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6:00, live on abc7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. >> there is only one bay area county without a mask mandate, solano county. napa county announced it was joining the mandate. it requires everyone, regardless of vaccination status to wear a mask indoors in public. >> abc7 news has confirmed zuckerberg san francisco general has started giving supplemental shots to people who received the single-dose johnson & johnson vaccine. sky 7 was over a hospital staging tent where people lined up before going in. some people without appointments were turned away. the cdc has not recommended additional doses or booster shots. however, the department of public health and the hospital decided to allow the vaccines. meanwhile, sources tell abc news the fda should have a vaccine booster plan ready in
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the next few weeks for the immunosuppressed population. >> if you want to visit a california hospital, care facility or nursing home, you must be fully vaccinated or show a negative covid test. the state extended the deadline for healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated or receive a second ghost until september 30. weekly testing was offered as an alternative. that is now only the case for a religious or medical exemption. >> we are closing in on having 55% of the state population fully vaccinated, but the positivity rate keeps going up. there are currently more than 5000 coronavirus patients hospitalized statewide. so how long will this surge last? local health experts weighed in today. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: at the start of the summer, all seemed well in terms of transmission rates, but with august underway there is now substantial transmission. >> a quick change in a short
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time. >> reporter: that change may lead some to believe the vaccine is not working. local health officials say that is not true. as of august 3, there have been more than 44 million doses of the vaccine administered in california. with 21.3 million people fully vaccinated and just 0.2% of postvaccination cases identified. health officials admit -- >> tracking this data is difficult. >> reporter: the summer surge is looking familiar. >> we are nearing the levels of last year. we really want to keep an eye on that. we don't want a repeat of the winter surge. >> reporter: to ensure that, local and statewide interventions and outreach have included masking guidance and vaccine verification in the public and private sectors. with requirements for proof of full vaccination or testing at least once per week. if we follow the uk, the delta variant is expected to subside in mid to late september. an infectious disease doctor
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and professor of medicine at ucsf says the vaccine does work against the delta variant. >> we are sing protection against severe disease, even with the delta variant. >> reporter: for those vaccinated, she says memory cells produce antibodies that naturally go down the time. >> they will lower, because if we kept all the antibodies in our bloodstream that we had seen from every infection or vaccine, our blood would be as thick as paste. >> reporter: science supporting the effectiveness of the vaccine as health officials encourage everyone to get vaccinated. melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> now on our vaccine tracker, the darker the color, the higher percentage of people who are fully vaccinated. marin county is number one in the state. 73% of everyone in the county is fully vaccinated. in the bay area, solano county has the lowest percentage. if you have been following along, solano county has been doing their own thing for quite
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a while. it is worse further north in lake county. just 41% of the population is fully vaccinated. what is more worrying, has the highest new case rate per capita in all of california. that is why we sent abc7 news reporter wayne freedman there today to see the situation firsthand. >> reporter: there is no certain shelter from covid in this world, even isolated places. they know that all too well right now in lake county. >> pretty worried. numbers are going up. >> reporter: covid has made a second call in this county of people who share the oldest natural lake on the continent. it is a case of beauty and now a virus. early in the outbreak, lake county had the distinction of having the lowest number of covid cases anywhere in california. now the opposite has come to pass, with almost 62 cases per 100,000 people. they are the worst in the state. >> it is scary. it is scary to see what is coming and how bad it will get. >> reporter: in the elite
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barbershop, he echoes concerns by many business owners. in the midst of summer, main street looked anything but busy today. and yet, not as quiet as in the spring of 2020, when lake county shut down ahead of the state. businesses closed and police patrolled on foot to keep them that way. and it worked. what happened to bring covid back now? the county traces the higher numbers to when the masks came off. >> everybody congregates together. you know, i think that has something to do with it, but i think it is everywhere. i don't think it is just us. >> reporter: that is troubling in a county with a 52% vaccination rate among eligible people. well below the state average. >> politically we are pretty split and as everyone who has been following this story knows, this issue has been politicized. >> reporter: we spoke with county leaders via zoom. they are worried point >> we have lost. businesses have lost productivity.
