>> announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. kumasi: a major mess in the store in the east bay. broken glass, downed power pole. reggie: more monkeypox vaccine on the way. leaders on the national level are wrestling with the best way to divide up the shots. the protest in san francisco planned told. >> summer of weather extremes across america. a once in a thousand-year flood in death valley, days of heat in the pacific northwest. i'm at the live desk with see response from president biden today. reggie: good morning, it is monday august 8th. kumasi: we start with the check of the forecast with lisa. lisa: we are the endvy of the nation here with the nice

weather. no dew points in it 70's here. we got the low clouds and fog and locked in this pattern which has been with us for the entire month. even well into july. there's a look live doppler 7 where the fog is patchy. pretty view there. 60 in the city. 61 in half-moon bay. you can see a nice start to the day there. mid-50's in napa. as we go through the day, 70's, 80's, sunny, breezy clouds at the coast. reggie: happening todayillion americans. the effects is proven to be devastated. take a look at this map at heat.gov website. more than 67 million americans are under some kind of extreme heat warning.

reporter: president biden just left his home in delaware headed for kentucky. he boarded marine one within the last 15 minutes. in kentucky today, president biden and the first lady will survey damage caused by flooding last month. they will also visit with some of the families who lost loved ones in the storms. meanwhile, cleanup efforts are just beginning in death valley. the national park saw a nearly years worth of rain in just three hours over the weekend. flooding washed out roads and services inside the park. >> it sounded like the world was ending. just this rushing water everywhere. in a place that's usually bone dry. it's pretty incredible. reporter: across the country in atlanta, 3 1/2 inch of rain fell in six hours. similar problems in brooklyn, arkansas. in denver a dozen people had to be rescued after flash flooding there. there's still some flooding there this morning.

kumasi: thank you. this morning, students in the east bay are getting ready for the first day of the new school year. oakland unified will welcome thousands of kids back to the classroom. oakland is struggling to hire enough qualified teachers to fill positions. abc 7 news reporter ryan curry is live in oakland. >> reporter: good morning. last i spoke with a district, they said they were looking to hire around 40 to 50 positions still. those efforts will continue ongoing throughout the school year. their only biggest problem is that their school season starts today. of course, their efforts are falling short of where they would like to be for the start of the year. of course, they're not alone. many other districts across the bay area are also experiencing some pretty significant staffing shortages right now. this is leading to a competitive application pool among the districts. lot of them having to really fight to see which one ty ca

re which teachers they can hire. ousd has made efforts to try to hire teacher. their social media channels are full of ads asking for people to apply to the district. they are asking parents and people within their own district to try to ask them to see if they can get teachers to apply. oakland unified say they start paying teachers for the credential and assessment fees. over the past five years, they say they had around 500 teacher vacancies annually. many applicants hold emergency out of state credential. this is something that they are experiencing all across the bay area. with their timely matters, they are more prevalent given they are starting school than more districts. they are pushing to get more teachers hired as soon as poll. we're live in oakland, ryan curry, abc 7 news. reggie: police are investigating a crash that caused some serious damage to a furniture store.

this happened at 10:45 last night on east 14th street. a car ended up sharking right -- smashing right into the window. there's a lot of broken glass. the impact of the crash left a street light partially sticking out of the store. no word on what may have caused the crash. kumasi: developing news on the effort to put out the mckinney fire. it is the largest fire in the state this year burning more than 60,000 acres 94 the oregon border. four people have died since the fire started. at least 87 home and dozen the other buildings have been destroyed. it's 40% contained. fire crews have been struggling because of weather conditions including winds and thunderstorms. 20 miles wes of the mckinney, firefighters are making good progress slowing down the yeti fire. fire officials say the entire southern edge has been contained and the fire has burned more

than 8000 acres. the oak fire is burning near yosemite national park is closed to being fully contained. that fire has burned more than "ins19,000 acres. it's been burning for more than two weeks. it's considered by some to be the most destructive wildfire in the state this year. the washburn fire, which burned in yosemite was fully contained in end of july. you can track any of the wildfires that are burning now in california by using our interactive wildfire tracker. you will find it on our home page at abc7news.com. reggie: happening today activist demand more action to slow the spread of monkeypox. they'll hold a protest in san francisco to advocate for testing, treatment and vaccine doses. local and federal emergency declarations are the first step. now they want officials to look ahead to longer term needs like increasing vaccine production. the protest will be outside the

