drew,. drew: drew tuma, drew tuma sue hall sewell amazon, amazon, bonta bonta agent, agencies agents agents food and drug administration, fa father's day food and drugadministration, federal trade commission federal trade commission food and drug administration, food and drugadministration, federal trade commission, federal trade commission effect, effect effect federal trade commission federal trade commission, federal trade commission, federal trade commission jimmy kimmel, quinta brunson quinta brunson, quinta brunson brunson, quinta, quinta demi lovato, demi lovato stinson beach stinson beach stinson beach stinson beach, stinson beach stinson beach stinson beach golden, golden, gobert gamecocks golden gate bridge, golden gate bridge, golden gate bridge, golden gate bridge, -- this is abc news. kumasi: strike averted. rail workers union to make a deal to avoid a potentially crippling rail strike. reggie: and the master tenant could end up back in jail. kumasi: and a final goodbye to the queen. people lining up for miles to pay their final respects for lines that are taking hours to get through. reggie: in the u.k., they pride themselves on a queue. and they are queuing like the queues never seen. they are super proud. that is what's trending this morning. kumasi: four miles long. reggie: yeah. um-hmm. they consider this a great honor to stand in line. kumasi: yeah. they love her that much. reggie: absolutely. drew, how is the weather this morning? drew: it's ok. some fog in the north bay.

improving along the coast. half moon bay is about a mile right now. and live look the city sli anwel haveha fog f thing. it thins out pretty quickly this morning. a lot of sunshine. temperatures very comfortable going into the 60's and 70's larish this afternoon. we are tracking rain. kumasi? kumasi: breaking news this morning. after 20 hours of talk, president biden announced a tentative agreement has been preached to avoid a rail strike. here is more on the deal that has prevented a potentially dangerous strike. lena? reporter: good morning. after nearly 20 hours of negotiations at the department of labor, rail companies and union negotiators reached a tentative agreement, narrowly avoiding that strike that would

have shut down rail systems, not only here in fremont but across the country. now, around 60,000 union rail workers were set to strike on friday, fighting for better salaries, benefits and time off. according to "the washington post," railroads have agreed to give workers the ability to take days off for medical care without being subject to discipline. something that was the key demand that railroad workers wanted to strike over and they got it. the "post" also confirmed workers will receive voluntary assigned days off and a single additional paid day off while before the strike they did not receive sick days. but concerns of a major supply chain disruption were also on the table as 30% of all goods transported are on freight rail and the railroad trade group had said groups can't keep up with demands. we talked to the an joaquin regional rail commission.

>> it really puts people in a really difficult place trying to find alternative ways to get to work. they don't want to be stuck in traffic. so this has a very human impact. reporter: president biden releasing a statement overnight saying i thank the unions and railroad committees for reaching a thennive agreement that will keep our critical rail system working and avoid disruption of our economy. amtrak has responded saying amtrak is working quickly to restore canceled trains and reaching out to tim packed customers to comet on first available -- comet -- accommodate on first available departures. real companies estimated that the strike could have racked the nation's already strained copy by nearly $2 billion. live in fremont, lena howland, aabc news.

kumasi: a 2.9 magnitude earthquake shift berkeley overnight. it was southeast of the city around 2:40 this morning. so far, we're not getting any reports of damage. this would be the third earthquake earlier this week. reggie: this morning, a blow to the bay area economy. american aligns announcing they're moving hundreds of flight attendant jobs to other places in the country. impacted employees are relocating are being offered retirement packages. some have been with american between 20 and 40 years. >> it's a sad day. it feels like a kick in the gut. >> san francisco is perhaps the slowest growing major city in the country. >> the move by american really is just an indication that san francisco is not a growing location. reggie: in a statement, american airlines say they expect san francisco to maintain current levels of flying but it doesn't see any plan to grow their here. kumasi: a san francisco baysed

