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Lisa thanks. We are bringing in clouds. Not going to do too much except bring us partly cloudy skies at times. If you look at the big you can see around coast of monterey we had some lightning strikes. You can see the moisture west of san luis obispo. There is going to be some higher humidity, mainly among the peninsula, the south bay, and bringing us slightly warmer temperatures this morning. Look at the 60s. You may have felt the difference out there. In oakland it is 64. That milder air with the cloud cover and a little bit of humidity out there today. Anywhere from one degree to five degrees milder, and that will translate into a pretty typical august afternoon in terms of high temperatures in our inland valleys. Starting out in the 50s and 60s with that coastal fog hanging out at the shoreline, keeping the 60s there. 70s around the bay. Partly cloudy in the afternoon with those mid 80s returning. Reggie . Reggie overnight the devastation from the wildfires in maui grows again. Many are still missing this morning. Jobina, as searchandrescue efforts continue, we are learning people had little to no warning about the danger. Jobina hawaii boasts what the state calls the largest outdoor Public Safety Warning System in the world. There are some 400 sirens positioned across the island chain, but maui residents said they never heard a single siren and only knew they were in danger when they saw flames racing toward their homes. No one thousand people are still reported missing. The governor is saying a historic count is gone. Officials estimate upwards of 1000 structures, homes, and businesses have been lost. President biden announcing he has approved a major disaster declaration for hawaii, opening up federal resources to help victims recover. Pres. Biden anyone whos home has been damaged or destroyed is going to get help immediately. Jobina among the destruction there are some signs of hope. Fire Officials Say the fires are now 80 percent contained, and some branches of the beloved 150yearold banyan tree are still standing. That was incredible to see last night. Reggie yes, but it is very burned. Thank you. We are hearing from some of the fire survivors. A station in l. A. Happened to be on vacation. He spoke to one man who spent hours fighting the flames, trying to save his home. I sat up on top of the roof and battled the fire for about three hours. I couldnt do it anymore because i didnt have any protection for respiratory stuff. Described that to me. You are on the roof, trying to fight that fire, realizing the whole community is in trouble. Bring it down with the garden hose and going, if i had a fire hydrant i could really put some water down on the house. Me being a fighter i sat there and fought and fought. I said, i have to move. I said, my physical body, skin, and i ran with a lot of heat up my back and i ran to the left over here. We live very close to the ocean, and i ran to the ocean and just gave in. You literally save yourself by jumping into the ocean . Yes. When you turned around what did you see . Have a. Everything. Gone. Kumasi this cross volunteers from the bay area are preparing to head to maui to help. Their trips are coming as we are getting an up close look at the damage from people who have lived there for years. Amanda del castillos live in san jose this morning with that part of the story. Amanda we stories of escape and survival, loss and destruction. From those still on maui we are learning about what struggles are ahead. We connected with a man, emerson timmons, who has lived on maui for 18 years. The man got on a bicycle and rode through the burn area to get to his family on wednesday. He said roadblocks cannot stop them could not stop him from reaching them. The entire time documenting everything he turned his camera to capture restaurants, shots, the harbor, and is now lost in the fires. Soon realizing what he was witnessing was unlike anything he had ever seen. To cars that had gotten backed up on the road there, the reason they were there is, we were trying to get out. They were trying to escape that fire. But all of the cars got trapped and all the people were stuck in those cars, trying to get out. They had to run for their lives. Not everybody could make it. We are kind of one big family, so it hurts. It hurts to see everyone suffering like this. Amanda he says if there is any bright side to what is happening , he biked by the famous 150yearold man entry and said though the leaves are burned, from what he observed he believes the beloved tree is going to make it. We know it has long been considered to be the heart of the oceanside community. As kumasi mentioned, going to be red cross volunteers departing from San Jose International airport. That is later this morning. That is also the focus of the next half hour. For now, reporting live in san jose, amanda del castillo ao. Reggie the need is great. Some of you may be wondering how you can help. We have ways you can do that. This is inside a maui costco. There are so many people rushing to get food and supplies as they wait for more aid to arrive. We are trying to make it easy for you to find ways to pitch in. If you go to the front page of our website you can find multiple organizations accepting donations from a newlycreated maui strong fund. It goes to local food banks and more. It is at abc7news. Com. Kumasi environmental groups are calling for tighter regulations after a huge fire burned at the snitzer steel recycling facility near the port of oakland this weekend. Yesterday sky 7 was over the debris pile that caught fire. It started around 5 30 yesterday evening and santa stick smoke into the air. It also prompted an air quality advisory. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Snitzer steel emailed this statement reacting to the air quality concerns. And our oakland recycling facility we are focused on operating responsibly. The company has made longterm investments to mitigate the Environmental Impact of our recycling activities. Lisa happy friday to you. We have an area of low pressure and upper level low to the south and west of us. Even some lightning bolts along the central coast. Combine that with our marine layer, we are going to see partly to mostly sunny conditions the further north you go. As we look at live doppler seven, you can see some patchy clouds around. In the fog is dense in some spots, so be careful out there. The moisture, most likely staying to the south of us. The temperatures, 62, that is mild in concord. 61 along 580 in dublin. And widening the view you can see those 50s still pretty mild for santa rosa. Looking at the cloud cover next several hours, the drizzle and that dense fog giving way to some mostly sunny skies. Looking at those clouds, to bring us partly cloudy conditions as we get into your saturday. But a warming trend is on the way. Looking at highs tomorrow with 90s returning inland. 60s and 70s around the bay. Look at sunday. Some mid90s. Still comfortable around the coast, and as we get into early next week it looks like monday could be the hottest day. So, get set for some more warm weather to come your way. Highs today ranging from the mid 60s downtown with 80 in santa rosa, 85 in antioch. You may see some of those high clouds, but that sea breeze along the coast, the coolest day out of the next several will be today. Well talk about outside lands, the forecast, coming up. Good morning, jobina. Jobina we are going to start here with a live look from emeryville, showing you 80. Those headlights are traveling toward them maze and bay bridge. If you are traveling on the bay bridge but in the eastbound direction we have a crash and i did see some emergency crews ride by. We are not seeing a slowdown on our sensors. Eastbound 80 before the toll plaza is the side of the crash. The chp is reporting major damage in this area. As we wrap up here, looking at our drive times, antioch to hercules, a slight slowdown of 38 minutes. Reggie still to come, the dire new report on suicide rates following the pandemic. Kumasi sued over stolen cells. How the family of Henrietta Lacks is taking more action after a recent settlement. Reggie we you can still get an anchor brewing beer in the bay area. Back in the day, sneaker drops meant getting online to wait in line. Now with Xfinity Mobile. We get the Fastest Mobile Service and can get the freshest kicks asap. I got this. Get the best price for 2 lines of unlimited when you switch to Xfinity Mobile for 30 a line per month. Nice job, little sis they grow up so fast. Im a fan. From xfinity. Kumasi welcome back. The nations top doctors are delivering tough news. Suicide rates in the u. S. Reached a record high in 2022. More people die from suicide last year than any other year on record. Nearly 50,000 people took their lives and more than half of those deaths involved guns. Suicide rates spiked during the pandemic, starting in 2021 after two years of declining rates. The cdc is reporting nine in 10 americans believe the country is facing a Mental Health crisis. If you or a loved one is struggling with Mental Health issues, we want you to know we have resources. You can visit abc7news. Com takeaction to get started. For more urgent matters you can call the suicide and crisis lifeline. Reggie the family of Henrietta Lacks is reportedly suing a Bay Area Company for using her stolen cells. Lacks was a black woman whose cells were extracted while she was dying of cancer. The cells were used to develop multiple treatments. The lawsuit claims ultra gen x pharmaceutical has received tremendous process profits from gene therapies using lack cells. The family recently settled a different lawsuit with Thermo Fisher scientific. Kumasi Silicon Valley africanamerican Cultural Center planned for san jose is getting a boost. State senator dave cortez he announced 3 million in state funding for that project. It is more than 25 years in the making. The complex would include retail space, a performing arts theater, and affordable housing. We cannot wait to see our future home under construction. This community will have over 130 units of affordable rental housing, 12 units of forsale housing, and over 100,000 square feet of community services, spaces, and facilities. It