over but he still lingers in some spots. a first of its kind fire team has an extra eye for wildfires. kumasi says -- kumasi: how you can get a glimpse of the northern lights. it is thursday, august 18th. reggie: we are going to start with drew. drew: we have fog returning today, no longer talking about showers that brought lightning strikes yesterday morning. it is quiet, combined with satellite. return on disability mode and you can see thick fog along the coast and half moon bay. sonoma county, and you can see petaluma is down to three quarters of a mile. there is thick fog, back to

where we should be this time of year. it is a cooler morning compared to yesterday, we are unable the these and 60's -- we are in the 50's and 60's. today is a cooler afternoon compared to yesterday. here is a live look at the exploratorium camera showing a lot of fog. keep the cloud cover first thing this morning. we see sunshine this afternoon, it is a cooler day. tomorrow, temperatures warm up again. we will look at that and the weekend forecast in just a minute. kumasi say -- kumasi: a new strike team is going to join in wildfire defense. ryan is live in the east bay with the first in the nation team that will be made up of military personnel. ryan: that is right. california national guard

members will be teaming up with calfire to wildfires that have become so devastating in years past. the way it will work, they will have these military personnel trained to go out in five trucks which are designed to move into areas where the bigger fire engines cannot go. the goal is to help contain the fires faster. they are calling this a strike team which we have heard in the past. this one focuses on the partnership between the national guard and calfire. official say with more units it really is you to accomplish that goal -- it will be easy to come accomplish that goal. that is why they say they need all the help they can get. >> what you saw and in northern california over the last several weeks was a series of lightning fires that occurred.

during these thunderstorm like events, you end up with high winds. you end up with a fire that struck with a lightning strike andy burns 20,000 acres in just a few hours. ryan: it is devastating knowing how fast these fires can spread in certain areas. this has led to crews having to get creative with ways the respond better and faster. these trucks the national guard will be in look like normal pickup trucks, but it is designed that way because they want to national guard members to go into tight spots the big engines cannot go to to prevent those areas from spreading faster. kumasi: developing news on a cluster of fire near humboldt and trinity. the six rivers complex has grown

to 36 square miles. it started 11 days ago. two of the 12 fires are still active. two members of the fire department are there now helping with the firefight. reggie: now to developments in the coronavirus pandemic, a major overhaul within the cdc. the director admitting public accountants -- admitting public guidance was overwhelming. jobina: the white house covid team is expecting this booster will reach millions of americans in the next three weeks and come with an updated targets. the new booster's army to attack not only the original strain but now the omicron subvariants. those make up an estimated 99% of new covid cases. >> these are substantial

upgrades in our vaccines. those vaccines are coming very soon. jobina: the big shakeup at this it is dr. rochelle walensky, the director of the cdc, gave a stunning review of the agency's handling of the pandemic. she said the agency spent 75 years preparing for a health crisis like this but when the big moment came, the agency "did not reliably meet expectations when it comes to messaging on masks and the vaccine." dr. walensky has called for a total overhaul on the cdc, improving staffing numbers and a method of fast and easy to understand information. reggie: health is a key component in our effort to build a better bay area. we are talking about the coronavirus and the monkeypox emergency. the who says the total number of monkeypox cases worldwide has jumped 20% in the past week mor.

the walk in vaccination clinic at zuckerberg will be back open today and tomorrow from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. city health officials say all 7500 people who walked in yesterday were served. the department is planning to update us on more clinic hours as it gets more doses. kumasi: new security video shows thieves ransacking a popular bakery in the south bay. it took the crooks in just minutes to get away with cash. >> -- ryan: it appeared to be -- reporter: it appeared to be business as usual in peter's bakery. the shelves are stocked with fan favorites. >> i got my almond cake here. >> my favorite is always a chocolate chip cookie. >> we ordered three burned almond cupcakes. reporter: but on wednesday

