moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: cool losers overnight. fences going up as people who are homeless are forced from camps. a controversial plan to replace the park with housing moving forward. [indiscernible] kumasi: a san francisco school board meeting ends up in fighting. the special vote over a board members resist comments that had the community divided. reggie: water conservation report. a look at how the area is doing compared to the rest of the state. kumasi: it is wednesday, august 3. reggie: we will start with a check of the weather withdrew. drew: we have coastal cloud cover and high clouds. the humidity sticks with us today. live doppler 7, six mile visibility at the bay. we are doing just fine when it comes to the fog. temperatures right now, slightly cooler this time compared to yesterday. we are generally in the 50's

close to the coast with 60's around the bay shoreline but warm spots like clearlake and antioch at 70 and 71 degrees respectively. there is warm air inland this morning. a different picture today compared to yesterday. i look from exploratorium camera showing you cloud starting this guidelines. your sunrise is at 6:15 this morning. we keep humidity with us elevated, so it still feels muggy. 70's and 80's. we keep i clouds in the forecast, especially the north bay throughout the early afternoon. sunnier skies prevailed around the south bay later today. 70's, 80's and low 90's. there is still a chance of an isolated shower, but i think that chance is pretty low and limited for the north bay. we'll talk about that in about eight minutes. kumasi: we start with developing news, construction equipment surrounding a park near uc berkeley. a controversial plan would change the park continue housing university. one alameda county judge gave the green light to break ground five days ago.

abc 7's with details -- abc 7's ryan curry joins us with details. ryan: we are at one of the many barricaded sites surrounding people's park, many places around the park are closed off with ample amount of security. it appears the construction crew has moved in towards the middle of the night without the knowledge of protesters and those opposing the opposition. many areas are closed off as they start to begin construction on this proposed site you mentioned moments ago. we are at one of the locations north of the park and a lot of people still trying to even get out of the park. we did see video of protesters clashing with construction crews and police over the night. video was provided to us from a reporter on scene, giving us details about what was going on. that showed photos and videos of protesters arriving well after construction crews showed up.

they started putting up high fences, closing of the park, and it appears as though they moved in without her knowledge, without the opposition's knowledge to get construction started right away. when i got here moments ago, i saw an ample amount of people dressed up in riot gear, police dressed up in riot gear, roaming the park. i did not see protesters recently, but what we did here is that there were some clashes moments ago. it does construction crews came in after midnight to start the barricades and start the perimeter surrounding the park. that is shortly after when protesters showed up. we will be here all morning, so if we learn anything new, we will keep you posted. ryan curry, abc 7 news. reggie: nancy pelosi is on her way to seoul after a controversial visit to taiwan, praising the leaders and their values of self-government.

a remark that could further escalate tensions. kumasi: they call the speakers visit a violation of the one china principle, as taiwanese officials welcomed pelosi. china announced military exercises will take face in the air and waters surrounding taiwan. although taiwan is a self-governing island, the chinese government use it as part of china. they have not ruled out military action to reclaim the territory, something democrats and republicans agree should not happen. >> we have three purposes, one is security, security for our people, global security, two, economics, disparate as much prosperity as possible, and three is government. >> white house officials urged china not to turn it into a crisis. john kirby said "nothing has changed about our one china policy, we said we do not support taiwan independence."

when speaker pelosi visited south korea today, she will meet with high-ranking members of the government. the president will not be there. he is on vacation. kumasi: a san francisco school board voted to admonish a one member for racist comments made recently. tim johns was at the meeting, where tensions turned to chaos. tim: the san francisco school board meeting descending into chaos tuesday night. the board held a special meeting where they unanimously voted to admonish one commissioner. during the public comment portion, audience members began fighting with each other and it had to be recessed for an amount of time. she came under controversy after statements she made in the black and brown communities overlearning. >> i misspoke.

in doing so, i said things that unintentionally perpetuated harmful stereotypes. tim: she apologized following the uproar and at tuesday's meeting. >> not enough. tim: reverend townsend is the vice president of the san francisco chapter of the naacp, calling on her to resign immediately. thompson points to a recalled board member who also faced criticism for comments. >> if those comments hurt asian children, what do these words due to black and brown children? tim: his frustration also shared by others, and many people came to say they thought ann hsu has no place on the board. >> we do love our babies and value education, we do believe in black and latinx excellence. tim: but not everyone felt that way. dozens of turned out in support of hsu, saying her comments were taken out of context. >> we need someone better. we need ann hsu to speak.

