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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. ama: an attempted kidnapping in the east bay. tonight, please are searching for the men who tried to take a toddler in front the child's mother. good evening, thank you for joining us for a special edition of abc 7 news 8:00. dan: the search continues for this man, oakland police say tried to kidnap a two euro. police released photos from the bart station. -- the transit station. the men from them and tried to take the toddler. they say he also assaulted the child's mother. a good samaritan jumped in and the suspect ran away. the transit released a statement saying the safety of writers is

always foremost and is part of our safety commitment we have a robust security system as well as law enforcement partnerships, which include active patrols with the alameda and contra costa sheriff's departments. ama: scary moments for camel residents when a grenade was found inside a home. sky 7 was over the scene this afternoon. the santa clara county sheriff's office bomb squad responded and determined the device was like. basically that needed it. as you can see by this video, tweeted by the police department. no one was hurt. there is no ongoing threat to the community. dan: another san francisco supervisor calling for a school board member to resign over comments she made. connie chan says she stands with statements -- with -- in which he claimed black and brown parents do not encourage the children to focus on or value learning.

she says she misspoke and is committed to doing better than being held accountable. she was one of three people appointed to the board after the fulbright recall. ama: with the start of school just weeks away, california is facing a big problem, not enough teachers. tonight, the school district held a job fair. abc 7 news reporter has a look at what they're offering to attract qualified candidates. reporter: in three weeks, classes will be filled with students. the problem is, will there be enough teachers? >> things could be worse. we are going to keep working hard to make sure we are doing everything we can to get teachers. reporter: dr. rubio is chief of human resources at the school district with schools in walnut creek, and pleasant hill. the district is holding a job fair tonight. on the tables of a $5,000 signing bonus for teachers in science, math or bilingual credentials.

$10,000 for teachers with mild d credentials. >> they sometimes choose professions like engineering or biology and may not be coming to education. reporter: another possible selling point, teachers and the school district or gain a 10% pay raise over the next three years. even then, all those benefits still may not add up. according to the learning policy institute, most two thirds of school districts in california faced an increased number of vacancies. to do retirement and burnout are part of the problem. -- teacher retirement and burnout are part of the problem. the pandemic didn't help. >> about 35 people have been hired in the last couple of weeks. we are grateful that we still have a candidate pool. >> she is the director of recruitment and retention for oakland unified. she says they still have 75 positions develop, down from 110 at the beginning of july.

-- 75 positions to fill up, down from 110 at the beginning of july. reporter: >> we are finding that is going a long wait with educators who want to teach in oakland. we know with inflation and the cost of housing, it is burdensome. dan: now to the latest on the developing news in washington, where doctors are continuing to monitor president biden after he tested positive for covid. he's says his symptoms are mild. morgan norwood has the latest. reporter: recording this video from the white house, president joe biden says he is doing great and keeping busy as he recovers from covid-19 in isolation. >> i'm doing well, getting a lot of work done. i will continue to get it done, in the meantime, thanks for your concern. keep the faith, it's going to be ok. reporter: testing positive for

covid thursday morning after the administration said he went to bed feeling funny but did not sleep well. officials say he is experiencing fatigue, a runny nose and dried cough. >> our expectations are he is going to continue to have mild illness. he is going to be monitored for symptoms. reporter: the president is also receiving paxlovid. the 79-year-old is fully vaccinated and received two booster shots, the second of march 30. dr. said the biggest factor in his treatment is his age. he will be closely monitored. >> it is an easy decision to recommend on the part of a physician to take that drug. the president agreed to start it. reporter: contact tracing now underway for close contacts of the present, including members of the press and congress like senators elizabeth warren and ed markey, seen here exiting air force one on wednesday. they both tested negative, along with first lady dr. joe biden. >> is feeling good, i tested

