deadly parade shooting. prosecutors say he consider taking out a second attack on the same day. >> for us, they look like heroes, they are our heroes. kumasi: family and friends in morning. three best friends drowned while trying to save a child in the sacramento river. how they are being remembered. reggie: covid cases in the bay area searching again. what experts are saying about the increases kate -- increase of cases. first we took on the weather withdrew. drew: today is a lower humidity day, that is good news. we try comfortable conditions as we head through the day ahead. live doppler 7, we have fog out there. it is not too terrible. what we will find is we will see cooler conditions later on this morning. here's live doppler 7 along with headlights right now. there you can see the cloud cover along the coast line. patchy fog around the bay area. it is a cooler morning compared to this time yesterday where we

are waking up to temperatures mid-50's to low 60's and that is translating to lower humidity levels as well. not quite as muggy today as we have been the past couple days. let's take you outside. here's a live look from the exploratorium showing overcast skies first thing. today, sunshine arrives much quicker this morning. mostly cloudy skies first thing but by midday, tons of sunshine out there, patchy fog along the coastline, and that means warmer temperatures this afternoon. 70's and 80's away from the coast. we will talk about humidity levels and warmer weather moving our way for the weekend coming up in about eight minutes. kumasi: thank you. now to developing news in the highland park masquerade shooting. all victims have been identified. these are the faces of the seven people who died including a 73-year-old grandfather and the mccarthy couple in the top right. the husband and wife are leaving

behind an 18-month-old. approximately 40 injured survivors are still recovering this morning. police say the suspect confessed to the shooting during the fourth of july parade monday morning and now we know that he was on the verge of a second attack. jobina has the details. jobina: thank you. the suspected 21-year-old gunman in custody confessed to police he unleashed the hail of bullets from a rooftop during the town's fourth of july parade. his hopes of violence did not stop there. police say the man fled the chicago area and went to madison, wisconsin where he considered shooting another celebration. ultimately detectives say he decided against it. >> he seriously contemplated using the firearm he had in his vehicle to commit another shooting. indications are he had not put enough thought and research into it. jobina: the suspects father could also face charges because he sponsored his son's gun permit in 2020 which included the murder weapon he used. this was months after police confiscated his collection of

knives after alleged threats to "kill everyone." before that, a mental-health call was on record that he attempted suicide in 2019. if convicted, the suspect faces possible life in prison without parole. to find our continuous reporting on this shooting, before the -- download the abc 7 app. reggie: today, community leaders and alex padilla will be talking about gun violence at a virtual roundtable. the senator signed last kgund checksor g buyerselps the passag -- red flag laws and invests in mental health services. today's discussion includes how legislation should support local efforts to make communities safer. kumasi: the bay area is in the cdc's highest risk level for covid-19. and abc seven news reporter joins us with what health officials say about the latest surge and why is becoming more

challenging to address. >> good morning we're talking about another variant, ba.4 and ba.5. according to the latest research, the ba.4 and ba.5 variants are four times more resistant than three vaccine doses than ba.2. the research conducted by columbia university finds these are now the dominant strains in the united states. in california, the state topped more than 9.5 million cases and there have been 4000 people hospitalized. infections remain below the january people at health experts say the entire bay area is considered at a high risk level for covid-19. last month, santa clara county health officials predicted a peak in the current search by the end of june but the latest numbers show a seven-day positivity rate of 15%. >> i think the simple answer is we do not know. the main reason why is we have these additional subvariants

that continue to circulate and unlike the omicron search where it went up and down quickly, we are continuing to see a continued high level of transmission and the community. >> no mandates have been issued but the message remains the same, get tested, get vaccinated, and wear a mask. reporting live in walnut creek, abc 7 news. reggie: thank you. i'm is 5:05. friends and family are mo urning three best friends who drowned will trying to save an eight-year-old. after days of searching, their bodies have been recovered in the california delta near rio vista. j.r. stone spoke with a close family friend. >> when the grandpa grabbed the key, he could not swim anymore because he was tired. he drove the key. j.r.: gerber figaro describes the moment his longtime friend saved his eight-year-old grandson from drowning with the

