the problems. >> we have been watching this all morning and we have live pictures to show you. this is from a night vision camera. the photographer can show you exactly how recarous the -- precarious this situation is. tropical storm is knocking trees and branches. crews can get to the site to restore -- cannot. the winds are so strong the rain is coming down horizontally. they could be destructive winds. >> roof damage and older homes will have structural issues. flying debris is a problem. >> this is the beginning stage

in the first quarter. be sensible. stay calm. >> most of people are heeding the warnings. many are crowding into hurricane shelters. shop owners boarded up businesses and used sandbags to keep out the rain. it is too soon to tell if it will do any good. >> the hawaii-bound travels in the bay area are on edge, with some canceling their vacations and others rebacked for other destination. flights in and out of hawaii airport were experiencing only delays of 15 minutes or less. we will go to sfo for what our reporter is seeing. >> a robot createed by sunnyvale-based company is live

tweeting the storm in the waters off the coast of hawaii. the hurricane is showing approaching the island. you can follow our wave glider at abc7news.com. our coverage continues on twitter twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> president obama is authorizing airstrikes against the militant group in northern iraq to prevent them from advancing and harming thousands of refugees trapped by the militants. >> the military is back in action in iraq. >> america is coming to help. >> president obama is authorizing military airdrop to help thousands of iraqi civilians surrounded on a mountain top. 10,000 people, religious minorities are trapped in

blistering heat without food or water. 20 children have died. >> we cannot turn a blind eye. we can act to put an end to an act of genocide. >> three air force cargo jets escorted by if-18 dropped thousand of gallons of water and meals ready to eat. >> the threat means our crews are in danger. >> the terrorists are taking control of iraq and have surface-to-air missiles and other firepower threatening to take control of the electric dam and are closing in on the northern city that is so critical. key american outposts are in the capital. >> our military will take targeted strikes again terrorist convoys if they move to the city. >> commanders have a green light. >> we are opening another

chapter on a book the white house hoped to have closed. >> the last troops pulled out in december of 2011. president obama will not plan on sending combat troops back in. >> san jose neighbors are frustrated because an under ground water pipe is broken. >> a man called us to say hundreds of gallons of water have been flowing down the street for 24 hours. robert called the city and water department and the inspectors came and said it will not be fixed until next week because they have water leaks all over. >> it will cave in. there are tracks. under the street is filled with water. the water is busting through wherever it is weak. it will be worse.

>> he says the inspect reports say they will not know how much damage there is until they get underneath. we called the city and hope to hear back from them. >> the serial stowaway is in custody again in los angeles for sneaking back into l.a.x. police arrested the 62-year-old marilyn hartman yesterday. the day before, a judge order her to stay away from the airport unless she had a ticket. police arrested her on mod when -- on monday when she u.n. pack security and flew to los angeles without a ticket. she wander through three terminals trying to sneak on another flight. she could be evaluated for signs of a mental illness. >> a san francisco man is in custody again on charms --

charges he stole mail and used it to scam elderly people. he is charged with mail fraud and identity fraud and elder abuses and faces 60 counts of theft and fraud. bail is $500,000. >> 2,600 south bay kids can pick out a backpack for the school year. families lined up to register for sacred heart community services back a pack campaign filled with $7235 -- 75 school supplies. the kids can slop for the perfect backpack. the goal is to make sure they have the right tools for school on the first day of school. >> 200,000 people expected at the outside lands music festival starting today in golden gate

park. fans will see more bands, more sames and more local food and drink tents. the concert sold out in one day. the combination food and music and art is a celebration of bay area culture. parking is restricted near golden gate park today through sunday. today, it will be exciting at abc7 news. >> we are building a dream lay ground for children in east oakland teaming up with disney and kaboom and local residents to build a new play ground. you can see volunteers unloading the lay equipment to be installed today at concordia park. it will take six hours to build. >> the park is by a middle school at 62nd. the entire time will be this all

