moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> we are there is teachers and students get ready for their first day of class. >> a big win for president trump . >> new variant specific covid-19 boosters could be available sooner rather than later. >> another hot day across the bay area. drew is tracking how hot it is going to be and when will be asked is cut down on electricity. it is wednesday, august 17. reggie: let's start with that weather. drew: the heat is still with us away from the coast. this morning and throughout the day we are tracking monsoonal moisture moving through. they are isolated showers out there. live doppler 7 down into solano county, over the past hour we have had a couple of lightning strikes. that is a threat we face for the rest of the day.

that is something we will watch very closely, but these are the only strikes we have seen so far this morning. it coincides with some of the warmest air pet rature in the 70's this morning, so we have mild air away from the coast. a bit of a marine layer this morning. we have some fog and cooler temperatures in the 50's. here is a live look showing you that fog close to the coast line out there this morning. we will keep that fog with us. it is hazy sunshine once again, rather warm around the bay shoreline. hot inland in the 90's. we will keep that chance of thunder in the forecast throughout the day. we will track those showers over the next 24 hours, coming up. kumasi: turning out to education, a key part of building a better bay area, it is back-to-school day for thousands of san francisco unified students. this is coming as the district is scrambling to fill hundreds of teaching positions. ryan curry is live with more on what is being done to fill those

vacancies. ryan: good morning. it has been difficult for san francisco unified to fill these many open positions that they have right now. this is an issue any districts in the bay area are also facing, but san francisco unified has hundreds of openings right now, and they need to fill them as soon as possible. according to their website, they have as many as 460 open positions listed. over 100 of them are teachers. the district says many factors are causing this, such as the pandemic and how to live in hanford cisco -- in san francisco when rent is so expensive. 11 certified staff have been moved over to full-time to help fill these vacancies. >> we have developed a plan in which educators can job share in vacancies, so they can continue to do the job they were hired and they can continue to cover

in a job sharing situation. ryan: for some positions, san francisco unified does not require a teaching credential. there is a program where all you need is a certain amount of college credits to get hired, and then the district can help you with the credentialing process. san francisco unified wanted to hire at least 100 teachers as soon as possible, even with the school year starting today. live in san francisco, ryan curry, abc 7 news. reggie: a big victory for former president trump overnight. wyoming representative liz cheney lost her primary. >> she is vowing to keep fighting against the former president saying she will take whatever it -- she will d whatever it takes to make sure trump is nowhere near the oval office. she has been a vocal critic of trump's conspiracy theories and is the vice chair of the house select committee investigating

the january 6 insurrection. but that fight to stop trump is exactly what propelled her loss last night. >> no house seats, no office in this land is more important than the principles we are all sworn to protect, and i well understood the potential political consequences of abiding by my duty. >> this clear and unwavering support from the very beginning some -- his clear and unwavering support from the very beginning propelled us to victory. >> in alaska, senator lisa murkowski has survived her primary. she will face a trump backed candidate in november. kumasi: this morning, san francisco's police chief is vowing to fight a new wave of violence facing the aapi community. three elderly members of the asian community have been senselessly and brutally attacked. into of the cases, arrests have

been made and a suspect has been identified in the third case. >> i was a victim from this violence. >> they threw something at you? >> yes. i was very scared and ran away. >> this is not rhetoric. we are doing what we can to prosecute cases better in a way that sends a message that this type of conduct is no longer tolerated in san francisco. kumasi: some say they want more officers, and some say better prosecution. the police chief says they are trying their best to solve each case. reggie: a mental health worker strike against kaiser is expanding today. starting at sick :00 a.m., picketers -- at 6:00 a.m., picketers will be at 10 sites. this week, more than 2000 workers have been protesting, demanding more therapists and raises. kaiser says it is still able to

meet the needs of all of its patients. kumasi: part of building a better bay area is looking at areas of race and social justice. a famous south african musician says he was racially profiled after paying his bill at a napa valley restaurant. he tells us he wants to start a conversation. >> famous south african singer johnathan butler says he was racially profiled during a recent trip in the napa valley. >> this is some kind of back in the day in south africa kind of stuff i used to experience as a black person. >> butler says after eating at goose and gander in st. helena, the manager of the restaurant followed him to his car and asked him whether he had taken care of his server. butler says he believes the man was insinuating he did not leave a tip. >> he showed so much like of respect for me and all of us that if the restaurant. i don't think you will do that to a white person. reporter: johnathan butler says

