good afternoon, everyone. i'm larry beal. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. a slew of shootings have outraged neighbors. >> they went to city hall to deal with it. >> vic has more. >> reporter: that group held a rally here on the steps of city hall. they're at the border hoping to get support to end all of this senseless violence and for many of them it is truly a matter of life or death. >> it's time to stop the killing and start the healing. >> yes, yes. >> i want to hear you say it. >> reporter: community activists from the bay view gathered at

city hall to ask for help. more police patrols, more monies to fund projects for kids and more help to find the killers. >> i want the city to put in surveillance cameras, quality surveillance cameras across all the public housing, all the recreational facilities and public facilities. >> reporter: it started june 27th with the shooting death of a former gang member who was trying to turn his life around. the murder happened in front of dozens of children including his 10-year-old son. then over five dares during the july 4th holiday weekend, nearly a dozen people were shot. five died. >> fourth of july weekend. what kind of independence is that? you tell me. the fourth of july. what kind of independence is that? >> reporter: paul will brown was at the rally. her son was shot eight years ago. she still doesn't know who killed him. brown takes every shooting personally. >> when we hear of another young man or girl getting murdered it

makes us relive our children's deaths. >> reporter: the group wants mayor ed lee to act immediately to stop the violence. he responded this way. >> i'll definitely take on the demands of these residents, and we'll be down there trying to implement as many as we can. >> reporter: in the meantime many in the bay view are frustrated and angry and wondering when the next shoot willing come. vic lee, abc 7 news. two men who are accused of having gotten into a fight at a game and hitting a woman appeared in court today. they pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated assault. investigators say they approach add drunk man and woman outside the at&t park add got into a fight. rucker is accused of punching the female but they say they instigated the confrontation and rutgers turn and hit the woman by state. happening in sacramento right now, regulators are

deciding whether or not to slap us with a fine for wasting water. >> wayne friedman has the story. wayne? >> reporter: this story representatives every single one of us, you, me, everyone, who uses water. just a moment the board worked on words. i'm going to bail out of here pretty quick but the bottom line is this. water usage, water conservation in california used to be optional. now it's going to be mandatory and enforced. let's hear from a member of the panel. >> we're not creating a giant regulatory scheme where we're doig a lot of "mother may i." we're raising the bar, setting the floor to let people know we're in a serious drought and we need everybody's help. >> reporter: the panel reflect add new drought reality.

you will not irrigate your yard more than twice a week. lit not run into the street. you may not wash your car in the driveway. technically these violations would be felonies punishable by as much as $500 a day and enforced by superior courts but levied at the discretion of the local water districts. the staffer who made these regulations told me he wanted stuffer standards. >> 80% of the state is in extreme drought conditions. if we face another dry winter, we're going to face tremendous economic losses in the state, you know. thousands of people are going to be out of work. thousands and thousands more acres of agriculture are going to be fall lowed. some agencies are going to be on rations, so it's going to be really dire, and so i think we really need to be doing all we can now in the event that mother nature doesn't provide. >> reporter: so now the state moves in. from sacramento, wayne freedman,

abc 7 news. nestle is bottling water from one of the driest areas in california and some folks are not too happy about it. according to the desert sun newspaper, the company has been trucking away undisclosed amounts of water from a plant in riverside county for its arrowhead and pure life brands of water but the plant is located on an indians reservation. nestle leases the property from the tribe which is a sovereign nation, so it's exempt from oversight by local water agencies and does not face the same reporting requirements. one of the first steps to conserving water is to figure out how much you use every day. >> we have a link at abc 7.com. >> several parts of the bay got sprinkles this morning. this is what it looked like on alameda and west julian streets. very light rain, but at least something. >> a lot more clouds.

