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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. ama: a city caught up in a fight over its concert. some want to take outside lanes to a whole other level. controlling neighborhood traffic and noise. neighbors were given a chance to comment on adding a next or concert series at golden gate park. ama: lena howland was there with

the debate tonight. reporter: every summer for past 15 years, the outside lands music festival has taken over golden gate park for a weekend in august with seven stages worth of performers drying and music lovers from across the state. next year, the producer wants to pay back off of that infrastructure to create a second smaller concert series the weekend after. >> it's a big deal for the city. for the workers. it's an additional outside lands. reporter: connie chan put the approval process on hold. >> i' it's the noise, traffic, trash people peeing on my garage door. >> the traffic is just not fair to the public, to the residence. reporter: for steve

worries about losing access to the park. >> if this were a free concert, i wouldn't care at all. it would be fine. it's the access to the park that really troubles me. losing that. i think, they will get new concerts and do more and more and more. when does it stop? reporter: other neighbors believe the good outweighs the bad. >> a lot of people come into town for the concert and festival. they stay at hotels that are stocked by union net members. we need those dollars in san francisco while people are having a good time. reporter: another planet entertainment says, they expect these concerts to generate $30 million in economic impact for san francisco. at a time when the city is experiencing serious budget constraints, this concert series would pay the city $1.4 million for the additional event. >> to get a bonus weekend, bring it on. bring it on. let's go san francisco.

let's have more fun. this is what that's going to do. reporter: there will be another community meeting on august 9 at the golden gate center. lena howland, abc7news. ama: let's get to tomorrow's weather now. there's a spare the air alert in effect for friday to try to reduce air pollution out there. carpooling or public transit are two good greenways to go. we have that next heat wave starting tomorrow. sandhya patel is here with what we should expect. sandhya: toasty conditions in our inland communities. temperatures will soar into the triple digits. you are looking at a few of the fog from our sutro tower camera. air-quality advisory remains up tonight to the smoke from the flat fire in oregon. air-quality, good to moderate. around ukiah, poor for sensitive groups.

smoke forecasts showing you smoke in the upper parts of the atmosphere will continue to drift in tomorrow. speaking of tomorrow, it was hot inland today. even hotter tomorrow. heat advisory starts at 11:00. temperatures up 100s which means heat risk will be elevated. the next 24 hours, fog in the morning. 60's by lunch. it's already getting warm to hot inland. even hotter for the afternoon. by evening, it is warm. cool at the coast. i will be back to let you know if the hot wave will last for the weekend, coming up here get ama: -- coming up. ama: it is scorching in phoenix, arizona. this large fire erupted at a propane yard. several tanks were exploding and sending debris flying across nearby areas. the yard is a couple blocks from the phoenix airport. look at that. there are no reports of injuries

but fire crews were called in. firefighters had to be switched out and given breaks with it going above 110 degrees yet again today. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. dan: residence in yountville are being asked to only drink boiled or bottled water tonight. a sample of e. coli bacteria has been found in the water at the veterans home. bring water to a strong boil for at least one minute before drinking. use that or bottled water to drink, brush your teeth, or prepare food. you can use water disinfection tablets. the bacteria was deducted today so these precautions are until further notice. ama: one of the most anticipated movies of the year is hitting theaters tonight. dan: oppenheimer profiles a man who ran the controversial u.s. program to create the world's first nuclear weapons. ama: much of his path runs through uc berkeley. j.r. stone spent the day walking through history. reporter: his name was j robert

oppenheimer. if you don't know who he was, that may soon change since hollywood just put out the movie titled oppenheimer. >> we are in the race against the nazis. reporter: is called the father of the atomic bomb. >> can somebody else have done it? i suppose so. what we know is he did it. he was the person that put it together to do it. it's a remarkable general gross judgment that he chose somebody who could bring it on. reporter: a historian and professor at uc berkeley. it was at berkeley were oppenheimer taught for several years. right before he left to head the government's top secret manhattan project to create the first nuclear weapons. atomic bombs that were later dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki in japan during world war ii, killing thousands of people. >> he was the person in the

seminar who always came up with the best idea. all these people report having been in these meetings with him, going along about this or that and then somebody raises a really hard question. oppenheimer suddenly speaks up with his great lucidity and depth of insight and says something that, if it doesn't solve the problem, it moves the conversation to another place. reporter: this person is currently a theoretical physicist at uc berkeley. he believes oppenheimer helped solidify uc berkeley physics as one of the top programs in the world but cautions putting him in certain categories. >> he must have been genuinely a charismatic leader. that's fascinating. einstein or those people.

