5:00 this morning, a cluster of fires now under investigation. the suspicious incidents that left calfire crews at the investigation. >> it came within 1000 feet of our house. >> caldor fire victims become victims to thieves. >> we are tracking development with covid-19 booster shots. they are expected to be available soon, but is that timeline realistic? we have that covered and a lot more. good morning, it is tuesday, september 7. you are watching abc 7 live on abc 7, hulu you stream. >> we are back to the 50's along the shoreline. we have fog at the coast. most of the cloud cover moving up and over california, air

quality right now in the green, representing good, but we do have an error alert today. temperatures are warmer right now compared to 24 hours ago. low 60's in sandra zahlavova with upper 60's by fairfield. gear is a live look outside in emeryville, where it will be another day where temperatures approach 80 degrees over in oakland, but hotter than that and hazy as we get through the afternoon. yesterday was 108 in fairfield, so we could see 103 in concord, 10 one in livermore, and still pretty comfortable with san francisco in the 70's. >> alright, thank you, lisa. multiple small fires, some in small areas. crews are trying to put them in control. kgo studios -- abc 7's amy

amy: we know firefighters will be out on the scene, watching the video. we will show you one that happened near pop love the road, about two acres burned right here before firefighters got this out. this is one of at least 10 fires that burned overnight. firefighters suspect that someone set these fires. all of them were a couple of miles north and west, and it all happened between 8:00 and 9:30 last night. firefighters got all the fires out. they do not think anyone needed to evacuate their homes, but they are asking you to be on the lookout for any suspicious activities, to check home security cameras for any activity that can help law enforcement. why near the walbridge fire burned last year, which was a scary time for sonoma county.

all of these fires put everyone on edge after all they have been through, but firefighters got everything under control. they come out very aggressively against these fires. live in sonoma county, amy hollyfield, abc 7. >> thank you, amy. we will check in with her when she gets to that seen in just a bit. the latest in the dixie fire. crews say two sides merged and moved into the north end of the valley, destroying the structures there. the fire now 940,000 acres with 54% containment. the dixie fire is responsible for the death of a first responder over the weekend. cal fire says the person was suffering from a previous illness. kumasi: well, there have been several development in the caldor wildfire. crews are getting ready to reopen highway 50. they need to do more before

allowing traffic back on that highway. they want to get evacuees back into the plant community, but they are warning many may not be able to stay in their homes because of serious fire damage to water pipes. the fire has burned more than 200,000 acres. crews have at 38% contained. you will notice the bottom left of your screen during wildfire coverage. scan the qr code, and it will bring up the abc 7 wildfire tracker. the map has the latest on fires burning across california. julian: two caldor fire evacuees who came to escape the fire ended up becoming victims of one of the most prevalent crimes in the community. abc 7's j.r. stone spoke withr. them. >> you know, like, my dad. my husband had a lot of fishing equipment, camping gear, a table that belonged to my grandfather,

a car that belonged to my other grandfather. j.r.: jd young from south lake tahoe = is describing some items stolen from their truck in san francisco. a vehicle burglary may not surprise you, but she and her husband are staying in the city, unable to go home for the last 10 days. >> it is really touching go for a little bit. . the fire came within 1000 feet from our house. j.r.: she said the house was saved by firefighters, and they are forever grateful. sadly, these are pictures of her and her late father, who died earlier this year, originals that she hoped to save from the fire were stolen this labor day weekend from the couples parks truck in this garage in the san francisco marina district, close to their hotel. >> all of the cool photos of his life before me and that transitioned to, like, the photo of him holding need for the

first time at the hospital, when i was born. and, you know, all of those firsts in my life, some of my first memories were captured on these photos, and to see that somebody has taken them was really, really heartbroken -- heartbreaking. j.r.: she says everything was locked and out of sight, but car thefts are up 19% in san francisco from this time last year. she is just hopeful, though, that the thief has a change of heart and returns the pictures. >> the only photos i have left of my dad, and so to see the realization of those being gone i think was the biggest hit. j.r.: j.r. stone, abc 7 news. julian: you can help people impacted by the caldor fire. go to abc7news.com/takeaction to find out how. kumasi: today, president biden will be traveling to new york to

see the aftermath of hurricane ida. this comes as we are learning the storm has killed at least 59 people across eight states. >> yes, kumasi, president biden has declared disaster declarations. many communities are still reeling after heartbreak like this one. officers unable to save a family in queens from a flooding basement. power has been restored to two-thirds of new orleans, and now the mayor is blaming the archdiocese, which on several senior living facilities. she called a "deplorable conditions." >> i am making it clear that this city is going to do thorough inspections with the strike teams to ensure that the conditions not only improve but that they are in compliance. >> rebuilding homes and businesses are expected to take months.

