.>> the morning i am liz kreutz . a backpack filled with supplies and bb memorial theodore cathedral in oakland and kaiser permanente will be there vaccinating those 12 and older. anyone with a vaccine will be eligible for a target gift card vaccinations are available from 10:00 until 3:00 this afternoon now let's check the forecast with lisa, good morning. >> good morning. a little milder out the skype despite the car cover, 62 in oakland and looking at the roof it is a cloudy start in the city. 70s up by vacaville, low 90s 70s up by vacaville, low 90s inland and 77 palo this couple is working hard on our state's recovery. you see, they live in california and keeping their vacation in california supports our small businesses and communities. which means that beautiful baby gherkin atop this charcuterie masterpiece is like another brick in the rebuilding of our economy. job well done friends. calling all californians. keep your vacation here and help our state get back to work. and please travel responsibly. [hippo gr

joining us live is liz kreutz . looking at breakthrough cases and vaccinate people who get coronavirus. first let's hear from stephanie sierra. >> reporter: a covid case rate is tripling across the bay area. and top doctors say the delta variant is not only to blame but the rapid spread is pushing back the chances of reaching herd immunity. >> we will continue to evolve our response. >> reporter: it's not what anyone wants to hear. the delta variant has changed what it will take to reach herd immunity. >> do you agree with that? >> i do. herd immunity is a function of how transmissible a viruses. >> reporter: usf lead epidemiologist edits push back the goal of reaching herd immunity by several months. and that is considered a safe estimate. >> we are talking up to 80%. that's for everybody. >> reporter: how long will it take to get to that sweet spot? >> at the rate that we are vaccinating it will take months >> reporter: 53% of the states total population is fully vaccinated. san francisco county is at 69%. one of

i'm liz kreutz. thank you for waking up with us. tran30 for let's let's quick look at the weather and how hot it's going to be where you live today. lisa, good morning. we were talking about these microclimates. some places hot and some not so much. >> that's right. the cooling influence of the sea breeze yesterday played a role for those on the peninsula that didn't get too hot. the inland valleys were well over 100 degrees. we have falcon low clouds and mist and drizzle and the national weather service keeping up with the heat warning. temperatures around danville, dublin, concord, over 100 degrees once again up into clear lake this is extended until monday. petaluma, napa, san rafael, some 80s today and maybe some 90s. the south roy south bay, we will have widespread 90s. we are looking at temperatures in the 60s and 70s around the bay by 9:00. hot air mass is to the east of us and present allowing for 80s and 90s. by the middle of the afternoon. we will see triple digits inland again. we will hav

i'm liz kreutz. . and you are watching live on abc7, hulu live and wherever you we will have more on how the bay area is celebrating in a moment, but we want to know if we will see the fireworks? let's go over to mimic lisa argen. >>> there is a lot of fog out there. plenty of mist and drizzle along the coast and into the city. the shoreline and the bay. this morning, clouds inland. it is breezy, gusting to 35 miles per hour by the delta. 60, hayward. 59, novato. through 7:00, everyone is cloudy. by 9:00, sunshine around most of the bay. the clouds hang out at the coast we are sunny and mild to warm elsewhere around the bay with a few mid-80s in the in the valleys. the evening hours, the clouds are coming back into play at the coast and even along the bay and hayward and san leandro. toward the later overnight hours, it will expand. you be inland for the fireworks celebration tonight. temperatures will be mild to start in the 60s but then dropping through the 50s. >>> fireworks are back this year acros

i'm liz kreutz. in you are watching abc7 news tran30 for let's start with a quick look at the weather and how hot it's going to be today. >>> we have mother nature helping with the natural acn looking at a 40 degrees spread from the coast where numbers will be in the 60s with patchy fog to over 100 degrees inland. towards east bay valleys, it will be another hot one. right here, it is in the 50s san francisco and oakland. mt. tam, it has been hot in the upper elevations, lower elevations feeling the effects of the low clouds. 55, napa. the excessive heat warning through tonight, it is the cities and east bay. danville, pleasanton, dublin through mt. hamilton all looking at temperatures over 100 degrees. clear lake, another day of heat. inland communities in the north bay from petaluma to santa rosa in the 90s. down towards morgan hills, san jose will be in the 80s. it depends on where you are. the fog will not reach everyone. the sea breeze won't be uniform. that's why we are looking at the range for