will be dynamic. Kumasi the complex will be located on the alameda at interstate 880. Some people say it will be a hub for celebrating people and experiencing the ongoing contributions of africanamericans. Reggie the taps may be turned off at anchor brewing, but there is one place you can get anchor brewing pouring popular cold ones. Kumasi you can find it at the home of the giants. Oracle says they will have the taps open at its Center Field Bar for the next two months, and bottles are also available at kiosks around the park. Reggie we are hours away from San Franciscos august Music Festival. Outside lands is back for three days of music, food, art. The city says everything is in place for the festival. It is expected to bring a muchneeded boost to the city. Have generated over 1 billion in Economic Impact to the city of San Francisco. And that is, particularly in these times, is even more notable than when we started. London breed was in Golden Gate Park getting ready for the 220 thousand people expected to be there. This amazing event will be an opportunity to enjoy so many incredible artists. We also want you to support the surrounding businesses. We have so many restaurants, bars, and other places. Reggie that outfit. Its really good. Kumasi [laughter] the headliners are kendrick lamar, ode fighters. And dan ashley. We should have started with that. Reggie i dont know why we keep forgetting megan thee stallion. Is she not the star . Kumasi she is headlining sunday. Reggie and then janel monet. Kumasi yes, friday. Jobina that is a good lineup. Reggie the 1975. I have always wanted to see them. Kumasi are you going to go . Reggie this in the day tickets are gone. Kumasi we have been friends from friends for long enough to know that doesnt mean a thing. Reggie for you. Kumasi we know dan. We will work this out. Reggie do you think he is going to know me . Kumasi yes. [laughter] jobina oh, reggie, [laughter] lisa the weather is going to get progressively warmer and sunnier as we get through the weekend. Starting out today with the coolest thing claudias. Outside lands friday. You can see we have missed and drizzle. Some really dense fog out there. The sun will make an appearance later on with low 60s. Minor warming for saturday. We will brighten up a bit. 60s for sunday. It is going to translate into some pretty good heat as we get towards our inland valleys, and even toward next week as well. Right now notice an area of low pressure to the south of us. Some lightning offshore and cloud cover being spun up from this system. We will see at times partly cloudy skies to mostly sunny conditions, but that humidity, you will notice it out there. Look at our temperatures. Milder due to the cloud cover there. 64 in santa clara. On the east bay we are in the low 60s from alameda, and out by the delta, 60 there. A quick look at our inland valleys. How hot it is going to be. The progressive warmth will build. Average highs in the upper 80s. Mid 80s today. Mid 90s for sunday. Get the triple digits returning and sticking around to the middle of next week. This heat spike lasting a few days longer. You can see, trailing off toward the end of next week. 74 in fremont. 75 in napa. That onshore flow keeping San Francisco in the 60s. 85 in morgan hill. The sevenday forecast featuring the warming trend lasting to the middle of next week. Jobina good morning, everybody. We are going to start at the san mateo bridge. We have a report of a stall truck at the mid span in the westbound direction. That may slow you down. We are getting reports of vehicles swerving around that area because there is a driver that got out of the car. Then we have a live look here in oakland, showing 880 at the coliseum. Headlights traveling southbound. We will wrap up with our next round of drivetime tear. Tracy to dublin only 38 minutes. That is great, especially for friday. Antioch to concord, 24. Kumasi coming up, the seven things to know this morning. Reggie also, pick up all plans. It is hard to get through a newscast without pickle ball. Kumasi we should accept it. Reggie regulators are shooting down plans in the east bay. Kumasi visit your local volvo retailer, to explore mild hybrid suvs during the summer safely savings event. After cooking a delicious chicken cheddar broccoli recipe, you will want to delete all your delivery apps. Because nothing beats a perfect combo of sweet tomatoes and smooth, silky zucchini. Knorr taste combos. Its not fast food, but its soooo good. Want a smarter way to mop . Introducing the new swiffer powermop. An allinone cleaning tool with a 360degree swivel head that goes places a regular mop just cant. Mop smarter with the new swiffer powermop. Kumasi if you are just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. The devastation in maui and 10 ewing. 