ticed that the temperatures have dropped. half moon bay yesterday in the 80s. 73 the high so far today. 86 in san francisco. look at how steamy it is in antioch. 107 degrees. 105 in livermore. gilroy tied the record setback in 1976. it's 104. close to previous record of 100 degrees. oakland airport 91 and approaching the record. 101 in santa rosa. 99 in red wood city. heat advisory until 7:00 tonight. the entire bay area risk of heat related illness. be careful tomorrow. the coast and san francisco are excluded from the heat advisory which runs from 11:00 to 7:00 because the fog and the cooler air will continue to reach the coastal spots. i'll let you know when inland areas will let off steam coming up. >> the heat is affecting caltrain right now. the agency is under what it calls a level one heat restriction. that means trains are not

allowed to go faster than 60 miles per hour just in case the heat causes problems with the traction so far minor delays are likely. >> people are trying to cope with the heat on the peninsula and the south bay. lyanne melendez joins us with more. >> being out here in the heat and with this drought remines us all of a fire danger all around us. the signs, as you can see behind me. let me take you to a place in the south bay where it was very hot today. there were lessons learned from yesterday's heat wave. the school district decided to send students home early today before the mid day heat started to settle in. >> when we were sitting in the classrooms it was miserable. everyone was just complaining about the heat. >> reporter: with the high temperatures and no air conditioning in most classes

parents supported the district's decision. >> better than having them sweat and be overheated. >> reporter: soon discovered waiting for his ride outside in the hot sun was worse. >> i wish i can go inside and get air conditioning but i have to wait out here for my parents. >> reporter: they eventually picked him up. practices for most sports were cancelled so students were left with a lot of time on their hands. >> going to go home and eat food and sleep and chill. >> reporter: extra homework? >> yeah. sure. >> reporter: the heat wave is beginning to take its toll on those who are used to living in cooler places like south san francisco. brought his two boys to the pool only to find out it is now closed in the afternoons. >> they said they weren't open. they were so excited. so we are going to go to the park. >> with this heat wave many

opted to not be one with nature staying indoors instead. and this hiking trail is very popular. usually you see a lot of people but as you can see pretty much empty. if you are watching this broadcast i would recommend that you wait a little bit longer. it will be cooler this evening. hopefully. lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> let's hope. how hot is it? temperatures here and across the state are among the highest in the country as you can see from the red regions on this map very clear. you can see how hot it is going to get where you live with the abc 7 weather app for your smart phone free on apple's apple store or google play. we have more information on abc7news.com/apps. an arrest tonight in series of racist graffiti taggings. the vandalism sparked outrage. it has been cleaned up and improved as you can see in this

one image. they crossed out and put hearts for more chinese. carolyn tyler joins us now with the arrest. >> reporter: cheryl, we are standing here where some of the graffiti has been covered over. the san francisco police department special hate crime unit investigated the case with the help of witnesses identifying the suspect who tonight is in the county jail. the graffiti with the words no more chinese popped up at six locations monday morning. investigators say this man 62-year-old was motivated by hate. the community quickly stepped in to erase the slurs and also to help investigators with tips. >> as you know the chinese community as well as the community in which these incidents happened are rallying around their chinese brothers and sisters. this is a very diverse city. we will not tolerate this type

of crime in the city. >> reporter: the graffiti shocked and hurt people who saw it. >> i don't know what we have done to deserve this. >> reporter: there was speculation this was the work of someone who lives in the neighborhood and that appears to be the case. one of the messages was sprayed right on the street outside the suspect's home. she has been charged with five felony hate crimes and five felony counts of vandalism. there is relief someone was quickly arrested. >> one thing to have your opinion but another to put it on a wall and make other people feel unsafe. >> reporter: although an arrest has been made police are looking for more information and video. in san francisco carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. lawyers for five defendants who were set to go on trial next month with raymond chou

surprised a judge today. his lawyers say he will not consider guilty plea but five of his co defendants did plead guilty today to various charges including money laundering selling contra band goods, gun possession. their attorneys say they have not cut a deal to testify against him. union city police are asking people to be on the lookout for a man posing as a comcast employee to get into homes. police say this man claimed to work for comcast and pushed his way into a house and sexual assault a woman who lives there. there was a similar incident involving a man wearing a comcast shirt trying to get into a house but police say the incidents do not seem related. this morning on snyder lane at medical center drive police say the girls who were on their way to school, one is in the

hospital with a broken leg and the other is released. the same intersection is the site of a collision that killed a toddler walking with her mother. officials are warning pedestrians and drivers to be more cautious. tonight we are learning about a man who was killed in the traffic accident monday. he was an east bay blues musician. he was a blues singer and gistarrest and a fixture at blues jams in the bay area and was crossing constitution way when a truck hit him. he used to perform in almeida and will feature a remembererance of his life and work. emotional moments today in sacramento as the controversial right to die bill moved one step closer to passage. assembly woman cheryl brown argued against the law telling lawmakers doctors don't know everything. her son was near death and doctors were urging her to let

