howland has more on the new developments. >> that was the sound of a bomb squad safely disabling a suspected explosive. last wednesday, the santa clara county district attorney's office says it was found behind a mental health resource center called community solutions in san jose. but police only learned of this device after getting a bizarre call. >> the suspect had called police to report that he had planted an ied at a business. when officers arrived at the location, they located a suspicious device. >> sapd bomb squad and swat team responded to the call. a nearby elementary school, surrounding homes and businesses were evacuated. no one was hurt. it's still unclear if the device was legitimate. we know that the device was rendered safe. >> there are multiple components that make up an ied. those materials are still being tested in the lab only a few hours later on that same day, police found the suspect sitting in a car near the intersection of aborn road and ruby avenue.

>> this is where he was safely taken into custody. the 56 year old suspect, who we've chosen not to name until his arraignment, has an extensive criminal history, court records show he's been in a mental health diversion program since 2021, in connection to a different felony. police confirm his home in san jose was searched as far as, like any additional devices, none were located. >> but anything that seems suspicious was taken to the lab just for future testing. >> we asked about the suspect's motive, any connections to the nonprofit community solutions, and why he would report his own crime. >> those are questions that we're we want to know as well. so it's still part of the criminal investigation at this point. >> community solutions did not respond to our request for comment. the suspect is facing multiple charges, including possession of a destructive device. he was scheduled to be in court on tuesday, but the da's office says he's refusing to leave his jail cell. his hearing has been rescheduled for

thursday in san jose. lena howland abc seven news. >> some sad news the baby who fell out of a third story window in san francisco, has died. the 15 month old boy fell more than 20ft last wednesday from the top floor of an apartment building on mission street. rescuers had to break down part of a fence to reach the child. he was taken to a hospital but didn't survive. child protective services is investigating the incident. >> firefighters are mopping up a 25 acre fire in south san jose. this fire started just before 1230 this afternoon near santa teresa boulevard and bailey avenue. santa teresa boulevard was closed in both directions briefly, and people were evacuated from santa teresa county park. the san jose fire department had under control by 2 p.m. no reports of any damage or injuries. meanwhile, firefighters making a real push to try to prevent a wildfire in santa barbara county from spreading into nearby communities. crews used water drops overnight trying to prevent the lake fire from

growing significantly. right now, that wildfire has burned 26,000 acres. it's only 12% contained. more areas are now under evacuation orders. nearly 2500 firefighters are battling these flames and they face another day of 90 degree heat and strong winds here in the bay area. >> we're finally getting a break from the extreme heat we've had in some places for more than a week, but it's not going to last long. temperatures are only in the low to mid 80s today in our warmest locations, you can actually see the fog coming over the hills in this shot from mount diablo. let's get to abc seven's spencer christian for the latest on our conditions. hey spencer. >> hey, kristen. fog never looked more attractive than tha. we're certainly experiencing a more comfortable day today than we've had in quite some time right now. the highest temperature readings in the inland areas are in the 80s, where we've had triple digits for so long. here's a look at our heat wave calendar. you can see that we are in between heat waves. the seven day heat wave that spanned july second through the eighth yesterday, the break today, and then the next heat wave starts tomorrow. that will

last for three days. it's going to be pretty intense. so we are back with the advisories, advisories and warnings for the bay area, the heat advisory and the excessive heat warning. the warning is for our inland areas and the advisory is for other locations. and this is in effect or will be in effect from 11 a.m. tomorrow to 8 p.m. on friday. so just looking ahead to tomorrow's projected high temperatures, you can see they'll range from about 102 to 106 in the hottest locations. then on thursday, the hottest day in the forecast period, about 102 to nearly 110. so the heat is going to be with us for a while. be prepared. i'll have the full accuweather seven day forecast a little bit later. larry and kristen. >> all right, spencer, see you in a few minutes. as the bay area endures back to back heat waves, the consequences of climate change are really becoming more clear. the heat is costing us in terms of dollars. extreme heat has cost california billions of dollars over a decade this according to a new study. >> but experts say putting an actual dollar amount on the cost will help us do something about it going forward. abc7 news reporter ryan curry joins us live. from pleasant hill to

