announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: extreme shortages, outdated tech all contributing to travel issues across the country. now, airlines scrambling to remedy problems as the busiest days of the holiday weekend are here. what you should know before you go out the door. kumasi: cities across the u.s. once again dealing with or air quality and many are considering alternatives to their fireworks show, hoping to not add to it. reggie: fire fighters also's also talking about fire concerns. the recommendations keep your family safe.

good morning on thursday, june 29. drew: the warming trend will begin today. the hottest air will arrive tomorrow and over the weekend but we will begin to feel the warmer air away from the coast on friday. we do have the marine layer with us this morning, creating a cool morning with pockets of drizzle. we are starting out in 50's across the board. you will need the light layer early on but temperatures away from the coast will warm up very asked. here is where future track showing you we are still dealing with coastal fog but it pulls back to the coastline. those a lunch time, we will already have temperatures well into the 80's. they are today, we expect our warmest cities to reach 90 degrees or hotter. around the bay shoreline, it 70's and 80's. 94 in antioch, 73 in in san jose, 67 in the city.

after a very cool day in san francisco, it will be armor to day. warmer in lakeport and kia especially -- kya jobina: we are starting with a look at the map. have a wind advisory for the ultima past. chp issued a five advisory there. they did not issue one yesterday morning but it looks like they needed. looking life in emeryville as we show headless traveling west down at the moment no major issues report so i will let you know if that changes. reggie: today and tomorrow are acted to be the disease days for the travel weekend. tens of thousands of flights have been canceled, mostly because of forms, heat, and even the canadian wildfires. >> it is not raining at home or

here so i am can use my plans are not flying. >> we are trying to get home to our baby area >> we are going continue working on everything the faa can control and continue pressing airlines for everything they can control. reggie: a shortage of air traffic controllers is also contributing to the problem. the travel issues are impacting people in the bay area. amanda del castillo live with what you need to know before you head out. amanda: talk about turbulent travel. at sfo, we have seen people stranded, exhausted, frustrated, having already faced several dozen cancellations and delays. this is all ahead of the busy fourth of july holiday travel day -- travel weekend. you can only imagine what the headache will be like.

we found this scene at sfo yesterday. some families described having went all night and day here, waiting in hours long lines for help with rebooking and connections. having struggles with luggage, looking for their own longings. it holiday weekend only exacerbated by staffing shortages and severe storms on the east coast. airlines were bracing for a record-breaking memorial day weekend in may, preparing for a bigger routes with warnings about the busy summer travel season ahead. this comes after the winter holiday travel we end disaster -- holiday travel disaster we saw last year. >> i have been here 36 hours. i have two kids that are absolutely spent. >> we had a customer service

line that was over 682 people. >> we planted around 10:00 p.m. and have been all morning trying to sort our luggage and took a new flight -- book a new flight. amanda: beyond the weights, a sea of luggage and passengers laid out, trying to get as comfortable as they can. because of the fourth following on a tuesday, many are on an stint in holiday weekend and air travel -- an extended holiday weekend and air travel is acted to crash. as a 4:00 a.m., sfo delays and 22 cancellations combined for departures and arrivals. kumasi: as millions of americans are gearing up for the fourth of july holiday, more cities are saying no to firework. jobina providing alternatives. jobina: this summer has already

been plagued by some of the worst air pollution the u.s. has ever been. smoke from the historic canadian wildfires has now spread to the middle west and as far as atlanta. a new wildfire in arizona forced more than 1000 evacuate. the droughts and concerns prompted people to push fireworks shows. fireworks were to blame for more than 12,000 buyers in 2021. also a concern our metallic particles released into the air which can cause harmful health consequences. inhaling the smoke can be bad for people with respiratory issues. >> there can be experiencing they can experience i related respiratory systems. jobina: officials say drone shows are cleaner, quieter, and allow for more reactivating.

