seen in other state institutions. still, officials told us when it comes to grass, don't let appearances fool you. it's part of what makes the uc berkeley campus special. the acres and acres of lush trees. in the drought, when brown is the new green, it seems lawns are too healthy. >> we've cut back 50% on the irrigation on campus. >> uc berkeley spokesperson tells us the grass is green despite cut backs in campus water usage over six months. one thing, they only water here at night. >> water use on campus is down 5% to 9% since the governor declared the drought official. it's great. we're working hard to reduce our use more. water use in residence alls is down 30%.

>> it appears other state institutions will be more aggressive. irrigation has been cutoff. and there are signs to explain why the grass looks bad. >> some are doing more than others, certainly. >> heather coolly says some water users are waking up to the seriousness slower than others. >> the governor asked for 20%. some institutions haven't gone that far. >> well, we need to be doing it. frankly there is no excuse. this is a drought. it's a severe drought. we need to step up. >> there is a plan to step up use so six of these lawns have been identified for removal. in berkeley, laura anthony, abc7 news tonight, city crews have now fixed a broken line causing

frustration in a san jose neighborhood. abc7 news to tell us water had been flowing down more than 24 hours and called the city and the water department. telling us inspectors told them it couldn't be fixed because of leaks in other parts of the city. >> i think it will cave in by that time. there are cracks in the street. the whole, underneath is filled up with water. it's just -- water is busting through. it's going to get worse. >> we have good news tonight after our inquiry. they came out today and fixed that broken pipe. if you see water possibly being wasted, let us look into it. send a video or photograph to abc7 news.com >> a call to improve housing and jobs in san francisco's african american community.

it got heated. anger from residents as the sheriff spoke in a news conference today. community leaders gathered to call on mayor ed lee to stop ignoring the plight of people living in the neighborhoods. >> san francisco is one of the most-liberal cities in our great nation how is it black ask brown people suffer so much? we want to see our kids go to college. not to prisons and not to the cemeteriys. i'm tired of burying our young people. >> residents say they've been dealing with poor housing and unsupportive education systems and high unemployment. >> the san jose neighborhood coming together to try to catch a burglar. they think more than one thief may have been casing this area.

>> rica says it took a long time to respond to the 911 call. when he did, she was in for a surprise. >> i just thought there is no burglar unit. and nobody to follow up on it. >> the officer told her all he can do is take the report, and file it. there was a result of the police staffing shortage in san jose the break in happened in the late afternoon, yesterday the burglar or burglars used the small pry bar. they trashed this room, walking into the bedroom, and stole all of her mother's jewelry. >> you know just, you feel violated. your security is gone. >> when her neighbors got wind, they banded together and began an investigation, and found just before the burglary, two women were knocking on doors, asking for donations. one neighbor, kevin tran has cameras outside of the home that

captured one of them at his front door. she left when his mother declined to make a donation. >> usually people ask for donations they're more persistent. >> something else suspicious. cameras caught a sedan driving on the street. driving forward, then backing up. as if the driver was casing out homes. >> there is parking we have here. people are looking for parking. >> tran gave individuvideo to t investigating officer. and adt security systems sent ed chavez over to install cameras he says the business is booming. >> we watch crime reports daily. we know there is upwards of 10, 30 burglaries in a day at times. >> for the new alarm system, he hopes the sense of security will return and hopes the burglar will be caught, and her mother's jewelry, returned.

>> tonight an investigation is underway after a mechanic was found crushed to death in oakland. this is the view. police say it happened at charter pro bus company off 880. first responders say co-workers found the man between two buses around noon. >> all lanes of highway 87 are back open tonight after a garbage truck overturned. it happened before noon, blocking lanes of traffic for hours. according to chp, the driver suffered minor injuries. >> governor brown has dispatched experts from office of emergency services and the california national guard to help with the response to hurricanes iselle and julio. they're going to spend four weeks there. live doppler 7 shows julio on her heels, expected to pass north of the islands by

