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.

reggie: in and out controversy for telling workers to stop masking. kumasi: and a local baseball worker making history as he is called up to play in the show reggie: against the giants. reggie:-- show against the giants. drew: a far cry from what we saw this weekend. the news that 6:00 starts right now. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: this is a live look at san francisco on a beautiful tuesday. it's july 18, we are happy you are with us in hope you're having a great morning so far. a lot to get to this morning, start first with drew. drew: we will be below average in a lot of cities with cooler weather. cities feeling the cooler air already out there this morning. five degrees to 10 degrees cooler than we were yesterday at

this time. not as humid as well. outside, not too bad for this time of year. a live look outside from the sutro tower camera with a crest over the horizon and low-level clouds. partly cloudy conditions today and a cooler afternoon, two degrees to four degrees below average away from the coast. into the 70's and 80's. feeling quite comfortable for the middle of july. we will take a look at how long the cooler weather can last in a few minutes. jobina: we are starting with our golden gate ridge camera. so far seeing somewhat of a foggy start. a fog advisory for the chp with a wind advisory they have issued for the golden gate bridge for your commute. a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. partly back up this morning, i will keep you posted if that changes. blocking issues so far have cleared. we are just looking at slower drive times, tracy to dublin.

the highway four commute is slowing, antioch to concord is 22 minutes. reggie: a new report reveals more racist texts sent by antioch police officers. this time they are not just directed at citizens, they are aimed at the police chief himself. amanda is live in the newsroom with that. amanda: disgusting and disappointing as the mayor put it. the new report shows that officers referred to the police chief as a guerrilla in text -- gorilla in te additional racist text messages were sent by officers. the texts were not just directed at suspects but this time towards their own police chief, stephen ford. he tells us that he does not take this kind of stuff personally because he knows who he is and what he stands for, adding that that is enough for him.

unlike the previous reports, the text messages contained homophobic slurs and racist tropes. also showing officers used racial profiling while out on parole. the mayor says that he read until the chief was described as a go was all he needed to see. >> i'm bothered by what i' seeing and hearing, obviously. but also encouraged because i know the organization as we speak is on the road to recovery. this is not the same organization that it was 18 months ago before i got here amanda: city staff and the police department investigated antioch pd this week and the chief says a blueprint is being developed focusing on revamping and rebuilding the department. the mayor says that he spoke with the chief over the weekend, continuing to call for the officers involved to be fired.

that's up to 40% of the entire department. live in the newsroom, abc 7 news. kumasi: oakland city council is expected to decide today whether the mayor should get a $75,000 raise, bringing her salary to about 278,000 dollars a year. naacp opposes that, saying that the mayor has limited control over city leadership positions and budgeting. supporters say that the charter requires the mayor's salary to be in line with others in the state. facing a final vote in september. some tenants living in oakland expect a wave of evictions now that the covid eviction moratorium policy has expired. landlords say the expiration restores their rights. the rent adjustment program is hosting workshops through november 4 landlords and tenants to know their rights with new laws protecting tenants, including ones that that ban

evictions for missed payments. tenants cannot be evicted if they of less than one month of fair market rent. reggie: san francisco the mayor announced $4 million will be set aside for grants for business owners going to a program designed to strengthen existing businesses and another designed to fill commercial retail space in underserved areas. grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 with more information to be found on the website, sf.gov. and we will be live with the mayor today, we want to hear what you would like to ask her. you can share your questions with us on any of our social pages. we are on twitter, facebook, and tiktok. you can see the handles on your screen. tune in for the live interview right here on abc 7. kumasi: we can learn the future of red light cameras in san francisco today. a vote is set on whether to

extend the contract for another five years. 13 intersections currently have cameras that snap a picture of your plates if you run a red light. sfmta says that it has led to about 10,000 tickets per year. reggie: city of san jose claiming a victory after a federal judge upheld the law requiring gun owners to have liability insurance, claiming it doesn't restrict use. it's the first in the nation mandate last year, taking effect in january. a bay area law firm took on the city case pro bono. >> we felt confident that the ordinance was constitutional. the city did a lot of work on the front-end to really craft something that they believed would be upheld because the city is not taking guns away from people. reggie: appeal the ruling.