some bay area cities are having drone shows as an alternative to fireworks. reggie: santa stressing safety precautions ahead of the holiday weekend. all fireworks are illegal within santa clara county. >> if you want to enjoy the holiday and celebrate with fireworks, seek out the many professional shows being offered in many cities and jurisdictions throughout santa clara county. reggie: first responders say fireworks pose a risk to innocent bystanders and can cause mythic injuries, even death. medical centers see two to five people every day from fireworks and bonfires. >> medical staff have witnessed severe injuries that can occur from these activities. they present significant injuries, severe burns, permanent disabilities, and loss of life. reggie: this surveillance video

shows a modesto resident getting abby burned after oil-based fuel was added to a fire pit -- getting badly burned after oil-based fuel was added to a fire pit. fire fighters suggests expecting your fire pit or barbecue set up before lighting any flame. kumasi: there are still a handful of cities that allow safe and sane fireworks. some began selling them yesterday. they include dublin, need -- union city, san bruno, dixon and cloverdale. if you are looking for events, you can go to our website at abc7news.com. we have parades, displays, and celebrations listed for you. drew: take a look at the hot weather coming our way. we have a heat advisory that will begin tomorrow morning for a huge portion of the bay area.

highs in the 90's to more than a hundred degrees. especially on friday and saturday. that will increase the risk of heat-related illnesses. here is a live look from our exploratorium camera. temperatures are bouncing above average for this time of year by around one to five degrees across the region. you will start to feel the warmer air today but the temperatures accelerate tomorrow and saturday. high-pressure pressure beginning to build. this will move over california and sit on top of us by saturday, including the hot day by the weekend. 90's away from the coast. 70's and 80's for the most part around the bay shoreline. the coast will stay relatively mild in the 60's and 70's later today. we are getting hotter tomorrow. then saturday is the peak of our warms l, the highest day so far -- our warm spell, the hottest

day so far. reggie: a knot in my neighborhood three adam sandler carlos with what cities are banning in the name of safe. >> right now, there is a green light and nothing is happening. we are stuck. we are not even on the left-hand side properly. kumasi: have you ever t ride? next, abc7news reporter takes a driverless car for a test. reggie: a swarm of bees aggressively ambushes a man, sending him to the house it'll. we hear from experts about w

kumasi: developing news this morning out of richmond where police shot and killed a man. officers say he was armed and they opened fire yesterday because they feared for their

lives. it happened inside of his home on angeline island and port richmond. a bomb squad had to be called to the home because authorities found attentional live explosives and neighboring houses had to be evacuated. richmond police originally served a orange, looking for a suspect pulling a gun during a fight sunday. neighbors tell abc 7 it was a fairly quiet neighborhood. >> i did not hear anything as far as a gunshot. when i was in the front of the house, i can the truck so i look down and saw the ambulance and fire trucks. kumasi: our reporters say officers spent hours pulling several illegal firearms from the home, including more than one homemade ar-15. all the officers involved in the shooting are on leave. reggie: alameda district attorney is now issuing a report

for a officer on teenagers. >> we are exploring how to engage these minors and parents to prevent a recurrence of these types of incidents. reggie: that is da pamela price posting a video on youtube yesterday, addressing community concerns, following her office's decision arresting nine teenagers for at least 35 robberies. we are not able to ask follow-up questions. about two weeks ago, it was announced they would not take the case to court. they are open to assist as police continue the investigation. kumasi: this morning, a man recovering after he was attacked by a swarm of be. this happened near petaluma as man was flying a remote control airplane. the plane crashed near beehives and when the man went to try to get it back, is attacked.

witnesses helped and did cpr. there were some beekeepers in the area at the time. a beekeeper spoke with abc 7, who was not there, and said this swarm is not normal. >> it is not a normal reproductive swarm which means it is likely the hives they were associating with have been moved. they do not have any place to go back to. they are pretty angry about it. kumasi: when first responders got there, they said the bees were all over his head, neck, and chest. he is thankfully expected to recover. reggie: joby aviation has given approval to begin testing it's all electric, flying commercial taxis. i table start testing prototypes

at edwards air force base in san bernardino county. they expect to begin commercial flights by 2025. a commission will vote soon on whether or not to allow cruise and way mode to pick up 24 hours, seven days a week. abc 7's leanne -- ly ride in waymo. it looks like there are a few kinks to work out. here she is trying to go to a museum. reporter: i think it is confused. i better run before it goes away. right now, there is a green light and nothing is happening. we are stuck. it says "our team is working to get you moving." now, you are going. this is weird. the location where i want to be is over there and it dropped me

