>> the eyes of the nation are on you. i am not joking. you have to vote no. >> a campaign of support, including president biden. it all comes down to today. will governor newsom keep his job? the high-stakes. >> a hurricane that made landfall overnight, now downgraded to a tropical storm. we are tracking nicholas and where it will head next. >> dressed to impress. some of the best looks from everyone's favorite actors, singers and influencers. september 14. >> we are going to start with a check of our forecast with the birthday boy. >> happy birthday, mike. >> thank you.

feeling blessed this morning. i've got my new shirt on, from the slim section. very happy about that. here is a look at what is going on from south beach. you can see it is pretty quiet out there. clouds are lining up along the coast and they will make a late charge to the east as we head through the morning commute. temperatures mainly around 50 degrees and you can see the rapid warming inland with 80's already. 70's elsewhere with 60's along the coast and by 4:00, we will have 60's in the same spot, 75 to 80 around the bay but look at those 80's in the north bay and nine lanes inland -- 90's inland. 60's and 70's, they are not even up. >> today is the day, the call cl

the polls for the recall election open in less than two hours. governor newsom and his republican opponents are making their last push. the governor even getting support from the president. amy hollyfield joins us live in walnut creek. amy: good morning. it is the day when places like this church in walnut creek turn into polling places. it doesn't usually happen in september but here we are. this recall election has captured the attention of president joe biden. he made his first visit to california as president, yesterday and he was here to support governor gavin newsom. he campaigned alongside the governor. the president told supporters this election could have dire consequences if they don't get out and vote. >> you either keep gavin newsom as your governor, or you will get donald trump.

it's not a joke. >> trumpism and trumpism will be defeated all across the united states of america, because we are better than that. amy: 46 challengers are lo6 chae to replace newsom as governor today. newsom's advisers say they are confident he will beat this recall and will remain california's governor. you need to vote at your polling place today or you can still mail in your ballot, if you drop it at a blue po box. just checked the pickup time because of it gets picked up tomorrow or has tomorrow's post mark, it will not be counted. >> thank you. because of the national implications of this recall race, governor newsom is getting a lot of big-name democratic support. house speaker nancy pelosi was

in san francisco, campaigning for him. we caught up with her at a phone bank. >> they have been a party of shenanigans. they've been very dangerous to our country, to our democracy. >> speaker of the house nancy pelosi on the offensive against the republican monday night in san francisco, on the eve of the gavin newsom recall election. >> the people will be eloquent, it will be clear, and we will have a great victory for gavin newsom tomorrow. >> pelosi along with san francisco mayor london breed visited the mission district of san francisco, a location where volunteers worked into the night picking calls to try and urge californians to vote no on a gavin newsom recall on tuesday. >> for those of you just walking by and thought i just wanted to see what was going on, what is going on, a party. we are making phone calls. we want you to vote no on this recall.

join the party, join the effort. >> i asked speaker pelosi what she would say to those critics who believe some of governor newsom's pandemic decisions lead to permanent business closures and empty storefronts. >> a pandemic is not friendly to other living things, businesses or the rest. the fact is that we had to stop the spread. we had to crush the virus. >> thoughts echoed by the mayor. >> there were hard decisions that as leaders we had to make. when making those decisions, you know what we did? something that anyone of you would have done. we trusted our public health experts. we trusted the science. we trusted the data. >> republican legal candidate larry elder is in southern california for election day. he is telling supporters he wants to hear about their claims of election fraud, for what he

called a few days ago, shenanigans. we asked the president of the nonpartisan voter counsel if they had any thoughts. >> daily thing i am seeing causing me concern are all of these false claims about election fraud. there is no evidence to back any of these up and all it is doing is undermining people's confidence in the election, which is unfortunate. if people do see problems, we want them to be reported. they need to be reported to election officials. >> she also added this is something -- if you plan to mail in your ballot, it has to be postmarked by today. >> you can count on abc 7 for election results with streaming live coverage when the polls close at 8:00 tonight. you can watch on abc7news.com or download the abc 7 bay area app. >> happening today, the trial of elizabeth holmes is set to resume today.