showing the moment millions of gems went missing in the l.a. bay area. -- in the bay area. 24 bags stolen from the trucks. two brinks security guards picked up the diamonds and other jewels at a show in san mateo last july on the way to send matteo. they believe that the theft happened at a truck stop. abc 7 spoke with a lawyer representing 14 jewelers whose goods were stolen. >> it was like it was just a padlock on the back. a padlock, two guards, one sleeping, the other inside not guarding the goods. as it says on the tape, you have at least $23 million on board. something is wrong with this picture. kumasi: he says the victims

haven't received a dime in insurance money as both sides are locked in dueling lawsuits over the exact value of the missing jewels and no one has been caught in connection to the theft. coming up, the race to replace senator dianne feinstein next year is tightening up. who is leading a very close race so far. reggie: an emergency slide from an airplane falls from the sky and lands in a neighborhood. drew: yikes. cooler air filtering into the bay area today. temperatures below average this afternoon and tomorrow but warming up again by the end of the week. we will take a closer look at

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evacuation slide ended up in a chicago neighborhood. officials say they think it fell from a united airlines boeing 767. it landed in a backyard yesterday afternoon. police say nobody got hurt. the homeowner share these photos and said his family was having lunch in the kitchen when they heard a loud room. the slide hit the house, damaging roof angles and a window screen. it apparently came from a plane that just landed safely after a flight from switzerland. drew: that is incredible. i want to update this tropical system we are watching for hawaii. we will find heavy rain there. here is tropical storm calvin right there on satellite. here is hawaii itself. wind right now at 45 miles per hour, it is approaching over the next 48 hours. here's the latest path on calvin from late tonight into early

tomorrow morning, brushing the southern side of hawaii with gusty winds, likely 45 miles per hour and slightly higher, heavy rain, two inches to four inches with calvin trucking off to the west, moving away from the big island by wednesday morning. nonetheless late tonight and early tomorrow morning heavy rain will be found there. back at home the cooling trend continues for another day. it will feel comfortable for the middle of july with warmest spots in the 80's around the bay shoreline, mainly going to the 60's and 70's, a few degrees below average. reggie: an american in north korean custody after crossing the border on a tour. the ground spur giants game has a little t shingles doesn't care. i go to spin classes with my coworkers. good for you, shingles doesn't care. because no matter how healthy you feel, your risk of shingles sharply increases after age 50.

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reggie: an american who crossed into north korea overnight without authorization is in custody. the united nations command said the man was on a tour to the korean border and he joined in at the security area and u.s. officials say they are working with korean counterparts to resolve the incident. we don't have any details on the person or why he may have crossed the border. today a key hearing for the trump federal case regarding the alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office. jobina: his attorney and special counsel jack smith is set to appear in court today to decide how secret records will be shared between the parties as the case move towards trial. smith describes the hearing is a crucial step in prosecution after trump was indicted last month on 37 felony charges including unlawful retention of class of five documents and obstructing government

investigation. the former president pled not guilty. legal troubles continue in georgia for trump after the supreme work ejected his last ditch bid to squash the work of the fulton county district attorney and a probe into misconduct. all of this as trump remains the runaway leader amongst the 2024 republican candidates in south carolina. governor ron desantis struggles to win a over trump supporters. >> my love for trump comes from all the despair, the things he's been through. >> i appreciate what president trump did. >> gop hopeful nikki haley is criticizing the current administration's relationship with israel and again calling on president biden to take a mental competency test. first lady jill biden called the idea of a competency test for politicians over the age of 75 ridiculous. kumasi: the race to replace dianne feinstein in the u.s.

