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september 8. we are so happy to have you with us on this wednesday. we start the day off with a check of the forecast with drew this morning. drew: temperatures in the 60's and low 70's right now, but it gets uncomfortable as it gets hot and pretty warm along the coast as well. the morning, san jose. a live look. air quality is good to moderate today, improving air quality as we head through thursday, friday and saturday. temperature wise, 10:00 a.m., by lunchtime we are warming up. our hottest spots well into the 90's, but cooler weather moving in on thursday, guys. kumasi: the countdown begins to the california recall. polls open at 7:00 a.m. on tuesday, meaning we are six days away. former san diego mayor kevin falconer and others are expected

to rally support in the bay area. gavin newsom will also have some help from vice-president kamala harris. amy: the democratic calvary is on the way the help the governor. you can tell someone important is coming here, they have the barricades up at the training the silly the in san leandro -- training facility in san leandro. she will ask voters to vote n vn and support newsome. she was going to campaign last month, but have -- had to cancel that after the death of 13 american met service members in afghanistan. the appearances are being downplayed by newsom's opponents, but newsom himself thinks they are important. >> i think it's a big deal to

have the vice president of the happens to be from the bay area, who happens to be a californian, supporting these efforts. >> californians are hurting, and they couldn't care less what kamala harris or joe biden says. amy: former san diego mayor kevin falconer will also be campaigning in the bay area today, he will be with victims rights advocates, trying to position himself as an alternative to larry elder, who newsom has focused on as his biggest threat. the election is next tuesday, and you will be asked to vote on whether you support the recall and who you would want to replace the governor if he is recalled. reporting live in san leandro, amy folly -amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. kumasi: it appears

gavin newsom and larry elder are in the lead. >> they were made for each other. larry elder's archconservative views and talk has made him a viewpoint for a lot of voters. he has also been a perfect foil for gavin newsom, who can say, this is a west coast version of donald trump. this is clear and defined, and what you are seeing in every speech, radio, and tv ad. kumasi: this is the fourth time in u.s. history that there has been a gubernatorial recall. join us for a special about the california recall this saturday at 10:00 p.m. we will be taking a look at this recall and the one in two thousand three that ended with arnold schwarzenegger as governor of california. >> turning to the covid-19 crisis and what you need to know about the new variant -- part of

our commitment to building a better bay area involves a focus on your health as the first new cases are reported in the bay area. after reaching out to all b ay area counties, the san diego area reports 27 cases of mu. >> we need to get back soon, because the more we allow the virus replicates, the bigger chance it has to mutate and form these new variants. >> this dr. with santa clara county says he is encouraged, with 82% of county residents being fully vaccinated. as children go back to school, covid cases are skyrocketing. kids represented a quarter of all new infections last week. jobina: good morning.

just in the last week, 252 thousand children have tested positive, the biggest increase since the start of the pandemic. this has forced at least -- several dozen schools to close. >> they can't protect themselves. they cannot get vaccinated. it is our job to do that. jobina: 75% of adults in the u.s. have received at least one dose of the covid vaccine, but as the delta variant spreads, the u.s. has now nearly four times the number of infections and double the number of covid hospitalizations compared to one year ago, when there was no vaccine. the white house says tomorrow, president biden will unveil a new six pronged strategy to fight the delsea variant --

delta variant and boost vaccinations. kumasi: the first convention in almost two years is returning to san francisco. this will be the first convention at miss goni and almost 18 months. face masks, proof of vaccination are required. in 2020, officials say travel spending in san francisco took an $8 billion hit. five more conventions are booked for the fall. the developments, calfire is making progress on the dixie and caldor fire's. they are still growing, with the caldor fire reaching 50% containment and more evacuation orders being lifted in south lake tahoe. calfire is also getting a better look at the destruction. the fire has destroyed 700 76 homes. when you see this qr code on your screen, get out your phone. this will take you right to our

abc 7 wildfire tracker map, and show you every wildfire in california and air quality. julian: while progress is being made, fire season is far from over. >> services have put out their three month outlook for september through december. the entire state shows drier, more wind events, and large fire activity to continue for the next three months. julian: officials say everyone in the state needs to be vigilant. if you see smoke, call it in, don't assume it is a minor fire or that someone else already did. also, be prepared with a go-bag, ready, and if you get an evacuation order, it is time to get out. kumasi: a magnitude 7.0 rocking mexico, strike felt for miles, including mexico city. julian: and san francisco suing

for its water. the draig the city is taking to court to keep its water use amid the drought. drew: and it is a hot day across the golden state. we have heat advisories across much of the central valley. we will take a closer look at we will take a closer look at how hot is your family ready for an emergency? you can prepare by mapping out two ways to escape your home, creating a supply kit, and including your whole family in practice drills. for help creating an emergency plan, visit safetyactioncenter.pge.com

