good morning. 5:00 a.m. on this monday. and we welcome you, the alarm clock went off much too early today. >> thank you. i'm glad to be here. kristen sze is off. >> mike nicco is here with a look at the forecast which includes fire dangers. >> yes. why don't you get ama some coffee -- yeah, never mind. we do have a high fire danger, but not right now. we're looking at a few radar returns, maybe some sprinkles heading towards berkeley. they're so small. light green. probably not making the ground. it's probably the radar hitting more in the way of clouds coming through, as we're keeping the humidity pumped up, and the threat of thunderstorms. yeah, definitely. checking out the humidity. most of us from 68% at fairfield to 100% half moon bay.

that's why we don't have the high fire danger now. it's too humid. we don't have thunderstorms. and even if we did, look at the winds. they're calm to about 8 miles per hour. so anything that did develop would not get out of hand. bay shore, the coast, those are the areas not in where you see the red, not in this high fire danger. now, this is now all the way through 3:00 wednesday morning. ama? >> all right, thank you so much, eric. >> all right. happening now, temperatures are rising, and as mike mentioned, so is the fire danger, most of the bay area. he told you about the red flag warning. we're all being asked to be cautious. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with more on this. amy? >> reporter: eric, they're gearing up for fire season at the cal fire stations like this one because of the dry conditions. but, also, because of the threat of dry lightning. they've even brought in firefighters from other parts of the state. they have noticed the dry conditions, that they are really paying close attention to the predictions of dry lightning.

the forecast is calling for thunderstorms in the bay area anytime between now and tomorrow morning. these storms aren't expected to produce rain, but could create lightning strikes. and that, along with these dry conditions, is a nightmare for firefighters. >> lightning doesn't just land near the side of the road. it's out in the middle of nowhere. we either have to hike into it, we have to fly into it, use air resources to get to it. >> reporter: fires are already raging outside of the bay area, in butte county, more than 400 structures are threatened by a wildfire and hundreds of people have had to evacuate. that one is 45% contained. in the tahoe national forest, fire officials are dealing with a fire that's burned almost 14,000 acres. that one's 49% contained. there is a red flag warning in effect for inland parts of the bay area, and fire crews say if you combine the dry conditions and the lightning strike, that could cause serious problems.

live in sunol, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you so much. 5:03. time for a traffic check. it's early, but problems can occur. >> yeah, they most certainly can. so far, a nice quiet start to our work week. we do have some slowing that's starting to build in certain areas, certainly over the altamonte pass. but not so much on highway 4 as we take you out of antioch and into concorde. we will see some building up on this map, and that indicates volume. but really, you're at 68, so i wouldn't complain. we're also looking at a bit of green on this map. that indicates where some drizzle could be affecting your commute. looking on the east bay southbound 880 between 98th avenue and davis street, a construction project here. it looks like everything has been picked up so far. so everything is now moving along at top speeds once again. construction crews have left. a quick look at the mass transit where everything is running on time. the golden gate bridge, not too bad. ama, eric? >> thank you. three months after a

horrific limo fire, the chp is set today to release the findings of its investigation. five women died when they couldn't get out of the limo. abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live near the san mateo bridge this morning with what we may learn today. matt? >> reporter: yeah, ama, investigators are expected to release details on their investigation into the limo fire that happened here on the san mateo bridge. and they're also expected to release some of the recordings of the 911 calls made on that night, may 4. now, abc 7 news reporter vic lee reported friday the chp's conclusion is that the tragic accident was the result of a catastrophic mechanical failure. he says sources with knowledge of the chp probe told him the air springs, called balloons, in the rear of the limo somehow deflated, setting off a domino effect that led to the fire that killed five women on may 4th. sources also told abc 7 news the chp decided at the end of july there was no evidence to press criminal charges against the driver, orville brown, or the owner of the limousine company. but then brown's estranged wife

said publicly the two argued on their cell phone shortly before the fire as he was driving and was playing music too loudly and not paying attention. sources told abc 7 news the chp reviewed his cell phone records and determined he had not been on the phone with his wife during the fire and no other evidence to charge him criminally. investigators from several different agencies, including the district attorney's office, and also the foster city fire department, are expected to release details on their investigation later today at the redwood city chp offices. that's supposed to happen at 1:00 this afternoon. reporting live in foster city, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. 5:05 now. the family of the oakland woman found dead in vacaville is responding to new claims by a person of interest in the case. as we first reported on satur y saturday, randy alana gave a jailhouse interview to "the bay area news group." in the interview, he said he and sandra coke were in a relationship and talking about getting married. now sandra coke's sister is

