the bay area is bracing for yet another day of triple-digit heat and some people are finding ways to cool off already heading for the water, for example. but the health warnings remain. stay hydrated so you can avoid heatstroke. >> good morning. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. the rising temperatures make a lot of people want to go to the beach. santa cruz is already getting crowded. >> heading live to the east bay, it won't be as hot today inland. but it could feel hotter. let's get to meteorologist

drew for the story. >> it's harder to cool off in this weather and thus it may feel warmer today than yesterday. nonetheless, it's 93 right now in livermore. 87 in san ramon. 86 in fairfield and 85 in san jose. future temperatures show you by 1:00, 97 in antioch. 90 in napa and petaluma. for that reason a heat advisory in effect until 9:00 tonight for all areas shaded in orange. that means there is the increase for a risk of heat-related illness. coming up, we'll talk about cooler air making its way into the bay area and preview the holiday forecast when i have your full forecast in a few minutes. with another scorcher on tap communities expected to get hot are taking action to keep people and pets safe. matt keller is live at the

camden community center in san jose. tough day for outdoor activities. >> reporter: yes, it is. we've got a lot of kids' programs here outside. and you can see that they're doing some type of science experiment. but they're not staying outside for very long. everyone's keeping a close eye on their loved ones, little ones and pets as temperatures soar. working out at the crack of dawn takes discipline. or you could hire a large mus muscular man named bruno to yell at you. at the campbell community center, dozens of people started exercising early while temperatures were still in the mid-60s. >> you don't sweat as much. but it's not showing right now. >> reporter: health experts say heat-related illness and dehydration are real concerns as a heat advisory is in effect until 9:00 tonight. >> you come in the middle of the day when it's hot, it drains you. >> reporter: the dog days of summer can be a big problem for your pets.

a couple of dogs a week suffer from heat stress or stroke. symptoms are excessive panting, desire for water and unwillingness to continue on their walks. >> and you might see vomiting or diarrhea and then collapse and unresponsiveness. generally by that point they're on their way to the hospital. >> reporter: if you start to see the symptoms of heat stress take them out of the heat, wet them with tepid water and give them plenty of water to drink. >> i'm making sure there's tons of shade and tons of water. and make sure they're not moving around too much. the temperature on the sign here at the community center says 89 degrees. just turned to 90 degrees in the last five seconds here. there's a public pool here that opens up at 1:30 this afternoon. matt keller, abc 7 news. the state agency that controls california's power supply declared another state-wide alert for the heat.

residents are being asked to cut back on electric use between 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. pg&e is also urging customers to reduce energy use during that time when air conditioners drive high energy use. yesterday was the first time cal iso issued a flex alert in two years. track the high temperatures where you are anytime with the abc 7 weather app. get it for free from apple's app store or google play. we have more information at abc7news.com/apps. breaking news right now in hayward, a private plane landed at hayward airport a short time ago with no landing gear. we were over the scene moments after it landed. we just got an update from the faa which tells us the pilot was the only person on board and was not injured. according to flightaware.com the plane is registered to an architect in

architect. caltrain service is slowly getting back on track. a southbound train fatally struck an adult female this morning the 14th fatality on the tracks this year. trains are single track in the area. delays may be as much as 40 minutes. commuters all across the bay area can expect to pay more to get around starting today. abc 7's janet o joins us with the story. janet? >> reporter: cheryl from toll increases to fare hike, it's affecting a lot of commuters today. we're here where people can catch the muni or the cable cars. they're seeing some of the steepest increases but commuters we talked to say it's a small price to get around. >> it's world famous. >> reporter: elijah mitchell doesn't mind paying $7 for a cable car ride. he says it's a fun way to get to work. >> i'm from louisiana. so every time i think about the

cable car, i think about the rice-a-roni commercials. i always wanted to live here because of that. >> reporter: other hikes taking place include the muni. riders will pay more as well as those with monthly passes. michelle mcwilliams fears the price hike will be too much for those barely getting by. >> it's hard on a lot of people. it's already so expensive for the regular prices. i don't know how people do it. i'm lucky to have my boss who pays for my travel. >> reporter: still most commuters we talk to say paying more for public transportation is worth it considering the alternative. >> i used to have to drive to work, to san francisco, an hour, hour and a half. now it's -- on the ferry, it's 35 minutes, 40 minutes. to get to marin. it's fabulous. >> reporter: golden gate transit increased ferry prices from salt

