building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> questions about how it started and a history related to homeless camps. reggie: the investigation into that major fire in san francisco. back to the negotiation table. reggie: cps is scheduling appointments to receive flu shots before the season starts again. >> schools are welcoming back students but they're having trouble welcoming back teachers as well. reggie:

>> drew: a lot of fog and drizzle. this morning we are starting off with fog. you could use your windshield wipers with the cool afternoon. 50's and low 60's out there right now. here is how the day breaks down. here is 8:00 a.m. and we are soft -- there is quite a bit of fog around the east bay. it is head through the afternoon, that break down the club -- cloud cover

temperatures cool. 60's and 70's around the shoreline and the low 80's and warmer spots. sue: look at the roads, they are very slick. it's almost like it is raining with thick fog and limited visibility. it looks like the roadwork has picked up. we will pop over to the san mateo bridge. it is moving at the limit problems towards san mateo. here are some of our drive times are super commuters into dublin/pleasanton. >> figure out what sparked this

fire in hayes valley, no one was hurt. it did destroy a building under construction. lena howland was there yesterday edis life there now. i take it the street is still closed. lena: these streets shut down and we are seeing some active work happening crews are working to remove the scaffolding on that building that was damaged and many neighbors taught to us about not being surprised to see the building go up in flames. this construction project had gone unattended for a week. those with the neighborhood valley association say is not the first time they've seen a fire in this area. these pictures

to an un-housed individual and people who experience homelessness have been starting fires to keep warm. >> median that was set on fire and cyclist passing by pulled the person out. >> i've seen fires here, homeless get inside the building and having fires inside. we had to put them out before. >> luckily no one was for neighboring homes were damaged in six people were displaced. the cause of this fire is under investigation at this time. the cruiser in the early stages of that. life and sin reggie: the da's

investigation is needed before a prosecution moves forward. the cases been discharged by the das office. jake and spoke about that decision. >> the pro is not the same used to charge. this is a complex situation and i know people thought they knew about it from previous stories but is much more complicated. we asked the police department to do further investigation so we can perfect it. we did not dismiss the case we discharged it which means we postpone making a final decision until they can make further investigation. reggie: francisco police arrested the man accused of attacking a restaurant owner.

amanda: he spoke after posting the video on social media. he was punched by the suspect after he asked him to stop urinating on trash cans. they arrested the 30-year-old man for the attack yesterday. reggie: new developments in the stabbing death request. lisa ex-wife said she is not surprised by the decision. >> the fact he was stabbed multiple times is disgusting. reggie: during a hearing they focused on the last person seen with lee and the knife that had please dna on the handle. it was the same brand as those

found in the suspects apartment. the murder weapon is different from those in the apartment. amanda: passed an ordinance saving spectators sideshows could face fines were nice to jail. the aclu in sanford suing the supreme court. they are accusing the court of jailing people who are to port to post bail. unconstitutional and that according to the supreme court, no person should lose their

liberty because of failure to pay. reggie: studios are ready to restart talks. they have asked the writers killed two return to the negotiating table. it is the first time in more than three months that they've reached out to try to end the strike. last month, strike that is not clear if the company has reached out to them. we are closely following the results of the largest neighbor strike and san jose. city workers will vote on whether to authorize a strike. it could affect city services like libraries, summer camps and delays at the airport. city workers are asking for a livable wage. it's offering a 5% raise next

year followed by a 4% raise in a 3% raise in upcoming years. amanda: students are soaking in the last week of summer break as they prepare to kick off the school year. students showed up for registration with more than 1600 students expected to show up. the last few years have been difficult between the pandemic teacher strike. >> i'm excited to see my friends. >> when you interrupt the pace of instruction the kids struggle and teacher struggle. amanda: the first day of school is this coming monday. the nationwide teacher shortage is getting worse. some parts of the country are reporting the biggest staff shortages in years because of lack of pay, lack of respect and

school violence. there have been school shootings already this year and subdistricts of debating whether teachers should be armed. >> because of the current climate on top of every educator's mind and teacher's mind administrators mind and student's mind, it should not be. amanda: another working options. reggi day. we have pockets of drizzle leading up to another warm average avenue in the 50's and 60's. we are 10 degrees lower than what it should be this time of year. live doppler 7 is active with

drizzle and light showers underneath our marine layer. wet pavement as you go about your morning. you may need windshield wipers for a few minutes. the fog is dense across the bay. we will have cloud cover overcast skies, slow clearing and dealing with a lot of fog by noon. because the temperatures are cool, 60's and 70's and that our warmest spots. tomorrow we will keep a low average temperatures but things turned around by the weekend gets hot in spots. reggie: disgruntled homeowner on the mission. using public shame to get through to public officials. >> charging donald j. trump with trying to defraud the united