denying that claim. tanya coke said he was the last person seen with my sister but claims he had nothing to do with her disappearance and killing. why would we or anyone else believe what he has to say? authorities say alana was with coke the night she vanished but they are not calling him a suspect. alana claims he is innocent. a former elementary schoolteacher is facing more than 100 counts of child molestation charges and is set to appear in court today. 45-year-old joseph martin will appear for a preliminary hearing on 109 sexual abuse charges involving 13 former students. he has pleaded not guilty. martin taught 4th and 5th grade at woodside elementary school. he remains in jail on $10 million bail. bay area commuters could be on the verge of another mass transit strike. by a 2-to-1 margin, workers voted down a deal that would have given them a nearly 10% raise and improved health and safety conditions. negotiators reached the deal with management 12 days ago, an hour before they were set to go on strike. union officials say the

negotiating committee is discussing what to do next. the threat of an a.c. transit strike comes as b.a.r.t. workers haven't agreed to a new contract. the judge ordered a 60-day cooling-off period which delayed the possibility of a strike until october. both sides last met august 10th. they say they remain far apart on many issues. the driver of a ford pickup involved in a hit-and-run that killed a man in san jose remains on the loose. it happened saturday night. ashes from police flares were still available 24 hours later. authorities say the area is poorly lit and doesn't have crosswalks. the pickup is described as light color late-model ford with oversized tires and front-end damage. a homeowner faces damage charges after a car plowed into her house. you can see the mess it caused. the pickup truck made it into the living room and even toppled

the wall inside the house. the homeowner escaped unharmed. the driver hasn't been caught. just about 5:08 now. senator dianne feinstein will speak at the 17th annual lake tahoe summit when it kicks off this morning on the eastern shore of the lake. the annual event focuses on restoration and sustainability efforts at lake tahoe and it is open to the public. california governor jerry brown, nevada governor jerry sandoval and harry reid are among those taking part, and former vice president al gore will be there to deliver the keynote address. $1.7 billion in public and private money has been spent on projects to control runoff, combat invasive species, and reduce air pollution at tahoe since the event began in 1997. it's 5:08. time for a check on the forecast. here's mike with a look at what's going on this morning. >> yeah. here's where the mildest temperatures are in san francisco. we're in the mid-50s to near 60 in the mission district. by far, everybody else warmer

except petaluma and half moon bay. upper 50s. look at the 60s. low to mid-60s, american canyon, san leandro, palo alto, santa clara, saratoga, pleasanton, upper 60s around walnut creek. 72 in pittsburg and 71 in tracy now. the day planner for today, the next 12 hour, mild and muggy this morning with temperatures in the 60s. we should be in the 50s with cloud cover. warm sunshine by noon. just about everywhere. even the coast. 66. eh, it's warm for you, i guess. 72 and 84 elsewhere. and then, notice by 4:00 into the 7:00 hour, that's when we'll keep an eye on live doppler hd and you'll also have spencer and sandy here to show you where the storms are, the slight chance developing as we get near 80 inland, near 90 inland, 80 around the bay and mid-60s at the coast. the chance continues tuesday. it tapers wednesday afternoon, and then thursday, a quieter, more normal pattern back into the forecast. a look at the morning commute. good morning, leyla. >> good morning, mike. pretty quiet so far.

and that's exactly what we like to hear. we did have a couple of earlier construction projects. those have wrapped up. what we do have are clear conditions across most of our freeways. 580, though, is building. 680 southbound from walnut creek into dublin, looking at 14 minutes. if you're heading along southbound 101 from santa rosa into san francisco, that is 48 minutes. and highway 17 coming through the santa cruz mountains from highway 1 to loss garros, 24 minutes. the drive along westbound 80 through berkley into emeryville up to the maze, that's just a five-minute commute. and once you get to the bay bridge tolls, that's still moving along at top speeds, and the lights not on yet. a few cars loading up in the cash-paying lanes. looking at san jose, 280 from 17, so as you can see, the drive out towards cupertino, quiet southbound side even quieter. >> all right. thank you, leyla. from high tech to high fashion, yahoo!'s marissa mayer

hits magazine stands on the cover of "vogue." we'll show you the new cover next. also, the surprising new study and the major household appliance that actually uses less energy than your iphone. and a hacker exposes security flaws on facebook. why the social networking giant is refusing to pay him th

