a mass exodus from burning man now underway. thousands of people making the trek home after being stranded in the muddy mess for days. >> the oldest drag bar in san francisco also announcing its reopening when the stud is expected to welcome patrons again in the south of market neighborhood. all i want for christmas is you to have a nice here. >> wow. mariah carey classic is back. we are just starting september, but some people are already preparing for the holidays. the streaming spike that caught the attention of the queen of christmas. is it too

early? absolutely. >> please. please. >> well, good morning to you all. it is tuesday, september fifth. i'm gloria rodriguez. >> september, y'all. >> yeah. yeah it's september the 5th. >> so just you know, try this halloween oratio. >> that's right. halloween. it's due. yeah >> let's wait till halloween and then thanksgiving. >> yes. >> that is christmas. >> and we still have some warm weather. >> yeah, this year. >> you know, it's been cool, but we're having some warmer temperatures this afternoon in the summer has just been below average. and so far, you know, we haven't had too many heat spells. we'll say that. but it has been warm from time to time. it will get warmer later on this afternoon right now, live look from the exploratorium camera, not totally overcast. we have holes in the cloud cover right now. so patchy fog out there at best. there's no dense pockets right now that could change over the next hour or so. we'll watch that. temperatures right now, some low 50s in the valleys of the north bay. we have upper 50s, low 60s around the bay shoreline this morning. here's

future weather noticing that patchy fog. we will see a partly cloudy start to our day for a lot of us. we'll get a lot of sunshine here throughout the late morning, early afternoon and today is a little bit warmer compared to yesterday. we do expect our warmest cities to get into the mid 80s and low 90s away from the coast. a lot of 60s and 70s around the bay shoreline with a lot of sunshine today so enjoy that is weather. let's check a traffic with jobina. good morning. >> good morning junior. thank you. hi everybody. so we do have good news for anyone that was impacted by the closure on the carquinez bridge. even though our sensors are lighting up purple, the roadway reopen and at 5 a.m. westbound 80 between 780 and vallejo and state route four in hercules. so great news because i know that was a big issue for a lot of people. tracy to dublin 40 minutes for that ride so you can tell it's no longer the holiday. yesterday it was around 28 minutes. so a big difference there. emeryville showing you 80 the headlights there in the westbound direction . that's a busy stretch for us this morning. it's still light, though, at the richmond-san rafael bridge coomassie. thanks,

jobina. >> developing news on that mass exodus in the nevada desert. the gates at burning man are open as tens of thousands of people are now able to leave after rain left them trapped in muddy conditions. but this could take hours for them to get out. abc seven news reporter ryan curry live in the newsroom with the details on this. good morning, ryan. >> good morning. the burners as they are called, had a positive attitude monday as they were finally allowed to leave after a grueling weekend. some of them leaving with a lot of their things covered in mud. abc seven was up at the grounds at burning man yesterday, speaking with festival goers as they were packing up and leaving the festival wrapped up monday night with the ceremonial burning of the man. you can see just the amount of mud people had to endure. covered in shoes, everything covered in mud, heavy rain caused the grounds of the festival to turn into a muddy mess. all weekend long, burners were stranded and told to conserve food and water. some hiked miles out of the grounds and hitched rides to reno. others stuck it out and said it was an experience they'll

remember for the rest of their lives. >> we stayed indoors for about 16 to 18 hours. after that, we went out like a regular night. there was lots of parties. every camp had its own parties. we had to wear garbage bags around the boots, yuk it out in the mud. but it was amazing how many of them told abc seven news. >> the festival itself is about survival. burners say they helped each other by making sure everyone had food and water. authorities are also investigating the death of somebody at burning man. the victim is 32 year old leon reese , who died friday. it is unclear if it was connected to the storm . an autopsy will determine the cause of death. we asked many if they would go back after what happened this weekend. they told our reporter j.r stone they would definitely consider doing it again. live in the newsroom, ryan curry, abc seven news. >> all right, ryan, thank you so much. well, all of that mud in the desert is raising health concerns for the thousands of people exposed to it at burning man, ucsf infectious disease specialist dr. monica gandhi says organisms sitting in our

soil can be the leading cause for skin infections. she says that less exposure to mud in these wet desert conditions is key. if you really drag yourself through the mud, like at the tough mudder competition in sonoma last month, you and if you especially if you have skin abrasions, you can get skin and soft tissue infections or cellulitis from those soil organisms. >> dr. gandhi does not recommend people to stay covered in mud for more than two days. >> she suggests cleaning off the mud with water as soon as possible. at last check, no outbreaks of any kind have been reported in the black rock desert as thousands are finally able to leave burning man celebrity dj diplo is telling us about his experience. here's abc news reporter matt gutman in this morning's gma first look. >> grammy winning dj diplo speaks out about his burning man experience. it did take me like