at the bottom of this hill. i am looking at the map. i hope it takes there. hopefully it will make a left but it is not. it is going to make a right again. it is dropping me in the same place where it dropped me before. i came into this with a lot of optimism and now i am not sure. i would say have fun but be prepared to be frustrated. reggie: i just want to get to where i am trying to go. kumasi: you might eventually. reggie: the today to allow whether they would let self-driving taxis. that's now been moved as they wait for more data. huh? kumasi: you can enjoy a free

movie in the park in two places. in san jose, mixed revie blanket or chair to melody park to watch "encanto". then at the courthouse square at 830 a.m., they are playing "top gun: maverick". drew: we only hit 5 francisco yesterday. inland, they will bake in triple digit temperatures. this is san jose this morning, showing overcast skies. there is how the caching up. mostly cloudy skies and patchy drizzle this morning. then warmer weather arriving this afternoon. a heat advisory will begin tomorrow and last through sunday. today, warmer weather will begin to move in two cities away the coast.

wife's friend 90's from fairfield to concord. 87 in santa rosa. it will feel warmer in the city today. today it will get to six. tonight, less fog as high pressure begins to move in which means pressures are mainly in the 50's. some warmer spots will hit 60 degrees overnight tonight. we have been advertising this much of the week. we have a wide range of temperatures and are breaking away from the coast. the light, onshore flow will keep the coast very comfortable in the 60's and 70's. that is the place you want to go because saturday, look how hot you get. ways to beat the heat? drink plenty of water. this is the first warm spell this year so it is harder on our bodies. if you are outside, find a or cooling centers. never leave people or pets inside cars.

know the signs of heat illness like heat exhaustion and heatstroke. we are warming up over the next couple days. go to the coast to get the natural ac. by early next week, temperatures start to moderate. you will have the fog but feel nice with afternoon temperatures. jobina: a quick traffic update because so far, everything looking good. we are seeing a trend of people either out-of-town or staying home because traffic was light yesterday. so in live camera in oakland at 880 at the coliseum. the san mateo bridge has been pretty busy, consistent throughout this week. all the taillights traveling in the westbound direction. the advisories from the chp are for the altamont pass with a wind advisory. tracy to dublin is 43 minutes. there is a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge, otherwise

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kumasi: 522 down. seven things to know this morning. today is expected to be the busiest time for the fourth of july holiday. if you are headed to the airport, get ready for delays. airlines are dealing with a lot of delays and cancellations because of weather and cancellations. drew: the warming trend today and intensifies tomorrow and into the weekend. away from the coast, triple digit heat arrives tomorrow. a heat advisory goes into effect for the weekend with the hottest day being that her day. report today. the next step is for lawmakers to turn the recommendations legislation. kumasi: the supreme court set to

make rulings this morning think eating on -- morning including on student loans and affirmative action. reggie: a man in the north bay is recovering after he was attacked by these in the luma. it is unclear why they swarmed the man but there were a number of hives in the area. jobina: traffic is light throughout the area. i bet the same thing tomorrow due to the holiday weekend. a live peak so when you 680. kumasi: madonna has the start of her upcoming tour after a serious bacterial infection landed her in the icu last weekend. she is acting to make a full recovery. new developments with the u.s. coast guard will examine what is believed to be remains of the five people killed when the submersible titan exploded.

cranes wasted pieces of the records which was recovered from the ocean floor. the coast presumed human remains will be taken to a lab and tested. >> it will take months to go through all the bits and pieces to analyze all the failures, looking at how the hash separated -- the hatch separated. kumasi: the u.s. coast guard said they plan to hold a public hearing on the disaster in chair. kumasi: a new ordinance too high risk cryo labs have bee weekend. the ordinance will lock customers and developers from bringing in bsl 3 and used for research on deadly disease this it was influenced by residents concerns following the covid pandemic. >> all you need are one or two

people nearby to breathe in and get infected. as we know from covid, one person becomes two and becomes five. reggie: there will be 3.5 million square fight -- square feet of lab space coming by to will not be used for disease research. kumasi: for the first time in a while, sea otters will the waters. from oregon, there are concerns about repopulating waters. wildlife officials hope the reintroduction will boost the number of sea otters which currently are around 3000 in california. >> the main concern we have heard is around fisheries but there is also excitement about the possibility of having an apex predator back in the marine ecosystem. kumasi: the u.s. fish and wildlife service say this is the

beginning of the process and a decision is years away. reggie: a crash course in bidenomics. what he believes will help the middle class. kumasi: celebrating a decade of merit polity in california. while it is an encouraging milestone, the work continues.

