dark even as we avoid widespread lack out. the one area where the power grid is killing the biggest impact. kumasi: your commute may be interrupted by the heat. >> getting a covid booster could be a yearly thing, just like the flu shot. the push to get more people vaccinated. kumasi: what to expect when apple rolls out one of its new products. it is wednesday, september 7. >> another day of extreme heat. lisa: we had a bit of a cooldown with that south wind that brought temperatures dramatically down in some spots but san jose, all-time record of 109, redwood city 110.

by noon to 2:00, the south wind brought the 115 in napa down to 100. we have some thunderstorms around reno. looking at activity in terms of low clouds and fog this morning. the 24 hour temperature change, we are looking at numbers not as warm as it yesterday at this time. we are going to get into that right now. we have got a clicker problem. 65 in oakland, 50's on the coast. we are 2-8 degrees cooler compared to yesterday but that is not saying acre lot. we will continue to see the excessive heat warning until thursday. san francisco out of the heat

advisory. temperatures at 10 4-105, 70's and the coast. kumasi: thousands of bay area residents without present -- without power, the majority of them are in the south bay. we zoom in to show you where everything is. no timetable on when these customers could get power back. these outages happened even as the state was able to avoid you can always go to the pge website. >> we were able to avoid widespread blackouts but there are still concernedpower rate. supply may not meet demand as people try to keep cool. ryan curry joins us. >> we will be under another flex

alert this evening, making it the eighth day in a row officials have asked us to cut down on power usage. it will be cooler but still hot today, putting more strain on the grid. from 4:00 p.m. until then :00 p.m. tonight, californians will be asked to reduce power. last night, we were able to avoid blackouts. power demand to set an all-time record tuesday. the -- alert one out yesterday and usage dropped dramatically. we need to do more in thean. -- in the renewable energy sector to prevent this from happening again. >> the power did go out in some

places but that was not because of cal iso calling for blackouts. those recommendations of turning off unused appliances and setting the thermostat to 78 or higher will be crucial. this heatwave is not over. kumasi: we could still face rolling blackouts today if we do not do our part. here is what you should do to prepare -- coast your blinds, close your curtains, cover those windows. if you need to use appliances like your dishwasher, washer or dryer, do it before 4:00 p.m. and precook your meals. if you have an electric car, charge it before 4:00 p.m. if you have ac, pre-cool your home and move it up to 70 degrees at 4:00 p.m.

if it gets too hot, commuters may have delays getting home. yesterday, bart had to shut down some trains because of heat related issues. >> good morning. the good news is that commuters will not have to worry, as this bart station has reopened and service has been restored, the morning commute might be slower than usual. bart officials are saying they are recovering from an earlier problem and are single or talking between pleasant hill and concord. this causes delays because all trains in this area are sharing the same track, but it is still a big improvement from last night when ms. station has no service, -- this station had no service, instead offering a bus

that took passengers around the impacted sections. we saw a crowd of people rushing to the buses last night. one rider was forced to jump through hoops just to get home to antioch. >> it has been hot. we are just trying to get to our destination. -- we've got to get on this bus bridge. >> bart officials told us this was because of the heat related trackside problem. bart was slowing the trains systemwide because of the heat, causing 20 minute delays for all commuters. that is a new policy because of a train derailment that happened in june.

we are expecting more triple digit temperatures. check for more delays encase slowdowns happen again today. >> good advice. you will want to keep track of temperatures in the weather on demand section of our app. kumasi: making good process on e fire burning near the town of. it has scorched or thousand acres, destroyed dozens of buildings. two women have been killed. calfire has not identified how or where the fire started, but neighbors think it began inside a warehouse at a lumber mill. 1500 people still under evacuation orders but some have returned home. a bigger fire still burning in siskiyou county. it is just 30% contained and has

burned more than 11,000 acres. governor newsom already declared a state of emergency. the cause of this client also investigation. >> new covid shot starting dr. fauci warning week prepare for yearly -- we should prepare for yearly covid shocks. >> the white house urging anybody over the age of 12 who has already been vaccinated to get boosted. the new pfizer booster is cleared for anyone over the age of 12 and that an oh-fer anybody over 18 to get the new shot. it got the final green light from the cdc and fda last week. vaccines.gov is now live with locations where americans can get the boosters. >> this past friday, they

