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monday, september fourth. happy labor day to you all. >> we're going to start with the check of traffic with jobina. >> yeah. okay. so there's a couple of things we need to talk about right now. we'll bring in the graphics. we have a crash. we're following in orinda at the moment. it was causing a minor slowdown. isn't the counter commute direction eastbound 24 before gateway boulevard, our biggest issue is going to be this closure. all lanes on westbound 80 between 780 and vallejo and state route four in hercules i was in this mess coming from nap napa yesterday. so just a heads up that that is still in place until tomorrow at 5 a.m. and emeryville very light right now of course is labor day. so we don't expect a lot of traffic, but we do have that closure that we'll be talking about all morning long as we in here with a live look at the san mateo bridge. hey, drew. >> hey, jobina. we'll take you to the tam cam this morning and we will start out with some low level fog. you can see it's patchy. some of the city lights breaking through, some of that low cloud cover. but labor day itself is going to be the nicest day of the holiday weekend.

we'll get some warmer temperatures in here. more in the way of sunshine right now. our numbers are coming in in the mid 50s to the low 60s. early on this morning. so here's future weather. you can see our marine layer first thing this morning. it'll break down pretty fast throughout the afternoon. we do expect sunny skies, even partly sunny skies along the coastline. and later on today, temperatures get a little bit closer to average for this time of the year, the weekend. so far has been a bit below average. we'll start to see those numbers into the mid and upper 80s in our warmest spots away from the coast, upper 60s in the city, 73 in oakland, 79. that high in san jose, carmassi. >> thank you, drew. developing news tens of thousands of people are trapped in nevada's black rock desert at the burning man festival this morning. heavy rain over the weekend turned the festival site into a really thick and muddy mess. local authorities are confirming at least one person has died. jobina is tracking the latest from the live desk. jobina >> thank you, carmassi. the white house says they're closely monitoring the situation on the playa. the last update from burning man came around 630 last

night at that time, they said the roads were still too wet and muddy to open the roads. what they do plan to open at some point today, say the pershing county sheriff's office confirms that one person has died and the cause of death is unclear and still under investigation this morning, burners sheltered in place all weekend because of monsoon rains that hit the area. the black rock desert is in an ancient lakebed. and when it rains, the dust turns into a sticky, thick mud. that makes it difficult to walk and pretty much impossible to drive. only a few people have been able to leave. >> we have found thousands of people that are trying to leave right now. so it's kind of like a mass exodus. >> and we got trapped in the mud and everything was shut down and getting out was a nightmare for the conditions. >> forced organizers to cancel the burning of the huge burning man effigy last night. they say it will burn. they say it will burn this evening. and organizers say they plan to have

another update for attendees by 9:00 this morning. so close we will be watching that very closely. gloria >> all right. thank you so much, jobina. well, some people are making it out of the desert so hazard of san francisco shared this video with abc7. she got to reno and stopped at an in-n-out. and one look at her boots and some of the people in the restaurant gives you an idea of the situation that everybody was in. they are absolutely covered in mud, she thought about staying but was running low on supplies. she says their rv was stuck in the mud for six hours over the weekend. but this will not stop them from going back to the festival in the future. >> heads up. if you're traveling through san francisco, this week, road closures start today for streets surrounding moscone center, all in preparation for one of the biggest tech events happening this week, dreamforce. but the year could be the last that the city is hosting this conference. abc seven news reporter ryan curry live in san francisco with the details on this. hi ryan.

>> yeah, carmassi. good morning. ceo marc benioff said he will relocate the event next year if the homelessness and drug use continues to affect the ongoing convention. of course, we know this convention brings tens of thousands to san francisco every single year. this comes as another major tech event has has also announced they will be leaving the city. google's next cloud, next convention will be held in las vegas next year. that event was held in person for the first time following the pandemic. san francisco has been in a court battle with the coalition on homelessness about clearing encampments. a judge has currently blocked san francisco from clearing encampments. city attorney david chu says they will have to resolve this in court. so they have to move the city forward when it comes to solving the homelessness issue. >> mr. benioff's comments, unfortunately highlight how important it is for us to resolve this injunction in a way that allows us to provide shelter and services, but also