30 minutes to walk like 40ft because it was so liquid and the water was sinking, you know, five, six feet in. >> and that was really hard to balance. >> the globally famous dj had been at burning man for three days before, escaping the mud on foot, walking six miles. >> and we just concentrate it and made our made our way out. we just hoped it wasn't going to be any more rain or we would get caught in the dark filming this video of their journey. chris rock was kind of pacing with me and we just got to a truck that was stopped for a second. we're like, oh, diplo, we love your music, but if you need to ride it to the end, we got you. so we had like ten of us jumped in the back of his truck and we took us the last two miles and put them on the guest list for eternity for my shows. >> and we'll have much more on the mass exodus from burning man coming up at 7 a.m. with your gma. first look, i'm matt gutman, abc news. blackrock nevada first lady doctor jill biden has tested positive for covid. >> jobina is at the live desk. what we know about her condition this morning. jobina >> thank you, coomassie. the white house says the first lady

is experiencing mild symptoms. she will remain at the first family's delaware home during her recovery. president biden and the first lady were last together on saturday. mr. biden is preparing to head to india this week for the g20 summit. both tested positive for covid last summer and were treated with paxlovid. dr. biden's diagnosis comes after a new variant was detected in several states. government data shows hospitalizations and deaths are up nearly 20% in recent weeks. an updated covid shot is expected utd later this month. the cdc is set to discuss the exact timing of all of that. the new cdc director has already said she recommends everyone get the updated shot once it becomes available. so we'll be tracking that. coomassie. >> thanks, jobina. today, dianne feinstein's elder abuse lawsuit is set to be heard in san francisco superior court. senator feinstein suit involves trustees of her late husband's estate. it accuses the trustees of committing financial elder abuse and refusing to respond to requests for disbursements. it

also claims the trustees improperly enriched the daughters of her late husband, richard blum, who died last year. co-trustees michael klein and mark skolnick filed an objection last week questioning feinstein's capacity. her daughters involvement in the case, and her disbursement requests in the east bay. >> a woman is in critical condition after being hit by a stray bullet from a drive by shooting. it happened yesterday at lake merritt on lakeside drive and madison street police say the woman was an innocent bystander and was hit while she was on the pedestrian path. no information has been released about a suspect. >> if your commute takes you between vallejo and hercules on interstate 80, you may notice a smoother ride today. the westbound lanes are back open after a labor day weekend closure. the lanes closed thursday night so caltrans could repave three miles of the freeway. crews say the work went faster than they expected and they reopened the lanes 12 hours

before the original goal. >> this is really great news for the drivers as they come back from their labor day vacations. we definitely what we wanted to do is we wanted to get the job done. obviously, what we wanted to do was compress over 106 nights of work into four days, and we're able to open up the highway 12 hours ahead of schedule. >> caltrans says it helped to have extra contractors on site. they all worked around the clock to make it happen. time now approaching 509. >> here's live. doppler seven along with satellite. you can see it's really quiet across the west coast. we still have this trough pattern in place which is really going to keep temperatures in check the next couple of days. we're at or slightly below average through the next 3 to 4 days. it's a really steady pattern of morning fog to afternoon sunshine. outside we go, a live look from sfo. you can see our marine layer. it's pretty broken this morning. it's not as overcast as we were this time yesterday. air quality, you can see today, tomorrow and thursday. pretty much we are in the green. no

matter where you are across the bay area live doppler seven invisibility mode. we're not finding any dense fog out there right now. we are watching novato. it looks like some dense fog is trying to develop right now. the airport reporting about eight miles of visibility. we'll watch this location. it could drop over the next 30 minutes. but outside from our exploratorium camera, you are seeing those breaks in the fog this morning. we'll start out with a mix of sun and clouds on the day planner. sunrise here at 643. it's a day of afternoon sunshine, coastal clouds. it's a warmer afternoon compared to yesterday by about one, 2 or 3 degrees, depending on where you live. mid 80s in some of our warmest spots will go into the mid 70s around the bay shoreline. the coast. we'll go into the mid 60s by about 4:00 pm. so you look at the three day forecast and we're talking little change over the next three days. morning fog to afternoon sunshine and temperatures really comfortable for this time of the year. but heading into the upcoming weekend, a little bit of a up. we'll show you that coming up in about nine minutes gloria. >> all right. sounds good. thank you so much. drew forest and