tim: many supporters say they think she was trying to point out systemic inequalities in education, not because she harbors racist views, but, instead, because she wants to help students in particular. >> if we want to fix the problem, we have to talk about real causes, even if they are uncomfortable. tim: tim johns, abc 7 news. kumasi: we sent this notification honor abc 7 app moments after the board voted. if you want breaking news alerts, download our app in the app store and enable push alerts. reggie: vallejo police are investigating armed robbery of an armored truck this morning. an employee was gun robbed at gunpoint yesterday inside a safeway in redwood plaza. investigators have not said how much money was taken. they say nobody was hurt and suspect information has not been released. a suspect accused of kidnapping a baby boy kumasi:

kumasi: a suspect accused of kidnapping a baby boy inside his grandmother's home was in court. the baby is six months old. baby brandon was taken april and found unhurt within a day. the kidnapper pleaded guilty and avoided the maximum sentence. josé portillo faces up to five years, he was believed to be in a romantic relationship with ramirez. >> our belief is that she was going to kidnap brandon to raise him, essentially, as her own and kidnap him permanently and keep him from his family. kumasi: ramirez faces up to 14 years in prison. they will be sentenced october 28. reggie: nearly every bay area celebrated national night out, a law-enforcement event. people came out to get to know their first responders and neighbors in fremont. children could check out police vehicles, to photos with the crime dog, and have a conversation with officers. >> you get to meet the police,

but you are also in a way that you are going to work together to help solve crime. the mo we can share information with law enforcement and make it a gg national nights celebrated in 38 million neighborhoods across the country. drew: we are looking at sfo this morning where fog has returned. we have a lot of coastal cloud cover out there. patchy fog around the bay shoreline and coastal drizzle this morning. we continue to see that muggy atmosphere overhead with dew points this morning, measuring how much moisture is in the atmosphere. when they are in the 50's like now, we continue to feel that muggy feeling the next 24 hours. drier air works in tomorrow. here's live doppler 7 along with satellite. thundershowers yesterday in the sierra are pushing off to the north. what we are watching here is more hi cloud cover the potential for an isolated shower and into the orth bay this morning, associated with what was tropical storm frank.

you can see that. the tropical status has dropped off, so these are leftovers about what frank was. those high clouds are streaming and once again today that supply the chance of an isolated shower. future weather showing you this morning fog along the coast with. future weather not picking up on a shower this morning, but where we find high clouds in the north bay, i think we have the chance of an isolated shower, throughout the day, a lot of sunshine. we will remain dry there we will remain dry there. . mid-90's for concord, antioch, 85 san jose, oakland 74, partly cloudy in the north bay. we had about 90 in santa rosa later today. see how you're doing on the roads. jobina: we are going to start with a live look at the golden a bridge. we have a foggy start to your commute in this area. we don't have an advisory. how keep an eye on that. you can see if they adjust it for you this morning. looking live at 80, 1 of our busiest sections.

we can see slowing for super commuters. . 4 looking nice. concord will be four minutes. you can see a slight slowdown for our commuters coming out of tracy. everything else looks good. reggie: celebrating a legend. the sports world remembering long time broadcaster ben scully. a look back at his most memorable moments. kumasi: new lawsuits that the howard terminal project is facing reggie:. reggie:the dream job

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perfect games, and 20 no-hitters. he also did play-by-play for nfl games and pga tour events. he retired in 2016. his final broadcast was against the giants in san francisco. >> you and i have been friends for a long time, but i know in my heart that i have always needed you more than you have ever needed me. so, this is vin scully, wishing you a very pleasant good afternoon wherever you may be. reggie: he passed away yesterday at 94 at his home in the hidden hill section of l.a. no cause of death has been given. if you want to show your memories of vin scully or pay tribute, we have a badge to share on social media, just head to our abc 7 facebook page. kumasi: heads up for parents, first choice glass baby bottles have been recalled, sold exclusively on amazon. they have led etched into the -- lead etched into the outer markings which exceeds the legal limit. sold from january 2018, 2022

here in the u.s. and canada. if you have any, stop using them immediately. reggie: to california severe drought. it appears people are paying more attention to how much water they are using. new data shows californians are cutting back, especially in the bay area. these figures are from june compared to 2020. the meniscal utility district dropped water usage by more than tedrge by more than 25%, san jose, 17.5%, santa clara team percent. other parts of -- santa clara at 15%. other parts fell short of that 50% number the governor requested. still, -- 15% number the governor requested. still, the savings were achieved in the middle of summer. august is transgender history month, and the mayor got an up close look at celebrations. we did a walking tour of the city's transgender cultural

