medium-size business that provides workers with paid time off to get vaccinated or take their family members to get vaccinated. >> employers, this costs you nothing. >> reporter: the president is asking states and cities to use federal rescue funds to give $100 to anyone who gets fully vaccinated from now on. every federal government employee will be asked to attest to their vaccination status. >> anyone who does not attest or is not vaccinated will require to mask, no matter where they work, test one or two times a week to see if they have required covid, socially distant, and generally are not allowed to travel for work. wear similar standards will apply to federal contractors from public to private. uber announced it would delay its office reopening and will allow the mandatory vaccination for employees, following in the footsteps of companies like ace begins with her, that recently announced they would have their employees vaccinated before returning to offices.

it is not just tech giants, smaller bay area startups are also issuing vaccine requirements. healy leaps and is cofounder and ceo of neverland, an online home garden marketplace. >> we have been working remotely thus far. we are a team of 10, but a hybrid company that will meet in-person twice a year. >> reporter: or that in person meeting, she is saying they are requiring all employees get vaccinated. >> we think it is extremely important for us and our employees to be vaccinated to best protect ourselves and our communities. >> reporter: leaps and says any employee who is not would not be able to attend the in-person meeting. >> we hope more startups and technology companies do the same so their employees can get vaccinated as well to protect immunities. >> reporter: a loop by the government and employees to protect the government. ucsf department of medicine chair joined dion for getting answers at 2:00 p.m.

for a great discussion. he underscored the need to get more people vaccinated. >> i would have guessed two months ago that if you are in a region that have 70 or 80% of the people vaccinated, you would be good to go. you would have essentially regional herd immunity. that probably would have been true if we were dealing with the original virus, but this virus is twice as infectious as the original. what the san francisco bay area is proving is even 70% vaccination rates is not enough to beat this nasty bug down. we have to get to more like 85 or 90%, and that is going to take more than we have been doing so far. there is no question that the unvaccinated people, which in the bay area is only about 25% of people, are at really, really high risk, and this may be about the most dangerous time for them. they are not protected at all, but the virus is twice as good at its job is the one they would have faced last year. the number of vaccinated people in the hospital is going up

because our vaccination rate is so high. even though the vaccines are working very well, particularly working very well against severe disease, if you end up having 80% people vaccinated, you will start seeing more vaccinated people getting severe infections, if they are having more and more exposures. the problem is really the problem of the unvaccinated people, leading to a surge in the number of cases and they are exposing everyone, including vaccinated people more, so you will see more breakthrough infections. >> he says a month ago, ucsf had just one covid patients in the hospital, now it has 40 with 10 in the intensive care unit. 90 to 95% of them are unvaccinated. the u.s. is approaching the same case in hospitalization levels as one year ago. the country is averaging nearly 62,000 new cases a day, compared to about 63 cases a year ago. but, daily death are significantly lower than last summer. in california, governor newsome

has over 100,000 vaccines were reported yesterday, the most we have seen in the past three weeks. the country is averaging about 600,000 shots a day. israel has become the first country to give a third dose of a western vaccine. the prime minister said a third dose can be given to people 60 and older who received a second dose at least five months ago. from vaccine mandates to vaccine deserts, team coverage continues with the zip codes in the bay area with the lowest vaccination rates and there is one in particular in solano county area that has health officers calling it a real problem spot. stephanie sierra is in the newsroom to explain what is going on. experts say beast vaccine deserts or unvaccinated pockets are driving most of the transmission in our current surge. we have created a list of those specific zip codes, but there is one neighborhood in particular that health officials are most concerned about. as the bay area braces for the height of our fourth surge, we

are learning most of the recent transmission is spreading among unvaccinated people mingling indoors. >> where a case gets into the household and spreads to other people, so much more infectious. >> reporter: we wanted to know which households in the bay area are most at risk, so we compiled a list of zip codes that included at least 5000 or more of the 12 plus population that recorded the lowest vaccination rates. our analysis found some of the most vulnerable areas, including pockets of solano and alameda counties, like berkeley, vacaville, dixon and airfield, where between 45 and 60% of people living in these zip codes are not fully vaccinated. >> fairfield is legitimately lower than we wanted to be. this is a neighborhood that is very stressed economically. this is one way we have been putting a lot of effort into pop-ups. >> reporter: the health officer for solano county, which has the lowest vaccination rates in the bay area.

