live on abc 7, hulu live and wherever you stream. we have a little treat for you if you're just getting up at 6:00 a.m. mr. spencer christian is in the house >> it's good to be here. it's a treat for me. i have a treat for you as well. refreshing weather news. we're starting the week off with good air quality all around the bay area. notice nothing but green dots showing up here indicating we have good air quality in every location. forecast features. we'll have lingering low clouds this morning. you probably discovered that already. if you're up already. sunny and mild to warm during the afternoon hours and then a little bit of a cool down on wednesday with temperatures bouncing back later in the week. highs today will range from low 60s at the coast to mainly mid70s right around the bay shoreline to low 90s inland. mild to warm but nothing extreme enjoy the day. >> spencer, thank you. developing news in the east bay. a fire on bradford island in contra costa county is forcing evacuations. bradford island is about eight

miles northeast of antioch. it's home to only about 25 people. flames sparked around 1:30 this morning. at least 212-acres have burned. two structures have been damaged. crews is a i the fire is burning in an extremely remote area and the only way to the island is by ferry. they're calling the situation dangerous. they say the wind is pushing the flames across the island. it's unclear what started this fire or if anyone was hurt. if you're planning to use bart for your commute today you'll have more options. services returning to near pre- pandemic levels and it's about a month ahead of schedule. amy hollyfield joining us live with more on this. good morning, amy. >> reporter: bart riders say more trains are always welcome, especially at night. this is now going to be great for the people who work late because the hours are going to be extended to midnight. this is going to take bart almost to its pre-pandemic levels and this is happening a month earlier than they had planned. they say the demand is growing.

they got a lot of rider feedback that they were wanting the levels to return to get, you know, better to what they were before the pandemic started. so they are going to have those trains running later and more frequently. and bart board's vice president says riders health is a top priority. >> bart is safer than being in a closed building because the air is circulated much more quickly so every 70 seconds the air gets circulated out of a train car and bart staff worked in the past year to install new even better air filters that filter out smaller air particles so if you're already going into an office building every day, bart is safer than that office building. >> reporter: so here are the changes. trains will run until midnight. that's big for the restaurant industry, healthcare industry. and they'll come every 15 minutes during the day. there will also be more direct trips to sfo on week days.

they do want you to know that masks are still required on board. bart officials say with the bay bridge getting more and more crowded as people return to work they really want to encourage people to get out of their cars and give bart a try. reporting live in el cerrito, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. starting today you can ride san francisco's historic cable cars for free. it's only for this month though. sfmta is testing cape service after it was suspended last year. mayor london breed will join city officials at the cable car turn around and powell and market streets and full service is expected to return early next month. a rise in new covid-19 infections has officials in some bay area counties considering a mandatory mask mandate possibly within days. concerns about the delta variant are also motivating some people to get vaccinated. the clinic at the jockey club near the sonoma county fairgrounds has given 200 shots since last wednesday. 70% of eligible sonoma county

residents are vaccinated. officials say the unvaccinated population is fueling a spike of more than 1400 new infections. the most they've seen since early march. >> this delta variant has really changed that narrative and now we really have to be aggressive and be realistic that this is a much nastier opponent. it's a whole new battle. >> san francisco mayor london breed says the city is close to an indoor mask mandate. some parents in the brentwood union school district plan to protest this morning at garon elementary school calling for an end to the student mask mandate. this protest is coming as covid- 19 is spreading in the community. now just days into the new school year the district has reported 15 positive cases involving students and staff and contact tracing shows none of those cases were transmitted at school. schools intend to stay open and follow state guidelines when it comes to cleaning and notifying parents. the community needs to do its

partoo. ccation for those eligible is the best way of combating this. and if it you want to protect the kids under 12, you, again, need that ring of vaccinated adults around them. most of the transmissions in the past year in the united states have been from adults to kids. >> the new school year began last wednesday. we're seeing a slight increase in vaccinations in california. the average number of doses 68,000 on sunday. 21.3million people are fully vaccinated. that's nearly 63% of those eligible in the state. more than 3.2 million people are partially vaccinated. the state has plenty of doses on hand. it reports having 76 days worth of inventory. as a whetr it prove to give a third covid vaccine shot, other countries are moving forward wi

on this. >> israel is administering a booster shot to vulnerable citizens over age 60 or immuno compromised. the big concern here is that antibodies against covid may wane six months to a year after vaccination. and boosters could provide better protection against new variants. pfizer has been pushing the fda to give emergency authorization for its third shot. this morning dr. francis collins with the nih said top u.s. health officials are looking at this almost daily. >> that's an on going debate. so let me just be clear though that actually the existing approved vaccines in the u.s., pfizer, moderna, j&j do have high effectiveness against delta. there's no reason to rush forward at this present time for a booster decision. but we're going s plned why the fda is hesitant to move

