>> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. kumasi: extreme temperatures across the bay area. another flex alert called for today. dangerous conditions coming for the holiday weekend. we have everything you need to know. liz: police in the south bay investigating a deadly overnight shooting. what we have learned this morning from san jose police. kumasi: the search for a motive after someone tries to assassinate the vice president of argentina on live tv. liz: it is friday, september 2. happy friday. kumasi: we are starting with a check of our forecast. drew: a lot of people getting plans ready for the holiday weekend. still tracking the heat wave headed our way toward sunday, monday and tuesday.

the north bay hit hardest with half a mile visibility. numbers in the mid-50's through the low 60's. it is foggy and chilly this morning. everything changes later today. sunshine comes right on back. today is a brief dip in temperatures compared to yesterday. we are still tracking excessive heat warnings for the holiday weekend. kumasi: with the ongoing heat we are seeing, a third consecutive flex alert is going into effect today. here's what you can do to conserve. set your thermostat to 78 degrees or higher if your health allows. don't use major appliances during those hours and turn off any unnecessary lights. liz: what impact does the alert have and how much can you prevent blackouts? experts say the average home in

california uses about two kilowatts of power. 500 homes take up about one megawatt. in august of 2020 when california was hit with blackouts, demand exceeded supply by just 500 megawatts. a free service that notifies customers on how to reduce power hseldofll reduce their energy by just 25%, it could prevent blackouts. >> are 50,000 customers to reduce their energy use by a bit and that is enough to make up for an entire powerplant not having to turn on. liz: cal iso projects monday and tuesday, the state is likely to be above the 40,000 megawatts, the highest usage we have seen this year. kumasi: beating the heat is going to be on all of our minds and the beach might be a good place to go to cool down.

>> good morning. we are right next to the overlooking the beach with that mike's -- that nice ocean breeze. across the bay area, it is a great place for folks looking to escape the summer heat wave. i am wearing my jacket because it is still a little chilly at this hour but it is going to warm up today with a high of 63 degrees. over in pleasant hill, it was a much different story as people u t wch hhschoolootbalgi a whole lot of water. we talked to parents who say this was likely the hottest football game their kids have ever played in. the concern is not just over this tackle or that one, but over that 100 degrees heat. >> i worry, but he says mom, i got it. they come home and eat double and go to bed. >> he has not been playing

football that long so this is probably about it. >> things got so uncomfortable in that triple digit heat, some people opted to watch the game in their car that is air-conditioned instead. i am sure a lot of folks over there in the pleasant hill football game would definitely like to cool off a bit here in pacifica as it is about 40 degrees less than it was at the football game last night. kumasi: health officials are urging all of us to be conscious during this heat wave. simple things like gardening, fishing or exercising can cause health problems when the temperatures are as high as they are. if you are risking getting heat exhaustion, stroke or even death by doing those things, you need to be cautious. the federal government estimates up to 1300 people die from heat related illnesses every year. >> understanding and recognizing symptoms early on and knowing when it is time to change her

activity. get out of the heat, into an air-conditioned room, make sure your hydrating, start those things early so you are not missing the signs and it progresses to something worse. kumasi: if you are experiencing symptoms, you should get medical attention immediately. we have the difference between both and what you can do to prevent getting sick on our website. you can check the temperatures in our weather on demand section. liz: the wildfire start -- threatening structures in mendocino county has grown to more than 100 acres in the pine mountain area east of highway 101. traffic is moving through the area once again after lane closures yesterday. an evacuation warning is in effect but no actual evacuation so far. kumasi: at least one person died in an overnight shooting in san jose and another was hurt. it happened just after 10:00

p.m. both people were shot at least once. one victim died on the scene and the condition of the other is not clear this morning. police did not offer any motive or potential suspect investigation. liz: someone tried to assassinate the vice president of argentina and it was all caught on camera. that ia man emerged from p gh at her gun jammed.heri t the pride were five bullets in the gun. the vice president is involved in a corruption trial and was returning from court. it is unclear if that was a motive for the attempt. a 35 euros brazilian man is currently in custody. kumasi: we are learning just how much of a negative impact the pandemic has had on student learning in our schools. liz: the earthquake that struck at the exact time lawmakers were talking about the dangers of earthquake. drew: here's a live look.