district, founded in 2017, and encompasses several blocks in the tenderloin. it has been known for its role in the lgbtq+ community, but the tenderloins history runs deeper. >> transgendered people have been living in this neighborhood of the tenderloin as early documented as the 1920's, and we actually have the densest population of any other neighborhood in san francisco and any other city in the u.s. reggie: san francisco last year became the first city in the country to recognize transgender history month. in the east bay, the terminal ballpark project is facing a legal challenge. according to the chronicle, a coalition of court workers, cargo terminal operators, and truck workers are suing the agency that voted to approve the project, claiming the san francisco bay conservation development commission did not thoroughly analyze the environmental impact report of before the voted. the lawsuit threatens to derail

the project. kumasi: in the south bay, san jose international airport topped one million travelers for the second month in a row. according to our news partners at mercury news, more than one million people passed through in may and june. the last time we saw that passenger load for two months was january and february 2020, which was before the pandemic and lockdown started. the airport analysis shows that since february, passenger activity has increased for five consecutive months. reggie: get paid to vacation. hotels.com is looking for a professional vacationer. the hotel booking website wants to hire a retro beach hmotelier, where you travel across the u.s. at the best retro motels, including the vagabond in miami, and it comes with a $10,000 stipend to travel. five dollars are spent on snacks like frozen custard and salt

water taffy. you also get a polaroid camera to document your trip. a cooler. [laughter] a solar powered fm radio. now we are getting way to nitty-gritty. applications are being accepted online friday. drew: that is cool. reggie: you also get a lighter and a pen. kumasi: you do. you can write your review down in the notepad. mailer back in -- mail it back in. drew: i wonder if this is fun. reggie:reggie: we always talk about these things. drew: when work turns. kumasi: do you all like the retro motel vibe? i want to be modern and luxury. reggie: that's what i'm saying. kumasi: that's just me. i was like, this is cool. then when i saw it -- reggie: retro motel for $450 a night. oh.

kumasi: for two hours? get out. the day pass. that is the cabana. reggie: check the doors and see if any are open. what is the plan? drew: oh my gosh. we'll go outside. the golden gate camera, ebbing and flowing with the fog this morning. five minutes ago you could see more fog. right now a clearer picture, but that marine layer has bumped up along the coastline. we have drizzle this morning with a slight chance of an isolated shower in the north bay this morning. the bigger picture, we are in a warming trend the next couple of days. we are tracking returns of the coastline. this was leftovers of tropical storm frank influencing our weather pattern. we will watch days. they could move into the north bay later this morning andng of uardr we are muggy, and the breeze picks up this afternoon. there is this onshore breeze gusting 20 to 30 miles-per-hour,

and we do it again tomorrow. warmer today in the south bay compared to yesterday. 80's and 90's. 95 gilroy. sunshine redwood city, 81. mid-60's and partly cloudy along the coast. 68 downtown. it had been 60's closer to the ocean. 83 vallejo. the east bay mostly sunny into the 70's. 74 oakland. it is muggy today, and sunshine and hot conditions, 90 fairfield. about 80. we will see fog surge inland with coastal drizzle and $.50 60's with humidity elevated. accuweather 7 day forecast, humidity lowers tomorrow. the heat to louise on friday. pretty come -- the heat will ease on friday. pretty comfortable over the weekend. temperatures pretty wide ranged this time of the year. kumasi: coming up the seven things to know this morning.

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things to know, developing news in berkeley, where there was a protest to stop construction at people's park. a reporter shared this video with us. some people are upset with uc berkeley's plan to build a new housing project the park. reggie: number two, nancy pelosi has departed to south korea following her controversial visit to taiwan. she met with taiwan's leaders, raising the value of self-government. the chinese government calls or visit a serious violation of the one china principle. kumasi: number three, a major win for abortion rights in kansas. people voted to keep the right to abortion in the state constitution. president biden is expected to sign an executive order for medicaid to pay for abortion services. reggie: number four, another 10,700 one key pox vaccine doses are coming to san francisco. the delivery date hasn't been announced. today, another walk in vaccine clinic will be held at 8:00 a.m. until noon, unless they were not