senate, heating up. a new emerson college bowl joe's representative adam schiff has support from 15% of likely voters. representative katie porter is close behind. 15%. barbara lee, 6%. half of those polled were undecided. other polls showing a much closer race between the top leading candidates. reggie: in and out workers in five states will soon be and from wearing face masks to prevent the spread of covid. the only exception would workers with valid medical reasons. california is not included because of a state law that includes worker rights. the letter says customer ser and the ability to show smiles and other facial features while centering the health and well-being of all individuals. kumasi: australian sailor and

his dog rescued after being stuck at sea for three months. they rescued the 54-year-old and his dog about 1200 miles from land in the pacific. he said they survived on raw fish and rainwater after a storm damaged his catamaran and took out his electronics. he called it a difficult ordeal and that he needed rest and good food but otherwise, he is in good health. reggie: local baseball star called to the big leagues, making history in the process. to top it off, it was against the giants. yesterday, the cincinnati reds and he holds the record for the player with the longest name in baseball history. it's 27 characters, adding the-. and i still messed that up. his last name of not even fit on his current jersey. he attended college park high school. had two at-bats against the

giants yesterday. he went 0-2. the giants did not finish the game because of a rain delay. the crew in cincinnati had issues with the tarp. no no. ohh. that is embarrassing. kumasi: they are still going, good luck to you, sir. they just kept going. reggie: what? how are you going to do that to somebody? drew: you are like, put the duvet cover on. [laughter] lena: that's a struggle -- jobina: that's a struggle. this is a lot. reggie: well the reds in the giants will continue the game later today with the score tied at two. kumasi: somebody help him, that's a lot. [laughter] jobina: rolling all over, this one man here. drew: someone help them. on the tarp, then went down. kumasi: that's like that game

used to play in elementary. wasn't that fun question mark that was fun. that was not fun but the game was fun. [laughter] drew: no idea how to get out. the other man is trying to hold it down. [laughter] kumasi: extra. [laughter] drew: is i important not to get the dirt wet? reggie: they canceled the game anyway, right? let it rain. all for nothing. drew: exploratorium camera this morning, patchy clouds. quite comfortable today and tomorrow, but then we find another spike in the heat and by the end of the week another warming trend gets underway. today in this morning we are cooler across-the-board compare to this time yesterday and the air feels a bit or refreshing. the muggy nest is lower, not

white as humid. temperatures in the 50's and 60's right now. cooling trend continues today. one or two cities hitting 90 degrees but those are few and far between. bay shoreline, 60's and 70's. these numbers, two degrees to four degrees below average for this time of year. overnight we have a marine layer pushing and land with numbers in the 50's. over the next couple of days the marine layer will change. tomorrow, he lead as comfortable as today. thursday we start to heat creep back in to our warmest cities in the 90's returning and then here we go, friday it looks like the triple digit heat will reappear in spots away from the coast. everybody is going above average by the end of the week but the hottest cities like antioch, cloverdale, knowing 102 to 106. right now no watches, warnings, or advisories in effect. here's your seven-day.

keeping it comfy before the heat spice and friday is once again the hottest day on the seven-day forecast. slightly cooler over the weekend but still quite warm and closer to average for the next week. jobina? jobina: we are following a crash in fremont, there's a minor slowdown in the area. the crash itself is before 262, speed around 24 miles per hour. i wanted to bring back the bay bridge full plaza camera because look at how crowded it got in the last few minutes for your planning purposes. very different story right now in san rafael as we look live at 101. clear conditions, everything at the limit there. slow spots from antioch hercules. reggie? reggie: thank you. good morning america coming up at 7:00. kumasi: ginger has a look at what's ahead.

ginger: good morning, great to be with both of you on this tuesday morning. coming up i know you have been covering this, the relentless heat. all-time records being smashed. not just broken but day after day rushing them. so many people on alert. the smoke from the canadian wildfires which by the way, canada is at 850% of normal activity, a giant year. we track the latest on where the dangerous air goes, next. new details on the suspected serial killer on long island. more on how police say they tracked him down. then we kick off the series the science of you. looking for the best time of day to work out. and then deborah roberts speaks with the cast of "rb." and it's the start of our three-day deals and steals event. wait until you see

