if afternoon -- good afternoon. >> massive break downs in the light rail system left riders stranded for a bit in the south bay. train riders had to evacuate. four trains had to be stalled because of mechanical or power issues. the issue is causing major disruptions in service. a total of eight riders had to be evacuated. bus bridges have been set up for riders. a deadly accident at san jose international airport under investigation after a crash between a car and an suv outside an airport terminal left one

person dead and five injured. one of those injured is an infant. >> reporter: good afternoon. we can tell you that traffic is currently impacted right now in front of the parking structure. if you take a look you can see environmental contractors are currently at the scene doing cleanup work. some oil got into a storm drain but it was contained and airport officials tell us there is no environmental impact. this accident served as a wake up call for a lot of people. at the san jose international airport a tough scene for travelers to process. >> i think it is obviously something bad happened because of the tape and police vehicles. >> reporter: at around 10:30 this morning a two vehicle collision outside the parking structure at terminal b. san jose police tell us the solo occupant driver of a red pontiac

traveling at high speed crashed into a silver suv carrying a family of five. the driver of the red vehicle did not survive. the occupants in the suv were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injury. those we spoke with say it should serve as a reminder to slow down. >> nobody is expecting them to be doing it or just the con fluence of factors that make everything you think are right go wrong. >> reporter: police cleared the scene four hours after the crash occurred. investigators will look at surveillance video. >> sometimes this is the result of people not being careful and driving slowly. we don't want it to happen to anybody else. >> reporter: in san jose, abc 7 news. we have developing news in santa cruz. sky 7 hd shows police breaking the window of a pickup truck a

short time ago. officers sealed off the area after reports of a suicidal person inside. police asked people to stay indoors. this is happening well east of the santa cruz beach boardwalk. a private plane landed with no landing gear. sky 7 hd was at the scene moments after it landed. the faa says the pilot was the only person on board and was not injured. the plane is registered to an architect. no word on whether he was at the controls today. turning to weather california is in the midst of the second statewide flex alert since 2013. the agency that controls the power supply is asking residents and businesses to cut back on electric use until 9:00 tonight.

take a live look from our east bay hills camera. we are seeing triple digit temperatures in some places. when will we see relief from the heat. we have an accuweather update. >> relief is building. we will start to feel it area wide tomorrow. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. notice cloud build up and moisture well to our south. there were thunder showers moving through the big area earlier. you can see that activity pushed out to sea. coming behind that we have a wave of scattered showers moving through areas like gilroy right now. over the next three hours we may see scattered showers moving through the central part of the bay area mainly south and east of the golden gate and may be an isolated thunderstorm or two in that area of activity. meanwhile we have had triple digits today, not so many as yesterday. hot at livermore and antioch where highs have reached 10 #. 101 a piece and numerous locations inland have seen highs

in the mid 90s. we have a heat advisory in effect for the north bay interior east bay and santa clara valley and risk of heat related illness where we have temperatures in this range. heat eases tomorrow and continues to ease into friday. by that time inland highs reach into the 80s and low 90s. i will show you what the 4th of july weekend holds for us. >> abc 7 news reporter laura anthony continues our coverage of this hot weather. >> reporter: last check out here at the fair grounds about 101 degrees which is why this ride is tremendously popular, the white water ride. you can see folks traveling down in logs and splash. these humans aren't the only ones out here today trying to

beat the heat. staying cool on day two of the bay area heat wave job one at the almeida county fair. >> it's really important because if you don't you are doing this work for nothing so they could get sick or get really dehydrated. it is really important to do this work for almost a year and then it comes out to nothing. >> reporter: first spiderman the shower is also part of getting ready for tonight's big show. >> we tend to hose him down or take their blankets and dip blankets in water and put the blankets back on them so it is like taking a dunk in the pool. >> reporter: at the spray park keeping cool was pretty easy at least for the children. we are hanging out trying to stay cool although we are in the sun and not really staying very cool. >> it's a really nice park full

of activities. over here this is like a baby park. and there is a big park over here for like the bigger kids. >> reporter: the park's opening was delayed for three weeks due to the drought but now the water flows here seven days a week. laura anthony, abc 7 news. with temperatures climbing into the 100s again today communities are taking action. in the south bay veterinarians are encouraging bet owners to keep dogs hydrated and cool indoors. symptoms include excessive panting, desire for water and unwillingness to continue on their walks. >> and then you notice upset. you might see vomiting or diarrhea and collapse and unresponsiveness. generally by that point they are on the way to the hospital. >> if you see symptoms of heat stress it is recommended to cool the pets down and wet them and give them plenty of water to drink. >> you can track high

