Were on the ground surveying the damage from the strongest hurricane winds in louisiana in over 160 years. Coronavirus reinfection. The troubling report. Nevada researchers confirming the first such case in the u. S. There wont be such thing as invulnerability. What it could mean for the fight for a vaccine. And march on washington. Tens of thousands of people fighting against social injustice. Families of those killed or injured by police speaking out. Dr. Martin luther kings granddaughter at center stage. We will fulfill my grandfathers dream. Plus human rights activist Martin Luther king iii joins us live right here this morning. Hey, good morning, america. Happy saturday. Whit is taking some well deserved time off today. The good news is that janai is with us on this saturday morning. The bad news is that we do have some shocking news out of hollywood. Actor Chadwick Boseman passing away after a very private battle with colon cancer. He was just 43 years old. The black panther star
In the hospital speaks out. Back in the spotlight First Lady Melania Trump taking center stage at the Republican Convention, making the case for her husbands reelection. This as two upcoming books put her marriage and private life under the microscope. Plus, secretary of state mike pompeos Unprecedented Convention speech violating protocol and sparking sharp criticism. Major testing change. The new covid guidelines from the cdc say even if you may have been exposed to the virus you dont need a test if you dont have symptoms. This as cases are rising at colleges across the country, and now Health Officials are warning about the dangers of flu season colliding with the pandemic. New fallout. Jerry falwell jr. s former pool attendant and Business Partner who revealed the sordid details of an alleged group affair, now lashing out, claiming that the couple pursued him and calling the top conservative evangelical leader a predator as Becki Falwell speaks out for the first time. Battle over B
But it is shrinking. So fog will be limited over the next 24 hours. Day planner today, temperatures this afternoon, you can see that it is in the upper 70s around the bay shoreline. Warmest spots away from the coast will be in the low 90s and that is really where we should be this time of the year. Again, it is spare the air day. 18th consecutive one for moor air quality in spots. Tomorrow heat advisories around warnings kick in. And im tracking the 234rflx alert. S iaround warnings kick in. And im tracking the flex alert. S i cal iso says that they are not planning any blockouts, but they will wait and see. From 3 00 to 9 00, the flex alert goes through labor day on monday. Pg e is also putting all hands on dekd. Were stocking up on equipment, tran transformers and other things that could be impacted by the heat. Were stocking up. Governor newsom has signed an emergency proclamation to free up Additional Energy capacity that will allow power plants to forego some permanent requirement
And lack look at this shot, thi, can see how low the clouds are. 60s will dominate the coast today. 73 to 80 around the bay. 83 to 92, yep, it will be significantly warmer this afternoon. Spare the air will linger through the weekend. Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on education is a major focus of abc 7s effort to build a better bay area. And now a South Bay School has reopened its campus for inperson learning, that is the first time were seeing that in the bay area. And Julian Glover is live at Sunnyvale Christian School with that. Reporter good morning. Yes, we expect inperson learning classes to start here at 7 00 a. M. For a second straight day at the sunnyvale Christian Academy. We expect about 57 Elementary Students to show back up here. And like you said, this is something that weve not seen so far in the bay area. The private school here started the school year with Online Learning but they quickly transitioned to inperson larning in the classroom when the state 6 californi
The postmaster generals reassurances this morning. Its the abc news exclusive, the Joe Biden Kamala harris sitdown interview. What theyre saying about trumps attacks, the election, and covid19. You cannot get the country moving until we control the virus. Would joe biden be prepared to shut down the country again . School struggles to open and stay open during the pandemic. The startling scenes in alabama, crowds attending football gamese postponements. [ crowd chanting ] and the plea from a student paper, dont make us write obituaries. And scorched earth. Deadly California Wildfires killing at least six people and destroying 500 homes and structures and killing at least six people. Resources stretched thin. The residents taking matters into their own hands. Hey, good morning and happy saturday. So in washington today members of the u. S. House of representatives are working on a saturday. Thats normal for us here on weekend gma but its rare for them. They are set to vote on providing