negative this morning. i'm going to keep my schedule. according to cdc guidelines, i'm keeping masks. ama: another covid headlines, an average of 120 6000 people are testing positive each day. -- 120 6000 people are testing positive each day. dan: the numbers not to be much higher because of home tests the go unreported most of the time. the cdc says the ba.5 subvariant now makes up almost 80% of new cases. ama: nearly 6200 covid positive americans are entering the hospital each day, up by 42% in the last month. dan: a main question now is how long we have to keep living with high transmissibility. and new variants. zach fuentes has more on how experts think covid could play out. reporter: the world is continuing to see impacts from a wave of covid that has lasted

longer than anyone would like. santa clara county deputy health officer says locally we have been in this wave since may. at this point, there does not seem to be an end in sight. >> previous waves have been relatively quick. lots of people get covid, after a month or two, cases start to settle down. we have not seen that this time. reporter: he says after -- although at home tests are not counted, sewer shed data showing covid is so prevalent in the local community. >> there's still lots of covid out there. probably as much as we have ever seen. reporter: dr. said the number of safety measures at our session has kept this way from being is deadliest others. emphasis is placed on the president fully vexed status and taking the antiviral pill. >> these are important things for the president to have. for every american to have. reporter: there still note universal mask mandate most

places, including the bay area. dr. hahn could not weigh in on whether we would see a return to mass mandates but did double down on the fact that the distal big key safety tool. >> a kn95 or not and will protect you from getting covid. reporter: as for how much longer he sees this stigma around and help kids returning to school affect the number bay area cases, he says it is difficult to predict. >> most experts expect some kind of wave to occur this fall or winter. the timing is still uncertain. what we can say, it is many vaccines and boosters as you are eligible for. continue wearing your high quality masks indoors. ama: hives and rashes are some of the symptoms infectious disease specialists are getting calls about after people test negative for covid. luz pena spoke to experts, including an allergist to explain when you should be

concerned. reporter: they may start on your knees or arms and move around your body. these are the type of hives, dr. and lou is seeing after covid infection. >> we get a lot of calls about hives. specifically welds that look like big mosquito bites. after people had covid. reporter: she says they should not be interpreted as allergies. >> the immune system getting stimulated by the virus. reporter: dr. toronto is noticing similar skin reactions during the recovery phase of infection. he says this happens with covid, but other viruses. >> once immune system has ramped up and is fighting the infection, you start having outbreaks of hives. they come and go. they will pop up here, then here. reporter: he recommends to consult with a medical professional, but says in many cases, they go away with over-the-counter medication.

>> if the patient takes an antihistamine like benadryl or claritin or allegra over-the-counter, often the hives will respond and fade away until the medication wears off. reporter: according to cdc data, rashes are part of the post-covid infection syndromes -- symptoms. why is it that people after they test negative circuit in these symptoms? >> sometimes people are still actively impacted, it seems to be after the infection is clearing. probably because it is the immune system is still revved up . it is clearing the virus and you can get misfiring within the immune system, resulting in rashes like this. reporter: he says in many cases these rashes can go away after two hours, and some may last several weeks. >> up to six weeks is considered acute or short-term hives.

dan: after the break, taking a closer look at the mystery gas surcharge only found in california. we are not talking about the gas tax. or the environmental fees. it is an extra $.70 per gallon the experts they cannot be explained. ama: a plan to legalize marijuana federally, the senate bill unveiled today that calls for sweeping reforms. dan: we are monitoring a wildfire in t