started arriving. by the end of this week, over 90% of americans live within five miles of these updated vaccines. >> an average of 400 americans die every day of covid. with schools back in section, pediatric infections are up more than 90,000 last week, compared to 80,000 the week before. nationally, covered cases are plateauing. the white house is signaling a new reality -- the likelihood of annual kevin vaccines -- covid vaccines, just like so shots. >> -- flu shots. >> we are moving to a point where a single annual covid shot should provide a high degree of

protection. >> health officials urging anyone who gives the covid booster to get a flu shot. the white house is asking congress for an additional $22 million to buy more vaccines, covid treatments and ppe. it is paid up in a larger funding request that also addresses monkeypox and military equipment port ukraine. cash for -- for ukraine. lisa: upper 80's on the coast yesterday, 116 in napa but then we had a bit of cooling. we are out of the triple digit to lose but will still be over 100. right now, a hurricane is moving into combo, weakening to a tropical storm karen we -- tropical storm karen we will get

some cloud cover. our inland areas are hot again, but we are taking you down at least 5-8 degrees from yesterday. not as hot today that there is still a risk of heat related illnesses inland. looking for a weekend, could see a few showers. there is a look at our. we will not see upper 80's at the coast any longer. as that wild goes -- that fog goes away, that is a look at our heat spike. saturday, 80's. sunday back to average. one of six in fairfield, mid 90's in san rafael, upper 80's downtown.

sue: this is highway-2 87 cast the san jose airport. farther south, reports of a tree on fire on your side of the freeway. golden gate ridge, no fog to cool you down here. it was about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. they have roadwork in the north bound direction. we will reconfigure things once the one work has picked up. elsewhere, bart the light, single -- part delay, singletrack will put delays on the antioch line toward san francisco. >> coming up, how a woman's keen sense of smell is helping doctors detect parkinson's. kumasi: why you need to throw

out a certain baby formula if you have it.

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prevention month. after two decades of increases, the rate is going down in the u.s. a cdc report before the pandemic showed the rate had increased 33%. the numbers dipped in 2018 and 2019. a mental health expert addressed what may be behind this. >> people are either actively experiencing suicidal thoughts. they may just be feeling down and alone. going back to school and work has impacted mental health. the one silver lining is that people are talking about meeting mental health in a way that has not happened in the past.

people are readily causing the need to take care of themselves. kumasi: that is christkind. he says the moon three digit -- new three digit suicide hotline is making it easier to get help. the number is 988. >> a british woman with a hyper sensitive sense of may lead doctors to a medical breakthrough. she has helped develop the smell test that could detect parkinson's. she noticed her late husband spelled differently when diagnosed with arkansans. scientists decided to look into whether this could help identify parkinson's earlier. it involves a cotton swab on somebody's. kumasi: baby formula, the fda is

-- it says mother's touch has not been tested to determine if it meets nutrient requirements, adding that it contains seven nutrients that do not meet the requisite for infant formula. also, mother's touch has not been properly tested for the presence of bacteria. the fda says do not buy it and if you have it, throw it away. >> apple has unveiled the newest iphones and apple watch. we should expect two models that will be less expensive. those funds may have improved cameras, too. we are also expected to see a new apple watch and perhaps updated airpods and a virtual reality headset. it streams live at 10:00 a.m. on apples website.

kumasi: are you ready? >> can ready? i am ready to step talking about apple. it happens every year. call me when they produce something revolutionary like introducing the iphone. >> i am with you. [laughter] >> i know what the upper watch, iphones, ipads are saying, it is still hot and going to the hot today. kumasi: many people do screenshots with their apple devices of where they are. lisa: i need a job, folks, so this is what you need to listen to. the some of these mychal kendricks tells the story. yesterday, i was texting my

friend about the wind in diving neighborhoods. that was the source of our cooling that provided some relief by late afternoon. we are building and the heat lightning. by 2:00, temperatures came down to below 117 degrees, but it is still hot. we are looking at excessive heat through thursday. sundays in a per elevations. drought stressed fuel a concern. we are a bit cooler this morning. here is a look at the next seven days inland amount 105 today by the delta. normally, we are in the 80's. he spike the thursday, then the temperatures down -- heat spike

through thursday, then the temperatures come down. 98 in san jose today, mid 90's on the peninsula. 72 in daly city. north bay, upper 90's. you were 115 yesterday early in the day and napa is at 95 today. 88 in oakland is better than 102 yesterday. heat for the next several days but widespread cooling as we head into friday and the weekend. kumasi: coming up, the seven things to know. >> how long you should walk each day to stave off dementia. kumasi

