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>> this is abc7news. kumasi: far away from where people were. reggie: and deadly wildfires. there are still many dangers, including toxic fumes and unsafe drinking water. kumasi: former reggie: august 14. kumasi: we are happy are starting your week with us. drew: there is warm air already. we are in the 60's and 70's to get you out the door. we will have this
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partly cloudy conditions. pushing off to the west, we will have brighter skies. we will keep that warming trend today. upper 90's and the hottest spots inland. we will talk much more about that coming up in the next few minutes. brianna: jobina: we are crash where speeds are down to 11 miles per hour. while maine is still blocked right now. mateo bridge. the high-rise is where you will hit a slow spot. traffic is under the limit in
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that area. 19 minutes for the ride and 58 from tracy to dublin. reggie: after a woman's body was found. our reporter is live with a this morning. where that gruesome discovery was made around 7:30 last night. what police have confirmed that a woman's body was found. even more alarming, our partners are reporting that the woman was found dead inside a large duffel bag. only d
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initially told officers that they located an unresponsive adult female before calling police. you can imagine the attention the crowd and curiosity at the scene. the three-day event is in its 15th year and it attracted thousands across several stages. the event wrapped up yesterday evening, so the foot traffic was heavy. we reached out to organizers to see if they had anything to say because of the proximity to where this was made. san francisco police -- t this is an open and active investigation. reporting live in san francisco. kumasi: new details on a living strike in san jose.
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they are meeting with the city today over a new proposal. the city has made a proposal that moves significantly towards our needs. centers at the airport, housing development and the library. the workers are calling for better conditions and asking the city to address nearly 800 job vacancies. reggie: the search for survivors continues. there are still about 1000 people missing and at least 96 people have been confirmed dead. that number is expected to climb. just a small percent of the fire zone has been searched. it
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looking at why they did not -- kumasi: a man mastered from his family last friday. all he can do is hope that they are ok. contact with their loved ones, including a man who has not heard from his son and ex-wife. >> i have been stressed out and worried. >> he says they live near the fire ravaged areas. he fears that they might be the next victims. >> i am fairly confident that they are ok, but there is still a gnawing at the back of my head that something happened but i have not talked to them.
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valley and says her family is safe and currently helping to house others who lost their homes. >> my heart and my mind are in maui right now. existing health income disparities exist the native hawaiian community, compared to other people in hawaii. what we are looking at now is an exacerbation. relief fund. the money will be used for various resources. >> firefighters who have lost their homes or who have been injured, devastatingly affected by this horrific fire that we have seen over the past couple of days.
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reporter: ho be viewed at it with their families, soon. reggie: if you are wondering doves, we have some ways of getting started. you will find a full list charities and verified nonprofits. you can find that at abc7news.com. kumasi: still to come, the economic impact that taylor swift had on the bay area. reggie: had a surprise that one woman died when she returned home. drew: absolutely not. we are underneath a warm to hot pattern today. it will last through the middle part of this week. temperatures in the 80's. triple digits inland. we will go hour-by-hour.
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reggie: an arizona woman returned from vacation and found this in her toilet, a snake. she lifted up the lid call and professionals to get rid of it. a bunch of friends saw the video and thought it was a prank. she said it was a nightmare. who is this person grabbing the snake? see? drew: no. absolutely not. reggie: and you are still holding it after it does not? the bravery. drew: overnight, we had a showers moving through the east bay. it didn't come with a couple of lightning strikes. you might have heard that were seen that last night. it is associated with pressure.
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forecast today. here is that low-pressure sending -- you can see it moves through the east bay the few lightning strikes. it is off the coast now. still producing lightning offshore, but it is pushing. a warm to hot afternoon with partly cloudy skies. giving way to brighter conditions. 73 in the city today. 92 in san jose. upper 90's. afford to go to school and the push to get more teachers in the classroom.
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comcast business, powering possibilities. reggie: sources say investigating donald trump's efforts to overturn the election will be looked into. the president could be indicted again. reporter: it could fourth indictment. it was sparked by a phone trump pressured him to votes that he needed to win the election. georgia grand jury has heard testimony from more than the
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five witnesses. that includes any wrongdoing. mr. trump: we did not take a plea deal because i didn't do anything wrong. it is called election interference. reporter: he has stepped up defense. penniless responded saying that this is business and it will never be personal for her. kumasi: relief is on the way for students who have fees. it is enough to cover 13,000 students. this initiative school tuition free.
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going on. the goal is teacher shortage by increasing -- improving working condition. kumasi: the two taylor swift concerts brought in 35 million -- $33 million. 70% of the people were from out of town. they spent around $19 million on hotels, food and entertainment. the super bowl pulled in $240 million. southbay will likely get another economic boost later this month when beyonce comes to town. drew: coming to a
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day today is cool. drew: tower camera, we have partly cloudy skies out there. we will find partly cloudy conditions throughout the morning. it is bright and it is a hot day. 80's and 90's. 90 in cupertino. mild along the downtown, it is warm in the city. 78 first south san francisco. it is a hot day. 96 in cloverdale. 93 in vallejo.
