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emergency, san francisco takes a step to address the spread of monkeypox as much more vaccine doses arrive. >> i can do that if you want? kumasi:multimillion dollar drean the line, some more realistic than others. the historic lottery drawing up for grabs tonight. reggie: you might be using the windshield wipers, there is some rain on the lens and drew is tracking the weekend weather. kumasi: we have entered her renaissance era, jan say's -- beyonce's seventh album is here. and i am here for it. i have not heard it yet. in the commercial breaks. drew: honey. kumasi: from the very top to im almost done. i am on a journey and i loved it. reggie: we have been blessed on
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this friday, july 29. we have. we were up too late. drew: i had three hours asleep. was it worth it? absolutely. i was listening to the tracks with my husband. reggie: my husband said it was too much for me at this hour so i went to the bedroom and danced in their. drew: we were dancing in my living room. like this one is even better. we had seamless transitions and everything. it was a party. live doppler 7, thick fog along the coast, less than two miles visibility. sue was saying she was using windshield wipers in the north bay, heavy drizzle if not light rain this morning because the marine layer is fully with us first thing on this friday. 50's and 60's this morning. here a live look with the exploratorium lens showing you drops. certainly the marine layer is heavier compared to yesterday.
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fog and drizzle. a great start. the fog thins for afternoon sunshine. it is breezy and warmer compared to yesterday. 70's and 80's and we will look at the highs and share the weekend forecast. kumasi: now to the bay area's battle against monkeypox. san francisco is the first city to take the step of declaring a state of emergency. >> we do not want to be ignored by the federal government and our need. kumasi: local officials were demanding help for a community in need. it is the type of focus that many have been calling for for weeks. right now every bay area colony -- county has a case of monkeypox. reggie: the real need is in san francisco with 284 cases. one of the cases is j.d. melendez. he was diagnosed this week and he is describing the excretion eight excruciating symptoms. >> he gave me some type of cream
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-- they gave me some type of cream which has not helped. they also provided me with vicodin, and it also did not help with the pain. reggie: this morning tim johns has the latest word from health officials. >> if there were any other community that was disproportionately impacted by monkeypox the way that gay community has been impacted this whole country would be up in arms. tim: london breed holding an impassioned news conference inside city hall, the mayor declaring a state of emergency over the spread of monkeypox. >> by sounding the alarm but we are saying is this will not be ignored, that this is a public health crisis. tim: according to the department of public health the city has 281 cases with a disproportionate number around -- in men who have sex with men,
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a number that has grown over the past several weeks. >> i have talked to too many doctors and folks who have gotten monkeypox who described the symptoms associated, the potentially lifelong disfigurement that can come from monkeypox. people need to take this seriously. tim: for weeks demand for the vaccine has outstripped supply. people have been lining up for hours only be -- only to be told that none were available. san francisco received 12,000 doses but about 70,000 are needed. >> it is wild to look back and think that did we learn nothing? we just went through a pandemic where everyone was like if a vaccine was available to everyone we would be in a better space. and now, this thing is happening, this crisis is happening. tim: clayton bishop got a vaccine by luck. he wishes the response would have been better. a view shared by many in the lgbtq community. >> this is infuriating for our
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community that is being caused harm by the lack of urgency in this moment of crisis. tim: while leaders rush to avoid a catastrophe, advocate group say they are here for the community. being a source of comfort and information during increasingly uncertain times. >> each and every day at the san francisco aids foundation we have thousands of people calling the monkeypox hotline with questions and concerns, fear and anxiety. reggie: just before the emergency declaration, the san francisco department of health announced they are getting 42 more doses of monkeypox vaccine distributed to clinics across the city including the one at zuckerberg sf general. that clinic will reopen on monday. for more information about the vaccine including how to get a shot head to abc7news.com. kumasi: an updated covid booster shot will be available in september. it is expected to include extra protection from the omicron
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subvariant. eligibility will also expand people under 50. booster shots cannot come soon enough. doctors from the peninsula health care clinic warned that hospitalizations and deaths will increase. kim rhodes agree that the possibility of other variants emerging and the colder months could be tough. >> you will be inside and you do not want to open windows or doors. you will be gathering for the holidays and this is when it goes out of control. will it be a variant resistant to our vaccines? cause more disability? we do not know. kumasi: doctors say that n95 and kn95 masks will be key. reggie: the san mateo mayor says that he tested positive for covid-19 two months after his last case. he said that the symptoms were minor and apologize to anyone that might have been exposed in the recent hours or days.