before the shop opened, five young crooks entered through the backdoor, interrupting figures baker's hard at work, having one man at the neck, holding him and others at knifepoint. surveillance footage shows the men roaming to the bakery, demanding money. >> they started looking around frantically saying what is here. they after the cash registers and cannot get into them. reporter: the bakery owners sent the suspect got away with less than $1000. two minutes is all it took for the group to get in and out, missing police by moments. baker's were uninjured and got back to work. >> they mitigated the situation, they confronted the assailants -- they did not try to confront the assailants. nobody's life is worth a few dollars out of our cashbox. >> i live within walking distance. that is concerning. reporter: surveillance footage

was posted to the peters bakery instagram account, reaching thousands of followers. >> we did not get much, but something is better than nothing to help out. >> this is getting out of control. we are hearing a lot more robberies of mom-and-pop shops. reporter: the co-owner says warm nights and hot ovens typically result in cracking the open door for a breeze. he said they use this as an opportunity for a strike. >> we will give you a job. if you are struggling, you don't need to do this. kumasi: in vallejo, and mother and daughter were robbed after leaving a wells fargo bank. yolanda works hard cleaning comes the last week she said her daughter took out $2400 in cash so they could pay their rent. when they left wells fargo, they

stopped at an rv park not knowing someone was following them. 30 footage shows two people rummaging through guerrero's car. she is now trying to make that money back. reggie: new developments from san jose. police have arrested a fifth suspect related to a string of home invasions. israel mejia is charged with burglary, false imprisonment, and home invasion. he and the other suspects could be tied to other crimes. abc7news has followed the alleged trail of crimes. in june, an elderly couple was robbed and assaulted. the same day, a father and his toddler were held at gunpoint as the father was forced to withdraw money from the state -- from his bank account. kumasi: south san francisco is making a harder for thieves to steal catalytic converters.

anyone caught with a catalytic converter faces a fine up to $1000 and six months in jail. you have to have documentation if you have a legitimate reason for having a use catalytic converter. police can charge suspects accused of theft without having to catch them in the act. happening now, several u.s. states may be getting a showing of the northern lights. a strong storm is pushing the shelf lower south so we could get some dazzling scenes out of new england and the upper midwest and even into the pacific northwest. the aurora borealis occurs closer to the north pole here alaska and canada. it is expected to be peaking tonight and chances end early friday morning. drew: outside this morning we have a lot of fog. if we had a chance to sit the northern lights, a lot of us would be socked in. air quality is gradually improving. earlier this week we had a spare the air day.

by the end of the week and into the weekend, saturday especially, we have good air quality across the board. the onshore flow is strengthening as we speak. temperatures warm a bit slower compared to yesterday. by 10:00 a.m. we are in the 50's and 60's with fog. sunnier inland in the 70's. by 1:00 p.m. we are seeing 80's in our missed spots. we will see 90's make a return in our hottest areas inland around the shoreline. heat advisory still in effect for lake county and solano county. this is where we find some of the hottest temperatures later on today. 100 in lakeport with the heat advisory. 92 unconquered. 84 in san jose. that feels better than the 90's we have been in. 67 in the city. 88 and is santa rosa. -- 88 in santa rosa. sunday it is much cooler across the board.

we will show you the entire we can forecast in about seven minutes. first let's say hi to jobina and see how we are doing with traffic. jobina: starting with a hit and run where injuries have been reported in mountain view. there is a slight slowdown in our sensors before moffat boulevard. you should not have any other blocking issues on the road. a live look at the golden gate bridge. we have a fog advisory issued by chp. it was a little foggy at the bay bridge. no advisory there and things are moving at the limit on the san mateo bridge. we will take a look at our drive times for our super commuters out of tracy. tracy to dublin should be around 42 minutes. reggie: think u.s. has more support for taiwan. the new white house announcement already causing concern from china. kumasi: wife some pharmacy

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kumasi: the u.s. government is agreeing to hold a talks with taiwan. both will discuss ways to combat china's coercion and safeguard its sovereignty. china and taiwan a dispute ownership over the island. nancy pelosi became the highest-ranking american official to visit taiwan in 25 years. at least have died in a bombing at a mosque in afghanistan. 27 other people got hurt. a witness says a lone suicide bomber carried out this attack. it is latest attack targeting afghan civilians. no group has claimed responsibility so far though isis claimed responsibility for similar attacks. reggie: picking up prescriptions is about to get more challenging for people inside the bay area. pharmacies inside lucky supermarkets are about to be closed down. operations were brought out and carried over to walgreens.