explain how this can help build a better bay area. ryan >> yeah. larry. christine. good afternoon. the excessive heat we saw over the 4th of july week broke records across the west. and we know over here in the east bay it was well over 100 degrees for a lot of that stretch. we're getting a break in the heat right now, but we know it's going to come back and yes, it's costing the state a lot of money and experts fear with climate change, it's only going to get more expensive. the bay area is bracing for more dangerous temperatures after a one day break from a long, deadly heat wave. >> the heat wave last week was officially eight days long, so it went from july 2nd to the ninth through the ninth, and it was the longest, duration excessive heat warning that the national weather service for the bay area had ever issued and now we know the economic damage of these heat events. >> california's department of insurance says between 2013 and 2022, extreme heat led to a $7.7 billion loss for businesses in

the state. >> having a number gets people focused on wow, this invisible silent thing is really costing us money, kathy baughman mcleod is part of the state climate insurance group. >> she says heat events create ripple effects that impact the entire state. >> heat affects the human body, our health. it slows us down. we have worker productivity impacts. you know, we make less money when we're slow and we make mistakes or get hurt in the report, heat events led up to $210 million in labor productivity losses. >> power outages cost up to $230 million and millions went into repairing infrastructure damaged by heat and wildfires. >> then there's the cost to business interruption, schools are closing, metro systems closed down. so people aren't getting to work, food systems are affected, supply chains are affected. >> and as climate change worsens, experts say these heat events will to. in the last 25 years or so, because of climate change, because of an ever of a

continuously warming planet, we have seen more frequent examples of extreme weather events. >> this report is, you know, just the tip of the spear. but such a critical piece of information at a critical time for policymakers, investors, everybody trying to understand how are we going to take on extreme heat? >> so what can we do to lower the impacts and bring that cost down? well, bob mcleod did tell me that we need to enact policies that get us away from fossil fuels, as well as enact policies that help our infrastructure, including adding more green space that will bring the cost down over time. but for now, reporting live in pleasant hill. ryan curry, abc seven news. all right, ryan, thank you. >> the last elephant in the bay area is about to get a new home. the oakland zoo announced this morning that osh is preparing to relocate more than 2000 miles away this fall. osh will call tennessee his new home. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez spoke with zookeepers

about really difficult decision to make that move. >> for two decades, osh, the elephant has been calling the oakland zoo home. but in the fall, the african elephant will move to a sanctuary in tennessee. the zoo says it's the best decision for his well-being so he can be around other elephants. >> so he's always been, a very brave elephant, you know, very interactive, which is part of the reason we know that he's going to do so well at the sanctuary, because he's a super confident individual, and he's always been one of our elephants. anytime we do new enrichment or give them a different space, you know, he's the first one to explore it and really want to figure out what it's all about. so we're really excited to see, you know, how he engages with his new habitat in tennessee. >> the 30 year old elephant weighs 15,000 pounds and is 11ft, two inches tall. he will be transported in this specially designed, air conditioned trailer for the 40 hour trip. he, like most of us osh enjoys a

good pool day. he also likes treats thrown in his mouth and playing with toys. the zoo doesn't have media plans to bring another elephant, and we don't think that that's the right choice to make right now. >> and you know, maybe there will be a future situation where there's large elephant space, but at this point, you know, this space is not enough for the elephant's social complexity that we think is necessary. and that's why we feel like the elephant sanctuary is going to give him, you know, that the space and the social complexity and the flexibility of their facility so that he'll have choices. >> the organization in defense of animals tells me they are grateful the oakland zoo is doing the right thing and leading the way by putting animal's needs first. osh has lived at the oakland zoo for 20 years, and they want to give everyone who loves him an opportunity to say goodbye. so you still have some time to come out and visit him in oakland. gloria rodriguez abc seven news

and the zoo is urging guests and followers to submit their oakland zoo elephant memories by emailing photos and videos of the elephants throughout the years to webb at oakland zoo. >> dot org. >> we're getting our first look at the two giant pandas who now call the san diego zoo home. the zoo says the pandas are acclimating well in a private habitat, so visitors won't be able to see them for several weeks. chinese experts are working with the zoo to get the dietary needs and preferences of the pandas. they provided fresh bamboo and even created a local adaptation of a traditional chinese bun called panda bread for them. the san francisco zoo is expected to get two pandas next year, but it still needs money for major upgrades to the zoo to be able to accommodate them. >> guys are cute. very cute. all right. coming up on abc seven news at four, san francisco's effort to clean up tents means a lot of items left behind. >> today, we'll take you inside the place where all that