a vaccine first. drew: number five, warmer weather moves in later today. it remains humid. muggy conditions the next 24 hours. 60's and 70's close to the water. jobina: number six, we bring you this live picture from the san mateo bridge. your commute is looking great. no advisories or issues into the chp. kumasi: number seven, cooler weather and rain have slowed the growth of the mckinney fire near the oregon border. so far, four people have died in the fire, more than 56,000 acres have burned. reggie: today's gma first look, a mishap sent a paraglider lunging to earth with his parachute tangled up. here is gio benitez. gio: this morning's gma first look, watch this video showing a paraglider narrowly escaping death. >> oh my god! gio: kevin philip's thousands of feet in the air when there appears to be turbulence. his chute tangling in the sky as

he free falls down. >> i tried an aerobatic maneuver, and my left hand got stuck in the riser. gio: moments before hitting the ground, philip is finally able to deploy his rescue she. >> actually copped as his rescue shoot -- rescue chute. >> i did not realize i was falling because there was a lot of other things to take care of. i did everything to avoid an impact. gio: at 7:00 a.m., more from our interview with this incredible survivor. i'm gio benitez with your gma first look. kumasi: the warriors are showing off their new statement addition uniforms they will be wearing next season. they feature a jersey showcasing golden state, the first time the warriors have appeared to prominent -- so prominently since 1975. you will see young stars showing them off year. the warriors became the golden state warriors in 1971 as they

moved from san francisco to oakland. reggie: taco bell is bringing back its popular mexican pizza permanently after a three-month absence.they announced it is coming back september 15 for good. taco bell could not meet the demand in may, and they ran out after two weeks. in case you're wondering, there is no update on that tiktok physical based on the mexican pizza, which is supposed to debut in may with dolly parton. i have no idea what happened. how are you going to hype something up that much? kumasi: sometimes all you need is the thought of it. if you need the experience, you just have the thought of it. you had a whole vision. that was enough for me. reggie: right. and then they said that's horrible, let's move on. hundreds of evite's with no use. -- ebikes with no use. the city left with them

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happening now. reggie: the morning, it is wednesday, august 3. kumasi: we want to start with the check of our forecast with drew. drew: fog has returned to the coast this morning. a little coastal drizzle, as well. half moon bay visibility is reduced. away from the coast, high clouds, but visibility a-ok. right now, temperature slightly cooler compared to this time yesterday. 50's close to the ocean with 60's along the bay shoreline. warmer spots like antioch holding to the low 70's. you can see our marine layer is with us over the city. a live look showing you low clouds topping the skyline this morning. center ice at 6:15 in 45 minutes. a humid day with mightiness. community is elevated for another day. by 4:00 p.m., a warmer afternoon with bright skies away from the coast. early this morning, the chance of an isolated shower in the north bay. we'll talk about that in eight minutes. reggie: developing news in the

east bay, a housing battle near uc berkeley is heating up. construction equipment surrounds people's park. the city of berkeley and the university planned to create new student housing there. ryan curry is live with what has been happening overnight. ryan: good morning. we are now seeing protesters clashing with police near the side of the construction here. they have been here most of the morning, and now there are tense moments met with them versus the police right now. this is a highly contested issue going on in the bay area. this site has a lot of history and has recently been used to house a lot of the homeless in and around berkeley. we know that is planning to change, so our knowledge, construction crews moved in overnight without the opposition knowing about it, meaning those that oppose the plan did not know they were going to be here building right away, yet, here we are.

we were able to get video from a work we said reporter who was on scene after midnight till 1:00 a.m. when crews started putting up defenses and barricades. shortly after that, we noticed protesters arrived. that is why we see a lot of police here clashing with protesters. mostly right now we have not seen major altercations. we are not aware of any arrests, but we are seeing a heavy police presence from berkeley meeting with a few protesters who are on the other side of the barricade. while this is happening, there are construction crews in the park'neath really high fences that seem to be already working to make way for construction to begin a new housing. about the homeless in the area, work we have a plan for them. they will relocate them to a nearby shelter to get them into housing with the plan to hopefully get them into permanent housing. this has been a tense moment. that is why we are still seeing protesters here and why we are