app is reable its message after it was shut down when some users got explicit message. seesaw is used to schools. the company says it was a victim of a credential stuffing attack where hackers guessed users passwords to gain access to accounts. some seesaw accounts were compromised and then used to send that inappropriate message. a san jose -- >> few months, not use the same password again. don't click on the click think before you click. kumasi: seesaw will monitor in the future. >> the deadly fire could ebb up back in jail. prosecutors -- turned up a bullet her machete on bows and

arrows. his lawyer tells abc news was the bullet was put out by his wife as part of an alter display that she doesn't remember where it came from. a hearing will determine if he violated his probation terms. kumasi: mountain view is launching a kickoff event for its new guaranteed basic income program. it starts at u.n.:30 at the -- 1:30 at the plaza cinema. lit give $500 a month to 166 low income families that have one child this pilot program is part of a national study being conducted by the university of pennsylvania. reggie: developing news in the battle of what is california's largest wildfire of the year the mosquito fire. cal fire screws have claimed a small victory. they managed to save the community of forest hills in

placer community. the mosquito fire has been burning for more than a week, tearing through more than 63,000 acres and plastered an el dorado counties. you can see where all the wildfires are and shows you air quality so you can see if smoke is affecting the bay area at abc7news.com. kumasi: we go back to london where thens of thousands of people are lined up and have been for hours to see the queen's casket. reggie: and the promising link between faking vitamins and improving brain function. what doctors discovered in a new study. drew: and good morning, san jose. you'll find partly cloudy skies this morning. we're dry today. but look what is headed our way over the weekend rain returns to the forecast sunday into monday. last level 1 on the storm impact scale. we'll look at how warm you get today and the details of the tomorrow impact

kumasi: a new study suggests that taking multi-vitamins can help slow cognitive aging the study from the wake forest university school of medicine looked at thousands of people 65 and older and they found that three years of taking a multi-vitamin appeared to have slowed cognitive aging by 1.8 years or 60% compared to people who were taking a placebo. they will now do more research to confirm the link between vitamins and brain health. drew: the golden gate bridge, dense out there. you will probably need your

windshield wipers. air quality today, tomorrow and through the weekend. we are good to go. temperatures with that fog first thing slowly pulling back in the coast, we'll warm the 60's and 70's. and today is another day where temperatures are below average for this time of the year the fair amount of sunshine only topping out in the 70's. 78 in concord. 76 in san jose. 67 in the city. 78 in santa rosa. we do bring in the storm impact scale for the second half of the weekend we rank our storms exclusively from one to five, light to severe. we are tracking a level 1 storm sunday into monday. we will go hour by hour to time out this rain for you in eight minutes. let's say hi to sue and see how we're doing with traffic. sue: we have averted a rail strike. they did have some contingency plans in place. although it is not that dramatic, there is still service this morning.

ace trained, modified schedule. cal strain, new schedule to latch up and time right with bart. and then all your cal train and the capital corridor trains are on a modified schedule today. otherwise, we go to san rafael, looking great. the civic center on their way to southern part os marin, looking good. looking good along the golden gate bridge right down on the deck. limited visibility. this is the richmond san rafael bridge. looks like it's busy but not backed up yet in the westbound from the toll plaza over wards san quentin. we'll be back in just a bit. kumasi: the subject of the podcast cereal they be getting good news. reggie: and bad bunny's bay area show is quite the hit. scenes from inside and outside the packed venue. kumasi: let's take a live look

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there's only one choice. reggie: it is afternoon in london and here is a live look inside westminster hall where the queen's coffin is lying in state until her funeral happens on monday. some stood in line for up to 30 hours. the wait now is nine to 10 hours and the queue tracker shows the line stretches for four and a half miles the procession took the queen's coffin to westminster with her children and her grandchildren walking behind it. >> she's been the most wonderful person in the whole wide world for about 70 years.