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everything that we clawed back from, we could lose again. >> reporter: in a community that in the past five years is lost and recovered so much. there is resilience in lake county. they need it now. wayne freedman, abc7 news. san jose is the latest require city employees to be vaccinated. the mandate will be rolled out in two stages. in the first stage, employees will be required to show proof of vaccination or submit weekly negative test results. stage two will be a vaccination requirement for employees who do not have an exemption. the mandate is in line with recommendations from santa clara county health officials. san francisco is requiring employees to be vaccinated. so as los angeles and long beach. san diego county has a mandate for public workers. many companies including google, facebook, uber and lyft are requiring people to be vaccinated before they come
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back to work. netflix is making vaccines mandatory for anyone involved in its productions in the u.s. if you have questions about covid-19 vaccines, you can ask the abc7 vaccine team at abc7news.com/vaccine. now let's take a look outside. this is a live look from the camera atop the roof at our studios. it is kind of gloomy. skies did clear throughout the day. this morning there was enough rain to leave puddles on the streets and sidewalks outside our front door. that was spencer going to work right there, on the scooter. the last measurable rain in san francisco was 1/100 of an inch, on june 14. >> it was wet enough to need windshield wipers in oakland this morning. a completely gray sky, oakland has not had measurable rain since may. even last night there was some moisture. i used my wipers and realized i need new wipers. i feel like we will take anything at this point. >> now you know.
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spencer joins us. is this rain or your pate>> it but we had enough to measure 1/100 of an inch. let me show you the systems that delivered that morning drizzle. a low pressure system to the north. within onshore flow, bringing cooler air, but also enough moisture to add up to heavy drizzle. is that low pressure moves eastward, slides inland, the shift in wind circulation will bring more smoke into the area as well. that is happening already as we look at the near surface smoke. the darker colors indicate thicker smoke pushing southward into the bay area, which will contribute to a decline in the air quality. despite the presence of that smoke, right now we have good air quality. that will change according to the forecast, as tomorrow will be the second day of our air- quality advisory. it looks like the next few days, air quality will be only moderate. we do expect perhaps an
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improvement in air-quality early next week. >> thank you, spencer. coming up, a live update with the latest on the dixie fire. it has taken out a whole town, is burning its way into the record books, and has a long way to go before it is stopped. and next -- >> it is so easy for something to go wrong. >> attention, california. new federal funding of $3 billion is available to help more people pay for health insurance —
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that search. search crews and volunteers had been looking for philip kreycik since july 10, when he did not return home from a run. his body was found a mile from his planned route in pleasanton regional park. leslie brinkley spoke with the family today. >> we lost a son, but we gained a huge family. i feel so close to so many of these people. >> and they provided just unbelievable support for us. >> reporter: the family thanked volunteers and search and rescue personnel who swarmed the regional park for over three weeks, searching for philip kreycik, the 36-year-old who vanished july 10 while out for a run during a heat wave. >> it is so easy for something to go wrong. >> the moment he went out was not particularly dangerous. it did get warm in the afternoon. but one instance led him down the wrong path. >> reporter: what appears to be
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kreycik's body, clothed in his running gear, was found in dense brush on a ridge top on august 3. are you hopeful the biometric watch he was wearing might give you more information on what happened to him that day? >> i think so. i think that will give us more insight. i want to know, but i am also scared to know. >> it seems like that might be useful for providing help for people in the future, who might be going out on a trail hike. >> and of course, my focus is always on the kids. to make this as gentle for them as possible. >> reporter: have you told the 3-year-old anything about what has happened this week? >> i am working on that.
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we will tell them stories. we will show them pictures. they will grow up knowing what their father was like. >> their eyes emulate him. he is here. >> reporter: will there be a memorial for the public? >> we still have to cross we have to figure out what to do. >> reporter: in pleasanton, i am leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> truly heartbreaking. the story has touched so many people. it is why we have this on her website, essentially a compilation of stories over the past three weeks. go to abc7news.com and you can read it and share with your friends. the family of a san mateo man killed in san francisco, hoping to bring new attention to his 5-year-old unsolved murder. calvin riley was killed august 6, 2016, while playing pokemon
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go in aquatic park. park police released a sketch of a potential suspect and information on vehicles of interest, but there been no updates since then. calvin's father told kristen sze that it feels like authorities abandoned his family. >> i feel like the sfpd give up my son's park service. if like they should've helped. we need help. this is five years and we have nothing. >> there is a $110,000 reward. the family will hold a candlelight vigil tomorrow night at saint gregory's in san mateo. minutes ago we learned a state of emergency has been declared in three california counties because of wildfires. more than a dozen fires are burning in california right now. the largest is the dixie fire. smoke from that fire is visible from the air. take a look. this picture was taken by a passenger on a flight out of
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sfo. you can see all the smoke and the difference distance. tonight, survivors are stranded from their homes and anxiously waiting to hear if their neighbors made it out safely. the fire burned down the town of greenville in the past day. dozens of evacuees have been taken to the spring of hope church for refuge. that is where a reporter from our sister station joins us live. >> reporter: listen, many of these folks that had to lose their homes at a moment's notice, since then have been traveling shelter to shelter as the line widens and forces them further away from their home. some for weeks at a time. reminder that the fire broke out in mid-july and has been threatening communities for weeks, including the town of greenville. now the massive plume of smoke is covering it. it is being watched anxiously by those who fled here for refuge as they wait for answers.