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kumasi: bellovin news on california's drought. san francisco is suing the state, on restrictions preventing the city from drawing water from cities and creeks. several central valley irrigation district have joined san francisco in this filing. water draws were halted last month when state officials determined that the

sacramento san joaquin river basi doesou. i the exceptional drought category, but by october, we expect to see our first storms. hopefully in the next month or so, we will see a return of some rain. today is about the dry conditions and hot weather later on this afternoon. off to a mild start on this wednesday morning, but later today, those temperatures take off, hitting 80 today in oakland, 90, san jose, 96, santa rosa, but england, in the upper 90's if not exceeding 100 degrees later on today. we begin to see relief by thursday, our warmest spots going into the 90's. even better by friday, you will feel that refreshing air moving in. one more day before cool weather comes on thursday. jobina: checking in on traffic,

i'm following two crashes. one is a back up one is when you come a little further in the san pablo area. this is a three car crash here, it looks like injuries have been reported, and a second crash further west, on westbound 80 before san pablo road, so a heads up to you there. it is very packed at the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights came on at 5:43. wrapping up with a live look in oakland, 880 camera. julian: this morning, widespread reaction as the texas governor responds to critics over the controversial abortion ban and its impact on victims of rape. kumasi: and the internet is going wild this morning as a beloved children's host reveals why he disappeared from the show. julian: plus, we will tell you

about the thieves in the south bay picking the wrong target, and how police tracked down the stolen goods. kumasi: let's get a live look at 6:13. we wil

julian: welcome back from the break. one person is dead after a powerful earthquake struck mexico. magnitude 7.0 quake hit last night near the northeast city of the governor told local media that falling debris did kill one person. mexico city also felt that quake. we first alerted people to the earthquake around seventh: 30

last night -- 7:30 with a push alert. you want to be the first to know by turning on those notifications. kumasi: new comments about the texas abortion ban by the governor is causing new controversy. a reporter asked governor greg abbott about the abortion bands impact on rape victims, here's what he said. >> rape is a crime. texas will work tirelessly to make sure that we eliminate all rapists from the streets of texas by aggressively going out and, uh, arresting them and prosecuting them and getting them off the streets. kumasi: it's worth noting that governor abbott has not taken up anymore rape prevention legislation. mexico's supreme court voted to decriminalize abortion. julian: story of the morning right here, some thieves in the

south bay picked the wrong target. a company tracking devices says someone stole a package from their dropbox out of the offices. you see the car, possibly involved in the theft, pull into the parking lot and stop near the dropbox. what was inside the stolen package? i don't know, 20 trackers like these, valued at 1500 dollars. >> the trackers were on and on their way to a customer to track the covid vaccine. so it was an urgent shipment. julian: the team and police were able to track down the suspects, but no arrests have been made so far. the investigation remains active. kumasi: beyond meat is going beyond burgers with a foray into chicken. they are introducing new chicken nuggets, and these chicken

nuggets will eventually be introduced at safeway and walmart. they are priced at $7.99 for a 20 piece order. julian: let's see how they taste? kumasi: that is something you just have to try, because the beyond burger is good. drew: we were talking about fried chicken earlier this morning. kumasi: we sure were. julian: publix fried chicken, yes, yes, yes. drew: spring break in fort lauderdale, we lived off of ride chicken. julian: it's so good. drew: if you haven't had it, please go. let's talk about the heat coming our way, guys. a bit of fog, but it is a clear day for a lot of us later on today. this is the golden gate bridge. we have some fog through the golden gate. unfortunately, that's about it when it comes to the fog. the air quality is improving over the next couple of days.