55 people are confirmed dead. That number is expected to rise. The governor says the Historic Town of lahaina is gone. Reggie cruise and weimar have been given the green light give paid riots all over San Francisco 24 hours a day. It give it puts Autonomous Vehicles on the fast track to widespread use in california. Kumasi contract talks resume today to avoid next week strike by some 4500 workers in san jose. City workers. Members of two unions will walk off the job for three days starting tuesday if a deal is not reached. Reggie we talked about outside lands, back in San Francisco. The Music Festival kicks off today and runs through sunday and Golden Gate Park. Lisa some clouds today for partly cloudy skies, for some, mostly sunny elsewhere. Near average day. Mid 80s inland. Jobina generally speaking we have a clear commute. This morning as we show you a live picture from the golden gate bridge. No delays to report. Kumasi another password sharing crackdown is coming. Abc 7 news parent company, disney, says it will be announcing new rules for sharing disney plus accounts by the end of the year, with a rollout starting sometime in 2024. Police in florida have released body camera video showing emergency workers saving a sixyearold boy who fell from macron Amusement Park ride. Abc news Victor Kendall has the details. In this mornings gma first look, new body camera footage and 911 because of the harrowing moments after a sixyearold fell from a florida roller coaster. 911, what is the emergency . You need to come to fun spot right now. Paramedics help the boy. Police say he may have fallen from as high as 30 feet, landing underneath the tracks. Early coaster experts telling gma when investigators could be looking at to see what went wrong. They are either going to be looking at can structural components, nuts and bolts. I hope is that they would be looking at operational aspects as well. Possibly the training logs with respect to the attendance and or operators that were tasked with training. Coming up, we will tell you what bystanders say they saw during the incident. Your gma first look, im victor up into a, miami. Reggie a major schoolbus debacle has forced a district to cancel classes for several days. It is all because of a major schoolbus disaster. It started early this week as students return from summer break. The district had revamped its schedule as it dealt with a big staffing shortage. Those changes created chaos. Some students didnt make it home until 10 00 p. M. Wednesday. My child didnt get home until 8 00. I had to go to the bus depot to pick her up as well. Drivers will spend the canceled school days practicing routes and making changes. School is expected back on monday. A warning from a federal prosecutor has put according to the New York Times a federal prosecutor has been to shut save consumption sites down. The sites are places people can go to use drugs under supervision to prevent overdoses. However, they are technically illegal under federal law. Earlier this year San Francisco leaders visited a new york site to model their plan here in the bay area. Leaders say despite the threat to shut the sites down they are not backing down. Im going to ask that we as a board of supervisors urge that Biden Administration to take all necessary steps to make sure that on point new york can continue to operate. Reggie city Officials Say they will continue to monitor any developments and guidelines from the federal government. Kumasi Hillsboro Police are morning people not to be deer after not to feed deer after mountain line activity. Someone reported two mountain lions eating a deer on their property. Neighbors also reported seeing cubs. Police say feeding dears is illegal in the state. It could attract mountain lions. If you encounter a mountain lion, do not run, do not approach it, but make noises, throw objects, and tried to look bigger i waving your arms. Reggie you developments involving a proposed pickleball facility in the east bay. It appears it is not going to happen after all. Regulators have rejected a plan to turn richmonds historic craneway pavilion into a pickleball center. The problem is the proposal lacks a connection to the waterfront and does not benefit the general public both state Lands Commission and richmond to the idea. Supporters are not giving up yet, telling the chronicle they will continue to score to explore all avenues. Coming up, expansion approved. Reaction coming from both sides now that robo taxi service will get bigger in the bay area. Kumasi the search for survivors. How bay area agencies are helping in response efforts in maui. Reggie we will be right back. This is abc 7, 24 7. Live in San Francisco. Live in the south bay. Live in oakland. You are watching abc 7 news live. We are. We are. We are. Where you are. Never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. Download our abc 7 bay area streaming app. Join us and start watching. Youre making the most of every hour of your life. Except the hours that youre sleeping. So why do we leave so much Untapped Potential on the table . This is a next level bed, for a next level you. 