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day by midday. breezy at the coast with high temperatures there in the low 60s. low to mid70s. sunny and warm in the inland east bay. no surprise there with highs in the low 90s. overnight we'll see increasing low clouds. that's generally our pattern. little drizzle is possible at the coast. spotty drizzle. mainly low temperatures in the morning hours. tomorrow will be in the mid50s. it's going to warm up even more tomorrow. mid90s in the inland areas. rather sharp cooldown on wednesday with only 80s inland. up to about 70 around the bay shoreline. gradual increase in warming on thursday. then it'll be toasty inland on friday with high temperatures in the upper 90s so it's going to get hot again. now let's go to jobina with traffic. >> sounds like a pool day. good morning. we're starting with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights are on. they came on at 5:37. pre-pandemic levels as far as the time. oo in the soutbay.

we have the slow i'm following in vavaville. earlier there were metal debris pieces on westbound 80 before cherry glen road. the chp has moved that to the shoulder. speeds are around 16 miles per hour. let's check in with kumasi. >> developing news after days of deliberation, senators have unveiled their $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. the bill was released after months of negotiation among a group of ten senators and members of the administration. democrats and republicans finally reaching a deal last week. now it's worth $550 billion in new spending which includes $110 billion in new funds for roads and bridges. $25billion for airports and more. >> i've enjoyed the time we've had together. this is a bill which is paid for and that gives the american people saving they need and that is an upgrade >> the senat additional amendments to the bill. members of both parties have

said they support an amendment process that will give lawmakers a chance to modify it. celebrating one of san francisco's most compassionate spirits. see how the community came to celebrate the woman who devoted her life others a. ship wreck surprise. the discovery being described as one of the most important archaeological finds in recent years. >> back away from the unicorn. >> don't touch the unicorn. we just got that at target. >> not the unicorn. these three bears pretty much taking a page out of goldy locks play book. as we head outside. it's now 6:12. we'll come right back.

new this morning, san jose firefighters are investigating the cause of this fire that

burned at least one structure. it started around 12:20 this morning near illinois avenue right off interstate 280 just a few blocks from the children's discovery museum. no word if anyone was inside this building. san francisco's glide memorial church held a a a a janice mirikatani founded the glide foundation. she was married to minister cecil williams. yesterday's service was private for members of glide's congregation. they say janice's legacy will live on. >> she's done so much for women and minorities and people that have challenged lives. i can't even count how many lives she's substantially changed by herself. >> she also published several collections of poetry and was the city's poet laureate

from2000 to 2002. the search is on for the thief who broke into the sacramento history museum and made off with several gold artifacts. surveillance video captured the burglar going in it through the main entrance early saturday. the man headed right to the display cases with the gold and smashed them. the alarms went off. by the time officers got there the thief was gone. gold is currently going for more than $1800 an ouncvalue of stolen items. if there's something strange in your neighborhood you're not going to want to call a new york woman. she fell through the roof of a substation while she says she was hunting for ghosts. police say she had multiple injuries after she felt 20 feet inside the buffalo central terminal. investigators say that she and a man were there without permission. this terminal closed in 1979. it's been abandoned four years and a group is working to

preserve it. no charges have been file. i was waiting for video. >> we did not get it. >> it's abandoned. i guess they didn't have cameras. >> i have some other video for you now. new at 6:00, instead of taking the bull by the horns a bull took an idaho crowd surprise. >> yeah. >> whoa! >> uh-huh. a 2000-pound bull jumped right into the crowd at a rodeo. it already bucked its cowboy and refused to go back into its chute. he trotted around the ring then went straight into the first couple of rows. no one was hurt. >> oh. no. >> uh-huh. >> okay. let meget it >> you won't catch me there. a southern california couple watched a family of bears climb down into their backyard before taking a dip in the pool. >> i think they're coming in the yard. >> you ready to go? >> they're coming.

