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live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is is abc news >> good morning, everyone. i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, august 16th. let start with a quick look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, carolyn, good morning, everyone. live doppler 7hd shows some high clouds did you it's really the stagnate air mass that's giving people problems arounded bay area today along with the heat. everyone under a heat advisory except parts of the north bay until 9:00. temperatures in the 90s and 100s for most. take a look at the bad air. and temperatures are already much warmer than yesterday at this time. 71 in mountain view. 62 half moon bay,, 5 morgan hill and no wind ata.
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we are looking for a wind shift late in the day for a slight breeze at the coast. we will detail that and how hot the temperatures get today. perhaps breaking more records coming carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. the driver stopped and cooperated with police. drugs and alcohol are not suspected. officers are not speculating on why the woman was walking on the freeway. >> heavily-armed officers from multiple agencies provided assistance in sunnyvale following an officer-involved shooting. >> officers provided assistance after an officer hitch involved shooting. around 4:15 someone called
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police to report suspicious activity near this motel 6. they said had officers approached the vehicles, two suspects began running. an 18-year veteran with the sunnyvale department of public safety shot one suspect who was shot dead on the scene, despite life-saving measures. >> during the investigation we found a firearm next to hit body and an i additional firearm in carrying. >> the captain said one was a loaded high-capacity magazine. other a handgun. >> we don't know if he fired at the officer or not. that would be part of our investigation. >> the officers do not have body cameras, according to the captain. he said the officers involved were not hurt. >> i was scared. >> the motel 6 guest, andrea, said she was startled. >> i heard gunshots and i looked out and saw a lot of police out there. >> witnesses reported seeing the second armed suspect running toward a home. >> that's why we were taking it
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very seriously. the search continued from the air and on ground with officers and k9s going door to door. >> after that extensive search they said they no longer believe the suspect is here in this area, but they are continuing to search for him. reporting live in sunnyvale, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. it was a busy night for police in the bay area. this is video you will see only on abc7 news. mountain view officers arrested an assault suspect after an intensive search in the city's downtown area. police asked residents to stay inside with their doors and windows looked during the search. the arrest was made on castro street late last night near a restaurant. no officers were injured in the search. a man is in the hospital after being shot in berkeley around 6:30 last night. several people calling 911 after hearing gunshots on russell street near san pablo park. police spent the evening looking for evidence and trying to find
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witnesses. detectives have not said what led to the shooting. they want to hear from anyone who knows about the crime. water service is scheduled to be restored for nearly half of the city of vallejo at any minute now. about 30,000 homes either lost water or had low water pressure because of a water main break. the 20-inch main broke saturday morning near serrano drive. if your water is on it's safe to drink. but the reduced pressure is a big concern for the fire department. >> we really don't have enough water to fight waters ordeal with anything on the west side of town. >> again, the water should be back on. we are told it may taste funny, look cloudy, and there may be pieces of sediment in it for about 48 hours, but it is safe to everything doctor. residents are advised not to wash clothes in it until the color goes away.
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san francisco police hope you might recognize a vandal who wrote a hateful message. the person wrote a racist message on a garage door. the homeowner said he's the only person of asian descent on his block. he fears it might be a hate crime. >> it's not something that is particularly great to wake up to. i think my fiancee is a little more scared that it was really targeted at us. it's very unsettling to wake up to on your home, you know. >> he describes his block as peaceful. police will look at his surveillance footage. a computer problem at the air traffic center in virginia caused huge headaches for travelers yesterday. the system is responsible for processing flight data essential to air-traffic controllers. the faa cancelled hundreds of flights, delayed 2,000 with major east coast hubs hit the hardest.
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officials assured passengers the problem was not the result of a hack attack. the agency is working to figure out exactly what went wrong. new this morning, fireworks were launched this morning at pearl harbor, marking the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii in the pacific. the fireworks display was provided by the japanese city which is a partner city of honolulu. it's the hometown of the late japanese admiral who was the architect of the attack on pearl harbor that launched the u.s. into the war back in 1941. u.s. planes bombed the city during the last weeks of the war, killing nearly 2,000 people. the war ended when japan surrendered august 15, 1945. a special honor was given to japanese-american soldiers responsible for one of the bravest rescues during world war ii.