help of two friends, edwin perez and donio solarzono. sadly they lost their lives on the delta. >> for us, they are our heroes because they do not think about nothing else about the little boy. j.r.: emergency crews for multiple counties including san francisco recover the three men's bodies tuesday. figaro said revis had gone fishing with two of his grandsons along with perez and solarzono. as the three adult were fishing, one of the grandsons jumped in the water and suddenly began drowning. that is when the three jumped in. the boy survived along with two others in the area who helped with the rescue. revis, perez, and solarzono didn't make it. figaro said the three were lifelong friends from guatemala who loved soccer. revis, who had lived in the area

for 30 plus years, coached soccer in west oakland. >> real sad because i know these guys and they always tried to help the community, tried to keep the kids out of trouble. j.r.: while the current may not look rough, the delta is where multiple waterways come together which can make for strong currents in certain spots. figaro is urging caution. >> if you guys are going to take your kids to the water, be real -- use lifejackets. j.r.: figaro tells me the boy here and two other survivors are having trouble sleeping at night. he also says revis; family is trying to raise money to send the bodies to what a mullah. there is a huge soccer fundraiser set for this sunday. the park in west oakland at noon -- sunday for the park in west oakland at noon. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. kumasi: crews made significant progress against the elector fires in calla dora and

calaveras counties. it is 40% contained and burned 4100 acres. evacuation orders are in effect for both counties. fire officials say that humidity helped limit the fire activity but 1200 buildings are threatened. the fire started monday afternoon but it is still under investigation. >> we are still tracking low humidity day -- today, warmer humidity. as we see a shift in the pattern change, it has been cold. that changes to the weekend. a live look at san jose, morning clouds, but the sunshine today will arrive much quicker this morning. dew points measuring the amount of moisture in the amount of moisture -- amount of moisture in the atmosphere, these have been in the 60's and we have been in the low 50's. throughout the day, these numbers will continue to drop. once we get below 50, that is comfortable conditions in terms of humidity and that is what we're looking at later on today and tomorrow. live doppler 7 along with satellite, this area of low pressure which was responsible

for the cooler than average temperatures, increase in humidity is pushing off to the north because high pressure well to the east is back building. it is moving to the west as we speak erie that will bring lower humidity levels but also warmer weather over the next couple days. future weather, hour-by-hour, dowdy at 9:00 a.m. but watch out clouds break down. by 11:00 a.m., most of us seeing sunshine and today is warmer day compared to yesterday. enjoy the lower humidity and we see sunshine faster today and also temperatures warmer than yesterday, 70's and 80's in the warmest spot today. we preview the weekend forecast, one-day warmer than the other, and we will show you that in eight minutes. let's see how we are doing with traffic. jobina: good morning, everyone. we start with live cameras bringing you the san mateo bridge and like yesterday around this time, we do not have advisories or blocking issues to report so that is good news if you need to commute. the traffic is much heavier than say monday or tuesday. a live look at emeryville showing off 80's, headlights

westmont for you. this is a quick one. we will look at the drive times. 580 from jersey to dublin will be 40 minutes and antioch to concord, 14. san rafael to san francisco, 17. reggie: thank you. a congressional delegation visits yosemite this week. other group is helping to hope fight -- helping to hope fight climate change by taking a tour of national parks. >> are you ok? they just shot through our window. kumasi: a terrifying drive for a bear area couple caught in the crossfire during a gun battle -- a bay area couple caught in the crossfire dur

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reggie: a bay area couple barely dodged a bullet and you are about to see the moment gunfire went to their car. the shooting happened last month interstate 580 as this couple enter the freeway off of grand avenue. they were not hurt but as you can imagine, it was a terrifying

experience. leslie brinkley spoke with them. leslie: 5:00 p.m. june 14. >> honey, are you ok? they just shot through our window. are you ok? >> i'm fine, yeah. >> we need to call the police. leslie: leaving for work, garrett mason and fiance, tina doak, found themselves in the middle of a shoot out as a vehicle cut them off as another tailbone. >> may be within 15 seconds of being on the freeway, the first vehicle shot backwards at the second vehicle which we happened to be lined up with along the freeway. >> i heard a few rounds at that point and when it the windshield, i thought it was a rock so i did not know it was a bullet at all. i was literally feeling my body, making sure nothing else was hurt. for us, it is like we have minor fractures. leslie: police told them freeway shootings were not uncommon.