temperatures anytime with abc 7 news weather app for free from app store orring gooal play and have more information. >> regulators say may was the best month ever for cities saving water during the drought. compared with the same time two years ago. the board says rain in parts of the state during may likely help the conservation efforts. investigators in south carolina are trying to find out what caused a fire that burned down a historic black church that was once torched to the ground by the ku klux klan 20 years ago. >> nature may be to blame. >> reporter: the flames ripping through this historic black church 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 and may have been caused by lightning. >> we haven't ruled anything out or in at this point. >> reporter: it is now the seventh black church to burn since the deadly shooting at charleston's emanuel ame two weeks ago. >> the church right before central is on fire. >> reporter: that church fire in charlotte north carolina ruled an arson. >> just seen flames up in the air had me terrified. >> reporter: the same here in macon georgia. >> someone set this. >> reporter: back at mt. zion parishioners praying 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 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 the fire. a former state senator changes his plea on corruption charges. still ahead the punishment now facing after admitting he is guilty. this woman doesn't know who she is and now is turning to social media for help. the criminal contractors busted in a bay area sting and the one still on the loose. michael finney taking your questions on twitter and facebook and will answer them here live a little later on. search for michael finney on facebook or twitter to ask finny. a live look at the afternoon commute. this is the mcarthur maze interstate 80 is where the traffic is backed up and seems like it has been that way for most of the afternoon. a little better on the right-hand side for folks making the turn into san francisco. still backed up for those folks

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covering santa rosa, san jose and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. this november voters in san francisco may get a chance to decide if they can participate in government without having to

show up at city hall. this is the brain child of professor and students who say technology will make government more open. >> reporter: here is the deal. if you work or have kids or it is really a challenge to get down here to city hall during the meetings. so this ballot measure being proposed would allow you to still weigh in. walter paulson is a regular raising his voice at city hall. your average san franciscan can't make it to meetings during the day. >> we don't want to exclude groups. >> reporter: these students have come up with ideas they think will make it easier for more people to participate. >> in san francisco the epicenter of technology it's time to bring city hall into the 21st century. >> reporter: david lee is the professor and former commissioner. his students and paid volunteers have collected more than 16,000 skig signatures for a ballot initiative that would require all public meetings in san francisco be streamed online and

allow public to comment virtually rather than in person and mandates specific times for items to be discussed. >> i'm not sure how it would work. some of the meetings are long already. >> reporter: tom noland is head of the mta board covered by the government proponents say the infrastructure is in place to stream all meetings live. mayor ed lee tells us he is on board. >> real day life is not about hanging out in line at some hearing in the middle of the day. >> reporter: if enough signatures are verified the initiative would be voted on in november. in san francisco carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. san francisco city leaders will hold a rally in support of an lgbt mural that has been vandalized. the mural was set on fire on monday night. it's also been spray painted

twice. the mural depicts gay couples and a transgender man. a former state senator and three others pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges in a political corruption case in san francisco federal court. today's plea bargains follow the arrests. prosecutor claim that they solicited bribes in exchange for helping a business. jackson's attorney spoke outside the courthouse. >> for a year and a half keith jackson thought that he was dealing with honest people paying honest money for the kind of honest work that he does. and eventually they embroiled him in things which he had to face up to. >> he will return to court for sentencing in october and could face up to 20 years in federal prison. one day after governor jerry brown signed the controversial vaccine bill into law he is facing high profile criticism. actor jim carey has been

tweeting his strong opposition since this time yesterday first writing california governor says yes to poisoning more children with murk euroercury and aluminum. i am antimurk euro. iereuroiery. carey is connected there the debate through his ex girlfriend actress jenny mccarthy. she believes there may be a link between her 13-year-old son's autism diagnosis and vaccines. the centers for disease control have studied the issue repeatedly and have found no link between autism and vaccines. a dying woman with amnesia turned to social media to try to figure out who she is. she was found by firefighters in southern california earlier this year. she was barely conscious and could not remember details of

her past. now she is battling cancer and turned to facebook to find her family as she struggled to stay alive. sam speaks french and english and has some memories of life in australia. >> i hope the family finds her. spencer christian keeping an eye on our changing temperatures. >> things are cooling down here in the city a little bit. still quite toasty in many inland locations. we have a wide range of summer like conditions. here is a look. we have clouds moving through the bay area right now and some moisture which could possibly produce an isolated thunderstorm or two. here is the area of moisture moving through the range and down towards monterey bay. there have been scattered showers in that region and may move into the central part of the area. we are looking at a few high clouds from our south beach camera. 65 here in the city. oakland 72. 81 in san jose. 84 morgan hill. 63 at half moon bay.

