>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. the end of the month.

workers are preparing to protest , we are looking at the consequences if the union and company cannot come to a deal. reggie: parents upset about the police response at the skateboarding event. the police are going to release video of altercations. kumasi: look at this see ord out in santa cruz, some people say she is aggressive. we say she is living her life. wildlife experts say they are closing in on capture. reggie: to me, she is protecting her environment. jobina: her home. drew: we are with you, otter. reggie: we need a name, send us ideas. good morning. kumasi: starting with the forecast. drew: one more day is comfortable, than the excessive heat moves into tomorrow it ramps up over the weekend. we are mainly in the 50's, low 60's on the board. this was the tam cam, we are

turned to get into focus. here's how the planner shapes up. the sun coming up already in the sky, then temperatures warm fast. the marine layer is burning off quickly. a warm afternoon, but temperatures are typical for this time of year. it is not the case tomorrow and upcoming weekend, we have excessive heat warnings that will go into effect for areas inland. we will talk about how hot you will get where you live in ways to beat the heat. first, traffic. jobina: because building is celebrating its 125th birthday, all bay fe routes are free for youth. that might be something to take advantage of. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights came on at 5:40. it has been generally light in terms of traffic. san mateo bridge picking up

more, drive times have picked up more as well. still looking green, that is good news. kumasi: ups workers will be holding a practice ticket in san bruno, the second of three they will be holding before a strike. ryan curry joins us live to explain how damaging a strike could be to the economy. ryan: good morning. it could potentially have massive economic ramifications of the workers decide to go on strike. if a deal is not reached by the end of the month. the purpose behind the practice demonstration is to give workers the experience of what a strike is going to be like. a lot of them have not had experience striking in the past. abc 7 covered video on tuesday from another practice demonstration, today is another round of practicing. negotiations broke down last week between ups and teamster represented workers. it is among largest shipbuilding

-- among the largest shipping companies in the united states. the teamsters say they wa agreement that guarantees better pay for all workers, increases full-time jobs and resolves health and safety concerns. local workers say they need the resolution, especially here in the bay area. >> it is costly to live out in the bay area, to have a premium to pay on top of everything else is unmanageable. ryan: the covers more than 340,000 full and part-time workers. ups claims they made a historic proposal based on industry-leading pay. both sides say they have not been able to reach an agreement, hence why they are going ahead with the practice demonstration. a few weeks remain before they have to reach a deal. reggie: new developments, san francisco police are going to

release body camera video from last weekend's skateboarding event after community members accused officers of overreacting. the unpermitted annual event to lay saturday night. in previous years, there have been major injuries in one year there was a death. san francisco police prepared by setting up barricades and assign next officers at the police commission meeting last night, residents argued officers waived batons, drew guns and rushed skateboarders. the police chief says things escalated when people watched fireworks at officers, through bottles and -- threw bottles punched and spit on officers. >> a riot, basically, is what happened. reggie: the police arrested more than 100 teens and young adults. one mother spoke to abc7news about why she is so upset. >> zip tied, they stayed on the street of san francisco from 8:45 p.m. until about 1:00 a.m.,

no bathrooms. some girls pete in their pants -- peed in their kumasi: a man charged the connection of a shooting death of a toddler on an oakland freeway said to be sentenced today. he was killed by a stray bullet while he and his family were driving on interstate 880 in 2021. a judge dismissed murder charges against the suspect in may, saying he was a victim of an ambush. jackson pleaded guilty to being in felony possession of a firearm, his sentencing is set for 9:00 this morning. reggie: no concerns about extreme heat bearing down on the country, including here in the bay area starting tomorrow. heat alerts are posted from washington state to new mexico and texas to florida. the northeast is still dealing with flooding and have more rain in the forecast. and tornadoes hit the chicago area, which is pretty unusual.

jobina: from one end of the country to the other, extreme weather is making headlines, impacting so many people. take a look at this video. at least five confirmed tornadoes hit the chicago area last night, damaging several homes. the city airports facing ground stops. hundreds of people took shelter in a concourse at o'hare international airport. we are also seeing video from a traveler inside midway airport showing a twister taking shape just past the runways. those storms shifting east overnight, people across vermont have been racing to clean up from this week's disastrous floods before more rain arrives today. thousands of people have lost homes and businesses. the recovery could take years, if not decades, according to officials. storms are in the forecast for the next seven days, with four more inches of rain possible. >> this may not be over.