spencer christian here with an accuweather update. hi, spencer. >> reporter: hi, there. i'm sorry those sprinkles are about all you're going to see for a while. you can see clouds of moisture moving to our north right now. we still have high clouds over much of the bay area, but the clouds that are more dense and have greater moisture content are up to our north. speaking of moisture, how about the outbreak of thunderstorms over the central sierra. we've had over 2,700 lightning strikes today, many of them in the last couple of hours, and there is a flash flood warning in effect for the northwestern corner of yosemite national park until 5:15, just over an hour from now. it's an indication of how heavy the downpours have been that have accompanied these thunderstorms. meanwhile we see lots of high clouds, a little bit of fog drifting out over the bay. our first forecast is this. we'll see high clouds and coastal fog this evening. lingering overnight it will be a

mild night with temperatures ranging from mid-50s to mid-60s. and by afternoon tomorrow we'll be looking at similar conditions to what we've had today. partly cloudy, muggy once again, highs ranging from the 50s at the coast to the 80s. we'll have more in my later the officers shut this down earlier this afternoon because they had fluid leaking from an ecology truck. they're mopping up the mess. san francisco firefighters sprayed foam on the flannel liquid. it stretched along 200 yards of the roadway. two minor earthquakes hit the south bay, southeast of gilroy. the first was 3.2 that hit around 1:09 p.m. there was a 3.0 quake a minute later. no damage reported. if you felt shaking around

gilr gilroy, that might explain it. the city of san francisco has kicked off a six-month pilot program to help clean up human waste. they'll provide portable toilets and sinks in three locations. the program is going to cost $150,000. to try to keep the toilets from being drug places, they get a five-minute courtesy knock. >> we'll have someone there the entire time. we hope that works. we'll have posted rules. we know we'll have challenges. if we have to pivot, we will. >> there will be places to post needles and dog waste in the facilities. it will be open from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. when a lot of outreach areas are closed from the day. the toilets are to help everyone, the kids who are walking home from school to the homeless who need a place to go. this contract guarantees a 14.25% raise over three years. it does require payments to

pension plans made by union members. the voting took place yesterday. during the labor negotiations last month, operators stationed a three-day sickout. the pay increase will go into effect in october. a motorcycle made from parts from a 3-d printer is about to go on display. a parent company in italy makes parts for aerospace in italy and the formula one race cars. it's called the tesla of motorcycles. it's $41,000. >> ooh. >> it comes with more than a dashboard. >> you can shop with your bike when you want and blow the information, download the information from her so you really have a vehicle that is much more than a vehicle. it's almost like a tablet with a two-wheel. >> the eagle can go for 100 miles. it can be fully recharged in 20

minutes with a high capacity charger. it's expected to ship to the u.s. by early next year. >> very cool. still ahead, honors for a former oak and a's player as they make an announcement to fight. a family asks you to help them reunite with a lost family member. another bay area city council attempting to set rules to make your cell phone safe jeer taking a look outside in marin county, much different picture from last night after the tanker was finally cleaned up. traffic moving along very well in

part of a bridge will be shut. it was hit by a big rig at 219 and paris. caltrans's temporarily shut down both sides of the freeway to make sure the bridge on the southbound side is secure enough to drive under it. no injuries are reported. all the lanes are expect to reopen tomorrow morning. major league baseball is taking a dramatic step to honor players. in 1992 burke was the first to admit he was gay. he plays for the aide and dodgers. he died of aids in 1995after battling substance abuse,

homeless nice, and a life of crime. also tonight at the all-star game the league will introduce its first ambassador for inclusion. >> reporter: just hours before tonight's all-star game major league baseball took a swing at making the big leagues a more openly powerful place for players. bug selig welcoming back one f o its own, billy beane. >> we want the people making a living in our game to be who they wish to be rsh right now there are no openly gay, bisexual or transsexual. he only became open after he played. in his new role the former journeymen outfielder hopes to provide guidance for those who choose to remain silent like he

d did. the league has already banned discrimination based on sexual orientation but wanted to go a step further. as the sport of jack can robinson, the principles of equality and inclusion are bedrocks of the game. 2014s has been a year of firsts for gays in sports. in february the brooklyn nets' jason collins became the first openly active gay player in may. and in may the st. louis rams hired michael ram. having gay man be a symbol of this and having them drive the direction of what major league baseball does, that's super important. >> reporter: beane is also expected to train players. susan saltny, abc news. >> you may have noticed lutha

