freeway closing, a main artery in san francisco is shut down ahead of the adifficult holiday weekend and how you can navigate the closing. critical emergency. it is for the largest counties in the bay area crippled last night. we are learning what is responsible for the failure and the overnight "fix" to get all back up and running. >> this is the message cigaretting some on the eastern seaboard: evacuations are taking place as arthur reaches hurricane strength. we tracking the storm this morning. >> good morning, everyone, glad you are with us at 6 a.m. first up a check on the weather forecast. leyla gulen is here for meteorologist mike nicco. good morning, at 6:00, our day planner the next 12 hours shows more sunshine along the coast today and we still have a marine layer you are waking up to clouds and fog and patchy drizzle. by noon, the clouds will

dissipate and 76 inland and 64 around the bay and 60 at the coast and our temperatures are reaching 88 inland and 76 around the bay and 60 along the coast and fourth of july seven-day forecast is coming up in a little bit and i can tell you it will warm up as we take a look at our traffic, we will see how it is moving along into san francisco. we have been talking about there and warning you the 280 sting has a big hinge replacement shutting down all northbound lanes into downtown. that is going to cause some delays if you head into the city. you will only be able to take 101 or surface streets. avoid the area if you can. there is a game at at&t park so 280 takes you to the park and mass transit is the best way. >> across the water toward emeryville, the metering lights are turned on, on the bay bridge and we have generally clear

conditions. as leyla gulen mentioned, happening right now this is the construction work taking place on a critical artery in san francisco, northbound interstate 280. a portion of the freeway shut down last night for earthquake up grades and will stay closed for the holiday weekend. here is what you need to know to navigate the closing. >> amy hollyfield? if you live on the peninsula, this is in your way at the giants' game. look at the construction crews, and they are there for the fourth of july near works show. plan accordingly. northbound 280 into san francisco from the highway 101/280 interchange to downtown this stretch will be closed until monday at action in the morning. as people learn about it, they are starting to change their plans. >> i was contemplating coming up

to visit the family fourth of july but now that it is shut down all weekend, forget it. crews are replacing an old hinge that wore down after years of wear and tear and replaced one on the southbound side of memorial day weekend and another shut down on the labor day weekend. >> they will cause problems for giants fans and the game this afternoon and, also, people who want to see the fire works show, and c.h.p. says expect we we significant delays so be sure and put that interest your plans . a santa clara county communications from is up and rung after a power systems failure forced dispatchers to set up outside. emergency officials brought out mats and set up a command center on carol drive in san jose.

this began at 10:30 last night and the e.m.s. director says extra ambulances were brought in and everyone who called 9-1-1 got the help they needed and knick is at headquarters with a report coming up at 6:30. five alameda county strike teams are headed to napa county to handle the butt canyon fire. the teams are from oakland, live more, pleasanton, fremont and hair. the massive fire now has burned 3,800 acres in the pope valley area of napa county close to the lake barry -- lake berryessa subdivision. big peg restored power to some areas but the place has interrupted at&t service with many residents taking at a

shelter ten miles an hoped to go home. >> long story short, evacuations are still if place. road closings are still if place. >> we have winds in the canyon that are erratic changing from one morning to the next six or eight times a day in direction and intensity. >> year, fires took advantage of calm winds and at 1:00 o'clock p.m. a gust kicked up a handful of spot fires and they calling in 600 more firefighters to help cope with the flames. we will have continuing coverage of the fire on air and online continuing, now, on twitter at twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> san francisco police are investigating a second alleged hate rhyme from pride week edge. officers say a member of the sisters of perpetual indulgence and her husband were punched on saturday night. it happened at 18th and castro after a massive pink party

celebration. it is treated as a hated crime because of the sexual orientation of the victim appears the only motive. another alleged hate crime occurred when a couple was attacked near mission street bart station. >> a motel that some consider a crime hotspot will stay open. the city council agreed to give the easy 8 motel we six months to come up with an agreement with the city on measures to reduce christmas. the staff says there were 760 arrests at motel from 2009 to 2012. possible safety improvements include hiring a second security guard and adding security cameras. now a developing news from the east coast. tropical storm arthur reached hurricane strength. it is now a category one storm. this is a picture from space and nasa astronaut posted it and could make fireworks celebration across the eastern seaboard a wash.