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please test and follow cdc guidelines. the last time he tested positive was in late may when he thanked vaccines firm -- for preventing serious symptoms. let us talk about winning money and a lot of it. $1.1 billion in the megamillion straw. that becomes the second largest mega millions and third all oral -- the word -- third overall largest. kumasi: sometimes wo wt ldo th>>ld qui my job a ba gosh, all of that money, you could do so much with it. >> for mel maybe buy a tesla. kumasi: everyone heading out to the gas stations and mini marts trying to get that to get even though the odds are pretty slim. reggie: pretty slim, so who wants to be a billionaire? ryan curry is live in the east bay and are you going to buy more tickets? ryan: probably later on,
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definitely. we are talking about $1.1 billion, i do not want to pass up the opportunity to win that kind of money. of course i will buy some more tickets but i do not know when. my biggest question is what would you do with that kind of money? that is a lot of money we are talking about. for me, i might indulge a little bit. who knows what i might end up doing with that amount of money. but a dream car certainly would be on the table. speaking with california lottery all week, this has been a possibility. they projected this to go over $1.1 billion. they said most likely if we did not get a winner on tuesday's drawing that this is a scenario we see for friday night. we are not close to that record $1.5 billion jackpot, we are certainly getting closer. either we will see a winner tonight, or we will continue to talk about this as the jackpot
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continues to rise over and over, intentionally hitting record territory. regardless, me and other bay area residents are ready to press their luck. >> i give my close friends, i would give them a nice bit of money so they could start the business is that they are willing to do. i would leave a whole lot to my son and put it in a life insurance policy so it would grow and in void inflation. ryan: you have thought about this. >> you have to think about what you will do. ryan: in today's economy you especially have to think about what you will do without amount of money, you do not know what will happen. there are a couple of options that you can choose. there is the 30 annual payment option or you can choose to get the one lump-sum payment right away which is what most people do. it gives you more freedom with the money. remember that the odds are not easy, but when we are talking about the potential for ryan to
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drive away in his future dream car, this lamborghini, we will do what we can to try and make it a reality. $1.1 billion and i will be filling up my tickets tonight. if i do win, you will see me on instagram posing with his car. drew: ok. i hope that no one has to winds so reggie has to talk about it for another week and that would make me -- what would you do with your money? reggie: i would make it so we would never have to do a story about it again. i would buy the lottery and shut it down. kumasi: stop it, absolutely not. reggie: just give it all to the schools. yeah right. kumasi: please go. drew: i was like his heart was warm, but no, it was not. low clouds showing you that the morning gray is with us and i have an aggressive drizzle.
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we have spots where it is light rain close to the closed. -- close to the coast. the marine layer looks like it will hang tough, 10:00 a.m., foggy along the east bay shoreline and over the city. parts of the north bay as well. it stays cloudy with limited sunshine and cloudy over the east bay shoreline. 60's and the cool spots and 80 if not 90 degrees. 69 oakland. 80 san jose. 83 santa rosa. lakeport is the hotspot, 105. the three-day forecast shows you little change in the way of the thought to sunshine. saturday and sunday, cooler but all in all fairly typical temperatures. let us get you a check of traffic. sue: it is friday and we have rain like conditions but i am no meteorologist and drew calls it dense fog, so it is windshield
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wiper weather across the golden gate bridge and on the deck. it is slippery through the tunnel and the robin williams tunnel, southbound and northbound 101. extra caution this morning. not so much on the bay bridge toll plaza. a little bit of a foggy sky but not on the deck. a wind advisory over the ultimate pass which is fairly typical. a heads up, it is getting slower. i am checking your drive time and it is about 35 minutes up and over the altamont pass from tracy all the way into the pleasanton area. reggie: a third political party to break the political divide trying to make a new party possible. >> this is nuts and makes no sense at all. kumasi: cake from the co-op. a group in residents in danger of eviction. reggie: things literally popping off. kumasi: and a live look outside.
