than a month. one district gave us signs of what may be to come this we're a little crazy but we >> taking you mind the magic. inside disney secrets of your wildest imaginations. >> good morning on this wednesday, july 21st. you're watching abc 7 mornings. we're going to start with a check on your weather and meteorologist mike nicco. >> nice to see all of you this morning. gorgeous view from sutro tower showing the late arriving clouds in mount diablo off in the distance. the sun is going to come up in about 7 minutes or so. temperatures are going to be cool. not necessarily because of the fastest of the sea breeze. that's still around fairfield. driving in 80 you have a head wind. we're 10 at at concord. napa valley filling up with fog right now. except for along the coast.

so this afternoon look for clouds on the peninsula. on the coast side and sunshine around the bay and inland and a whole lot of it. near 60 at half moon bay. mid to upper 60s for san francisco. low to mid70s for the rest of the bay. >> thank you. the biden administration is urging americans to get vaccinated as the delta variant spreads. >> the number of cases is up across the country. jobina fortson with the growing concern for people who are not vaccinated. there's an average of 26,000 new cases of covid-19 reported every day and four out of five of them involve the delta variant. cdc director dr. rochelle walensky testified yesterday. she said the delta variant is spreading fast in unvaccinated areas. >> delta variant now represents it 83% of sequenced cases. vaccines are widely available across the country and this suffering and loss is simply

and entirely preventable. >> hospitals in several states are up to capacity. some doctors say they're reliving the worst of 2020. if trends continue, many cities could implement covid restrictions again. >> thank you. a new study raises questions about wheffective aga variant. researchers at new york university found pfizer and moderna's vaccines are about 95% effective. they cob colluded that the j&j vaccine may be more effective with a booster shot. doctors say that the study hasn't been peer reviewed yet and it's based on blood samples from a few dozen people. >> this type of lab study isn't really what we're looking for. we're looking for more real world data of vaccines over time. >> stanford infectious disease doctor is a principle investigator for these on going j&j vaccine trials. what matters most is who ends

up in the hospital with coronavirus. that's mostly been unvaccinated people. the cdc does not recommend booster shots at this time. happening today, state superintendent is holding a virtual meeting for teens to talk about vaccine awareness and a safe back to school return. the zoom meeting is going to be held at 3:00 p.m. on the california education's facebook and instagram pages. it includes a special recorded message from several gold state warriors players. safety learning loss during covid and rebuilding relationships. that's the focus for one school district making the final touches on plans for returning to in person learning. amy hollyfield live in richmond. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're talking about the west contra costa school district. this covers richmond, san pablo, hercules. about 2800 students and they're announcing they will be focusing on not only the students physical health as we

deal with this covid virus, but also their mental health. so the west contra costa school district announcing plans. all students will be coming back to in person learning and they'll be required to wear masks, stay three feet apart from others and to do at home health screenings every day. the school district will also focus on students mental health after a year of isolation. and their academic status and how much learning loss each student suffered after a year on zoom. >> they can really key in on where are the gaps in our students and their learning and then being able to put in the strategies, the teaching and the interventions and the acceleration practices as well to move our students. >> to address mental health issues the teachers will spend the first six weeks focusing on building relationships with tsn social and emotional needs. this district says everyone will be coming back in person

and the district will be having informational meetings next week to start to help parents understand what this school year will look like. it's a complicated plan. much more so than a typical school year. reporting live in richmond, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. hundreds of san francisco bars may require proof of vaccination. the san francisco bar alliance is considering whether to issue a statement recommending only vaccinated patrons be allowed in. signs will go up outside participating bars. a formal decision will not be made until next week. one alliance member reportedly has started to require proof. now to the latest on the a's proposed ballpark at howard terminal in oakland. the city council voted 6-1 on a nonbinding agreement for the a's to build at howard terminal. the plan would see the city assuming responsibility for off site transportation and infrastructure improvements and would increase the a's

