live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good monday morning at 5:00. hope you had a great weekend. thanks for joining us. the vacations are over. kristen is back, as is meteorologist mike nicco. >> together again. >> the whole gang is here. good morning, everyone, hope you are having a good morning. we have low clouds spilling across the bay. at 1,000' is as high as they get. high clouds are showing up on live doppler 7 hd and that will be the mainstay in the trust away from the coast this afternoon. an the bay, high clouds and sunshine and quite a spread at 72 to 86 headed into the south bay. east bay, we pulled you out in your own weather area or microclimate at 92 to 99 and you can see a few low clouds and high clouds at 62 to 67 into san francisco. have a good day. as we talk about what is

going on around the bay area, good to know we have this ongoing project along northbound and southbound highway one putting a crimp in the commute because this is a detour in place, a foreclosure with a replacement of a part of a bridge. at the golden gate bridge it is socked in from marin and it sounds like according to mike it will be heavy. this is the start of it. be careful headed into san francisco. use the low peoples this morning. we have break news from san francisco, you are looking at video where police are responding to reports of a shooting with a victim found in the street. it happened at 3:00 in the area of brookdale avenue. a man had gunshot wounds to the head was pronounced dead at the seen. there have been no arrests made.

>> interstate 280 is back in business this morning, opening ten hours ahead schedule. crews worked for 100 hours during the closing to replace a hinge that connects two sections of the freeway. the roadway opened before 7:00 last night and the new hinge is said to be safer. >> an aliter for residents on the peninsula after a mountain lion was spotted in the san mateo highlands reported on queens lake at 5:30 on saturday evening and a resident spotted one friday night so two days in a row and they found an animal carcass. the mountain lion was reported in a backyard and the cat made a meal of a deer. >> police are investigating a double shooting in bayview district after 5 p.m. yesterday evening. officers arrived to find two victims, 21 and 22-year-old suffering multiple gunshot

wounds. medical crews transported the two to the hospital and one had life-threatening injuries. >> a san rafael man is in jail for sexually abusing an underage teen for three years. the 37-year-old was arrested yesterday morning after being spotted in novato on the way to meet with the victim. investigators say hernandez may have started abusing the girl when she was only 13. t.s.a. is stepping up security measures as terrorists work on a new generation of hard to detect bombs designed to bring down airliners and screeners will look at your cell phone and laptops. passengers traveling to the united states are facing new security rules syria and iraq have become raining grounds for jihadist some from america or the west which means their part ports could gain them easy access to flights. >> our sob is to try to anticipate the next attack not

react to the last one. t.s.a. is asking airports that have direct flights to the united states to have passengers power up electronic devices because of concerns bombmakers could be hiding explosives. cell phones, laptops tablets and more have to be working properly. powerless devices are not permitted. >> they small items but it takes very little explosives to penetrate the hull an aircraft and cause catastrophic damage. >> the latest directive comes over concerns that radicals from al-qaeda in yemen could be looking to organize an attack which was responsible for the 2009 underwear bomb. additionally, officials believe some fights in syria have passports easy access to the united states. despite the rules some travelers say they can deal with the inconvenience. >> i will not stop flying because of this. then the terrorists win.

happening today, a concord man is sentenced in connection with the malling death of his two-year-old step grandson by three family pit bulls. he was convicted in april of felony child endangerment, involuntary manslaughter and owning vicious animals. the prosecution says that he ignored pleas from the family to remove the dogs which previously killed a pet chihuahua. he faces up to 10 years in prison. groups plan to meet with the california highway patrol of a violent confrontation between an officer and a woman on a los angeles freeway. it began when c.h.p. officer caught up to the woman walking along the side of the freeway last tuesday, the 51-year-old great grandmother was then to the ground, punched repeatedly in the head. representatives of five civil rights groups meet with c.h.p. today and tomorrow.