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Writers and studios getting back to the negotiating table, so you could see your favorite stars back on tv. The morning, everybody. Reggie you have a lot of things going on this weekend, including outside lands. Lisa argen is here with our forecast. Lisa we have cloud cover and moisture to the south of us. Early not going to impact us too much in terms of rain, but we will see some clouds for perhaps gilroy, santa cruz, monterey could see a shower. Partly cloudy to mostly sunny conditions. Look at the temperatures. We are mild. It is 63 in palo alto. It will feel muggy throughout the afternoon. As we look at our temperature change, anywhere from two to five degrees milder, but as i said it is going to feel sticky out there. This is what was hurricane eugene. As we go to the Morning Hours the clouds peel back. There is some dense fog at the coast. You will get into sunnier skies. 1 00 we are in the upper 70s. It gets in our inland valleys it gets warmer than that. 60s and 70s closer to the bay. If you high clouds around, but we will have that on shore flow, and we will be looking at a warming trend going as we get through maybe a little bit on saturday and certainly sunday into next week. It is going to be a little longer than what we experienced last couple of days. We are talking 3, 4, maybe five days where we see temperatures in the 90s in our inland valleys. We will about outside lands in just a few minutes. But, jobina is here. Jobina we are going to start in berkeley, where we are following a crash in the counter commute direction. A minor slowdown is beginning to pop up on our maps. We do have at least two lanes blocked here now. I will let you know when that is in the process of clearing. It doesnt sound like there are injuries involved. Everything is running on time right now so far. Looking at our live cameras, walnut creek showing you 680 here. No issues in this spot. Clear in the southbay as we wrap up with this look at san jose. Reggie we want to get you uptodate on what is happening in hawaii. Officials announced containment of the devastating wildfires has grown to 80 . However they are expecting more stream winds today. That could hamper efforts. Officially 1000 people are still reported missing. The number of People Killed has grown to 55. Officials say 2000 people have been displaced. They are now trying to find shelter for those survivors, even encouraging hotels to reopen, but for evacuees only. The mayor of maui talked about what he saw when he visited the town of lahaina. The closest thing i can compare it to is, perhaps, a war zone, where maybe a bomb went off. It was cars in the street, doors open, you know, melted to the ground. Reggie there are still thousands of people trying to leave hawaii. Airlines say they were able to transport 6000 people yesterday and Hawaiian Airlines is trying to help. They have dropped some tickets to just 19. Bay area First Responders are in maui to help. Amanda del castillo is live in san jose with more on the local and federal help on the way. Amanda we are lea where the fire has been extinguished that the effort has now moved to trying to find those who are missing. While some of them may be in the shelters, others are feared dead. Air operations from the national guard, navy, and army all responding to maui. Help is on the way from around the country, and here in the bay area. We connected with the acting assistant chief for the oakland fire department, who also helps process resource quests from fema. He is helping to coordinate and send a 30member team to maui. The National Urban searchandrescue program under fema is also being deployed now. We spoke with the groups retired chief, who has 40 years of experience responding to catastrophes. He says search, rescue, and recovery teams must remember to respect the fact that to the locals it is very personal to them. Just working together to solve the problem and helping them understand your capabilities. And coming you know, what you can do for them. And then doing it. Talk to the locals, gain their trust, understand their needs, massage the relationship, the humble. Be humble. Amanda the u. S. Coast guard said 57 people have been rescued, and there have been no reports of missing persons in the water specifically. Back out here to san jose, were here this morning because a team of red cross volunteers are expected to depart from here on their way to help in hawaii. For now reporting live, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. Kumasi as families returned to the mainland after getting off of maui, many more in the bay area are worried about those who have not been able to leave the island. There are still so many people missing. Like phil maclachlans son. His 33yearold son brandon, who lives with special needs, lives on maui with his mom. Gauff and has not heard from either of them in days. Quotes brandon needs special medications and im concerned that the pharmacy is no longer there. I was able very briefly to get a hold of landons aid. His home is gone, and he was at their house the night before but has not been able to get in touch with them since then. Kumasi oh my goodness. This is a story like many other families in the bay area have right now. They are still searching for their loved ones. There are many stories and testimonials coming out of the maui wildfires. We are following recovery efforts. We put all of the coverage on the abc 7 bay area news