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KGO ABC7 News 500AM July 12, 2024

Most areas have clear skies overhead. So lets break it down for you today. Sun is up at 7 00 and 12 ht air quality today will between good and moderate. But it is breezy and mild out there, temperatures in the mid70s to mid80s. Not only warming up, were tracking hire fire danger, now a red flag warning that starts at 9 00 p. M. Saturday, and well take a much closer look at the fire danger and the hot temperatures, how the hot well get in the full forecast. And firefighters in the north bay are already watching the weather. Yesterday cal fire crews worked tocontain a fast moving grass fire in santa rosa. It was stopped at 12 acres and in homes or buildingsm the next half hour. And you can get updates anytime you want, the squaair quality tn our website lets you see the Realtime Data. And we are expecting to hear from Breonna Taylors family today for the First Time Since the grand jurys decision was announced. They will speak publicly this morning after another night of protests leading to dozens of arrests. Jobina is at the live desk now with more. Police in louisville say at least 24 protestors were arrested last night, Authorities Say that protestors damaged city bus us and also broke windows at a restaurant and tried to set a fire. Louisvilles mayor has extended a city wide curfew through the weekend, but protestors say that they wont stop until they feel justice is served. With the attorney generals announcement, part of our hope died, a hope that some somebody would finally see us, value us. In los angeles a protestor was hurt when a car drove into a crowd marching down unset boulevard. Several people chased the driver and police eventually arrested that person. And the attorney for taylors family is demanding the risk of the grand jurys transcript. The Kentucky Attorney general said that that would not but no also asking for that to be released. And more protests at we mentioned are planned here in the bay area this weekend. Last night traffic was tied up for hours on bridges because of the demonstrations. Julian glover is tracking it all. Reporter yeah, protests will continue tonight. There is a solidarity with louisville revenge for Breonna Taylor planned for 8 00 tonight in oakland. And this follows a day filled with protests on thursday like this one bringing traffic on bay area bridges to a crawl during the evening commute. Three cars and an ambulance not in service were pulled over and ticketed for obstructing traffic. And there was a rally in front of city hall in oakland, speak tlers demandite ers there demanding that the three officers be held accountable. I think what needs to happen is an honest look at this system of socalled justice in the United States. And i think we need to see a reckoning with our go. A government and the fact that racism has never been addressed. Reporter there was also a demonstration in frank ogala plaza that ended peacefully. Again, the revenge for Breonna Taylor demonstration set for 8 00 tonight at lake hair rmeri. Julian glover, abc 7 news. And if you are dealing with racial or social justice issues, go to abc7news. Com a take actio for a list of local resources. Happening y, californias health and Human Services secretary will give us an update on the states response to covid19. Dr. Galley oig urged californians to get their flu shots. And there is a gym warning from the cdc today, it how predicts up to 2323,000 americaamerica 23,000 americans could die in the next three weeks. And in washington, there is a debate over politics and the vaccine. Here is alex presha. Reporter the president promised a vaccine by election day, but that might not mesh with you new possible guidelines from the cdc, states worried that politics interfering with science are taking matters into their own hands. A grim new forecast from the cdc as many as 23,000 more coronavirus deaths by october 17th. 33 states plus washington, d. C. And puerto rico are seeing an increase in cases. In the Nations Capital after touting a Coronavirus Vaccine by election day, President Trump is now threatening to reject stricter fda safety standards, once again undermining his own health officials. Were looking at that, that has to be approved by the white house. We may or may not approve it. Sounds like a political move. Reporter dr. Fauci coming to the fdas defense. I need to rely on an organization that i have trusted and have done very, very well for decades. And that is the fda. So if they come out and say this is the way we should do it, i got your back on that. Reporter the fda declined to comment, but testifying on capitol hill, the commissioner was adamant our thorough review processes and science will guide our decisions. Fda will no permit any pressure from anyone to change that. Reporter and your soverseas britain is seeing an allmiatim high and finland is using dogs at airports to sniff out passengers that might be infected. Alex presha, abc news, washington. The body of bhaof ruth bade ginsburg will lie in state inside the capitol today. She is the first woman and only the Second Supreme Court justice to lie in state in the capitol. A formal ceremony will be held this morning for invited guests only due to the pandemic. Ginsburg laid in repose at the Supreme Court the last two days, she will be buried in a private service in Arlington National cemetery next week. And abc news will air a special report for this mornings special ceremony at the capitol, cover begins at 7 00 a. M. And take a look at this new time lapse video that shows the fog rolling in over the