preconstruction efforts are supposed to take longer and may be more expensive. kumasi: all right, thank you, jobina. you can go to redcros and donate online. julian: some experts predict shots will not be ready and sign -- in time. moderna and johnson & johnson need to submit the proper data to regulators for approval. that could take weeks. dr. monica gandhi tells abc 7 news the short supply may affect people eligible for boosters at rollout. >> these are people in long-term care facilities, people treating the public, like health care workers getting their third shot, and people who have multiple comorbidities.

dr. gandhi worries that booster shot may make those still skeptical even more so. she still pushes people to get the shot. kumasi: in the north bay, the sonoma rail area transit will iron new hires to submit the vaccination. board members voted unanimously on the measure at last wii's meeting. expected to take one step further, requiring vaccination or undergoing regular testing. we have an entire team dedicated to getting you the latest information. if you have questions, go to abc7news.com/vaccine, and click on the blue box. lisa: good tuesday morning. solano county looking at a heat advisory. as we get into the day today, that rigid high-pressure holding firm, especially to the east of us. that is why temperatures will be warm and the air quality poor in the valley.

better quality in parts of the bear area, but dramatic changes, no. three to five degrees warmer this morning. certainly milder, fairfield 71,, a narrow band of fog at the shoreline. these wins are at the surface at 1000 feet, showing light out of the north, but we will see a little push of an onshore flow today that i think is going to take the numbers out of the 90's on the peninsula into the 80's. otherwise, that sea breeze, well, it will be combined pretty much to the marine county coast san francisco, and as we get into the afternoon, another hot day. a few high clouds, 101 in concord, 96 in napa, 90 in san jose, 100 and antioch as well as morgan hill with 69 in half moon bay. if you look at the columns each and every day through thursday,

peninsula in and lindy's bay near 100. good morning, jobina. jobina: good morning, lisa. for those taking mass transit right now, transit buses will be free on friday for transit. we see a slowdown coming out of tracy here. it will be about 41 minutes for that drivetime, traveling westbound. and i do see in the gone direction, we have flashing lights, so i will check in on that for you. a live picture here showing you 880 at the coliseum, things are moving at the stadium. julian and kumasi. julian: thank you. nasa's rover. kumasi: and the first ladies

life is about to get even busier. julian: also ahead this morning, amusement park tragedy. the accident involving one of boost and cricket charge you more for unlimited 5g. metro doesn't. introducing the big 5g upgrade. just twenty-five bucks a month gets you

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kumasi: the actor best known for starring in "the wire" has died. michael k williams was found dead in his brooklyn apartment yesterday. the coroner's office has not determined an official cause of death yet, but police believe it was likely a drug overdose. he is also known for "board him -- "boardwalk empire," assassins creed," and he was up for an emmy for "love cracked "lovecraft country. julian: a six-yea a six-y while on vacation with her family. here is kaylee hartung. kalee: an amusement park tragedy. >> a six-year-old female fell approximately 110 feet.

how this six-year-old died, bringing national attention to this small, family-owned park. >> she fell out of the shaft ride, and little bit further. kaylee: the little girl was riding the haunted mind drop, expensing 4 g's of acceleration. first aid until health officials arrived. with your "gma" first look, i am kaylee hartung, abc news, los angeles. julian: lewis installment of -- kumasi: the latest installment is outcome and it follows bill clinton's impeachment. the actors who plays paula jones

says it reframes what you think you know. >> the point of view of the women of this story, which was so ignored and taken away from these women during that time in history. kumasi: monica lewinsky is an executive producer on this series. it premieres tonight on fx. julian: first lady jill biden is headed back to in person teaching today. every tuesday and thursday, for 13 weeks, the first lady will be teaching english at northern virginia community college. she taught remotely last year because of the pandemic. she has advocated for return to classroom since the start of the administration. jill biden is the first first lady to maintain a full-time job outside of the white house. kumasi:kumasi: another historic milestone for nasa's perseverance rover. it collected the first rock sample from mars. the piece is slightly thicker than a pencil. this can help scientists try to figure out if life ever existed on mars.

