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>> crews continuing to survey the damage in and around that historic community. and in just a few hours, a group of firefighters from san francisco will take off to help the people of maui recover. >> bay area animal shelters are making sure no animal is left behind after the fires on maui, where you can go to help them find forever homes this week and desert communities across the southwest are dealing with the muddy and messy aftermath of hilary this morning. >> good morning to you on this tuesday, august 22nd. >> yes, we're going to start the check of our forecast with lisa. >> isn't it crazy? >> i mean, at least the clouds and kind of that hazy ness to the air yesterday? i thought it was kind of wild. but yeah, we missed out on all the fun, didn't we? we did have a few rain showers. and you can see in the sierra nevada that there are some thunderstorms down through the san joaquin valley and the cemetery area. but back home, we have a very muggy air mass in fact, it is in the 60s everywhere, 66 in oakland, 64 in napa. and as you translate that to our current dew points, we're

all in the upper 50s. and this range here does make it feel a little bit on the muggy side. but as we go through the afternoon, we'll get drier conditions and we will have some sunshine out there. you can see the dew points dropping throughout the afternoon. so certainly it will be changing big time as we get into the middle of the week. and we get into a warmer air mass, moderate air quality today. you've heard about all the fires to the north, had a little bit of haze there yesterday. could see a little bit of that this morning until it mixes out. but notice the 24 hour temperature change. it is cooler inland, warmer at the coast. so muggy to start, then warm in our inland valleys near 90. good morning, jobina. >> good morning, lisa. thank you. hi, everybody. we're going to start here with a live look at the richmond-san rafael bridge where we do have a wind advisory in effect this morning. we also have a wind advisory issued by the chp for the altamont pass as we bring in a live picture from the san mateo bridge, we are getting reports of a stall at the mid-span in the westbound direction. we also are hearing of a slow ride for you if you're traveling on

westbound 80 towards 780 there in vallejo. i'll have that for you. and seven things as we end here looking at our drive times. tracy to dublin 33 minutes not bad there. antioch to concord 19 goumaz. thank you. >> jobina this morning, president biden is back in the lake tahoe area where he is vacationing inning after touring the devastation in maui yesterday. the president talked through lahaina after viewing the burned areas by helicopter. he walked, i should say. he also spent more than an hour speaking with survivors and first responders during a community meeting. so far, 114 people have been confirmed dead and more than 800 people are unaccounted for. firefighters the president has promised more federal aid and says the rebuilding will be focused on local culture. >> countries should grieves with you, stands with you and will do everything possible to help you recover, rebuild and respect culture and traditions. when the rebuilding takes place. >> fema says nearly 6000

survivors have already registered for federal assistance. the maui fire is the deadliest in the us in the last 100 years. >> this morning, more help is headed to maui. members of the san francisco fire department will travel to the island to help the community there preparing to take off from oakland international airport this morning. and that is where we find abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez. gloria fillled . >> good morning, reggie. those fire fighters will be leaving from oakland international airport at 830 this morning. i've been in touch with them and i'm hoping to catch up with them before they go on that plane. members of the san francisco fire department will be traveling to maui to help the community after the devastating wildfires. the team of about ten firefighters will be assisting at a community distribution site at the lahaina gateway center. it's one of the only structures in town left standing after after the fires, literally right after the event, the tragedy. >> i got a call. i was very

moved by that. the fact that people from all over the world, from all over anywhere, would come together and help our community. well, there is working in the food bank kitchens, shelter professionally . >> we are first responders. so if they need us for anything besides what we're volunteering to do, we're willing to do it >> that's asian firefighters association president stan lee, who spearheaded this campaign and recruited members of the rfa to aid in relief efforts on the ground in maui. he says that they represent aapi firefighters of san francisco and that many of their members have close ties to the people of hawaii. and he says they cannot just sit back and do nothing. and again, we are hoping to catch up with those firefighters this morning. we'll bring you the very latest from here live at oakland international airport. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> thank you, gloria. and if you'd like to help with the maui wildfire relief efforts, you can