he did pay his bill and left a generous tip. he was so offended by that encounter that he went back inside to confront him. >> i would say it is a micro-aggression. it is a type of stereotyping. it is making assumptions based on stereotypes, and it is not ok. reporter: jenae lives in the napa valley and works in the wine industry. she says incidents like what happened to butler don't surprise her at all. she has her own stories of discrimination from working in a napa tasting room. >> we know what it does to us. it cuts us down little by little until we feel like a shell of a person. reporter: butler was in napa to perform at a jazz club. after sharing his experience, people have flooded goose and gander's yelp page with negative reviews. the restaurant posted a segment on their instagram page. they say the incident should never have happened and that "all of us at goose and gander apologized to mr. butler unreservedly." the manager is now on

leave and they are working on sensitivity training. janai says it sends an important message. >> people need to understand that the way they have operated their entire lives, that is no longer going to fly. kumasi: we also reached out to goose and gander for additional comment, but did not receive a response. reggie: happening today, san francisco will offer more monkeypox vaccines. santa clara is the third county to reach a triple digit number of cases. and now has 100. san francisco has by far the most in the bay area with 600. solano county is now in the

orange tear on the map with 21 reported cases. we have everything you need to know. you can find it on our website, abc7news.com. the white house says newly updated covid-19 booster shots could be available in the next three weeks. the boosters are tailored to target the dominant strain of coronavirus. the fda and cdc still have to authorize those shots. kumasi: a flex alert will be in effect today from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m.. during that time you are asked to avoid using major appliances your dishwasher, washer or dryer , turn off all unnecessary lights, and set your thermostat to 78 degrees or higher. drew: time now 5:09. yesterday was our hottest day of the week, but we will still find hot temperatures away from the coast later today. a live look outside showing you a bit of fog out there.

air quality is improving a bit. we do not have a spare the air day, but moderate air quality is forecast over the next 24 hours. it is a gradual improvement as some pockets of good air quality developed by thursday and friday. here's live doppler 7. the story we are tracking all day today is monsoonal moisture, moving in from the east, through california into northern california. we are finding a couple of lightning strikes even here locally. just a few so far in solano county over the last hour. some showers approaching the peninsula in san jose, but right now they. do not have lightning we will keep that chance of showers in the forecast throughout the day. you can see high clouds moving in. not everyone will see an isolated shower, but where we do find them popping up later this afternoon, you can see those green dots on your screen. they come with the threat of some lightning. a red flag warning is in effect for lake county and a large fortion of northern california moving tou. ay, it is hot inland.

we are in the 90's. upper 90's is a hot day. we will have high clouds moving through. nice and comfortable along the coast in the 60's. let's get a check of traffic with jobina. jobina: we have a couple of crashes around the livermore area so we will have that on the graphics for you, but for now we will start with an empty look at the golden gate bridge. as far as this is concerned, looking great. same thing in the east bay. we have our westbound traffic picking up along i-80, where you see those headlights right now. a slow ride for super commuters coming out of tracy. tracy to dublin will be around 36 minutes. something tells me that will likely slow down. an overall view of our map, you can see that red line coming out of tracy. no other slow times to report right now. reggie: coming up, whether a local church will have to pay fines for breaking covid protocols in the early days of the pandemic. kumasi: and the latest issues

for residents at this flooded the jury high-rise apartment and -- apartment in san francisco. reggie: you need color on the other line. what authorities on the center coast -- on the other line when authorities on the central coast

kumasi: welcome back. now to a story you will only see on abc 7 news. residents of apartments in san francisco were forced from their units because of a catastrophic flood in june. many people have still not been able to go back and get their things, and now they are dealing with this, potential thieves. look at this surveillance video from inside one apartment. you can see this man walking around in the dark. another resident captured video of a worker in their unit who appears to take something, and still another resident says somebody got her check in was through thousands of dollars --