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>> it is just like the saying goes, all hell broke loose. >> reporter: he has watched as flames exploded, devastating the community he calls home. >> all of the wind up fast few days just send the fire from one ridge to another. >> reporter: like so many he has been bouncing from shelter to shelter as the dixie fire exploded to become the state's largest active wildfire, now topping 320,000 acres. >> it is the mountains and it is relaxing. >> reporter: the fire robbed the solace the town of greenville once gave 68-year- old janice, who has been living out of a trailer for days, not knowing if her neighbors made it to safety or if she has a home still standing. >> i am healthy. start over. it will be hard, but i will manage. >> reporter: as wildfire survivors watch and wait for answers, many remain positive and are giving thanks to the
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nearly 5000 firefighters and other first responders brave enough to take on mother nature at her worst. now we all certainly hope and pray that is not true. we have no word from cal fire officials on when it will be safe to return home. back to you. >> giacomo luca, thank you for that update. take a look, this is what greenville looked like before the fire. the town was a living museum of gold rush era buildings. in a matter of hours, look at this. fire destroyed buildings dating back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. you can see only a few walls are left standing. look, a dollar general store left untouched. fortunately, no lives were lost. you can see live updates on all the fires burning in california with our wildfire tracker. you will find it at abc7news.com. the bay area is under
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plant that oroville is water to close for the first time in its history. the lake is in its lowest level since 1977. 4 1/2 years ago water from lake oroville overflowed, damaging the spillways. we know the droplets we received in the past 24 hours are not going to get it done. >> definitely not. spencer christian, anything more coming? >> not in the way of rainfall. what we had this morning does not make a dent in the situation and now we have smoke to worry about from the wildfires. this is tomorrow, the second day of our air quality advisory because of the presence of smoke moving into the area from the wildfires in the north. the forecast calls for only moderate air quality for the next four days. quite good until up to about now. saturday morning, showing some of that thicker smoke blowing away from the bay area after
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tomorrow night. saturday into early next week looks like we may see improvement in our air quality. as the smoke gets carried in another direction. current conditions, it is breezy. no surprise. across the bay area we have 23 mile-per-hour service twins in san francisco. a very dramatic view from emeryville, looking west toward the golden gate. low clouds, dark clouds, smoke mixing with the clouds and a few breaks in the clouds. 61 degrees. oakland, 65. 71 in mountain view and san jose. palo alto, 70.58 at pacifica. a little bit gray, but mainly clear from mt. tam, looking at the bay. 76 in santa rosa. 80 at fairfield and concord and 75 at livermore. the view of the golden gate, you see that gray shade with a sliver of bright skies looking northward. these are the forecast futures.