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reggie: with the struggling
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economy some neighbors are having to worry about even more, getting evicted. kumasi: they say they never stop play -- paying their rent and they never know why the -- why there displays. luz: for over 50 years he has lived in this community. his mom passed away in october. she was the main person in the contract and now he is getting evicted. but you have never stopped paying? luz: he has been pacing for days trying to decide what to take to a shelter. every item carrying decades of memories. this notice representing something he never thought that he would face, homelessness. >> i haven't been eating or sleeping. it is like my worst nightmare ever came true, the aspect of me becoming homeless at the age of 61 is frightening. luz: it turns out he is not
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alone. his neighbors are coming together to expose what they say is retaliation by the building's board and management against residents who report damages in their units. >> this is a co-op, you buy in. the board needs to look at human beings and their families as that. luz: her brother is 48 years old , disabled and also getting evicted. >> the reason she said is because she has not seen my brother in a unit in 180 days and i was like did you ever knock on the door to speak or talk to him? luz: we tried speaking to the management and told that no one was available. the board's president refused to speak to us. the 211 units low income housing complex is in the fillmore. dean preston represents this district and said that these have been placed on hold for now. >> this makes no sense at all, due to some disputes around
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filing certification paperwork, other bureaucratic issues that have come up. luz: meanwhile they are hoping for the city to fully intervene. >> the people are nice, they do not deserve this, they really do not. it is poor leadership. luz: in san francisco, abc7news. reggie: a democrat and two republicans walk into a bar and they are launching a new political party aimed at moderates. andrew yang and david jolley and christine thai went mitten the announcement yesterday. they said that political extremism is ripping our nation apart. they are appealing to the moderate common sense majority. forward says their aim is to end gerrymandering, advocate for ranked choice voting and protect voting rights nationwide. do a leap of fans were in for quite a surprise between her pop
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music and the pop of fireworks. [fireworks] kumasi: oh no. reggie: police were investigating the source of this unplanned display. kumasi: look at them. reggie: fireworks went off in several directions. i would have thought it was part of the show. kumasi: not if you were down there. reggie: the entertainment company said that three attendees received minor aid on site and they left without need for more medical attention. thank goodness. kumasi: beyonce's new album is here in the world is listening. ♪ [laughter] i like that song. this is one of her new songs called charge girl and some are calling renaissance the dance album of 2022. it is being released without videos. she wrote about it on her website calling it part one of a
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three-part project, and so now that the album is out she is addressing the leak and thanking the beehive for waiting, and she said that she appreciates them calling out anyone trying to sneak into the club early. you do have to take your time. i need to go back and listen again and again. reggie: do you think, anyone can listen to the album. do you think that americans understand that it was written specifically for black queer people? because i got that right away? am i the only one. kumasi: no. but i feel that it can be for everyone. reggie: there is just a lot of references. i have never heard a pop album that was this aimed at an audience. kumasi: didn't she say it was inspired by her uncle?
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yes. i loved it. it felt very inspired and inclusive and i was like i am ready. drew: it is clubhead after clubhead. reggie: ts madison is on it. drew: she samples on summer. did you see a little shade yesterday. kumasi: what was that about? drew: she sampled part of his song? reggie: milkshake. she has another song? kumasi: do not be mean. drew: i do not know the exact song but she had a video that her song was not being used. kumasi: is she being paid? drew: no. and that is why the video came out. we will have to figure out more about that. but -- reggie: some people are talking i guess. that has not happened in a while. kumasi: i like, because she is going through some scent -- some things but i still like her. drew: no sky july again, lots of
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gray. i am calling it aggressive drizzle if not light rain. some spots coast to the closed you will find -- coast -- close to the coast you will find some fog. the onshore continuto theelta al repeat that. this keeps our air quality nice and comfortable. highs in the 70's and 80's in the south bay and partly cloudy skies along the peninsula, downtown limited sunshine in the 50's and 60's. north bay will see 70's and 80's. partly cloudy skies in east bay, 60's and 70's and then inland in the 50's and 60's. hazy sunshine today and a cooler start to the weekend. warmer on sunday and then august begins monday with temperatures pretty typical for this time of year. reggie: coming up the seven
