>> [ laughter ] >> this morning, today's summer savings series continues with an old vacation favorite, the great outdoors, and with americans facing the highest inflation rates in more than 40 years, you might be finding it tough to splurge on a big trip. camping might be a good option. you saw her there, there is vicki, senior consumer investigative correspondent, she explains that there are a lot of cheap adventures to be had outside. >> good morning, inflation is hitting us every day. you can still enjoy the great outdoors, without busting your budget, i will show you how, later on this morning, on today. i had on today, vicki will share how to get back to vacation basics with the plans you need and the stuff you don't need, that is at 7:00 am right after today in the bay. next on today in the bay at 6:00 am, we are moving you

forward as the state releases new updated mass guidance for kids ahead of the school year. a copy variant is continuing to spread rapidly across the bay area. i could not see him doing that. i think that i have gone to school for 13 years with somebody that is capable of mass murder? it makes no sense to me. >> new details about the accused shooter, police say killed seven people during the fourth of july parade in illinois, how police say the suspect got away from the scene and the quick maneuver he allegedly made. good morning on this wednesday, thank you for starting your morning with us. i am marcus washington. laura has the week off. we will check on the weather and the traffic pictures up ahead but first moving you forward as your students prepared to head back to the classroom, don't tell them the. the state is not planning to bring back this mask mandate, this comes as the contagious be a five variant

spreads right here in the bay area. ginger is live this morning for us, ginger, let's talk about this, will this new variant takes -- take us back some steps? >> marcus, the hope is that it will not, we have been making some progress forward and i think the majority of people would like for it to stay that way, but there is concern about this new variant because of the high transmissibility and a higher risk for reinfection. doctors still say we have effective tools that can help protect our children when they go back to school, or hospitals and moving forward, doctor peter says there are a couple things that have concerned him about this variant, he hopes it doesn't lead to disruptions in certain industries once again, especially the service industry and that hospitals may become overwhelmed with patients, right now he says hospitals are in good shape but he is seeing more people who are not boosted and he doesn't want to see them end up in hospital. >> we won't see as much of a

surge as not letting up in these high levels of transmission that we are seeing, it is kind of like a big water tank, there is a pipe going out, the water level goes down and we are done. >> now he says there is a water pipe that is still going into that water tank, his analogy is saying that that is the reinfection with this new variant. we spoke about how california will not be bringing back that mass mandate. face coverings are one recommended but will not be required. they are really optimizing that air quality inside the classrooms to make sure that students and staff stay safe. it seems like we are in the phase of learning how to live with covid-19 and we can see that with the listing of these mandates and with how people say they feel. check out this poll, a recent ap north pole that has 54% of americans saying their lives

are somewhat the same as it was pre-pandemic, 34% however still say their lives are not the same and only 12% say that they are the same, from pre- pandemic. that st. paul -- that same poll says it is essential to be vaccinated in about 50% of people say that effective treatment against covid-19 is essential. we are seeing if those numbers change in the coming weeks and months as we work our way through this new variant. back to you guys in the studio. it is hard that we have to think about going back to school. the kids are like don't bring that up to me yet. we are in the middle of summer. >> covid-19 may one day be covered in an all-in-one vaccine if the findings become a reality. researchers are developing what they call a new vaccine that will protect us from covid-19 variance, along with sars or

other potential new strains, transmitted from animals. phase 1 clinical trials may begin within the next year. our covid-19 coverage continues online and that includes everything you need to know about that omicron specific vaccine for the fall, that is@nbcbayarea.com. now to details surrounding the deadly parade shooting in illinois, the identities of seven of the people killed while enjoying the fourth of july event are coming to light. >> the range of age is from 35 to 88, many, parents, and grandparents your. we are learning more about the suspected gunman, bree jackson joins us live from washington this morning and become investigators say that the government appears to have had a troubled past. we not >> reporter: investigators had at least firearms -- five firearms including rifle feast at his father's home, we are also hearing strong words from vice president harris who says

that lawmakers must do more about who can and cannot purchase guns, in particular, assault weapons. vice president harris, visiting the scene of the highland park mass shooting. >> we talk about it being senseless, it is senseless. it is absolutely senseless. >> reporter: at least seven people were killed and dozens more injured. after a lone gunman fired more than 70 rounds into a crowd during this july 4 parade. please say, 21-year-old, robert "bobby" e. crimo iii legally purchased multiple weapons including the high-powered rifle used. >> there is no reason that we have weapons of war on the streets of america! we need reasonable gun safety laws. >> reporter: officers call it a preplanned attack, evidence shows he disguised himself as a woman to escape. >> investigators do believe he did this to conceal his facial