nasa says it is being stored on an airtight titanium tube. it will be collected on a future mission to return the rover sample to earth, so they can study it a little bit closer. cool. julian: i love it. [laughter] kumasi: very cool. we will wait. julian: exactly. we will wait and see. lisa: are you loving the weather? i have to ask. julian: so far, so good. but it is very hot for those inland. lisa: yes. air quality is taking a hit as it traps the pollutants, the ozone. live doppler 7 you a little green, monsoonal moisture that will not make it up to the bay area. just a few high clouds here and they are. today, air quality will be moderate. we will see plumes of smoke visit us this afternoon, a lot like the past several days. but the worst air quality will

be in santa clara. then we get better as we go through the next couple of days. the onshore flow will help you out along the peninsula and the coast today. 60 in oakland, 53 santa rosa. as you look live outside, feels comfortable, inland heat persists the next couple of days, and then that cooler pattern develops the end of the week. get set for another warm day in the south bay. 90 in san jose, low 80's to mid 80's. yesterday, you were in the 90's, but that sea breeze making it feel a little bit better. 72 downtown. that is a little bit below average. check out the north bay, 94 in sonoma. upper 70's return for oakland. hayward, 82, new work in the low 80's, with mid 80's in fremont. just hot for you. we will change that to tuesday, not labor day. i am looking at 102 in walnut creek with 104 in brentwood.

i think tomorrow will be even hotter in our inland valleys. it looks like friday, you get some relief. usually, you know, it is a two-day event for our heat. not this time. the accuweather 7-day forecast shows the oppressive heat stays inland for two days. that marine layer expands, the breeze picks up, and temperatures coming down. it should feel nice out there and certainly for the weekend. kumasi: thanks. "shang-chi: the legend of the 10 rings" just shattered the previous box office record. it wrapped up knighted million dollars over its first four days in north america, -- $90 million over its first four days in north america. julian: a man who tried to pull a fast one on the owner of a tesla forgot one really important thing. here is the guy we are talking about, arthur bates, jr., yeah, the guy on the ground.

he is in trouble for filing a false police report. investigators say he walked behind one of the cars in louisiana, took a phony phone call as the driver was backing up. the one thing he forgot, though, the cars have cameras. bates kept going with it. he called 911, claiming he was a victim of a hit and run that his neck, his back, his legs. they tracked down and the driver, reviewed the footage, and determined it was all a lie. no payout for mr. arthur bates, jr. there. kumasi: sir! [laughter] look at his face! julian: he was giving a good act. kumasi: gay said "i am going all in on this." -- kumasi: he said, "i'm going all in on this." julian: pulling out the elementary school acting classes. [laughter] finding a date without pulling out your phone. the new feature tinder hopes to use in the office. kumasi: and getting underway in

the south bay into ours. julian: as you wake up with us on this tuesday morning, it is 5:20.

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joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, a cluster of small brush fires working the north by overnight. firefighters -- northbay overnight. firefighters are asking everyone to be on the lookout for suspicious activity. julian: number two, crews are getting ready to reopen highway 50 near lake tahoe the caldor fire burned through. they are also preparing to allow evacuees back into the grizzly flats community. kumasi: number three, today, president biden will be traveling to new jersey and new york to view damage from hurricane ida, freeing up federal funds to help with the cleanup effort. lisa: number four, another day of scorching temperatures inland. spare the air alert, one in concord. -- 101 in concord. jobina: a live view of the san mateo bridge. julian: number six, a pretrial hearing today for the five minute accused of plotting the