>> oppenheimer is a very important figure in world history. reporter: some scenes from the movie were filmed on uc berkeley's campus. just down the street from the theater that plans to throw -- show the film. j.r. stone, abc7news. dan: tonight, there's a growing grassroots effort to save the legendary anchor brewing business in san francisco. last week, the oldest craft brewery in the country said it was going out of business after 127 years. but now it's workers want to try to salvage it before it closes for good. workers in the union have contacted the brewery's owner to try to run it as an employee owned cooperative. they hope to have a response tomorrow. a spokesperson says two dozen investors have expressed interest in acquiring some or all of the brewery. there's plenty more to learn about the history of anchor brewing and is part in the bay

area beer landscape. for more, we have a full look back at the making and meaning of anchor brewing through the years. it's up now on abc7news.com/local. ama: san jose had 28 it happened after 1:00 this morning near capital expressway. police say the men were ejected from their car after being hit by an suv. the driver was arrested on suspicion of dui. the pace of traffic fatalities is down in the city this year. officials are looking for ways to make the streets safer. some believe thomas vehicles are the solution. >> we all think that we are great human drivers. the fact is that we get distracted easily. this is technology that takes that away. we are helping solve this issue of, trucks don't get tired or distracted. we think there's a tremendous safety benefit. ama: they were put on display

today as part of the mountain view 2023 tech showcase. dan: a mother who lost her son to fentanyl wants to change the conversation about addiction. ama: she will be holding a fentanyl awareness event for people to come and ask hard questions. ama: lauren martinez has the story. reporter: he was a big pain in the but. big heart. he was loving. reporter: leslie is reminiscing about her sans -- son who she says struggled with addiction. >> he got a football energy -- injury. it created a permanent spinal injury who gave him pain. he started using street pills. reporter: her son suffered a severe brain injury. jones continue to take pills and eventually fentanyl. on july 24 20 21, he was at a faith-based man's recovery home and experienced complications from opioid withdrawal. >> he lasted three days detoxing

fentanyl. on the third night, he went to sleep and he didn't wake up. nobody knew that you could die from fentanyl detox. reporter: jones was 22 years old. although he was a supportive son, he had a rebellious side. jones was predisposed to addiction since people on both sides of his family struggled with it. >> no parent should ever know what it feels like to close the casket on their child. so i hope that nobody else does. the more information we can get out, the less parents have to suffer that. reporter: she's holding her second annual jolly 10k fentanyl awareness event. nearly 100 people have preregistered. the local fire department will provide cpr demonstrations and narcan for participants to take home. >> we have a couple young men who have overdosed on fentanyl and been brought back to life. the struggle that they've gone through trying to get their lives back together. reporter: she wants to create a positive environment with

solutions and a place where people can ask the hard questions about fentanyl. >> it doesn't cost you anything to get information. you can bring your kids, you can come alone, you can go on a beautiful hike. we will have a food truck. you can have a snack. reporter: they will take off on this trail right next to balzer field starting at 8:00 on saturday. lauren martinez, abc7news. ama: if you or a loved one is struggling with addiction or opioid issues, we have resources to help. visit our website to get started. dan: a lot more coming up. a devastating tornado and the aftermath in north carolina. the reason it may affect us here. ama: jackpot for the kids. there were many who struck it rich with last nights lottery but california students are also in luck. dan: the giant leap for mankind. my conversation with a local astronomer looking back at the significance of the apollo 11 moon

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ama: in north carolina, a powerful tornado may have a wide impact. the twister heavily damaged a pfizer plant that is one of the largest manufacturing facilities of sterile injectable drugs in the world. there's concern amid a drug shortage that not only was product destroyed but pfizer might have lost its production capability as well. >> any drugs that you give by iv.

it affects lots of aspects of american health care, from the operating room anesthesia to infectious disease. a whole host of other medicines. i'm really afraid that some patients will get suboptimal care and they may be an increase in live loss -- lives lost. dan: someone is a big billionaire tonight but california schoolkids are also big winners. the state says the surge of ticket sales from this one powerball game over the last three months generated tens of millions of dollars in funding for the state's public school system. >> thanks to this jackpot that grew for 39 different draws, a roll of 39 draws, the california lottery raised nearly $80 million for public schools just from this one game. just from the last three months. that is something that the voters asked us to start doing 40 years ago and we are doing it. dan: last night's win ticket for $1 billion was sold in los

angeles. the winner has not yet come forward but the owner of the store where the ticket was sold the celebrating. he gets $1 million. ama: california's first partner made a special stop in san francisco to help encourage kids to read over the summer break. she was joined by the mayor during today's visit to a city public library. she has teamed up with libraries to launch her summer book club which offers book recommendations and library events for kids of all ages. and we have all things tonight. the hunt for the surfboard ceiling see otter is still going. she remains elusive. we can celebrate the river otter. the otter festival is underway in oakley at big break regional park. we got to check exhibits as well as some fun activities including play days and class. an expert says the otters deserve the attention they are getting. >> they are incredibly important