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$400,000 to develop this new tool in oakland youth football organization is looking for a new home. >> their search comes after the group was caught in the middle of gunfire during two practices recently. abc7 news reporter tim john spoke with one member of the team and shares her heartfelt plea. a nightmare situation unfolding for the east bay panthers in oakland. >> late last month as the youth football organization was practicing at verdese carter park, a gunfight broke out right outside the park's entrance. >> sounded like a war zone. there were so many shots that rang out. it was like people were shooting back and forth. kids were very frantic. >> thomas lopez is the treasurer of the group and has two kids who play with the panthers. she says as if the first experience wasn't bad enough at the nets practice, it got even worse. >> then all of a sudden people came on the field, running behind each other, shooting before they were off the field. this time they were running through the field with handguns. >> lopez says after happening

two times in a row, many in the organization are devastated and fear for their safety. >> i have ptsd. my ten year old had three nightmares the first night to where he had to sleep in a bed with me. >> now the panthers are trying to find a new safe place to practice and raising money through a gofundme page. one option could be madison park academy near sobrante park. >> the only issue is that with the city of oakland parks and recreation, we have to have money to be able to rent out parks. >> lopez says most of the kids on the panthers come from underserved communities without a lot of extra money. she tells me part of the appeal of the organization is to give members a chance at a normal child hood football gives them not only a community of family that loves them, it gives them a place to eat when they don't have money, a place to have social advantages that they wouldn't normally have. while lopez says she's angry that the city of oakland is facing the current spike in violence, she knows one

thing is for certain that these kids are worth fighting for. >> somebody needed to stand up for these kids and if i don't advocate for them, i don't know who else will. >> in oakland, tim johns, abc7 news. >> if you want to help the east bay panthers, we've posted a link to their gofundme page on our website. just go to abc7 news.com and look for the story. >> one of the most famous drag bars in the world is coming back. >> the stud will unveil its new home on folsom street in soma neighborhood this morning, three years after the pandemic forced it to shut down. the owners of the 57 year old drag and dance club will be joined by city leaders and elected officials for the announcement today. while the location is new, there's going to be familiar elements because the owners kept many of the bar's original collections of queer memorabilia. the stud is expected to open by the end of winter and we want to remind you, oakland pride is going down this sunday. abc seven. a very proud sponsor. you can join abc7 news reporters zach fuentes and

answer hassan as they bring you the parade live starting at 11 a.m. if you are already counting, we don't judge you. we don't judge you. if you're already counting how many days until christmas. you're not alone. >> it's still a little early, but it appears some mariah carey fans are already ready for the holidays. i don't want a lot for christmas. >> there is just one thing i need. >> so it is only september with 111 days to go until christmas. but mariah carey's 1994 hit song, all i want for christmas is already showing up on the charts. now, this all started when a fan noticed a spike in streams on spotify and then tweeted about it. carey responded to the tweet passionately writing, not yet. yet. she continued, i'll allow it for my filipino lambs, though i don't make the rules and the superstar is referring to the christmas season in the

philippines, which is already underway. it is celebrated during the br months as in september, october, november and december. so i can understand if you're celebrating christmas, but here in the us, i don't know. it's still a little early, right? how did i miss that? >> the philippines celebrates that long? >> i don't know. >> i didn't know that. but that's kind of cool. now i want to visit the br months br br. >> it's just all christmas, you know. >> one of our producers at baraka, he's probably streaming this right now. >> he loves christmas. he counts down. he has the days every month. he tells me how many months are left, how many days are left. so i'm not surprised if he's not streaming it already. >> i do have to confess, i brought out my fall stuff like a week and a half ago because i had time. i had a day and i was like, hey, i'm going to bring it out. i'm like, even that fell early, but i just took advantage of having that free time. >> our summer is starting. >> thank you. i'm in this bay area summer right now. >> yes. >> how about early october? yeah, we'll let you start then. okay. mid hopefully mid late, late. >> hopefully. we keep feeling

