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>> the local utility company is now facing lawsuits over their response to the deadly wildfire there. the claims are familiar to us here in the bay area. good morning to you on this friday, august 25th. >> let's start with a check of our forecast with lisa. >> all right. we are getting into our cooldown. our marine layer has deepened. it is traveling across the hills there into the east bay. so it's over 2000ft deep and starting out with cloudy skies. and yesterday, if you were closer to the shoreline, boy, the sea breeze was blowing, but the temperature is still very mild as we don't have a whole lot of upwelling yet to cool off these numbers. but we will. we'll get there. the numbers in the low to mid 60s this morning. so it is mild still. palo alto, 66. hayward is 66. so between this time today and yesterday, we're still looking at a 2 to 6 degree, 24 hour temperature change with cooler numbers. there's a look at sfo air quality, moderate in the north bay, the coast, the central bay . elsewhere, it is good as that

sea breeze becomes more established, a cooler day today with 60s through the 7:00 hour, the noontime low 70s around the bay. upper 70s inland we go through the afternoon and we'll just be in the mid to perhaps upper 80s inland, partly cloudy. mostly sunny skies far inland with temperatures in the 60s at the shoreline. later on today, we'll talk about a weekend warm up coming up jobina. thank you, lisa. >> good morning, everybody. so we are going to start with a live look in emeryville showing you 8-80 here. these headlights are all traveling in the westbound direction. we don't have advisories in this area, but we do have a wind advisory issued for the antioch bridge this morning. so heads up, if that's a part of your commute. the richmond-san rafael bridge, clear conditions there. it's been really light so far this morning and it's reflected on our drive. times tracy to dublin , you're facing a just a small slowdown there. 32 minutes and nothing too impactful and your westbound for commute while we did see a slow patch there earlier this morning it has disappeared thanks to jobina. >> look at this video car break-ins captured on camera by

a former news photographer. thieves in san francisco broke into three vehicles in just two minutes. i'll watch. all while he watched and recorded this recently. san francisco police say they are fed up with these break ins and are taking action to stop them. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez live in san francisco this morning with details on this plan to crack down on criminals. >> yeah, reggie part of that plan includes that police will be increasing their patrols at fisherman's wharf where i am right now as well as at other popular tourist spots like alamo square. also the palace of fine arts and sfpd says that they are also building cases against larger criminal enterprise. is that sell that stolen property? now, most of us know that brazen car break ins are happening every day across san francisco, especially in popular tourist areas. sfpd chief william scott says his department is adding more officers and tourist neighborhoods and he plans to use bait cars to catch thieves. >> when people come in to this

city or people who are in this city break in the cars, they may be breaking into cars that are put out there by the san francisco police department. we intend to catch people in the act. these are very, very. thank you. now, just spoke to media at the palace of fine arts yesterday, tourist lindsay dobler from missouri got her family's rental car broken into near the same spot. >> she says they shattered her glass, stole four backpacks with electronics, even their passports. the sfpd says that so far this year, there have been 13,331 reported car break ins, compared to 13,493 for the same time period last year. this year's numbers are slightly lower and da brooke jenkins says that they will hold those cities accountable. live in san francisco, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. gloria thank you. >> new this morning, a crash

involving another cruise car in san francisco is under investigation. this happened at the intersection of geary boulevard and golf street just before ten last night. you can see the cruise car suffered a lot of damage and it's unclear exactly what happened here. so this comes a week after a fire truck responding to a call crashed into a cruise car. a passenger in that car was hurt earlier this week. the company announced it pulled 50% of its fleet from the streets at the request of the dmv over safety concerns. >> today, officers from the antioch and pittsburg police departments are expected to be back in court for a hearing. it's coming after an indictment unveiled last week that alleged fraud, corruption and excessive force between a group of officers. the investigation also exposed the massive racist text messaging scandal in the antioch police department. eight of the officers had first court appearances earlier this month. this morning, former president trump is defiant and on the offensive after being booked and processed in a georgia jail last night. jobina is at the live