affordable housing commitment. the team is already raising concerns. a's president tells abc on. the team has said it is prepared to negotiate and move to investigation if thit was so seen. that could be good. that could be bad. we need to analyze all aspects of that. >> oakland offers something that no other city in the world can offer. the views from howard terminal are equal to none. >> and yes, it is true, it is 104 degrees in las vegas today and i think it's a nice 72 degrees here in oakland. >> the next step is to finalize the environmental plan and a binding development agreement. the a's want that by the end of the year. a's fans we spoke to made it clear they cannot bear to see their city losehere really

support the a's. really want to see a resolution that's positive for the community and for the a's at the same time. >> absolutely 100% the a's should stay here. there's money here. let's finance it. get a job. get a deal done. >> from what i've heard vegas is offering more money. i'm going to assume they're going to go. >> the looming threat is real among a's fans. it should be. a's officials are planning to visit the area again today. the head of major league baseball commissioner has this to say after the vote. quote, we are disappointed the city council chose to vote on a proposal to which the a's had not agreed. we will begin conversations with the a's to chart a path forward. >> this process that we seem to have in california is let it burn. well this is what happens. look what happened to paradise. we were almost a paradise. >> an emotional escape from

wildfire. new video showing damaging effects the fire is having across the country. plus paid to pool. the renting trend giving tens of thousands of dollars even paying for the cost of the pool itself. wait till you hear how much one family's making. check out this gorgeous shot from sutro tower zooming over the marine layer. clouds arriving late this morning towards mount diablo. clean air wednesday, thursday, friday. we'll take a look at your weekend forecast and the

what if you could push a button and less carbon would be put into the air. if there were a button that would help you use less energy, breathe cleaner air, and even take on climate change... would you press it? developing news out of butte county. firefighters are using trains to fight the dixie fire. they're trying to keep the fire fi had ntd.vestigare looking

the her ðfire. area of the deadly 2018 camp fire. ash from the up along the s of nearby lake almanor. the tamirack fire has burned 39,000 acres. it's threatening. some of them have been seeing the devastation firsthand before having to leave. >> so many things that where to begin. you know, it's total loss. you have to walk away. that's been the hardest thing. >> lightning sparked this fire. thunderstorms in the mountains pushed the fire toward the california-nevada border. the smoke has drifted to

the east coast. it made for spectacular sunrise as you can see here in maine. the haze was visible from an airplane coming into new york city. the city was shrouded with a blanket of smoke and the same thing happening in philadelphia. you can see all the live updates on the fires burning in california with our tracker. you can find that on our website. up in new england it's heading through the mid atlantic and down to the southeast. we're going to continue to pump smoke and headed off to the east not only today but also tomorrow. thinking about going to tahoe, it's going to be an accurate weekend there. you may want to postpone it if you can. for the most part good weather for your commute. not breezy. no drizzle. it's cool this morning. it'll be warm this afternoon. especially inland. temperatures from 51 in stanford to 60 at san jose. mainly 53 to 56 degrees. a lot of 50s out there till you

get to brentwood at 61. another gorgeous shot of that sunrise from sutro tower. 50s, 60s, 70s at noon. back into the 50s, 60s and 70s with sunshine at 7:00. enjoy it. we'll talk about that monsoon returning in the seven day forecast. >> thank you. good morning. i'm continuing to follow a sig alert causing a bit of a slowdown on southbound 680. auto mall parkway offramp has been shut down. there's an overturned big rig. injuries have been reported. the chp is telling us this truck was carrying nine tons of produce so there's a lot in the roadway so just a heads up on that debris. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on earlier than usual this morning at 5:49. so there's a backup through the maze. a completely different story in walnut creek as things are moving at the limit on 680. >> thank you. attacks on americans

abroad. the u.s. intelligence forces now banning together to get to the bottom of the mysterious havana syndrome. plus. >> get ready for the ride of a lifetime. >> we like to make the impossible possible and we like making magic. >> we're taking you behind the attractions. the new series dropping showing you how that disney razzle- dazzle comes together. taking a live look at 6:14. looking at the sunrise. on a wednesday morning. we'll be right back.

