by protesters. this video shows the store near 12th and clay streets. front window is smashed. glass is all over the ground there. the protests stemmed from a fatal police shooting that took place earlier in the day. abc explains how the tense situation played out on oakland streets. >> reporter: oakland polic chased the armed robbery suspect from of t69th after and international boulevard to this intersection at 27th and mlk. police say the driver crashed into a car, jumped out and ran while carrying this loaded handgun. he tried to car jack a vehicle, then ran off before three officers opened fire on him. police say he did not fire his weapon at them. >> a 9 millimeter handgun was reported stolen. it was found next to him at the scene. >> reporter: at least one officer used a tourniquet like this to help the wounded suspect who died at the hospital. >> after the suspect was shot, they immediately activated this

kit. this kit is to help with gunshot wounds. officers did activate this kit prior to medical person until responding and transporting the suspect to a local hospital. >> reporter: lolita drake says it happened right in front of her social club and many of her senior citizen friends were stuck inside. >> i would have been scared because i could have been out there, too. >> reporter: police say the dud suspect is a 24-year-old man from oakland whose vehicle is connected to a july 27th armed robbery. all three officers who shot him were wearing body cameras that were activated. this is the department's third officer-involved shooting of the year that's ended in the death of a suspect. in oakland, alan wong, abc 7 news. happening now -- work is under way on the first of three express lane segments that will express lane segments that will eventually run

>> reporter: traffic is obviously a big issue for people here in the bay area. the hope is these express lanes on 680 will make your morning and evening commutes a little bit faster. according to our media partner, the "contra costa times," construction was scheduled to begin overnight. you see these types of express lanes in the bay area, they'll eventually go both directions. workers will be preparing the highway for the installation of fiber-optic cables bringing information to the overhead signs, alerting drivers to the tolls. car poolers, motorcyclists and certain clean air vehicles can use the hov lanes now. they will still be able to use express lanes for free but according to the newspaper, by 2016, solo drivers will be able to pay to drive in those lanes. the price depends on how much traffic there is. more traffic, the more you'll pay. this will be done using fastrack. they'll be given cards to

indicate how many people are in their car. they estimate drivers will save five to ten minutes, on average, during their commute. construction will take place during weekdays from 8:00 at 9:00 until 5:00 in the morning. matt keller, abc 7 news. 4:33 now. new this morning, isis is claiming responsibility for a deadly attack in baghdad. at least 62 people died overnight when a truck bomb was detonated in the city's largest market. police say another 125 were wounded. officials say that market is especially crowded on thursdays as people stock up on food for the weekend. the death toll following a massive explosion at a warehouse in tianjin china remains at 34. smoke is still billowing from the warehouse which officials say was used to store dangerous chemical materials. blast and heat were so intense they destroyed office buildings and bloo you out windows at a nearby apartment complex. the explosion also melted roads

and new cars in a nearby parking lot. officials say those cars are still too hot to touch this morning. no word what triggered the blast. the exposure produced so much heat you could detect it from space. that orange dot there is the blast. this infrared image was seen by a japanese weather satellite over the blast site. back here, more than 2,000 firefighters are battling the jerusalem fire burning in lake county. cal fire says it remains active and firefighters are working aggressively to keep it from spreading. right now it stands at 20,500 acres and it is 16% contained. the good news is it seems to be burning away from homes. the fire has already moved up to the edge of areas already blackened by the rocky fire. that massive fire is 95% contained after charring nearly 70,000 acres. alameda police are trying to determine if a teen arrested for sexually assaulting a young girl also committed up to a dozen home burglaries. the 17-year-old turned himself in to police after investigators

released these surveillance photos. investigators have already tied him to five robberies in alameda's west end, all of which involved female victims. in a most recent attack on sunday, police say a prowler sexually assaulted a young girl sleeping in her bedroom. police are looking for a drone that forced a medical helicopter carrying a patient to take evasive action. the pilot had to make a sudden turn to avoid the unmanned aircraft yesterday afternoon just north of the fresno yosemite international airport. the chopper was hospiteaded to hospital with the patient. the drone missed the rotor barely flying a dangerous 20 feet beneath the blade. the helicopter made it safely to the hospital. the faa says encounters between drones and aircraft near airports are an increasing problem. ready, set -- shop! this morning, the biggest outlet mall in the state is opening a slew of new stores in livermore. at least 30 new shops open this morning at 10:00, including carolina herrera, jimmy chu and

