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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> good morning. it is tuesday, july 18. drew: we are finally getting some marine air in there this morning. here is a live look at our rooftop camera k.g. you it is an onshore flow with that temperature five to 10 degrees cooler compared to this time yesterday. you are feeling that refreshing air inland. 50's for the most part around the bay shoreline. jose. some fog out there this morning we will -- 61 the current temperature in san jose. some fog out there this morning. 84.

-- 84 in concord. 85 in santa rosa. that cooling trend continues tomorrow. reggie: the united nations officials say an american who crossed into north korea overnight without authorization is now in north korean custody. u.n. command says a man was on a tour to the korean border at jsa. we do not have any details about the person nor i he crossed the border -- person crossed the border. kumasi: latest. jobina: trump's attorney and special counsel jack smith are set to appear in court today to decide how secret records will be shared between the two parties as this case moves forward to trial.

smith is describing this hearing is a crucial step in the prosecution after trump was indicted last month on 37 felony charges, which i retention of classified document and obstruction. legal troubles continue in georgia for trump after the state supreme court revoked his last bid to squash t county district attorney's probe into his misconduct. trump remains the front runner among 2024 gop candidates. >> my love from president -- my love for president trump comes from all the despair, everything he has been through. >> i appreciate what president trump did. jobina: in virginia nikki haley is criticizing the current

administration's relationship with israel and calling on president biden to take a mental competency class. dr. jill biden previously called nikki haley's test for politicians older than 75 ridiculous. kumasi: oakland city council will decide whether the mayor should get a $75,000 raise. that would bring the mayor's wages to more than 200 $75,000 -- more than $278,000 some tenants in oakland expect evictions. landlord say the evictions restore their rights. a series of workshops

hosted through november to help landlords and tenants know their rights. tenants cannot be evicted if they owe less than one month of fair market rent. reggie: the money will go to a program designed to strengthen existing businesses and another program filling commercial space in underserved areas. more information is on the website sf.gov. getting answers. we want you to ask her questions, so share them on our social media pages. the handles are right there on your screen. then tune in around 3:10 for the

live interview right here on abc seven. a new 128 page report more racist texts sent by antioch police officers. this time the messages are directed at citizens. they are aimed at the police chief. amanda: disappointing development. antioch officers referred to the police chief as a gorilla in text messages unveiled in that 128 page report from the contra costa district attorney's office. the report detailed racist text messages, showing that messages were not only directed at criminals, -- at at their own police chief. text messages

contain racist language homophobic slurs and racist tropes against muslims and jews. antioch's mayor said he read up until the chief was described as a gorilla, saying that was enough in terms of what he needed to see. >> i am very, very bothered by what i am seeing and hearing, but i am very encouraged because i know this organization is on the road to recovery. this is not the same organization it was 18 months ago. >> city staff met with the state's doj the antioch police. antioch mayor lamar thorpe said he spoke with the chief over the weekend, continuing to call for the officers involved to be fired. that is up to 40% of the whole

police department. kumasi: on the peninsula residents and san mateo are demanding better from flooding. they say people were left with thousands of dollars of damage after storms. they asked for the city to take other immediate steps to improve san mateo's infrastructure. they are concerned that flooding will spread throughout, the city as climate change worsens eats year -- worsens each year. >> they have some measures on the table, but we think it is too little too slow. kumasi: the supports much of what residents are asking for. drew: we will take you here is a live look at the exploratorium kamrap.

it felt pretty warm yester -- exploratorium camera. it felt pretty warm yesterday. most cities are going below average for this time of year a few degrees later this afternoon. we are already seeing that cooler weather. we are 10 degrees below where we were this time yesterday, so it feels refreshing in our warmest cities inland. we are in the 60's instead of those warm 70's we had to start our monday. this is sfo. we will have that marine layer with us this morning. it is a bright and breezy afternoon. 70's and 80's, that is the of the game away from the coast. our cooling t you will notice that cooler air.

our warmest spots are going into the 80's later this afternoon. we will keep that cooler than average forecast through up through the end of the week there's temperatures bouncing above average. it is never too early to preview the weekend. jobina: we have a number of issues to talk about. we will start with mass transit because bart is experiencing limited service between the coliseum and the connector due to problems on the tracks. we have a major incident underway in richmond, deadly crash on westbound 580 past richmond parkway. all lanes are blocked right now. the chp reported this before 4:l3 we will continue to watch that,

for you and we will end with a live look of the golden gate ridge where the chp has issued a wind advisory this morning reggie: a prime piece -- advisory this morning. reggie: what golden gate's could become when it is no longer a racetrack. kumasi: store for hollywood if the connues into the winter. reggie: we will explain why wilderness officials say you should knocked down rock formations that you come across along trails. ♪