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district attorney planning to file charges against a former prosecutor according to our media partners at the east bay times. the da plans to file misdemeanor charges against butch ford. accused of interfering in a police shooting case. in an email she said that he breached codes of conduct by providing confidential information to an attorney for a warmer officer. the officer has a pending manslaughter charge for the shooting death of stealing -- stephen taylor inside of a walmart 2020. new at 6:00, a lawsuit against first republic bank claims hundreds of low income students may not be able to afford attending uc berkeley. the benefactors say that they repeatedly asked of the bank to sell their $7 million investment in first republic stock and invest it in something else but he didn't do it.

they say the money disappeared in the bank's failure that happened back in may. the consultant has not responded to the suit. next at six: 30, lottery fever intensifying. the next jackpot for the powerball, $1 billion because nobody won the big prize again. someone stole the tools of an east bay man, leaving him unable to work and support his wife.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: americans remain in the path of severe weather. some areas seeing triple digit temperatures for weeks, others dealing with potentially damaging flooding. kumasi: reducing pollution by reducing traffic, a plan to cut back on gridlock on the local bridge. reggie: a hero's welcome for a dog.

the pooch who helped lead police to a suspected killer. kumasi: good it's tuesday, july 18. reggie: starting with the temperature. drew: looking at numbers right now we are five to 10 degrees cooler compared to this time yesterday and it is not quite as cool out there. the muggy nest is coming down as well. more comfortable in the next 24 hours. thin fog on the horizon, but the most part we see a lot of sunshine today. the big take away is the cooler afternoon. those numbers have a cooler average for this time of year. away from the coast we go into the 70's and 80's by 4 p.m. and we take a look at how long the cooler weather is going to hang on, coming up in a few minutes. let's see how the traffic is doing this tuesday morning. transit, if you rely on it, everything is running on time

right now. no delays. the train at the collis that's all been resolved. this is a live picture from the richmond-san rafael bridge, crowded for people traveling in the westbound direction. it's a bumpy start to your commute for the golden gate bridge. they do have a wind advisory and expect -- in effect. kumasi: new details and the antioch police racist text message scandal. showing that it targeted local citizens and the police chief. some of the messages were sent while police officers were on duty. amanda is live in the newsroom with how the chief is reacting this morning. amanda? amanda: he's trying to look towards the future and in response stephen ford told us that while he is very bothered by what he is seeing and hearing he is also very encouraged, saying that apartment is on the road to recovery. much like the previous reports the new one details text messages between police officers

that contained racist language. homophobic slurs and racist tropes against muslims and jews. messages showing that officers used racial profiling while on patrol but the big difference this time is that the texts were not just directed at suspects, but towards their own police chief. the new report shows that antioch officers referred to the chief as a guerrilla in messages, all uncovered in that new 120 eight page report from the district attorney's office. >> essentially the same group of people spewing the same hate rhetoric. for me again i don't take that personally. i know who i am and what i stand for. that's enough for me. >> i read enough up until the chief was described as a gorilla and that was enough for me in terms of what i needed to see. amanda: the mayor says he spoke with the chief over the weekend,

continuing to call for the officers involved to be fired, up to 40% of the entire department. he says the fbi investigation is all the evidence that needed. last week the city staff and the police department at with the doj investigating antioch pd. chief ford says a blueprint is being developed looking at how to revamp the department. reggie: reduce traffic congestion on the san rafael bridge. the bay area council and other leaders are calling for a third lane to be opened on the upper deck in marin county. meaning that the current like lane in the upper deck would have to close during the morning commute. the plan is to install a movable zipper barrier on the lower deck allowing cyclist and pedestrians to still cross the bridge in the morning and in the afternoon the bike lane goes back to the upper