let's take petaluma for example. prescriptions are carried to the local lucky pharmacy which is not far away. the center serves hundreds of housed and on housed clients. np highway 101 miles away. petaluma lucky's pharmacy will close next week. kumasi: a 16-year-old is at the center of the abortion debate after florida courts deemed she is not mature enough to terminate her pregnancy. jane doe 22b is described as parentless living with a relative who supported her decision. she has requested the court waive the requirement of parental consent for minors. >> she is forced to carry a child to term that she does not feel she has the emotional, physical, or financial capability to do, that could be extremely traumatizing. kumasi: she was 10 weeks pregnant and florida governor

ron desantis signed a 15 week ban into law this year. reggie: part of building a better bay area is looking at our changing climate. a toxic algae bloom is spreading across san francisco bay. it is impacting our ecosystem even if it isn't harmful to humans. >> looking out across the san francisco bay, you might notice it is looking murky. the reason is a potentially harmful algae bloom spreading in waters throughout the area. it is called hetero sigma and it is turning the ben brown -- in the bay around. it is something scientists are studying closely. we followed a team as they went out on the bay. staff scientist, ian, says there has not been a bloom of this kind since 2004. he says there are a lot of unknowns as to why it is growing

now but nutrients polluting the bay are a major factor. >> there are about 40 wastewater treatment plants that deposit phosphorus and nitrogen into the water. that is the building block for algae such as this. reporter: on the bay, you can see the algae everywhere, reports from oakland to san francisco. scientists say it is likely to get worse before it gets better. >> we are going to go in and grab some of this water. reporter: samples are being gathered and sent to a lab in richmond. >> and we are going to write here where the sample was taken. reporter: experts say algae can kill selfish and other marine life -- can kill shellfish and other marine life. it is not harmful to pets. >> alameda has issued postings that advises against recreation and the water. reporter: ways to prevent future outbreaks is to reduce nutrients

flowing into the bay. he says if not, current conditions complained with climate change -- conditions combined with climate change could lead to more algae outbreaks. >> it is conceivable that in other years another species could take off with harmful consequences. reggie: that is not great. drew said -- drew: no. jobina said she noticed it. reggie: because she is out on the water. drew: we need to do better with that. outside, a live look from the exploratorium camera. he fog us, welcome to back after yesterday we were tracking isolated showers. no showers today but we have the cloud cover to do with. we will turn on live doppler seven into visibility mode and you can see petaluma is down to 2.5 miles visibility.

half moon bay waking up to half a mile of visibility and likely some coastal drizzle. way from the coast, you have cloudy skies but visibility is better. future weather, by 9:30 there is patchy fog around the shoreline. into the afternoon, we will have a lot of sunshine away from the coast and temperatures cooler to their -- cooler today. 91 in morgan hill. 82 in redwood city. 75 in san mateo. eligible of afternoon sunshine. downtown we will see and sunshi cl low to mid 60's. 80 santa rosa at 87 in nevada. t at 100 today. the east bay feels cooler compared to the estate -- compared to previous days. 88 and a san ramon, 96 in brentwood, 91 and 10.

we have the marine layer coming back and temperatures in the 50's and 60's. we heat up a little bit tomorrow. it is still mild to hot on saturday but look at the widespread cooldown, a break from the heat on sunday. temperatures in the 70's and 80's and a typical pattern for early next week. kumasi: coming up, the seven things to know this morning. reggie: a bay area restaurant apologizing after a customer says he was racially profiled. kumasi: this massive maw laying its wings in america for the first time. reggie: we have a new way to watch abc news. you cannot watch us live throughout the day on abc news live, a combination of the best live, local, and national news. it is available to all who loose her

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monkeypox cases has jumped 23% in the past week. the vaccination clinic at a zuckerberg sf general hospital could be opened back up today and tomorrow. all walk-ins were able to get a vaccine yesterday. kumasi: this is a live look from sfo where food and beverage workers are planning to protest afternoon today for better health and pickier -- that are paid health care. it should not affect any travel there. reggie: california rolling out what is being called the first of its kind firefighting strike team. military personnel will not help with wildfires. they will be trained to move into areas where bigger fire engines cannot go. drew: we have a lot of cloud cover. dense fog around the coast. we will see afternoon sunshine, a wide range of temperatures this afternoon. jobina: the crash we are following in mountain view has been updated to a sig alert.