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common symptoms include vertigo, nausea, headaches, trouble seeing, hearing or balancing and there's no word on what is causing it. we're learning more about the threat of wildfires this year and what that could mean for pg&e power outages. >> there could be more planned power outages in sonoma county this year. that's the warning from pg&e and emergency county officials. they told county supervisors yesterday that p g&e has new benchmarks to meet when assessing the equipment for wildfire risk. the utility company will take a closer look at trees and the threat they pose to power lines during hot and windy conditions. the press democrat reports sonoma county may have three to four planned power outages per year. pg&e will hold a webinar tomorrow night to talk about wildfire safety. anyone can join through microsoft teams or over the phone. >> thank you. a southern california couple has charged after charg

gender repeal party sparked a fire. they pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and 29 other charges. the fire started at no horod. ash in san jose is currently under investigation. look at this video. this car crashed through a fence at an apartment complex on fruitdale avenue and landed in the pool yesterday afternoon. firefighters were able to pull the driver out. they say the person was shaken up but otherwise was okay. and thankfully nobody was in the pool when this happened. since we're talking about pools. an oregon couple is making quite a bit of money by renting out their pool. they have earned more than $100,000 in less than a year. so look at it. it is a pretty nice pool. it has res. thfamilyol been sitting untouched since their youngest daughter moved

it on swim play, it's like an airbnb for pools. they charge $75 an hour and they say they have made $111,000, which is enough to cover the cost of the pool itself. >> and it's a beautiful pool. i would go to that party. >> definitely. >> i'd get in the hot tub part. you're connected in with people who are in the pool. it's perfect. >> and they're back in their house and they don't mind. >> do you want to learn more about behind the scenes at disney? >> a new series on disney plus premiering today. a look at how thrilling rides and experiences are created. how they make the impossible possible. >> every episode could have been four hours long. one tiny piece of one tiny attraction you could have seven things you'd want to say about that one piece and you'd have to pick one. >> you can go into the parks

and still experience the rides and have a great time. but if you want to know how it was made it'll knock your socks off. it's really mind boggling. >> you can stream behind the attraction right now only on disney plus. disney is the parent company of abc7. >> do you want to know or do you want to keep the magic? >> oh, i want to know. yeah. so i had a chance to talk to those two. i think we're airing it today on midday live. we'll see. one of the things -- so the woman you saw on the right. she's basically in charge of imagineering for california. i had a bone to pick when you were switching up tower of terror. then i said until i rode it, and y'all did it. and it was interesting because she explains how she felt the same way. >> worked out well. >> yeah. it was interesting to talk to her. >> changing an iconic ride like that. >> right. >> somewhere people think maybe you're commercializing it.

>> she was worried. she said how are we going to do this? they figured it out. >> it is fun. a lot of fun. everybody always has fun on that. amazing all the different buttons they try to push in our mind and our senses. i can't wait to see that interview. let's take a look at what's going on. 6:21 this morning. beautiful shot from sutro tower. right above the late arriving cloud cover. must have slept in this morning. you can see it's broken though and it's going to go away quickly. bringing sunshine for just about all of us, even the coasts will have sunnier conditions today. grab the sunglasses before you head out the door. cool lows tonight with clear to partly cloudy conditions like this morning. close to average temperatures will bump up and down around average all the way through the weekend where we'll see increasing clouds ahead of possibly a return of the monsoon moisture monday and tuesday. that would be a return of the thunderstorm threat. right now it's just possible. it's not even likely. we'll talk more about that in a second. low to mid80s los gatos, morgan