we have dramatic video of a volcano erupting near kagoshima in southwestern japan. ash turned the day into night this weekend making visibility a huge problem. cars were covered with a layer of ash. people used surgical masks and umbrellas to try to keep safe. torrential rains causing major flooding in the capital of the philippines this morning. streets are just about impassable and thousands of people are in emergency shelters. schools, offices, the stock exchange, and courts are closed. two deaths have been reported. the rainfall is the result of a tropical storm that drenched parts of the country with up to an inch of rain per hour. a british lawmaker says he will ask police to explain why the partner of a journalist who received leaks from nsa leaker edward snowden was detained for nearly nine hours at london's heathrow airport. this is a photo of "guardian" reporter glenn greenwald on the right and david miranda next to him. miranda said he was traveling home to brazil when he was

stopped by officers under the terrorism act. they confiscated his cell phone and laptop. greenwald calls it an attack on journalist. he has written about nsa programs based on files from edward snowden, who is now residing in russia. facebook is refusing to give a reward to a hacker. the white-hat hacker, actually wrote on mark zuckerberg's wall about it, explaining the failure of facebook's security team to do anything about the bug he reported which forced him to do so. facebook offers rewards for anyone who finds significant vulnerabilities, but they say he posted on timelines of multiple users without their consent and that's a violation of facebook rules. your iphone might be a major energy guzzler. a new study says iphones born through more energy than a refrigerator. the majority of the energy is

used to power data centers responsible for the wireless connections and data streaming that bring your device to life. teachers are shelling out more money from their own pockets to help educate our kids. >> here's ellen brakeman with this morning's "bloomberg business report." >> good morning. as more children get settled into classrooms nationwide, teachers still dealing with slashed education budgets. horace maine says more than a quarter of teachers surveyed spent $400 of their own money last year, up from 2011. many are taking on part-time jobs, baby-sitting gigs, to help offset the costs. we know the housing market is picking up. a fresh report saying upstate new york, southwest florida, also the bay area of northern california leading the way right now. some big east coast city, including baltimore and philadelphia, are lagging in the recovery. this week, investors waiting on quarterly reports from jcpenney and best buy. as for best buy, really been struggling to recover from

internal management shake-ups and consumers using its stores for what's known in the industry as showrooming, going to the store, finding what you want to buy, only to turn around and buy from an online competitor like amazon at a cheaper price. at the new york stock exchange, ellen brakeman, "the bloomberg business report." we're getting a look at marissa mayer striking a pose for a chic magazine. here she is glammed up for "vogue." it features the 38-year-old in a stylish photo spread. she talks about becoming a mom and yahoo!'s ceo, and also talks fashion, including her collection of cashmere cardigans and reveals she and her husband have a miniature replica of palo alto creamery diner in her backyard. she says she likes even numbers and her lucky number is 12. >> that does not look comfortable.

fashion never is, is it? >> no, it never is. >> i'm thinking maybe you two could trade shoes -- >> i'd on be with that. he probably would not. >> no? well, i have big feet. 5:18. time for a look at the weather forecast. here's mike. >> yeah, sorry, i got side tracked. >> yes, you did. >> let's show you what's going on outside, maybe an umbrella fashion statement. probably not needed for most of us, but still the threat of thunderstorms. i think the think you need to be aware of is the high fire danger that will hang around now through 3:00 wednesday morning. live doppler hd is quiet, other than the few radar returns moving right over belvedere, tiburon, up towards san rafael, and heading out towards iner haveness, and heading off towards the west. it's going backwards, east to west, instead of west to east. haven't heard of anything falling out of them. just ones you know they were there, in case they did blow up when they hit the water. the most unstable part of the

atmosphere will be probably over the water. that'll be our best chance of thunderstorms. a lot like tonight. this is the way it looks from the tower. a little bit of fog along the coast, pushing across san francisco. it's running into the wind that's coming in from the west. so it's having a hard time doing it. don't expect much in the way of marine layer fog this morning. warm today. a chance of thunderstorms. high fire danger. and this is all through wednesday morning. by wednesday afternoon, it finally tapers and we'll try to get back to more normal type of summer. all right. temperatures in the low to mid-90s. 74 today in santa cruz. mid to upper 80s for most of the south bay with san jose about 87 degrees. let's talk temperatures. a quite of bit of microclimates on the peninsula. to the south, 86 in redwood city, and 80 at menlo park. and mid-60s along the coast. low to mid-70s downtown, south san francisco, sausalito. santa rosa getting near 90. we'll be near 70 in sunset beach, and heading towards the