one of the coastal areas braying for severe weather this morning is nags head, north carolina, where we find our reporter. she joins us with the details on the approaching hurricane. good morning, marcy. >> it is a beautiful start to the day. [ inaudible ] the winds and waves are picking up. >> loading up and leaving town ahead of hurricane arthur. >> if it is mandatory you have to go h is no decision. ought mandatory evacuation in affect as residents and vacationers on the outer banks business for the brunt of the storm. we will weather it out. if it is bad enough we have to leave, we will move out. it is hard to get into the hurricane spirit when it looks like this. >> misleading sunshine as arthur

moves north threatening to bring 80 miles per hour wind and coastal flooding to north carolina. >> the people would live here full time, they taking it very seriously. >> with hurricane watches and warnings in place the governor has declared a state of emergency four 25 counties. lifeguards from florida to the carolinas are already seeing the effect of arthur. >> we have a storm coming in. >> as the storm comes in business owners worry of customers heading out ahead of the normally busy fourth of july weekend. >> we doing really good business today but we have heard people talking about leaving. if they leave our business goes down. not the budget timing -- best timing but they will ride out the storm and be here for the holiday weekend. eric and katie?

>> marcy, thank you. "good morning america" and the abc news extreme weather team will have much more on hurricane arthur at 7:00. >> we want to get a check of the weather here, as well, and my sister in new york is trying to get to south carolina. i don't think so. >> i don't think so, either. >> of all weekends, not a good one. >> we are mile at home add mid-50's in san francisco. the rest of the bay has upper 50's and lower 60's so still very mild. winds, of course, will be watched because it is an issue for the north bay with the pope valley fire. 12-miles-per-hour gusts in napa and it looks like it will calm down relatively speaking later on this afternoon. 26-miles-per-hour gusts in fairfield and five-miles-per-hour gusts in hayward. we have a marine layer that is

hampering visibility at three miles. but, first, traffic and what is happening on the roads. we have a couple of crashes and a high wind advisory and we will get to that now.ñr westbound along 580 we have a high wind advisory so be careful can keep both hands on the wheel. as you make the drive from tracy, down to 25 miles per hour and it picks up speed and less traffic today. maybe everyone is take an have a day off. northbound 880, we have a stalled vehicle and it is blocking one lane. eric and katie? >> immigration activists on both sides of a controversial issue square off. viva usa! >> ahead at 6:30, border battle protesters in southern california as federal authorities try to figure out where to place hundreds of imgrands crossing into the united states illegally. >> first, a disturbing discovery from southern california: police

reveal why parents kept their 11-year-old son locked in a large metal cage. >> in time for the summer travel season the new terror warning putting airplanes around the nation and the world on alert. >> we have a complete guide to fourth of july activities including parades and the big fireworks shows and we have information on the events where you can see members of our news team.

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covering fremont, palo alto, north and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. bay welcome back. in certain come, the parents of an 11-year-old boy with autism are facing child endangerment for keeping their son in a cage. this is a picture of the authorities carrying out the large cage from the home. a call are tipped off child protective services on tuesday night. there was a mattress in the cage. the parents say they did it for his protection to help control his behavior andflect outburst. it is unclear how long he was kept in the cage but police say he looked healthy. new worries about terrorists targeting united states-bound international flights with a new

generation of sophisticated explosives. passengers flying to the united states will face tight are security at airports starting in month. some of the proposed measures at airports overseas include increased random screening, expanded use of bomb detection machines and a longer list of clothing that may have to be removed during screening. government officials are paying special attention to airports inup potential gateways to the united states for radicals would trained in war-torn syria. no specific plot has been uncovered but they believe the threat is very real. new details on former french president sarkozy and the corruption investigation surrounding him. the formerment is accusing the french justice system of trying to "destroy him." in a radio interview last night, sarkozy said he was detained because authorities are trying to humiliate him and taken into custody for questioning over an investigation linked to allegations he took more than

$67 million from muammar qaddafi. he demiles this. >> new details on the emotional experiment from facebook that provoked outrage. the second in command at the social network is apologizing. sort of. >> she said and i quote, "we really regret our secret test misfire." she said "we never want to do anything that upsets useers." facebook in 2012 manipulated news feeds of 700,000 users to leadership more their mental states to no one out if positive posts made users' friends feel sad or last out. outcry was provoked on social media. >> she said facebook said it is sorry but she didn't use the word "sorry." >> no. >> there is history there. >> i am not sorry to tell you the weather will be pleasant.