anywhere from good to anre seeing improving conditions overhead. here we go, southbay, 90 later on today, san jose, 101, morgan hill, 84 in cupertino. downtown today, going into the 70's with a lot of sunshine. 68 in daly city, 101 in the north bay. 93 in vallejo. the east bay, 80 for oakland, 82 in san leandro, downright hot. 104 in brentwood, 98 in concord, 100 in livermore. overnight, we will find some coastal clouds, that's about it, in terms of our marine layer. holding in the 60's and our warm spots inland. high-pressure is in control, bringing us the hot weather, but by thursday, this is our relief. we will find some cooler temperatures, but as the low

moves into california tomorrow, there is a chance of a thunderstorm. the outline in green is mainly a chance in parts of norer and central california, to the east of the bay area. we could see a few thunderstorms pop up tomorrow, but if so, lightning is a concern. back here at home, over the next seven days, sizzling inland on our wednesday. tomorrow, chance of a thunderstorm to our north and east. the bigger story, cooling off by saturday and sunday. we are getting closer to average for this time of the year. kumasi: time to check in with ginger, live with what's coming up on gma. good morning, ginger. >> coming up here, an alarming new number in the coronavirus crisis, cases topping 40 million across the country. the number of pediatric cases is surging to a weekly record. or kids are going back to school, so that is not good, and

some states are calling in alehery the britney spears. her father filing to end the conservatorship that has controlled the pop star's life and money for 13 years. what her team is saying this morning. and robin and larry got to go to disneyland in southern california, revealing the new celebrity cast for season 30 of dancing with the stars. you don't want to miss it, and i think i can leak one in case you haven't seen it, because cody rigsby, the peleton --. kumasi: that's a wrap. yeah, ok. >> cody. julian: ginger's team cody. i love it.

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starting hours from now. a case that rocked the country moving to opening statements in wafo an new text messages the prosecution is revealing overnight. kumasi: violent crime in oakland on the rise, the plea from police as they say the force is shrinking to its lowest point in years. julian: and bear sightings are back. the animals getting closer and closer in public, and what the wildfires have to do with it. oh man, that dog running for its life right there. thanks for joining us. you're watching us on hulu live, or wherever you stream. kumasi: let's check in with drew this morning. drew: today is the final hot da of the week. relief comes tomorrow. a live look from the tower -- a bit of clouds and fog in the city right now. the marine layer is very shallow

as we week, and that will be one of the ingredients that helps us warm up quickly this morning. dixie's and low currently in santa rosa. 10:00 a.m., 70's and 80's already away from the coast and by lunchtime, you will want to seek ac inland. in the 90's with warmer temperatures by 4:00 and 5:00, guys. julian: thank you, drew. this morning, candidates inn california recall election are hard at work on the campaign trail. two candidates are expected to stop in the bay area today. amy hollyfield is live for us in san leandro, where vice president kamala harris is expected to join governor newsom on his campaign trail. good morning, amy. amy: a big visit. the two top democrats in the country are expected to be

campaigning with governor newsom to try and fight this recall, although some of newsom's opponents are questioning whether californians even care about those appearances. vice president kamala harris is expected to appear with gavin newsom today in san leandro. she will be asking voters to vote no on the recall. president bryden has said he will campaign with newsom as well, but the date of that appearance has not been released. one of newsom's opponents, larry elder, tried to downplay the visit, saying californians are hurting and don't care what biden and harris have to say. newsom says he believes it is a big deal to have their support. the while, voters are speaking out about this recall, for and against it, which will be held next tuesday. facts i like him as a person and i like his policies. i think he's done whatever any person could have done.

wte say thank you, governor newsom, for the highest taxes in california. amy: falconer will be with victims rights advocates today. the vice president getting on a flight to come here from d.c. this morning. she will be here for less than two hours before she gets back on air force two and heads back to the east coast. live in san leandro, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. julian: if you have already registered to vote, you will get a vote by mail ballots. if you have not registered, you can do so by sending in one of those conditional voter registrations, available as late as election day, which is september 14. kumasi: in the south bay, opening arguments in the trial