make a $10 donation to the red cross by texting red cross to 90999 or call one 800 red cross any donation is appreciated to keep the island of maui strong another way you can help is by adopting an animal left homeless after the fires, dozens of dogs and cats were flown to the bay area on friday and this morning the adoption process is well underway. >> here's abc seven news reporter lena howland. >> friday night came a special delivery from maui. >> kind of brought a tear to your eye seeing them come off the plane and knowing they're safe here. >> 40 dogs and cats that were already in maui shelters before the fires individually crated and shipped to the bay area in a coordinated effort by berkeley humane. >> what we did was help clear the shelters in maui so that animals displaced by the fires can have a place to go while their owners look for them. and hopefully they can be reunited. the animal rescue foundation in walnut creek taking in a total of five dogs and four kittens,

one of which has already found its forever home ceo susan levick says for her it's personal. >> after growing up in santa rosa, it means more to me than i can possibly say catastrophic wildfires ravaged our community twice and i know what that feels like. >> i know that absolute heartbreak and confusion, and it doesn't end there. >> welcome to california, marin humane east bay spca to the alameda animal shelter and the tri city animal shelter also stepped up with berkeley humane and arf to take in as many dogs as they had room for. >> animal welfare in general. were all family or ohana, as the hawaiians call it, and so we wanted to help them out. the staff right now is overwhelmed with animals in need, and by monday morning, people like beth manganaro showed up with an open heart and an open kennel because my family and i always rescue dogs. >> and that's really important

to give a dog another chance. that's something that we've always enjoyed as maui, especially lahaina. so i'm just trying to help out in a way that i can rescue a puppy. as for dogs like brownie here at the animal rescue foundation, pending health checks for all of the other animals, they should be ready to find their forever homes by the end of this week in walnut creek. >> lena howland, abc seven news. new developments in that massive fire at a scrap metal plant in oakland earlier this month. >> the alameda county district attorney's office says it is now investigating the fire started at the schnitzer steel facility near the port of oakland august 9th. it burned for nearly 24 hours. it sent hazardous smoke across many parts of the east bay. no cause has been given. alameda county prosecutors are now asking the public to come forward with information they might have about the fire. >> new information has emerged in an outbreak of legionnaires disease at a spa in richmond. contra. costa county health says there's now at least four cases

of disease has been linked to zen day spa. two people have died. the two other people, thankfully, they recovered. lab results revealed a high level of legionella bacteria in samples include testing from an unpermitted hot tub at that business. health officials say the spa did not have the required disinfecting materials to operate a public hot tub. >> this particular business did not notify us that they were going to be operating a hot tub or a spa and so we therefore did not go through the plan reviewing process, which is the beginning stages of issuing them a health permit. >> contra costa health says the district attorney's office will decide whether to move forward with criminal charges. >> and now we talk about the tropical storm formerly known as hilary. this morning, people across southern california and nevada are drying out and digging out after that rare storm dumped record amounts of rain. jobina is tracking the latest now from the live desk. jobina. thank you, reggie. >> a small creek is transformed into raging rivers carrying tree

trunks and boulders. some areas getting more than a foot of rain. and take a look at this video here from oak glen in san bernardino county. the only bridge out of that town is down , buried under feet of mud in the mountain town of seven oaks. some 700 people were rescued. there mud even washing into the fire station in and near palm springs, which saw its wettest august on record or wettest day in august on record, i should say. a giant front loader had to be called in to rescue at least a dozen people at an assisted living facility stranded in mud . >> nearly all the low lying areas in this desert valley are filled with water and mud, including the interstate. this is the ten which has been shut down or crawled since the heaviest rains came in yesterday day in the desert town of cathedral city. >> at least 46 rescues are reported there. crews responded to 1800 emergencies in the region. the flooding threat in some areas could last for days as rain water washes down

