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66 santa rosa and novato with mid-70s by the delta. the fog is clearing up at the coast. we have 60s and 70s already 100-degree heat again in our inland valleys but we are looking at a big cool down tomorrow because of a wind shift. the question is will it last throughout the week ahead? more in a few minutes. carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. developing news. the northbound lanes. are mont be ray highway are closed while police investigate a crash that killed a man. around 3:00 this morning police say a car crashed and rolled over on the side of the freeway, killing the driver. the car sheared off part of a power pole. police have not said what may have caused the driver to crash. spa. developing news in the east bay this morning. oakland police are look for a gunman who shot at a police officer. the officer was responding to a call around 9:30 last night when she was involved in a crash on 73rd avenue and international
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boulevard. after the crash a man went up to the car firing a gun multiple times at the police car. fortunately the officer was not hurt, but she was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries suffered in that collision. several other law enforcement agencies are assisting with the investigation. if we have someone in our community that took such an abrasive action toward an officer, fired several shots at the officer, we know has a gun. took that action toward an officer. what will they do with one. our citizens? we are very aggressively and actively following up with any leads. >> police are looking at surveillance video from nearby homes to see if the incident was caught on camera. an uber driver who picked up a passenger near stanford is in jail this morning on suspicion of sexual assault. police have arrested 59-year-old man of redwood city. he was driving a burgundy 2014
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kia optima. the victim was picked up on university avenue and east palo alto friday night. she opted for uber pool, which allows riders to share the price of a ride with other passengers. when the driver showed up, he told her to get in the front seat because he was expecting other passengers. and as soon as she sat down, the driver locked the doors. >> he began touching her on the leg and upon their arrival at her destination he gave her a kiss. and throughout that time she was subsequently let out and at which time she called the police. >> police believe there may be other victims, which is why they aren't releasing the driver's picture so it doesn't jeopardize any potential future cases. right now firefighters are trying to contain nearly a dozen large wildfires in california. this has burned more than 10,00.
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several departments of helping, including san rafael and sonoma county. it's close to the central coast in monterey county. share ships are picking up ocean water to dump on the planes. mandatory evacuations have been called in the norther earn big sur area the fire is just 5% contained. in los angeles county, video from this morning shows fire near santa later two continues to burn out of control and has searched 22,000 acres in less than 22 case. the fire has destroyed 17 holmes, as well as several structures on a movie ranch. officials discovered a man's body in a car near a home that burned. the cause of that beth has not been determined yet. hundreds of people are staying in evacuation centers. >> these fire crews came in and really did an amazing job. but it burned right to the
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structures, but we saved them, they saved them. >> crews are concerned about the high temperatures of low humidity that could continue to fuel that fire. firefighters say if the winds change direction, thousands more homes could be in danger. the fire is just 10% contained. now to the race for the white house. with her pick for vice president, hillary clinton is ready for the democratic convention and another step in her historical candidacy. but the party's plan for a show of unity, it might be in trouble. lauren lister joins us live in philadelphia with the details. good morning, lauren. >> good morning, carolyn. final prep brags are underbe way for the convention. but those throwing it are come under fire after leaked e-mails reveals efforts to undermine bernie sanders during the primary season be.
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>> with the debut of the democratic kick ticket in miami, philadelphia on focus. and the dnc in the hot seat, bernie sanders said it's time for chair debbie wasseman-schultz to go. >> the i think she should resign, period, and with i think we need a new chair that will lead us in a very different direction. >> this in the wake of a wikileaks dump. more than 20,000 e-mail release including some that shows to undermine the rise of sanders. it's a clear example of the dnc taking sides, they say, and somebody has to be held accountable. and thousands law enforcement officers finalizing security plans for the democratic national convention. the arena, ready for the presumptive nominee hillary clinton, and vp the pick tim kaine, after making their first big appeared together at a rally yesterday.
