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all the kids going back to school in in the south bay, the effort to make streets safer ahead of today's commute. what police in one city want you to know before you head out the door? this morning. >> and today is officially california panda day. governor newsom making the proclamation as we prepare to welcome two giant pandas to the san diego zoo. to be clear, san francisco is coming on the way. >> probably. good morning. on this thursday, august 8th, i'm going to start the check of our forecast with drew. >> yeah. >> so a cooling trend gets underway here. yesterday it was about 100 degrees in our hottest cities inland. today will drop about ten degrees and our daytime highs. here's a big reason why the fog is back this morning. you can see our marine layer over the city right now, creating some cooler weather currently. and then it leads to a cooler afternoon on the way. for a lot of us close to the water, we're in the 50s, but inland we're still mild. this morning, 61 in livermore. danville. good morning. you're at 6658. is that current temperature in saint helena? looking inland today, we will

have plenty of sunshine. just not as hot as we were yesterday. will mainly be in the low and mid 90s for daytime highs. no heat advisories are in effect, but we will have some above average temperatures today. now around the bay shoreline we have that morning cloud cover giving way to afternoon sunshine. will drop about 5 to 10 degrees compared to our daytime highs yesterday. will be in the low and mid 70s for the most part. now along the coast. it was beautiful yesterday. our fog is back so it's a partly sunny day and those daytime highs on the cool side in the low and mid 60s. hi, amanda. >> hi drew. yeah our overall map showing a pretty smooth commute across the bay area. of course, minus that typical slowdown along the altamont pass. but we do want to take you to the south bay. this is our san jose 101 8-80 overcrossing camera things moving at the limit. if you are going to be traveling through san jose, though, be sure to slow down and keep your head on a swivel because the kids are going back to school today. so happy first day of school for you south bay students. and then we want to take you to oakland,

8-80 cam showing a quiet commute in the east bay as people pass the coliseum. really? no delays there. looking good this thursday morning. back to the desk. >> all right. thanks, amanda. well, as amanda just mentioned, the new school year starts today for san jose unified schools and many more starting next week. so concerns over traffic safety is on parents minds. >> it's a time of transition. people are not in regular routines yet, you know, new parents, new kids at schools may be trying to find their way around the neighborhood. so just if you can avoid your neighborhood school on your way to get to work in the morning, please do so. and if you're going through school zone, just drive with the utmost caution and care. >> san jose police will be stepping up enforcement around schools. efforts are being made to get drivers to slow down and to keep people safe. there will be electronic message boards near school sites and a long initiative has started to upgrade hundreds of crosswalks crossings by schools into high visibility crosswalks. today is also the first day of school in newark. police there set up an

awareness campaign to slow down drivers and alert them to pedestrians. officers went undercover yesterday. non-uniformed members of the department crossed a few pedestrian crosswalks while officers watched for compliance. >> we're looking to basically have awareness not only for pedestrians who are crossing at this location and other locations in newark, but also to remind our motorists that they need to slow down, be less distracted, giving themselves more time to their destinations so that they can watch out for all of our our young ones going to school and put other pedestrians that are in our crosswalks. >> the ticket penalties and fees add up to hundreds of dollars. >> an emotional week for san jose police. the department showing up in force to support an officer's release from the hospital, all while still mourning the loss of another. here's abc seven news reporter lauren martinez. >> we wish you a speedy recovery, and while alcohol. >> we have all been thinking about you for the past four days, and you will forever have

our love and support, community service officer veronica bear was touched to see the surprise show of gratitude. >> over 200 san jose police officers and first responders lined to the hospital hallway to applaud her. on wednesday afternoon, bear was released from santa clara valley medical center. just days ago, bear and her partner were both hit by a suspected drunk driver saturday night. bear suffered a dislocated shoulder, a broken jaw and a head injury. the crash killed bears 34 year old partner long pham. >> it's a real mix of emotions today. obviously we have sadness for the loss of cso long pham, but we're incredibly grateful that veronica was able to leave the hospital so quickly during this tragic time. >> bears described as remaining positive. >> when i visited her a couple of days ago in the hospital, she told me that she can't wait to heal up and get back out there

and continue serving our community, and i think it's that spirit of public service, of self-sacrifice that is so strong in the san jose police department. >> the community service officer program started in 2014 with an spd, csos respond and investigate lower priority calls while putting the well-being of others before their own csos. >> just like the police officers are out there risking their safety, risking their lives in the service of this community. and we need to recognize that. and when someone does make the ultimate sacrifice or a huge sacrifice like veronica did, we've got to acknowledge that the driver suspected of hitting barron pham while being under the influence was in court wednesday and charged with murder in the death of cso pham, 44 year old juan huerta. >> palacio has had prior arrests for dui, which enabled prosecutors to charge him with murder. >> there will be accountability for this reckless act, and as a community, we all we need to do

