good morning, thanks for joining us. it's 8:00 a.m. i'm katie marzullo. we'll start with a quick look at the weather. here a frances dinglasan in for lisa argen this morning. good morning. show you this beautiful live shot from the east bay hills. still showing low clouds seeping in over the hills and some of the fog making out from the coast to the bay. things will change and we'll see a lot more sunshine. temperatures coming up a few degrees. we're starting off the morning with fog and low clouds. temperatures are in the 50s to near 60 degrees. this afternoon hot numbers inland. there is something for everybody. 60s along the coast to near hundred. mild at the beach and pretty

comfortable around the bay. then tonight the clouds return, fog will be back, temperatures will drop into the mid-50s to low 80s inland. i have the complete seven-day forecast coming up with a cooldown. >> katie: breaking news, long time white house journalist helen thomas has died. known as pioneer for women in journalism she fiercely questioned ten presidents over half a century. she was the first woman admitted to the press corps club. a friend of thomas says she had been ill for long time and had just come home from the hospital on thursday. thomas was 92 years old. more rallies are scheduled to in a second weekend of protests over the george zimmerman verdict. we have a live look from miami, florida where a rally is under way. earlier trayvon martin's parents spoke to the crowd.

more than a hundred are being held across today. one begins at 9:00 a.m. at san francisco federal building on 7th street. another rally will be held at noon on clay street in oakland at noon. hundred people marched peacefully yesterday. >> hundred b hundred people seamed at fruitvale bart station for a candlelight vigil. they urged everyone to be remain nonviolent. >> this is peaceful vigil and honoring ceremony for trayvon martin. >> mixed among the group was oakland mayor. most of the people arrived here by foot as part of a four mile march through the city that started at the plaza earlier in the evening. a number of organizations each with a different focus came together for the event. some were something out for gun violence and some

addressed what happened at an earlier event. >> it's. >> he asked fellow black men to be part of the coalition to try to show different image of activism. >> it's not how about the movement or rowdiness. we want to show the world that we could be professionals. >> his group planned on checking with downtown businesses that had been boarded up. the other group, a large contingent of oakland police. >> all hands on deck and everybody is here. >> a fleet of white advance was used to mobilize officers ahead. dozens of police trailed the group as they weaved through oakland. sergio quintana, "abc 7 news." >> other rallies scheduled at san jose city hall and also in vallejo.

>> despite the hope for peaceful protests, some businesses in downtown oakland aren't any chances. bank of america had their windows boarded up and tribune building took precautions. >> president obama talked at length yesterday about the trayvon martin shooting. he spoke from the heart why there is so much anger. >> african-american community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history. there are very few african-american men in this country who haven't had the experience of being followed followed in a shopping store. if a white male teen was involved in the same kind of scenario, from top to bottom, both the outcome and the aftermath might have been

different. trayvon martin could have been me 35 years ago. >> katie: this is looking at a young barack obama next to trayvon martin. martin's parents say they are honored the president can see himself in trayvon and identify with him. >> katie: breaking news out of san jose they are investigating a deadly accident on highway 101. it happened on southbound 101 at bernal road exit. that exit was closed for several hours while police investigated but it has since reopened. no word on what caused the deadly accident. >> a motorcyclist is dead this morning after being hit by two cars in san jose. witnesses tell police it looked like two cars were racing on south wright road when they crashed and hit the motorcyclist. the cars ended up in front yards near mount vista drive. several streets were shut down while police investigated. >> so far no one has come

forward with any substantial leads for the search for the killer of an 8-year-old girl who was shot to death on wednesday night. alan wang has more. >> reporter: the mother described her as a girl who loved to talk. her nickname was lady bug. >> i'm so sad. >> she got the bad news about her daughter while on vacation. she was shot while at a sleepover. three others were all wounded. someone fired ten shots into it. >> i wish she was here right now so i could like hold her and give her one last hug and a kiss, that i love her. >> reward money for information leagued to an arrest has been increased to

