for the tribes or the homeless. they wrote it for themselves. >> building a better bay area. this is abc7news. kumasi: a road rage incident. the police chase through the streets of san francisco. >> this allows us to do a better job of focusing our efforts on prevention and treatment. reggie: a plan of attack for monkeypox. one bay area county with a targeted approach. kumasi: mask on, mask off. on-again, off-again. tonight, where you are going to have to wear yours. reggie: it is honestly so hard to keep track. kumasi: good morning, everybody. reggie: first, we will check your weather with drew. drew: morning fog thick along

the coastline. mountain drizzle close to the coast. half moon bay, we are down to three miles visibility. generally in the 50's. take that light layer with you this morning. we will be cool for the next couple hours. here is your day planner. we will have that fog slowly thinning out. the afternoon features hazy sunshine. the fog will stick to the coastline all day, quite cool. in the 70's and 80's later today. reggie: your health is a key part of building a better bay area, especially as counties try to combat the spread of monkeypox. santa clara health officials have outlined their strategy, and share new details about who is being disproportionately impacted. our reporter has more on the message and the community reaction. >> santa clara county's top

doctor reducing new data about those most disproportionately affected by monkeypox. 20% of cases are among latino and hispanic lesbian, gay, or bisexual men. >> this allows us to do a better job of focusing our efforts on prevention and treatment. >> among the 39 county residents confirmed to have had the infectious disease, 21 are hispanic or latino. those numbers as of wednesday evening. i turned to omer nunez, a cofounder of a community for lgbtq plus latinos and latinas. he is not surprised by the stats. >> we are more gregarious, more in groups. >> according to the 2021 census, 31% of san jose's population identifies as hispanic or

latino, a community that was also significantly impacted through the covid-19 pandemic. >> every time we think we are getting out of it, there comes another one. >> more than informing latino men about the risks of monkeypox, he says spanish speakers and greater outreach. >> they don't even know about it. we need more information among the community in general and in spanish. >> a doctor says regardless of race, most if not all identified cases in the county have been among men who have sex with men. a majority involves those in their 40's. today marks the focus of a monkeypox vaccine clinic, with hundreds of appointments already booked. cody says even with the current low vaccine supply, more doses are on the way. >> this comes from the federal government to the state government, and then to the counties. we will get a little over 700 doses additionally coming into

the county. >> she says county wide, six under 62 doses have already been administered. dr. cody continuing to advocate for increased supply. i'm amanda castille, abc 7. kumasi: u.s. regulators say nearly 800,000 vaccine doses will soon be distributed. san francisco is expected to receive more than 4200 this week. state lawmakers demanding an elevated response to monkeypox. >> it is time for california and san francisco to declare a state of emergency around a state of monkeypox. we are in an emergency. it is out of control. we don't have enough testing. kumasi: outside steam works in berkeley, vaccines there. san francisco general hospital ran out of vaccines on monday.

it is not clear when vaccines will arrive. we have everything you need to know about monkeypox. just had to our website. reggie: a wild road rage incident in san francisco started yesterday with a gunshot fired in the marina district that ended after a chase downtown. investigators say there was a road rage incident and crash between the driver of a white audi and another driver near the intersection of lombard and laguna. the audi driver ultimately fire. >> my coworker said it sounded like a gong, the impact and the noise. like a bomb went off. reggie: the chase finally came to an end when the driver crashed into and flipped the white truck on market near front street. neither driver got hurt,

somehow. law enforcement detained two from the suspect vehicle. kumasi: after bart lifted its mask mandate, a vote tonight on reinstating that rick berman. our porter has more -- our reporter has more. >> the board talking about whether they want to reinstate the mandate that just expired not long ago. 10 days ago, they had the mask mandate. it expired. they are talking about putting it back in place. bart, masks are strongly recommended on the trains. the board will take up the topic this evening. if it passes, the mandate could be put back in place as early as tomorrow. that means any paid area on bart, you will be required to wear a mask.