of elizabeth holmes. the founder of theranos is accused of fraud. rebecca jarvis is at the courthouse in san jose. rebecca: people are lining up to see the trial of elizabeth holmes, set to get underway later this morning with opening statements. we now have a jury, seven men and five women, spanning in age from 19 to 60. the defense introducing those bombshell allegations days ago, suggesting that elizabeth holmes was abused by her former boyfriend and coo, sonny balwani, allegations mr. balwan concretely denies. this involves so many aspects of american culture -- silicon valley, the media, responsibility and health care, coming together in the criminal trial of elizabeth holmes. from san jose, rebecca jarvis,

abc news. kumasi: there will be more from rebecca jarvis at 7:00 on gma. for more in-depth analysis, listen to rebecca's podcast "the dropout code new episodes drop every tuesday wherever you get your podcasts -- the dropout." -- "the dropout." new episodes drop every tuesday wherever you get your podcasts. this is the most expensive estate currently listed for sale in the bay area. there are seven homes along this 74 april property -- 74 acre property. one of those homes is currently being rented for an estimated $3000 a month. the estate also boasts three swimming pools and a tennis court. julian: tomorrow, president

biden will be delivering remarks on his administration's strategy to stop the spread of the delta variant and boost vaccinations. according to the white house, 75% of americans have had at least one vaccine dose. 64% of adults are fully vaccinated. in california, our seven-day test positivity has gone down to 4.1%. a month ago, it was 7.1%. a covid-19 outbreak has sickened dozens of inmates and staff at the santa rita jail. 46 inmates have come down with covid, 37 are asymptomatic and nine are showing symptoms. 10 jail staff have also tested positive. the cases were discovered during regular covid-19 testing. in the north bay, all jail inmates will be tested for covid in sonoma county, regardless of vaccination status, before they enter a facility.

this includes juvenile hall and takes effect october 1. kumasi: crime in oakland is getting worse. the number of violent crimes has increased as the police force shrinks to a new lower level. the number of police is dropping to below 700 for the first time in six years. homicides have rosen by 41%. three officers have left the department in the last five days, and that problem could get worse. the anti-police terror project says there is more to the problem then officers on the street. >> officers are leaving in droves. they don't feel valued, and their vocation is not preserved by this city council. they are derided, vilified. >> this bike and homicides started over a year ago, when they had those numbers of officers. we still saw a spike in crime. there is no definitive data that

demonstrates a correlation between more cops and less crime. kumasi: two councilmembers recently voted against redirecting more than $17 million away from the police department to fund two additional academies. happening tonight, the san francisco police department is hosting the seventh annual chinatown night out event. it's modeled after t mod national night out to engage with chinese speaking communities. there are also live prevention strategies related to hate crimes and p it is being held at washington and curry streets. julian: a brand-new poll onnd-nn as the nation prepares kumasi: for the 20th anniversary. and let's take a live look at the big board on the new york

stock exchange. not much change. another update, next. and union square -- julian: alive look at union square, where a restaurant may be coming atop the macy's building. jobina: this is a crash before a street, and sightly north of that in san lorenzo, we have a second crash on southbound 880 past washington avenue. speeds there are 28 miles per hour and drive times reflect a slowdown coming from antioch to concord. tracy to dublin, 49 minutes. very packed at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights came on at 5:43, traffic is backed up to the maze and slow-moving for people headed westbound on the richmond-san raphael bridge towards the north bay. we also want to not you know --

let you know that a new push at rejuvenating the taxi industry is underway in san francisco. a nap is used to view a trip there to get into a cab. taxis will be equipped with a new algorithm to calculate cost and meters will be a thing of the past. >> the public should know that taxis right now are competitive with rideshare's. jobina: greenlighted the program, some cabbies are against it, afraid the new system will be wrong and they will not earn as much. let's check in with drew tuma this morning. drew: as you look across the region, the air quality is doing good. a lot of green dots out there, a couple of yellow dots indicating moderate air quality, but we are off to a good start this morning. air quality today pretty much

staying where we are right now, betweenoo n have ane the r use use use use use use use today. an increase in winds later on this afternoon will help keep smoke away from us and we will stay in the good to moderate category when it comes to air quality. today is a hot one away from the coast. 98 in antioch, 100 in livermore, oakland, 80, 90 in san jose, and widespread 90's from napa dissenter felt, the city going to 92 degrees. here's a look at some other highs around the bay, sponsored by visit california. >> this guy here is busy, working on our states recovery. you see, he lives in california and by vacationing in california, he is supporting our businesses and communities, which means every fruity skewer