here is the view looking northward you see high clouds in the distance. just a hint of low clouds about to approach the golden gate. it is 84 in santa rosa. fairfield 92. livermore 103 degrees. and the view from our east bay hills camera looking to mt. diablo. a slight chance of scattered thunderstorms this evening and early tomorrow. inland heat eases the next two days and will be mild to warm for july 4th weekend. here is our satellite/radar composite image. there is a lot going on. here is the moisture i told you about reaching from the central valley to the coast. a swirl of subtropical moisture. and that's all part of the huge hot air mass we have been showing you the last couple of days responsible for the big warmup we have had. the hottest air associated with this air mass is swinging inland

as the moisture continues to swing in the bay area. slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm or two late tonight and early tomorrow. fog will push up to the coast line and pull back and surge in on friday as stronger sea breeze develops and cooling over the next couple of days as we approach the 4th of july weekend. full moon tonight but may not see it well with clouds. overnight lows mainly upper to low 50s to 60s. we'll see mainly upper 70s to mid 80s on the peninsula. low 60s on the coast. 67 high downtown san francisco. mid 80s across the north bay and 70s to mid 80s in the east bay with inland warm again tomorrow but not hot. highs in the low 90s there. here is the accuweather seven day forecast. temperatures moderating. saturday looking nice with no extreme conditions one way or

the other. thies and mild to warm. thank you. up next, draymond green's contract talks with the warriors take a new twist. selfies in the west wing.

alcatraz island for the unveiling of the newly restored military guardhouse and entry way. this hidden part of the prison was built before the civil war and has been covered since 1918. it took 15 months to restore the area to how it looked back then for all visitors to see. also known as the dungeon is also now open where people went to prison for crimes speaking out against the civil war. >> the story of its history and meaning for us today is really dramatic and really important. >> the project cost $3 million

and paid for mostly by ticket sales. nba free agency i is underway with enormous sums of money being thrown around crazily. coming off winning the nba championship the warriors have to throw plenty of green at draymond green. negotiations have broken off. they met last night in los angeles but did not reach an agreement. draymond will meet with other teams that are interested. he is from east lansing michigan. the price tag is going to be steep. green made less than a million dollars this past season. he could receive offers in 15 to $18 million per year range. the warriors have the right to match and are expected to bring draymond back whatever the cost. abc 7 news was at the warriors team store this afternoon when harrison barnes signed autographs and took pictures with fans. he told us winning the championship has been wild and when asked about draymond said

everybody would love to play together again next year. >> he does so much for our team. to be able to lock him up for a bunch more years would be great. >> barnes said he is happy to give back to the fans. soccer fans are happy all across america. u.s. will face either england or japan in the world cup final. >> last night carly lloyd to o'hara. o'hara delivered as team usa beat germany. robin roberts spoke with o'hara and two teammates on "good morning america." for you to score a goal like that and to secure the win, that is something to remember for a long time isn't it? >> absolutely. i am just excited to be able to get on the pitch and help out my team. i'm just so proud of everyone out there and fought and just the collective effort last night. >> the americans will appear in their second straight final looking for their third world cup. abc 7 news at 4:00en cans.

the encounter between pilots and a model raising new safety concerns in the sky. another shark strikes a swimmer off the north carolina coast. what and where it happened this time. and contractors operating without a license busted right

live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. in news making headlines where you live as we approach 4:30 the san jose police department is investigating an officer that killed one person this morning. two cars collided right in front of terminal b around 10:30 today. abc 7 news reporter tweeted san jose police say the woman who died was 25 years old. five others in an suv including an infant were taken to the hospital. fire agencies across santa clara county are training for readiness today in saratoga. abc 7 news reporter david louie shot this video and tweeted you think it is hot? training crews wearing turnout gear for wild fires and david will have a full report at 5:00. today the contractors board announced results of a sting catching unlicensed contractors in the bay area including those