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kumasi: the powerball jackpot grew to $1 million last night because nobody won. that is the largest -- third largest powerball jackpot

in history. the last drawing is tomorrow night. the odds of winning the grand prize are one in 2.90 2 million. reggie: no to the questions over the future -- in million. reggie: over the future of golden g fields. >> there is so much you can do. it is really a blank canvas that can be made into something really spectacular. reggie: the owner of golden gate

fields says it is closing the track to focus on its tracks in southern california. kumasi: we are hearing more about a new proposal to make it easier for california cities to open cities like night markets. the i the process. the our a quick a way to revitalize neighborhoods. >> they have not seen the level of business that they saw before the pandemic. we need to reduce every possible barrier and hurdle so we can get that done. kumasi: he points tonight markets in particular with music and culture as a way to boost community because they bring people and after normal work hours. reggie: starting august

employees in nevada, arizona, utah, texas and colorado will not be allowed to mask. the only exception will be for people with medical conditions that require them to mask. the new mask guidelines emphasize the importance of customer service, while considering the health and well-being of all individuals. kumasi: the first and only michelin starre restaurant in san jose are closingdthe starred restaurant in san are closing their doors. the porch agrees restaurant -- the portuguese restaurant will

open a new location elsewhere. reggie: a will be held later this month. the event is usually held in either san francisco war la -- san francisco or la. kumasi: oakland said "not year!" i can imagine there is a chef or restaurant waiting to hear. jobina: it is interesting that they do not know if anyone here will get anything. i hope they do. kumasi: we will have more places to go. drew: it is like get texas immediately. jobina: we know we will be following the chef.

hello, nice to meet you, reggie: that is a long drive back down when you don't get it. jobina: at that point just send me to space. kumasi: [laughter] to the moon! drew: here is a temperatures. we are cooler this morning compared to this time yesterday. it is not quite as humid out there. we are back to where we should be after that week of excessive heat. the trend today is that cooler weather will continue to move in. these temperatures are a few degrees below average. it certainly felt warm yesterday. 60's and 70's all around the bay shoreline partly cloudy skies. you can see our warmest cities inland are in the 80's. those will be f

between today as an onshore flow is strengthening. we we'll have a deeper marine layer, temperatures falling into the 50's as we head into wednesday. it is pretty much a carbon copy forecast when it comes to our temperatures. we keep those numbers a bit below average. we will start to see warmer weather move in by thursday afternoon, or widespread 90's away from the coast, and by friday it does look like we will have areas like eastern alameda county getting above 100. we do not have any watches or warnings out there and any tripple digit heat for one day. there are warm temperatures away from the coast on sunday. ample sunshine and numbers above

average. jobina: we are starting off this commute with an awful situation underway in richmond. this is a deadly crash on westbound 580 past richmond parkway. you notice that purple line on the map. that indicates all lanes are closed there. emergency crews are on the scene. this will impact you greatly if you are trying to travel on the richmond-san rafael bridge in the westbound direction, because all of those lanes are current we do not have any advisories to report. our drive times are much busier than we saw around this time yesterday. tracy to dublin will be about 51 minutes. kumasi: coming up the seven things to know this morning. reggie: bodycam better dig --

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racist texts from the antioch police department. reggie: the city council will decide whether the mayor should get a $75,000 raise. kumasi: attorneys for president -- for former pres in court today. the -- reggie: smoke from canada once again moving south. 20 states from montana the south carolina are dealing with smoke today. drew: temperatures are below average. kumasi: -- jobina: we have a deadly crash being investigated right now in richmond. all lanes on westbound 580

been blocked. kumasi: the has risen to $1 million. nobody won last night. reggie: we our showing you the body camera footage of the moment millions of dollars of jules went missing -- went missing. >> that >> we had a lock on here, and it is gone. i don't even know where it is. >> this is all new body camera video showing the aftermath of a jewelry heist. the 2 menu see here are brinks security guards, who came back to their vehicle to find the

lock broken and the jules they were transporting gone. -- the transporting gone. >> bags were stolen. the guards to pasadena according to their statements in this video. investigators believe the theft of those bags happened at this truck stop in lebec, and unincorporated area along i-5 in the early morning hours. the video records the >> my view, this is not guarding the goods. this is an unarmored trailer. >> jerry kroll represents 14