tattoos and his identity. >> reporter: investigators also revealing several years ago, law enforcement responded to a threat at his home. >> the police removed 16 knives, a doctor, and a sword from his home. >> reporter: other signs of trouble found on social media. where the suspect recently posted music videos referencing mass murder. some who knew him say he was interested in weapons, but they did not imagine something like this. >> i could not see him doing that. i think that i have gone to school for 13 years with somebody that is capable of mass murder? it makes no sense to me. >> reporter: the white house promising to standby and other community as it tries to heal from gun violence. prosecutors say more charges related to each of the shooting victims are expected, including attempted murder, and aggravated battery. marcus? chris? >> bree jackson in washington, thank you. we are still learning more about the victims, as the loved

ones they left behind. including a toddler, orphaned because of this tragedy. among those killed, kevin and irena mccarthy, a go fund me page raising money to help the mccarthys 2 your sold -- 2-year- old son, aidan. kevin died while shielding his son from the gunfire, that toddler was eventually rescued by good samaritans. according to the fundraising page, aidan will now be raised by family members. to learn more about the shooting investigation as it unfolds, you can head over to nbc bay area.com, we have committed ourselves to updating the story as those development come in, you can find those posts there on our page, 24/7. happening today, jury deliberations continue in the fraud case of former chief operating officer of theranos, sunny balwani is accused of misleading investors, his ex- girlfriend, theranos founder, holmes, was convicted of

fraud, she is expected to be sentenced in september. if convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. happening now, a wildfire still burning out of control in amador county, firefighters are working through the night to try to get those flames under control, but it is a tough fight. this is east of sacramento, and so far, flames have scorched 3900 acres and it is only 5% contained, of course we will get a better look one-state what happens. at least 100 structures are under threat, evacuation orders are still in effect, and those who live in the area are hoping cruise can save their home. >> we just kind of keep our fingers crossed and hope the weather cooperates and that we make it through this okay. >> another concern is that the fire threatens critical power infrastructure which, if it is wiped out, could affect the entire states power grid, meteorologist, carrie, has been tracking this, and this is not

the kind of terrain that is easy for firefighters. >> when you think about how hard it is, just to go for a hike and some of those areas and so think about firefighters on the ground trying to tackle this and we can see the impact, all of those blue dots show where we have had fire reported or threats over the past 24 hours. it shows active fire in that area around the electra fire, and right now this morning, temperatures are in the mid- 50s, humidity is at 94%, so when humidity is high, the fire tends to spread a lot slower, as we go throughout the day, it starts to kind of pick up in forward speed as we are seeing temperatures headed for the low 80s today, and humidity dropping to 34%, very little containment here unfortunately and so hopefully they start to get the upper hand here, with more favorable weather. we will continue to monitor that, mike, you are checking in where we can find lower gas prices. >> we took a look to find some of the lowest gas prices if you need to fill up, san jose top number here is at the spartan on south fourth street, charging $5.89 a gallon. at the super stop, $5.79 per

gallon and in vacaville, the city gas and food marked on merchant street, $5.89 per gallon. all within the same range there. much in the same range as well, as we look at the maps, we will show you what is going on. we have built continuing out of the past. for highway for and the bay bridge, there is an incident on the bay bridge but it is the lower deck at the treasure island exit, it should be clearing quickly. the commute direction is building here, 5:43 am, we had about 20 minutes of build, just this much, not bad, back to you. the fda temporarily suspends its announced ban on juul's e-cigarettes. the reason for the decision, coming up, and why they may still be numbered. >> gas prices, could go lower.