mountainsides. let's check in with lisa. >> wow. pretty incredible there. they'll be cleaning up for quite some time. yesterday, we picked up 3/100 of an inch of rain at sfo down through big sur. and this was associated with an area of low pressure getting an assist from hillary. but as we look at live doppler seven right now, you can still see the thunderstorms firing up here in the southern sierra. but most of the activity has moved off. and we're looking at the cleanup certainly in the days ahead. so here's a look at all the cloud cover. and it is muggy out there. it will linger the humidity in the air throughout the day today. already 65. we haven't cooled off that much in danville, 64 in blackhawk closer to the bay, all in the 60s here, but a drier air mass and a much warmer air mass building on in today throughout the next couple of days. so claudia muggy this morning looking at that humidity lingering and isolated chance of a shower. you'll see in a moment the upper elevations could stay a little bit active. otherwise the heat returns for tomorrow into thursday. here are all our

clouds stopping this at 8:00. a few breaks in our inland valleys. and then as we get through the rest of the day, we're sunny and a little bit of haze pulling on out, which is some good news. but notice around the diablo range, maybe the santa cruz mountains could see a few showers, but otherwise we're getting into a much more stable air mass tomorrow, though, near 100 inland, slightly cooler thursday. the heat lingering, though. and then by friday, we're looking much cooler. 77 today in oakland. look for upper 80s to near 90 inland with low 70s san francisco and the accuweather seven day forecast feature showing that warm up just for a few days back to you. >> thanks lisa. coming up, a new tool in the fight against fentanyl. the antibody treatment some experts believe is better than narcan. >> a new developments both in oakland and las vegas involving the a's eventual move to sin city. >> another big cat sighting here in the bay area. the neighborhood now being warned to be on high alert this summer

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over 10,000 acres near the oregon border. more than 1200 firefighters have been working to contain the fire over the last six days. >> a warning for people on the peninsula this morning. >> the san mateo police say a bobcat has been spotted in the same area where a mountain lion was seen just a couple of days ago. the bobcat was spotted in a backyard just south of abbott middle school sunday evening. last friday morning, this photo was taken of a mountain lion on vanessa drive. this is in the hayward park avenue area excuse me. the two locations are about three miles from each other. officials say if you come across one of these cats when you're outside and don't approach it, don't run, but turn and face the animal, wave your arms, make loud noises and try to scare it away. this would take all my strength. >> i know we say that all the time, but would i be able to do it? i all my strength? >> no. >> it would take it. i know myself. yeah. take it off. i'd

be running jobina. don't run. i know. know the instinct. i know. >> so you know what to do. hopefully you don't encounter it, but there have been two in a few days, so just be on the bobcat. >> doesn't really scare me. >> i was going to say, we all have our airpods and sometimes they'll be on a hike and all of a sudden you you feel creeped out. you can be in a zone and not be aware, like who's lurking there. >> be aware, folks. look around totally. >> all right. well, today, looking to the sky. maybe. perhaps later on today for a renegade shower. but the activity really has been in the mountains right now, the southern sierra, the san joaquin valley. you can see the thunderstorms there. also the northern sierra, some rain. but we are dealing still with a really muggy conditions out there, which will linger throughout the day today until we get into that drier air mass which will warm us up big time tomorrow and into thursday. but even today, you'll notice the warm up. right now, it is 66 in oakland morning to you, 67, palo alto, 64 in napa. had some haze

yesterday day. if the fog didn't clear at your house, you certainly could tell with the light that there was a little bit of smoke. now today we'll get better mixing. and as that occurs, clearing out with temperatures upper 80s to near 90 in livermore so near average . but then as we get into your wednesday and thursday day, certainly above average and on the hot side, we'll bring in that cooldown in time for the weekend. so maybe a few showers in the upper elevations, the hills here, but san jose today, 84, 82 in milpitas. so that is going to feel warmer, especially with the humidity. 82 in redwood city, 76 in millbrae downtown. we're at 72 with partly cloudy skies that mixing of the air mass is the low departs and the high builds in allowing for moderate air quality. today 82 in sonoma, 77 in oakland and inland we're warming up through the 80s. could be shy here, maybe in 90 degree temperature is possible throughout the inland valleys. but look at the big warm up up to ten degrees on wednesday. and then by thursday,

just minor cooling the rest of the cooling into the rest of the week and weekend. >> jobina thank you, lisa. good morning, everybody. so you heard me mention at the beginning of our show that slowing on westbound 80 to 780 through vallejo right now. i just brought in the map here so you can see those sensors, your speeds are going to be around 16mph as you approach the carquinez bridge and we do have reports of road construction in on the carquinez bridge as well . a live look right here in emeryville as we bring you 8-80. lots of headlights traveling westbound already. so we'll keep an eye on the maze for you and the bay bridge toll plaza. the golden gate bridge and no advisories for you here. and then we will end with a look at mass transit where bart, muni and ace are all running on time . coomassie. thanks, jobina. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> the search for a boy's beloved family baseball glove. up next, the story behind the missing mitt at the a's game. and how the team is now pitching in to help find it. >> get the bay area's number one news. and america's number one news all in one place. abc seven