health and human services offices. important note, zuckerberg san francisco general hospital will reopen its monkeypox vaccination clinics tomorrow. the city received 10,000 doses of vaccines from the federal supply. it hold a walk-in vaccination clinic >> from 8:00 a.m. to noon tomorrow. kaiser and ucsf will provide doses. appointments are required. kumasi: front door visitor that had one homeowner to stop him in his tracks. he's a long time san francisco official and victim of a brutal attack. a suspect now arrested as police are giving new clues about a motive. a twitter data breach to know about this morning with potentially millions of users

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kumasi: it is a disney movie in real life. the man who recorded the video -- they decided they will have a little time together. little hang out. by the way, this is international cat day. that's pretty good timing. lisa: so cute. good morning everybody. we are looking at nice start to the day in terms of clear skies. if you look at the golden gate bridge. there's patchy fog in the south bay. little cool around 50 in santa rosa, 55 palo alto. this is a look at your tower camera. there's a low cloud deck out there. 52 in santa rosa.

58 fairfield. it's not as uniform. as we check out our headlines, fog at the coast and sunny, mild breezy today, tomorrow, slightly warmer in our inland valleys by wednesday and thursday. 68 downtown about 80 in livermore. reporter: we're going to start here with an update alert. that sig alert has been canceled but the damage has been done. look at all these backups. whether you're traveling southbound on 680 or 84. that's where the crash was over 84. that one patch you see on 680 is tracking around 43 miles per hour. it's stop and go through the stretch. 9 miles per hour on 84. hopping over to 17 and the santa cruz mountains here, northbound past the summit we have an issue with at least one lane blocked there. also i do have a quick transit

note for you. ac transit is returning several of its lines to pre-pandemic service. few other lines will be tremendous -- restoring partial service. these changes went into effect yesterday. just checked the ac transit website for a specific route and special information. masks are still required on board. kumasi: thank you. it's a growing solution for relieving some of that airport stress. the trend nati nationwide. plus, $2 million taken in a flash. multimillion dollar jewelry heist that's all caught on camera. we're looking at clouds this morning at 6:12. we'll be right back. woman tc: my a1c stayed here, it needed to be here. doctor tc: ruby's a1c is down with rybelsus®. man tc: my a1c wasn't at goal, now i'm down with rybelsus®. son tc: mom's a1c is down with rybelsus®. song: a1c down with rybelsus® anncr vo: in a clinical study, once-daily rybelsus®

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attack on a long time san francisco public servant. police arrested the suspect. abc 7 news reporter is live. reporter: less than a week greg chew was attacked from his selma home. police arrested a man in the tenderloin district. take a look, we first told you about the injuries chew suffered on friday after he was attacked near his home at third and folsom streets. chew, who is in his 70's was hit in the face and kick and beaten by a man on a bicycle. yesterday morning police took thrower-year-old derrick yearby in custody in connection with the attack. investigators say video of the attack played an instrumental role in making this arrest after officers recognized the suspect out in public. >> lot of people were concerned about this incident. we have arrested the suspect.

just let people know that, especially when we have good witnesses and good photo and surveillance, that really help us us to identify these suspect. reporter: at this point in time, yearby is not facing hate crime charge. police say they are interviewing the suspect now to determine whether racial bias had anything to do with the assault. earlier this year, san francisco reported a 567% increase in anti-asian hate crimes in 2021. san francisco supervisor matt dorsey is speaking out on this in a statement, he said, we must all do more to stop these attacks and one way to deter violence like this is to send a strong message to would-be attackers that they'll be brought to justice in san francisco. your bee -- yearby is in county jail facing felony charges. police are still considering this to be an open

