jobina >> thank you, carmassi. the white house says they're closely monitoring the situation on the playa. the last update from burning man came around 630 last night at that time, they said the roads were still too wet and muddy to open the roads. what they do plan to open at some point today, say the pershing county sheriff's office confirms that one person has died and the cause of death is unclear and still under investigation this morning, burners sheltered in place all weekend because of monsoon rains that hit the area. the black rock desert is in an ancient lakebed. and when it rains, the dust turns into a sticky, thick mud. that makes it difficult to walk and pretty much impossible to drive. only a few people have been able to leave. >> we have found thousands of people that are trying to leave right now. so it's kind of like a mass exodus. >> and we got trapped in the mud and everything was shut down and getting out was a nightmare for the conditions. >> forced organizers to cancel the burning of the huge

so minor slowdown there carmassi. >> thanks, jobina. we're checking in with ginger zee who's live with what's coming up on gma. >> good morning, ginger. >> good morning to you, reggie carmassi. nice to be with everybody. so here on a wednesday, we'll start with the story everybody's been following , the countdown to a possible government shutdown. house republicans failing to advance a defense spending bill with less than two weeks to go. we're live on capitol hill. and the high school band director who was tased and arrested when he refused to stop the music, sharing his story with us. and millions of fortnite players are owed a refund. how to find out if you're eligible. also, coach prime deion sanders joining us live ribbon, michael, so it's a lot of fun. plus, a double dose of deals and steals you don't want to miss on good morning america yesterday you were talking about the million dollars that was given out. >> we were sitting here watching it and you promised you delivered it. that was a good one. >> yeah, right. oh, right. but

carmassi >> thanks, jobina.an wednesday night. the department's acting chief says officers responded to a report of a man with a gun near a parking garage. he says the man who was unhoused refused orders to drop the weapon and that when officers opened fire, the it was at a time when he was pointing that weapon at them. officers later determined that the weapon was a b-b gun and luh- koontz lives on the streets and knew the man and he was up in here last night drinking with a fake gun like a fake gun. >> a fake gun in his backpack. and like i think he might have pulled it wanting suicide by cop . >> she says she didn't hear officer say stop or wait or put the weapon down. police haven't said how many shots were fired. and the name of the man killed has not been released at san francisco. >> police just released body camera video of the deadly shooting of a man that happened in the tenderloin neighborhood last month. officers responded to reports of a man armed with a large knife who was threatening people. video

thank you, carmassi.h brought one of the deadliest wildfires in more than a century to the united states. nearly 100 lives were lost and more than 2000 buildings. most of them homes were destroyed. officials are allowing people to come back to see what's left of their homes. for many, it's the first time since the fire demolish the land. seven weeks ago. authorities have divided the area into 17 burn zones and sub zones. some people will get to return with supervised visits starting this morning through tomorrow. they will be offered water, shade wash stations, portable toilets, medical and mental health care and transportation assistance. officials anticipate the people won't stay there for very long. they warn people not to sift through the ash for too long to avoid absorbing any toxins. >> as reggie, thank you, jobina . after more than a three year pause, student loan borrowers are bracing for payments to resume next month. interest on student loan debt has started accruing, and those payments on balan

hi, ryan carmassi. >> good morning. the burners as they are called, had a positive attitude monday as they were finally allowed to leave after a grueling weekend which act just a few moments ago. and the current wait time for people to get out is five hours. now. that's actually down from seven hours overnight. still a very long time. abc7 news was on the grounds of burning man yesterday. speaking with festival goers who are packing up and leaving the festival. it wrapped up last night with the ceremonial burning of the man. you can see just the amount of mud people had to deal with all weekend long shoes were covered. everything else was covered in mud. heavy rain caused the grounds of the festival to turn into a muddy mess. all weekend long, burners were stranded and told to conserve food and water . some hiked miles outside of the festival grounds and hitched rides back to reno. others stuck it out and said it was an experience they'll never forget it. >> we stayed indoors for about 16 to 18 hours. after that, it we

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carmassi.once it reaches about 730 in the morning and that's proving to be true today. 680 in the southbound direction is under the limit as you continue on to 24. the bay bridge toll plaza definitely packed now, metering lights came on at 537 and you should expect delays all the way across the bridge into san francisco as you travel westbound. the good news, though, for our super commuters. tracy to dublin is on time, shockingly at 31 minutes. carmassi. thanks jobina. >> meteorologist lisa argen has your accuweather forecast after the break. >> a new arrival alarm as the brotherhood of muscle muscular features signaled power and performance attributes they've never seen in this build. behold a new breed red ready to swarm, ready to sting. ready to electrify the defiant power packed all new hybrid electric dodge hornet rt performance electrified awd. you know, i got two homeruns. >> yeah, two jabs and then my grand slam. >> i signed the ball for you. okay and it says, pop, i love you. what did

. >> good morning, carmassi.amounts of psychedelics. this is not the only bill moving through the state legislature that would ease drug laws here in california. the state assembly and senate voted to decriminalize some psychedelics like magic mushrooms. state senator scott wiener has been championing the bill for several years. opponents say that hallucinogens can cause paranoia and psychological trauma, but senator wiener believes that everyone from combat veterans with ptsd to those who suffer from disorders like anxiety and depression could benefit. >> they're not a panacea. this is not a silver bullet. but there are plenty of people who have literally been able to turn their lives around because of psychedelics. >> california should be a destination for cannabis just like it is for wine. and one of the things that is holding us back from that right now is we can't really offer a cannabis experience that is legal, that is safe, that is regulated. >> state assembly member matt haney supported senator wiener's