no apologies. >> we don't regret to tell you that. >> the golden gate bridge is socked in from the waldo tunnel and it is fore start to the morning with the marine layer and we have dry air on the rise and the coast will be nice, with radar satellite and live doppler 7 hd shows reduced visibility and half moon bay and still a little bit of sprinkles you will find here and there and current temperatures at 57 in concord and 58 in dublin/pleasanton and 54 if fremont and 57 at sfo and 52 in daly city. we have a game at at&t pack, the giants could take on the cardinals at 12 common 45 and high u.v. index and it will be filtered sunshine for most of the game we are going do have high u.v. index so bridge hat can sunscreen. we have a draw of low pressure

that is off of the british columbia post and that is bringing a cooler air mass over the bay area and bringing us to near average temperatures and below average and the fourth of july, we will have fog coming back in overnight that could impede your visibility but along the peninsula and in san jose it will be clear inland and it will be clear inland with temperatures mild and 60 degrees around the bay and 70 inland. on friday, into sunday, that is where we got the massive warm air a ridge of high pressure will expand and bring us higher temperatures. the highs across the bay area will see 90 degree reading and 87 in livermore, and under filtered sunshine along the peninsula and the north bay, 81 in napa and 88 had cloverdale,

and the fog cools things down overnight. the seven-day outlook is dry for fourth of july holiday and warm up for the week end until the first part of the work week. westbound 580 has a crash with plenty of traffic and new accident that is blocking a lane if you are making it out of livermore toward the altamont pass you may be on the brakes but westbound traffic is solid and a high wind advisory over the pass so keep the hands on the will. we have a stalled vehicle causing a delay into san lorenzo and the san mateo bridge it is 13 minutes and quiet. the dumbarton bridge is ten minutes week. it will be a commute from emeryville with eastern portion

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we have a look at work done on interstate 280, closed, as of last night between the 101 interchange and king street, the foreign lane. crews are replacing hinges. amy hollyfield will be back with a live report in 25 minutes with more on exactly the work that is being done this morning and all the way through the fourth of july holiday weekend. >> if the summer get away takes you to the aiport make sure you have the right carry on bag. >> which bag is best? "consumer reports" partnered with seven-day outlook to find out. here is michael finney. good morning, everyone, flying with just a care on bag can save you $50.

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reinforcement on the way to napa county to help stop a raging wildfire that still has people out of their homes. >> immigration activists square off in southern california. a power failure knocks off part of the emergency alert system and find out why officials say there was never a need to worry. heavenly picture of mt. diablo with a thick partner layer that is still pour over the pay area keeping our temperatures cool and mild. however, we will see more sunshine today and warmer temperatures this weekend. the seven-day outlook is straight

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. it is thursday morning at 6:29. this is a picture from wall street waiting for the opening bell because the dow could cross 17000 mark for the first time, ever. we found out the unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent the lowest since september of 2008.

>> there it is: the opening bell ripping at new york stock exchange. the dow closed yesterday at an all time high 16976. we are monitoring the story and we will check back in a few minutes. that was just 24-point mark and the forecast. i have something to clap about: immediate weather for the fourth of july. >> you are right. ring that bell. live doppler 7 hd shows we have marine layer keeping us cool from the roof camera toward the bay bridge and the back dare we have clouds and fog to get us going and drizzle language the coast. it will be mild and warm fourth of july and we have a heat wave coming up over the weekend.

right now we will talk about remark and see how the roads are doing as we look right now eastbound 580 an accident and blocking one lane causing a slow down eastbound at north flynn road and westbound traffic has heavy delays but it could be a lot worse and some people are taking an extra day off for the fourth of july holiday with high wind advisory for anything driving anything high profile and mass transit is what will get you to the at&t park and the giants' game today. northbound 280 is shut down. that is ahead. new this morning, you are looking at video, new into the newsroom showing the makeshift emergency command center set up if santa clara county after the power went out starting last night and lasting for two hours. this morning, santa clara authorities tell abc what went

wrong. nick is in san jose with the story. nick? katie, it is something they have a backup plan in place. i have been speaking with a team member and says it sounds dramatic but there was never a reason for panic because situations lick this are planned for. our crews were here and they established a command center. it started at 10:30 p.m. with a power failure. the center could not handle 9-1-1 calls for santa clara county which were routed through san jose police and fire dispatch and relayed to county crews. the santa clara e.m.s. director explains how it all want down. >> we immediately got our units and bent dispatcher from home and added great ambulances to the system and everyone who is calling money sunday is getting a fire department first responder and an ambulance

quickly. the county worked through the night to fix it and they had to make sure the system passed a series safety checks before switching it back online. now, again, they will work to try to figure out exactly what was wrong and why they are having a couple of meetings and they will do their best to update us. again, michael said at no time was the public if any danger and it sounds drama, no one was denied the help they needed. back to new york city right now we told you about the possible of the dow crossing the 1700 mark for the first time, ever, and it only took seconds after the opening bell for the dow to rise more than 50 points and cross to 17027. this is the index and more of an indication of how wall street feels about the economy right now than an actual evaluation.