their trains to a strong job circulating air. they say they replace the air on the trains every 70 seconds. if this passes, bart says they will revisit this issue in september at a board meeting and will decide if they want to extend it again pass the october deadline or having and their. -- have it end there. many experts in the bay area have talked about the covid surge we are in right now. they say the peak may have already happened. but we do know when it comes to covid in the bay area -- these omicron variant's are very transmissible, which is why they are holding the discussion this evening. reggie: a nuclear threat from kim jong-un. his message from the isolated nation. plus, smoky air quality in the bay area as the oak fire continues to burn. drew: it is gorgeous from our

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reggie: this morning, and air quality advisory for the bay area has been extended because of smoke coming from the oak fire. we are still seeing hazy skies. the good news is, containment on the fire is growing. it is up to 36% this morning. there is no real jump in acreage. so far, more than 18,000 acres have burned. 63 homes have been destroyed. highway 143 through yosemite national park is back open. nothing actually inside yosemite

is threatened by the fire, but visitors will experience poor air quality. >> what we are seeing in mariposa is it is quite smoky in the morning. as the wind shifts, it lows the smoke out of the community of mariposa and toward the east. reggie: tony mcdaniel from the tourism bureau is urging people not to cancel their trips to the area because of the big impact it has on the local economy. calfire expects the fire will be fully contained by august 6. drew: we are looking at the smoke forecast. the smoke thousands of feet up in our atmosphere, coming from the oak buyer. we will call it hazy sunshine out there. the smoke not able to reach the surface, keeping air quality good to go. here is the tan camera. on the horizon, you see that haze, that orange glow, the hazy atmosphere. the fog and marine layer, the fresh air continuing to affect the air quality through the

weekend. hour-by-hour, the fog is slow to break down in a lot of spots this morning. pretty cloudy over the city. some patchy fog around the east bay shorelines. we will see afternoon sunshine around the bayshore. we will get to the 80's and 90's. sue: thursday morning starting to fill in on the east shore freeway. we have packed conditions moving at a pretty good clip. it is moving. there are no stalls or accidents to slow you down. we have metering lights on, but you can't tell at the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a look at your drive times from hercules through the 80 corridor and the bay bridge toll plaza. we had a stall westbound on the spam. that has been cleared out rapidly, but no major delays. toward san leandro, we had an accident that was partly blocking the right lane.

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kumasi: north korean leader kim jong-un is warning he is ready to use nuclear weapons and potential military conflicts with the united states and south korea. his speech to war veterans on the 69th anniversary of the end

of the korean war was apparently meant to burst -- to boost internal unity in the impoverished country amid pandemic-related economic difficulties. the u.s. says it maintains a readiness to cope with any provocation by north korea in a powerful, effective manner. reggie: the santa rosa library kicked off the "every month is pride month" event series yesterday. county supervisor dave brown is sponsoring this in response to a group of white nationalist proud boys who disrupted drag queen story hour at the library last month. local activists applaud the library's decision. >> the lgbtq community has been demonized and substituted -- demonized and persecuted and i do not see it changing dramatically. i could not walk down the street with my male partner in san

lorenzo without fear of violence. reggie: the alameda county sheriffs office continues to investigate the incident involving the proud boys. uber and taxi drivers are forming a partnership in san francisco. riders will be able to book taxi rides through the uber app just like a regular uber x. taxi fares will be the same as uberx rides. that means cabdrivers can now use surge pricing. taxi drivers will be able to see fares in advance, which means they can turn down a trip. the program is expected to roll out in the coming weeks. kumasi: the ultimate treehouse is up for sale in his no beach for $3.4 million. i want to show you all the pictures. they are on the cillo. -- they are on zillo. there is a giant tree. that is the inside of the house. that is going through the property.

