many places staying open until at least 8:00 tonight. >> we all complain of dizziness, it does not agree with a majority of us. so to. >> instead of forgetting they're warning people about the heat. today, spare the air is a plea too cut back on o.on activities like driving and using energy-sucking appliances. >> i try to do what i can. i try to stay home. >> some people prefer to take a plunge, kids are honest about what it feels like if you try to stick it out. >> i get sweaty. i want to fall over. >> game day is two weeks away. and practice is twice a day. but when temperatures soar they're training smart. >> i know tomorrow supposed to

be hotter. so we're going to move practice up a little bit. >> and there is coach says if it continues he will have the team practice at kf in the morning rather than after school. is a broad range of temperatures but the heat is concentrated. sandhya patel is here with a look at what we're in for. >> and in a word, hot weather and there is highs to have today. there is 101 down in morgan hill. there is san jose, 90 degrees and right here near the bay

there are temperatures tempered by sea breeze and fog. 78 in oakland. san francisco, 68. half moon bay, 60 degrees and there is a 43 degree spread between half moon bay and livermore, i'll be back to let you know if the sizzling weather is going carry over and continue former than tomorrow. >> thank you. >> and what a spread. because of the demand for air conditioning throughout california officials have declared a flex alert and calling for conservation. we down loaded this graph just moments ago. the top line shows how much power is available. and the other shows how much we've been using. tonight iso is telling us much of the strain is on southern california. and there are soaring

popularity of home solar power it goes to the neighboring house and business so they can take use that have in and turn ac on and lights on. >> the alert goes into affect tomorrow between 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. continuing throughout sunday when temperatures will be dropping. they're asking us to set our thermostats at 78 degrees or higher and use fans instead of air conditioning. and turn off lights and appliances and use major appliances in the morning and late evenings, only. >> same investigators responded to the gulf coast oil disaster will take a look at the chevron fire. tomorrow, chevron says it will be opening up a claims off in richmond. that is where abc 7 news is standing by live now. >> this is where this flames office will be. you can see the sign here at nevin avenue and 6th street.

chevron hopes to respond to claims within three days. now, this is the report that chevron had to give contra costa county health services by the end of the business day, today, it's a basic report and there are only four pages. much of the information the public knows. how, chevron says there are five injuries instead of three. but that those injuries are nor. workers went back to work. the investigation is continuing. garden of comfort has been providing fresh vegetables for folks here in this neighborhood. the director is worried fire contaminated soil and produce and henderson wonders if she'll have to start over. >> i have to pull everything up. and i don't know if i'm going to have to remove my soil. >> henderson and others pondered filing claims a team

from washington joined investigators. investigators from the federal agency charged with looking at serious chemical accidents is at the chevron refinery. the seven-member team is still waiting for cal osha to give permission to go into unit four. and there is data, checking records, and interviewing witnesses. board member mark griffin says there is one of one of several investigations around the country. >> we're concerned about the continued frequency as well as ongoing safety problems throughout the country. >> the investigations continued at the refinery, chevron made preparations at the nevin center for tomorrow's opening of the claims office. and huge crowds have been filling the office of this law

firm. >> i am. and my iz are getting watery of the it's like my heart, man. getting tight in. >> i don't feel good. my chest is clogged. i've got to pay for that. >> leah typifies this attitude. there is a lot of anger at this community meeting. the professor is an environmental sociologist at usf and says what's happening in the aftermath of the fire is normal among people who have lived near a refinery for a long time. and they feel their health has been affected. >> people feel that they should be compensated for the burden they've within been bearing are seeing this as an opportunity to get that compensation. >> and expect big crowds and a thousand people have contacted chevron since the fire.

vic lee abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and an amber alert has been cancelled for a 17-year-old and her 2-month-old daughter. the two found just hours ago. police are still searching for the man accused of kidnapping them. he is a 19-year-old marcos hernandez, the baby's father. we're live with the latest. nick? >> good evening. new information. the amber alert has been cancelled for the missing woman and her daughter. tonight we have learned she cooperating with investigators in their hunt to find the man who looked up to her. >> police are looking for this man, describing him as skparmd dangerous and tell abc 7 news he assaulted and kidnapped his girl friend, a 17-year-old, and the couple's infant daughter. police say hernandez took lopez and their-month-old against her will from the home shared with friends in this

neighborhood. witnesses tell police he hit lopez several times as she held the baby. >> this is a dangerous situation. we have a 17-year-old woman who is forced to do something by gun point and have a tw two-month infant whot daughter of the suspect and victim. this is a dangerous combination. that is why it's a priority for law enforcement. >> this brert cancelled after new leads directed investigators to a home in east oakland where lopez and her daughter were found in good condition. and police say the victim is cooperating. what isn't clear is if lopez escaped or if hernandez released lopez and the infant daughter. we understand he has ties to the sacramento county area and could be driving a silver ford focus, he's considered armed and dangerous. >> and police searching for

