sunnyvale between a big rig and motorcyclist. katie marzullo is on the scene. >> we have one lane closed. this is what is happening: on the back of the flatbed tow truck is the motorcycle, the person who was killed was riding. the body has been removed. you can see c.h.p. is investigating exactly what happened. we understand the motorcyclist crashed into the back of a big rig and there could be three or four other vehicles involved. they could have run over the body after the accident. how did this happen? witnesses say the motorcyclist was speeding. >>enses put the evening, the motorcyclist, at high speeds possibly 100 miles per hour.

>> witnesses say the victim appeared to be if his 20's or 30's. the slow lane is closed. c.h.p. says it could be closed for an hour. traffic just now becoming up in senator 10 clear and sunnyvale. northbound 101 the next exit after great america parkway is the lawns expressway. last friday you could remember there was a fatal accident a woman was killed in that instance. c.h.p. says all parties were drinking and no one was wearing a seatbelt. >> breaking news in richmond, an overnight fire drove eight people from their homes that broke out before 3:00 on 7th street, paramedics rushed a child to a hospital. there is no word on their condition. a man suffered minor injuries after he jumped from the window.

a cooking mishap started the fire it is believed. >> a man accused of impersonating a police officer to sexually assault immigrants has needed not guilty. he dressed as a cop and kidnapped and assaulted new immigrants from central america. he would take victims to their home and handcuff and drug them and force them interest sexual acts. >> the suspect threatened the victim with deportation or law enforcement retaliation if the victims reported the incident to police. >> the records show that he is a licensed security guard but jeffrey bugal has a long history of impersonating people of authority. he is held on $2 million bail. >> no arrests in the case of a young girl shot in the arm during a birthday party in a popular park. it happened on saturday evening

at lowell park. the girl was terrified. >> we her gunshots and i saw bullets playing. >> the ten-year-old alyssa felt a sting in her arm from a bullet fired 100 yards away. a gunfight between five or six erupted. >> i rap. we were scared. >> it was the worst thing ever to happen. i would never want anyone to go through what i went through. >> the young adults and teens were hanging out where the shots were fired. >> it was 20 something shots more. a lot of them.

>> police have been interviewing people and patrolling the area but patrons want real community policing. >> they knew everyone in the community back in the day, that is how you get the community to trust you. >> police are examining surveillance video that could lady to those responsible. >> now the latest in the downing of malaysian flight with the refrigerated bodies turned over to the dutch investigators. the rebels hand over the blacks box to officials. ukraine officials say international inspectors are on the site and a search is complete. russia denies involvement in the downing of the jet, european leaders are meeting to consider tougher sanctions for supporting rebels with weapons. >> a dutch father who lost his daughter has written a scathing

open letter blaming vladimir putin. she died with her mother, stepfather and step brother headed on vacation. the father said to vladimir putin, i hope you can look in the mirror, you monster. he said his life is ruined. >> the gaza death toll has topped 600 for the first time. 604 have been killed since the fighting started including 46 killed today. two more israeli soldiers died overnight and now the toll for israel is 29. john kerry is meeting with top egyptian and arab leg officials to broker a cease-fire. >> a dozen at an assisted living facility are wake up in a new place after a fire broke out at gateway care facility yesterday. firefighters had to tear out part of ceiling and wall to make sure it did not startup again.

43 residents were moved to other care facilities in the area. >> water officials in santa clara valley will consider a plan to hire a new wave of water cops to stop wasting the water the board will vote on whether to spend 500,000 to hire ten temporary workers to enforce water restrictions in silicon valley. they will check on public complaints of water being wasted . they could eventually write tickets. >> the doubt situation going from bad to worse with the latest figures showing 81 percent in california now in an extreme drought. three months ago it was 68 percent, the first six months of the year were the hottest california has ever recorded with experts saying the dry conditions are driving up temperatures throughout the state. >> bart is cracking down on people who sit, lie down or

sleep on the ground inside stations. this is going in san francisco at powell street station. this is targeting the homeless. bart says this will allow them to evacuate stations faster. those violating the rules could be arrested. bart will ex patch the crackdown through the system. amy hollyfield is at the powell street station with a report at the top of the hour. >> president obama arrives in the bay area today to raise money for democrats and will be coming from seattle. he will hold an event tomorrow at a home of a real estate mogul. tickets were $10,000 a person. the san francisco board of supervisors will vote on there to place a tax on sugary drinks in november. the measure would add two

correct an ounce tax. the city's economists released a report predicting the tax would please residents to cut down on drinking soda by 31 percent. >> and crazy bolts of lightning, mike? >> absolutely the last hour it has dropped 16 bolts of lightning moving from half moon bay through pacifica and daly city and colma and now south san francisco where the rain could be reaching the ground. not a lot but it could reach the ground. there is a dry pocket of air. the lightning is mostly the concern. a storm is moving through alameda and oakland and san leandro and could move up toward piedmont all moving to the northeast at 30 miles per hour. along the marin county coast we have encroachment of showers.