better. it comes down to the little individual decisions we each make every single day. after photos and well-wishes, a police escort followed cso bear home after she left the hospital in san jose. >> lauren martinez abc seven news this morning, san jose police are investigating a crash that brought down a power pole. >> this happened just after 230 this morning on camden avenue and kooser road. a man who had just finished his shift at a nearby taco bell saw the crash, he says after it happened, everything went pitch black for about a minute before all the lights came back on. >> but i heard everything. it was a loud explosion and then all i seen was a blue and orange lights, like an explosion. i just seen the car right there, a bunch of smoke and everything, and we do have calls into the san jose police department to find out more details. >> it's unclear when the road will reopen or when the power pole will be removed from the street. >> we continue to follow the story of the homeless encampment sweeps in san francisco. a federal judge has ordered the

city to provide better training when handling confiscated items. during those sweeps. a man is at the live desk with the details of this order. amanda. >> yeah. kumasi. the order requires the city to provide better training on its bag and tag policy. a federal judge issued the order on monday. this is the latest development in the legal battle between the coalition on homelessness and the city. in 2022. the group accused the city of violating constitutional rights of unhoused people by taking and destroying their belongings in street cleaning operations. the city says its employees follow internal policies. but in the judge's ruling, she said the city failed to demonstrate, quote, meaningful training on the bag and tag policy. it requires items like luggage, medication and personal papers be taken to a public works storage facility for about 90 days. officers must leave a note at the encampment site to let people know where their belongings can be found. the judge has ordered the city to meet with the coalition and come up with a plan about how to

better train workers on this policy back to you, kumasi. >> thanks, amanda. last week, san francisco mayor london breed directed city officials to prioritize a new journey home program. this allows crews to offer bus tickets out of town to unhoused people who have support elsewhere, before offering them other city services. the program has been going on for a few years now. our partners at the san francisco standard looked into where people were being sent, so they looked at the data. going back to september of 2023. when it comes to states where people are going after california, other counties here, it's oregon, nevada, texas, all tied for third. now, within california, the top three destinations are l.a, sacramento and humboldt counties. >> more fallout over last weekend's troubled west coast taco and beer festival in san francisco. organizers have now postponed the second event they had planned for san jose later this month, as they continue to deal with lots of complaints. many who attended last weekend's

events say they're struggling to get their money back. the event promise unlimited taco samples and bottomless beer tastings, but attendees say that isn't what they got. even the vendors were caught off guard. >> you know, they told us when we got here this morning that we were supposed to provide free tacos, samples, and we don't have enough. and we did not. we didn't, you know, we didn't prepare for that. >> the event organizer tells abc seven he's accepting refund requests, but it also looks like there are fraudsters online posing as customer service to those reaching out on facebook. >> time now for aging. 510 this morning to san jose. we go a live look outside. we do have clear skies here. current conditions right now in the south bay. plenty of stars out there. 61 degrees. so a little mild air in the region. humidity is high and the winds right now are very light. the forecast today, the big takeaway is that we are seeing cooler weather

moving in. a cooling trend is underway. yesterday and the day before were the two hottest days on the seven day forecast. today, instead of the low 70s in the city will be in the mid 60s in oakland today. will be at 71. san jose no longer underneath the heat advisory will be at 84 for a daytime high and then in walnut creek we'll hit about 90. just not as hot as we were yesterday. and we will have full sunshine out there. looking at your weather wellness today. air quality, good to moderate pollen levels. they are low and your uv index a nine out of an 11 that is very high. so here's future weather. let's go hour by hour for you showing you we do have that morning marine layer pulling back to the coast. here's 130 in the afternoon. we will keep the coast pretty cloudy all day today, even across the city. not as bright as we were yesterday. yesterday we had full sunshine across san francisco. today it's a mix of sun and clouds away from the coast. we have that sunny sky and temperatures today instead of the upper 90s will mainly be in the mid 80s to the lower 90s. you start to feel that cooler

air move in 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline. as we head towards the evening, that marine layer pushes right on back so highs today will hit about 71 in oakland, 84 in san jose, a 65 degree reading in san francisco, cooler in santa rosa than yesterday, 86 will hit about 93 in fairfield. >> reggie drew thanks. it's been one year since that devastating wildfire on maui. coming up, how communities there are determined to rebuild. plus the message from president biden this morning, the battle of the rebrand. >> what changes are in store for airports in oakland and san francisco in response to the controversial renaming of the oakland airport, miss lauryn hill and the fugees cancel their north american tour. >> the reason they're giving t

her european tour. authorities say two suspects have been arrested. they're accused of planning to attack one of her three shows in vienna. a man is at the live desk with more on the security concerns.