she's the most kind, loving, caring, genuine woman. reggie: westminster hall will be opened until the morning of the funeral. you can stream more queen elizabeth stories any time on our bay area tv app including a 15-minute documentary looking back at the queen's one and only visit into the bay area in 1983. kumasi: a story and that has a lot of you talking this morning. large crowds showing up in oakland for the bad bunny concert. abc7 news gloria rodriquez with reaction from people who were >> a lot of reaction. one fan posting on twitter bad bunny oakland concert was a vibe. people didn't disappoint. but i got to tell you. some fans were disappointed because of the long appliance. check out this footage from sky 7 over the coliseum where bad bunny performed. you can see the lines wrapped around quite a ways and this was

about 5:30 yesterday evening. so you can imagine later, it was packed as well and lines continued inside the coliseum. die-hard fans didn't seem to mind but some people on twitter say bad bunny didn't take the stage until han hour and a half. >> we paid v.i.p. service over $1,000 to be not in the regular line. >> and bad bunny seemed to enjoy his time in the bay area. even getting out to dine at a local restaurant. he took an entourage of about 80 people to the puerto rican restaurant soul food in san rafael on monday night and one of the managers told us the group ordered almost everything on the menu. bad bunny even greeted staff, took some pictures and the manager told us that he wanted to tell bad bunny he's one of his biggest fans but he also want to be professional. bad bunny is now on his first stadium tour across the u.s. and in latin america. reggie and kumasi, i was looking

at pictures and posts from social media and it look like it was packed in there and a lot of fans really had fun. one fan saying the show was "fire." [laughter] reggie: i'm sure it was. kumasi: i'm sure it was once they got in there. >> yeah, it just took a while to get in there. reggie: thank you, gloria. >> yep. reggie: oh. that was interesting. gloria disappeared and drew is here. it was lake a magic trick. drew: i got the cue. i was like get out of my way. kumasi: i'm alive. drew: i'm here. i got the v.i.p. passes. i paid. kumasi: $1,000? that's the part that got me. drew: i mean, maybe it was their favorite artist, i don't know. kumasi: if i paid $1,000, i want my own private appearance. drew: right. kumasi: shuttle. something. is cart. private escort into the first row. drew: yeah. reggie: food. kumasi: food.

reggie: unlimited drinks. drew: she's here don't look her in the eye just look down. [laughter] she wants all the perks. reggie: i agree. drew: oh, yeah. we have to stand like six feet away. reggie: yeah. drew: because covid still in effect. we had mostly cloudy conditions. dense fog in the coast the afternoon, we'll see sunshine conditions. conditions very mild. rain looking likely sunday into monday. we love to see that in the forecast, especially in september. highs today, enjoy the sunshine. dry conditions. 60's and 70's for the most part. cloud cover rolling on back in from the coastline most of us falling into the 50's. let's show you the storm impact scale. we rank our storms exclusively here at abc7 if you don't remember, they go from one light to five severe.

just to give you an idea of what to expect. level 1 light storm right now. showers, scattered downpours and southerly winds. and monday, there is the light chance of thunder. let's plan this out for you. if you have outdoor activities on saturday, you are totally fine. saturday is dry. a lot of sunshine. some late day clouds. at night, we're talking 10:00, 11:00 p.m., coastal shower. here's sunday afternoon. that front is essentially on top of us, bringing on and off showers. and the storm system, you can see it just sits and spins off our coastline. it looks like this front will stall over much of the bay area. even into monday. so right now, it's a good idea to hold off on the car wash there's enough rain get the car nice and wet and even bring in those outdoor pillows on your furniture patio because it looks like it will get pretty wet sunday into monday. here's the about seven-day forecast. we are fine.