states and conspiring to disenfranchise voters and conspiring to attend an official. amanda: former president donald trump indicted for a third time. we will break down the charges. reggie: still waiting for that billion dollars jackpot. amanda: here is a live look outside this i'm here for- your annual eye exam. because i'm having trouble- reading? exactly. they sort of make me feel... like i'm the most fabulous thing you've ever seen? exactly. i'll take 'em. ♪

reggie: a man who had a smashed into his house is airing his frustrations in public. here sabine or he put out calling out sacramento for not making the repairs. water damage cannot be addressed until he gets the permits. the city responded saying homeowner has not submitted acceptable plans. amanda: they are trying to

relationships between law enforcement and the community. they introduce the program and the city has secured a one million grant to hold events, connect resources and people it's something residents will believe will help their neighborhood. >> it was fun to see everyone interacting and communicating with each other. it was fun. amanda: the city does not have as many volunteers as it used to which he hopes will change. the city of san francisco celebrate 150 years of the cable car. the first car nancy pelosi will speak at the party. attendees are welcome to dress up as any ticket of their choice. it will include attribute to

tony bennett. reggie: a billion dollars up for grabs after no one match the numbers. the jackpot has been since april 18. the lottery numbers are here. mega ball is 12 the jackpot raised to 5.2 billion. amanda: if you didn't win anything in the drawing you can still cash out to dunkin' donuts. bring your ticket kreme to get your free original glazed doughnut. even if you are a loser you are still a winner. reggie: i feel like you can always get a free doughnut. amanda: i will take a free sample. reggie: no shame, i would do it

all the time. i would go and just say handed over. -- hand it ov drew: $1 billion or doughnu when/when. the wind will pick up today. we have a breeze through the city at 18 mph. that wind will ramp up. at noon it will strengthen onshore flow gusting over 20 mph. yesterday, we had went over mph over oakland and san francisco. we will see that wind speed livermore to san francisco you will see those winds over 30 mph

and the onshore flow will keep the temperatures on the cool side combined with cloud cover that is very slow to break down. the warming process is slow so temperatures are 10 degrees below average. the city today is another where we have diluted sunshine partly clouded in the east bay and the warmest spots are only in the low 80's. overnight tonight we rinse and repeat the forecast. we turn overcast with pockets of drizzle and temperatures falling into the 50's. here is the seven-day forecast. we will keep that low average trend with morning cloud cover and things turn around by friday our marine layer breaks down and we will have warmer weather heating up on saturday and

sunday. the heat will ease pretty quickly next week. sue: oakland on 880, everyone is moving at the limit. no delays here. take a look at some of our early morning commuters out of tracy a few problem spots due to it an accident on highway four near solano. up middle lanes are blocked with an accident near the scales near cordelia jackson. -- junction. amanda: coming up the seven things to know this morning. reggie: 70 years in the making the medical contribut

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to overturn the 22 election. this is the fourth indictment. reggie: the details of the big fire, we learned concerns in that same spot months ago. the cost of the fire is under investigation. amanda: number three collimator -- alameda has made it illegal to visit sideshows you could face misdemeanors. reggie: a breakthrough in the hollywood strikes. it's a first side of discussion a months. drew: number five we have cloud cover this morning, be aware of what pavement. we will slowly get sunshine this afternoon away from the coast. temperatures are cool for

august. sue: your wednesday morning drive with an accident highway four and concorde. a motorcycle is down in the writer has been taken to the hospital. number downgraded the credit rating for the united states. it's due to the dead. reggie: major pharmacy ask you to schedule your vaccination before as the season starts. cvs will also offer vaccine. pfizer expects it the covid vaccine this month it should be available by september. amanda:

telehealth services available in all 50 states. the amazon clinic connects many groups. they are able to see the cost before they start the visit. it does not accept insurance. a new early i can find more breast cancer than doctors with years of experience. researchers looked at women who had a mammogram. they assigned a group to the ai and the other half used radiologists without ai. researchers found that the teams using ai found more answers. there is still a lot more research to do before ai is used in health care settings. reggie: a legal win for

henrietta lacks. they took from her for res without permission. reporter: justice for a black woman who became one of the most important figures of modern medicine. her family reaching a settlement with the biotech company. >> some measure of respect for henrietta lacks. some measure for henrietta lacks. hbo told the she checked into john hopkins for treatment and a doctor remove cells from a tumor without telling her. the cells were found to do something unique,

immortal. >> her mapped and used to develop vaccines. >> she did not live to see advancements in her family was not informed. it was not until the 2000 as they learned the extent of her contribution and they sued the o rmo without her extent. -- consent. they have now agreed to settle the family's lawsuit and the terms are not made public. her cells are still helping scientists develop covid vaccines. reggie: coming countries high political

speaking out against florida's slavery education. amanda: trump is bee on indictment of what his lawyers seeing now. >> we will take a look at the reasons