with rain and the forecast and nowhere for it to go, we could see waters rise again. jobina: forecasters are of dire consequences from the extreme heat across the south and west. triple digit temperatures will stretch from florida to california today. phoenix will mark 14th consecutive day of 100 10 degrees or above. las vegas could set an all-time heat record and death valley could hit 130 degrees. kumasi: as the ready for warmer temperatures, we are already seeing the dangerous heat related situations. in the east bay, a three-year-old boy is being treated for injuries after falling from a second-story window. >> due to the high heat in the eastern portion of contra costa county, residents will leave their windows open in order to let the heat out of the house and get fresh air inside to relieve the heat.

kumasi: during times like this, help -- health experts warn about heatstroke and exhaustion, some symptoms include fatigue, excessive sweating, nausea or vomiting. still to come, the popular food hall in the tenderloin undergoing some big changes. why it is going to look a lot different soon. reggie: warnings continue in europe as a volcano continues to a rep. authorities are telling people not to go see it. drew: we have warnings of our own going into the weekend, and excessive heat warning will be in effect saturday and sunday for areas away from the coast line. all cities in pink will find temperatures in the hot spots exceeding 100 degrees in the afternoon. a ready to feel what it's like? when you can du more with less asthma. it's possible with dupixent. dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems.

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kumasi: authorities are warning everybody tuesday away from a newly live volcano in iceland. it is spewing lava and gases and there may be dangerously high levels of volcanic gases accumulating close to the eruption. the volcano erupted four days ago, southwest of the country's capital. the eruption could last a pretty long time, but has become smaller. drew: let us take a look at the future weather model, limited cloud cover this morning will break down fast and pulled back to the coast. i noon, sunshine and warm temperatures inland. today, the warmest cities going into the 90's. this is where we should be this time of year, 66 in the city, 73 in oakland. 82 in san jose, it is a warm day

in santa rosa at 91 degrees. we keep highlighting the excessive heat that wraps up tomorrow and intensifies on saturday. we get the widespread of temperatures coming our way saturday. oakland, it is warm. but 78 is not too bad. you heading to walnut creek, is oppressively hot at 103. antioch likely exceeding 105 degrees. we will take a look at all of the cities and what to expect coming up in about nine minutes. kumasi: still to come, one of san francisco's newest parts getting an expansion. the changes you will see. the mayor of oakland secretly meeting with mlb's commissioner in a fight to keep the a's in town to severe rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. with my psoriatic arthritis symptoms. but just ok isn't ok. and i was done settling.

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kumasi: the u.s. secret service will brief congress on the cocaine found in the white house asked wing earlier this month. it was located near the west executive entrance, where visitors typically drop off their cell phones and things. secret service has been investigating, but no one has been blamed for bringing in the illegal drug. lawmakers say this raises security questions about the white house. there have been more than a dozen outbreaks of the contagious virus on cruise ships this year, the latest on a viking cruise ship or more than 100 people contracted the sickness. the cruise i believe the illness originated from a shoreside restaurant in iceland, where some guests were eating. the cdc says you should not worry if you plan to go on a cruise, because the outbreaks are a tiny minority while the majority of outbreaks happen in health care settings.

reggie: the mayor of oakland secretly met with baseball commissioner to keep the a's in town. she was in seattle sunday to talk with him ahead of the all-star game, they met for one hour and she brought documents with her to show house -- how she and the city have been negotiating. they tried to persuade them not to vote to approve the relocation to vegas. she talked about her meeting with casey pratt. >> it was important before somebody took a consequential vote that the commissioner and every mlb owner have all of the facts. when we went to seattle, i brought 31 copies of all of the plans and everything so there was no miscommunication, no misconception of what was proposed and not proposed. >> i know we have to worry about relocation committees, but what are your next steps? what can you do?