maintain healthy and clean streets. we have to do this as everyone is suffering. no backtracking from the actual definition. >> there are 4000 people who are outside right now because they do not have access to shelter. >> the attorney for the homelessness coalition says that is what they are presenting to the court. they say the city is not making real offers when it comes to offering shelter for thousands of people on the streets right now. and of course, this is something that has to get sorted out in court. and while they do that, the threat of dreamforce leaving is still a possibility. we're live in san francisco. ryan curry, abc7 news. >> all right, ryan, thank you so much. an oakland store owner is demanding city leaders do something to protect the community after a brazen burglary. surveillance video from friday night shows a group rolling up to smoke right gift shop on bancroft avenue. and watch what happens next. a bunch of them get out and they make their way to the steel bars in front of the business. the group then starts shaking it, trying to pry it off so they can get inside. and while this is going

on, at least one of the masked crooks is standing watch with a long gun. it took them about three minutes before they're able to bust down the bay area. oakland police say they are investigating and they also say they have gotten similar reports about other break ins like that in the neighborhood. >> and this morning, a chp motorcycle officers recovering in the hospital after a car hit him in san francisco. it happened just after three yesterday afternoon at third and harrison streets. both the officer and the driver of the vehicle involved had to be taken to the hospital and they're both expected to be okay. person and third, we have a motor down. >> he's gone through some breathing. >> the cause of the crash is under investigation. >> happening now, a reminder for anyone who's labor day. plans include a commute through the vallejo area. caltrans is working on a major repaving project that has shut down a stretch of interstate 80. work on the westbound and i-80 between i-70 80in vallejo and highway four. and hercules is

expected to wrap up by 5 a.m. tomorrow. the eastbound lanes will stay open. but here's a westbound detour. it'll take you down to i-70, 80 onto i-680, into martinez, and then onto highway four before you end up back on interstate 8507. >> this morning, we're looking at live doppler seven along with satellite. and you can still see that trough that was responsible for the cooler temperatures yesterday and saturday. also, that rainfall that was affecting burning man that is pushing off to the east. this morning. we're going to see a little bit of a warm up today. today is certainly the warmest we have over the three day week end. and we are dealing with good air quality out there this morning. here's a live look at sfo. we also have our morning marine layer and the air quality forecast. we're breathing easy this week. monday, tuesday, wednesday. we are all in the green. we are good when it comes to our aqi. this morning, though, we do have issues with fog in the north bay dense in napa, santa rosa, petaluma. please be aware that the valleys

of the north bay we have that low level cloud cover this morning that will linger through about 9 a.m. outside from the exploratorium camera. clearly see that low cloud cover. we'll start out with partly sunny conditions, our marine layer, but it gets brighter and it gets warmer throughout the day. by 4 p.m, it's mostly sunny. and those temperatures closer to average for this time of the year. a lot of 70s around the bay shoreline, low to mid 80s and some of our warmest spots inland hitting 73 in oakland today, near 80. in san jose, about 69in the city with afternoon sunshine, 84 in santa rosa, 87. the high in fairfield . we have even warmer weather on the seven day forecast. gloria, we'll show you that coming up in about nine minutes. all right. >> sounds nice. thank you so much, drew. well health care crisis workers in the east bay planning a rally and march on this labor day. >> saving tahoe bears the effort to protect the animals. is the number of deaths by cars is going up and one pint at a time. >> how one south bay business is helping former anchor brewing workers possibly buy and reopen the brewery and a live look

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abuse for much of his life. he is said to have only a week left to live. harwell was born in santa clara. he was the lead singer of smash mouth from its founding in 1994 until his retirement in 2021. he is 56 years old today, healthcare workers are planning a labor day rally in march at mosswood park in oakland. >> organizers say the rally will call for a solution to the patient care crisis and better working conditions in health care overall. the rally starts at 930, followed by a march at ten. east bay congresswoman barbara lee is expected to attend. union officials say health care workers have been dealing with burnout and have left the industry after dealing

with unsafe staffing and the covid pandemic. >> nearly 30 bears in the tahoe area have been killed by vehicles in just seven weeks. abc7 news reporter tara campbell reports. the increasing number is turning into a call to action . >> it's literally been carnage and it's only escalating and bryant is the executive director of the bear league, a nonprofit working to protect the tahoe region's beloved bears. >> we're just, you know, holding our breath, thinking, how can it get any worse? >> but then it does. >> a few weeks ago, we reported about 20 bears being struck and killed by vehicles. within just a five week period since i talked to you. >> we've had several more bears that have been hit, killed, injured. >> she says 15 more bears have been hit. eight killed. the others injured. in this video, you can see bear cubs limping along. >> we have cubs that are injured and their mother is trying to