and withdrew thousands of dollars. >> someone grabs a box full of my checkbooks and now i have identity theft. kumasi: the company that owns this building says the contractor seen taken an item has been terminated and has also suspended contractor access to all the units while it is investigating. reggie: airbnb rolling out new technology to stop parties at rental homes. the system can block reservations you when you series of factors like rental history, booking dates, and how far away rental is from a person's home. the system has been tested for nearly a year around australia. they saw a 35% drop in parties. the san francisco company has been working to ban parties since a deadly shooting at a lafayette airbnb into 14. kumasi: a court has reeled a san jose church will not have to pay nearly $200,000 and covid fines issued by santa clara county. the appellate court overturned

the fines against calvary chapel , citing earlier supreme court decisions. santa clara county repeatedly find cavalry for violating rules by hosting large, mask free indoor services in 2020. the county is still seeking more than $2 million in penalties against the church for violating other code rules. reggie: a first for the city. workers at a san francisco starbucks have voted to join a union. the store was closed for four months. workers lost hours, scribbled to get shifts at other locations, but some say contribute it to the decision to unionize. employees agreed to join the union in a 7-2 vote. six others did not vote. the union movement began in the spring of 2021 and since then, about 190 locations across the country have unionized. fast food workers across the state spent the night at the capitol, urging lawmakers to pass a bill that gives them a voice in their pay and benefits. it would create a statewide counsel that sets wages, benefits, and standards for

workers. this bill faced strong opposition and failed last year, but it is back up for debate this year. the session ends august 31. kumasi: the department of education will automatically cancel nearly $4 billion in student loan debt. this impacts more than 200,000 former students who attended the now defunct for-profit itt technical institute. itt tech shut down in 2016 after losing government funding for failing to show compliance with accreditation standards. the end of this month, president biden is expected to announce whether he will more broadly cancel student loan debt for the 43 million federal student loan borrowers. now to a real case of monkey see, monkey do. police rushed to a san luis obispo zoo that turned out to be some key business. this animal grabbed a cell phone from a golf cart and started pushing buttons. the 10-month-old monkey just happened to press 911.

there was no emergency. do you think that group was embarrassed? i don't know. [laughter] the assistant director says ruth knows how to get her phone out of the backpack, so she had to create a more elaborate passcode . look. . at drew: drew: his little teeth what are the chances -- look at his little teeth. drew: what are the chances? reggie: i'm still trying to figure out how this happened. he gets the phone. he figures out the password. i don't care how easy the password is, still all the combinations are numbers. drew: they got into the keypad. reggie: and then called 911. kumasi: sometimes the emergency button pops up on screen and you just call. drew: that is true. it is like the theory if you have an infinite number of monkeys and typewriters. reggie: they will write a book. drew: you've never heard that theory?

kumasi: no. reggie: i think about that too often. isn't that weird? drew: i thought about it very recently, and i was like, why is that in my brain? kumasi: and now you all have gifted me with that. thank you. drew: go into we wikipedia dive on that. reggie: you will never let it go. drew: let's go outside. let's look at an east bay hills camera showing you calm conditions out there. we have warm and birchers inland in the 70's, but we have coastal fog this morning. there's the chance of some dry thunderstorms, even if you showers today. we have seen a few lightning strikes in solano county, so that threat continues throughout the day today. the heat will ease over the next two days. the weekend is looking very nice. i want to take you to the peninsula right now. woodside, east palo alto, not out of the chance to see an isolated strike. we are watching more isolated showers to our south and east. this is all lifting in our

direction. we will have that chance of an isolated showers throughout the day. a heat advisory in effect for parts of mendocino county, all of solano county. we are still finding hot temperatures out there. 80's and 90's in the south bay today, so it is warm and are cloudy skies. 80's along the peninsula, 60's for the coastline. cooler along the coast in the 60's. it is partly cloudy with the chance of a shower and lightning. will going to the 70's and 80's in the east bay today, so it is warm. it is still hot inland. overnight, that marine layer expands. thankfully we will find temperatures dropping tomorrow afternoon. a slight chance of thunder today. the heat moderates through the end of the week, but the weekend looking nice. afternoon sunshine, so get those outdoor plans ready. kumasi: coming up, seven things to know this morning. reggie: the california teen