we will check with what the economists saying later on this morning. >> we have other news, developing news, car fire is calling in to help contain the fires burning in napa county right now. this is video of the crews ready to leave from the county fire station 12 in san leandro about 2 1/2 hour ago were the teams are from oakland, livermore, pleasanton, fremont, and hayward. >> the butts canyon fire charlesed 3,800 acres and is only 30 percent contain and burning in pope valley area of napa county close to lake berryessa estate subdivision. two homes have been destroyed. pg&e restored power to some areas near the fire but now the fire has interrupted at&t service there. we will have continuing coverage of the fire on air and online

with coverage continuing now twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> in north carolina, arthur gained strength and became a category one hurricane a few hours ago. mandatory ever reactions are in affect for residents and tourists on the coat of north carolina extended, now, and cover an area from surf city to the virginia border. it will make landfall early tomorrow morning and the governor has declared a "state of emergency" for 25 counties. >> fire officials say they are inundated with confiscated illegal fireworks and the fire departments have to dispose of them by sending they will out-of-state or burn them. both options are expensive authorities have confiscated 150 tons of illegal fireworks. the state is out room to store them so local juries have to find places to put them.

>> they are explosives and we putting them in residential neighborhoods and storing them. no one is coming to get them. the state budget allocates $1.5 million for disposing of illegal fire works but a bill preparing a tax of ten cents a pound on safe and sane fireworks is stalled in the state legislature. if passed, the tax would pay for regular disposal of illegal fire works. >> san francisco police are asking for help to find a missing woman. 94-year-old we nancy cross has been missing since last week. cross was arrested in the 1990's for filing too many nuisance lawsuits and later served on the action transit board of directors. police say she could be homeless and seen taking prescription pills. texas governor perry and east bay congressman swalwell are among those testifying on

the border crieses at a house of representatives field hearing in texas. viva usa! people who support the undocumented immigrants and those who are against the immigrants being bused into the city confronted each other yesterday in the southern california city of and protests blocked the buss from entering city. texas facilities are critically overcrowded so they were bused to california. >> part two of i-280 shut down is underway with showing you how to get an the closure. >> amber alert for this young child and the grandmother is responsible and the police tracked down baby and grandmother. >> the view from the bay bridge toll plaza with backup there and traffic and weather together are

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we have a breeze at 14-miles-per-hour gusts in napa. closer to pope rally this is where we want to concentrated on the wind. good news is it is expected to be calm. hopfully firefighters can get the we upper happened on that. it will be 85 degrees in the area and lots of sunshine and

warm. gusts in fairfield and a breeze in mountain view at six miles per hour. calm elsewhere. the next 12 hours we have marine layer that will bun off this afternoon leaving some areas with partly sunshine and more sunshine along the coast with a massive dry air behind it that will milk -- mix things up. for the weekend we have a warm-up. now traffic showing things are heating up on the roads. if you are headed into san francisco we have been warning you about closure northbound 280 all lanes are shut down between 101 good downtown for the hinge replacement project and it will be closed 24 hour as day until monday at 5:00 a.m. so you want detours and they be in place with surface streets helping out. give yourself extra time. traffic is expected to be a bear. we have a game at at&t park and you can get around it by using

caltrain. you this morning, the dow crossed the 17000 mark ever. >> only on abc7, our camera is there as a man meets his father for the first time. it is a story 40 years in the making. >> going to the giants game? how about the fireworks store in san francisco? this could be in your way. look at that construction!

covering los altos, antioch, petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. it is 6:45. part of i-280 in san francisco is closed for repairs and it will definitely affect the morning commute. >> the closing is northbound 280 from highway 101 to king street and is expected to last until monday morning. our reporter joins us from san francisco. good morning, there is the work being done. they are already underway and got started last night and are up there until monday morning working on this. no cars allowed. just construction crews. northbound 280 into san

francisco. if you plan to come into the city for the fire work show or for the eyeans' game from the peninsula, plan accordingly. they have warning signs in place, and they have had them there for a while but there are still people would have been caught by surprise. >> all weekend. i just found out. i thought it was just night. that is crazy. >> crews are replacing a hinge that is crumbling from wear and tear. it is worn out. they need a new one. this did this over memorial day weekend replacing the hinge on the southbound side. now it is the other side being fixed. the on-ramp at 25th and indiana and 18th is closed. it will be at 280 connection where you are deterred to 101. officials say expect delays on city streets in the whole area, plan around it if you can and problem they will do this again on labor day weekend.

