including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. ask your doctor about dupixent. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. jobina: a fast-moving wildfire explodes. thousands of people forced to evacuate. governor newsom declaring a state of emergency as the oak fire near yosemite is now the biggest fire of the year. good morning, everyone. it's sunday, july 24. we are going to start first with a check on the weather with lisa. good morning, lisa. lisa: good morning to you. wish we could bring some of that

fog over into the sierra nevada, but boy, conditions super dry there, and we remain firmly entrenched with our deck of low clouds hugging the shoreline. as we look at s.f.o., typical scene here with the gray skies. 53 downtown. 59 in pal owe al tea. 52, half man bay. marine layer, #,000 feet. for mount tan, the sun up in about five minutes. 56 in fairfield. mid 50's in livermore. the blanket of clouds insulating the north bay and parts of the east bay this morning, and there's a look at the shark tank. temperatures will be in the 50's and 60's through 9:00. by noon time, we're still cool at the coast, upper 60's bayside, upper 70's inland. and by 4:00, a couple of degrees warmer, reaching about 90 inland. mid 70's with that afternoon sea breeze around the bay. and that fog not going anywhere. we'll talk about the look ahead. the last week of july, coming up. jobina: we start with developing news this morning on the oak fire burning just west of

yosemite national park. this photo from a traveler flying from san francisco to the east coast homes the massive plume of smoke in mace pour accounty. the -- in pair pose accounty. the fire has burned 12,000 acres so far. people have been forced to evacuate and several roads are closed. thousands homes remain threatened. our abc reporter has more on the fire fighting efforts. reporter: california's governor declaring a state of emergency in mariposa county, as the oak fire continues to spread. the fire burning outside yosemite national park is becoming one of the state's largest of the year. this time lapse showing the orange skies always the fire increases in size. homes and cars engulfed. some people trapped inside their houses. >> seven people in a residence unable to get out. they're stuck in the residence and cannot escape. >> more than 6,000 people forced to leave. hundreds of firefighters battling the blaze on the ground and from the air.

>> they're fight the fire in rugged terrain. it's steep. we have a good fight on our hands. reporter: smoke even visible from the international space station. abc's alex preshay is there. >> look at this. all of this done in a little more than 24 hours. thousands and thousands of achers it burned. reporter: meantime, much of the country is dealing with intense heat. in south dakota, a 22-year-old hiker died in badlands national park after running out of water. the worst of the heat wave for much of the northeast is expected today, with temperatures in some cities expected to reach almost 100 degrees. new york city opening cooling centers to help people without air conditioning find some relief. >> it's too hot. it's way too hot. reporter: organizers shortening the new york triathlon this weekend due to the heat. boston postponing its competition. abc news, new york. you. jobina: another fire in yosemite national park is 79% contained

this morning. the washburn fire is east of the oak fire and started on july 7. so far, nearly 4,900 acres have burned. flames have threatened the famous giant is he coy atrees and are burning in an area hit hard by the drought. firefighters have gained enough ground that highway 41 was allowed to reopen so visitors could get in to the park's south entrance. a stubborn fire in the east bay may finally be out. the marsl fire started the the end of may and smoke filled the air in parts of the county. while one fire may be out, it's fires like the one in mariposa county that are cause for concern. our abc news reporter has the story. reporter: after seven weeks of fire in the past seven days of flooding, it's blue skies over pittsburgh and bay point. >> they're tough to extinguish, but the appearance right now, it appears that it has been ex-tin wished. reporter: the marsh was ignited by a fire in a homeless encampment t. spread through 200 acres of marshland, where air

quality prompted health advisories. steve hill says 200 million gallons were dumped trying to put the fire out. >> it's impossible to get the firefighters out there because it's very dangerous conditions in the marsh area. one area that we could get water on fire boats. reporter: hill says it's been a busy fire season. fires have increased 20% since last year in the county. >> we look back two years, that number is up about 50%. so the indications are not good considering that we're not yet in what's typically the peak of fire weather. reporter: ads wildfires burn near yosemite national park, fire crews from the bay area have been called to assisten. sonoma was from five local school districts. >> they'll sent immediately right to the line and probably have a pretty active fire fight throughout the night. reporter: the assistant fire chief for the city of petaluma

