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afternoon, i'm kristen sze. let's get right to developing news. the deadline has passed for people living in rvs near the san francisco zoo to move, and they did, but not far. today, the rv residents are pretty much gone from zoo road. the city asked them to move by midnight or risk being towed. we found some living on streets nearby, including one family on vidal street. it's the second move this month for the people living in these rvs, with no real solutions from the city, leaving some families moving from spot to spot. >> a lot of stress, i would say, is kind of the main, the main feeling, not knowing where to go. a lot of uncertainty, i think some of the families that have a possibility of housing are really, you know, the families that are getting offered housing, of course, are excited about that. but then also really freaked out because they don't have anywhere to go in the meantime. >> the city says it's helped 23 households move into long term housing over the past several months. an additional 20 rv residents agreed to enroll in

various housing programs. some, though, have refused offers of housing, but others are waiting to hear back about housing subsidies, which can take up to 90 days. those who get a housing subsidy pay approximately 30% of their income toward rent, and the program pays the difference. the rental assistance would be, for about two years, a $20 billion housing bond set to go before california voters is being pulled off the ballot. the bay area housing finance authority decided to pull the measure because of what they say is dwindling support by voters for new taxes. the bond would have been the largest of its kind. the money was intended to fund the construction and maintenance of subsidized housing across the region, and would have been paid for with an increase in property taxes. san francisco hopes half $1 million in grants will help bring the night life back to downtown. 14 entertainment businesses and neighborhood organizations will receive grants up to $50,000. you can see some of the businesses involved here. the money will go toward concert pop

ups, theater performances, drag shows, street parties and more. programing is slated to launch later this month. inflation eased slightly once again in july, likely keeping the federal reserve on track to cut interest rates. it's the first time overall inflation has come below 3% since march of 2021. abc news reporter reena roy has more on what this could mean for your budget. >> a new report out from the labor department shows inflation eased slightly in july, with prices up 2.9% year over year, better than economists expected, and the smallest 12 month increase since march of 2021. >> that is a significant improvement. getting below that 3% marker shows that there is this, this this trend of inflation cooling that prices aren't going up as fast as they were. core inflation, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.2% for the month and 3.2% for the year, in line with expectations. >> prices for housing up 0.4%

from last month, accounting for nearly 90% of the monthly increase in this report. >> the hands down biggest increase came from housing. 90% of the increase in cpi came from shelter, which mostly includes rent. so that is one of the areas we have seen. prices do continue to go up on a monthly basis. >> inflation has slowed for five consecutive months, reversing a surge in prices that have been impacting american wallets. grocery prices rose 0.1%. used cars and trucks, airline fares and clothing decreased, while price increases have cooled significantly from a peak of more than 9%. inflation remains almost a percentage point higher than the fed's target rate of 2%. still, this report signals a good chance of a rate cut next month, which would be the first in over four years that would, of course, make it cheaper to borrow money for your credit card. >> take out a new car loan, a new home loan that would be much needed relief. >> this latest inflation data

will no doubt help ease pressure on consumers dealing with these high prices. yet despite the ongoing slowdown, consumer prices are still about 20% higher than three years ago. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> now let's get a check of the accuweather forecast with abc seven news meteorologist drew tuma. >> here's a look at future weather as we warm up over the next couple of hours inland. by 4 p.m, we're in the upper 80s lower 90s in our warmest cities. a lot of 70s around the bay shoreline and then along the coast. it's a mix of fog and sunshine and temperatures in the 60s. so highs today in our microclimates. let's start in the south bay for you. sunny skies here a little breezy this afternoon. 84 in san jose, 88 in gilroy, 78, in cupertino. along the coast will stay in the 60s. but as you head toward the bay shoreline. redwood city, 79, menlo park 74. the same in mountain view. about 73, in san mateo. light breeze out there now across the city. those winds will pick up this afternoon. we'll find temperatures mainly in the 60s, which is pretty much where we should be for this time