>> 30% of our residents who have not been vaccinated, i would not describe them as hesitant, as much as i would describe them as reluctant. they simply don't want to be vaccinated. >> reporter: he says the county has ramped up efforts for vaccinations in high risk zip codes, hosting pop-up clinics, door-to-door outreach for seniors, schools and businesses, even setting up sites at mcdonald's, but it has not worked in zip codes like fairfield. >> someday i would read the natural infection and others pretty plainly that we don't trust government or the vaccine. >> how many pop-up clinics have you had remarks >> i would say at least a dozen, maybe closer to two dozen , maybe get the word out and five people show up. >> reporter: he is concerned that solano county's vaccination rates won't improve much given the lack of participation among groups most at risk of spreading the virus. he did say over the past few months solano county has hosted several dozen of those pop-up

clinics he was talking about in these high risk zip codes and planned to continue ramping up those efforts over the next few weeks as all eyes are on the delta variant. stephanie sierra, abc7 news. today, stewed superintendent of public instruction hosted a webinar to talk about ways to make sure in- person learning at school is safe. ucsf professor barlett, who is also the lead of california's safe schools for all of just concerns about the delta variant. >> the delta variant acts the same way in terms of the relationship between the adults and kids. it is still more transmissible in the adults that it is in the kids. the kids are still less likely to pass around to each other compared to adults and the thing that some of those people, that bring up this question, because so many adults are vaccinated, our numbers in kids compared to adults are looking higher than they did originally. that is actually a sign, not that the kids are more

vulnerable or susceptible with the variant, is actually a sign that our vaccines are working in our adults, so that is the good news and we have got to keep on using those masks and those other safety layers in order to make sure we continue to keep those kids protected from getting the infection. >> superintendent thurman is urging everyone eligible to get a vaccine to ensure schools can say open. students in palo alto unified who don't want to be in a classroom this fall might be taught remotely by a third party service. in a meeting tonight, the district will discuss approving a contract with stride learning solutions. if approved, it will cost the district about $1.8 million, based on a 6% enrollment. about 400 students in the district requested a remote learning option in a recent

survey. san francisco mayor london breed that the city is considering bringing back a mask mandate. her office is working with the city's attorney's office to make a decision. >> we do not make these decisions likely lightly. it is difficult to try and move people in one direction when we just felt like we came out of this pandemic in a way that we could celebrate, but the celebrations can't completely start until more people are vaccinated. >> if the mask mandate is reinstated, it will apply regardless of vaccination status. right now, the county is recommending masks for everyone indoors. as covid measures return, it begs the inevitable question, what is next and what will be the impact on bars, restaurants, small businesses, even baseball? the giants drdrdr crowd today that provided a perfect mix for taking the pulse of public opinion. more on that from wayne freeman.

>> reporter: dc again, a baseball term. though outside oracle park with a covid subtext. >> you are wearing a mask? >> absolutely! >> have you ever stopped? >> reporter: and that sets the scene. today, we had dodgers versus giants. to see a crowd this size admitted, you might be thinking- ->> super spreader! >> reporter: now add a delta variant surging almost as fast as the giants and we may see a emerging response. for a winning team best record in baseball, possibly heading to the playoffs after the pandemic, the potential timing of this could not be less perfect. >> last year, we were lucky to survive. >> reporter: jim sweeney sells giants gear and does not want to see a return to social distancing inside the games. >> with 8000 people, hard to make a living, about 25% of the crowd, about 10% of the business. >> reporter: not today though, a crowd packed inside and outside across from the ballpark. if alcohol loosens inhibitions, it has the same effect on

masks, despite current policy recommendations. >> whatever happens with mandates and things in the next couple of days or week, we will take it and deal with it. >> as if any of us will have a choice, dc once again and we thought we might be free and clear. >> we just kept taking it. >> in life are baseball, outside of oracle park, wayne freeman, abc7 news. >> if you're interested in making a vaccine appointment, we have that information for you at our website along with answers to your questions, just head to abc7news.com . and stay here with us, coming up on abc7 news at 4:00, oakland residents continue to rally together to prevent crime. how neighbors on patrol came to the rescue of one woman attacked for her phone. and another hot day in lent as our heat wave continues. our