to and larksburg by cents. drivers are now paying 25 cents more to drive across the golden gate bridge and will continue to do so every year until 2018. >> this toll increase will raise about $138 million which pretty much wipes out the budget shortfall that we had in the past. >> reporter: the reason for the fare hikes, as you just heard from one transportation official, is to offset the rise in capital and operating costs. for a complete list of all the fare hikes go to abc7news.com. reporting live in san francisco, janet o, abc 7 news. happening now former state senator leeland ye ise is back in court. his trial was set for later this month but the judge scheduled a change of plea hearing that

began just minutes ago at 11:00. legal experts say it indicates he's reached a plea deal with prosecutors. yee is accused of accepting bribes in return for work to help what ended up being a phony business set up by the fbi. we are learning more this morning about yet another historic black church destroyed by a fire. the mt. zion ame in south carolina was once torched by members of the kkk. abc news reporter marcie gonzalez has more. >> reporter: the flames ripping through this historic black church last night bringing federal investigators to rural south carolina. looking into whether nature or hatred could be to blame. law enforcement sources telling abc news that for now it appears the fire was not deliberately set. it may have been caused by lightning. >> we haven't ruled anything in or anything out at this point. >> reporter: mt. zion ame church in greeleyville is now the seventh black church to burn since the deadly shooting at charleston's emanuel ame church

two weeks ago. >> this church on briarcreek road is on fire. >> reporter: that church fire in charlotte, north carolina, ruled an arson. >> just seeing the flames up in the air had me terrified. >> reporter: the same in macon, georgia. >> if someone set them we want to find this. >> reporter: back at mt. zion parishioners praying through the night this was not a repeat of history. the church burned to the ground 20 years ago by two members of the ku klux klan. >> i will do everything i can to prosecute those responsible. >> reporter: president bill clinton there a year later when it was rebuilt, that very building now gone, too. >> we were resilient then. we will be resilient now. >> reporter: investigators say it could be at least a week before they know what caused this fire. marci gonzalez, abc news new york. obama announced the u.s. and cuba are reopening their

embassies after more than 50 years. >> this is a historic step forward in our efforts to normalize relations with the cuban government and people. and begin a new chapter with our neighbors in the americas. the progress that we mark today is yet another demonstration that we don't have to be imprisoned by the past. when something isn't working, we can and will change. >> cuba says relations will officially be re-established on july 20th. havana will also open its washington, d.c. embassy that day. a date for the ceremony opening of the u.s. embassy in cuba has not yet been determined. san francisco supervisor scott weiner is running for a state senate seat. he made the announcement this morning. he has endorsements from the state attorney general and gavin newsom. no other candidates have announced yet. the election is still a year and a half away. there is speculation that jane kim and tom omiyano may jump

into the race. 6.5 million part-time workers will be given extra sick days. all smarts manufactured from today on must have a kill switch that you can use if it's lost or stolen. starting today, mountain view's minimum wage goes up to $10.30 an hour. the increase was approved by the city council back in october with a goal to hit $15 an hour by 2018. the rate includes an annual adjustment for inflation every january. still to come, scandal in the sky, how this selfie landed two

two argentinean commercial pilots are out of a job after letting a playboy model come into the cockpit. aviation expert doubts anything like this would ever happen in the u.s. >> she should have never been in the cockpit in the first place. stupid to be taking selfies. the level of professionalism in u.s. pilots is so far beyond this, it's highly unlikely something like this would happen in the u.s. >> the argentinean airline says

criminal charges will be filed now against the trio. southwest airlines ishas announced it will begin nonstop service between sfo and burbank in january. the new route with three flights a day, sunday through friday and two on sad is southwest's first since 2011. southwest is the largest domestic airline in the country based on passenger count. another hot afternoon ahead. meteorologist drew tuma is in for mike and has your forecast next. and why a group of girl scouts refused to accept a $100,000 donation and how that move actually paid off. plus, policy change at the white house. what you'll now be able to do if