you are wondering what it is like to live there. this went viral because somebody posted it on zillow online. some people wondered what would happen if this tree died. the person who lived there said that bugs, insects, and rodents started coming through the oak tree. it is a big property, more than six acres. it has multiple units, including a man-made cave. drew: i did a deep dive because i was interested. you actually get five different homes. they have an old tiny saloon. -- old-timey salloon. you have a compound, 7, 8 buildings. reggie: a compound. drew: the house built into the cave looks cool. there are some options. reggie: i could see this -- where is this? kumasi: pismo beach. reggie: i could see this being a

fun airbnb or something like that. drew: yeah. i can understand the price now. you get five different units, almost seven acres of land. reggie: it is making more sense. drew: it makes more sense. kumasi: we have the murder mystery dinner. drew: this makes more sense now, the murder mystery. reggie: the saloon. drew: i get this now. the vision is coming. by the way, pismo beach is really foggy. sunshine is not your friend there. reggie: wow, drag them. kumasi: it is what it is. drew: you need to know what you are getting into. you need to know. reggie: the tourism board of his no beach just woke up -- of pismo beach just woke up. drew: excuse me. we are pismo beach, and we are pised off.

the other thing we are tracking -- elevated smoke coming from the oak fire. this onshore flow with us will keep the smoke away from the surface. we will see ghosts over 20 -- we will see gusts over 20 miles per hour. a lot of cloud cover. 70's to mountain view. we are mainly in the 50's and the 60's with limited sunshine into the north bay. away from the coast, we are generally in the 70's and 80's. some spots going to 100 later today. afternoon sunshine. 68 in berkeley. 76 fremont. inland, we are in the 80's and 90's with hazy sunshine. that delta breeze picking up later this afternoon. over tonight, the fog searching inland. here is the seven-day forecast.

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drew: 6:24 a.m., and we are going to take you to kentucky, where severe weather including life-threatening flash flooding and heavy rain -- get this. up to eight inches of rain fell overnight in some areas. you get all that rain in a short time. officials are morning people to stay off the roads and moved to higher ground. more than 22,000 customers lost power. many trapped in their homes because of the water. rescue crews have been unable to reach several areas because of the fast-moving water.

of fast-moving water can move a car. you can say more than that in some areas. thankfully, the rain is pushing to the east. we are going out. thethe doppler -- it is all abot thick fog along the coast this morning. you are waking up to temperatures mostly in the 50's. 57 in oakland. the east bay hills camera -- the fog is slow to thin as the morning goes on. the 60's on the coast. the 70's on the bay shoreline. warm spots in the upper 80's. kumasi: with inflation on the rise, all of us can find ways to save money, and one way is to limit how much food you are throwing away. reena roy has some tips.

rena: up to 40% of the food produced in america goes to waste. the cost of the average household of wasted food is more than $1800 a year. a lot of food is wasted because consumers do not understand the expiration date labels on food products. the food and drug administration says confusion about date labeling accounts for an estimated 20% of consumer food waste. i like to say the best buy date -- there are no uniform requirements. experts say if you have something passed its best buy date, examine it for signs of spoilage like changes in color, consistency, or texture. >> people tend to throw things away as soon as the date is over, but you can get more longevity if you just make sure before consuming that you don't see mold or it does not smell wrong. reena: another tip is to beh for pantry that is near its expiration date. >> i like to do a simple search on line. what can i do with salsa and chicken to mark you come up with

a million options on google. reena: using your freezer is another great way to avoid wasting food. >> fruit, you don't always get to it when it is really right, ready to be used. just freeze those extra things -- pineapple, strawberry, banana. all those things are great for smoothies. reena: you can also consider donating food near its expiration date to a local food bank. >> placed a phone call to their local pantry and see what they need. in the holiday seasons, november, december, they are always looking for donations. give them a call and find out what they need before you throw out those foods. reena: abc news, new york. kumasi: we are going to go back out live for our top story. art potentially running back its mask mandate a week after it went away. reggie: plus, southern california's drought. governor newsom's new plan.