more than 80 freeway shootings in the bay area in the last four years. >> really the only rare part of the scenario was the fact the bullet went right past her face. >> they processed what happened for two weeks and posted on instagram which blew up overnight. they recovered their insurance dockable through a gofundme and took it down. >> [indiscernible] so it's like my family is all here and hearing the story not too long ago about the two-year-old boy is just now it is like personally hit me, i don't want it to affect anyone else. it's disappointing it is happening in our hometown. >> unfortunately we were the wrong place at the wrong time. >> also look at the right time. >> people have commented, rights. if we were a second faster or slower and our car, how can that change with a bullet is? can't think too much about the what if's.

it is just where we are at. >> you can say we literally dodged a bullet. leslie: i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. reggie: in the story, tina mentioned the little boy shot and killed area has name was chester -- jasper and he died weeks before his second birthday. it was a saturday afternoon and he was in his car seat in the back of his mother's car when a stray bullet struck him. it happened southbound 880 near 7th street in oakland. that case remains unsolved. the same thing goes for dozens of other freeway shootings. our team dug into how frequently the use of shootings happen and what is being done to protect drivers. you will find that story on our website, abc7news.com. kumasi: time is 5:15. this morning, president joe biden is admitting democrats simile do not have enough votes to change the filibuster to bolster the u.s. abortion rights. according to the chronicle, dianne feinstein up supports --

feinstein supports the rights but stop short of filibustering. it allows a minority of 40 senate members to block votes on legislation. there have been widespread calls from democrats and others to remove that rule in the wake of the supreme court overturning roe v. wade. reggie: there are fears same-sex marriage may be banned once again in california after the overturning of roe v. wade. it is all because of prop 8, the same-sex marriage band that was approved by voters in 2008, struck down by a judge in 2010. it remains in the state constitution and can only be removed with voter approval. now, many are worried if this a prima court overturns marriage equality, prop 8 could become the law of the land once again. >> the very fact the supreme court of the united states is looking at this again means that that lower 2000 10 decision could be revisited.

reggie: to combat that issue, members of the states lgbtq caucus are now pushing for a ballot measure to have voters officially remove prop 8 from the states constitution. kumasi: a congressional delegation is in yosemite to understand the impact of climate change. the national department is one of hundreds that have been impacted by warming temperatures and drought. eight legislatures including those from california are touring with park managers and researchers. leaders tell the chronicle they want to learn how to persuade congress into bipartisan changes. reggie: a southwest flight attendant took the preflight safety instructions to a new level. here is his presentation. >> wrap the strap around her waist, buckle in the front, and pull to tighten. [laughter] reggie: this is a sir.

a passenger caught this on their cell phone and they said, southwest, give this man a raise. this was a flood from nashville to atlanta. the attendant work his inflatable life vest and pose -- struck poses. at one point he tossed an imaginary baby to the side. not sure what that is about. i'm assuming. kumasi: i just want to see that lien and slide. [laughter] drew: it will be like a niche reference but i'm blanking on the queen who did it. kumasi: yes. this part. [laughter] drew: i love it. reggie: it is giving me brittany toxic. drew: i know it gives you phase constant. reggie: did you see the wig? drew: that is the baby. [laughter] kumasi: work, work, work. yes.