sunday into monday, a level 1 on the storm impact scale. and we warm up next week. reggie: drew, thank you. here is what's happening on "gma." kumasi: good morning, ginger. >> good morning. it's a thursday on "gma." so we will begin with some good news. the breaking news that the strike has been averted. that rail strike that was threatening us. the deal went down to the wire. tens of thousands of workers almost walked off the job but a tentative agreement has been reached. and then vladimir putin meeting with china's leaders while his forces are being routed in ukraine. we will have the latest from the high stake summit. and say farewell the queen. hundreds of thousands of people lining up for miles, paying their respects to queen elizabeth this morning, we will look at the royal women and how they are working to support king charles iii. and we have a very special

kickoff to hispanic heritage month. a "gma" fiesta. you know you're about to get some empanadas. so, get ready. reggie: ok. so we were just talking about who we would pay like $1,000 to see a concert. so, is there someone that you would shell out the big bucks? >> yes, elton john. it would get you a good seat. that's what we're investor something. reggie: we're investorring a good seat. kumasi and i want v.i.p. we want meet and greet. we want food, drinks. >> oh, i don't know if you're getting that for $1,000. kumasi: and personal song selection. reggie: kumasi wants a request. she wants to be able make a song request. >> wait. so obviously, i'm like a 14-year-old. so harry styles and, what else? i mean, there's other ones that i love. i like mclemore a lot. very into him a lot.

who are you? which ones did you choose? kumasi: at this point, i think i would pick usher the way people are flying into his concerts. people are packed. >> ok. kumasi: yeah, that is 14-year-old me like yes, usher front row. >> yes. i get that. reggie? reggie: for me, madonna's always my number one. >> that makes sense. reggie: that's my lady. if it included all those things, yes. she would probably not look at me in the eye and would not acknowledge my presence but i would be fine. >> and you would be like that's worth the $1,000. reggie: i'll take it. kumasi: and then janet. reggie: oh, yeah, i love janet. >> oh, yeah. i would go up there with janet. you're right. reggie: we will see you at 7:00 a.m. >> a beautiful dream

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r. kelly has been convicted for six more counts in the chicago courtroom yesterday. r. kelly was acquitted on seven other counts. most of those related to conspiracy. prosecutor says he recorded the abuse on multiple videos. two of kelly piece former associates were found not guilty on conspiracy charges. these are from a invite case from kelly's previous convictions on sex trafficking charges. reggie: the subject of a true crime podcast cereal may be closer to getting a new trial. prosecutors said his conviction should be vacated. he was convicted of the 1999 murder of his girlfriend. the podcast profile the case in 2015. yesterday prosecutors say there is no enough d.n.a. in evidence the case and the integrity of conviction is in question. prosecutors can declare if a

subject gets a new trial. he always declared his position. kumasi: in the san jose are called the evolve uniforms and they are going to be worn starting this season. so they have a teal sweater, gloves at home, and then a white jersey on the road. the new jerseys are available online and at the team store in san jose. i feel like i need a good look. reggie: i know. let me see it. kumasi: zoom out. reggie: it's like a commercial for cotton. kumasi: well, the team's first regular season game is october 7 at nashville. reggie: give us the -- kumasi: i want to see somebody modeling. reggie: yeah. ok. next, the white house set to up date the public on monkeypox in about an hour. what the c.d.c. director said about testing and vaccines. kumasi: and california tszyuing amazon that accuses the tech giant of rigging the system and

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reggie: now at 6:30. a major rail strike averted. thank you details about the deal and the reaction pouring in. kumasi: and a swimmer who just made history by going from golden gate bridge to half moon bay. >> i'm sorry i did do that. reggie: and jimmy kimmel apologizes for upstaging quinta brunson's emmy win. kumasi: good morning, everyone it is thursday, september 15. reggie: first, we check in with meteorologist drew tuma. drew: we have areas of dense fog that we've been tracking all morning long. santa rosa and napa are the worst location on our visibility map we're down to half a mile on santa rosa but the fog will not linger too long this morning. we expect a lot of sunshine on

our thursday. temperatures in the 50's and low 60's as you step out the door. a live look outside. that sun is slowly getting out here. fog thins out. it's another afternoon of very comfortable temperatures in the 60's and 70's. we are dry today. but we are tracking a storm. rain returns to the forecast for part of the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up in eight minutes. reggie: drew, thank you. breaking news. after 20 hours of talks early this morning, president biden announced a tentative agreement has been reached to avoid a rail strike. abc news reporter lena howland is live with what we're learning about the deal. lena? reporter: good morning. because that strike has narrowly been avoided, it's business as usual here at the fremont amtrak station. and this morning, we are getting new information on some of the perks of that deal that got both sides to agree. now according to cnn, the deal reached will give union members