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>> behind that smile, tim also has a balk bone of steal. >> he beat out 23 other candidates for the vp spot and wasted no time before beating up on the republican candidate. >> now that we are on the subject of taxes, where are donald trump's tax returns? >> but that's taking a back seat to the e-mail controversy. negotiations are underway to significantly downgrade the dnc chair's public role in this convention. live in philadelphia, i'm lauren lister, abc7 news. >> thank you, lauren. what we are hearing is democratic chair debbie wasseman-schultz has been removed as a speaker at the convention. you can count on abc7 news for complete coverage. the convention. reporter laura lister and anthony will report live from the convention tomorrow.
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it's pretty steamy there. >> mid-90s for highs, and up to 100 and then the thunderstorms. back home lows ranging from 57 san rafael, 75 by the delta, and in between, this, a beautiful afternoon in san francisco. we will talk about the steamy, east bay 100-degree heat on the way next. >> thank you, lisa. also next, why san jose's s.w.a.t. team was called in to break up a south bay house party. and a massive renovation project comes to an end. we will go inside one of the bay area's oldest theaters to see history reborn.
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>> welcome back, everyone. it's 6:12 on this sunday morning. steph curry is plague in the edgewood celebrity the golf tournament today. yesterday steph was partnered with justin timberlake. talk about hot, hot, hot. 86 degrees there for a high today. neighbors in one san jose neighborhood are dealing with a lot of damage after a house party got out of control. things got so out of hand on
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mount shasta drive early yesterday morning, the s.w.a.t. team responded. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the details. >> it wasn't just a house party. >> they came here and they broke all the windows. they had fun, they left. >> neighbors and witnesses say it sounded like a riot erupting in their usually quiet neighborhood. early saturday morning there were broken windows, broken bottles and fist fights between large groups of people who neighbors say appeared to be rival gang members. >> most of them were out of control, drunk, on drugs, who knows. >> san jose police rolled in and brought along their s.w.a.t. team. >> guns drawn, cops running down the street. they wouldn't let us outside. >> twenty houses were placed on lockdown as party goers scattered. neighbors said people jumped fences into their yards to urinate and hide. they feared for their families'
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safety. the house where the party was was unoccupied. new owners had it and were renovating it. >> overall neighbors say they were thrilled to have the heavy police presence here. abc7 news. >> three south san francisco police officers are headed to baton rouge to attend the funeral for one of the officers killed there one week ago today. 34 year old officer montrel jackson was one shot and killed outside a convenience store less than a mile from the police headquarters. hundreds of others attended funerals friday and saturday. jackson was a ten-year veteran. his services are schedule for tomorrow. there was a peaceful protest yesterday. the group was calling attention to the recent fatal shootings of minorities by police, including philando castile and alton sterling.
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they also expressed concern over the targeted killings of police officers in dallas and baton rouge. participants said they were not you marching against the police, but for equality, justice and to save lives. >> i am just really pleased with what the young people are doing this afternoon and setting an example. we pray, we march, we sing, and we spread a message of positivity and love, and joy and peace, whether black or blue. >> they also called on the public to create a better tomorrow for everyone. a big celebration was held yesterday in san francisco's bayview neighborhood. the first theater ever built in the city, the bayview opera house, has received a major makeover. >> congresswoman nancy pelosi
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and san francisco mayor ed lee are celebrating the jewel of the bay view. the opera house is the oldest theater in the city, built back in 1888. its always been a neighborhood gathering spot. >> it has such a history with the community. people call it their opera house. people feel very, very invested in it. >> in 2014, after years of talk, the historic landmark began a nearly $6 million renovation. it was seismically upgraded, waterproofed, and now meets accessibility requirements. outside there's a new walkway, stage and garden. the theme was definitely accessibility, physical and also to the community and safety. by lowering it and taking down the fences. >> they expect the opera house to continue its role as a hub. >> where everyone can come, whether they are new to the neighborhood or people who have been long time residents of the neighborhood.