east bay shore and most of us in the upper 80s -- i should say upper 70s to low 80s. we could hit 84 in union city, 85 in freemont and newark. 75 richmond. upper 80s to mid-90s. so here's what's happening in the area of low pressure, sliding to the south. it will keep most of us muggy tonight, low to mid-60s. because it's spinning down to the south, it's tapping into the monsoon moisture. most of the thunderstorms will be in the high country many but from today all the way through wednesday morning, a stray shower may pop at any time, and with these being elevated, and they call them elevated convection, the lightning will make it to the ground, but the rain won't. and that's why we have the high fire danger. here's leyla with your traffic update. >> all right. and we do have a report of a stalled big rig on the eastbound side of 580 heading into pleasanton. right at santa rita road. it was causing a little bit of a delay, but it may have been pushed to the shoulder. the last we heard, it was blocking one lane. certainly in the westbound direction, that is where you really are feeling the pinch out of tracy and over to the

altamonte pass. so as you can see, the traffic is starting before 205, and as you make the push in the westbound direction, you'll be met with bumper-to-bumper traffic. about 14 miles of heavy traffic. and this is what it's doing to your drive time. so if you are heading out of tracy into dublin, that will take you just under 15 minutes, already at the very early hour. highway 4 from antioch to concorde, 23 minutes. so that is also now quickly building, and 101 heading southbound, san rafael into san francisco, that is 16 minutes. and outside we go, here's a quick look. this will be your live picture at san rafael, so coming into san francisco, right over towards central san rafael there, you can see the clear conditions, no accidents and no construction. ama, eric? >> thank you, leyla. and seven things to know as you start your day. >>. >> also, a special celebration in san francisco as a man known for making a difference in thousands of lives, gets a big surprise. the new study that reveals just how many people in a large u.s. city emergency room had topped the weekend box office with $25

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whether you're just joining us or heading out the door, here are seven things you need to know today, and i have the number one, the unusual weather pattern that will bring us a chance of thunderstorms and a high fire danger now, all the way through 3:00 wednesday morning. number two, local fire officials say they're prepared to bring in additional resources if necessary in the event of a big fire here in the bay area. right now, more than 5,000 firefighters are battling 10 wildfires throughout the state, including one in butte county threatening more than 400 structures. number three, a 25-year-old man who fell off a cliff at a half moon bay golf course has died. authorities say he fell about

100 feet off the cliff yesterday afternoon. his identity has not been released. signs are posted along the course warning about the dangerous cliff. number four, san francisco's fire chief says helmet cameras will no longer be allowed after images from the asiana airlines crash became public. helmet cam footage showed a fire truck running over a teenage passenger who was covered in fire retardant foam. number five, today, the chp is expected to release its findings into the -- to the public about the deadly limousine fire on the san mateo bridge that killed five women. in an exclusive, we brought you first on friday, abc 7 news has learned the chp has not found any evidence to press charges against the limo driver. number six, bay area commuters could be on the verge of another transit strike. a.c. transitd workers voted against the tentative agreement that union leaders hammered out with management 12 days ago. officials say the negotiating committee is discussing what to do next. and number seven, a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where

traffic is piling in out of emeryville, the cash-paying lanes, not on yet, but we're seeing congestion building over the altamonte pass this early in the morning. >> thank you, leyla. a sunday street celebration in the hinderloin district turned out to be more district. the celebration was sponsored by glide memorial church. the reverend cecil williams is enjoying his 50th year of leading the church. in a spriegs for the reverend williams, the mayor announced that part of ellis street will be renamed reverend cecil williams way. the signs go up today. reservers have found that about a third of all people who end up in the e.r. in one u.s. city were drinking. researchers at johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health studied patients in baltimore as part of a pilot study. they found about 15% of the e.r. patients with alcohol in their systems had been drinking budweiser. there's a less popular brand that turned up almost as infrequently in the e.r.

more than 14.7% had been drinking malt liquor. another amazing stat, steel reserve, bud ice, king cobra make up 2.4% of the u.s. beer market. however, they make up 46% of the beer and malt liquor consumed by patients in the e.r. the researchers hope to expand the city in other large u.s. cities. the abc 7 morning news continues at 5:30 with the day's top stories. back-to-school day for thousands of bay area children. ahead, the steps police are taking to make sure young people get to the classroom safely. and bladerunner oscar pistorius sheds tears at his court appearance.