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liz: you are talking about earthquakes and then the ground begins to shape -- shake. that is exactly what happened to a small european nation. they were discussing earthquakes and in the parliament of liechtenstein when a quake shook the building. a minute later, it happened again. that second time, everyone stop what they were doing and left the chamber. officials say the first was a

2.4 followed by a 3.9. nobody was hurt and there are no reports of damage. drew: i live look at our east bay hills camera. you notice we are fog free. moderate air quality for the foreseeable future. future tracker temperatures this morning, cloud cover pulling back to the coast. 50's and 60's close to the ocean. 70's and 80's in our warmest spots. later this afternoon, it is a brief dip in our temperatures today. yesterday, we had a lot of cities hit or exceed 100. today, the low and mid 90's. 70's and 80's around the bay shoreline. today, 87 in san jose. 94 in concord and 90 in santa rosa. ukiah coming in at 90 degrees. the three day forecast shows temperatures really take off. record highs are very likely. the hottest day we are tracking is monday itself.

an excessive heat warning will begin sunday and a heat advisory as well. i will take a closer look at the afternoon highs coming up in about eight minutes. sue: so far, it is friday light. happy friday. we go to san rafael, a beautiful morning. no fog and no traffic delays. that southbound 101 traffic past the northgate mall and civic center, smooth sailing all the way to the waldo great when you hit a big blanket of thick fog. there is a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge. looking good at the richmond-san rafael bridge. we have an earlier problem eastbound 580 at regatta. westbound traffic coming into marin is a little bit slow from her -- richman parkway but you are moving nicely through the toll plaza. about an eight minute drive toward san quentin. green overall and we do have an accident just reported from westbound for at bailey.

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>> there is no question that the republican party is dominated and driven and intimidated by donald trump and the maga republicans and that is a threat to this country. not every republican praises their extreme ideology. >> and ideology he says would take the country backwards. >> backwards to an america where there is no right to choose come no right to privacy, no right to contraception, to marry who you love. >> his remarks come days after he accused some republicans of embracing semi fascism by following trump. house minority leader kevin mccarthy says biden should apologize for the comment and criticized his leadership. >> president biden has chosen to divide, demean and disparage his

fellow americans. why? simply because they disagree with his policies. that is not leadership. >> with the countdown to the november midterm elections weeks away and his approval numbers rising, the president thrust upon his ministrations recent achievements. rick klein says biden is offering the voters a stark choice. >> this a choice saying this is what we would do, this is what the other guys would do. this is what it would mean to go back to former president trump and others in the republican party that subscribed to his ideology. >> thursdays his speech marks the president's third stop of three in pennsylvania this week. it is one of the key battlegrounds as both parties look ahead to november. kumasi: a former new york police officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the insurrection. that is the longest sentence handed down any suspects so far. a jury convicted him for

crossing police barriers and choking the police officer with his own chinstrap. he argued self-defense but the jury did not buy that. drew: let's talk about the heat because it is a big story over the next several days. a brief deep -- dip in temperatures today. that heat will accelerate over the upcoming holiday w is the b. we have fog is going to be with us along the coastline over the holiday creating some relief for people close to the coast. still tracking a dangerous heat wave for the weekend. it does come with the rising risk of heat illness but to put into context, if you remember to 2017, that dangerous heat way we also had over the labor day holiday weekend where we saw all-time highs set especially in the city, it will not be like that this go around.