seeing an incredibly long line of police as this continues to unfold. we will keep you posted. it seems this is a tense situation as construction is happening with protesters in the area. ryan curry, abc 7 news. kumasi: turning to the spread of monkeypox. the san francisco public health department says more than 10,000 vaccine doses are coming to the city. it is unclear when they will be available, but it is more than double what they received in previous allotments. six hundred 50 doses were administered yesterday at zuckerberg san francisco general. it will be open again at 8:00 this morning for walk-ins until noon or it gives out the rest of what it has. this is coming as california's second pediatric case of monkeypox has been confirmed in long beach. abc 7's j.r. stone dug into what information parents need to know. >> covid-19 is a much bigger threat. j.r.: dr. winslow reassuring those concerned about monkeypox

as cases arise and no word of california's second pediatric monkeypox case in long beach, the fifth pediatric case nationwide. >> under the age of 18. they were a close contact somebody else who had monkeypox. and they are recovering, and doing well. j.r.: dr. davis is the health officer in long beach. she cannot say much about the pediatric case, but i spoke with her tuesday about how you can catch monkeypox. >> this is a virus, and it is past by having p --assed by having sustained close contact, including intimate contact, so that can include cuddling, kissing, feeding, bathing. a lot of things that children, you know, do with their family members. >> monkeypox is pretty much transmitted exclusively by close interpersonal contact, so skin

to skin contact or mucous membrane mucous membrane contact. j.r.: data shows men who have sex with men have made up a majority of monkeypox cases nationwide. now, a small number of women and children have become infected. dr. davis says that while sharing bedding or towels with someone with monkeypox blisters could be a danger, trying on back-to-school clothing is low risk. dr. winslow says parents should certainly not panic over news of another pediatric case. >> i have children and grandchildren, and i'm not particularly concerned about them going back to school because of monkeypox. again, i really would like to reassure viewers that, again, their children really are not at particularly high risk for this disease. j.r.: while the monkeypox vaccine is not regularly available for kids, it will be in certain situations where a child has come into contact with monkeypox. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. kumasi: president biden

appointed an official to oversee the nation's monkeypox response. fema official robert fenton was named the monkeypox coordinator. this is coming as more than 6300 cases have been confirmed in the u.s. every state except montana and wyoming have confirmed cases of monkeypox. reggie: and out very -- an outbreak of legionnaires' disease has left several dead-end others hospitalized. it is a type of pneumonia caused by a bacteria that grows in warm water. the county says 12 people have been sickened since july 11. environmental health officials are testing water samples. legionnaires' disease is not transmitted person-to-person. you only get it from freezing and water vapor containing bacteria -- breathing and water vapor containing bacteria. kumasi: nancy pelosi's husband is going to be arraigned on drunk driving charges this

morning, facing charges of causing injury while driving with a blood alcohol level of point 08 or higher. it stems from a two vehicle crash near his home. it will not be clear if pelosi will appear in person. he can be represented by his attorney. reggie: election results are being calculated in five states. in one state, voters gave resounding support for abortion rights. and others, the stage is set for contest in november. jobina: in michigan, the state is set for a race that will be putting a trump backed candidate against the current democrat governor. dixon won the republican primary last night, and is against abortion gained popularity for attvetm's cod there is a lot at stake in this election.

no matter who comes out of that primary, we will have someone who does not believe in any efforts to keep kids more safe in school, who does not embrace protecting women's reproductive rights. jobina: in a major win for abortion rights, kansas voters rejected a proposal to remove the right to abortion access from the state's constitution. it is the first state to put abortion rights on the ballot since roe v. wade was overturned. today, president biden is expected to sign an executive order from medicaid to pay for abortion services for people who have to travel to states where it is legal. reggie: thank you. new developments in the investigation into the insurrection. abc news learned cipollone he has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury. so balo -- they will weigh concerns regarding potential claims of executive privilege. move to subpoena him signals

more escalation in the investigation, which is separate from the congressional investigation. he spoke to the house january 6 last month. -- he spoke to the house generous six committee last month. kumasi: victims were found in separate homes by crews searching robel around the highway. cooler weather and rain help to slow down the fires growth. it has burned more than 56,000 acres since it started last friday. even with that break in the weather, containment is at 0%. reggie: a major milestone today in the washburn fire near yosemite. it will reopen to the public. the grove is home to ancient redwoods. the washburn fire is now 97% contained. it has for nearly 4900 acres, more than 7.5 square miles. the fire started july 7 while the mariposa grove will reopen to visitors, several trails are still closed. kumasi: neighbors to the north