hill and gilroy. low to mid70s for most of the peninsula. you can see the cloud cover along the coast. temperatures in the upper 50s. mid60s with more sunshine downtown. south san francisco. sausalito. the breezes keep the north bay coast around 60. you will have more sunshine than anywhere else along the coast. low to mid80s through most of the north bay from it santa rosa northward. upper 80s to low 90s. low to mid70s for a lot of the east bay. oakland, you're right mind in the upper 60s. 81 in san ramon. away from the coast, not quite as breezy as yesterday. the coast up and down pretty clear of cloud cover. that's impressive for this time of the year. look how hot it's going to be in yosemite. broiling there. tonight we're back into the 50s with a little drizzle along the peninsula coast. as far as the seven day forecast, you can see we drop down a couple of degrees tomorrow. we warm up about 6 degrees friday then we hang around the

upper 80s to low 90s inland. low to mid70s along the bay. less sunshine starting sunday. reggie. >> thank you. good morning america coming up at 7:00 on abc 7. >> and ginger zee has a look at what's ahead. >> hi, nice to be with you on a wednesday morning. coming up here on gma, we are live in milwaukee. they are still celebrating. what a night for the bucks and their fans. they won their first nba hit until 50 years. we also spoke to mvp giannis after his incredible performance helped lift his team. that study findings the johnson and johnson vaccine might be less effective against the delta variant. we're also quote, born to run. it's a song quote because we're rising and shining in new jersey the home of the boss. so many other great things. we'll see how the garden state is bouncing back from the

it'll be cool at the coast. breezy. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. 71 around the bay at 5:00 to 62. inland from 82 to 67. later you are out the more likely you'll need a coat. now temperatures as we mentioned are going to fluctuate. warmer friday and then you can see saturday into sunday the winds start to come out of the south. that's the potential of the monsoon returning. but notice temperatures do drop a little bit sunday and we'll also have less sunshine sunday that will aid in that cooling. hope you enjoy the weekend. kumasi. >> thank you, mike. a popular san francisco restaurant is temporarily closed. the owner of the morris is givenning employees a mental health break. he says they've been overworked. the restaurant on sunday. it's planning to reopen tomorrow. our seven on your side team has been tracking problems with the employment development department for more than a year. now a former u.s. attorney will

serve as special counsel to help coordinate prosecution of unemployment fraud cases. mcgregor scott launched an investigation in november after thousands of fraudulent claims were filed in the names of prison i mates. the edd determined more than $11 billion in benefits were paid on fraud claims. $19billion in suspicious claims are under investigation. some top stories your way at 6:30. going for zero. san francisco's ambitious steps to go carbon free will have you thinking the future might be here. in flight fights. the faa taking you through the types of attacks on tsa agents on board. netflix's new venture. if you needed more screen time, the company just confirmed the new way it's going to get you to stay glued. as we head to break, a live look outside.

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your top stories right now at 6:30, staying safe at school. with many worried about covid in the classroom, a look at the new tools to track droplets in the air as one bay area district gives us a closer look at what they're going to do starting in less than a month. tokyo in trouble. the olympics chief organizer not ruling out a last minute covid cancellation. this team laying out what it's going to take to shut down the summer games newly underway this morning. watching wall street after this week's major dip, the s&p with its biggest day in months and stocks poised for a big rebound this morning. checking back on your money in just a few minutes. good morning. it's wednesday july 21st.

you're watching abc mornings live. we're starting by checking in with mike. >> we're off to a gray start. the clouds are late coming back. they slept in it a little bit. good for them. you can see a beautiful from to. mari layer ismpssand a lot of sunshine is on the way. even on the coast outside the peninsula we'll have a lot of sunshine. temperatures in the upper 50s. low 60s along the coast. you can see 65 to 75 from san francisco. to around the bay. mid70s to mid80s. lower upper 80s. nothing extreme in today's forecast. we'll take a look at the monsoon moisture. see if it returns and brings us a thunderstorm threat coming up. we have developing news san jose police are investigating a crash that it happened near monterey road last night. police say the waa