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areas of low clouds develop. hazy sunshine and hot inland tomorrow. and the heat will hold on saturday, but much cooler weather beginning on sunday. here is the overnight forecast. notice green indicating spotty drizzle coming our way. probably less than this morning. 5:00 tomorrow morning, a little bit of cloudiness, but nothing as prominent as this morning. mainly hazy sunshine after that for the remainder of the day. overnight low, generally in the mid to upper 50s. tomorrow, hazy sunshine. hot inland with highs in the upper 90s. livermore, concord, antioch, fairfield, down in the south bay. a high of 86. the bay shoreline, 80 degrees in most locations. 93 at santa rosa. 98 at cloverdale. here is the accuweather seven- day forecast. the heat will hold on in inland areas. a couple degrees less warm
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tomorrow. sunday, much cooler, with highs up to about 90 degrees. low 70s around the bay shoreline. not much change on monday, but tuesday, wednesday, and thursday we will see temperatures climb back to a warmer, more seasonable summer level. >> thank you, spencer. coming up next, tools for school. not just books and binders, notice masks, sanitizer, and so much more. we will show you how oakland is getting ready for the first day of class on monday. we asked them to put on masks and offered masks. they refused. >> disruptions like this are more than an annoyance. now it has become a legal matter. why is edd forcing a
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year. back to school. oakland public schools begin in- person classes on monday. >> today in anticipation of the reopening we got a tour of fremont high which was remodeled to make it safer for students. education is one of the areas we are focusing on for building a better bay area. >> education reporter lyanne melendez looks at what school look like for kids on monday. >> our kids are going back to school on monday. >> reporter: the celebration was led by oakland mayor libby schaaf. the newly remodeled fremont high school was picked as the venue symbolizing a new beginning as the district resumes in-person learning. kendall was in seventh grade the last time she stepped inside a school with other students. she is now entering ninth grade. >> i am nite e and caa t of friends. >> reporter: because the school has been remodeled, there are plenty of windows and air
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purifiers to maintain proper ventilation. the items we have become accustomed to, such as masks, shields, wipes, and hand sanitizer, are included in every classroom. >> people, we have to keep wearing these masks, vaccinated or not. if you are not vaccinated, go out and get vaccinated, because we can never close our schools again. >> reporter: while safety measures are in place for in- person learning, the looming question is, will teachers and staff be required to be vaccinated by this district? the answer is no. oakland unified says it will take its cues from the county and state. alameda county supports vaccine choice. >> that said, we will continue to strongly encourage and provide support around vaccination. >> reporter: but the mayor says she stands behind a mandate for
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all public employees and teachers. >> we have to do our part, particularly with people working with children who are too young to have the choice to be vaccinated. that is what we might do. >> reporter: she added those that are not vaccinated should submit to weekly covid testing. in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. a lakeport man feared running out of time and money after the edd ordered him to give back benefits they already gave him. 7 on your side's michael finney takes a closer look at this odd situation. >> it is an odd situation. here is what happened. there was added urgency, because his benefits are frozen until this is resolved. he can't understand why edd is doing this at all. james feels as if he is being squeezed. the edd believes he is in prison and ineligible for an employment. he received this notice, ordering him to return his
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benefits. >> i'm confident i don't owe them the money. >> reporter: the same notice told him to disregard this notice if he filed an appeal. >> my appeal hearing was 25 may and nobody showed up on edd's behalf. >> reporter: yet edd sent him this letter threatening to levy his tax refund if he did not repay his benefits by august 15. >> i don't know at this point. i don't know how it is their policy to do that. >> reporter: edd tells us inmates are using identities of citizens outside of prison to collect benefits illegally. james says that is not happening in this case. >> how can an inmate be claiming benefits for me, when i am receiving the benefits? >> reporter: he is thinking a favorable appeal decision will be handed down. the office of the assemblywoman says as constituents waiting months for appeal decisions. such decisions are reportedly taking more than three months,
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which would put a decision on his appeal closer to august 25, 10 days after the deadline his to go into collections. >> right now it makes me feel angry. >> reporter: we contacted edd and it forwarded the information to its claims branch. however, it says it is forbidden from commenting on specific cases. >> they are making a hard situation harder and a bad situation worse. >> reporter: he recently received a notice informing him that he has won his appeal. edd has resumed sending benefits, but only half what he says he is entitled to. he says he has been told the other half is being credited to repay his overpayments. despite the confusion, james is confident this will be straightened out and is grateful for the help. we will stay on it. >> i'm not an expert, but he does not appear to be in prison. or if he is -- anyway, thanks
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for staying on it. earlier this week we brought you the story of an anti-masking group entering local businesses and posting their interactions to youtube. as dion lim has found out, the group has targeted more retailers and now they have violated the law. >> there you go. yeah, smile boys. >> reporter: as if maskless men heckling people outside your business was not enough, dealing with it inside. at least three different times by different men from the same anti-masking group. despite very clear signage. >> would not leave. refused to leave. finally, i'm going to call the cops. you are trespassing. i'm not doing this anymore. >> reporter: it is one of a number of businesses targeted by the group which refused to provide their names and contact information to abc7. they record their actions and post their videos on youtube.