are having a hard time this week. large hail stones breaking windows in alberta, canada. >> on your left. kumasi: three people had to huddle together to protect themselves from these huge hailstones that battered -- i don't even know if that is the word -- shattered windows in this car. you can see the windshield broken and cracked. it lasted almost 20 minutes. reggie: smelly algae is taking over the state's second largest lake, lake county officials issued warnings against consuming water from clearlake because of toxin levels. the blue-green algae bloom is said to small horrendous by locals. more than 500 households who

draw the water from that lake have been alerted. this issue has developed for more than a decade. toxins can sink in and even kill people and animals. kumasi: robin hood announced plans for another round of layoffs months after letting 9% of its workforce go. for stock trading services getting rid of nearly a quarter of its full-time staff. the ceo blamed inflation and a cryptocurrency market crash. yesterday, robinhood showed a 44% drop in revenue from a year ago and its second-quarter earnings report. farmworkers march. while hundreds will be marching to the state capital starting today. reggie: airbnb apology. the company coming under fire for one of its listings. how it is responding this morning. here is drew. drew: we are checking out the south bay. san jose we have mainly clear skies from this vantage point, but along the coast, we have fog with us and hide cloud streaming and in parts of the north bay. dew points measures how much moisture is in the atmosphere.

when we are in the 50's like we are for another morning, you see that mugging is and humidity elevated another day. live doppler 7 and satellite, what we are tracking along the coast, you can see a couple of returns. again, this is still moisture coming from what was tropical storm frank. these are leftovers of that storm. we will see high cloud streaming into the north bay this morning. it isn't out of the question we could find an isolated shower there. future weather showing brighter skies to the south. cloudier to the north. we find high clouds this morning. there could be an isolated shower. everywhere else will remain dry. into the afternoon, a lot of sunshine and warmer afternoon today compared to yesterday. a warming trend is getting underway on her wednesday. what we will find, 90's in the hottest spots. 94 fairfield and antioch. 96 lakeport. 87 san rafael. 74 oakland. 79 fremont. 85 san jose. 80. palo alto

it turns breezy this afternoon in the city, 68 degrees. these temperature slightly above average. let's get a check of the roads with jobina. jobina:. we start with the crash were following in san jose causing a slowdown. according to chp, this involves multiple vehicles. it looks like four northbound 101 before oakland road down to around nine miles-per-hour in that spot. in oakland, this is a live look at the coliseum camera. headlights are traveling southbound. no problems in the east bay right now, as we are bringing you this other picture. this is live in walnut creek, showing off 680, everything at the limit. antioch to hercules, averaging around 29 minutes, highway 4 to the day, 16, highway 85 to the san jose airport, eight and its. i want to mention highway 4 towards the bay bridge, it is an unusual time to do this, but the metering lights flipped on at

reggie: farmworkers in the central valley are sitting off on a 24 day walk to the state capital, trying to raise awareness of a bill that could help them in union voting and bargaining. hundreds of workers will gather at the historic united farm workers union in delano, a small town in fresno county. then they will begin the 335 mile journey to sacramento. the goal is to pressure governor gavin newsom to sign the agriculture relations voting choice act. kumasi: airbnb is apologizing after a tiktok video exposed a rental listing for an 1830's slave cabin. the property listing advertiseds been converted into a bed and breakfast. this is in greenville, mississippi. the tiktok video, created by a new orleans lawyer, claiming the property erases the experience and history of slavery.

airbnb has since apologized and removed the listing from its website. the company is working with experts to remove similar listings and update its policies. reggie: vacation rental regulations are changing in the north bay. the sonoma county board of supervisors approved changes in about tuesday. the press democrat says they will expand the area rules were vacation rentals or band. the new license program is also planned with new regulations that going to reflect in nearly 30 days and applies to incorporated sonoma county. kumasi: if you have been to the store lately, you know fall to court is out. i now comes unusual fall food. it is tailgate candy corn because football season approaches. apparently, they are trying to stretch candy corn season out, so now they have hot dog, hamburger, popcorn, fruit punch, and vanilla flavored candy corn. these flavors are in stores and available through october. reggie: nasty. kumasi: you don't think these