that means we do not have an estimated time of when all the lanes will be opened back up on southbound 101. kumasi: teachers are able to deduct up to $300 on out-of-pocket classroom costs. it is granted when teachers file their income tax next year. a championship football player was one who started april at a texas youth football game that ended up deadly. reporter: in this morning's "gma" first look, the updates of a tragic shooting of a football coach. these images may offer clarity. multiple witnesses say it was instigated by an nfl star who was arguing on the field. police say the argument led to the physical altercation. the incident ending with his

brother pulling out a gun and opening fire. overnight, "gma" speaking to two of the victim's lifelong friends. >> when you go to his house, you can feel the absence of him. >> he was a great friend, a great person who wanted everyone to be successful. reporter: coming up, we will have a live report from texas and the latest on the investigation. reggie: a famed south african musician is getting an apology from a restaurant after he says he was racially profiled. jonathan butler says the manager of goose and gander followed him to his car after he age there. a manager asked if he had taken care of his server, suggesting he did not leave a tip. by the way, heated. goose and gander say the owner and butler have had a heartfelt

discussion. statement says "mr. butler accepted goose and gander's apology. we agreed should not have happened and an important opportunity for the restaurant to improve." kumasi: the world's largest moth was discovered in the u.s. for the first time and here it is. this is the atlas moth more commonly found in the tropical forests of asia. this month it popped up in washington. it is just outside of seattle, roughly 10 inches across. it is not clear how the month even got to the u.s. or if it can survive in washington. state officials say it does not pose a public health threat. reggie: top of the wings that were two snakeheads. for that reason, i am out. kumasi: they do. it is still pretty. reggie: did you call me barbara coker? i wish.

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from the first-ever triple action sleep supplement. to daily digestive support. to more wellness solutions every day. get more with nature's bounty. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: a judge's ruling today in the search of mar-a-lago, we are watching the developments. kumasi: there is one snag in any attempt to connect san francisco and san jose with a high-speed rail. reggie: chicken wing fans -- and that might not last long. welcome to thursday, august 18. kumasi: let's take a look at our forecast with drew tuma. drew: we are not tracking any showers like yesterday. it is clear, it is quiet. there are no showers in the forecast today or the next seven days. we do have fog, it is dense in

some spots. 2.5 miles in petaluma and sang some drizzle along the coast this morning -- and seeing some drizzle along the coast this morning. temperatures cooler compared to this time yesterday. generally in the 50's around the shoreline. here is a live look at sfo. you can see on the horizon we have the fog at the coast and around the shoreline. this on his up at 6:27 this morning. we will keep the coastal cloud cover throughout the day. today is a cool afternoon compared to yesterday but we do warm up tomorrow and part of the weekend. we will show you that in eight minutes. reggie: bay area microclimates are showing their strength today. fog along the coast but 90's and heat advisory inland. with that, there is always the concern for fire. ryan is live with a newly formed strike team to help any fires

popping up. ryan: some are even calling these new members of the national guard helping out a first of its kind in the entire nation. these national guard men and women are currently in training to assist calfire. the hope is they will be done with training before the summer is over which is good news considering we are in the middle of wildfire season here in california. the way it is going to work, they are calling this extracting. not an uncommon term. this is going to be different. they will be trained to go out in five trucks designed to move into areas where bigger engines cannot go. the way these fires have been in the years past, fire officials say they need as much help as they can get and as many people ready as possible to help contain the spread of these fires. that is exactly what this new unit of national guard men and women will be trained to do. scientists who study wildfires