offering to install drought tolerant landscaping. wayne freedman live with the story. >> reporter: this is an eye opener. if you are thinking of hiring a contractor follow three very specific rules. first ask that contractor for a license. second, look up that license number on the state board site right the. the third if he asks for a deposit never give him more than 10% including for materials. if you don't follow these rules you may wind up in a situation like the people you are about to see. even after 64 years of marriage bill and june are willing to admit they are still learning. it began with this magnolia tree after this man approached identified himself as a contractor and offered to help with a beetle infestation. >> he said i can correct it and charge you $600. >> reporter: when did you become

suspicious? >> when no telephone calls were answered. >> reporter: the so-called contractor goes by multiple names. deputy district attorney knows most of them. >> either adam and the last name can be contreras or revis. >> reporter: he is wanted in 19 other cases for defrauding customers without doing work. >> the total so far is $62,000. i believe it is higher. >> reporter: whatever his name became the poster boy today. >> we are in a drought now. >> reporter: in the south bay and contra costa county home the california contractors' license board set up made appointments and made 32 arrests on people posing as contractors from service ranging from drought

maintenance. >> the slick sales person. these people are great. >> reporter: even people as savvy and experienced as bill and june mccord. what's the lesson here? >> don't trust people who walk up and knock on your door. a dramatic rescue in malibu after a woman's car went over the side of the road. according to l.a. media reports the woman told the family she was going for a run in the canyons near malibu but never returned. she was seen gesturing to rescuers. a shark attacked another swimmer off the coast of north carolina and that marks the seventh shark attack in that region since early june. rescuers carried the injured man after he was bitten in several places following two people being attacked last week. in mid june a girl and boy both lost arms in shark attacks. the next step in normalizing the relationship between united

states and cuba. today leaders agreed to open embassies embassies. >> reporter: an historic announcement at the white house. >> the united states has agreed to formally re-establish diplomatic nations with the republic of cuba and reopen embassies in our respective countries. >> reporter: it has been more than 54 years since the u.s. has had a diplomatic presence cuba. the u.s. is expected to do the same in havana in late july. john kerry will travel to cuba for formal reopening. the first visit by a u.s. secretary of state since 1945. >> a year ago it might have seemed impossible that the united states would be raising our flag, stars and stripes over an embassy in havana. this is what change looks like cht. >> reporter: there has been seven months of negotiations between the u.s. and cuba. in april an historic sit down

between president obama and cuban leader raul castro and in may the u.s. removed cuba from the list of countries that support terrorism but there are sticking points. the major one for the u.s. being securing commitments that american staff can move freely throughout cuba. florida senator and republican presidential candidate marco rubio's parents immigrated from cuba saying look the other way repressive rule. >> nobody expects cuba to be transformed overnight. >> reporter: some congressional opponents have threatened to complicate efforts to nominate an ambassador to cuba. a senior administration official says they may not do it. more messages revealed today. the state department released about 2,000 more e-mails to and from then-secretary of state hillary clinton's private e-mail account. the 3,000 pages of messages were exchanged in 2009.

most e-mails contain information about routine business, scheduling meetings and conference calls. >> i have said repeatedly i want the e-mails out. nobody has a bigger interest in getting them released than i do. >> one revelation did come out white house staffer did not find the e-mail address so they had to ask staff for her private e-mail address. macy's and donald trump have ended their relationship and now are arguing over who broke up with whom. after 728,000 people signed a move on petition following trump's comments about mexico when he launched his presidential bid. trump issued his statement saying he ended the partnership. you won't see the general lee on tv land anytime soon. tv land yanked reruns of the dukes of hazard and wouldn't say

whether the recent back lash over the confederate battle flag fuelled the decision. tv land's move following a decision by warner brothers to stop -- a merchant put up a no gays sign after the supreme court decision to allow same-sex marriage. the sign greeted shoppers for a first time. owner replaced it with one saying we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone. >> their last stop is what i disagree with. people say you need to accept them. you need to accept them. i don't have to. >> to know that something like that is in this town is appalling. >> he says he has received calls supporting him and others threatening him. coming up the cost to drive across the golden gate bridge goes up.