take care of them. we've got a mother that's back badly injured and she's got two cubs that are fine. we can't even find her anymore. >> all this capturing the attention of the city of south lake tahoe. the city putting up these flashing warning signs ahead of the long weekend. >> it was discussed having signs as you're entering tahoe, kind of the gateway of the city, notifying visitors about wildlife in the areas and to take it slow. >> they decided they wanted signage and asked us what our preference be. the lit up signs or just the little triangular signs that say bear crossing as well. i think the lit up signs call more attention to it. >> and she says people have been responding to these signs. >> we had a lot of comments from people on that and we told them south lake tahoe city did this and we're so proud of them. >> and the city is also planning to put up more permanent signs identifying best location. >> it's interesting about the

city of south lake tahoe is you have the highway that goes through town. so we have to work with caltrans as well. and also the county for parts of pioneer trail. >> in the meantime, bryant is bracing for what's to come as the bears begin foraging for food ahead of hibernation. >> it escalates when we get into september and october, the first part of november. and so this is the time when it gets worse. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> a warning for thousands of people heading to the beach for labor day. a holiday advisory about possibly contaminate water is in effect in parts of southern california and in other states. some beaches have been shut down entirely, leading to a stop the sewage rally in coronado beach would be visitors are demanding governor newsom declare a state of emergency. three people who had open wounds died from bacterial infections after swimming in the ocean. it exposure to contaminated water could also lead to urinary tract infections. meningitis and possibly other serious health

emergencies. well florida, you might see flamingos in front yards, but very rarely do you see the real thing. >> well, check this out. people are now spotting the birds on treasure island in the tampa area. it's believed they were making their way from mexico to cuba when the wind of hurricane idalia took them off course. no one is sure how they will make it back home so they could be there to stay and they are just so beautiful to look at. look at that. >> i just realized i have never really seen one. yeah. >> and on the beach right there, that is this is what florida needs to be known for is that these alligators. >> okay, this is the new image, a much more beautiful sight, that's for sure. >> well, here's a question. when you want to get a bite of ice cream, how many samples do you try before you pick a flavor? whether you tsay? >> it depends on the mood. >> but so this long debated question is finally getting some answers by experts. >> according to people magazine , an ice cream brands like baskin robbins and ben lewin

profess a no limit on samples policy. other brands say 2 or 3 samples is the courteous way to try different flavors. one expert says deciding which flavors you'd like to try ahead of time is helpful. now that's true. right now an etiquette coach says read the room. that's true. read the room and be mindful when the shop is busy. so if that line is long, do not get up there asking too many questions. if they are short staff, don't get up there asking too many questions. and i do think it's important that you like know when you go up there, if you're going to ask for three like, yeah, no, don't ponder, do not sit up there and ponder what's in the coconut. >> i know, right? what do you think's in the coconut? coconut >> do not hold them up. >> and then asking them questions. >> so which one do you like? no get the three or the five and make it quick. >> agree. it's true. yeah. yeah also my friend worked at one at the beach for the summer and i said shop your arms. oh i'm sure

strong. yeah. like my arms through and three like i believe it hard ice cream but do you say go ahead and try as many as you can right. i guess i have to read the room. read the room. read the room. it's a busy summer night. i'm not going to say read the room. >> okay. >> keep moving. >> yeah, it's respect air quality wise. >> it's great today we have fresh air out there that continues tomorrow, though. and for wednesday, much of the week we do expect good air quality. so you look at our current conditions, green dots across the board. so we have fresh air this morning. we expect that to really stay that way. taking a look at live doppler seven, what this is, this is rain fall amounts over the past 48 hours. and you can see parts of california, nevada, certainly saw some decent rainfall for late august, early september, we saw nearly an inch outside of reno. that's why we had all those issues at burning man. they saw several inches in spots , a couple of inches in northern nevada. so we are getting rid of this wet, cooler pattern and

we're returning to more of an average morning fog, afternoon sunshine and temperatures very close to where they should be this time of the year. here's future weather morning marine layer is with us. it'll hug the coast throughout the day. so we do expect a lot of sunshine away from the coast as we head into the overnight hours. we'll see our marine layer reestablish itself heading into tuesday. and then it's kind of a rinse and repeat forecast. we'll get some afternoon sunshine again tomorrow afternoon. if you're traveling across the west coast, there's really no intense heat. 60s and 70s from washington to oregon mid 80s. that's about it for the central valley. that feels pretty nice for this time of the year. back here at home, 69in the city with a little bit of afternoon sunshine. a lot of clouds this morning. sunny in oakland today at 73, 79, in san jose, 84 in santa rosa, looking nice inland. antioch, 84 with a lot of sunshine. so here's the accuweather 70 forecast. we'll find a pretty steady pattern of morning fog to sun late in the week we'll start to warm up and this upcoming weekend looks warmer than last weekend, saturday and sunday back into the low 90s and our warmest spots inland jobina. >> thank you, drew. good