that summer like weather right? >> yeah. i mean right now it's pretty comfortable. we'll find a bit of a up as we head into the weekend but no excessive heat is coming our way. it's really pleasant the next couple of days. here's a live look this hour sfo camera showing you we do have that marine layer with us this morning. here's how the forecast shapes up. we have areas of patchy fog right now. it's not overcast, so to speak, and we will have a steady pattern through the next couple of days of that fog to sun and really comfortable temperatures. then by the weekend, we'll start to warm up inland. but we're not talking anything too intense out there. air quality. look at all the green dots. we're breathing easy. we are good to go. we have really fresh air overhead. this morning. here's future weather showing you this afternoon. that cloud cover right along the immediate coastline with sunshine everywhere else. then tonight, we'll see that marine layer reemerge. we'll have some coastal drizzle. first thing on our wednesday and then we'll repeat the forecast. we'll have those coastal clouds. but sunshine away from the coast once again tomorrow afternoon. so today we're a couple of degrees warmer in a lot of spots compared to yesterday, but we're pretty close to where we should be for this time of the year. 85

in santa rosa, 74, in oakland, about 81. in san jose, the city will go to a high of about 68 degrees with a bit of afternoon sunshine, 86 in concord, half moon bay, we'll see. partly sunny conditions and temperature of 63 degrees. then tonight, we'll see those clouds reemerge . we'll find those numbers falling into the 50s as we head into future tracker temperatures . we'll start to warm up by the end of the week and then into the weekend. temperatures is above average, but nothing excessive by sunday will go into the low and mid 90s away from the coast. here's the accu weather. seven day forecast, sunny and mild today. it's a pretty steady pattern through the end of the week. and there's that warm-up coming our way for the upcoming weekend. expect a lot of sunshine in the afternoons. jobina. >> thank you, ju. good morning, everybody. so no fog advisory so far this morning for the golden gate bridge. and actually, it's clear enough to where you can see over there on the right hand side. look at the tail end of the cruise ship going by. i just watched it completely pass our camera there. so that's kind of cool. this early hour, the san mateo bridge and no advisories here. everything is moving at the limit so far, no major

blocking issues. and wanted to let you know that mass transit, at least in terms of bart, muni and ace all running on time. i'll of course let you know if that changes carmassi. thanks, jobina. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning and count down to the nfl's opening weekend. >> but the 49 ers could be without the reigning defensive player of the year. what one player is saying about nick bosa's contract holdout. >> a live look outside right now at 520. we'll be right back.

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aid, cvs and walmart. the drug can reverse an opioid overdose. >> number four, first lady dr. jill biden is said to be experiencing mild symptoms after testing positive for covid. last night, president biden has tested negative. >> number five, we've got a sunny day ahead with mild temperatures. we'll begin with a mix of sun and clouds as our marine layers with us this morning. but the afternoon, it's a bit warmer compared to yesterday. 70 and 80 away from the coast. >> and number six, in terms of your commute, things are pretty clear for the most part. as we show you this live look in the south bay, showing you 101. in san jose, number seven, westbound i-80 between vallejo and hercules reopen almost 12 hours ahead of schedule. >> it was closed over the holiday weekend for a major repaving project. the 49 ers regular season starts in just five days, but the biggest question remains whether defensive star nick bosa will be playing. he's holding out for new contract. bosa is set to make $17.8 million this year in

the final year of his contract. but bosa believes he's worth more and is seeking a hefty raise that could be worth about $32 million a year. a teammate spoke about the holdout. >> when you had these opportunities, man, you got to do what's best for yourself and you know, your family and things like that. obviously having a guy like nick on the field with us is huge. i mean, he's the best defensive player in the national football league, one of the best players in the league. so having him here is a huge, huge benefit man. i think all 31 teams would agree with that. >> you know, they got to say, you've been missing somebody. you just next man up and you just play ball. >> a guy like nick bosa that allows for a game changing plays and so we don't know how many of those game changing plays that we would make, but hopefully we can fill those in. if he's not here in his absence is. but a guy like nick, he adds to that once he's here, it'll be nice. >> the niners kick off at pittsburgh at 10 a.m. on sunday with or without bosa, the first home game is thursday, september 21st at levi's against the giants.

>> some hunters in mississippi just caught the longest alligator in state history. take a look at this. the department of wildlife, fisheries and parks says that the 14 foot, three inch gator broke the state record. look at that. that is huge. it weighs over 800 pounds. the average length for gator like this one is usually just under eight feet long. that's roughly half the length of this record breaking catch. wow. >> is this world? look at this. look at this creature. >> well, apparently france has too much wine. the country is destroying 80 million gallons because nobody wants to drink it. the washington post is reporting making wine is getting more expensive and people are drinking less of it. so the france agriculture department is paying farmers to destroy it. the alcohol from the excess wine is going to be used to make cleaning supplies, supplies or perfume. wow >> so they can send some of that

over here. it maybe that's too expensive, too. >> i don't know. just get rid of it. >> that is incredible. well, coming up at 530, digital driver's license the new way to travel without physically having your id with you. why >> wildlife worries a concern as a tugboat is leaking oil in the sacramento san joaquin river. >> and let's get a live look outside this morning from sfo. it is a nice morning. so far. we'll check in with you in just a little bit on your forecast. stay with us. >> this is abc 724 seven live san francisco, live in the south bay in san jose, in concord, live in oakland. >> yes, you're watching abc seven news live. of any anywhere? we are. we are. we are. we are. we are. we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and start