$35,000 and police say they are relying heavily on the community. >> what investigators are looking for, they believe there a vehicle associated with the shooter or shooters or suspects who may have traveled together. >> i can't believe she is the 34th homicide in oakland and no one has come forward to tell me anything. they didn't see anyone. >> the mother says she spent six months researching a safe place to live but it didn't stop the senseless crime. >> katie: today family members of a missing toddler will go door to door. she was reported missing ten days ago. he says he left her in an suv outside a liquor store. when he came out she was gone. it will start 10:00 this morning handing out flyers at homes and businesses.

san francisco fire department officials are admitting one of their vehicles ran over and killed a passenger on on asiana flight. san mateo coroner has confirmed the 16-year-old girl died after being hit on the runway by emergency fire vehicle. she is seen neither home video was found under a foot of fire fighting foam. she was still alive when she was run over. >> this is very difficult news for us. we are heart broken. we're in the business of saving lives, many lives were saved on july 6th. >> they issued a statement, we urge the involved parties of the u.s. side to deal properly with the aftermath of her death. investigate and affix responsibility for this tragic accident. flight 214 requested a go-around before landing safely yesterday. flight was about half a mile

from the runway when it took a second run. there is no explanation for it but they say it can happen for a variety of reasons. >> two homes were damaged by a fire last night. fire crews responded to several calls just before 6:30 and when they got there, they saw a gas meter had broken off and was leaking gas feeding both of fires. fires were controlled in about 40 minutes. >> oakland police arrested a man who they say led them on a chase, carrying man carrying a stroller, a baby and gun. the man took his baby at gunpoint from his girlfriend who is the mother. they chased him down the street until police cornered him. they say he refused to give up the baby girl. they tased him and the baby was not hurt.

>> one has been arrested on charges of assaulting his patients. he was taken into custody yesterday and booked ona sexual battery charge. police say the assaults happened at his office on east hamilton avenue. investigators warrant to know if any other patients were touched inappropriately. >> the doctor who was arrested in this case has been in a business for a number of years and seen numerous patients. based on what happened, we're trying to determine if there any other potential victims in this case. a woman who answered the phone at the office said she had no comment on the case. >> new problems for the bay bridge, this time on the western span. we have a live look at the bridge on this cloudy morning. caltrans says it needs to replace 96 giant shock absorbers because they were

worn out twice as fast as inspected. they were replaced in 2004 and expected to last for 20 years. $13 million fix for the problem will come from bridge tolls. that a decent indicator of what is happening outside. >> it's pretty gray out there. fog is socked in live shot of golden gate bridge. 31 minute arrival flight delays due to low clouds. i'll have numbers and tell you about a cooldown coming up shortly. >> also next, a discretionary rollercoaster accident. what witnesses say just happened before that. and outrage over the catholic chur

details are still coming in about a woman that foal her death in texas in front of her son. it happened yesterday evening on the texas giant rollercoaster. several witnesses say they asked employees she was properly restrained. the woman behind the line the safely bell released and she tumbled off. it's closed now for investigation. neighbors in fremont are upset that a new housing tract is about to be built on a portion of 200-year-old cemetery. a man says he has proof there are still bodies there at the old cemetery. >> am totally sure that. i bet my house, my car, not

my family. >> he was betting there are still bodies buried under a housing development that was part of the cemetery in fremont. he lives next to the burial grounds says he watched as 251 graves were dug up to make room for the development in 2007. >> they dug up the bodies and then they stopped. they didn't dig up any bodies in the east. >> a map where the bodies were removed from the cemetery and he claims there are still caskets buried in the area. construction has begun. he has made his findings public on facebook and found support from other neighbors who want to stop the homes from being built. one heard about the plans and went to check his father's grave. >> i wanted to make sure they stay here. >> the oldest headstone we found dates back to 1887.