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>> and the bay view opera house officially opens in september. happening today, enjoy the sunshine in contra costa county with a free opera in the park. solo opera and the rotary club are hosting the event. it starts at 4:00 this morning -- or this afternoon at the community park. >> also happening today, more than 20 teams will compete in the second annual all-girls baseball tournament in san francisco. these are pictures of the opening ceremonies yesterday at the stadium. the park is hosting this year's tournament, which will include 200 girls from all over the country and canada. this is the nation's only all-girls baseball national tournament. the games will be played through thursday. some warm weather for those games, lisa. >> that's right. temperatures have been above average. today, even though we have more in the way of an onshore flow
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and fog, higher temperatures. san francisco averages 66 and today in the 70s. here's a live look. you notice the fog not only along the coast, but here. southern california has a heat advisory until 8:00 tonight. los angeles today 90 degrees and they are fighting many fires in southern california. we have triple digit heat. look here at 99. along the coast, a comfortable 66 degrees in monterey. all that fog, and this is a forecast with the low cloud deck. it will continue to hug the shoreline from san mateo, even up along the north coast and the onshore flow. we will see a mix of fog and sunshine at the coast. that sea breeze will keep it comfortable. 68 in ocean beach.
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bodega bay in the 60s. cooler than yesterday's 81 degrees. 67 in monterey. felt pretty good there. but as we take a live look outside you can see how gray it is in santa cruz with temperatures locally from 670 san francisco, 64 oakland and 68 already for you in mountain view. 69 in san jose. 64 morgan hill. and half moon bay 64 degrees. emeryville, doesn't it look great? 65 in napa. novato already warming up. low 70s concord and livermore. finally from the exploratorium camera, mostly sunny for most of you away from the coast. but triple digit heat inland today. they are talking about a cool down, but unfortunately it's just tomorrow and it's not only along the coast, but the cooler weather will spread around the bay. doesn't last, though. tuesday and wednesday we warm up every way. tuesday back into the upper 80s hayward, upper 90s
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concord. still 60s at the coast but wednesday even warmer. 97 concord. but we talk about monday, yeah, we will have a switch of the sea breeze coming in not only along the western side of the bay, but we are going to see a suggesterly flow that will cool even the south bay down tomorrow. 88 for you in san jose. 83 milpitas. 75 san mateo. look for 81 mountain view. it will be warmer than it should be for this time. year. 71 downtown. look for about 92 in novato. already warming up there. you see the reds coming into play in the north bay community. the yellows indicate 70s and 80s with warmer spots around fremont and union city. you head inland and nothing is changing. 96 in walnut creek. 100 had livermore and yesterday at the airport in livermore you reached 101. the accuweather seven-day forecast. 60s coast, 80s around the bay
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a bit of a dip tomorrow. anywhere from about 5 to 12 degrees. a one-day event and we are back to the triple digits tuesday, wednesday, thursday inland. still 80s around the bay and by friday and saturday it's looking very comfortable around here. it is july. hopefully you've got some heat relief with all those pools perhaps in dive into in our east bay valleys. carolyn. >> lisa, you said there will be some record breakers? >> yeah. could see some, yeah. >> all right. thank you. up next, not your usual uniforms for this california a baseball team. the infamous trio who
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>> there you huge discounts being offered every day that consumers are not getting in on. why? because they don't use one similar tell trick. "7 on your side" michael finney has the secret. >> resident lisa is all over a good deal. and a good way to get one is through price matching. >> i price match everything. >> everything? >> everything. >> a former "7 on your side" producer, lisa invited me to meter at a store in san leone that's been in business since 1957. look at this window sign.
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we beat costco. but the sign doesn't tell you, lisa will. >> they say they price match costco, but they price match other places too. >> really? you betcha. mark owns the place. >> there's online price matching, there's costco price matching. we pretty much come out lower in the end. >> bay area consumer's checkbook knows all about price matching. it just completed an undercover study of some of the country's biggest chain stores. we sent our mystery shoppers into the stores and a product advertised for far less somewhere else and asked can i get the lower price? and in almost every case it was really easy to do this. >> kevin said each store has their own policy but most won't match a competitors coupon or match the price of a similar but not exactly the same product.