holmes defrauding investors, patients 9:00others over the fai >> developing news, a hurricane that made landfall on the u.s. gulf coast overnight has been downgraded to a tropical storm. nicholas knocked down electricity to hundreds of thousands of people. we are alive at the live desk monitoring developments. >> emergency officials have been warning residents to prepare for heavy rain, gusty wind and a storm surge could be life-threatening. this is a live look at gavels 10, along the coat -- at gavels lveston, texas along the coast. check out this video from overnight as well. sideways rain coming through in coastal communities. there are reports of flooding

and people having to -- people being urged to stay off the roads. trees are begin to topple, posing another threat. a state of emergency is in place for areas in the path of the storm. the port of houston has closed, so have schools and medical facilities. in neighboring louisiana, nicholas could challenge recovery efforts from hurricane ida. >> i know bracing for another storm while we are still responding to and trying to recover from hurricane ida is not the position we wanted to be in, but it is a situation we are prepared for. >> new orleans has been placed under a flash flood warning and we are hearing reports of large power outages, more than 400,000 customers in texas are without electricity right now. >> i have some good news is the last time you and i have dropped -- you and i have talked. down to 60 miles per hour, so

that is good and the likelihood of wind damage is starting to lessen as the storm starts to unwind but as it does unwind, frouon or tothe new orleans and also into jackson, mississippi. the heart of the storm is moving through houston right now. the best chance is right now with the saturated soil and with the wind. you can see from houston and galveston all the way over to mobile, alabama. we have that threat for flooding because of the rain. heading over towards saint natchez and it starts to taper. places father to the south are not going to get quite as much but still it is going to be devastating. back here at home, we are starting to see clouds along the

lower elevations trying to push into the bay. 51 in petaluma. tracy and clara. for the rest of today, it is going to be a day where just watch out if you are going to take the dog out. hot pavement is going to be an issue in arnett -- in our inland neighborhoods. good news, the air qualityew remains moderate which is healthy as we head through the next three days. temperatures spread today from 69 in san francisco to nearly 98 and fairfield -- in fairfield. i will show you the big changes coming up. >> we are going to check traffic. all lanes blocked on 242 in the northbound direction.

this is scheduled to reopen at 6:00. a heads up for anyone heading in that direction. chp is reporting a stalled car that is blocking a lane on westbound 580 just past the toll plaza. a heads up for people making their way into the -- into the north bay this morning. a live look right those headlights are making their way westbound. i will let you know if we have updates to those blocking issues right now. reggie: speaking of updates, if you have an apple iphone or other device, you'll want to check to make sure your software is up-to-date. we will tell you about a major security flaw. kumasi: a mystery disappearance. a girl who was seemingly gone after a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country road trip with her boyfriend. reggie: also 1, 2, 3. that is hominy times wr -- that is how many times rapper lil nas

this couple is working hard on our state's recovery. you see, they live in california and keeping their vacation in california supports our small businesses and communities. which means that beautiful baby gherkin atop this charcuterie masterpiece is like another brick in the rebuilding of our economy. job well done friends. calling all californians. keep your vacation here and help our state get back to work. and please travel responsibly.

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look, a family in new york is pleading for help finding their daughter. she was reported missing on a cross-country trip, visiting national parks with her boyfriend. >> cross-country mystery. >> we don't know. we don't know where she is. >> gabby's family looking for any clues as to what happened to the 22-year-old who was only cross-country adventure with her fiance when she disappeared. she was traveling the country in this van with her fiance. >> a few days is one thing when you are out camping. when it starts to become 7, 8, 9 days, that is a different problem. i didn't know what to do. >> laundry at some point reported -- returned to the couple's home but she was not with them. northpoint police department saying they quote, have no definitive information that a crime took place, adding that the circumstances are odd. we will have the latest of elements in this urgent surge coming up -- urgent search

coming up. kumasi: a a a a to unveil new products today. they are holding an event at 10:00 this morning. that comes as apple is releasing a critical security update to fix a software problem. a could allow hackers to access your phone and other devices. it is called a zero click exploit, since you don't even need to click a link or file to trigger this. the flaw was exported to put spyware on a saudi arabian activist's phone. it is believed an israeli firm is behind it. experts tell us you should not be too worried, but it is best to update your devices. >> you are not being targeted. i'm not being targeted. in this case, we are not the targets of the saudi arabian government but nonetheless, it is still a good idea to update what you are doing. kumasi: apple is expected to unveil new phones, a watch and