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intersections across san francisco that include eliminating one turn lane at fourth and king streets. that's where a four year old was killed earlier this month. >> number three, donald trump says he will turn himself in to authorities on thursday in georgia after he was indicted for election interference. his bond has been set at $200,000. trump maintains his innocence. >> number four, a dispute over a vacant school board seat in oakland appears to have been resolved. two candidates who submitted signatures to run for the district five seat using incorrect district lines will be allowed to remain on the ballot. the election will now be held in november. >> number five, the humidity lingers throughout the day today, starting out with plenty of clouds and then clearing out 70s downtown, low 80s around the bay shore with upper 80s inland . >> number six, aside from the slowdown, we showed you in vallejo, traffic is looking very clear this morning as we bring you this live look from oakland showing you our 880 at the coliseum camera. >> and number seven, an alert for parents. new study finds

that even 1 to 2 hours of screen time a day at the age of one is linked to higher risks of developmental delays in kids. scientists say a better option to occupy young kids are books, coloring materials or toys. oakland's lead negotiator for the howard terminal ballpark project has reportedly resigned. the chronicle is reporting molly mayburn has left the city to work for a real estate developer. mayburn has been the city's lead negotiator with the a's for about four years. if the a's ever come back to the bargaining table and assistant city administrator will be taking mabern's place. meanwhile, the a's have chosen a company to oversee construction of the new ballpark in vegas. mortenson mccarthy group is the same company that built the raiders stadium. a's president dave kaval says mortensen mccarthy is the best in their field. las vegas has officially has to sign, i should say, officially before for

construction on the new ballpark starts. >> a young boy's baseball glove packed with a lot of cherished family memories, is now missing . and the oakland a's are raising awareness to help with that search. seven year old robert altman brought the glove to the a's game saturday after his family watched the post game star wars light show. they went to leave and then realized that his glove was missing. robert was gifted the glove by his late uncle joe, who passed away three months ago. >> before i made it to the car, obviously he seen i didn't have it. i just heard the sobs. one of the pictures that i shared is from 2020 when he was being homeschooled doing his phonics on the tv and his gloves on his head because he never put it down. >> robert's mom says it was a crushing ride home to san jose. she posted a social media to hopefully get that get back that special glove. the a's say they haven't found it, but they're encouraging fans to help spread the word. there's a new dining

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>> so unfortunately we kind of just live with a constant state of fear of getting hit or getting killed on our streets and that's just our normal. like what are we doing as a city? >> street safety in san francisco now at 530, the crash that killed a four year old girl in a crosswalk a week ago is now prompting demands from the community to upgrade and improve a dangerous intersection in. >> plus, a former mayor slams the handling of san francisco's homeless crisis. the action, he says, should be taken and how homeless advocates are respond. >> the bay area firefighters volunteering heading to maui this morning to help with that island's recovery effort. >> and hillary may have moved on, but the mess is still left behind. the effort this morning to help desert communities in southern california. good morning, everybody. it is tuesday, august 22nd. >> we begin with a check on the weather. hi lisa. >> hey there, reggie. good morning, carmassi. looking at live doppler seven where the activity has been in the sierra nevada, the shower activity, thunderstorms dying down. we're left with cloud cover and still