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college campus. peer collapse. dozens of students plunged into the water. the investigation underway in wisconsin is more than 20 of them were hurt. >> the pole atop a popular east bay preserve has been vandalized. the unusual act that has so many people wondering who would cut it in half and why. >> plus, seniors on social media. the surprising amount of time that older people are spending scrolling on their phones owns. >> all right. good morning, everybody. it's tuesday, september the 5th. >> let's get a start with your weather with meteorologist drew tuma. good morning, drew. how's it looking today? >> hey, good morning. we will find temperatures a few degrees warmer today compared to the holiday yesterday. we are starting out with a bit of fog out there. it's not nearly as overcast as we were this time yesterday, but patchy fog is out there. no dense pockets right

now. this is something we'll watch because they can develop over the next 30 minutes or so, especially in our valleys. but right now we're doing just fine. temperatures are currently in the low 50s to the low 60s. the cool spot right now, santa rosa. good morning. at 52, we're at 60 in hayward, 57 right now in livermore outside from our exploratorium camera, you can see some breaks in the fog out there. so it's partly cloudy over the city. and here's how the day shapes up. a mix of sun and clouds. early on, we'll find bright skies pretty fast today. we'll keep that cloud cover close to the coast. and today's a warmer afternoon mid 70s to mid 80s away from the coast. that is your forecast. let's check how we're doing with traffic on this tuesday morning. jobina >> good morning to you. thank you. so the biggest news we have in terms of traffic and i want to point out again, because the sensors have finally updated on the map showing that the roadway has reopened westbound 8-80 between 780 and vallejo and state route four in hercules that was impacting the carquinas bridge and really jamming things up on 780 and 680 for people traveling towards the benicia bridge. so all that work is done and ahead of schedule in oakland

showing you our 880 at the coliseum camera here. those headlights are traveling in the southbound direction. so far, no major blocking issues at this point. it is pretty busy, though, in walnut creek as we show you this live look at 680, this tail lights are traveling in the southbound direction. and we'll end with this round of drive times. only nine minutes to get across the bay bridge right now in the westbound direction. >> all right. thank you so much, jobina. developing news on the muddy mess at burning man. the gates are now back open this morning as people are able to leave. drone video shows the incredible line of rvs, campers and cars that are making their way out of the desert. and at one point yesterday, it stretched three miles long with a caravan of people headed home. meanwhile the festival officially wrapped up last night with the ceremonial burning of the man. it was delayed until yesterday because of the extreme weather. this is all happening in black rock desert in northwestern nevada. that's about 150 miles from the capital of carson city and about 120 miles from reno and the nearby

town of sparks. abc7 news reporter ryan curry is live in the newsroom with more. good morning, ryan. yeah, gloria, good morning. >> what a wild weekend for many it seems like it's a sigh of relief knowing they can finally leave. but others say it made it a very memorable experience. storms on friday turned the black rock desert into a muddy mess. i mean, you can see the amount of mud they had to deal with, covering almost everything at the festival, burners were told to conserve food and water all weekend until the gates could reopen. some hiked miles outside the festival grounds and hitched rides back to reno. others stuck it out and said it was an experience they'll remember for the rest of their lives. >> as we left the bikes there, we didn't even take them back because of the mud. we couldn't get there. we couldn't get to take them back. so we have no bikes. >> this is probably with some of it cleaned up. it's definitely like clay out there. so it's an interesting texture. so tough to walk around, but we made the best of it. everything >> everything just looks like it

is just covered in mud. when they were told to conserve of food and water, festival goers say they helped each other out by making sure everyone one was staying healthy. all authorities are also investigating a ■death at burning man. the victim is 32 year old leon reese, who died friday. it is unclear if it was connected to the storm. an autopsy will determine the cause of death. some told us they tried to leave over the weekend, but the mud was too thick and many of their cars got stuck even more when they tried to leave, they had to wait for it to dry out. live in the newsroom, ryan curry, abc seven news. >> thank you, ryan. all of that rain didn't stop people from wrapping up on a strong note for many, the weather brought the gathering of people even closer. abc seven news south bay reporter laura martinez has that story. >> everything was drying out despite the cold and muddy conditions. >> some burning man festival goers are ending the event with good spirits after a two night delay. the annual burning of the man was lit up on monday night.