says despite the fires raging in mariposa county, it's been a mild july. >> we haven't had a lot of red flag warnings. it's been fairly mild weatherwise. reporter: some of the previous massive summer fires burned tens of thousands of acres, some so strong they even created their own weather system. he says fire crews have more experience, and the cal fire has more resource. that means they can be more aggressive in getting ahead of fires. but costa adds california's fire season isn't over. >> we have august and september and october, which can be really rough months for us. so things can change quickly. but hopefully the weather keeps on our side as much as they can. reporter: in the east bay, abc 7 news. jobina: another search will be held today in hopes of finding more information on the disappearance of alexis gabe. it's been nearly six months since her family last saw her. yesterday a possible clue was

found. several volunteers and her family carefully combed through the area. pieces an iphone were found during the search and will be taken by police for further investigation. the gabe family has been working to access alexis' phone records and apple icloud account for more information. >> the police said apple is really, really very hard to work with, and we need our attorney to help us with that. jobina: the gabe family is hopeful the phone is a match to alexis' iphone 11 pro max. police belief gabe's ex-boyfriend killed her in january, but her body has never been found. in the south bay, san jose residents held a rally demanding for the reed hill view santa clara airport to close immediately. it comes after a small aircraft crashed into a residential area on ocala avenue, taking down power lines friday night. the airport was built nearly 100

years ago. accountable manager of nice air says the airport has been a good neighbor for decades, follows all regulations, including the use of unleaded gas. nearby residents are saying it is not enough, and the airport is putting their health and safety at risk. >> my message is this airport has to close. it is a nuisance airport -- it is in the middle of a residential area. jobina: children in the area have a high rate of lead in their blood. the board is expected to address the issue at a hearing thursday. for the first time since the start of the pandemic, silicon valley congressman ro kanna met in person with a group of his constituents here. he hosted a town hall to discuss several issues, including gun violence, abortion, and rising inflation. he says the solution starts with bringing down gas prices, and he has several ideas on how to do that. >> i've said let's stop the export offer our oil to

countries so we can actually lower prices. i've said let's buy back oil at a cheap price and sell it at a subsidized price to folks. i said let's go after the big oil companies. tax them and gets a check to working families. jobina: he's a fellow democrat, but he's been critical of president biden on several issues. earlier this week, he said the president isn't doing enough to combat climate change and needs to declare a national climate emergency. and taking a look right now at gas prices, which for more than a month have been going down. according to a.a.a., the average price for a gallon of gas in san francisco is $5.80 a gallon. in oakland, $5.75. in san jose, $5.74. it's still a lot, lisa. lisa: it's still a lot for sure. right now, as we look outside, 50 degrees. that's cool in santa cruz. sun is on the way. winds up to 15 miles an hour. highs in the low 70's tod today. warmer there than at our local beaches. you knew that. we'll talk about our full

accuweather up-day forecast. jobina: sounds good. also ahead here -- public health emergency. the world health organization making that classification about monkeypox, what the san francisco mayor is saying about the increase in cases. and the san francisco marathon kicks off this morning. thousands of runners stepping off in less than 30 minutes. i think actually, did they start? they may have started. all right, they are actually already out there andavement. we will have the details for you next.

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jobina: the head of the world health organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. abc 7 news reporter explains what this means for the bay area, where cases are rising. >> the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern. reporter: powerful words from the head of the world health organization amid the rising cases of monkeypox. the emergency declaration is the first time the head of the u.n. health agency has taken such action. >> it's moving quickly, and just like covid, we need to react fast, especially when we have a solution. reporter: mayor london breed addressing the rise in monkeypox, currently 197 cases have been identified in san francisco, but that number is expected to increase. she hopes the declaration will speed the delivery of more vaccines. >> we've had about 10,000 vaccines. we need about 70,000. we submitted a request for about 35,000 just to give us started. reporter: san francisco's department of public health

telling abc 7 the acknowledgment of the world health organization that monkeypox is a global emergency only reinforces the way to address this health emergency is to provide the resources necessary to local governments, especially cities such as san francisco. they're experiencing an increase in cases. governor gavin newsom's office tweeted this video saturday, saying california has received more vaccine from the federal government and is distributing them to communities most impacted. monkeypox vaccine clinics have seen long lines recently in san francisco, where some people have been turned away. it's put the city's lgbtq community on alert. health officials say monkeypox is impacting mostly gay and bisix yell men. >> for the moment, this is an outbreak that's concentrated among men who have sex with men, especially those with multiple sexual partners. reporter: experts say anyone can become infected. and symptoms can start within three weeks of exposure, including fever, headache, and fatigue, and a rash or lesions on the body.