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>> building a better bay area. this is abc7news. reggie: another sign of economic gloom. the u.s. economy shrinking a second straight quarter, spreading fears of recession. president biden set to deliver remarks. kumasi: a massive merger in the sky. jetblue's deal to buy spirit airlines. reggie: you won't break her soul , but apparently you can break her album. renaissance is out before it is supposed to be out, and some of the hive is angry. looking to thursday, july 28. kumasi: first, we want to chat with drew about the forecast. drew: you can see fog behind me.

it is to cut coast. visibility down to about two miles. during the morning, it has been a mile. coastal drizzle as well. you are waking up to the 50's. here is a live look showing you the sun is up. here is how the day shapes up. the fog is slow to clear. hazy sunshine away from the coast. quite cool around the bay shoreline. a closer look at the temperatures come and previewing the week, later. kumasi: developing news in solano county, where there is an investigation into a deadly crash. it happened on highway 12, east of somerset drive. four people died. six other people have been taken to the hospital. police say a car ran off the roadway, overcorrected, and ran head on into people. there was alcohol in the car. reggie: a mask mandate could the

put-back in place. it just expired last monday, 10 days ago. ryan curry joins us live from fremont. ryan: good morning, reggie. just 10 days ago, you mention. that is when it expired. now, we are talking about putting it back in place. health experts in the bay area have suggested that the current peak we are talking about when it comes to covid-19 -- we may be passed it when it comes to the current surge. we do know this omicron variant and the subvariants of this are very transmissible, which is why we are talking about this mandate potentially getting put back in place. the meeting will happen around 8:00 p.m. if this does pass, any paid area on bart, you would have to wear a mask. anywhere past the pay area, you would have to wear a mask.

bart has mentioned multiple times that our trains to a strong job circulating air. the air on the train is replaced every 70 seconds. right now, bart only says masks are strongly recommended. if he mandate goes back in place, you have to wear it if you are on board or at the station. they do have another board meeting planned in september. that meaning is when they could potentially discuss the possibility of ending it or extending it. of course, we have to first wait and see what happens tonight. that happens around 8:00 p.m. in fremont, ryan curry, abc 7. reggie: president biden is on a call with china's president, xi jinping, as tensions escalate between the countries. here is video of a previous meeting. the phone call about an hour ago. ties between the u.s. and china have to tear it into their lowest point in decades, with a potential trip to taiwan by

house speaker nancy pelosi. it has led to warnings from beijing and a concerted effort by the biden administration to prevent tensions from spiraling into conflict. president biden's aids hope maintaining a personal connection could prevent a missed isolation that could lead to confrontation. kumasi: the u.s. is proposing a prisoner swap with russia to bring home americans brittney griner and paul whelan. the russians have not agreed at this point to the deal. the latest from washington. >> rush is considering what the white house cause a substantial proposal to secure the release of american detainees brittney griner and paul whelan. the u.s. is proposing trading on infamous russian arms dealer to bring the americans home. nicknamed the merchant of death,

he is currently serving a 25 year sentence at this federal prison in illinois, convicted of selling weapons to terrorists. secretary of state anthony blinken saying he will push for the potential deal with russia's foreign minister later this week in their first call since russia invaded ukraine. >> we put a proposal on the table weeks ago to facilitate the release. our governments have communicated repeatedly and directly on that proposal. >> paul whelan has been detained in russia for more than three years, convicted on espionage charges, which he denies. paul: i want to tell the world i am a victim of political kidnap and ransom. >> and brittney griner, two time limit gold medalist, is accused of illegally bringing cannabis oil into russia. in court again yesterday, brittney griner insisting she made a mistake. brittney: i did not plan or have any intent to bring any cannabis or banned substance to russia. >> testified earlier this week,