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yesterday we were at the hornet museum in almeda where members of the combat team shared their story. that group orchestrated the rescue of another group of soldiers from the germans. two previous rescues of the so-called lost battalion failed. >> i don't know how we did it. but somehow we persevered. >> it's a great story. i think to hear it live from a person who went through it is really a special opportunity. >> the 442nd became one of the most well-respected and most decorated fighting units. do you smell it? smokey air spread all over the bay area yesterday. today a spare the air alert has been issued due to concerns about the smog. this is what it looked like from our sutro camera. drifting smoke from wildfires in lake county caused that appearance.
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check out the skies over 680 in walnut creek. people with respiratory problems were asked to stay indoors. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley went to the east bay to see for herself. >> mt. diablo looked like a mirage, hazy and even invisible much of the day because of the smoke. >> it smelled like a campfire and the air was really smoky. we weren't sure what was going on. we heard about fires that were far away from here, but it was still causing a lot of smoke by our house in concord. >> we thought there might have been a fire locally until we went online and noticed it was just winds blowing in from the other areas. >> hundreds and thousands of residents across the east bay thought they might be in danger. emergency officials were swamped by calls from antioch and livermore. >> we tweeted out that unless you actually saw flames, call 911, otherwise don't call 911. >> the heavy haze hung over the
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north bay, the east bay, the city, and along the peninsula. >> we are getting summertime ozone due to warm temperatures and very low winds, and then we are also seeing some of the smoke from wildfires in northern california find its way into the bay area. we are having elevated p.a. or soot levels. >> sunday will be a spare-the-air day. in walnut creek, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> this is video from the east bay hills cam. there was a fire just after 5:30 this morning angriesly peak boulevard and east park drive. the fire was put out about two hours ago. multiple fire departments pitched in to help and the cause of the fire is under
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investigation. seventeen wildfires continue to burn throughout california. more than 13,000 firefighters are trying to get control. crews were able to fully contain the fire in lake county on friday. the rocky fire has burned nearly 70,000 acres. and nearby the more than 25,000-acre jerusalem fire is 82% contained with full containment expected tomorrow. cal fire is still urging people to be careful during outdoor activities. sparks can ignite a wildfire. especially with this hot, dry weather, lisa. it's something else. >> it is. you can cut the air with a knife, it's so thick and hazy out there. that's why we have a spare the air alert. temperatures already well into the 70s in the east bay valleys. a big cool-down at the coast. that will happen again, but not before you reach some 80s there. still triple dim its for you in the east bay valleys but we will talk about the relief coming as
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airline are feared death after witnesses reported seeing a crash into the mountain. the plane lost contact with ground control shortly after it was scheduled to land. heavy rain, strong winds and fog were battering the landing site. en air search has been suspended because of the weather and darkness. they report all the passengers on that plane were indonesian. developing news out of japan where evacuations are taking place this morning because of the danger of a volcano erupting near a nuclear reactor. the government has raised the alert for the mountain to the second highest level. nearby residents are being ferried to an evacuation center. the volcano is just 31 miles from a nuclear plant. that plant just restarted it's reactor on tuesday under new safety standards from the fukushima disaster back in march, 2011.
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ing. >> disney has would youd star wars fans, announce being plans for two new attractions. it's a star wars planet. reporter amy powell from our sister station in l.a. has more from anaheim. ♪ >> from a galaxy far, far away, it's a disney park in the usa. >> i'm thrilled to announce the next chapter in the long and exciting history between disney parks and star wars. >> robert eiger, chairman and ceo with disney, parent company of abc, announcing both disney world and disneyland will each be getting a new star wars land. the it is designed to be a trading port like this famous port. ♪ >> allowing visitors to pilot the legendary millennium falcon and interact with the
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characters. there will be lots of freshened up versions of current star wars attractions. space mountain will behinder space mountain. these are just some of the secrets revealed at the disney's annual convention, d23 expo. the stormtrooper, and this new poster, it features some old friends. harrison ford storming into an explosion of cheers. the 73-year-old was covered from his plane accident back in march, barely able to get a word in edgewise. >> it's a great thrill to be here with you, who made this whole thing happen. >> jj abrams, expressing his excitement about the project, and the new leading lady, who