him go. 19 days later he came off life support and is now a husband and father. some pointed to brittany may under. >> we have had courageous individuals whose last wish was to see her own state make this a reality for the people suffering the most. >> ultimately the california assembly approved the legislation and the bill is expected to pass the senate, as well. it is unclear whether governor brown will sign it. the state legislature passed a bill prohibiting sidewalk tolz for cyclists and pedestrians crossing the golden gate bridge. the golden gate highway and transportation district said charging a fee would help eliminate a projected deficit. the bill's author says those using healthy transportation alternates should not be

punished. a san francisco tourist attraction has closed its doors at fishermen's wharf. the duck boat tours have been operating for years but no more. abc 7 news reporter freeman is live there tonight. many people have yet to learn the tours are out of business. >> reporter: the word is just circling through as one woman said this is not good news. a big player is gone but the remnants are still here. take a look at these duck prints on the sidewalk. if you were going to take a duck boat tour you would go right along and you would stand right here and you would wait for the duck boat but the duck boats are no more. if you want to know what happened to the popular duck boat tours you will get few answers at their garage. they will close to door on you. the company still runs motorized cable car tours but no one is saying much. >> there is no employees left in

the building. >> reporter: the company that took san francisco customers on 90 minute land and water tours told sf gate they will continue to operate in other cities but are shutting down here because of san francisco's challenging business environment. one possible issue that for safety sake the city requires a driver and a tour guide. here in the wharf local business owners say they will miss the duck boats and the customers they attracted. >> people happy so i will miss that. >> reporter: miss the duck quacking? >> of course. i think it's good. we need them to come back and bring people. >> reporter: no word on what happens to the dry docked duck boats. in san francisco, josh freemanfreeman wayne freedman, abc 7 news. that is your tv. >> apple ceo tim cook unveiled a lot of new devices today including one that would have been unthinkable a few years

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. this is abc 7 news. nearly 7,000 people packed san francisco's bill graham auditorium today to watch apple take wraps off new devices. new iphones ipads and a tv device shared the spot light. the news room. all kinds of exciting stuff on display. >> reporter: and a special guest or two. this was an event where biggest and new and a lot to describe the latest devices and features.

those were appropriate adjectives as the company is out to continue to dominate the smart phone sector and to carve out a new niche. apple engineers and designers created the biggest ipad ever just over 12 inches along with something called apple pencil unleashing the ability for artists to do sprershpressure censored brush strokes. as the holiday season approaches apple put the biggest push behind two new iphones the 6 s and the 6 s plus. they may look like the existing 6 and 6 plus but have new 3 d touch technology so it expands touch commands. another new feature called live photo. the photo animates. however apple signals it is ready to make the long awaited push in tv. >> we believe the future of

television is apps. >> reporter: ceo tim cook showed off the new apple tv as a top device. developers will be encouraged to create games but incorporating siri into the remote control is a big step forward. >> it uses sir i to allow me to access information about a program, go directly to a program i want or say i want to see a program with a particular actor in it. >> reporter: apple is so confident of the new content it plans to sell overseas. apple invited two of the three american heroes to stopped the assault of passengers on a french train who will be honored on friday. one republic performed. one taking off his jacket because of the heat. in san francisco, david louie abc 7 news. >> apple is facing criticism for the small number of women at

today's big event and for a presentation which demonstrated the capabilities of photo shop on the new ipad pro. >> i'm not quite happy with the model smile. i wish she had a little more smile. i think it would warm up the design quite a bit. we have an app for that. >> many on social media felt changing the neutral face being teased or harassed for not smiling. the event was dominated by mostly white male executives. if you want a new apple product now is the time to sell your old one. >> michael finney has more on the shrinking window. >> that was the ideal time to sell before the new models go on sale and there is no shortage of buyers. several websites will pay cash for used iphones and ipads. you can shop around online for

the best offer. today the trade in service gazelle offered $348 for an iphone 6 and $140 for an ipad. another site offered $370 for iphone but $15 for the ipad. tech crunch writer says if you are going to sell now is definitely the time. >> you have about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks until the next iphone goes on the market. when that does you will expect the older device drop by at least $100 if not more. >> you can always trade in your phone with your carrier but those companies generally pay less than the online market places and your phone may be locked into a service with only that carrier. let me tell you, the thing is with -- trading in your used car. it is easier but you don't get as much money. if you place an ad online or even at a bulletin board you

will get a lot more money. nobody will be taking a cut. think about that. >> a bit more money. >> thank you. >> love it. >> always saving us money. governor brown announced a big change to the state's climate change bill. >> i'm so sorry. we had a little temporary problem there. the governor agreed to drop a mandatory decrease by 50%. the bill faced opposition by a group of democrats who refused to pass it. the legislative deadline opponents believe it would cut the price of gas and energy efficient vehicles to soar. let's go to sandhya patel. >> hot, hot, hot and it is going to stay that way it sounds like. >> if you get into your car you are just cranking the ac going how come it doesn't feel cooler? if you are inland you will have to crank the ac the next few days. if you are near the coast or san

