Mallicoat joins us to take a look and take a deeper dive into the numbers. The numbers are very strong. Nearly 2 as you mentioned. Unemployment went from 13. 2 in july and it dropped 11. 4 in the month of august. California added nearly 100 2000 jobs as well. Of course, all welcome news for what is the 5th largest economy in the world. California near the nation. The u. S. Unemployment rate dropped 1. 8 that month. Now at 8. 4 overall. Californias dropped. The numbers can be former edd director and labor attorney Michael Birbeck says california still has a lot of work today. Todays numbers are really not consistent with all the other Economic Indicators we are seeing. In terms of the new yesterday. California was way above those of the National Rate in terms of consumer spending. Way down in the bay area compared to other parts of the nation. In terms of job postings, here in california, way below what we had in january and below the other parts of the nation. He points to urban areas
But Half Moon Bay noticeably cooler about 10 degrees cooler than downtown San Francisco at 63 degrees on account of a cool sea breeze, but overall still tracking double digit warming out there right now for your thursday night very hot and dry conditions heading our way in fact getting a sneak peek of this heat wave that doesnt officially start until friday morning were going to be under a heat advisory for most coastal areas away from the San Francisco peninsula coastline and widespread excessive heat warnings in effect for inland areas tracking triple digit heat with temperatures as high as a 108 degrees but even along the coast and along the bay 80s and 90s so not really going to get some relief there. And im also keeping an eye on a spare the air alert going into effect on friday with the peak of the heat wave the key on friday, but still going to remain warm all weekend long back to you alright recent out of the north bay where firefighters are on alert over high heat to happening
A start yeah guys those clouds that you saw at going to be cool us off a much at all and yet not going to be staying around too. Cloud cover is actually associated with the moist layer that we have in the atmosphere that made it so muggy yesterday as those clouds push out it will at least feel drier today, but temperatures are going to be hotter. Golden gate bridge. It is clear no fog out there whatsoever nor youre going to see it at all today, 60s 70s for current temperatures look at antioch 77 right now never really cooled off for you overnight. You want that overnight fruit night relief didnt really get it last night. Oakland nevado San Francisco, san jose, Half Moon Bay all still have that muggy feel thats not necessarily going to last as conditions do dry out. Hot weather this afternoon means excessive heat warnings in pink for inland areas, these areas well in excess of a 100 degrees during daytime highs. And warm evenings to some not and experiencing that relief that we do like
But, i will not be able to get that chance soon, it sounds like, because Yosemite National park is reversing course and extending one of its campground closures, and this is because of the recent spike of coronavirus cases in california. Park officials have started to reopen some campgrounds earlier this month. They were closed for 2 1 2 months during the pandemic. Reservations between now and july have been canceled and the park has already cut back the number of visitors by about half welcome to the 9, along with gasia, i am sal, and mike is currently off with some computer issues. But gasia, have you been to yosemite . And are you itching to go . Oh, i have been several times in the summer and winter. I was not thinking about going before the pandemic hit, but now i am so hungry for the Great Outdoors that absolutely we would take a trip to yosemite. We are also working to find and appreciate the beauty and nature all around us, even within a couple miles of our home. I am happy to
All of that information on our website including the picture of 2yearold deabethany. Im julian glover, abc7 news. Thank you. Its 4 31. Good morning. If youre just joining us, a quick update of weather and traffic where you live. It is a cold start out there. Just a bit of cloud cover on the peninsula. Overall the current numbers continue to plummet. The sun coming up at 7 17. We will continue to see these numbers drop. 43 in oakland. Compared to 24 hours ago, you thought it was cold yesterday morning. Its colder this morning. 7 degrees colder in oakland, concord and livermore. A lot of sunshine. Well see temperatures climb quickly through the 40s to about 50 noontime. By the afternoon were into the upper 50s. So another nice day on the way. The winds will be light, even at the coast well see mid 50s, sun setting at 4 52. Its going to be a nice afternoon. The clouds increase on your tuesday. Well talk longterm in a few minutes. Jobina, good morning. A look at our map here. You can see a