the church moved some 240 remains into one gravesite. >> he is buried up on the hill with a beautiful view. he was dug up and crammed into a mass grave. that is just disgusting. >> he doesn't believe anyone who wants to live in a home where there is possibly buried under ground. he has written to the developer asking them to shelve their plans and has not heard back. "abc 7 news" called and awaiting comment. the money will go to a new church and in any other ri re mains are found they will rebury them properly. developing news, a second community is preparing for a possible evacuation order as a massive fire in the mountains continues to burn. fire has spread to more than 27,000 acres in riverside county and has forced the

evacuation of a small community. they are worried the fire could grow larger because there are thunderstorms in the forecast. the fire broke out monday and destroyed dozen structures since then. more than $3 firefighters are on the ground fighting the flames. fire is now 25% contained. a fire near the grapevine section of interstate 5 in kern county has grown to 730 acres. officials have issued an evacuation order for two dozen homes. chp says big rig may have sparked that fire. san jose music in the park is back returning last night after taking a year off. ♪ ♪ >> ra grammy award band head lined at the park. it was cancelled last year

after someone was stabbed after the show in 2011. changes were made, instead of being a series of free concerts, it was a one night concerted last night with an entry fee. huge crowds outside the hospital where prince william waiting for the royal baby to arrive. a lot of pressure for a first time mother. outside london's st. mary's an army of journalists -- it turned out to be a pair of impersonateders but the crush of media the scrutiny to realize what they are facing. as the nation is taking bets on everything. it's clear that the already daunting pressure any first time mom faces is magnified a

thousand fold for the duchess. >> it's a little pressure on kate. >> how cool and how sophisticated you are face that go many cameras. i defy anyone to be cool in that situation. >> a friend of diana when she gave birth to william, she was unprepared for the scrutiny she faced. >> she told me she was so overwhelmed when they drove around the corner she burst into tears. >> and once home, things went from bad to worse and post par tell depression. >> royal enemy never discussed it. >> royal watchers say it's a different time now. kai79d like diana will have

the support of a close-knit family but all acknowledge wherever she goes, scores and scores of cameras will follow. >> katie: 8:20 and frances dinglasan. >> that is harder name. >> i mastered it. >> and we have gray skies but we're going to start to see changes in the next hour. we'll show you live doppler 7-hd picking up low clouds over the bay area. i also wanted to do up towards reno, east of lake tahoe. the heat is on. there is a heat advisory until tomorrow night. temperatures in the hundreds and even the overnight lows will only get into the 70s. so you really don't have a chance to cool off or cool down. that is why the heat advisory has been issued. try to stay indoors if you are heading to that area. a live look from emeryville

showing you the gray skies once again as we look out towards the bay. things are changing. in san francisco, it's 53 degrees, currently 56 in oakland. 58 in san jose. in fact, let me show you san jose where we are starting to see partly sunny conditions. you see some of the shadows on the street from the trees. many more blue skies later on this afternoon. in santa rosa, it's still been foggy all morning with visibility near half a mile. 52 for you there. 56 in napa and 55 in novato. here is another gorgeous shot. east bay hills camera. you notice the clouds is a seeping over the hills, starting to slow down a bit. it wasn't as strong a flow as it was early this morning. that is an indication of a thing starting to change. we have some of the inland valleys and we're going to see that. later on this morning, more sunshine and that means hot

temperatures inland and mild at the coast and then a gradual cooling starting tomorrow continuing into tuesday. satellite image shows the center of hot air mass is moving closer. that is going to warm numbers up in the inland and coastal numbers will stay fairly steady throughout the week. heading to the blues festival in san jose, lots of sunshine and 74 in santa cruz and nice day to head to the beach there. 82 in mountain view. 60 in pacifica. partly cloudy conditions the closer you are to the coast. and look for a wide range of numbers in the north bay from 60s at the coast to 104 in ukiah and upper 80s sonoma and napa. very comfortable in the east bay. 79 in castro valley and it's going to heat up to near