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demand on the power grid. we avoided rolling blackouts last night after people cut back on power use. >> spare the air alert called due to deteriorating air quality. limit driving and outdoor activities. kumasi: bart riders may face another day of delays. service limited between concord and pleasant hills. bus bridge in place. sue: i was just looking at that. there is no cost ridge. it is a singletrack between concord and pleasant hill. free ride on the. this morning. just ask the driver to take you through death to the nearest cooling center. >> they mar-a-lago detailed the governments nuclear capabilities. other documents contained

details about u.s. operations so secret many national security officials do not have access to them. kumasi: steve bannon expected to turn himself into authorities in new york tomorrow. sources confirm the charges are related to accusations that band any defrauded people who donated to an online campaign. >> deals with homes once the new trial -- elizabeth holmes wants a new trial. >> in gma first look, elizabeth holmes requesting a new trial. in a motion filed this week, her legal team points to an uninfected visit to her home last month by dr. adam rosen north, who allegedly said he felt guilty and part like has been something on in connection

with his testimony at the trial. >> this testimony was important. the government in terms of putting the story together. however, a lot of the allegations, in particular the ones elizabeth holmes was convicted of, involved thought made to you investors. >> coming up, we talking to legal expert danny brooks. kumasi: the queen of the netherlands is waking up in san francisco this morning as she prepares for the two of her bay area to her. she is here on official business, to talk about tech and climate change and to promote du tch culture. she was hosted on the balcony. after a meeting in the castro,

it was a seminar on the challengers facing various regions. >> so many conversations stem from lack of housing. the nothingness faces please claim challengers, especially in amsterdam -- the lungs faces these same challenges, especially in amsterdam. >> maxima is traveling without her husband. >> we now know how many steps it takes to reduce your risk of dementia, between 3800 and 9800. it can keep down your risk of mental decline. people who took these steps work 50 percent less likely to develop dementia within seven years. how people came together to help shield the and housed from the

worst of the heat. kumasi: you can spend some time at the zoo for free today. look out

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alert to relieve stress on the power grid. how hot we will get the rest of the week and when we could see some relief. kumasi: new details about the documents seized from mar-a-lago. some may contain nuclear secrets. >> if you have a gift card you have not used, wait until you hear how much americans waste on he's every year. kumasi: the u.s. open, the

bizarre things that got some kicked out of the stands. people are confused. >> is are we this morning. -- as our we this morning. lisa: we had a plandemic day yesterday. all-time record in san jose at one or nine. but the sea breeze saved us from temperatures that were even hotter. upper 60's in mountain view. mild again this morning but fog at the coast. temperatures coming down just enough today to take us out of that high range. we are still looking at a spare the air alert, air quality poor in the state. excessive heat warning continues into thursday. spike in the heat on thursday,

then more widespread cooling. great warm quickly again today. by noon, 90's, 80's around the bay. the coast will have some breezy windows. kumasi: thousand sport waiting with no power -- thousands are waking up with no power, many in the south bay. no timetable for when all of these customer will get power back. these outages happened even as the state was able to avoid widespread outages. you can always check online on the pg website. >> though the stream strain on the power grid make the new to

us, the race to meet energy demand has been going on for decades. we spoke with an expert who weighs in on what has changed and when we could continue to see real additives like that -- grilled outages like this. >> this santa fe lecture feels california has done as much as possible to take care of the electric grid. >> texas is suffering but we do not have the same issues with our great. we are aware of the problem. >> after 2001, the next time weeks at the same kind of alert was twice in 2020 over the last two decades, california has integrated solar sources but

when those sources are not producing enough, batteries are used or sources that use fossil fuels. >> a lot if steps have been taken to filling the gaps during high demand periods. this powerplant started operating in 2003. it has evolved to run via natural gas. it is not the only one of these kind but strain on the energy grid continues to be a problem. the major part of the issue is climate change. >> if you are talking about hydraulic powers, that is dried because as dry weather. >> the strain on the power grid, will it be something we live with an? that depends. >> the solution has multiple parties that have to take action. better resources for the grid so

that the grant can keep funding power to us, better practices by s and dealings with ointment change as a reality. kumasi: we went inside a pg&e command center where utility is working around the clock to deal with heat related failures. those content longer to fix. the genesis they are stacked up and ready to respond to outages could gush outages. >> we have proof coming from areas not that crews coming from areas not as heavily impacted ready to respond. kumasi: if your power goes out unexpectedly, call and report the outage immediately. >> come up with alternative plans if you take part. some may see some delays and you may have to take a bus instead.