they're coming. he's on the wall. he's on the wall. go inside. go inside. >> back away from the unicorn. >> please don't touch the unicorn. we just got that at target. >> oh my gosh. so it looks like they did not touch the unicorn. they were not concerned about that unicorn at all. they just wanted to get in the pool, clearly. tiffany kress shared the video from her home. mama bear and the cubs enjoying the pool on a warm summer day. everything is fine if you just let them be; right? when they're hot. not hungry. >> they didn't do anything wrong here as far as i'm concerned. looks like they were good pool visitors. >> look at the dog. >> i was thinking along the same lines. i've seen worse pool party guests. they heard the forecast. knew it was going to be warm. took a cool dip. let me give you a look at our weather. we have this alignment of weather systems.

strong on shore flow because of the combination of circulation of low pressure system to the west. high pressure system to the south. despite that, it is going to be warm our innd the moderate range near the coast. low clouds this morning giving way to sunnieskies in the afternoon. mild to warm conditions. cooler on wednesday. today's highs in the south bay, mainly mid to upper 70s. up to about 90 in morgan hill. that'll be the hot spot. peninsula, mostly mid70s. redwood city will warm up to 80. partial clearing at the coast. high temperatures in the low 60s. downtown san francisco will top out at 66 degrees today. 69 at south san francisco. in the north bay, skies will be bright. there will be lots of high clouds around and high temperatures will be generally in the low to mid80s. moving over to the east bay, 71 will be the high at oakland. castro valley, 76. the inland east bay will be our

warmest region with highs of 89 at pleasanton. 92 at walnut creek and concord. pittsburgh, 91. 92 at antioch. here is the seven day forecast. it'll be warmer tomorrow afternoon with highs in the mid90s inland. not much change on the coast and around the bay shoreline tomorrow. then it'll cool down rather sharply on wednesday with inland highs only in the upper 80s. only up to around 70 in the bay shoreline. barely 60 degrees on the coast. gradual warming on thursday. more warming on friday. reggie and kumasi. >> thank you. now we're checking in with ginger who is live with what's coming up on gma. good morning. >> love to hear spencer's voice. good morning to you, kumasi and reggie. great to be with everybody this morning. yes. % so coming up here on gma, the country back in the thick of the pandemic. new cases rising. hospital beds filling up. delta variant surging. so the director of the nih dr. francis collins is going to join us with the latest. the senate releasing the

details of that bipartisan bill to rer roads, bridges and broadband. we're excited to have margot robbie and idris think t giggling and grotesque? i don't know. sounds like a good film. right? yeah. i don't know if that's the best description. >> we need entertainment so we'll take it. and margot robbie is on a roll. love it. >> bring them on. >> we'll see you soon.

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evacuated. and it's not juin danger, farmers are worried about their animals. this is video of a turkish firefighter carrying a turtle to safety. he later gave the turtle some water. the uk is lifting some covid travel restrictions today fully vaccinated americans will not have to quarantine upon arrival. >> we are very excited to see the american tourists coming back to london. it has been a long time. and we missed you guys. >> visitors will need to show proof of vaccination and a negative covid test is still required before departure and shortly after arrival in england. now despite the change in restrictions, the u.s. is still recommending americans not travel there because of concerns over the delta variant. and this morning there is uncertainty around summer travel because of the delta variant. on average more than 2 million people are flying every day. airlines are not making changes to existing protocol, including full capacity flights. the cdc requires everyo to

wear a skwhen on an airplane sa unvaccinated need to rethink traveling. >> if you are vaccinated, you yourself do not have to be worried about am i going to get really sick, be hospitalized and die. that is a very unlikely scenario. if you are unvaccinated you do have to really consider this. >> as of now the mask mandate on airplanes is set to expire on september 13th. a fascinating discovery off the coast of sicily. archaeologists found an ancient roman ship wreck carrying cargo that's believed to date back to the year 2 bc. they found jars used mainly for transporting wine and olive oil. experts hope the discovery may shed new light on the maritime routes and reveal secrets of the wine trade. new at 6:00, a 19-year-old ai this gog become the lo

he biggallenge mote places wher too many people live. >> if anything were to happen i'd have a bit after problem, but i'm really excited. i've got a great team supporting me. nothing bad should happen. >> she started training when she was 14. she earned her pilot's license last year. she's going to be flying 32,000 miles. she'll cross the atlantic over greenland, canada, south america, up to alaska then crossing into russia and indonesia before returning to europe. >> i mean the frequent flyer miles. >> you wish. >> next at 6:30, digging into the rise of the delta variant. new data showing the group that may be fueling it the most here in san francisco. and twitter taking a closer look at your timeline. the challenge it needs help cracking to fix claims of racial bias on its feeds. a live look outside.