>> reggie. police in austria announced they stopped an isis inspired attack. investigators say the men were radicalized online, with one who was a 19 year old from austria recently pledging allegiance to isis. a bomb squad removed chemical substances from the teen's home. they are testing it for possible explosives, but officials say potential bombs would not have been ready in time for this week's concerts. isis had not claimed responsibility, but it has been behind attacks on other concerts. and isis backed bomber killed 22 fans at an ariana grande concert in 2017. the austrian chancellor said, quote, the situation surrounding the apparently planned terrorist attack in vienna was very serious. the threat was recognized, early combated and tragedy prevented. that's the end of the quote. the sold out eras tour concerts in vienna were expected to draw 65,000 fans each night, and another 15,000 outside. all those fans will be getting a refund. back to you at the desk.

>> thanks, amanda. the hip hop trio of miss lauryn hill and the fugees have canceled their u.s. tour, including the stop at shoreline amphitheater next month. in a joint statement released on social media, the group said they had low ticket sales and they blamed the media reports about their concert starting late or being canceled at the last minute for lack of interest in the tour. now, this is the third year in a row that this group has canceled concerts. the uk leg of the tour will go on as planned, and it's official. janet jackson has confirmed to daily mail that she will be returning to vegas for a new residency. we first told you about the reports earlier this week that her shows are going to be at resorts world. her manager told the daily mail the partnership offers a, quote, unique opportunity to celebrate her legacy and deliver unforgettable performances. the residency is expected to start in december. it will reportedly include a special new year's eve performance. >> heads up if you have plans to fly out of oakland starting today. construction begins at san francisco.

>> yeah, i just wanted to take it. sorry about that, reggie. it's 516. >> we have a traffic alert here because things have slowed. >> come to a crawl. really on the bay bridge or taking a live look right now. >> you can see the emergency lights getting through. what we know is that there is a truck on its side. it is blocking the two middle lanes. this is right after treasure island, again slowing things down to a crawl. it's going to be an issue for quite some time as emergency crews seem like they're just getting to the scene now. as you can see, very slow moving. this will impact your morning commute, especially as it picks up here at 516. so just keep that in mind. leave a little earlier, but it is impacting your commute into the city. if you use the bay bridge. >> okay, now back to that other story. if you have plans to fly out of oakland starting today, construction begins at san francisco bay oakland international airport. this is part of a project to bring 16 new storefronts and vending kiosks to the terminals. work from local artists will be on display inside the stores, celebrating the diversity of the east bay. the move comes in

conjunction with the airport's new name. now, san francisco international airport is also launching a sort of rebrand. they are changing the look of their logo with bold new lettering. so here's what it will look like. now it's casting aside the old flight lines logo in response to the oakland airport name change, san francisco international says the new logo gives it more flexibility to adapt to adapt the ow for special themes. >> this morning, california is welcoming two giant pandas back to the state, and governor newsom is making it official. he's declared today, august 8th, 2024 california panda day. these two pandas are going to be making their debut at the san diego zoo. they got to the u.s. back in june, but they've been getting to know their surroundings the past few month. they are the first new pandas to come to the states in 21 years. after the panda diplomacy was restored between china and the u.s. that was during last year's apec summit, which was here in the bay area. san francisco

continues to raise funds to try to host two pandas at its zoo. come on panda day, this is nice. >> now do we also get a panda day when they're up here we have two panda days a san francisco panda day. we better just a local panda day. not a statewide candidate okay. we'll worry about it. one really we'll worry about it. you know, when something is overhyped. >> that's where i am with the pandas. at this point. i'm tired of the pandas already, and they haven't even been shown yet. >> we've done two interviews with people about the pandas, so and they are both. i'm excited about them. okay. i'm excited about them. >> energy. no energy. this morning we'll find sfo in our outlook. and you can see the clouds are back this morning. we are anticipating morning fog, some clouds and drizzle. just an indication that our marine layer has returned this afternoon. the big headline today cooler air starts to move in here. and for the weekend. by sunday those temperatures are well below average and it will be a bit breezy to finish out the