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kumasi: 5:23 and if you are just joining us here are seven things to know. san francisco declared a public health emergency set to start on monday. the move allows the city to prepare and allocate resources to prevent the spread of the virus. reggie: a monkeypox vaccine clinic at zuckerberg sf general will open at 8:00 a.m. monday with doses for appointments and walk-ins. the city received 400 -- 4200 doses this week. kumasi: if you are headed to bart make sure to have a mask. they voted to bring back a mask mandate staying into effect until october 1. reggie: a storm flooded las vegas overnight. this trip was left under inches of water. multiple casinos and the las vegas airport reported water pouring in. drew: are no sky july morning continues with lots of gray and drizzle. we will look at afternoon sunshine with temperatures in
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the 60's and 70's close to the water and 80's and 90's inland. kumasi: if you are -- sue: if you are at the coast expect limited visibility otherwise you are looking at a glowing 80 freeway, that is that you sure freeway from golden gate fields into berkeley and that is the drive time from hercules to san francisco. kumasi: $1.1 billion is up for grabs in the mega millions lottery drawing. if you are lucky enough to win financial advisors say to be quiet, be organized and to make a plan. reggie: a couple living in hawaii is accused of living under the identity of two deceased children. will has the details. will: in this first look, and identity theft mystery spanning decades. a woman from hawaii and her husband arrested accused under living stolen identities for the last three decades. federal investigators say that these two stole the identities
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of two texas children who died in the late 1960's. they obtain social security cards, drivers licenses, and passports under their names bobby fort and julia montague. the family of one of the children, julie montague were left confused and angry. >> we have both gone through a widend initially shock and dumbfounded and what did you just tell me? will: we will have much more into who this couple is and why they were highlighted in touch hiding in plain sight coming up at 7:00 a.m. kumasi: employees at a trader joe's supermarket are now the latest in a major company to approve a labor union. it makes us store the first trader joe's in the country with an employees union. organizers at the store first started the effort in may with a letter to the ceo citing concerns about pay, benefits, and safety.
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workers will try to hammer out a contract with the company. reggie: your instagram feed is trying to figure itself out. the social media company is backing off on plans for drastic changes after backlash from users. it faced a lot of criticism for changes that made it look like tiktok, leaning into video, testing full-screen videos and photos and showing users more content from strangers. that is being rethought. leaders said that they heard the feedback and/or "regrouping." should tip-in your waitstaff be over? bay area waitstaff says no, and its argument for their survival. kumasi: get the masks back on for those wearing
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you go by lots of titles. veteran, son, dad. -it's time to get up. -no. hair stylist and cheerleader. so adding a “student” title might feel overwhelming. but what if a school could be there for all of you?
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career, family, finances and mental health. it's coming along. well, it can. national university, supporting the whole you. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: the top stories right now, masks back on track. we will bring them back on bart
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effective immediately and not just while you were on the train. kumasi: short supply and little action from the federal government. san francisco is taking matters into their own hands. reggie: fears of falling into another recession and a deal being worked out to avoid the higher costs. kumasi: who wants to be a billionaire, all eyes on the mega millions drawing and if you win, remember who your favorite morning news anchors are, do not forget. reggie: good morning. kumasi: let us start the check of the forecast. drew: if you want to drop off anonymously, we will take it. reggie: we do not have to discuss it. drew: if some stack show up we will just be like ok, thank you. visibility down to a mile and half moon bay. dense fog, drizzle if not some light rainfall. the marine layer is fully established this morning. we will have temperatures in the
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50's. oakland, 59. a little mild in the south bay was san jose at 63. so, a live look outside the exploratorium showing you that we had a couple of drops on the lens with some fog out there in the day starts off with cloudy conditions. about 40 minutes from now the sun is out. the fog thins as the morning goes on and it is foggy around -- along the coast and a breezy day with the onshore flow with 70's and 80's. we will look at the highs in the weekend for class -- forecast about 8 million -- eight minutes. reggie: the mega millions becomes a mega millions. it is -- becomes mega billions. your chance and winning is 103 -- one in 100 302 million. luckily you have ryan curry on your side and he is rooting for you and is live at walnut creek. ryan: good morning.
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i am trying to get power to the people. i know the odds are immense, but let us try to have a little bit of fun and believe. we know it is probably going to be virtually impossible to win this thing, and say that maybe somebody does have to win this thing and if we do, i know what i am buying, this thing. i have not given it a name but soon i will because this is my dude -- this is my new dream car if i walk away. if i do get those lucky winning numbers. california lottery did tell me that this is a possibility. this large jackpot is what people can expect as we did not get a winner on tuesday. the odds remain the same, you just mentioned them, one in over 300 million, that seems like insurmountable odds. but as i mentioned, someone just has to win. cal lotto just asks to play responsibly.