jewelers whose goods were stolen. >> it looks like there was just a padlock on the back, a padlock 2 guards one sleeping the other inside in our view not guarding the goods, and you have at $23 million on board. >> the amount stolen here is still up for debate. >> how much inventory do you think you guys were carrying? >> $2.5 million. >> after making a call, guards confirmed this amount -- >> $23 million. >> those with brinks say according to the information guests provided to us before they sent their items, the total value of the items was less than $10 million. if they had

correctly reported the value of their items, they would have taken better safety measures. >> number and they are accusing my clients effectively of lying to them simply because my clients did what they asked them to do. >> but did not make sense to me is you would think the back half of the trailer would be empty. i don't know but it is hard to say, unless they knew exactly what was in here. kumasi: reporting. what a crazy story. reggie: and still a mystery. some parts of the bay area are just not known for extreme heat.

how to stay safe from the extreme temps. kumasi: the latest scheme

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> it is a disgusting situation. i have no other words to describe how disgusted i am. reggie: a new revealing even more racist messages sent by antioch police department officers. some of those messages were directed at the police chief. led to millions of emails being redirected into a foreign inbox, males originally meant for the pentagon. reggie: as extreme weather events become more frequent and drastic, some insurance companies are pulling out of states where property damage is costing them so many millions. some say we are facing a looming

insurance crisis. kumasi: it is tuesday, july 18 this was our south beach camera. we have partly cloudy skies out there this morning. we in the 50's and 60's right now. we our about five cooler than we were this time yesterday. the humidity levels are coming down so it feels more comfortable. patchy fog around the bay shoreline pulls back to the coastline. it is a partly clou but you will notice temperatures for the most part in our cities are settling in the 80's. . will notice cooler air. we will have temperatures in the

80's and 70's. we are 2 to average in most cities. mid 80's for concord. the same in santa rosa. there are a few 90's on the board for lakeport and ukiah. here is jobina with traffic. jobina: i need to give a big heads up to anyone who will be traveling towards the richmond-san rafael bridge in the westbound direction right now. we have a crash on westbound 580. we still have all lanes blocked. a live look right now in emeryville as we show you 80 those headlights traveling in the westbound direction. also in oakland as we show you our live camera at the 880. those headlights are traveling southbound for you. everything else is moving this morning. kumasi: new details in the

antioch police racist text messaging scandal. racist messages targeted not only public citizens, but the police chief. mended delk as del jo is in the --amanda is in the studio. >> in response to the new report, the police chief told us that while he was very bothered he has very encouraged saying the police department is on the road to recovery. much like the previous two reports the new one details text messages between antioch police officers also contain racist language homophobic slurs and racist tropes against muslims and jews. the big difference this time, the texts were not just directed at suspects but towards their own police chief, stephen ford.

the new report reveals antioch police officers revealed to the police chief -- officers referred to the police chief as a gorilla in text messages. >> of people still spewing the same hate speech and hate rhetoric. for me, i do not take that sort of stuff personal. i know who i am. that is enough for me. >> i read enough, up chief was described as a gorilla. that was enough for me in terms of what i needed to see. >> lamar thorpe spoke with the chief over the weekend and he is continuing to call for the officers involved to be fired. that is up to 40% of the entire police department. the mayor says the fbi's investigation is all the evidence needed. just last week city staff met with the doj also investigating the -- the state

investigating the antioch police department. reggie: thank you. a traffic alert for this weekend you will want to know about early. this involves interstate 80. all eastbound lanes will be closed from friday starting at 9:00 p.m. through monday morning. there will be detour routes in place. this is all part of a caltrans project to upgrade that part of the freeway by the end. 3 other closures will happen in august and september. reducing pollution by reducing congestion on the richmond-san rafael bridge -- council leaders are calling for a third lane to be added to the upper deck. that means the current bike lane on the upper deck would close during the morning commute for cars. they would add a zipper barrier on the lower deck allowing

bicyclists across the bridge during the morning. the traffic backup has caused pollution in nearby neighborhoods. >> they are completely backed up due to the traffic, and a lot of people aren't even trying to get onto the bridge. reggie: the bridge carries around 18,000 commuters every day. kumasi: a new climate resilience report shows san francisco is not equipped to handle extreme heat, especially in certain neighborhoods. >> in parts of san francisco as well as in other cities around the bay and the u.s., there are places you can walk through where there are no treats. there is no shade to be had, so when the temperatures get very hot there is nowhere to go that is naturally going to be cooler than in direct sunlight, which has implications for health. kumasi: to protect kids from the