weekend. sunday we'll have winds about 15 to 30mph. get that walk that run in here this morning. it's very comfortable out there. will mainly stay in the 50s and 60s all morning long. and you can see it's a mix of sun and clouds. post 7 a.m. highs today we will find 80s and 90s in the south bay heading up along the peninsula 80, redwood city 72 and san mateo hit low 60s with a lot of cloud cover along the coast. much cooler across san francisco today. feeling a lot more like august will stay in the 60s under partly sunny skies in the north bay. 79 in petaluma, 87 in sonoma, about 81. in napa, the east bay morning clouds, the sun, 71 in oakland, 78 in fremont and then inland feels better today. yesterday it was hot. it's still warm today, but not as hot upper 80s to the mid 90s. overnight tonight will mainly stay in the 50s with our marine layer coming back and some coastal drizzle now tomorrow it's a similar story. we'll keep those temperatures pretty similar to where we are today. and then cooler weather arrives over the weekend. so outside lands latest

forecast still shows you saturday is going to be the warmest day. a mix of sun and clouds each afternoon. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you it's a cooler afternoon today, the weekend looking beautiful and much of next week we'll keep those temperatures below average. guys thank you. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning. >> more challenges for firefighters in northern california. the evacuations in place this morning when we're young, we're told anything is possible... ...but only a few of us go out and prove it. witness the greatness of anna hall on a connection worthy of gold: xfinity mobile. only xfinity gives you the most powerful mobile wifi network, with speeds up to a gig in millions of locations. and right now, xfinity internet customers can buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year.

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nature's bounty. it's in your nature. students returning to class today is the first day of school for san jose and newark unified school districts. >> number two, the upcoming west coast taco and beer festival in san jose has been postponed. organizers made the announcement yesterday. it comes as they're still dealing with complaints about their san francisco event last weekend. >> number three delta passengers have filed a class action lawsuit over last month's global computer outage. they claim delta refused to offer full refunds on flights that were delayed or canceled. >> number four, if you're flying out of oakland, heads up. starting today, there's a big construction project at okay! it will create room for 16 new retail stores inside the terminals. >> and number five cooler weather starting to move in here today. no longer have any heat advisories. temperatures getting

closer to average for this time of the year. we'll go from morning clouds to afternoon sunshine and number six, we're continuing to track some trouble on the bay bridge. >> people heading into the city will hit a slowdown after treasure island, though things are just beginning to improve. i would say in the last 30s alone, a truck was on its side blocking the two middle lanes. emergency crews are on scene, so you'll notice them there. things do open up for you though. at fremont street and number seven, a big change is coming to costco. >> you are now going to have to scan your id card instead of just flashing it to the worker. when you enter the store. this is an effort to crack down on people who are not members entering stores. a wildfire in the sierra foothills is challenging firefighters the crosier fire. it started early yesterday morning northeast of placerville in el dorado county. so firefighters are worried about the weather conditions. humidity in this area is expected to drop. winds are expected to increase. crews are also facing steep canyons and few access roads, and people in

that area are on edge. >> i stayed up all night. i couldn't, i couldn't sleep, you know, i was just really concerned and uh. so i made a couple of trips up here, one about 5:00 in the morning, another one around 12. and this is my third trip, just to see what the status of things are. >> the fires burned 245 acres. so far it's 5% contained. evacuation orders are in place for the mosquito and swansboro counties. now, farther north, the park fire continues to grow. it's now scorched about 425,000 acres. its 31st 4% contained firefighters. there are dealing with searing heat, with temperatures expected to top 100 degrees. cal fire says these flames have destroyed more than 600 buildings, including a few homes. a chico man has been arrested, accused of starting this fire. >> today marks one year since the historic wildfire disaster

on maui. the hawaiian island devastated more than 100 people died and thousands were displaced overnight. president biden released a letter to commemorate the day he recalled his visit to the towns of lahaina and kula. he wrote of the courage and kindness he found and thanked first responders. the letter also touched on the federal response to the recovery and rebuilding, which is still ongoing. abc news reporter rhiannon ally has a look at what's happened over the past year. >> one year ago today, the town of lahaina on maui was nearly burned off the map. i immediately knew that morning something was off just the way the wind blew. left behind were barren landscapes of charred debris. at least 102 people were killed, 12,000 were forced from their homes. today, the community says it is committed to rising from the ashes. >> the first year was about survival, the second year will be about rebuilding. >> hawai'i's governor yesterday toured a newly completed temporary housing project. >> a lot of housing is going to

be going up in the next, say, month to three years, 83 year old tom liu lost everything in the fire. >> his neighbors rallied around him, providing housing and support, and now he is rebuilding what was his dream home. >> i tell people that i actually lived in the aloha spirit, you know, everybody hears about aloha spirit. you know, it's just saying, oh yeah, yeah, aloha spirit. but i experienced it. >> officials say only a small fraction of the 4000 displaced households are still staying in hotels. two major investigations into the fire and the government's response are still not complete. but days ago, a settlement was reached for the victims. the defendants, including the state, the county and hawaiian electric, agreed to pay $4 billion to settle claims related to the fire. as the community heals, so does nature. >> we will be cutting out some more of the tree, but it's doing okay. >> this 151 year old banyan tree

scorched in the fire is coming back to life and the trees are looking really well. >> a big beautiful leaves on it. matter of fact, it has fruit. it's fruiting, which is great. it has giant seeds all over it. >> rhiannon ally, abc news, new york. >> a rare bird usually only found in mexico and central america, spotted right here in the bay area. coming up at 530. reaction from excited