morning, everybody. we are going to begin here with a live look outside at the richmond-san rafael bridge. so far our traffic has been pretty clear and we expect it to remain that way since it is a holiday. looking live in san jose showing you 101. in the south bay. we have no blocking issues to report. our drive times completely green across the board. if the train to dublin ride is 22 minutes you know it's going to be a good commute for you. carmassi. >> thank you, jobina. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> best colleges, forbes naming two bay area universities in the top five across the country. we and a live look outside right now at 520 people a few people making their way across the bay bridge on this labor day. >> we'll be right back.

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rain turned the desert into thick, sticky mud. >> number three, steve harwell, the original singer from san jose founded smash mouth, is in hospice care, according to the band's manager. no other information was released about his condition. he's 56 years old and born in santa clara. >> number four this morning, preparations begin for the salesforce dream force conference in san francisco. howard street will be closed between third and fourth streets starting this morning. the conference runs september 12th through the 14th at moscone center. >> number five, we're starting out our labor day holiday with morning clouds that will give way to bright skies as afternoon . it is sunny later today and really comfortable temperature wise, 70 and low 80s away from the coast. >> number six, our biggest issue on the traffic front is going to be this major closure. for that, i want to move past there. it is. okay. westbound 80 between 780 and vallejo state route four in hercules. you see that big stretch of purple, you're going to have to be rerouted and likely take the benicia bridge as your option number seven on

this labor day. >> california has been ranked the best state to work, according to oxfam america, which is a company that tracks protection, support and pay for workers. oregon, new york and washington were all in the top five. >> well, in today's gma first look, as million of people are heading to the beach today, we're getting a look at a ride along with lifeguards monitoring sharks. here's abc news reporter ariel reshef in this morning's gma first look tracking sharks by air and by water >> gma getting up close access to shark detection operations at new york's jones beach using drones to police the waters. >> i would say hands down, the drone has played the most important role in our identification of dangerous marine life. being able to confirm and see without question that there are sharks in the area. it's a game changer. >> and it's not just by air

officials are also monitoring waters by jet ski. >> it gives us a different and additional you know, vantage point to be able to see what's going on in the water. >> coming up at 7 a.m, we'll tell you what these lifeguards have learned so far and their important tips before you enjoy that labor day visit to the beach with your gma first look, i'm erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> cal and stanford are still in the top five when it comes to the best colleges in the us. forbes released its list of america's top colleges for 2023. stanford dropped to number three. uc berkeley fell to number five in the rankings. the top spot goes to princeton. forbes says it based its ranking on the return on investment schools. place well, if their students graduated on time, secured high salaries and low debt. ucla usc and uc san diego , as well as uc santa barbara, round out the california universities in the top 25. >> i'm a usc alum, so i'd like to hear that. well in the east

bay today is the last day of the annual ardenwood rail fair in fremont, abc7 news was at the ardenwood rail museum as thousands of visitors enjoy train rides, operated model trains and they were able to see the historic railroad displays. the proceeds from the fair go toward train restoration projects. also railroad track construction. >> our museum's goal is, which is to manage, restore and 19th century wooden, narrow gauge railroad carts from california nearby. why is our train ride, which is a powered by a diesel locomotive and will take you back on a loop? back in the back area of the park and you can see our shops complex and some equipment on display there. >> the fair runs from 10 to 4. there is food, music and plenty of activities for the entire family. this labor day weekend is san jose brewery has released a solid airy ale. >> this is in support of former anchor brewing company employees

who want to buy and reopen the famous brewery, philippe and wendy bravo, co-owners and co-founders of foxtail fermentation project are selling the beer with a 100% of the proceeds going to the anchor union. >> one person, one one small company, one individual on their own, just like really, we can only do so much. but together for like when people form together, when people have unions, when people stand together, there's a lot of power. and that's what this all represents. this is all in hopes that other breweries or establishments may follow suit. >> so far, three other breweries already have, including enterprise in san francisco, matt pursuit and hollister and ruhstaller in sacramento. >> well, coming up at 530 a cruise car involved in another incident in san francisco. so the investigation into the robotaxi seas that reportedly blocked an ambulance with a person who needed lifesaving treatment. >> cliffside cracks the portion of yosemite national park that's closed indefinitely.