drew: if that happens, i would watch that. reggie:reggie: i would not be able to keep my eyes off of it. drew: so sorry, flight attendants. kumasi: that is the one advantage -- reggie: that's the one advantage to southwest not having screens, it is alive -- a live presentation. i have a crush on one of the delta flight attendants in the video. drew: in the video? reggie: yeah. drew: and he will go down to the gate of the plane, there is always this ad in the hallway, it is a same-sex couple. reggie: they are boyfriend twins. i can never not pointed out or take a picture of it. i tweeted every time and i get responses from people who know them. drew: oh? kumasi: next thing you know, you will have met them. drew: is that a real couple, do you know? reggie: i'm trying to remember if they are a real couple or fake model boyfriend twins. drew: that's a whole another category. [laughter]

good morning, everybody. we take you to sfo, talking about airplanes, cloudy skies over the airport now. we have gray skies first thing but today the sunshine will arrive a lot quicker than a previous morning to read outside, morning clouds and dribble -- dribble. rizal this morning to review it it is dropping. -- drizzle this morning. it is much comfortable. warmer weather will move in here and it feels like summer. we will show you numbers in the second. a little cooler this morning compared to yesterday. mid-50's to low 60's and stepping outside, you will feel the lower humidity and humidity will continue to drop as the day goes on. by 11:00 a.m., most of the cloud cover is breaking down over the city and a little bit in parts of the east bay shoreline but otherwise we are dealing with a lot of sunshine today and we will have sunny skies and the city this afternoon and across much of the region. today is a warmer day with lower humidity. we will see a lot of sunshine

today, 72 oakland, 78 san jose, 82 santa rosa, six he in the city, 81 concord, and overnight tonight, the marine layer comes back. it is not quite as thick as dealing with -- as we are dealing with this morning. future tracker temperatures into friday, we begin to see a warm-up occur. it is not too terribly warm. a minor dip in temperatures saturday but watch sunday. sunday is the hotter of the two days because we expect widespread 90's in hottest spots. at lower humidity today, warmer weather tomorrow, minor dip saturday with temperatures and then we need of inland. sunday and monday, feeling like summer, 80's along the beach line. upper 90's and the warmest spots. that will cool up by tuesday and wednesday. kumasi: coming up the seven things to know. reggie: president biden said edheal ofreedom to seven recipients at the white house today. it is 5:21.

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meet. reggie: the rising cost -- costs of global food and fuel will be front and center when the g20 meets in bali. the russian foreign minister will be there. officials are not planning to meet with them. kumasi: the cdc is working to double its monkeypox testing capacity in the united states amid the growing number of cases nationwide. the agency expects to deliver eventually or process eventually up to 10,000 tests a week. reggie: a rise in covid cases in the bay area and health officials do not know when the search will end. they blame the subvariants, each proving to be more transmissible nonetheless. drew: low humidity today, brighter skies later, so temperatures will be warmer than yesterday, in the 70's and 80's. jobina: number six, looking at san jose, a live picture showing up 101. clear conditions for your commute this morning. kumasi: an inflation has finally had the cosco food.

chicken bake going up by a dollar. don't worry, the hotdog/soda combo is still $1.50. reggie: united airlines says the faa's air traffic control system is to blame the recent flight delays and cancellations. here is gio benitez. >> in this morning's gma first look, a new warning from the coo of united airlines, taking on the faa over staffing issues at air traffic control centers during the holiday weekend packed with airline cancellations and delays. >> united wants everyone to know that it believes the faa is at fault for more than its share of delays the summer. other airlines probably think the same. gio: the faa firing back, telling abc news there were no staffing delays at all and will continue to hold airlines responsible. >> the faa is partly responsible for the troubles

this summer and airlines themselves probably overscheduled what they could fly so they are selling too many flights for what the system can handle. gio: coming up at 7:00 a.m., when experts say travel delays and cancellations will start to ease up. i'm gio benitez, abc news, new york. reggie: today, steve jobs will be awarded the presidential medal of freedom at the white house. he will be one of the 17 recipients when president joe biden presents -- presents them tonight. , harris and the second gentleman will also be there -- kamala harris and the second gentleman will also be there. simone biles, denzel washington, and others will be awarded. the metal is the nation's highest civilian honor for making exemplary contributions to the country. kumasi: the results are in and people in marin county were ready to have fun at the fair after a two-year hiatus because

of the pandemic. revenues from this year's fair were up by more than 25% compared to 2019. the five-day fare generated $1.9 billion. this year's theme was so happy together but it was not entirely back to normal. the competitions usually held in the hall had to be done locally. reggie: i just wish everyone look who rode the zipper. ♪ ♪ it's enough. kumasi: not for me. people are always in it, ready. reggie: a topless bar in berkeley set to close and why this is not the end of the event. kumasi: apple's latest feature at protecting high-risk users. reggie: it is 5:27 and santa cruz is waking up today. be rig