an amber alert from son california is canceled after a sissing six-month-old baby was found safe. the grandmother, 57, is in custody. she took the child from the home yesterday morning and headed out of town. that is 50 mimes outside of phoenix. police say ferguson has a history of mental illness. a clerk called 9-1-1 after she noticed ferguson acting strangely and filling the baby pot with strawberry milk and coffee. >> a georgia man is enjoying company of his father for the first time ever a story only on abc7. >> i'm expecting 500 people at the family reunion. that is my blood in one place and the poe toible to go from my

mom's only child to hopefully getting love and hugs. >> that was the scene at sfo, he was born in 1968 after his dad last for the first of three tours to vietnam. he didn't know he was a father. rod certained websites and found his dad in time for a fourth of july familiar reunion with 500 people taking part. >> awesome. >> traying is underway on wall street and investors are reacting to the june jobs report >> the dow is up 64 points to 17041 the first time, ever, the dow has been over the 17000 mark and it is sustaining that. here is the jobs report, the unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent the lowest since

september of september of 2008. 288,000 jobs were created. we will see how wall street iraqis to that later in the day. we have a full day of trading ahead. >> a survey proves our growing addiction to gadgets. one in seven of us would rather give up our best friends for a week than part with our smartphone. 40 percent say it would be impossible to surrender the phone for a day. >> you don't need friends this person if you friends with friends on social media. >> nine percent of folks have their cell phone next to their head 24 hours a day. >> no think -- thank you.

>> how about the weather and what is in store for us. >> at sfo we have a feign layer not causing any flight arrival or departure delays which is good news. it will peel back early today and we are see more sunshine along the coast because of the dry air that is moving out. radar satellite is showing fog by the coast at half moon bay limited visibility at five miles but from the east bay hills camera, you can see it is beautiful with current temperatures if santa rosa at 52 degrees and lower 50's for novato and upper 50's for fairfield and concord and livermore and a game tonight at a.t.m. park eyeans and cardinals with partly sunny skies. a high u.v. index so pack the sunscreen. 57 is the starting temperature. as we have the low pressure

system that just off the coast and it is keeping things cool with dry air behind it mixing out the clouds later this afternoon but for fourth of july are we going to be able to see the fireworks, certainly inland areas, south bay along the peninsula we have fog coming in offer the coastal areas through san francisco and i can tell you that for the weekend we have a mass of hot air coming up over the four corner states expanded into california warming things up and you could see a triple digit sunday into monday. the high today is in the upper 80's to lower 90's with inland closer to the bay and 70's degrees in oakland and closer to the coast, you will see 60 degree temperature readings 62 at half moon bay and 95 in clear lake and keep our focus on nap patch and lake berryessa and

pope valley. our high is about 85 a dry fourth of july holiday, warming up this weekend and lot for the beginning of the next work week. we have a car and a big rig, eastbound 80, and this is through vacaville to want out for that because there could be slowing the i san jose shows top speeds through milpitas at 50 miles per hour on the nimitz approaching 101 and the driver along 101 away from the 280/680 split is a slow down and 280 has no delays at cupertino and highway 85 fine. mass transit, you will need this if you normally drive the 280 extension, it will be shut down until monday at 5:00 a.m.

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get your taste of the season, at raley's, bel air, and nob hill. >> whether you are just joining us or headed out the door here are continue things to know: the power is back on at the santa clara communications center after a power failure forced emergency officials to dispatch calls from the parking lot. the county e.m.s. director says extra ambulances were brought in

and everyone who called sunday none got the help they needed. >> two, computers in san francisco may now be negotiating detours resulting from a partial closing of the i-280 on northbound 280 from highway 101 to king street. drain is -- caltran is installing a new hinge on the bridge. it will take until monday. >> the butts canyon fire has burned 4,300 acres and more troops are being called in. >> arthur is now a category one hurricane with warnings on the coast of north carolina have been extended and now cover an area from surf city to the virginia border. arthur expected to pick landfall on the outer banks of north carolina tomorrow. america's immigration policy continues to cause tension in southern california. those in support of undocumented immigrants and those against, squared off on wednesday.

the technical next governor will testify in a congressional hearing this morning about the number of unaccompanied minors surging across the border. six, a flow is bringing us a marine layer and looking toward the embarcadero we are waking up to clouds it will burn off and the day planner is going to be a little bit warmer inlisten at 88 degrees and 76 around the bay and 60 degrees along the coast. >> the bay bridge toll plaza shows traffic is lighter fed and much is going to be take an extra day off for the july july holiday and we have an accident in solano county with a car and a big rig. >> the lucky ones, right? >> fought hike we are encouraging but we just noticing. >> we will see you in 25 minutes with news and weather and

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