man. it's not clear what led the crash. depingtory and brf this more details as it comes into our newsroom. school districts putting the final touches on plans for returning to in person learning. it's something we're following closely because we know it's important to so many parents. one district just released its plan. there's an emphasis on safety addressing learning loss, rebuilding relationships. amy hollyfield live in richmond with what the district is working on. this is the west contra costa school district. this covers the area of richmond, san pablo, the hercules pocket of the east bay. they'll be focusing on kids physical, academic and mental health. the district says all kids will be coming back for in person learning. they'll be required to wear masks, stay three feet apart and do home health screenings. some students do feel prepared

for these rules. >> definitely the people around you you can't be close to people like that. probably just interacting with people won't be the same. you have to wear masks so you can't see peoples face like that. >> you feel safe? >> yeah. don't have any worries. i feel safe. >> reporter: part of the plan calls for teachers to spend the first six weeks addressing students social and emotional needs after a year of isolation and assessing their learning loss after a year of zoom and then they will adjust. it'll be a different year. different plan this year. district will be holding informational meetings starting next week for parents to give them an idea what to expect. reporting live in richmond, amy hollyfield. air purifying units can help prevent the spread of covid-19 in the classroom. the mayo clinic and the university of minnesota took a closer look at the air in

schools. researchers studied what would happen if an infected student were to spread droplets. they collected samples from desks, ipads. classrooms with a portable air purifying unit in addition to an hvac system had five times lower particle concentration in the air. >> they should be put at ease. we have solutions available. there's a lot of information that is now available to school administrators and they should be comfortable of the fact they're looking into it and hopefully will be able to implement these solutions. >> more on this story including what the cdc is recommending is coming up at 7:00 on gma. alarming new numbers show the delta variant is spreading fast among the unvaccinated. the highly transmissible variant is estimated to account for four out of every five new cases. dr. fauci says vaccines protect against serious illness. fauci got into a heated exchange with senator rand paul. the kentucky senator accused

fauci and the nih of doing experiments in wuhan. >> there will be responsibility for those who funded the lab, including yourself. >> i totally resent. >> allow the witness to respond. >> i totally resent the lie that you are now propagating. >> there are cases in it which vaccinated people have gotten sick with the delta variant. several staff members of the capitol including a senior aide to house speaker nancy pelosi have come down with the virus. there's a chance the tokyo olympics could be canceled at the last minute if covid-19 keeps spreading. jobina fortson with the announcement. >> at the moment the tokyo olympics will still begin on friday as planned. the chief of the organizing committee say he and his team are not ruling out a last minute cancellation. infections have increased 15% 5% in the past week. nearly 80 people involved in the games including athletes

have tested positive for the virus and there's concern the situation may get worse. olympic athletes in tokyo are hoping they can compete. >> that's a doomsday scenario. i'm trying not to focus in on that. >> canceling the olympics could mean huge academic losses. senior business leaders plan on skipping the opening ceremony. the game's budget is about $15 billion but the actual cost may be up to $20 billion. >> wow. okay. thanks. bay area air quality management officials are expected to vote on a proposal that would limit air pollution from two refineries. postponed a vote on regulating a refinery. it would force the refineries to install potentially hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment to clean the

particulate matter that's released. wildfires are becoming more devastating and temperatures are rising. san francisco is raising the bar to combat climate change. supervisors have set new, more ambitious goals. they want the city to get to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. they want to reduce the carbon footprint by 80% in 2050. supervisors declared a climate emergency two years ago. breaking down the alarming rise of in flight violence and word of passengers going after tsa officers. you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. up by 190 points gh >>anall hodog today. it is national hot dog day. there's a back and forth over the future of the food and one of the biggest brands is stepping in. first we get a check of your

weather from mike nicco. >> you can see the spreading of the marine layer as it tries to make up for lost time. it's only been within the last hour, hour and a half it's pushed into the bay. it's going to keep us pretty calm. not much of a wind out there with it outside of the usual spots. so enjoy the fact we only have a small craft advisory on the bay. running errands it's going to be sunny. or this cloud deck quickly returns back to the coast. there's actually a lot of dry air to be had outside. you can see the clouds haven't made it all the way into the east bay valleys and they probably won't. uv index remains high. temperatures around san francisco where it's mostly cloudy. around 52 in sunnyside to around 55 in neighborhoods. temperatures in the 50s everywhere. the extremes would be heelsburg at 48. you can see out around pittsburgh and tracy we're in the mid60s. where do we go from here.