to the habitat here. they have a long history of being not only in the delta but throughout california and the bay area as well. you know, it's great to have them be recognized and celebrated. ama: the one difference between the river otter and the sea otter, size. the sea otter is significantly larger and its code is much thicker. dan: 54 years ago today, the united states and human beings made history. in 19 62 nine, neil armstrong and buzz aldrin walked on the moon. i spoke with dr. andrew frack neu, and astronomer at the university of san francisco. >> here's the image that we are celebrating today. the first human steps on the moon. dan:dan: the computing power in my cell phone is far greater than anything the apollo missions had going to the moon. >> that's right. 1969 is before the internet or any of the things we now take

for granted. yet, they managed an absolutely perfect landing. they had expeditions to pick up moon rocks. they worked. they left a plaque behind. they set up a laser reflector. then they got back into the return module and made it safely to earth. dan: he's excited about the prospect of returning astronauts to the surface of the moon scheduled for 2025. he doesn't think that humans will set foot on mars in the near future, perhaps not even in our lifetimes. ama: fascinating. dan: isn't it? ama: let's get on the check of the weather. dan: sandhya patel is here. sandhya: it will be sizzling tomorrow and and on saturday as well. i want to show you our view from our east bay hills camera just before the sun went down. you can see that layer of haze and smoke from the flat fire burning in oregon. a live view from downtown san francisco.

visibility is fine. doesn't look so great around the coastal areas like half moon bay. there's a spare the air alert in effect for tomorrow. the unhealthy air quality is expected at ground level and the smoke contributing a lot with the heat. moderate to poor air quality tomorrow. moderate for saturday and good on sunday. hot weather today. upper 90's and our hottest inland valleys. 40 degrees cooler in half moon bay where the fog never quite cleared. temperatures are going to go up as high pressure nudges westward even more. get ready for that summer sizzle with triple digits in our inland valleys. come with the heat. drier air and concerns about fire. moderate to high risk for inland areas of fire danger. keep that in mind as you make your outdoor plans to end the work week. keep these tips in mind. stay hydrated with plenty of fluids.

never leave people and pets inside cards. reduce the amount of time you spend outside. know the signs of heat illnesses as those temperatures will soar well above average. live doppler 7 showing you a little sliver of fog. it is still warm inland, 70's, coastal areas in the 50's right now. compared to 24 hours ago, everyone running higher than where you were. salesforce tower. triple digit heat inland. mild at the coast tomorrow. areas of dense fog in the morning. relief arrives sunday and monday. tomorrow morning, watch out the fog. it may pull away from the coast and then hang around with higher clouds streaming in from the south later in the afternoon. morning temperatures, 50's to 70's. mild to warm inland. fog along the coast. in the south bay, 97 degrees in gilroy. up to 88 in san jose.

87 in redwood city. 63 in pacifica. it will be warm in the city. north bay numbers, 95 in santa rosa. 92 in valeo. 86 in fremont, castro valley. triple digits inland. 102 in fairfield. 100 in pleasanton. tomorrow is the hottest day and then the temperatures slide but it is still hot inland on saturday. cooling begins sunday. temperatures will vary just a

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ama: laney college had the regional cedar little league tournament. the oakland senior steam cruised to victory with a 16-1 when. if the teenagers when the regional title, they will play in the senior little league world series in south carolina. the tournament continues tomorrow with them facing a train -- team traveling in from idaho. happening tomorrow, the u.s. women's national team plays its opening match of the world cup against vietnam. ama: there are a couple watch parties in the bay area. san jose's paypal park will be one of them. the francisco will have a viewing party and world cup villages well. dan: baseball second half is in full swing now. the bats were quiet tonight.

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reds rookie phenom ellie de la cruz fires the ball home at nearly 100 miles per hour. fluoresced just can't match that speed. this was the fastest relay throw thrown by an infielder in the stat cast era. in the ninth, his third homer of the series. just the second giants hit of the day to prevent the shut out. the reds win it. the giants have dropped two straight after winning seven in a rope. dusty baker at the coliseum for the first of four against the a's. a's up 1-0. jordan diaz deep to write. jake myers on the run. leaping catch at the wall. the sun made that one really tough. even myers isn't quite sure how he ended up with that ball. still 1-0 in the sixth. kyle tucker hits into the gap. both runners come around to score. too long, two outs in the a's. diaz goes down swinging. the a's were held to one-run. alex bregman with insurance in the ninth.

his 14th of the year. a's stopping a two-game winning streak. the golf. statues to the beatles everywhere in liverpool. the surprise of the tournament so far, 22-year-old south african amateur --. at six foot eight, he is believed to be the tallest player to ever play in the open. he holds out on 14. part of a three way tie for first. usually warriors basketbal academy, players surprise the kids. this time, it was the other way around. the for murray warriors were paying a visit when they were delivered their 2022 championship rings. both guys played overseas last season so they weren't able to collect them earlier. my favorite video of the day. they have a really fast guy named the freeze. he gives fans a massive head start and then races them. it leads to results like this. that poor guy lost his glasses and everything. the moral, never take on the freeze.

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