day. we bring you progress reports. >> i thought the weather forecast? >> you will be there, leyla gulen will be there, you are doing the ribbon-cutting ceremony. congratulations. the forecast shows 59 degrees at 8:00. clouds. sunshine and mid-60's by 11 o'clock. 71 at 3:00. ribbon cutting is 2:30 and it will be sunny. here is the latest look at radar you can see how the storm while it is hitting the big island thunderstorms are where we are seeing the furthest reach of iselle. flash flood warnings for northeast side of the big island and lurk warning for the entire warning but the winds are down

to 60 miles per hour and it will be downgraded to tropical storm wanting. we have spinning twin storms. iselle is dropping down to 60 miles per hour but julio is 120 miles per hour a major hurricane, category three. it will stay south putting the islands in the northeast quadrant with rain and wind and flooding and we are hoping that julio will travel to the north and only bring wind and rough surf. >> in in the area, are cooler. we were toll out at 60's at the coast, 70's at the bay and 80's inland. the bay bridge toll plaza shows friday lite with a

beautiful ride from emeryville to san francisco at only seven minutes. outside lands is where it is, the golden gate park and muni will re-route some of the bus lines. be prepared. look at schedule. see if it affects you. tracy to dublin westbound 25 minutes and antioch to concord 25 minutes. eric and kristen? another big day for the 49ers and levi stadium and how you can score free tickets. >> an extraordinary road trip ends in the bay area, a man's journey to learn about america, one family at a time. showing the embarcadero with a new way to keep you updated,

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covering fremont, palo alto, north bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. 30 and 30, a campaign you may have seen on social media, a man's journey that took him across country to learn about 30 american families in 30 days ending in the bay area last night. >> i am from india. i am driving from morning to california to meet 30 american families and hear their stories. >> that is the opening line on the "30 in 30" campaign.

>> he is making a documentary. this is the route: each day he stopped in a new place and start talking. >> nice to meet you. >> this is the final stop, berkeley. he is staying here, as well. >> i am looking forward to talking to him and finding out things about his way of life. >> this was through a referral and he use as website www. www.couchsurfing.organd you can meet someone on street or knock on the door. >> has anyone said no? >> not really. >> many stories and pictures and moments followed and he stayed with cowboys and lgbt family and a lunch father.

>> it has taken me unconditioning of my old baggage to accept and celebrate another form of family. >> as he walked across the golden gate bridge he realized how much he learned about how much he learned about americans in such a short time 4:45. the 49ers hold the first official public sources of levi stadium with advance tickets sold out. the 49ers say only limited daylights and times are available. the 49ers museum opens to the public. tickets are available all weekend. it features 11 gallery and exhibit spaces. what goes well with football? popcorn. popcorn. the 49ers cheerleaders will treat fans to popcorn in san

francisco at three locations. at noon they will an the ferry building, embarcadero and union center including bacon popcorn. 15 fans will find golden tickets in inside with pairs of tickets to the first pre-season game at levi stadium. jim harbaugh opened flow season in baltimore orioles against his brother, theory veterans. kaepernick played only one series and other starters did not play and the ravens rolled 23-3 victory the first time the two teams faced since super bowl 48. the 49ers are practicing against the ravens saturday through monday. >> you were not thinking popcorn

with beer but i am thinking bother and batts >> we will have good weather and hopefully you can be i didn't the bacon-favored >> i would eat that at 5:00 in the morning. >> totally. >> you can see the flag unfurled on the ferry building with a nice wind blowing out. i have drive were the same rut to work for eight years and my car down shifts at the tunnel but when it blows like this it down shifts early so i few there was a stiff sea breeze at miles per hour. so far there is no fog just low clouds encroaching on