the basketball star, jailed for more than five months, holding up pictures of her wife and teammates. russia has suggested it wants to see the trial play out before any deal with the u.s., that they have done prisoner exchanges before -- most recently bringing american trevor reed home. last month, reed and his parents said the trade would be worth it to bring griner and whelen home. kumasi: governor newsom's office released its plan calling for 145 mile underground tunnel to reroute water from the san joaquin river delta to southern california. this is a scaled-back version of former governor jerry brown's plan and has a price tag of $16 billion. state water officials say the project is badly needed to modernize the state's water infrastructure in the face of climate change. critics say this will harm

communities along the delta which rely on water that will be diverted to the tunnel. reggie: twitter is pulling back on what was an ambitious expansion plan. the company announced plans to move out of its san francisco office on 10 street. twitter will keep its market street headquarters, but scrap plans to open another office. this is part of a bigger plan to downsize office space around the world. san francisco supervisor matt dorsey is concerned that changes could affect the tax base and hurt small businesses. >> they depend on larger employers, because that is where you get coffee in the morning and a donut and those kinds of things. sinesses tte r. reggie: any statement, a spokesperson for twitter says these decisions do not impact our current headcount or employee roles, and we will continue to meet with our customers to help them want something new and connect with what is happening on twitter. kumasi: downtown san francisco

is still recovering from the pandemic, but two groups are trained to bring it back to life. they say that downtown is really pedestrian friendly, but they want to make it pedestrian-centrc. they serve people -- they serve a who said they want more events in outdoor areas to eat and get together. the goal is to make more destinations. >> property assessments as a community benefit district -- we do have some seed money, but this is a call to action. we want folks to join us and help us fund these murals and these alley activations. it is going to take a village to reimagine downtown. kumasi: the organizations say the plane is very ambitious and they want to start making improvements downtown this fall. mysterious flyers are in the castro, sparking debate. rainbows and pride.

and the stock exchange up right now. the markets, next. plus, an apple and lamborghini calame. -- collab. you can watch us for a whole extra hour now. download the bay area app now. drew: we are looking at your smoke forecast again. the smoke is aloft thousands of feet above the surface, coming from the oak fire, burning to our south into our east. it is hazy sunshine throughout the day with elevated smoke in our atmosphere. that smoke does not reach the surface. this is sutro tower. the air quality with onshore flow. hour-by-hour, temperature wise, slow to breakdown.

we are still seeing patchy fog around the bay shoreline. cloudy over the city. slowly warming from the 70's later this morning. temperatures cloudy along the coast. 80 in san jose with sunshine. lakeport is pretty hot. minor fluctuations in our temperatures. morning fog and afternoon sunshine for the weekend. first, we say hi to sue and see how we are doing with traffic. sue: a couple of trouble spots, mostly on the nasty nimitz. the oakland coliseum is looking good, but let's go a little farther south. a couple of problems southbound. one in san leandro with a car accident. this is just past 238. that was blocking the left lane.

we go to the san leandro. five vehicles involved, blocking two lanes of traffic. traffic is backed up through san leandro. you might want to consider 580. it is looking green all the way north and south.

kumasi: people in san francisco's castro district are asking who is putting up flyers asking to ban the flag. a reporter has details. >> since 19 78, the rainbow flag has represented the lgbtq plus community, but in recent years, transgender people and those in the black and brown communities have embraced another symbol of their pride -- the progress

flag. >> i think there is a long history of certain segments of our community getting left behind or left out of the movement. we are not a community that is immune to discrimination even in the castro itself. >> wing gilbert baker credit the rainbow flag in 1978, he called for a more inclusive society. here is an interview only weeks before he died. gilbert: flags are about power. you put a rainbow flag on your windshield, you are saying something. >> there are many people who want the rainbow flag to continue being the symbol of diversity and inclusivity, and not the progress flag. and as people look up, they are discovering that someone, sometime in the night, posted these flyers, asking people to boycott the progress flag because it has the colors of the trans pride flag and the rainbow flag, and they claim someone is profiting from it. >> net flag hasyears, and incoro