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national average. we pay more to refine our cleaner burning fuel, about $.10 a gallon. those numbers from uc berkeley's energy institute. the lead economist there says hidden in the to $19 -- $2.19 is a mystery gas surcharge, $.70 a gallon that cannot be explained. are you saying they are charging more because they can? >> absolutely. the question is, or there actual costs behind it that are justifying it? that is something we have to look into. reporter: oil companies and retailers started the mistreat gas surcharge after the explosion and fire at the exxon mobil factory in torrance seven years ago. >> our prices went way up after they -- like they always do after primary fire. it never came down. reporter: he provided this graph showing how oil companies have

charged california drivers an extra $40 billion compared to the rest of the country. >> there are people hurting you to those higher gas prices. reporter: he testified last month at the state assembly hearing and possible price gouging. >> i find it unbelievable that we have done this many years and have not been able to figure the mystery out. reporter: the attorney general's office testified that investigating the surcharge will be difficult for them. >> that kind of investigation would take several years before you would get an answer, if you got one. reporter: no answers for us in the short term. the select committee is planning a series of meetings, so i asked a representative for the oil companies and refineries that do business in the west about the mystery gas surcharge. >> marketers can charge whatever they want for gasoline. this is based on consumers. consumers will pick the gas station they want to go to. when the bus fuel for their

automobile. i want to pick a place that is well lit, clean, that i feel safe. i will pay more than any other surrounding gas station to make sure me and my son are pulling up to a place that feel safe. >> we need to be willing to shop around. not only do you get a better price, he put more pressure on the expensive stations, usually the big brands, to lower their prices. reporter: the professor tells me, despite companies claims that their additives improve performance, virtually all gases the same. shop independent stations that charge less, that should drive down the path displaceable gasoline more quickly. dan: protests at the port of oakland was extended into today, causing growing concern it could add to the nations supply chain issues. this is video from this morning at the port. you can see truckers parked

outside, unable to go and. activities at the port have been shut down for three days. independent truckers are purchasing a state law that reclassify some of them as company employees if they meet certain workplace criteria. ama: firefighters in phoenicia keeping a close eye on the refinery. it reported a mechanical issue that caused the release of high levels of sulfur dioxide into the air. it is one of a group of highly reactive gases emitted as a result of fossil fuel combustion and other industrial processes. there are no reports of injury or sickness. dan: happening now, of -- a fire burning in his jump to river into santa clara county. it has burned 86 acres and 50 people have been evacuated. a supervisors is one structure has burned and is believed to have been born. no injuries have been reported. calfire's san mateo, santa cruz unit has sent a strike team into fight the flames. ama: meteorologist sandhya patel

has been tracking the fire. dan: what are the conditions like now in that area? sandhya: right now it is not very windy, the humidity is up. i do want to show you something on her visible satellite picture. the last ones i could get showing that smoke. clearly, blowing from the fire out towards the san juan batista hollister area. if you are seeing smoky conditions near you, you want to avoid that smoke, keep your doors and windows close. the closest reporting station is 59 degrees, 81% relative humidity. southerly winds to seven. the fog has crept up around monterey bay. eventually they will seat some of the up coming into their area. when is expected to remain light. -- wayne's -- winds expected to remain light. some moderate air quality toward

the hollister area. be ready for fluctuations. look at our east bay camera as the sun is getting rave to set. not so gorgeous, as air quality continues through tonight due to the smoke from the marsh fire. conditions are getting better. there are still some pockets in that poor for sensitive groups category. live doppler 7 showing the fog along the coastline, it is shallow at this hour. that could be changing subtests 28 onshore at sfo. here's a live view from our emeryville camera. a nice view at this hour. 54 in san francisco, 59 in oakland. chile 55 in half moon bay. they are sitting under this, the golden gate bridge camera showing in the fog of her 65 in santa rosa, are hotspots getting

into the low and mid 90's inland. 64 napa. currently 79 in livermore. here is what moderates are temperatures, it is our summertime pattern of fog with patchy drizzle is a breezy and cooler in the afternoon. we are looking at minor ups and downs through next week. the fog will expand a bit. tomorrow morning we start off with it, it is going to be done in spots again with drizzle. be prepared for slippery roadways. as you go to the afternoon and evening, some of the puzzle linger. your morning will begin with coastal drizzle, temperatures in the 50's and 60's, and 60's, inland areas will be clear to start the day. it is going to be warm inland, nowhere near the kind of heat we had today. at least we are seeing temperatures trending wire -- lower. 70 oakland, 84 santa rosa. 64 in san francisco and breezy