>> and let's get a live look outside this morning on this labor day. so far, of course, it's a little slow out there. when i drove into work, not too many cars, but that may change a little later as more people head home after the holiday day. we'll get a check of your forecast coming up in just

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reportedly ready for a third las vegas residency and how much she is expected to make every night. i'm sure it will be a lot. >> i know. and well earned. all right. good morning, everybody. it's monday, september 4th. and it is labor day. >> yeah. so let's start with a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. good morning, drew. >> hey, good morning. and we're in store for a really nice afternoon. today is certainly going to be the warmest of the three day weekend holiday outside this morning, we're looking at san jose. it's a mostly cloudy sky out there. our marine layer is with us this morning. we're not finding too much in the way of drizzle. we do have some dense fog in the valleys of the north bay in both sonoma and napa county this morning. 50s and low 60s starting temperatures as you get underway for our holiday today. and here's future weather. there's our marine layer. it's breaking down this morning, giving way to afternoon sunshine soon and will warm really nicely . temperatures today are very comfortable for this time of year, just slightly below average for the fourth day of september. so going to a nice

high of 73 in oakland with sunshine. a little bit of sunshine in san francisco today at 69, 79 in san jose hit about 84 later today in santa rosa. that is weather. let's see how we're doing. traffic on this holiday morning jobina. >> good morning, drew. thank you. hi, everybody. so we do have a new crash reported right now in mountain view. i want to let you know about this blocking, at least lane not causing a slowdown, though. it'll be southbound 101 at the rengstorff avenue off ramp there. moving over to some live pictures. we're looking live at walnut creek right now showing you 680, oakland or 880 at the coliseum camera. those headlights traveling in the southbound direction for the most part, traffic has been incredibly light this morning and that is certainly reflected on these drive times. coomassie, thanks, jobina. >> developing news this morning. thousands of people who went to burning man are now stranded after downpours turned the desert into a muddy mess. officials say at least one person has died during this event. and now people are being told to leave their rv's rash in their food and water. if the conditions improve, they could start to leave. today that is,

if the weather permits. so this will give you a better idea of where everybody is stranded. so they're in the black rock desert, which is north of reno. most people can't get a cell signal. so it's really hard to communicate. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has more. >> we had planned on leaving yesterday, but you know, it seems that's not that's not the plan. >> matt schuster from san francisco is patiently waiting for the weather to change in black rock city, home to burning man. so right now, some some you know, it's a it's a light shower. >> it's schuster's 19th year attending the counterculture arts festival. >> and this year, torrential rain has stranded tens of thousands of burners. it's made the desert floor better known as the playa, a muddy mess. >> it's really not a good decision to try to drive. >> organizers say driving out even walking out is not advised . >> it is clay. it's even worse than than mud. so it fills in all the grooves of your tires and you literally have no tread, you know, to leave.

>> the mud is so thick. sculptures of mud, people are being made. burning man attendees have been told to shelter in place and conserve fuel. food and water. >> they shut the water down. i'm walking around helping pull power cables out of the ground so they don't get stuck in the mud. and all we're doing is kitchen and drinking water. >> that's it. authorities shut down the entrance to the campgrounds for the remainder of the event, which ends monday. >> we might not be leaving here until thursday because it takes usually a22 full days for the playa to dry off. >> matt schuster is willing to wait as long as it takes. he says. for now, there's a community spirit with people helping one another. >> so we're here and we're, you know, we're we're we're hanging out with our friends and we're we're still having a good time in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc seven news. >> we've been sharing updates on the situation at burning man. you can stay up to date by downloading the abc seven news bay area app and enabling push alerts to get notifications like this one sent straight to your phone. >> one of the biggest tech events in the world returns to san francisco next week and

starting today, road closures will be in effect around moscone center for dreamforce. the event is expected to bring 40,000 people to the city, but the future of the conference is up in the air. abc seven news reporter ryan curry is live in san francisco right now to explain. good morning, ryan. >> yeah, gloria, good morning. ceo marc benioff said he will look elsewhere to relocate the convention if the homeless mess and drug use are rampant near the convention right now, san francisco is in an ongoing legal battle with the coalition on homelessness that is currently delaying any efforts to clean up a lot of the homeless encampments and get people in to a shelter. city attorney david hughes says they reached an agreement with the coalition, saying the city can enforce laws against someone who refuses a shelter being offered to them. he says the coalition then backtracked, saying they didn't want that put in writing. dreamforce brings tens of thousands of people to san francisco each year. it is a big boost to the city's economy, chu