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summer. bart is short nearly $6 billion to complete the long awaited san jose extension from berryessa to santa clara. south bay residents already approved three ballot initiatives to raise the other half of the $12 billion cost. >> imagine a seamless transit system connecting our entire bay area. for years, we've dreamed of this. now we're on the cusp of making it a reality. >> vta has already started the prep work on the santa clara station, but needs the federal funds for the downtown san jose portion, which would go underground. the funds will also expand diridon station to include bart and to electrify caltrain on the peninsula. >> a pop up fine dining experience that was set to come to the town of hillsboro's iconic flintstone house is no longer happening. it comes after the abc7 news i-team learned that the town issued a letter to the property owner, raising concerns about code violations. abc seven news reporter stephanie sierra joins us live to explain. steph. >> yes, kristen, you may have

seen that special omakase sushi experience that went viral on social media. diners in the flintstone house were reserved for this friday, july 12th, and the owner says the seatings were fully booked through the end of the month. but now refunds are on the way after concerns over those zoning violations. what could be better than visiting the iconic hillsboro flintstone house? how about eating sushi flown in from japan, prepared by michelin chefs? that was the business venture of shawn fang, owner of stone age omakase. he's the grandson of flintstone property owner florence fang. but that dream is currently on pause. according to this letter from the town of hillsboro, the property is located within a single family residential zone. restaurants and other commercial uses are not permitted in a residential zone, even on a temporary basis. >> so after some looking into it, they sent a letter off uh- to the resident, essentially stating that it appears to be

outside of our zoning ordinance. >> was there any communication from the fang family about pursuing a catering business in the flintstone home? >> no, i did not receive any pre notification of it. so again, i kind of learned about it in the same way that most of us did through seeing about it on social media. >> after abc seven contacted john fang monday evening, stone age omakase made this post on instagram saying quote, we would like to inform our valued clients and supporters that due to concerns raised by the city of hillsboro, we have temporarily paused our catering operations at this location. fang was unable available for an interview, but texted me, we think hillsboro is wrong, but we respect them and don't want to fight with them. therefore, we are refunding reservations and are looking for other venues. there will be more to come soon. >> you know, we certainly see catering events and those are fine in town. we have many private uh- events that are catered at the town, but this is the first time where i've seen, what it looks to be an attempt

to open up a restaurant within the town. >> fang also told the i-team, we aren't a restaurant. we are a catering company specializing in home okc, bringing michelin starred chefs to create omakase experiences in private homes. unfortunately, we have been incorrectly classified as a restaurant, which has led to this misunderstanding. >> businesses in general are not allowed in hillsboro to run a commercial operation out of your out of a home. >> while it's unclear what the next step will be, both parties are willing to collaborate. fang told us. we look forward to working with the city to resolve this issue and resume offering our unique culinary experiences to our clients. >> i welcome their ideas. i think we're pretty open to having any conversations that the family or the people putting this on want to have. i mean, our intent isn't to keep people from doing things on their private property. it's just to make sure that everybody is enjoying their own private property without kind of infringing on other people. >> now, doug davis added, if there's some creative ways to

make this work, the city, along with the legal and code enforcement teams, look forward to hearing from the flintstone owners. so larry and kristen, it appears the omakase now referred as home okc in this case may get a second life, one that's in compliance with the city. yeah. >> so interesting. yeah, they've never had any commercial activity retail store business. so home is kind of a new twist i love the name. >> yeah. all right attorney weather we're going to have like triple digit heat here. but i heard a story in las vegas that doctors in emergency rooms are seeing patients who've got second degree burns because the sidewalk is 160 degrees in some places. can you imagine that temperature was 120? >> yeah. the sidewalk. yeah spencer, that is just crazy. >> it's unbearable heat in fact, heat kills more people nationally each year than any other weather related cause. so he can be dangerous. and we are getting such a nice break from the heat today. we're loving it. here's a look at live doppler seven and the satellite. you can

see the marine layer is there, it's active and it's doing its cooling thing. and it's also associated with a rather brisk onshore flow. we have wind speeds right now. gusts in fact up to 31mph at oakland, 28mph at sfo. and most locations are several degrees cooler right now than at this time yesterday. so let's move along and take a look from mount tam and you see the fog still pushing through the golden gate out over the bay. temperature readings right now in the in the city 64 degrees 71 at oakland, 73 at hayward, san jose 7974. redwood city, 63 at half moon bay. and another view of the fog at the golden gate. other temperature readings right now looking up north mid to upper 70s at santa rosa, petaluma and napa. 87 at concord and livermore. 88 at fairfield. and let's check out our forecast headlines. so we had this single day heat relief today with temperatures near average. then we have an intense heat wave returning tomorrow. heat advisories and excessive heat warnings in effect wednesday morning through friday evening.