the coast does remain pretty comfy but inland, we are tracking the dangerous heat. right now, fog in the north bay. the fog is with us this morning. highs today, 60's and 70's close to the ocean. mid and upper 90's and our hottest spots. some patchy fog later today. mid 50's to mid-60's as the heat wave begins to take hold. let's take you to saturday is the heatwave begins. we find 90's if not triple digits in our hottest areas. by sunday and especially into monday, monday is the hottest day of the heatwave. from san jose to concord to santa rosa, we are well above 100 degrees. 95 in mountain view. but onshore flow is still with us keeping the coast relatively comfortable 70's for half moon bay and san francisco. a lot of people likely flocking to the coast for heat relief. 70 forecast, a brief dip in

temperatures but it is all about the hot temperatures coming our way over the weekend. records very likely for several days. labor day is the hottest today but it is still very hot on tuesday. we began to call out by wednesday but still, temperatures below average for this time of year. liz: good morning america is coming up at 7:00. kumasi: ginger has a look at what is ahead. ginger: coming up, the reaction to president biden's speech calling out americans to fight threats to democracy as former president trump's lawyers face off the justice department in court. the cdc approved new covid boosters. who is going to get them and when they are going to be available. the new study on burnout and the simple step you can take to avoid it at work. it is also our final concert of the state -- of the summer.

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traveling today for the upcoming holiday weekend, you can see it is very hot across much of the state. you can see san francisco really sticks out. a temperature of only 68 degrees. dangerous heat across the entire state. back here at home, we are under that excessive heat warning. liz: education is a key part of building a better bay area. new data shows two decades of learning improvements have been wiped aw a sf justwo arxperts and parents about their own experiences and breaks down the numbers for us. >> is often called the nation's report card. it shows how american students are performing and key subject

areas. since the start of the pandemic, the country has received a failing grade. >> that is not uncommon to see them too grade below level. >> the covid pandemic has resulted in a learning loss. statistics show nine-year-old students being knocked back to levels not seen since the 1990's. >> it was easy for people who were not with them each day to say that kids are doing fine. parents who were acrldispnalynt>

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to get artemis one off the ground. monday's planned liftoff had to be scrapped. nasa officials say is planned in filling procedures seems to have solved the problem. >> we are proceeding into our saturday lunch attempt ann arbor comfortable with our risk posture. there is no guarantee we are going to get off on saturday but we are going to try. kumasi: the artemis one rocket is embarking on its main trip to the moon and back. nasa views the flight as the first of three missions that will be a vital test. they are intended to one-day transport humans to mars and beyond. we are going to be talking with an astra -- nasa astronaut about this historic mission coming up on abc 7 at 7:00. liz: next, with the oakland mayor plans to do to combat violent crime in the east bay. kumasi: and what a judge it said about elizabeth holmes attempt to have her conviction thrown out. liz: as we head to break, a live look outside this morning.

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liz: we are tracking the intense heat coming our way. drew: it looks like monday will be the hottest day. this heatwave will last several days. today, it is about a brief dip in temperatures compared to yesterday. the north bay has been the biggest problem. santa rosa down to half a mile

visibility. waking up to mid 50's and low 60's. away from the coast, it is aloof -- it is a warm day. we keep the coastal cloud cover. a brief dip in temperatures compared to yesterday. this heat is coming back in a big way. we will detail what you can expect. liz: fire crews across the bay area are preparing for what could be a dangerous weekend. we know linda's live in pacifica. >> good morning. if you are looking to find a place to find just a little relief from that heat, pacifica is where you want to be. we are feeling the ocean breeze.

