>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: making news right now at 6:00, president trump back in d.c. for the first time -- former president trump back in d.c. for the first time since the january 6 attack. >> we are actually appalled by it. reggie: and a controversy in the north bay. the dave chapelle show will go on. kumasi: and it's going to be hot, but not too much longer in

some places. as you look out on the bay area morning, we will talk about carl and what is coming up. drew: a marine layer is firmly with us as far as what is coming. we have a slightly cooler morning compared to this time yesterday, but let's take you above the fog. the sun is slowly rising, but the marine layer is firmly with us this morning. partly cloudy conditions, the fog slowly thins, and temperatures in the 70's and 80's away from the coast. this is the coolest day in the forecast. we will take a look at temperatures next week, coming up. kumasi: this morning, new developments into the investigation into the january 6 than direction. the justice department is now investigating former president donald trump's actions in trying to overturn the 2020 election. this is separate from the investigation that the house elect committee. jobina: this is part of a

criminal probe to find out what role other people played in the insurrection and if they should face charges. abc news sources confirm that prosecutors have been asked about trump and other formal officials -- former officials before a federal grand jury, but there is no indication trump is the target of the doj's investigation. this comes as the former president returned to washington, d.c. for the first time since leaving office. during a speech yesterday, he outlined a hard-line criminal justice agenda for the republican party, pushing the death penalty for druge fedeverd governors andheational guard to fight crime. >> the safety of law-abiding americans cannot be violated by week mayors and cowaly governors. jobina: meanwhile, the house select committee investigation is not slowing down, with more public hearings planned for september. abc news has also learned the

committee is in discussion with former secretary of state mike pompeo to testify. reggie: jobina, thank you. in the north bay, despite controversy, hundreds of people showed up in santa rosa to watch comedian jason -- dave chapelle perform last night. chapelle posey jokes about the transgender community recently led to his minneapolis show being canceled. more than 530 people signed an online petition to stop yesterday's performance, but not everyone agrees. >> it's out of control. political correctness has gone too far, that's what it is. you kill the communions, and what, it's crowd control nxext? reggie: members of the trans community say they are outraged that their petition was ignored and the shows sold out within hours. >> we are very upset, and appalled that the shows sold out

within hours. this normalizes transphobia. reggie: dave chapelle will have additional shows tonight and tomorrow. kumasi: developing on the oak fire near yosemite, there are positive signs for crews trying to contain the flames. they reached the burn scar from the 2018 ferguson fire, so there will not be as much dry brush there to burn. a number of evacuation orders have been reduced to warnings, but the oak fire has burned 29 square miles and is 20 6% contained. the san francisco fire department says they have 17 firefighters battling those flames, along with members from other bay area fire departments. a san mateo firefighter who was there talked about what it was like to be battling these big wildfires. >> the next season is worse than the one before it, so it's been busy. i am out on three 14 day assignments a year, and they are long summers. kumasi: the fires continue

to pose a challenge for firefighters. you can keep tabs on how fires are burning throughout the state and how they are affecting the air through our online interactive air quality tracker. reggie: to the spread of monkeypox across the country, there are 3500 cases in the u.s., the most of any country in the world. monkeypox cases have gone up by 34% in four days. the city's health department says it has asked the federal government for 35,000 doses, but has only received 7800. the world health organization is being asked to rename the virus. today, a vaccine clinic will open at noon at steam works in

berkeley. they will have 300 doses, on a first-come, first-served basis. another one is planned for wednesday, august 3. kumasi: the latest covid surge might have peaked in the bay area. they are averaging 34 cases per 100,000 residents, down from 30 92 weeks ago. the positivity rate is at 15% -- 39 two weeks ago. the positivity rate is at 15%. reggie: and the gigantic mega millions jackpot at over $1 billion, because no one matched all six numbers in last night's drawing. here are the numbers from the drawing -- 7, 20 9, 60, 63, 66 and the mega number is 15. ryan curry is live with more on the motto fever.