francisco you are getting relief. let me show you live doppler 7 hd. it is bright and sunny. a pleasant breeze coming in and also the fog is starting to close in. it will be pretty close to the coast line as we head towards tomorrow morning. in southern california radar tracking thunderstorms and rain flash flood watches and warnings are up. by contrast they are dealing with moisture there. just in case you want to head to the coast and enjoy nice weather at the beaches watch out. a long period of southerly flow could bring a risk of rip currents for particularly south and southwest facing beaches. you can see a hazy view there. 87 in san francisco. 86 in oakland. 90s mountain view. half moon bay 66 degrees. san jose camera sunny skies and really not much of a breeze there. 100 degrees in santa rosa. 103 fairfield.

napa 95. livermore you hit 107 degrees. same as antioch today. from our emeryville camera it is bright and sunny. oakland airport has tied the previous record of 93 set in 1951 so besides gilroy being a tie today oakland airport also tied. two more days spare the air and it is cooler in all areas this upcoming weekend. east bay hills camera showing you what is ahead. poor air quality inland east bay. moderate elsewhere. it does get better friday through sunday. cleaner air does arrive and we get cooling continuing. the heat continues tomorrow with hype high pressure in place. the commute will include fog near the beaches. it is a shallow fog layer not going to make influence inland so we keep it there for 11:00 a.m. hour temperatures tomorrow morning where fog is sitting

comfortable mid to upper 50s. hopefully you will sleep better and north bay 50s. most of the rest of you with no ac you are going to have to deal with on the peninsula the south bay, mild conditions. low to mid 60s. inland east bay you are in luck since you have air conditioning. tomorrow afternoon 99 in san jose. still steamy. 97 sunnyvale. 93 in san mateo. half moon bay 73 degrees a lot like today. as we look at downtown san francisco you drop a couple more degrees. 83 tomorrow. 74 in daly city. north bay 70s coast side. upper 90s around santa rosa. san rafael 95. 96 in napa. east bay berkeley 88. 90 in oakland. 96 in free mont. inland you are going to have to deal with the heat again. 102 in walnut creek. 106 livermore. 103 in concord. accuweather seven day forecast you notice triple digits for two

more days. low to mid 90s inland by the weekend. coastal highs you continue to see the temperatures dropping so a gradual cooling trend thursday through the weekend and beyond that. by next week you are really going to love what you see especially if you hate the heat. 60s to 80s. we will be back down to where we should be for this time of year. until then you will have to stay hydrated and try not to overexert if you are outdoors. >> good advice. thanks so much. it is miserable out there if you don't like the heat. we want to know how you are beating the heat. a little french bull dog is wiped out. >> just conserving energy. we may feature your photo online or on air. >> if there is something contagious about alzheimer's,

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involving direct exposure to brain tissue. some controversy tonight over plan for san jose state's expresident to get a pricey perk. trustees agreed to pay $261,000 to act as executive adviser to his successor. that happened for the past two previous presidents. he resigned his post to become unpaid chief adviser to president of afghanistan. the payment calls for tenure a failure. >> a former east bay fire chief is being criticized for supposedly muanipmanipulating a salary. he defended his actions. he retired as chief of the fire department in 2009 just three days after renegotiating his compensation. that allowed him to retire with a $241,000 annual pension,

almost $50,000 more than his annual salary. >> i didn't do anything. i did give my best ability every day for 26 years. >> the board voted to cut pension by $68,000 a year and also ordered him to pay back extra benefits. the small town with the big name has the longest name in all of europe. >> and you will see one weatherman pronounce

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this is abc 7 news. i'm ama daetz in the abc 7 newsroom. it's being called the world's largest wild life slaughter. the i-team looks into the politics behind a ban on kangaroo products. the way kate steinle's family plans to remember her

months after her death. this intense heat can be dangerous for people with asthma and not just because of bad air and high temperatures all coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thanks very much. the weatherman who did not get tongue tied even with a word that is 58 letters long. >> this is pretty good. most people look at this town and wonder how to pronounce it but he isn't most men. >> in the sun just up the road from -- temperature got to 21 celsius. >> wow. >> just up the way. >> the town is in wales. that's where that weather caster went to college. took him four years to learn to pronounce it. >> we will practice that in the break. >> world news tonight is coming up next. >> all of us here we appreciate your time. >> thanks for joining us.

tonight, breaking developments. exclusive new video from inside that boeing 777. the engine exploding into flames during takeoff. >> please remain seated. >> pilots rushing to bring the jet to a halt. 170 onboard. the race to get off. one passenger saying it was like a river of fire. and late reports of yet another possible highway shooting. investigating 11 incidents in 11 days. authorities now calling it an act of domestic terrorism. we are on the scene. >> the protest in the capitol. trump leading the way, sarah palin there, too. against the iran nuclear deal. and we ask hillary clinton, do they have a right to be concerned? and the big headline from apple. the tv, name a show. it will find it.