says they are hoping a judge rules on the matter soon. a lawyer for the coalition says thousands don't have a place to go. >> wouldn't commit to these things in writing. so we had to inform the ninth circuit that the conversations were not fruitful. and they're going to have to rule on these issues. >> the city offers housing to somebody who's on house and that person refuses to get housing. >> yes. then they are permitted to be enforced against right now , that's exactly what we were presenting to the ninth circuit, that very few people are in that boat because the city isn't actually making real offers of shelter for. >> this comes as google announced they will move their conference to las vegas next year. that event was held in person for the first time in the pandemic, bringing a lot of people to san francisco. but that one relocating to las vegas later on. and now the future remains of what's going to happen to dreamforce in the years to come as we wait for this ongoing king battle in court to finalize. we're live in san francisco, ryan curry, abc seven news.

>> thank you, ryan. another incident involving cruise vehicles and first responders in san francisco, a firefighters report says two stalled cruise robotaxis blocked an ambulance in august carrying a patient with life threatening injuries to the hospital. that patient was hit by a car near seventh and harrison streets and later died at the hospital. the report attributes the delay caused by the cruise cars to the, quote, poor patient outcome. cruise has disputed the firefighters report the fire department is still investigating regarding how long those cars were stopped and how long long the ambulance was delayed. >> parts of yosemite national park are closed because of cracks in a cliffside and the super slide climbing route is shut down after a giant crack was seen in the nearby royal arches. cliff it's located just below north dome and above yosemite valley, which is the most popular area of the park. they believe a major rockfall could happen and have a geologist monitoring the scene.

and it's not clear when the attractions will reopen. >> as we mark labor day, there is plenty of labor unrest across several industries from hollywood writers and actors to the united auto workers getting close to a walkout. jobina is at the live desk with more on how the talks are going. jobina. >> thank you, kumasi. in two weeks, the united auto workers union could start picketing, possibly adding to what's being called the summer of strikes. 7% of uaw members voted to authorize a strike strike if a new deal isn't reached with detroit's three automakers by september 14th. the union is demanding higher wages, improved benefits and cost of living wage bumps. union president shawn fein says he is prepared to take 150,000 workers out of factories if necessary. this is our time to take back what we're owed working together with the companies doesn't work for us and more than 170,000 actors and

writers have been on strike for months. writers are reportedly considering a new offer from the studios after more than three months of striking, according to bloomberg news. the concessions include an agreement not to replace writers with ai and back in july, ups workers narrowed, avoided a work stoppage that would have affected 300,000 jobs. coomassie jobina. >> remembering jimmy buffett how fans are paying tribute to the margaritaville singer and what we are learning about the cause of death. >> concert chaos in new york. why hundreds of people stormed the gates of the electric zoo festival. but first, let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. good morning, drew. >> hey, good morning, gloria. we are expecting a lot of sunshine on this holiday later this afternoon. here's live. doppler seven along with satellite. this dip in the jet stream, this trough was responsible for the cooler start to the holiday weekend. also, that rain that really brought those terrible conditions. lions to burning man that moisture is now pushing out

to the east. so we're drying out across parts of northern california and nevada today and tomorrow and locally, we'll find that we have morning clouds dense in spots where we have that fog. it's thick in the valleys of the north bay for sonoma and napa county. it'll linger here for about the next three hours. by about 9 a.m, it'll start to lift and burn off. here's a live look at the exploratorium camera showing you those low clouds. so we have a lot of cloud cover this morning, but it gives way to that sunshine this afternoon. and it's a warmer afternoon compared to yesterday. feeling quite nice out there later on today. very comfortable for this time of the year. 74 in palo alto, later today, 73 in oakland, near 70, in the city with some afternoon sunshine, 84 in santa rosa, near 80. in san jose. our warm spots inland. not bad for this time of the year, mid 80s. that's about it. by 4 p.m. here's a look at the three day forecast. morning clouds to sun. that's the steady pattern we have for much of the week ahead. a little bit of a warmer afternoon tomorrow, but even warmer weather is set to arrive by the end of the week and into the upcoming weekend.

