on

right now. as we get into sunday night, the moisture, a combination of dry storms, wet storms, and lightning through the day on monday. the threat is mainly in the mountains on monday. we have the stable marine air. we are under the warning right through tomorrow. we will watch it closely as we look at the south bay today. 88, morgan hill. increasing clouds and 79 in milpitas. sea breeze through the afternoon with low 70s in san bruno. 81, redwood city. downtown, mid-60s. north bay, mid-80s for petaluma and upper 90s for lakeport and cloverdale. it's been hot up there. 70, berkeley. mostly cloudy skies in hercules, 75. low 90s today in livermore. the accuweather seven-day

forecast. watching for the lightning threat today and tomorrow. the storm threat is over on tuesday. temperatures cool off inland, but not a lot of variation. keeping the fog and sea breeze throughout the week. cooking at home for strangers. a man is opened a new restaurant unlike any other thanks to a new law and alameda county that he lobbied for himself. >> food is the one artform that everyone can appreciate. i have always wanted to open a restaurant. starting a food business is really expensive. again motor restaurant is like 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 than neuroscience.

the health department shut me down, and it wasn't for getting 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 permit to start a restaurant in your house and we got the law passed. recently, we got a past in alameda county. i can start this home restaurant i have been wanting to start. the name of my restaurant is bao house. the bao house is dine in and take out. we have cambodian inspired bun and jerk chicken bun. one inspired by a fruita dumpling. it was so exciting that anyone

could start a restaurant at this point. we are trying to create this new avenue for people to enter the food industry. food gnome is a marketplace for home restaurants where diners can go on the food gnome map and search for take-out or dine in. the home cooks can set their own menus and hours and post their meals. there's about 35 that we have been working with to get set up all over the bay area, so there should be a bunch of home restaurants coming up soon. having had so many nose through the years, 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. next, scoop, there it is. it is one of the sweetest days

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is one of the sweetest days of the year. national ice cream day. and we have a scoop on the deals you can score. jo's in san francisco richmond district is offering up single scoops. the story received more than $10,000 and is gofundme to build a parklet so to say thank you, djoos is 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. is it a good day for ice cream? >> it's always a good day for ice cream. good morning, everyone.red ag warning, upper elevations. the diablo range and santa cruz

mountains. the threat for lightning this afternoon as moisture heads up from the south that will increase through the day. the possibility of the lightning strikes creating fires. here is a look at the highs with a cloud cover. 72, oakland. 85, san rafael. watching for the storms into monday. things get back to normal on tuesday. even a few degrees cooler by the middle of the week, inland. thank you for joining us on abc7 news. abc7 news continues at 9:00 a.m. we want you to have agreed today.

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