>> this is abc7news. >> we can do the same damn thing anymore. i think all of us recognize that. >> governor newsom to unveil his new strategy to boost california's water supply with use of desalinationjects, conservation, and storing more rainwater runoff. thank for joining us, the plan s brought on by climate change.tae map just this morning. it is the one on the left showing more of the red and dark red in the central valley. areas of extreme and exceptional drought are widening. you can see the comparison to the conditions last month on the right.

in the side-by-side comparison, conditions in southern california are slightly improving. >> here's why there is a new sense of urgency. the department of water resources projects the state will lose 10% of its water supply by 2040. that's one of the reasons the governor is seeking other resources of water. he announced his plan to boost the water supply through water recycling, storage, and desalination. tara campbell has the story. >> really taking the salt -- >> governor newsom taking a tour and a sip of water at the antioch water treatment plant. announcing an aggressive plan to increase california's water supply. >> we are focusing on creating more supply. creating more water. we are focusing on more projects exactly like this here. >> the desalination of brackish water will provide drinking water to the city. >> will provide upwards of 30%

and the annual water needs. just this one project, 6 million gallons. a day of new water. new supply. >> the sense of urgency coming as climate change drives the state into its third year of drought. >> science and data leads us to understand we will lose 10% of our water supply by 2040. all things are equal. >> to make up for the shortfall, the governor calling for the investment of tens of aliens of dollars over the next two decades. anything from water recycling and storage to desalination. >> the reality is we need to be more creative and more aggressive in terms of not just promoting this technology, but delivering on its promise, moreover, delivering on its potential. >> today tapping former los angele mayor to help get it done. >> today, he is being formally announced, though he has been informally working with us, as

our new infrastructures at in the state of california. >> test with one's getting as much infrastructure funding as possible. >> we know this is the biggest effort to invest in infrastructure in our nations history. at least since the 1950's. i can tell you what is critical about it, we've got to make sure we leverage it. >> money is not the issue. it is our ability to attract those dollars. we have someone going out and hustling to get it. >> wind turbines are coming to california's coastline. the california energy commission approved the plan yesterday to build wind farms in the pacific ocean. the first two would be on humboldt and san luis obispo county. it goal is to produce california power needs from offshore wind energy. the first offshore wind project to include floating platforms of

turbines in the u.s. >> wicking news and morgan hill. firefighters rescued a construction worker from a manhole. sky 7 was over the scene. the worker was paving the road when he fell into an open manhole. they estimate he felt about 20 feet. cruise got him out a short time ago, no word on the extent of his injuries. >> new developments regarding covid. the cdc is relaxing some of its guidelines. the health agency dropped the quarantine recommendation for people who come into close contact with an infected person. >> the cdc also says people no longer need to stay at least six feet apart. >> they also dropped the recommendation schools do routine daily testing. the cdc says practice can be reinstated during a surge in infections. local health agencies are on a quest to learn more about long covid. organizers will be calling residents who previously had

covid to ask about their experience. melanie woodrow has the story. >> charlie mccone is in his early 30's and has lived an active lifestyle. >> biking, tennis, hiker. >> until he got covid in march of 2020. he thought he was recovering, but life changed medically. >> it is completely unrecognizable. a nightmare. i got sick when i was 30, i'm now 32, i spent my 30's with this condition. >> he's a patient at the ucsf clinic for long covid. the department and san mateo county health are partnering with local community groups to learn more about long covid. mental symptoms that last long after the initial infection. dr. kim rhodes leading a large component in community engagement. common long covid symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, problems with concentration, depression, and anxiety. >> the coronavirus is called

novel because it is not something we have seen in human populations before. we don't know much about it. it's only been two and a half years. >> researchers want to know how common it is and how to prevent and treat it. researchers will call san francisco and san mateo county adult residents who had covid at least three months ago. some people who were previously interviewed will be asked to join a more detailed research study, lasting three to four years. researchers are especially interested in hearing from minority groups. >> black and brown communities have been disproportionately affected by covid. it would suggest a disproportionate impact of long covid in the same communities. >> she says everyone needs to understand the risks of long covid. >> by noon, a one in five chance for chronic health conditions with infection. i would have adjusted my behavior. >> melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> san francisco plans to open a

second monkeypox vaccine walk in clinic this weekend. it will open saturday at kaiser permanente medical center on gary boulevard. you do not need to be a kaiser patient to get vaccinated. general hospitals monkeypox vaccine is still open and accepting walk-ins. the hours are 8:00 a.m. until noon tomorrow and 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 saturday. >> remember these images of flooding in a luxury san francisco high-rise forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate and find temporary housing? it seems it happens again. it is called 33 -- luz pena has the latest. >> it has been shut down for over two months. hundreds of residents have been displaced to hotels through san francisco. as they are waiting for the departments to get fixed, the second leak happened 20 hours ago.