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thousands of people gathered in key west, florida, yesterday to remember the singer. buffett was first discovered there in the 70s, soquel's and the island lifestyle heavily influenced his music. this comes as we're learning about the cause of his death. abc news reporter andrew dymburt has the story. in up to san francisco so far, the labor day weekend chill. >> it's been 50 years since jimmy buffett wrote come monday a song about missing the woman who would become his wife as he headed out for a labor day weekend concert. i told that i've been missing you so. and

this labor day weekend, a tribute band performing that very song in his honor on long island. >> it's an end of an era. parrotheads are really going to be suffering. buffett's biggest fans, known as parrotheads, saying goodbye to the margaritaville maestro who died friday at the age of 76. >> we live, jimmy. >> we breathe. jimmy jimmy, i know. touched a lot of lives. definitely touched my life. he was just a beautiful soul man. >> key west, florida, a place he helped define more than 2500, taking part in a parade held in his honor as margaritaville is totally right here in key west. >> and jimmy put it on the map and every day we live that the tributes coming as we learn more about his death. >> his family sharing a statement sunday saying buffett died of merkel cell carcinoma, a rare form of skin cancer. the mayo clinic says long term sun exposure may increase someone's risk of developing merkel cell. the family says the singer had been battling the disease for four years and continued to perform as he received

treatment. buffett played his last show in early july. fans setting up memorials near many of the margaritaville's that helped fuel buffett's wealth and enduring popularity. >> jimmy was a great guy. it was all about love, love and spreading love. >> one last 5:00 toast to the poet of paradise, andrew dymburt abc news, new york. >> corgis in their owners gathered outside buckingham palace to pay tribute to the late queen elizabeth the second. this week marks a year since the death of the queen. she was well known for her love of corgis and owned nearly 30 of them. throughout her life, royal fans walked with their dogs dressed up in uniforms. and tiaras. >> oh, they're so cute. well, to travelers from vietnam could face fines for trying to import illegal seahorses and snakes. us customs agents at washington dulles international airport reported finding 77 dried seahorses, 50 small boxes of herbal medicine, five dead

snakes, five jars of snail ointment and illegal pork products. the items were found in two different traveler's bags just several days apart. >> people who paid for tickets to new york's electric zoo festival and got turned away will be refunded. hundreds of people rushed the gates after it reached capacity yesterday. they were turned away, but they did not go quietly. officers and security guards were outnumbered as crowds of people pushed their way in, jumping over the barricades. the festival had several issues. day one had to be canceled on friday because of supply chain issues. and then day two started several hours late. >> the music festivals continue right here in the bay area. the annual mare island dock of the bay music festival in vallejo is this coming weekend. one of the headliners is morris day and the time abc seven news anchor dan ashley talked with morris about the show. >> morris, so nice of you to come on. it's great to see you and to meet you. thank you.

>> you too, brother. >> i know you're excited to come to the bay area. absolutely >> man, we always love coming to the bay area. and you know, i'm always excited about hitting the stage. >> you have been doing this for a long time. >> how do you keep that joy of doing it alive with you? >> well, i think about it, dan, there's nothing not to be happy about. >> you know, it's something that i would do for free that i did for free forever. and i've been blessed enough, you know, to uh- to, you know, earn a nice lifestyle, you know, so and i get to do what i love. >> uh- morris we and all your fans are really excited to see you at the mare island music festival. coming up short, and we look forward to having you here. you know, it's going to be a party. >> we're going to come there. we're going to rip it up. we're going to do what we do. morris day and the fellas are going to be there with the pimp suits on. we're going to rip the roof off. if there is a roof, if there is a roof. >> i like that. sounds fun. well, morris day in the time,

along with several other bands, are performing at the mare island dock of the bay music festival in vallejo. it's happening this weekend, september ninth and 10th. so for tickets and all the information, you can go to dock of bay fest.com and adele could be beating the odds in las vegas with a huge payout if she returns for a third stint in in sin city. >> yeah. the singer is reportedly thinking about extending her residency at caesars palace. oh he is. >> you have me back, baby. >> according to the sun, the british superstar is in talks for round three of weekends with adele. those are concerts she has at the coliseum. her current run ends in november. adele is reportedly being offered, get this, more than $1.2 billion a show. wow >> excuse me. that's a lot of money. adele quoting an insider, the sun says adele loves performing in vegas and doesn't

take a toll on her family life. >> she still gets to see her fans from all over the world. so come on, come on. do it then. >> i wonder how much tickets are going to be if she's getting paid that much and if it's just the weekend. >> i know it's hard. >> is it really just the weekend? not even a friday. >> did you go, drew? >> no, i tried the first round and it was, like, insane. really? it was hard. >> getting tickets is tough. >> yeah. yeah. >> and even when kylie minogue she has hers coming up this fall, that was even harder because she only had like ten shows and it was like, and i was stressed out trying to get usher tickets. >> he extended his his time and that was too. and i'm like, who? goodness. yeah hard to get those tickets, but vegas is a good place to because people from all over travel there. >> yeah. and the artists like vegas, i think because you stay in one place, you're not moving here, there and everywhere it works. >> i feel like celine dion turned that around and made vegas. like not for people that are like, washed up. yeah you know, you're totally right. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> very true.