john perez wants a recount in the primary race for comptroller coming in second behind a member of the board of equalization who had only 581 votes more than perez who is seeking recount if 15 california counties. the winner faces the republican mayor in november from fresno. >> bart extension to silicon valley could be waylaid. the city objected to the plan to close part of a road while building a trench over eight months to prepare for bart tracks that means closing part of an already bad bottleneck. officials said to take 18 months would keep one lane open in both directions and the sentence was on schedule to only in 2017. big changes for bus lines in santa clara county including one change to express line 122

running between south san jose and manufacture -- moffitt park with trips in some spots discontinued because of low ridership. they will make minor changes to 22 other bus routes. santa clara lawmakers will demand an end to the fell ban preventing gay and bisexual men from giving blood. congressman honda and others promote the national gay blood drive day and the food and drug administration bans blood donation from gay and bisexual men. he says the ban marginalizes and stereotypes healthy people across the country. now the weather forecast. mike, you are saying this is the hottest day of the week? >> absolutely. hotter than yesterday. if the air conditioning was working yesterday it will be

working harder today. we have fog along half moon bay spilling across the bay in the lower valleys and especially across the north bay coast and santa rosa is up to seven miles so that is an improvement over the last talk where it was around three miles. you can see the clouds we and the diffused nature of the lights over the golden gate bridge so be careful across the golden gate bridge. we have low clouds in those areas not quite inland and high clouds over the nays so it will be a colorful sunrise. 52 to 62 this morning and by noon we are 82 inland and low clouds along the coast for the better part of the day. by 4:00, 62 do 96 under dry air and the high clouds are joined by more low clouds headed to 7:00 and 58 at the coast to milder and 82 inland.

in fremont, things will be shut down for three to now hours as we look at the parkway between sequoia and highway 84 closed for three or four hours because of an investigation of an accident. 580 westbound is loading up and tracy to dublin is 36 minutes. from antioch to concord is 14 minutes. from san rafael to concord is 16 minutes. 101 to downtown was opened early and the commute into the city will not be impeded at all. here is a look from emeryville camera to the eastern span of the bay bridge the traffic is smooth up to treasure island and we had a few cars backed up at the bay bridge toll plaza and it is loosened up and everyone is at top speeds. we have breaking news from los gatos: firefighters are battling a two-alarm fire very

close to the famed restaurant that is a two-star restaurant and is well-known for many years and it is happening on university avenue. some reports say the restaurant could be partly damaged. you are looking at the scene with a crew on the way to the scene and well have an update for you but a fire is burning in los gatos right now close to the famed restaurant in los gatos. >> wall street re-opens after a milestone ending last week. too close for comfort, two planes on a collision course. where did it happen? it was all captured on camera. >> the hunt for hidden cash heats up where a california city rolling out the city for a much anticipated

breaking news from mexico where there is a 7.1 earthquake that happened at 4:23 this morning near the son border with guatemala. local media reports that the we was felt across much of southern mexico and power out aims were reported in parts of western guatemala. there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. a close call at the airport in barcelona, spain. look at this video. filming airplanes at the airport over the weekend you can see a plane passing across the runway as a russian plane is coming to

land. the pilot quickly pulls up and aboarded the landing. the plane landed safely on the second attempt and the other plane took off. >> in the united states, the f.a.a. is investigating a near miss involving two jets at houston's bush intercontinental airport ten miles north of the airport the second in two months involving a boeing that was too close, 200 vertical fight and half a mile to a delta airlines airbus. controllers spotted this and ordered separation before they were closer. another near miss involving two united flights at bush happened in may. >> secretary of homeland security is going to tour the border to anize the security challenges facing unaccompanied migrant children. 52,000 unaccompanied minors

have been caught trying to sneak across since october doubling in the last year. the secretary is looking to more flexible toward children seized at the border. >> an effort to get ownership away from donald sterling is part a four day trial in probate court. his wife wants the court to upheld her sale to former microsoft chief for $2 billion. donald sterling doesn't want to sell the team and is trying to block the deal. the sale was forced to punish donald sterling for a racist tirade. traders return after a holiday weekend with smiles. why in because the dow broke 17000 before they left, a milestone. here is the money report this morning. the financial markets are charting new territory this morning for the first time, the