ryan: it's a fever, that's for sure. we did not win as an abc 7 morning team, but that gives us an opportunity to play again on friday. we are now talking about a very large jackpot, over $1 billion. california lottery did tell me that this was expected. when i spoke to them yesterday, they told me that last night's drawing that did not have a winner with make the prize -- would make the prize over $1 billion. we are still a little bit a ways away from the $1 billion prize in 2018, but we are getting closer to it. there is a chance that this current jackpot could rise before friday. sales are what drive the jackpot, and there could be more sales with the prize that big. >> the states and jurisdictions come together on the day of a draw and look at the sales and

how it is doing. growing sales are what supports the jackpot. ryan: now, the jackpot also rises with more people buying, which makes the odds of winning much harder. you're more likely to be struck by lightning among other things, but the message from california lottery, with the jackpot this high, they do not want you to spend more money then you don't have. a lot of people will be playing it, and they say more people will be pushed to purchase more tickets than they do. their message, do not spend more than you have and try to enjoy the process, given this is a very, very difficult thing to win. ryan curry, abc7news. reggie: a costly mistake. the embarrassing choice by a north bay burglar that made him have to go back to the scene of the crime -- and it's all caught on camera. kumasi: and the kite festival -- the reason why this beloved

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morning, carl the fog is moving past our camera this morning. you see the hue of gray and some orange, the elevated smoke in our atmosphere. the air quality remains good over the next couple of days. let's show you the marine layer pulling back to the coastline. some patchy fog along the east bay shoreline at 11:00 a.m., and away from those areas we are seeing sunshine, but lower 80's if not upper 80's and most of our spots. some hazy sunshine out there with brighter skies inland, and a wide range of temperatures later on this afternoon. drew: good morning, drew -- jobina: good morning, drew. we got some clarification from the chp as well, to crashes involving multiple vehicles that equaled up to 10 cars in the area. you will experience a slowdown,

around 10 miles per hour is where your speeds are resting. the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights came on at ask: 01, -- 6:01, meaning the traffic has not picked up. once it gets to 6:30 or 6:40, it will appear to stop until you get to the midspan of the bridge. we will keep an eye on that for you. kumasi? kumasi: in the north bay, a thief had to return to the scene of the crime because apparently he left his keys behind. san rafael police are searching for this burglar that was in the johnny doughnuts corporate office. he was coming through the office and a back storage area. he took a bank bag in it with some cash, and took the keys to a bakery vehicle, but did not take the vehicle itself. and a site that is unfolding in

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reggie: happening today, sentencing day for the last two former minneapolis police officers convicted of violating george floyd's civil-rights. the two were convicted in february and the jury found they deprived floyd of medical care and failed to stop derek chauvin as he kneeled on floyd posing a firm -- floyd's neck for over nine minutes.

twitter is moving forward with plans to sell to elon musk. the san francisco company asked shareholders to vote on most's $44 billion offer september 14. twitter will ask a judge to force mosque to complete -- musk to complete the deal. earlier this month he was trying to back out, claiming twitter failed to give him enough information about spam accounts. kumasi: and bad news in the bay area, berkeley's popular kite festival has been called off for yet another year. this has drawn thousands of people to the berkeley marina, but the pandemic forced the cancellation of the kite festival in 2020 and last year in 2021. this year is not canceled because of the pandemic, but because of funding. instead of paying the usual $1000 permit fee to the city, organizers say the price went sky high. >> permit fees, food vendor

fees, all kinds of things. in addition to that, we were asked to pay 45,000 additional dollars. kumasi: city council did pass an ordinance in 2019 that mandates would organizers have to pay to hold an event, to cover some of the expenses the city will take on for the event. with them arena -- the marina in debt, the city is no longer willing to subsidize special events like the kite festival. reggie: and the celebrity sighting at the city of gilroy buzzing about what the star left behind. a wallet belonging to william shatner has been overnighted to the star in beverly hills. the owner reached out to a friend who works for the police department. >> told him, hey, we found this

wallet. he wasn't quite sure if i was telling a little joke. reggie: not a joke. people think shatner dropped the wallet when he leaned over a bin of corn. shatner tweeted thanks to the police department and the fruit barn for helping him get it back. the corn will always get you. kumasi: it will. reggie: what's happening? kumasi: what in the world? reggie: oh no. kumasi: tiger king's carol baskin has apparently won over president biden on her big cap bill that would restrict ownership of exotic animals. this -- the white house back to the big cat safety bill yesterday. it would limit ownership to zoos, sanctuaries, universities and agencies, and bring an end to the cub petting industry.