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many bay residents going over ways that they will spend the cash. >> i am going to go crazy, imagine that, i am ready to nesl because i have bugphoing on cru. real estate for sure. all over. ryan: that is a good investment, i have to agree with her. i think beatrice is on my side, get a new car, go on vacation and have a little bit of fun. all we need to do is to wait on the drawing to see if we will get a winner and see if they are here in the bay area. it has been done before. we have seen winners in various locations and i must say that most of the people that i have asked have been pretty humble about what they would do with
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the money. giving donations to family, to charity, paying off debt, doing responsible things which is great and that is something that you should do with that amount of cash. i would probably do the same. i just know that when i have that amount of money that i might indulge a little bit. myself. we are live at walnut creek. ts rn masks are back otrack at bard. e transitted to face requirements. that is after allowing passengers to go mask free earlier for the first time since the pandemic started. >> i have worn a mask the whole time, even when the mandate was withdrawn. so when i got on the bart train ages for my mask. i do not get concerned about other people's behavior. kumasi: it applies to trains and anywhere at the station once you get past the gates. children two and under along with people with medical conditions are exempt.
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reggie: now to the alarm over monkeypox with no federal emergency declaration, new york and san francisco are taking action. new york's health department to claritin imminent threat, and san francisco declared a public health emergency as cases keep rising. there are 281 in san francisco county, more than any other county. the vaccine remains in short supply. people are waiting in long lines to get a shot and some clinics have run out of doses. this declaration could help change that. >> we have a solution in the vaccines, and we want to make sure that everyone who is requesting a vaccine gets one. reggie: the mayor says that declaration begins monday allowing the city to prepare and delegate resources to prevent the spread of the virus. one resident said that the virus can sneak up on you in a painful way. >> i thought i was maybe working
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out too much or i slept wrong. you know, i must have pulled a muscle because it started out my back and neck. it was just causing that not -- bad migraines. reggie: san francisco received 4200 additional monkeypox vaccine doses and the department of health said that the vaccine will be sent to clinics throughout the city including the drop in clinic at zuckerberg sf general which will reopen 8:00 a.m. on monday. kumasi: now to the economy and the number supercharging the debate on if the economy is in a recession. the white house in the chair of the federal reserve says that there are signs keeping us out of a recession. jay: the u.s. economy losing steam, but debate split on whether the country is in a recession. americans still feeling the pain. >> everything is going up but my paycheck is not. >> it feels like a recession is
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here. jay: data shows that the u.s. economy shrank from april to june meaning that consumer spending slowed, business investment fell and store slowed restocking of shells. that is the second straight quarter where the economy declined, typically a sign of the recession. at the white house and federal reserve chair says not so fast. >> i do not think the u.s. is currently in a recession. and the reason is that there are too many areas of the economyoo. pres. biden: our job market remains historically strong. our economy created 9 million jobs since i came to opted -- to office. >> the failed policies have not only made inflation wears, you created it. jay: this as democrats pushed up pass a spending bill aimed at paying down the national debt,
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investing in green energy and lowering the cost of prescription drugs. the deal struck between chuck schumer and joe manchin. >> i do not think inflation will go away anytime soon, but i am hoping that we can relieve it. jay: because the senate is so easily divided, my kratz cannot afford to lose a single vote -- democrats cannot afford to lose a seat -- a single vote and therefore kristen cinema not signaled that she will vote yes. reggie: stock market futures are ticking up thanks to amazon and apple who are seeing better than expected sales. shares for amazon search 12%. apple saw a rise at 3%. it is insurance that these tech companies will endure an app -- an economic slowdown. in contrast other tech stocks are tumbling. roku dropped 25% and intell is
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down 75%. kumasi: several restaurants have moved to no tipping models but servers want it back. zuni cafe replaced tips with a 20% surcharge but some strippers are saying that they are struggling to make ends meet without tips. they are discussing changing the model but it will not include going back to tips. reggie: kentucky underwater, the historic flash flooding emergency and the expected years of clean up ahead. kumasi: former president trump finding himself in hot water, a tournament at his golf course angering families of 9/11 victims. first, a check on the forecast. drew: 539 a.m. time, if you look on the horizon you can see a little bit of elevated smoke with the orange hue. down below the marine layer with us this morning. we are talking about great conditions but later on today with some afternoon sunshine,