are getting more green space including some in san francisco unified. they announced the first round of grant money for the green schoolyard program. some grantees include th oakland unified school district. the oakland teachers union demanded more green spaces earlier this year. reggie: speaking of striking some of hollywood's biggest stars have joined the picket line. they are demanding better residual compensation for work on streaming services and protection from artificial intelligence. >> i am here for the working class middle-class, part of our union who need these basic provisions. reggie: television and movie studios say they have presented sag-aftra and wga with an offer, including residual increases and

ai regulations. top studio executives say if a new deal is not reached by christmas, degrom and will be nonexistent. effects if it is not settled soon and the problem with settlement in this case is there is no trust between the parties. reggie: los angeles mayor karen bass is encouraging all sides to come up with a solution to avoid devastating effects in her city. kumasi: a typo is being blamed for hundreds of emails being sent to a foreign country. a dutch technology expert says that those emails have accidentally been going to mali, south africa. the with dot mil.

ma similar, dot ml. >> in this morning's gma first look and important alert for travelers. >> so many people got affected by this. >> he had a delta flight to florida canceled. he googled a number for delta customer service. he claims they trained several -- they tried several times to get his payment information. >> "i will book you a new flight from newark, but you need to call me because i need payment information." that is not how it works. >> the better business bureau scam tracker has received warning -- reports of types of scams. how can you make sure the number

you are calling or the link you are clicking is real? we will have expert tips you need coming up at 7:00 a.m. kumasi: we are in the thick of summer, that means wildfire danger across the state. up next an update on the fire burning in southern california. reggie: a new look at disney's haunted mansion, just 10 days before it hits theaters. drew: let's look at hawaii. i want to get you updated on a tropical storm warning in effect for the big island later this evening. this is tropical storm calvin. here is hawaii. it has winds of 45 miles per hour. it is 500 miles away from the big island, and the current track if you have any plans going to hawaii, this is the track. by late tonight early it will still be a tropical storm as it approaches the southern side of the big island. it will have strong wind

and some heavy rain, but it is a quick moving storm and by wednesday midday it is pulling away. late tonight into early tomorrow morning, we will have some issues with this storm during the big island. here is a live look at sfo. we have some cloud cover along the coastline. you will feel temperatures a bit below average for this time of year. the three day forecast showing you will keep temperatures steady today but we are warming up again by thursday and triple digits do return in our hottest

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for our neighbors to the south. -- our neighbors to the wildfires in canada are still triggering air-quality alerts for us here in the united states. smoke is expected to linger for the remainder of the day on the east coast. chicago and new york saw the heaviest smoke. canadian officials say the outlook for the rest of the fire season is not promising. >> we anticipate it will be a very challenging remainder of july and august, and beyond that it is difficult to say where the fire season will go. reggie: the canadian government has asked other countries to send firefighters. roughly reggie: >> >> -- roughly 100 firefighters from mexico, australia and the u.s. are up there. this is a time lapse of the fire

spreading in southern california. it is 40% contained. some evacuation orders are in place. kumasi: tioga road in yosemite will be closed after crews discovered even more damage while clearing snow pack. this year's record snowfall damage 60% of the golding's intel baloney. this includes the toe baloney the popular scenic 56 mile route will not reopen this weekend as expected, so now the working to remove boulders and trees that are in danger of falling. crews hope to reopen the road by the end of the month. reggie: a new warning about a looming insurance crisis affecting millions of homeowners in the u.s.. it has been a summary of whether extremes, and so americans could be paying out of pocket for it. jobina: experts are warning of

an insurance crisis unfoldin in multiple states due to extreme weather becoming more damaging and deadly. in pennsylvania nearly five inches of rain fell in just 90 minutes killing five people in bucks county. 2 small children are still missing. meanwhile historic heat has tightened its grip across the west end south. phoenix is expecting to see a record 19th consecutive day of temperatures topping 110 degrees. , off south florida even the water is in the mid 90's, threatening the coral and setting the stage for more powerful hurricanes fueled by warmer ocean temperatures and more insurance companies are pulling out of states deemed high climate risks, so aaa and farmers insurance are the latest companies to pull out of florida and state farm and allstate have stopped accepting new insurance policies in california