app, which is available wherever you stream. New developments. California regulators have approved the expansion of those controversial selfdriving vehicles in San Francisco. Gloria rodriguez, if in the newsroom with what this will mean for local residents and the roads. Gloria it is not clear when these 24 7 Passenger Services will begin. Waymo and an email yet. The decision opens the door for these services to expand in other places, but the topic has divided people in San Francisco. There were hours of passionate Public Comment at yesterdays California Public Utilities Commission meeting. The Commission Voting to drastically expand the use of robo taxis by companies cruise and waymo. It will be able to offer pain rides to customers 20 47. The commissions preone boat coming after months of heavy debate across San Francisco, with everyone from politicians to First Responders to everyday citizens weighing in. I trust them much more than distracted drivers or angry drivers. It is the most confidentlydriven car i have ever been in. And i thought my dad was the best driver in the world. Bugs have interfered with firetrucks, First Responders. They have stopped with no reason at green lights. Gloria cruise has said its vehicles have driven over 300,000 miles with no injuries to passengers. Between january 1 and july 18 happen 177 reported incidents, including complaints from police, fire, and muni. A spokesperson for mayor breeds office, saying they are committed to integrating Autonomous Vehicles into the city, but that they remain challenges that need to be resolved. They say they are studying their decision and the possible next steps. Gloria rodriguez, abc 7 news. Reggie in the south bay contract talks are set to resume today to avoid next weeks planned strike by the San Jose City workers. Theyre calling for better wages, better working conditions, and are asking the city to address nearly 800 job vacancies. We spoke to mayor matt mahan about the negotiations. There is about a 14 million difference between what these unions are asking for and their city and the citys last, final office final offer. That is equivalent to about 70 Police Officers or two thirds of our community centers. Im hopeful that i can support ideal where we find small things around the edges. We cant go all the way to where the unions want. Reggie members of two unions say they will walk off the job for three days starting tuesday if a deal is not reached. Kumasi coming up, hope comeback in the south bay. Why a Silicon Valley theater says it is at risk of dropping the curtains for good, and how you might be able to help. The sun comes up, you will notice all of the moisture offshore west of san luis obispo. Oyster drifting that way and spitting up a few showers around the central coast. Monterey, perhaps gilroy. Otherwise it is higher humidity, some counts for the rest of us. And we could see clouds enter early saturday, but we will be looking at a warmup for the second half of the weekend. There is a look at live doppler 7. A lot of fog out there. Take your time. It is pretty dicey crossing the bridges. As we look at the warmer numbers on the peninsula, 62, belmont. Fog around half moon bay. 59 in santa rosa. In the south bay, nice afternoon. Partly cloudy at times. 79 in san jose. That sea breeze keeping low 70s, palo alto, mountain view. In the clouds hanging out hanging on for outside lands the first half of the day. Mid 60s downtown. The average high is about 67. In the north bay, mostly sunny conditions. Look for 85 in calistoga. A nice afternoon. Nearaverage for you, and on the east looking for some sun. 68 in berkeley with temperatures in the low 70s. A Beautiful Day for you in hayward. 74 in union city. If you are not a fan of the heat, that is going to stick around for not only a portion of the weekend, but into much of next week as well. 83 in concord. Look for 80 in san ramon today. The sevenday forecast, partly cloudy for some, namely to the south of us to come up with 60s on the coast. 70s around the bay. Mid 80s inland. Look at that bump up for saturday. Still pleasant, but mid 90s and let. Holding onto the heat to the middle of next week inland. California sky todos alcanzamos Las Estrellas sunny state of mind flexin all the time todo es dorado y nos gusta picante cause this place is caliente tamos enchilado feels so golden livin in the golden state with you feels so golden vive en el Estado Dorado oooh we got that drip, drip, drip come take a sip, sip, sip feels so golden vive en el Estado Dorado ready to feel what its like . When you can du more with less asthma. Its possible with dupixent. Dupixent is not for sudden breathing problems. Its an addon treatment for specific types of moderatetosevere asthma. And can help improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. Dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks. And can even reduce or eliminate oral steroids. Are you in . Dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. Get help right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in your limbs. Tell your doctor about new or worsening joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. Dont