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a long time san francisco philanthropist and poet has passed away. several local lawmakers confirmed the death of janice

mirko tony, posting tributes online. she has helped san francisco's residence in the for decades now. janice also published several collections of poetry. dramatic video and a press conference today highlighting how the community of oakland is coming together in the wake of high-profile attacks. take a look. you can see can see this video, good samaritans who patrols in oakland spring into action to help a woman who is not to the ground for her cell phone. this incident happened tuesday at seventh and franklin, close to the oakland police station a comes a day after former senator boxer had heard telephones: stolen just five blocks away. today, the community kicked off its community ambassador program. that group is funded by the city, the nonprofit family bridges and other

organizations. members patrolled chinatown wearing green vests, helping with everything from de- escalation to harm reduction and more. >> weekly the street, we do graffiti abatement and some of these folks here came on board because they wanted to give back to their community. >> the program currently has three community ambassador's on staff and two volunteers. they hope to add more people with fundraising and community supports. meantime, libby schaaf was on midday live today to address the crime in oakland. she talked about maddie's mugging against the former senator and in jaclyn square. the mayor says she and the longtime lawmaker agreed that something must be done. >> she too was very concerned to know that the city council voted, rejected my proposal to modestly grow our police presence so that we can really invest in community policing, something she has long been a champion of. she was very disappointed to hear that the council was moving in the

opposite direction, shrinking the police force. >> you may remember last month, oakland city council voted to take away more than $17 million from the police department. that money is being redirected to fund violence prevention programs, but mayor shaft told abc7 today without that money and staffing, oakland is lacking officers to walk the streets to see and be seen across the bay in san francisco, the city is stepping in to help businesses in chinatown that are being sued by disability advocates. the chinese chamber of commerce says more than 100 businesses have been sued or received letters alleging their businesses are out of compliance with a.d.a. regulations. some businesses are calling it distortion. mayor london breed announced today that they will provide inspectors to determine what is actually out of compliance. the city will provide a half million dollars to help with the upgrades. >> complying with the americans with his ability act is something we think is extremely

important, but we also understand the complexities and the challenges that exist in chinatown in particular, as it relates to access. >> the chamber has also organized a legal defense fund to help fight these lawsuits. moving on to the weather right now. no rain inside for a while. >> not at all. we did get a couple of drops the other day, which was unexpected. >> unfortunately, we just got the latest in from the drought monitor and the situation is getting worse, unfortunately. the drought continues to expand across much of the state. outside right now, we got a little bit of fall, but for much of the day today, in between a veil of high clouds and mostly sunny skies, here is the latest from the drought monitor that just came out early this morning. you can see 46% of the state, nearly half of the state is now in exceptional drought, the worst drought category we have. it looks like it will only get worse as we head into the dryer

weeks ahead. zoom into the now, we have seen that exceptional drought expand as well and encompasses all of alameda county and is moving into parts of santa clara county. the majority of the bay area is in that worst drought category and likely, we will not see any rainfall. you know our pattern, not until october hopefully that we could see some substantial rainfall. here is live doppler 7 right now, showing you high clouds with rain in the sierra, but it is coming with a little lightening. thankfully though, it is not dry lightening. you can see those lightening strikes marching toward lake tahoe, kirkland getting slammed with a thunderstorm, heavy rain and likely some hail. temperatures across the state, very hot. it is making from fresno to bakersfield, temperatures exceeding 100 degrees, 113 in palm springs and it is hot in lent right now, 100 and brundtland, 94 in livermore, 101 in cloverdale, though. you've got that sea breeze, san

francisco with a comfortable 65, 73 in oakland, 81 right now in san jose. hour by hour we go, future track temperatures, if you are thinking about going out for dinner, 70s and 80s, how to spot still in the lower 90s. when we are back on air for abc7 news at 11:00 tonight, some spots still holding in the 70s. for some of us, it will be another warm night. overnight tonight, cloud cover essentially right along the immediate coastline with a thin layer of fog moving in san francisco. future weather so when you first thing tomorrow morning. again, that cloud cover, maybe some coastal drizzle is about it in terms of fog. tomorrow afternoon, more sunshine. those high, thin, cirrus clouds out of here and sunny skies by the afternoon for a lot of us, but again, we will watch for