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the fda and cdc still have to authorize the shots. reggie: number five, wyoming republican congresswoman liz cheney lost her primary to donald trump-backed candidate. she vowed to do whatever it takes to mix or trump is "never again anywhere near the oval office." jobina: number 6, 2 crashes we are following now. one has rolled over. injuries involved. a delay on northbound 880. kumasi: number seven, the organizers of fleet week have revealed plans about this fall. the blue angels, patriot jet will be back from october 3 through 11. this morning, a major safety recall for general motors, recalling nearly 500,000 suv's because of an issue with seatbelts. the list includes a 2021 and 2022 model years of the cadillac escalade, chevy suburban, tahoe,

and gmc yukon. the national highway traffic safety administration says the seatbelts might not properly restrain the people using them. g.m. says it is not aware of any accidents or injuries. if you own this car, you can contact the dealer to get the problem fixed. you can learn more on our website, abc7news.com. reggie: police crediting an apple air tag with helping them catch a baggage handler accused of stealing items from travelers' luggage. >> in this morning's "gma" first look, and apple air tag credited with hoping authorities tag this baguette plan -- this baggage handler from allegedly stealing from suitcases. this luggage with $1600 of personal belongings inside never made it to her destination. another passenger born that items totaling upwards of

$15,000 were missing from his bags. authorities say the first traveler put in air tag inside her luggage, eventually leading them to the home of 19-year-old giovanni deluca, a subcontractor who admitted to rummaging through the bag. officers were covering the $15,000 of jewelry and other items for the second victim. coming up at 7:00 a.m., we will have the expert tips to hope you keep your possessions safe the next time you fly. ariel rescheff, abc news, new york. reggie: don't check luggage. that is our message today. kumasi: period. reggie: supersonic commercial flights could be in our future. american airlines has ordered 20 of the ultra high-speed jets. the deal with boom supersonic would transfer passengers on some routes at speeds twice as fast as current aircraft. whom says the jet is still in the early stages of development. american airlines hopes to have the planes ready by 2029.

boom also struck a deal with united last year. kumasi: today marks the start of classes at uc berkeley. one southern california has graduate chose the school after he was excepted to 39 colleges and got more than $3 million in scholarships. jade and hunter graduated top of his class with a 4.7 gpa. he also launched his own clothing line called deal jetway -- called the legit way. he says he tries to give back by teaching people how to build credit and buy a home. he says he hopes to one day work at nasa or spacex. reggie: congratulations to him. 39 colleges? my parents would have thrown a fit. kumasi: really? [laughter] reggie: that is so many applications. kumasi: that is a lot of applications. reggie: all those essays. so many of them want their own thing. kumasi: i didn't think about all of that. i was like, can they just be happy for you? reggie: no, can we stop at 10? [laughter] still ahead, the push to create

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drew: just 100% florida on that. kumasi: it could be in the carolinas. reggie: i was going to say, did you ever see a gator in pennsylvania? [laughter] drew: come on, you know it is florida. kumasi: it is too early. drew: good morning everybody. we are tracking some moisture ert hour we ha our atmth coupleghinstkes. righ here near rio vista. any of these isolated showers this morning come with a threat of lightning. that is something we will track throughout the entire day today, but it is still pretty warm away from the coast. 70's from fairfield, but we have fog along the coastline this morning, so a lot colder in the mid-50's close to the ocean. outside we go from east bay hills. you can see some patchy fog out there. it is a little bit of a change to our morning compared to yesterday. that monsoonal moisture moves through in the form of some high clouds. we will keep the chance of thunder in the forecast

throughout the afternoon. still pretty hot inland in the 90's. we will take a closer look at the chance of thunder enter you some cooler weather coming your way by the end of the week and about eight minutes. reggie: if you are in san francisco this morning your lecture to see more kids on the streets. it is the first day of school for san francisco unified students as kids head back to class or get the district is still struggling to find enough teachers. ryan curry is live in san francisco with how the district is trying to fill these positions. ryan: it is going to take some serious levels of recruitment from the school district to get some of these positions filled. they say they are faced with a lot of challenges when it comes to this recruitment and trying to get teachers hired on staff. some of those challenges they pnd live when it the pan is so expensive.