. >> number five, you just heard carmassi mention that spare the air alert.e're looking at air quality right now. it's going to be moderate for the most part and also impacting some sensitive groups around the bay area. we'll have clean air on sunday and number six, bringing in our bay bridge camera here. the toll plaza is empty even though metering lights came on at 541. but it will be a little sluggish once you hit around treasure island and then you travel westbound into san francisco and number seven, here is your excuse to get a sweet treat today because it is national ice cream cone day. >> according to national day calendar.com ice cream cones became popular in the late 1800s. s i started celebrating this yesterday. >> where'd you go? did you go to humphreys? >> yes. and i got my secret breakfast and a sugar cone, and i was like, girl, i have my friend with me. i'm like, try the different flavors. but this is the flavor. and she got this one. and then we went and got on a cable car. we had you. >> did you have a little day time? >> did you get on right

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. >> thank you, carmassi this morning, google goes on trial. based search engine access, i should say, by some 8.5 billion users daily handling an estimated 99,000 queries per second is accused of stifling competition and creating an online monopoly. the implications go far beyond google and into the growing artificial intelligence market. at columbia. law professor tim wu says a win for google at trial will mean business as usual. uh, a loss, he says, will allow for more search engine options from competitors. >> google is accused basically of buying its way out of competition. the allegation is that it made a bunch of deals with mainly with apple to prevent other search engines from getting a foothold and challenging it. google is going to say, we've been successful because people like us when given the choice, people always choose google search, the last big antitrust trial was against microsoft in the 90s, a judge ruled that the company placing its internet explorer software in so many personal computers amounted to a monopoly. >> in the en

today is the warmest day of the week, reggie and carmassi, we have partly cloudy skies out there thisatures are starting out mainly in the 40s and in the 50s. 40s in our coolest valleys. but most of us this morning, we're beginning our day in the 50 or so light layer needed through about 9 a.m. this morning. and then you'll feel that warmer weather really advance on us as that sun does its job by noon. another great day. if you want to grab that meal outside. we have 70 feeling very comfortable under those bright conditions. and today we expect our warmest areas into the mid and upper 80s. so certainly above average for this time of the year. today is the warmest day of the week. we have a lot of sunshine nine get out and enjoy it because cooler weather moves in here tomorrow and really for the upcoming weekend, we'll talk about changes headed our way in just about eight minutes. let's check in with jobina and see your traffic swing on this thursday. >> thank you, drew. good morning, everyone. so we just had a new crash come in. so i want to mention it briefly on camera here that if y

. >> yeah, carmassi. good morning.ns why some at vta do not want this lot turned into housing. they range from safety concerns onto security concerns. san jose mayor matt mehan is pushing for this lot to be turned into housing. he only wants to use the site as a temporary site, they say. he says they can move it if need be. vta says the suburban division bus yard is the only yard vta has that has room to expand. and the agency says they have already leased three other sites to the city of san jose and mountain view for housing. the agency says workers would be concerned about safety and there are non employees living near their vehicles. mayor mehan says there will be security and there wouldn't be any safety risks. >> a mass shooting which which still triggers people and gives them concern. >> there's really no safety risk from the folks who were there. they're very well managed sites with security, with case management and. would like to they would like the site open for when they need to do more expansion, for when

lena carmassi in order to help stay competitive in the bay area market and become fully staffed, city they need more money for things like advertising and signing bonuses, but it's going to cost them. >> supervisor matt dorsey is asking the city to set aside $30 million a year for the next five years. at today's board of supervisors meeting, the chronicle says dorsey is expected to introduce a proposed charter amendment that would reestablish a minimum police staffing requirement of 2182 full time officers. right now, they have just under 1500 officers, not including those on short term leave, which means that the department is facing an officer shortage of more than 32% of their police force. so they're trying to keep up with surrounding agencies like the alameda police department now offering a $75,000 signing bonus just to get in the door. supervisor dorsey told the chronicle, we can compete on retirement benefits and salaries and things like that, but we're in a new and different environment. i think this gives the police department an opportunity to buy its way out of this just a

just about the same time. 14 minutes carmassi. >> thanks, jobina coming up, the seven things to knowhis morning. >> bay area tourism in times square. the new billboard up in the big apple trying to entice visitors to come over to san francisco. >> a live look outside right now at 521. we'll be right back. know your glucose level and where it's headed. no fingersticks needed. manage your diabetes with more confidence. freestyle libre 2. try it for free at freestylelibre.us [ tense music ] one aleve works all day so i can keep working my magic. just one aleve. 12 hours of uninterrupted pain relief. aleve. who do you take it for? and for fast topical pain relief, try alevex. encampments with a number of unhoused individuals is greater than the number of shelter beds for the city, attorney tells the chronicle. he believes yesterday's ruling gives the city some leeway to conduct encampment sweeps and enforce some local laws. >> number two, investigators are looking for the person who shot a driver on interstate 280in san mateo county last night in an apparent road rage incident. the victi

and of course, we will continue to watch that for you, carmassi thanks, jobina. >> happening today in the east bay, dozens of oakland small business owners are planning to shut down for either part or all of the day to protest rising crime. recently the city missed its chance to get millions of dollars in grant money to help prevent retail theft. abc seven news reporter lena howland live in oakland with more on what's expected in the protest today. lena kumar good morning. >> business owners tell us the goal of this strike is to send a larger message to city hall that they don't feel safe even in their own businesses. that's why dozens of these small businesses , including restaurants, convenience stores, clothing stores, even doctor's offices, are staging a strike, primarily from ten to noon today to draw attention to their desperation. although some merchants may choose to stay closed for the full day, some merchants say the crime has reached a breaking point in oakland and it's hurting their bottom line. restaurant partner of calvera ryan dixon gets emotional about the crime happen

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