only in the mid 50's. it is expected to warm up quite a bit today. well, a little bit. only up to 63 degrees. they showed us their new remote automated weather station. firefighters choosing to deploy this new state-of-the-art remote weather station ahead of the extreme heat capable of giving real-time fire whether information. the devices being installed and the founder of neighborhood. it has burned nearly 37,000 acres. >> we not expecting any wind, but when you look at temperatures that high, humidity that low, this tool will allow you to track that in real time

and see what our potential danger is. >> i think i'm going to head up to a cooler area this weekend. >> we met him while he was getting his ac repaired. he says he has seen the forecast and he is leaving town likely headed to one of the cooler spots on the coast like here in pacifica where they have a high of just 63 degrees today. liz: new this morning, east bay parks officials have announced they are closing 40 parks starting on sunday due to the extreme temperatures. the parks are in contra costa and alameda counties. this announcement comes just a day after the walnut creek and concord areas closed some of their open spaces. officials from both cities say they made this decision based purely on a recommendation from contra costa fire.

>> we know from experience that we are going to see injuries and heat related emergent sees. when those emergencies occur, a couple of miles off the road down a dirt trail, it takes firefighters and resources to respond to those emergent sees. in this heat condition, we can prevent those types of emergencies. liz: the closures will last through the holiday weekend. kumasi: a flex alert has been issued for the third day and a road. we are being asked to conserve power from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00. that means not charging electric cars. with california's new push to switch on new car sales to electric vehicles by 2035, many people are wondering how the power grid will handle this increased demand. the grid will need to expand 20% to 30% to meet the demand or we will need more charging stations. >> when you go and charge, that

is good to be the most responsible way to lighten the load on the grid. kumasi: d.c. charging stations are capable of charging a vehicle in minutes. they are battery-powered. california legislature says it is aiming to have 10,000 d.c. charters up by 2025. liz: if you are trying to save or just get too hot at home, several cooling centers are available. kumasi: former president trump and the justice department are waiting on the decision from a judge. trump wants an outside expert to review those records. justin finch is tracking the latest developments. >> this morning, a federal judge could hand out a crucial decision in the fight over documents related to the fbi search of former president

trump's mar-a-lago residence. the judges waiting to confirm whether or not to appoint a special master. lawyers for trump and the justice department faced off in the courtroomesterd laying out arguments for how the documents should be handled. they compared the documents to an overdue library book. the justice department says trump lost access to the hundreds of classified documents when he left office adding the government records were sealed by the team and likely taken to obstruct the investigation. the judge indicating she is in favor of appointing special master. >> she asked the trap attorneys why it took time to request and wasn't there a way to put a special master in place without stopping the ongoing intelligence assessment. >> yesterday, trump repeated

claims he was not to blame for any top-secret documents leaving the white house. >> all of a sudden you're leaving and stuff gets packed up and sent. mostly, the boxes pictures and newspapers and shirts and gear and golf balls. >> but the discovery of classified material at things 'o the details yet. liz: libby schaaf says a comprehensive holistic analyst effort is needed to stop the recent rash of violence in her city. there were six homicides in a four-day. -- four-day period in oakland. the impact on the community and families is unbelievable. >> i was talking with a mother last night that lost her second

child to violence recently and so we have to be mindful that the influx of guns into our communities with huge purchases that were made during this pandemic, those guns are finding their way into the wrong hands >> she says the city will be getting help with the recent graduation of 30 officers from the police academy. she also says is a -- it is about getting people hope. kumasi: one man is in custody after stealing a police patrol suv. it happened yesterday about five blocks from police headquarters. an officer was responding to a medical emergency at the time. a person got into this locked suv and drove off. officers chased the thief until he got on i-80 and then they followed it by helicopter. it eventually crashed into a parked car and brick wall and the driver was taken into custody. liz: a judge is promising to further review evidence before

delivering a final decision in the case against elizabeth holmes. he denied her request to have the case thrown out. the ruling comes nearly 10 months after a jury found her guilty on four counts of wire fraud. ultimately, he gave up a limited decision and says he will take another look at the evidence on both eyes and issue his final order. >> the court will have to work with that. this jury got it right, they were very diligent and out for many days and there was a tremendous amount of evidence presented by both sides. liz: she faces up to 20 years in prison and a 250,000 dollars fine plus restitution for lying to investors about her company's technology. kumasi: americans could be getting updated covid vaccine boosters right after labor day. the cdc has signed off on these redesigned shots that protect against the new omicron variants. pfizer says the first doses of its booster have already been shipped across the country. more than 100,000 doses were sent as soon as the fda