three robbers installed in a coin store heist. take a look this, is surveillance photo of one of them. police say the woman thokd on the door and the robbers tied up an employee and stole the gold coins and jewelry and police belief they left the scene in a second vehicle. police released this skechl of the female suspect in her mid-20s. and with brown eyes and dark down hair. >> there is a peace rally to honor victims of the sunday's shooting in a sikh temple in wisconsin. lisa? >> there are people gathering outside of the government building about an hour ago. they're here to stand together and on a religious freedom and against violence.

400 people are expected here today. and this is a n.response to the deadly shooting in a sikh temple in wisconsin. in just moments 20 sikh children will lead a prayer for the audience. those in attendance want change. and they want elected officials to lead that charge. >> bottom line is that violence has to stop. and for god's sake if we can't send our kids to a movie theater and shopping malls? we can't go to churches? scared to send kids to school? this is america! >> this sikh community has been hurt. our neighbors who are not sikhs have been hurt. everybody has been hurt. this is because someone went and killed americans. several officials are here and attendees will be able to experience food and

entertainment. back here live now, the event will be ending with a balloon launch at 7:30 tonight. >> thank you. >> there is a important development on a story reported by the i team. if you're a jeep owner you may know about this firsthand. jeep admits there is a problem. tonight we'll bring you their warning. >> there is a investigation into fraud and embezzlement is under arrest tonight. the story is coming up. >> also live at the new san francisco target store. not ready for business but it's ready to make hundreds of hiring decisions. >> and it's kind of gray, cold here but just about to heat up. outside 8taúes0p0p

hundreds of people waited in hours for a chance to get a job at target's new store. it's day one of a three day job fair. abc 7 news joins us live where that store will be located. >> and let me just start out by saying this is the price for having a store in downtown san francisco. you can get nice, loud music. the lines are gone right now. i just went up stairs and there are only a few people left. a target spokesperson just told me that they have hired 100 people on the spot. and they still have to do a background check. now, the lines this morning were very long, people arrived

as early as 7:00 a.m. but job fair began at 11:00. now, people sat down to fill out applications. and followed by an interview. the goal to hire 300 people. 100 already hired. the company says no prior experience is needed just show enthusiasm for the job. >> i want this job. i'm a college student. i've been applying for months. now they have an opening and 300 jobs available. i said okay. i'm going to try. i waited three hours in the heat. it's worth it. >> and the store officially opens in two months, october 14th. here is the application. eight pages, and it's including a drug test consent. the job fair continues

tomorrow but there are time wez want want to tell you about. times are for walk ins. they're friday, 11 to 5:00 as there on the screen z saturday, from 10:00 to 4:00 because it takes time to respond and because of that interview and and this is all walk ins. >> and that is great music there. the biggest music festival kicks off tomorrow, 65,000 people a day are expected to catch headliners. outside lands runs friday through sunday at gronld gate park. and we have a preview. >> high. -- hi. the sound check was louder than what i've heard. okay. the fifth edition of this has become one of the prestigious

festivals in america. if you zront a ticket, it's sold out. >> this is the way it was last year and will be like that again, only bigger. 65,000 people every day. the stage is the biggest. headliners perform. the foo fighters are setting up. and will perform before tomorrow night's headliners, neil young. saturday, metallica. and sunday, a legend. >> and steey wonder and we've been pursuing for years. timing was right to play this particular year. >> this is not just about the music. there will be beerland, and 72 restaurants, and art. this is a dance hall from

belguim that will house comedy. in four years, outside lands has given $4 million. >> last year like $1.4 million. but huge amounts of money. and this is a study showed it's about $60 million per year to small businesses restaurants and hotels. and this is to get here, parking is in a premium. 10 tow trucks will be out in force to remove vehicles. >> we encourage people to take alternate means of transportation as much as possible. >> and that is a one of the groups, it is about music, food here, favorite venue is outside lambs. it's all about lamb. >> and enjoy the lamb.