Golden Gate Bridge. That is spectacular. Marian williams shared this, he said it took 2 1 2 hours to shoot and 4 hours to edit it. And ill say it was worth it. Now a look at what we can expect today and the week he had eweek. And well be yearning for fog to cool us off. But there is a red flag warning now that will go into effect, it will start a little bit later, 9 00 p. M. Tomorrow evening. But it will last until monday morning. Were still forecasting those offshore winds that could gust as high as 50 Miles Per Hour in the north bay mountains, east bay hills ands inland east bay as well. And we also have a fire weather watch for Solano County and lake county, that will begin tomorrow morning as well for those offshore winds. Lets go hour by hour. Tomorrow were forecasting early on the onshore breeze still with us, but watch what happens as you go late into tomorrow night and into early sunday morning, thoseya. ,there you can see the wind that is strengthening especially around napa, calistoga, where frequent gusts over 30 Miles Per Hour is forecasted. And that continues for much of sunday morning as well. And you can see the area of highest concern on the map is really in the north bay where we think the wibtsnds will be strongest early sunday morning. Temperatures also on the rise next three days, enjoy today, it is really comfortable. And then warmer weather is over the weekend. By sunday, back into the triple digit inland, and bay shoreline, 80s and 90s. Now a check of the roads with jobina. Thank you, hi, everyone. Happy friday to you and happy traffic day at the moment because if you look at the overall map here, you can see that we just had the slowdown out of tracy this morning. An earlier sigalert has cleared. There is a high wind advisory for the Altamont Pass. And one slow spot im seeing is the lower deck of the bay bridge, eastbound 80 before treasure island, there is a disabled truck there blocking a lane. Hopefully they can get it moved out of the way quickly. And look at that, it just turned green. Spoke it into existence. 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You can track it using wheres my ballot . And youll receive automatic notifications by text, email or voice call to let you know the status of your ballot once you mail it, drop it off at your polling place or at a drop box. Vote by mail ballots. Simple, safe, secure. Counted. Learn more at vote. Ca. Gov welcome back. There is a beach hazard statement until 8 00 p. M. Tonight. Current weigh heights are 11 to 12 feet. So be aware of that, the rip current rifbsk is pretty high. It will be a comfortable day. 76 in san jose, about 81 in is an are a fell. The next betwe two days, air quality will be good to moderate. So we will see a little bit of haze in our atmosphere as the warmer temperatures hit us and the heatwave begins on sunday. Well take a closer look at you how hot we get and for how long in about four minutes. And happening today, San Francisco mayor london breed will be speaking at a black trans lives matter rally. You will look at video of a similar rally that happened in june. Organizers say the purpose of the rally is it bring awareness of the transgender and nonbinary communities. The rally begins at noon. Some San Francisco Business Owners are speaking about a string of crimes at minority owned businesses. A fire destroyed dragon printing on september 9. Before the fire, Surveillance Video shows a man inside holding a lighter to some paper boxes. And three breakins happened just one day later at three other minority owned businesses. The owner of phone tea house shared this showing a window shattering as a car drove past the shop. He is urging other Asian American Business Owners to speak up. Im sure that lot of people try to help in the neighborhood, but no one standing up, it werent help the community at all. If you are silent, no one will help you. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. Dragon printing is now trying to find a way to rebuild and replace hundreds of thousands of dollars in damaged equipment. There is now more room to eat outside in another San Francisco neighborhood. Streets closed to traffic to allow for Outdoor Dining. Do you believe in the tenderloin . Supervisor matt haney says tenderloin businesses already face more obstacles and now there is the pandemic. Some diners said that they had to give it a try. I saw rich history, you know, so i cant imagine the tenderloin being outdoors, but this is nice. The street closures will last most of the day from thursday to sunday for the next three months. San franciscos flower mart is getting a new home. The citys Planning Commission just approved the construction of the new market. They say that it will give them hope for the future. The decision comes after the marts existing location was turned into a mixed use development. There were concerns over parking and truck access so the vendors decided to move. In the east bay, applications for the next batch of geniuses are now open. Group the hidden genius project just hosted their end of Summer Celebration last night. It honored several young black men from oakland and richmond who graduated from the 15 month emersion to watch these young men come in and be with us for 15 months and to allow them an opportunity to share with the world what they have been working on, we call take revealing genius in our office. D our mission is always to empower young people. Last nights participants showcased the apps that they had created. And ring is taking Home Security to a whole new level. Amazon Security Company is rolling out this always home cam. It