this is faced in different areas across the bay area, but in san francisco they say they do have some of these issues and they are in competition with some of these other school districts. they have a program and tools to help with this issue. you don't really need a teaching credential to start. they say they can hire you with just a few college credits and then help you with the credentialing process. however, the teachers union says this does not have anything to do with a shortage of teachers. this is about not paying them enough. >> we do not have a shortage of teachers. there are a lot of qualified educators in the bay area, in this country. what we have is a crisis a professional pay. ryan: principles of the district say they are losing teachers to other district around the state, and some of them are leaving pretty last-minute. that is putting a strain on some of the schools here in san

francisco unified, and they start school today. their goal is to hire at least 100 teachers as soon as possible. we are live in san francisco, ryan curry, abc 7 news. kumasi: president biden celebrating a major victory after signing the inflation reduction act into law. this is a huge bill that will impact pretty much every american. jobina: the $740 billion law is a landmark achievement in his presidency, a conference of bill taking on big topics like wealth, health, and environment. it will expand subsidies to help 13 million americans pay for health insurance and capping prescription drug prices for medicare recipients starting next year. it ensures they pay no more than $35 a month for insulin. there's also $370 billion in tax credits for solar panels and electric vehicles. it is paid for by large companies and stepped up irs enforcement on the richest americans. pres. biden: today offers further proof that the soul of

america's vibrant -- the soul of america is vibrant, the future of america is bright, and the promise of america is real and just beginning. jobina: the bill passed through a budgetary procedure that allowed for a simple majority. zero republicans voted yes, calling it a grab bag of special projects. president biden is hoping this win will help carry democrats to win in the midterms in november. kumasi: in the south pay, a local food pantry volunteer desperate to find his truck this morning. it was stolen right outside of his home. he told amended a custodial how it is -- he told amanda del castillo y how it is impacting him. amanda: frustrated over the senseless theft of his green chevy silverado. >> second time stolen in six months. i have no insurance, so if they burn it or anything, is done. i medical and he relies on the truck for his catering company, uses it to take his daughter to and from school, and in his free

time, volunteers his vehicle to help serve those in need. here's pastor ralph almost in the city's north side neighborhood. >> we try to find whatever resource we can to try and get the job done, and a lot of times it is our own cars. amanda: he has used his truck to help two food for the nonprofits -- help tow food for the nonprofit. as demand has skyrocketed during the pandemic, the theft of his truck has the potential to impact business. >> when one car is missing and a load is not picked up, it does affect how this place operates because we are a little bit different than most distributions, being a free farmers market. amanda: m we found -- days earlier, surveillance cameras captured this white suv driving around the area. residents believe it is tied to the theft. he says additional footage shows

the suv stopping near his truck around 1:15 am. two minutes later -- >> you see the brake lights backup and u -- and you see it . amanda: now he says he's needing some extra help himself simply to make ends meet. >> i don't know what it is with these trucks, but it has to stop. i can't take it. i am on the verge right now of not having enough to pay my rent because that is what i used to do catering. amanda: amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. reggie: according to "the chronicle," a restaurant or and his team have backed out to focus on their current restaurant. they originally planned to create a 60,000 square-foot food hall with full-service dining areas and a lineup of star on rotation. a representative says plans

are ongoing and they are still working on a year-round program and activities at thrive city. a texas restaurant owner and jiu-jitsu champion adding another title to his resume, alligator wrangler. i thought this was in florida, and i stand corrected. it is not. it is in texas come outside houston. mike says he was getting his kids ready for their first day of school yesterday morning when a five to six foot gator showed up on the driveway. he says he threw towels over the gator's eyes to calm it down, some he apparent he saw steve or do on tv, and relied on his mma experience. >> i pinned him. once i got closer i put money on it, and i just grabbed the mouth. once you grab the mouth, that's it. it is done. reggie: instead of waiting on

the game warden or a nuisance control hunt her. he used his own truck to release the gator into a nearby creek. no gator, no person was heard in the process. he was kidding, but says since he owns a restaurant, he thought about fry and the gator up. kumasi: you know, people do that. they really do. reggie: it's not bad. when did you have it? jobina: these two have it at pop at a cash at -- it is very much like white meat chicken. a little on the chewy side. drew: i had it in florida. it is good. reggie: is there anyone who hasn't had gator meat? kumasi: me. jobina: but that is like your steak mascot. [laughter] reggie: right, you can't eat that. kumasi: we honor them. [laughter] coming up, why some doctors say