other devices later this morning. reggie: now we take you to the met gala. the guest list was smaller this year because of covid safety protocols. still a lot of your favorite actors, singers and influencers showed up, dressed to impress. at least most of them. >> no matter how you try to hide it, the met gala is back. this year's invitation listing dress codes -- the dress code as american independence. denim by for saatchi. j. lo embracing the theme in this wild west take on cowboy tour. -- taking even fu taking eve wearing the whole horse. for a rare september met gala, postponed from its usual first monday in may, due to the pandemic, celebs leaning heavily into the red, the white, and the blue. keeping with the classic american tradition, the met gala

chock-full of omg moments. lil nas x walking the carpet in not one, not two but three showstopping gold looks by for saatchi. frank ocean sporting green hair to match the green baby he brought with him. billie eilish, the youngest ever cohost of the met gala, channeling marilyn monroe with a 15 foot train. billy saying she worked with a brand on a condition that they terminate all sales of, which they agreed to. simone biles wearing a gown by aria, which weighs 98 pounds. meanwhile, looking light as a feather in this hoop skirt. rhianna making her red cape -- her red carpet debut with a$ap rocky. kendall jenner in sheer, older sister might just be the most bizarre look of the night. head to toe black in a bodysuit.

that is not kanye with her. it is the creative director of -- by her side. the live thing more exclusive then invite to the met gala was an invite to rihanna's post party at a top secret location in new york city which might -- which might invite must've gotten lost to. kumasi: how did you feel when rihanna finally showed up? reggie: i loved it. at first i wasn't sure how how outfits made sense together but then i kind of got it. i don't know anything about fashion. this is just me interpreting it. it was the american theme. it looked like he was wrapped up in grandma's blanket. mike: a quilt maybe. reggie: watching some netflix.

kumasi: i love a good blanket because i get cold. i felt comforted. reggie: did she herear what she said when she asked -- she said this makes sense to me. mike: i had a couple thoughts. simone biles, does she even weigh 9ds? t. : thing that floored me was haley steinfeld. if you look at the transformation she went through, it was completely different. check it out on twitter. reggie: mike, who are you today? kumasi: this is birthday mike. reggie: i like it. i like this for you. mike: we will see if we can do more. let's move on.

about 5:20, looking at the tower on the left side of your screen. that is some of the fog i was talking about that is trying to roll in from the coast and it will continue to do so, but it will not stop our afternoon from being the hottest this week. we will have sunshine around the bay. the marine layer is going to get more impressive, more robust with some gusto tonight. expect more clouds and even a drizzle in tomorrow morning's commute and a chance for rain and our coolest weather will be saturday. our last hot day this week. 80 in sunnyvale. 84 at san jose. 74 to 84 on the peninsula. at the coast, about 66 to 67 degrees. upper 60's at bodega bay and stinson beach. the wind is going to pick up from the golden gate through the delta this afternoon. that is going to keep you

cooler. it won't reach places like santa rosa. it will keep richmond, berkeley and oakland in the 70's. 84 for the east bay. 91 to 96 degrees for the inland neighborhoods. 96 in yosemite. 107 in palm springs. you can see the cloud cover becoming more widespread with a little drizzle along the coast and temperatures in the 50's tonight. cooling trend tonight, about four to 10 degrees cooler. cooler yet on thursday. friday will be comfortable. saturday is our coolest day because of the cold front and the chance for rain and behind that, the wind picks up as does our fire danger on sunday and monday. kumasi: coming up, the seven things to know this morning and the return of broadway. reggie: and that shocking and amazing catch at a football

kumasi: if you are just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. it is election day. president biden issur californio the polls and support governmene

faces recall. reggie: the trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes is excited to resume in san jose today. the proceedings were canceled friday after a juror was possibly exposed to covid. we are specter to hear from a senior project manager at theranos and one of the whistleblowers. kumasi: make sure you bring your vaccine card. -- is performing tomorrow and proof of vaccination is required for anyone over 12, no exceptions. reggie: nicholas is now a tropical storm after making landfall as a category one hurricane on the texas gulf coast overnight. the storm has brought fierce wind and flooding to many communities in that state. mike: and it's not over. we will continue to track as the flooding could spread all the way into alabama through the next several days. back at home, this is our last hot day with temperatures in the 70's, 80's and 90's, about 10 degrees warmer than average.