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kumasi: new this morning, paul just released find -- a pole just released finds that since our 9/11 attacks, most americans say the country has changed for the worse. jobina: just 49% say the united states is safer now. that's among the weakest ratings ever regarding anti-terrorism in polls by abc news and the washington post. puffins has slid the most among republicans, with 41% saying america is safer from terrorism today.

one thing most americans agree on, 9/11 had a lasting impact on the united states. 86% of people polled said yes to the statement. analysts believe the results were influenced in part by the tumultuous withdrawal of troops from afghanistan. julian: employees contract workers who reportedly scanned through millions of whatsapp messages. facebook says whatsapp reviews messages sent to them by users to report abuse. julian: it appears that apple is set to reveal its newest iphones next week. the company is holding a virtual event tuesday with the tagline "california streaming." they are expected to appeal the iphone 13, along with the many pro mac versions. they are apparently working on

new as low coin. this morning, it is hovering above 46,000 technical wishes and angry protests impacted yesterday's rollout in el salvador. american airlines pilots are set to hit the picket lines. several of the airlines major hubs, including dallas-fort worth and miami. they will be protesting over scheduling, fatigue and lack of hotels for crews over the summer. the flight attendants union for american and southwest airline have also complained about similar issues. let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange. we are up by about 60 points. julian: big announcements out of the south bay, southwest is resuming service between reno,

tahoe, and the silicon valley area. these cities made the announcement yesterday. so service was suspended in april 2020 because of the pandemic. they plan to use a boeing 737 for the reno flight path area kumasi: a new war is be -- flight path. kumasi: a new war is being waged over electric vehicles in the truck market. several other automakers are going electric as well. all eyes are on the rt one from an american startup called rivington. the electric pickup torque, bigger towing capacity, up to 11,000 pounds, and really and is working to map out a network of roadside charging stations. it's planning to use the prototype for future electric ford and lincoln vehicles. julian: hospitals across the

country are short staffed, a problem only made worse by the pandemic. california will face a significant nurse shortage over the next five years, as the covid search has many nurses at the quitting point. a study was just published on the california wide nursing shortage. she talked to reporter kate larsen about those findings. >> 55 to 64-year-old 64-year-ole report they plan to retire in the next two years. that went up to 26%, so i think that's a huge difference and is almost entirely covid related. julian: it comes as union nurses demand use -- ucsf ucsf ucsf uf issues, but

is difficult to meet those requests. a big win for britney spears. jamie spears has been managing brittany's finances for 13 years now. another person stepped in to oversee her medical issues in 2019. the case going back to court for another hearing at the end of this month. lots of excitement about who will be dancing on the new season with dancing with the stars. kumasi: and we are getting our first look at the celebrities waltzing into the ballroom. the big reveal on good morning america. >> season 30 -- are you ready? ? get pumped for wwe champ the miz. it's jojo olivia jade. and turn up the resistance,

because it's peloton instructor cody rigsby. suni lee talk show host amanda kloots. karate kid martin cohen, the bleak empire -- bling e kristin chu. say hello to brian austin green. kumasi: [laughter] all right. gma is talking to the stars from disneyland. that's coming up right after abc 7 mornings. you can watch the season pre

7. drew: they've got a good cast. kumasi: they do. top three? drew: jojo dancer, she is my number one. she is going to do really well. i think kenny will do well to. kumasi: i am excited for cody and kenya. drew: but does the bike translate to dance moves? i have no idea. kumasi: but drew: drew: she can twirl. we will see. drew: i think a lot of people will be really into this. we have to find out who takes the first win on the 20th. let's talk weather. temperatures hot later on this afternoon, and a mild start as we take a look at current temperatures right now. in the 60's around the bay shoreline, 64 in oakland.