design outside of the community. to incorporate it without community consent? >> the person who crated the flag is portland-based. he told us the information is false, and anything you need to know about the progress flag and its use is clear and explicit on my website. he sends the following information to anyone who wants to use his flag. here is what he writes. if you are a small business, a query owned or operated business, or an artist -- in other words, you are not a large corporation -- you do not need my permission for this and i encourage you. >> it is not something that is controversial. it is meant to be inclusive and welcoming. that is what the lgbtq community is about. >> some wonder how this latest debate will change the dialogue in this community. >> it was meant to bring the community together, not to tear

us apart. >> new developments this morning. live nation is responding to the controversy surrounding comedian dave chapelle, by adding more shows to his schedule in the bay area. the company announced another performance tonight at the burbank center for the arts. the center says a fifth show was already in live nation's contract. chevelle has been heavily criticized for anti-trans jokes he has made in recent years. reggie: a major economic report from the commerce department has just been released, and it has showed what many experts predicted -- that the gdp shrank in the last quarter. it is the second straight quarter of economic contraction. it is a signal for a possible recession. the biden administration said yesterday that back to back quarters of negative growth does not necessarily mean a recession.

officials say a strong labor market is a sign a recession is unlikely right now. yesterday, the fed raised interest rates in an effort to tame inflation. we will take a live look at the new york stock exchange right now. we are in slight negative territory. also new this morning, jetblue is agreeing to buy spirit airlines in a deal that would make it the fifth largest airline carrier in the u.s. "the" reports the purchase is around $3.8 billion. -- the wall street journal reports the purchase. you are saying, i thought there was a deal with delta airlines. there was, but now there is not. this would bring jetblue closer to the four carriers that dominate u.s. travel right now -- united, american, delta, and southwest. facebook parent company metta has reported its first ever quarterly decline. now, it is seeing profits decrease three straight

quarters. analysts are saying the poor results are because digital ad sales have than low. kumasi: san francisco's board of supervisors is calling on the federal government to step in and because the outgoing transfer of patients from laguna honda hospital, after four patients died shortly after they moved to other facilities. they passed -- they are voting on resolutions that urge the health and human services secretary to intervene and urges governor newsom to take action at the hospital. laguna hospital was decertified in april after it was found to be out of compliance with standards of care. they are working to get recertified before it is closed in september. reggie: uc hastings law school is getting a new name, probably. the board of directors unanimously agreed on changing the name to the university of california college of the law san francisco, aka uc law sf.

it is because of the founder hastings' participation in atrocities committed against native americans. this is expected to be signed. that would be effective by january 2023. kumasi: what produce from california firms will be coming to food banks to help struggling farmers? the u.s. i were culture secretary made the announcement. -- the u.s. agriculture secretary made the announcement. several state agencies will be purchasing food from farmers, and will provide them with outreach and education. >> it is really designed to create resources to better enable food banks to act as local producers and provide quality products to families in need. kumasi: california will receive more than $43 million in the

program. it is part of the american rescue plan. some of our abc 7 colleagues helped to build a better bay area by volunteering at the food bank. they spent the afternoon at a pop-up pantry at the ymca in san francisco. our parent company, disney, recently made a donation that will help the group. the food bank is currently disturbing food to around 55,000 households every week. reggie: beyonce's new album is set to drop at 9:00 p.m. our time. apparently, some people are already listening to it. it's a leak, y'all. "variety" reporting this happened yesterday. the hive is trying to swat it down. they are begging people not to listen. they say "respect the queen." according to variety, high-quality files were online yesterday. a french fan even posted a picture of the cd format, saying

they already bought it in france. i hope that beyonce is unbothered. drew: there are very few things i think that woman is bothered by. reggie: it only really increases the anticipation. drew: 12 hours away. reggie: was i scouring the internet? yes. drew: i sure was. no flak files. most people seem like they are just waiting. it is a day. reggie: we are going to get it soon. i feel like at this point if you do find it, you are about to get infected, your computer is going to blow up. drew: the limewire days. reggie: i assume beyonce has control over all of her computers. if she sees it happen, she knows. she will be mad at you. more than a lawsuit, i don't want beyonce mad at me. drew: she would come after us.