>> there have been power outages but no major injuries. >> much of the residents got out of hawaii as fast as they could. those lucky enough to get flights. the vacation was cut short by two days. >> we didn't want to take a chance. >> fema's center is up and running. workers have been glued to computers and monitors displaying images of hawaii. half of the people are fema workers the rest representing other entities, including army core, department of energy. all are communicating on the ground to deploy help as needed. >> this state and counties will

get aerial assets in the air and will get people out on the ground. >> despite damage, residents are relieved, hurricane julio is now bearing the worst. the resident says the ground is well saturated. >> there is a lot of rain up there now. >> the big island got the worst right now, farmers there are out navigating roads and assessing damage to crops. in honolulu tourists are on the streets and surfers back in the ocean. and hurricane julio making its approach. spencer christian is live

tonight with an oakland project. >> okay. let's take a look at tropical conditions in hawaii now here is our satellite radar. you can see tropical storm iselle now centered 120 miles south of honolulu. moving west rapidly, lashing the chain of islands with heavy rain, gust eye winds and produced up to 14 inches of rainfall. now, we still have a tropical storm warning in effect foremost of the chain of islands with flash flood watch in effect for the big island, just soaked by heavy rains. we can show where julio is now. category 2 hurricane, winds up to 105 miles per hour. and the good news is that storm is expected to pass north of the islands over the weekend and have only a minimal impact on the islands. it's good news.

now i'm going to turn things over to my colleague, wayne freedman. wayne? no? >> we'll get to wayne in just a moment we have this video from abc7 news sandhya patel. she says the island has been getting hit off and on she's hoping to depart tonight. >> now, all of us here at abc 7 s.been working on the project where spencer is. here is a look at conk corda park. with our partners our parent company disney and nonprofit group kaboom. wayne, what a great day. a wonderful day. it has a chain link fence around it right now the cement hasn't cured kids want to get in there and

play. sign in. get ready to work. this may sound just like it. when is the last time you picked up a wrench? >> it's been a while. yes. >> that is going okay. i know what i'm doing. he does now, as does everyone here. >> this is a once in a lifetime experience. >> it's not unlike one of the farm raises. in this case, a playground. alec stack houseworks for a nonprofit taking best ideas of local kids, parents, and helps them build playgrounds around the country. our corporate parent walt disney

company partnered with employees and local volunteers to create almost 50 such playgrounds. >> there is an old playground falling apart. we will make a difference. >> does the phrase "all thumbs" come to mind? here is the proof. after six hours of compressed sweat equity, final product. a playground designed by the people, for the people and tell us a neighborhood game changer in the most literal sense. by the way. you know that time lapse shot? they weren't really moving that fast. that is the camera speeding up. just wanted to clarify that. there were 200 people that built

this in six hours. that is 1200 man hours in a compressed space, and time. wayne freedman abc7 news. >> thank you. a lot of fun, we're glad to do it. >> what a great day. >> everybody got work done. >> yes. >> still ahead tonight, the music festival attracting some big name acts to the bay area this weekend. some of its only in san francisco features. >> where will tesla decide to put a battery factory? >> and tonight, how your active life style could contribute to memory loss. >> coming up, a unique product test. i'm michael

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crowds are gathering for outside lands this weekend. music, food, fun, a field that is san francisco. abc7 news joins us live to explain. hi, jonathan. >> hi there. you can see there are 65,000 people. each day the about half of the people are turning outcoming from out of town and will be getting a taste of san francisco, the food and the fog. musical acts are one of a kind.

sometimes, fans come in pairs. >> tell me your names >> molly. >> and molly. >> they know how to deal with the crush of people. >> just push. you just have to push, excuse me. push up there. >> i agree. yes. >> now with its seventh year, it's become a tradition. >> i have seen every single one. >> everyone. >> my wife has been to the last three? >> four. >> yes. >> three. >> yes. >> did you make her do that? >> oh, yeah. >> many artists are known the world over, the festival is san francisco. look at the food. >> we really set the barre for having restaurants and food that wasn't just average food. >> best damn cheeseburger. >> is it the best damn cheeseburger? >> yes. it's all right. >> you can pay for anything

using your phone. >> how? >> there is an app for that. if you run out of juice, you can pay for electricity to charge back up. but there is no paying for water. >> you buy one bottle, it's $eight. nicer to have free water available. >> what can be more than this crazy weather? >> spring layers. makeup your minds. >> sun just came out. you don't know from minute to minute what is going to happen. >> a different kind of warmth. >> i just love live music. always have. >> and you can see that the energy is still intensifying behind me and will only continue tonight. kanye west takes the stage. tonight, a slew of bands you may know, and sunday, in the evening, the killers will wrap it up.