>> if you're going you will not be sweltering like everybody else. >> you don't be freezing. there is great weather. >> it will be. and there is low to mid-60s tomorrow, then, by evening there is into the. >>s. and it's going to be gorgeous, still going to be beautiful hitting the weekend for outsidelands festival. there is a look and there are high clouds and it's been a steamy afternoon. and there are triple digits inland. and there is like a slow, sizzling oven. yes. there is fog keeping you comfortable along the coastline.

and there is inland areas into triple digits. there is a wide range of conditions. spare the air again, tomorrow, and there is cooing sunday. tomorrow morning there is fog near the coast. it's going to be thick and dense, low on the ground and there is so shallow, temperatures into 50s in areas but inland east bay under clear skies, mild with low 60s. there is hopefully you have air conditioning. fog pulling away. highs into the same range tomorrow, talking about 60s at beaches and all the way to 100 inland and today there is a 40 degree spread. and spare the air friday. and there is santa clara valley moderate air quality.

and there is 91 degrees in cupper tino. 7 in milpitas. there is coastal areas foo mid 60 s, downtown, 70 degrees, south san francisco, 71. there is a little bit of fog. 64 degrees heading up into north way bay. it's going to be smoking hot. 103 clover dale. 96 degrees in santa rosa. there is east bay communities 78 in oakland. 88 hercules, and newark, 83 degrees, temperatures remaining a good 10-15 degrees above normal. there is 102 livermore, 66 in monterey. and there is triple digit

temperatures inland, mid-60s coast side down to upper 90s sunday, relief into next week. and there are mid-90s inland. this is what we call dog days of summer. >> coming up, safety concerns versus freedom of speech. >> cell phone you can see

tonight google breaks a privacy promise made to the government. google agreed to stop tracking people today google fined $22.5 million. and there is a record fine. shares of sun power fell another 10%. the san jose based solar panel maker lost $4 million an improvement and more money problems at the post office. the u.s. postal service said it lost $5.2 million z most of sit due to the mounting costs

of retiree health care benefits. and the dow ended a winning streak and fell only 10 points. >> san francisco has a new fire station and it's unlike any other on the west coast. it's located at san francisco international airport. it was paid for by the airlines to quicken the response to emergencies in the bay. and they toured today and it will help the city get ready for the america's cup. >> we're going to practice on the water with the staff. and when we do, we'll be ready for any incident. >> up to now, crews have laumpbled their boats from dry dock. this new facility let's them cut response times from 25 minutes to less than five. interest there is a new boat that is needed for emergencies at about 50 miles per hour. >> when we come back, major

developments in a pair of stories reported by abc 7 news. first up jeep admits to a potentially dangerous steering problem. and from 7 on your side, the embezzlement arrests of a man accused of cheating 2000 people out of their piece of mind. here you go little man.

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chrysler today acknowledged a phone shallly dangerous problem in jeep brand vehicles. first reported here chrysler issued a service bulletin about what it calls a steering shimmy issue. some nicknamed it the death wobble. >> the chrysler announcement came from this bulletin says vehicles equipped with an axel may exhibit wobble and there.

>> it is a scary experience. a violent shaking that usually hits at highway speeds to make a turn or hit a bump. these show how frequently this happens and this st so common it has a nickname. the death wobble because it's so jarring. i experienced it in my own jeep wrangler. this vehicle hit a bump at 50 miles per hour. and here comes the shaking. this is where you can see the wheels wobbling. the i team found hundreds of people with similar experiences. and since 1995 we've found 600 complaints about the wobbling, mostly wrangler, since 1997. no deaths have been reported but at least five people report being injured. many drivers express

frustration. >> if i were driving one of the cars, i would be terrified. >> and they pushed to acknowledge and advised consumers about how to be fixed and says the decision to issue a method of repair is the right thing to do for customers and for the safety of others on the road. and chrysler maintains it's not a serious issue saying all manufacturing vehicles can experience shimmy. and damage or worn components. and this is just what dealers should be looking for

including a detailed component. the service bulletin does not mean chrysler will pay for repairs and says it occurs after parts wear out. >> two people under arrest in a suspected kraud fraud case targ yigt hundreds of vietnamese families in the south bay. michael finney broke this story. >> these families thought they're providing security for their families and what they say they got instead was anything but. >> this family lights innocence to honor the parents. he paid thousands over six years to join concerned members committee. his hope is that his funeral expenses would be paid for after death. the tmc suddenly shut doors

without warning leaving members wondering if theed see a return on investment. >> they feel they lost everything. that is making me feel sad, too. >> today, davie and stephanie appeared in supreme court following their arrest yesterday. and he is accused of using $200,000 of the company money for personal gain. >> members paying into the company are victims and also beneficiaries to get pay outs that are victims. >> the attorney has been advocating for the victims and spoke at the arraignment. >> this is estimated loss of $2 million.