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here is the group at recycled books. >> are you suggesting that i have to put a mask on? >> reporter: the rose garden public library. and the lego store in valley fair mall. they also appeared at legends comics and games. >> we asked them to put on masks and offered the masks. they refused. they took an item from the shelves and went to the counter. through money, hitting one of our employees, and then took off. >> reporter: i reported on this anti-masking group earlier this week and since then they have been calling local businesses, recording the phone conversations and posting them to youtube. in california we are a two-part consent state, meaning the other person needs to know they are being recorded. without their consent, that is a violation of the law. the bike shop is filing a restraining order against one of the men they identified. others are exploring legal action and say they identified the names of other members. >> i am worried about my health.
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school kids have learned so vealso had to endure so many hardships from the pandemic. isolation being the hardest. for members of the renowned ragazzi boys chorus, the summer is ending on a high note, because they are finally attending camp after a year and a half of just being allowed to rehearse online. abc7 news reporter david louie shows us how this is impacting their lives. >> from there, ready, breathe. >> reporter: ragazzi boys chorus draws students from over 100 bay area schools. they have not skipped a beat, rehearsing remotely over zoom.
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but they are finally doing something very special. >> i'm excited to meet them all that i have not met in the past year and a half. because on zoom they are still tiny faces and boxes. >> reporter: 127 of them are gathering in person for a modified summer camp for fun, music theory sessions, and much needed bonding. >> socializing is an important part and when you know the group well, it helps you sing better and you can collaborate better in every way. >> reporter: normally they would spend 7 to 10 days in an overnight camp as part of the ragazzi experience. they learned to cope with performing online helped by a device called jack trip, that addresses issues caused by internet time delays. there was no solution for addressing the special nature of a choir harmonizing in person. the director believes virtual performances are here to stay
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and with the ability to have a summer camp, they should provide a good transition for the choir students as they go back to school. >> children of all ages have lost socialization skills and we are excited to bring that back and be part of entering eni socialization back into a post- pandemic world. >> reporter: the path forward is subject to the virus, but the hope is to schedule in- person performances and pores when possible. david louie, abc7 news. >> they sound great. the students gained new insight into understanding how their voices fit in an electronic world, which is so different from the acoustics of a theater or auditorium. who is the next permanent host of jeopardy? variety reports jeopardy executive producer mike richards is the front runner and is in advanced
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starting on monday, the lincoln highway will reopen for the first time in 15 months. san francisco closed the last year to create an open space during the pandemic. some neighbors wanted to see it closed permanently. >> it would just crush so many dreams we have for this public park and children longer have a safe space to travel to school, learn to ride a bike or play with their friend. >> the great highway will continue to be close to cars on weekends and holidays. sky 7 flew over the closure on mission street in san francisco. they are repaving the major intersection, right in the heart of the city. construction started yesterday. expected to last through
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monday, creating a headache for anyone trying to get to highway 101. sfmta said it would take two months to complete the work if they did it in sections, but good news, they hope to knock out the whole project in five days. the all new, fully electric ford f-150 lightning was on display today in the south bay for the first time in the golden state. reporter dustin dorsey gives you a first look at how ford transformed its video vehicle, following president biden's vision for the future. >> reporter: we have come a long way since the model t another ford motor company has captured lightning in a bottle, in a truck. the fully electric ford f-150 lightning, the future of ev. >> this was designed to show people what an electric truck can do. more powerful, faster, quieter, less maintenance and cheaper to run. >> reporter: in palo alto, ford focus is an out-of-the-box thinking in software
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development, so no better place to show off the new tech savvy f-150. better storage space, towing ability, and faster speeds. the lightning is the most technologically advanced ford truck ever. experts say it is also a step toward a cleaner country. >> i think this is a pivotal vehicle. we have a lot of ev's and more coming, but this will be critical to getting the average person on board in the u.s. >> reporter: transforming the number one vehicle in the country is ford doing its part as the nation helps to move to a zero emission future. >> there is a vision of the future beginning to happen, a future of the automobile industry that is electric. >> reporter: president joe biden signed an executive order setting a target of 50% of all vehicles sold by 2030 to be electric. this follows a commitment by governor gavin newsom to require sales of all new vehicles be zero emissions by 2035 in california. the president looks to