100 bands to go. you can see the weather seems to be holding up just fine. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> it's a great line up. u.s. postal service slows outside lands festival the new janis joplin stamp is out. it's designed to look like an album cover. she lived in the area in 1960s. also, san jose jazz summer fest kicks off tonight. this is the grammy-winning pacific mambo orchestra. musicians will play around downtown san jose. organizers say they put together their best yet.

>> because it's, we're getting ready for the new age. this festival is the most latin festal in the united states with over 25 acts, but another 75 playing all kinds of straight ahead, big band blues and our jazz beyond stage. we're premiering young artists. >> the festival runs through sunday. >> a great time, what we had to do this afternoon. >> a great day in oakland. spencer christian is standing by live. spencer? >> yes. we did have a great time today. our abc 7 team with community volunteers building this playground you can see behind me. i want to bring a guest now. he played an instrumental role in this. this is, oh, my gosh, sondra alexander. executive director. tell me what role your agency

played. >> well, we worked with the counsel members to make sure kids would have a safe, wonderful place to play, every day >> how do you like what you see? when we started there is nothing there. >> it was flat ground and i love it. when you look at that all you can do is feel joy, happy. now we have somewhere safe, wonderful for the kids. >> it's so important. >> it is. >> a safe place for kids to grow, to have fun. >> it is. >> and healthy initiatives now. >> yes. >> so we can get kids out. >> awesome. >> they can feel good about it. >> we're feeling good about it. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. thank you very much. >> thank you for being a part of it. now, let's talk about the weather sunny skies around the bay area. patches of fog near the coast. that is just about all we have.

looking from our roof top camera, we'll see coastal fog during the nights and mornings ahead. sunny afternoons and may be drizzly spots sunday morning. a couple weak swirls may push moisture here to bring us some drizzly spots over the weekend. but no significant affect other than that over the weekend. and into sunday morning. shows mainly along peninsula coastline. we'll get back to normal pattern. looking for fog at the coast tonight and perhaps locally beyond the coast. low temperatures mid to upper 50s. milder or warm in the east bay.

look for another sunny, mild to warm day. just a lovely weekend starting with tomorrow. sunny over the bay. high temperatures will range from mid-60s at the coast. certainly no extreme heat this weekend and the accu-weather forecast shows this pattern just continuing into the end of next week. drizzle and systems could produce lingering clouds for monday morning to saturday, through tuesday, highs into upper 80s. 60s on the coast. a little bit of a warm up. low 80s around the bay and upper 60s to near 70s on the coast.

yes. fun day out there. >> a partnership. >> yes. it's for cleaning up

a state lawmaker hoping to get a company to build a battery factory in california. senator ted gains delivered a golden shovel to tesla

headquarters he wants the company to break ground in our state. he teamed up with democrat darrell steinberg on a bill to give building and hiring incentives. >> we have a history, a record z have been there to help in the past and are here to help again. and california has an unemployment rate that is 1% higher than the rest of the nation. we're hoping this would be a good first step for additional employment in california >> gains think tesla will pick the site soon. california is among four other states in the running the giga factory battery plant is expected to create 6500 new jobs. >> us us and asian environmental leaders locked a landmark partnership today and announced the city's clean air part summernership in san francisco under the program, u.s. cities will mentor asian cities to help

change infrastructure and create law that's help fight pollution. organizers hope it will make for safer, and healthier cities. >> air pollution is no longer the issue we think about every day. but that is not true in asian cities. in asian cities, air pollution faces citizens every day. it's that challenge we've come here to address. >> asian cities can receive financial incentives for reducing air pollution >> there is more still to come. just ahead, u.s. air strikes in iraq, humanitarian flights against militant rebels closing in. >> a pakistani teenager inspiring the world with her courage. >> some of the 49er faithful get

a look inside levis stadium. stay with us.