dow opened above 17000 an increase of 3 percent this year and many investors thing the bull market still has room to run. >> the next version of jeep wrangler could be different improving the gas mileage so it will be more gears and maybe a smaller engine. right now it only gets 17 miles per gallon. >> fourth of july weekend was a dud with "transformers" the winner. it was the weakest holiday weekend in a decade. north dakota is a champ of beer consumption with the average more than 43 gallons a year, and new hampshire was second and montana was third. that is america's money. happening now in south africa the murder trial of "blade runner" oscar pistorius is underway. it could be the final day of testimony. the prosecution will cross-examine the final defense

witness a sports medicine doctor. a network aired a reenactment of the video showing oscar pistorius demonstrating events from the night of the murder while walking on his stumps without his legs. he is accused of murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend last year which he claims was an accident. a slow down on "star wars," film because of harrison's ford injury. disney announced shooting will stop briefly in august. the 71-year-old broke his leg during filming of the see yet at studio and episode seven is still on track to wrap up in the fall and be released in december of 2015. disney is the parent company of abc7. hidden cash frenzy hits the central valley after hundreds were found in san diego. people stormed the beaches

looking for money yesterday and people are in the sand finding hidden treasures in pez dispensers. some shuffled their feet and others dug in the sand and each candy dispenser was filled with cash prices. [ inaudible ] $80. >> a total of $1,500 was up for grabs. jason has organizeed the hidden crash and fresno, he says, is the stop today and it could be a hot time. it will be a hot time in fresno. >> is it always a hot time in fresno? >> super hot time today. hotter on the concrete so, hopefully, those people will be

buying ice cream. it will be hot here, too, everyone, nice to see you after a long holiday weekend. we are checking out the winds on live doppler 7 hd with light and variable. 16 miles per hour wind in fairfield with onshore wind and the clouds are very ragged this morning and i would not expect it to last long, with the low clouds possible not beyond 10:00. we have low-to-mid 60's everywhere inland east bay and 7 4 in the higher elevations with the heat waiting for the sun to over come this movie and get the temperatures near 100 in some areas in the east bay. 49 in novato, a cool spot, and the rest of us are in the mid-to-upper 50's and half moon bay is 52. from sutro tower you can see mount diabolo in the distance and mid-to-upper level clouds resolution laboratory in the forecast but they do not have

any rain for us and that will stay in the high country. the hottest day this week with high clouds and sun and more clouds during the morning and stronger sea breeze and cooling begins tomorrow and storms in the sierra if you are headed that way the next few days with high fire danger poll but some of rain makes it to the grudge. low-to-mid 90's in los gatos and low-to-mid 80's if the santa clara valley and low-to-mid 80's from redwood city to los altos and mid-to-upper 70's millbrae. the coast is home 60's and upper 60's in south san francisco and sausalito and 20 degreeses warmer through the north bay valley and the east bay similar is mid-70's to almost mid-80's around castro valley and union city and fremont.

widespread tonight. you can see the storms near yosemite and mammoth working their way up to lake tahoe and take away the record-high temperatures. by thursday, the morning clouds are more dominant and the afternoon temperatures are ten degrees cooler and we are close to average with morning clouds and afternoon sunshine, friday, saturday, and sunday. leyla gulen? traffic is uneventful. we do is one vent investigation taking place in fret on surface treats but as far as freeways, everything is at top speed and mass transit is on time and 40 bart trains with no delays. through fairfield, at top speed along i-80 and into american canyon, whether it is i-80 or 680, everything is running on time, and across the benicia bridge and the cartinez bridge at 40 miles per hour and headed along the benicia bridge, 53

miles per hour headed to more tin necessary. in petaluma, 101, that drive is clear up to lakeville highway and into mill valley, no delays. mass transit shows everything running on time, ace train is on time, one and three. san jose drive 280, nice and clear away from highway 17. thanks, still ahead, seven things to know as you start your day. this is not your average water slide. hold on tight, the engineer behind this record-breaking ride puts it to