ice cream is healthier for you than granola. reggie: but first, a check on the weather with gator eater drew tuma. drew: i will try anything once. we are talking monsoonal moisture again this morning. you can see those showers moving in from the south and east, and a couple of lightning strikes have already been detected around rio vista this morning. that is the only lightning we have seen thus far, but that thread of any of these showers move through throughout the day is with us. we will show you those high clouds moving in, and you can see a peppering of green on your screen. i think the best chance of finding this lightning is in the central valley, but the chance is still there for us locally. by 2:00 p.m., a couple of green dots indicating a couple of showers moving through.

we have a red flag warning in effect for lake county and a large portion of northern california all in red for the chance of dry thunderstorms that could bring some gusty winds and some lightning strikes. still hot inland. we will go into the 90's. 70's and 80's around the bay shoreline with partly cloudy skies, and the three day forecast showing you heat moderates a little bit tomorrow. we bump up temperatures on friday, but a widespread cooldown hits us for the weekend. we will show you that in about eight minutes. let's say hi to fellow gator eater jobina. jobina: i just confirmed, poppado's is where they had the gator. it is chicken of the swamp. [laughter] reggie: no, is it called that? jobina: yes. it is crispy. it is not bad. i have retired, vegetarian over here. but back in the day. i am from the south, too. not florida.

kumasi: don't do s like that. jobina: this is on northbound 680 before mckee road. you can see our sensors lighting up. this is from a multi car crash there. we are waiting on chp for more details, but they did tell us nails and rocks are in the roadway, so that might take a little bit to clean up. davis street in san leandro, a crash earlier. the san mateo bridge is moving to the limit in both d creek, we will wrap up with an overall view of our drive times. it is in the

kumasi: a 12-year-old boy from utah fell into a coma while his team is in pennsylvania for the little league world series. avett notice explains how this

happened -- david dennis explains how this happened and how his team is refunding. >> this morning, from triumph to near tragedy for this little league player, the little league team's starting left fielder, badly injured when he fell six feet off a bunkbed sunday night while staying with the team in williamsport, pennsylvania for the little league world series. easton was rushed to the hospital with a skull fracture, undergoing surgery to reduce swelling on his brain, but he is communicating. >> he had a friend call easton and talk to him. a lot of people are pulling in praying for him. david: the head coach says easton and his dad want the young ballplayers to go all the way while he recovers. >> he made it a point to say we want you guys to focus on the baseball part and not worry too much about easton. but continue on and keep the

baseball going. david: the snow canyon little leaguers are the first utah team to make it to the little league world series. they've already had two come-from-behind wins in the regionals, so they are used to adversity. >> when using about the numbers, it is crazy. with all of the little league teams, and only 10 from the usb and here, it is surreal -- from the u.s. be here, it is real. >> talked about that, resilient as one word to describe these guys. david: while they cheer on easton and his recovery, easton and his family will cheer them on. reggie: today, the university of california board of regents is set to discuss the impact report on ucla's move to the big ten. ucla's decision was met with intense backlash from governor

newsom. the impact report is meant to explain why a move to the big ten would be better for ucla's long-term athletic success. experts say the pac-12 stands to lose at least $10 million a year , mostly in broadcast revenue. kumasi: if granola is your go to for breakfast, you might want to think about that because a new study found ice cream could actually be healthier. researchers at tufts university spent years investigating thousands of foods and drinks, and they gave them a score between zero and 100, with 100 being the most healthy. chocolate ice cream scored 35 points, while a chocolate granola bar got just 15 points. one researcher says granola ranks lower because it is made from refined starch and sugar, while ice cream has protein and nutrients. drew: you do you. kumasi: ok. drew: i had a box of cheese it's for lunch on monday, so i'm not the pillar of health here.

it was good. reduced fat. they are crunchy or -- are crunchier. kumasi: they are probably ranked what? drew: two? kumasi: ice cream has protein and nutrients. drew: we had this conversation. we had that woman on and we were all blown away. reggie: she's an actress who was in a shakespeare thing, but i also find out she's in the chee z-it commercials and i got obsessed with that. and she was like, did you know it is cheez-it? drew: and it was like a new cheez-it. reggie: also, do you know it is crabtree and evelyn? drew: now you're just making stuff up.