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>> iraq's military says it's taken out 45 members of isis as the u.s. begins it's own air strikes on targets in iraq, hoping to stop advance of isis and keep 150 american diplomats there safe. >> when lives at risk we'll take action. >> with that, the u.s. began air strikes in iraq. u.s. war planes dropped 500 pound bombs and targets belonging to isis trying to create a sunny islamic state the president says he's trying to protect americans in a war zone one former state department official says u.s. joining the fight will do more tharm than good. >> i'm afraid by bombing sunnies

we're reenforcing that narrative. >> a retired colonel says the u.s. needs an end game. >> isis is more artillery replacements. militants have been given a choice, convert to islam, or die. the people are trapped in mountains, attempting to flee and that hundreds of children died in the intense summer heat. >> reaction now from california's two senators. democrat barbara boxer saying quote, i fully support the president's decision to act against these bar baric terrorists. and this from senator feinstein.

i believe we confront them now or be forced to deal with a stronger enemy in the future. >> a familiar face visited face book today sh providing this video of a peace activist that joined facebook's cheryl sandberg for a live digital forum. she's crusaded for the rights of girls to attend school in her region of pakistan, surviving a gunshot wound to the head. >> the death of james brady has been ruled a homicide the medical examiner says the death was caused by injuries received after being shot 33 years ago during a botched assassination attempt against president reagan. brady survived but partially paralyzed the asassin was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the

attempt. >> 11 eyes stadium celebrated another first today whf 49ers new home opened for public tours. 49ers tours are sold fought for the weekend. stadium tours feature a visit to team museum, and it costs $25 for adults. >> that looks slick. iet does. >> memory loss does not just happen to older folks anymore. >> tonight how a young active life style can be a factor.

>> we think of memory loss as something that happens to older people. >> rechers say a growing number of young people are resulting in memory slips as well. >> technology helps 26-year-old anya get around. it also helps her stay organized, plan projects and stay in touch. but all of the technology can make it difficult to focus. >> like for getting my keys in

the office. i've done that before. i'll walk out like no. i can't believe i left my keys. >> he experts say she's part of a group of young people getting from yous traltsed trying to remember small, but important things >> we're all tweeting, texting. ims. not paying attention. one of the reasons we don't remember is we're distracted. >> ucla researchers coined the phrase for what anya suffers from. severe information overload. in a new study finds this with poor life style factors are hurting memories of young people. >> it's never too early to start living a healthy brain life style the sooner you get into it, the easier it will be to continue it and the longer you live healthy, the better it is for your brain. >> dr. gary small and his colleagues at ucla longevity summer surveyed 18,000 people about their memory and life style. they found depression, inactivity, lower education levels, obesity, diabetes and

high blood pressure all led to memory complaints. mild cognitive impavement increases risk for alzheimer's disease. doctors say you're never too young to have a healthy brain life style. >> spend time off line. not over do it. try to connect with people face-to-face once in a while. it will be great for your brain and great for your life. >> stress can play a role in memory issues researchers say unplugging at regular intervals can relieve tension. >> we do too much. >> we do. >> coming up a feature at outside lands this year. >> just relief you

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often overlooked but essential element. it's key. it gets ugly, quick. >> this is a product test only on 7. let's be honest. port o potties can be disgusting. especially a problem for women trying to avoid the seat. well, there is an alternative. these are just some of the more than 750 port o potties awaiting concert goers this weekend at outside lands. it's almost a fact of life using a port o potty can be unpleasant. but the folks at outside lands vow they're doing what they can to keep the johns clean. >> and they recommend first year we had them they recommend a certain number of cleanings we said double that. >> they do not have a good reputation. as we found outstanding outside of one in a san francisco construction site.

>> don't go in there. >> take cover. >> sarah is founder of the san francisco start up stand up. for new product allowing women to avoid any contact by letting them stand up the entire time. >> you can see it's a really small cute triangle. it's directs urine in the toilet. you pit it in the body. >> we showed stand up to women, we stopped on the street and asked if they'd use it. >> it's like a standing pee thing. >> yes. >> got it. >> yes boy use this. >> yes. i don't think so. >> no. no. >> others were more add convenient twus and gave us feed back after giving it a try. >> it worked i figured it out.

it worked pretty good. you can do it standing up. >> a six pack sells for $six a $36 for $30 we have information if you so wish on our web site. just go to abc7 nuts.com and click on sections tab, select 7 on your side. and don't forget the link on contact 7 on your side. >> never seen anything like it >>. thank you >> spencer was a hit hit in oakland. abc7 doing more hula hooping.