desk with what he's saying about his time at the fulton county jail. thank you. >> kumasi. the former president spent just 20 minutes inside the fulton county jail last night. he was fingerprinted and had a mugshot taken before he left and quickly returned to the airport to go back home to his place in new jersey. trump and 18 co defendants are accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election results in georgia. he was released on a $200,000 bond with conditions to not threaten any potential witnesses. that includes on social media. a judge has granted a speedy trial for the 19 co-defendants in total. that will be in october. but trump's team will request for a separate trial at a later date. >> it looks like we're getting ready to go to trial october 23rd. the only question is whether donald trump will be sitting next to him when they're in that trial. >> prosecutors are also looking at a possible plea agreement at an arraignment in september. in an interview last night, trump described his recent legal

troubles as, quote, terrible and says the charges are, quote, politically motivated. and this morning, he's already trying to make money off of his latest indictment, selling everything from t shirts to bumper stickers with his mugshot on them. so we'll, of course, continue to watch those developments. reggie thank you, jobina to your voice , your vote. >> the first republican primary debate is already swaying some voters. it appears. debate watchers believe ron desantis had the best performance wednesday, according to multiple surveys. the florida governor, vivek excuse me, vivek ramaswamy and nikki haley were the three standouts. haley gained the most potential supporters before for the debate. 30% of voters said they would consider voting for her. that number is now at 47. desantis also saw a jump in the number of people considering him. he went from 63% to 67, which is higher than donald trump. desantis spent yesterday campaigning in iowa, reluctant to criticize trump. >> here you're meeting voters,

the former presidents getting arrested. >> well, but here's the thing. >> it's so candidates got to got to decide how much are they going to indulge with some of this? >> ramaswamy's campaign says he raised $450,000 after the debate . trump is expected to skip the next debate, which is scheduled for september 27th. a big win for google in its legal battle with republican national committee. a federal judge has dismissed an rnc lawsuit accusing google of censoring donation emails by sending them to users. spam folders. the rnc argued google was discriminating against it for its political views. the judge ruled google fairly concluded the messages were spam. >> developing news in the deadly wildfires on maui overnight, officials updated the number of people who are unaccounted for in the wildfires to 388 people, which is significantly down from more than 1000. yesterday. maui county has now filed a lawsuit against hawaiian electric, claiming the wildfires could have been avoided if the company

just turned off the power before the wildfires began. witness accounts and video indicate sparks from power lines ignite those flames a week after the fires, hawaiian electric officials said unlike p-g-and-e's, hawaii does not have a shut off program. then overnight, the company released a statement about the lawsuit saying, quote, our primary focus in the wake of this unimaginable tragedy has been to do everything we can to support not just the people of maui, but also maui county. we are very disappointed that maui county chose this litigious path while the investigation is still unfolding, 115 people died in the fires and fewer than half of those people have been identified. these white crosses are being installed along the lahaina bypass. a main road to honor the lives lost in burned areas. >> a spray painted x means crews have already searched for remains there. one woman returns daily to what's left of her lahaina home. she is there to

care for her cats. all three of them made it through the fire. she thinks they survived by hiding in a storm drain the night that the fires hit. a north bay community is showing its support for the island of maui community members came together for a benefit concert called sonoma, maui. strong to raise funds for wildlife relief efforts. wildfire excuse me, relief efforts, 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the hawaii community foundation. maui strong fund. last night's concert was held at hot monk tavern in sebastopol and if you'd like to help with the maui wildfire relief efforts, you can make a donation to the red cross . just visit redcross.org, slash abc. >> new video into the abc seven newsroom shows some of the flames from wildfires burning in far northern california. the smith river complex includes 27 wildfire fires burning near the california oregon border. you can see our abc seven news wildfire tracker. it's that cluster of fires in the northwest corner of the state. those fires could have impacts here in the bay area today as

they burn, we might see smoky, hazy skies here in the bay area. we don't have a spare the air alert, but as you look at this map here, the light blue indicates that smoke well, soft over 20,000ft. >> so to the north and west, yes, there's all the activity along the california oregon border. and we get left with a bit of haze. but those onshore winds are certainly cranking up. they did yesterday and they'll continue to today. this upper level system will promote some cooling and then it's going to pull back and we'll be looking at high pressure building in as soon as the weekend for another warm up starting out pretty minor, though. so cloudy skies with a marine layer over 2000ft deep this morning and temperatures still mild. we're 68 in san jose, 65, los altos hills with low 60s san francisco. cooler numbers in the lower 60s in the north bay. so there's a look at all the fog pulls back by the afternoon. so partly cloudy at the coast, partly cloudy for the first half of the day around the bay. and