and then over the weekend look for sunny skies and temperatures falling back into a more average range for this time of the year. this is a look at our heat alerts for most locations near the coast and the bay, and even into some of our inland areas. it's a heat advisory. it's an excessive heat warning for many of our inland areas. and again, going into effect 11 a.m. tomorrow and in effect until 8 p.m. on friday. so the forecast animation shows the marine layer pushing across the bay and locally inland overnight, giving us some nice cooling. it'll retreat quickly tomorrow as we'll start to heat up very quickly as well. overnight lows will be generally in the mid to upper 50s and highs tomorrow uh- low to mid 60s at the coast, low to mid 80s around the bay shoreline and once again back into the triple digits inland. 102 at concord 103 fairfield 104 at antioch. it's going to be a spare the air day tomorrow, as well as an increase in ozone is responsible for this spray of the air alert. so look for poor air quality tomorrow in the inland east bay and in the santa clara valley, and moderate just about everywhere else. on we go to the accuweather seven day

forecast, and we have three days of triple digit heat in our inland areas coming our way on wednesday, thursday and friday. saturday the heat eases just a bit, but we'll still have highs in the mid to upper 90s inland. then there will be further cooling uh- on sunday and as we get into early next week, a sort of a steady pattern of temperatures in a seasonal range of low to mid 90s inland, 70s around the bay and low 60s on the coast. >> all right, we'll get through it. >> can't get here fast enough.

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premier microelectronics exhibition and conference, is now underway at moscone center. more than 10,000 people will be attending the three day event. it's expected to generate nearly $17 million in economic impact. >> tracking the recovery of downtown san francisco certainly part of our work here at abc seven as we try to build a better bay area. our mission also includes following updates on how the city is tackling homelessness in a federal appeals court. has cleared the way for san francisco to sweep homeless encampments without first making sure that people have other housing. >> today we got a look at the public works operation, yard, where the city stores, the items that they are collecting. abc seven news reporter luz pena joins us now with the story. luis. >> yeah. the caveat is that san

francisco has to allow residents to recover any personal property that is collected during the sweeps. today we got to see firsthand where the city is storing these items and their process. reporter this is where all the items collected during sweeps of san francisco encampments. >> and this is this contains all the items brought in the month of june. >> we looked inside with edgar garcia. the operations supervisor for public works. his team is in charge of storing and documenting items. >> this one says it was picked up from 1250 one third street, cross street, china basin. it has the tag number 36, the color. they're all separated by a different tag color. and every month has a different color. >> after every encampment sweep, the city street crews leave a note with information on where to collect the items. >> they take a picture out in the field or out at the police station showing what was picked up, and they also take a picture of it in the container, showing that it was brought back to the

yard. they usually walk up to the front gate. the security guard gets their information, calls us. >> people have three months to retrieve their belongings. >> 90 days is better than no days. >> in december of 2022, a court required san francisco to follow its own policies by offering shelter before citing or arresting people for not moving their things off the streets. on monday, that part of the injunction was lifted, so with the sweeps poised to resume, dpw is ready to continue storing anything collected. the coalition on homelessness is concerned about the latest decision. >> currently, homeless people are already under attack and the latest rulings will just exacerbate that, i think it's common sense that if you have your belongings seized or destroyed, that you're losing a part of your humanity during that process. >> even with legal challenges, san francisco has increased encampment sweeps in 2023, records show. the city's team moved more than 1500 people from encampments to shelters, a 22%