more, including the disney store. 20 more stores are on the way along with extra parking. the city is called the san francisco premium outlets and abc 7 news will have more on opening at the top of the hour including what you can expect today if you're going. so, did you see it? the show that was lit erally ou of this world? the greatest activity in the sky was around 3:00 a.m. the reason for the vivid display was a moonless sky. if you didn't catch the the show will continue through august 26th. here's mike with more on the weather forecast. >> didn't see anything either. didn't notice it. i was kind of looking at the clouds coming in also hopefully bringing us a slightly cooler more humid day up for the jerusalem fire which is now 56% degrees, 72% relatively humidity, winds light out of the north at 3 to 5 miles per hour.

20,500 acres and 16% contained. it did spread again yesterday afternoon. look at the winds ramp up today. they should be facht erfaster t have been the last couple of days. up to 22 to 25 miles per hour during the evening hours. once the sun sets looks like it could get a little breezy there. clouds around videos hasn't made it down to san rafael on around the bay, 72 to 82 in the south bay and north bay. little breezy. afternoon. inland east bay, not hot yet. 83 to 88. looking at san jose this morning, more cloud cover. here's the heat. starts tomorrow with some 70s at the coast. 80s around the bay. 90s inland. then we'll get near 80 at the coast saturday, 90s around the bay and triple digits at least saturday and sunday. we'll look at monday, tuesday and wednesday coming up in just a second.

creek, travels nice and smooth. we do have road work on 237 westbound to northbound 101. connecter will be completely closed until 5:00. just a few more minutes. you will have detours in place. make sure you follow the detours and slow down as you approach the site of the construction. the rest of the drive through south bay is clear. right up through east palo alto. southbound traffic not being affected. as we move over to drive time traffic, 101 southbound, santa rosa, petaluma, 14-minute commute. castro valley to the maze, 14 minutes. 101 northbound to highway 285 just 11 minutes will get you there. 4:38 now. a suspected child molester on the run for 14 years is back in custody. next, what federal agents are giving credit to for taking him down. also, more trouble for san

francisco based uber. the law the state says it may be violating. abc 7 news now, a live look outside, bay bridge toll plaza.

4:40. we are back with more news. embarcadero area. a warmer day is on top. we'll let you know the temperatures. more news now, a former freemont elementary schoolteacher accused of sex crimes against children is finally under arrest after 14 years on the run. abc 7 news spoke to the fbi about the tip that led to his capture. >> reporter: these pictures of frank postpos be posted on a website. >> he was living a really low

profile life down in l.a. we think he was there for several years. but he was off the grid, he was using a false identity, and so really, him being caught is a result of a vigilant citizen who just thought something isn't right and called in the tip. >> reporter: montenegro was a bilingual mentor employed at two freemont elementary schools. it's not clear at which school the alleged molestation took place, but the fbi says it happened during summer school and the apparent victims were two boys around 10 years old. >> he's someone that everybody's wanted to see brought to justice and it's been 14 years. >> reporter: when the task force found him in l.a., there was a short foot chase and struggle. montenegro will be driven by bus to alameda county some time this week to face charges. in freemont, abc 7 news. a mediation hearing is set for today in the latest battle over evictions in san francisco. abc 7 news was at a rally held

outside an apartment building on the corner of stockton and lombard streets last night. the owner is a prominent alzheimer's researcher at uc irvine. he inherited the building and n invoked the ellis act to evict tenants. the tenants began fighting evictions but now just two remain. >> it is a very close-knit community that is being destroyed. it's worth fighting for. my home is worth zb >> if both sides don't reach an agreement, a lawsuit is set to go to trial next week. is uber break being the law by allowing its users to rent or lease the cars they use? did the 2013 law that legalized the car booking service require drivers to own their vehicles? the outcome is crucial to uber's new low-cost ride service called uber x. the company announced some of the uber x drivers will be leasing or renting a car because

they don't own one. competing companies like lift and side car will be watching closely because they also offer leasing and rental services to their drivers. happening today -- the 49ers are offering you a chance to buy tickets to single games this season. >> they go on sale to the public at 10:00 this morning. you can get first dibs with an exclusive presales period by registering in a free fan engagement program called faithful 49. single game parking passes and pre-game parties are also up for sale. you can buy them through ticket master. to sign up for faithful 49, go to our website for a link. abc abc7news.com. the nba is out with the 2015-16 schedule. the warriors will raise their championship banner in the season opener against the pelicans on october 27th. the rematch of the nba finals against lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers will take place on christmas day right here on abc 7. the dubs have 25 nationally televised game, including five