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outside where we are starting with a few clouds rolling by but you can see the sun in the background, and the sun will continue to break out from behind those clouds, as we head toward the late morning hours and this afternoon is looking beautiful, really nice comfortable temperatures, but it is about to heat up. we will talk about that in the forecast coming up. a live look at the golden gate bridge, this is an easy drive. it is also filed. i am checking out that report, to let you know what direction to go, coming up. very happy wednesday to you, they raised interest rates again and it should give us a better idea about what is ahead. you may not be able to tell from the numbers but there is a pretty solid rally on wall street tuesday, the first day of training after the long holiday weekend. tech stocks are performing well with money flowing back into companies like apple and

nvidia. a group of senators sent a letter to the federal trade commission tuesday, asking that agency to probe tiktok as it happens, one of the commissioners of the fcc is get at people's phone data through tiktok than it is letting on. amazon has purchased a minor ownership in the food delivery system, grub hub, and will offer amazon prime users free delivery from select restaurants, when the bill is greater than $12. amazon once dabbled with its own food delivery company called amazon restaurants, and some other good news on energy prices, the price of a barrel of west texas intermediate, briefly fell below $100. it is back up above 100, now, but we will take what we can get. energy prices rise and fall with demand and speculators are speculating demand will fall as the economy slows down.

gas prices often go down much more slowly than they go up but they should go down. >> when there is some apparent reason to cause prices to go down, competition isn't really perfect and nobody wants to be the one that cuts the price and causes the potential launching of a price war. >> of course always tracking those gas prices, we will have more cheap grass, do we call it cheap? >> no! >> i think it is the perfect mix of i can drive to work electrically but if i need to drive to la, i am good. it doesn't matter. >> i like the hybrid. as i have told you, my husband is like you don't even plug in your phone, and now you're going to plug in your car?

what happened! >> he will remember, i won't. >> we will have a follow-up for you, the fda temporarily suspending a band, this is an order ban on juul cigarettes. the organization says the stage temporally suspends the marketing deal, this is ordered while it conducts for the review. but, it does not resend it. last month, the san francisco company was ordered to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market, citing a lack of data and evidence to assess their potential health risk. >> let's just say that the newsroom behind us, they are actually a little bit cheaper today than usual. why is that? >> i don't know if they are chipper or if they are clucking. it is national fried chicken day, and you know we love food here at today in the bay, we are ranking the most popular fried chicken chains nationally and by state, here in california,

that survey says the top five are chick-fil-a, kfc, raising canes, popeyes, and churches chicken. also took fillet ranks first with most states at 22, i posted this to see what you think whether or not you agree with the folks who were surveyed. so far, it looks like popeyes is running away with it, along with kfc. >> what you did it have on that list i noticed, churches chicken. that is my favorite. >> twitter only gives me five lines. i will call you on. >> i don't even know what raising canes is. >> you said you know raising canes? >> there is one not too far from where i live. there is a lot more in the central valley than we have here in the bay area, and then, you know, it is really one of the top ones in tennessee. >> i have never heard of this place! >> texas and colorado. >> now i want to try it! >> you're bringing it to the

next potluck. >> for some reason, it is always the places where you know, the dipping sauce is really what is wrong with it. it needs to be like well seasoned. i am going with like tate -- kfc or popeyes. >> we are hearing reports of the tunnel, mike, that is not fried chicken? >> know. definitely not. let's get you started with this morning as we are seeing some clouds rolling by, and we have a cloudy start, we have seen these days in san jose, where we see that marine layer rolling by but then as we go into the noon hour, the sun breaks out and our temperatures had for the mid-70s. we are going to see another really nice day in san jose, reaching about 80 degrees, we have seen some low 80s which is about normal for early july, we are in july now, we are headed for 77 in dublin, and 73 in oakland, more of the same tomorrow, the fog is not

budging from that coastline so it does a mostly cloudy in san francisco, but we get a little bit more clearing as we head toward the weekend and some of our valleys have mid-80s, upper 80s in some spots, and then more intense heat headed into the bay area, especially for the valleys as we start to see a large area of high pressure and some really intense desert southwest heat, starting to nudge its way into the central valley into parts of the bay area as well. check out san jose, and our 10 day temperatures. nice and comfortable, the natural air conditioning continues through saturday. then it turns off. on sunday and monday, we are up to the upper 80s and low 90s, and slightly lower for the beginning of next week. take a look at the seven day forecast. once again, this is going to be the coolest day we will see in quite a while. even though it has been pretty muggy, the humidity will be dropping and we are in for a very nice afternoon. mike, you were talking about that tunnel. >> the smoke there, i hope it

is not a fire but smoke is reported, sometimes it is a car with mechanical issues. reported in one of your westbound tunnels, that is in your commute direction. that will be what is going on here, heading in the commute direction, no reports of closure or any other problems, someone called that in so we will track that, we have great exhaust systems in those tunnels. we don't see any slowing, we will track it. we have highway 437 and at the bay bridge toll plaza, we are starting to see that fill in about halfway, so a light build around the rest of the bay, back to you. >> nbc bay area response. a car that passes a 150 point inspection needs 15 grand in repairs.