increase from the year before, which helped reduce tents on the streets by 17% in the last quarter of 2023. and do people normally come and collect their items? yes how often, >> it's hard to give an actual count, but i'd say at least maybe 25% of the time they actually come back and get their stuff. >> according to garcia, they frequently store items for more than three months. after the 90 days, what do you do with the items? >> we dispose of them. what does that mean, we send them over to the dump. we don't know. you know what can be inside of those backpacks? so for safety purposes, we dispose of them. >> and to collect items, people have to physically go to the public works yard and show their i.d. along with the tag left behind by the city in the area where the items were collected. something you know, in many cases, this is everything that people own and they have to go and try to collect them. >> yeah, but if 25% are showing up, that means 75% are not and

their belongings are gone. >> it's a huge gap. it's definitely something that they're struggling with. people are not going and collecting their items either because transportation or because they don't know where to go. right. >> thank you. luz. yeah. all right. >> south bay water officials are meeting as we speak over a plan to clear homeless encampments around rivers and creeks, specifically, a dozens of peopl, including many santa clara valley water district employees have spoken out at a board meeting this afternoon about the dangers of working around these encampments. and workers say they've been threatened. some people have been coming at them with machetes while they try to do flood protection work around waterways. >> we've seen security advisories about people throwing rocks, hypodermic needles stuck near locks, and aggressive individuals and dogs. we're seeing more frequent advisory about weapons. >> the ordinance does not criminalize homelessness, but it does authorize law enforcement to clear encampments. if people choose not to leave voluntarily. >> a hectic day for democrats with new reaction from

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president or call for him to step aside. abc news reporter perry russom has more on a very fluid situation. >> tonight, president biden planning to meet with democratic mayors. his latest effort to rally support after yesterday writing a letter to congressional democrats calling in to msnbc, speaking with donors and meeting with the congressional black caucus. >> we are riding with biden this morning, congressional democrats meeting behind closed doors, discussing the party's future. >> he just has to step down because he can't win. >> after the meeting, lawmakers asked if they're on the same page. >> they aren't even in the same book. >> we are unified. that's all i can say. >> congressman jerry nadler, who sources say on sunday said biden should drop out, apparently flipping his support today. only he can withdraw. >> he's made it very clear that he won't. and that's the end of the senate democrats now being asked about biden's candidacy. >> president biden has been a really excellent president. he had a bad debate. we have to take the concerns that were that have emerged since the debate

very seriously. >> during a financial hearing on capitol hill, treasury secretary janet yellen questioned about the president as a cabinet secretary, have you noticed any mental or cognitive decline in any of these meetings? >> the president is extremely effective in the meetings that i've been in with him. madam secretary, have there been any discussions among cabinet secretaries about invoking the 25th amendment? >> no. republican house speaker mike johnson accusing the democrats of covering up biden's mental acuity. >> they misled the american people. and this is dangerous. >> and today we are learning about a navy sailor who was punished for trying to access president biden's medical records. the navy says this happened back in february and at no point was the president's personal information compromised. perry russom abc news, washington. >> vice president kamala harris traveled to las vegas today looking to drum up support in the important swing state polls in nevada. across the board show

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saying, no, it's not. 32% of adults say they have little or no confidence in higher education. this is according to a new poll by gallup and the lumina foundation. just 36% say they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence. in addition, colleges are seeing declines in enrollment, and one big reason for that is the high cost of tuition leading to a student debt crisis. there's a few issues here. one of them is, is that costs have just exploded in recent. it's nuts. i mean, kids can graduate and suddenly they have to pay off $250,000 in loans. that's that's just not it's not fair. >> it's punishing. it's not fair. look when all of us went to school, it was a lot cheaper. i think i went to a major university, as many of you did, or all of you did. and i think the tuition was $450. $500 is nothing when we went to school. >> yeah. >> so that's all changed dramatically. i've had a lot of conversations with this with my youngest brother, who is a director of admissions as well as communications for a small college, and they're actually up this year. but he talks a lot

about the problems that colleges are having, and it is the debt issue. and no guarantee that you're going to come out and make the kind of salary that will help you pay off that debt. >> just the other component to this is that the drop in confidence is much greater amongst republicans, and there is a component of fearing going to college, especially for your four year university, you know, you might be indoctrinated with ideology, right, versus a community college or a trade school, which is just all about, whatever you're learning. >> yeah, i see many college aged people, though, who can be easily indoctrinated. >> yeah, that's true too. >> you've been trying. >> yeah. >> all right. we're learning today about the winner of the world's first ai beauty pageant, a computer generated moroccan influencer won the top prize. her name is kenza lele. the announcement posted on instagram, says, i'm incredibly grateful for this opportunity to represent ai creators and to advocate passionately for the positive impact of artificial intelligence. the team behind kenza beat 1500 other computer