of the year. 70 in stinson beach today, but warmer as you hop across into novato at 8590. in sonoma, 92 in calistoga, about 83. the high in vallejo, the east bay. it is bright out there. it only gets warmer as we head into the afternoon. 74 in richmond, 76 union city, castro valley, close to 80 degrees and then inland. we will get into the mid 80s if not lower 90s, which is about 2 or 3 degrees warmer than we were yesterday afternoon. overnight. tonight we will find cloudy conditions along the coast, likely some coastal drizzle as well. the fog gets pretty patchy around the bay shoreline. we will see temperatures mainly dipping into the low 50s and the low 60s as we head into thursday. now the accuweather seven day forecast will show you it's a pretty steady pattern as we head through friday morning. clouds afternoon sunshine, temperatures slightly above average. then to kick off the weekend, cooler air moves in here and those temperatures do dip a little bit below average with some stronger breezes both saturday and sunday. but then we'll reverse that trend. find some warmer

weather arriving, less fog monday and tuesday, and those numbers back into the 90s and our warmest areas inland guys. >> all right drew, thanks so much. how will los angeles pull off the 2028 olympics and paralympic games? these are questions. and there are questions about venues for the games and what will happen to the city's homeless population. reporter josh haskell from our sister station in los angeles, has a look at how the city plans to make it happen. >> when los angeles mayor karen bass received the olympic flag during the paris closing ceremony sunday, and the flag made its way to los angeles, it was the clearest sign yet that in less than four years. july 14th, 2028. it's our turn. so how will los angeles pull off the 2028 olympic and paralympic games, which will feature 36 sports, the most ever and welcome approximately 10,500 olympians, 6000 paralympians and thousands of visitors from around the world for 17 days. >> this will be the most

important event in the world that billions of people will watch, and it's incumbent upon us to make sure we as a city, and we as a country are at our best. >> we need our city to be so much cleaner. we obviously need to deal with homelessness. i would love to see the graffiti changed into murals, so i think about the world coming here and i think about the challenges and the business community, and especially all smaller businesses that struggled with covid. >> the olympic events will take place across l.a. county, which has an estimated homeless population of over 70,000 people. former los angeles city council member mike bonin is concerned l.a. will follow paris and move the homeless outside the city. during the games, paris moved people into bordeaux and to other cities around the country. >> here, you know, we're at great risk of that same thing happening. there's going to be intense pressure from some of the civic elites and the folks behind la 28 to just move everybody out of all of los angeles. they're not going to want people internationally to

actually see homelessness. there is no chance, no chance at all that the modernization of lax would be done by 2028 if it weren't for the olympics. right? so if we can do it for lax, we can certainly do it for homelessness. >> we need to put our focus on housing angelenos. and i don't know what the numbers are in paris, but you can't hide 70,000 people. >> our leaders see the games as a way to address those issues and leave a legacy that will benefit los angeles for decades to come. >> we are not changing our city to fit the olympics. the olympics are changing to fit our city. >> what that means is la 28 is a no build olympics existing facilities will be used to house the athletes and host competitions. some temporary venues will be constructed, but nothing from scratch and two events softball and canoe slalom will take place. more than 1000 miles away in oklahoma city. some critics say a no build olympics is good in theory, but

paris also aimed to be a no build olympics, and their budget doubled. the average olympics goes over by 172%. >> so if you look at the estimates of what it would take to host the olympics in los angeles, i think the initial budget was around 5 billion, which, you know, history would tell us. it would probably get up to seven, eight, 9 billion. however, a lot of those cost overruns are attributable to, you know, facility construction, which in a no bid olympics, you're not going to have. i'm worried to i have to make sure that the games do not hurt us financially. >> according to casey wasserman, chairman of la 2028, the olympic host committee is right where it needs to be financially. >> we are in a strong position as an organizing committee has ever been four years before an olympic games financially, and that's subject to two things. one, we have the best sports economy in the world, in the united states, and we have benefited from that. so we sit here today with more contracted revenue than paris will have in total. the city of la is not

giving us any money. the state of california is not giving us any money. our budget actually reimburses the city for all incremental expenses as opposed to a normal day in la versus the olympics. >> all right. that was reporter josh haskell. organizers say hosting an olympics is equivalent to putting on seven super bowls a day for 17 days. so a big job. all right. it's not highly unusual, of course, to spot a mountain lion while hiking in the bay area. but to see four mountain lions togethe. we'll talk to the mountain lion foundation about