burke. billy beane that was just named to be baseball's first ambassador is not the same billy beane who's the general manager of the a's. their names are spelled differently but there's often confusion there. microsoft is planning its biggest round of job cuts in years. it could overlap with markets and engineering. some unemployed may have become unemployed today at our abc 7 job fair in kellogg. experts gave free resume conferences to hunters. from noon until 4:00 p.m. we have more information for you on abc 7 news.com. a kentucky girl went to extraordinary lengths to return a lost item to the owner his

video camera fell out of his hand down a stream. a week later she discovered it. took it home, charged it up, found nathan with his family. posted son videos and also contact add local news station. >> he could have made a bad choice. no sane person would believe their camera would return to them three weeks later because of the greatness of a 12-year-old girl. >> well, shortly after that nathan's colleagues reached out to him. they told him about all the stories they'd seen on the internet. emily said that despite the camera's $400 value, she never considered keeping it. >> good value. the search is over today for the owner of a lost family memory card filled with family pictures. >> we told you about this. it was after we aired the story of a woman's effort to return a lostgy cal card and it contains family photos of holidays and

vacations. >> rene po p.k. iss found it in a union city parking lot. she sought a campaign to find the owner and called abc seven news. she eat set to return it. >> she went through the effort because she would want someone to do the same thing. >> a couple of stories of people being nice. random kindness. >> keep it going. >> yes. >> spencer, do you have something out there for us? >> yes. pretty soon you're going to see declining humidity. for those tired of seeing the mugginess, you won't have long to waits. much of the moisture and thicker clouds moved well to our north. of course it was another stormy day over central see area. here's a look at clouds over the bay. we have current temperature readings. low 80s in san carlos, san jose.

66 at half moon bay. notice most of the clouds are up north now. we have current temperature readers of 81 at santa rosa. mid-80s at novato, fairfield, and concorde. still pretty warm in the inland east bay. with see clouds over the golden gate bridge as we take a look at our forecast futures. the muggy pattern will hold on for days. it will be left humid on thursday and friday. yay. turning warmer this weekend. i guess that deserves a yay as well. the radar shows why we've had the muggy pattern. because of the combined circulation around this center of high pressure to our east and the center of low pressure offshore pulling up this monsoonal moisture from the southwestern states into not only the bay area but basically all of california. so the flow of high clouds and moisture will continue during

the overnight hours as you see here. but the clouds will thin out by tomorrow giving us a sunnier day. still a bit muggy, but it will be sunnier at least and that's one day ahead of the drop in humidity. overnight, look for mild conditions with low temperatures mainly in the low 60s and tomorrow in the south bay. mostly sunny with a few high clouds. highs in the low to mid-80s. 81 at san jose on peninsula. we'll see mainly sunny skies with a few high clouds from 75 at san mateo. mid-60s on the coast at pacifica and half moon bay. downtown san francisco will have a high of 67. up in the north bay, the clouds will be a little bit thicker. we'll see highs ranging from 79. 81 at napa. east bay highs mainly low to mid-70s. farther south at union city in fremont and in the inland east bay we'll see highs generally in the upper 80s.

antioch, 85 at concorde hoochlt 'eers the accuweather seven-day forecast. notice the temperatures dropping off a bit on thursday. more significantly. the temperatures warm up over the weekend. we'll see inland around 90 degrees. mid-80s around the coast. but with the normal levels of humidity, not the muggy kind of east coast weather we've had the last couple of days. larry and cheryl? >> thanks. spencer. changes coming. this is big for one of the oldest superheroes in the marvel universe. the big announcement about author. brave shoppers jump into action to save two kids left in a hot car. where was the mother during that ordeal. at 4:21, another live look at the afternoon commute as we spot light the san mateo bridge. oncoming traffic. a little bit heavier than what you get on the right-hand side. free throwing heading to peninsula. back with more on