last week the u.s. department of health and human services says it ordered 2.5 million doses of monkeypox vaccine. zuckerberg san francisco general hospital will reopen its monkeypox vaccine clinic monday at 8:00 a.m. until supplies last. abc 7 news. jobina: we have everything you need to know about monkeypox, including vaccines and treatment. just head over to our website, abc7news.com. new developments in the san francisco city hall corruption scandal -- vice president john porter has been indicted on bribery charges. the chronicle reports the indictment details allegations that porter bribed former public works director with more than $1 million in gifts and donations. that was to entice him to get the city to approve raising rates and pay more in fees. earlier this year, he pleaded guilty in connection with the scandal. a group of bay area high school students who have been stranded in central europe will begin their trip home today. they have been stuck in prague since their flight home thursday

was cancelled by lufthansa airlines. the group from saratoga high school was supposed to fly from sprague, frankfurt, and then back home. lufthansa has agreed to charter a flight. that group will take to prague -- from prague to frankfurt today, and their now expected to arrive in san francisco monday afternoon. in the north bay, caltrans broke ground on their final extension project of highway 101 at nevada narrows f. you're familiar, you know this has all been going on for over. this is located between nevada and the county line. abc 7 news reporter has a look at how this will impact life for commuters. reporter: with the lift of a shelf, caltrans says the backbone of the north bay will soon be getting stronger. >> when we finish this project a couple of years from now, we will have 50 miles of h.o.v. lane basically from here to

windsor. reporter: meaning this view from above highway 101 in marin county is about to look a little different. caltrans is preparing to add a third h.o.v. lane from nevada to the sonoma-marin county line. >> we're done in a couple of years, obviously you can travel h.o.v. lane for most transit cal pool lane, better environment, reviews, congestion, reduce emission, promote active transportation. reporter: this is the last part of the project that's 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, so you kind of can see the light at the end of the narrow so to speak. reporter: an assembly member has been representing north bay during the entire project. the total price tag, around $750 million, from federal, state, and local dollars, including gas tax money. >> we don't want to just pay the tax and wonder where it went. it's coming right back to the

north bay and the bay area. reporter: all with the goal of cutting down traffic like this for more than 100,000 commuters a day. >> it is great for commuters trying to get home, or trying to get to work, trying to get to their family, their kids. reporter: they'll just have to wait through two more years of construction. >> construction will bring its challenges, but they're short term pain for long-term gain. jobina: a san francisco man who has been uniting his neighborhood through pancakes served up his last plate. we first told you about branson back in february. he cooks up pancake parties right outside his home in the mission district, saying it's a great way to get to know your neighbors. yesterday was his third and final party. branson and his family are moving to the east coast. but it looks like the spirit behind the event will live on with other neighbors. >> i went to a pancake party a couple of weeks ago that was like two blocks that way. so they're carrying it on. and then there's a couple, they

have -- they'll be here later. they have a happy hour thing on friday on their front stoop. people come and just hang out. jobina: i really love this. branson is looking for a neighbor to give one of his griddles to in an effort to make sure the pancake party tradition conditions. happening now, thousands of people are taking part in the san francisco marathon. the marathon started a little less than an hour ago on mission street. there are multiple category this is year, including a special program for those with disabilities. it's also the first marathon in the state that will allow runners to register as nonbinary. we know the weather is supposed to be pretty nice running weather. lisa and i don't really run, but hey, it still works. lisa: yeah, we can appreciate -- and we like san francisco weather. we were talking about that, how this is what you expect, nothing too hot, really the envy of the nation, where everyone is waiting. now we enjoy the afternoon sea breeze and temperatures just not too hot. if you like it warmer, temperatures in our inland