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things to know include an accident investigation if fremont close down the parkway between sequoia road and this area lasting for three to four hours. we will let you know when it re-opens. >> two, some residents living near the monticello fire are allowed back home near napa county burning 6,500 acres and 30 percent contained. >> three, san francisco pacific rod and gun club is asked to close up shop. the public utilities commission asked the club to vacate the site with lease expires december 31. they must vacate so they can comply with an order to clean under the contaminated area around the site. four, the t.s.a. has a new tote call for passengers flying in from europe and the middle east to the united states. all electronic devices such as laptops and cell phones must be on before you can board.

the poet call is -- protocol isn reaction to terrorists latest equipment. police are working a almost side at 3:00 am in the area of brookdale avenue with a man found shot in the head. he was pronounced dead at the seen. ones are urged to come forward. >> california highway patrol open as four day application period for people who may want to be officers with politicians taken online between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on thursday, and you must be a united states citizen and between 20 and 35 years old to apply. tracking low clouds and fog this morning but do not let that fool you, hottest day this week is coming up and i will show you a cooling trend and where the thunderstorms are in california the next couple of days. a kansas city park has a video of what is called the tallest water slide in the

world. the video shows the riders' point of view and terrifying, isn't it? drops of over 65 miles per hour and the waterlied is 158' and 7" highs. why do we mention the 7" when you say 168', like it makes a difference so it is taller than niagara falls and the statue of liberty. this is still a test run. the morning news conditions at 5:30 with breaking news. >> a well-known south bay restaurant catches fire overnight and this is new video just in to the newsroom coming up we will take you to the scene in los gatos. >> accusations from college of san francisco who the school is

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good monday morning. it is 5:30. i am kristen sze. i am eric thomas. the whole gang is back. meteorologist mike nicco is here. temperatures rather than time, but the time when the temperatures are hottest is at 4:00 when we hit nearly 100 inland. low clouds along the coast. spilling across the bay. some our lower coastal valleys, as well. there are holes developing as we look from the camera. sunshine quickly today. inland east bay, 92 to 99 and you by yourself. around the coast in san

francisco we will have a few low clouds and high clouds and sunshine around the bay and 72 to 86. we have a brand new report of a hit-and-run accident southbound 680, i will have more on that in a little bit but as we head into san francisco it look like you have everything running on time if you are traveling near moffitt along 101 it is looking clear between 280/680 split up to the nimitz which is moving along without a hitch and 280 is clear and highway 85, all moving along swiftly. 280 and 101s again, as you climb up the peninsula, no delays along the dumbarton bridge at 58 miles per hour headed into east palo alto and the san mateo bridge shows from east to west loading up butting in to get in- but nothing to get in the way. >> interstate 280 is back in business open ten hours ahead of

schedule. crews worked 100 hours to replace a hinge that connect two sessions of the freeway. the new hinge is safer. road construction on speaker state 880 is happening all week in san leandro with lane closings and full freeway closures in the northbound and southbound directions but all lanes have re-opened and the closures began last night in the northbound lane of 880 and a full lane closure at midnight with drivers detoured off 880 at davis. two women were hurt when they were hit by a car in the sunset district before 9:00 p.m. at sunset boulevard. the two were in a crosswalk carrying groceries when they were hit and both were unconscious when police arrived and their injuries were not life threatening telling police that other cars stop asked he did not see the women. it is likely the driver will be

cited for that yielding. some people living near monticello fire are allowed home burning where the three counties meet scorching nearly 6,500 acres. that has been revised down from 7,000 initially. heat caused a problem and there were winds from different directions. camp grounds near the fire are still closed. another fire is now 85 percent contained and the fire in polk develop has burped two homes and seven buildings and four injuries have been connected with the fire burning 4,300 acres in napa and lake county still starting on tuesday. the california bone dry terrain is not helping firefighters 100 percent of state is under severe drought other worse right now. the drought is spoiling summer plans for bay area catchers and san mateo county is