authorize these updated boosters on wednesday. >> the goal is to not give vaccines each year but hopefully this be the vaccine that holds us for much of the entire season if it can. kumasi: -- the new booster two months after your most recent shot. pfizer expects to deliver 3 million doses by tuesday. moderna's updated vaccine has been authorized for 18 and older. liz: more than $3 million in the state budget is going to daly city to make walking and biking to school safer for students. phil ting announced the safe routes to school project. the money will be used to make sidewalkser andtherprovemen for pedestri saf the design o the project is expected to begin by the end of the year. the recall for parents. a stroller getting pulled from shelves because it may cut off

children's fingers. and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. the dow up right now about 140 points. another update on how the markets are doing next and how you can take advantage of movie day by seeing a film for three dollars. don't forget, you can watch us for a whole extra hour now you can download the streaming up now for your phone tablet, or android tv. let's check in with sue. sue: good morning. it is friday light at the bay toll plaza. no metering lights and no delays. when you get yourself onto this band, a few brake lights coming out of the tunnel but not much to worry about. you are all in the green from hercules through the 80 corridor into san francisco. we have a great look at that traffic if you are headed to the oakland airport to get away for the three-day wed.

no delays southbound past the coliseum. northbound looks great too. we have a bar delay anticipated because of track upgrades between south hayward and union city. there will be free buses but big delays up to 25 minutes. drew: looks like folks have started the holiday weekend early. here is a live look at the sign. we have our sunrise upon us. today, we will find a lot of sunshine even along the coast. future trak are showing us by 10:00 a.m., we are generally in the 60's around the bay shoreline. today, the headline, it is a brief dip in temperatures compared to yesterday. we are in the 90's but not as hot as we were yesterday from concord to fairfield to antioch. a lot of 70's popping up, even low 80's around the bay shoreline. 94 in oak and with sunshine. 65 at half moon bay. napa up to 80 degrees.

we will still track the heat advisory. for a lot of us around the bay shoreline, this does not include san francisco nor does it include the immediate coastline. congeat wavewe will see high tes likely exceeding 90 degrees sunday and monday. even hotter under this excessive heat warning. this begins at 11:00 a.m. on sunday and will last for three days until tuesday evening. we will likely find dangerous temperatures well above 100 degrees. remember, heat is a cumulative effect. you may not feel its effects day one or two but you can feel them day three and four. we will talk about ways to beat the heat coming up. here are some high temperatures around the bay area sponsored by disney's "pinocchio" streaming september 8 only on disney plus. >> ladies and gentlemen, pinocchio. >> hello pops.

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addressing the impact of climate change is heading to governor newsom's desk. the bills require california to become carbon neutral by 2045 and produce 90% of its electricity from clean sources by 2035. there will also be -- ban oil and gas wells near schools and homes. republicans criticize the bill saying it will destroy in-state jobs and require the state to turn to foreign countries to import oil. a new school at stanford dedicated to the climate is officially open. the school assisting ability was made possible by a $1.1 billion donation from a tech investor and his wife. the school will focus on climate change, earth and planetary sciences, sustainable cities and more. it launched with 90 existing faculty members and 60 more will be hired over the next decade. kumasi: a new study raises renewed concerns about water

pollution at point reyes. cattle ranching in the area is set to -- has set significant water pollution inside the national park. the turtle island restoration network -- it's release comes a week before the california coastal omission is set to vote on a new water quality strategy to address water pollution. liz: hot water increases the algae bloom we have seen around the san francisco bay. crews were back at it at lake mary yesterday picking up more dead fish. they removed some 1200 pounds on wednesday. on midday live, the oakland mayor called the situation a tragedy and offered some advice to residents. >> be sure to not over water your lawn or maybe don't wash your car this weekend because runoff through our waterways, our systems could be exacerbating the algae blooms although they are originating in