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spencer christian. >> we've got a beautiful morning to start the day. look at this view i'm going to show you looking along the bay bridge. skies are bright. we have lingering morning clouds. these are our weather highlights here. by afternoon look for sunny and mild to warm conditions. cooler on wednesday and then start warming up on thursday. highs this afternoon will range from low 60s around the bay to low 70s around the bay shoreline. inland areas warm up to mid80s to low 90s. overnight, look for a return of the low clouds and fog. possibly some spotty coastal drizzle. overnight lows will be mainly in the low to mid50s. >> thank you. starting today you can ride bart like it's early 2020. sort of. still need to wear that mask. the trains will be coming more often and they'll run till midnight again. amy hollyfield live at the el cerrito station. >> instead of running till 9:00 p.m.

the trains will run till midnight. a big help for those who work on night shift. bart officials are doing this earlier than planned. they are going to now have more trains and they're going to come more frequently. and they move that date up because they said they were getting a lot of rider feedback. >> i mean both from people who are needing to get to work who are restaurant workers or hotel workers who don't work a 9:00 to 5:00 job and couldn't get back on bart at night because of the time we close. then from other riders who just wanted to go out and see friends and family and experience all the fun things that happen in the bay area but couldn't do that either buzz bart was running so infrequently or because of the close times. we think a lot of people are going to get back on bart this week and in the coming weeks. >> reporter: so here are the changes starting today. trains will run until midnight and they'll come every 15 minutes during the day. there will be a more direct --

more direct trips to sfo on the weekends. they want you to know that masks are still required to ride. bart officials say with the bay bridge getting more and more congested as people head back to the office they want to encourage you to get back on bart and that's why they're doing this now. they had planned it for the end of this month but here at the beginning of august they're going to expand that service now. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. the covid delta variant continues to spread this morning. there's one age group in particular that is driving the spike in san francisco. jobina fortson with a look at the numbers. >> reporter: it appears millennials are driving the surge in new covid-19 cases. people between the ages of 25 and 39 years old accounted for just 35% of covid cases back in may. that rate went up to 50% month in july. ucsf dr. peter chin-hong told

the chronicle millennials tend to be more social. they have a lower vaccination rate compared to other age groups eligible for the vaccine. two-thirds of millennials in san francisco are fully vaccinated. of course the bay area is doing much better than other parts of the country when it comes to vaccinations. dr. anthony fauci gave this warning yesterday. >> things are going to get worse. we have 100 million people in this country who are eligible to be vaccinated who are not getting vaccinated. >> more than 76% of counties in the u.s. now report high or substantial transmission rates. the delta variant is more contagious than the common cold. while an average person with a cold can infect two to three people the average person with the delta variant could infect five to nine people. the bay area is bracing for new masking rules. they've been considering new restrictions as the delta variant is leading to this surge in cases.

cases are up in san francisco at more than 19 per 100,000 people. the positivity rate is at 5.2%. the possibility of an indoor maskte fovaccinated ccndid me i'm thinking inside is probably okay. just because you're dealing with a bunch of different people who may have different comfort levels and that kind of a thing. outside i think this is a little extreme. >> if we continue to have mask mandates we will not get to herd immunity. we live with the flu, with the cold. at what point in time do we figure out how we co-exist. >> over the weekend san francisco had 95 people in the hospital with covid-19. 23 of those are in the icu. this morning the ceo of robert wood foundation dr. richard besser talked about masks in schools. masks in schools and getting

older students vaccinated if eligible is what will keep everyone safe. as for what parents should do if their school does not enforce mask wear entering that doesn't mean you can't send your child to school with a mask. i would encourage every parent to do that. even if it's not required, it will provide some protection for your children and it will provide protection for those in school who may have a greater risk for severe infection. >> you can watch the full interview coming up at 7:00 on gma after abc 7 mornings. today the alumna association of mills college will hold a rally outside of alameda court. it comes ten days before a potential vote that could seal the fate of the college. in march officials announced mills would no longer be a college. alumna filed a lawsuit claiming they were blind sided by the announcement to shut merge with university. that rally starts at 11:00 this morning. hundreds of low income students will be getting new