reggie: in other cat news, are they pets or pests? scientists are getting in your full after labeling cats and invasive alien species. this comes from a respected science institute in poland that classified domestic cats as an invasive alien species because of the damage they cause to birds and other wildlife. the scientist behind the decision says he has a dog, but has nothing against cats. reggie: that is us. --sus. drew: very sus. kumasi: did they have to say invasive alien species? just say, limit the time they spend outdoors during bird season. drew: you always have to look at who is finding these things. a dog lover saying cats are not cool? i mean -- what more?

also, carol baskin throws me back to the tiger king and the start of the pandemic. reggie: it is very triggering. i was also reminded she was on dancing with the stars. drew: do you remember that? shocker, she did not do well. kumasi: but those promos. drew: let's take you to the king street camera in the city. the skyline, the bottom third of his, we are dealing with a lot of drizzle in the city. the golden gate bridge and the bay bridge this morning, and we have the july gray with us this morning. minor temperature fluctuations as we head through the next seven days. here is the smoke forecast aloft again, you can see the orange contour and the smoke coming from the oak fire near yosemite will see these hazy skies continue over the next couple of days, but as we look at the air quality near the surface, that onshore flow keeps our air

quality fresh through the upcoming weekend. wind gusting over 20 miles per hour at times today, and it will do it again tomorrow. the strongest breezes through the city and the delta, keeping temperatures cool along the coast and a wide range later on this afternoon. 86 in concord, in oakland, 89. 70 nine in santa rosa. 97 in lakeport. 86 and morgan hill. our marine layer will surge again tonight, mostly cloudy skies and pockets of drizzle as we head into thursday. minor fluctuations in our temperatures the next couple of days. saturday is the cooler of the two days this weekend with afternoon sunshine. kumasi: thanks, drew. good morning america is coming up on abc seven. reggie: and ginger zee is in chattanooga with a look at what's ahead. ginger: we were passing through

so quickly yesterday -- i wish we could have stopped. i am in chatham, massachusetts and will be talking about great white sharks. in the headlines, we've got tornadoes in colorado, flash flooding from st. louis, where they shattered their record for daily rainfall of all time daily rain, and in the pacific northwest, the heatwave is building there. we also have other headlines, like instagram facing two new lawsuits by parents who say the platform lead to eating disorders and their young daughters. and experts say airfare will come down, so wait for it, but also, how you can get the lowest price on your tickets, even if you already bought them. and our burger competition is heating up. it's in miami today -- gloria

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reggie: actor tony dow is alive this morning, despite his official facebook page announcing that he died this morning. the mixup happened because she actually and that's asked only inferred the 77-year-old actor had died. he is actually in hospice care with late stage liver cancer and had health issues yesterday morning that led to that statement. lauren feels foolish about what has transpired, because his death has been reported around the world. kumasi: thousands of people showed up to be part of bay area soccer history, as fans flooded in for the champions tour. it's a matchup between real madrid and club america. real madrid is the championship winner and club america is the most -- team in mexico. and you know we have been showing you this livestream from

the greenhouse -- this is the closest you are going to be able to get to this corpse flower, because it is not open to the public. we are not botanists, but it does not look like it has bloomed. technically, this is called a titan aerum. this one has been named terry the titan. for reference, this is what the corpse flower looks like when it does open up. this is when a man was showing off his prized plant in alameda last year. it's not just the smell that makes the attraction, makes people line up for this, sometimes they go years in between blooms, so it is a big deal when they do bloom. reggie: it's giving little shop of horrors. right? audrey ii, rick moore ennis. kumasi: it's pretty. reggie: i have seen little shop