closing catch sites for the 2014 season at three parks including here at memorial park. the problem is reduced water levels in the creek this is main water source with limited supply of creek water, officials cannot properly operate the camp sites. memorial park remains on for day use and the same applies for other campground parks that have the park alone open. >> the coffee city at city college is accused of bilking the college out of $127,000 in fees. the college itself has come under scrutiny recently for lax fiscal oversite. historic freeway gun club could close up shop at the end of the year according to the

examiner, the rod and gun club has been told by the public utilities commission it mutt vacate when the lease expired december 31. the club must spray kuwait -- vacate to comply by the water quality control board to clean up contamination by 201 but the president says that deadline could be overturned and he claims the commission can do the clean up without closing the club. >> for those flying directly to the united states from overseas electronics such as cell phones and laptops do that not turn on of not allowed on the flight. the t.s.a. is asking certain international airports that have nonstop flights to power up the devices do make sure bombmakers are not hiding explosives. passengers say that is fine. >> great idea.

great idea. we know what happened on 9/11 and we do not want that to happen again. >> i will not stop flying because of things like this. then the terrorists win. >> the specific list airports under this rule was not released but with know it does not apply to domestic flights. >> despite repeated warnings a flood of weapons is uncovered by screeners with the latest being credit card knives. the t.s.a. has discovered 500 credit card 9 on passengers because of metal detectors and full body screening which is 20 a week. it look like a thick credit card but is a knife with a steel blade. t.s.a. officials will not speculate why the knifes are showing up at airports. >> today is the start of a four day application period and leyla gulen spent time at the c.h.p. academy and spent firsthand the grueling training

and if you think you have what it takes politicians are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. thursday. you must be a united states citizen and between 20 and 35 to apply. >> why fault show the one-arm pushups? so humble. now the visibility. we are improving santa rosa at seven and half moon bay about six miles per hour. we have low clouds at at at eleven miles per hour so a cross wind whether you are headed northbound or southbound into san francisco. and up to 62 degrees with clouds this morning. at noon, low clouds stay at the coast keeping you in the low 60 for the better part of the

afternoon and 58 by 7:00 and by noon we have high clouds and sun and 74 around the bay and 82 inland and the spread developed this afternoon, and 80 at 4:00 average the bay and 96 inland and air conditioning running hard again and comfortable by 7:00, and 75 away the bay to 82 inland. i cannot remember the last time i was so sore following a workout, 550 pushups i did. we have a couple of big problems and this is along 680 southbound side at crow canyon road three lanes are taken away because of a crash and it does not appear to be slowing traffic down but we will keep our eye on it up to southbound highway 242 at concord avenue, with another crash blocking multiple lanes and as you take the drive away from highway 4 you may want to skip it at 680 and take that to pleasant hill. at the bay bridge toll plaza the

cash-paying lanes are loading up and you can see the fast track moving along just fine and we have early riders back after the holiday weekend headed into work. breaking news great fremont, a busy thoroughfare is closed and it will. closed through the morning commute after a major accident. nick is on the scene with the details. nick? >> this is a problem because we are on a major thoroughfare, the parkway. look where we are: if you look you can see the red pickup truck. we understand it was a single occupant in the truck, male driver. it is too early to give facts out but the early determination he may have taken the curve too quickly, hit the tree, and you can see the debris spread across the street and smashed against the other side of the road. we are talking about the southbound and northbound lane and they do believe the

northbound lane is open in an hour but the southbound lane is closed for another three to four hours while traffic investigators complete their work. that driver was extracted by fremont fire and he is currently suffering life-threatening injuries. they have not released his name but they said he is a fremont resident. in a few seconds i will speak with sergeant from the fremont police determine who will give us the latest information but he says it and too early to sell whether drugs or alcohol were a factor but they do believe that speed may have caused the injury accident we see line us and it is a red chevrolet pick medium of some type and we understand that left is gators are work on the scene and the fremont police handle everything internally and well get more information and i will have an update in the next 20 minutes in fremont for abc7 news. thanks, next, eyeball to eyeball with a great white. we will hear from a swimmer who

