ts the joint from any sort of debris. >> reporter: a bridge engineer discovered today's fire and called kr, hcall d called chp and san francisco fire department. here is the view. six feet of that field burned today about half of that. the bridge seal will need to be replaced. >> we will not speculate as to the cause until we are clear as to what the cause of both fires is in fact. >> reporter: despite not knowing the cause bridge officials say drivers are safe crossing the bridge. >> that has a lot to do with why these fires were put out within minutes of being reported. >> reporter: no one was injured in either fire. highway 84 is expected to reopen within the hour following a deadly crash between a big rig and three other vehicles. it slammed into other cars from behind between vin yard avenue.

investigators say the big rig driver approached traffic slowing and wasn't able to stop in time. a man in one of the cars died at the scene. the big rig driver and two other people were taken to the hospital. a deadline is looming between city of san jose and police and firefighters unions. the sides are facing a midnight deadline to reach a deal over court-ordered changes to measure b, the controversial pension reform package. the unions say pension cuts brought on by measure b are driving down staff levels especially in the police department. >> what it should be is what was many, many years ago is 1,400. and it's not even close. and every day that we sit here at this table and not have an agreement another cop walks out the door. >> the sides have been trying to work out differences for more than four months. if they don't reach a deal both can start appealing changes.

police departments everywhere are adding body cameras to their arsenal. this afternoon san jose became latest department to say it is turning on officer video recorders. vic lee is live at the san jose police department where he has gotten a look at the new cameras. >> they are very light and actually smaller than your iphone. you also have live view capabilities. of course, new technology has made all of this possible. there is still old fashioned questions over the protocols for the use of these cameras. after years of pilot programs the body cams were deemed too expensive and too unwieldy. now san jose police say they will roll them out and are ready to begin field testi cameras made by two companies. the more common model worn at chest level and one like this. this is what is called a pov camera mounted on a pair of eye glasses. you are looking at a live view

from an iphone. 15 officers will wear these cameras. the field tests will last for 12 weeks. each officer will complete surveys, the information evaluated before cameras are bought. >> we will be moving forward comparing and contrasting the number of citizen complaints in comparison to prior statistics. >> mayor promised to fund body cams and the city already has protocols for officers to follow which the police union helped draft. >> body cameras are going to shine a lot of light on work that police officers do every day. >> there are questions of transparency in that community groups were not consulted in writing those policies. one concern officers can turn off cameras if they decide there is no further investigative value in continuing. independent auditor. >> and officer's determination that innocent is maybe not over but not worthy of being recorded

is something that should not be left to the officer's discretion. >> reporter: police say protocols are only a first draft and that community groups will be consulted before a final policy is approved. vic lee, abc 7 news. in red wood city detectives believe there could be more victims of an acpuncturest accused of sexual assault. he is out on bail following arrests on monday. last month the woman says the doctor touched her inappropriately during a massage session. the patient said the touching came after a series of sessions. detectives say they have evidence of the crime and are encouraging other possible victims to come forward. >> this individual did have a practice and advertising on the internet. >> reporter: the arraignment is set for august. in palo alto police are stepping up patrols after two reports of late night prowlers in a week. the first one was last week. the other happened yesterday on

emerson street. in the most recent incident around 1:30 in the morning a woman says she notessed a strange man looking inside a window and banging on another window. the other incident was around 11:30 at night. police do not think the cases are related. in the multi-year drought there are tough new rules for lawns in california. a new restriction stating drought tolerant plans must be used for homes and businesses. governor brown ordered water resources department to increase landscaping restrictions as part of his executive order in april. homeowners say they will adapt to new changes. the drought is hitting one community especially hard. the town has banned all outdoor watering. people are being asked to cut water use by 25%. the county gets its water from the canal. governor jerry brown signed

a measure to make sure cheerleaders are compensated for their work. the law states cheerleaders are entitled to earning minimum wage and overtime. cheerleaders said mandatory practices and appearances were unpaid. this law goes into effect next year. san francisco voters will see a measure on the november ballot for a proposal to stop the construction of luxury houses. the measure would suspend the development of market rate housing for 18 months. the plan proposes 50% of all units must be priced below market rate. donald trump invited to change his perception of the mexican people. he made the announcement while promoting the festival, the week long event showcases mexican scientists ballet dancers opera singers and lawmakers

meant to highlight a part of mexico that some might not see. the general thinks trump would benefit from attending. >> he is more than invited. i would love that he comes because we bring the best of mexico, its flavors and colors all around the world. >> the festival begins sunday and runs until july 26. you can find the link to the event and free tickets at abc7news.com. a bay area company is becoming part of the political conversation nationwide. republican presidential candidate jeb bush has a stop in san francisco tomorrow and politico reports he will use uber to get to an event. uber is distancing itself from rumors about a bush campaign stunt. earlier this week hillary clinton accused sharing economy companies like uber of hurting middle class wage groups. state regulators fined uber

for refusing to submit information about its business practices. the state had been seeking accident details and how accessible vehicles are to disabled riders. uber will appeal the fine. balconies in berkeley, the new inspections. is the city breaking new grounds or funding a new bureaucracy. why bike thefts are down by more than 50%. new pictures of pluto. how the dwarf planet is proving ready for her closeup. will madison bumgarner or steph curry take top honors? we are live fo