is an autonomous drone that can fly in your home to give you aperspective of any room that you want. Ring made this video to show how it works. For example if someone was breaking into your home. The drone can fly on demand or you can program to fly when the ring system is detects a disturbance. The always home cam will be available next year. You can see it there. Scaring away a burglar. It is expected to cost about 250. Thoughts, drew . I want to know whose house is yarou. That youne do u dronelno. It might hit the burglar. Smack him in the face . Oops, sorry. And the video was not exactly a scorsese film. Theyre trying. Ive seen tiktok videos with higher production. Yeah, tiktok can have incredible Creative Content which i spend so much hours on it. Lets talk about what is happening in the Weather Department today. We have one final really comfortable day before a heatwave begins to take off. But half moon bay, your visibility is down to two miles. So there is locally dense fog. But not widespread. 59 in san jose, a little cooler in the north bay, napa at 53 degrees. So today later on, temperatures still very comfortable and we talk about late september, a lot of sunshine today, 76 in san jose, well hit about 69 in the city, our him with aest spots inland really comfortable. Good to moderate air quality. And overnight tonight, the marine layer continues to get compressed. Well find limited fog along the coastline, mid 50s to mid60s as we head into saturday. Saturday we begin the warming period, warmest spots back into the 90s. But you then on sunday, the heat really takes off. We do expect our hottest spots going into the triple digit readings. Currently it looks like monday is on track to be the hottest y sshe bay area with widespread 80s and 90s around the bay shoreline and well above 100 in our hottest spots. So enjoy today, breezy and mild. Warming up over the weekend, remember those offshore winds develop creating high fire dangers sunday morning and it brings in warm air. Records very likely early next week and the heat is slow to ease with the heatwave still with us on tuesday. And you may have seen a headline, a bizarre story about a man who tied after eating too much blacklick after eating a bag and a half every day for the past few week. He lost consciousness st indepeenaurant and died the next day. Licorice in large quantities can lead to heart rhythm problems and cardiac arrest. Doctors say people over 40 should be especially vigilant about their black licorice consumption. Even two ounces per dayoff a two week period could land someone in the hospital. I had no idea are. This is a brand new thing for me. Did you ever know that black licorice was dangerous in. Not at all and so im relieved that im not a fan. It is my least flavor profile that exists. Get it away from me. My body has been telling me all these years and i didnt know. Thats what im thinking. Our intuition knew. Spread the word. Coming up next, the 7 things to know. And covid canines, the dogs learning how to sniff out coronavirus. And also coming up this weekend, the susan g. Komen foundation more than pink walk, the annual fundraiser is virtual. If you are interested in joining, there is still time to register. The event begins on zoom and facebook 9 30 sunday morning. Registration is 20. And kate larsen will be we sand my heart fell. Oke i knew wed lose our home. And we did. Over 24,000 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in the past few years. Wildfire victims need help so im voting yes on 19. It limits property taxes on wildfire victims so families can move to a replacement home without a tax penalty. Please, vote yes on 19. The event begins on zoom and here are the seven things to now. Number one, firefighters are bracing for the weekend heatwave that could bring dangerous fire conditions. Pg e has issued a power watch. And were also watching a red flag warning. It will begin at 9 00 p. M. Tomorrow evening for gusty offshore winds. The critical time frame were watching for strongest winds will be early sunday morning. And number three, more protests for Breonna Taylor are planned in the bay area this weekend. Traffic was tied up for hours stn the bridge and demonstrations. Number four, the late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg will lie in state at the u. S. Capitol today. A formal ceremony will be held this morning and well air that with a special report which starts at 7 00 a. M. Number five, uc berkeley may impose a ban against visitors on campus in response to a california mandate to help slow the spread of covid19. The ban would extend to walkers, runners and cyclists. Number six, traffic is looking good this morning. We have no major issues to report on our roadways as we take a live look here showing you the bay bridge toll plaza where metering lights are not on yet. And number seven, Outdoor Dining has arrived in San Franciscos tenderloin neighborhood. Street closures will happen thursday through sunday for the next three months. And in first look, dogs are learning how to sniff out people who may be positive for the coronavirus but dont know it. Here is gio beniteeio benitez. Reporter call them covid canines. Finlands airport says these dogs are trained to sniff out covid19. Here is how the airport says the trial works. A traveller will swipe their skin with a wipe, it is put in a jar. And in a second room a dog will sniff it. The trainers in finland say the dog will have an answer in just ten seconds, though may be different in the real world, something amerbecaus labrucots can e

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