along the coast. the accuweather seven-day forecast of heat eases inland, not much change, a little warmer for the second half of the weekend. some minor ups and downs next week. ama: senate democrats have unveiled their long-awaited proposal to legalize marijuana. chuck schumer introduced the bill today. it would lift the federal ban on marijuana and defer regulation to the states. the legislation would also create fda monitoring requirements like those that exist for alcohol and to cope. >> it is time to end the federal prohibition on cannabis. this bill provides the best framework for updating our laws and reversing decades of harm. ama: schumer says he hopes to move the legislation forward sometime this year. it is likely to face an uphill battle in the senate. at least 10 republicans would after support the measure for it

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ama: sheriff's deputies in contra costa county arrested two men accused of killing a driver during the road rage incident. happened on taylor road in unincorporated lafayette. he was shot after one car cut off another end an argument ensued. yesterday, police arrested two suspects and then antioch home. 19 jumped one watson and 20-year-old jail in washington. -- don one johnson in 20-year-old jaylen washington. dan: the toll that deadly shooting his head on the family. antonio vargas was killed this last weekend during an argument at granada bowl. he was a daca recipients who

owned a carpet cleaning business. this is the last video -- photo of his parents took of him. i think the community for their support in helping police capture the suspected shooter. >> [speaking spanish] dan: livermore police say they got a tip on the suspected gunman's whereabouts. yesterday they rested 27-year-old roger almond garcia. ama: the santa clara county district attorney's office rolled a police shooting of an unarmed suspect was justified. police shot and killed 27-year-old david tovar junior. the da's office says two independent investigators found the officers actions were reasonable given the suspects criminal history. one did say there tactics were flawed because bullets fired hit occupied apartments.

the family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the department and the city. dan: dramatic and unnerving new details unveiled as the committee investigating the january 6 attack on the capital holds a primetime hearing. the test of my about what president trump did and did not do during that right. ama: the first american case of polio in nearly a decade.

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hours until his supporters to go home. >> president trump did not fail to act, he chose not to act. >> the day after the attack, trump recorded this video. the panel playing outtakes showing trump hesitant to condemn the rioters and unable to accept his election loss. the committee showing white house logs with no official record of what trump did while the riot unfolded. witnesses testifying in the midst of the capitol attack, trump was calling senators to ask them to object to the 2020 election results. >> to the president asked for a law enforcement response? >> no. >> pat cipollone recounting multiple advisors pleading with the former president for hours to condemn the attack and call on rioters to leave, and saying the president did not listen. >> i said people need to be told. there needs to be a public announcement, fast, that they need to leave the capitol. >> two former trump white house

aides, sarah matthews and matthew pottinger testifying live. both resigned in the aftermath of the capitol attack, describing how they reacted to trump's response. >> he should have been telling these people to leave and condemn the violence. >> the former president continues to lash out at the committee, calling their investigation one sided. but trump's in action, the committee said, put the country at risk. the committee announcing tonight they will hold more hearings in september after spending the next month gathering evidence. committee chair bennie thompson, who has covid and spoke remotely, saying there must be "stiff consequences" for all those involved in january 6, including the former president. jay o'brien, abc news. dan: today the house voted to codify a decades-old supreme court ruling related to contraception. the vote was 228 to 195, with

either republicans joining access -- joining democrats. the house voted on a number of so-called messaging votes being conducted in the wake of the supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade last month. ama: developing news out of new york state where officials reported a case of polio. the case in a rockland county resident is the first in the u.s. in nearly a decade. state officials said it appears the person had a vaccine derived strain of the virus. dan: san francisco's supervisor criticizes the federal government's response to a growing number of monkeypox infections and compared it to the slow government response to the aids crisis. speaking at a supervisors committee, he said the government was slow to distribute mucky box vaccines. san francisco has seen 141 infections so far, including 55 new cases on tuesday alone.