watch the cloud cover quickly return. especially from san francisco southward while the rest of us have sunshine at lunch. 60s around the bay. 70s inland. 4:00 we're starting to see 80s filter in with 70s mixing into the 60s. you can see the clouds trying to make a quick return. just like they were last night and this morning. enjoy a nice sunset. temperatures in the 60s around the bay and mainly 70s inland. we'll take a look at that monsoon moisture and the weekend forecast. want to turn it over to jobina. we've had a few issues. >> thank you. we're starting with this traffic alert. i do have a sig alert. we do have new video on that. i'll begin with our busiest spot. metering lights came on at 5:49. moving over to a live look showing off 80 the left hand side of your screen is where westbound traffic is traveling. i was picking up the average speeds for you as you make your way into the maze. going to be around 23 miles per

hour. now i want to bring in this new video we've just got into our news room of the sig alert we've been following all morning long in freemont. the chb has shut down the auto mall offramp after a big rig overturned. you can see it there on your screen. according to the chp it's a freezer truck carrying produce and about nine tons of it. so they have not given us an estimated time as to when the offramp will reopen. this is

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there is an alarming uptick in unruly passengers on flights. jobina fortson at the live desk with the new numbers from it the faa. >> the faa says there's been nearly 100 incidents in the past week. airlines are reporting more than 3000 incidents of bad behavior on flights so far this year. the cell phone video you're about to see on your screen

off a frtierines flight dionare just in the air. tsa officers are -- oh my goodness. oh my goodness. tsa officers are also being attacked. >> passenger recently who one of the precheck lanes were closed due to short staff and he became a little irate and threw a bin and hit one of the officers in the face. they shouldn't have to go through this. >> no, they should not. there's been a 40% increase in attacks against tsa officers since may. the faa has a zero tolerance policy. unruly passengers face fines of up to $52,000 per incident. >> that is sad and shocking. this morning we're hearing from the parents of a 4-year- old boy injured by a peloton treadmill. they're speaking to good morning america for the first

time since filing a lawsuit. they're sending a warning to other parents saying their son wasn't even on the treadmill but was next to it when he got sucked under the belt. >> when you saw your son in the hospital. >> we were shocked to see the extent of the burns. my son was covered in burns. we're shocked to hear that a treadmill can do that to somebody. >> peloton released a statement saying they take these stents and others like it seriously. they're cooperating with the recall offering their customer as full refund through november 6th. gma will have a full report on the family's lawsuit at 7:00. governor newsom is making it easier for every rntoavinrnacce. ery hea tolegis $6 billion. this funding will help even the playing field for thousands of californians. >> not inherently born a coder

because you grew up in silicon valley. it's about opportunity. it's about access. it's about familiarity. that's what this is about. >> a recent survey found nearly 10% of state residents do not have high speed internet access at home. now for your morning money report. a big expansion on the way from tesla. the company will be expanding its charging network to other electric vehicles later this year. ceo elon musk tweeted the company will eventually make the super chargers available to electric vehicles in all countries. the bipartisan u.s. infrastructure deal that's being negotiated in the senate includes $7.5 billion for electric vehicle resources that includes charging stations. trading gets underway this morning. we're up about 220 points. netflix has just confirmed it's bringing video games to its service. the los gatos-based company has