school supplies today. enough supplies to help 1600 students. this video is from a similar volunteers will be distributing new backpacks, new shoes and more during this drive through event. participants did have to register in advance. library hours and services are expanding at all 13 branches. hours at most locations would be 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. mondays and tuesdays and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. wednesday through saturday. expanded services include renting environment, using printers and copiers and reserving private study rooms. evander kane firing back. accused of one of the most serious allegations in pro sports. you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. another update on how the markets are looking coming up next. we are getting into

formation this morning. the crowning distinction queen beyonce being awarded with this iconic video. my sister and i had a full conversation about this trying to decide if that is indeed her best music video. >> right? >> oh. >> i think the answer is yes. >> it's a yes. >> it is. but there's still so much. i could talk about beyonce. let me talk about traffic. we are going to start with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on earlier than usual at 5:37. surprised to see the backup is not that large. it's been pretty light and things moving at the limit across the bay area for a monday. showing off 101 right now. then bringing you this graphic from vacaville. this cleared up well over 45 minutes ago. the issue of debris across the roadway on westbound 80 before cherry glen road. speeds are still down to around 14 miles per hour and traffic is backed up past 505.

want to let you know starting today the vta will running bus bridges. to bay point station, then over to milpidas transit center. no estimate on when light rail service will return. it hasn't been operating since a vta employee killed nine coworkers in a mass shooting. weather should certainly not be a problem for morning commuters. we have dry conditions on the roadways and brightening skies. let's take a look outside. i'll give you a look at our weather headlines. low clouds this morning. quickly giving way to brighter skies. sunny and mild to warm by afternoon. it'll be cooler on wednesday with a warmup later in the week. high temperatures under sunny skies in the south bay will range from it 76 at santa clara to 78 in san jose to 86 at los gatos. look for a high of 80 at redwood city. most other peninsula locations

will have highs in the mid70s. low 60s in most coastal low cases. high of 66 today. up at the north bay, 84 santa rosa. 82 at napa. east bay highs, 70 at berkeley. 75 union city. castro valley. 76. the inland east bay will be our warmest region which is usually is this time of year with highs of 89 at pleasantton. 92 concord and walnut creek. 94 at brentwood. the seven day forecast. we'll have mainly sunny skies throughout the week. cloudier on wednesday. warmer conditions tomorrow than today. a sharp cooldown on wednesday. temperatures rebound on thursday with friday shaping up to be the warmest day of the week. high temperatures friday in the upper 70s around the bay. upper 90s inland and mid60s on the coast. now a look at other high temperatures today around the bay sponsored by visit california. >> this couple is working hard on our state's recovery. you see they live in california and keeping their vacation in

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we're seeing new video of a police chase that ended with two arrests in vallejo. captured every turn on saturday. this was wild. police say they stopped pursuing the driver when he started driving against traffic and continued the wrong way on to 780. sparks flew from the car when it lost a tire. the driver eventually stopped then tried to carjack two vehicles in the middle of the freeway. and that is where police were able to make those arrests. the national hockey league is investigating san jose

sharks forward evander kane. his wife says evander bet on his own games and even threw them. evander responded denying those allegations and he says he welcomes the nhl's investigation and will cooperate. the couple is in the middle of a divorce. opponents of san francisco's da spent part of the weekend working to recall him. they were out gathering signatures yesterday. there are two recall efforts. both claim the approach has led to increased crime rates. organizers of the first effort say they've collected the number of required signatures but they want to get 5000 more as a buffer. the deadline for that group to turn in signatures is august 11th. evictions have resumed across much of the nation. tenants in california are still protected under a state eviction moratorium. that goes through september 30th. renters in most other states are at risk. a mother in atlanta got an eviction notice yesterday.