>> as dramatic as people have made it, it actually hasn't been that terrible. if there's ever a group of people to get stuck with, this is this is the one this is the sixth burning man festival. >> kiana biehl has attended. she said the torrential rain brought people together, so it was shelter in place and try to just find somewhere warm and dry and keep each other warm and ideally find somebody who has an rv. >> if you don't have one. and then it just became really like a beautiful, um, sense of even more beautiful sense of community than before. >> drinks were served at their makeshift bar to combine food, and we made meals together and a lot more than we probably would have if the weather had been perfect. >> radical self-reliance is part of burning man, and that's what we do. we prepare. we prepare for the worst that possibly could happen. and then this year it happened. we spoke with a volunteer nurse who likes to highlight the positive side things like this camp back here does fish. >> they serve for soup all day long. so people are lining up there for soup because it's actually pretty chilly out today. and they're hungry. so camps are feeding them. it is

very much of a bonding type situation and have made friends here that i will have hopefully for decades for the rest of my life in the south bay. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> beautiful rainbow there. well, it is a unique case of lost and found in fremont, a landmark that was cut in an act of vandalism has now been found and we are talking about the peaker pole, a special marker atop mission peak. hikers are known to take photos with it when they reach a summit. they say it has four faces showing you the direction of north and south. and it's covered in peeker holes so that you could see other iconic peaks around the bay. but there are still questions about who cut off half of that pole. >> this was premeditated. you need a specific tool to cut something like that down and you need to spend time to bring yourself up to 100ft over three miles. it's not a low effort

crime. >> the section that was removed has been found by park staff. the pole has stood atop mission peak since 1990. >> a shocking in for labor day festivities for students in wisconsin on a pier packed with dozens of people just collapsed suddenly and it sent everyone plunging into a lake. jobina is tracking the situation from the live desk. jobina. >> thank you. carmassi 80 people were packed onto this pier that's at a lake on the campus of the university of wisconsin in madison when it collapsed yesterday afternoon, at least 20 people were hurt. one was taken to a local hospital. wreckage can be seen floating in the lake after the collapse. the city of madison fire department performed underwater searches confirming no one else was trapped or drowned. >> the fire department came and was like, you have to get off the dock. you can't walk back on the dock. it might collapse. so we were kind of like swimming with our phones in the air. like we don't want to get them wet. but definitely scary. i was shaking for a while, but feeling

better now. the pier on lake mendota was scheduled to be removed today for the end of the summer season. >> in a statement, uw madison says the area was not staffed by lifeguards and the time at the time of the collapse and they are planning to investigate exactly what happened there. gloria. >> all right. jobina, thank you so much. i was just on that campus a month ago. well, partially submerged tugboat is leaking oil into the sacramento-san joaquin river delta, northwest of stockton. the california department of fish and wildlife says that the oil and diesel are spilling into a protected wildlife area. they say several agencies are developing a plan to remove the boat and clean up the oil wildlife officials say the early response has prevented any major impact. >> they're developing a salvage plan right now to get a contractor out there to remove the vessel, remove the threat. >> and so at this point, we've been really fortunate that that no wildlife or plant species have been impacted. >> the san joaquin sheriff's office says a spill was not intentional and it's possible for older vessels in the water

to start leaking. >> california driver's licenses are going digital. the dmv just released a digital wallet app that allows you to upload your license and just keep it on your phone. right now, it's a pilot program and it's limited to the first million and a half people who sign up some airports will accept the mobile license, including sfo and lax for now, you should still have your physical license with you if you have any dealings with the police or any other government agency. i like that idea. remembering steve harwell, the former frontman of smash mouth making his mark on the bay area, preventing an opioid overdose, the life saving drug narcan available over the counter this week. >> how much is expected to cost ? but first, let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist drew tuma. good morning, drew. >> hey, good morning. and we are in store for a day that has a lot of sunshine and temperatures that are mild. here's live. doppler seven along with satellite. we're still tracking our jet stream where you can see this dip, this trough that