valleys warming up a few degrees, still not extreme. live doppler 7, low clouds and fog along the coast. as it enters the bay, maybe bringing out a little bit of moisture here and there, but overall, just cloudy skies, in the 50's, good running weather. as we look at the near smoke right around the sierra nevada, they have a lot to deal with, with the haze and the smoke and the winds pushing this to the north throughout the day today, extending this layer of haze throughout the northern sierra, and then pushing it eastward into the state line. sacramento valley is doing well, but north of fresno, the san joaquin valley, really not great air quality. you'll notice that right out into monday afternoon, it feeling the impact there. mammoth lakes, red there. back westward toward merced, poor air quality. good air quality here in the bay area. if you look at s.f.o., fingers of fog here moving through parts

of the peninsula. as the temperatures are chilly, they will be warming up to right around normal, but san francisco will be a little bit below average with those breezy winds. 52, santa clara. a few areas of fog there in the golden gate bridge. the low cloud deck, 52 in petaluma. 56 will i the bell at that. southwest winds up to 28 miles an hour. so feeling that breeze today, keeping temperatures very comfortable, even in our interior valleys. here's a look at the wind flow. you can see a little breezy in san francisco, over 20 miles an hour. then near 30 miles an hour throughout the afternoon, into the east bay, throughout the delta. overnight, the winds are still a little breezy, and they get even stronger through 3:00 on monday. so that is going to initiate a cooling trend by a few degrees in our inland valleys as we get through tuesday, it wednesday, and thursday. and it looks like some subtropical moisture could also impact parts of the mountains, the foothills with thunderstorms, while we look at

maybe a few high clouds. there's a look outside from our roof camera, the marathon there, where numbers are in the 50's to upper 50's at 10:00. and about 60 by noon time. so the breeze picks up throughout the day, and as we look at emoryville right now, clouds around the bay and clear inland, sunny with typical range of temperatures. the fog, the sea breeze, pulling back to half moon bay, maybe even some mist and drizzle through the next couple of days as want marine layer expands. highs today, about 85, morgan hill. 62 downtown. low 90's in livermore, that's warmer. the accuweather 7-day forecast, upper 50's, pacifica. mid 70's around hey board. about 94 in oakley. a little cooler monday. that cooler afternoon continues as we get through tuesday. morning fog, afternoon sun, and then perhaps some minor warming as we get towards the end of the workweek into next weekend.

so very, very subtle changes. jobina: i love to hear it, lisa, thank you. just ahead -- our first look at the sequel for "black panther," when the marvel movie is set to be released.

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panther" and the marvel universe. it's all ahead right here on "g.m.a.." jobina: gift cards can bring great joy, but they can also waste a great deal of money. 7 on your side's michael finney has a story that thankfully has a happy ending. rudabeh: recently donald's girlfriend died unexpectedly. she loved coffee. so donald had made sure she got plenty of starbucks through a gift card he kept reloading. >> i got the card for my girlfriend, and when she passed, you know, i had no need for it, because she's she drank coffee and i didn't. reporter: he figured he would give starbucks a call and tell them he had a card he no longer needed. >> i explained that to them, and they says, well, we used to give funds, and now we're no longer giving refunds. so i said what document me to do with the card? he says, well, we'll send you another card. i says for what?

reporter: since donald struck out with starbucks, he came to me for help. before contacting starbucks, i checked in with the foremost expert on gift cards, shelly hunter. she's the gift card girlfriend. you can find her on giftcards.com. >> no one has to give you your money back once you buy a card. am i correct? >> you're correct on that. gift card sales are final. the money is transferred to that gift card. only a few companies in a specific circumstance will decide to do that, but they really don't have to. reporter: i contacted starbucks and explained that this was a special situation with a death involved and asked if it could see its way through to refunding the unused portion of the card. it could. and the folks there called donald, telling him a check was on the way, making donald very happy. >> right, good. yeah, because if it wasn't for you, they'd probably just let it go, just drop it. reporter: before buying a gift card, remember, that's money that can be used, but rarely

refunded, with one exception. in california, they have to give you cash back if your card is worth less than $10, is that correct? >> yeah, i love that line. california, if you have a gift card, once the value drops below $10, then you can cash out that gift card at that merchant. reporter: 7 on your side. jobina: still to come on abc 7 morning -- back to work. new developments about the chief of police in richmond and what an investigation into her revealed. and painting the bigger picture. why this man had to rip the hands of two people off his artwork in italy. ♪♪ at usaa we've been called too exclusive because we only serve those who've honorably served.