will be better? reggie: i hate candy corn so much. kumasi: i know. if you don't like those, and it isn't for you, what about a mustard donor? -- mustard donut? frenchy's is teaming up with dough donuts to create a one-of-a-kind yeast donut that comes with yellow mustard icing and cake crumb topping. although it sounds weird, dough donuts tells good morning america that they should trust their expertise when it comes to the fluffy sweet and zinging flavor. they say it is excellent and announced it had of national mustard day on saturday. reggie: ok. drew: always doing the most. kumasi: why? do they need to? drew: wake up and taste the tang i. would like that on a t-shirt, condiments are always doing the most reggie:. drew: just be yourself. kumasi: what was the catch of

popsicle -- what was the ketchup popsicle? reggie: these brands. kumasi: why? reggie: someone came and did a good job for heinz. all these other companies said, we want to do that, too. be sassy. drew: management sees the social team. kumasi: what now? drew: picture. reggie: this 22-year-old has really good ideas. drew: donuts, old, stale. yellow, taking. yes -- yellow, tangy. yes. is it available here? kumasi: i'm ok if it is not. drew: we always run the stories and it is like available in the u.k. or canada. reggie: a small portion of cambodia. kumasi: [laughter] and it is sold out. drew: and you missed your chance. reggie: two weeks ago. drew: and we just notified you know. go on ebay. maybe you'll find it. here's the tam cam this morning. the fog has return.

marine layer is back with us after yesterday morning. the forecast calls for fog along the coast and bay, tracking pockets of drizzle close to the coast. there is another chance of an isolated shower in the north bay this morning. we will say that one second. we are hot inland. mid-90's hottest spots. live doppler 7 overland right now. over the ocean, a few returns right now. this is from what was tropical storm frank, the leftover, so to speak, trying to stream north and could potentially move to the north bay this morning. as it gets close to the coast, they are having a hard time staying together. nonetheless, there is the chance of an isolated shower in the north bay. everywhere else we are dry, palot 80. warmer today comparedr a68 with teoon su mid-60' coast. in

the north bay , 60's for bodega bay. 80's and 90's for calistoga. 89 novato. 84 napa. east bay is muggy but sunny. 72 berkeley. 74 oakland. 79 union city. inland 80's and mid-90's. 93 concord. fairfield up to 94. overnight tonight, coastal cloud cover surges inland. we will find coastal drizzle. 50's and 60's is elevated humidity continues. but it drops off tomorrow. tomorrow is not as humid. the heat uses friday, and the weekend preview looking nice with a lot of sunshine in the afternoon and temperatures near average. reggie: new at 6:00, got to do it for the gram. one woman's common mantra that ended up backfiring on her exotic occasion. kumasi: an outdoor movie theater opening, where you can enjoy screenings under the stars in san francisco. reggie: say hello to the holidays! disney parks announcing the return of the

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reggie: hundreds of -- hundreds of uses bikes ended up in the east bay. bolt rolled out over 200 across the city and 2021 but recently stopped responding to clients in different markets across the country. it is unclear why bolt shut down operations in the east bay officials are trying to figure out how to remove the bikes still scattered around the city. kumasi: a new outdoor movie theater is coming to san francisco's neighborhood. they plan to host two screenings at night on friday, saturday, and sunday, starting this weekend. it starts off with some favorites like "milk," and then

"everything everywhere all at once," and "the sandlot." they have hand warmers, blankets, and a bar. tickets range from $22 to $33. this is really cool. reggie: only in san francisco would you need hand warmers in the summer. speaking of being cold, kind of not really, disney parks announced return of the holiday season. disneyland will transform into the merriest place on earth in a few months. here's video from last year when decoration started going up, starting november 11, disney california venture proposal a brick christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa, and very special food items i music. over at disneyland, the christmas fantasy parade comes back featuring santa claus, characters from frozen, dancing gingerbread for fuse, toy soldiers, and the hunted engine becomes haunted mansion holiday -- haunted mansion becomes haunted mansion holiday. let's not forget about small world holiday.

it runs until january 8. disney is the parent company of abc 7 news. you have not been there at christmas. kumasi: do i need to plan? reggie: it is the best time to go. kumasi:. it does look really nice reggie: it is so fun. everybody is wearing their little outfits and their christmas. here kumasi: an christmas cheer in the air. ok, now is the time. new at 6:00, a drink with nothing in it. a bizarre beverage idea that you will see soon. plus -- [shouting] reggie: emotions boiling over at the sf school board meeting. the controversy that set off this public comment chaos. kumasi: and we are going to get you back out live to this unfolding situation at people's park in berkeley, an intense housing battle. abc 7's ryan curry live at the same. reggie: first, a live look

outside. 5:56. we will be right back.

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