an immediate 14% raise with back pay date back to 2020 and raises adding up to 24%. they say the deal also gives them cash bonuses of $1,000 a year. cnn says back pay and earlier bonuses are expected to give union members an average of an $11,000 payment per person once the deal is ratified. "the washington post" says railroads agree to give workers the ability to take days off for medical care without being subject to discipline, something that was the key demand that railroad workers wanted to strike over and they got it. cal state east bay professor of management says the strike would have caused inflation to take an even bigger jump. >> expect more delays and raise in cost because with higher demand, higher prices, and that's going to affect inflation too. reporter: speaker nancy pelosi

reaching -- releasing a agreement that congress stood ready to take action saying i congratulate both parties for coming to terms that will avoid a strike and take a positive step forward in terms of respecting workers rights. amtrak has also responded saying amtrak is working quickly to restore canceled trains and reaching out to impacted customers to comet -- accommodate first available departures. they will be providing an update again as soon as information becomes available. rail companies estimate that the strike would have racked the nation's already strained economy by almost $2 billion a day. live in fremont, lena howland, abc7 news. reggie: thank you, lena. the white house and public health officials will update the public on the monkeypox response. yesterday, c.d.c. director met with the senate health committee to speak about the current situation. >> c.d.c. worked with our public health partners to expand testing capacity and engaged

commercial laboratories to increase capacity to 80,000 tests per week. while integration volume is 14% of total testing capacity, we are working with academic medical centers, commercial and public health laboratories to make testing even more accessible to all who need it. reggie: she will be with today's briefing and if you're still looking for a vaccine, the clinic in zuckerberg sf general opens at 8:00 this morning. kumasi: as flu season approaches, experts are telling all of us getting the flu and the vaccine if possible. it peaks around february but officials warning this year could be bad because many of us haven't been exposed in the flu virus because the pandemic. reggie: an athletic trainer is still recovering after getting shot outside campus while trying to break up a fight. cell phone video captured the moment after class is let out on

tuesday afternoon. other videos shows a large fight moments before the shooting. according to police, he stepped in to break things up and was shot, suffering a nonlife-threating injury. district officials say his bravery may have saved the student's life. >> somebody took a bullet for our students and was doing his job and unfortunately, something bad happened while he was at work. reggie: classes were held yesterday with additional guard and staff members on campus in case anything were to happen. counselors were brought in. so far, no word of any arrests in this incident. kumasi: some pride flag murals have sparked opposing rallies the idea start as student-led initiative and the school board approve the plan. supporters say they will be assigned the district is an inclusive and a safe place for everyone the murals have gained

national attention in recent days after the story got picked up by multiple right wing outlets. >> and for the past week the school district have been the district targets of hundreds and hundreds of hate. comments and e-mails and calls. kumasi: people co-came out to protest the murals saying they are not homophobic. she believes topics lie sexual orientation are subjects that should be talked about in the home and not in schools. >> i feel like we've been forced to talk to our kids, our young children, especially, about things that aren't ready to talk about. kumasi: we did reach tout the castro value unified school district but we have not heard back. governor ne gavin new so many talked about krog trainers --

dog trainers. that could potentially claw case like this one in bakersfield. 22-year-old annie shriver is charged with 14 counts of felony cruelty to animals. authorities say they found nearly a dozen dead dogs on the trainer's properties. her preliminary hearing is set for october 7. she has pleaded not guilty. this is one of nearly half a dozen cases highlighted by "7 on your side" in the last few years. reggie: the state of california is suing amazon claiming the company has illegally kept the prices high. amazon violented anti-trust laws. the lawsuit say the company requires sellers to enter into contracts that penaltyizes them if their products are offered elsewhere. the punishment would be getting a less prominent spot on the site. and that means consumers would pay more. amazon saying it lets it sellers