lina helland's live at the pleasant hill station. >> good morning. there were some major delays yesterday, but part officials said they would be working through the night to try to restore service by the morning you today. if you take a kind, you can see that they were able to get it back up and running and their hard work paid off but they are now single tracking between here and concord. this causes delays of 20 minute because trains are sharing the same track this morning. but this is still a great permit, last night when his patient had no service and instead offered a bus -- when this station had no service and

instead offered a bus. one rider we talked to was forced to jump through these hoops just to get home to antioch. >> we have to hop off our, and get on the bus to go to our problem but bart was already slowing down systemwide the heat, causing 20 minute delays for all because of the new policy. temperatures expected across the east bay today -- triple digit temperatures expected across the east bay today. delays likely. kumasi: people expressing

homelessness face particular challenges during the heat wave. heather braved the heat to help them as temperatures hit 108 yesterday. those who live in tiny homes said being inside was unbearable. they asked for donations on facebook. an ice cream company and a local caterer donated. >> ray are getting relief and being treated like human beings, but i am sad that i am having to do this. kumasi: it was the third straight day that she donated cold drinks. san francisco parks in offering a free dividend in the pool for the whole family, not charging afternoon admission for many of

expose. free the location. >> new development do the investigation into documents seized at mar-a-lago. the washington post reports some of that information is related to nuclear capabilities we are also getting video from an elections office where election data was allegedly copied in georgia. >> new fallout from the classified material allegedly found and trumps florida residents. the washington post says these documents describe a foreign government is nuclear capabilities. they say some detailed top-secret operation so closely guarded that many senior national security officials are kept in the dark. it comes as a the justice department and trumps legal team

face a new deadline. a judge has given them until friday to submit a list of candidates who could be a special master. bill barr says the ruling granting a special master was wrong. he says the justice department should appeal. >> i do not think it changes the ballgame so much as it maybe we will have a rain delay. >> meanwhile, a major development into the investigation and the alleged effort to overturn the election results in georgia. 30 are looking into a breach of data in coffee county. this shows a local republican party leader escorting two operatives reportedly working for trumps attorney into county election offices. this is from january 7, 20 21,

the same day the voting machines were breached. thebeen identified as kathy lacd nineo ul inations for cur complete wher attorneys say shet knowingly been involved in any impropriety in any election. kumasi: the labor day holiday turned out to be a great one for the travel industry. >> and you can visit the san francisco zoo for free today. how hot might it be? lisa: today is good. temperatures will be in the 70's. i wish i could spread that relief. yesterday, the temperature dropped 24 degrees in 20 minutes

in some locations because of the sea breeze. this is a hurricane and it will bring good rain to southern california by the weekend. fog off the coast but temperatures are still on the 8 degrees colder in hayward. you had 107 yesterday and 102 in slightly better today before we change it all around thursday. not as hot but the heat sparks dish spikes tomorrow. just over 100, 80's and 90's toward the east bay on friday but look at saturday, back to normal. as we look into it next week,

big changes, but today, 96 in fremont, 88 in ok'd. sue: solid stream of headlights on the eastbound freeway. berkeley curve in good company, speed of 25-55 mph. no metering lights yet, you isesn the idge. stl heen fro he e we do have a bigello down -- slow down with tweets under 10 mph, this is atypical early-morning morning commute but not usually this slow, it is about an hour and five minute

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and killing eliza fletcher back in court today, expected to be indicted on murder charges. the cause of death not released yet. the suspect already faced kidnapping and tampering with evidence charges attended previously spent 20 years in prison for kidnapping and attorney. kumasi: steve bannon expected to turn himself in tomorrow on fraud charges. family is accused of duping donors who gave money to buy and build a wall along the u.s.