>> they seem to have done the bare minimum, being dragged along each step of the way, and turned out -- and when what turned out to be a woefully inadequate response, where we have significant community spread. dan: san francisco is offering appointments for monkeypox vaccines. there is also a drop in clinic at san francisco general hospital, although that has seen extremely long wait times. you should know that. we have everything you need to know about monkeypox, including vaccines and treatment. go to our website, abc7news.com. ama: san francisco mayor london breed vetoed a bill that would've gotten rid of single-family housing in the city and allowed developments in their place. in a statement, breed said the proposal had restrictive policies that would've made it harder to build housing in san francisco. the bill would have rezoned all properties to allow duplexes. san francisco properties with more than two units would have had the extra units subject to

rent control. dan: caltrans and the north bay broke around on its final expansion project of highway 101 between novato and the sonoma marin county line. abc7 news reporter lena howland has a look at how that will affect life for commuters. lena: with the lift of a shovel, caltrans says the backbone of the north bay will soon be getting stronger. >> so when we finish this project a couple years from now, we will have over 50 miles of hov lane, basically from south salinas all the way to windsor. lena: meaning this sky 7 view from highway 101 in marin county is about to look different. caltrans is preparing to add a third hov lane from novato to the sonoma-marin county line. >> when we are done in a couple years, obviously you can travel hov lanes, carpool lane, better for the environment, reduce congestion, reduce emission,

promote active transportation. lena: keep in mind this is the last part of the project that has been going on for more than a decade now. >> it's the start of something kind of new, but it's the last of all the projects. you can see the light at the end of the narrow, so to speak. lena: one simply member has been representing the north bay during the -- assembly member has been representing the north bay during the entire project. the price tag about $750 from federal state and local dollars, including gas tax money. >> it is coming right back to the bay area. lena: all with the goal of cutting down traffic like this for more than 100,000 commuters a day. >> it's great for commuters trying to get home, trying to get to work, trying to get to their family. lena: they will just have to wait through two more years of construction. >> construction will bring its challenges, but there is

short-term pain for long-term gain. lena: in the north howland, abc7 news. ama: three lanes of eastbound 80 in berkeley will close in about 20 minutes for repairs and stay closed until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow after a truck damaged an over crossing yesterday. caltrans will install concrete barriers blocking the shoulder and far right lane. the barriers will take the weight off the damaged bridge area and accommodate repair work. there will be another closure saturday night. dan: repair work continues on the part tracks between the conquered and pleasant hill stations where a train partially derailed last month. that drew ailment was caused by excessive temperatures on the tracks. bart is making changes to avoid future derailments caused by hot weather like that. the agency will now identify sections of track that are now particularly susceptible to extreme heat. bart plans to apply speed restrictions for trains in those areas when temperatures are hotter than 100 degrees. ama: coming up, a new fence near a bart station entrance.

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ama: these made an arrest in a pair of cold case killings, one of which went unsolved for 40 years. investigators say the suspect is response of her the murder of a city union woman. her strangled body was found inside her home in july of 1980, but no suspect was identified. investigators say 16 years later, the suspect killed again, this time a woman found by caltrans workers in 199 she had also been strangled. the big break came earlier this month when dna evidence from the two cases also matched a sex crime investigated by another department. detectives collected another dna sample and it matched all three crimes. he was arrested, booked into the

solano county jail. authorities say additional charges are expected in the 1980 killing. dan: one of 14 women who accused the former mayor of windsor of sexual assault has now tried to take his old job. a town councilmember announced she will run for mayor of windsor. she currently serves as vice mayor. she has alleged the former mayor drugged and raped her after they attended a community event in 2020. the former mayor denied all the sex assault allegations behind him. he stepped down as mayor of windsor in may of last year. ama: a move to crackdown on illegal vendors in the mission district. bart plaza is now surrounded by fencing. abc7 reporter tara campbell spoke with city and committed leaders who call it a last resort to try to clean up the area and protect legitimate vendors. tara: mission district commuters wok t -- woke to a new reality wednesday morning. bart plaza fenced off, taking some by surprise. >> when i saw the fencing i