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>> costco now cracking down on its members only policy. what you will see during your next grocery run. good morning everybody. it's thursday, august the 8th. >> let's start with a check on your weather. >> hey there. >> okay, so we are past our warmest days this week, yesterday and the day before we had heat advisories. in effect, that's no longer the case today. and a big reason why our fog, our marine layer, is visibly back this morning from our exploratorium camera. we do have cloudy skies across the city. in fact, those clouds continue in the east bay and in the north bay right now, so temperatures are running a few degrees cooler compared to this time yesterday. low 50s to the low 60s around the bay shoreline. currently inland, we have a little bit of mild air. 60s for brentwood, danville, but in the north bay it's mainly in the 50s. at this hour. we'll take a look inland. first, we'll drop about ten degrees in our daytime highs compared to yesterday. yesterday our hottest cities hit about 100. today we're mainly in the upper 80s, lower 90s for daytime highs, you will feel that cooler

air beginning to move in here today. and over the next couple of days around the bay shoreline. it's pretty foggy this morning. we will have sunny skies this afternoon, but that cloud cover takes its time to break down. so not as bright this morning as we were yesterday, but still. temperatures very pleasant in the low and mid 70s. then along the coast will keep it pretty foggy this morning. some coastal drizzle in the afternoon, a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the low 60s. let's check in with the drive times. >> good morning drew. yeah, our overall map is showing you that typical slowdown along the altamont pass. but then the not so typical slowdown here on the bay bridge and that's because people are still dealing with some residual delays from an earlier crash. it was blocking the two middle lanes there, slowing things down for quite some time. but as you can see, things are slowly starting to pick up. we saw that change within the last five minutes alone. still, give yourself plenty of time because the slowdown happens just as you're approaching the tunnel there at treasure island, and once you get through it, still slow as you make your way into the city. but things do open up for you at

fremont street. kumasi. >> thanks, amanda. breaking news overnight out of japan where a big earthquake shook the countr. the 7.1 magnitude quake hit just before 5 p.m. there, which is around midnight here in the bay area. officials say three people were hurt, but there have been no reports of serious damage. there was a tsunami warning issued that's been canceled. these type of events are always a reminder to make sure you are ready for the big one. we have everything you need to know at abc seven news.com slash. prepare. norcal happening today. >> it is back to school for thousands of students in the bay area. it's the first day for both newark and san jose unified school districts. of course, that means you want to pay an extra attention as you're heading out the door and onto the road. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez is live in san jose with the precautions being taken in the south bay. gloria >> good morning. reggie, this is just one of the schools in san jose starting classes today, and concerns over traffic safety are definitely on parents minds. san jose unified is home to about 25,000 students at some 41

schools, and the city is urging drivers to slow down and pay attention when they're around school zones and look out for kids walking to and from campuses. the police department is going to be stepping up enforcement around schools. colin hane with the san jose department of transportation talked to us about what they're doing. >> we're going to be rolling out electronic message boards near school sites where we know there's high, high traffic volumes or high traffic speeds nearby. we also have a school safety initiative that has begun a long project of upgrading hundreds of crosswalks near schools to high visibility crosswalks. >> and he says that means what they call ladder style crosswalks, rather than two strikes on the crosswalk, making them more visible, the cars at a greater distance. and he also recommends avoiding your neighborhood school on your way to work. if you're able to. live in san jose gloria rodriguez, abc seven news thank you.

>> gloria, the family of an 18 year-old richmond man who was shot and killed by los angeles police last month, is saying they are suing for wrongful death. the family of ricardo ramirez junior is suing the city and also called on state prosecutors to file criminal charges against the lapd vice sergeant involved in the shooting. ramirez was visiting southern california after his high school graduation, according to the lapd, a plainclothes sergeant was investigating a possible dispute between the occupants of two vehicles. the officer fired through his window, hitting and killing ramirez. >> his journey was just beginning, and that was taken away from us by a police by sergeant from lapd. >> and the only thing that ricky did that led to his death was to go wire you and before he could say anything more, he was shot in the chest and killed. arms out, hands open. no weapon.