say this is an important step to be in front of a fire when it breaks out. >> we are still struggling to make the level of investment that will be necessary to get ahead of and put them on a towel table -- on a timetable. we have seen some catastrophic fires but the total area that has been burned is not as bad as it has been. i am optimistic that we are beginning to see some of the results of the investments that have been made. ryan: optimism, that is what we elect to hear when it comes to stopping and containing fires from doing as much devastation as they have seen -- as we have seen in years past. some of these trucks to national guard crewmembers will be going out in look like big trucks -- look like pickup trucks. it is designed that way because their focus is to go into tight spots where they can go in fast and down about 300 gallons of

water. they're going to go into niche spots to help crews. reggie: you can keep the eye -- keep an eye on lingering heat or weather advisories in your neighborhood with the abc7 news bay area app. it has air quality trackers for where you are. it is available for your phone or wherever you stream. kumasi: new developments in the search of trump's mar-a-lago state. a federal judge is -- jobina. is tracking this jobina: new step jobina: the judges said to hold a hearing after several media outlets requested the document to be made public, citing the historic importance of these events. the justice department has requested the document remain sealed, saying its release could cause significant and irreparable damage to its ongoing investigation and could slow or halt witness cooperation.

former president trump has also called for his release saying it is in the interest of transparency. as republicans announce the mar-a-lago search, mike pence called on his parted to stop attacking the fbi. >> these attacks on the fbi must stop. we can hold the attorney general accountable for the decision he made without attacking a rank-and-file law enforcement personnel at the fbi. jobina: it comes as legal issues mount for some of trump's closest allies. allen weisselberg is expected to plead guilty to a long-running tax fraud scheme according to the new york times as part of a plea deal. he will admit to all 15 felonies he is accused of and may testify about his role in the scheme if the trump organization goes to trial. kumasi: an 84-year-old man is

dead after a vehicle crash and a conquered. it happened before 6:00 p.m. on monument out the -- monument boulevard. the drivers of the other cars are cooperating with the investigation. alcohol and drugs were not a factor. reggie: the former bay area man assumed to be the mastermind of the kidnapping case could be let out of prison anytime. a judge agreed to grant role to fred woods after 44 years in prison. woods took 26 kids and their bus driver hostage in the central valley town in 1976. they forced the kids into a moving van and played it to demand $5 million in ransom. the kids escaped. the other men were already granted parole. kumasi: anne heche's cause of

death is being ruled an accident. the actress died from early by smoke and elation and fire. she also suffered from blunt-force trauma. l.a. police say she had drugs in her system when she crashed into her home. reggie: the bay area could be closer to a rail system linking l.a. -- linking san jose and san francisco. funding remains a major hurdle. david louis looks at the uncertainty. reporter: this is the high-speed rail between san francisco and san jose. that goal is inching along is the real authority board will seek to improve its environmental impact report. then work can continue on the blended right-of-way. >> there are speed and safety improvements we need to make to speed up the service from 80 miles per hour to 110 miles per

hour and make sure it is safe as both systems are operating. reporter: work is underway to electrify the railway. if our metal review process has taken two years and included revisions. >> we have to take into considerations of the effect on the monarch butterfly. reporter: one person raise red flags about the plan. >> truckloads of solid waste including hazardous waste would be dug up and driven away. reporter: funding remains uncertain and a formidable obstacle to completing this section of the project. >> the project has never been fully funded so we are always in that atmosphere of how do we make the best use of the funds we have? how do we position ourselves for new sources? reporter: taxpayers only provided 1/5 of the projected cost.

a new funded source could be the bipartisan infrastructure law. a relevant person is part which half century ago was only partially funded when construction started. planners remain optimistic the service could launch in a decade or so. reggie: financial support for residents of a luxury high-rise in san francisco that floated two months ago. many of the displaced tenants still have items inside the building at theft is a concern. the company that owns 33 to, agreed to move belongings to storage pods. 100 37 displaced residents are wondering where they will go next. the company had a year to prepare for this deadline and abc7news questioned them about it. >> we are providing options and the residents are looking at the options we are providing. we are working closely with the

city. there is a process in place. reggie: san francisco's housing department implemented an emergency plan to house those tenants. winemakers and could makers are giving thanks for the upcoming wine grape harvest. the blessing of the grapes is a long-standing tradition and has been practiced for centuries. >> we have been located throughout has not affected us too much this year. we did have frost issues early in the season. everything is going great. reggie: they are expected to start harvesting in two weeks. ahead at 5:00, white teachers will get more of a break on next year's tax return. if you like the center part of the pizza but not the crust, papa john's has a thing for you. a check on the weather with drew tuma. give me the crust. why are you taking the crust from me?