those storms to pop up in the sierra with that instability of daytime heating and could have thunderstorms again around lake tahoe. highs tomorrow, one more day of these heat wave in lent and we will finally break it as we head into the weekend. 98 the high, 99 in fairfield, 65 in the city, 74 in oakland tomorrow, warmer in san jose, tomorrow 86 the high. it is very hot in parts of lake mendocino county. the youth advisory in effect tomorrow. here is the accuweather forecast for the next seven days . the heat will ease over the weekend, august begins on sunday and will keep that summer spread through the early parts of next week. >> looks good. coming up on abc7 news at 4:00 , after rescheduling to the summer, many couples are once again reconsidering postponing

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fears over the delta variant are sending shockwaves throughout the bay area's million-dollar wedding industry. many couples had to cancel wedding plans last year and now some are getting cold feet again. cornell bernard has advice from the experts about dealing with those wedding date jitters. >> how are people feeling out there? >> nervous. >> reporter: bay area wedding planner alicia talking about nervous brides and grooms to be, unsure about their wedding dates, which have been postponed over and over and may have to be changed yet again due to the wedding crasher, the

delta variant. >> there are still a lot of unknowns. people are getting nervous about the delta, asking us to try and move up the events to be sooner, just when things are opened and allowed. >> reporter: the fear is another lockdown, but speeding up is tough when there is no venue available to party. >> people are completely booked out. >> reporter: his wife samantha got married last summer, but postponed the reception until october 2021, when it was safe to gather, now it is un >> talking about making an explicit requirement that everybody be vaccinated, just to feel extra safe. >> everyone is ages and nervous. >> reporter: this wedding planner has clients who want rapid for testing done outside of their wedding venue for all guests going to the chapel. >> this is the way that it is and making sure that we are feeling safe and everyone- -because once alcohol gets involved here, the masks come off. >> reporter: is advised to avoid the wedding bell blues, be

flexible. >> everyone right now needs to have a backup plan. they need to have a backup plan and a backup plan to their backup plan. >> reporter: that means open to keeping your wedding small and moving the day to next year, even 2023 if you can, or there is always another option planners are ops offering, eloping. cornell bernard, abc7 news. regal cinemas gave us a tour of their new state-of-the- art theater at stones towne galleria in san francisco. regal says the new location will set the standard for the moviegoing experience. the theater offers an immersive screen x, 270 degree theater, how about that, which covers the viewers' entire field of vision. it also has an interactive 4d screen with motion synchronized seats. >> when you are sitting on the oc 10 things are moving and the

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moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. tonight, the nba draft is back in-person that you can watch at 5:00 p.m. right here on abc7. it is the night many young prospects have been waiting for. big opportunities are bound. reena roy has more from berkeley center in new york. >> reporter: the nba draft is back in-person and as exciting as ever with hands in the stands once again, 20 draft prospects taking center stage at brooklyn's berkeley center, home of the nets for a lifetime experience. >> this is amazing because you get to play the game 11 other things, that that can help you achieve the game off the court. >> i really want to show how i lead my defenses going into the league and develop my game around that. >> reporter: for the first time since 1947's inaugural draft, the spectacle being held in july instead of june, because the covid-19 delays.

last year was completely virtual. >> first pick, anthony edwards. >> number one pick in the 2021 nba draft goes to-->> reporter: the detroit pistons winning the lottery draft last month and the right to the first overall pick, most draft boards predicting oklahoma state sensation, 19-year-old cade coming him will be chosen first. >> i love it, people throughout the organization are really good people and they've got a lot of good things going for them. if they take me, i will definitely be happy. >> reporter: a big night for the fans, nba and these future stars with dreams coming true when they hear their names called, helping to shape the future of these teams to come. reena roy, abc news brooklyn, new york. >> lots of emotion on tap for tonight. for warriors fans, if you're not watching at home, drive center is the place to be. that is where we find sports anchor and reporter chris alvarez, along with doug nation! already i can see a lot of

folks behind you, chris. >> they actually timed this out perfectly. 4:30 live shot, opened up the gates and bring everyone on in. it will be a big party. i will get out of the way to set the scene as people are starting to trickle in here in front of chase center, barring any traits, the warriors currently hold the seventh and 14th picks in the first round. one of the things here about drive city is the amount of screen space, more than 3100 square feet on the big jumbotron so people can watch the draft in comfort. people are getting settled into their seats right now. earlier this week i caught up with brandon schneider to talk about the excitement of this draft and the first chance the nation will get to meet those new picks peers >> this is a huge draft, the first time the warriors have ever had two lottery picks. this will be a fun place to watch the draft with yellow warriors' fans and by the way, come back on friday for drive city happy hour and starting at