evil -- evil-in? remember when we are like, it is vrbo, not v-r-b-o. reggie: and a-s-o-s is a-sauce, not asos. drew: this is the seam of today. we have monsoonal moisture moving in. it does come with the threat of lightning. we have already seen a couple of lightning strikes in solano county this morning. we are watching this next moisture near fresno working its way up to our neck of the woods later on this afternoon. still a heat advisory in effect for part of mendocino, solano

county, for hot temperatures again away from the coast. we are going back into the 90's and our hottest spots today. not as hot as yesterday, but still pretty hot out there today. 70's and 80's around the bay shoreline. partly cloudy skies. the best chance of any lightning would probably be later this afternoon. overnight tonight, that fog returning. thankfully it is more expansive, cooling us off. temperatures in the 50's, if not low 60's. a slight chance of thunder today. the heat moderates thursday with a little bump in temperatures friday, but cooler across the board. we can looking nice with those 80's in our warmest spots by sunday. reggie: sounding the alarm. kumasi: and how the new g

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reggie: the convenience and reliability of at-home covid test is ushering in a new era of testing for others. a self test would self diagnose the flu in addition to covid-19. david louis gives us a preview of how this would work. >> during covid, people have become accustomed to at home antigen testing using meals clubs. theuse, and pd rthe emergency am the fda is expected to be withdrawn soon as support for free kits ends. at that door closes, another opens to allow people to test at-home for pathogens. a company has applied for fda approval for a test that could diagnose not only covid, but the influenza a and b strains. it could address the uncertainty as well as transmission to others. >> it would be better for

society. i will confess my behaviors in the past were to still go to work even with the flu. i don't think i will do that anymore. >> the ceo says the device has already been approved for use in canada. the familiar nasal swab procedure is used while the testing device amplifies the sample and perform separate flu and covid assays. >> those lab benches are running different tests inside the device, some for flu a some for flu, b, and some for covid. >> results can take close to 30 minutes. the device was originally designed to identify sexually-transmitted diseases. division is to offer a wide range of tests. >> imagine if you have kids and you can test for strep at home. wouldn't that be handy? you won't wait until symptoms are severe enough to decide to go to a doctor's office. >> once approved, the projected cost of the test is about $75,

although it could be lower if dispensed by a health provider. in san jose, david louis, abc 7 news. kumasi: the girl scouts announcing a new cookie flavor making history. it is called raspberry rally. it is a chocolate cookie that has raspberry filling instead of meant. when this launches next year, it will be the first girl scout cookie ever that will only be available online. it ready because girl scout cookie season starts next year. reggie: it is not a no, but -- drew: i will try it. rimmer the lemon once? kumasi: i like lemon -- room, the lemon ones -- remember the lemon ones? kumasi: i like lemon. drew: thin mints for days. we are warmer across the board today. you can see moisture moving in from the south, all associated with high-pressure and the four corners shoving this monsoonal moisture in our neck of the woods. the chance is we could see an isolated lightning strike. we have seen a couple early this

morning in rio vista and solano county's. beautiful sunrise on the way. here is the south bay. today planer today, we will keep partly cloudy skies throughout the afternoon. it is warm and hazy. we will find temperatures in the 70's and 80's. it is a warm to hot day today. yesterday was the hottest day have all week. today it is still hot, but not as hot. we are in the 90's inland. highs today, we will find 90's inland, 70's and 80's around the bay shoreline. partly cloudy skies and the chance of an isolated lightning strike is something we will track throughout the afternoon. kumasi: new at 6:00, a major development in the battle over the management of levi's stadium. what the 49ers have repeatedly agreed to. reggie: a victory for former president trump. liz cheney's loss and the impact on the primaries. kumasi: plus, actions to stop violence against the api

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announcer: this is abc7news. kumasi: thousands of students heading back to class today. still dealing with a shortage of teachers. what families can expect as kids arrive on campus. reggie: one of trump's biggest opponents is out. liz cheney is saying her fight is not over yet kumasi: -- over yet. kumasi: the sun icomiew is trac. reggie: that fog is out there. kumasi: it is pretty dark out there. drew: