>> tilting a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. gloria: heads up for all drivers who be leaving town for labor day. a portion of a major highway shutdown for construction and will be until next week. we have your work arounds.

reggie: president biden visiting parts of florida devastated by the hurricane. recovery efforts underway is still areas are underwater. gloria: we are not kidding. get it? this special recruit who might not be able to make it as a police canine. i wonder why. reggie: he's just dragging that goat. gloria: my goodness. reggie: it is friday, september 1. gloria: thanks for the reminder. thank you for joining us this morning. let's get a check of your weather. labor day. everybody getting ready. drew: it's one of the cooler ones we've had in recent memory. numbers well below average. 60's and 70's. we have the marine layer back. it's a cloudy start and some pockets of drizzle out there. somewhat pavement. you might need the windshield wipers for a few minutes this morning. a deep marine layer in place that will lead to a cooler than average weekend.

overcast skies this morning. we keep the chance of drizzle in the forecast through noon. into the afternoon we are drier. a bit brighter. some sunshine and the winds will increase and temperatures only in the low 60's to low 70's. you want to dress more for fall than summer. we will look at the complete holiday we can forecast coming up in a few minutes. let's see how traffic is doing this morning. jobina: we have two crashes to talk about on westbound 24 that are clogging things up. the first one is going to be westbound 24 before northbound 13. the second is west on 24 before claremont avenue. that one is in the process of clearing. aside from that and the major closure in vallejo we will get to in a moment. everything else pretty clear. the toll plaza, no metering lights on yet. a nice ride going into the holiday weekend. a lot of people are not coming into the office this weekend. overall view of the map, the

purple line with the giant closure is where i will send it to gloria. gloria: thank you so much. happening now, one section of a bay area freeway is closed until tuesday morning as thousands of people are getting ready to hit the road for labor day weekend. ryan curry is live in vallejo with what you need to know. good morning, ryan. r would be popular on a friday with this being a commute route that leads into san francisco and the east bay. not today. the only crews that are coming through here are chp or caltrans trucks making their way over to the construction site. what the repaving -- there they go now. we want to look at what the detours mean for you heading into the holiday weekend. westbound i-80 from 780 and vallejo to highway 4 to hercules. eastbound remains open. the detour will take you down

780 on to 680 and into martinez. and you can take highway 4 before you get back on interstate 80. this is a very important project. they will be pouring 9000 pounds of concrete and completely refacing four lanes of traffic off the carquinez bridge. this will cause issues for labor day weekend. caltrans says if you need to head into the city or oakland, take 680 and 24 as an option. regardless, many drivers a happy about this. >> i feel like they should do it overnight and by the morning, 4:00 or 5:00, they should open up the lanes so nobody has to suffer. >> they should do it in the middle the night like they usually do, between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. ryan: caltrans says that is not an option. they say if they did that it would take nine months of overnight closers to finish the job they are doing this weekend.

they say the fact it is a holiday weekend should not hinder traffic too badly. especially on the friday before labor day weekend. we know the bay area has a history of seeing bridges closed on labor day weekend. the bay bridge numerous times has closed as they were finishing that project. it's another thing drivers have to deal with. keep in mind the detours. those will come in handy throughout the weekend. ryan curry, abc 7 news. reggie: thank you. a live look at our abc 7 oakland airport camera. nearly a quarter of a million passengers are expected to travel through their this weekend. that's about 80% of the traffic they saw and 2019. sfo was expecting to see below -- be below pre-pandemic levels but not by much. 93% of 2019 numbers. a live look at the south bay. san jose airport officials expect the best of the past three years there. gloria: this is shaping up to be the busiest summer for air travel on record.

the tsa expects it will screen more than 14 million passengers this holiday weekend. international bookings are up 44% compared to last year. experts say there's a good reason why more people are traveling overseas. >> this is the first summer they felt comfortable doing so. you have essentially three years of pent up demand for international travel. gloria: today is expected to be the busiest day at the airports. reggie: sfo does not expect disruptions this holiday weekend after american airlines flight attendants voted to authorize a strike. an sfo spokesperson told the chronicle they are not seeing an impact on operations. american airlines no longer has a base of the airport but almost 400 of the carrier's flight attendants live here and commute to work. they are demanding a 40% pay raise. gloria: your drive to lake is getting an upgrade. caltrans is installing dozens of signs to alert drivers to the conditions and other issues they

may run into on the roadway. the signs are highly visible and can be changed when needed. there are nearly 80 being installed and they should be ready to go in just a couple of weeks. reggie: president biden will travel to florida tomorrow to assess the damage from hurricane the dalia -- idalia. jobina: the president major declaration for florida and is promising federal resources are on the way. he's asking congress for billions in extra disaster relief funding for florida and maui. fema representatives say the main focus is to work with state and local officials to figure out what they need to recover. in the big bend area the storm brought powerful winds and severe flooding when it made landfall earlier this week. many homes and businesses were destroyed. some residents have been left with nothing. >> it was heartbreaking. shed many tears.

and, jobina: much of the flooding has receded but some areas are still under as much as 10 inches of water. idalia is considered a post-tropical cyclone. it's in the atlantic ocean and has prompted some warnings about coastal flooding along the new jersey coast. gloria: thank you so much, jobina. still ahead, san jose city leaders think they know how to stop all those dangerous sideshows. while they want social media to play a role. reggie: the breaking news we are tracking. cal and stanford sports on the move. the new conference they will call home next year. drew: looking at the holiday weekend forecast. we will have some drizzle in the north bay tomorrow morning. saturday and sunday feature partly sunny skies. the holiday on monday, the pick of the weekend. it is a lot brighter and a lot warmer. this morning we are dealing with drizzle and cooler temperatures.

drew: live doppler 7. we are tracking drizzle this morning. the marine layer has reestablished itself. you can see the peppering of green on live doppler 7. you may encounter some wet pavement or you might need your windshield wipers for a minute. the drizzle staying in the forecast through about lunchtime. we are not talking about meaningful rainfall. where we find the drizzle, a couple hundreds of an inch is expected throughout the morning. it is a pretty cloudy start. mostly cloudy conditions right now. temperatures slow to warm today. a little more sunshine this afternoon but temperatures are really only in the 60's to low 70's. you want to dress more for fall than summer. i know that sounds weird because wednesday was so hot. today the cooling trend has taken effect. morning cloud cover, drizzle,

afternoon sunshine. 68 at oakland. 65 in the city. 70 at napa. antioch only 75 degrees this afternoon. reggie: coming up, how taylor swift took on the devil and one. mitch mcconnell cleared to travel. the concerns that remained over his health. a live look outside. it is 6:11. that is a pretty shot. we will be right back. i work out whenever i can. but with my moderate- to-severe eczema, it can be tough. my skin was so uncomfortable. the itching was so bad. now, i'm staying ahead of my eczema. there's a power inside all of us to live our passion. and dupixent works on the inside to help heal your skin from within. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema. so adults can have long-lasting clearer skin

and fast itch relief. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain or vision changes including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. healing from within is a powerful thing. ask your eczema specialist how dupixent can help heal your skin from within.

reggie: a new idea to crackdown on sideshows in the south bay. san jose mayor matt mahan as asking social media companies get involved. he wants comedies like meta and tiktok to suspend accounts to people who post sideshow material. the first offense would last 30 days.

if they continue to post it could be an indefinite suspension. the mayor says the posts can attract hundreds to a location in a matter of minutes. >> these dangerous and illegal event are fueled by social media. they are increasingly spread, consumed, and attended primarily for the purpose of generating content to get likes and build a social media following. reggie: abc 7 reached out to several companies to ask about the proposal. we have not heard back. the mayor says he has received positive responses from the companies. calls are growing for transparency on the deployment of freeway safety cameras. it comes after a stray bullet paralyzed this eight-year-old boy. he was hit on interstate 580 in july. the chp says there has not been any arrests and they would not reveal if there were any cameras in the area. governor newsom provided $10

million in the 2020 throug -- 2022-20 23 fiscal year to install freeway cameras in approximately 50 locations throughout the state. a group of moms known online as families for a safer oakland have sent more than 400 letters to local and state officials about this. >> recommended to make oakland a better place and we are starting to lend her voice to things we think are important. that is how a lot of us got involved in avenue c -- advocacy about installing cameras longer freeways. reggie: caltrans says, "as part of the initial phase of the highway camera safety pilot program, caltrans has installed approximately 180 cameras in the bay area. simultaneously, caltrans is working to -- to upgraded cameras to record. caltrans did not confirm if any of these cameras are already active. former president donald trump

has pleaded not guilty to election interference charges in georgia. the plea comes a week after authorities booked trump of the fulton county jail on 13 felony counts. he also waived his right to appear at his arraignment on wednesday. georgia courts have fairly relaxed rules when it comes to cameras being allowed in courtrooms. the move likely prevented trump from having to enter that plea on tv. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell got the go-ahead to go back to work as many are questioning whether he is healthy enough to do so. the attending physician cleared senator mcconnell to resume his schedule. on wednesday, he froze while speaking to reporters. his second such incident in a month. his staff blames both episodes on lightheadedness. president biden says he's confident the kentucky senator will be ok. >> i spoke to mitch. he's a friend. i spoke to him today. you know, he was his old self on the telephone. reggie: senator mcconnell also

suffered a concussion in march. some republicans are now calling on mcconnell to be more transparent about his health conditions if he wants to continue serving as minority leader. others are questioning if he should retire, along with several other congresspeople in their 80's and 90's, including senator dianne feinstein. gloria: for the first time, clarence thomas has disclosed trips paid for by friend and billionaire harlan crow. in his annual filing, he listed five flights on crow's private jet in the past year and a trip. he amended a previous financial disclosure to confirm crow purchased three properties from the thomas family back in 2014. the disclosures, as thomas has been facing criticism for accepting lavish trips from crow who was a large gop donor. he said previously he did not report the trips because he was not required to based on previous disclosure rules that were recently changed. reggie: more than 300 unique

cars will be at san jose city hall today for the low rider day. the mayor and two council members were gathered at the celebration to rebut the city's low rider culture. san jose lifted the decades-old ban on cruising about a year ago. this video shows the new cruising zones posted being removed. today's event runs from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. gloria: when you're a goat but you really want to be a dog. police in rapid city, south dakota shared this video showing a special recruit training to sniffer drugs and join the k-9 squad. the department joked a new recruit this week is right there and it's apparent that kid is kind of stubborn. the department says all the little guy might not be able to cut it, he still g job based on make adorable. it looks like he is hard to train. not cutting it. reggie: i'm confused.

is the goat actually being trained? is this a joke video? i don't know what's going on. jobina: i feel like it might be cute. gloria: he's cute to look at. reggie: sometimes you try. sometimes you fail. drew: and that's ok. that's ok, kids. try it again. with a different animal, like a dog. it is pretty cloudy out there. our marine layer is back. thankfully air quality has really improved. look at our sensors. current conditions across much of the region. you are green, you are good. a couple of pockets of moderate air quality but we are in store for fresh air and through the upcoming holiday weekend. winds were a big reason why we got rid of that smoke in the last 24 hours. breezy if not gusty. the strongest guest coming in at 20 in fairfield. we expect the breezy if not windy afternoon on the way. future tracker wind gusts today.

peak wind speeds likely 20 to 30 miles per hour. we will do it again on saturday and sunday as well. a breezy start to the holiday weekend. highs today. below average. morning cloud cover and pockets of drizzle. we will see some peaks of afternoon sunshine. not a totally sunny day but we will have brighter conditions in the afternoon. these are more fall like temperatures than summerlike. mid-60's to the low to mid 70's. that's my 4:00 p.m. overnight tonight mostly cloudy. we will go into the 50's and low 60's. on saturday, drizzle in the forecast for the north bay. a partly sunny day. temperatures a little warmer. a little change in the numbers on sunday. we will keep some cloud cover. monday is really the pick of the holiday weekend. a lot of sunshine in the forecast. temperatures close to average for this time of year. it is shaping up to be a nice end to the holiday on monday. we are windy and cloudy this

morning. we will find the morning drizzle. that continues in the north bay tomorrow. partly sunny saturday and sunday. labor day looking great was sunshine, warmer conditions, and the warming trend continues on tuesday and wednesday. jobina: good morning. we have a couple of crashes to talk about. we will zoom in to oakland what we are following a crash on westbound 24 just before 13. speeds are down to about 22 miles per hour. that's extending pretty far back. the backup will continue. millbrae, a multicar crash. four vehicles on southbound 101 before millbrae avenue. a minor delay popping up on the sensors. we will end with a live look at the golden gate bridge. we have no advisories at the moment. we do have a wind for the done market bridge and the altamont pass. gloria: now let's turn to rebecca jarvis who is live with a look at what's coming up on gma. reggie: good morning, rebecca. rebecca: good morning, reggie

and gloria. i'm happy it's friday. it is great to be with you. coming up, the latest on a story you have been covering this morning. that holiday travel crush. millions are hitting the skies and roads. what you can expect if you're heading out and the best and worst times to leave the house. also this morning, the warnings as millions of americans head to the beach for the holiday. how to keep your family safe from rip currents. princess diana in her own words. the never before heard audio first on gma this morning. plus, the grand finale of our united states of tacos in new york. country superstar sam hunt is here live for our party in the park. that's all coming up here on gma. guys, i've had some great tacos in san francisco. i'm a little surprised san francisco. make into the running this time. gloria: that is surprising. we are known for the mission burritos. reggie: i demand a recount. this is not ok.

i live in the mission. el ra that's the new spot by my house. those are some of the best tacos of ever had. rebecca, we need to redo this. please talk to whoever you talk to. rebecca: do over. gloria: we will volunteer to taste. rebecca: absolutely, you guys are definitely welcome. i've had the best tacos of my life in san francisco. reggie: rebecca, this is why this works. this is why we like you. help us out. have a great labor day. rebecca: love you guys. gloria: i love the heart. reggie:

every business deserves a great deal. that's why comcast business is launching the mobile made free event. with our business internet, new and existing customers can get one year of unlimited mobile for free. it's our best internet. powered by the next generation 10g network and with 99.9% reliability.

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. gloria: thousands of dockworkers agreed to a new six-your contract that will cover union workers at west coast ports. the agreement ends more than a year of uncertainty for

importers and exporters at some of the nation's busiest harbors. according to the wall street journal, 75% of the union voted in favor of the contract. wall street journal sources said it includes a 32% pay increase, and also a bonus for those who worked during covid-19. a new tiktok trend has prompted health experts to warn people not to drink or ask. social -- borax. doctors say the body cleanses itself and the white powdery substance is a toxin that should not be consumed. u.s. centers for disease control says exposure to borax can cause symptoms, including eye irritation, trouble breathing, coughing and nosebleeds. swift averted. some horror fans will get the catching of the premier all thanks to taylor swift. producer jason bluhm announced the premier date for the

exorcist: believer will be moved to avoid competing with swift's tour movie. both were urgently scheduled to hit the theaters on october 13. they made the announcement on twitter with the #taylor wiwins. the exorcist will premiere on october 6. i guess 13 is her lucky number. next at 6:30, the state that will allow drag shows to continue after all thanks to a late court ruling. not dead yet. the plan to build a skyscraper in the sunset refiled the plan to construct it. as we had to break a live look outside. it is gorgeous out there as the sun is rising. we will have a check of your forecast coming up. stay with us.

"kevin, what does being the ceo of cashbacking mean to you?" it means cashbacking every opportunity. did you cashback on this? like i wouldn't cashback? cashbacking by the basket, i see you. ugh. i dreamt you didn't cashback this flight. oh good. if you're buying it, flying it, or wining n' dining it, then you gotta be cashbacking it. come on now. cashback on everything you buy with chase freedom unlimited with no annual fee. how do you cashback? chase. make more of what's yours.

building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news.

reggie: covid cases and hospitalizations are up across california. the recent bump fueling demand for tests has many are finding it hard to get their hands on them. gloria: student loan repayment pauses ending. what borrowers need to know starting today. reggie: you thought we were done talking about beyonce. of course we are not. she is smashing records for her tour and she may have something else coming out soon. big emphasis on the may. it will not stop us from chatting about it. gloria: no. good morning to you. it is friday, september 1. i'm gloria rodriguez. reggie: let's see what drew tuma has in his visual forecast. drew: it will be very visual this morning. the marine layer has been reestablished. you see a peppering of green on the screen. the windshield wipers getting a bit of a workout this morning. some wet pavement. it is not meaningful rainfall. pockets of rainfall the next couple of hours.

here's a live look at the south beach camera looking at the bay bridge. it is quite cloudy from this vantage point. we keep the chance of drizzle through noon. we are dryer this afternoon. we will get some sunshine breaking to the cloud cover but it is a windy afternoon. temperatures. dress more for fall temperatures than summerlike. we will be in the 60's and low 70's by 4:00 p.m. how was traffic doing on this friday? jobina: happy friday to you. we start the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights on. if you're coming from the east bay, you have a clear ride. where we don't is in oakland. big backup due to a crash on westbound 24 before northbound 13. definitely want to make sure you leave yourself some extra time if this is a part of your commute. this is a lot of traffic in vallejo traveling westbound on 80 right before you get to the traffic alert. the westbound lanes of the carquinez bridge are closed this

labor day weekend because of a major repaving project. that is what you see all this traffic and a lot of traffic around the venetian bridge. this is the alternate. ryan curry is live in vallejo with what you need to know before you head out the door. ryan: good morning. you think usually this time 80 behind me near the carquinez bridge would be packed. that is not the case today as the bridge is closed while they do necessary construction and repaving of the road on the bridge as you approach the east bay and the city. take a look at the map. these are the detours you have to be mindful of heading into this holiday weekend. i-80 from 780 in vallejo to highway 4 in hercules. the east bound site is remaining open. the detour will take you down 780 on the 680, and then on the highway 4 before you end up back on interstate 80. you can also take 24. caltrans says the project is very necessary.

they will be pouring 9000 pounds of concrete and completely refacing four lanes of traffic on the bridge. it is not the first time caltrans has shut down a bridge over labor day weekend. several times the bay bridge was closed after that was being built. they closed it several times to advance the project. this time around it is the carquinez bridge. some drivers are not happy. >> they should do it in the middle the night like they usually do, between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. >> 104 hours of closer. about 200,000 vehicle trips that will be detoured out of the area. ryan: caltrans says closing it was not an option overnight. they said it would take nine months to do the job they are working on this weekend. other drivers were welcoming this change. they say the road needs t repaid. they said the potholes are getting bad and the road was not a good shape. they are welcoming the change.

caltrans hopes it will not create too many traffic backups. today on this friday you have to be mindful of that. traffic congestion around the area. pay attention to the detours. maybe give yourself semester time. mariah carey, abc 7 news. reggie: breaking news. stanford and cal programs will join the atlanta conference x year. acc president and chancellors voted in favor of the western pension this morning. that gives the schools after eight -- home after eig left. some are concerned about travel since most programs are based on the east coast. the acc voted at southern methodist university-based and out. -- university based in dallas. gloria: people are a san francisco store owner who greeted everyone with a smile. he was beat to death after trying to stop a robbery at his

richmond market last week. regulars describe john is one of the kindest people they knew. >> i have been here the last couple of days. people have just been streaming by cost on the other long, bringing flowers and telling stories about how special john was. >> when he asked you how he was doing he really wanted to know. gloria: a memorial outside the store continues to grow with flowers, candles and handwritten notes. san francisco police say no arrests have been made in connection with this case. reggie: a group of nonprofit workers went rogue, setting up a safe consumption site in the heart of san francisco's tenderloin district. it's a place for people to use drugs with someone nearby in case of an overdose. a handful of activists did this yesterday for international overdose awareness day. >> what we are doing is we are showing how simple it can be to save lives. reggie: the city has been

hesitating to set up official safe consumption sites because of legal concerns. the sites are still officially illegal under federal law, but may signal support for what has been described as the new york model. a nonprofit is finding an operating the sites like they do in new york. gloria: parents of victims of fentanyl overdoses want to remind all of us about the dangers of the drug. a handful of parents gathered yesterday to remember the children. abc 7 spoke with a woman whose son died after he thought -- after he took a bill he thought was prescription xanax. it was laced with fennel. san jose supervisor cindy chavis says dealers often don't know the chemistry for making drugs and mix in fentanyl to make a more potent. it also makes it more deadly. one dose can be fatal. >> key got a bad pill, something i had never heard of. the more i learned the angrier i got. i had never heard of it.

it made me so angry. how can this be out there? gloria: the santa clara county health department says opioid overdose deaths tripled from 2018 to 2022. they say most of the victims are young adults. reggie: new details of a story our i-team has been covering extensively. the mysterious massive land purchases around travis air force base. we know a powerful group backed by silicon valley wealth is behind it. now we have a better idea on what they are looking to build. the new website called california forever posted these images of their vision. with more than 50,000 acres to work with, they want to create a utopia. a city with welcoming neighborhoods, create local jobs and preserve the open space. the plan is detailed on the website. those behind it say they will ask solano county residents for approval before any shovels go into the ground. gloria: the developers behind the plan to build a skyscraper in san francisco's sunset

submitted an application under a new law. that's according to our media partners at the san francisco standard. a law that took effect last month allows for faster approval of mixed-income housing on commercial land with certain criteria met. the original plan has been rejected by the city audible times. the developers have sued the city, saying officials misinterpreted a different state law and rejecting the project. reggie: a rising covid cases has many families looking for a home test kit again. apparently they are hard to find. the state's positivity rate climbed from 3.5% at the start of summer to more than 13% now. that recent bump along with kids going back to school is fueling the demand for more tests. we found many local stores are out of stock. >> i went to costco this morning hoping to get some. i came down here to the cvs in nevada hoping to get some. they have not had any since early august, they told me. reggie: california's

hospitalizations are up 80% in the last month. that rate is even higher nationwide. health experts say if you need to get tested right away the best option is to go directly to your health care provider. covid test past their expiration date can be used. check the manufacturer's website for specifics on how long the test is viable. gloria: the new head of the cdc appeared confident the u.s. is prepared with its latest bump in cases. >> our tests can pick up this new lineage and our treatments will work against this new lineage. what we still are needing to learn more about is exactly how the vaccine that is coming out my perform in terms of effectiveness at preventing severe illness. gloria: during the white house briefing dr. mandy: was asked about the return of pent -- mandy cohen was asked about the

return of mask mandates but there was no answer. she pointed to the new vaccine coming out and the increased immunity among adults. reggie: now to a moment many have been dreading, the pandemic era pause on student loan payments is coming to an end. what do borrowers need to know? jobina: if you are a borrower, interest will begin to accrue again starting today. a restart of loan payments starts a month from now on october 1. exact payment dates will depend on your lender. you should get a notice in the coming weeks. millions of borrowers expected to relieve after the debt cancellation plan. we know the supreme court struck that down. the high court ruled the president does not have the authority to a ra erase $400 billion in debt without approval. it's getting pushback on both sides. >> if you're getting an education to do something like teaching like i did, you will have a job.

with the job comes expenses. you need to pay back what you owe. >> because of that promise a lot of us literally tens of millions of us made decisions with our lives to move forward. gloria: the president -- jobina: the president is not backing down. his office is working on a plan b, invoking the higher education act of 1965 to allow government to back student loans and grants to be adjusted, waived or canceled. the details of the plan are still unclear. reggie: coming up, the latest jobs report released an hour ago. how many thousands of jobs are added last month. gloria: you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. another update on how the markets are doing, next. reggie: by micro-trips are being added to certain kinds of cheese. stay with us on the abc 7 bay area streaming app at 7:00 when we do abc 7 at 7:00. we are live every weekday from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. download the app from wherever

you stream. drew: live doppler 7. we now have a trough of low pressure along northern california. it is bringing the enhanced green layer. some drizzle as well. it is also improving our air quality. we had winds pick up yesterday to transport smoke out of the atmosphere. the current conditions are looking much better. good across the majority of the region. the few centers on the moderate category but the air is much fresher this morning. a lot of cloud cover first thing on friday. gray skies. a little bit of sunshine peeking out as the afternoon goes on. these temperatures are well below average. you want to dress more for fall than summer. numbers in the 60's and the 70's later on today. 68 at oakland. 65 in the city. 69 at palo alto. antioch. pleasant at 75 degrees. look at the holiday weekend forecast. tomorrow we keep a chance of drizzle only in the north bay first thing. partly sunny's guys saturday and

sunday -- sunny skies saturday and sunday. the pick of the weekend is labor day on monday. much brighter and much warmer with temperatures closer to average for this time of year. the warming trend does continue for much in a week. we will showou that in about 10 minutes. we will be

gloria: 6:45. a major setback for health care for transgender people in texas. starting today, a ban on gender affirming care for most minors takes effect. it prohibits people from under 18 from getting treatment. minors already getting treatment will be forced to ween off the medications. providers who offer care could have their license revoked. a separate lot restricting drag shows was also supposed to take effect today but a federal judge issued a temporary injunction against that measure. reggie: the anti-lgbtq+ bills

are exploding across the country, including here in california. three initiatives aimed at curtailing the rights of lgbtq+ youth could end up on next year's november ballot. each would need 550,000 valid signatures to make the ballot. one require schools to notify parents of their child is transgender or gender nonconforming. another would be entranced students from participating on sports teams. a third would ban gender affirming medical care for minors. silicon valley us meant evan low says these proposals attack the most vulnerable in the community. >> no wonder why so many individuals are closeted and fearful about being out, because of this hostile environment. that is why we want to make it very clear we correct this course of action and that we ensure all members of our community are cap safe. -- kept safe. reggie: more than 500

anti-lgbtq+ bills have been introduced this year. if you're looking to become an ally in your community, get started by going to abc7news.com /takeaction. local resources specifically meant for the lgbtq+ community. gloria: the missouri judge ruled will be a trial for the 84 euros man who shot a black teenager who went to the wrong address to pick up his brothers. andrew lester pleaded not guilty to first-degree felony assault charges. he's accused of shooting 16-year-old ralph yarl in the head after the teen showed up on his doorstep in april. lester thought he was an intruder and he was yanking on his door to get in. contrary to his previous claim, yarl said he did reach for the door handle after mistakenly showing up to the wrong home. the judge ruled there is enough evidence to go to trial. >> multiple exhibits were admitted into evidence. these included recordings of 911

phone calls made by neighbors, photos of the scene, and a recording of the defendant's call to 911. gloria: lester is due in court on september 20. reggie: the u.s. economy added more jobs than expected in august. the bureau of labor statistics shows the u.s. added 187,000 jobs last month. on employment rose from 3.5% to 3.8%. economists warn the numbers could be distorted because of labor actions in august, including the dual strikes in hollywood. let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange. we are up about 166 point. gloria: the beehive might be getting the beyonce renaissance visual album after all. after stopping in the bay area for her renaissance world tour, it was announced a visual album is now complete. according to a report from above the line, and entertainment industry publication, the highly

anticipated visual has made its way around studios and a selected group of streamers. filmmaker nadia lee is the director for the so-called art film. she's known for creating music videos from any artist, such as asap rocky, tyler the creator. the pop artist had the highest grossing tour by female artist, bringing in over $461 million. i am curious about this art film. reggie: release the visuals. drew: no b you. we will do this on the fourth. i'm shocked she let people see it. that people actually have seen it. jobina: that is why i don't really believe it. drew: she is not one to let anything leave. before her renaissance album there was the story, it was a laptop in her house. listen to it on this and then

you will put it back and never listen to again. reggie: something that remains in my head is this man i met who was on the visual album. i think about him constantly. jobina: i was looking for him at the concert. [laughter] reggie: he's on the visual album. i had a whole conversation about it and it's never been released. think about all those artists who are on this and have not seen it yet. let's do it. gloria: i wonder when. drew: it would be perfect. gloria: i wonder when it will come out. drew: outside this morning, it is cloudy on the east bay hills camera. we have raindrops on the lens. pockets of drizzle out there thanks to our marine layer reestablishing itself this morning. we are starting out with gray skies. a bit breezy and the winds have helped improve air quality. a lot of the smoke is out of the atmosphere. winds will pick up more. here is future tracker showing

you by 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. the peak of the wind speeds likely in the range of 20 to 30 miles per hour. that will help to make it -- to the cooler air. it feels more like fall than summer on this first day of september. it is hard to believe we were so hot on wednesday that now the temperatures are going to feel quite cool. we are in the mid 60's to low 70's. overnight tonight it is a mostly cloudy night with the marine layer overhead. we will have some pockets of drizzle. upper 50's to lower 60's. we will bump up the numbers a little bit on saturday. still running below average. a similar story on sunday. by monday for the holiday itself it is a sunny forecast for labor day. also a warmer forecast with numbers closer to average by the end of the holiday weekend. we will find this afternoon and pockets of morning drizzle. a little afternoon sunshine but cooler than average.

the partly sunny forecast for saturday and sunday. labor day brighter and warmer to finish off the weekend. jobina: good morning. our usual packed spots are not packed, excluding the richmond-san rafael bridge. if you're traveling in the west by direction you are completely stacked to the point where we are going to continue to watch and wait until chp lets us if anything is going on on the bridge. on the san mateo bridge everything is moving smoothly. we have a new fog advisory issued for a portion of the bay bridge. a wind advisory for the dumbarton bridge and for the altamont pass. we have this slow stretch of traffic, a big backup because of a crash on west on 24 before northbound 13. speeds are down to around 16 miles per hour. traffic has almost reached lafayette. reggie: it is the end for law casino marketplace --la cocina marketplace.

the nonprofit portion is closing today. other spaces will remain open. the food hall opened in 2021 as an inca beater business led by women, immigrants and people of color. a shortage of frontages prompting the closure about a year and a half sooner than expected. affordable housing development is expected to go up at that site. gloria: the producers of italy's famous parmesan of reggie otto have designed a new technology to detect counterfeit cheese. they are using nonedible microchips to trace fake cheese. they are also applying a qr code ma on eaters can scan it to see if it's a dupe. the technology involved 100,000 wheels a cheese. it is the most imitated cheese in the world. i did not know that counterfeit cheese was a thing. reggie: or that it was a problem. gloria: interesting. reggie: on edible microchips? gloria: in the casin.

reggie:reggie: i don't like it. gloria: i guess if you want to know if you have authentic cheese. up next, the seven things you need to know today. reggie: you can watch our newscast live and on-demand on the connected tv app available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. download now and start streaming. gloria: let's take a live look outside this morning. it is friday. i know a lot of you're getting ready for the labor day weekend. we will get a check of your forecast when they return. stay with us.

gloria: welcome back. 6:57. here are the seven things you need to know. breaking sports news. stanford and cal will join the atlantic coast conference next year. that gives the schools a home after eight teams left their current conference, the pac-12. reggie: heads up if you have student loans. starting today they will begin accruing interest again. the milestone comes one month before payments resume on october 1. loan to been paused for three years due to the pandemic. gloria: a major highway closure is underway. west on interstate 80 is closed from high 780 in vallejo to highway 4 and hercules for construction. the closure is expected to last until 5:00 a.m. on tuesday. reggie: if you're traveling this weekend, today and monday expected to be the busiest days to fly, duh.

if you're traveling between 11:00 and 9:00 architected to be the busiest times on the road today. drew: we have better air quality this morning. look at all the green dots on the sensors. we will keep the fresh air with us. we have drizzle this morning. i live look from the sfo camera. it is cloudy with the marine layer back creating the drizzle. we will keep that drizzle chancellor noon. sunshine later on today. it is windy with gusts that 20 to 30 miles per hour. temperatures more fall like than summer like. we will have the temperatures in the low 60's the low 70's by 4:00 p.m. jobina: we have a very large backup in oakland underway right now due to a crash on westbound 24 before northbound 13. the speeds have dropped a noun to around -- down to around nine miles per hour. traffic stretching from 19 to lafayette now. gloria: this video has a lot of people talking. a bull riding shotgun in a car

in texas. police pulled the driver over and asked him to take howdy doody home. the homeowner has been taking him on drives for years. this is the first time he's been spotted by officers. reggie:reggie: how was this the first time? gloria: that is a big bowl. -- bull. reggie: who else did not notice it? fire everyone. [laughter] drew: have a good day. gloria: >> good morning america. the labor day holiday travel crush is under way. millions of americans taking to the skies and roads. the tsa predicting a busy travel weekend and the highways expected to be jammed. this morning the best and worst