set the prices. kumasi: the state is set to send you hundreds of dollars. this is a one-time inflation relief package that will be determined by you tax return. but they do range from $2350 for individuals making less than $75,000 a year to $200 for people making less than $250,000 a year. the money is coming from the 2022-2023 state budget surplus. reggie: florida governor has sent two planes of migrants to martha's vineyard off massachusetts the arrival was unannounced. the 50 migrants are spending time at a church. it is a situation that played out in the chicago area tuesday night. dozens of israeli migrants are bussed there from texas. desantis's communication communicator say this is part o'florida's relocation program to transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations. he added "states like

massachusetts, new york and california will better facilitate the care of his individual who is they have invited into our country by incentivizing illegal immigration." kumasi: president biden has announced a plan to make electric vehicles more accessible across the country. pal states will get a portion of $900 million in funding to build electric charging stations. now during his tour at the north american international auto show in detroit, the president got behind the wheel of several cars, driving an electric cadillac on the floor. ford unveiled its new mustang model at the auto show and it is -- reggie: vladimir putin is ok -- volodymyr zelenskyy is ok after a car crash. he was taken to a dray doctor as a precaution. earlier, zelenskyy visited a newly liberated city where he said he was shocked by the

destruction. that city which is in ukrainian control had been occupied by russians for several months. still hayden the plan for wal-mart to let you try on clothes virtually. kumasi: a big board at the new york stock exchange. an update of the stock change exchange. reggie: and you can watch us for a whole extra hour now weekdays from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. on our streaming app. download on your phone. drew: it is beautiful out. there high clouds as that sun is getting up here on our thursday morning. air quality, no issues. today, tomorrow, even through the weekend. we have good air quality. let's talk about what's in store for your day today. hour by hour future weather showing you any cloud cover pulls back to the coastline. we're gradually warming to the 60's and low 70's by noon.

and into in the afternoon, it's another day where temperatures are mainly in the 60's and 70's. enjoy the comfortable air mass. a lot of sunshine today. 67 in the city. breezy later today. 76 in acknowledge. 73 fremont. 75 in vallejo. taking a look at the three-day forecast. we'll keep that trend of morning fog to afternoon sunshine warmer tomorrow. but by saturday, during the day, we're totally dry. but at night, a chance of showers pops into in the forecast with more wet weather on the way for the back half of the weekend. chances for rain over the next seven days. by sunday and monday, we do bring back the storm impact scale. we'll take a closer look at this wet weather, the details of the storm impact scale. we'll go hour by hour showing you the storm coming up in about nine minutes. sue: good news about the rain we need it. let's take a look at some of your drive times.

580, typical grind. at least an hour up and over the westbound on 580. highway 4, that's the reason for that one-hour drive from antioch into concord. and 540 was the magic time for the metering lights to be turned on this morning. you are stacked up now back the maze. all the way into san francisco. just about 45 minutes at this point. and that is gaining in time as we get through the commute. mr. spider is on our official webcam as we look at the nimitz 880 by the coliseum. traffic flowing nicely. so give yourself a little extra time there. pretty slow. just getting a report of a car

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reggie: a lot of people confuse mexican independence day with cinco de mayo. it celebrated in mexico and in the u.s. gloria rodriquez joins us live with more on local events. >> good morning, reggie. both san jose and san francisco city hall will celebrate mexico's independence day today and the festivities will continue in the bay area this weekend. we have footage from mexican independence day celebration in downtown independence day last year and it's often celebrated with music, food and culture. today, san francisco will commemorate mexico's freedom from spain in 1810.

the organization mission neighborhood centers is involved put on by the consulate of mexico. city and county of mexico and community partners. it is a big part of mexican independence day festivities. and the mayor will be there for the crowd at 6:00. the even is at civic center plaza at san francisco city hall from 4:00 to 7:00. and the first 200 people will get a free taco. so that's a pretty cool incentive there. and san francisco city hall is observing at 4:00 p.m. as well. there's going to be food, activities and other celebrations going on this weekend. at 7:00 this morning, we'll talk to an organizer for the event. so you can learn all about it and more about the history of mexican independence day. kumasi? kumasi: thank you, gloria. the nfl says concussions have dropped by 50% for players using new special helmets.