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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. jobina: good morning. we are starting with a look at the weather with lisa. lisa: good morning. the view from vollmer peak shows

the low clouds. the marine layer at 2000 feet. the influence will not be felt in the inland valleys as we warm up a couple of degrees. a delta breeze on the way. 54 in the city. 58 in palo alto with low 50's half moon bay. look at all the fog. you can barely see the tower. 55 napa and livermore. we can milder -- we are milder. the fog moves in quickly and it will retreat and as it does, more sun and mild readings inland. 11:00, low to mid-70's inland. the fog pulls back but it is a cool day from the upper 50's to the low 60's from the coast to san francisco. mid to upper 70's around mountain view and 80's to near 90 inland. we will talk about a cooling trend of the week ahead, coming up. jobina: new developments, we are learning more about the police chief of richmond who had been on leave since last october.

the bay area news group found that he committed misconduct during a dispute with a family member. the investigation sustained allegations that french threatened to hurt a man she believed manipulated the family member into working as a prostitute. it found french open to an envelope containing that member's bank statement and took her cell phone. both are classified as misconduct. french were turned to her job earlier this month -- we to her job earlier this month. -- french returned to her job earlier this month. karina mitchell has the story from washington. karina: giving a thumbs up during his first event since is covid diagnosis, president joe biden eager to reassure americans he is feeling fine. pres. biden: let me start by apologizing for my voice. i feel much better than i sound. karina: at 79 years old the

president is considered at greater risk for more severely on this -- more severe illness. his symptoms have improved my he is tolerating treatment and will continue to take paxlovid. >> given the fact that he is vaccinated, double boosted on a very good antiviral, we expect he will do well. karina: biden still has a runny nose, fatigue, and the occasional cough. his oxygen levels are normal. he did have an elevated temperature, but not a fever. his temperature has been normal since then. >> a lot of people call me when they get a positive diagnosis and they say i am sorry, i failed. it is not a failure. it is a very contagious virus. it is widespread. people will get infected. karina: the white house has identified 17 people determined to be close contacts of the president but so far none of

them have tested positive. >> part of his job is to interact with the public, interact with everyday people. karina: the biden administration is encouraging americans to get vaccinated or boosted is eligible. cdc data shows 87% of the u.s. population is living in a county with high or medium community risk for covid-19. karina mitchell, abc news, new york. jobina: coming up, a doctor will talk about the president's health condition, possible white house exposures, and the surge,e across the country. watch the full interview this week with george stephanopoulos at 8:00 this morning on abc7. u.s. house members travel to ukraine to meet with president zelensky. he briefed them on a missile attack. it came one day after pressure agreed to allow ukraine to export garain.

president zelensky thanked the biden administration for the $270 million package to defend ukraine. the package includes artillery rocket systems, drones, and area systems. two climate activists glued themselves to botticelli's primavera painting. they each had one hand glued to the protective glass that covers the canvas then a man is seen ripping their hands off of it and dragging them away from the painting. no word on if the pair faces any charges. this is just the latest incident of activists taking action against climate change. earlier this month protesters glued their hands to a painting in london. as part of a class-action lawsuit, t-mobile has agreed to pay millions of customers after a cyber attack in 2021. nearly 80 million americans were impacted by the data breach which exposed their personal information. t-mobile is expected to pay $350

million and another $150 million to secure its data systems. as part of the settlement the company does not claim any responsibility or wrongdoing. a judge is expected to approve a settlement in december. marvel has released the trailer for the highly anticipated out coming film "black panther." >> i am queen of the most powerful nation in the world. and my entire family is gone. have i not given everything? ♪ jobina: it is such a good trailer. please check out the whole thing. it was shown at comic-con this weekend. it gives fans a peek at what is in store for the sequel without chadwick boseman who died in 2020 after a private battle with colon cancer. the movie will end phase four of the marvel cinematic universe. it will be in theaters november