assumed it was maybe being cleared out for an event. tara: but that is not the case. it is being cleared to -- being fenced to clear up the area. >> it has gone from immigrant vendors selling their goods to a huge market of stolen goods. tara: this supervisor introducing legislation in march requiring vendors to have a permit, allowing the city to clamp down on those selling illegally. but the process has been delayed. >> the law is not going to be fully enforced until august after the full online permitting system is set up, that we felt like we need a change of atmosphere and the 24 street bart. tara: this fencing is being described as a last resort, a way of keeping the vendors and public safe. by no means is it meant to be a permanent solution. susanna is the director of a latino cultural district. the nonprofit is working with the city to try and make it a safer place.

how do you think this fencing off is going to impact these businesses? >> as you can see here, the people that have been venting on this street are already organized, they are permitted, so it makes it easier to see who our vendors who are already permitted. tara: vendors like these already have their seller permit. the next step will be a vendor permit from the city. >> no bueno. the difficult for everybody, except him. >> i love this fence. i love it because it is more safe. tara: this woamn has been selling her -- woman has been selling her jewelry here for eight years and says the past two she has not felt safe. >> a lot of illegal vendors comes inside. i am sorry, but homeless people living in there, they are doing drugs. tara: the hope is this fence gives the community a chance to

clean up while the city rolls out the vendor permit program. >> it gives us an opportunity to clean and revitalize the plaza and to those who haven't participated on the program. tara: tara campbell, abc7 news. dan: a new shop pops up in san francisco, serving a familiar snack. snack. but find out why the toppings [sfx: computer sounds] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ let play unwind your mind. ikea.

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dan: even before that gorgeous sunset here in the bay area, we have been fortunate to dodge the oppressive heat so many are facing around the country. ama: more than 100 million americans in 29 states are under alerts of heat advisories and warnings. officials say it is all driven by climate change. morgan norwood has the details. morgan: from california to new england, the latest heatwave to hit the u.s. showing no mercy. more than 100 million americans now under heat advisories and alerts with the extreme weather

already turning deadly. authorities say 10 soldiers were hit by lightning at fort gordon in georgia, one of them dying through their injuries through the storm that officials sais phoned during the extreme -- say spawned during the extreme heat. advocates are warning americans about the risk. according to the organization kids in cars, 11 children died after being left in hot vehicles, six in the past 30 days. and annually almost 40 children succumb to heat related deaths. >> the hot temperatures right now are very,v -- very, very lethal. people don't understand how quick temperatures in vehicles rise. morgan: these new satellite images show the rapidly decreasing water levels in lake mead, which provides water to 25 million people. >> right now those outflows are exceeding the inflows and the lake levels are going down, just like your bank account would decrease. morgan: according to the latest

data from noaa, average temperatures in the u.s. increased in the past 120 years in several major cities. los angeles by 3.4 degrees, miami by 2.4 and new york by 3.2. experts pinning the rising heat on climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels, president biden announcing new executive actions to address global warming, including $ 2.3 billion for stronger infrastructure to adapt to climate change. pres. biden: i can do more. morgan: climate change activists say bidens plan may not be enough as he faces opposition in congress. the president says he is considering a national emergency declaration to unlock more resources to address the issue. morgan norwood, abc news, los angeles. dan: let's look at weather conditions around here in the country. ama: let's get back to abc7 news meter really just sandhya patel. sandhya: that oppressive and dangerous heat will continue through the weekend. as you take a look, tomorrow's