drew: this is not a sandwich, it is pizza. crust for life. we have mostly cloudy conditions. air quality is improving. earlier this week we had the spare the air and we have better air quality by the end of the weekend. saturday, we have good air quality. the onshore flow is strengthening. the warming process is slower than in days past. 10:00 a.m., 50's and 60's. still foggy conditions. brighter skies in the 70's. by 1:00 p.m., our warmest spots when in the 80's with 60's and 70's around the shoreline. we anticipate our hottest spots getting back into the 90's. a heat advisory in effect for lake county and solano county. 92 and a conquered. 95 in antioch. 74 in oakland. 84 in san jose. warmer in santa rosa. 100 is the high in lakeport. three day forecast showing you

morning fog and afternoon sunshine. we heat up in the tomorrow. sunday, it is a widespread cooldown coming our way. we will show you that in about eight minutes. let's talk about traffic with jobina. jobina: we have a sig alert underway in mountain view where all lanes are currently blocked. that is why you see the purple line on a map. this is southbound 101 before motor boulevard. average speeds are tracking after you get around that back around 17 miles per hour. in san jose, another crash. this one came in on southbound 680. injuries are involved here. we haven't fog advisory issued by the chp for the golden gate bridge. thanks her looking good in the east bay. a live look showing emeryville. those headlights are traveling

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kumasi: they were heralded as heroes during the pandemic, and now farmworkers are continuing their work despite the risk. the spotlight did have an impact on working conditions but there is a long way to go. reporter: meet ramon snooki. he has been working the fields of california for decades. the backbreaking work was and relating through the pandemic. -- was unrelenting through the pandemic. >> i had a lot of fear. reporter: joaquin is the director at a nonprofit that provides farmworkers with food and housing work. >> they were not protected so we were providing masks, hand sanitizer, information. reporter: these workers getting some long overdue recognition. >> the pandemic did change how society sees farmworkers. it did give them a spotlight

with the work they are doing. reporter: a handful of state and federal bills have surfaced, aimed at improving wages and working conditions. >> talking about better housing, health care, clean water. services including mental health. reporter: ramon gave me a quick lesson and i learned it is even harder than it looks. >> he's asking, what are you feeling about doing this work? >> it is hard. i can already feel my hands are very tense. >> imagine doing this seven hours. >> i cannot imagine doing it more. reporter: ramon says many people do not last more than a day, a testament to those willing to do the work. john agrees. he is the owner of this farm. >> it is very important these people have a good opportunity here, have health care, have proper housing so we can maintain a proper workforce.

reporter: he says giving his workers the option of becoming a u.s. citizen would go a long way. >> errani frontline. the -- they were on the frontline. they were putting their health at risk and yet they cannot become citizens. reporter: in the meantime, keeping their heads down and getting the work done one bucket at a time. reggie: educators are getting an extra hand setting up classrooms. an increase allows them to deduct $50 more in school supplies. teachers often take on much of the classroom cost themselves. it is becoming a heftier price to bear with inflation on the rise. now with the limit from the irs for the first time in 20 years, educators are allowed to write off $300 from necessities off of the texas starting in 2023. some states will allow for additional deductions. with a new school year comes new guidelines and new norms.

you can find -- by downloading the abc7 bay area streaming app. kumasi: chicken wings are at their lowest prices in four years. they are likely not going to stay that way. the price of a pound of winks was $1.68 in july -- a pound of wings was $1.68 in july. once football season starts in a few weeks, experts believe demand will go up. no crust needed, just toppings galore enable. papa john's is bringing you an alternative if you are not a crust person. three new pizza bowl versions are available, garden veggie, chicken afraid of, and italian meats trio. these balls offer a healthier choice to customers. you can start to get them next week nationwide.