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a bus carrying inmates broke down in oakland during the morning commute today. sky 7 hd was over the scene as inmates were quickly moved to another bus. the sheriff's office said the only issue was that some of the inmates ended up being late for court. four san francisco men including two here have been arrested accused of illegally growing hundreds of marijuana plants. investigators found 672 plants and two grams. officials also say the electric line to the warehouse was broken. all four men face charges of illegally growing and selling marijuana. in berkeley the project of inspecting balconies. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman is live on the scene of the fatal collapse that prompted this action. >> reporter: good afternoon. berkeley describes this as a forward thinking ordinance.

the balcony on that building behind me collapsed the city believes it highlighted a major problem they don't want to see happen again. it may be the most relevant and formally obscure question how many balconies in the city? >> i have no idea. >> a lot. >> reporter: all suspicious following last month's fatal collapse and all due for inspection within six months after last night's unanimous vote by the berkeley city council. how many balconies are there in berkeley? >> who knows? i don't know. nobody knoes. >> reporter: how can you pass a bill when you don't have an answer. >> they all need to be safe. you are trying to say since we don't know the number we shouldn't do them? come on. let's get real. >> reporter: the ordinance requires steel reinforcements, ventilation and access to inspection on all new decks certifying the existing ones could cost thousands of dollars each according to private

building inspector matt canter. >> will we be making holes into things and popping things out? >> reporter: it's a lot of decks and probably a shortage of locally qualified inspectors. imagine a build wg 19 balconies needing inspection. >> you can think of the same thing in terms of like earthquake safety. are they going to tear every building apart to make sure everything is totally safe? >> reporter: see the big picture. >> we have a serious flaw and we realize it occurs not just here. it is all over the state. we are sort of the front runner to a major problem all over the state. >> reporter: berkeley now on the leading edge of baleconies. one of the biggest problem crimes in uc berkeley is down. campus police say bicycle thefts dropped 45% when the police

department started using bait bikes. police say most people caught stealing are repeat offenders. last year nearly 300 bicycles were reported stolen at uc berkeley. a group of state lawmakers want students to have more say in the fees they pay. the senate education committee today advanced a bill to create new requirements for campuses to implement student success fees. new requirements include a student election or consultation to approve the fees. >> i was surprised that we went to new process that didn't require students to vote, require some level of consultation and gave the ultimate authority to presidential race fees and students. >> a dozen have fees with some students paying as much as $2,000. the largest city worker's union in oakland is asking members to authorize a strike. local 1021 represents about

2,500 full and part time workers. contract negotiations are underway and union leaders say a strike isn't likely although authorizing a strike can be used as a bargaining tool. city leaders say the package being offered is generous. a fifth grader gave the key note speech at a citizenship ceremony in oakland. >> opportunity. >> she read from an essay she wrote on why she is glad america is a nation of immigrants. she focused on an orphan who was adopted. every time i heard i was like that's so awesome. i was just really happy for everyone who came.

some of the most familiar places just finished walking red carpet for thespy espy awards. >> abc 7 sports anchor is there live for us tonight. >> reporter: you know the biggest applause here on the red carpet today for the nba finals mvp for the warriors and u.s. women's national team. caught up with cal product, a star before they won the world cup. now she is a superstar. >> i may never come down because it feels so good. it was great to see my teammates on the red carpet and just celebrating and having fun. i guess it comes down eventually but not yet. >> reporter: this experience walking the red carpet what is it like so far? >> i love being in the same city and same carpet.

>> obviously going back to the bay area here. >> can you tell the fans back home how this ride has been for you since you left cal? >> it's been about six years. the support has been amazing. >> i talked to former running back and aaron rodgers is here. coming up tonight at 6:00 my interview with harrison barnes. we called him mr. gq for a reason. he looked pretty sharp once again today. reporting live outside the microsoft theater here in l.a., abc 7 news. >> thank you so much. stay with abc 7 for more

coverage of the espy's. colin reports live again at 6:00 and espy's air at 8 p.m. >> the first close up look at pluto and moons didn't disappoint today. pictures show the biggest moon. the probe will spend 16 months transmitting data. scientists are overjoyed with images. >> i thought sharon might be an ancient terrain covered in craters. many people thought that might have been the case. so it just blew our socks off when we had the new image today. >> its mission is hardly over. explore the icy object near pluto in the kuiper belt. nasa says it could continue exploring for decades. >> this is so cool and so fascinating to watch this

process. let's talk about what is happening here. >> meteorologist sandhya patel joins us. >> it is absolutely beautiful out here. to think i'm getting paid to do this. we look across the bay here a little bit of a breeze coming through. let me show you live doppler 7 hd. the temperatures came up today with weaker sea breeze and we will continue that trend tomorrow. live doppler 7 hd showing you still fog lingering at the coast. we are seeing plenty of sun elsewhere. and you can see a view of that fog coming in from our east bay hills camera. temperatures right now 69 in san francisco. 72 in oakland. 80s in the south bay in san jose. 63 degrees in half moon bay. just about what you expect. walnut creek camera showing you bright sunny skies where it did get into the low 90s this afternoon and only going to get warmer tomorrow. 83 in santa rosa.