continues to sit across the west coast and it will create comfortable temperatures today. but it's also allowing each morning to have our marine layer redevelop and also bring about no excessive heat over the coming days. here's a live look outside from our sfo camera. you can see that marine layer, the top of it is right here. so it's pretty shallow this morning when it comes to our air quality. for the most part, we are good to go. a lot of green on the board, especially later this week. and we're finding fresh air overhead for the most part this morning. here's future weather. let's go hour by hour, very patchy fog out there. breaks down pretty quick this morning. a lot faster hour than yesterday. and that will lead to a bit of a warmer afternoon compared to the holiday on monday, we'll find temperatures and our warmest spots in the mid and upper 80s, inland 60s and 70s. for the most part around the bay shoreline, up to 68in the city today with afternoon sunshine, a very comfortable 74 in oakland, 81in san jose, which is a little bit warmer than we were yesterday with a lot of sunshine. 85 in santa rosa are warm spots inland, 86. antioch, the same in concord and in livermore.

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failure at age 56, according to the band's manager. >> it's sad. it's very young. it's a bummer. >> well, we remembered with a guy who made some really great music. music that dates back to 1994, when harwell co-founded the band smash mouth in san jose . >> they were first recognized after a demo of their song played on kome locally in the south bay. from there, the band rose to fame thanks to their 1999 triple platinum album astro lounge, featuring a cover of i'm a believer and hit single all star. hey, now you're an all star. >> get your game on. go play. >> the band took to instagram to remember their former lead singer, saying steve harwell was an american original, a truly larger than life character who shot up into the sky like a roman candle. steve should be remembered for his unwavering focus and impassioned determination to reach the heights of pop stardom. >> he wanted to be the guy with the mic that was having more fun than anybody else, and i really think that translated we haven't had a lot of big bands, and i think this smash mouth legitimately, he must be hailed

as the second biggest san jose band of all time record shops like this 1st may be on short supply, but streetlight records in san jose remains a very special spot in the early 2000. >> harwell and smash mouth filmed a music video here in two decades later, fans bought all of the south bay band cds on sale. >> i just thought, you know, that i'll have something to remember. >> steve by pamela adkins remained a family friend of harwell's until his passing and despite his recent struggles with alcohol and drug use, she wants him to be remembered as the man she knew he was. >> he was a really good person. he was. he was kind. he was generous. he loved people. he i mean, he always was laughing and jumping around. we will definitely miss steve. >> steve harwell remembered at age 56in san jose. dustin dawsey, abc seven news. the first over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote is expected to hit shelves this week. >> narcan will have a retail price of $45 a carton, and each carton has two doses in it. now,

this will be available at walgreens, rite aid, walmart, cvs. the fda approved over-the-counter sales back in march. in response to the opioid overdose crisis. >> as happy belated birthday, google, the global internet search engine turned 25 years old on monday. google started as a research project by stanford doctoral students in the late 1990s. a study says that 38% of searches involve people, celebrities or politicians, as 27% involves tech products and 15% of searches are about sporting events. the most searched item on google, the world cup as of august, google holds about 92% of the market share for internet search engines. and now let's talk about social media. it isn't just for young people anymore. senior citizens also can't seem to get enough of it. >> a new survey looked at how much time is being spent on facebook, youtube and instagram and it found out that most

senior citizens spend about 300 hours a year on social media. so that's about 50 minutes a day. most say they do it to kill time. others say they like to go on facebook, reconnect with friends and stay in touch with loved ones. the survey was conducted by one poll and commissioned by clear match medicare. it also found nearly 4 in 10 have even made a new friend on social media. i like this. >> yeah, that's cute. i might be a little worried about the new friend. oh, right. okay. now you know, how do. how do we know? but the other thing sound wonderful. yes. yeah. posting all the pictures of all the. you know, i know it's a great way to stay connected. >> yeah, yeah. >> reconnect. we all love our social media, right? no matter what age, it seems. >> like i said, i do feel like i don't know if older people in people's lives do this, but they will like comment either on everything or also comment on something that you should have called me for. like, hey, cousin jojo is in the hospital, call

me. you could have called me. yeah, we didn't need a comment that not realizing it, everybody's picture. >> yeah. >> up like your dog. yes yes, my dog. >> the phone number. no true. >> it's okay. do what you want to do. >> do it. yeah, do it. yeah, do. >> everything's fine. it's fine. >> outside this morning we have patchy fog. we'll be in store for a day that is filled with sunshine. really comfortable temperature. so the steady pattern of morning fog to sun continues for the rest of the week with some comfortable temperatures heading into the weekend. we start to warm up inland. but we're not talking anything intense. we'll just see 90s return on the forecast. we'll show you that and the seven day in one second air quality, all the green dots. we are good to go. we are breathing just easy today with fresh air overhead. here's future weather. watch the timestamp. you can see as we head into the afternoon. that cloud cover is just along the immediate coastline with sunshine everywhere else. we'll go into the evening and overnight hours with our marine layer expanding some drizzle out there heading into wednesday