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bows out. the british prime minister resides amid the fallout from his handling of several scandals. kumasi: san francisco planning a pilot program to respond to nonemergency requests. the team that would take over from police officers and how much it would cost. ♪ reggie: very cool. one of san jose's longest running events returns in person this weekend. what to effect at the festival. good morning on this thursday, july 7. kumasi: starting with a check of our forecast withdrew. drew: we are finding a cooler morning this morning by as much as nine degrees in some spots. that is also translating to lower humidity this morning. the lower humidity will continue for the next several days. today, it is more comfortable than previous days when it comes to humidity levels area right now temperatures waking mid-50's to low 60's out there. 56 in the city, 58 oakland, 62 san jose. cooler in the north bay, 52

santa rosa, 59 in san ramon. the south beach camera, good morning to the bay bridge, overcast skies first thing, sunshine arrives much faster today compared to previous mornings. so we have gray skies first thing but by lunchtime, it is sunny, almost everywhere. a little fog along the coastline, lower humidity and today is a warmer afternoon compared to yesterday away from the coast into the 70's and 80's. lower is hereby temperatures take off in time for the weekend. we will talk about that in a few minutes. kumasi: thank you. boris johnson has resigned after a wave of government resignations. he gave a speech in front of dozens of people about an hour ago. jobina has the details. jobina: thank you. boris johnson has resigned after 40 ministers quit his cabinet and encouraged him to set down -- a down. accusations surge he lied about at ministerial appointment. people from the streets eco doing sounds and chance of liar while giving a speech this

morning. >> [indiscernible] [booing] for the country for over half a century and for you, the british company. [booing continues] i want to know how sad i am to give up the best job in the world. jobina: he faced other controversies like illegal gatherings at government residences law under pandemic lockdown. he indicated in his resignation speech he plans to stay in position until a successor is chosen but it is unclear if the conservative party will stand for that. many lawmakers want him gone now. one alternative would be for deputy prime ministers dominic raab to step in johnson's place. reggie: they don't mind showing how they feel in the u.k.. that is for sure. thank you.

chances are you know multiple people who have covid right now. the whole bay area is in fact under a high-risk. what are we doing about it? well and abc 7 news reporter is live. >> good morning. we are talking about another strain and surge. this time we talk about the ba.4 and ba.5 variance. according to the latest research, the ba.4 and ba.5 variance are four times more resistant to three vaccine doses compared to ba.2. that research conducted by columbia university finds these are now the dominant strains in the united states. in california, the state has topped more than 9.5 million cases. the more than 4000 people hospitalized. infections remain below the january 6 -- january. the entire barre -- bay area is a high-risk level for covid-19. one concern as vaccines wane and people become lax following safety protocols, there will

likely continue to be high levels of transmission. >> i think it is especially important for people to stay diligent and take those steps personally to protect themselves such as wearing a tight knit face covering and ensuring they have gatherings outdoors or in spaces with good ventilation. >> no mandates have been issued but the message remains the same, get tested, get vaccinated, and wear a mask. reporting live, abc 7 news. reggie: thank you. a crucial part of filling better bay area is keeping you healthy. the emergence of the monkeypox have so many people on edge. we know testing capacity for monkeypox in the u.s. is about to double. labcorp is the first company in the country to offer a test for monkeypox. the company says it will conduct all testing in its main north carolina lab and will have the capacity to expand nationwide. they're working to expand testing across the country. labcorp expects eventually a

process up to 10,000 tests per week. that doubles the current capacity. kumasi: a pilot program is in the works for san francisco to divert 911 calls from police to community workers. the compassionate alternative response team will be responding to those 911 and 311 calls. those are nonemergency requests for other city services related to homelessness that are low priority and do not pose a threat. the estimated yearly budget is $6.8 million with the program up to a year away from launching. reggie: brittney griner's drug trial resumes on a rush of this morning. she has been detained since february. now the white house is facing criticism after president biden called her wife. and when has that. [chanting] >> last night, a rally for brittany greiner held by the team she has led for nearly a decade. >> brittney griner, bg --