9/11 attacks. kumasi: number seven, starting today, all sonoma county employees must show proof of vaccination or submit to weekly covid testing. last week, the same mandate went into effect for emergency workers. ♪ dancing at golden gate park. this is the 100 39 season at the music concourse. you can catch more this year on sundays through october 3. people in the u.s. and the u.k. are spending more time on average watching videos on tiktok instead of youtube. an app-monitoring firm found tiktok suppressed youtube in the u.k. back in january 2020.

although tiktok reigned supreme for average watch time, youtube still wins overall time spent, because it has more users. youtube has 2 billion you users, while tiktok is sitting at 700 million. kumasi: now that people are going back to the office, tinder is launching its work mode function. this allows you to search for a partner on your computer without colleagues or the boss noticing. you need to remember that work mode does not hide tinder from monitoring software, so if your company has installed programs that track activity on your computer, they will eventually realize your time to find a match while you're supposed to be working. julian: what? kumasi: the dating app launched tinder online with the option to hide the interface when people walk up. julian: come on. kumasi: that is too much. julian: on your desktop at work?

clicking and clacking and swiping, too. kumasi: you are trying to focus on someone. what if you swipe right on somebody and then you get off -- [laughter] julian: you have a button to hide it from your coworker? it is too much. kumasi: too much. [laughter] julian: wow. the new place to camp close to home in the bay area. kumasi:kumasi: and tracking airfare prices. when fares are expected to be lower than normal. julian: and one plan to put 5 million people in the middle of the desert. kumasi: we will be right back.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: now at 5:30, suspicious fires in wine country. the scenes multiple agencies responded to overnight. julian: 20 years after the attacks, the key hearings in the 9/11 trials today. kumasi: and it is a spare the air day. lisa is here. good morning. abc 7 mornings his life right now on abc 7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. julian: we start with the weather and meteorologist lisa r.j. and, a spare -- lisa argen, a spare the air day. lisa: that is right, julian.

we had the sunset at 7:30. now we check on the sierra nevada, some greens in the mountains. that is good news. another hot day today, three degrees to five degrees warmer compared to yesterday, so we are already retaining some of that heat, with temperatures in the 60's, 70's, even 80 around brentwood this morning. looking at your 9:00 temperatures, upper 70's inland. stop this at noontime. 93 livermore at noon, mid 70's oakland, and by 2:00 we are over 100 degrees by the delta, 5:00 and 100 in concord. wewewewewewe back and cools us off, coming up. julian: all right, thank you, lisa. crews are trying to piece together a cluster of fires. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with more this morning.

amy? amy: good morning. they have a fire truck parked here. we are watching this scene. this is on pittsburgh avenue. [indiscernible] firefighters responded to about 10 fires. they were small. firefighters got them out quickly, but they find it very suspicious. to check back in with amy in a little bit. it looks like we are having issues hearing her, so we will check back in a moment. how about this? several men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks, jobina fortson has more. jobina: yes, the men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks have yet to stand trial.

among them is khalid sheikh mohammed, a principal architect of the attack. the suspects have been an guantanamo bay, the detention center there in cuba for the past 15 years. the goal of the defenses to throw out infections they gave after they were subjected to the fbi's so-called enhanced interrogation techniques, which included waterboarding. >> the lawyers here are arguing that what they said there is inadmissible and what they said at guantanamo is inadmissible, because they are all these conditions to tell the interrogators what they wanted to hear. jobina: today, they will determine what evidence must be provided to the defense and what applies to courts. this saturday will mark 20 years since the 9/11 attacks, julian. julian: thank you. out of afghanistan, several rounds of gunfire erupted at a large protest in the capital city of kabul. you are seeing video of several

bystanders moving fast to get away from a central air section. abc reports members of the taliban fired the shots. hundreds of protesters have gathered to demand women's rights and announced taliban rule. some bbc journalists were also permitted -- prohibited from filming at the rally. kumasi: people in the bay area getting involved. a group for global alerts afghanistan have developed a text alert you can use. they are urging them to still be aware with the situation with the taliban. they are hoping for more awareness and global response. sadaf doost: this is really in response to troubling reports we are hearing on the ground, we are just advocating for the needs of those directly impacted in afghanistan. kumasi: the text alert has only

been available for a few days now, but in that time, organizers say more than 500 people have already used it. julian: those who have made it out of afghanistan into the united states are adapting to their new home. the department of defense share this video takin taken at a basn new jersey. children passing time by learning to play corn hole. the basis housing 9500 afghan refugees. kumasi: starting today, sonoma county employees must provide vaccination proof or submit to covid-19 testing. sonoma county health officials expanded the state's health order last month. also today, all san francisco unified employees will be required to be fully vaccinated or at least get tested is a week. last week, the district said 96% of staff who reported their vaccination status are fully vaccinated. that is 8919 of the nearly