relics of a nearly forgotten world war ii battle are being skplord at the bottom of the sea not far from the mississippi of all places. this video comes from their robotic understood water cameras that are checking out the german u boat and the freighter the "robert e. lee." it sank the boat 72 years ago. the u boat was then sunk. scientists hope to learn more about these vessels first discovered 500 feet below the surface back in 2001. we have a big announcement today about the future of one of the most popular superheroes. >> reporter: marvel announced the next author withor will be . a female hero will emerge worthy

of the name thor. cheryl. >> i'm not saying a word. the artwork you're looking at debuted on the abc daytime talk show "the view." >> thor is not thorress. >> no. she's thor. the hammer says basically whoever's holding me, you're thor. >> i wouldn't have want to be in a relationship with this woman because she looks like she'll kick your butt. >> and she'll enjoy it. the female thor will be the star of her own comic series. >> what happened the male thor? is he gone? vaporized? >> no comment. owned by disney, the parent company of abc 7. >> let us know what you think of that. >> where is he? >> i don't know. >> chris hemsworth, i thought he was good. >> inquiring minds want to know. he is good. we're going to explain how the first effort to end the fighting between israel and hamas quickly ended in failure.

also, president obama gets behind the wheels for the first time in years but this was not your usual trip around the block. and a new look to an old fight. berkeley's new effort to put heat shields are compromised. we what's that alarm?ures. fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything.

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hamas quickly ended in failure. israel resumed its air attacks today in response to a barrage of rocket attacks. abc news reporter karen travers with the latest on the israel crisis. >> reporter: israel said hamas would pay the price for rejecting a cease-fire. but it was a vague threat. israel's prime minister provided no details on exactly what that means. he did not address a potential ground offensive in gaza. the indications that the violence could escalate happened just hours after israel saidet had accepted an egyptian cease-fire proposal but hamas never got on board. in fact, while israelis held their fire for about six hours this morning hamas launched more than 100 rockets into israel. the israelis said that left them with no choice and they resumed their air strikes in gaza. today the first israeli casualty

after more than a week of fighting. man was killed by a mortar shell when he tried to deliver food to soldiers. palestinian officials says the death toll in gaza is nearly 200. the obama administration today urged hamas to accept the cease-fire. >> that would be a way to quickly de-escalate it and store some calm to the area. >> reporter: president obama said further escalation would not benefit either side and reiterated the support for israel's action. >> i will say very clearly no country can accept rockets fired indiscriminately at citizens. >> reporter: it urged them to stop firing rockets and accept a cease-fire to restore some calm to the region. karen travers, abc news, washington. they're dismissing trichlt for the derailment in moscow.

officials originally complain thad a power surge triggered the alarm and caused the train to stop abruptly. they're looking into whether there was a problem in one of the railcars or a rail had sunk. a pulitzer prize-winning journalist has been released. we have a video of jose antonio vargas being detained today at an airport in mcalan. they say vargas did not have proper documentation. he was drawn to the flight of the immigrant children and families coming into the u.s. illegally. vargas came to the u.s. from philippines in 1992 at the age of 12 without the proper documentation. >> the united states of america is better than this. our nation's border crisis took center stage today at city hall.

super adviser david camm pose called on the city for help in the efforts of the minors crossing the u.s. border. they also urge the city to reaffirm its commitment as a sanctuary city and find temporary shelter for the children. president obama says he supports measures right now to keep highway funding flowing through states. he announced his support during a visit to a federal highway research center in virginia where new transportation technology is being developed. today he got a hands-on look that allows cars to kmunl communicate with each other and with the world around them. >> as the father of daughter who just turned 16, any new technology that makes driving safer is important to me. >> trust me. i'm with you. that measure provides $11 million to keep the funds

solvent through next may. a similar bill is penlding in the senate. a los angeles judge has stopped the operation of an outdoor medical marijuana farmer's market. the california heritage market opened for business over the fourth of july weekend. it attracted big crowds. attorneys for the city asked for the injunction. they claim dozens follow a voter approved group and say it's an unauthorized use of the property. an attorney for the cannabis market says those who grow marijuana are allowed to sell their product to other members. >> this is another fight, an old fight with a new famous berkeley trying to get warning labels put on cell phones. >> san francisco tried to pass an ordinance a few years ago but that was overturned in court. abc 7's tiffany with more. tiffany? >> they say the warning labls wouldn't include any new information but rather they would high light some of the fine print that's in the user's