good morning. the used bmw we are talking about is new to stacy joe in fremont, she says it only has 51,000 miles on the odometer, and the car looks good but there is a mess under the hood. stacy said she had steering and engine trouble a few months after taking it home. a mechanics and discovered tons of problems including a zip tie

near one of the tires. >> i actually believe it. >> also, jagged cuts on the underbelly. stacy says the repair bill was almost as much as she spent on the car. $15,000. so, she wanted a full refund. we recently contacted the used car dealer, tonight, you will hear what they had to say about this car, its history, and the 150 point inspection it passed. we will also share how a $100 insurance policy might have prevented stacy's issues. that is $100 that might help protect you, too, the next time you are buying a new car. we see car stores all the time, share yours with us online. i will see you again this evening at 5:30 pm. we are listening for that one. next, our top stories that we are following today include a worrisome update for our

climate in crisis, the reason a lack of rainfall now is threatening the quality of water, for one northbay county. >> voters won't get a say in >> voters won't get a say in november on

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comes next. a scary moment for a beloved bay area legend, carlos santana. the reason he was rushed offstage and how he is doing this morning. this is "today in the bay." thank you so much for watching. >> this morning a piece of nba history is now in the hands of a new owner. the jersey that steph curry war at the game, game one of the finals has sold at auction. the price is remarkable. let's just say someone dropped some serious cash for red. >> let's take a look at our forecast.

we are feeling a little bit maggie this morning. >> we can see that as we take a life look outside in dublin. our temperatures in the low 60s. it is a little bit warmer. we do have a nice day ahead. that temperature will be dropping. fog near the coast and upper 60s in san francisco. no smoke and no fire? >> a great update. no smoke and no fire. the initial report may have been one vehicle with some issues. great for a smooth flow of traffic. the metering lights are run. slowing for 37. everything else is looking good as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the

lights have been on for about 45 minutes. almost all of the lanes are filled. that means it is not taxed in. no problems at the incline. as you narrow we lose about half the lanes where we have almost 20 lanes. the speed sensors are moving smoothly as well. no issues as you come down the peninsula. new details. voters will not get a say in the plans for a new stadium. >> the oakland city council voted down a ballot measure and it was a late-night. >> it was. after 11 hours of debate and a 5-2 vote, the oakland city council voted down the proposed ballot measure for november that would have asked

voters if they should invest nearly $1 billion to build a new ballpark at the howard terminal. there was a suggestion to gauge public opinion of the proposed howard terminal site. the eighth oakland stadium lines that was suing to stop the project i saying the city would be subsidizing the billionaire owner of the oakland aids. they were against the ballot measure saying it would delay the project. in a statement the mayor says in part, a nonbinding advisory measure would've jeopardized keeping the oakland agent open causing taxpayers as much as $1 million into nothing but provide special interests.

the oakland city council has provided clear direction and our negotiations and oakland taxpayers will be protected from the costs of the ballpark and associated development. we have learned from our mistakes in the past and we will not repeat them. >> thank you so much, bob. a scary moment for fans after international music star carlos santana collapses on stage. it happened early last night in clarkston, michigan. people and paramedics rushed to the station to help him. we talked to a audience member. >> mr. santana seem to trip a little bit and then he went and sat down on a piece of equipment and the next thing we knew, all the music stopped and then everything went black. >> the concert was canceled and santanas spokesperson says he was overtaken by heat exhaustion and dehydration. he was rushed to the hospital and his manager says he is

doing well. kailas was touring with earth, wind, and fire. he is 74. we are learning more details of how deadly this fourth of july weekend was across the nation. all of this comes on the heel of a deadly parade shooting in lno way. this highlights the number of mass shootings across the country. there were 23 from july 1 to july 4. a lot of people are talking about this. we are learning the names of those victims killed. among them, arena and kevin mccarthy. their two-year-old son survived that shooting. and nicholas toledo, he was visiting his family from mexico when he was shot and killed. here is more on their stories.