this year, 11 players who used those helmets suffered concussions and last year that was about 23. during training camp, the league required offensive and defensive linemen, tight ends and linebackers to wear those. and the mandate ended after the second preseason game. however, hundreds of players still continue to use them. reggie: wal-mart is hoping to use technology to increase clothing sales. they are launching a new feature called be your own model so you can virtually try on clothes. the dressing room works to simulate how a color looks on individual skin tone and how a clothing drapes. the top wealthiest cities in the world and we are number three. so it goes new york, tokyo and the san francisco bay area. the place where most millionaires live. the findings that finds

millionaires were those are investable assets of $1 million or more. patagonia's founders is giving away the company in an effort to fight climate change. it belongs no the purpose trust and the whole fast collective. any money that doesn't go back into the business will be used to protect nature. the goal is to keep the company on the same path the founder intended. kumasi: the bay area water swimmer made the trek katherine brie completed a total of 27 miles from the golden gate bridge and then finishing in half moon bay. so this is video of a previous swim. breezy began her route at 3:00 yesterday morning and got to her destination in 12 hours and 45 minutes. this isn't her first time swimming a route that long. back in 2017, she broke a time

record after swimming 21 miles of lake tahoe. reggie: jimmy kimmel is apologizing to actress quinta brunson for what he called a dumb comedy bit at the emmys he invited the star on the show last night. >> i do want to explain this. here's what happened. [cheers and applause] >> jimmy, up. i won. jimmy? ok. hold my phone. umm -- >> now that, was a dumb comedy bit that we thought would be funny. i lost and then i drank too much and i had to be dragged out on the stage. and then people got upset. they said i stole your moment. and maybe i did. and i'm very story if i did do that. i'm sorry i did do that, actually. >> jimmy, let me just say thank you. it is very kind of you to say that. i honestly was in such a moment

of just having a good time like i won my first emmy. i was up will like to, you know, i'm happy. [applause] reggie: and during his monologue, brunson had some time to finish her acceptance speech. kumasi: a beautiful time-lapse film last night captured the northern lights over iceland's capital. the man who took the video says it was a magical night ■for him and his daughter to experience. reggie: have you ever been to iceland? drew: yes. i went during the summer which is not the right time to see the northern lights because you have almost 24 hours of daylight. but it was fun. really beautiful. reggie: ok. drew: a lot of waterfalls. reykjavík is very pretty. the people are very nice. reggie: but the food is very bad? drew: food is interesting. kumasi: oh. reggie: and for that reason, i'm out. drew: no, you should really visit it. reggie: we went to that blue

lagoon or whatever? drew: toured around the coastline. they have some black sand beaches which are really pretty. kumasi: why is the food not together? drew: it's -- i'm trying to eat what we ate a lot of. reggie: they don't have a lot to work with. kumasi: ok. that makes sense. drew: i think i tried shark. kumasi: like just bring some snacks. reggie: and then do a stop on your way to europe. drew: that, too. a lot of people do that. let's take a look outside. it is pretty. a live look from our exploratorium camera showing you that fog up above. the sun above you. the dense areas of fog in the north bay. the afternoon is sunny and mild. we keep a low average temperature. and a storm approaching. rain looking very likely. the guidance this bring the storm wetter across the bay area.

we will see the timing in one second. highs today, sunshine. dry conditions. 60's and 70's. very comfortable for this time of the year. overnight, cloud cover moving in from the coastline again. temperatures generally in the 50's. it's been a while since we have seen the storm impact scale we want rank our storms here at abc7 from one light, five is severe. it give use better idea of what to expect with each storm that arrive here's over the storm season. sunday into monday, we're tracking a level 1 light storm. gusty southerly winds. and monday, there is the slight chance of thunder. planning your weekend. any outdoor activities you have on saturday, you're good to go. saturday is dry. late at night to early sunday morning, likely when we'll find our first showers moving in. this system will bring a cold front on sunday right through the bay area. so this is 2:00 p.m. sunday. showing you those on and off showers. and the storm will linger right off our coastline. stalling that front over us.