>> i am g fight. i'm going to talk to the oakland a's fans for a minute, if you do not mind. i am so proud of all the oakland a's fans, proud of oaklanders and beyond. keep it going. we are fighting this fight together. just working for you, so we will fight until there are shovels in the ground. reggie: the team's application for relocation is not complete. the nevada state legislature has already approved a $380 million bill to pay for a new stadium along the las vegas strip. reggie: new movements plans for the tunnel top, you will see new picnic and gathering areas and spots for barbecues. the current park has been open for about one year and includes a playground.

construction for improvements will begin next month, it will take about two years to complete. reggie: wildlife experts are looking for ac -- a sea otter based on her mischievous and some might say aggressive behavior out on the surf. they say the five-year-old female has repeatedly approached surfers and kayakers. they say while there have been no confirmed reports of injury, the otter is considered a public safety risk. they are monitoring her with a radio transmitter. video has gone viral showing her climbing onto a surfboard on sunday. >> i was scared. i knew i had no chance against her if she started attacking me. >> a surfer is going to get hurt or she is going to bite someone. if she bites someone, i do not know what is going to happen. reggie:

or hurt anyone. official say once they're able to get the otter, she will be examined at monterey bay aquarium and re-honed. i want to know what re-honed means. -- re homed. kumasi: she is not bothering anybody. let us talk about this dog, its impressive stunt using a hot dog bun to catch and release fish is apparently going viral and i am ready to see it. let's look. reggie: oh. kumasi: oh. this is chance. the owner shared a video of him on the edge of the water with a hotdog bun floating just below its mouth, you can see the fish around him, then he grabs the fish before releasing it. the owner says chance has a wonderful disposition and gets along well with other animals. reggie: it looks like it was

just eating a fish. drew: hungry. kumasi: he released it. jobina: yeah. drew: they love salmon skin, it is good for their fur. was that intuitive? he learned how to -- i don't know. reggie: a wonderful disposition with animals. [laughter] kumasi: meanwhile, lo reggie: so the otter is aggressive and a problem when it is going after a surfboard, but a dog going after a living fish, we are fine with that. that is cute. we love it. jobina: i didn't think it was cute, did anyone say it was cute? kumasi: look at the clouds. [laughter] drew: it is all how you frame it. kumasi: friend, you will not be at peace until that otter is

summer comfortable. reggie: she needs a representative. jobina: do we know if it is the same otter every time? a body double. reggie: she is tagged. drew: man. ok. here is sutro tower, lovely picture. we have a shallow marine layer, we have some dense fog along the coast. sunshine, warm today, but typical for this time of year. we have excessive heat warnings for cities away from the coast. this is where we should be this time of year, fog we dip into the 50's for the most part with patchy fog heading into friday. future trak temperatures showing we get well into the 90's and the hottest spots. one of the changes to the forecast is the excessive heat warning does not include friday,

just saturday and sunday. friday is warmer than average by the afternoon. the heat heat intensifies away from the coast, the pink shading is all a cities exceeding 90 degrees. that does not include the coast and a huge portion of the bay shoreline, including the east bay and peninsula, temperatures will feel warm but thanks to onshore flow, we are going to escape the hottest temperatures close to the coast. sunday is almost equally as hot, widespread cooler weather moving in by early next week. here is the seven-day forecast, summer sunshine and warmth. then we warm up, temperatures accelerate over the weekend. take it easy and linda, it will be oppressively hot, especially in the afternoon. -- take it easy be oppressively hot, especially in the afternoon. jobina: we start with a live look in emeryville, showing you

80. off to the left-hand side is where vehicles are traveling westbound toward the maze. if you're going that way, metering lights came on at 5:40 and traffic is backed up into the maze, so the update for you. san jose 101 very clear, then we will wrap with drive times. tracy to dublin is still under an hour, not bad at all. antioch to concord is beginning to slow, 25 minutes. kumasi: now, we are checking in with ginger zee, live with what is coming up on gma. ginger: it is a thursday, we will talk all about the weather. not only tornadoes, from the great lakes around chicago and moving into new england, the same areas hit by flash flooding. i will be talking about the extreme heat, even overnight lows in phoenix could hit a stretch of a week straight not dropping below 90.