lingering humidity out there. current numbers are in the mid and upper 60s, so it's a mild start. dry air working its way through the bay area later on today. so we will look for the clouds to retreat by about nine, 10:00 left with more sunshine then few clouds at the coast. and notice to the south around the diablo range, maybe the santa cruz mountains could see a few lingering showers and it's still going to feel a little bit muggy out there. the haze should clear out, but temperatures are climbing through the upper 80s, perhaps even near 90 in our inland valleys. so it will feel warm today. but we have some much warmer weather on the way for the middle of the week. in fact, we're bringing triple digits back, but they're not going to last too long. jobina. >> thank you, lisa. good morning, everybody. we're going to begin in walnut creek here as we show you 680. for the most part, things are moving just fine in this spot. and also in san san jose as we look live at 101, the biggest issue we're following right now is in vallejo. it's going to be

westbound 80 right into 780. there you can see that whole stretch around 26mph as you approach the carquinas bridge. so be aware of that slowdown and then our round of dry times here . everything looks on time. >> thank you, jobina happening today, a vigil will be held for the four year old girl hit and killed by a car at the intersection of fourth and king streets in san francisco last week. that's not far from oracle park and the caltrain station neighbors plan to attend today's vigil to call for immediate changes to the intersection. they say it's a spot with a dangerous past. abc seven news reporter amanda costello tracking the story in the newsroom. amanda, the city is promising changes, but they haven't given any firm dates. >> yeah, reggie and organizers. >> aaron supporters with walk san francisco, a group whose campaign focuses on pedestrian safety across the city, are behind tonight's demonstration to demand action. that rally is scheduled to begin at 5:00 this evening, marking exactly one week after the deadly crash that killed that four year old girl

in the crosswalk at fourth. and king, the girl and her parents were visiting from out of the country. she was being pushed in a stroller when a driver struck and killed her plans this evening include parents standing together pushing strollers across the crosswalk. there during the evening commute. drivers near the caltrain station and oracle park should also notice a memorial for the child and messages of never again. in a statement, mayor london breed's office said sfmta will improve the safety of the intersection with two main changes. first, by removing one of the southbound right turn lanes from fourth onto king street and second by changing the traffic signal for drivers, making a right turn, going from a green light to a yellow arrow . >> there's a focus on the individual intersection or street where that thing happened. instead of thinking more citywide and how we get more people to shift trips away from cars, they've said they're going to do it. >> so now we want to see the plan. that's that's what we're asking for and for walk sf there

demanding or their demands also include redesigning all similar dangerous intersections near freeway entrances and publishing a plan within 60 days, explaining how the sfmta will follow through in its commitment to fix 900 designated high injury intersections by the end of the year. >> also expected at today's 5:00 demonstration. kid safe sf san francisco bicycle coalition. the sfmta and supervisor matt dorsey also members of the san francisco bay area families for safe streets community, people who have loved ones who have been hurt or killed in traffic crashes or are crash survivors themselves. i'm live in the newsroom this morning. i'm anna delcastillo, your abc seven news. >> thank you, amanda. we are learning more about a big change. driverless car company cruise has made in san francisco. we told you yesterday cruise has pulled 50% of its fleet from the streets at the request of the dmv over safety concerns. now, cruise says 150

cars will be driving at night and only 50 cars will be on the street during the day. the company says it will work with the dmv to make improved cuts to its fleet. meanwhile cities like atlanta are joining the list of robots taxi test cities. the company started test driving cars there earlier this month. >> they gave us the impression that they were going to do the rollout pretty steadily and slowly and not all at once. so i wouldn't expect to see a big wave of them. the dmv says a 50% reduction in san francisco will remain until an investigation into, quote, concerning incidents ends and crews improves road safety crews told us yeste they believe robotaxis can positively impact overall road safety. >> this morning, san francisco mayor london breed is facing criticism for her handling of the homeless crisis from someone who knows what that job is. >> frank jones was the mayor of san francisco from 1992 to 1996. he told the california insider

this week that mayor breed's efforts simply aren't working. he says too much money is being spent and the problem only seems to be getting worse. >> when you look at our homeless issue, we've spent in the last seven years to 2 billion, $800 million. now, that's in seven years. and we're averaging now $700 million a year just on homeless. but when you break that down, nobody seems to know. is it 7000 homeless or is it 17,000 homeless? >> jordan introduced the controversial matrix program. it cracked down on crimes committed by homeless people during his tenure. today, he thinks the city needs mental health wards, group homes and judges who can mandate extended care for the homeless population. we've reached out to mayor london breed for comment. we have not yet heard back. >> the archdiocese of san francisco filed for bankruptcy. while it deals with hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits, chapter 11 bankruptcy allows the roman catholic archdiocese to keep