i'm liz kreutz. let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >>> the low cloud deck has a little more vanco extensive reach. pushing across the bay but we have mist and drizzle and we are looking at the winds is a factor today. already breezy by the delta. first look at san jose were temperatures will be a few degrees cooler today and we will add high and mid-level clouds. 60, mountain view. 57, san jose. you can see the low clouds and beginning of daylight. 54, novato. slightly warmer in the north bay. upper 50s and clear in inland valleys. sfo, the cloud deck, looking at temperatures this morning in the 60s for the most part. 70s and 80s, partly breezy today. heat and a chance of w an oakland grocery stores n cleaning up after a car slammed through its storefront. it happened at 7:45 last night at howden market. an employee said he heard a loud screech and then a mercedes careened into the front of the store. he said the driver crashed concrete planters outside. nobod

i'm liz kreutz. let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >>> the marine layer, a little more extensive, not only is the fall get the coast but we have mist and drizzle pushing locally across the bay. with a stronger push of the low cloud deck, it's not going to be as warm and land because it was baking in spots yesterday. here is a look at the cloud cover where we have goodwe have quality to moderate from the coast and central bay into the santa clara valley. with a good on shore push, we are looking at good air quality through the next few days. 60, mountain view. 84, novato. we will call a partly cloudy today is high and mid-level clouds increase through the afternoon. it will be breezy 60s to mid- 70s through noon time. gray at the coast. partly cloudy skies and a chance for thunderstorms. >>> an oakland grocery store is cleaning up after a car slammed through its storefront. it happened at 7:45 last night on the corner of webster and 17th. police said he heard a

i'm liz kreutz. and you are watching abc7 news at 6:00 a.m. live on abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream. we will have more on how the bay area is celebrating in a moment. first, let's get over to lisa argen for a look at the holiday forecast. >>> good morning. lots of clouds out there in the form of a marine layer about 2000 feet tall allowing for relative humidity and disdain drizzle at the shoreline. as we look at a wider perspective, it is up and down the california coast. we have thunderstorms lingering in the sierra nevada with a red flag warning through 11:00 today. this is san jose. 56, downtown. the clouds over head. in santa rosa, it is gray, mid- 50s. fireworks on display inland, no problem. closer to the bay, we have the clouds coming back into play. a sunny afternoon with 70s, oakland. mid-80s livermore. little sunshine at the coast. we will talk about the week ahead which includes warmer weather, coming up. >>> fireworks are back this year across the bay area. matt boone has a look at what crews are doing to prepare for the sh

good morning, i am liz kreutz. you are watching abc7 mornings. we will get to the dead lay spread of the delta variant in a moment but first, a quick start of weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning to you, lisa. >> good morning, liz. hi, everyone. low clouds and fog slows to the coast. live doppler hd radar shows from point reyes, a better view of the shot of our summertime pattern. 54 in san francisco, 55 in san jose, 57 in oakland and 59 in mountain view. our roof camera, a gray start downwn, 50 in santa rosa with the fog. how about that? 46 in novato and upper 60s in the inland east bay. another view of the fog layer. a little taller today but it will really only influence the coast around the bay with the breeze, breaking out into full sunshine away from the shoreline. upper 70s by noontime. in the 90s inland. the hottest, sunniest day. the seabreeze comes back even stronger tonight. liz? >> lisa, thank you. >>> new this morning dozens or firefighters battled a large fire at a warehouse in oakland. flames broke out at the buildin

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i'm liz kreutz.. thank you for joining us.nd festival. there will be a music state post plenty of food and drink options. there will be a kid zone with bungee jump ship, corn hole and ask throwing. the annual pancake breakfast starts at 8:00 at city hall. it runs from 11:00 until 4:00 on main street in the parade is at noon. >>> to check out the block party a chase center. it's hosted by the warriors and free for all ages. it features live music, food vendors, and family-friendly events. there will be a bike decorating contest. free health and wellness sessions and the weekly farmers market. it runs from 11:00 until 4:00 p.m. >>> here is a picture of the fog which is pretty much all over the bay area. we are looking at it burning up in the next hour or two. you can see this pretty view, san jose. upper 50s downtown. 62, mountain view. santa cruz, the upper 50s. a nice day at 70. windy by the delta and the fog is along the shoreline where we look at the inland valleys clearing by about 9:00. that makes its way back to the coast