change or stop asthma medicines, including steroids, without talking to your doctor. Who knows what you can do when you du more with less asthma. Ask your asthma specialist about dupixent. Reggie today talks are set to resume between hollywood writers and studios in hopes of ending one of the strikes that has brought hollywood to a standstill. Jobina is tracking that from the left as let desk. Live desk. Jobina negotiations between writers and major production studios will resume today. The goal from both sides is to reach an agreement and in the strike. Writers are asking for better wages, residual payments in streaming, and expressed concern about the use of artificial intelligence. Last month actors also joined the strike in solidarity. The standoff has halted film and tv production schedules since may and postponed this years 75th emmy award show to january 2024. Some writers and actors say their message goes far beyond the major studios. This is a wakeup call not only for the entertainment industry, but for every industry to look at that and say, we are not being paid fairly, we are not being paid a fair share of the pie for what we are contributing to these industries. Jobina the current strike has already outlasted the last Writers Strike that stretched across parts of 2007 into 2008. The longest Writers Strike happened in 1988. It lasted for 154 days. Kumasi a bare area institution for more than 50 years says it is at risk of closing. The work Silicon Valley blames the pandemic. It is a story we first brought you yesterday. Zach fuentes looks at what it is doing to keep going, and how you can help. Zach the music rehearsals are on and the costumes are being prepped. All of the components that make up a production are coming together. We launch our season with a regional premier called misses christy, which is based on agatha christie. Zach the cast and crew are so hard at work that it doesnt even appear there is still a major component missing for the show. One that has theater works concerned. Started in 1970, the organization has a history in the bay area and musical theater, making productions that were produced in theaters across the country. 2019 was one of its greatest years. In 2020 was shaping up to be even better. We were awarded the regional tony. Everything was on all cylinders, and then the pandemic hit. Zach with that, the audiences disappear. Our revenues are from ticket sales for the most part. Zach they say the Organization Still has a fighting chance if they get help from the community. We are asking for 3 million to complete this season, which gets us off the ropes, lets us fight another day. Zach they are not the only local Theater Organization that has faced hardship, including bay area childrens theater, which closed its doors after 19 years. This is a national trend. Zach dieter works Silicon Valley launched a funding campaign. Each sent going to recoup what it had before the pandemic. To reposition and rethink how we can come up with a new vision. Zach the goal is to raise the 3 million by november. If you hav if you have ever benefited from our education programs, if you have ever enjoyed a show, now is your time to make sure future generations have that opportunity. Kumasi some moms are trying out new method to help them cope with the tough times that come with parenting. They are microdosing mushrooms. Micro dosing is when a person takes a small dose of something. In this instance it is still a siphon. A full dose of these magic mushrooms can create a psychedelic trip. Some moms think can help with anxiety and help them feel more grounded. You can learn more about this on Good Morning America this morning at 7 00, right after abc 7 mornings. Out with the bird and in with the x. Elon musks platform is auctioning off items with that old bird logo. Reggie they include a reconstructed barn and a large birdcage with the twitter logo. Two paintings show Ellen Degeneres 2014 selfie. Has that aged well . And president obama celebrating his reelection. Office equipment and refrigerators will also be on the auction block. Bidding is set for month eating is set for next month in San Francisco. Kumasi they always have an auction at twitter . Reggie this is the second one. The first one was office furniture. This is specific dirty things. Jobina if you all were picking from the options we showed do we have a top choice . Kumasi we dont. Reggie im not really interested. Kumasi we dont have a choice. Jobina im just wondering who this is for. Who saw that and was like, oh . Kumasi what do you do with it . Lisa my garage is full. [laughter] good morning, everyone. We have some moisture offshore. Area of low pressure, even a few thunderstorms there. The rain, confined well to the south of abbas. But we will see a few clouds and seeing some humidity due to that system. It is 62 in oakland. Good morning, fremont. Upper 50s, santa rosa. Today near average. A nice afternoon, but the clouds are going to take some time to pull back from the coast. It is awfully foggy, so be careful this morning. 65 later on in San Franciscofor. 