generated women to claim that $13,000 prize. >> so wait a minute, chris. so she's totally fake. this is. yeah. okay. that's you know what's really frustrating is i was hoping to win this, but there's a whole you know, gender. >> there was a gender issue. and also i can't make my own ai character, so it's just it didn't work. i tried, dan, i tried so hard. >> where did the prize money come from? what's the source of the prize money? >> i don't know, and what i mean, does this. was there a talent competition? yeah right. the interview questions. what exactly is this comprised of? >> yeah, yeah, it's probably chatgpt that sponsored it or something. >> you know, dan, i twirled a baton in case i was, you know, i was this this close. >> and you're an aspiring fire dancer. >> well, that is that is actually true. i know a key word there. aspiring. >> you know, it's all part and parcel to this, >> you know, where ai is going. more and more, we're going to see this kind of thing, and they're going to be hosts and, and personalities that aren't

even real. >> people don't, don't, don't say newscasters officially. no, no, no, there are no fake personalities out there already. >> so. >> all right. you've heard of the honeymoon? maybe even the babymoon. now couples are falling in love with the early moon. this is pre-wedding. so couples take a trip together before making the trip formally down the aisle. and they say it's a great way to reconnect, unwind, and take a little bit of the pressure. take that pressure off before their wedding day. i mean, in theory, it sounds fine, except the weddings these days are so expensive. it's kind of like going back to the college education. where are you going to go? like down the block, because you don't want to spend money on the pre-wedding attack on morgues? no, i mean, it's just okay. i mean, i don't know, kristen, what do you think? >> i think if you're an influencer and can get the companies to pay for it, then you can. >> okay. >> but for the rest of us, yeah, that's another expensive trip. >> i've never had that kind of

influence. any company. but it's a good idea, though i get it these days, though. >> i know a lot of young people getting married at this time in their lives, and it especially with the costs these days and the challenges of getting venues, it's not. again, it's not like when we got married, it it's stressful. it's probably more stressful than it's ever been. >> i know one thing i like about this idea, though, is if you can take a trip together without arguing and tearing each other apart, then maybe you are meant for marriage. >> you know, that gives you presumably you you figured that out before one of you said yes, yes, yes, yes. yeah. all right. just a thought. >> just a thought. taco bell, here's another thought. wants to give its fans a taste of retirement. on august 17th and 18th, the chain will open the cantinas in san diego. it's billed as a retirement community for anyone seeking a leisurely lifestyle and early bedtime. there will be pickleball, golf, afternoon aerobics and more. it will be open exclusively to taco bell rewards members. don't worry, it's free to join. you just have to be 21 years old. both weekend memberships and

single day passes are available. they go on sale next week? >> okay, well, spencer, this retirement retirement village. >> yeah, yeah. >> no, no. did you say you have to be 21 years old? just 21. yeah. that's it. >> that's a retirement village. >> yeah. >> oh, you're going to love the young people, spencer. >> exactly. >> well, these days with the tech crowd, they're retiring earlier and earlier. >> yeah, i know, i wish i could retire at 21. i don't get the concept, though. >> it's the concept is strange. i mean, can i get there and go, hey, what if i want a hamburger? can i get a hamburger? or i have to have taco bell? >> yeah, yeah, 24 seven down 24. but you think this is really ever going to get built? like, i mean, they're going to do this. yeah. it's a great story for us to talk about. but i can't imagine you know it's just a strange concept. >> why taco bell why this? where's the synergy? i don't get it. >> maybe mcdonald's wasn't interested. i don't know, maybe i don't know. it's a weird idea.

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intense heat. abc's alison kosik has more on the storm damage from sergeant texas, where a dangerous storm surge washed out roads to flash flooding in houston. >> barrels swept through texas, making landfall as a category one hurricane. the storm leaving widespread damage to businesses, including the roof at nrg stadium in houston and to homes. a massive tree crashing on d. stephen's house. >> this is the first time that it's actually hit close to home. it's overwhelming. >> at least six people in texas were killed by fallen trees or by drowning barrels, torrential rains and powerful winds, leaving more than 2 million customers without power across texas. floodwaters rushed through the streets across harris county in houston alone, firefighters carrying out dozens of high water rescues. >> the water was going up quickly and it was raining hard. thank god they came pretty fast.