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will play an ailian space pilot, in awe of it all. >> it's exciting to be part of it, part of this that has been a culture for over 30 years. >> with chris connerly reporting. disney said it willing the largest themed planned expansion of, 14 acres at each park. disney is the parent company of abc7 news. >> this weekend about 900 news professionals are in san francisco for the 25th annual journalist convention. last night the group hosted their gala dinner at the high at regency hotel. one of the featured speaker is melvin mar. he's from the sitcom "fresh off the boat." the show tells the story of an asian-american family facing culture shock while chasing the
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american dream. >> there's change happening in the entertainment business and i think diverse voices are making it on to air, it's very exciting. >> "fresh off the boat" was renewed for a second season. you can catch it tuesday night at 8:30 an abc7 news. happening today, fun going on in san francisco. it's sunday streets. and today it's in the excelsior district. this is video from a previous sunday streets. mission street will be transformed into a save place for families to gather, kids to play, for the neighbors to socialize. there will be plenty of music and arts for everyone to enjoy. the fun runs from 11:00 to 4:00. i guess the hot weather doesn't stop anyone from getting out there, but it will be hot. >> it will be hot. a wind shift late in the day. light winds not moving the air now but there will be a sea breeze later on in san francisco. speaking of san francisco, ocean
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beach is at 64 degrees. and what about the sea surface temperature? it's pretty mild there. but you know what? the beaches are the only places that is cooler than yesterday. 14 degrees cooler from half moon bay to ocean beach. we are approaching the 80-degree mark here with the spare the air alert in effect. the worst air quality, the south bay and the inner east bay. this is the second spare the air alert this summer and we also have a heat advisory everywhere except the coastal north bay regions where temperatures are 16 to 20 degrees behalf normal. we will have 80s and 90's and triple digits in the high lighted areas. the sea breeze kicks up late today and some relief in store for tomorrow. it's san francisco, 68 degrees. 72 oakland.
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and 70 in san jose. 77 morgan hill. some of the higher elevations never cooled off and were in the 70s overnight. this is 63 in half moon bay. on the peninsula you see haze in the atmosphere there. the airport no problems. but certainly a warm bay in store there with more 80s for you. 78 by the delta. 74 in concord. and livermore on the way to 80 degrees. so 24-hour temperature change. cooler here, but everywhere else we are up so it's going to be another stifling day out there. here's the reason why. no wind at all. we take a look at even the delta, 8 miles per hour. winds are flat and out of the north. the smoke is drifting in from the north. the view from the golden gate brimming, hazy out there still. and we are looking at the marine layer to return more widespread on tuesday. then a little bit of it tomorrow. so the high pressure sits to the east of us. the clockwise flow around it shuts off any marine influence
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and it allows a few high clouds, as welch it's strong and it's staying with us. it will weaken and slide to the east tomorrow, making way for a trough that will help to cool us off in the days ahead. 100 in los gatos today. 97 stanley clara, 98 san jose. on the peninsula look for mid-and upper 90s once again from loss at toes. 92 san mateo. you will hit the 84. then the sea breeze kicks in. low 70s from daly city. 84 downtown. a tiny bit cooler for you in the north bay. it will be hazy, bad air call which and upper 90s and 102 in cloverdale. 94 san leandro. union city 96, as well as fremont and newark and castro valley. you head inland, more triple digit heat for a couple more days. and the accuweather forecast, we have the hazy conditions, the bad air quality, a bit of a sea breeze late today and early tomorrow and more widespread for
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big time cooling effects in the myths of the week. it will feel good. it will take at least another 24 to 36 hours to spread it all across the bay. you can see what is showing up on live doppler 7hd anytime with the abc7 news weather app. it's free at the google store or apple app store. very wind when you see no wind at all. >> the bad air is bad for so many people. >> it is. >> thank you, lisa. up next, a black bear out to find a snack, finds himself stuck in
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the drought is affecting at pg&e we've definitely put a focus on helping our agricultural customers through the drought. when they do an energy efficiency project and save that money they feel it right in their pocket book. it's exciting to help a customer with an energy efficiency project because not only are they saving energy but they are saving water. we have a lot of projects at pg&e that can help them with that and that's extremely important while we're in a drought. it's a win for the customer and it's a win for california. together, we're building a better california.
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>> knew this morning, forbes has come out with the list of the world's highest paid athletes and at the box two boxers. number one, floyd mayweather, who took home $300 million just in the past twelve months. number number two, manny pacquiao. may weather beat him in the so-called fight of the century back in may. manny pacquiao made $168 million. and the athletes considered the most overpaid in the world, it's tiger woods. he made just $600,000 on his tour, but is ninth on the highest-paid list, most of which income comes from endorsements. he made over $50 million in all. bears have become a frequent uninvited guests at an idaho man's home.