on abc 7 includie ining clipper thunder, lakers and spurs. look at steph curry's newest shoes from under armour. the nba mvp wore the shoes during the team usa mini camp in las vegas. they are expected to cost more than $120. >> if i got something like that for my son, will he be able to jump higher around shoot bet sfer. >> no. when you get the bill you'll be able to jump higher. >> shoot that bill, right? >> $120. $60 a shoe. >> do the chores to earn the money to buy those shoes sflimpls. >> absolutely, yes. outside a little bit more humid this morning and a little bit warmer. the cloud cover's starting to encroach all neighborhoods. walnut creek is partly cloudy right now as we look south on 680. if you want to try to see the meteor shower, this is one of the better places to go right now. look at these temperatures, anywhere from 10 degrees warmer

in half moon bay to 9 in napa. the rest of us about two to seven degrees warmer. noticed that this morning, stepped outside. maybe you will, too. downtown, ferry building, 62 right now. bay view, mission, sunny side, 61. west port 60. glen park at 64. temperatures definitely above average across san francisco. we've got belmont at 63. pacifica 60. saratoga, a warm spot. you step outside, 66 for you. santa clara, 65. palo alto, 59. same thing in american canyon and petaluma. that's the way it looks at sfo. the peninsula, cloudy this morning. we'll probably have flight arrival delays. we'll know in about an hour. stay tuned. more clouds today. our last mild afternoon because above-average highs are settling friday through monday with that

triple-digit heat looking even more impressive saturday and sunday. winds are light right now. less than 10 miles per hour except for fairfield at 16 but they'll pick up this afternoon as this area of low pressure which was retrograding moving to the west is now starting to pick up a little bit of eastward momentum as long as it is still spinning offshore. it's going to stay calm but once it starts moving our way this afternoon is when the wind will pick up. temperatures today upper 70s. mi low to mid 80s for the rest of the santa clara valley. mountain view, 81. redwood city 81. 7 check out how much cloudiness will envelope the coast especially compared to the last couple of days but you'll still be in a mild flow in the mid to upper 60s. low to mid 70s downtown, south san francisco. upper 70s to near to low 80s

through the north bay. along the east bay shore, mid 70s to 80 in castro valley. our last stop, greed. tonight cloud cover once again. maybe a little drizzle. temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s. the seven-day forecast -- it's a two-hit wonder, if you will. the 100s. we're back in the mid to upper 90s monday inland. mid 80s around the bay. 60s back in the coast. temperatures fall back to average by tuesday and wednesday. we're just beginning the warming trend tomorrow. >> sounds like it is going to be a scorcher, mike. here's a look right now at san jose. highway 87 right near julian street. if you're driving near the tank, you can see how clear conditions are. we don't have any accidents to report. also just the air in general is clear. as we move over to the golden gate bridge, we've got some fog that's starting to envelope the

bridge, causing moist conditions on the roadway. heading through the waldo - sorry, the robin williams tunnel. when we have an extra lane in southbound direction i will let you know. no problems out of san francisco towards marin. we do have some lanes taken away until 6:00 southbound side of 280 at ocean avenue. always slow for the cones. as you pull away from 101, you'll see cones and construction crews. a foggy commute as you move along at top speeds. along 101, the drive b past sfo. 64 miles per hour as you head into the southbound direction. moving a bit farther to the south towards highway 92 in san mateo along 101, also 280, moving along at top speeds, 68

miles per hour. over to the east bay, heading westbound on 580, 28 miles per hour is going to be your top speed. 205 merges with 580, then you are back to normal liver more aven livermore avenue. a big change for twitter users to send direct messages. >> this morning's "tech bites. wts. >> a big change coming to twitter. >> the social media service is doing away with its limit of 140 characters but only for users sending direct messages. >> twitter will now allow 10,000 characters but the catch -- only for direct messages. >> it looks like the ipad mini now could get a major upgrade this year. >> reports say the next generation tablet may boast a faster processor, more memory and a split screen mode for viewing two apps at the same time. new ipad could be unveiled at the apple event next month. mastercard customers may soon be able to buy things just

by using their heartbeats. >> boom boom. boom boom. >> the credit card company has teamed up for the first system using heart technology. >> don't get too excited. might get charged! those are your "tech bites." >> coming up, it is like a giant playpen but with a serious purpose. why engineers dunked millions of balls into a southern california reservoir. tiny creatures who are dying mysteriously. we leave you with abc 7 news now looking live at the ferry building in san francisco. weather and traffic where you weather and traffic where you live thr