so continuing those shower chances into monday. right now, a good estimate is half an inch of rain. we'll fine-tune it as you get closer to the weekend. dry through saturday. one on the storm impact scale. and then we'll warm up early next week. guys? kumasi: thank you. forget jumping the shark. this is a jumping shark. [laughter] let's just look at the video. some fishermen in maine didn't have to reel it in. the shark was battling against the rod and let on to the boat. reggie: oh. kumasi: they measured it and tagged it and let it go. reggie: good. kumasi: thankfully, nobody got hurt. including -- ooh, that angle. reggie: ok. kumasi: i just want to be left alone. reggie: i know. breaking news. tennis great roger federer announced he is retiring. in a note posted on social media

he said the last three years have been challenging because of injuries and surgeries he says he has to recognize when it's time to then his competitive career. the 41-year-old played in more than 1,500 matches over 24 years. he is a 20-time grand slam champ. federer's final event will be at the laver cup next week in london. kumasi: disney+ days special continue through the month. subscribers can get the first month for $1.ed 9. -- $1.99. reggie: ok. [laughter] kumasi: up next, the seven things you need to know today. reggie: in partnership with abc7 news and hulu, you can watch our

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kumasi: here are the seven things to know. a nationwide railroad strike has been averted after 20 hours of intense talks of tentative deal has been reached. president biden is calling at it win for the economy and the american people. the senate still has to face several steps before it is ratified. reggie: the white house on its response to monkeypox. the c.d.c. revealed there has been a decline in new cases over the past few weeks. if you are looking for a vaccine, the clinic is doing first and second shots starting at 8:00 a.m. kumasi: lines of people are waiting to pay respects to queen

elizabeth. those lines are now stretching more than four miles from westminster hall in london. the queen will lie in state until her funeral on monday. reggie: crews fighting the mosquito fires. they saved the community of forest hills and placer county. it has been burning for more than a week. drew: enjoy the sunshine, comfortable temperatures. we'll go into the 60's and 70's as that fog thins throughout the morning hours. but we are tracking rain this weekend. sunday into early parts of next week. we're tracking a storm moving onshore. right now, it's a level 1 on the storm impact scale. >> and we're follow your thursday morning commute. o.klook at those brake lights. it is about a 25-minute drive. no stalls or accidents to get in your way. and we've got this accident southbound 880 blocking things all the way back to 238 on your southbound drive.

kumasi: number seven. starbucks is making major upgrades to speed up service. a machine that let baristas to whip up a frappuccino in less than 36 seconds. and they're going to also have some new incentives for employees. that's always a good thing. reggie: i appreciate that for them because when you see the line of, you know, like it's a cheerleading team and one of them orders the most complicated frappuccino and then all 12 of them want it. it's a thing. it's like when we are going into a place and you say you know what sounds good right now? an espresso martini. and the bartender's like oh. kumasi: it's better than a mint mojito where you have to muddle the mint. reggie: because as soon as you say it, all six people are like that sounds good. kumasi: if you like drew, we don't have anymore.

we're out. [laughter] good morning, america. for our viewers in the west, breaking news on the railway strike with just hours to go after 20 hours of talks, the huge sigh of relief. strike averted. with the deal down to the wire and before upending the economy, president biden this morning announces a tentative railway agreement has been reached. now what this means for those canceled amtrak routes between major cities, commuters and the supply chain. high stakes face-to-face summit. this morning vladimir putin meeting with china's leader. what it means for the u.s. as president zelenskyy celebrates the success of ukraine's stunning advance, making a surprise visit to the liberated region. overnight, russia firing back. we're live on the ground.