another headline we know that you have been following, the new evidence that inflation is cooling. where prices are coming down the most. plus, chris eubanks is joining us on his cinderella run. i do not know much about tennis, but he seems like a great guy. then we will tell you what is next for him, and we are live in the buckeye state this morning. fun for the whole family and taking you to an everyday island getaway in the heart of the great lakes. i've been there once, it is something to see. reggie: why is it something to see? ginger: it is something to see because i brought my brothers -- my brothers band played there. i brought my husband for the first time, the second time he had ever been to the great lakes or midwest. he was like what is this? it is a big party spot. reggie: ok. so a lot of boats are tied together, that kind of situation? ginger: you got it.

just pools everywhere that are relatively shallow and drinking was part of what he was and hammered by. kumasi: that sounds like something to see. [laughter] ginger: that will not happen this morning though. [laughter] reggie: just to be clear. we will see you at your hairline. or that thing where your knee just gives out for no reason. but... you can choose your doctor who will care for all the things you didn't choose. kaiser permanente for all that is you.

reggie: popular drink locations are said to close in san francisco. he told you about anchor brewing company, they are shutting down after 127 years. la cocina marketplace is changing the way it does business. it is a food all with different stations offered by women, immigrants and people of color. the kiosk area will close to the public after september 1, but other portions of the business will remain open. the plan is to turn the rest of the space into a shared use

kitchen, available for small businesses to rent. kumasi: i am sad, i went to their opening and it was a beautiful space, a good variety of restaurants. i know they had challenges. reggie: because of the location. kumasi: it is disheartening to see. reggie: next, tech company working to expand san francisco presidents. which one is trying to move -- prescence. kumasi: brooks jenkins has been the district attorney in san francisco for a year. we talk with her about her tenure and what she when your travel adventure is more of a misadventure... go, go, go! ...it matters where you stay.

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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: strike on this time from actors. they could join the writers in a matter of hours, which could

have big consequences for hollywood. kumasi: the proposal to modernize mental health services in the state. reggie: the 97-year-old who brought something she always wanted for her birthday, tractor. kumasi: you better get it. good morning, everybody. it is thursday, almost friday, july 13. drew: it will get hot tomorrow away from the coast, temperatures are comfortable this morning in the 50's and low 60's. it is showing a very shallow marine layer, it will make so pretty fast this morning. should be 60's and 70's close to the coast, but tomorrow and the

weekend, excessive heat will move in. jobina: good morning. we have a crowded look from the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights came on at 5:40, traffic is into the maze will pass the parking lot. that is the only heavy spot, this is walnut creek. 680 off to the white hand side -- right hand side -- we have positive news from the ferry building because they are celebrating their 125th birthday. all youth will write for free on bay area routes. -- ride for free on all bay area routes. reggie: sag-aftra, the union representing actors, failed to reach a contract agreement by a deadline overnight. the negotiating committee has recommended a strike in at 9:00 a.m., the governing board will agree -- will meet to take a final vote.

the demands are similar to those of the writers guild, they have been on strike for weeks. sag-aftra president cal offers quote insulting and disrespectful. having both unions on strike at the same time we essentially bring all television and movie production to a standstill. the alliance of motion picture and television producers released a statement saying rather than continuing to negotiate, sag-aftra put us on a course that will deepen the financial hardship for thousands who depend on the industry for their livelihoods. ups could be on the verge of a strike if the teamsters union and company cannot reach a deal soon. ryan curry joins us live in san bruno, where some workers will be practiced picketing today. ryan: good expires july 31. if no deal is reached by then, they will go ahead with a strike, which could have pretty large economic ramifications for

the entire country. this is the second time this week they've been doing the practice strike and practice demonstration. we captured that tuesday in san francisco. today's protest is to prepare workers for the likelihood they go on strike, because some say many workers do not have that sort of experience. economic experts told abc news households and businesses will be greatly impacted if workers decide to go on strike. the teamster group says they want an agreement that guarantees better pay for all workers, increases full-time jobs and resolves health and safety concerns. local workers participating in the practice demonstration advise consumers who need to have things shipped to do them now. >> folks that come up to me saying you can't not deliver my packages august 1, i said you better order your packages now. ryan: ups released a statement saying they expect a region agreement for the deadline, they

offered workers a historic proposal based on industry, but there is no agreement between both sides. ups and the union are not at the bargaining table to negotiate contract and resolve the ongoing issues. the deadline just a couple weeks away. kumasi: alameda county pamela price, that effort is underway. our partners report a recall committee filed paperwork with the elections department on tuesday. price ran a platform of justice reform and was elected back in november, she has since been criticized for several moves, including halting many cases where juveniles are charged in adult court and emphasizing alternatives to incarceration. we reached out to her office for comment but have not heard back. reggie: it since brooke jenkins took office as san francisco d.a.