hundred in antioch. clear in concord, 93 later on today. i want to show you the highs today around the state because it's going to get hot up in chico. we're seeing some of the moisture bringing partly cloudy conditions to los angeles, 78 degrees and strong rip currents there. seven-day forecast, we've got hot temperatures inland, nice around the bay and cooler and mild at the coast. we're going did dip down a few degrees on sunday, increasing high and low clouds on monday. tuesday, a little bit cloudy again and cooler and slowly ramping back up wednesday and thursday. we'll let you know how it will be in your community. keep track of bay area weather at twitter at live doppler 7-hd. up next, a highway prank that has drivers doing a double take.

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some drivers in marin county may have spotted fake road signs. take a look.

just below the speed limit sign is another sign that reads, speed enforced by drones. chp doesn't use drones. they were spotted in marin city and highway 37 on monday. caltrans had them removed and chp has no idea who put them up. hordegs of comic book fans are in san diego for comicon. the annual event allows fans to dress up from their favorite characters. organizers say 130,000 people are expected to attend this year. >> coming up next, how congresswoman nancy pelosi will be hand for her leadership in the fight against aids. >> i'm nannette miranda the dmv. your california license plate soon be getting high-tech

welcome back everyone. so glad you are with us. it's 8:30 and we want to start off with a quick look at the weather. here is frances dinglasan. good morning everyone. sunshine inland areas, like concord where it's 59 degrees right now. 66 in antioch. still cloudy at the coast. 53 in san francisco and cloudy in santa rosa at 52. more clouds and fog in watsonville and monterey at 54 degrees. we'll see the sunshine although we're socked in right now with the live shot of golden gate bridge. you will see sunshine later on today. by the late morning hours along the coast you see it earlier for inland communities. that is where temperatures are going to warm up to near

hundred degrees today. so a few degrees warmer than yesterday. around the bay, look for low 70s to low 80s, warm and comfortable, if you like it cool head to the coast. that is where temperatures are going to hover in the 60s throughout the week. there are changes and i'll have those details coming up. >> katie: more than a hundred rallies are planned today for a second weekend of protests over the george zimmerman verdict. in the bay area, rallies will be held at the san francisco federal building, oakland's federal building, jesse bethel high school in vallejo and san jose city hall. it comes after hundred people held a candlelight vigil held a moderate to the fruit vale bart station. yesterday's rally was peaceful. your license plate may be getting a new look. there is a poll to put high-tech plates on

california cars. some imagine a digital screen. others say not so fast. here a capital correspondent nannette miranda with the story. >> it's so advanced with gps, back up cameras and other high-tech extras. >> the one thing on the car that is still 20th century is the license plate which is stamped metal. we think it can be done more efficiently and at a better cost potentially through digital technology. >> dmv created a pilot program starting up to 160,000 fleet vehicles. it has digital license plate on a small screen. the demonstration on youtube showed what one might look for a motorcycle. it would have wireless capability and dmv can update your registration and maybe even find a stolen car.

gordon likes the idea of bypassing the dmv. state spent $20 million a year on it alone for renewals. >> i think it would be a lot easier. we had didn't have to pick up the tags so i wouldn't have to be coming down here to get a new. >> one. >> it's under development a company says they can go as far as shaming drivers as expired or uninsured across the screen. >> this will be a big brother watching us. >> privacy groups are concerned. wireless technology means we can be tracked. the nsa proved that and new report, it reveals many law enforcement agencies are keeping data during license plate scams and on the road. electronic frontier foundation would like to see protection. >> consumers are giving up too much private data.