where is that money going? seeing double. the phenomenon that played out in the skies overnight. i'm michael finney. "ask finney" is still ahead. just search for michael finney. i will answer questions here live a little later. i'm spencer christian. we are seeing clouds at various levels of the atmosphere and might see showers tonight. i will have the accuweather forecast coming up

a rare treat for star gazers. over the past month jupiter and venus have been slowly moving together in the night sky. the way they were positioned it made the two planets appear as a double star. in reality they were separated by millions of miles of space. it only happens about once every eight years. >> very cool. >> really pretty. speaking of cool and pretty spencer christian. >> thank you from my two favorite double stars. >> so smooth. >> let's take a look at what is going on with our weather. while we have mainly sunny skies we have an increase in high clouds and low clouds near the coast and some showers, some moisture moving through the hamilton range and south bay from san jose area of moisture right now. not only do we have a chance of scattered showers continuing

into the evening hours and maybe an isolated thunderstorm or two. speaking of thunderstorms the national weather picture shows scattered thunderstorms across the upper midwest northeast and mid-atlantic states. the west mainly dry and hot and that includes california which will see highs of 104, 105 at fresno. 81 los angeles. 72 at monta ray. here in the bay area the heat is finally -- and highs low to mid 90s. no triple digits likely tomorrow. fog returns to the coast friday. as we head into 4th of july weekend much more seasonal weather pattern mild to warm. not oppressively hot. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 the rise in commute cost for drivers crossing the golden gate bridge and why the price is going up. and preventing childhood obesity. the simple steps you can take

now. i'm michael finney. can retailers print your full debit

today the increase was approved by the city council in october with a goal to hit $15 an hour by 2018. the rate includes annual adjustment for inflation every january. many commuters across the bay area started paying more to get around. abc 7 news reporter tells us why fares are going up at the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: elijah mitchell doesn't mind paying $7 for a cable car ride. he says it is a fun way to get to work. >> i'm from louisiana. every time i think of the cable car i think about the rice aroany commercials. >> reporter: riders will pay more as well as those with monthly passes. fears the price hike will be too much for those barely getting by.

>> i think it is probably hard on a lot of people. it is already so expensive for the regular prices. i don't know how people do it. i am lucky that my boss 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 an hour and a half. now it's like on the ferry it's i think 35 minutes, 40 minutes to get to marin. it's fabulous. >> reporter: golden gate transit increased ferry prices by 50 cents today. last but not least drivers are paying 25 cents more to drive across the golden gate bridge and will continue to do so every year until 2018. >> this tol increase over the course of five years will raise about $138 million which pretty

much wipes out the budget short fall we had in the past. >> reporter: the reason for most fare hikes is to offset the rise in capital and operating cost. for a complete list of fare hikes you can go to our website, abc7news.com. in san francisco, abc 7 news. some health news. the american academy of pediatrics updated recommendations for obesity prevention and offers practical steps families can take to help children maintain a healthy weight. eric thomas talked with dr. richard besser. he says it is never too early to get your kids to live healthy life styles. >> the first two years you are setting a child's eating habits and activity habits. it's not too soon to try to get them going in the right direction. as a pediatrician i see it all the time children in that first year who are being overfed who aren't getting as much activity as hay should.

>> and says buying fewer sweetened beverages one way to keep your child's weight down and encourage children to sleep at least eight hours a night and drink more water. it is time for "ask finney." michael finney answering questions sent in by facebook twitter and e-mail. i went to buy batteries and charge them on my debit card. i noticed my full card number was printed on the receipt. is this legal? >> probably not. here is the deal. about ten years ago, maybe 2003 we passed a law and it had a lot of stuff in it but right here they could only put five of the numbers from your credit or debit card on a receipt. there is one exception if you went to a small store you may have run into it if they physically write down the debit or credit card number or use those old machines, if they use that because that is the only

way to get the number off of it. if they use new computerized they are not allowed to put numbers on the receipt. a received an e-mail with a check from my share of a washington mutual security corp class action security suit. is this legit? >> there is a huge class action lawsuit that comes from the mortgages and how they were sold and what discloses were made. remember that washington mutual. so there is a $10 million settlement from companies i think bought some of the paper who said what to whom and what this is the settlement. you probably have legitimate money. put it in your bank account. >> if you weren't so honest, send me the check. next question fireworks are illegal how come there are stands everywhere selling fireworks?