revealed this in its latest earning report. the company says games are criptions.extra uded in cost. they are expected to roll out on mobile devices. taco bell says you may not be able to order your favorite foods right now. there's ingredient shortage and delivery delays. the restaurants may be out of some items. taco bell wasn't specific about which items. it's not the only chain reporting problems. kfc, which is owned by taco bell's parent company said in april it was having trouble keeping up with demand. it's national hot dog day and in honor heinz ketchup is hoping to address something that's been a problem apparently for a while. a packaging mismatch between hot dogs and buns. so hot dogs usually come in a package of ten but buns most often come in packages of eight. heinz is calling on people to sign a petition on change.org. the petition says it's calling on big bun and big wiener

companies to come to a final answer. did i just read that? >> what did you just -- what just -- >> what did i just read? >> why'd they make you do that? >> why? that's disrespectful. don't do me like that. >> we can laugh about it. >> let's move on. >> you handled it with more grace than i would have. more than 300 new words and definitions have been added to dictionary.com. among them several pandemic- related words like long hauler to describe people who experienced symptoms months after getting sick. there's also some slang like oof, which i think you know means yikes. one i've which refers to an attractive man. >> at the end of the class the instructor comes running out the door and says i have

something for you. goes and grabs this hat and it's this nice white hat and on the front it says zaddy. >> and you were feeling it. >> yes, i was. if you orthat hatprdl >> sured. >> were you looking for it? >> yes. >> it's at home. >> look for it on twitter. >> already there. >> here's a beautiful shot from sutro tower. about 20, 25 miles per hour wind whooshing the cloud cover across the golden gate. that's mount tam off in the distance. sunnier sky today and below to average temperatures. highs bounce between below to above average highs all the way through the weekend where we'll see increasing clouds as the winds start to shift and the

monsoon could return early next week. which would bring a threat of thunderstorms. that's monday and tuesday. we're only on wednesday. we have dry air over top of us right now. in fact if you were to hike in some of our higher elevations the relative humidity on diablo is at 6%. our fire threat is mitigated because that's the only ingredient out there right now that's in that extreme category. that's way up in our hills. you head to peninsula, low to mid70s. greatest amount of cloud cover you can see along the coast with temperatures in the upper 50s. mid60s for downtown. south san francisco. sausalito. more sunshine in the north bay. the breeze along the coast will keep you around 60. into the valleys, low to mid80s. 90s up around cloverdale. st ba berkeley and oakland in the upper 60s. trailing everybody else in the

low to mid70s. not bad in our inland valleys. starting in the 50s this morning. you can probably tolerate 81 to about 91 this afternoon. temperatures tonight, we'll be back in the 50s once again with cloud cover late arriving once again and any drizzle along the coast. about 2 degrees cooler tomorrow. then about 6 degrees warmer for friday. we hang around the upper 80s to low 90s. increasing clouds. 70s around the bay. low 60s kumasi. >> thank you. a man in missouri minding his time in his dining room office. >> oh my gosh. >> now he's okay. let's start with that. he really was just minding his business and this car came barreling through the house. it pushed him ahead a little built as you can see. this was in the st. louis area yesterday morning. the woman behind the wheel had a medical emergency and that's what caused the crash. she went to the hospital.

but the man said he didn't need medical help. minding. >> i can't. >> minding his business. >> the video this morning has been incredible. between this, jobina showing the people fighting on the plane. the bear. >> the bear is next. we need to see this again. >> this man had quite a day. this starts on a vacation tennessee and then bear. >> go. go. go. go. go. >> uh-huh. >> it's when you see that bear get up, puts his hands on the window. so this is joseph deal. he thought he and his friend had scared off the bear. but they hadn't. because the bear came back with a friend. this wasn't even the worse of it. once joseph got out of there, there was so much damage done to the vehicle that it broke down. so he had to go and get help and then while he was doing that people came into his car

and looted it. in the end his car was totaled. he's blaming it on the bear. >> i have a new observation now. >> tell me. >> after you open the door and the bear is out, why are you still holding the door? >> run. >> is this a bear valet? what is happening? >> that's what i'm saying. what was the thought process. he doesn't even oeon. >> no shoes. he's still holding the door for the bear. why? why? >> this was a bad plan. i'm sorry to this man because he had a really horrible day, but it also wasn't planned that well. >> the friend though screaming at the bear. >> that's a friend. that's a good friend. >> okay. after one year of hiatus because of the pandemic the gil roy garlic festival is coming back on friday. >> this year the event is being reimagined. it's going to be a drive through and it's being held at gilroy presbyterian. you will be able to enjoy the food. >> there's gourmet alley with