>> and she faces one count. no facing 11 years in state prison, lee, one year, both being represented by public defenders office. we're unsuccessful in getting a comment tonight. >> thank you. >> and one of the state's most-respected law enforcement officers in the state has died. the retired sheriff warren rupe passed away today. and he served as president to the california state sheriff association. he was 69 years old. we'll be right back.

a legal battle took another step forward today. >> the issue is the city law forcing retailers to warn customers about potential health risks. >> and san francisco passed what is called right to know law two years ago making it the only city in the nation to require customer warnings for cell phones. but industry saying the ground breaking measure violates first amendment rights by forcing them to provide messages they oppose. >> there is phones safe as we

can make them. >> and san francisco points out they've classified radio frequency energy as possible cancer causing. >> there is no rule that says that this government must wait until we know a pro tuck kills people that we have proof. >> the measure calls for customers to be given this notice including limiting cell phone use by children, using a head set and reducing the number of calls. >> this is a ridic lick. like other notices posted on establishments, nobody reads them. >> do you think there are health affects? >> no. it's too soon to tell. >> this is after a lower court

ruling led san francisco to scale back some warning language. the industry wants the law overturned. >> there is no timetable. and the law remains on hold. >> an environmental innovation

san francisco and san jose do it. now a bill before california legislature would expand a ban on owe plastic bags stayedwide. members showed off thousands of petitions urging state senators to pass ab 298 before the session ends in just weeks. this would ban single use plastic bags in california. supporters say does it what cities around state are

already doing. >> this is now a quarter of the state population will be covered by plastic bag bans. >> there is a business groups opposing saying it could cost job autos a new recycling facility promises to divert most of the waste away from landfills. it's being billed as world's largest. and woe go inside of the plant. >> it's bigger, running pastor than any recycling center you've seen before. 170 people people are needed to work two shifts per day, there are sensors separating the waste. >> we apply light in the near

infrared range to an octobe october -- -- object. we're able to read the signature by using high speed. and when we see target materials we're able to then object it. >> this is financed by fees charged to san jose 8,000 businesses. officials say recycling reduce what's gets sent. >>-to-landfill sites. >> opening a landfill would be very expensive. and this alternative is hauling our waste to a landfill. >> right now, 25% of the waste from san jose businesses gets diverted. two years from now, will be 80%. and plastic bottle asks containers are recycled here.

this accountant says it does not mean they can be be recycled. >> it's not going to be recycled into another plastic bottle but something like polar fleece or carpet. those things don't get recycled. >> this is a a goal to divert 100% of the waste, turning it into energy. >> there is a conveyor belts flying. >> there is a a wide range of conditions, 64 tomorrow afternoon in pacifica. 78 degree as cross the bay in oakland and there is 103 degrees in brentwood. there is 39 degree difference

between and so 11 a.m. warming to 0 degrees, there is fog rolling in so i would take a sweater or jacket for latter part of the festivities. tomorrow night, 49ers will be hosting vikings. there is going to be breezy. there is a a light sweater may be a good idea. there is cooling continuing into monday. >> so if you are living in the east bay, wear a tee shirt when you leave. >> so there is layering up. >> that is the bay area.

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and 11:00. now, the giants were on a role last night. >> and today was a different story. ask there is after scoring 15 runs giants held to one this afternoon. series finale. there is trouble early. carlos belltran crushes his 27th homer of the season. there is adam wadewright strikes out greggor polanco there. cards in the 7th giants getting defense. there is a sliding catch and there is a the giants opening a game to rockies tomorrow. there is round one of the pga

championship began today. there is a shot of five under 67. there is defending pga champ playing along side tiger. there is tiger, six birdies, three bogeys in the hunt. there is john daily, blast from the past. won pga 21 years ago. carl peterson approach on par 4, 10th hole. had it dialed in. this will be to one of his six birds. and this looked like the dutchman would flirt with a scoring record. he was eight under and closes with four consecutive bogeys for a first round 68.

he's two back of peterson. phil mickelson's year tebs. there is one over 73 for lefty. there is peterson, tiger just three back heading into the second round. 49ers opening tomorrow night at home against the vikings. there is a lot of obvious questions today. these could be answering themselves here. >> and it's preseason. >> last year niners weren't prepared for the first preseason game. they got smoked by the saints. alex smith did not wear a mouth guard and got rocked. he will wear one tomorrow. >> whether or not there is a preseason... that is a bad decision last year. yeah. i mean be ready for anything. but it's football. whistle blows at practice. it's quarterback gets touched.

it's a real ball. etc. been for us it's been a while since we've had that. it will be fine. >> remember where your mouth guard is. >> spoiler alert. if you don't want to know results turn away until music stops. brap >> united states can w.90 total medals. >> and thank you for that fabulous sports report. >> wow. >> now a reminder about the abc 7 news alarm clock app. every morning it's available for free on iphone at

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