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one man, doug, found this when he came over the other night. the curious animal got his head stuck through a cat door. he said he wasn't scared. he knew the bear was too large to get through. he was lucky to get the picture before the animal ran off. this is not his first run-in with bears. in may a bear and two cubs climbed up the side of his condo on his second floor deck. >> up ahead, politics, fried food and a helicopter. the presidential candidates exchange jebusite way state flag. >> and the pus
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with a look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. a breath of fresh air for you. lake tahoe 66 trees. we are thick with the smoke and haze in the bay area. it's pretty in the sierra nevada. but right now we are talking about very warm temperatures. morgan hill 77. it's nice at half moon bay, but numbers will continue to climb, anywhere from 16 to 20 degrees above normal. that's why we have a heat advisory until 9:00 with the spare the air alert everywhere except the coastal areas where they will get more of a breeze. here you see the haze, a few clouds out there and temperatures once again upper 90s to the triple digits in the east bay. 70 #* 70s and 80s from the coast to san francisco. the we will see a bit of a wind shift today and cooler air on the way for the week ahead. i'll is are that ahead. carolyn. >> thank you, a civil rights icon has died.
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julian bond was 75 years old. he was at the forefront of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. he coordinated a student law committee and the student law center. he was one of the first blacks to be elected to the georgia house of representatives, whose members refused to seat him. a unanimous supreme court decision ordered his admittance. bond died last night after a brief illness. >> now to the race of the white house. the eyes of the world on the iowa state fair this weekend. hillary clinton was there, as was the donald, who stole the show with a rock star entrance and a rock star reception. we have the details. >> the frontrunners took the fair by storm. donald trump arriving by sky. >> the only presidential candidate to arrive in a helicopter. >> i love iowa.
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great place. >> we are building a wall. nobody is going through my wall. >> and in true trump fashion, a frontrunner campaign. >> i don't think i make mistakes. somebody says i make a mistake, they do the policy and my numbers go up so i guess i haven't made mistakes. >> i am going to ride on trump's helicopter. >> chopper rides for kids to the claims for fame. >> it's unbelievable. nobody can handle the donald trump tsunami. >> he stopped by the butter count and said i cannot be trumped. all these people are definitely here to see me. the democratic frontrunner says hello to the cow too. helicline never crossing paths with trump but creating her own waves. swiping at republican rivals. >> jeb bush is doubling down on
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defending his brother' action necessary iraq. >> in the frontrunner shadow, those nipping at their heels. drawing a huge crowd for the famous soapbox. >> we left the helicopter at home. >> frontrunners clinton and trump spent an hour here. clinton goes to a vineyard for a private partyover night and trump back to new york city where tomorrow he has jury duty. abc news at the iowa state fair. >> two republican presidential candidates made some strong statements this morning on "this week." >> it's strange to accept that a
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secretary of state, who handled all of her communications on a home-brewed server, never passed classified information on her device over thatter isver. of course, she did, and now we are finding out. and as usual, the coverup is worse than the crime. >> earlier on the show ben carson talked about planned parenthood, saying the reason most of it is in centered in black neighborhoods is to control that population. chicago has one, so does portland and oakland's is catching on. what they have, a popular flags that are symbols of civic pride. now some people say it's time for san francisco to become part of the trend and redesign it's city flag. >> did you hear san francisco has a flag? >> we did not. >> nicole king is from san francisco. but like many people, was unaware there's a city flag. >> the neat thing is you don't see it.
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it's not flown and it's clearly not loved. >> he believes great cities need great flags. as design journalist he called out san francisco's banner. >> i'm sorry to say, sadly lacking. [laughter] >> i know. it hurts me too. >> it shows the phoenix rising from the ashes, not from the '06 quake, but fires in the 1850s. flag experts -- and, yes, there are experts -- say san francisco's design violates the basic rules, which include keep it so simple a child can draw it from memory. >> a flag citizens can feel proud of will be a catalyst for people coming together for inclusiveness. >> that's jason, who has teamed up to push for a flag redesign. the company is plaque a contest and they hope professionals and amateurs alike.