10,000 staff members. 280 said they are not vaccinated. 66 said that they are partially vaccinated. 23 said they have an appointment to be vaccinated. julian: san francisco got its first real test of the vaccine mandate this holiday weekend. for the vaccination is required if you want to dine indoors for more than two weeks now. . it has complicated things for people looking to grab a me al. it is also provided its fair share of challenges for restaurants. >> not everybody is vaccinated, so it is very hard to find seating arrangements that can accommodate all 28 of us. >> over 100 that we have turned away every day. julian: berkeley also requires proof of vaccination. that order took effect last friday. enforcement begins this friday. kumasi: the timing between vaccine doses is proving to be imported when it comes to building immunity against the coronavirus. >> vast knowledge is the longer

between doses is better, and moderna, which is four weeks apart, less likely to get an infection than pfizer, which is three weeks apart. that is what we should have done, in my opinion. kumasi: something else that dr. monica gandhi brought up was mixing vaccines. she said once more vaccines are approved, it is likely that people who got pfizer can get a moderna booster shot, and vice versa. julian: most recreation centers in san francisco will reopen today. all visitors are required to show that they have been vaccinated, except for kids 12 and younger who are not eligible yet. the center reopens next wednesday. the randall museum opens october 2, and the golden gate park senior centers open january 4. kumasi: a protest in san jose this morning. julian: and you know ronald mcdonald's friend? we are talking the purple one,

grimaced. have you ever talked about -- thought about what the is? we will talk about it in a couple of minutes, but first, we will check in with lisa argen, who has a look at the accuweather forecast this morning. lisa: good morning, everyone. starting off with live doppler 7 high clouds pushing inland, but you notice that orange, highlighted area, a heat advisory for the sacramento valley. yesterday, it was 108 in fairfield. once again today, pressure not going anywhere, and it is allowing the hazy conditions, the spare the air alert today. later on on tuesday, we are still under this lighter shade of lou. you get a sea breeze today. it will push the smoke to the east of us. we will be under moderate air quality, at least until thursday. temperatures in the upper 60's to 70's, 70 in brentwood, so we have cooled off pretty nicely.

we have moisture offshore and some clouds. a spin up of high clouds from time to time today, tomorrow, but overall, we are still looking very hot, and the moisture, well, maybe some of the mountains in southern california, but for the bay area, partly cloudy skies, hazy conditions, a spare the air alert today. looking at 96 in napa, temperatures flirting with 100 degrees again. yesterday, we had that in concord, livermore. low to mid 80's here on the peninsula. we will see that sea breeze pick up to over 20 miles an hour at times today. that will keep san francisco in the 70's, half moon bay, upper 60's. santa cruz at 80. so the accuweather 7-day forecast, another day of triple digit heat, 80's at the bayshore come in their 70's at the coast. thursday may be a little but of relief, and then looking into

friday, more fog, more of an onshore push, cooler temperatures, brighter skies as we get into the weekend. hey, jobina. drew: i am meteorologist drew tuma. -- jobina: hey, lisa. everything is moving at the limit. no problems to report for our westbound commuters, which will start to look a little different in about two hours. at the toll plaza, no lights on yet. labor day yesterday committed they did not come on. we have a little fog around santa rosa r, so if you areiding along 101, some slowdowns. fremont to san jose, it will b