of horrors too much -- i think that is going to eat me. anyway, thinking outside of the box can also be a good thing, but some street painters have gone a bit too far. check out this video from hollister on lab lane -- oh my gosh. the strange zigzag is not what city officials had in mind when they asked for slightly curved lines. kumasi: i like how this truck is like, i don't care. just driving. reggie: what on earth? a massive do over is now on the way. the contractor has to replace those squiggles with lane markings that meet the code. these drivers are trying on the right, though. kumasi: they are like, i can get it. something in the day -- a challenge. reggie: when you are making it, you have to know this can't be right. kumasi: they said curve it. they said -- somebody should have been clearer.

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did you say yes? the new xfinity supersonic bundle. it's kind of a big deal. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: making news at 6:30, brittney griner is back in court, brand-new video of the jail wnba star stepping inside a russian courtroom. this morning, her expected testimony. kumasi: plus, watching wall street and and i on your money. a crucial decision from the federal reserve today and how it might affect you. reggie: chaco -- choco taco

come back. how this is elevated. kumasi: i can't wait to see what's going on with that, but let's start with your forecast. drew: some fog, coastal drizzle, and drizzle inland. temperatures slightly cooler this morning compared to this time yesterday. in the 50's for the most part, but here's our east bay hills camera. we have a fair amount of sunshine, but here is how your day shapes up. 60's and 70's by lunchtime and in the afternoon, the fog lifts along the coast with some hazy sunshine, 70's and 80's later on today. we will take a look at the highs, coming up in about eight minutes. kumasi: this is a jackpot everyone is talking about this morning. the mega millions, now mega billions, because no one won last night. >> our first winning number tonight is 29.

kumasi: that's where we went wrong. the first number was 29. this was a top google search overnight. millions of people tried to check their tickets, and it caused the mega millions website to go down for two hours. these are the winning numbers -- 7, 29, 60, 60 3, 66, and the mega number, 15. because no one got all of these numbers, the next drawing on friday is over $1 billion. abc7news reporter ryan curry is live with more on the huge prize up for grabs. ryan? ryan: you could call this a frenzy if you really want. we are used for seeing this sign over here only say numbers in the millions. they have not updated the number yet, but soon that will have to represent some figure over $1 billion, because that is how high the jackpot has risen to.

california lottery did tell me they expect this to happen if they did not get a winner from last nights drawing. this should not be too much of a surprise, given how high the jackpot was already, but we are looking at a higher prize. sales drive the jackpot and they expect more people to be buying tickets for friday, which is why they expect the odds will be higher than the one they are. cal lotto asks people to play responsibly when the lotto gets this high. people we spoke with seem to try to have some fun with this. the odds are immense, but part of the fun is thinking about what would you do if you had that much money? >> if i had that much money, the first thing i got to do is sail away. >> i am excited about it. i will participate more as the amount goes up. >> you can't knock it till you

try it. ryan: that is true. all over the country, the chase is on for that winning tickets. someone did get lucky yesterday in california, someone in baker won $1 million off a ticket. good news for that person, bad news for the rest of us. it does not have to be all bad, because there will be another drawing on friday. we have to gather our thoughts and see if we can pick new numbers that would lead to us getting the next jackpot. we just have to believe. we've just got to believe. ryan curry, abc7news. guys? kumasi: what would you do if you won? we have a link on our website that shows what you should do if you win the lottery -- who you should tell and not tell, and what you should be careful of -- i like this.