operating while it addresses the lawsuit. it's collectively instead of individually. in a statement, the archdiocese said it has paid more than $70 million to sex abuse survivors. the bankruptcy filing does not affect parochial schools or the 88 parishes that are operating under operating under the archdiocese. the archdiocese of oakland filed for bankruptcy back in may. president biden says federal help for the people of maui will continue as long as it's needed. he made that promise yesterday while visiting the island with the first lady. the couple toured the burned area by helicopter, then walked the streets of lahaina before attending a community meeting with dozens of survivors. fema says nearly 6000 survivors have already already registered for federal assistance. and today, more help is on the way from the bay area. members of the san francisco fire department are traveling there to help the community in need. they're preparing to take off from oakland international airport where we find abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez this morning. hi, gloria.

>> good morning. kumasi those fire fighters will be leaving from oakland international airport at 830 this morning and we will be catching up with them before they board their flight. members of the san francisco fire department will be traveling to maui to help the community after the devastating wildfires. the team of 11 firefighters will be assisting at a community distribution site at the lahaina gateway center. it's one of the only structures in town left standing after the fire. asian firefighters association president stan lee spearheaded this campaign and recruited members of the rfa to aid in relief efforts on the ground in maui. >> there's actually 11 of us uh- nine active duty firefighter, one retired and one first responder. we're willing to do whatever the people of lahaina, maui need us to do when we're there, you know, because we just couldn't sit back and not do anything. we just we just couldn't do that. we just needed

to help. >> and he says they represent aapi firefighters of san francisco co and that many of their members have close ties to the people of hawaii. so, again, we will be out here this morning and we will be catching up with those firefighters. we'll be bringing you the very latest live at oakland international airport. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news, thank you, gloria. >> and if you would like to help with the maui wildfire relief efforts, you can make a $10 donation to the red cross by texting red cross to 90999 or by calling one 800 red cross. any donation is appreciated. >> governor newsom and officials across southern california are crediting emergency preparedness plans for helping to avert a major disaster from tropical storm hilary. >> the fact that it wasn't the catastrophe that had been anticipated, we are very happy about. >> the storm brought wind and lots of rain to the region, but so far no deaths or significant injuries are being reported. we're now getting a better look

at the communities impacted by the storm. the big story is mud and water in places like cathedral city in riverside county. more on that in a moment. the storm set a rainfall record in nevada. the mountains near the community of lee canyon got nearly nine inches of rain, nearly doubling the previous record set 116 years ago. rescue crews from here in the bay area are helping out with the cleanup and the restoration in southern california. we're hearing from a bay area newlywed couple whose wedding near san diego didn't exactly go as planned during the storm. abc news reporter abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has the details. firing swift swiftwater rescue teams from marin and sonoma counties are testing equipment which could be needed across southern california in the wake of hilary. >> do have some highway closures in the area here, some residents are affected as some of the streams start to go down. >> rescue team 11 is staging near the grapevine in kern county and ready to move to los angeles or palm springs, where

flooding has been an issue. >> so when you have large debris flows that affect towns and communities, it is pretty significant. and we just are waiting to see really where those impacts are. >> community, urban search and rescue team four from oakland and the east bay is in riverside county helping local fire departments assess storm damage where floodwater is running off. >> sometimes you just got to roll with the punches and make the best out of any situation. >> newlyweds joe and monica voytko from walnut creek rolled with every punch from tropical storm hilary. they're outdoor dream wedding near san diego on sunday, forced to pivot indoors to this barn when you pick a wedding date over a year in advance, especially in san diego, the last thing on your mind is it's going to be in the middle of a hurricane. some guests were no shows because flights were canceled. but even with all the rain, monica says it was a perfect day in my culture, rain is supposed to be a sign of good luck and we were