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good morning everyone it's saturday, july 31, i'm liz kreutz and you are watching abc7 news at 6 am live here on abc7, hulu live in wherever you stream. thank you for joining us and let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa arjun. good morning, last day of july. >> that's right and very summerlike for the bay area which means we are erasing the heat inland. it's been pretty hot there and pretty typical along the bay and the shoreline. we are going to spread that cooling trend east of the -- tunnel, here is a look at prospect peak in nevada, is that gorgeous or what? just a beautiful shot to start the weekend. it is 61 in mountain view, 60 in palo alto, 58 in san francisco and this is san jose where it is clear, numbers in the mid-50s from nevada, nobody 02 napa. upper 50s in santa cruz, going for low 70s with a sunny and breezy afternoon. we are looking at clouds clearing and it will be cool to mild at noontime with 70s around the bay and inland and upper 80s to near 90 by mid afternoon inland and we will keep 70s along the bayshore. the coast is going to be aw

i'm liz kreutz and let's start with meteorologist lisa arjun. >>> hi there, it's getting brighter for those of you who woke up with cloud cover. we are beginning to see the clouds retreat but there is a whole lot of fog at the shoreline and you can see from this picture where it is stacked up inside the bay and we widen the view and we have still some thunderstorms that could fire up in the sierra nevada. the low clouds there and higher clouds will invade the bay area today, 58 in san francisco, 68 in mountain view so pretty mild anywhere from 4 to 7b0 warmer this morning. that's a look at san jose, 280 with 63 in nevada, you can see upper 70s from vacaville to the upper 60s in the inland east bay so a sunny peninsula and a series on tap with upper 70s for palo alto later on today, mid and upper 80s for our warmest locations by about 4 pm but we'll reach about 90 in concorde in livermore down from yesterday's highs and we keep the fog at the coast. talking about august when we see you next. >>> lisa thank you. this morning new data released from the cdc has local and national official

good morning everybody it is saturday, july 31, i'm liz kreutz and you are watching abc7 news at 5 am live on abc7 hulu live and where ever you stream. let's start with a look at the weather with lisa arjun. >>> hi everyone, certainly a good deal of missed and drizzle around the bay as the marine layer is a little deeper, you can see live doppler seven showing you this deck of low clouds into the east bay right now is a mild 60, in oakland and san leandro and going up to the north bay, 54 at santa rosa with fog, gate bridge and it is a little damp out there. you may need wipers in spots but by 9 o'clock we are partly cloudy, 50s and 60s and by noon time we've got cloudy skies giving way to mostly sunny skies at the shoreline. inland we are in the 70s and it's a cooler day, upper 80s to near 90s with a few high clouds and 70s around the bay. today starts the cooling trend inland and we will talk about how long our seasonal weather last when we see you again in a few minutes. >>> this morning new data released from the cdc has local and national officials sounding the alarm. the data sh

at saturday, july 10th, i'm liz kreutz, thank you for joining us here on abc7 news at 5:00 am, live on abc7, hulu, live wherever you stream. let's take a look at the weather or not he warnings this weekend with your oldest lisa argen. >> good morning to you. >>> we have quite a range out there not only draw today but tomorrow as well. we are starting out with a lot of doppler 7 radar.7 radar.7 ra. it's fog and drizzle on the coast. for most of you, it's the heat we will be talking about today, heat advisory until 11:00 on sunday for their interior valleys of northbay, also santa clara valley, campbell, san jose, morgan hill. temperatures in the mid-90s to upper 100. excessive heat warning for many more of you. you can see here for the cities at fairfield, vallejo, martinez, tupper lake, clear lake, 100 to 116 for little more, mount hamilton, perhaps throughout the day today. and tomorrow. if we look live outside, it is clear, but we are looking at the patchy fog at the coast, a spare the air alert today, poor air quality, hottest today in the inland bay, the northbay will be good. we w

i'm liz kreutz along with tran eight. abc7 news continues in 9:00 am.america. new school guidelines from the cdc that says kids and vaccinated teachers don't need to wear masks. what some states are saying this morning, plus former cdc director dr. tomorrow frieden weighing in over that confusion over booster shots. >>> deluge and drought. elsa drenching the northeast, turning roads into rivers and causing flash flooding. >> look at how much water is in this shop. oh, no. >> as a dangerous heat wave hits the west coast, 32 million americans under heat and red flag warnings, our weather team with the triple-digit forecast. >>> new video of a car