>> a shooting is being investigated by a state attorney general. >> rob bonta, alameda county district attorney pamela price has 60 days to decide whether to retry a death penalty case. the conviction was overturned because of prosecutor misconduct. this case goes back to 1986, when curtis lee ervin was convicted in the murder for hire death of an associate's ex-wife. price says the prosecutor illegally excluded prospective jurors who were black and jewish. the state attorney general agrees. >> deputy district attorney mr. anderson, during jury selection, he exercised his peremptory challenges in a way to exclude. i believe it was nine of the 11 black jurors and one jewish juror that were. >> price says she'll consult with the family of the victim before deciding to retry the case. abc seven news spoke to former alameda county district attorney tom orloff, who was a high ranking prosecutor prosecutor in the office at the

time. he says, quote, there was no policy in the office to discriminate against jury selection. >> we are now less than 90 days away from the election, and the race for the white house is in full swing. both campaigns, battling for votes in the midwest. when vice president kamala harris and the man looking to take her job, senator jd vance, at the same airport at the same time, here's abc news reporter perry russom this morning, a swing state blitz in the midwest, vice president kamala harris and governor tim walz in michigan, with their largest rally of the race so far. >> do we believe in the promise of america? president trump's the marine corps,tor jd vance, now questioning walz's military record after he said this about gun restrictions. >> we can make sure that those weapons of war that i carried in war is the only place where those weapons are at all served in the army national guard for 24 years. >> and acknowledges he did not see active combat. >> i think the evidence at this

point is overwhelming, that he lied about serving in a combat zone. >> walz retired from the national guard in 2005, two months before his unit was deployed to iraq. he then ran for congress, where he was a vocal critic of the bush administration's war policies, the harris campaign, saying governor walz would never insult or undermine any american service to this country. during the primary in michigan, president biden faced a wave of uncommitted votes for his response to the war in gaza. leaders of that movement tell abc news they briefly spoke with harris yesterday, saying they want her to consider a weapons embargo on israel. the harris campaign says the vice president has prioritized engaging with arab, muslim and palestinian community members about the war in gaza, adding she will always work to ensure israel is able to defend itself. harris, facing pro-palestinian protesters at her rally in michigan. you know what? >> if you want donald trump to win, then say that. otherwise, i'm speaking.

>> former president trump says a new debate with harris will be announced soon, but he did not say more than that. it comes after trump backed out of a debate in september on abc. perry russom abc news washingto. >> vice president harris will be attending a fundraiser in san francisco on sunday. the entry to that event ranges from 3300 to $500,000. you can find all of our election coverage heading into november right now at abc seven news.com, and wherever you stream abc seven news. >> the newest effort to revitalize downtown san francisco officially underway, bricks and embarcadero plaza is bringing free events to the plaza multiple days per week. it started yesterday with a business mixer. this afternoon. there's trivia. tomorrow. it's a happy hour, including a dj. organizers say the goal is to bring people back to the area on a daily basis. >> when we talk to people, what they said was just doing an event or a big concert once is not really going to revitalize downtown. what we need is

something happening every day. >> well, start off slow and build it up, brick said. embarcadero plaza is set to run through october, with events happening wednesday through saturday. there are also activations continuing in other parts of downtown, including a bi monthly night market. >> bird watchers are flocking to a park in san francisco hoping to catch a glimpse of this bird or take a photo of it. it's never seen been seen before in california. enthusiasts and photographers are getting up early in the morning looking for a slate throated redstart at pine lake park that's near stern grove. now, this rare bird is found in primarily mexico and central america, and abc seven spoke with a couple of lucky bird watchers who happened to capture photos. >> i'm so sorry to say this, but we were here for, like five minutes. we were really lucky. i don't know, i just had this feeling because the sun was out and it was still pretty early

and there weren't a lot of people, especially you know, the people tell me in the first time in california, you know, they just everybody like it. >> very high iso you know, marie, if you're blessed, you're blessed. embrace it. experts aren't sure how the bird even got to pine lake. the sighting has received national attention after being featured on the american birding association's podcast. >> thank you. >> downtown san francisco's storied history is a subject of a new interactive exhibit, inside the flood building at powell and market streets. digital displays, as you can see here, show snapshots of the downtown area during the 50s, 60s and 70s. that was when downtown was going downtown, i should say, was a special event for people. some of the photographs on display haven't been seen in nearly 50 years. this public art project will be up through mid october. >> very cool here at 541 i do