72, san mateo. Each day will get warmer, with that heat returning for several days for the second half of the weekend and next week. Low 60s, sun and clouds today, outside lands, then minor warming for saturday. Sunday looks to be the warmest. Very pleasant out there. We have 90s sticking around through next week. 70s around the bay. Keeping a cool along the coast. Jobina good morning, everybody. Youre going to start with a live camera showing you the richmondsan rafael bridge. This is the westbound traffic. No problems here. A bit easier at the san mateo bridge. Sorry about that label they are. That is the san mateo bridge. Tracy to dublin, 34 minutes. Very quickly, you want to revisit berkeley. We are not seeing the slow down as much, but the crash site is still there, eastbound 80 before ashby where we are seeing a multicar crash. Reggie a north bay tradition returns. The popular parade making a comeback after a fouryear hiatus in santa rosa. Kumasi researchers bringing coral back. How one group is helping reefs across the country as Ocean Temperatures rise. Reggie the first hearing in another case against the former presiden know your glucose level and where its headed. No fingersticks needed. Manage your diabetes with more confidence. Freestyle libre 2. Try it for free at freestylelibre. Us reggie marine scientist at the California Academy of sciences are racing to save coral threatened by an ocean heatwave. Spencer christian shows us what is at this at the center of the research being pioneered in the bay area. Ask this is a dead colony. For rebecca all rebecca albright, watching coral die is difficult but witnessing the potential mass breaching mass bleaching off the coast of florida this month is particularly we are shocked by how early and quickly their water temperatures rose this year. Ultimately smashing records with the hottest part of the storm are still ahead. While the driver is a strong el nino current, a fellow researcher points to an ocean under stress globally. With currents in the atlantic slowing down and threatening to accelerate ice melting in the art, ill marine waves threatened species well beyond coral. Things are happening faster than we expected. It is sort of a call to action. We know the things we have to do. For researchers it sparked an ongoing effort to rescue threatened coral species by bringing them to onshore nurseries, like this lab at the academy of sciences. In tightlycontrolled environments albright and her team are able to coax the coral into reproducing. Shee coral are becoming more sophisticated. These small nesting platforms, which can be anchored to reefs, are one example. Around one week after spawning they will be looking for a place to settle, to start to grow into a colony. And they will swim down and they start to calcified on this. We can actually move them wherever we want to give them more favorable conditions. She says researchers are exploring genetic Engineering Technologies to potentially bolster variant species that can survive the extremes. You can think of the way people are exploring cri we edit genes to make them more stress resilient . A coordinated effort to protect and possibly rescue one of the most spectacular reef systems in the world, as the warming of our planets ocean continues. Spencer christian, abc 7 news. Kumasi starting on wednesday San Francisco uber writers can use a new safety feature that records audio during the the new feature records encrypted audio during an uber ride through the gap. It is an added layer of protection for writers and drivers. Cisco is the first city in california to use the future. Reggie today a judge will hold the first hearing in a case over trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Lawyers will debate what trump will be able to say publicly about the case. His attorneys argued there should be no restrictions. The special counsel is asking for rules limiting what can be set over concerns trump could reveal evidence about the case. Lisa happy friday to you. A lot of cloud cover around. Dense fog. We have a system to the south of us that will spin up maybe a sprinkle around gilroy. Otherwise it is partly to mostly sunny today. You will feel a little extra humidity out there today. The coolest day out of the next several. Look at livermore. Average high should be in the upper 80s. 96 for sunday. Look at the triple digit heat return for monday, tuesday. The warmth sticking around into wednesday, and finally on thursday beginning to trail off. This is our inland valleys. The good news is we will be looking at that cool weather continuing to keep us comfortable at the shoreline. Kumasi new at 6 00, violations at a valero refinery. The investigation into the alleged offenses. Reggie devastation in maui. The number of people we know has died continues to go up. What we are learning about how residents were notified of the danger. Kumasi a new job for bob juntos together we stand up to cancer. On saturday august 19th join stand up to cancer one night to save lives. So, just stand up with us. Tune in saturday august 19th 8 7 Central Building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. Kumasi