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we know it's tough, but wake up. you've got to go to work, just like we did. thanks for joining us, i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. >> yes, you are. we thank you for getting up early and working for us this morning. mike has a look at the red flag warnings. >> we'll start with doppler hd, because we have to have some storms to get the red flag warning. you can see san rafael, heading out to lucas valley road, where we're seeing some of the better radar returns right now. this is all sliding off towards the west. and over the next 30 minutes or so, it should be out over the ocean. so let's talk about the humidity. it is up right now. that's why our fire danger is down. we don't have any thunderstorms. we have high humidity. and we have fairly light winds. they're calm to about 8 miles per hour. but that all changes as we head through today. all the way to 3:00 wednesday morning. that's when we'll have thunderstorms and we'll have the dry thunderstorms with lightning

that could spark some fires. ama? >> all right, mike, thank you. red flag warnings, as we said, have been issued for much of the inland bay area ahead of the thunderstorms that we could see starting today. the concern is the dry lightning. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield joins us live from the cal fire station in sunol with the latest. amy? >> reporter: good morning, ama. yeah, that's one you don't hear very often in the bay area, the threat of dry lightning. firefighters here at this cal fire station are taking the threat very seriously. they say the dry elements that we have right now coupled with the possibility of a lightning strike in a -- that could just create huge problems. they point out that not only could that spark a fire, but it's likely going to be in a remote, tough place for them to get to, and they have brought in extra firefighters from around the state just in case. >> we bring engines wherever we have the fire threat. we don't have a threat all over the state. so we bring those resources, we move them -- it's like chess pieces. we move them in. >> reporter: fires are already

burning around the state. in butte county, there are erratic winds that are fuelling a fire. that one has forced hundreds of people to evacuate. they've got it at 45% contained and it's burned about 2,000 acres. an even bigger fire is raging in the tahoe national forest, almost 14,000 acres have burned there. so it's a busy time of year for firefighters, and the threat of dry lightning here in the bay area does not help. they've put up red flag warnings in effect until tomorrow morning. reporting live in sunol, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. the high fire danger is giving new urgency to a town hall meeting on the future of fire protection services. budget cuts have forced the fire district to cut seven engine companies. the district wants community input on the best way to provide protection. the first of three town hall meetings will be held tonight at 6:30 at the pittsburg community library on power avenue. 5:32. time now for a look at traffic

out there. >> that's right. leyla has the latest. leyla? >> folks getting an early start going to work and also an early start going to school. summer is over for some kids. as we take a look, another one, another look at the altamonte pass out of tracy and into dublin. you can see how far back that slowing is stretching. well now, we are at about an hour out of tracy and into dublin. it does clear up once you pass dublin interchange. as we continue in the east bay, if you're heading through millipede as, up towards fremont, 680, the nimitz, you can see clear conditions. we had the problem last week with the overturned mail truck. that was on northbound 680. so nothing in the way of that this morning. we are looking at a slight slowdown as you pass over mission boulevard, but the rest of the commute is moving fine. the drive into fremont, union city, not bad at all. over to the ways app where we do have some reporting, a pothole on westbound 80, and if you are traveling away from highway 4 and down towards 580, you will be seeing that. be very careful out there.

you can track your own traffic with the abc 7 exclusive ways app, go to google play or the app store. ama, eric? >> leyla, thank you. new details now on breaking news we're following out of fresno county this morning. two men and a woman have been killed after their car collided with a freight train. two other people were taken to the hospital. it happened in the town of malaga south of fresno around 2:00 this morning. we're told the victims were crossing the tracks at about 40 miles an hour when they were hit. it's not clear if they were trying to beat the train. no one on the train was hurt. the tracks are closed right now and the coroner is on the scene as officers investigate that accident. new this morning, a 25-year-old man who fell off a cliff in half moon bay has died. the man fell about 100 feet yesterday near the 18th hole on the ocean course of the half moon bay golf course near the ritz carlton hotel. he was airlifted to stanford hospital but later died from his injuries. no word yet on his identity. hotel officials say they're not sure if the man was a guest, but have confirmed he is not from the area.

today, the chp is expected to release its findings to the public about that deadly limousine fire on the san mateo bridge that killed five women. in an exclusive report we brought you first on friday, abc 7 news has learned the chp has not found any evidence to press charges against the limo driver orville brown. sources tell us investigators have concluded brown was not on the phone with his estranged wife before the fire broke out on may 4th, despite her claims that the two were arguing and he was distracted. sources also tell us the fire was likely started after air springs in the limo deflated, causing the vehicle to drop onto its back tires, near the gas tank. five bay area residents are facing kidnapping charges in southern california. the suspects you see here are all from san jose and gilroy. they're accused of kidnapping an 18-year-old woman at gunpoint in compton with the intention of forcing her into prostitution. the riverside sheriff's department said they took her to a marin valley hotel.