then it moves back in. but high pressure is also building in as we get to your saturday. so highs will be back into the mid 90s far inland near 80, around richmond, mid 70s and oakland and sunday about the same. so enjoying more summer like weather right through next week. but it's going to get even hotter here as we look at the seven day forecast 72 in oakland today look for 80 in san jose as well as santa rosa and the accuweather seven day forecast coolest today. a minor up over the weekend and then that heat building right through the middle of the next week for some very hot temperatures peaking next wednesday. back to you. >> thank you, lisa. antioch business owner and antioch business owners are so fed up with crime that they're willing to put up $50,000 of their own money for a solution for some people have a problem with that approach. >> three months of free rent the program offering some san francisco businesses a lucky break. more accommodations being prepared in the south bay ahead of beyonce's renaissance tour. >> the service expansions just announced at this all new aria

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hands. sean mccauley is using $50,000 of his own money to install a license plate readers at his properties across the city. earlier this month at the antioch marina, where he owns property, one car ended up in the water and another hit a fire hydrant. three people got hurt. mccauley believes people need to be held accountable in order to make the city safer. >> that data goes right back to the police department. and if there's anything that occurs, incidences that occur here, they can get real time data and they can get historical data. >> the plan is raising some privacy concerns. the electronic frontier foundation is a nonprofit that defends civil liberties in the digital world. it calls automated license plate readers a mass surveillance technology because of the data that's collected. mccauley says he did consult with the city and police department about this plan in the south bay san jose. >> city leaders are pushing the owners of a vacant church to clean it up or face thousands of dollars in fines. the historic first church of christ scientist

used to look like what you see there on the left. now on the right is what it looks like now. it's covered in scaffolding and construction, tarps, controversial real estate company cal properties purchased this in 2017. and the city has been finding the owners $1,000 a day for code violations. but the current cap on fines in the city is $100,000. mayor matt mehan and council member omar torres are now proposing the city council approve a new fine limit of $500,000. >> my office, my team have been flooded with emails and phone calls about what our constituents call the trash bag church. >> what is a beautiful, historic landmark has become an eyesore because of one negligent property owner. >> the city is hoping to obtain the building so it can work with the preservation action council to restore it. abc7 news tried to contact xl properties. all business numbers though were offline.

>> more than a dozen small businesses will be popping up in downtown san francisco next month. 17 were picked to open pop ups in empty storefronts for the vacant to vibrant program. it's part of the mayor's plan to revitalize downtown. one recipient is devil's teeth baking company in the outer sunset. it's getting three months of free rent for a pop up at one embarcadero center. it's terrific that the city is helping us and not just me, but there's all sorts of diverse, creative activators that are coming down there now. >> and i think it's going to really make a difference. okay we're going to go to that one because that's basically next door to us and this empty storefront at 201 jackson street is also getting two pop ups. >> that includes a multimedia agency and a skate collective streetwear apparel brand called brujas. this one's close to that also is close. the vacant to vibrant program is accepting applications loans for future phases. >> now to an honor of a lifetime. a bronze statue of kobe bryant will soon sit outside of the home of the los

angeles lakers. his wife, vanessa bryant, made that announcement yesterday on behalf of the lakers. >> my daughters and me, i'm so honored that right in the center of los angeles, in front of the place known as the house that kobe built, we are going to unveil his statue so that his legacy can be celebrated forever . i hope to see you there. the lakers say kobe was a part of the statue's planning before his death. >> he and his daughter, gianna, along with seven other people, died in a helicopter crash in 2020. the statue will be unveiled on february 8th. and there's meaning behind that date, too. 824 gianna wore number two, kobe wore number eight and 24 during each half of his lakers career. well, if you thought taylor swift's era tour was over, think again. the second leg of the tour continues in mexico, though, and swifties there are thrilled to see her in their country for the first time. fans travel from all over the country for this experience