the pacific ocean and coming through the bay and estuary and into lake merritt. liz: the mayor says people can also make a difference by volunteering with the merritt institute which helps maintain the health of the lake. liz: serena and venus williams may have played their final match together as professionals. they lost in the first round of the doubles competition. >> this morning, a heartbreaking loss in the u.s. opens doubles first round for sisters serena and venus williams in what could be the last time they played together in a pro tournament. after about a two-hour match, at arthur ashe stadium, the williams sisters fell in straight sets against a team from the czech republic. they played a packed house and despite the crowd going wild, they could not pull ahead. >> a sad ending, but it has to end at some point. >> the sisters have had remarkable careers as partners winning 14 women's doubles grand

slams. the last time they played together was at the 2018 french open and they reached the round of 16. >> they were at the time the best doubles team in the world even if they were not playing as much. they definitely gave it up about halfway through their career. >> this was venus's last match he u.s. open h f round singles loss tuesday. serena continues her farewell tour today with a match against an australian. despite entering the tournament ranked 605th, on wednesday, serena beat the second ranked player in the world. some questioning whether this really will be her last open. serena not mentioning her possible retirement, only expressing her love of the game. >> i am a pretty good player. [laughter] >> this is what i do best. i love a challenge and i'm rising to the challenge. >> serena's third round matches

tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern. if she wins, she will still have to win three more matches to earn the coveted u.s. open title. she has already won the tournament six times. liz: florida is recalling 200,000 suvs at risk starting a fire. the recall affects 2015 to 2017 ford expositions and lincoln navigators. there have been reports of 25 fires caused by malfunctioning heating and cooling motors. three of those have caused extensive damage to large structures and one person had injuries to their hand. dealerships will repair the issue at no cost to customers. this is the socket recall involving fire hazards in the last few months. another recall involving child safety. the consumer product safety commission is recalling 14,000 baby all-terrain jogging strollers because they could amputate a child's finger.

the issue is openings near the rear brakes that are big enough for small fingers to get into. at least one child has suffered a finger amputation injury. if you have one of the strollers, you should contact the company to replace the rear brakes for free. thousands of theaters across the country are selling just three dollars tomorrow. it is part of national cinema day. major chains like amc and regal are taking part in this day. amc says it will offer a five dollar drink and popcorn combo. you can find a list of participating locations on the national cinema day website. taking a live look outside right now, the dow up 100 points this morning. liz: nasa's james webb space telescope has captured its first image of a distant world. nasa shared this picture of a planet outside of our sellers the stem. it is called the hip 65426 v.

the expo plan is a gas giant meaning it has no rocky surface and it could not be habitable but nasa says it is just a baby as planets go. only about 15 to 20 million years old compared to earth which is 4.5 billion years old. >> the telescope keeps giving. kumasi: they keep working this telescope. drew: and they should. we keep discovering something new almost every week. kumasi: images. drew: nasa, please no more sounds. do not want to know. what i do want to know is how you are going to beat the heat later this holiday weekend. the coast is a pretty good idea. dangerous heat for a lot of us. outside this morning, hello to the fog. r the holiday wed.