have a traffic update for you. >> metering lights have just been flipped on. you're taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. now you can see the rightmost and leftmost lanes all backed up past the parking lot. at this point, if you are reliant on the bay bridge, know that you will hit a slow down just as you're approaching treasure island. earlier this morning, there was a crash that was blocking the two middle lanes after treasure island, and people are still seeing some residual delays because of that. things will open up for you though, at fremont street as you head into the city. >> reggie, we all know weddings are expensive. we're going to show you how one bride and groom got their guests to fund the wedding. oh no, it is interesting. >> now the guests had a time. it wasn't like they just paid and set down. they had a time. >> i want to have a time that i'm not paying for. oh, drew. >> oh, that reminds me. i'll send you a venmo request, you guys. oh, okay. just skip my mind. you've been meaning to do that. when i was getting

married, i, you know, lots going on, take a look at the calendar so far this month. we do have a string of warmer than normal days. this is san jose, for example, in fact, so far this month, we have had temperatures for the most part, above average. five out of the last seven days have been warmer than average. and that just does continue. a trend of what has been a pretty warm summer season, not only here locally, but across the globe. we've seen some climate records achieved this just in this morning. july 2024 was the second hottest july on record across the entire globe. now here locally, if we zoom in to the nine counties of the bay area last month was the hottest july on record for almost all of the bay area. the lone exception was san francisco because of the marine layer keeping us on the cooler side. but this is just a long term warming trend driven by human activities, primarily the emission of greenhouse gases. now, we will likely see some changes coming. our way over the next couple of months. the reason why we're flipping from el nino to a la nina season,

likely in the fall, and what that means the waters off of the equatorial pacific near a south america are cooling off as we speak, so we do expect la nina this fall, and that could lead to a drop in our global average temperatures over the next couple of months. that's something we'll track for you, but just know it has been pretty warm the last couple of months across the entire globe. and here locally today, though, we do have a little bit of a cooldown coming. it's a cooler afternoon compared to yesterday. 60s along the coast, 70 around the bay

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flames, while conducting evacuations during the first moments of the burrell fire last month. >> i think we need to go that way. i can't see if we can get

out that way. i don't think so, man. >> a us forest service officer was also trapped with them, fearing the worst and cut off from firefighters. everyone put on a nomex flame resistant jackets. they were instructed to use traffic flares to light backfires to burn a spot where they could find refuge. 40 terrifying minutes later, the three were able to meet up with a fire crew and escape. >> c so we're going to let the fire guys, okay? we're going to let the fire burn there. >> we didn't do anything. you okay? man we didn't do anything. this guy got you. you got. >> look at that relief. as for the burrell fire, it's burned 59,000 acres. it's at 84% contained this morning. >> if you've made a costco run recently, you may have noticed this big change at the front door. the chain is cracking down and trying to keep out so-called membership moochers. now you have to scan your id card or mobile app instead of just flashing it to the attendant. >> many places in the bay area have already rolled this out.

abc seven news reporter j.r stone gives us a first look at this new policy. >> a scan is now needed to get inside the san francisco costco. >> i'm okay with this scanning. if it as long as the machines work. >> it worked when i was in line. well, not for the woman in front of me. so i waited. then i waited some more. when this man cut in front of me. thanks, man. you're welcome. although i don't think he was thanking me, so i could see that slowing down people getting in. >> because if everybody has to scan, they're going to have to wait for the next. it's not just a flash of a card anymore. they want a scan. so it's going to take a little bit longer. >> so why the change? jay zagorsky at boston university's questrom school of business says there are two reasons. >> it sold $4.6 billion worth of memberships last year. so their whole goal is to make sure that membership is valuable, that people can't do what we call in business, free riding, that people just can't sort of sneak into the store and buy things

because they're not really making any money. when people buy things, they're making most of it on the membership. >> and while many shoppers have their beliefs, that's a way to get rid of to get rid of people. >> they probably just did it to reduce the number of employees they have standing at the door, zagorsky says. >> there is something to that. >> what costco would like to do is redeploy people from the input side, from walking into costco to the checkout side, a way to speed up the process of leaving the store, which can slow down when items are being checked. >> costco will only say that these new machines will be implemented at store locations across the country in the coming months. in san francisco, j.r stone, abc seven news. >> well, get ready. well, we all know weddings can be expensive. couples have to get creative to find ways to save money. but the question is, has this latest trend gone too far? because some couples are now charging their guests? let's talk about it.