investigation. kumasi: the attack of greg chew is one of the crimes prompting asian-american communities to mobilize. community activists marched from north beachly to chinatown yesterday calling for violence against the aapi community to stop. they are demanding police chief bill scott hold a townhall meeting on this issue within the next ten days. san francisco police chief said he'll make to happen. they are increasing foot patrols around north beach and chinatown. when it comes to issues of race and social justice, abc 7 is helping you to make a difference in your community. you can check out our list of resources and how to find your ally by going to abc7news.com/takeaction. reggie: 46's -- san francisco's

biggest music festival wrapped up this weekend at golden gate park. the third and final night of outside brought thousands out to the park. it featured hundred of artist. performers including weezer, post malone. kumasi: could a cure for your airport and travel stress be some crunches and burpees. passengers seem to discover the benefits of running, walking and lunging. one there tells the "wall street journal" it gives you better than mall. one woman put her 7-month-old in a stroller and do laps around the terminals. spaces are opening inside the airport to accommodate this demand. sfo has two yoga rooms.

i thought they were going to say lounge access. [ laughter ] that's how you need to destress. reggie: there's a lounge now, virgin atlantic. their lounge has peloton bikes. kumasi: you can do all the things. reggie: i was at vwi, it also has a gym now. with the showers. the shower can actually change your life. if you're on a long flight, it revives you. lisa: you're a two shower a day person, i remember. reggie: they are short. lisa: i know they are short. well, good morning everybody. beautiful start to the day. we do have that fog that we love to see and from vollmer peak.

our east bay hills camera. nice and clear there. the sun up at 6:19. temperatures around 60 in san francisco, san jose 61. temperatures are cool on top of mount tam in the upper 50's. so dry. 52 santa rosa, 58 by the delta, 61 in concord and 24-hour temperature change cooler especially in the north bay. couple of degrees cooler in the south bay. shy of average today 77 an -- san jose. 74 in sunny val. mountain view and mid-70's. near average that fog it will be patchy. don't count on that sun from the sun set and half-moon bay. 76 in petlooma.

it has been the mid-70's for hercules. breezy winds through the delta in the afternoon with 80 in livermore. the 7 day forecast only in the low 80's in the inland valley. little bit of warming come mid-week especially inland. by the bay, thursday and fridaying looking to stay in this pattern through the weekend. reggie: thank you. go kumasi: this morning, meteorologist greg has a look at what's ahead. >> coming up, travel chaos, thousands of flights were canceled. we'll tell you what's happening. dangerous flash flooding caused chaos on the road. democrats are celebrating after the senate passed healthcare climate and tax bill. big part of president biden's agenda. what's in it and what's next and what it means for you. with dog napping on the rice, what you can do to protect your family pet. that's coming up

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kumasi: tributes are pouring in online for a beloved actor of the 1980's. best known as theodore on the show magnum p.i. has die. his daughter said he died surrounded by family on sunday after a severe car crash last week. he would go ton to be influential high school track and field coach in the los angeles area. reggie: $2 million worth of diamonds stolen in 30 second. surveillance video released by new york police, shows four robbers barged in a bronx jewelry store. one of the men in a white shirt was buzzed in by an employee. he held the door by three others who splashed a case and got off with large amount of diamonds. kumasi: twitter is confirming a

data breach impacting more than five million users. someone exploited a vulnerability in its code that gave them access to private data. the breach happened january 1st. it was fixed by the 13th. last month the hacker tried to sell the information online. twitter say it's working to ensure the security of the accounts in question. reggie: you ever wanted to name a baby hippopotamus? the cincinnati zoo is opening the decision to the public. beebe the hippo gave birth. her previous baby, f fiona, weighing about 1300-pound. however, she has a new sister to name. the new calf is staying off exhibit for a few weeks so she can bond with mom. the cincinnati zoo is asking for name ideas. kumasi: i wasn't ready. that is so cute. how cute. next at 6:30, a water warning at

lake merritt. reggie: what's a piece of art that disappears in a matter of days? the sculpture in san francisco that may be gone this morning. kumasi: it is not a piece of luggage. how this piece of plane wing was found in the tarmac shortly before takeoff. reggie: it is 6:26. here's a live look outside. we'll be right back.