get in the right mindset. reggie: i would buy a cloud couch. i did not know what it was until you showed me yesterday. my life changed for five minutes. new this morning, wnba star brittney griner is an another hearing in a russian court house, where she is expected to testify for the first time. jobina: the trial began about 90 minutes ago. this is inside the courtroom. she is wearing a phoenix mercury longsleeved shirt, her wnba team. she shook hands with her lawyer, seated in front of her, and held up pictures of her wife and friends. yesterday, her defense attorney said the cannabis oil found in her luggage was for medicinal

purposes, prescribed by a u.s. doctor for pain she suffers from. she might be cross-examined after her testimony. her attorneys are unclear if and what she will say, and is it up to brittney griner if she chooses to answer those questions. greiner has been detained in moscow since february after being accused of bringing illegal substances in the country. she faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. kumasi: happening today, ceos from prominent gun makers are on capitol hill. testimony will beapni ound 7:0th morning. house oversight committee is examining the responsibility the firearms industry has in contributing to the gun violence epidemic, as well as steps congress can take the whole gun manufacturers accountable. today's hearing comes after the committee asked for more information about the making, sale and marketing used in mass

shootings that were purchased legally. oakland's community safety task force is launching its first day of action today. this will be held on international boulevard from 82nd to 90th avenues. it will include housing help, workforce training, and even free haircuts. this event is meant to address violence, homelessness, and other issues impacting residents in the district. it starts at 10:00 this morning and goes until 1:00. reggie: and pittsburgh police asking for your help to find a suspect that vandalized a local bakery and assaulted employees. this is video of a pittsburgh resident, the man seen in a surveillance video grabbing a counter display and throwing it. the business employee and owner were both hurt. the man got angry because he did not want to follow covid

protocols inside the bakery. kumasi: and the proposal has been introduced to keep the great highway free of traffic on weekends and holidays for three more years. this is according to the chronicle. great highway was closed to traffic during the pandemic, but started to allow cars on weekdays last august after neighborhood groups lobbied to reopen it. it is scheduled to fully reopen once the city lifts its official covid-19 emergency. this ordinance would keep it closed on weekends and holidays through 2025. reggie: and the popular bay area state park closing its campgrounds because of the drought. the portola redwoods are closing on august 5, due to low water flow in peters creek. the creek is used for restrooms, showers, drinking water and fire suppression. there are similar closures in 2013, 20 14, and 2021.

a magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes the philippines, doing much more than shaking and rolling. the damage to a historic landmark. and a live look at the big board on the new york stock exchange, we are up this morning. and home decor -- huge crustacean -- both? we will take you under the sea. and a big day for abc 7 at 7 -- the founding member of run dmc, m darren mcdaniels, is joining s to talk about his career and why he is in the bay area. we are live every week, you can get our show on the bay streaming app. drew: 6:40 am and taking a look at the tam cam this morning. a lot of fog close to the

surface, but the sun rose about 40 minutes ago. son later on this afternoon, -- sun later on this afternoon, tree pollen, weed pollen at low levels. the uv index is running very high today, so wear sunscreen if you are out for a long time today. hour-by-hour we go, by 11:00 a.m., it's cloudy over the city and patchy fog in the east. warming to low 70's at that hour, and later on today, the wind picks up, the onshore flow keeps the coast pretty cool, but it is warmer inland, low 80's to upper 80's later on today. he's he sunshine, 86 in concord and 90 in antioch today. ukiah much warmer than that, 98 degrees. the weekend forecast is in about eight minutes. here's jobina. jobina: the backup is beginning

at the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights came on at 6:01, and the richmond-san rafael bridge is much busier. it has been trending this way for the past couple of weeks, so this might be the new normal for that commute. tracy to dublin, 50 minutes, and the highway for commute is ino slow. antioch to concord, 28 minutes. for anyone moving through vacaville, it has been slow to recover from that multicar crash past terry glenn road. also happening today, officials wilken -- will consider lowing fines and making them consistent across the bay area the first find would be lowered to $10, from $25. the second violation would