. use swift's tour gross to point $2 billion in sales just in the us, according to research firm question pro. she plays in mexico for three more nights then is heading to argentina and brazil. >> we're less than a week away from beyonce's return to the bay area and preparations are already underway in and around levi's stadium in santa clara. beyonce's renaissance tour comes to levi's wednesday. vtr plans to add 30% more passenger capacity for light rail service to and from the stadium. the night of the show. extra bus service will be on standby to supplement light rail if it's needed. and after the concert, vta will run light rail trains until all passengers are cleared from the great america station in santa clara. city. leaders have pushed the stadium's curfew time back by one hour from the usual 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. and don't forget that beyonce asked us to wear silver so we can reflect off of each other like we're giant disco balls. so here's a look at some of the major acts coming to the bay

area starting this weekend. and there's a lot of them. sam smith will be performing at the oakland arena on sunday, then crosses the bay to perform at chase center monday. then, of course, queen bee takes over levi's stadium on wednesday and we'll see ll cool j and 50 cent next weekend. >> a lot to look forward to. >> there really is a lot. the season get the outfits together. >> yes, i have my fans ready. >> okay. which colors did you decide? >> i have three. i'm just bringing all of them because you know, my friends aren't going to remember. >> and did you practice? >> i have actually did practice. i practiced last night. my husband phil hates it when i do this. >> is it because it's too loud or it's really going around the house like, yes, i didn't warn him. >> and so i was yeah, i kind of i did it on purpose. i didn't do this on purpose, but a little bit on purpose. i came behind him and just and he jumped. >> don't do feel like that. >> we don't do feel you have to be ready at all times. >> no lisa beyonce has this song called heated and there is like

a beat to do the black band, but it's not like on a count, right ? so it's a little harder to do . >> i should i need to practice. >> yes. yeah. get ready. you're getting ready. all right. >> keep at it, reggie. yeah you got it. all right. good morning, everybody. we're looking at our cooldown. we're feeling our cooldown. parts of the bay area . yesterday, actually, everyone did, but not as significant as if you're around the bay and along the coast. so we did reach 90 inland. you can see that curly queue to the north and west of us. that is an upper level system that will promote more cooling today, but it is going to retreat. come tomorrow. so we'll get back into high pressure building in and a bit of a warmup in time for the weekend. so today, the coolest day, low clouds and fog to start out. a southwest wind gusting to 32 miles an hour through the delta. but still because our ocean temperatures are warm and we don't have a lot of that upwelling, we're still looking at some mild numbers here. this morning. 61 for you here in danville, 63 in dublin. looking

at 64. san carlos with 63 in novato. and our 24 hour temperature change, 2 to 8 degrees cooler. so even though we're in the 60s, it is still a cooler start out there. so 88 average high in livermore today right around there getting to 90 tomorrow and then slowly the numbers climb for a peak heat next wednesday, 80 today in san jose. a nice afternoon. sunny skies for you. partly cloudy to start out, then getting sunny for millbrae 78 in redwood city. that's cooler 68 downtown, partly cloudy, even some sun at the coast with 80 in santa rosa near east bay. we've got a lot of low 70s for oakland and upper 60s for richmond, 79 union city and in our inland valleys a little bit cooler than yesterday. still perhaps 90 in pittsburgh. and looking at mid 80s in the san ramon valley. good morning, jobina. good morning, lisa. >> thank you. hi everybody. so i do have a mass transit. no, but it's actually for this weekend. so trips between the union city and fremont stations, you are

going to have to hop on a free bus to travel in between the two because there will be some tree removal work going on to make some track upgrades in that area. so you can expect delays up to about 30 minutes. so that could be a big disruption for you in terms of what's happening right now, though, mass transit is on time for bart muni and h. trains looking live in san jose as we show you 101. we have clear conditions in the south bay right now and no wind advisory for the san mateo bridge. but we do have one in place for the antioch bridge. carmassi. thanks, jobina. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning and we have new details on a major expansion going on at a disney park, but it's not here in california or florida. >> you're going to have to take a big trip to see it when breaking news happens. >> find out instantly with the abc seven news app. get customized alerts for your neighborhood stream. abc seven news 24 seven plus get accurate weather anytime the abc seven news app download it now.

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tourist areas. >> number three, a crash involving another cruise car in san francisco now under investigate an it's not clear exactly what happened, but it's happening just a week after a fire truck and a cruise car crash leaving a passenger in that car hurt. >> and number four, your last chance to visit nordstrom and their flagship store in downtown san francisco. the store will close for good sunday. >> number five, cloudy skies to start out. our cooling trend continues with upper 60s downtown breezy winds at the coast. upper 80s inland number six for the most part, you have a really great commute out there. >> light traffic right now as we bring you this live picture from 680 where you see those tail lights is traveling in the southbound direction on number seven, us health officials say an updated covid shot should be available by the middle of next month. >> they're encouraging all of us to get it. this is happening as we see an increase in covid hospitalizations across the country. well, this weekend you have a chance to get a seat at

the movies for just $4. sunday's national cinema day. and most theaters across the country are offering tickets for four bucks. this is the second straight year that theaters are celebrating this one day event. at the end of summer. last year, an estimated 8 million moviegoers bought $3 tickets to go to the movies. >> we have new details about about a bunch of new attractions coming to a disney park. but you're going to have to make a big trip to see them. tokyo disney sea announced the names of its new rides, including a tangled attraction called rapunzel's lantern festival and the ugly duckling restaurant from the tangled movie a new peter pan area will include peter pan's neverland adventure and this is a mouthful, but it's fairy. tinker bell's busy buggies. oh, and also they have a new frozen kingdom which will feature anna and elsa's frozen journey, which is based on the original frozen movie. the new attractions along with the new luxury hotel, is in an area that they're calling fantasy springs as it opens next spring. again,

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>> we'll tell you when the latest vaccine will be available. plus if you look around, you see the evidence of what has plagued our city. >> this type of action will not be tolerated. >> a strategy to address car break-ins and improve the city's reputation. san francisco city leaders and law enforcement say they are getting tough on crime . >> and this is the last weekend for a staple in downtown san francisco. oh this is sad to see. >> i went last week. >> it was sad. the nordstrom is officially shutting down. tell you all later. anyway, good morning. happy friday. it's august 25th. you saw those mannequins just sitting out there like that. >> i don't like seeing that. >> it was it was kind of sad. lisa, give us some good news. >> all right. we are getting into the weekend on a cool note, but things are going to warm up as soon as tomorrow. so some changes occurring still, the temperatures are mild. there is less humidity in the air, even though we're looking at that, 64 in oakland, 63, palo alto, just 60in cloverdale, anywhere from 2

to 6 degrees cooler compared to this time yesterday. and heading outside, we'll have good air quality for most of us. but along the coast, the north bay still looking at some of that upper level smoke from all the activity of the fires along the california oregon border. so we are cloudy, then the clouds thin out. they retreat to the coast by late in the morning or early afternoon. so by 1:00 we're in the low 80s inland but pleasant 60s downtown and sunny skies in oakland at 73. and then by the afternoon we're keeping the 60s and 70s coast in bay with temperatures in the upper 80s. maybe a 90 degree reading inland, but we'll talk more in detail about that. warm up in a few minutes. >> thank you, lisa. good morning, everybody. i was trying to pull up our richmond-san rafael bridge camera to see if there was a backup because we saw a stall there on the maps. it was slowing things down, but it doesn't look like there's anything too much going on on the camera in terms of our golden gate bridge here. we have no fog advisory or anything in this spot. our drive times have

been very light as well. and i'll bring you in our overall map so you can see the richmond, san rafael bridge. it looks like the slowdown might just be at the center span there. we're also seeing a slow pocket coming out of tracy, but everywhere else is green. so good news if you need to commute this morning. >> reggie, thank you, jobina. the last days of san francisco's downtown nordstrom store are now upon us. the flagship location closing its sprawling mall venue at san francisco center this weekend and a big financial hit for the mall that has faced multiple store closures during the pandemic. abc7 news reporter amanda delcastillo in the newsroom this morning. amanda, this is the end of an era. yeah, reggie the nordstrom flagship store shutters on sunday. >> this after more than two decades. the closure no doubt a big deal and a big blow for the city's largest mall. just months after westfield pulled out from operating the shopping center, one nordstrom employee who asked not to be identified says foot traffic is already way down on par with latest city data, which shows declining business sales