jobina: chp is sending a tow truck out to the bridge. we have a stall blocking at least one lane. kumasi: number seven, a very special tribute for alex trebek. the studio stage where he hosted jeopardy! it has been renamed the alex trebek stage. you can watch the new season of jeopardy! weeknights at 7:00 right here on abc 7. reggie: the san jose mayor helped celebrate the 100th anniversary of san jose city college. it is the oldest committed to college in the bay area. part of the ceremony included gifts to the descendants of the -- tribe. the college sits on their ancestral land. sjcc started with just 86 students and now enrolls more than 22,000 students every year. the san francisco giants are guaranteed a trip to the postseason. they beat the padres 9-1 last

night, securing an appearance at the national league wildcard game. this is the earliest the giants have clinched a postseason in franchise history and the giants are the first team to do so in the season. the first postseason appearance for the cash for the giants in four years. the team is eyeing a bigger prize by holding up the dodgers and taking the national league west. with 18 games to go, the dodgers are behind the first place giants i to and a half games. kumasi: we are hearing from the man who helped save a falling feline. you remember this video we showed you yesterday morning. it went viral after this incident over the weekend. fans holding an american flag caught the cat after it dangled and then fell from an upper deck. >> this was hanging on the rail, so we took it off the rail and my wife held one side and i held the other and there was even a couple other people that helped to hold the flag.

kumasi: it is so hard to watch this. the man says his wife always brings an american flag to football games, but he did not expect this to happen, that it would be used to save a cat's life. reggie: so it is confusing if you haven't seen the video. the cat actually bounces off of the flag. and then the people picked it up and the cat got really upset. then i was reading that a vet student came right over, snatched it out of those people's hands and was actually helping the cat and had to put its hit back in -- its hip back in. then the cat scratched her all the way down. two people had to go to the hospital. the cat scratch them so much. -- scratched them so much and then it went away. kumasi: they don't even know how

the cat got there. thanks for that. reggie: coming up, reviving the woolly mammoth? that sounds a great idea. one startup's plan to have the long extinct animals walked the earth again. kumasi: another high-profile person entering the high -- entering the space race. ♪ ♪ my name's caleb. what's yours? i'm grace! did you just move here? yeah! cool! ♪ ♪ ♪ small decisions make a world of difference. ikea.

holme>> the rest of america is counting on you. reggie: recall election day. president biden stumping for governor newsom as he fights to keep his job. >> i'm going to be repealing those because i believe we still have something in this country called freedom. kumasi: supporters of larry elder making that final push. we look at the percentage of recall ballots already returned

in some local counties. > gas station reggie: makes landfall in texas. the damage we are seeing as the sun comes up. good morning on this tuesday, september 14. we are live wherever you stream. kumasi: let's get a check on our forecast with mike. mike: good morning. we will start by taking a look at sutro tower and you can see fog trying to keep -- trying to creep in from the coast. notice itnotice itnotice itnoti fast push is the wind is less than 10 miles per hour. high pressure over top of us pushing down the marine layer. it is less than 1000 feet right now. it'll be quick to pull back to the coast and bring us sunshine with temperatures in the 70's and 80's. we will still be in the 60's at the coast. 66 at the coast, coast, coast, c

our largest spread of this week and then we are back in the 60's, 70's and 80's. kumasi: we are starting to see the damage left behind by that storm, which made landfall along the texas coast. look at this gas station canopy being pushed into the ground by strong wind. a bystander took this video. this is southwest of houston, texas along the gulf coast. there are reports of extensive flooding in that region and emergency officials have warned of a dangerous storm surge. let's go live to galveston. at least 400,000 people in texas are without electricity and you can see what it looks like is people are trying to make their way down the road, slowly with the lights on. swift water rescue teams from the texas national guard are on standby in case they have to be deployed this morning. reggie: shall gavin newsom be recalled from the office of

governor? the polls for the recall election open across the state in about an hour and a half. whether you plan to mail in your ballot or vote in person, now is the time. democrat heavy hitters like president biden said the outcome of this election could have a big impact on the entire country. amy hollyfield is live at walnut creek this morning. amy: it is september, not november but today is election day. put it on the calendar on the list of things to do today. today is a day when places like this church and many other communities across the bay area turn into polling places. they will open up and let you come in and cast your vote. this recall brought the president of the united states to california. president biden campaigned alongside governor gavin newsom yesterday. it was his first trip to california since becoming president. he warned supporters they would regret it if they don't get out and vote against the recall. >> california, i mean this