manuals that no one reads. kneel joseph spends as many hours on his cell phone as some people do on their job. he's heard rumors about cell phone radiation. >> oh, my god. i'm thinking right now. >> reporter: and wears headphones to eliminate any possible health risk. there's an ordinance they want to pass that would include warning labels. >> we want to indicate what the radiation levels are. >> reporter: they say a warning of this kind is longover due. >> i think it's black and white that cell phones increase your risk for cancer. >> but they say the research doesn't support cancer claims. >> you can look at the data for brain cancer and for 30 years bients constant in terms of the number per populiouspopulous, o.

but the cell phone usage has increased by the thousands. >> why propose this ordinance when there ee no compelling health reasons and, two, the federal courts have said there's no merit to it. >> reporter: the council will discuss the ordinance in september. if it does parks berkeley will be the first city in the country with a cell phone warning. >> we relish the idea of berkeley being first in the forefront of those efforts to protect the public from things that could harm them. >> reporter: the telecom industry sent beshlgly a letter saying cell phones are safe and the proposal is unnecessary. in berkeley, tiffany wilson, "abc7 news." coming up, this may be the ultimate all-in-one outdoor entertainment solution. why this cooler is absolutely the coolest. plus, giving back. the heartwarming moment as a woman surprises her stepfather with a special gift from his

past. and then later some good samaritans stop a crime before it even starts. saving a mother and daughter. >> i'm spencer christian. as you can see from our east east bay hills camera, high clouds are with us and so is the humidity but that's all about to change. i'll have the accuweather forecast live coming up. another live look at the commute. yikes. this is the skyway jammed up in both directions. jamming traffic heading to the east bay and the east side tryi

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a portland, oregon, man's kick starter on his cooler got way more than what he expected. he was able to raise $4 million in a week. he calls this the coolest. the product is like a regular cooler, but get this, cheryl. giets extra stuff in here, right? like a blender, bluetooth speakers, a change, bottle opener and l.e.d. lighting. it should hit the market next year. no price yet but invest irs can reserve theirs by donate 1g $65 to the cam paint get yours now. >> why didn't we think of that? >> how do you put a blender inside of a cooler? most blenders cost more than $165. >> i guess we'll have to wait

and see. listen to. this parents, you know this, sacrifice so much for their children. a san diego woman found a special way to say thanks for the sacrifice. years ago christian russell's father gave up a dream car to marry her mother. >> she spent two years searching for one in arizona. she brought it across country to dave in philadelphia and decided to surprise him for his birthday and posted it on youtube. take a look. >> look at that. get out. i don't believe it. >> how fantastic is that. dave place with the

pop-up headlight. >> who's is it? yours. >> a lot of love there. all these good deeds in the show. we love it. all right, spencer, you're up. outside there taking a look at the weather for us. >> yes, i am and liking what i'm seeing developing, that is. we're getting rid of the muggies and getting a more seasonal weather pattern into the bay area right now. over the next couple of days we will. we still have some muggies right now and some high clouds. most of the moisture is pushing up to our north right now. we'll see sunnier sighs tomorrow. the national weather picture for tomorrow looks pretty interesting. we'll see thunderstorms just off the east coast. most of the interior parts of the country will be dry except for a few dry showers. there will be a couple up in the dakotas and down to nebraska. the west coast looking mainly dry but the sierra will see more thunderstorms tomorrow. so far today we've seen more than 2,700 lightning strikes

over central sierra. i'm competes now with a siren going down the embark dare rowe. bare with me it's going to be warm with highs in the upper 90s. 106 down at palm springss and here in the bay area -- oh, no. we've got horns too. we'll see high clouds lingering tomorrow but a bit sunnier than today. still humid in some spots. thursday, highs tomorrow by mid-60s inland and a high temperature trend over san jose is indip tick cative of what th expect. bouncing back up to normal levels early next week. whew. >> that was a red ho-hot foreca there. >> it was indeed. >> i almost thought you were on fire. >> i'm usually that way. usually after work. >> you journeyed through.