tax revenue for soma, where the mall is located, has seen a 25% drop from the first quarter of 2019 down to 2023, according to the city's office of economic and workforce development. the way people shop has changed, noting younger people in particular want to see short term shopping options or pop ups or new concepts in general. >> we're hoping that in the short term we can bring those vendors down to ground floor where they have visibility and access to the public and that we keep visitation to that mall. and then over the long term, we work with both those existing businesses and some exciting new concepts for what might happen there. >> and one of those concepts, a soccer stadium, mayor london breed, confirms the city is still in the very, very early stages of working on a feasibility study in the area, she explains. it's not just a plan for a soccer stadium, but it's showing people what's possible, adding when thinking about what is downtown in light of the challenges around retail

, all a soccer stadium could mean soccer matches, fifa soccer tournaments. and she says large events like concerts happening sooner to help downtown recover . the mayor's office says it's working on changing laws and reforming taxes to bring more businesses to the area and to make streets cleaner and safer. i'm in the newsroom this morning. amanda delcastillo, abc seven news. >> thank you, amanda. san francisco police are promising to take action to stop scenes like this. a former news photographer recently captured people breaking into three vehicles in just two minutes. now the video is sped up. you can watch the whole thing, though, right now at abc7 news.com, abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez is live in san francisco this morning with more on the details of the plan to crack down on criminals. well good morning, coomassie. >> right now we're live at fisherman's wharf. this is one of the popular tourist areas where police will be ramping up their patrols to try to stop these car break ins and we know

that residents in the city are just so sick of these brazen car break-ins happening across the city every single day. tourist lindsay dobbelaere from missouri got her family's rental car broken into near the palace of fine arts yesterday. she says they shattered her glass, stole four backpacks with electronics and passports. and this happened just before the san francisco police chief talked to the media about their new crackdown on car break-ins and that happened in the same area. he says his department is adding more officers and tourist neighborhoods and he plans to use bait cars to catch thieves. marina district residents are hopeful these break ins can be stopped. >> are you sick of it? >> of course i am. it's been going on too long and we need to do more. and the only thing that we've seen as neighbors work is actual police presence. >> my reaction? don't sick and tired of this happening to people in the city. i said, you know, i've had my car broken in long ago. i have a piece of my family whose car has been broken

in friends. this impacts us all . >> the sfpd says so far this year there have been 13,331 reported car break ins, compared to 13,493. for the same time period last year. this year's numbers are slightly lower about 1. da brooke jenkins is promising consequences for these thieves and the police chief is encouraging people to report more car break ins and also get your car fingerprinted. so they have some evidence. live in san francisco, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. gloria, thank you. >> we were just wondering yesterday when the new covid vaccine could be available at your doctor's office and jobina it sounds like we have an indication now. >> yes, we really do, reggie. and it's pretty soon officials from the cdc and fda say the updated booster should be available for the public in the middle of next month. they say it will protect against some of the newest strains of the virus . but there is concern many americans won't get it. and that's why they are raising

awareness now and encouraging everyone to get vaccinated this fall. the updated vaccine comes as covid hospitalizations are on the rise, doubling in the month of july. the cdc reports that 97% of people in the us ages 16 and over already have some immunity from the virus. this is due to individuals receiving a previous vaccine prior to infection or both. health officials still suggest people get the updated shot because they say, quote, immunity wanes and the covid 19 virus continues to change. besides the covid vaccine, officials will also recommend flu shots for the general population and rsv shots for some communities. coomassie. >> thank you, jobina. coming up, the latest on negotiate options in keeping hollywood at a standstill in the latest major movie to be impacted by the strikes. >> organizations like schools and churches can now apply to receive a moon tree from nasa. we'll explain what that is. but first, a check on the weather from lisa.