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reggie: a historic vote on the inflation reduction act. a major win for president biden and the democrats. the next steps before it signed into law and the key component blocked by republicans. kumasi: back to school in the bay area, oakland unified started today. the district have some major things missing from the school supply list. reggie: plus that bus stop forecast. lisa is tracking current conditions for your week ahead. kumasi: good morning everyone. it is monday august 8th. reggie: let's check on that weather. lisa: good morning. it's nice out. temperatures range from the 50's to 60's and the fog, it's patchy. it's not everywhere. may be you're waking up to clear skies. we had couple of pretty view.

above the fog, temperatures are in the low 60's for oakland, 60 downtown as well as san jose. look at the clear sky here at the golden gate bridge. low 50's. that's the cool spot up in santa rosa. 61 inon quarter mile. the kids going to school and oakland today, the light jacket and then by noontime, upper 60's. you won't need it. very pleasant low to mid-70's on the east bay shore. inland in the mid-80's. patchy fog at the coast. kumasi: a major wins for president biden. the senate pass a sweeping economic package to combat inflation, climate change and rising healthcare costs. reporter: the inflation reduction act passed by a razor thin margin. it's headed to the house. vice president kamala harris broke the tie.

the $740 billion bill would permit the biggest investment in clean energy in u.s. history. it also allows medicare to negotiate some prescription prices and an annual drug cost cap for senior. there's also a minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. that would raise $1 billion annually. >> our bill reduces inflation, lowers costs, creates millions of manufacturing jobs, enhances our energy security and is the boldest climate package in u.s. history. reporter: senate republicans managed to block the $35 monthly cap on insulin prices before the bill land on president biden's desk. it must pass the house where members are expected to vote on friday. reggie: will this legislation trickle to the gas pump? prices around the country have been dropping for nearly two straight months. er edging down in the bay area. according to triple-a the average price in san francisco

is $5.58. down from a record high $6.63 in june. in oakland it's $5.45. gas prices were one big factor in driving inflation. many are wondering if that new reduction act and the gas prices coming down will actually help everything overall. ann harrison is dean of uc berkeley. the bigger impact will be on clean energy and climate change initiatives. >> massively help for climate change in the u. it will make us a leader in the fight against global warming. it could help reduce inflation. it's certainly isn't going to hurt. reggie: the biggest impact on gas prices is the price of crude oil. that's been going down the past few day. experts say that we should continue to to gas prices drop too. kumasi: now to our focus on education. a central part of our mission to build a better bay area. today is the official kickoff of

back to school season. oakland unified school get things started with first day of classes this morning. reggie: there's one concern. there's a lack of teacher on thr and staff shortages across the bay area. still, dozens of openings remain in oakland as kids are going back to school. kumasi: this morning abc 7 news reporter ryan curry is live what this may mean. reporter: it's always that fun feeling when you get to go back to school after a long summer break to see everybody come back again. here we are facing a staffing shortage for o usd as they try to figure out how to get teachers in the classrooms for the upcoming school year. they tried many effort but there are lot of factors that are causing them to do some desperate measures to get these positions hired.

ousd have 50 to 60 staff openings. those outreach effort have expanded all across their district. they asked parents in the district to ask people to see if they can get teachers hired about. they done a lot of extensive social media posts. they are doing their best to applntivize people toom oakland unified they will pay each teacher credentially and assessment fees for the upcoming school year. it leaves a small, application pool between oakland and the other school districts. ousd says in the last five years they had around 500 teaching vacancies. we looking to a school year that starts as soon as today. they still trying to hire dozens of teachers. they will continue those efforts

amid this teaching shortage. ryan curry, abc 7 news. reggie: thank you heads up if you plan to visit lake merritt in oakland. officials warning people to stay out of the water because algae bloom. officials are doing testing before they decide what to do. algae blooms are on the rise across the state and they are expected to only get worse because of climate change. kumasi: this morning, the fbi is getting involved in an investigation into the murders of four muslim men that maybe connected. police in albuquerque, new mexico say all of the victims were an bushed by the shooter with no warning. the latest killing happened on friday night. two other muslim men were killed last week. another muslim man was murdered last year. >> it's a frightening time. we have members of our muslim community who are afraid to participate in every day activities that they should