deck. traffic backups has reportedly caused pollution in nearby neighborhoods. >> streets and roads up because of the traffic. a lot of people are not even trying to get on the bridge, just to their community. reggie: the ridge carries 18,000 commuters every day. traffic alert for the weekend involving interstate 80, from the skyway to the highway four connector. all eastbound lanes closed from friday at 9:00 through monday morning. there are going to be detours in place. you can see them on this map. this is a part of the caltrans project to repave and upgrade that part of the freeway by the end of the year. three other closures happening in august and september. kumasi: a community stepping up to help a contractor who had all of his tools stolen. police said they surpassed the goal to help him get new tools. the 78-year-old says he can't

retire because he needs to make money to support his wife. she has had three strokes in the past year. >> it's been difficult in the last year with her situation trying to make things work so that she could try to live a somewhat normal life. protecting my livelihood, it wasn't just removing things, they took everything i had that helped me be able to make a living. kumasi: ray says he's grateful of the ship -- of the generosity of the community to lend him tools until he can replace the ones that were stolen. reggie: a new report showing san francisco is not equipped or extreme heat in certain neighborhoods. >> parts of san francisco and other cities across the u.s., there are places you can walk through where there are no trees. no shade to be had. when the temperatures get very hot, there is nowhere to go that is naturally going to be cooler

than in direct -- than indirect sunlight. reggie: protecting kids heat, public schools are getting more green spaces. the governor's office announced first round of grant money from the green schoolyard program. other recipients include the santa clara office of education, sonoma ecology center, and oakland unified school district. the teachers union demanded more green space in their contract while they were on strike earlier this year. kumasi: new warnings about looming insurance crisis is affecting homeowners in the u.s. wild summer, weather extremes to wildfires and floods with soon more americans paying for it. jobina has the details. jobina: experts warning about an insurance crisis unfolding in multiple states because of extreme weather becoming more damaging and deadly. pennsylvania, five inches of rain fell in just 90 minutes on

saturday, killing at least five people in bucks county. two small children are still missing. historic heat tightening its grip across the west and south. phoenix is expected to see a record 19 consecutive days of temperatures topping 110 degrees. 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 or -- ocean temperatures. insurance companies are pulling out of states deemed a high climate risk. aaa and farmers are the latest to pull out of florida. state arm and allstate have stopped accepting new home insurance policies in california because of wildfires. >> florida, arizona. louisiana, popular retirement destinations. they just got costlier to move to because of rising insurance costs. insurance companies are realizing climate change is

directly affecting the bottom line. jobina: at least 20 insurance companies have pulled out of louisiana and the last two years. lawmakers are calling for a federal response to help homeowners. reggie? reggie: the powerball jackpot has grown to $1 billion after there was no winner last night. it's the third largest prize in powerball history. players are keeping hope alive before the next drawing. >> my goodness. look at this. this guy is not joking around. let me see that for a second. he's got a stack of them. >> you have got to have hopes. reggie: the next drawing is tomorrow night. the odds of winning? well did you really want to know? one in 292.2 million. kumasi: the hero dog who helped to end a nine-day search for a suspected murderer is in line for quite a reward today. tucker is a six-year-old chocolate lab.

his owners say they were enjoying it i afternoon when he suddenly took off running into the backyard and started parking very loudly. >> she fell, trying to dog. a guy stands up and i said what are you doing? he says camping. no one is camping in my backyard. i told cindy to get in the car. i knew who it was. you can see the tattoo on his arm. kumasi: tucker tracked down homicide and arson suspect who alluded authorities for more than a week after escaping from jail. he and his owners are going to get a $2000 reward today. good for tucker. reggie: still ahead, experimental drug that might be able to delay all timers progression. -- alzheimer's progression. kumasi: an update on the markets, next. reggie: and a travel scam that people should know about. changing airlines on google to fool you into giving money to

the wrong people. stay with us on our streaming app at 7:00 a.m., we are live every weekday from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. you can download the app now or ever you stream. drew: we are keeping an eye on the tropics specifically around hawaii where we have a tropical storm warning for the big island lasting until tomorrow morning. we are watching tropical storm calvin. here is hawaii right here. the wind right now at the five miles per hour, it's about 500 miles away from hawaii and it will move very close to the southern end of the hawaii county late tonight and early tomorrow morning where it will still be a tropical storm with winds like 45 miles per hour periods august and heavy rainfall between two inches and four inches. back at home we are finding fog pulling back to the coastline this morning. in the afternoon you notice it's a bit more comfortable. not as warm as yesterday. far cry from the we had over the