>> reporter: good morning to you both. the community of highland park is breaking up with heavy hearts. they identified six of the seven victims including a grandfather in his late 70s who recently moved to the area from mexico. also a preschool teacher and an events coordinator and a local synagogue and a couple and called the 30s that leave behind a two-year-old son. several people are still hospitalized this morning. as far as the investigation goes, we note the suspect preplanned this attack and launched a barrage of bullets from the rooftop. we are told 70 rounds onto the crowd below. he disguised himself as a woman to maneuver through the crowd and escape. later on today he will make his first court appearance.

we will have much more on the investigation and the victims coming up on today. i'd like to turn to our climate crisis. our states drug conditions are prompting discussion of the long-range impact. the talks will take place during a virtual town hall tomorrow. debrief will include a panel of experts that will break down the current drug conditions and the impact the drought will have on the russian river water quality. a local drought emergency issued on april 27, there is a can third consecutive year of below average rainfall. that has left leg sonoma and lake mendocino near historic lows. the first five months of 2022 have been the second driest in 128 years. we have been tracking all this.

i know you have updated data coming up. >> yes. we are looking at three-year rainfall totals and how much we have measured over the course of our water years. for sacramento, 54 inches of rainfall which is only 59% of normal. when we look at these normals about half of what we see in san jose. we have lost about a years worth of rainfall. we are taking a look at how dry it has been and how more we need to take us back up to normal. as you head toward parts of the southern sierra and the central valley, the dark red shading is the exceptional drought. in the bay area we are in a severe drought. after so many years of extremely dry conditions we

have a low water table and not a lot of water to work with. as we continue to our dry summer months, we will see discontinue. we do have some hope for the winter months, and we will keep you updated on that. we will talk more about elevated temperatures in the four cats. things are, right now but we are looking at kid for potential slowing. if you are expecting an evening game, to date the start time is 12:37 but of course, there will be slowing a couple of hours before that because they open the gates. afterword, you may encounter traffic leaving the area around 4:00 . those westbound pushes her on and the richmond bridge and the bay bridge where the meter lights are on. we are looking at drive times for contra costa. the biggest change is vasco road

. 35 minutes from march creek for the i-5 80. most of the slowing is at the very end. there is a smooth easy drive in the rest of the bay. back to you. police are investigating a disturbing crime in the east bay . new details are coming to light after a toddler was shot in oakland. the historic actions police took to save that little boy's life. to the next president of the united states be from california? i think that you know who i am talking about. >> and take a look at the markets. that could help you purchase a piece of nba history. >> one collector said, sure, i

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let's take a live look outside in san francisco. it is starting to drizzle as we have seen the past few mornings with that deep marine layer and the fog. it will stay cloudy through

11:00. all of these clouds are keeping the valley school. we have a life look at your travel. the 101 on the peninsula, you are at speed. we will show you where the break tapping is coming up. a disturbing incident where a three-year-old little boy is recovering following a shooting. police officers were called on monday night. they found a child with extreme to his abdomen. officers made a tough call to not wait for an ambulance. >> due to the injuries are officers elected to immediately transport the child to the hospital in their patrol car. had the officers not elected to transport this child in the vehicles, this child would not have survived if injuries. >> the shooting appears to be

accidental and they suspect it was a relative that fire the shot. they are urging the family member responsible to come forward. tsa checkers will check of record number of guns this year. for the first half of this year more than 3000 guns were confiscated. the average amounts to about 17 per day. last year there was a new high just under 6000. president biden is headed to ohio to speak to union members. the pandemic hit a lot of those pensions very hard. >> congress stepped in to save them. the american rescue plan, the special financial assistance. it shores up already existing programs like the government's pension guarantee. looking at

this visit to ohio from a political perspective, the president is reinforcing his long relationship with unions and working families. and vice president kamala harris was in highland park on tuesday, the location of that horrific fourth of july shooting. she said that washington needs to continue its work with gun control. a new poll shows a theoretical race between vice president harris and former president donald trump could go either way. if the candidate, gavin newsom, he comes out slightly ahead. against former governor ron desantis, newsom let 39% and harris fared better against ron desantis. the governor newsom just purchased tv ads in florida.