legislators' job is protect californians from government snooping. >> i think they are going too far with a lot of things. i don't things should be the way they are. >> after the pilot is approved, they say the digital plates could show advertising when the vehicle is stopped for four seconds or more and be a moneymaker for the state. >> katie: new this morning, president obama is commending the work of a consumer protection agency that was created after the economic crisis. the consumer financial protections bureau got the first permanent director after the senate installed richard cordray after years of delay. the president says the agency has made great strides in protecting the american public. >> work had a thags been done over the past two years, mortgage lynders, student lenders, pay day lenders and credit report go, all face

greater scrutiny. if they don't play by the rules now have some way to go to get a measure of justice. senate confirmed him on tuesday. the young couple that survived the aurora movie theater decided to turn the one-year anniversary into a wedding date. it left 12 people dead and 70 injured. >> they were on the day in a second row when the suspect james holmes. he pushed her under a chair and shielded in his own body. >> it was night and terror and all that stuff. we want to change the date but make it our own. >> he saved me, of course, i wanted to keep him around. [ laughter ] >> it took her months him to

recover. they say the tragedy only strengthened their love for each other. happening today, nancy pelosi will be honored at the national aids memorial in her leadership for the fight against disease. more hundred volunteers and supporters will be on hand for today's tribute that will be installation of the nancy pelosi walkway. they will maintain the grounds by planting trees, flowers and shrubs during today's event. >> tomorrow is the aids walk san francisco and abc7 is a proud sponsor. last year an estimated 25,000 people gathered in golden gate park for the annual event. walkers tomorrow will be able to see themselves on the abc7 jumbotron when they walk by checkpoint 3 and we'll be streaming that live on our website at abc7news.com/live. you can still register. call the number there on your screen. visit aids walk.net or text

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you may not know this but retired n.b.a. star yao ming has start-up in the bay area. it's a small winery but it has a good return on investment. vic lee talked to yao as he visited yesterday. >> for yao ming it's another slam-dunk.

this name the napa valley vineyards. he was touring the vis vineyards that grow his grapes. he started a couple years ago. he leases vineyards and production space at a facility in st. helena. they are sold almost exclusively in china. they pay a whopping $650 for his reserve cabernet and $150 for the flagship cab. >> people want to experience something different. its business dinner like a social stuff. >> chinese do consume a lot of wine it's the home-grown rice wines that is stronger. he likes western wines because its more relaxed drinking culture. >> it brings a different

feeling to slow down, peaceful and enjoy the wine with family, friends. >> there were long hours of photo shoots each was followed by photographers in a cruise shooting promos that will be aired in china. his winery produces less than 5,000 cases a year but now a new label. moderately priced napa crest. he wants napa because he wants the chinese to know the wine growing region. >> i want people to come to experience napa with the wine, the food, the weather. >> his new label will be much cheaper than this reserve that sells for $650 a bottle. napa crest will cost you only $48.

cheers to vic. love that story. tell us the sun is coming out. >> i got sunshine on a cloudy day. live view showing us clouds over the hills. it's going to slow down and we'll see more sunshine and a warmup. i'll have details coming up. also next, giants open a second half with an important series. larry be

state water officials are warning that california's record dry year will probably lead to restrictions and cut backs. first six months of the year have been bone dry in california. last year it was a wet one and there was plenty of storage keag over for this

year but it has been deleted and reservoir levels are dropping rapidly. they are asking customers to alternate washing days and farmers are being warned. >> all that extra water and it's already gone. >> there was record rainfall yesterday in las vegas. i want to show you live doppler 7-hd. around the bay area, low clouds that have moved inland but they are going to start to clear back to the coast very shortly. a live view from emeryville continues to show gray skies outside out there. temperatures mainly in the 50s, 52 in half moon bay. mountain view, one of the warmer spots at 60 degrees. we'll head to the golden gate bridge, where it is still socked in and a low clouds ceilings are causing flight arrival delays at sfo by

about 35 minutes. it's currently 54 in santa rosa. it's been foggy this morning and 56 in napa. livermore, 63 degrees. we're seeing some 60s in some of the inland areas where we're seeing some sunshine. you'll find it here in san jose as we look toward the downtown area. a foggy start at the coast and in in valleys. hot inland and mild temperatures at the coast and gradual cooling starting tomorrow, staying with us into tuesday. this area of hot air is moving towards the bay area. that is going to bring our temperatures by just a few degrees except along the coast. forecast model shows it playing out by about 10:00. it's pulled back and we're seeing a lot of sunny skies, lunchtime, lot of festivals