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solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> i am exhausted. i am working on almost no sleep. i am a mess right now. reggie: i hate to see people sleep in the airport. and with these shoes and socks off? kumasi: we did not need that. reggie: stranded and frustrated. the weather issues i area. how your holiday flights could be impacted. kumasi: the supreme court handling biggest cases of the term. reggie: what you can expect from the california reparations task force. kumasi: the morning. thursday, june 29. drew: of her warm up begins today as we anticipate -- our warm up begins today as we anticipate the start of a hot weekend.

it is cloudy away from the coast and drizzle as well but there is sunshine pretty fast across the weekend. with high-pressure building, it will shrink our marine layer. it is hot and lynn today. going into the 90's. everywhere across the bay area, temperatures will be above average. 84 in san jose 8, 80 seven in santa rosa, 94 in antioch, 96 in lakeport. a heat advisory will begin tomorrow and last through the weekend for a huge portion of the bay area. we will take a closer look at the heat coming up. jobina: as we have been talking about all morning long, the holiday weekend travel has started and is creating a lighter commute or anyone that still need to travel into work this morning. as we show the live picture from the bay toll plaza, no issues yet. i will give your bridge drive

times where everything is looking great. only 13 minutes to get across the san mateo bridge in the westbound direction. reggie: if you have plans to fly from the july, be ready. airports are dealing with delays and cancellations. this morning, they are trying to recover as we reach is acted to be one of the busiest days of the holiday weekend -- is expected to be one of the busiest days of the holiday weekend. it is not as bad as yesterday. amanda, seeing these people on the ground with their feet out, i cannot. amanda: to the united gate where all of this is really happening. i checked with sfo airport officials a short time ago say as a 4:00 this morning, 29 delays and 22 cancellations, a combination of arrivals and departures.

united airlines is the most impacted but they say better operations today. we had quite a mess yesterday. a sea of luggage, passengers laid out, trying to get as comfortable as they could. people stranded, exhausted, frustrated. families describing waiting all night and day here, waiting hours in lines for help with rebooking and connections. plus having to sort through the line for their luggage. we had many delays and cancellations at sfo yesterday which is carrying over to this warning. the travel nightmare ahead of the holiday weekend is activated by staffing shortages and severe storms on the east coast. >> i am exhausted. i am working on almost no sleep. i am a mess right now. >> they told us it was operational first, and then they flat out said they had one

flight attendant and had to have four. >> in past disruptions, we have seen challenges with resetting an airline. when you have a large number of delays and cancellations, it displaces not only passengers but pilots, flight attendants, and airplanes. it can sometimes take days to get it back where it needs. amanda: airlines were bracing for a record-breaking memorial day weekend back in may, preparing for busy crowds with writings about the busy summer season ahead. this also comes after the trouble disaster we saw last year. because fourth of july falls next tuesday they, not me, but many people are taking an extended weekend. today and tomorrow are expected to be the busiest air travel days.

i am abc7news. kumasi: reparations born is expected to put out recommendations today. gloria rodriguez is joining us live from the newsroom with more. gloria: recommendations include a formal apology to this end ends of people enslaved in the u.s. and financial -- to the descendants of people enslaved in the u.s. and financial compensation. governor newsom establish reparations task force two years ago to look at slavery and lingering effects on african and american. also to develop proposals for remedies of the harm through potentially cash payments. a black californian who can

trace their lineage back to an enslaved person can get up to $1.2 million in cash payments. the task force released an interim report last summer that focuses on lingering effects of avery and detail 12 areas be addressed, -- effects of slavery and detailed 12 areas to be addressed. it is unclear how the payments will be funded because the work of the task force was to not conduct a feasibility study. reparations will only take offense if the state legislature agrees to take on all or some of their recommendations. kumasi: a major change coming for doordash drivers. they will soon have the option of getting an hourly rage -- wage instead of a fee. they believe this could help the san francisco drivers

between two favorite weapon -- methods and still get tips. reggie: president biden is unveiling his vision for growing the economy from the middle out and autumn up. he is calling it "bidenomics and is crediting three changes for the country's current economic growth rate. >> investing smart in america. second, empowering companies to grow the middle class. third, to lower costs to help small businesses. reggie: the president warns attempts by the republican congress to cut taxes again. he said blew the deficit intro jobs overseas and does the supports he's -- and it says those policies were behind the supply chain issues. kumasi: some major changes from the supreme court could come today. one involves loan debt relief.