4:30 we will have the q&a right here. >> reporter: so that will be your first chance to meet the draft picks. happy hour at 3:30, and they have something going on all throughout the summer every day . during the week, they have basketball camp, fridays happy hour, saturday cinema night, where you can watch the movie on the big screen and sunday, farmers market. you can sense the energy here, the djs play music and there are giants fans that have made the trip down and i walking over here. all kinds of sports fans and really anybody that wants to have a fun time tonight should be here in front of chase center. >> you have had quite a week, not to mention you tried all of that great food earlier, life is good for chris alvarez, isn't it? [ laughter ] >> i can't complain, the food was really great. i am trying to get larry some of that food. >> many thanks to you. moving on now coming up on

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time now for the four 4:00. some people in missouri are getting vaccinated in secret because they fear backlash from family and friends who oppose it. >> it is not a large number, but every single person we can reach who wants to get

vaccinated and we can provide that for them, that is a win and we take every win that we can get. >> to accommodate patients through a drive-through window or by walking out to their car. she also says in the winter, it took her hospital four months to reach its peak of admitted patients, around 22, it has only taken 30 days to exceed that and reach 33 patients as of yesterday because of the search. 31% of missouri's population is fully vaccinated, which ranks 13th lowest among u.s. states. that is a shame to hear, that some people feel embarrassed or ashamed about getting the vaccine. >> getting it any which way, but it is unfortunate, that situation. you would hope that if they could come out and say, hey, i got the vaccine, look, i am fine. maybe you can get it to, you would hope that would help. the more people that can get it, we just hope that continues.

>> even if it does not change the mind of someone, at least a they should be able to get appearance >> it is really sad that you have to almost hide the fact that you are saving yourself from this pandemic we have been in it now. missouri is one of those states where the vaccine rate is very low. if you feel shameful for getting it, you should not. that is the bottom line. you should not have to feel that way at all. >> we should break that stigma. >> there should not be that stigma. >> speaking on the topic of vaccines, the east coast conglomerate that owns shake shack will be required for all employees and customers, but there is a wrench in this. that rule does not include shake shack, at least for now and that is creating a lot of confusion on twitter for fans of their burgers and shakes. danny meyer of the union square hospitality group told cnbc business group quote, if you want to go unvaccinated, you can dine somewhere else and also go work somewhere else. the rule goes into effect

september 7th and impacts all of the groups, new york city and washington, d.c. locations, except shake shack. we should point out, late working this afternoon, shake shack gets to decide later on when it comes to vaccines. a lot of confusion. there has been this push and pull with employers requiring vaccines or not, what do you make of all of this? >> just like we are trying to get through the day to day, right? it has been so confusing and we start to do one thing and masks are back. we are just kind of rolling with it. i guess that is all we can do at this point, but i can see the confusion with that because i don't even know where the other restaurants are. i guess if you're vaccinated, it does not matter, you are fine to go wherever, but very confusing. >> it is kind of the push and pull between states versus federal guidelines. and it just

varies, it seems like. >> i think if you're unvaccinated, we should make your life very hard to live normally. i think we are at this point where we need to find a way to get half of the country vaccinated, because if we don't, this will be our lives for years. we hate doing this ebb and flow . the messaging just gets worse and worse about what we can do, what we can't do, who can do what and where. we have to get to the point where we have to get half of the country vaccinated as more companies come out snowball effect. we will see more companies say if you want to come to our place of business and you're unvaccinated, we don't want you there. a social justice coalition of nba players, owners and staffers continues to fight to end racial and social inequality. the 15 member group formed after the death of george floyd. it is publicly supporting the equal act. they are urging legislators to pass the bill to eliminate federal sentencing between a crack and powder cocaine, which