today and high clouds throughout the day tomorrow. areas of green showing possible rain and thunderstorms in ports of the sierra. also take you to highs around the bay today. it's going to be hot in antioch at 98. clearlake, 103 degrees. 80 in san rafael. 67 in san francisco. 74 in downtown oakland. very nice in san jose at 83 degrees for you. if you are headed to the giants game, gorgeous and start off very comfortably with temperatures near the low 60s. then after the sun sets you will see increasing clouds and temperatures will drop to the upper 50s by 9:00. if you can join abc7 for a walk tomorrow, a lot of folks will be out there at aids walk san francisco. you will need a layer, light one, temperatures in the upper 50s but 10:30, warm nup

to the low 60s. it should be a nice day overall with sun and high clouds making their way back in by the afternoon. overnight lows also clouds will move in. we'll see temperatures once again in the 50s mainly with fog pushing in. low 60s inland. 71 in antioch. 57 in oakland and san mateo. here is the accu-weather seven-day forecast. we've got inland temperatures, hot today, 98. 80s around the bay and 60s along the coast. 60s will hold steady along the coastside. a little cooler tomorrow and inland and bay side communities. we're coming down a few degrees, monday, muggy with increased humidity. partly cloudy on tuesday with slightly cooler numbers and slight warmup latter part of the week. in sports, a.l. west, oakland returned to action without one of their biggest

bats and log lost to the angels hoosm the ser sports director larry beil with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> home run derby, cepedes didn't play in anaheim. he took batting practice and was scratched with a sore wrist. a.j. griffin, against the angels and albert pujols, crushing it 2-60 l.a. weaver went six and two-thirds. griff anyone the fifth, look out! he yanks one down the line. two batters later, aloha! as the angels win by a score of 4-1. >> hall of fame broadcaster, lon simmons throws out the first pitch. buster posey and one scores.

this is tremendous. seven scoreless. struck out 8. also help and paul a towering fly ball, have no fear. giants win 2-0 in a 5 1/2 game slack in the west. torture in the british open, the course is tightening the grip every round as the sun bakes those grains and tiger woods is in the vice. miguel, at age 49 could be the oldest to win a major. he is three under and up by a stroke. 18th was perfect. there is your win. tiger 11 par, to get two under. she one back. celebrity golf at lake tahoe. featuring warriors start jeff

curry. andy is tied for fourth place. five in back of the leader mark griffin. >> san jose soccer players meeting with bull riders and steven, look out buddy! it took ten players to match the weight of a 2,000 pound bull. that is a wrap on this morning's sports. i'm larry beil. >> katie: coming up next, your invitation to come and stay in san francisco this morning as the city

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>> mega number is 46 and nobody picked all six so tuesday night it climbs to $13 million. a long waited playground opened across from the ferry building on the embarcadero. it's located on five acres of land that served as ramps for the embarcadero freeway that was demolished after the loma bree prieta earthquake. a push by local activists and city leaders got it done. they say the park is a welcome addition for a changing neighborhood. today's ribbon-cutting ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m. should be a good time, will the weather cooperate? >> it will. we will start to see more sunshine around 10:00. partly cloudy in san francisco but very warm in northern california. 101 in sacramento today. tahoe at 92. there is a heat advisory in reno at 104. there is monsoon moisture bringing clouds to southern

cool. hot and humid in palm springs, 104 degrees. cloudy in los angeles with rip currents along the coast. today, few degrees warmer in the inland areas, 74 in oakland and 83 in san jose. then we've got that cooldown that starts tomorrow. you'll see it online, as well. thank you. thank you for joining us on the abc7 saturday morning news. we will continue at 5:00 p.m. have a great day

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