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all with the power of the t-mobile 5g network. rule your day with 5g. only at metro by t-mobile. julian: welcome back. there is a new twist this morning following the mysterious death of a bay area family near

yosemite. according to the "new york times, officials are investigating possible lightning strikes in the area. no official word yet on how the family died. officials believe john commit his wife ellen, and their one-year-old daughter and their dog hiked most of the eight-mile trail in triple digit heat. the big question still remains -- what happened to them? investigators looked at everything from toxic algae to talk carbon monoxide poisoning to old mines. kumasi: a woman tells abc 7 news someone stole her custom pet mobile grooming truck. it happened between 2:00 and 4:00 in the morning in san leandro. she said the truck is her dream. she just wanted back, and insurance does not cover most of the items, including the camper that houses or business. a park is set to open today if protesters do not get in the way. it is in a state-owned lot in

the vista montana neighborhood. abc 7 reporter amanda del castillo has more. amanda: new, temporary parking sites are said to open tuesday to those living in their vehicles. it will host at least 20 vehicles. >> they have lost a lot of their resources during the time that they have been on house, so they need support and affordable housing. amanda: andrea with the nonprofit homes for service of the community. it will be a long component drive, where apple plants with a san jose campus. home first works with officials to make it happen. sean cartwright with the on house response group spoke with residents who say something has to give. sean go. amanda: but around the neighborhood, signs signaling a

moving day protest. >> we are not the bad guys. we want to be part of the process. we understand the situation of homelessness, but right now, it is not about shoving it down our throats. amanda: julio and other residents say they only learned about the process last wednesday, saying it could be problematic for families and young children. julio: the fear is already here. andrea: i certainly hope they never have a medical emergency, that they never have a natural disaster default and so that they are in this situation and are greeted by such intolerance. amanda: pretty's are hoping for at least nine months. a city memo pointed to the remote possibility of staying open if the site is found to be safe and effective. i am amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. julian: the 90th dead whale found in the bay area this year was found on friday in the bay area.

the 35-foot female humpback was found about a mile south of the south beach parking lot, steamrolling in the surf when a resident first reported this to the marine mammal center. due to the dangerous high tides, it could not be accessed until sunday. the cause of death is undetermined. kumasi: the perfect storm is hitting the sierra nevada. not only the oldest species insn our area. there are small shoots of hope. >> their cones open up, their seats start to germinate after a fire. >> ic baby sequoias that have sprouted up after the fire happened. kumasi: they can only be found in the california sierra nevada mountains.

they are on the endangered species list. julian:julian: you now have a place to camp without venturing too far from home. the cori camp is now part of the dumbarton bridge. it is a full-service hookup for rv's. there are also showers and easy access to hiking and biking on the shoreline. >> for those who just live on the concrete all the time, this is a good opportunity to see what it is like to cook their food on a stove and maybe have a little camp fire, some kids do not know anything about that. julian: the site includes th drive-in tent sites with more coming. there are plans for tent cabins, like the ones in yosemite, according to "chronicle," and an amphitheater, too. kumasi: ok. i like to camp. julian: when you don't have to drive too far, if you only want to do it for a night, even better. kumasi: a night is about right.

[laughter] julian: you know that's right. lisa: alright, well, you have got good weather out there. if you were sleeping outside, camping, it cools off nicely. you have to be shaded from the sun we were baking yesterday. live doppler 7 you tropical moisture well offshore, pushing up to the south. it will stay offshore, and an area of high pressure has been a dominant weather feature. it is to the east of us, and here is a live look outside. in the south bay, you notice that the air quality will be four. elsewhere, as we get into these stronger air quality, south-central bay, that should take us through the rest of the week. notice things are really taking their time because of this feature here. usually we have a system off the coast bringing in that fresh

ocean air. this area of high-pressure is pushing down on the atmosphere, squishing that fog, making that marine layer dense and shallow at the coast. at the same time, trapping the smoke, the ozone at the surface at the surface as the air sinks and warm and dry. as we take a live look outside, there was a little fog they are 10 minutes ago, and that really kind of disappeared. 59 in mountain view with 55 san jose. that is a warm start. another view here, numbers and the low 50's santa rosa, mid-50's nevada. 57 in fairfield. we are mild, warmer this morning than yesterday. with that, we will take our poor air quality, little less hazy tomorrow, but the cooldown not coming until friday. another day near 90 in the south bay. upper 80's cupertino.