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partly cloudy skies giving sunny conditions. 88 in fremont. it is a hot afternoon. 98 in pittsburgh. mild air away from the coast. this will start the day tomorrow with mild conditions. showing you a degre warmer tomorrow. a similar set up on wednesday day. thursday, we will bring in cooler air. here is the seven-day forecast. by the end of the week, we will introduce cooler weather. by the weekend, closer to average for this time of year. >> we will zoom in where we are following a little bit of a slowdown.
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heads your commute. a fog advisory has not been issued but be aware of low visibility, showing you 80 right here. if you are traveling towards the bay bridge, the lights came on at the toll plaza. the drive times remain about the same. reggie: now we have a look at what is coming up on gma. stories that you have been following. our team ground in malady. the death co keep climbing and we hear stories of survival today.
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why did the emergency sirens not go off? why are people reporting that the power went off? there is a lot to get to there. the 12-year-old who was detained by police who -- as he took out the trash. we will hear from him. and a boy who fell into the grand canyon shares his story. we are live in detroit, searching for the best slice of pizza. wait until you meet miss catherine, who keeps the spirit of motown alive. >> i can get down with detroit pizza. here is why i like it. it is nostalgia for me because it reminds me of the personal pan pizza. i read all my books there.
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drew: we are watching for some thunderstorms to pop up in the sierra. locally, we have partly cloudy skies getting made to brighter conditions. we are in store for a warm to hot day. we will see triple dig meetings. san diego at about 74 degrees. 70's and 80's around the shoreline. alert we want to tell you about. starting at 9:00 are going to be closed for roadwork. other lanes are going to still be open, but you should plan for minor delays.
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drew: they are already at. you want to push button? they are going to let you find out. look most of us beginning the day in the 60's, if not 70 degrees. here is a live look outside partly cloudy conditions. brighter skies as the day moves on. upper 90's inland. shorts and t-shirt are definitely the best.
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right now. multiple vehicles there. we have a report of a stalled vehicle. the lights came on like you, very light traffic there. reggie: an investigation is underway after a woman's body was found and goaded gate park. it is not thousands of people were gathered outside the festival. we are live in san francisco with that. reporter: at this hour, it is still very quiet, but as the gruesome discovery was made in this specific area, there were plenty of foot traffic in and around golden gate park.
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limited, but our media partners report the woman was found dead inside a large duffel bag. is seeing a dog walker first encountered it. only describing a witness initially told officers that they located an unresponsive adult female. the proximity. the event through several stages. the event wrapped up yesterday evening as well, so there are plenty of people in the area as well.
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them, but we know they are saying anyone with information should come forward because this is an active and ongoing investigation. kumasi: malley wild. 1000 people are still missing at this point. reporter: the threat is ove fires are not 100% contained and there have been windy conditions. so far, there are 96 confirmed deaths. according to authorities, that number is set to rise. there will be dna samples search and rescue teams are going door to door. a small number of
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the area. this is happening as families search for their loved ones. >> none of them are there. we called red cross, can find them, but nothing. reporter: accountability as well. there is an investigation into why the system was not activated and a class-action lawsuit has been filed against the power company, accusing them of leaving powerlines energized, even though officials knew that there was a high risk of danger. the cause of the fire is under investigation. reggie: more on this now, the beloved festival went on a san mateo with prayers for the people of malley.
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organizers try to find ways that visitors could help, including the hawaii community foundation that collected donations. hawaiian airlines was there well. >> we are trying to donate our miles, anything that we can. our hearts are with them. anything that they can deal would be great to help. reggie: 10,000 customers have donated their miles for now he relief. kumasi: this thousands of meals. the kitchen is a nonprofit started by a chef providing meals on the frontline of humanitarian crises. if you are looking for ways to help out, you can go to abc7news.com and find a list
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helping the people of hawaii recover from wildfires. reggie: a n another snag, here is what it looked like. 10 driverless creating a gridlock. they just gave the ok to start charging for robo taxi rides. shear is lena howland. >> 10 creating gridlock. >> it was back all the way to columbus and broadway. >> they blamed it is no excuse. >> we do not want to see
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increased deployment until the rough edges of this otherwise amazing technology have been worked out. >> video from earlier in the day shows a driverless car. person. it works, but sometimes it is a little creepy. there is no one in there. >> a contractor helps to organize my -- organize areas. >> we have cages blocking off the streets. there was a car in front for hours. it was not moving. reporter: it came a time when there were thousand festival at the same time. >> it is that are unmanned. >> i feel like they go slower. they are less aggressive drivers.
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they are investigating similar recent incidents in petaluma. building a utility company. the idea is years from reality and there is significant opposition, a lot of it coming from pg&e. there is some precedent. many already operate their own coming up, the fight between elon musk and mark zuckerberg appears to be off. kumasi: and we are looking at the big board. another updat next. reggie: and what 114-year-old never did throughout her life. kumasi: and for those of you
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streaming with us, we want to let you know, you will not cs live the way you usually do, but we will be back tomorrow. drew: we live doppler 7, along the satellite. what has been influencing our weather is no pressure, off the coast of southern california. you can see that moisture. it even brought a few lightning strikes late last night. a few raindrops as well and gusty winds. that moisture has pushed offshore. we will see some thunderstorms popping up again. back at morning. afternoon.