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>> bedrock function of the u.s. government. the process of collecting, certifying the results of a presidential election. reggie: former president at the center of a federal indictment, charges related to the presidential six insurrections and why they could be the most serious yet. >> this building was under construction and it was completely open. it is just a pile of matchsticks. amanda: the scene of this morning's investigation a warning about fires in the area that were raised months ago. it is wednesday, august 2, reggie:

good to have a next to me. drew: we the deeper related this morning you can see it from the camera. live doppler 7 is showing you pockets of moisture with pops of rain peppered around the region. that is drizzle under the marine layer. the fog is slow to break the day gets on. by 9:00 a.m. we will have overcast skies for the next 4-5 hours. as we head towards lunchtime the marine there were shrink. into the afternoon away from the coast we will get sunshine but a breeze for pickup with the onshore flow at 23 mph. it will keep temperatures on the cool side for another day. temperatures are below average in the upper 60's and low 70's.

let's sue: we are taking a look outside at the bay bridge, no delays whatsoever. no stalls or accidents. brake lights as you approach the tunnel. unlike the golden gate bridge shrouded in fog. but check on our trouble spots. we had a motorcycle down near solano with the driver being taken to the hospital with the emergency crew still out there. another accident blocking the middle lane beyond cordelia junction. give yourself extra time if you're coming from fairfield or vacaville it is slow for about a mile stretch through fairfield. amanda: former president is

expected in court after being indicted for a fourth time since last year. the latest charges are actions to overturn the 2020 election and the violent insurrection that came after. the trump campaign is slamming these indictments as political attacks. abc em: president trump in the efforts to overturn the 2020 two joe biden. he has been indicted felony charges, conspiracy to defrauded, obstruction conspiracy against congress. >> the attack on our nation's capital wasn't unprecedented assault on the seat of american

democracy. it was fueled by lies. lies by the defendant targeted on the u.s. government. e fake electors. >> at offers a sweeping view of what bud t e to overrule the constitution should not be president. he is accused of obstructing a crime and urging his followers to go to the capital. we go to the capital and w fight. the former president the charge

is a ridiculous saying he will still be provided. we will relitigate every issue in the context of this litigation. judge given out some of the most severe consequences to insurrectionists. reggie: some say this change a thing when it comes to the course of the election. ryan curry joins us live in the newsroom. ryan: local experts say these charges will not change anything because trump is a favorite. they say this recent set of charges are appalling

analyst jackie spears says these charges will not do anything to hinder support for the president. >> going to change the 37% of republicans who are going to walk the plank for donald trump. ryan: the congressman said trump's actions resemble a mob boss. he was trying to gain votes where he lost by narro charges. he could use these indictments as a political tool even if he gets indicted. amanda: ron desantis has extended invitations to calmly harass to discuss the state's new guidelines on do slavery.

it will require teachers to instruct middle school students enslaved persons develop skills which could be applied for personal benefit. the vice president r invitation. >> there is no lecture no invitation we will accept to debate an undeniable fact. there qualities of slavery. amanda: saying democrats criticisms are an attack on parents. reggie: almost 24 hours fire destroyed this apartment building under construction. the crews are trying to figure out what caused it. we cover this live yes morning.

144 scene. they kept the fire from spreading to an entire block. lena howland just live on the scene and neighbors have been talking about this sort for months. lena: neighbors have been raising concerns about this construction site that went up in flames because it caught fire before. the president of the neighborhood association show these images from this same location earlier this year and they show a fire next to an un-housed individual. people experience homelessness and be going inside and starting fires to stay warm. the building had been under construction for the past year and that construction s we could leaving it unattended.

>> if something is delayed can get torched. >> there are so many fires the pop-up in the east valley. it is not uncommon and i hope is not related to them but who knows. lena: of this fire is under investigation at this time. there are still several road closures in place as the cruise moved to remove the scalp and delete -- scaffolding. amanda: this fire is burning through joshua trees. it started at the mohave national reserve. it spread towards 80,000 acres.

they say is the largest and fastest growing wildfire. you can see wildfires by using our online tracker and it shows you air quality so you can check if snow is affecting the bay area. -- smoke area. reggie: lizzo allegation what her background dancers are saying about the popstar. drew: 5:20 this morning we will take a live look at sfo. we have cloud, fog and drizzle affecting a lot of us on the coastline and towards the inland as well. here are some reports we have this morning. the east bay picking up .1

inches of rain this morning. other places like receiving .8 inches. live doppler 7, an active sweep and you can clearly see the random pockets of drizzle under the marine miss. -- mist. you can see the cloud cover in walnut creek. the clouds are slow to clear and it slows the warming process. it is cool for august. these temperatures you see are more than 10 degrees below are typical average high's. today and cool temperatures but things do a 180 by friday. we have the hot weather returning by the weekend.