in an interview, the d.a. discussed drug prosecutions over the past year. >> you think you are doing their job, but not judges? who is failing san francisco? >> we have filed over 100 motions to detain in drug dealing cases, but only have somewhere under 20 of those be granted. judges refused to make sure these individuals stay in custody and that has to change. reggie: her office filed felony narcotic cases in the last year and it led to only 38 convictions. which is 12 more than her predecessor. when asked about a rise in overdose deaths since she took office, she said arrests must continue, but other departments like public health can do more to address the issue. kumasi: a new proposal to invest more money in mental health resources. governor newsom met with leaders across the state, including for

a mental health summit. the plan is to modernize the mental health services act from 2004 and includes $4.68 billion in bond money. if it is past, it would grant solutions for people suffering from serious mental illness and substance abuse disorders and provide housing for behavioral health treatment. this would total 10,000 beds statewide. >> we have got to have more housing slots, more placement slots, cottage style settings, campus style settings. >> we see people suffering on the streets. i do not want to imply everyone who is homeless needs help with a behavioral health disorder, but we know that that plays a role in many of these cases. kumasi: it is expected californians will vote on the bills next year. reggie: a nonprofit to ease the transition for kids out of the foster care system is facing a

setback. someone broke into storage units and stole more than $11,000 worth of gear set aside for what they call thrive bags, bags filled with things meant to boost confidence going into a new home in school. because the nonprofit turns the bags around in sometimes only 24 hours, there is a need for donations. >> we do not want this to bring us down. this will not stop us from doing what we are doing. reggie: the san ramon police say they have a solid lead in the case. kumasi: abc news confirmed the commerce department was also targeted during a recent breach of microsoft cloud security, linked to hackers based in china. jobina: officials say the hackers targeted the commerce secretary's emails beginning in may and the attack went undetected for about a month. the state department confirms it was targeted, saying it took swift action. the bridge started just before antony blinken traveled to china in june and while the commerce

department has been imposing sections on beijing -- sanctions on beijing. >> they had 30 days before it was reported and almost another 30 days before was mitigated. this is a long period of time. jobina: it appears unlikely the hackers got access to any high-value classified information, but the threat is growing. the number of cyber attacks threaten government organizations rose 95% in the last half of 2022. email data from 25 organizations was exposed, the chinese government responded overnight by criticizing the u.s., saying quote the u.s. is the world's biggest hacking empire. reggie: president biden is in finland for a summit with nordic leaders. this is an opportunity for finland, sweden, norway, iceland and denmark to reinforce security cooperation amid threats from russia and china. the president issued a joint

declaration with other u.s. allies, vowing to back ukraine and its push to eventually join nato. in a fiery speech, he spoke to nato's current strength as russia's war with ukraine rolls on. >> putin and land and power was betting nato would break apart. nato is stronger, more energized. more united than ever in its history. reggie: president biden is expected to focus on climate change in the nordic regions. coming up, a daily birth control pill will be available over-the-counter in the u.s., the overnight developments to make this contraceptives easier to get. kumasi: looking live at the big board, up by about 100 points. another update next. reggie: the big party happening at san francisco's ferry building today. stay with us on the streaming app at 7:00, that is when we do

abc 7 at 7:00. we are live every weekday from 7:00 to 8:00, download now to stream. drew: we have locally dense fog, here is live doppler 7 showing half moon bay down to zero miles visibility. we are seeing a lot of sunshine inland, some patchy cloud cover over the bay shoreline. we will find the cloud cover mixing up pretty fast today, we have a lot of warm air aloft that will settle near the surface and clear out a lot of the cloud cover the next couple of hours. by 1:00, we are well into the 80's and later today, 90's inland. 70's around the bay shoreline. 90 in concord, 82 in san 91 in santa rosa, 66 in the city with afternoon sunshine, 73 in oakland and 76 in palo alto. the excessive heat returns over the weekend, we have that

starting saturday morning and lasting through sunday night. all areas shaded in pink, essentially everyone away from the coast, where the hottest cities will get above 100 degrees in the afternoon. microclimates will be in full effect, look at the wide range of temperatures. saturday afternoon, comfortable along the coast in the low 60's, near 70 in the city. oakland, it is warm, but not oppressively hot. hop over to walnut creek, it gets oppressive with a high of 103 in the afternoon, even hotter in antioch at 106. we will take a look at all of the highs around the region in

kumasi: welcome back. new at 6:00, the fda approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill. it will be sold in the u.s.