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covering santa close berkeley, san jose, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. authorities in southern california say a lifeguard drowned trying to rescue a swimmer. the 32-year-old carlson was pulled from the water yesterday evening by fellow lifeguards following a frantic 90-minute ocean search. he went into the water to help a swimmer in trouble and they were hit by a 10' swell. the swim are made it to shore safely. in southern california long distance swimmer survived a frightening encounter with a shark is sharing the story, an hour into the regular weekend swim off manhattan beach and he came face to face with the shark who was trying to free from a hook for half an hour. in a phone interview, he said that the shark came out of new york and sunk its teeth into it. right when it bit into my chest you could hear the

"crunch," and i was staring at him eyeball to eyeball. >> surfers saved hip. sharks are frequently seen in the water but this is the first time they have heard of a shark bite with sightings own the rise at several southern california beaches with their populations increasing because of conservationests. images great a rural montana town of a freight train carrying airplane fuselages derailed and send them tumbling down a cliff removing three boeing 737 fuse larges from the river in montana you can imagine it could take days. no one was injured when 19 cars from a westbound train derailed on thursday and the train carried six fuselages, three others, also, fell off but stayed onland and they were traveling from a plant in kansas to a boeing facility in washington, to be assembled into airliners. now a check on the weather forecast. it will be a scorcher.

i saw that picture i thought it was photo shop because there were boats in the water and then airplanes behind them. it is going to be hot inland. good morning, everyone, at 5:46. 16 miles per hour is the wind, not very stout in fade and not a strong sea breeze. the rest of us are lie and variable but the clouds are out there and they are keeping the temperatures up. mill valley and novato is the egg exception in the upper 40's with low-to-mid 50's elsewhere until 19 at 60 degrees this storm, and only places warmer are san ramon and lafayette at 62 and brentwood is 65 and most of us in the mid-to-upper 60's and half moon bay is 52 and speaking of the north bay here is san rafael, 101 is dry but the clouds are over-the-top and the hottest day this week inland with high clouds for all of us

with moisture rolling through our skies and unfortunately that will not translate into much needed rain. clouds are increasing as the sea breeze is stronger so it will be cooler and stormy the next few days. at the sierra watch out for thunderstorms and the cloud cover shows the low help lying areas, the valleys and the coast spilling into 101 from petaluma to santa rosa and throughout the bay. by 10:00, almost gone, but the low cloud hang out at the coast and 62 at the coast and 100 inland and nearly 40 degree spread today. to the south the los gatos and gilroy are warmest and home 90's and santa cruz is cloudy and 74 and milbrae is 74 and everyone else is running in the home 80's. along the coast, low-to-mid 60's and upper 60's in downtown and south san francisco and sausalito is mid-to-upper 80's and mid-60's at union -- your

beaches and fremont hanging out in the low-to-mid 80's and warmest inland from 92 at san ramon and 100 at brentwood and the temperatures fall back into the 50's tonight. after reaching triple digits we will barely make the 90's on tuesday and wednesday and by thursday we are low 60's at the coast, low 70's around the bay and ten degree cooler inland with seasonable temperatures through the week end. seeing how socked in it is, hard to imagine the triple digits in the east bay. now what is happening in the east bay, we have a couple of accidents to get to, southbound 242, beyond conquer avenue, we had a three car crash and the ambulance is called off, as well, and getting things off the freeway but we have heavy back backups leaving concord. southbound 80, three lanes are blocked off at crow canyon causing a light delay

northbound. but nothing is slowing down as you head up to walnut creek. drive time traffic, 588, address to dublin/pleasanton is 46 minutes, and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 17 minutes. the bay bridge toll plaza shows the metering lights are turned on and now we are seeing heavy delay as you come away from emeryville. back to breaking news from los gatos where crews have been busy dealing with a fire near a popular michelin star restaurant. amy hollyfield is on the scene. amy hollyfield? the fire is undercontrol but firefighters are still watching carefully. they have spots that are burning in the roof but they still watching this carefully and putting water on it but it is not expanding.