congress was working on an extension but the house couldn't get enough votes to support the measure before lawmakers left for their summer some democrats want speaker nancy pelosi to call back for a vote. >> many families are on the precipice of devastation. the fact of the matter is families are running out of options but government has many still on the table. >> pelosi and the house democratic leaders called on the biden administration to immediately extend the moratorium. now for your morning money report. a big purchase for square. it's agreed to acquire afterpay. provides a buy now pay later option for merchants. square is planning to integrate afterpay into its service. you might soon be getting a refund courtesy of zoom. the company will have to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit

claiming it violated user's privacy. it shared personal data with facebook, google and linkedin and claims the video conferencing service allowed hackers to disrupt or zoom bomb meetings. customers complained of people shouting profanities, sharing pornography. under the settlement, some subscribers will be eligible for 15% refound. companies offering higher pay to attract new workers but are now facing a new problem. wage compression. that's when the pay for new hires approaches what long time employees are already making. according to the wall street journal, some companies are being forced to offer retention bonuses to keep experienced workers. now let's take a look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. we're still up right now by about 18 8 points. twitter has a challenge for hackers. the company needs help cracking

its photo cropping algorithm. it shows racial bias appearing to favor the faces of white people over black people. twitter's offering $3500 to the person who can best identify why the algorithm is doing this and how to fix it. there are smaller cash prizes for second and third place winners. the contest runs for a day at def con which is a hacker conference. visitor to lake tahoe could be in for a bit after surprise. to ease the parking crunch, officials are going to try out surge pricing. depending upon the date and time you go it could cost up to $7 an hour to park. if you get there before 7:00 a.m. then you don't have to park, same thing after 7:00 p.m. you don't have to pay to park, i should say. here's another wrinkle. the machines don't take cash so you do need a credit card. hidden beach is at the northeast end of the lake on the nevada side. and now it's not hidden any more. just ruined it. >> we need a name change. at this point. because ve gpeop

directions. >> $7 an hour beach. >> we're not getting a weather change though. what tae. why ha the weather we have. giving thus continuing on shore flow which has a l cooing effect near the coast and bay. not so much inland. this high pressure system to our south which is part of the reason we have the on shore flow is going to have more of an influence on our weather tomorrow. produce a little warmup in our inland areas. forecast features. mix of clouds and sun. sunnier, milder to even warm this afternoon. it'll be cooling down on wednesday. warming up again thursday and friday. highs today will be mainly in the upper 70s to near 90 in the south bay. 78 at san jose. 89 at gilroy. generally mid70s. redwood city, high of 80 degrees. on the coast, bright spots with high temperatures mainly in the

low 60s there. downtown san francisco, high of 66. south san francisco, 69 degrees. up in the north bay, highs of el and 85 atliogberkeley. 71 in oakland. 74 in hayward. castro valley, high of 76 degrees. look for highs of 92 at concord and walnut creek. 90 at san ramon. 94 at brentwood. that'll be our warmest location. accuweather seven day forecast. notice a little bit of a warmup tomorrow, especially in the inland areas. highs up to the mid90s. a sharp cooldown on wednesday with a few extra clouds. brighter skies after that. thursday starts to warm up again. friday will be the warmest day of the forecast period with inland highs in the upper 90s and upper 70s around the bay shoreline. reggie and kumasi. >> thank you. dramatic video from southern california shows the moment a tree went up in flames

after it got struck by lightning. this happened last night in the san bernardino national forest. the tree became a giant torch with embers and smoke pouring into the sky as this bystander was taking video as you can see the tree split in two and crashed to the ground. firefighters with the u.s. forest service spent day -- i should say yesterday putting out the hot spots. more fallout for lollapalooza canceled his show yesterday. he made derogatory remarks about hiv/aids and the lgbtq community. lollapalooza pulled dababy. many others have denounced his comments. a group of bicyclists is hitting the road in this a ride from the bay area all the way 's ihonoofth20th anniversary of the september

11th attacks. the bay to brooklyn ride is 3000 miles. cyclists are aiming to arrive in new york just before the anniversary. abc 7 news caught up with them en route to this so rewarding. >> being able to stop and talk to the community, talk to the individuals about what 9/11 was like for them. >> firefighters and first responders welcome the cyclists with a dj and party yesterday afternoon. that is where they spent the night. you can follow their journey at bay to brooklyn. organizers say the reimagined garlic festival was a huge success. it was a drive through food event. the preorder food sales sold out every day and visitors got a glimpse of food alley and the chefs as they drove to pick up their orders. >> doing this was a risk back in april when we were focusing in because we were still