some borrowers say they will refuse to pay back the court no matter -- the lowest to matter what the court decides. jobina: there is growing people that say they will stop making payments if the supreme court rules against debt relief. a statement today could determine if president biden is $400 billion plan to forgive student debt is constitutional. the plan with forgive up to $20,000 in debt. one woman says she has paid $3000 on her $50,000 student loan debt but when she checked the balance recently, it has not gone anywhere because of interest. >> it is like a hamster wheel going nowhere. it is like throwing money out the window and setting it on fire. jobina: another decision from

the court could affect higher education and justices could put an end to affirmative action programs and also decide a case involving antidiscrimination laws and could also see a ruling about religious accommodations at work after a man sued over being forced to work on sunday. reggie: it has been 10 since the supreme court overturned california's ban on same-sex marriage. abc7news spoke with two of the plaintiffs overturning proposition 8 which put a halt on same-sex marriage in 2008. the aclu is currently tracking almost 500 bills across the country taking aim on ltp eq plus rights and say the aim for equality is important. >> i feel a sense of pride in what we accomplished. >> more work needs to be done. we had to fight for something you won 10 years ago and we

continue to fight for equality. reggie: while proposition 8 was overturned, it is still on the books. some california lawmakers about an effort to repeal it. kumasi: madonna was hospitalized and in the icu. what we know about her health after she was found unresponsive. reggie: simone biles returns to competition. when and where she will participate in her first event since the pandemic delay tokyo 2020 to olympics -- delayed tokyo 2020 to olympics. drew: hottest temperatures arrive tomorrow and throughout the weekend, prompting the heat advisory. we are going above average across the board as we wrap up the month of june which has been cool. we will find temperatures warm

today and tomorrow. we go around one to five degrees hotter than average today. your culprit is high-pressure that is the muscle maker of the forecast into the kent. it will set up shop on california. the temperatures are warm compared to what you have been for much of the spring and the summer. future track showing you cloud cover pulled back to the coast. aurora hottest spots going into the 90's from fairfield to livermore. 80's in the south bay and similarly in the birth day. it is hot around it will feel warmer in the city could care to yesterday. yesterday, we are stuck in the 50's and today we are at averaged 67 degrees. hot to round out the week and to start out the holiday weekend, this is some of the hottest

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kumasi: madonna postponed her latest concert tour due to a serious bacterial infection. here is trevor ault curin trevor: in this morning's gma first look, adonis is postponing her celebration road tour after a serious bacterial infection landed her in the icu for several days. her manager writing the 64-year-old sowell from the infection on saturday. sources say she is now out of the icu her manager wrote while her health is improving, she remains under medical care by expected.

by expected real infections can become dangerous quickly and if not treated, they could lead to increased complications and death. trevor: this came days after dust before the opening of her 12 war. -- of her 12 tour. reggie: cupid has recently started using a -- president biden has recently started using a treatment machine for sleep apnea. after indents appeared on his face, the white house confirmed he started seeing this in recent you. president biden has a documented history of dealing with the condition back to 2008. cpap machines use air pressure to improve reading during sleep. chrissy teigen and john legend are welcoming their fourth child and is only five months younger

than his big sister. he was born be a surrogate. chrissy teigen went into about deciding to have a baby with the help of a surrogate after losing their sunshine in 2020 and decided to undergo ivf at the same time, welcoming a baby girl recently. kumasi: simone biles is almost ready to make her come back. she is on the entry list for the u.s. classic and this could be the worst competition since the tokyo olympics three years ago. she took a step back due to mental health while performing midair. it is looking hopeful but there is a chance she will not be there. competitors have to sign up to join. once they have registered, they are not required to participate but we would love to see her out there. reggie: first responders who

saved damar hamlin's life will be honored at this year's espy awards. they will be given the pat tillman award. the buffalo bills player went into cardiac arrest on the hill during a football game in january. training staff rust on the field and resuscitated him and now he is -- rust on the field and resuscitated him and now he is doing great. kumasi: i am really happy first responders are being honored because it is hard enough to do that job, period. but the world is watching you. so many people in that stadium. reggie: they delivered. kumasi: they did. drew: they sure did. weatherwise, we are turning up the heat. we go into the 80's for the south bay. the air quality is now on the moderate side. when high-pressure bells in, we start to see pollutants get trapped in the atmosphere.