. >> good morning everybody i am liz kreutz good today with just a few weeks before the start of this children 12 and older can get a free school supply but they can go to bb memorial theodore in oakland and kaiser permanente will be vaccinatingnatingnatingg and older today but anyone getting the vaccine will get eligible for a target gift card and vaccinations are available from 10:00 until 3:00 this afternoon.>> good morning to you, a beautiful view here with temperatures in the low 60s, the g7 san francisco and 62 at palo alto. the cloudy skies with numbers in the low 50s and fog the north bay, low low low low low this unplugged device is protecting our beautiful coastlines and more. put off chores and use less energy from 4 to 9 pm to help keep our state golden. ♪ what you want, baby, i got ♪ what you want, baby, i got it ♪ ♪ what you need, you know i got it ♪ >> i play this song for my son all the time and he totally disregards the sentiment. >> hopefully you didn't attempt to sing this song. >> no, i did not. >> okay, good. >> it would not work in my favor. >>> welcome back. tha

liz kreutz, abc7 news . >>> california's largest wildfire has merged with a smaller fire and that isompting evacuations. the fire has burned 197,000 acres across limits county. new video shows the intense flames of the fire's erratic behavior. this steep terrain is making it difficult to fight. one deputy told the l.a. times conditions are like unlike anything he has seen in two decades on the job. first responders are begging people to heed evacuation orders. look at the smoke. cal fire tweeted this photo, writing these fires leave no room for error. summer says some are refusing to go, choosing to state behind to protect their homes and their animals. >> last night you could see the glow over the hill right there. the firefighters put it out, or knocked it down to where all of a sudden the glow was gone. >> cal fire says conditions may get worse. this week we have thunderstorms, increased winds and hier mpatures. >>> still ahead, riders >>> still ahead, riders stranded on the things may be different, but at denny's, one thing will always remain the same... our dedication to safely

i'm liz kreutz. a chance to show off your dance moves on wheels.ning to golden gate park this afternoon. the man known as the godfather of skate will lead the event with groovy tunes. he will teach disco dance moves to people of all ages. the free party, in a spot what the gets a proud roller history. retuindaas ea is the market highlights the bay area best in jewelry, clothing, and accessories, housewares and more. every sunday, vendors will be inside of the grand hall to celebrate community and small business. fog city flea is from is from 5:00. >>> let's get a check in the forecast. in san francisco, you wouldn't know there was a heat wave. >> we need the jackets out there. we will see temperatures come down today and even inland where we are seeing numbers in the 90s, you will notice the difference. 62, san francisco. mt. tam, the fog is thickened up. 68, to near 70 inland. it's not a stretch to reach 90s to 100. mid-70s in oakland. or 70s on the peninsula and 80s the further south you get. we have the heat advisory and the north bay were tempe

liz kreutz is here with look at the numbers. >> the important thing for people to know is that it is still extraordinarily rare to be vaccinated and get hospitalized or die from covid-19. nationwide more than 150 million people are fully vaccinated. of those, over 1,000 of people have since died from the virus, that is 0.0006%. as we learn more about breakthrough cases, numbers from the state help put it in perspective. what are your chances of getting covid after the vaccine? and how big is it of a risk? in california of the 20.7 million people vaccinated, 14,000 have contracted covid. 843 have led to hospitalizations. and 88 people have died. a number that could be even less. it's unclear if covid-19 has always been the primary cause of death. >> the vaccine very strongly protective against severe illness and death. the vast majority of the cases we're seeing, people are asmimic. asymptomatic. or mildly symptomatic. >> reporter: dr. willis is the public health director for marin county. the county has had 177 breakthrough covid cases. three that led to hospitalizations aho zero dea

i'm amanda del castillo in for liz kreutz.live on abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream. we are going to start with the red flag warning and a look at the weather. here is meteorologist lisa argen. >>> the marine layer is back with us once again. live doppler 7 showing it along the coast and where it is, it is dense in spots and if you areas of drizzle. this is the moisture that will be heading up to the bay area. red flag warning from 5:00 tonight until 5:00 on monday. the highlighted areas in the north end east bay hills. santa cruz mountains. we are looking at not only the threat of dry lightning,

good morning, i am liz kreutz. you are watching abc7 mornings.e dead lay spread of the delta variant in a moment but first, a quick start of weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning to you, lisa. >> good morning, liz. hi, everyone. low clouds and fog slows to

i'm amanda del castillo in for liz kreutz. you are watching abc7 news live on abc7, hulu live and wherever you stream. we are going to start with the red flag warning and a look at the weather. here is meteorologist lisa argen. >>> the marine layer is back with us once again. live doppler 7 showing it along the coast and where it is, it is dense in spots and if you areas of drizzle. this is the moisture that will be heading up to the bay area. red flag warning from 5:00 tonight until 5:00 on monday. the highlighted areas in the north end east bay hills. santa cruz mountains. we are looking at not only the threat of dry lightning, but possibly a little moisture with these storms, if we see any. with the gusty winds, outflow boundaries, if we see fires spreading throughout the region. there is a look at the fog. 54 in the city and morgan hill. 56, mountain view. a clear started walnut creek. the forecast throughout the day, increasing height of mid- level clouds. 80s and 90s toward the inland valleys. the possibility of the ligh