weekend. warmest city sitting the 80's for daytime highs. 60's and 70's around the bay shoreline. the cooling trend continues for another day, feeling nicer compared to the warm temperatures yesterday. 62 in the city. san partly cloudy skies. by the end of the week have another spike in the heat and we preview that coming up in

reggie: and experimental drug offering hope to 6 million americans living with alzheimer's. eli lilly produced the drug and reveal the results of a study showing that it slows cognitive functional decline of people

with early symptoms. it can slow the disease by about four months to seven months. the fda may approve the drug this year. kumasi: the food and drug administration approved a long-acting drug to deliver before rsv season, usually peeking in the fall and winter. infants up to two years old can get a second injection if needed. to make it clear and bind to virus and block it from affecting healthy cells. reggie: former president donald trump has been informed by a letter that he is the target special counsel jack smith's investigation in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. sources tell abc news that the letter indicates another indictment of trump could be imminent. it's not clear what kind of charges he could face. he received a similar target

letter from smith before he was indicted for alleged mishandling of classified documents last month. kumasi: investigation this morning after a 10-year-old boy was thrown from a carnival ride in illinois. huntley had to call injuries after going on the ride called moby dick. officials say he was not fastened to the seat properly. the family says they are in shock and that the incident is horrific and unacceptable. a full report of what went wrong is expected reggie: in the coming months. a new warning this morning about

kumasi: and seat heat to become more transparent. the big question with less junk fees, will you see savings or will it end up ultimately hurting your wallet? >> i do think we will see more transparency. it's a win for comparison shoppers, but i don't think prices will come down kumasi: tips from experts to avoid junk

fees, they say read the fine print and ask for an explanation if you are sure about a fee it if you, call the company to see if they can waive the charge. reggie: snack companies say that despite raising prices they are seeing growth in demand. frito-lay saw a 14% increase in revenue last quarter and saw an increase in the number of units sold. the specialty food association says sales of chips, pretzels, and other snacks topped $6 billion last year. the group says the reason is in part because of a return to more social events and entertaining. now we take a live look at the new york stock exchange and we are up 125 points this morning. kumasi: a writer in new york going viral for an interesting trend. she has a 40-day-old soup cooking away. there is a website dedicated to this perpetual stew. she says she started it in a crockpot with a goal of cooking

it for five days. she has been asking friends and people from around the city to offer ingredients to keep the pot of stew going. according to the website begin soup. -- vegan soup. drew: sometimes i think eight hours is too long for my crockpot. medieval soup. jobina: she going to eat it? kumasi: do you just eat and add and keep going back to add it to the crockpot? reggie: i think she needs a hobby. a friend? a new streaming service? jobina: i just want to hear from like the food safety board. jobina: the whole board. [laughter] drew: is this ok? maybe? is it hot enough to kill food? spoon after spoon dipping in? kumasi: ew.

reggie: it's not going to be worth it. drew: you don't think so? reggie: no. drew: a medieval soup. jobina: liza called that? is that what they did in medial times? -- why is it called that? is that what they did in medieval times? drew: yeah, they plugged in their crockpots. [laughter] drew: the marine layer, pretty thin this morning. we were this time yesterday. not as muggy as we were. cooler compared to temperatures are two degrees to four degrees this time of year. with a temperatures in the 50's.