due to wildfires. >> we think of florida, arizona, louisiana as being popular retirement destinations, in those destinations just got a bit more costlier to move to. insurance companies are realizing that climate change is directly affecting their bottom line. jobina: at least 20 insurance companies have pulled out of louisiana in the past two years. some lawmakers are calling for a federal response to help homeowners. reggie: wilderness rangers want you to keep an eye out for stocked rock formations on trails. you should knock them over. the goal of leave no trace ethics is to leave no signs of error impact on the land and to respect other creatures -- our impact on the land and to respect other creatures. some have been creating these dramatically large rock formations, which could disrupt

the bugs and lizards who call the undersides of those rocks home. when used appropriatelym they are good for navigation. they should only be constructed by trail workers. kumasi: a warning for anyone planning to enjoy outdoors at national park this summer. stay away from the wildlife already living there. aa 47-year-old woman from phoenix arizona got word yesterday -- gored yesterday by a bison. she was walking near the north shore of the lake when they saw 2 bison in their path. they turned to walk away when one of the bison charged. that woman had to be flown to a regional hospital with significant injuries and as of this morning, we have not gotten an update on her condition. the attack is und investigation by park authorities.

scary! drew: i don't even go to safaris with your car. kumasi: really? drew: i'm good. reggie: the monkeys will jump on your car. drew: the draft will go through your sunroof. the ostrich always coming at you with food. kumasi: jobina survived. drew: [laughter] kumasi: this is true. the animals have seen the videos. they have seen us trying to tiktok and instagram all around them. drew: "i will not be one of your views." i will watch from my tiktoks. that is nice. those animals are pretty. let's go outside. shoreline this morning. we will have that coastal cloud cover first thing this morning. we are mainly sunny but cooler

the next couple of days. a warming trend will get underway here by the end of the week. we do not have any watches or warnings in effect. it is not long-lasting and it will affect the cities away from the coast. right now 50's and 60's. we are 5 to than we were this time yesterday. a little more comfortable this morning compared to yesterday. our warmest cities are going into the 80's away from the coast. these temperatures are 2 to degrees below average for this time of year. overnight tonight we will have cloud cover returning across the board. we will have temperatures mainly dropping into the 50's. b wednesday ity is a similar forecast very comfortable -- by wednesday it is a very similar forecast, very comfortable temperatures.

by friday you could see once again our inland cities hot. we are expecting -- it is short-lived. nice and comfy the next couple of days. the hottest is certainly friday. a slightly cooler, over the weekend but temperatures are above average. jobina: good morning. we are going back to the issue we have been following since our show started. right before you get to the richmond-san rafael you're traveling in the westbound direction there is a deadly crash on westbound 580. the chp up all lanes have reopened, but we are still picking up a slow down on our sensors. this is a live picture from the richmond-san rafael bridge, and you can see that cars are moving in the westbound direction. we will end with a live look from the toll bridge bay -- bay

bridge toll plaza. no backup to report in this area. reggie: new at 6:00, politician seems to have the edge replacing senator feinstein ne

reggie: elton john has testified for the defense in kevin spacey's trial. space he is accused of inappropriately touching a man who was driving him to the event in 2004 or said he only attended in 2001.

the actor said spacey did not attend the gala and his home. taylor swept continues to make -- taylor's continues to make -- taylor swift continues to make history with her 12th album soar ing to the top spot. she will be coming to the bay area later this week and performing 2 shows at levi's stadium. kumasi: actress lindsay lohan is welcoming her newest addition. her rep announced she gave birth to a son named louis in where she and her husband live. there's a new trailer for disney's haunted mansion a fun new movie opening in theaters july 28. the film delivers a spooky good time for the whole family and

pays tribute to the beloved themepark ride that it is based on. rosario dawson is a mom who hires ghost experts to deal with the problem in her new home. >> after midnight the house comes alive. >> this place is haunted! >> we need your help. >> it is time to assemble the dream team. >> we find someone who can communicate with these ghosts. >> people use to eat here. >> i told you she is good. >> it is a dining room. kumasi: you can watch the entire trailer online right now. the countdown is on just 10 days until disney's haunted mansion appears only on theaters july 28. drew: this does look really good. this is our explora camera. the cooling trend continues

today. temperatures this afternoon are a far cry from those warm readings we had over the weekend. a view degrees below average for this time of year so enjoy the cooler weather. around the bay shoreline, we will be in the 60's and 70's. we will have partly cloudy skies later this afternoon. kumasi: new at 6:00, a p breakthrough in the fight against alzheimer's. how effective and experimental drug is in slowing down the progression of the disease. reggie: a man and his dog survived at sea for six months. what they had to do.

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now >> add six more racist texts uncovered in the antioch police scandal. a new 128 page report showing some of those texts at the police chief.