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companies like ford to lead the way. >> ford will invest $30 billion for a portfolio of vehicles and the thing they will have in common, they will do things gas vehicles never did. >> we think this is a watershed moment to transition customers from gasoline engines to electric. >> reporter: the ford f-150 lightning will hit the streets in 2022. in palo alto, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >> you can see more climate watch coverage on the tv app. download the app wherever you stream. lots to watch. not like it will be raining anytime soon. i was going to say, if the weather is bad you can go inside, but it is pretty good. >> it is dry. we can take a look at what is going on, starting with our forecast animation. low clouds in the overnight hours. spotty drizzle. perhaps not measurable rain as this morning. later in the day tomorrow, hazy
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sunshine as more smoke pushes in. overnight, low temperatures mainly in the mid-50s. tomorrow we will have hazy sunshine with high temperatures in the south bay in the mid-80s to mid 90s. so it will be quite a bit warmer tomorrow than it was today. in the peninsula, hyzaar 80, 81 degrees. up to 85 in redwood city. downtown will top off at 71 degrees. the north bay will see numerous 90 degrees or above ratings. east bay, 81 at hayward. in the inland east bay, the warmest weather, hottest i should say, upper 90s at livermore, concord, walnut creek. all the inland areas will be in the upper 90s. the seven day forecast, nearly as warm on saturday. two or three degrees less than tomorrow. sunday we get temperatures in the more moderate range.
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midweek next week it starts to warm up again. mid-70s around the bay and mid- 60s on the coast. >> still summer, thank you, spencer. all right, i am in for dan and chris alvarez is handling sports. good news and bad news today. >> another broadcaster taking a step away from the booth to focus on his health. (“lovely day” instrumental) my heart failure diagnosis changed my priorities. i want time for the people i love. my heart doesn't pump enough blood so my doctor gave me farxiga. it helps my heart do its job better. farxiga helps keep me living life and out of the hospital for heart failure. do not take if allergic to farxiga. symptoms of a serious allergic reaction include rash, swelling, difficulty breathing or swallowing.
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abc7 sports, sponsored by river rock casino. >> longtime broadcaster fosse announced he has been battling cancer for the past 16 years and will take a step away from the broadcast booth. in a statement he said he has been focusing on treatment and spending time with his family. he and his wife extended their gratitude for all the thoughts and prayers sent his way. the giant starting pitcher was placed on the list and the giants fan who put a spell last night, got an autographed hat. back this afternoon. down 4-0. kris bryant is going to score. she might be the lucky charm. later in the inning, welcome back. it is a 4-2 game.
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the giants were down to their final strike six times before this. coming through in the clutch. a two rbi single will tie the game at 4. giants fans taking ov aextras. kris bryant, the new guy, 5-4. in the bottom half, mcgee picks up his 24th save. giants win, the first win-win trailing by four or more in the ninth since april 18, 1993. a crazy stat. the warriors have signed two draft picks from the draft. both agreed to rookie contracts. both made summer league debuts last night in the california classic and sacramento. both scored about the same amount of points as their age. 19 points, 19 years old. seventh overall pick, as larry would say, with authority.
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did i do it right? it was okay. 18 points. the warriors now turn their attention to the las vegas summer league and their first game on monday. sportscenter put up this tweet breaking down steph curry's contract. more than $147,000 per day or $6000 per hour. $1.70 per second. i really should have practiced my basketball skills. san jose state players were nominated to the watchlist, which honors the top football quarterback. meanwhile, at spartans camp in humboldt, there was this moment. yeah, let's go. maybe we will see this youngster playing for the spartans in the future. they open the season at home against southern utah, coming up
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saturday, august 28. sports on abc7, sponsored by river rock casino. the 49ers were off today, back at camp tomorrow. and on saturday they are celebrating dwight clark. fans get to see the rest of the crew. >> real quick, what is most impressive, $102 per minute, $1.70 per second? >> your throwing way too many numbers at me. >> i will take all of them. >> any of them would be fine. coming up tonight on abc7 at 8:00, holy moly. at 9:00, when nature calls with helen mirren. and stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. that will do it for this edition of abc7 news. thanks for joining us, i am ama daetz. >> i am larry beil. for spencer christian, chris alvarez, all of us here, have a
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