mid to upper 80's and the peninsula, 72 downtown and the northbay. upper 70's to near 80 in oakland, with 85 in fremont. you had inland, another day of oppressive heat with 101 in concord, 102 in livermore. the accuweather 7-day forecast, we are hot again tomorrow, minor cooling on thursday. friday, things really begin to turn around. the weekend looking fantastic with 60's, 70's, and 80's. kumasi: happy to hear that, lisa, thank you if your all-new episodes of "the view" return today on abc 7. the show is celebrating 25 years on air. the hosts are returning to the studio for the first time since the pandemic started. we'll be goldberg is on "gma" this morning, talking about the changes. whoopi: it is nice to be seen, i must say. i was very concerned about what i would be wearing below here. [laughter] i'm not used to wearing anything. >> yep. whoopi: and it was lots of fun

for me. very interesting for hair and makeup who would walk past. [laughter] kumasi: i love whoopi. clearly you do not want to miss season 25. the premier today right here on abc 7, and you can only watch "the view" at 10:00, right before midday live at 11:00. julian: whoopi knows she is going to have her crocs on. [laughter] if you ever wondered what the purple pal of ronald mcdonald is, you may be shocked to find out here we are talking about grimace. you see the picture, the fluffy purple character that tags around with ronald mcdonald. mcdonald's manager says grimace is an enormous taste blood, and it is -- taste but, and it is meant to show that the food taste good -- taste bud, and it is meant to show that the food tastes good. some say it should not be named

after di supposed to taste good. kumasi: a taste bud. julian: who would've ever guessed that? a purple taste bud. kumasi: name grimace. julian: 6:00, an age-old question but new methods in the pandemic era. two experts are telling their tips. kumasi:kumasi: the first country to adopt bitcoin. where the currency is becoming legal tender today. julian: the plans for the city in the middle of the desert.

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starting today, bitcoin is legal currency in el salvador. it is the first country to accept the coin as legal tender. the head of bitcoin beach initiative, backed by u.s.-bound nonprofit. >> i have a business in the u.s. that supports my needs, but i have love of community here and they believe that one can really impact the life of those that are unbanked andnbanked andnbane bottom rung of the economic ladder. julian:julian: not everyone is on board with this. many local businesses still prefer casket hundreds of salvadoreans recently protested in the streets, saying cryptocurrency will turn the country into a casino for the wealthy. kumasi: if you are going on vacation for the fall, you are in luck, because airfare is expected to drop. fares are expected to be lower because of fewer business

travelers after a busy summer. domestic flight prices mainly down 10%. international airfare is also estimated to be down 15%. julian: would you live in a brand-new city in america? a billionaire hopes so. former walmart exec mark lower outline his vision for a city in the desert. possible locations include nevada, utah, idaho, texas. they don't even have that location figured out, ok. he says it will be as vibrant and diverse as new york city, combined with the safety and cleanliness of tokyo. the whole project is expected to cost more than $400 billion. planners hope to welcome its first residents by 2030. they have a lot of work to do in less than nine years at this point. kumasi: i have a lot of questions about this, lisa. [laughter] lisa: yeah, i like my fog. i like my bay area.

kumasi:kumasi: you don't want to be out there in the desert. lisa: no, i am staying right here. i would like to come anyway. notice more greens out there, because the longer night, cooling air, and a little bit of fog. don't get too excited, because it is going to change. . we still have a spare the air alert, hazy and hot over the next several days. moderate air quality, poor air quality if you are in the south bay. at wednesday, look how hot it is, near 80 in oakland, thursday getting a little bit better. it is friday, and we all can breathe a sigh of relief, better air quality any return of the fog that we love. julian: all right, thank you, lisa. new at 6:00, while video of an entire paint factory going up in flames. kumasi: and the south lake tahoe couple forced from their home because of the caldor fire now sharing the story of what happened when they came to san francisco.

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asked to watch out for what me happening -- what may be happening down the street. >> it is the only photos left have my dad. that was the biggest hit. aaron: first is kp caldor fire, not victims of a san francisco crime, one tahoe couple is explaining the story. kumasi: pro pro weighing in with the best tips for finding your morning mojo. aaron: it all starts with coffee , as far as i'm concerned. kumasi: and us. aaron: thank you for waking up with us. you're watching abc seven mornings live on hulu live and wherever you stream. kumasi: but start with a check of our forecast with lisa. lisa: we are still under this heat dump. -- heat dome.