and tomorrow is equally as comfortable. we are starting to see the heat creeping back in. lake and mendocino county, really getting hot out there. thursday afternoon my -- mostly in the upper 90's. friday, the heat spikes even more with parts of eastern contra costa county likely getting into 100 degree territory and on the bay shoreline it will feel like more with 70's and 80's. here is your accuweather seven-day forecast with triple temperatures in the next couple of days. thankfully there is a triple digit reading for one day on friday that will start to cool off over the weekend. the weekend, quite warm with sunshine closer to average next week. jobina: we have a couple of crashes to get to towards the venetian bridge. this is a new one coming in northbound on 280 the toll

plaza. three lanes are blocked, according to chp. speeds are down to 20 miles per hour in the area. fremont, slow southbound on 680. i thought i would show you walnut creek since we are talking about 680. nice and clear in this spot but for the super commuters you are looking at one hour on highway four. reggie? reggie: there is a new trailer out for "haunted mansion," based on the beloved attraction featuring an all-star cast and promising a spooky good time. rosario dawson plays a mom who enlists a dream team of so-called spiritual experts to deal with a ghost problem in her new house. >> after midnight the house comes alive. >> this place is haunted. >> we need your help. >> time to assemble a dream

team. someone who can communicate with these ghosts. >> people use to eat here. >> i told you, she is good. >> it's a dining room. reggie: you can watch the trailer online now. 10 days until haunted mansion appears in theaters july 28. disney is the parent company of abc 7. kumasi: the first and only michelin star restaurant in san jose closing at doors at the end of the year. the owners announced in this instagram video they will close december 16. they told the chronicle it is because of business decisions and they are planning to replace this location with a second location in january. their other restaurant recently attained the michelin guide gore monde status. reggie: oakland is hosting the michelin guide ceremony at the science center. 200 chefs from across the state

there to receive the coveted decisions. the event is usually held either in san francisco or l.a., so it's a big deal. kumasi: bay area pokémon fans are going to be able to ride aboard special oakmont themed jets on flights from san francisco to tokyo, japan each jet in the fleet has a variety of pokémon painted on the outside of each plane. the interior and in light entertainment are also pokémon themed. the first jet apparently making its way to california will be the evee jet. reggie: player not saying that as ana? i'm not sure we are just being so coy about that. i like that, i like it when planes have special liveries, as they say in the business. coming up next, seven things you

need to know. kumasi: and live on our bay area app. downloaded now to start streaming. reggie: heading to break, live look outside. 6:54 and ok, the sun exists. we'll be right back.

kumasi: here are the seven things to know this morning. former president donald trump says he has received a justice department letter saying he's the target of a probe to overturn the 2020 election, indicating another indictment could be coming very soon. reggie: sources have confirmed to the associated press the american detained in north korea overnight is a u.s. soldier. according to u.n. command he was detained after tossing the line separating north korea and south korea during a tour of the joint security area. kumasi: a new contra costa county da revealed more racist texts sent by police officers, some directed towards the police texts were uncovered after an ongoing fbi investigation into the department. reggie: number four, powerball ballooning to $1 billion. the next drawing is tomorrow. tonight you have the chance to

win a 640 million dollar mega millions prize. drew: number five, cooling trend continues today. east a hills, moderate air quality later today and we will find that it is a pretty sunny day, cooler compared to yesterday. temperatures two degrees to four degrees below average and going into the 70's and 80's away from the coast. high of 68 in oakland. 84 in concord. 85 in santa rosa. 86 is the high in fairfield. jobina: heads up if you are traveling northbound on the alicia bridge this morning. a crash on 680 just asked plaza. three lanes blocked, speed down to 20 miles per hour. kumasi: please look at this, the giants and the reds never finished their game because of a rain late. i'm of the grounds in cincinnati had a time with this tarp. watch closely.

one poor man got trapped underneath the tarp and they kept going. here he is, trying to figure out what's what. apparently he laughed it off and it was ok. because when we laughed at him this morning, i'm glad that he left first. reggie: he looks like a dog under a sheet. ever do that on purpose? why do we do that? drew: they hate it. jobina: they like it. reggie: let's say they like it. sure. we certainly like it. [laughter] kumasi: have to check on rooster. [laughter] good morning america for our viewers in the west. the extreme weather from coast to coast scorching heat, wild fire smoke and more heavy rain on the way. more than 72 million americans on alert as temperatures soar.