never be afraid. kumasi: authorities are asking the public for help in this investigation. a $15,000 reward is being offered for information. reggie: there's renewed optimism that wnba star brittney griner could be freed from a russian prison. russia signaled they are ready to discuss a prisoner swap. former u.n. alabama bill richardson is working as an outside advisor. >> in my view, i'm optimistic. i think she's going to be free. i think she has a right strategy of contrition, good legal team. reggie: last week, griner was sentenced to nine years in prison for having vape cartridges in her luggage in february. griner says it was a mistake. kumasi: president biden is at the white house for the first time since testing positive for covid. this video shows him leaving for delaware yesterday where he

reunited first lady dr. jill biden. the president tested negative for covid saturday and sunday on july 30th he experienced a rebound case of covid after taking anti-viral drug paxlovid. reggie: could there be no more new teslas approved in california? there's a small chance. there's still a chance. the issue that has the car company in hot water. oakland's own amy schneider is $1 million winner on "jeopardy." you can watch us every weekday morning from 7:00 to 8:00. it's abc 7 at 7. download on your phone, apple tv, android tv, fire tv or roku. lisa: doing good morning to you. we look at live doppler 7.

it's a familiar scene. low pressure here. high pressure to the south and east of us. this bring us pretty nice day. low clouds and fog, patchy, not a uniform deck of low clouds. you can see them where it is sunny. 60 downtown, 62 in oakland and it is 60 in san jose, half-moon bay at 61 up. you can see the deck of clouds with the marine layer pretty diffused. that means it will be break up, eroding back to the shoreline throughout the mid-morning hours. 53 petaluma. 58 by the delta, 61 in concord. we are little bit cooler due to the lack of low clouds overnight. we have allowed for the atmosphere to cool off up in the north bay. in the south bay it's been all about the >>student: 70's. the peninsula here getting warmer around palo alto. up in the north bay, it can has been pleasant.

82 santa rosa. on the east bay, mid-70's for new hayward, fremont mild 73 and heading inland will be in the mid-80's. only in the lower 80's concord, livermore valley. not much change into tuesday. little bit warm inland on wednesday and that warming trend spreads across the bay. through the late week and into the weekend. kumasi: thank you, lisa. good morning everyone. we got couple of major crashes this morning. >> now we have a different issue in richmond. this is going to be a brush fire that's slowing people down. along eastbound 580 you can see it is impacting speeds around 3. this is in the counter commute direction. just a heads up for you moving through this area. other major crashes have cleared. that's good news. it is going to slow down at the bay bridge toll plaza.

we'll bring you live look from the south bay. 101 is looking clear. nice look there in san jose. you see couple of slow spots there in the east bay

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reggie: happening today the man convicted of murdering ahmad arbery face hate crime convictions. back-to-back hearing is set for travis mcmichael and his greg mcmichael and neighbor william roddie bryant. a jury found them guilty in february. the sentences will be mostly symbolic since all three men were sentenced to life in prison in january. both mcmichaels were denied a chance of parole. kumasi: tense moments at laguardia airport in new york. a jetblue plane clipped the wing

of a southwest jet. no one was hurt. there were no passenger on the southwest jet. but, the southwest jet's wing was damaged. southwest says that this aircraft involved is now out of service in order to make necessary repairs. reggie: now for morning minute report. california dmv is accused tesla of false advertising of about the self-driving technology. the dmv is taking issue of the claim on the website, that says all you need to do is get in the car and tell it where to go. there's concerns about the names of products like auto pilot that insinuate the cars are fully driverless. last year, senators call on the ftc to investigate tesla of misleading advertisement. the dmv tesla needs to to do more oeducate. demand for grocery delivery services taken a tumble. grocery delivers in june were down 26% from 2020.