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another triple-digit day. >> looks okay here in san francisco. but i expect that to change everywhere. >> stay hydrated today. if you have to be outside, find shade and use that sunscreen because this time of the year, you can burn in less than 15 minutes. live doppler 7 hd right now quiet picture. not tracking any moisture. that's not the story today. certainly it's the heat and the heat is on the rise. live exploratorium camera showing you this refreshing picture at the bay. 66 in san francisco. 72 in oakland. mountain view, 78. san jose, 85. 82 in morgan hill. half moon bay at 59 degrees. east bay hills camera showing you this is the spot where it's really going to get very warm. the inland valleys will reach

the century mark or just a few degrees over. 82 in santa rosa. napa, 75. 81, petaluma. 86 in fairfield. concord at 87. and livermore is one of the warmest spots even before the lunchtime hour checking in at 93 degrees. if you are headed out to o.co coliseum, it's comfortable at the start. but remember with this sunshine, wear the baseball caps and the sunglasses and the sunscreen. highs today, 92, san jose. 89 sunnyvale. 92, cupertino. along the peninsula, 83 in san mateo. 88 in menlo park. 65 for daly city. north bay, 107 lakeport. 94, napa. 89, vallejo. east bay, oakland warm at 80. richmond, 81. fremont hot at 90 degrees. 91 castro valley. inland, look at this, back to the triple digits. 101, concord.

105, brentwood. 101, the high in antioch. relief from the heat is on the way starting tomorrow. thursday afternoon, we do not have triple digits. the warmest spots are in the 90s and even into friday still a cooling pattern prevails. as we prove the all-important holiday weekend forecast saturday july 4th we're not seeing any intense heat. comfortable in terms of july standards and we'll see plenty hoff sunshine for much of the weekend. overnight tonight, mainly clear sky. a little bit of fog along the coast. it's going to be another warm night across the region. upper 50s to upper 60s is what we'll bottom out at. seven-day forecast hot today but today is the peak of the heat. the heat eases on thursday. the cooling continues into friday. we're looking fine for the fourth. as we take a look at the second half of the seven-day forecast, not intense heat. just get through today and

cooler air will prevail by the weekend. >> drew, thank you so much. breaking news now. live over the scene of a fatal traffic accident at the san jose international airport. the fire department tells us the accident involves a vehicle. it happened around 10:30 this morning near terminal b. >> not a lot of traffic right now. the investigation is going on. police vehicles right there. we'll continue to follow this breaking news for you on twitter. and also on our website, abc7news.com. traffic flight operations do not seem to be affected there at san jose mineta airport. moving on to something else a little bit different you'll now be able to share your white house tour with all your friends on social media. >> if you've been on a white house tour, you may have seen this sign. well, not anymore. >> that's a great way to announce it. that was michelle obama herself announcing on twitter the

longstanding ban is ending as of today. guests can now use their phone cameras and their small still cameras. flash photography, live streaming and selfie sticks, though, are still prohibited. >> don't try to photo bomb the president. girl scouts in washington state have returned a $100,000 donation after the money came with some unacceptable demands. the donor requested the girl scouts of western washington not use the money to support transgender girls. the girl scouts sent the money back and started an online campaign using the hashtag for every girl. in a little more than one day they've already raised more than $145,000. >> we know who we are as an organization and what we stand for. when we can't use the funds to support what we stand for, then it's easy. we'll give it back. >> the girl scout troop says the money raised will enable 1,000 girls to fully participate in its programs for free. coming up next seeing

double, the unusual phenomenon that played out in the guys overnight and how long before it plays out again. and a reminder our abc 7 news app is now available for the apple watch. get updates and personalized alerts right on your wrist. >> the abc 7 news app for apple watch is free to download from apple's app store. search for abc 7 news bay area.

coming up later today on abc 7 news tonight, breaking news former state senator leeland yee has pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in a chinatown crime case. we'll have that full story for you later today. and what if you could talk to your local supervisors from the comfort of home? at 5:00 influencing city hall one click at a time. a rare treat for star gazers overnight. >> over the past month, jupiter and venus have been moving closer together in the night sky. >> last night the way they were positioned made the two planets appear to the naked eye as a double star. but they were separated by millions of miles in outer space. >> the astronomers call this phenomenon a conduction and it only happens once every eight

years. pretty amazing. >> i missed it. now i have to wait another eight years. >> we can watch it on tv. >> the magic of tv. >> for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> stay hydrated today.

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