>> come on, get that money. >> yes, i'd love to see it. >> it's here. the bag. let's show you the air quality. it's great out there this morning. we have no issues this week. we'll find just fresh air. we don't have any smoke in the forecast, so we're breathing easy. here is future weather. let's go hour by hour. you can see that cloud cover breaking down for sunshine today. we expect a lot of sunshine even away from the coast where those temperatures are in the 80s. it'll feel quite nice with that sunshine, maybe a few peeks here and there along the coast. but we'll see that marine layer reemerge later on this evening. it's just a steady pattern. very september like for this time of the year. highs a little bit below average. but this is really comfortable for labor day, 73 in oakland, we'll go to 77 in napa looking for fantastic in wine country today, 69in the city. 74 for san mateo. palo alto 79. in san jose, about 83. the high in livermore. if you are traveling for the holiday across the west coast, i mean, it is pretty comfy because those temperatures are below average from washington to oregon. 60s and 70s. even. look

at the central valley from bakersfield and fresno. just the mid 80s l.a. will go to a high of 78 degrees later on today. overnight tonight, we'll see that mostly cloudy sky reemerge . temperatures mainly falling into the 50s, maybe a few 60 degree readings here or there. future tracker temperatures, a little bit warmer away from the coast tomorrow, but it's really steady tomorrow, wednesday, thursday. we're not tracking any intense heat on the horizon. here's the accuweather 70 forecast. morning clouds, the sun today. that pattern continues for the week ahead and then we'll find those temperatures warming just a bit for the weekend, saturday and sunday, low to mid 90s and our hottest spots inland jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everybody. so we're starting here with the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights on and we really don't anticipate that they will flip on today because traffic is so light because of the holiday. i do want to bring in these dry times because tracy devlin has gone down. we almost never see that around this time of the morning. only 21 minutes. no problems in that area. doesn't look like we have any advisories for the moment in terms of

coming in from the chp. but but we do have this big closure westbound 80 between 780 and vallejo and state route four and hercules, we will keep coming to this because later in the day it does really jam up people traveling towards the benicia bridge. so we'll keep an eye on that for you. it does not reopen until 5 a.m. tomorrow. gloria >> all right. thank you so much, jobina. now national expansion. the bay area cupcake shop that has the support of steph curry and it's opening up on the east coast. yes >> we want to let you know that the next big pride event in oakland and abc7 is a proud sponsor. we're talking about oakland pride this month. you can join abc7 news reporters zach fuentes and answer hassan as they bring you the parade live. it starts at 11 a.m. on this sunday, september 10th. >> and right now let's get a live look outside this is in oakland and we were talking about the traffic a little lighter this morning. a lot of people staying home for the holiday or maybe driving back home a little later. so we'll get a check of your forecast

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prices or whether it's a reflection of retailers being more reluctant to put more stuff on sale. >> sales can be found on some seasonal items, but with another amazon prime event coming up in october and then black friday is a couple of months away, experts say just wait. >> all right. good tips there. well, happy labor day. california, the state is the best place to be a worker. that's according to oxfam america. oxfam america is an organization that tracks how all 50 states, puerto rico and washington, d.c, protect, support and pay workers. they released their list for best and worst states to work in america . 2023. california is number one, followed by oregon and washington, d.c, new york and washington state. florida ranked 30th. texas is 47th place on the list. north carolina was dead last. the rankings were determined by state policy on wages. worker protections and rights to organize who wants

some cupcakes? >> apparently everybody. a delicious bay area dessert is going national. i am so excited about this. we're talking about cupcake and bakeshop is reportedly expanding to georgia . the shop features limited edition flavors like peach cobbler, key lime pie and of course, those classic red velvet cupcakes. they have locations in berkeley, oakland, walnut creek and thrive city in san francisco . steph curry likes them. and now people in atlanta are about to see why. according to our media partner, the standard, the shop's owner is gearing up to open two locations. there they are. so good. really. >> i have not tried them yet. >> we need to work on this. i feel like anytime we have a celebration, that's the go to. >> yeah, we got to bring him into the studio. what's your favorite flavor? >> i love the red velvet. ooh. it's just so good. >> yeah, i can't wait to try them all and thrive city trying to get these cupcakes. >> yeah, i really. i mean, they're good. yeah. >> can't wait to try. >> yes, i had that six. the

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