liz kreutz, abc7 news. >> if you want to learn more, liz put together an original documentary about california'sthe abc7 bay area app, on apple tv, android tv, amazon tb, and roku. >>> in the east bay, neighbors get their first chance to discuss the furniture future use of land that was once skywest golf course. it was the only 18-hole public golf course until it closed last september after nearly 60 years of operation. the 126 acres could get developed or remain as open space. they are holding visioning workshops to get input about future uses for the property. the first public meeting is tonight. >> everything is on the table as far as we're concerned. we are in listening mode and we encourage the public to participate in tell us what they think. >> the virtual meaning meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. two other public workshops are scheduled next month. >>> if you have ever been impatient dealing with a customer call center, a new ally could address that. the use of artificial intelligence could also bring back call center jobs to the u.s. as david louie tells us, the bay area is playing a key role

i'm liz kreutz. let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen.he question is whether or not we will get to see the fireworks. >>> that's always the big question on the fourth of july. usually we will have color for clouds closer to the coast. right now, you can see the fog. it as well inland although we have clearing in walnut creek and it's making its way across the bay. the coast will stay mostly cloudy. there's a look at the fog up and down the coast and the sierra nevada we have a few left over thunderstorms. a live look outside. that is san jose. looks like a fire. temperatures in the upper 50s in san francisco. san jose, 62. 56, morgan hill. 57, santa rosa. 65, concord. breezy to gusty winds by the delta. another breezy afternoon. upper 60s to mid-70s bayside and inland mid-80s at 4:00. staying cool and the fog moves in by 7:00 or 8:00 tonight. if you're inland, a good forecast for the fireworks. >>> we begin with developing news. demolition could begin today on the remainder of the collapse condo building in surfside, florida. we are takin

i am liz kreutz. bay area transit agencies is encouraging people to take public transit.kend on golden gate transit, larksbur fairy and special service for those that go into the city in san francisco to see the fireworks and need to get back to the north bay. face masks are required let's check the weather. >> we are ightening up across the bay bay, walnut creek and 56 downtown. and it feels muggy out there despite being a little cooler than yesterday. 62 in mountainview. look for numbers in the low to mid-60s here in the city to mid to upper 80s inland. liz. >>> thanks you. >>> thanks you. thanks for joining why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderate-to-severe eczema or atopic dermatitis under control? hide my skin? not me. by hitting eczema where it counts, dupixent helps heal your skin from within, keeping you one step ahead of eczema. and that means long-lasting clearer skin... and fast itch relief for adults. hide my skin? not me. by helping to control eczema with dupixent, you can show more with less eczema. don't use if you're allergic to dupixent. serious a

i'm liz kreutz. an oakland grocery store is cleaning up after i car slept through it storefront.loud screech then a few seconds later a mercedes careened into the front of the store. he said the driver crashed into concrete planters outside. nobody was hurt. that employee says it's a second crash in the same intersection in two months and he wants to see speed bumps to slow down cars. >>> this week's mix two year since the gilroy garlic festival shooting that left three people dead and more than a dozen injured. and honor, the district attorney gilroy strong resiliency center is hosting a week of events focused on kindness. you can join by performing an active kindness and sharing in social media with a hashtag gilroy kind and kindness is strong. >>> let's get a check in the forecast. >>> you can see the extensive deck of low clouds. visible image showing fog over the bay. clear inland. we will see a stronger on shore push. san rafael, partly cloudy. 55, downtown and pacifica. here's a lovely view. temperatures coming out of the mid-90s today and land. right now it's comfortable

i'm liz kreutz. people living near the forest are being told to evacuate immediately.t has merged into one. it's burned more than 38,000 acres and more than 9% contained. homes have been contained. the fire is burning about 60 miles north of truckee. >>> the fire is threatening powerlines. the governor signed an emergency proclamation to free up additional energy capacity. the bootleg fire has burned with zero containment. we're tracking a heat wave, lisa. >>> the heat advisory for the valleys of the north bay and shout bay. you're looking at a deck of clouds. mother nature allowing for cooling. 53 downtown. temperatures approaching 80, so not excessive but we'll get that way as we head inland. 65 in concord. so it will be breezy shoreline. cooler than yesterday. we'll warm quickly with 106 forecasted in concord. it was 105 yesterday in livermore. it will be at or well above the readings with the spare the air alert today. notice the hazy conditions throughout the afternoon 101 santa rosa and majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's