63 in fremont -- cooler in the'a rosa to napa, but an above average start to our day. highs and microclimates, later on today, 101 in morgan hill, 80 for the high-end cupertino. along the peninsula, 70 with seven -- 77 in redwood city and warm in the city -- 72 downtown, 68 for daly city with some sunshine. 96, santa rosa, nevada, 95, sonoma warm at 76 today. the east bay, 80 in oakland, berkeley, 70 9, 86 in fremont, and inland, 104 in brentwood the high and pleasanton. overnight lows, we will drop into the mid to upper 50's around the bay shoreline. next when he four hours.rhe the warmest spots will be in the

60's. he introduced cooler weather tomorrow afternoon and have to introduce the chance of an isolated thunderstorm to our east. this is the best chance of finding a thunderstorm, if one does pop up. back here at home, the accuweather seven-day forecast. there is a slight chance of a thunderstorm across northern california tomorrow. the bigger story, we cool off by friday. the weekend is looking pretty nice. the morning fog to afternoon sunshine. julian: thanks, drew. turn a hotel into the housing for the homeless. this is one of four buildings san francisco wants to purchase and convert using state money. san francisco is considering other options if this hotel does not quite work out. kumasi: san francisco is getting a new rooftop restaurant in

union square, taking over the current side of the macy's men's department store. the store, which specializes daphne's will specialize in good food, a sushi bar, sweeping city views. julian: and check out the spare and the home what area of tahoe. this is more video of the macy's for that rooftop is coming in. despair made quite -- this bear made quite the close call. kumasi: where is the bear? ♪ where is the bear? ♪ >> richard, richard. julian: oh my gosh, you saw the bear chasing the dog around in circles there. this video is from last month, but experts say there has been a surge in bear sightings the past

few weeks, escaping caldor fire flames and finding trash left by fire evacuees kumasi: it climbed out of the doctor -- evacuees. kumasi: it climbed out of the dumpster -- oh man. julian: richard almost didn't make it. kumasi: richard came around the corner, like, why are you calling me. he almost didn't find out. up next, the seven things you need to know today. julian: and you can watch all of our newscasts live and on-demand through the connected tv app, it available for connection on apple tv, fire tv and roku. download the app and start streaming now. kumasi: as we had to break, let's look at the beautiful sunrise in san francisco. makes: 55.

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i'm 53, but in my mind i'm still 35. that's why i take oste bi-flex to keep me moving the way i was made to, it nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. osteo bi-flex, plus vitamin d for immune support. kumasi: 6:57. number one, with only seven days left in the recall election, candidates are ramping up efforts to get people to vote.

vice-president kamala harris will be in the east bay today with governor newsom to garner support for the governor in this recall election. julian: former san diego mayor kevin falconer will also be campaigning in the bay area today. he will be positioning himself as an alternative to larry elder, who is his biggest threat in the recall election. kumasi: and opening statements begin today in the trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes. julian: number four, positive update on the caldor fire, now up to 50% contained. more evacuation orders have been lifted in southlake. drew: number five, accuweather today, it's a hot and sunny day here mid week. we go well int' not exceeding 100 degrees inland. hot in the north bay in the 90's, hitting 72 later on today in the city. jobina: and this is a live

picture right now from the bay bridge toll plaza, our busiest spot. metering lights came on at 5:43. speeds will be under the limit once you make it through the metering lights. kumasi: number seven, we are talking about bears today. nothing was going to stop this one from getting its nest meal. the security camera at big bear lake shows the bear trying to climb a tree to get to a -- look at this -- it's trying to get to the birdfeeder. it managed to balance on the banister, then you have to watch the rest of it. this bear is a gymnast. julian: all right, gymnast, here we go. this is intense. yogi and boo-boo are doing the most right now. drew: what did he see up there? this is endgame. kumasi: have you seen a bear in real life before? drew: i have, it was not great. julian: yeah.

kumasi: where? drew: tahoe. julian: hiking in the east bay. drew: that's too close to home! good morning, america. as we start this wednesday, a covid surge among american kids, 250,000 cases in one week. the u.s. tops 40 million covid cases, pediatric cases now at the highest number since the pandemic began. hospitals crushed, military medical personnel deployed in three states. idaho activates crisis standards of care at ten hospitals. dr. jha weighs in live on the new variant and the trajectory of the fourth wave. breaking overnight, a powerful earthquake rocking mexico near a popular tourist spot. the 7.0 quake shaking buildings. the latest on the destruction this morning. flash flood watch. three states on alert after

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