she was able to escape. the woman pointed out her alleged captors to deputies just as they were trying to drive away. happening today, the man accused of murdering four women decades ago is set to continue his closing arguments. 79-year-old joseph naso is acting as his own attorney. his closing arguments began friday and lasted all day. when he's done, prosecutors will present the rebuttal, then the jury will begin deliberations. the women had the same initials for their first and last name. a teenager facing murder charges for hitting two bicyclists back in june is expected to enter a plea. police initially arrested 18-year-old cody hall for manslaughter but prosecutors upgraded the charge to murder after hall boasted about speeding on twitter. oakland city leaders are calling on the public this morning to help end the violence that's gripping parts of the city. 12 people were shot, three of them fatally, in less than 24 hours over the weekend.

the trouble began when two people were shot to death and two others were seriously wounded on 105th avenue on friday night. another man was shot saturday morning followed hours late err by gunfire on telegraph avenue near downtown, which sent four people to the hospital. another person was wounded in a shooting on saturday night, and 30 minutes later, a woman died and a man was wounded in another shooting. this car crashed at macarthur and 73rd during that shooting. a 4-year-old child was cut by shattered glass from the gunfire. new this morning, olympian and double amputee oscar pistorius has been formally indicted on a premeditated murder charge in the valentine's day slaying of his girlfriend, riva steenkamp. he stood in the courtroom before the hearing began in south africa this morning, and he wiped away tears and held hands with his brother and sister. the judge set a trial date for next march. pistorius said he shot steenkamp by mistake thinking she was an intruder in his home.

today would have been the model's 30th birthday. prosecutors say he killed her after an argument. san francisco police are warning drivers that students in public schools are heading back to class this morning. police are beefing up patrols near schools today and tomorrow. officers will be targeting drivers who violate the 15-mile-an-hour speed limit for school zones. traffic enforcement officers will focus on elementary schools in the city. the extra patrols will be operating between 7:00 and 9:00 in the morning and 1:30 and 3:30 in the afternoon. it's 5:38. an interesting weather picture for the next couple of days. >> that's right. mike nicco has the latest for us. mike? >> yeah, definitely. we do have a chance of some thunderstorms the next couple of days. checking out the temperatures that we have on the peninsula right now. they're running around 60 at san bruno to about 67 in belmont. foster city 63. you see belmont just changed, about 66 degrees. so woodside 61, the cool spots. all right, let's broaden out the

temperatures. cooler around san francisco, half moon bay, over towards oakland. 68 in san jose, one of the warm spots, all the way out to antioch and livermore, about 72 and 71 degrees. let's talk about what's happening as far as the temperatures compared to just 24 hours ago. we're anywhere from about 3 degrees cooler in oakland, 4 degrees in half moon bay. everybody else warmer, up to 10 degrees in livermore. let's break down the next 12 hours. the day planner. kind of muggy, mild. a few high clouding roaming through, temperatures in the low to mid-60s. 71 in livermore, but as cool as 56 in san francisco. those are the exceptions. by noon, it will be 84, inland 72 around the bay, 66 at the coast. you can see by 4:00 through 7:00, keep on going into the overnight hours, a slight chance of a thunderstorm. temperatures will top out around 90 at 4:00 inland, 78 around the bay and 66 at the coast. let's look at the next three days, because this is not a one-day event. not a one-and-done. we have it tomorrow.

we also have it wednesday morning. by thursday, though, things are finally back to normal. kind of quiet, with morning fog and afternoon sunshine. let's find out about the monday morning commute where some of the kids are going back to school. >> they r they're going back to school, and plenty of track to show for it. over the altamonte pass, i'll tell you how long it will take you in just a moment. we have a brand-new report of a stalled vehicle. this is coming away from the benetia bridge. it's blocking one lane and it's not causing any delays so far. you are looking at decent conditions there making it both in the east and westbound direction, and also across the bridge, things are moving along at top speeds. what's not moving at top speeds will be the tracy-to-dublin drive. one hour it will take you. most of the traffic is situated right over the pass, and as you start heading into livermore, it eases up, and over towards the dublin interchange, 680 southbound from dublin to mission boulevard south, 15 minutes. and not too bad there. and along highway 85 northbound

to cupertino, a short five minutes will get there. a look coming away from sfo, right across the peninsula and into san francisco. once you get over to the 880, you can see the traffic slows down a little bit to treasure island, where we have some construction until 6:00. ama, eric in. >> leyla, thank you. 5:41. next, the controversial decision from san francisco's fire chief after embarrassing details emerge in the department's response to the asiana crash. and the unexpected proposal sir paul mccartney is making to san francisco city leaders