>> it's friday. good morning, everybody. we have a cool down that got underway yesterday. more dramatic today. you can see that system to the north and west of us. it's an area of low pressure that will allow for stronger onshore winds and those will reach our inland valleys. already the southwest wind ramping up to over 30 miles an hour through the delta. that is allowing for the cloudy start out there. exploratorium camera , so cloudy with patchy coastal fog this morning. a little bit of haze in parts of the coastal community as the north bay. all that activity with the fires to the north and west of us, the smith river complex fire really going off and looking at the breezy winds at the coast. the gradual warming trend starts tomorrow. so we are cloudy everywhere, thinning out by late in the morning hours for sunshine, even a few areas of sun at the coast. and then as we get into the overnight hours, back to the fog. but it retreats quicker for a warmer saturday, back to the low to mid 90s inland tomorrow with mid 70s to near 80 around the bay shore in

san francisco in the upper 60s back to the warmth on sunday and by monday little change. but as we get into early next week, the heat continues to build throughout the middle of the week, 79in fremont in napa as well with 73 san mateo and the accuweather seven day forecast. we're coolest today, a little warmer over the weekend with the heat building through the middle of next week. we'll be right back. >> our injured clients have lost so much we refuse to let them lose hope. justice takes more than a fighter. you need a champion walk, a personal injury law. call eight, six, six walk up law. >> this all new area is an elegant ev. yeah with 389 horsepower and all wheel drive. >> it's beautiful. >> it's a beast and it's electric with an edge. >> let's go with that. you get a

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keep them from happening at all. you can hear more about his story in our abc seven originals documentary, kevin. it's available now on abc7 news.com and wherever you stream abc7 news a new $100 million initiative aims to keep black families in east oakland. a collective called rise east unveiled a five part strategy yesterday to improve schools boost economic opportunity and improve health and well-being in the area. the group says its initiative is an unparallel opportunity to build and rebuild the oakland the community deserves. what we're trying to actually do is to create an environment where we no longer have to talk about safety. >> we no longer have to talk about crime, and we no longer have to talk about the number of kids graduating who cannot read , write, who are not prepared. it is the standard. it is expected. it is normalized, that there is excellence. >> rise east says it's received a $50 million commitment from a

new york nonprofit contingent on the collective's ability to secure an equal sized investment from local funders. >> this morning, we have a story about never giving up. a group of brand new graduates got their high school diplomas at san jose city hall, and it's a part of a free program, a library program to help build a better bay area. abc7 news reporter lauren martinez has the story. >> i feel so proud of myself today. >> viviana suarez is receiving her high school diploma. her cap and gown decorated as an ode to her home country of colombia. >> i feel excited about all this . it was it was a dream. and the dream came true. >> six years ago, suarez and her two young sons fled violence in colombia and came to the us. >> i was kind of upset because i came to this country to clean restrooms like some of immigrants do. >> suarez didn't want a low income job forever, so with her limited english two jobs and two

kids, she enrolled in the san jose libraries career online high school, a program offered for free hacerlo lo puedes hacer. >> she says, if i can do it, you can do it too. >> the program asks for commitment and dedication. now suarez is one of ten adults earning their high school diploma and a career certificate to keep working hard for my kids and show them that i can do that. >> i'm old, but i have to try. i just recommending one of my friends. so she almost finished the program. to a ceremony, was held inside san jose city hall thursday night. >> the career online high school program launched in 2016, and so far, 165 adults have earned an accredited high school diploma, working some ten 14 hours per day while raising my two children. in her speech, suarez shared what she called her immigrant journey, and she's grateful to be able to teach an

important lesson to her children. you can start over anytime. in san jose, lauren martinez, abc7 news. >> writers and actors impacted by the strikes in hollywood are getting a little bit of extra help. volunteers are giving out bags of food and essential items. the motion picture and tv fund hosted the drive up distribution yesterday. drive writers have been on strike for more than 100 days. actors have been on strike for just over a month. >> we are talking to some days 100 to 200 industry members who are applying for financial assistance. they're losing their their homes. they're getting evicted. they're losing their cars. they can't pay their health insurance. once you know, it's the it's the whole thing. >> many actors and writers say they are considering leaving the industry if their unions and the studios can't come to an agreement soon. and because of the writers and actors strikes, the highly anticipated sequel to

