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Morning. Check in with Steve Paulson who needs everything that you need to know. I hope so, dave. Hello, gasia. Allies hair was blowing in the breeze. Today could be some of the cooler weather that we will see for the rest of the week. There are signs of warmer weather. Good morning, steve. It is chilly this morning. She is in moraga. Do we really have to have more heat again by the end of the week . It sure look thats way. Moraga is 54 right now. Oakland is 52. 57 walnut creek. 56 san ramon. Livermore 57. Low 60s out towards piece and brentwood. The highs backed off a little bit but it will move back in by the time of the weekend. Inland temps are warm but not so much the coast. The fog has been picking up in intensity the last couple of hours. If you have plans in tahoe and truckee, it looks warm to hot. 60s for a few. We had 40sand we still do. Low 50s novato, mill valley. Bodega bay a cool 49 degrees. West southwest out of vacaville and even the napa airport. Quiet in the state. A
Brazil and russia. In twoe highest and years. Betty i am betty liu in new york where it is just after 7 00 p. M. Yvonne it is just after 7 00 a. M. Here in hong kong. It has been about the apple earnings. It was maybe a slow quarter before the new iphone, that we were going to see potential delays on that front. Betty it feels a little like deja vu. We have seen apple disappoint before on their numbers with investors for giving apple. There is certainly more tepid revenue numbers just in anticipation of the new devices, the new iphones to come. This one that is anticipated really has to deliver or justify the amazing stock rally we have seen an apple. Yvonne absolutely, i think it is 30 this year. Lets see how the rest of the markets will be. A little quiet on the d. C. Front. Here is how new zealand is faring. We just got the jobless rate 15 minutes ago, falling to 4. 8 . The reaction on the kiwi, we are down 6 10 of 1 ,. 7421 for the currency. We are seeing the post rba reaction. A l
Lets talk to Steve Paulson who has the forecast for this first day of august. Yeah. I caught a fish this big once. I have temperatures this far apart. Really. Yeah. We have fog for some. Not as much as yesterday. There it is. The Sales Force Tower coming out of the fog. Today it is lower and thicker. Not as much but working its way around parts of the bay, san pablo bay. The coast and the city wont be that bad. You dont have to go far to find hot temps. Heat advisories are out. Diablo range and Santa Cruz Mountains and inland temps out to the valley as well. Southern california l. A. Freeway rain came over from palm springs. Most of this is lifting north. Possibility some of that could work its way into the forecast tomorrow. I would think mainly south of the Santa Clara Valley. Ill deal with that tomorrow. Ukiah will be near 110 today. We will see upper 90s to near 100 around here. Mostly sunny tonight for the giants and the as. 72 a little westerly breeze. 50s to almost 70. Some area
Face to face with north koreas representative. Were there live and talk about the sanctions and more with chuck todd. Later, a sunday sit down with an icon, bette midler, fresh off her Award Winning role in hello dolly. She reflects on a 50 year career thats brought her around to being the hottest ticket on broadway. I dont know whether to call you an actress, singer, musician. How do you describe yourself . I call myself an entertainer. Ive never called myself an artist. A sunday silt dot down with one and only bette midler later in the show. Lets begin with secretary of state Rex Tillerson and his meetings with the chinese and russians after they announced tough new sanctions against north korea. The north Korean Foreign minister is at the conference in manilla as well. Bill neely is in the philippines for us with more. Good morning. Reporter good morning, willie. It is 26 countries against one at this summit with north korea, the object of everyones anger over its repeated missile t