customers tell the ap, they need to cut delivery costs with rising inflation or they feel more comfortable shopping in person. cvs health is looking to expand it's reach in the medical field. "wall street journal" reports the company is seeking to buy signify health as part of an expansion into home health service. cvs wants to add primary care practices and doctors to its payroll as well as discuss inhome. taking a look at the stock exchange. we're up 200 points. kumasi: you considered starting your food truck, this is your chance. they are giving away $40,000 to help latinos open or expand businesses. the company share this video and this money is available for taco trucks, taco stands and mexican restaurants anywhere in the country. the company started this competition after seeing evidence of latino businesses are less likely to be approved

for bank loans than their non-latino pettors. you can find more information online. the 48th edition of the street fair celebrated asian-american in japantown. the fair was canceled last year because of pandemic. ♪ fair the scaled back this year all the performances were held at the outdoor peace plaza. food was off limits because of covid. that did not dampen the enthusiasm. >> i think that's important for our generations that are coming up. they see street fair as a place they can probably come out to volunteer at and participate in. kumasi: they provided covid p.c.r. testing.

reggie: a spooky moment after this drone pilot made a mistake causing malfunction mayhem. >> i put a skeleton in my drone. now it thinks the ground is beneath. it keeps taking off. it won't go down. please. reggie: this is why i don't want this. [ laughter ] nicholas owns a photography business in michigan showed how he lost control. he wrote that eventually it got windy enough, the drone realized it was in the air and let it bring the skeleton down. kumasi: i'm confused. i'm not opposed. [ laughter ] let's talk about this. this will make you happier. this morning, an ultimate pop

icon collaboration. beyonce released a hit of her son. ♪ this is call the "the queen's remix. that samples madonna vogue. it features a shot out to long list of black women. the song comes after beyonce released a track e.p. with remixes of break my soul. have you heard those remixes? reggie: i have. this is my favorite. kumasi: lisa, did you do your test? lisa: was not available.

reggie: we took a test that basically assigned us based on our personality a beyonce song from renaissance. given that lisa couldn't take it, what should we assign her? kumasi: cozy. lisa: yes. kumasi: i love that song. reggie: it's a perfect fit. cozy. [ laughter ] lisa: hopefully you like what we have to offer. it's pretty bright out there in some spots. marine layer, different version of this morning. it is diffuse and broken up. as you look at live doppler 7, there's a clear spot inland and up in the north bay. fog pulled away from the coast around the golden gate bridge. there's a look at the camera. it is 60 downtown, 62 in

oakland, 55 palo alto and santa clara. 53 in santa cruz. mid-70's today. beautiful day if you're lucky enough to head to the shoreline. 52 santa rosa. 58 by the delta. the fog has been stuck here in santa rosa. elsewhere not an issue. as we look at that deck of low clouds pushing inland it wants to reach our inland valley. some of it has moved in the gaps there and valleys. but it pulls back quickly for a sunny afternoon. once again, moving back in overnight even may be some drizzle along the coast, tuesday afternoon. look at that, really breaks up. we have more sun but the warm will hold you have a bit. we need high pressure to compress that marine layer and keep that on shore flow little bit less probust. that is the plan as we get into wednesday and thursday. even friday and the weekend, we'll get warmer weather. highs today mainly 60's and 70's again from the city over in

oakland 74 if you on the peninsula. nice sea breeze, 80 in livermore. it's been in the low 80's for concord and livermore. pretty warm in the afternoon. not hot. 85 in morgan hill. we'll get into bit of warming trend as we head into the middle of the week. especially inland. but the coast stays cool with the clouds. back to you. kumasi: thank you, lisa. volcano in southwest iceland is wow spectators with these dancing flames. observers say this blast is 5 to 10 times bigger than the last one. visitors flocked to see the eruption despite a warning from iceland's meteorological office that urge people not to go near the site. reggie: a piece of art in san francisco, it may have washed away. sand sculpture has been working on this latest project. it's a labor of love for the accomplished artist.