>> the storm spawning more than a dozen reported tornadoes in texas, arkansas and louisiana, where a woman was killed by a falling tree as the remnants of beryl moved northeast. a flood watch has been issued from arkansas to michigan, putting millions on alert. some areas today could see up to a half foot of rain that could cause flash flooding. in galveston, the mayor warning it could be two weeks before some people get their power back. feels like temperatures in coming days are expected to approach 100 degrees. president biden called the mayor of houston today and expressed his condolences for the loss of life because of the hurricane. across the country, more than 150 million people over two dozen states are under heat alerts for some areas from miami to philadelphia. if you factor in the humidity, it could feel like it's up to 105 degrees. alison kosik, abc news, new york. >> and this hurricane is acting somewhat unusually in terms of

its path. >> yeah. let's talk to spencer more about that. spencer. >> yeah. well, one of the interesting features about beryl is that it was a category five hurricane at one time in the caribbean, and after making landfall and pounding areas like jamaica, it weakened to tropical storm intensity. but then it reformed or re-intensified in the gulf of mexico. that's not unheard of for a storm to do that, but we'll see that happening more frequently now that the water is all around. the globe are warming now, let's take a look at our heat alerts here in the bay area. starting tomorrow morning at 8:00, at 11:00 and into friday evening, 8 p.m, we will have a heat advisory in effect for all of our areas near the coast and bay, and even reaching into some inland areas and in excessive excessive heat warning for most of our inland areas. so the heat is returning. but first, we get this refreshing break overnight with a low temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 50s, and we'll feel a little bit of that marine influence. but then tomorrow look for triple digit temperatures in our inland areas once again, anywhere from 101 at morgan hill to 104 at antioch to 103 up at lakeport. and we'll

see upper 80s to low 90s around the bay shoreline. and that will be our pattern for the next several days. thursday will probably be the hottest day in the forecast period, with high temperatures up to about 108 or maybe even higher friday a triple digits again. but on saturday we'll see that heat easing just a little bit. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. inland highs drop back into the 90s on saturday and the lower to mid 90s on sunday, monday and tuesday. still quite warm, but not the unbearable triple digit heat that we'll see. the next three days. larry and kristen. >> all right. thank you spencer san francisco celebrating a new sculpture outside the ferry building. it's a nine foot tall bronze work showing a young black woman in jogging clothes. the san francisco arts commission says the work is meant to symbolize inclusion and the power of being seen. they placed it along the embarcadero so both tourists and locals will see it regularly. >> the fact that we have a black woman that is larger than life, standing as a representation of art and culture in san francisco makes me feel appreciated. it

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golden bachelorette to earth, wind and fire. entertainment reporter george pennacchio has more on who we'll see from the show's host, steve harvey. >> shaq is coming back. sherri shepherd is on the show. ne-yo is on the show. uh- the cast of 911 is on the show. name an accent you fake at the bar to

attract women. >> steve harvey is happy to be back behind the podium, hosting another batch of his famous friends for another season of celebrity family feud. the series is celebrating 50 years on television, and its 100th episode on abc, with a special that looks back at some fan favorite moments. >> you know, it's more than just a game about a survey. you know it's a game about relationship between a host and the and the contestant. i just try to keep it fun, man. i turn it from a game show to a comedy show. >> harvey has his own theory about why this show itself has resonated for so many years. we made it to family feud. >> i think for the common man to be able to sit there and watch these successful, famous, oftentimes rich people say the dumbest stuff you've ever heard. i mean, you sit up there and you

go, wow, okay, so money doesn't make you have sense. no, it doesn't. >> and as for why he's become a favorite with the fans, it's people. >> the people decide who becomes a star. it's not you. and that's been my strong suit and my appeal for this show over the years. i appeal to the common man and i make sure we never lose that. >> george pennacchio for abc seven news. >> i got to get that steve harvey suit. uh- watch family feud decades of laughs starting at 8:00 tonight here on abc seven, followed by back to back episodes of celebrity family feud. and then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. a reminder abc seven news now streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. also, also, this is important. keep the app handy as the bay area's next heatwave moves in tomorrow. we're talking about triple digit temperatures. stay up to date on the latest forecast with the

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