this is a two-star restaurant that is very popular in the bay area and in the food world, a lot critical aclaim for the restaurant and always lands on top lists for the bay area. the fires say that it is not destroyed. but they say this did burn over the top of the kitchen and the service area. they say the dining area is still intact but the restaurant does have 100 percent suffering from smoke damage. we linens and carpeting all have to be replaced and it will need a new roof. the restaurant has been closed since july 3rd. the owner is out of town. at this point, firefighters say they do not know what could have started the fire. it was closed all week end. they say it does not look suspicious. no injuries in the fire, no one was at the restaurant at the time. they state firefighters are all doing okay.

speaking of kids, we will talk about parenting. scientists are coming to the aid of parents to get your children to follow the rules. a study has found that if you want your kids to follow instructions, write them down. researchers testified four to six-year-olds and it turns out they notice and follow written rules better than verbal instructions. it has been accepted that adults are more likely to accept the written word as true or important. i will write it down, eric "buy me coffee." >> looters target valuable pieces of california history and the state's severe drought is playing into the problem. not a joke, why did the sheep cross the road? they didn't. the store behind this road obstacle on an east

new this morning a group of volunteers is working to protect state parks from looters cashing in on the california severe group. "los angeles times" reports receding water levels of revealing artifacts from ancient tribal shiites. rangers have had people filling up buckets with items and taking them home. volunteers are monitoring northern california state parks to protect cultural resources. another unfortunate development because of the drought. mike is monitoring the thermometer. >> bad news for some areas. san jose is above average. mid-80's. 280 at 17, we will talk traffic

with leyla gulen in a minute. this will not last, hose is 85, two degrees warmer-than-average, and livermore is 97, nine degrees warmer-than-average. in oakland, 65 at game time and dropping to 59. las vegas has the stormed and the thunderstorms hit yosemite today and lake tahoe tomorrow and take away the record heat. watch out for the rip currents in southern california. we have 46 trains on time with no delays on ace rain one and three. the accident blocking three lanes now starting to cause delays through san ramon southbound 680 at crow canyon road a two-car crash and hopefully things will be cleared to the shoulder but it is causing a delay. the san rafael commute at 580, 101, pushing in the southbound direction, you can see how empty it is and then it looks clear but you get to the golden gate

bridge it is socked in and foggy through the waldo and driving through the clouds, use the low beams and be careful. when is the last time you were asked, would you rather have time to sit alone with your thoughts or get an electric shock? a recent study suggests that most men would prefer the shock. scientists asked people to sit alone with their thoughts for six to 15 minutes and the guys don't have 15 minutes worth of thoughts. men and women were given the option of sitting alone or given a shock, two-thirds of men and a quarter of men shocked themselves the scientists conclude our minds are wired to engage with the world which is why many of us are playing on our phones or other gadgets. >> been trying to get you to admit that for 11 years. counting heap is supposed to help you get to sleep but not

while driving with the 14 sheep resting in the middle of the road. they said the coyotes chases them all night after a storm. they jumped the fence and found safety in the street. the morning news continues at 6:00 with breaking news, a major east bay roadway is shut down right now following a vie -- violent collision. >> a two star restaurant known is up in flames right new in los gatos with a fierce firefight on the scene. >> "7 on your side" teams up with "consumer reports" to reveal if a pen can get the scraps

abc7 news begins with breaking news. 5:59. we have two breaking news stories. thans for joining us.

we will begin in fremont where a major roadway is shut down following a violent crash. nick smith joins us from the parkway. >> we know that the stretch of the parkway is slut down for at least the next three or four hours. look over my shoulder and see why, the red chevrolet pickup that fremont police department say crashed into the tree and bounced back over to the opposite side of the road. the early determination is that the speed is indeed a factor. a few minutes ago we had an opportunity to speak with the treatment police department spokesman. the first officer found a red pickup truck had most likely hit a free and the officer rendered first aid to the only occupant of the truck, an adult male and that driver was transported to a local hospital with