scheduled, i guess, to get a ton of rain. >> so i mentioned to joe with our luck, we should go buy a lottery ticket or something like that. >> absolutely. cornell bernard, abc seven news, labor day weekend is right around the corner. >> a look at predictions of how many americans will be hitting the road, taking flight for the long weekend. >> fresh off her appearance at outside lands. lana del rey is going on tour, but only playing in ten cities across the us. we'll tell you how far you're going to have to go to catch a show. but first, a check on the weather with lisa. >> all right. tuesday morning. good morning to you. looking at the cloud cover lingering throughout the morning hours, keeping the humidity with us one final day and the shower activity dying down in the mountains there and back home. we picked up 3/100 from half moon bay down through big sur. and boy, was it gray. it was breezy. it was cool. today we're warming up a little bit, but it will feel on the sticky side. 66 santa clara as well as mountain view. temperatures are all in the 60s, some low 60s up in the

north bay feeling just slightly better than yesterday day. but as we get started, the clouds and the mugginess will certainly linger throughout the mid morning hours. and then looking at an isolated chance of a shower in the afternoon, mainly south and east of the airport. and then as we arrive into your wednesday and thursday, tomorrow, the hottest day near 100 inland, clouds begin to depart as soon as about 8 or 9:00 inland. and then you'll notice the clearing throughout the rest of the bay. high pressure is building in the breeze that mixing in the upper levels of the atmosphere, helping to clear things out. but notice that you could see a few pop up showers there in the upper elevations. but tomorrow how about upper 90s to near 100 inland 70s and 80s around the bay? that's a warm up. we'll get rid of a little bit of heat there on thursday. but then the breeze really with us on friday. so highs today, warmer still muggy, 72 downtown, 79in napa, 84 in san jose. and we'll talk in detail about that. warm-up how long it lasts coming up. and stay with us. we'll be back

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will surrender at the county jail thursday for fingerprinting and his mugshot. photo the agreement calls for trump to be released on a $200,000 bond and clear cut conditions here so trump can make no direct or indirect threat toward any potential witnesses, including his 18 alleged co conspirators that provision also includes post or social media posts, specifically and repost as well of posts made by another individual, all trump's lawyers. a judge and prosecutor fani willis signed off on the terms. meanwhile sources tell abc news trump pre-taped an interview with former fox news host tucker carlson to run head to head against tomorrow's first 2024 republican debate in milwaukee. trump posted on social media saying he is not attending. >> he's a coward. if i had his record, i'd be nervous about showing up to and a new des

moines register media com poll finds 42% of likely iowa caucus attendees backed trump as their first choice for president. >> florida governor ron desantis follows at 19% and seven more candidates hold single digit support numbers there. coomassie thank you. >> jobina. in today's gma first look, a new investigation reveals there have been more near misses between commercial airlines than previously reported. here's abc news reporter victor oquendo in this morning's gma first look airport. >> close calls as a stunning new report in the new york times showing there were about 300 reports of close calls in the last year and at least 46 incidents in the last month alone. >> the new york times is looking at nasa databases that's bringing to light some of these incidents that haven't been publicly known from this delta plane almost colliding with an american airlines flight that was on the wrong runway at jfk in january of the 1943 canceled takeoff. >> planes do another incident

just a month later in austin. >> southwest bought fedex is on the go. a fedex cargo plane coming within 100ft of a southwest flight packed with passengers. so why does this keep happening? coming up at 7 a.m, robin roberts goes one on one with miracle on the hudson. pilot and aviation expert captain sully sullenberger in a live interview with your gma. first look, i'm victor oquendo, abc news, miami. >> well, the unofficial end of summer is now just two weeks away. triple a is predicting this labor day holiday weekend will be busier for travel than last year. bookings for flights, hotels, rental cars and cruises are all up triple a data shows bookings for international flights are up a whopping 44. domestic travel is up from last year to about 4. popular destination options include seattle, orlando and las vegas. for those going by car gas prices are likely to be pretty similar to labor day last year. the current national average for a gallon of regular gas is