thank you, spencer. >> okay. this was caught on camera, shoppers rescuing two kids from a hot car. where was the mother? what was she doing during all of this? plus -- >> there were a lot of young beautiful girls. >> an inspiring beautiful mother who proves age is nothing more than a number. why she has a lot more to cheer about. i'm michael finney. how secure is your personal data. a new report should have all o

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two young children near houston, texas, are okay thanks to the actions of good samaritans. passers by grabbed hammers and broke into the jeep after hearing cries from them. the temperatures outside soared into the 90s. it turns out the kids' mother left them in the vehicle while she got her hair cut. she begged the rescuers not to call police. they did not. after she admit thted that she e a terrible mistake. another group of bystanders came to the aid of a woman being

c carjacked. he tried to drive off with a woman and child inside. the good samaritan struggled to southbound due the man. they're working him over here. he was identified as ishmael hernandez. a police officer arrived. still hernandez would not go quietly. he turned o ee eed out this was first time carjacking. >> it's not my first time. >> right. right about that. >> well, the good news is the woman and the child were not hurt. witnesses say hernandez had been drinking heavily before this incident. he's now been charged with carjacking. >> wow. well, for the first time in 30 years the federal government is issuing new guidelines to protect pregnant workers from on-the-job discrimination. the update makes it illegal for employers to discriminate or harass pregnant workers in any form. the guidelines were last updated in 1983. the issues gained increasing

attention as they worked on enforces anti-discrimination laws. >> a cheerleader defies the odds and her age. >> she's a mother of two. she auditioned for the new orleans saints and dance her way onto the squad. >> christy lewis has the moves to rival any nfl cheerleader. there's something that sets her apart i i'm 40 years old. >> lewis, a long-time dance instructor decided to fulfill a lifetime drink and try out. most of her competition between 18 and 30. >> there were a lot of young beautiful girls. >> and her age wasn't her only obstacle. >> 14 years ago i was diagnosed with poly cystic kidney disease. eventually my kidneys will shut down and i'll be in need of dialysis and a transplant. that had a lot to do with me auditioning as well.

i didn't want to waste a day. >> a waste it was not. after three rounds of tryouts it was a unanimous decision. christy made the team. >> the day i got the news i was just really beside myself. it was really exciting. >> now an official member of the saintsations. christy's certain her daily workouts and practices are helping to battle her health problem. >> i cannot wait to get to the super dome. i cannot wait for us to run out for that first time and we run onto that field. >> on top of being the oldest cheers the saints have had on the roster she's now officially the cool mom among her son trent. >> they're all really jealous of me. >> i'm especially proud she made it and she's the best mom a child could ever have. >> a pride shared by her husband. >> it's just amazing to watch her dance. >> and christy hess, who knows she's a living reminder to never give up on your dreams. i think as moms we are

hart-wired to give and we give and give. i think it's important just to kind of think back to what made you excited as a child. >> wow. going for the dream. >> kriste says her advice to everyone is today is the day. wear your best shoes and don't save that bottle of wine. live each day to the fullest. chances are you're swiping that debit and credit card a lot more. 7 on your side is here with a new report that reminds you how vulnerable you can be. >> it's a report provided exclusively to abc news that highlights the fact that just about everyone is at increased risk of identity theft. the increased investigation by the new york state attorney general's office show as 100-fold increase in id theft from 2006 to 2011. those statistics are just in new york alone but are indicative of

a massive problem nationwide. >> consumers have to take steps of protecting yourself. if it's happens in new york it's happening all over the country i think there ee no question the problem is getting bigger. it is skpajd. >> major rematerial retailers e cost the economy $212,000. the biggest thing you can do is check your credit cards often and change your passwords. the cost of renting an apartment has skyrocketed here. it's risen 10% from a year ago. that report released a year ago from real facts. it describes itself as a source for apartment data. the average rent bay area wide is now $2,158 a month. they saw the biggest gain with rents up 12%. why? influx of tenantsess scaping high rent in san francisco and