it happened again. a water leak prompted the evacuation of construction workers fixing the building. and residents picking up belongings. >> we are in the units on the corner affected the most. from the top down, 35 to the first floor, our units are water damaged. 90%, 95% of our belongings are still in our apartment and we are not able to access it. >> she's one of over 600 residents who were evacuated two months ago after a pipe burst. 20,000 gallons of water, the equivalent of an entire swimming pool, cascaded through the building into elevator shafts and apartments. she was in her apartment over the weekend recovering some of her personal items. now they are discovering more than water damage. >> it is madness right now. we have missing items from our apartment, there are some late-night intruders coming in and being caught on cameras.

those lucky enough to have internet. >> in a statement, the real estate development and management firm that owns the building confirmed the latest incident took place at the same location as the original event and said in part "a small number of residents and construction workers were in the building at the time, and everyone exited safely. we are in the process of assessing the extent of the damage and cause." san francisco's department of building complaints. the latest one citing "there is water flowing in the elevator shafts. it is visible." supervisor matt dorsey demanding answers, suggesting a lawsuit from the city is not out of the question. >> it is extraordinary it happens once, but it is happening twice in three months, something is not being handled or managed well. >> as for stephanie and her

neighbors, despite the second water leak, they are still paying utilities. even though they haven't lived in the building since the first week of june. >> our utility bills are skyrocketing because they are using all of our individual outlets to have these fans blowing for several hours a day. >> several weeks ago, i spoke to the senior managing director who said residents may not be able to move back in until late this year or early 2023. after the latest water leak, many who still have their belongings inside the building are worried they will be displaced for much longer. in the newsroom, luz pena. >> in the east bay, new details about the deadly shooting investigation at the 24 hour fitness in brentwood. police have detained two people they believe were there during the shooting, though they are not calling those people suspects. there was a fight inside the gym near the basketball court around 2:00 a.m., it's built into the

parking lot where two people started shooting. a man in his 20's was killed. three additional people showed up at nearby hospitals with injuries from which they are expected to recover. one woman talked about the violence in a space where people feel safe. >> can't rent my head around it. i came to work out. finding out someone got shot. that is crazy. >> authorities believe it was an isolated incident and say there is not a threat to the greater community. >> a hearing wrapped up today to decide if scott peterson will get a new trial in the deaths of his wife and unborn child 20 years ago. his attorney said a juror in the original trial lied about a domestic violence question and it entitles him to a new trial. prosecutors dispute the claim. peterson was sentenced to death in 2004 for the murders. the judge has 90 days to decide if she will grant peterson a new trial. >> a man facing 10 felony counts

of sexual assault of a teenager at a park in cupertino. the registered sex offender was arrested. police claim the suspect met with a 15-year-old child on multiple occasions after they met on social media, a dating app. he admitted to engaging in sexual activity with three other children. they believe there may be more victims. anyone with information is asked to contact the santa clara county sheriff's office. >> mountain view police are asking for help to find three french bulldogs stolen. the dogs were taken from a home on el camino real. two of them were taken from the backyard. someone broke into the house to take the third dog. police also got a report of two men approaching a neighbor asking about their dog, which is also a french bulldog. investigators don't know if those men are suspects in the thefts. >> attorney general merrick garland speaks out for the first

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>> abc 7 has obtained these bodycam video of the arrest of marshawn lynch in las vegas. the video shows him sleeping in the driver-side side of a ford mustang with the door open. the vehicle was damaged and missing the front tire. he smelled of alcohol and told officers the car was stolen. 15 minutes later, officers asked him to get out of the car. when he ignored, they pulled him out forcibly. he was arrested on suspicion of dui. >> the justice department asked a federal judge to unseal the warrant the fbi received to search president trump's florida

estate. attorney general merrick garland approved the move due to the substantial public interest in the case. if granted, a list of seized items will be released to the public. if the former president does an object. merrick garland also took aim at critics who attacked the fbi and justice department. some even calling for a civil war. >> i will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked. the men and women of the fbi and justice department are dedicated, patriotic public servants. >> abc news has learned former president trump initially received a subpoena this past spring for documents. he reportedly took from the white house and failed to turn over to federal investigators. >> vice-president kamala harris in the bay area. she attended a roundtable on abortion rights in san francisco. she met with california's attorney general, state

politicians, and leaders from various reproductive rights groups. she heard about efforts to pass 13 bills that expand or protect abortion access in california. she's held similar events in other states. she will be in oakland tomorrow to talk about the private aerospace industry. >> after the break, could it be one of the solutions to the bay area housing crisis? we tell you about the affordable housing option that also allows multi general families to allows multi general families to live in close proxi first psoriasis, then psoriatic arthritis. even walking was tough. i had to do something. i started cosentyx®. cosentyx can help you move, look, and feel better... by treating the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting...get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections some serious...