without a prescription with no age restrictions on sales. the contraceptive will be shipped to pharmacies early next year. the hormone-based pill is the most common form of birth control in the u.s. and until now, all of them required a prescription. reggie: a brewery might be eyeing a new location, potentially by the marin waterfront. a filing with the state's department of alcohol and beverage control hits the brewery could open in the marin country mart. it would be about a five minute walk from the ferry, where the golden gate ferry docks. i will this morning, the white house says bidenomics labor department data shows inflation continues to cool to its lowest level in more than two years. a few of american's biggest expenses are coming down,

talking about falling rent and the car costs. june's consumer prices were 3% higher than a year ago, tumbling from last summer's peak prices were 9% higher year-over-year. airfare has gone down 8%, used car prices are down and new car prices are flat. >> we were anticipating something that would show progress and what we got this morning was even better. reggie: the fed's a few weeks away from its july interest rate meeting, many expect rate hikes will pick up again and the treasury cautions a recession is not fully off the table. the morning many report, snape is looking to come back to san francisco after the santa monica-based company ordered employees to return to the office four days a week. the company behind snap chat is looking to share space with levi's, right down the street from us here at abc 7 at levi's plaza.

snap gave up the lease in october of the previous office was on howard street in the heart of downtown. a live look at the new york stock exchange, we are up about 91 points. kumasi: as rent increases across the country, new california city has passed san francisco is one of the most expensive places to live. san francisco ranks fourth in the country when it comes to high rent. san diego moved up to the third spot, san jose is the most expensive with average rent around $3400, new york is number two. reggie: the powerball prizes growing after no one claimed the winning ticket. the jackpot is now an estimated $875 million. here are the numbers. 23, 35, 45, 66, 67 you will want to check and see if you got a smaller prize, because no winners were drawn into tuesday's mega millions, there are now two jackpots that

could award more than half $1 billion to a winning ticket. san francisco's ferry building is celebrating its 120 fifth anniversary with a party. you can enjoy special offers from various shops and limited addition ferry building swaggy giveaways. there will be free ice cream live music 11:00 to 2:00. kumasi: foodies will be flocking to downtown san jose because it is the first day of dine downtown san jose. nearly 50 restaurants are offering specials, menus and food and drink pairings over the next 10 days, 32 restaurants are participating for the first time. reggie: a massachusetts woman celebrating her 97th birthday with a special gift she gave herself. she says it is something she always wanted, so she treated herself to a top-of-the-line tractor. she says for as long as she could remember, she always had a love for landscaping.

her house sits on 2.5 acres and has a lot of grass to cut. >> i am on that tractor every day. whether the grass needs cutting or not. i go around and check and when i see it, cut it. it keeps me busy, i do not like to do housework. i've still got all my marbles and it is money i saved, i am going to buy the tractor and i did. i think i am worth it, all these years. i am not going to take the money with me, i am going to spend it. kumasi: you are worth it. reggie: she says it took her more than a year to say $5,000 to buy her dream tractor. she does not drive anymore,she g thing. drew: this is my a kid, i loved it. we had a tractor. we had a big lawn. kumasi: we had a tractor, too. drew: put some headphones on.