>> it's a municipality by municipality thing. some it is allow and some it is not. in the state of california they have to be safe and sane so are not supposed to shoot stuff. there are 15 cities in the bay area that still allow it. >> and we always hear the warnings. this story, this is pretty funny. if you checked twitter you probably saw a lot of talk about keys. >> here is why. the "new york times" sent this tweet, add green pea to your guacamole guacamole. >> the times says it makes it a bit more substantial. some people said it was the worst food advice ever. >> even the president chimed in during a twitter q&a and says he

respects the times but he is not putting peas in his guac. basic food. abc 7 news at 4:00 continues. up next pilots, a model and selfies? new cockpit video raising questions about safety in the sky. now here is what is ahead at 5:00. >> thanks. coming up next a soaring airline ticket prices. the new investigation into possible price fixing. plus how you can help young ball players continue their amazing championship season. those stories and a lot more when we see you for abc 7 news at 5:00.

here is a look at primetime tonight. the middle at 8:00 followed by goldbergs and modern family and celebrity wife swap. the white house fence is getting renovations to deter jumpers. today the secret service and national park service began installing sharp metal points at the top of the fence amid concerns over security breaks there. the agencies say the spikes are removable and call them a temporary solution. it is expected to take six weeks to get all spikes strauled. the agencies are looking into more long term fixes to stop people from hopping the white house fence. you can take pictures and engage during public tours of the white house. first lady michelle obama posted

this video ripping up a sign that had been displayed saying no photos or social media allowed allowed. the rules allow cell phone cameras and small still cameras. larger cameras and flash photography remain banned. now to shocking new video raising questions about safety in the sky. two airline pilots are out of a job after inviting a model into the cockpit to snap selfies. she was even allowed to guide the plane's throttle. abc news reporter has the story. >> reporter: what you are about to see for any traveler could be described as frightening. that is a model in the cockpit of a commuter jetliner as it taxied to the run way. watch as the pilot asked her if she wants to help increase the speed. she puts her hand on the throttle and a squeal from the

model as they become air borne. if that wasn't enough selfies with pilots. >> she should have never been in the cockpit. stupid to be taking selfies. you don't want your taxi driver texting while driving so you don't want your airline pilot taking selfies while air borne. >> reporter: video tape as she lets out a sound as the pilots approach the run way. the next day the pilots fired from the airline. the model banned for five years from the airline. the faa here in the u.s. has strict rules about all of this. >> a level of professionalism in u.s. pilots is so far beyond this it is highly unlikely something like this would happen in the u.s. >> reporter: the airline is suggesting two pilots and model be prosecuted for endangering flight safety. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00.

abc 7 news at 5 begins now. come out here with chainsaw. >> preparing for the worst in some of the worst conditions. why firefighters were forced to train in a sand box today. the wrong turn at the wrong time. what we are learning about a terrible accident at a san jose international airport. coming clean in the corruption case against a former state senator. and the hard landing of a light plane. what went wrong? i'm sandhya patel. changes are underway here. we are looking at showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. i will have more on that plus cooling coming up. live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. the bay area weather lives up to its reputation for microclimates in san francisco. ribbons of fog are starting to move in now. in the east bay wind make the day a good bit cooler than yesterday. >> it is hot enough for water

down the animals. >> in the south bay rain just hit san jose. abc 7 news reporter david louie tweeted this video. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm cheryl jennings. thanks for joining us. all of this comes with a flex alert in effect until 9:00 tonight. that means state officials want us to conserve energy. let's check in with sandhya patel for the latest. >> we had triple digits inland although not as hot as yesterday. let me show you live doppler 7 hd already tracking changes in the form of moisture moving into the south bay. as david reported some rain is reaching the ground. i'm going to take you in closer here in just a moment as we take a look at the thunderstorms that developed around big surf. that stuff is starting to move out over the pacific. you will see over the next couple of hours the possibility of a few showers maybe an isolated thunderstorm or two and as we take a look at the highs

so far you will see the steamiest place was 105 in livermore, antioch 103 degrees. 64 in half moon bay. 68 in san francisco. 91 in san jose. heat advisory until 9:00 p.m. tonight. so heat-related illness is still possible. these are the air algeriereas under the heat advisory. we will talk more in detail about possibilities of showers and thunder when we come back. if you see showers where you live like we saw in san jose today take a video or a photo and share it on social media using the hash tag so we can feature it on air or on our website. abc7news.com. today's hot temperatures may be to blame for several stalls in the light rail system. this is video from sky 7 hd. four trains stalled because of