fire officials are hopeful this morning they'll soon get an upper hand on a rager wildfire burning in central idaho. here's new video we got in from overnight showing the beaver creek fire that's burned more than 100,000 acres. right now, the fire is only about 9% contained, but fire officials say cloud cover yesterday helped keep flames from spreading. about 2,300 homes have been evacuated. more than 1,200 people and 19 aircraft are battling the fire, which was started by a lightning strike on august 7th. san francisco's fire chief has banned firefighters from

using helmet cameras after video from the aftermath of last month's asiana airlines plane crash became public. she says the policy is not new and dates back to 2009. the renewed call comes after helmet cam footage showed a fire truck running over a young passenger who was covered in fire retardant foam. though helpful in the investigation, fire department spokesperson mindy tallmadge says the video violates policy. >> just because we're glad to have that video footage doesn't change the fact that our policy is that nobody is allowed to videotape anything at any time without the permission of the fire chief. >> however, battalion chief kevin smith says there is no existing policy banning helmet cams and the 2009 policy is only meant to restrict video recordings inside firehouses. famed musician lester chambers plans to sue the city of hayward after he was attacked while performing on stage. this video from fuse news captured the attack during a blues festival last month.

watch as the woman jumps on stage moments after chambers dedicated the song to the family of florida teenager trayvon martin. dena lynn andrews poter now faces felony elder abuse and assault charges. chambers and his family want hate crime charges added. sir paul mccartney wants the chance to perform some of his silly love songs at candlestick park before the stadium is destroyed. mccartney has a history at the stick. that's where the beatles performed their last live concert in 1966. mccartney says that would bring things full circle, because the beatles' last live concert was at candlestick in -- years ago, 47 years ago, and now candlestick's last concert would feature a beatle. i'd pay for that. >> yeah, that would be fun. >> and he'd buy the tickets for you. >> of course. >> it's my way of thanking you for being here. >> that's good. i love it. >> by the way, 1966 for the

concert at candlestick park, $6.50. >> wow. 6.50? >> yeah. >> you can't even buy a drink for 6.50. >> yeah, hardly. >> nice to see you. >> nice to see you, too, and our weather is changing. >> yeah, i think so. yeah, definitely unusual the next couple of days. we've had the unusually high humidity. now, it's going to get a little deeper. and as it gets deeper, we'll see this area of low pressure right here spin it up our way and possibly bring us a chance of some thunderstorms as we head through today, possibly tomorrow, and even into the next couple of days. so the high fire danger is going to come along with it. let's look at what's going on. we threw a couple of bad graphics up there, i apologize for that. now the computer has restarted. i had issues with the keyboard locking. you can see on the west side of marin county there heading towards the coast, you can see a few radar returns. so far, nothing i've heard has

come from it. you can tweet me at mikeniccoabc7, facebook is the same thing, let me know if you got some drops out there. here's a look at the low clouds from the coast. some of the high clouds, also, looking to the east from the tower. let's talk about the forecast. it revolves around warm, humid air and the chance of thunderstorms. dry thunderstorms that bring us lightning, but no rain. and that's why we have a high fire danger. chances will taper wednesday. let's talk about today's temperatures. 87 in san jose. low to mid-90s morgan hill, gilroy. mid to upper 70s for most of the south bay. that will stretch up to redwood city, and then you drop down into the mid to upper 70s, millbrae, low to mid-70s in downtown, south san francisco. sausalito included. we'll be in the upper 60s, near 70 at your beaches in the north bay. as you head inland, we'll be in the mid to upper 80s. along the east bay shore, from 75 in richmond to about 85 in

fremont. so 10-degree spread there north to south. 88 san ramon. everybody else in the low to mid-90s, and the east bay valley. the temperatures tonight up once again. we're going to be in the low to mid-60s. wouldn't be surprised if there's a few upper 50s along the coast. san francisco, san mateo, and a few 70s in the east bay valley. the area of low pressure that's going to bring us the threat. now, at any time we could have a thunderstorm. i think the best chance is going to be over the sierra and probably over the ocean. but one or two of those may stray our way. so keep an eye on it. you can also use our weather app, so that will help keep you advised if stuff is coming our way. automatic warnings with that. and once we get to thursday, friday, saturday, more typical pattern is going to develop. hope you have a great day. here's leyla. >> all right. and we've got some congestion out there, a couple of stalls but no crashes. that is the good news. in the eastbound direction along 580 heading out of dublin and into pleasanton, you will see this, a stalled big rig, 53-foot-long along santa rita road, blocking the number five

lane, over to the right-hand side, the number-one lane, the fast lane. so from left to right. as we look now, it's not cause any slowing, but we are seeing plenty of delays, especially over the altamonte pass. right at livermore avenue, that's where things ease up as you start heading towards the dublin interchange. and going farther to the north through walnut creek, at top speeds along highway 24, through the tunnel, two open, 57 miles per hour, so a slight dip in speed, volume building there. and outside we go, looking at this, the bay bridge toll plaza, the cash-paying lanes are nice and busy now. the fast-track lanes are moving swiftly. the metering lights have not yet been turned on. eric, ama in. >> leyla, thank you. diplomats from the european union are meeting in brussels to discuss possible responses to the crisis in egypt. they're warning egyptian authorities that the people's calls for democracy and fundamental rights cannot be disregarded. officials in egypt say nearly 900 people have died in violent clashes since last wednesday.