we have more developing upstream which is to the south and that is rolling to the north. our best chance of wet weather over the next couple of hours is around the bay into the north bay and this will shift to the north after the 7:00 hour and temperatures will be in the mid-60's and mid-70's. by 4:00 we are in the upper 60's to upper 70's with the threat raining as the chunk of energy moves into northern california and it will be humid but mostly sunny this afternoon and below average. by 7:00 we have temperatures in the mid-60 to lower 70's with a threat of thunderstorms over for now. >> our producer saw lightning strike over sutro tower so it is out there. >> good morning, everyone, unfortunately we are starting off on a not so happy note with two fatalities. the first is here in santa clara northbound highway 101 at great america parkway we have a

motorcycle fatality that hit a semi truck. we have a couple of areas where this accident is located. it is currently near great america parkway. katie marzullo will bring us the details from the scene. in bay point we have another fatality involving one vehicle. right now bailey road is shut down and it will be for some time until law enforcement does their investigation. 580 and 101 moving along at top speed. >> 4:40. the dream trip turned into a travel nightmare. a local rental rip-off that is ruining vacation before they begin. what you need to know to recollect your family. >> unwanted trend in tech. >> barry bonds in bronze in

could he have a permanent home at at&t

covering san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> we have fast moving thunderstorms and the city on top of daly city and colma will be in san francisco in eight minutes and chinatown at 12 minutes and port richmond in half an hour. get ready for bolts of lightning and rumbles of thunder. san francisco police are seeing an increase in burglaries at technical start-ups. videos like this are letting companies know they are being ripped off. investigators hope someone will recognize the person on camera.

the company believes nothing was taken. police are saying that thieves target the start-ups by blending in the office when employees are at work. >> if you like to shop online for rental vacation homes, scammers are representing homes as theirs and are renting them. >> a gorgeous ocean front home for over $200 a night. it sounds too good to be true but people have been coming to the home anyway. they have wired money ahead of time. >> it is hard for me telling me you cannot rent this. >> stehpanie has been living here three years and repeatedly broken the news that the house is not a vacation rental. ought last family had four kids and it was three dogs and two big trucks pulled up. they were ready to have a vacation. >> santa cruz district attorney says scam artists are posting

bogus ads using photos from real estate sites that have no connection to the address listed in the ad. >> they take the pictures and anyone can do it and say, this is my house and i am renting it. it looks real. >> they have their victims sign rental contracts before they request the payment. >> authorities have not arrested anyone yet. they use fake names and temporary e-mail addresses and never use the phone. authorities say people can avoid being a victim by using a credit card and reputable sites. >> i don't want people to lose their money. they are planning their family vacation. >> a vacation that ended before it began. >> fans of barry bonds are turning to crowd funding to get a bronze stat houston slugger.

some are launching a kick starter page after he was denied entry to the half fame. if they do not reach the goal they will run all of the donations. the giants have not commented on the idea including whether they have put a statue at at&t park. no one will be around anything metal because we have thunderstorms coming through the area. >> and the heaviest rain is not reaching the ground the lightning will. be careful. rumbles of thunder for tuesday and you can see move out of colma and daly city and up into san francisco north of bay shores where the best radar return is right now and the track on this is moving into the heart of san francisco and chinatown is less than ten minutes and point richmond less

than 27 minutes and it will move into downtown san francisco in two or three minutes from now. we have another storm developing but not so impressive over oakland headed through piedmont and lafayette at 18, and walnut creek at 23 and if it holds together, pleasant hill at 28. that not as impressive as what is moving through san francisco. we have scattered showers and possible lightning headed to san rafael and larkspur and mill valley and if it holds together it could reach petaluma and most oh in the next half hour. these are coming in from the south, a chunk of energy rolling along the peninsula and the energy will continue rolling across the north bay headed through the early morning hours until noon and then it will move north of us and the threat will wane in the afternoon. this afternoon, we do not have