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good air quality but we have to talk about the smoke forecast. hour-by-hour some hazy sunshine, and the smoke stays thousands of feet above us and near the surface. we will be good to go and the smoke will not reach us in the air quality remains good. look at the marine layer, it is everywhere. we are seeing the fog surge in land and it gradually pulls back by 10:00 a.m. still foggy across the east bay and across the city. clouds and parts of the north bay shoreline and throughout the afternoon it stays cloudy over the city, so it is a cool day in the city with some patchy fog around richmond, berkeley and oakland. sunshine away from the coast giving us a wide range of temperatures. 64 in the city, 83, santa rosa. 76, palo alto. 80 in san jose. the three day forecast will keep the morning fog with us and warmer on sunday. on the weekend looking pretty nice with a lot of afternoon
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sunshine and typical temperatures. let us get a check on the roads. sue: good morning. we are hopping down to san jose, 101 with the 880 over crossing and it is moving at the limit and you can see the fog out there. it is not affecting your drive as far as visibility. it is up pretty high in this part of san jose. elsewhere we take a look at 880 through oakland, and it too, you can see traffic is moving past the oakland coliseum. i do not want to jinx it, but no problems yet for your commute on this friday morning. we are slowing over the altamont pass with speeds around 25 to 30 miles an hour as you make your way west up and over the altamonte with high wind expected. we had an earlier issue with a big rig on 580 near grand. and your highway four commute into contra costa and concord is looking good through walnut creek. no delays. we will be back with
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reggie: happening now a state of emergency in kentucky where flash -- >> hundreds will lose their homes and this will be yet another event that it is going to take, not months, but likely years for many families to rebuild and recover from. reggie: the governor has called on the national guard to help with recovery and recovery efforts. more rain is expected through tonight. this is one of the worst floods kentucky has seen in state history. kumasi: an environmental issue has one community split on the best way to build a better bay area, the issue, lead in aviation fuel.
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the supervisor and mayoral candidate is pushing for a national ban and testified before a national subcommittee. she has been pushing to close the hillview area -- airport after a study found that children living within 1.5 miles in the area of the airport had elevated lead levels. she blames pollution from planes. nearby residents are also concerned. >> i do not want to see the airport open because the lead is falling on our children and when i say our children, minority children. >> our children are just as worthy as the children living in more affluent neighborhoods. kumasi: officials say 90% of aircraft that use the airport fly with unleaded fuel and they have for about a year now. in january became the first general aviation airport to ban the sale of let it fuel and so it is not banned nationally so it planes can still fly into the airport using it. reggie: former president trump is hosting -- is defending
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hosting a saudi arabia backed tournament. the professional league is backed by saudi arabia and the league has been pulling away big-name players with large guaranteed paychecks. there has been a lot of criticism on u.s. players being involved. some saying the league is sports washing, or downplaying the human rights violations and possible involvement in the 9/11 attacks. at one time trump blames the crown prince for the attacks, apparently has changed his tune. >> nobody has got to the bottom of 9/11, unfortunately. they should have. reggie: the tournament is set to begin today and the league will hold their final competition of the year at another trump property in florida. kumasi: san francisco laguna's hospital is holding transfers and discharges. four residents have died within weeks of transferring. it has been transferring
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patients after losing it certification. officials said that funding would be cut off mid-september. the hospital is working towards recertification. reggie: not just beyonce,, selena, her family is releasing music nearly three decades after she died. ♪ it has been 27 years since selena was murdered. john spoke to her brother and sister about this new album. john: how long did it take you? >> it took me a year. a little bit over a year. there was a lot of obstacles to overcome, everything was recorded on vinyl so we had to fuse the old-school way is with the newschool ways. but her vocals on timing and then also pitched them down just a hair to make her sound more mature. >> it truly feels like she went
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into the studio again and recorded it. reggie: the conversation continues on "good morning america" right after abc seven mornings. kumasi: i love selena. reggie: i know. kumasi: i am happy to see her right then so i am excited about the new music. reggie: i am surprised that she changed the pitch of her voice? kumasi:kumasi: to make her sound mature. that is interesting. reggie: that naturally happens. but you are so used to hearing one version of her because she was not allowed to get older. so that is an interesting idea. kumasi: is it out already? sorry, beyonce. drew: i know. kumasi: i go back and forth. drew: maggie rogers also dropped her second album, it is great. san jose camera, overcast skies and close to the coast it is
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drizzling. we will take a look at that nose guy july morning with aggressive drizzle and showers and spots close to the coast because the marine layer is firmly with us. mild to warm and then a little temperature change over the next several days. let us talk about the breeze, onshore and gusty over the city and through the delta where it is the strongest and we will had have been exrici for much of the past week. highs today starting in the south bay going into the 70's and 80's. afternoon sunshine and a little bit of haze. quite cloudy and chilly in the low 6' with 76, redwood city. 76he palo alto. downtown limited sunshine and breezy later on in the afternoon. upper 50's to lower 60's for a lot of us in the city. in the north bay, 70's and 80's from petaluma to some cash to sonoma. 104 ukiah.