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on wheels through the streets. i'm trying to check these out with you. hemingway is one of america's most famous authors. did you know his first novel is based on his experience in spain in the 1920's? 30 eateries took part in the craving chinatown food event in san francisco hosted by the community youth center. allowed them to choose four items at chinatown restaurants. they brought out their best appetizers and desserts for the event. london breed was there and she enjoyed the spicy demings the best. a group in the bay area spent the day celebrating the invention of the radio. nonprofit california historical radio society held its annual fundraiser by the bay. the event included tours of the alameda museum, a radio play, live auction of historic radios,

and a live jazz orchestra. ♪ he is killing it. so is abc news anchor dan ashley who served at one of the -- served as one of the auctioneers. the california historical radio society has restored radios and the history of radio for nearly 50 years. they hope this fundraiser will help them renovate the museum. the bay area is the fourth largest radio market in the country. in the south bay a unique attraction could be putting on a show today. take a look at this titan heram for the corpse flower. this one will bloom within the next few days, possibly today. the plant gets its nickname because it smells like rotting flesh when it blooms.the publico visit so the university has set up a livestream on youtube.

that will help as far as this into situation -- as far as the scent situation. lisa: just enjoy it from a distance. good morning. 52 degrees. highs in the low 80's. nice weather for much of the south bay. the fog is with us. it will stay with us but we have changes for the 7-day outlook. i will have it for you coming up. jobina: also, the giants lose more than yesterday's game to the dodgers. the third baseman evan longoria likely headed to the interim list for the -- to the injured now you can save big on supersonic wifi from xfinity. can it handle all of my devices?

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jobina: the giants will try to avoid being swept by the dodgers while the a's will go against the rangers. oakland takes on texas at 1:07. san francisco faces l.a. at dodger stadium.

yesterday the dodgers used the long ball to be the giants but we will school them later. here is chris alvarez with sports. chris: the first two games in l.a. the giants lost to the dodgers with tie-breaking home runs in the eighth. saturday it did not take that long. house divided, going for the dodgers. alice woods struck out five in a row before hitting trouble in the third. mookie betts missed a home or first at-bat. he gets it all, 1-0. next batter, trea turner, back to back home runs. 2-0 l.a.. the giant managed just three hits in eight innings and more bad news out of longoria, pulling his hamstring. that will likely send him back to the injured list. bottom of the seventh, 3-0. freddie freeman, his second home run of the season -- of the series. 4-0 dodges.

the go-ahead run with two outs and that is a tough call. the dodgers win 4-2. they look to avoid a sweep later today. the a's fans up to the tailgate game. they have a band taking on the rangers. bases-loaded with one out for texas. a ground ball to andrews. domingo, super pumped, bottom half, the a's opened the story. bases-loaded, no outs. brandon cannot handle it. 2-0 oakland. josh smith, look at this catch. what a play. nick allen tags and scores. 3-0, oakland. streaming liner. he dives and makes the play. the a's win 3-1. let's kick it. jeremy in both busy looking for the first road win of the season

important -- in portland. benji can can avenge puts it home, portland scored twice in the second to take the lead. aspria heads it home followed by a cartwheel and then a backflip. just getting fingertips on it. remaining winless on the road. nhra nationals in sonoma this weekend. three-time funny car champ can consider sonoma his home time track. a fourth straight win. he is the top seed going into today's final after this run of 332 miles an hour. pruitt lost by a nose hair last year. going for consecutive wins on the circuit. the finals are later today. that is your look at sports. back to you. jobina: let's check in with lisa for the forecast. lisa: good morning.

low clouds and fog. it is cool in the city even across the bay we are looking at temperatures pretty much in the 50's and the cloud deck, you can see extending into marin county. also the san mateo coast down through the peninsula. we will take you over to the smoke forecast, the surface smoke for the mountains where you will notice the red is indicating very smoky conditions. the lighter colors, the haze. throughout the day today, this will continue to advance to the north. then it pushes a bit to the east as stronger winds will move through the bay area, the delta, and allowing this to stay out of our region and keeping the impacts in the foothills, the mountains. by tuesday throughout the rest of the week, thunderstorms in the mountains. here is the air quality. not good anywhere in the red and orange range indicates the unhealthy air. back westward, we are in good

air with really very little change throughout the next several days. we have been in this pattern. tcl intangety much avera fthofa throughoutndening anth back bezn that initiates a cooler trend that is subtle for the next few days beginning tomorrow into the inland valleys. for today we will be looking at temperatures coming up, maybe a couple of degrees in the inland valley. this is the view from vollmer peak. despite the low cloud deck, we will see that warmer edge of high pressure push into our inland valleys. 54 in the city. 53 in san jose. half moon bay at 52. 50 one in santa cruz. low 70's on the way. upper 50's in concord. the view from mount tam, 1000 feet, we are looking at humidity at 10%. even less than that at mount at