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amanda: inch ema's first look mother has been released from jail after being accused of trying to kill her husband. >> new details on the alleged murder plot in paradise. 36-year-old lindsay posting social media is out on bail. she along with two other men planned to murder her husband of 13 years while on vacation in the bahamas. she frequently posted glimpses of their picture-perfect life on social media. many on vacation in the bahamas. the key to a perfect marriage is having to imperfect people who

refuse to give up on each other. they met in college where robert played football for the tigers. we will have more on what shiver could be facing. reggie: new york police are investigating the deadly stabbing of the dancer as crime. he was poking to a beyoncé song and they show him pumping gas when a group of men started shouting slurs which led to a physical altercation where he got stabbed. no one has been arrested. this morning the front page says this sibley.

three backup dancers for a hostile work environment. they said she pressured them to engage with you dancers in amsterdam and one dancers shamed her for gaining weight before hiring her. she is known for her advocacy of body positive. amanda: tiger woo the board. this is after the merger with live golf. they wanted turned t organization into a player centered organization. reggie: masses the next in line to release a streaming service and it is called nasa plus. it is out for and it won't cost you anything.

the online streaming service will come out this year with live coverage of launches, documentaries and it will be available through the nasa app and broker tv and fire tv. amanda: did you catch it? a cost make double feature, to supermoon's. last night's full moon was a supermoon. at the end of the month on august 30 we will get a blue moon which is the name for a second blue moon in one month. it won't ha 2037. drew: good amanda: oh, the fog. drew: check i

month but this morning it's all about cloud cover. you can see the deep marine layer below. once the fog it's out of here we will get sunshine today and a cool august afternoon. here's the forecast headline. drizzle this morning and parts of the north bay east bay, gusty winds that continues to cool down the region especially in then. but in time for the weekend this summer he will return on saturday and sunday. the wind gust flow picks up through the afternoon with when similar to yesterday with areas gusting above 30 mph and we will do it again today keeping temperatures on the cool side for august. we have that strong onshore flow it comes off the cool ocean

water and keeps the area cool. 80 santa rosa, in the city. overnight tonight, we will have a similar sky with overcast conditions and drizzle likely in several spots with temperatures falling into the 50's. be distracting temperatures tomorrow similar to today. we start to see some heat creep in on friday and start to see some areas going from the low 90's by saturday with temperatures picking up into the upper 90's and 100 degrees in our warmer spots. along the coast our monitoring in full effect. we warm up on friday but truly heat up saturday and sunday inland.

the coast will remain comfortable and cold. sue: as we entered the dog days of summer traffic is light. we have a few trouble spots. let's take a look at the east shore freeway filling in as you make your way from golden gate to berkeley and emeryville. her k areas of high winds over the altamont pass in the venetian bridge and golden gate bridge is shrouded in fog. heads up, the road is you might need windshield wipers. there is an accident at the dublin junction 580 and

on appian accident blocking the slow lane. reggie: a former brewery is being resurrected here in san francisco. amanda: virus in south bay and the measures being taken to stop it. reggie: i'm here for- your annual eye exam.

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cameras and navigation devices. they will decide if they are following laws on that data collected. it is something regulators in europe are looking at. reggie: an investigation into tesla's power steering after complaints for steering and steering control. some model theories why suv's. there is one report of a crash but no injuries. federal safety r into many, severity and how the issue occurs. amanda: santa clara county has r west nile virus.

they will treat the areas of north san jose where wes and found. treated. they say is normal to see this level of u west nile virus. >> we make sure we are monitoring mosquito activity where they get to the stage of adult mosquitoes. amanda: if you want to find information on how to prevent mosquitoes visit our website drew: our causing pockets of fog. you could see some showers there is slick pavement out there.

we have cloud cover sticking around. you can see the clouds are hanging pretty thick for the next couple of hours. here's a live look creek we will get brighter disguises as the afternoon rolls by. cool and breezy the coast. amanda: how you can make 17,000 a month playing a card game that doesn't involve going to casino p. amanda: why people accused crashing a car going down stairs will not face charges for now.

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