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your forecast and traffic coming up. the city of los angeles has literally black balled a reservoir to help save water. check it out. officials just dumped the last of 96 million plastic balls into the los angeles reservoir. they are called shave balls and they float on the surface block being the sun's rays. officials say they can prevent up to 300 million gallons of water from evaporating each year. the balls are part of a $35 million initiative to protect l.a.'s water supply during the drought. in antioch officials are considering increasing the water supply with a desalination system. it will explore the usefulness of water pumped from the san e joaquin river. eligible homeowners can get a $500 discounted package with drought resistant plans and landscape materials. california will soon have the toughest showerhead

requirements in the nation. starting next july the flow from new showerheads and bathroom faucets sold in stores will be capped at 2 gallons a minute down from a half gallon from the current standard. reduced again in 2018 to 1.8 gallons a minute. the state has also announced a $30 million rebate program to replace old toilets. homeowners will be paid for cleanup and repairs after a water main break in alamo. the water break sent thousands it of gallons of water gushing down the street and into homes and backyards. four homes were flooded. it was so bad in some areas, one guy's pet pig, rose -- that is the pig's name -- ran inside to seek higher ground on a couch. >> yeah, she can swim a little bit, thank god. i knew she could handle herself. >> officials say it was caused by a ten-inch cast iron pipe

that had corroded. crews replaced it with new piping. this is a typical repair they make with aging pipes up to 1,000 times a year. if it weren't for the fact we were in the drought and lost all that water, somebody would make a joke all that pig. >> like she looked like of porky? >> we're not going to say it. 4:55. coming up at 6:00, the weather service will issue their latest el nino report. it will say this one is stronger than 1997 was at this time. 3.4 degrees fahrenheit, warmer than average. the key though is this blob of warmer air up to our north. will that keep the storm systems away from us as we head into the winter months. something we'll watch. 65 at 7:15, dropping down to of 3 at 9:45. we have a red flag warning, high fire danger in the sierra. 83 in tahoe, 90 near

one lane just reopened after a crash that occurred around 4:20 this morning. we have heavy delays northbound of 880 near highway 37. this accident causing a jam this early morning. if you're traveling on to 37, it is looking clear but for the next few minutes your transition to 101 is going to be closed. drive time traffic, 680, highway 24, everything looks clear with the exception of 580. that's the busy spot. 4:56. researchers are trying to figure out why guy beavers are dying in martinez creek. 3 of 4 baby beavers born this year now have unexpectedly died. officials say a fourth dead beaver was spotted floating in the water this week. scientists say they didn't find anything unusual after examining the body of one of the beavers last month. veterinarians have ruled out the drought and algae and related toxins. five beavers currently live in the creek. an armed robbery in new mexico ended with a victim

taking matters into his own hands. now the victim faces charges. look at the top of your screen. you see a black car run down two teens on the street. right there. the teens are okay, thankfully. but police say minutes before they robbed the driver in a nearby park, the two teens were eventually arrested along with two others for the robbery and the driver is also facing charges for returning down the suspects intentionally. the scene of a murder in san francisco's pier 14. new at 5:00, the suspect police have in custody and the others still on the run. also, colin kaepernick has he said but he does have a problem with one of his teammates. a look at east bay toward the eastern span of the do you like the passaaadd? it's a good looking car. this is the model rear end event. the model year end sales event.

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good morning, everyone, on this thursday. just about 5:00 a.m. we thank you for joining us at least before it gets real hot. i'm eric thomas. >> just how hot is it going to get? depends where you are, right, mike? >> triple digits inland this weekend. 80s at the coast. until then we will step outside to increasing clouds. a little bit of drizzle along the coast but pretty quiet this morning. here is a look at your 12-hour day planner. temperatures are much warmer this morning. lot to low to mid 60s. as we head towards noon we'll stay in the mid 60s at the coast, low to mid 70s around the bay and inland. mid 70s to low 80s by 4:00. everybody should join. 64 at the coast and 76 inland. let's get an update on the morning commute. >> there is one hotspot in milpitas. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, some of the cars pay be cash have moved out. still looking at more cars trickling in from