she will have the ip address, the real address. she will find your home phone number from when you were a child. that mess is coming. no thank you. and she will win. you lost your job? you quit your job because i told you to? not great. the rooftop camera showing you gray skies out there. a very july-like morning. hazy sunshine today. a wide range of temperatures. a seasonal pattern into next week. future weather, the onshore flow does pick up today. later this afternoon and evening, the strongest gusts over the city and through the delta. gusts over 30 mph. that onshore flow. later today, highs in the microclimate, 70's and 80's as we head to the south bay along the peninsula. 70's from menlo park to mountain view. downtown today, 50's and 60's.

pretty cloudy close to the coast today. 70's and 80's in the north bay. 90 in calistoga. inland, we will go into the 80's and 90's with hazy sunshine and get the breeze picking up for the delta this afternoon. fog surges inland. coastal drizzle. into the weekend we go. saturday and sunday, morning fog. august begins early next week. it is a steady pattern with minor what and. reggie: steph curry and his wife aisha were there to celebrate an organization's third birthday. they throughout ceremonial first pitches, and the foundation fights to end childhood hunger. they try to get students access to quality education and provide safe places for children to play.

>> all kids deserve to experience magical days like this. surprising moments. that is really what we are going for. reggie: steph was pretty popular at the coliseum. he was signing autographs and taking photos with the visiting houston astros. reggie: apple -- kumasi: apple is stepping up efforts to roll out a self-driving electric vehicle. they hired a veteran executive from lamborghini. limburg says the senior manager helped to design apple products and it will look different than other electric vehicles. according to bloomberg, it would be designed to let riders face each other like you would in a limo. there will be no steering wheel, no pedals -- fully autonomous. apple hopes to introduce this car in a few years, we are thinking around 2025. i am intrigued. a limo experience all the time.

reggie: do you like that? you want to face each other? kumasi: that's true. sometimes you just want to get in the car and just be. reggie: even if i like them. please. ok, so we fix that. [laughter] kumasi: up next, seven things you need to know. reggie: we torpedoed your ide

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consider reinstating a masked mandate. reggie: the fed raised interest rates to slow inflation. the gdp contracted for a second straight quarter. some economists call that a recession. the biden administration disagrees. drew: morning gray with us. afternoon sunshine, quite cloudy and cool along the coast. around the bay shoreline, afternoon sunshine. warmer spots in the 80's and 90's. sue: we are looking at the nimitz for your ride this morning. here, it looks pretty good. southbound on 880, a five car accident still blocking lanes. it is very slow back into

oakland. kumasi: the iconic green plastic bottles. in august, sprite is going to come in clear bottles. it is part of a larger effort to become environmentally responsible. reggie: the clear bottles make it so that they do not have to separate it. right now, the green bottles have to be separated from clear. it affects recycling. they cannot recycle it into clear bottles once the green is in there. so the green limits the use of it in future. this just makes sense. kumasi: that is nice. drew: good for them. kumasi: green not so green. reggie: who knew? and will anyone miss that? i don't think so. kumasi: i think a sprite bottle is a sprite bottle. drew: green label. reggie: they could just dye sprite green. kumasi: you are onto something.

good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, a crucial day for the american economy and the surprise deal overnight that could bring relief. inflation action. with its fourth hike this year the fed raises interest rates to tackle skyrocketing prices. what you need to know about your credit card, mortgage and car loans. and the critical economic report out this morning. plus, the breakthrough major deal to address inflation, health care costs and climate change. what it means for you. prisoner swap? the u.s. putting a, quote, substantial offer on the table to free wnba star brittney griner and former marine paul whelan to trade them for a russian in u.s. custody known as the merchant of death. now, inside the high-stakes diplomacy with a white house official.