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was running on a trail monday morning shared this video with us. he said he didn't hear them, but just suddenly saw them. we spoke with other hikers who have seen mountain lions before, but not a group or family of them. >> if i had been the one taking that video, i definitely would have been like, okay, that's a little that's a little scary there, i think it was kind of trippy because we just hiked that trail. and so kind of seeing where we had just been and then seeing the lions, that was that was kind of cool. >> experts say most of the time mountain lions are calm, quiet and elusive. so let's get some answers about recent mountain lion sightings and this one in particular. joining us live now is josh rosenow, director of policy and advocacy for the mountain lion foundation. josh, it's nice to have you on today. >> hi. nice to be here. >> yeah. so, you know, we were saying mountain lions are usually elusive and solitary. so is it rare for a group of four to hang out together, or is it just rare that a human has captured it on camera? >> it's pretty rare to see them all together like that. but a

mother mountain lion will care for her young for up to two years. and so a group of 2 or 3 young like that following mom around for, for quite a while until in some cases they're almost as big as as the mom is, is not uncommon in the wild, but but mountain lions are pretty good at hiding from people, so it's a lot rarer that we get the chance to see them like that. >> is there anything that's pushing them out of hiding, so to speak, in these hills regional parks where i know that's kind of their habitat. but like you say, they're usually hidden from view from us. >> they're they're doing exactly what what we want mountain lions to do. they're out there in the park, in the open space and away from away from folks backyards. and that's that's pretty much what we would expect. i gather this video was taken pretty early in the morning, which is also when you see them most active from sort of dusk to dawn, is their their favorite time, although they can be active anytime. yeah. and they were it sounds like they were

pretty far away 500 yards or so. so good distance, not not trying to be near people, just moving from one spot to another. >> got it. there hasn't been anything that scientists have noticed recently. have they? regarding whether climate change or any changes in our habitat or conditions or anything else that's man made had have influenced their behavior? >> so wildfires can definitely influence their behavior. they're they're mostly followin, following the deer that they, that they primarily feed on. so especially when there's a wildfire that, that changes the habitat they are going to move to follow the deer. and it can take a while until they they get back to where they want to be, you'll also they are definitely affected by road construction. they and by development into wild areas. so making sure that we're protecting those open spaces where where they and the deer can, can be safely away from people is definitely important for them. one mountain lion can have a home range of

female like that with a couple cubs can have have a home range that might be ten miles by ten miles. and so they they each each one animal needs just a lot of space to for itself. and they don't love crossing busy roads when they when they try to cross busy roads. it's unfortunately more common than we'd like that they get hit by cars. and so people, people even in a state like california where they're not hunted, are are the biggest single cause source of mortality for mountain lions. the most thing most likely to kill a mountain lion is being hit by a car eating rodenticides, or when mountain lions do wind up a little too close to people and there has to be a law enforcement response, right? >> meaning the mountain lion usually ends up the one being killed. right. but over the weekend, we also heard a mountain lion attacked and killed a pit bull in southern california. i wonder how often does that happen? >> it's pretty rare. i'd have to look back for the california

numbers, but it's especially as people move further out into wilderness areas, when and sometimes a lot of times, incidents like this. it varies a lot, but it can happen when people take pets on vacation with them. they go, they get an airbnb out in the in a wilderness area and have may not know all the ways to keep themselves and their pets safe, and but sometimes in, in the bay area and in the la area, you do have mountain lions that that are living pretty close to people because that's that's where people have built houses near, near their habitats. famously, p-22 was was right there in griffith park, until a year and a half ago when he got got so old and was was also getting close to some people who had chihuahuas and, veterinarians had to look into it and see what was going on. >> all right. well, in the

minute or so we have left, i would like to ask you how can we one minimize the chances for these encounters? and should there be an encounter, what are the tips you have to offer to people to keep they and their pets safe? and i guess the mountain lion safe as well. >> yeah, and that's that's the important thing to realize. it really does go both ways like that. a bad encounter like that, even even when a person and their pet walk away, could well wind up with a mountain lion, wind up getting killed as a result. so being being a little bit noisy on the trail, not not enough to annoy your other fellow hikers, but mountain lions for the most part, pretty much want to stay away from people, they want to stay away from pets. they they're they're the main thing they're looking for is deer. so the more that you are making it clear that you're not a deer out there on the trail, the more, the more likely it is that they may know that you're there. they may not be terribly far away, but they're not interested. it's not. you're not what they're looking for, the main places that something happens is when someone surprises a lion.