newlyweds nova and remo sold tickets to their wedding for about $300, and claim that they brought in $70,000. they say it was kind of like buying a concert ticket. you're paying for the entertainment and the experience, but they say there was some pushback. >> i would never spend money on tickets. i don't care, what do you guys think you are? you are beyonce and jay-z. >> oh, look at those >> okay, so here's what they got you all. >> not the bus rap. >> listen, they got a seat on the couple's wedding bus that included a 12 hour day of plans and different things they were doing in new york city. that's not enough for 300 for y'all. >> no, don't. i don't want to do anything for 12 hours at a wedding. >> i feel like that's a full day of work. you pay me. >> thank you. >> i do love weddings, though. i think great. >> okay, but what you would pay? >> well, it's like, what's the

adventure? the adventure could be fun with your friends and family. >> so i wondered if they paid and then gave a gift. or was that the gift? oh, maybe that was the gift. >> but i'm not going to buy someone a $300 gift either. oh, i feel like i'd already. >> i had to fly to new york. i had to stay at the hotel. yeah, i've already paid thousands of dollars just to be there. >> so that's the gift. 300. >> that's the gift? >> yeah, that was the gift. maybe it's more palatable. i don't know, this is like charging someone for your birthday party. listen, i'm not fully for it, nor against it. i think i'd be less for it if it was just the wedding ceremony. but they put you in a little fun little bus, little 12 hour tour. hop on, hop off. you never know. curated, curated. it seems fun. yeah. >> and they. and it worked for them. yeah. >> 70 i politely decline and that's totally fine. but they got 200 people to do this. they got nice friends and family out there. let's see the latest on debbie this morning. it is

moving onshore once again. it made a second landfall earlier in south carolina. now that it's over land it's lost its fuel its moisture source which is the atlantic ocean. so it is going to fall apart pretty rapidly here. it's going to quickly move off to the north and east, watch what happens. it gets picked up by a cold front late tonight. and by tomorrow night it's basically in new england. so this storm is really going to pick up speed fast, but it will drop some heavy rain over parts of virginia, pennsylvania. there could be some severe weather in the mid-atlantic today as the storm system gets closer. back here at home, a live look at our rooftop camera. everything is lovely here. it's quiet. we do have fog this morning. some clouds, some drizzle. this afternoon. cooler air does arrive. then the weekend. outlook saturday is starting off mild and sunny, but sunday those temperatures do drop off. we'll go below average. so highs today. we're in the 80s and 90s in the south bay. that cooling trend gets underway here. 70s and 80s for the most part along the peninsula close to the bay shoreline along the coast, a mix

of sun and clouds. in the 60s, it will feel cooler today across san francisco. yesterday, we're in the 70s. we had full sunshine. it felt warm. the wind picked up in the afternoon, and now we're seeing the cooler air move in. today 60s across the board in the north bay. we're mainly in the 80s and low 90s 60s, though for our beaches, bodega bay, stinson coming in at 65, in the east bay we will find morning clouds of sun 71 oakland, 70, in berkeley, about 78. union city, 80. castro valley and inland. you start to feel that cooler air. yesterday was quite hot. today we're in the upper 80s to the mid 90s overnight. tonight we will find our fog reappearing. we'll have some coastal drizzle once again. and overnight lows are generally in the 50s as we head into friday. so here's the accuweather seven day forecast. the big headline today. it's a cooler afternoon as a cooling trend gets underway. here. we start the weekend off with lots of sunshine. sunday though, the winds pick up the temperatures drop will start to go below average and we'll actually keep that trend for monday and tuesday by wednesday it's a little warmer, but no excessive heat on the horizon next seven

days guys. >> thank you. new at six for the second straight year of financial aid forms for college students are going to be delayed. >> first though, a one week long mission now turning into a monthly multi-month ordeal. the updated plan to bring these two stranded astronauts back to earth could mean they

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they've been there seven weeks longer than they were supposed to be. nasa is considering sending a spacex dragon crew nine, which is supposed to launch to the es in september, with only two of the four astronauts assigned to it. the spacecraft would carry extra spacesuits for butch wilmore and suni sunny williams. however,

that plan means the pair will remain on the es until february of 2025, when the crew is set to return to earth. >> knowing butch and sunny, you know they are professional astronauts and test pilots, and they understand the difficulties of the decisions that we're faced. they have complete confidence in the ground teams and uh, and then they'll they'll do what we need them to do when they launch june 5th. >> the astronauts were only supposed to be on the es for about a week, but the starliner sustained helium leaks and propulsion problems on the first leg of its flight. >> ahead, at six teenagers letting their voices be heard, some will be able to vote in school board elections in the east bay, even if they're just 16. then the adorable cub, rescued and now trying to recover at the oakland zoo. >> take a look at the accuweather forecast. a cooling trend is underway here inland. today. we'll have sunshine temperatures in the low and mid 90s around the bay shoreline. morning clouds giving way to

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