>> behind me, you can see this wonderful playground. and that is a wonderful effort here. all of our team members and we're pleased with our efforts. a beautiful evening here. you can see sunny skies and here in the bay area, another lovely day. sunny skies, highs at the coast to upper 80s inland. that is good news for folks

weather for the weekend, low clouds night and morning hours. cool, temperatures temperatures in the 60s. thank you, spencer. >> all right time to turn to that is unbelievable. >> if it wasn't his back it was his blade. sports is coming up next.

good evening, rory mcelroy has been leading going into the weekend he won british open three weeks ago. a win at pga championship and he will complete the career grand slam he began a shot off league close was a birdie putt.

tiger woods pulse a tee shot on seven. look at him here in pain. his back still a problem. second shot from the mud. 74 over six. jason day rounded day at minus eight. ricky fowler might make it three in a row. phil mickelson rolls it in. four under 67. jim furyk closed with a birdie on 18. former warriors greats were inducted into basketball hall of fame tonight in springfield, massachusetts. richmond part of the exciting run. too bad he ended up having to carry a weak franchise for

years. mitch thanked his family for their support. >> my grandmother never missed my games i never held it against her her favorite player was larry byrd. thanks larry. >> grandma. the 49ers showed they need a lot of work after last night's loss. and in kind of an unusual twist, niners and ravens will be facing each other, three joint practices starting tomorrow. collin kaper in this case says the next few days will be getting ready for the regular season. >> you start picking up your own team so it's different. i know how players play, how

they're going to react to things and getting into practice will help with that. matt shaub three of 21 yards. vikings leading 3-0. giants and royals, hunter pens. top of the first, high, deep, aloha. giants tieing it in the third. and right now, 2, 2, game in the fifth. speaking of a's very, very good team. catcher steven bolt showcasing his skills. >> got to thank on rosie for

that shirt. watch your mouth when talking about nick putzo. >> got it. >> no shot. >> i get paid to do one thing. officiate. there is no doubt i don't care what game situation is. that is a rule book going to be followed to a tee. i don't care who you are. >> he's hilarious. abc7 sports, his wife is a high school basketball coach. that is where he gets it. >> thank you. >> join me tonight at computer chip being mistaken for a human. >> 200,000 people expected at outside lands and what police are dealing with already. >> finally tonight, thoughts

about what really matters many of us had a chance to do something that will stick with us for some time. abc7 employees teams up with our parent company, disney, and a nonprofit called ka boom to build a brand new playground many good people came together to construct a playground and will give children a nice play to play. before i hurt my arm, there is more we can do to lend a land. neighborhoods need a decent playground. it's a drop in the bucket. volunteerism can change the world. imagine what could change if we donated a few hours per month to teach someone to read, deliver food to the elderly.

what matters is that we remember there is more to be done and resolved to do our heart. let me know what you think. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news. i'm cover continues on abc7 news bay area. >> we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00. hey ca sure... you bet! that's our new interactive speaker wall. 'sup? thinks it's a speak-ing wall. this can even dim your lights. your 3-d-printed girlfriend will love that. real mature. there you go. a laser drone for cats. i wish i had lasers. i don't. pew pew pew... the new radioshack is finally here. the store of your past is now the store of your future. come see one of our remodeled stores and get a free portable power charger with a $15 purchase.

this is the "jeopardy!" teachers tournament. for the deciding game, here are the three finalists -- a fourth-grade math teacher from richardson, texas... a seventh-grade social-studies teacher from martinez, georgia... and a high-school social-studies teacher from anchorage, alaska... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. and welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to what johnny just mentioned is the deciding game in this year's teachers tournament. now, i'm going to say something as a bit of encouragement to you, becky,

and i've said this when the situation applies throughout the years, and that is that a player who is in a distant third position on the first day quite often comes back on day two to win it all. ladies and gentlemen, you can see the scores. we're going to get rid of them now. we will remember them and add them to today's total to determine our champion. good luck. here comes the jeopardy! round. and these are the categories. alex: and you also need a password, don't you? mary beth, start. korean war for $200, please. john. who is truman? yeah. password for $200.