morning and then we'll pull that fog back to the coast again for afternoon sunshine and basically repeat that for thursday and friday as well. it's a very quiet pattern this week. highs today pretty close to average, about 78 in napa, 74 in oakland, 81. in san jose, 76 for san mateo. and palo alto, up to 68 in the city with afternoon sunshine. our warm spots mid 80s to about 90 degrees in fairfield this afternoon. tonight we'll see those clouds redevelop and temperatures dropping into the 50s now heading into the end of the week, we'll see those temperatures very close to average. and then we'll start to warm up just a little bit. it's minor on saturday and then on sunday is the warmest day we have on the seven day forecast. you can see a lot of 90 on the board. but again, this is nothing too far above average for this time of the year. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. there's that morning fog to sun the next seven days. steady pattern of temperatures through about friday and then we'll start to warm up over the weekend. the weekend is looking very nice with bright skies both saturday and sunday. jobina. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everyone. so big

difference today. check out the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights officially flipped on at 538. the backup is forming so get ready. the regular commute is back this tuesday. walnut creek. i'm bringing back 680 because you might be able to make out, but actually it's a little hard to see on this camera with all the lights coming in the northbound direction. but southbound, you're seeing a lot of brake lights because of a car that's unfortunately out of gas right around north main street, blocking the lane. tracy to dublin still around 47 minutes. so not too bad for that ride. giving you an overall view of the map. so far, only a few pockets of red. so you should not face too many delays at the moment at least, gloria. >> all right. thank you so much, jobina. a celebrity chef opening up two cafes in san francisco's union square. city leaders hope it will revitalize ties. the downtown area. >> and a new season for live with kelly and mark. what the couple is saying about working together on tv as mark enters his first full season as host. >> and let's get a live look

outside on this tuesday. pretty light on the roads still. of course, it is early. we'll get a check of your forecast and traffic coming up.

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where they can perform with names like souls of mischief, calm. this is a dream come true . >> 7500 free tickets got snapped up in just three days. the vip ticket sales helped to fund the behind the scenes jobs for streaming and podcasts, as well as security. oakland police and private security made sure this is a safe island event in the city and a nice way to spend the holiday. >> looks good. well, san francisco city leaders are partnering with a renowned chef to bring business to the downtown area. chef tyler florence will sign a three year lease with recreation and park department to open two cafes in union square's plaza. both will be called miller and lux provisions. one is located on stockton street, the other on powell street. city leaders say this will help san francisco's post-pandemic economy. >> our neighborhoods are booming, but our downtown has a 31% office vacancy rate and that is really going to take a while to chip away at both cafes will open in a few weeks.

>> and we know that there are a few different restaurants opening up. i'm actually doing a story tomorrow at 730 about another restaurant hoping to revitalize a neighborhood on the rooftop in san francisco. you'll find out tomorrow. okay we got options. well today, new episodes of live with kelly and mark return to abc seven and the new season features the now permanent fixture host mark consuelos. >> after more than 25 years of marriage, more than half a year as costars on live with kelly ripa and mark consuelos have found their groove. >> the job has not impacted the marriage much, but i think the marriage has impacted the job. what do you mean? i like the sociological experiment of it all. a married couple working. there are times we have discussions that we would ordinarily have at home, but there's safety in saying it in front of an audience of people. and so we're more willing to discuss things in front of the all of the witnesses, all of the

witnesses. >> live is entering its 36th season as the number one entertainment talk show. the new season of live with kelly and mark starts today. and you can watch the show every weekday at 9 a.m. right here on abc7. >> all right. now, so maybe a jog, maybe walking the dog. you could see we have that cloud cover for the next a couple of hours. it's patchy in spots but we'll find sunshine breaking out throughout the morning and into the afternoon with temperatures slowly rising through the 60s. right now we're in the low 50s to the low 60s. as you get out the door on this tuesday, here's a live look from walnut creek, just some patchy cloud cover up above. this is one of the areas that is pretty much starting out with generally clear skies, a blend of sun and clouds throughout the morning as we have our marine layer in spots. but it breaks down pretty fast, get a lot of sunshine this afternoon. today is warmer compared to the holiday yesterday by a few degrees mid 70s to the mid 80s away from the

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