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plus one line of free mobile for an entire year. it's the mobile made free event-happening now. get started for just $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get one free line of unlimited mobile. comcast business, powering possibilities. kumasi: this morning and the faa are investigating this crash that happened during an air show in michigan. to pilots were injected just seconds before the plane crashed. derek dennis has the details of
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the investigation. reporter: the thrill thunder of a michigan airshow taking a dramatic turn. moments later cellphone video shows them ejecting a explosion as the plane went down. and the plane coming by. reporter: the airshow crowd was told what was wrong. >> they were explaining what had happened. pilots were ejecting out and there was a crash. >> the pilot
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ejected. first responders a nearby hospital. >> and gle injured. reporter: they declared an emergency before ejecting from the plane. they will investigate the crash. to have. credit cards charge interest rates of over 20%. that makes minimum payments extremely expensive. millennials said they were more reliant on credit cards this year than last.
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financial experts are worried that when student loan payments continue again in october, it could worsen the stability of younger americans. you can see that we are down about 45 points. kumasi: mark zuckerberg says we need to move on because right with elon musk is not happening. there were a shared text messages between elon musk and zuckerberg. elon musk says he wants a practice fight, but zuckerberg said he is ready for prime time. right now they are at a standstill. reggie: do not feel like your couch? la-z-boy has you. a great excuse to cancel your plans. they have called it the decline or. it will text your friends with
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you can go seven miles per hour, which i thought was slow, but apparently that is faster than michael phelps can swim. if you are interested, it will cost you $16,000. drew: if you are at the beach and asked if i wanted to try a jetpack? maybe. three minutes, like a jet ski. i would try it. jobina: and the jetpack above water. happened. he was trying it out. reggie: and he found out. just a reminder, we still cannot breathe underwater, see still have to come up to breathe. i do not know. i do not think the dolphins are going to like it. they are really getting into their space there. kumasi: i see that.
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drew: i would still try. here is a live look. partly cloudy skies. your day planner looks like this. my new temperatures in the 60's and 70's. later this afternoon, it is a warm to hot day. moderate air quality. 98 in morgan hill. the peninsula at the coast in redwood city. the city today will feel warm with sunshine. 73 downtown. we will see 90's on the board for the most part. 93 in petaluma. a mild day with temperatures in the 80's. 81 in oakland. in the end, it is high.
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air. we will see a little bit of along the coast. future trak compared to today. thursday, we start to introduce some cooler air. here is the accuweather forecast. that cooler weather arrives thursday into friday. saturday and sunday, morning fog and son -- sunshine. jobina: we will start with an overall view of the map. the father w you heading towards the golden gate bridge.
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you can traveling twice the bay bridge plaza -- our biggest drivetime difference will be and to have to concord. it was a little over 19 an hour ago. kumasi: a famous lgbtq stud. a liquor license has been filed. according to business times, the application for the license is on folsom street. trademark close pop-up experiences most recently. the owners of a lack of revenue -- due to the shelter-in-place orders. reggie: amazon is coming back to a plan for a six acre property
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in san francisco. it will be used as a parcel delivery center. it will be ending. amazon can move in and do what they wanted to do. kumasi: the has backed up and it was a hit. the ceo s the fair, the rodeo, monster trucks and destruction derbies were sold out. live auction was sold out as well. a broader and more than $2 million. a it was discovered about 25 miles away in egypt. it dates back about 41 million years.
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scientists named it after king cut -- tut. paleontologists are still working in the area. they said there is a chance they could find even more. reggie: a woman's birthday is making history. kumasi: wait a minute. reggie: oh, we will not hear from her. well, just look at her. miss elizabeth francis was born in 1909. william taft was president. 90% of the babies were born at home and women could not vote. she has never had a cigarette in her life and she does not drink. >> do you smoke? >> never have. >> do you drink? >> no man. >> what do you eat? >> anything. reggie: she is 114 years old.
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kumasi: 96 are now confirmed dead. many more people are still missing. hawaii's governor issued a proclamation on spending and put an additional assistance measures. reggie: a woman's body was found in the park yesterday. the body was in a duffel bag. police have not released any other information. kumasi: union meeting with the city of or a new contract proposal. workers are such a strike if an agreement is not reached. reggie:
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investigating whether they should press charges against trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election. drew: number five, a warm afternoon those cities are beginning their day in the 60's right now. you will need a light there this morning >> the bridge kumasi: number seven. a video i can barely look at. this woman got back from
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vacation and found a snake in the toilet. we are trying to figure out who is holding it while it tried to bite this person. friends who saw the video thought it was a prank. she said it was not a prank. it was a nightmare. i would close the toilet and mind my business. drew: i always thought this w an urban legend, and now it is happening. kumasi: i be traumatized at the end of this show. i cannot even speak. good morning america. two big stories this morning. devastation in maui and a fourth indictment looming for donald trump. breaking this morning in georgia, the district attorney expected to begin presenting the
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