kumasi: i thought it was cool. drew: me too, when you could not drive. reggie: we had a townhouse. [laughter] tiny little yard, so my dad had a weed wacker. and scissors. jobina: so your dad was precise. reggie: precise is a really nice way to put that. drew: you want the edges real nice. reggie: obsessed might be another way. [laughter] drew: when you have a small patch, you can be. make it nice and manicured. reggie: sunday mornings, you would see the scissors out. i am not disturbing this person, i am going to go upstairs and listen to my mariah carey cd for my 1000th time. i was not allowed to do it. i wouldn't do it right. kumasi: stay in your lane. reggie: fine with me. she has got me feeling emotions upstairs. [laughter] drew:

that's my favorite. outside, look at the exploratorium camera. already seeing breaks in the cloud cover over the city, the marine layer is shallow. we have locally dense fog along the coast, sunshine later on today. it is warm, but typical for this time of year. today, temperatures within a degree or two of where we should be this time of year, cooler temperatures along the coast. tonight, we drop into the 50's with patchy cloud cover. let's talk about the heat increasing starting friday, friday is no longer included in the excessive heat warning. it will feel noticeably warmer, well into the 90's and the hottest spots away from the coast. the warning kicks in saturday through sunday, for good reason. the pink shading are all areas that will exceed at least 90 degrees by saturday afternoon.

that does not include the immediate coast line or a huge chunk of the east bay shoreline, even the peninsula shoreline where temperatures will feel warm, but we escape the worst of the heat. the natural ac will kick in close to the ocean, but it is not strong enough to cool us off inland. that is why we have excessive heat saturday and sunday. taking it easy with water, stay hydrated. the seven-day forecast shows that temperatures ramp up fast in linda saturday and sunday with intense temperatures. the bay shoreline is warm and nice and cool along the coast, in the 60's. jobina: when i started out the traffic report, i said the chp had not issued a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge, they still have not. but you will face low visibility in and out of the north bay as the bridge is fogged in. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, looks like there is a caltrans crew stopped near the toll plaza. metering lights came on at 5:40.

if you are traveling westbound on highway four, there is a bit of a backup. antioch to concord about 34 minutes. generally, traffic has been pretty light. kumasi: oakland on the hollywood walk of fame. she is the first female solo percussionist to get the honor. the beatles drummer ringo starr helped to induct her, calling her a force of nature. reggie: she is so cool. paleontologists have discovered a rare dinosaur bone in maryland. it is a bone bed, made up of one or more species concentrated near each other. officials say this is the first of its kind found in the state since 1887, opening a window into our agent world. -- ancient world. >> it appears it might be this dinosaur or something closely related to it.

it is a large predatory dinosaur. reggie old, about 50 million years before the reign of the t rex. kumasi: really big. reggie: we are still making discoveries, even after all this time. kumasi: next, seven things to know today. reggie: from dna to dinosaurs, you can watch the news cast live at any time through the abc 7 bay area tv app. just download now and start streaming. kumasi: as we had to break, a live look outside. this is so beautiful this morning. be right back.

kumasi: if you are just joining us, seven things to know this morning. drew: we will have the excessive heat warning this weekend, saturday through sunday. areas away from the coast in pink, including most of the north bay, inland east bay and south bay with temperatures in the afternoon in the hottest cities rising above 100 degrees. kumasi: widespread damage around the chicago area after eight tornadoes reported last night. the situation got so serious people at o'hare airport were forced to seek shelter. reggie: the first over-the-counter birth-control

control has been approved by the fda, it should be available early next year. kumasi: san francisco police released bodycam video from the skateboarding event. many have been upset after more than 100 teens and young adults were arrested at the event saturday night. reggie: ups workers in the bay area hold another practice picket today in san bruno. the union says contract negotiations are at a standstill. ups workers could strike early next month. jobina: a live look from the golden gate bridge camera, you cannot make out the bridge due to the fog. chp has not issued an advisory, but be aware of low visibility. kumasi: san francisco's iconic ghirardelli chocolate and ice cream shop is celebrating its grand reopening with free sundays -- sundaes. they have a replica cable car in the dining area, free ice cream, fun starts at 9:00 a.m.

kelly rowland will be there cutting the ribbon and we get to talk with her. reggie: it is complicated, it always is. that is just the way it goes. feels like i waited my whole life for this. jobina: speak on it! reggie: so good. kumasi: i am excited to meet her. what are we going to do? reggie: we have a little bit of a plan. have to get her on our side. right away. [laughter] >> good morning america for our viewers in the west. extreme weather wreaking havoc from coast to coast, from twisters in chicago to the historic heat. overnight tornados tearing through the midwest. one