>> the phoenix mercury, their fans, and her family making a clear brittany is not alone. >> i honestly cannot rest until she is home. >> president biden, help bring bg home. >> day two of her trial gets underway this morning in moscow. stays after the white house received a handwritten letter she wrote to president biden. reading in part, i'm terrified i might be here forever. the president and vice president yesterday called her wife directly. the white house saying the president called cheryl to reassure her that he is working to secure brittany's release as soon as possible. >> let's make sure this administration knows they have our support to do whatever is necessary. and that we are not going to ever be quiet until she is home safely. >> but the family of paul whelen, an american detained in russia since 2018 slamming the president, saying he has never called them. we lens sister tweeting still

looking for the press release saying president biden hasn't spoken to anyone in our family about paul whelan wrong we detained in russia for 3.5 years. more than 1000 black women leaders wrote to president biden urging him to make a deal to bring her home. she could face 10 years in prison if convicted of carrying vaped cartridges with cannabis oil through a russian airport. abc news, washington. kumasi: foreign ministers gather in bali for a meeting of the g20. concern among leaders about the war in ukraine and the impact on food and fuel. for the first time, russian foreign minister sergey lavrov is meeting with his counterparts who are critical of the war. he is calling on leaders to make efforts to protect international laws. u.s. officials say secretary of state antony blinken is not planning to meet with them. reggie: a key member of the

trump and ministration reached a deal to testify before the january 6 committee. a former white house counsel will testify in a transcribed interview that will be videotaped set to take place tomorrow behind closed doors. he was one of the few aids with former president trump on the day of the insurrection. the committee says he has significant insight into events before, leading up to, and after the riots. kumasi: hey beloved neighborhood bar in berkeley is said to close later this month. caesar has been in a fight with his next-door neighbor and the next-door neighbor leased the space next to him but is not planning to renew the lease. caesar is planning to move to a new location and the owners also have a location in oakland. the last day is set for july 23. reggie: one of the oldest penguins living in captivity has died at the san francisco zoo. the penguins name, captain eio,

thought to be 40 years old. he is the last surviving of the zoo's founding penguin community which was set up in 1984. as the captain aged, he lost his eyesight and hearing eerie animal care staff protected him so he could eat in a crowd of hungry penguins. captains legacy lives on. he has 26 offspring, 31 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. kumasi: aw. reggie: i love him. kumasi: i know. a popular festival is returning to the south bay this weekend. this is a look at preparations underway in san jose's japan town. reggie: inflation is finally hitting the food court at cosco. the items you will pay more for but first a check on the weather with drew tuma. drew: that's a sign. here's a live look from the tam cam. a beautiful sunrise underway here. what you can see is the marine layer is fully with us this

morning. but our marine layer will not linger too long this morning. once we get rid of a, we have a lot of sunshine on the way so a brighter looking day, also lower humidity. we have been talking about dew points all week long. if you remember the start of the week, we had dew points and numbers in the 60's. it measures how much moisture is in the atmosphere. now we have numbers in the 40's and low 50's. drier air is moving in, lower humidity levels means a more countable afternoon on the way. live doppler 7 along with satellite showing you we have low-pressure just to the north where spots with humidity. this is pushing to the north because high pressure is moving in from the east. as it moves closer over the next couple days, it will bring about a warming trend but also supplies the lower humidity. hour-by-hour, future weather showing you by 9:00 am, we see the fog with us. by 11:00 a.m., it is breaking quickly. we will see sunshine faster today compared to yesterday and also a warmer afternoon on the way area enjoy the low humidity.

warmer temperatures today, 72 oakland, 70 san jose, six to seven in the city, 81 concord, 74 in palo alto, 77 in san rafael. into the weekend, warmer weather moves in. we'll talk about that in nine minutes. let say hi to jobina and see how traffic is good morning, everyone -- traffic is. jobina: good morning, everyone. a live look in san rafael showing off 101 area that is the southbound traffic. no problems to report there. we have an update from the chp that they have issued a wind advisory through the ultima pass so keep your hands tight on the steering wheel through that area. 10 creek 680, taillights are also traveling southbound. west on 80 is slowing so highway four to the bay, 20 minutes. everything else is on time. any act or hercules, 20 minutes. highway 85 to the san jose airport, that will be a quick seven minute ride. urger will blow your mind?