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berkeley and oakland and richmond, pretty cloudy with afternoon sunshine. writer in fremont, 76. inland, hazy and 90's for friday afternoon. overnight tonight fog surging back and mostly cloudy skies with drizzle along the coast. here is the seven-day forecast with morning to afternoon sunshine. saturday is cooler than sons -- then sunday but overall, temperatures near average through thursday. kumasi: it is strictly my -- monkey business at the zsl monkey -- in the london zoo. this is the 360 degree walk. the monkey vle be and it opens n august 15. reggie: the greatest exhibit that has ever been made was at the d.c. zoo, the smithsonian zoo. they had an orangutan exhibit called the align and it just went above your head.
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were just walking through the regular zoo and they have the orangutans with a rope that they could go over, and there was no barrier between you or the orangutans. kumasi: did they seem bothered? or were they doing their thing? reggie: they were just doing their thing. i was just shocked like weight. kumasi: you are tall, so you are like right there. reggie: it is the most amazing idea. uc davis researchers are sounding the alarm about unprecedented changes to the conditions of lake tahoe. kumasi: the next american idol judges are confirmed for a new season. reggie: the inspirational story of landa sams. his love of self and baseball using it all to his advantage. kumasi: a live look outside.
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kumasi: katy perry, luke bryan and lionel richie returning for their sixth season of american idol. if you want to put your singing chops to the test, auditions start next week. california'silbe on august 19. yoameric.com/addio. ie to the incredible story of a 16-year-old varsity baseball player who throughout the ceremonial first pitch at the giants game. athletic skills and determination got him there, but he also faces another challenge. he was born without hands or feet. that has not stopped him, or his baseball career. not only can he swing, he has a strong arm. the hard work landed him at second baseman on his high
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school varsity team. >> when i was ready little i was two or three when i got my first bat and was playing in the yard and i fell in love with it. you have to work through your challenges and baseball and everybody does that, so it relates back to everyday life for me. reggie: yesterday he was in the bay area with the former giant's picture and now he is on a major league stadium tour for a major league -- a major film. kumasi: today is part -- today we have an in-depth conversation with disability advocates on some of the issues facing the community, including ableism. >> it is not uncommon when you apply for disability or for an serious illness for some of your friends to ghost you. it is not that they are evil people, it is that they do not know what to say, and i think if they can develop some more
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courageous compassion and reach out and get to the point where you are no longer awkward because you are entertaining those thoughts and knowing what is appropriate or not, i think we are all better off for it. kumasi: you can stream the special right now through our streaming app or find it in the new and popular section. drew: we will take you outside and here is the east bay hills camera with fog rolling down the hillside. you can see the marine layer as far inland as the east bay camera. good air quality and you can breathe easy through sunday and early next week. here is the rooftop camera along the bay bridge, beautiful and we are starting out gray with no sky july certainly with us on this friday. and here is how the days shapes up. cloud cover first thing and the sun is up in less than 15 minutes. temperatures to the 60's and 70's as the fog slowly thins. it is a foggy day along the
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coast. away from the coast, hazy sunshine and temperatures around the bay shoreline in 60's and 70's. the war but spots going in the 80's and low 90's. >> a monsoon rings flash flooding to vegas and a look at what the thunderstorms left behind. reggie: san francisco declares an emergency with the number of monkeypox cases increasing. kumasi: mega millions fever, a countdown to the jackpot worth $1 billion. reggie: first a live look outside and we will be right back.
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