southern border. he was previously charged in a similar case but trump pardoned him. bannon cannot be pardoned on state charges and double chapter -- double jeopardy not a factor because he was never convicted. he is awaiting sentencing on his conviction in the capitol riot. the poorest killed by a -- poorest killed by a shark white dish welts snorkeling in the bahamas. she was bit by a ball shark. police say efforts were made to rescue her but she died he for making it to the hospital. know what else was hurt. another american had a deadly shark in that area in 2019. >> air travel topped pre-pandemic levels over the holiday weekend. 8.7 million passed through u.s.

airports since friday. despite the increase in passengers, cancellation and related decreasing. kumasi: have you used that gift card you got? fort many, the answer is no. a whole found -- poll found that the average amount of unused gift cards is $175 a person. keep them handy. do not put these in a drawer. you do not remember what you put in that drawer. we are talking $21 billion of an used gift cards. >> if you are looking for something fun to do, you can visit the san francisco zoo for free today.

california bio diversity day is today. the zoo says all san francisco residents get free admission today and some animals have been getting cold treats. kumasi: two fans removed from the archer -- arthur ashe stadium stadium because of this prank. youtuber was in the stands draped in a barbers cape getting his head buzzed from a friend. people noticed it. once security escorted them off the ground for disruption of play. this is not the first time. he also got a trim during an nba game earlier this year. >> those tickets had to be

expensive. you are just doing this for the stunt for youtube? kumasi: i wanted to laugh. >> you gave us a ha-ha. kumasi: maybe it will be funny on youtube. >> probably not. >> a lot of people plan their life around instagram. it is weird. >> i am with you, lisa. lisa: we are talking about changes you will like in terms of our weather. some fog moving from the south. also some activity in the sierra at nevada. light name is what we will be concerned about in the days ahead. we will watch for that towards the weekend, but as we look

closer, i want to talk about a hurricane category 2 running parallel to the coast of baja. that will bring rain to southern california but for us, extra clouds. we could see a few wrinkles. note -- a few sprinkles. mount diablo is that 86. i want to show you where we were yesterday. 113 in livermore, 115 in napa, then we had a south wind and the temperature drop. today not as hot, upper 90's in san jose. on the peninsula, did 90's, 70's

on the coast. north bay still hot, so you do get a bit of relief. 102 in oakland yesterday. mid-90's in castro valley. we get a heat spikes tomorrow then temperatures come down write a. -- common down on friday. extra cloud cover this weekend. >> coming up, we facing fraud accusations with her clothing line. the lawsuit in the south bay. >> then the little boy dressed as superman interrupted a press conference. >> the new fall flavor about to hit shelves. >> live look at the golden gate

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country, giving a speech, and a child dressed as superman rides his bike around you. that happened to the president of chile on sunday. the president was calling on to lay-ins to support the new constitution that was ultimately rejected. the president continued talking and the child kept riding around. and there he was oblivious to happening or not care. the four-year-old was being cared about by the presidents mom. all he wanted to do was ride his bike. >> ramen noodle flavors are

getting pumpkin spicey. let us know if they have gone too far. they added pumpkin spice seasoning for your october obsessions. there are people obsessed with everything pumpkin spice. kumasi: this is not for me. why are you putting it on there? >> the company claims the perfect blend of sweet and savory is what they are offering. they even suggest you top the noodles with whipped cream. this will be available in walmart starting next month. so many questions kumasi has wondering why they made this product. kumasi: two new arrivals greeting guests at the aquarium in chicago -- new sea lions.

the puppet is the youngest to live at the aquarium. they have been at the smithsonian. there are now three generations of sea lions. the pup will so -- slowly learn to socialize. lisa, could you do the noodles? lisa: i was having a computer problem. could you do that again? >> we were talking about the pumpkin spice noodles with the ripped cream. -- whipped cream. lisa: probably not. heat today. napa yesterday had that 24 degrees drop in 20 minutes. today, 95. spike tomorrow. as we pull off into the weekend,

we are at or below average. south bay could see a part 90's today. yesterday, you had a record of 109. one hundred three thursday then better whether this weekend. kumasi: thousands waking up no power as we face another day of triple digit heat. >> today is the eighth flex alert day in the world. what you should do now to save energy this afternoon. kumasi: the delays you could face and the damage the heat has done to bart

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: 6:00, your morning commute maybe up to a slow start if you plan on taking bart. >> pg&e working to restore power to thousands of people in the south bay. the outages and power concerns for today. kumasi: here is a live look outside. a bit but lisa is checking the conditions right now. there is a chance of dangerous conditions this afternoon and there is relief a few days away. >>