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reggie: the reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in a deadly shooting of a new brew driver has increased. this driver was shot and killed two weeks ago while getting ready to start work. they are calling for more police patrols and more effective investigations. >> until someone is caught, this will continue. you will see more press conferences, more victims, more armed robberies. reggie: oakland police say a new liaison officer has been assigned to patrol the area. officers are also talking with a business to provide a police substation in the neighborhood. kumasi: did a mysterious sound in the richmond area keep you awake saturday night? we figured out what was going on. >> it literally sounded like

[imitates horror theme] reggie: wow. kumasi: this man was on a mission to figure out what was going on, even offering a $500 reward. it turns out the sound may have come from an outdoor park and an industrial lot near the richmond parkway. >> apparently it's a cultural thing, where people get a pickup truck and packed the bed totally full of high-powered sound equipment. then they come together at some kind of a venue and play all this stuff at once. kumasi: that sounds like a party. and it was. reggie: a party that has a sound system. kumasi: yes. that's what it was -- look at this.

zero somebody party. a man who claims to be the father of the organizers said it was just his son's 20th bertie -- birthday party. but it is possibly punishable by a misdemeanor. reggie: kumasi is mad about the venue. kumasi: i like a good outdoor venue. reggie: but that wasn't it. kumasi: not necessarily it. they had a good time. today, hundreds of san francisco sro workers are going on strike. single room occupancy rooms -- workers are setting out on a one-day strike today in opposition to the tenderloin housing clinic. bargaining talks have made progress on worker fatigue and allowing mental health days, but they dragged on for eight months on the key issue of wages.

reggie: the federal reserve is expected to hike interest rates again by three quarters of a percent, in effort to keep cooling the country's record high inflation. it would be the fourth rate hike this year. it would cost an extra 280 three dollars in interest to pay off the average credit card balance, which is more than $5,000. the previous increases have already worked -- gas prices are down $.60 from one month ago. yesterday, the president's top economic adviser would not say he believed in inflation peeking. >> the gas prices are providing some measure of breathing room. reggie: and air travel -- the average airfare is down to 294 dollars for an average round-trip domestic flight this fall. in may, the average was $400. today's announcement is scheduled for 11:00 this morning. we will have it for you on

midday live and will send a push on our app. we are up about 100 45 points this morning on the big board. kumasi: after being slammed by celebrities for trying to become more like tiktok, instagram is defending its changes. instagram's ceo released a video yesterday, defending the change, but saying it will continue to support photo-based posts. he also says he has received a lot of feedback about recommended posts that often feature ads. many feel they take away from the posts they really want to see. new at 6:00, the choco taco is not dead. these pictures were posted on an instagram page, saying when freezer door closes -- [laughter] kumasi: that's funny. another one opens.

the portland-based ice cream company is teasing its chocolate taco -- chocotacolate -- i don't know. this is for october 4, which is national taco day. it's take on the choco taco will come with a twist. the post comes after klondike said it was planning to discontinue its beloved choco taco and ice cream lovers lost their minds. drew inspired us to have a remembrance ceremony. drew: in memoriam, but now it is resurrected, so we have to have on the third day? i don't know -- three months later, resurrected. it looks good, though. reggie: yes, the straw looks good. drew: and how crispy that waffle looked?

reggie: we discussed this before -- they literally made ice cream with bugs in it and i-8 it. kumasi: and you liked it. reggie: i did. this is a yes for me. drew: i tried their ice cream for thanksgiving. reggie: i have had every incarnation. drew: i don't know if i love the name, though. i know choco taco is probably trademarked, but chocolate tacolets? reggie: what is it, janice? drew: brenda, brenda. reggie: i am off camera right now, but i think it is chocolate tacolets? drew: two and a half years into this and janice is still muted. which is worse. being muted or being unmuted and

not knowing it? reggie: being on muted and not knowing it. the conversations you here. the toilets flushing. drew: we had that full on phone call with someone's doctor, a companywide meeting? reggie: yeah, it was a big meeting. drew: they kept trying to get this person's attention -- 9:30 doesn't work. do you have a 10:00? reggie: it's this itch that doesn't go away. drew: no, not that cream. the other one. smoke forecast, it will stay aloft over the next couple of days. the air quality remains good, so tomorrow and through the weekend, it will be easy, despite the hazy sunshine. we find our breezes picking up, the onshore flow gusting 20 to 25 miles per hour and we will repeat that tomorrow afternoon. highs today, wide range.