sincerely. the eyes of the nation are on you. i'm not joking about that. you've got to vote no on the recall. keep gavin as governor. the rest of america is coming -- is counting on you, and so am i. amy: governor newsom's advisors say they feel confident the recall will fail and symbol keep his position. there are 46 challengers on the ballot who hope to replace him today. if you mail in your ballot today, make sure it has today's postmark. if you put it in a mailbox passed its pickup time and it has tomorrow's date on it, it will not be counted. kumasi: thank you amy. republican front runner larry elder will spend election night at costa mesa, hosting an election party at the hilton hotel. while the polls show governor newsom's lead growing, recall

supporters are still confident their voters will show up in big numbers today. >> 20,000 businesses closed their doors permanently. >> recall organizers in fairfield reminded volunteers why they are working to unseat governor gavin newsom. >> i'm feeling good. are voters are turning out later and later in the cycle. election day is critical to us and we are out here mocked -- knocking on doors and sending text messages and turning out voters. >> tamika hamilton arrived with her two young children. >> the main thing for the black community is schools and school choice and not being able to -- zoom was a huge problem for so many kids, including mine. gavin newsom was sending his kids to private schools while my schools were closed. >> gop front runner larry elder spent his day in southern california trying to convince voters, including democrats to vote for him. >> what they are afraid of is that larry elder from the hood,

who attended a public school is going to break the stranglehold democrats have had over black and brown parents, specifically over the issue of school choice. >> in the meantime, another gop candidate, john cox made a quick stop here at a restaurant, the french laundry that he called the genesis of the entire recall effort. >> we've got mr. newsom as the entitled rich good-looking governor. >> cox still believes the recall has a chance, and that he does too. >> i think i last polls show undecided was leading the race. i think there are still people undecided and there are still people waiting to vote, even today. >> though the bay area could decide the recall, cox and elder plan to spend the final day of the campaign in southern california. reggie: this map showing the percent of ballots returned in each county in the state.

in marina county, more than 50% of voters have returned recall ballots. the third highest percentage in the state. solano county has the lowest rate in the bay area at just over 33%. over all, about 36% of californians had sent in their ballots as of sunday. you can check on how your ballot is doing on abc7news.com. kumasi: we joined political reporters from k abc in los angeles and politico for a recall roundtable. the group talked about everything from candidates to how the race is being run to polls and what we might expect. the california secretary of state joined them and said this election is going to cost as much as $300 billion. you can watch a replay of this roundtable right here on the abc 7 bay area news app, available wherever you stream. that is also where you will find our live coverage starting tonight at 8:00 when the polls close. reggie: now to the pandemic where new numbers show covid numbers are worsening across

much of the country. jobina is at the live desk with why it will get worse for one age group in particular. jobina: millions of students are back in classrooms or in person learning and with children under 12 stunt not able to get a vaccine, we know there is a lot of anxiety for parents, teachers and doctors. more than 243,000 children tested positive just last week, as the second-highest weekly case count ever, with approval for a vaccine for kids not expected until late next month. doctors are warning we should expect even more cases in the coming weeks. >> we are going to see a slight uptick, just because more exposure and also this delta variant is a little more sticky than the alpha variant. jobina: for all age groups, the u.s. is averaging 12 covid-19 deaths a day, six times the death toll from two months ago.

vaccination rates are still increasing with more americans seeking out shots, week over week. florida's governor is fighting vaccine mandates, threatening to fine cities that approve them. governor desantis says he wants to protect florida jobs with this move. kumasi: san francisco will hold vaccination clinics at four public schools throughout the city. clinics launch this week at malcolm x academy and others. some will be open on evenings and weekends. the school district is teaming up with the department of public health to host these clinics, aimed at expanding vaccine access to lower income communities. reggie: some families will receive free covid-19 test kits. the idea is to have the students take the rapid test at home for going to school, if they are feeling sick. results come back in roughly 15 minutes. it is part of a pilot program starting this week at nine schools. if this works, all school

families could get access to the tests by late october or early november. kumasi: -- concert by alternative rock performer -- will put the arena's new entry requirements to the test. under the mandate last month, anyone age 12 and up is required to show full proof of vaccination to enter the inner -- to enter the arena. simone biles is going to be at chase center in a few weeks. the gold medalist is talking about the tour that is bringing her to the bay area and dozens of other cities across the country. reggie: un a big way elp a escaped dog. the wild chain of events but first we check in with mike nicco. mike: it is 5:40 on this tuesday. we start by looking at your commute. it looks like our coliseum camera has frozen. let me tell you what to expect through the morning commute. late clouds moving in from the coast to the bay.