disproportionately affects black people. next up, the group is focusing on voting and local legislators. last year, the nba opened up 23 facilities to use as voter registration and polling places. alma, we have talked about this over the last year or two particularly, when organizations and people such as ballplayers use their great influence, it has a huge effect , doesn't it? >> it does because they have a huge influence. there is no way of escaping it, it is just the way it is. it is one of those things where our focus tends to shift. now we are back in the pandemic and the way things are going there. you know this equity is something we can't ignore and we need to make sure we are still focusing on that, along with the other issues we are dealing with. >> true. if you have a big platform, like the nba does, i think you have to go use it for good and this is one of the better things. >> that makes a lot of sense.

if you stand and don't do anything and be implicit-->> especially when you have the megaphone. >> absolutely. use it for good. finally now rounding out the four at 4:00, birth berkley helps to be a trendsetter. it will serve vegan meals at buildings. what the resolution does is mandates by cut half of its spending on animal-based products like meat and dairy. instead, jails and city buildings will offer plant- based foods and whole grains. to me, this makes a lot of sense because everyone's dietary needs are different. not to mention, we are in the bay area. i guess having the choice is a good thing. >> options. you want to have options and as more and more people go this way, becoming more vegan and wanting more vegan options, i think this is great. >> the inmates and people at the jail, i just want a burger, since they are doing time. [ laughter ]

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it is definitely a change in workplace, as you know, an essential part of building a better bay area. abc news fashionista, david lui, shows you the trends coming to workwear. >> reporter: some stores already stopped, other scrabbling to feel the racks as apparel changes. apparel sales dropped with no need to dress up because of remote work. >> right now, the consumer wants to spend feel comfortable, because they have spent a year and a half feeling comfortable in front of the mac. as they go into the workplace, they want to be comfortable, but casual cool. >> reporter: the app allows the fashion industry to know what is going to sell. one thing is clear, during the era of zoom, workers put on a few pounds, perhaps, so loosefitting clothes are in demand. >> i have seen the long silhouettes, two is always here to stay, flats are really coming into play more than ever because none of us have worn heels for year and a half. >> reporter: research has shown a big shift in workwear

attitudes. 37% of those surveyed said they want to dress casually back into the office, edging out those who embrace business casual. almost two thirds say they can be productive no matter what they wear. of course, workers also said bosses set the tone and may offer just guidelines about acceptable office wear. fashion labels are hedging their best they have come up with the right designs. >> men have really stayed basically the same as they did pre-covid. for women, i am thing more casual, comfort and cool. we are selling the long dresses. we are selling the nice, soft denim jackets, cardigans, t- shirts and just comfort, really. >> from what i am seeing, neckties are still dead? >> neckties are not happening. >> reporter: david lui, abc7 news. >> for me, it is the high heels being dead. target is giving another $200 bonus to employees, the 60

bonus target workers have received since the start of the pandemic. all full and part-time employees will get the extra cash, along with everyone at target's distribution centers. the bonus amount to a $75 million investment in its staff. >> and i am working with our bosses to give drew a bonus, if the forecast works out. [ laughter ] no bonus for you! >> think about that in october when we talk about rainfall, hopefully. it is all about the temperatures right now, 91 in concord. even parts of the north bay we are hot. around the bay shoreline, pretty comfortable in terms of the heat, mid 60s to mid 70s as you see that sea breeze really influence temperatures. overnight tonight, we will have close to cloud cover, high clouds still streaming in from time to time. numbers in the mid-to upper 60s in the, 68 for the overnight

low. we will drop to 58 in oakland, 62 in san jose. let's talk cloud cover. first thing tomorrow morning, that marine layer hugs our coast nicely. as you go throughout the day, i think we will have those high clouds exit and we will have mostly sunny skies, but we will track sons sunshine to our east. storm developing in the afternoon, here in the bay area, it is dry conditions and the last day of our heat wave. upper 90s in our hottest spots inland. 90 in concord, 101 in cloverdale , 65 in the city tomorrow slightly below average in san francisco. 74 in oakland, about 86 for the high in san jose. accuweather seven-day forecast, the heat risk continues for tomorrow and we will finally see the heat is over the weekend. you can see later next week, we will find temperatures in the 70s in the bay, low 90s at our warmest. a new program has introduced

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