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>> i understand it isn't the most important thing going on, but it's a symbol of who we are and how we represent ourselves. >> in city hall where the flag is flown and displayed outside the mayor's office, ali isn't so keen on a change. >> i've never heard anyone having an objection to the phoenix rising up out of the ashes. >> ellen said leave the flag alone. but if you think it should be redesigned, that contest is slated for november. you can find out more about it by going to san franciscoflag.com. a growing threat at gas stations. criminals are hacking into gas pumps. take a look at this video from a suburban chicago gas station. police say that man is selling gas he hijacked from the station's pumps. he's accused of filling up cars and then taking the money while the cashier's computer inside the station shows nothing. >> i noticed that gas was being
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pumped but nothing was indicating on the register. so right away my instincts kicked in, all right, something is going on. >> there's several ways to do this. i believe the suspect in this case may have used some type of remote device that would manipulate the component inside the gas pump. >> well, some experts say the criminal's purchase of a stolen master key to unlock the pump and entered the manufacture's default code which turns off the station computized system of monitoring sales. those codes can be found on the internet sometimes, and some gas stations are now resetting those codes. still ahead on the abc7 sunday morning news, champions crowned in southern california. the little leaguers that will be representing the west williamsport, pennsylvania after a thrilling finish. and here is a live look from our sutro cam. you see those hazy, smoky skies. a heat advisory today.
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hollywood celebrities on the parkway. they have lots of traditional food from 11:00 to 3:00 p.m. lisa, what will it be, in the 90s there today? >> yes, it should be in the mid-90s. incredible heat out there. right now 84 in san ramon. 78 livermore. 64 half moon bay. a wide range of temperatures right now. everyone will see excessive heat today and hazy, unhealthy air. i'll have the details coming up. >> not even 10:00 yet, wow. also ahead, from rugby to the grid iron, jared ha where yne makes a good first impression in his
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at noon. this afternoon the giants go for a four-game sweep of the nationals at at&t park. madison bumgarner starts for the giants. first pitch 1:05. opened their preseason in houston. here's collin resch with the highlights in this morning's sports >> good morning. jared hayne is a world-class rugby player, the best in australia, but can he play football? we are all curious to find out, jim tomsula included. niners with a preseason opener. tomsula giving him plenty of opportunities last night. the return game, 120 net yards. the second carry, a 53-yard scamper to the 13-yard line. he would rush for 63 yards and 5 carries. set this up. from the flat, throws over the defender, 10-yard for the touchdown.
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gabbert, 8 of 11. played about two quarters. the second half, san francisco scoreless. meanwhile tom savage to jalen strong. the rookie had makes it a 15-10 game. and then niners to dillon thompson. sacked in the end zone by jason anchor. that's a safety. colin kaepernick, one offensive possession. niners dropped the free season opener 23-10. the dodgers with an 8-3 win over the reds last night and the giants needed to beat the nationals to stay within two and a half in the west. born to be a giants' fan. second inning, desmond hits it to big cat territory. about 20 feet from a coke bottle, 477 feet. >> sweet. >> that was my reaction. >> bases bodied on the r.b.i. single. they were still loaded for the duff man. matt duffy brings them all home. a four-r.b.i. night for duffy.
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in comes duffy. giants up 10-5 in the seventh. brandon crawford, ricochets. barehand and rivera covering first. that's a big league play. good play but a good win for the giants, 12-6 to stay within 2 1/2 of l.a. a's and orioles. oakland jumped out to the 3-0 lead thanks to this homer. baltimore able to rally. chris davis a big reason why. two-run shot, chris bassett in the fourth. it's tied. bottom of nine. davis swings the bat at the ball. doing some serious power golf. the third walk-off homer of davis' career. he has hit five homers against the a's this month alone.