doom has been pushed to next year. it was previously scheduled to hit theaters in november. the reason is because warner brothers pictures wants the actors to promote the movie, which they aren't allowed to do during the strike. dune part two starts timothy stars timothee chalamet and oakland native zendaya. the new release date is now march 15th. dummies >> man alive. that is how actor and comedian kevin hart is describing himself for ending up in a wheelchair for a public service announcement. >> because i know people may see me out and i don't want you to be alarmed, but i'm in a wheelchair. yeah, i'm in a wheelchair. why? well, because i tried to jump out there and do some young stuff. try to go out there and do some young some young man stuff. and i was told to sit my down. >> oh, not that so hart is 44. >> he says he has muscle tears in his lower abdomen after he was trying to raise former nfl player stephen ridley in a 40

yard dash so their friends and he's wishing him well on social media. ridley said he thought hart could handle the sprint because this is not a good measure. but he said tom brady did it in his 40s, so he thought kevin hart could do it in his 40 . don't do that now. >> there's nothing like a humbling moment. >> stay humble. >> you will be humbled quickly. right when you think you got it. >> i'm happy that he tried. >> it's good to believe in yourself. >> know your limitations. know your limits. >> know your limits. >> it's probably not too happy. >> set boundaries. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> all right. well, we wish him well. getting out of that wheelchair soon, but we are looking at a pretty nice weekend if you're not into the cooldown. we've got a warm up. as soon as tomorrow. but the sea breeze getting going yesterday, allowing for some breezy winds right around the bay. and significant cooling. that system to the north and west, allowing for the temperatures to come down even more. so we are cloudy

in our inland valleys. the low clouds and fog reaching concord and livermore. so it's over 2000ft deep. the marine layer, maybe even up to 2500ft. but we still have the mild temperatures . that's because we haven't had a steady onshore flow or that upwelling. the northwestern winds that bring the source of that widespread cooler temperature spread. but we'll get there. right now, it is 64 in san leandro, 66 in hayward. the winds do look to kick up right on through the next several days despite our warm up, we'll see that consistent northwesterly flow in these 60 degree water temperatures will be going down, especially into next week as our temperatures do go up. so it's all about the wind going over that cold ocean water, 2 to 6 degrees cooler this morning. livermore well, you are going to have a pleasant day today. sunny skies, upper 80s near average, a few degrees warmer for the weekend and then looking at the peak heat arriving into the middle of next week for everyone. highs today 80in san jose. it's a warm one

for you with 73 san mateo out of the 80s in redwood city, upper 70s breezy. the peninsula right through san francisco, 68, 81in novato. so nice day up in the north bay. a bit hazy. 72 in oakland heading inland low to mid 80s to near 90in the accuweather seven day forecast. so the coolest day today. a little warmer over the weekend and look how warm it gets everywhere really right through the middle of next week. but the coast staying pretty pleasant for some good beach days. jobina. >> thank you lisa. good morning, everybody. we are going to start with an update for the weekend. if you rely on bar in between the union city and fremont stations, there's going to be some tree removal work there this weekend so they can do some track upgrades. so expect about 30 minute delays. and you're also going to hop on a free bus to get you in between those two stations. you won't be able to take the train this weekend. live look from the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights came on at 533. we're not seeing much of a backup there or really anywhere right now. live picture here in oakland showing you our

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most popular boats ever made there. like literally tens of thousands of these things all over the world are these most of the guys here are like world class sailors. some of these guys have been sailing for 50 years. some of these guys have been sailing for five years. it's a great mix. >> the competition includes teams from all over the us and one team from canada. uh- racing started tuesday at crown beach and they like that wind as well as the windsurfers looking outside the sun. >> coming up in another 30 minutes. so we do have cloudy skies with the deck of low clouds reaching our inland valleys. hazy, breezy and cooler. today partly cloudy to start out, then getting sunny in the afternoon. warming trend starts for the weekend. so today the coolest day of the week. all those fires to the north and west keeping air quality moderate along the north bay and the coast and the retreating marine layer getting thinner throughout the late morning hours. back to you. >> thank you, lisa. new at six,

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