they say security forces fired tear gas at a prison truck yesterday in an attempt to free a badly beaten police officer from rioting detainees. the truck was transferring captured members of the muslim brotherhood. at least 36 members were killed. coming up, a warning to parents this morning. are popular gadgets and devices causing severe vision problems in children? finding a spot to park in san francisco. how it could become easier today. and at 6:00, the 2016 presidential race. what sources are saying this morning about vice president biden going

it's 5:54. a new app being released today could help drivers find the best parking in san francisco. parkme.com offers realtime parking information to find the closest and cheapest parking in san francisco. the city has 290 parking garages and lots with about 100,000 spaces. there are also more than 29,000 metered spaces on the streets. parkme.com says it can show the average cost of parking, fines for expired meters, and the most and least expensive neighborhoods inry to park. and it is time now to get a check on our weather with meteorologist mike nicco. mike? >> we have a rare treat. both teams in town, so we'll go in chronological order.

7:05 first pitch, mariners and a's. 69 degreeses. comfortable, 65 by the end of the game. and we'll climb across the bay and head on over to at&t park where 10 minutes later the red sox are in town take on the giants, 68 dropping down to about 63. very comfortable at&t park. watching a lot of thunderstorms right now around fresno, towards bakersfield, up the sierra, naturally lifting the moist air and creating the storms. that's the same kind of threat we'll have. the best chance probably will be in the north bay for some thunderstorms and out over the coast. if you're heading in the central valley well over 100, watch out for the thunderstorms in tahoe and yosemite and outside the mountains of los angeles. leyla? >> all right. we have a brand-new crash in solano county traveling along westbound 80. it's actually the alamo onramp to westbound 80 is where we have this. it's a four-car accident. and it is causing spectator slowing on the main lines there, as you can see yellow building up on the map. as we look at the drive time traffic, 101 over the golden

gate slowing down a bit, 10 minutes to get you out of sausalito into san francisco, due to some fog. we do have foggy conditions reported out there along the bay bridge westbound, 11 minutes from east to west and on the san mateo bridge, still moving along at a good clip. eric, ama? >> leyla, thank you. doctors at uc davis may have found a link between bpa and asthma. researchers say the fetuses of monkeys that were exposed to bpa showed changes in their lungs that increased the potential for developing asthma. the findings add more evidence to the list of harmful effects of the chemical when it comes to hormonal systems and fetal development. many manufacturers have voluntarily taken bpa out of the plastics used in baby bottles and sippy cups, but it's still used in other types of plastic bottles and cash register receipts. a new study suggests more children and young adults are now nearsighted because of smartphones. the study published by british researchers says that the constant connection is damaging

eyesight. one problem is that most people hold their phones eight inches away from their faces to read. magazines or newspapers are held an average of 16 inches away. another problem with smartphones is how frequently we use them. researchers say there's been a 35% increase in nearsightedness since smartphones launched in 1997. >> and as you get older, the reading distance gets further out. >> a little further away. next at 6:00, californians and healthcare. what a new poll reveals about the personal finances in the people in the golden state have as obamacare gets ready to go into effect. coming up first, the red flag danger is in effect across the bay area. ahead, the fires already causing concern around northern california and the preparations taking place here at home. later, from high tech to high fashion, the new glossy maga

now at 6:00, a red flag warning goes into effect across the bay area. ahead, meteorologist mike nicco and live doppler 7 hd will tell us where the areas where the fire risk is the highest. later today, san mateo officials will release their findings of the deadly limousine fire on the san mateo bridge, but this morning, abc 7 news has exclusive details of what the investigators will reveal. and transit employees reject a contract offer. now this morning commuters are wondering if workers will hit the picket line. good morning, thank you for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. we begin with the fire danger in the bay area and across northern california. right now, a red flag warning is in effect. amy hollyfield joins us from the fire station in sunol with the precautions fire crews are taking. amy? >> reporter: ama, they are gearing up at cal stations like this one because of the dry conditions. but also because of the threat