80's and 90's in our warmest it is inland, the coast stays cloudy and cool despite the heat. 50 on the board and drizzle getting close to the coast and patchy drizzle around the bay shoreline. here's your accuweather forecast. a pretty steady pattern, but a good call on the weekend. reggie: drew, thank you. a 7.1 earthquake rattled the northern philippines overnight, and could be felt hundreds of miles away in manila. this shows a 16th-century bell tower crumbling in the moments after the quake. 60 people have died and hundreds are hurt, and there have been reports of 58 landslides. and we are taking a closer look at our climate and environment, and how her daily lives affect that. the historic wine country has a decision on its hands --

balancing a massive rise in tourism versus protecting from fire risks, which have already proved costly. some counties are emblem and a fire risks to protect property and people, but it night not be enough. however, frequent wildfires have not deterred tourism to wine country. steph and aisha curry will both throw out a ceremonial first pitch. kumasi: this is at tonight saiz game against the houston astros. they are hosting more than 1000 kids from community organizations in oakland. this is designed to promote movement, exercise, literacy and fun for campers. prior to the game, the kids will take the field with the a's players for the national anthem. reggie: first a 12 foot skeleton, now a giant crab. some online shoppers are confused by home depot's latest offering. it's selling this humongous king

crab statue on its website and it costs $1500. it's six feet wide, 89 pounds -- the description? we provide everything but the butter. who eats butter with a crab? first kumasi: kumasi: of all, me. reggie: old bayer nothing. kumasi: but melted butter? reggie: i thought it was a lobster thing. kumasi: that too. drew: butter goes on all seafood. the more the better. kumasi: yes, friend. we need to have a crab boil. i am for real. drew: corn on the cob, potatoes -- reggie: i am not a big crustacean fan -- ♪ each little clam knows how to jam under the sea ♪ drew: ok, you're five seconds

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kumasi: 6:57. here are the seven things to know this morning. fire crews battling the fire near yosemite say it has reached the burn scar from a 2018 wildfire, slowing the spread. the fire has burned more than 18,000 acres and is 20% contained. reggie: pittsburgh police say this is a man who assaulted employees at the star red bakery. he is a pittsburgh resident and if you see him, please contact police. kumasi: the federal reserve is set to raise interest rates by three quarters of 1%. that would be the fourth rate hike this year. reggie: mega millions jackpot has now crossed the $1 billion mark after no one matched all the numbers last night. the next drawing is friday. drew: we have that morning fog out there, overcast skies, hazy and spots later on today and typical for july, the temperatures showing a wide range, cool along the coast in

the 60's, 80's if not near 90 in warm spots inland. jobina: the bay bridge toll plaza is unusually empty for this time of the morning. the metering lights came on at 6:01, so you should have a smooth ride into san francisco. kumasi: and it looks like some street painters in hollister went a little too far. this is not what officials had in mind when they asked for slightly curved lines, now they have to do it all over. we have people who are up for the challenge and people who are not. drew: it's like a personality test. reggie: i don't understand because it is not a kirby street. drew: what was their intention? kumasi: spice it up. reggie: this was part of the great resignation -- do what? watch this. jobina: i can't quit, but you can fire me for that severance. [laughter]

reggie: let's show them today, frank. drew: you got it, carl. good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, extreme weather from coast to coast. floods, fires and heat on this wednesday morning. state of emergency. historic flooding across missouri. torrential rain hammering st. louis, an all-time high of nearly a foot falling. plus, in the pacific northwest, a heat emergency with record-breaking temperatures in the triple digits. the wildfire growing overnight in california to almost 19,000 acres. under investigation. the justice department now examining former president trump's actions around january 6th as part of its criminal probe into the insurrection. powerful earthquake.