low 60's for the coastline. downtown, 67 with water - moderate air quality. warm to hot in south bay. 101 in ukiah but the coastline is cool. 73 in oakland with in --. tonight, we will get released from any with patty cloud cover as we head into friday. friday, the heat advisory goes into effect for a huge portion of the then. all areas in orange are the hottest temperatures. away from the coast will feel the most intense heat. saturday is the peak of the heat with anywhere from 90 degree readings to 103 in antioch.

the coolest place to be is around the coast. hotter tomorrow away from the coast. the hottest day is saturday. still warm to hot sunday before temperatures moderate for ortho july tuesday. closer to average with morning fog. jobina: we have an update from the bay bridge toll plaza that i will get to in a moment. we have a new crash coming in on state route 29, the on-ramp to eastbound 37. we have an overturned big rig. now to the bay bridge toll plaza where metering lights flipped on. very clear though. no problems to report. highway four commute has started to slow down. antioch and concord, 22 minutes. reggie: at six, the local tech company looking to restart it so

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kumasi: look at this. 520 light-years a scientists found a fan and that should not exist. the jupiter light planet i unlikely survivor to a cosmic event. it's costar and/or destruction that should have destroyed all the set -- endured a violent destruction that should have destroyed all plants around it. this exoplanets once expanded into a giant red star and survived.

in other space news, nasa is not only letting use galaxies far away but also hear them. ♪ remember, you did not like the last one. i made up? reggie: this is different. kumasi: these sounds are different galaxies produced using sonifica nasa began doing this to increase accessibility for blind and low vision people. it transfers data into interstellar sounds. reggie: this sounds pretty to me. the thing we work listening to was -- we were listening t the actual sound in's days. it was not beautiful. nasa released a new rover that

will head into's base november 2024 -- into space november 2024. laura martinez was there as viper got put to the test. reporter: before the robot can drive safely on the moon, it is under tests in silicon valley. viper is shot for -- water-hunting robot. >> we want to appear -- put people on the moon and look for water. reporter: it moves one centimeter per second and is designed or -- for the moon's gravity. engineers are testing its ability to dissent from a ramp. >> a table drop down, ensuring we can get down safely. >> the final flight actually has two ramps on either side of her

thin so viper can see which ramp it may exit safely off of. reporter: the mission is to explore the moon's south pole to investigate and look at -- take samples of the moves water ice. >> it is mostly ice but there is a lot of stuff in there. there is a lot of science about the moon. reporter: this is nasa's first robotic moon rover. instead of astronauts, drivers will navigate it. >> sometimes the sun goes down on the moon so we have to park it and hope it stays warm enough to survive. we have a range of conditions we have been trying to survive and expect. we will not know until we land. >> it is the beginning mankind moving out into space. reporter: the rover will launch

in late 2024 and remain on the moon or around six months of operations. reporting inside nasa ames research center. laura martinez. drew: east bay hills camera, showing fog. it is not obscuring our entire hillside so our marine layer is getting press. the high pressure is moving in so the marine layer will go away. the coast is comfortable in the 60's. hot weather heats up throughout the weekend. drink plenty of water, find shade if you are outdoors for a long time, or a cooling center to its ac -- to get a c. never leave people or pets inside a car. triple digit heat tomorrow and into the weekend. away from the coast. kumasi: knew at six, and local

dry cleaning taking a stand after a major company dials back pride. reggie: what the government said was really inside the spy balloon shot down earlier this year. kumasi: a family finds an alligator in their house. it was not in florida. [laughter] reggie: we appreciate the disclaimer. right now, almost 5:57 with a live look outside. >> this is abc seven, >> live in san francisco. >> in san jose. >> yes. >> you are watching abc live. >> any time. >> anywhere. >> we are -- >> where you are. >> dow

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