they're called -- papa bowls. reggie: i don't understand what it is. drew: it is like -- kumasi: is like a burrito bowl. reggie: burrito bowls have a right space. what is the base of this? drew: does it have crust on the bottom? kumasi: it has cheese. reggie: what is there? drew: are you just eating a medley of vegetables? kumasi: it looks like a dip. they are trying if you don't want all of the bread. drew: i feel like this is one of those things when you get the ice cream that is lower calorie, if you're going to eat it, just eat it. if you want to be health-conscious, just avoid eating it or is the slice of pizza. you can have a slice of pizza. that is okay. kumasi: may be you have issues with gluten and you still want to have a moment. drew: turn on a wok and make

some veggies? i get weird when these companies are like here is a healthier option. it is pizza. reggie: it also looks like a microwave meal. kumasi: how are you making it fresh? drew: it has a hot pockets leave on it. interesting. immediately no for me. reggie: straight to jail. drew: i do like the name. papa bowl. that is a fun name. reggie: i want that to be something else. drew: i think if they just did not say it is a healthier alternative. just here is a new menu item. reggie: eat your pizza. drew: pizza pizza. reggie: that is triggering for me because i had a friend who worked at little caesars and she had to answer the phone, thank

you for calling procedures how can i help you help you? drew: we had a little caesars at college and they had to stop the hot and ready policy because they cannot keep it up. [laughter] you can see fog on the lower levels of your screen. it is a nice picture as the sun gets up here. fog is thick, especially along the coast. very typical this time of year. we have some drizzle out there. we have that fog with us this morning. in the afternoon it pulls back to the coast and we have afternoon sunshine. wide range of temperatures, we are totally dry. 60's and 70's for san francisco and oakland. 88 in santa rosa. ukiah, it is hot at 101. 50's and 60's, we will have coastal drizzle. here is the seven-day forecast. looking at the weekend, saturday is the warmer of the two days.

80's in that will fill nice. a typical pattern for early next week. reggie: going electric, an american automaker unveils a new future of muscle cars. kumasi: a little boy who californians have a choice between two initiatives on sports betting. prop 27 generates hundreds of millions every year to permanently fund getting people off the streets a prop 26? not a dime to solve homelessness prop 27 has strong protections to prevent minors from betting. prop 26? no protections for minors. prop 27 helps every tribe, including disadvantaged tribes.

prop 26? nothing for disadvantaged tribes vote yes on 27.

kumasi: a little boy caused a moment of our at the, stepping out on-q during a message from the pope. pope francis said the alliance between the other the and young will save humanity. he quickly ran up to the pope's side and had a moment there. he was standing still. they have a shot at his face and his eyes are wide. the pope asked him his name and

invited him to sit down but the boy did not seem to understand. he stayed put until the end. then a vatican official wrought him back to a woman. he is like, i am here. reggie: wild. kumasi: i know. he is just standing there. [laughter] reggie: that is the shot. drew: is he bored? kumasi: i would love to know what he was thinking. i would love to know if someone was like go or if he was just like, i want to meet the pope. reggie: these people are like what do i do now? how do i handle this? kumasi: i am going to stand right here until i am ready. drew: do you think his parents are so stressed? kumasi: they look okay.

reggie: the city -- drew: the courage. reggie: the audacity. drew: what a beautiful picture, that is a beautiful sunrise. we have fog at the coast. in solano county, we have a heat advisory still in effect. highs today cool along the coast with the marine layer with us. that is an 80's from oakland to san jose. warmer in the north bay. 80 and a santa rosa -- 80 in santa rosa. kumasi: this internet zoo's -- the cincinnati zoo's baby hippo has a new name. and new partnership despite -- to fight wildfires in california. the first of its kind strike team.

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>> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. kumasi: a new scathing review of the cdc agency finds it failed to meet expectations during the pandemic. reggie: more opportunities for a monkeypox vaccine. where it is available in san francisco. kumasi: a strike team to fight wildfires in california would allow military personnel to join at firefighting crews. we start with a check of the forecast. drew: thick fog along the coast. a very august-like morning. half moon bay down to a quarter-mile visibility. elsewhere, we do have cloud cover. the visibility is much better. a cooler morning compared to yesterday. warmer spots away from the coast. look at this beautiful picture from our mount tam camera, as the sun goes up. fog down below