high temperatures, 102 in dallas. 101 at kansas city. d.c. 97. phoenix, 114 degrees. expecting some records as we get the weekend. triple digits from the central u.s. to the desert southwest. 98 in salt lake city on sunday. 104 in oklahoma city. record-setting heat, excessive heat warnings, heat advisories expected. summers are getting hotter and the drought is worsening. here is the good news, no change in california in the drought from last week. this is the latest from the drought monitor. no change. severe conditions continue. fog along the coastline on doppler. it will be around for parts of the bay tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon, warm inland, though cooler than today. 90's inland. 60's coastside. temperatures dropping off a little bit inland, then we will see a bit of a warm up on sunday before we see minor cooling

again next week. dan: monarch butterflies are drifting closer to extinction. scientists put those iconic orange and black butterflies on the endangered list because of its fast wendling numbers. -- dwindling numbers. the western butterfly population declined 99.9%. the biggest threats to the species now are habitat destructions and climate change. ama: a favorite san francisco event is making a comeback this year. hardly strictly grass will return to golden gate park from september 30 to october 2. the free outdoor concert series live-streamed events in 2020 and 2021. this year's lineup is not been announced yet, but organizers plan to give some hints starting next week. dan: so hang tight. if you like popcorn there is a new shop in hayes valley serving only that, with a twist. the owners call it san francisco's first made to order

artisan popcorn shop. the popcorn is tossed and topped by hand with interesting flavors, barbecue brisket, cookies and cream, and strawberry meringue. >> do you like popcorn? >> oh yes. i like to eat it while i'm watching a movie. >> i think it's a great snack. everybody loves it. the problem is it has always been served old and cold. i think popcorn should be hot and fresh. we use recipes from ingredients taken from scratch into totally new food experiences. dan: the popcorn is priced $4.50 for a kids size to $11.50 for large. sign me up for one of those larges. ama: i felt like i wanted to make a transition between old and cold. [laughter] larry: i knew it. i knew she would eyes are going to -- she was either going to call me old and cold, or flugg nugg -- fluff nugget. i would rather be fluff nugget. i think it covers more of my

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the giants defense is offensive. luis gonzalez, i got it, i ain't got it. the ball is probably lost in the lights. 4-0 dodgers. 5-0 and the giants do not have a hit yet. a's with a doubleheader against the tigers today because of the delayed start of the season. we will start with game two. frankie montas strikes out five, including the ageless miguel cabrera, but left after three innings. may the shoulder acting up. tigers with a rookie on the help, his third major-league start. scoreless in the sixth. sean murphy. this is matched to the -- mashed to the suites. a's won game two 5-0. as for game one, that was at high noon. robbie grossman drove in the tigers' first three runs. can't make the catch. would have prevented to the third run from scoring. grossman, two doubles, three

rbis. the a's split the doubleheader, hosting texas for the weekend. the sharks making news, reportedly hiring david quinn as their new head coach. quinn was fired by the rangers after three seasons but is regarded as a solid coach. he and mike grier both played at boston university. quinn head coach of team usa in the olympics. raiders play in jacksonville in two weeks in the hall of fame game. they opened up training camp under the new head coach. the silver and black should have put up points, especially with davante adams reuniting with his old college quarterback. daniels more talkative than his old boss, bill belichick. >> there are so many things we have to do now between now and when we play, even the first preseason game. our expectation is we are going to have a great day today. that is my expectation as a coach.

i think the team has done a great job of adopting that mindset because it's the only thing we can control. larry: kyler unhappy for months, happy now. arizona made him one of the highest paid qb's in the nfl. $160 million guaranteed. that is over $46 million a year. he is small and exciting. the a's drafted him in the 2018 draft. their payroll this season is about $48 million. one year of kyler, the entire a's payroll almost matches up. that tells you where the a's are. and i'm still old and cold. [laughter] ama: he said it, not me. sandhya: well you said it too. [laughter] ama: coming up at 9:00, it's jeopardy, th jeopardy, then wheel of fortune at 9:30, followed by shark tank at 10:00. don't mess abc7 -- at 11:00. dan: for sandhya patel, larry beil, and the entire abc7 news

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