the leader you leave the house, you may run into some of those clouds. it is going to be breezy from the golden gate bridge all the way through the delta. massmassmassmassmassmass morning but it will be warm to hot as you head back home during the afternoon hours. let's take a look at some inland temperatures. we've got 60 in lafayette and livermore and concord and danville. everyone else around 53 to 59 degrees. check out the 49 in santa rosa. 53 right now in mountain view. san jose at about 59. as we head into the afternoon, look at the mid-90's. 84 to 91 in the south bay. 75 to 85 around the bay. hot temperatures around lakeport. san francisco at around 69 degrees. there is going to be a touch of

haze. the south bay will be cleaner as we had throughout today. tonight, the haze will settle across most of our neighborhoods but with a change in the wind direction, some of that cleaner air is going to move farther to the north. the north bay will be our hazy's conditions but good news, no spare the air alert. we will take a look at the weekend and that chance of rain. jobina: good morning everyone. we are going to start with a look at our drive times because that is the only big thing to talk about for our super commuters coming out of tracy. blocking issues we had going on after 5:00 have cleared up. tracy to dublin will be about 50 minutes. i said 50, i hope and then 15 or antioch to concord -- 15 for antioch to concord. plaza traffic is beginning to pick up. we expect that to change after 6:00 and i will keep you posted.

a live look at the san mateo bridge, also a busy spot for our westbound commuters heading

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for expert help with all your insurance needs, get to know your local geico agent today. reggie: an investigation is underway into the death of a woman at -- street in san francisco. kate larsen spoke with a witness about this terrifying incident. >> the patron was apparently dragged by the train. kate: this east bay resident was trying to head home on bart after work when he saw a person caught on the train. >> i turned to the left and i could see this lady being dragged all the way down the platform. i was like, what is that? it was pretty grotesque because all the way down the platform on that yellow bumpy portion of the platform, there was bloodstains,

about an inch and a half wide all the way down. kate: he spoke to a man on the platform who was hysterical and said the person was his girlfriend. i spoke to the port director, who represents the station. >> currently, we have investigators reviewing. we are on the site, making sure procedures are followed and we understand what the circumstances were. as the director from bart, i just want to say how devastated we are about this loss of life. kate: bart has made ts wanoa and we will be following up with them to learn exactly how this tragedy occurred. kumasi: loved ones are buried at chapel of the chimes cemetery in hayward are outraged because they say the cemetery cleared flowers and other belongings from hundreds of gravesites without sufficient notice. a family member sent us these

videos after they learned the cemetery had been a cleanup of gravesites. piles of flowers and other mementos thrown in the dirt. victoria davis's sister passed away in december and she said the cemetery never directly notified them. >> this is one of the hardest things i ever had to deal with. it is 2021. there are more than enough ways to notify people of important changes like that. kumasi: the general manager tells us chapel of the chimes strives to maintain aesthetics and dignity for the benefit of families and guests. in email statement, quote, our cleanup file -- followed many comedic case and throughout the summer. we learned the cemetery posted flyers notifying visitors of the plan cleanup. reggie: a san francisco senior went on quite the chase, running barefoot in the streets after his family's dog escaped. clarence said he was distracted by a car when in just seconds, his daughter's eight-year-old

rescue dog bolted out of the front gate. clarence and a bunch of neighbors went after him. there was one man in particular who dropped his bike to help catch mosley. clarence says this was exhausti. ius off. no shoes, no id, crazy man. i think a lot of people thought that. i'm out of breath and he says we got him. reggie: mosley was ok. the man on the motorcycle took off before the family could properly thank him. abc 7 news tracked him down. he stopped by the house with his own dog. clarence and his family got to thank him for bringing mosley home. kumasi: that was a journey. long extinct woolly mammoths they soon be walking the earth again. geneticists with a tech startup, colossal, is hoping to grow a woolly mammoth calf and as little as six years. they will do no clear modify the