veral days and it does come with an increased risk of heat illnesses. that is why we have the heat advisory and excessive heat warning in effect. it does raise our fire danger but the coast will remain comfy so it is a wide range of temperatures later on this weekend. it is a warm day today. not as hot temperatures above average. mid and upper 90's and our hottest spots. 70's and 80's along the bay shoreline. pretty clear skies inland. future tracker temperatures on saturday, our heat wave begins intensify. by sunday, we see these numbers jump. many cities exceeding 100 degrees. it warm in the 80's and 90's. monday is the hottest day over the three-day weekend but we are watching the coastline. we can see that onshore flow hanging with us in the 70's. the coast stays very comfortable but inland, tracking dangerous record heat for many cities

getting close to 105 if not 110 by monday afternoon. ways to be the heat, drink plenty of water. maybe make every other drink some water. you want to stay hydrated. find shade if you are outside. perhaps a mall or movie theater where they hav tt heat up. ou are evngutndxeisg,rs thing in the mg or later in the evening. know the signs of heat exhaustion or heatstroke. if you start sweating, you do want to find a medical professional quickly. brief dip in temperatures today but records are likely monday is the hottest day. by wednesday and thursday, we taper the heat still temperatures above average. liz: the world's first ohlone restaurant opened on the uc berkeley campus. for now, it is only offering limited reservations, tea, lunch

and brunch. dinner service is scheduled to begin in october. the money will include traditional ohlone food along with more contemporary dishes. gloria estes on is celebrating her 65th earth day. she now has her own barbie. the doll celebrates her hit "get on your feet." she introduced it on instagram. mattel says the signature doll takes inspection from her cuban heritage and pays homage to the look she sported in the music au is, itready sold out. kumasi:owhe a boy playg in his riverbed found a huge surprise. as like three feet long. out of a nightmare, but this boy

was really excited to find it because he loves learning about weird animals. he wanted to keep it. his family said no so they took that picture and they put the earthworm back where it belongs. the next day, the worm was gone and i am still shook. liz: too early in the morning to see that. kumasi: apparently, that is normal but they are usually not around people. liz: you look it up? kumasi: you know i am fascinated. [laughter] liz: you did not know that an hour ago. kumasi: up next, the seven things you need to know today. liz: we have a new way for you to watch abc 7 news. you can watch it live throughout the day on abc news live. it is a combination of the best live, local and national news. you can find it within the news hub on hulu. kumasi: let's take a look outside right now at our friends here

kumasi: here are the seven things you need to know this morning. drew: we are still tracking the dangerous heatwave for the holiday. heat advisories and excessive heat warnings both beginning at 11:00 a.m. sunday where you find the pink shading. temperatures will exceed 100 degrees for several days. looking at the holiday weekend,

the temperatures are rising, heat risk is rising. if you want to try to beat the heat, we stay comfortable in the 50's and xts. kumasi: for the third day in a row, kauai so has issued a flex alert. we are all asked to reduce our usage from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. not charging electric vehicles. liz: simple activities like gardening or exercising can be a danger to your health during waves. we have information about heat exhaustion, heat stroke and more right now on abc 7 news.com. kumasi: president biden address to the nation in a rare primetime speech. he took aim at maga republicans and former president trump calling them a threat to democracy. liz: you can get the updatedterr labor day potentially. if you are fully vaccinated, you would be eligible for the new booster two months after your last shot. liz: sort of the calm before the

three-day weekend storm. sue: very light traffic this morning. limited visibility. use extra caution. just cleared an accident west highway four near bailey but the damage is done. you are stacked up to pittsburgh. kumasi: a rare pink diamond is set to go up for auction. it weighs over 11 carats. the color is this fancy vivid pink and is expected to sell for at least $21 million at the auction in hong kong. drew: i feel like i've never seen a pink diamond. kumasi: it is pretty beautiful. liz: i would take it. kumasi: $21 million? liz: i'll have to think about it. drew: love and carrots. it's fine. liz: have a great weekend.

good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. president biden setting the stage for the midterm elections. overnight, president biden delivering harsh criticism of his predecessor and the former president's supporters. arguing democracy is under assault and condemning political violence like the january 6th insurrection while trump considers pardoning those who stormed the capitol. high-stakes courtroom showdown. former president trump's team going head-to-head with the justice department comparing the hundreds of classified documents discovered at mar-a-lago to overdue library books. overnight, the cdc signing off on new covid boosters updated to protect against the

most common variants, so