restricted in the county. to see the response and to see the people coming through smiling, it just -- everyone loved the fact we were doing it. >> now it was so successful organizers say even l stalld next year it will have through food option. filling the air at golden gate park. the park's band just kicked off its 139th season. they play free concerts on the music concourse between the deyoung museum and the academy of sciences. the shows are scheduled each sunday at 1:00 from now until october 3rd. jungle cruise docked into the top spot of the weekend box office. the disney film made an estimated $34 million making it the third largest opening during the pandemic. disney is the parent company of abc 7 news. jungle cruise earned five times

more than the green knight which came in it second with $6.78 million. old, which earned $6:00 million after scoring the top spot last weekend. black widow came in fourth. stillwater took the fifth spot earning just more than $5 million. you have to wait even longer to watch cliff ford clifford the big red dog. the live action film based on the popular children's books was supposed to be released september 17th. a new date has not been set. uh-huh. >> uh-huh. now let's talk about beyonce. she holds the title of best music video of all time. >> yeah. it's for her 2016 hit formation, which she also performed during the super bowl l half-time show at levi stadium. ♪ >> love it. rolling stone ranked formation number one on a list of 100 music videos. in an interview with the new

yorker the director said beyonce wanted to show the historical impact of slavery on black love and what it's done to the black family. beyonce is featured on the two more times. >> i can't. i can't disagree. >> now it is good. now jobina in this discussion you're having with your sister, what were the other top contenders? >> so you know single ladies is also iconic. and i was discussing with our midday producer that that video was done in one take. >> wow. >> it which just makes it all the more impressive. my sister and i went to high school with the choreographer of the video. so special place in our local atlanta hearts. but, you know, spencer. >> well, you know, i guess remember videos not by production value but how entertaining they are to me.

old school stuff like the old mc hammer videos where he's doing this. >> the pants. the pants. >> i love that. >> i was ready for the move. >> you can't touch this. >> that is a classic. >> or remember the time michael jackson. >> that's a whole experience. it takes you through. >> it's the choreography for me. >> i love it. also remember outkast. >> oh yeah. hey ya. >> we need to look at the rest of the list. i love it. all right, everybody. up next the seven things you need to know today. >> i didn't know we were going to get all this fire from spencer today. i'm loving it. >> i'm full of fire. [ laughter ] >> you can watch owl of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc 7 bay area connected tv app. download the app now and you can start streaming. >> and as we head to break,

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getting surgery today to remove half of her left lung. she says it is stage 1. she hopes she will not have to undergo chemo or radiation. a fire on bradford island is forcing evacuations. flames have burned at least 212 acres and damaged two structures. it's unclear how the fire started. number five, even with the threat of on going wildfires we have good air quality in the bay area. that's a good thing. breathe freely. >> uh-huh. we'll take it. number six, bringing you a live picture from the bay bridge toll plaza. going to sit on this for a second. interestingly there is no backup even though metering lights came on at 5:37 which tracks with what happened pre- pandemic. we'll see what happens as the morning commute unfolds. number seven, the uk is lifting some covid travel restrictions starting today. fully vaccinated americans will

not have to quarantine upon arrival. visitors will need to show proof of vaccination. a negative covid test is still required before departure and shortly after arrival in england. a little birdie told me, our director, that y'all are having a party down there during this show. commercial breaks. when i'm talking, time in between things and i'm up here in the cafeteria. >> friend. come down here as soon as the show's over. >> this is where it's happening. >> shoot. >> it's happening appropriately distanced but it's happening. >> it is. spencer came in here and said hey, everybody. i went to bed at 11:00 p.m. but i'm here. >> yep. >> i didn't sleep. i tried to. i'm functioning on, well, sleep deprivation. it's the energy in the studio that keeps me up. >> yes, it is, friend. we love having you here. >> i've been here almost six years and this is the first time i've ever done a morning

show with spencer. it is an honor, sir. >> yes, indeed. yes, it is. >> was it good for you? >> it was great. good morning, america. as we start a new week together, the delta variant surging across the country. the u.s. recording more than 0, day for the first time since february. florida with its biggest single day increase of the pandemic. louisiana now reporting the highest infection rate in the country, with hospitalizations up nearly 500% in the last month while austin, texas, warns it's running out of icu beds. the director of the nih joins us live. breaking this morning. simone biles now set to compete in the olympics balance beam finals after sitting out all events so far as the gymnastics team shines in her absence. jade carey wins her first olympic gold just moments ago, and mykayla skinner launches