asian elephant, a close descendant of the woolly mammoth. they say they have funding for the project. the startup is hoping to repopulate the arctic, which they say will help slow down global warming. reggie: several years ago when this idea first came up. i'm having a whole flashback to a conversation about the mosquito in the amber, jeff goldblum. mike: how we've seen this. reggie: we have seen this play out in a number of hollywood films. it doesn't go well. mike: even in the sequels, even though they keep making them. it still doesn't go well. as much as i would like to see a woolly mammoth again, i am not ready for this. kumasi: let them rest in peace. reggie: thank you. rest in power, really.

mike: next time i see one, maybe it will be ice age five. it's about 5:50 on a tuesday. here is -- it is about 5:50 on a tuesday. you can see some clouds lining up along the coast. today is going to be our brightest and warmest day, especially for the bay and inland neighborhoods. a chance for rain saturday. on the backside of that cold front, that is when the height and risk of a fire comes in for sunday and monday. that is definitely something we will keep an eye on.80 in80 in8n gatos. peninsula will be sunny today. 84 in redwood city. not quite as breezy along the coast but the same amount of cloud cover and temperatures

around 66 to 67. if you are going to the game tonight, 60, down to 56, so maybe a degree cooler than last night and just a touch more of that breeze out there. upper 60's in bodega bay with partly cloudy conditions. you can see the breezes coming through the sand how bay, -- for the east bay, 74 in richmond and oakland to about 84 in fremont. inland, 91. i promise if you are using the air conditioner today, about two days from now you won't have to. tonight, you can see more cloud cover as the sea breeze starts to make its presence known more. for the 10 degrees drop in temperatures and another four degrees of cooling for thursday. friday we put that on hold and when the wind picks up, so to our temperatures, sunday and

monday. reggie: broadway is back. big musicals like hamilton, wicked, and the lion king are going to raise the curtain tonight in new york. production. the cast will be on gma today. many more musicals are set to resume over the next few weeks. anyone in the audience will need to be fully vaccinated and also wearing a mask. new at 6:00, spacex sneaking in another historic satellite launch ahead of tomorrow's big also billion flight to space. the first of its kind flight from the west coast. kumasi: simone biles in the bay area.

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kumasi: san jose bay zoo is planning to operate -- zoom is planning to offer live translations at the end of the year. the plan is to eventually translate as many as 30 languages. the company didn't announce which languages would be included but the new feature will be available to users who have paid accounts. zoom acquired a german translation company in june and is using its machine learning technology for this new feature. reggie: apple cofounder steve wozniacki has joined the private space race. he is behind a new company, privateer space which promises to keep space safe and accessible to all humankind. no word yet on exactly how he plans to do that. kumasi: simone biles is heading to the bay area later this month as part of the elliptical medalist gold over america tour. that is goat for short. she is on gma this morning talking about the show and what fans can expect. >> we will have some of the top tiered gymnasts in the world as

well as dancers. it is more like a pop hit concert gymnastics show with a lot of led lights, great music. it will be really fun. kumasi: the gold gold gold tour is going to make two stops in the bay area at sap center on the 26th and chase center on the 28th. coming up on gma, simone biles has a surprise for one of her youngest fans. you can see what that is what after abc 7. how cute. threatening one of the most sacred places in our state. what we are learning on the fire now known as the kmp complex. reggie: back to today's recall election. an official says she has one concern with voter trends she is seeing right now. kumasi: why they have returned

after the clashes turned physical. reggie: it ihes

kumasi: election day in california, the implications of how tonight turns out will look far beyond here. pres. biden: the eyes of the nation are on you, you have to

vote no on the recall. reggie: the final pleasures for both sides, things to watch out for and how you can watch results unfold with expert analysis. we are live as polls open at in our. -- in an hour. kumasi: apple's 2020 one product reveals are just an hour away. the emergency security alert for current apple products. reggie: welcome to tuesday, september 14th, you are watching abc7 mornings. i am very debt -- -- jealous of your shirt. it is our birthday boy, mike. kumasi: ♪ happy birthday to you. ♪ ♪ [laughter] you can add a wrap line -- rap line. mike: i love it and i am very blessed to work with such great

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