low 90s concord, livermore. a beautiful view from our cam. i know some of you love the fog and you can't get tired of this picture. inland heat tomorrow and a slight chance of showers on sunday. i'm going to explain why our warming trend continues tomorrow and it's a matter of fact that is when we see the hottest weather in inland communities for the next seven days. we are watching hurricane deloris, a category 3 hurricane. on the scale only goes up to 5. winds of 125 miles per hour. it is kicking up the swells along the southwest coast of mexico. that will continue along with rain. category 3 still tomorrow afternoon and then starts to weaken and it becomes a tropical storm by saturday evening. eventually it weakens more. as we head towards saturday

evening southern california may get a little more moisture. for us one computer model wants to take the moisture over the pacific ocean and keep it there. the other one wants to bring it closer to the bay area which would mean the possibility of showers on sunday. we will keep you posted on that. right now they are in complete disagreement. temperatures first thing tomorrow morning upper 50s to low 60s quite mild. watch out for the fog. it will get warmer in the south bay 91 in gilroy. 87 in san jose. 83 degrees. nice day on the peninsula. 83 red wood city. 68 in pacifica. you will see the fog pull away from the coast tomorrow which will allow warming. 66 daly city. 74 in downtown san francisco. north bay 60s with fog along the coast but 90s around clear lake, 86 santa rosa. nice day on the east bay.

78 in oakland. inland spots you are going to be on the hot side. 96 in antioch. 94 for walnut creek. accuweather seven day forecast hot inland tomorrow. temperatures lifting a few degrees friday. cooler on saturday as the cloud cover increases. slight chance of showers on sunday but mild to warm weather will remain with us as we head into next week, as well. wide range of conditions. we will be watching for that chance of showers late sunday afternoon but right now -- >> i know. keeping the bugs from biting. up next 7 on your side looks ats best way to get rid of mosquitos. and on world news. >> president obama on iran chastising a reporter telling him you should know better. breaking developments the baby girl her remains found near a

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products claim to protect you from mosquitos but many contain chemicals you don't want to spray on yourself or your kids. >> alternative ways to keep the bugs from biting. here is michael. >> like many people they consider their backyard a summer oasis until mosquitos took over. we stuck a bottle of mosquito repellent on the table. >> reporter: not a fan of bug spray, consumer reports looked at alternative repellents like candles, diffuseers and wrist

bands. testers suited up and filed into an enclosed room meant to stimulate a lockup. first line of defense an $8.50 off candle. they repeated the test. neither candle nor diffuser kept mosquitos away. how about wrist bands? the tester you don't want to be counting on this. >> the wrist bands contain various plant oils. the mosquitos started biting immediately. >> reporter: what alternative worked best? an ordinary fan. >> it literally blew the bugs away reduced the number of mosquito landings by about half. >> reporter: which means another tool in the arsenal in the war against mosquitos.

consumer reports says another good way to reduce the number of bites is to rid your lawn of water-filled containers which are often where mosquitos breed. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. up next traffic slows down on the golden gate bridge. >>

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coming up tonight at 6:00 stolen valor. a man accused of faking military history facing major time. the criminal charges filed and how an abc 7 news i team report helped lead police to him. a cartoon controversy. the image of sacramento's mayor that has one civil rights group demanding an apology. caitlyn jenner will be honored tonight espy awards. meet the bay area coach and training partner who helped the

former olympic athlete reach glory. all coming up at 6:00. before we go a look at the meeting of two iconic symbols in the bay area. >> one is the light of hope. the other is designated landmark of the place we call home. [ cheers and applause ] >> abc 7 news was at the golden gate bridge as a team of law enforcement officers from across the world carried the special olympics torch across the span. >> the athletes themselves are what we do this for, making sure that they have the opportunity to participate in sports and programs. >> sky 7 hd captured the scene. the games are being held in los angeles with opening ceremonies on july 25th. >> isn't that spectacular to see? thank you for joining us. world news tonight is next. i'm ama daetz in for cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley, for sandhya patel, all of us here appreciate your time and hope to see you again in half an hour.

tonight, the debate, the firestorm. is america safer after the deal with iran? president obama fights back against his critics here at home. the moment he chastises a reporter on live tv, saying, "you should know better." and the the asked about someone else. his eye-opening comments about bill cosby. breaking news tonight. new video of el chapo in his cell, moments before disappearing through that hole in the shower. and now, the birds reportedly discovered. did he use them to test the air quality in that mile-long tunnel? the video authorities did not want the public to see. the unarmed man shot and killed. the multimillion dollar settlement. and american taxpayers paying for these moments under growing scrutiny. the mystery baby. her remains found near a major american airport. more than 50 million views. late today, the new