$3.86, which is up about $0.08 from last labor day. of course, here in the bay area, as always , it costs us a little bit more to fill up the tank in san francisco. the average price is $5.29 a gallon. in oakland, 521 and in san jose, expect to pay 519. >> there's a new viral food trend that has people online split. it's been dubbed menu mayhem. according to the wall street journal, people are going out ordering a salad and a side of fries. and for some reason, people are interested in this. are you looking at this like who cares? >> no, i'm looking at this like, this is not new to i was going to say, this is our order. >> this is what we order. yeah. when you when you're trying to live, right? yeah >> and you want something that feels a little good, but you love fries. sure. that's what you get. salad and fries and fries. or if you're trying to, like, not eat meat at. and that's really the only option half the time. >> yeah. >> i'm not mad about it. i'm also not fascinated about why is it menu mayhem.

>> it's just well, yeah. >> what's mayhem about it. can i just crazy order and peace. >> that's what they said. it's the biggest trend they've seen in 11 years in new york city. what? not very exciting there. >> that's what we always order this at our spot right here with a good calamari. >> yeah. >> yes. pepper. red pepper. >> red. i ordered the last time. butter, lettuce salad. >> yes. >> and the fries. fries and the octopus. and the octopus. wow >> you know, i can't do that. ever since i saw the movie. >> oh, have you seen this movie ? i still haven't seen it. the octopus teacher thing. >> but i get it. i know what he's saying. yeah. yeah, you're a no on octopus. yeah. no yes. okay you enjoy it with the fries . i'll take some fries for sure . all right. live doppler seven here. the activity yesterday has really quieted down, but the cleanup continues all throughout the inland empire there of southern california. a few

showers lingering in the sierra nevada. lots of cloud cover and humidity here lingering in the bay area. not quite done with the shower activity, perhaps in the higher elevations, but we will see the clouds part rather quickly after about 8 or 9:00 this morning. look at the mild temperatures, 66 in oakland and fremont with 63 in santa rosa. we're 68 on the peninsula and the roof camera here still dark out there, looking for a sunny day here in san francisco. low 70s, but the clouds and mugginess lingering throughout the first half of the day, getting some better mixing, allowing for clearing for the second half of the day and then that isolated chance of a shower. but this system really rapidly moved out of here yesterday. and we'll look for that heat and high pressure building in returning tomorrow into thursday. so the air quality has been moderate. it was a little hazy yesterday, but as we clear on out the air quality, staying moderate, but we should see more in the way of that blue sky. temperatures from the upper 80s today to the mid 90s for your wednesday. still

staying quite warm on thursday and then dropping off to near average the rest of the week. so all of us warming up a little bit today. more so for wednesday and thursday, 77in oakland. that's a warm afternoon and you'll feel it with the humidity, 80 in vallejo, upper 70s to near 80 on the peninsula. palo alto and the accuweather seven day forecast for featuring that big time up but it's short lived wednesday and thursday day and then we drop off to stronger onshore breezes cooling off for friday and then into the weekend . jobina. >> thank you lisa. good morning , everybody. so the bay bridge is unfortunately our problem spot right now and things are really jamming up. we have a crash on westbound 80 past treasure island tracking the speeds there around 12mph. there we have a live picture from the caltrans camera on the bridge as you enter the tunnel. you can see there all of those brake lights as people approach. and then let's see if we can bring in the toll plaza for you, because that is also crowded right now. metering lights came on at 538. traffic already into

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>> that is so cool. all the players had their expenses all paid. that totals about four and a half dollars million dollars and curry wrote all the checks for the first season. >> wow, what a nice guy. 631 good morning is our sunrise. 753 the sun sets and our forecast headlines look like this. it's cloudy and muggy this morning. the humidity lingering throughout the day today, as well as an isolated chance of a shower, mainly in the upper elevations from the diablo range. the santa cruz mountains. otherwise, we'll get into some better mixing in the afternoon and we'll turn sunny. but the heat returns tomorrow into thursday. we're talking a big jump tomorrow, a modest jump today, 3 to 5 degrees warmer air quality remains moderate. remember we had some of that haze yesterday, but that should improve throughout the afternoon. there's a look at all the cloud cover. it clears quickly in the afternoon. the late morning hours, i should say. and we're left with sunny skies. but notice there you see maybe a few isolated showers, but finally as high pressure

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