times. fog and clouds around the bay. clear inland. funny skies today with the temperature -- typical temperature range. south bay in the low 80's with 70 in cupertino. a nice afternoon. peninsula numbers through the 70's. 75 palo alto. redwood city at 79. the afternoon sea breeze at 25 to 30 miles an hour. low 60's downtown. in the north bay,l hot in clord. ukiah and lakeport near 100 degrees. 70 in hayward. mid to upper 60's berkeley arrangement, el cerrito with 70 in fremont. 87 san ramon. the warmth through greatly, oakwood, antioch, and pittsburgh , 92. greasy for the afternoon. upper 50's pacifica. mid-70's around hayward. upper 70's fremont. mid-90's in the warmest interior valleys and the typical pattern

with slight cooling throughout the middle of the week with morning fog, afternoon sun, keeping it very nice around here. it is really bad and lasting through the entire month of july. jobina: i just love it. everyone is so envious of us. lisa: i totally agree. jobina:. it is the best. thank you, lisa. a long retired chemist found a way to give the gift of a guard into his neighborhood. the 94-year-old is the inspiration. leslie brinkley spent a few with the wildflower guide whose seats are taking root in helping build a better bay area. >> these are wildflowers. they paint -- plant themselves. leslie: he is known in richmond as the wildflower guy. his brilliant blooms have taken over an abandoned strip of dead grass in the center of the street starting in 1998. >> i got rid of the weeds as

best i could and i planted seeds. i had a package of wildflower seeds. that is how i started. every year, it grew bigger and bigger. i started with plot a, b, and c. the next year it was the, e, and f. i was like a kid in the sandbox. it was like my private island. i paid no taxes and no rent and the city gave me water. leslie: using hand tools and hours of labor, he created this garden and another elongate scrap of -- another along a scrap of land. >> wildflowers live and die and they return to the earth and i do not need any storage space like the material world. that appealed to me. if everybody did it, we would not have any pollution. leslie: he does not just grow flowers. >> he just gave me a squash. leslie: he also grows food,

tomatoes and squash that he delivers the neighbors. >> he is one-of-a-kind. he is a good guy. what he does for the neighborhood and everything that grows here is really great. >> this is a major street. people pass by the street. they see this wonderful wildflower garden and they often see him out here working at all times of the day and it is an uplifting story. this really shows the power that one person can have in making their community a better place. leslie: neighbors are starting to take on the workload as the 94-year-old hopes to spread the magic. >> from this magic wand i would like to save the earth and i would like everybody to think that way. leslie: in richmond, leslie brinkley, abc7news. jobina: up next, the summer concert series continues and grammy

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jobina: here are the winning numbers from last night's powerball drawing. 39, 41, 54, 59, 62. the powerball, 12. nobody picked all numbers. tonight -- tomorrow night's jackpot reaches $330 million. the winning numbers from the $9 million drawing, 2, 10, 21, 41, 27. nobody picked all six numbers either. wednesdays jackpot grows to $10 million. today is another edition of the free summer concerts and the headliner is leeann rimes. if you want to go, you must register. reservations do not guarantee entrance and take it from me, you want to come early because injury is based on a first-come, first-served basis. i have been there. get there early. the venue opens at noon. with the concert starting at 2:00 this afternoon.

if you cannot make it in person, the concert will be streamed on the website. lisa, what can people expect when they get out there? lisa: i think they know in stern grove, cloudy skies, temperatures around 60 and very crowded. as we look at sfo, you can see a little bit of fog. we will have some clouds at the coast throughout the day. partly cloudy later on. breezy. a lot of sunshine. 60's to 90's. air quality remains very good. 70 in oakland. 77 in fremont. 80 in san jose. 80 in napa. a few degrees inland and dropping inland temperatures by three or four degrees throughout the week and next weekend still looks nice. jobina: thank you, lisa and thank you for joining us on abc seven mornings. i am jobina fortson in for liz kreutz along with lisa argen. i have to give a shout out to our director jerry. it is his birthday.

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