huge 8-foot high pounds of sand are arrange like the center of a sunflower. he says he's timed this latest insulation perfectly. high tides started last night. it will wash away most of that creation. he is okay with that. >> part of it is the tides comes in. i can do a different drawing the next day. in way, it makes up for the fact that it washes away. i get to try something different. reggie: his work has been this morni, neworkublication er ada isgovern gre aott buses of migrants from texas to new york city. a bus with 14 migrants arrived in new york city yesterday greeted byadam. he said texas has been sending asylum seekers to new york. adam says the migrants are being sent against their will and being lied to about their final

destination. >> what governor abbott is doing is wrong. he's using these people as political pawns to make a political statement. again, these are family. these are people. reggie: that was not mayor eric adams. governor abbott saying, new york is the ideal destination because new york is a sanctuary city with plenty of city services and housing. kumasi: young bay area activist efforts are reaching new height. last night doling out thousands of dollars scholarships to black students. she's founder of youth advocate for change. she found this nonprofit on the heels of george floyd. they have have chapters in five states and supporting projects. last night she awarded $10,000 in scholarships to six students who are looking to make their own change. >> i had no idea what i was really starting. i think i just had the passion and i was ready to act on it.

i'm going to college this fall. it's a huge financial burden. i understand especially within the black community the lack of resources, how important this money is. kumasi: this is 18-year-old indigo eatmon her passion to make change was evident at 10. she continued into her teens giving credit to her family and upbringing in oakland. >> when i discovered activism and these programs that help me find my voice. kumasi: so for indigo, this scholarship she received means less loans for her family. the funds will helping people and making her mother proud. a young green bay packers fan help players take a break. she served them cup of imaginary tea. they all went along with it. this is aria who invited the

team. one player told her she makes the best tea. her mom says they are thankful for the kindness that the players have shown her. reggie: here's a chance to show your trivia knowledge with oakland native and "jeopardy" champ amy snyder. teams of six will compete to showcase their literary knowledge. the winners receive prizes from local independent bookstore. tickets are $25. as long as you don't go up against her. kumasi: no. reggie: someone who will learn. kumasi: up next -- reggie: here's live look outside. it's 6:54. we'll be right back.

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morning it's because it's the first day of school for oakland unified. reggie: zuckerberg san francisco general reopens its monkeypox vaccine clinic tomorrow. that's 8:00 a.m. for drop-in doses. the city got 10,000 doses of vaccines from the federal supply. kaiser, ucsf and sutter will provide doses. you need an appointment. kumasi: number three the senate passed the inflation reduction act. a major win for the president's agenda. the $430 billion package is aiming to slow climate change, reduce medicine costs and to tax corporations. reggie: new hope of bringing wnba star brittney griner home. russia has indicated its open to a prisoner swap. it would trade griner and paul whelan for russian arms dealer viktor bout. lisa: we have patchy low clouds and clear spots. nice start to your monday.

low 80's inland. >> we have a crowded look at the bridge now. if you look off to the right-hand side. you can see there it's slow and go. that's because we have a crash at the center span of the bridge. a stalled big rig as well. kumasi: number seven, if you have ever wanted to name a baby hippopotamus now is your chance. cincinnati zoo is asking for name ideas for its newborn hippo. she's sister to f fiona. that's cute. >> the mom hippo, that's fiona? kumasi: fiona is the new baby. i said the new baby is bonding with the mother. they haven't released her out yet. the new sister. >> fiona was born a few years ago. kumasi: she's big now. we're not clear.

can i play off something i'm clear about? on abc 7 at 7 today. i have the best interview, i can't wait to share it with you. marin city is celebrating 80th anniversary and they got this cook book. they got to cook with grandmother. they are both in their 90's. it's a good story about like the legacy of what those grandmothers have done and those 80's contributed to the city. i'm excited to share. they have a book signing today. reggie: what did you cook? kumasi: i didn't cook a thing. i ate. we had german chocolate cake and gingerbread cake. it was so good. i got invited me and all of us. miss georgia has sunday dinner

every sunday. reggie: oh. is the cake going to good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, as we begin the new week with you, is relief finally in sight for so many americans with that major victory for president biden? breakthrough. the senate passing a sweeping economic package by a razor-thin majority, combatting inflation, climate change. what it means for your health insurance and cost of prescription drugs. now, what's next? dangerous flash flooding. denver slammed overnight. people abandoning their cars in the middle of the highway. hundreds stranded in death valley national park. plus, the severe weather across the country causing thousands of flights to be