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kumasi: in the south bay, it will be a busy weekend for japan town, a popular festival is returning in is in person roots. it is a japanese buddhist tradition dedicated to remembering and honoring the dead. amanda del castillo is showing us how preparations have already started. ♪ >> signs signal the return of one of san jose's longest-running cultural events. it is back to obone for the jewish church in so hit -- jose -- japan town. >> this is a good point time to remember the lives and also important to for us to reflect on lives at this moment. >> it will be an all-new experience for the reverend from japan. >> i was assigned to this temple

and in 2019 of august. so right after the -- >> only before the pandemic. that's only months before the pandemic. covid-19 forced virtual festivals, lingering impacts including limited food options this year. scaling back on sushi, noodle dishes and the highly sought after strawberry shortcake. had minister gerald sakamoto says it only makes sense as the general population of the temple is 65 plus. >> there were not enough that were comfortable to be in close proximity preparing the food. we do not want to risk that. we don't want to risk the health of our members. >> he assures the weekends menu will have many favorites. in years past, he says several thousand were drawn to the weekend celebration but after this week's deadly shooting in illinois, he says security is a real concern. >> there is no way to harden our boundaries and in a way, we would not want to have to do

that. we would want people to come feel welcome, to feel this is something that they have a part in. >> that sense of community and support for the festival which happens to be the buddhist church's biggest fundraiser, the part of the fabric of japan town. >> everybody knows everybody. i think the people here are really kind. with the small community, you get to know your neighbors. >> abc7news. ♪ >> i'm spitting mad facts, so big. ♪ got a keep up with what i say ♪ ♪ you don't need no calculator now ♪ reggie: all right. that is the math magician or as i like to say math-a-magician. he is known to his students as mr. arosco. he's a math teacher by day and asked to be part of the parade.

they said this all started as a joke erie check the kirkland signature teacher. he created this to entertain his students and they loved it so much they help to make a music video what you can find on his youtube video along with a second video which was shot as he sought the parade. kumasi: since we are talking about kirkland, inflation has hit the food court at cosco. prices for the two menu items we are going to tell you what have gone up. insider reports you it will now cost you four dollars for a chicken bake up from three dollars and the price of soda has gone up $.10 is now $.69 but you can still get the hot dog and soda combo for $1.50, the same price as it was when it launched in 1985. retail chain also increased prices on other warehouse items including pastries, bottled water, and stakes. reggie: tell me more about this chicken bake. kumasi: i don't know about that. reggie: anyone? >> [indiscernible]

reggie: geez? ok. -- cheese? ok. kumasi: so it's like a -- reggie: hot pocket. now you are talking my language. a very good dog joined the party a london prior over the weekend. the adorable puppy and hot pink car marching in the parade saturday. the dog and a bowtie had a backpack. he marshaled up a group called london friend, a london-based mental health charity up -- charity throughout the parade route. kumasi: i just like how it's looking around. reggie: i wish this was one level up. i wanted to be in jobina's power will. [laughter] from when she was a child. then i want it to be remote-controlled but from someone who is not visible that they're doing it so it looks like the dog is driving. that is all. i want that allusion.

i want that fantasy. by the way, if you missed our san francisco pride parade, where we have not only dogs but bunnies, don't worry, you can see the best moments from the parade and other content on our bay area streaming app. you can download on roku, amazon fire, or wherever you would stream. drew: certainly jobina would interview them. reggie: 1000%. drew: getting that exclusive. kumasi: loving it. reggie: you said you had a power will, be honest? drew: you said you had a power will? reggie: no. i wanted one because of the commercials. it made it to the most luxurious thing a child could have read kumasi: did you have one? drew: i did. reggie: what was the make and model? [laughter] was it a jeep? i'm just picturing you in one of the jeep power wheels. drew: we are going back to the