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>> creating more affordable housing is one of the great challenges of building a better bay area. adu's, accessory dwelling units, are one way to address this. >> as david louis shows us, the low-cost homes are also helping multigenerational families stay close, and elders to age in place. >> it turned out to be great. >> barbara and chris clark could not be happier with retirement on the horizon, they wanted to live close to their children and

grandkids. >> we were trying to figure out a way to stay in san jose. >> they found a house where they could build an accessory dwelling unit for their daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter. a two-bedroom house just shy of 1200 square feet. >> this was a huge solution for them and us. now it appears we can live in one house, they can live in the other, and it is all -- it all works. the numbers work. >> it is built by san francisco-based villa homes for 350 thousand dollars. it is prefabricated and brought to the site in two sections. they love the nine foot ceilings. it also came with most of the appliances. >> we were able to build the vast majority of the home off-site, allowing us to build it and disrupt the backyard for a short period of time. sometimes a matter of four months as opposed to years. >> they are a way to expand the

supply of housing. it also provides a way for them to age in place. they will swap houses as their daughter's family expands. more room for families, the reason why tom kearns is adding one in his backyard. amira is one of 10 living here. >> we like having the family around us. now some of the nieces and nephews will be coming here for parties because they live in apartments. >> california has made very good strides with adu laws. every family in the state can build a house, but there is still a lot of progress to be made. >> supply chain issues have eased up. that means they hope next year to produce two to three times as many a/d use as they are now. in san jose, david louis. >> clever. >> let's get a check on the weather. >> sandhya patel is here with the forecast as we hit the weekend. >> the week and will feature some hot summer weather. i want to show you our drought monitor.

our dry conditions not helping situation around the state for everyone. last week, you take a look at the drought. i want to point you to this area. the central valley. exceptional drought expanded. extreme drought shrink. the exceptional is over the central valley. it has gotten worse. in southern california and the sierra, the extreme drought shrink as they are getting monsoon moisture. no change in our drought monitor. still in the severe category. but a slight uptick in the severe category around the state. i want to point your attention to la nina. it continues. cooler than average water temperatures near the equatorial pacific. noaa came out with their update. 70% chance it continues through the winter. if it happens, it would be the third time with three la nina

winters in the 73 year record. it would favor weather conditions, dryer across the southern california area. we can go both ways. we have seen the last two winters. let's hope it doesn't repeat and we get a lot of rain. take a look at the live pictures. a beautiful day. you can see people visiting, enjoying the sea lions. temperatures made it into the 90's. right now in the 60's to 90's. area of low pressure off the coast keeping the heat away. west-southwesterly wind preventing the upwelling of the water. normally a northwest wind with high pressure over the pacific causing the colder water to come up. low 60's for san francisco. it is warmer than average. that is why it has felt a little muggy as you notice the dew points in the 50's. blue skies, gradual warming trend into the weekend. overnight fog at the coast and

bay. summer heat returns towards next week. the fog pushing and locally over the bay. starting out with the fog. morning temperatures in the 50's, 60's. a super full sturgeon moon. the perseid meteor shower taking place after midnight. temperatures in the mid 60's to low 90's. a mild to warm friday. temperatures up into the mid-90's for the weekend. it will be sizzling in lind by monday. close to triple digits. 60's co-side. summer heat around through the middle of next week. >> still ahead. the nba announces a historic tribute to basketball legend bill russell. how the league plans to honor him in a way that ha

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of famer bill russell. >> the league announced it plans to permanently retire the number six in his honor. teams will also pay tribute to the celtics legend by wearing a patch on their jerseys during the 2020 2-20 three season. every arena court will display a clover shaped logo with the number six. for anyone who wears number six, it will be grandfathered and keep the number. >> adam silver said "bill russell's unparalleled success on the court and pioneering civil rights activism deserved to be honored in a unique and historic way, permanently retiring his number six across every nba team ensures that bills transcendent career will always be recognized." bill russell, who grew up in oakland, passed away on july 31. truly an icon. >> world news tonight is coming up next. thank you for joining us. >> for all of us here, we appreciate your time. hope you can make time for us again for abc7 news at 6:00.

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that's why we recommend salonpas. it's good medicine. come on the air. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the attorney general speaking for the first time on the search of former president trump's home. the attorney general merrick garland revealing he is moving to unseal the warrant, to reveal to the american people more about what they were looking for. the a.g. saying he personally approved the decision to search mar-a-lago. that the decision was not made lightly. indicating they tried other routes before the search. and now tonight, the judge giving trump's legal team until tomorrow to respond. so, will the former president allow the american people to see the warrant? to learn more about what the fbi was looking for? jonathan karl standing by with new reporting. and dan abrams tonight on something else we learned today, the key move on all of this months ago. also breaking at this hour, law enforcement closely watching