>> i urge all of you living in florida to join the fight where we still believe in freedom. freedom of speech, freedom from hate and the freedom to love. >> the house select committee investigating the attack on the u.s. capital will probe the relationship between the former president and extremists groups like the proud boys. it is set for tuesday at 10:57 am a recent hearing focus on donald trump's attempt to overturn election results including testimony from two republicans from georgia. they say the election was free of fraud and the president called to pressure them to find votes that would put him over the top. the state of georgia is investigating trump and has subpoenaed rudy giuliani and

lindsey graham who made his own phone calls to georgia officials. and giuliani testified about clearly debunked theories about suitcases full of votes. trump is under criminal investigation in georgia. on facebook you can find me at scott group tv. a meeting to debate opening as south bay parking lot for people living in their cars and rvs. that lot is located at the santa teresa light rail station. a san jose councilmember is proposing it be use as part of the city safe parking program. this is what that lot look like . today's meeting starts at 10:56 pm and can be accessed on zoom. even some of steph curry's

clothing he wore his money were the. this is the latest example we have. his jersey worn in game one of the nba finals just sold, wow, $203,000. the jersey he wore on the first game. the jersey is one of a kind, but other memorabilia to hit the big market includes the curry jersey from 2016 which sold for, drumroll, $343,000. >> i thought it was more. >> his autograph so for 270

thousand dollars. >> nobody is buying my dirty laundry. >> well preserved. >> $7.20. >> it is going to cause you to get a look at your forecast. >> it is a little muggy out there. we are seeing the fog rolling by in san rafael. just watch out for that as you were heading to work this morning. we will consider, continue to see those temperatures. we will see those clouds lingering up until about 11 a clock and then it will clear out as we head for 77 degrees.

we will continue that was san mateo reaching 73 degrees. we are not looking at a major change tomorrow. and keeping a cool near the coast where the fog will linger. on friday, some of our valleys will start to heat up. the warming trend will continue as we start to see some intense high pressure. and that will build back some of that heat into our central valley. take a look at santa rosa. it is nice and mild for the next couple of days and look at sunday into monday where we spark into the low 90s.

hopefully noel sparks. we will see those temperatures in the mid-80s. i 7 day forecast shows that we will have to crank the air conditioner back up again. enjoyed the natural ac as we head for the low 80s. we have a crashe in oakland. getting away from the maze and heading down. there is 580. that is causing some slowing i believe two lanes may be blocked. no major injuries reported. the chp is arriving on scene. the crash in oakland is going away from that. that is unexpected slowing. san jose does have a look at this.

a slow down on the capital expressway. back to you. california nonprofits are getting another $30 million from the state department to address antiaging hate. this is part of a $166 million budget approved by the state for anti- heat resources. and assembly member helped author that legislation and will talk about that and a virtual news conference later today. a shocking moment on stage. carlos santana passes out during a concert. what we know about his condition this morning. ba five is a dominant covid variant.

welcome back. we are moving forward with a look at your top stories including the new guidance for students heading back to college in the fall. the school is not planning to bring back the mask mandates. a contagious variance spreads right here in the bay area. >> we're joined live where hopefully kids are sleeping through this conversation.

>> they don't even want to hear the words back to school yet. it is a plus that this ba5 is coming into its dominant state while school is out . some of the risks are mitigated. ba5 is drying concern because of high transmittal ability. there are affected children and our progress moving forward. those same tools the schools will rely on one school gets back in the testing which is testing and vaccinations and improving the quality of air indoors. california drop the mask mandate in march and counties and districts followed suit. we will check out to see him public sentiment will change in the coming months.

this poll says 54% of americans say their lives are somewhat the same to what it was pre- pandemic. 34% say it is different and only 12% are convinced that their lives are the same now pre-pandemic. the hope is still to engage in pre-pandemic activities with the mindfulness of oppose covid world. that is a balancing act for you guys. >> thank you very much, ginger. scary moments for fans after carlos santana collapsed on stage during a performance outside detroit. it happen at the pine knob music theater. people and paramedics rushed to help him. the concert was canceled after that. he was overtaken by heat exhaustion and dehydration. he is 74 years old. his manager says he is now doing well.

>> i am glad he is doing well. certainly a muggy start to the day. >> it is muggy now but the humidity will be dropping today . this is the coolest day we will see in quite a while. san francisco is not changing too much. warmer with more sunshine heading into the weekend. honor san rafael camera, there is smoke and call those trees off the 101 south of san pedro. no lanes affected but this is a distraction. the commute is slowing for that distraction. and this is low clouds and a little bit of fog.

good morning unthinkable loss new stories of sacrifice from the fourth of july parade shooting in illinois the parents who died protecting their young son. and the survivors who are forever changed. >> has it hit you what like how close you guys were? >> i don't want to think about that >> while investigators share new details on the suspect, his disguise, and how they say h