thunderstorms in the forecast for the south bay and you may not see any this morning as the storm system is far enough toward the east. temperatures in the upper 70's to mid-80's around los gatos and morgan hill and gilroy and mid-to-upper 70's on the peninsula and with the thunderstorms moving on, it will be humid. mid-to-upper 60's along the coast and 70 in downtown and south san francisco and mid-to-upper 70's through the north bay and the threat of thunderstorms will taper after the lunch hour and we have low-to-mid 70's for the east bay shore and castro valley at 77 and temperatures in the upper 70's to mid-80's through the inland east bay. notice tonight, the little before of moisture is the smaller chunk of energy that will follow the same path as the one this morning so we could wake up to a few more showers tomorrow and probably not the extent of what we are dealing with this morning. seven-day outlook shows two- to four-degrees warmer and the high pressure moves from the desert

southwest to us and look at 80's and 90's on thursday through monday and 70's along the coast. the big story this morning through noon is thunderstorms from the peninsula through the north bay. be prepared. leyla gulen? >> we have 28 bart trains on time. ace train one is two minutes early. in santa clara we have a fail motorcycle accident. someone died. northbound 101 at great america parkway involving a milk that hit the back of a semi truck and we have two lanes blocked. the investigation is underway. katie marzullo is on the scene with more details. another fatality at bay point at leland and it will be a sig-alert until they re-open lanes and i will let you know when that happens. highway four is unaffected and we will let you know when it

re-opens. the bay bridge toll plaza shows traffic is starting to get busy in the far left cash-paying lanes and i will let you know when it loosens up. if you bought fruit at a grocery store lately there is a recall. >> new protection young football players have as they hit the practice field. >> living billboards, a new campaign to stop a growing problem in japan with public drunkenness. >> big thunderstorms are rumbling through the bay

check out the thunderstorm tracking through the heart of san francisco from broadway and fulton to market and van ness moving into the marina district. they have had big drops, up to 16 bolts of lightning in the

last hour. try to wait for it to pass moving to the north at 30 miles per hour. it will not hang around more than a couple of minutes. then it is safe to venture out. more storms to the south. that is coming up. we got video we will show you of the thunderstorms in san francisco. send us your weather photos and video at ureport@kgo-tv.com. you can post them on facebook page or share them with us on twitter twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> a california company is recalling fruits that could be contaminateed at trader joes including peaches and cherries

we also sold at costco and sam's. >> police in denver are investigating one of their own when he pulled over a uber driver and claimed it was illegal. the drive and passenger were pulled over by the officer would said the ride-sharing service was illegal and wrote a speeding limit. it is legal if colorado. denver police opened an internal investigation and apologized to the man. >> we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. >> it is busy. the storm is losing the punch moving through san francisco at van ness and through the marina district. we will show you how it will move over open water and maybe angel island and it could have the richmond and san rafael bridge for a destination in 15

minutes and point richmond at 16 minutes and san pablo in 23 minutes. there is another strong storm moving through half moon bay and it will run the same track as the one that just came through. it is moving at 30 miles per hour. it will be through san bruno at 13 minutes and south san francisco at 15 and daly city in 23 and bayview district is near you in 27 minutes. this is going to be morning to early afternoon event that will set see the thunderstorms roll law as the energy moves to the north. you can see what i am talking about how it is moving from south to north at 30 miles per hour. if you are headed to the game at the coliseum, no worries. it will be partly cloudy and 70 to 66 so muggy.

this is a morning event. is it affecting traffic? >> we do have two deadly accidents. both are cleared. katie marzullo is on the scene northbound 101 in santa clara at great america parkway where a motorcycle hit the back of a semi truck and we are looking at traffic backing up but all lanes are now re-opened. this sig-alert is canceled. this was involving one vehicle blocking off bailey road but all lane now are re-opened. highway four is re-opened. on the golden gate bridge toward the marina district northbound traffic is moving smoothly. >> young football players will have new limits on practice to reduce risk of suffering concussion. this affects players through high school and is in effect

next year restricting we two, 90-minute sessions and the drills are entirely in the off season. california federation says that most high schools follow similar guidelines. >> shame can be a tool. a group that owns self bars in tokyo hope to deter people from drinking too much. this video shows what happens to folks who fall asleep in public after getting drunk. they are turned into human billboards. organizers encourage passerbys to snap pictures and post them on social media saying honor is held in high esteem in japanese we culture and this could shame eminto drinking in moderation. >> or drink with a friend. >> in the south bay, a fatal accident involving a motorcycle and a truck and we have the investigation underway and the impact it could have on the commute. major upgrades for chevron

at the richmond refinery. >> there is a new bart track down and stretching out is no longer allowed. tracking thunderstorms in the bay area right now. meteorologist mike nicco ithe part of us that a littwants to play,on. wants to be mischievous, wants to run free, all you have to do is let it out.

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