1980's in my memory is not that great. reggie: what was yours? jobina: a volkswagen beetle convertible. [laughter] reggie: that's hot. a convertible? drew: i think me and my sister shared it so i have this memory of it being pink so i do not think it was my choice. reggie: or was it? drew: were we foreshadowing? reggie: was that as i say a harbinger of things to come? [laughter] drew: beep beep. good morning to san jose. we have gray skies out there but today the sunshine will appear a lot quicker compared to yesterday and even tuesday. here is the forecast. morning clouds and a little drizzle on the coast but the sunshine is faster to arrive today. humidity is dropping. you will notice that. it is more comfortable today and tomorrow but warmer weather is moving in. especially sunday and monday it will be hot inland. right now it is a cooler morning compared to yesterday but we are mid 50's to low 60's. combine that with low humidity and feels comfortable.

let's talk about the cloud cover. by 11:00 a.m., much of our marine layer is dissipating. the lone exception, cloudy over san francisco but later on today, the city will see sunshine and with that arriving faster, it will be a warmer afternoon today compared to yesterday. enjoy the lower humidity. a warmer afternoon, 70's and 80's away from the coast, 67 in the city today, 72 oakland, 78 san jose, 81 napa. overnight, our marine layer is not quite as expensive as previous mornings. temperatures mid 50's to low 60's, partly to mostly cloudy skies. let's talk temperatures. by friday, warmer weather moves in. saturday, there is a minor dip in temperatures. by sunday, our heat intensifies. by sunday afternoon, you can see widespread 90's away from the coast. here is the forecast. we low humidity today and that feels nice. a warmer afternoon tomorrow, a slight dip in temperatures to start the week but sunday we are

certainly getting up and feeling like summer. that continues monday before a breeze kicks in and we was too average this time of year. reggie: thank you. thank it's and blockbusters. chase center announcing the lineup of events at drive city. kumasi: here's a live look at sfo. we will be right b

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reggie: apple is releasing a new scaredy feature that will protect high-risk users. they are calling it locked on mode, designed to protect users targeted by sophisticated spyware. it effectively quarantines off part of the iphone and other apple devices from different forms of attack including email attachments and unsolicited facetime calls. it is one of the biggest moves by a tech company to fight against spyware.

forget about taco tuesday, now is amc tuesday. amc theaters are now offering five dollar discount tuesdays. that means tickets will be five dollars plus tax all day long and you are a member of the amc stubs program. the basic stubs program is free to join. discount tuesdays will run to the end of october. reggie: live at thrive city includes live entertainment including music, comedy shows, food, and drinks and is hosting blankets and blockbusters where you can enjoy movies under the sun stars on the outdoor board. every sunday there will be health and wellness days and fitness sessions for all ages. the full lineup is on the chase center's website and you are asked to register if you want to check out these events but they are all free. drew: that is so cool. a comedy show, a movie, that is awesome. let's talk two points. we have been talking about these all week long, measuring how much moisture is in the atmosphere. monday, these numbers were into

the 60's, very humid air. today, dew points or upper 40's to lower 50's so drier air is moving in. humidity is dropping so you will feel the conger blair later on today. outside, here is a live look from the exploratorium camera showing you the early morning fog. here is how the day shapes up. sunshine will be found a lot faster today compared to yesterday. low humidity, a warmer afternoon, into the 70's and 80's. enjoy the low humidity. 72 oakland, sunny in the south bay, sunny san jose. 67, 81 napa, 83 in antioch and enjoy. kumasi: thank you. new at six, they are called stop -- shock sticks. the new design on chopsticks on how we could eat. reggie: the money coming to california's a api community and what will be explored. >> for us, they look like our heroes. they are our heroes. kumasi: three best friends drowned while trying to save a

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