they're being walking. walking in the in the dusk or dawn. they're out, not being not being awfully noisy. maybe they've got headphones in and they're not paying attention to their surroundings the way that they might otherwise. and there's just a surprise interaction. and often in that case, being big and loud and scary, making it clear that you're a person, that you're not, that you're not prey, you're that you're more dangerous than and more more trouble than you're worth. and mountain lions are kind of scaredy cats and if you do that, almost always they're going to they're going to turn around and run away. they're looking they're looking for that excuse to, for you to, to make make yourself scary. and they'll clear out. >> and you want to make that effort both for your safety. and also mountain lions are protected, i think right here in california. so all right. josh rosenow, director of policy and advocacy for the mountain lion foundation, really great information. thank you. >> thanks so much for having me. >> help for hearing loss gets personal and goes high tech. up

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a bay area woman who has dealt with hearing loss most of her life, knows the frustration of wearing hearing aids that don't work well for the individual. so she took her training from uc berkeley bioengineering and stanford business school and created the first truly personalized hearing aids. it's called the concha sole, and it just got fda clearance for over-the-counter sales. joining us live now to talk about it is the founder of concha labs, amy lee. hi amy. good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> so you found a concha labs because of your personal journey with hearing loss. so tell us about that journey. i understand it started when you were really young, right? >> yeah, i personally was born with hearing loss, i'm actually really curious if, you know

people in your life with hearing loss, >> not anyone close. although i do have a friend's daughter who has dealt with it most of her life, and she wears a hearing aid. >> there's a lot of us who have. hearing loss in this world is something that we don't really like talking about, for me personally, hearing aids always sounded too loud or too quiet and just not right. and i will share a statistic when we interview thousands of people earlier this year, 80% of those who tried wearing hearing aids hated or disliked them because they didn't sound good, nearly half of people who purchased hearing aids, they stopped wearing them within six months to a year because the sound is just not personalized to us. and it's really frustrating, and so, it it took me a long, a lot of personal work to become more open about my hearing loss. so after, you know, graduating from my mba, i worked at a hearing aid company to see what i could do from a user's perspective, and actually, three things happened. so one, i realized that, the sheer magnitude of the

problem, over 1.5 billion people in this world have hearing loss, that's that's 1 in 5 people. and we were all hiding it from each other, it's so it's massively underserved. 80% of us with hearing loss don't wear hearing devices, i mean, billions of people have vision impairment, too. imagine if only 20% of people with vision impairment were lenses and 80% of us were walking around, not wearing anything. >> look, that's what's happening. so just to our viewers, those are not just gratuitous cute shots of you as a kid. you actually all that time had hearing issues and wore, you know, the hearing aids. so you set out, you founded concha labs and you wanted to create hearing aids that were more personalized to those of us who don't wear hearing aids and don't understand. what does that mean? because i used to think of it as just louder or quieter. right? but there's a lot more nuance. so can you explain what the concha sole does that makes it so that each individual, regardless of the level of their hearing loss or the particular

type, gets a good experience? and also there's this whole high tech using your phone to control a component that i think people should know about. >> yeah. so i will mention that before late 2022, the only way to get a hearing aid was through an audiologist. but in 2022, all that changed because the fda started allowing hearing aids to go direct to consumer. so with our product, you don't have to go through potentially 6 to 7 in-office appointments to get your hearing settings changed. instead, you can use our software to make those changes from your phone to what you want in your environments to really personalize your hearing, and so from the start, i, it was really important for me to involve people who had hearing loss in our company and in our journey. and so we actually interviewed over 200 people to understand what the pain points were. and that's how we came to personalization, because it's really hard to personalize hearing the same person who has hearing loss might also wear earplugs to the movie theaters because they think movies are

too loud. so in the same frequency, you could have sounds that are too quiet and you need positive amplification while in that same frequency there are sounds that are too loud and you need negative amplification, which makes it pretty challenging. and so these are levers that, you know, people with hearing loss really care about, and so we focus on these parameters or levers as we work towards building our personalization approach. >> interesting. okay. so i understand that it's bluetooth and streaming ready that you can have multiple sound profiles, which i think is interesting. right. because you do walk into different situations. we're out of time. but if people are interested in learning more, where can they go to find more information? >> you can just go onto our website, concha labs.com, and we actually just launched our website sound scope, where you can actually try your own personalized sound profile. it takes just five minutes with your own earbuds and our websit, and you can get a sense of how like a restaurant could sound like today with your leave from concha labs

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