our chefs. e our barbecue area. out they go. you hear the guys working. they're going to interact with people driving through. there's going to be that experience that people remember that they come for. >> you'll have to preorder all your garlic festival favorites on the event's website and there are no walk ups allowed so make sure you plan this. we have information on our website abc7news.com. new at 6:00, an off broadway favorite is back to making music. >> stomp one of the first long running shows in new york city is taking stage once again. good morning america has sneak peek. ♪

>> oh the ll right after abc 7 mornings. >> i'm glad to see the shows coming back. yeah. it's just endead zone in times square this whole time. seeing life. i like it. >> it's good. >> even if you have to wear ear plugs. >> i'm still not over the bear. >> you shouldn't be over the bear. >> i'm not over it. >> the bear doesn't want us to be over it. >> i have so many questions. >> the bear -- oh, you want to interview the man. i want to interview the bear. you'd watch that. >> uh-huh. up next the seven things you need to know today. >> you can watch our newscasts live and on demand through the bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, android tv, amazon fire tv and roku. download the app now and start streaming. >> as we head to break, let's take a live look outside.

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if you're just joining us. an nyu study is claiming people ongainst the delta variant. however some doctors say the study's sample size is too small and the paper hasn't been peer reviewed yet. all students will be returning to in person learning in the fall. number three, oakland mayor is holding a press conference a day after the city council approved a nonbinding agreement for the a's to build a new ballpark at howard terminal. a's president is telling abc 7 they aren't even fully aware of everything that's in the city plan. number four, p g&e warns

there may be more planned power safety shutoffs in sonoma county this year. the company is under stricter rules when assessing equipment. >> ask we don't have much of a wildfire risk today. temperatures are near average in san francisco. 65 to below average in redwood city at 76. marine layer clouds are out there but no smoke for us. if you're heading to the sierra, keep an eye on that the next several days. number six, our biggest issue on the roads is in fremont. we still have a sig alert underway. the auto mall parkway offramp is shut down because of an overturned big rig carrying produce. according to the chp, it was nine tons. it shut down. we don't know when that ramp will reopen. look at this, number seven. president biden is taking his spot in the hall of presidents at the magic kingdom park at walt disney world. biden's figure is standing next to a table with peach blossoms for his home state of delaware

and of course the glasses. the attraction will open. the sunglasses. let's clarify. >> the aviators; right? >> his iconic glasses. the attraction will reopen next month and disney is the company company of abc 7. >> have y'all been to the hall of presidents? >> no. >> we don't have it at disneyland. they just have one president. they have lincoln. great moments with mr. lincoln. i like it. and it's a good place to take a nap. >> yeah. >> that sounds rude but it's true. it's air-conditioned. it's dark in there. >> yeah. >> it's like soothing music. >> they have seats? >> you sit down and you look around and half the audience is asleep. >> yeah. usually it's seasoned people in there. >> seasoned people. seasoned people. >> that is a nice word. >> help us today. >> he has the hat pulled down over his eyes. >> that's right. >> can't hear him snoring.

>> i didn't label myself that. >> but you are wearing it and owning it. >> sure am. >> do it. good morning, america. as we start this wednesday morning together, the milwaukee bucks waking up nba champs. the bucks won't stop here. >> the long wait has ended after bucks are nba champions once again. >> milwaukee slam-dunking its way to its first nba title in 50 years, blocking out the suns in an incredible game six with a performance for the ages. sending 65,000 fans outside the arena into an absolute frenzy. the star affectionately known as the greek freak playing more like a greek god. >> milwaukee, we did it. new surge. new questions about how effective the johnson & johnson