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with a look at morning sports, i'm collin resch. have a great day, everyone. >> a look at morning weather and we have our meteorologist lisa argen. >> a lot of heat out there. you don't need me to tell you that. although some upper elevation temperatures. mt. tam 87 degrees. 88 on top of mt. diablo. ben loamen 84. monterey a comfortable 66 degrees. we are going to get a little sea breeze today. overall the winds are offshore. they are out. the north very light. it's hazy. that's why we have a spare the air alert and also the high clouds moving in. the heat advisory until about 9:00. temperatures are going to be in the 80s, 90s and 100s. 15 to to degrees once again above normal. cap you make out the bay bridge? this is emeryville. the worst air quality from the inland east bay to the santa
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clara valley where the air quality is definitely unhealthy. you can see how thick it is out there. with temperatures climbing and absolutely no wind out there, with he are warming up quickly. 79 degrees morgan hill. 64 half moon bay. we are still looking at some 80s here today. 70 san jose. 90s continue with you with low 70s in oakland. and the roof camera, you can see out there, we will call it it part sunny, 70 santa rosa. in the north bay you did cool off. 74 concord, 78 in liver more. them you go up 1,000 feet and the temperatures jump another 10 to 15 degrees. compared to yesterday, already 2 to 8 degrees warmer, except at the coast. it's 13 degrees cooler there this morning. so a nice look outside. 56 degrees lake tahoe. not in lake tahoe but in the bay area we will be hotter today and hazy with a spare the air alert. and the marine layer returns on
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tuesday. just bits of it tomorrow. we won't notice much of a change inland tomorrow due to the strong ridge of high pressure that really won't be moving until late monday. so as for today it's encompassing much of the western third of the nation and really restricting any ocean air influence. that's why we are so hot. it weakens and slides to the east. then we get a trough that will kick in the sea breeze monday. >> 87 in the northern sierra. 105 in sacramento. 90 yesterday in monterey. we broke about seven records. today 77. slightly cooler air in san francisco and on the coast later on today. but we're still forecasting 8 santa cruz. down from 90 yesterday. looking at 98 morgan hill. palo alto 92, san mateo, and 90 richmond. and oakland. 101 livermore. if you are coming into san francisco, you will be greeted by more haze, even some
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humidity today for the game 1:05, 82 degrees. and by 4:00 upper 70s. the accuweather forecast, no relief inland tomorrow but it comes across the bay and along the coast. even along the coast later on tonight. tuesday in the 90s there. we are looking at the temperatures trail off right on through next weekend. so, you know, with so much heat, how much is cooler? we are still excessively warm today. >> oh, that's all i can say. in news this morning, the biggest change to credit cards in years is now underway. banks and retailers are switching from magnetic strip-based cards to the smart chip cards. "7 on your side" michael finney picks up the story from there. >> well, we are used to swiping our credit cards. but things are changing, and the
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reason to be found in the headlines. thieves are all over credit cards. >> i've never had any incidents with a credit card on my account personally. >> i would like to shake the hand of the only person in america who hasn't had their cards violated. >> really? i don't live here, though. >> that may be why. sandy olson grew up in northern california, but now lives in italy where they have used cards embedded with smart chips for more than a decade. now they are being used here. you may have received one in the mail during the past couple of months. credit card companies are mailing out millions of them. with the new chip cards, rather than swipe your cards you insert it into terminals like this one at green apple books on the park in san francisco. stephanie erickson is with visa. >> all the chip cards in the terminal, the chip is actually generating a unique one-time code that changes with each transaction. the benefit of that is if the
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criminal steals that data, they can't use it to create counterfeit cards. >> and that's huge. visa said it's about two-thirds of the fraud seen in stores today. >> they can't copy your card or sell the number on the internet for other people to use and make counterfeit cards. >> retailers don't have to switch over, but if they don't, there's a price to pay. >> right now if there's a fraudulent charge i'm not liable and the consumer is not liable. in october if i don't have the up-to-date machines and there's a fraudulent charge, i'm liable >> the only thing that really changes for consumers is rather than swipe, you will insert. by the end of the year 63% of all cards should have the chips. those that don't, don't worry about them. the magnetic stripes will continue to work. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> up next, the end of an era for thrill seekers. the bay area roller coaster closing after
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>> we have the winning numbers from last night's $70 million power ball draw. no one got all six. wednesday's jackpot grows to $80 million. today is the last day for thrill seekers to roar in vallejo where six flags discovery kingdom provided this video of its roller coaster. today the final day to ride. the park is planning a special ceremony and has invited employees who opened roar in 1999 to take the final ride.
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the park has not said if it will add a new attraction. so kind of sticky and hot there. i hope they get a breeze. >> in the 90s, but i want to show you the picture from the sutro camera. where, oh, where is our fine city underneath that smog? it's cool half moon bay. still low wind and a spare-the-air day today. 100 concord, 96 fremont, 90 richmond, 84 san francisco, 94 oakland. and no changes inland tomorrow, just around the bay. and at the coast. then we are cool i by 8 degrees on tuesday. much cooler the rest of the week. hang in there. >> you hear the sound of records breaking? >> yes, i do. >> thank you, lisa. thank you for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen. the news continues now online, on twitter, facebook and all your mobile devices with our abc7 news app. abc7 news continues at 5:00.
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