visibility. the ferry building is the backdrop and breezy north of the bay bridge and temperatures are close to average and clouds at night with drizzle possible at the coast and through the extended period temperatures will fluctuate so if you are waiting for steady weather that has been all over the place it could be the week for you. notice by 10:00, an hour earlier , we see the sunshine and sun developing from north to south and we will have temperatures upper 70's to low 80's and peninsula, upper 60's and not the greatest for pool weather. home 60's along the coast and upper 60's in south san francisco and mid-80's through the north bay valley and the east bay shore, low-to-mid 70's and nearly 90 degrees in the

east bay valley. we drop a couple of degrees tomorrow. drop a couple more on monday and gain it back on tuesday and hold steady through thursday. leyla gulen? mass transit shows bart on time. ace train one is on time. no delays. you can look at the map and see how green everything is. we are running at top speed with no delays. as we go from tracy to castro valley it is only 36 minutes. it is friday lite. eastbound direction you may run into construction. eastbound a 80 between greenville road and airbase boulevard, that is an area with

a couple of lanes blocked coming you, if you are confused how often, how long, and the best way to brush your teeth, you are not alone. even dentists do not agree. this video is raising neighborhood concerns. we have a new way to keep you in the know, the new abc7 news now with cameras up during the commercial break and on the corner that is resort area in hawaii preparing for iselle to hit and moving closer. we will keep an eye on that we will keep an eye on that during the

a video posted online could give ammunition to neighbors complaining about a san complaining about a san francisco skate park.

the fence hitting a car at the skate park under the central freeway. neighbors have been pressuring the city to raise the height of the fence because skaters have been jumping it to use it after hours. officials say they are considering a change. now the latest on the weather. mike? we will start with the twins and the a's at 66 at 7:05 and dropping to 62. if you are up to the sonoma county fair a couple more days. it ends on august 10. it will be warm and in the 80's in the afternoon and back in the 70's by 7:00 and cool in the evening. back into the 60's. outside lands music festival at golden gate park it will be low 60's to start, clouds, and

partly cloudy and mid-60's through the afternoon hours and low 60's in the evening. guess what will happen in the sierra in scattered thunderstorms, 80 at lake tahoe and 90 in yosemite. good morning, as we go to the san mateo bridge you can see isolated conditions away from hayward to foster city and it is nine americans to cross the water and the rest of the bay area is clear, dumbarton to the south with in delays and the richmond-san rafael is checking in fine. from pleasant hill to walnut creek through 680 is 24 minutes and orinda to lafayette, no delays. a clear drive. we hear the 9-1-1 calls from a concert so loud people could hear it across super bowl. tuesday, beyonce and jay-z took the stage at at&t park.

it was noisey. people from portrero hills could hear the music and calls were flooding in to the 9-1-1 dispatchers. >> sounds like someone is testing out the loudspeakers with the music blasting. >> is it from at&t park? >> at&t park? no. >> a concert, the beyonce and jay-z concert? >> is that what it is? really? >> the second show on wednesday was quieter staying in the presidential speech at the st. regis and me conference shared this photo of her husband carrying their daughter to a private jet leaving the city. she wrote "thank you, san francisco, your city is beautiful." >> more mellow sounds tonight with the summer jazz festival, the downtown area will feature

12 stages each with a different act. this is the 25th straight year of the jazz festival can music at 6:00 and through the week end. performers will be at the park and cafe stritch. >> the senate bill passed a extending the ban on products made from alligators and crocodiles. lawmakers passed a temporary exemption in 2006 after resurgence in louisiana and florida. the humane set of the united states opposes the bill saying all 23 species of large crocodiles and alligators have been exploited. >> if you cannot figure out the reason way to brush your teeth, you are not alone. dentists can not agree. analysis of journals fine recommendations vary. some say two minutes.

others say three minutes. some say device a day. others say three times. others say three times. some say pressure the recommendations need to be stream lined to prevent confusion. >> tracking iselle, hawaii is feeling the exact of the first of two major storms sweeping across the islands. there is an exact on the travel plans. >> a grandmother bound with duct tape with her granddaughter at her side in a home invasion. >> this is the bay bridge toll plaza with traffic moving well. it is the abc7 news now live traffic and weather during the entire break.

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