the silicon valley has placed alameda county rent higher. new rules may be proposed to make the mileage estimates on vehicles more accurate. finally the environmental protection agency is considering make road testing of vehicles mandatory to determine average miles per gallon. right now most vehicles are only tested under laboratory condition and critics say that leads to an overestimation of average mpgs. get a lot of complaints about this. >> thank you, michael. coming up next, the high-tech solution to ease the traffic gridlock at the 9ers new game stadium. and new at 5:00. it's essentially our lifeblood. their lifeblood may endanger many others. tonight the drilling boom across the state that has nothing do with oil or gas. and how the helping hand could have that kid showing on the big screen.

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this thursday. >> tonight they're working on a high-tech traffic plan to handle the fans. katie marzullo has the story. >> reporter: what a breeze. granted it's not game day, but the city and the 49ers have a plan to keep cars moving when that day comes. >> this is silicon valley. we have to keep ahead of times. >> reporter: it includes a custom experience for fans. your ticket will tell you which of a half a dozen offramps to take to lead you straight to your parking space and traffic signals will be synchronized hours before the game. plus, you guessed it. there will be an app for that. >> that's part of the whole concept of this stadium, to have it be the most intelligent stadium, if you can say that. >> reporter: the idea is to

disperse drivers so there's no candlestick-style gridlock. there's also special parking for bicycles on top of the 30,000 spaces for cars. it's a plan that's been years in the making. >> we feel good that the 49ers are going to manage this well. it's been thought of well and worked out well and think that the patepay trons will be -- and the fans will be pleasantly surprised. >> reporter: the city council is expected to vote at its meeting tonight. the meeting begins at 7:00 and they're confident this will pass saying there's been so much input over the past three years and the ribbon cutting at the new stadium is set to take place on thursday. in santa clara, katie marzullo, "abc7 news." >> and thank you for joining us at "abc7 news" at 4:00. >> stay tuned for "abc7 news" at 5:00. >> if you're wanting to water

your lon, be ready for a knock on your door and a possible fine. the state is prepared far crackdown. san francisco police are looking for a girl who robbed a little girl over a bag of cash while she was selling candy. also -- >> i would love to have this problem. >> in the south bay, why this woman hopes that breaking bread will lead to breaking barriers. i'm "abc7 news" melt s meteorologist sandhya pa tall. i'll tell you when normal weather will resume. thousands of people are going to be out of work. there are communities running out of water. they' they're bathing out of buckets. >> and so now state officials are plans to go after anybody who's wasting water. just moments ago they explained who can expect a visit from the water pleechls good evening, everybody. i'm larry beer in for dan ashley.

>> and i'm cheryl jennings. right now state regulators are working on an agreement to issue fines of up to $500 to people who waste water. the new guidelines are expected to include no watering of lawns more than twice a week, no runoff from the sidewalks and no washing of cars unless you have a shut-off nozzle on your hose. >> we're not creating a giant regulatory scheme where we do a lot of mother may i. we're trying to set the bar, raise the floor to make clear to people that we are in a very serious drought and that everybody should be helping out. >> earlier this year governor jerry brown urged water users to cut water consumption by 20%. but they have seen consumption increase 1% statewide. >> now these water restrictions are unprecedented and they would change the way millions of californians take care of their gardens. alyssa joining us live. some people are letting their

lawns go brown. >> reporter: that's right. mate look like we're in the desert. one homeowner took out his lawn and put in cactuses. those who don't cut back could end up paying more than their garden is worth. he take pride in his garden especially his fruit trees. >> i have fwrap fruit, orange trees, plum. >> reporter: he uses his water once day but the state is considering cracking down. they could consider limiting gardens to watering two time as week. r robartz thinks that's unfair. somebody may use 100 gallons taking a shower, another uses 30 gallons to water his lawn. >> reporter: he might not have too much to