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>> the other big exception these stores always put in is if it's a clearance item or a discontinued item, then they don't have to match prices. >> and that brings us back to lisa, who has even price matched groceries. whole foods wanted 25 bucks for a pie. >> i called the business in another town and said how much is your pie, and it was about five dollars cheaper. >> did they price match? >> yeah. they said we will give it to you for $20 rather than $25. [laughter] >> not all stores price match, k-mart, costco among them. because you are watching me now, you will get free access to the consumer checkbook study and advice on price matching. you can get it free for a month. this will save you serious money. just go to my website and go to abc7news.com and click on "7 on
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your side" you will find many, many. my reports there. just click on the sections tab. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side". the grizzlies minor league baseball team has worn some fun jerseys over the years. those last night might have taken the cake. the team was inspired by the three amigos. it's the 1986 classic starring chevy chase, steve martin and martin short. the team has also features shorts inspired by stormtroopers, classic movie monsters and the classic teenage ninja turtles. much more ahead on the abc7 sunday morning news. a college football player is being called a hero off the field for helping the police arrest a possible serial sex assault suspect. also, is this home part of disney history? why some members of the community are fighting to save it from demolition.
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>> well come back, earn. we are starting this half-hour with a look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. a marine layer has been fluctuating just enough that we have some fogs at the coast and it's sunny in san francisco. 60 degrees downtown. >> 64 oakland. morgan hill already in the upper 60s. mountain view and san jose. mountain view 66. san jose 64 degrees. look at the golden gate bridge. all the fog here. of 6 up in the north bay, 75 by the delta. low 60s in concord and livermore. what's the deal? low fog and clouds will situate themselves at the coast. we will still see sunshine there. we will have the comfortable 60s at the shoreline and subtle changes along the peninsula and north bay. but the rest of you still baking
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today. bigger changes tomorrow for a better cool down. carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. happening now, a tropical storm warning is in effect for all of the hawaiian islands except the big island. tropical storm darby is now moving northwest away from the island. >> it made last fall yesterday afternoon with 45 miles per hour winds. downed trees and powerlines have caused 4,000 people to lose power. landslides also hit maui. forecasters say darby will continue moving toward the north over the next few days and could bring is a inches of rain in some areas. afghanistan is marking today as a day of national mourning, one day after at least 80 people were killed by a terror attack. the afghan government is banning public gatherings for the next ten days during two suicide bombings yesterday. the islamic state is claiming responsibility for the bombings.
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it's the first time they have struck in kabul, raising concerns for their growing strength in afghanistan. funerals for the victims again today. new details in the shooting investigation in munich. officials are painting a troubling picture of the 18-year-old shooter, including disturbing evidence comparing this to a school shooting. abc alex is in munich with the details. >> it's a picture of a disturbed young man that they are painting of the 18-year-old that carried out this horrific attack. he had been treat ford depression and was upset by mass shooting ram pages. this book, "why kids kill" found in his apartment. a study, including of columbine and michigan tech. >> what he's doing is in the world of mass killings and looking for people he could
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emulate. >> the police also saying there's an obvious link between the munich attacks and the fifth anniversary of the radical killing of the norwegian by 77 people, most at a youth camp. the young german-iranian opened fire by a mcdonald's at the olympian center. he hacked into a about girl's facebook account and posted a message to lure people to the site. >> i could tell they were so scared when i was looking into their eyes. it was just terrifying. >> she ran upstairs and filmed the chaos from our grandmother's balcony. >> it's just horrible. >> in all nine people would be killed, almost all of them teenagers, before the attacker turned the gun on himself. his body found half a mile away from the scene with 300 more rounds in his backpack.
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abc news, munich >> a college athlete stops the sexual assault of an unconscious woman in florida. the university of florida linebacker christian garcia was working security at a bar early thursday morning. when he took out the trash, he noticed a woman passed out behind the dumpster and a man assaulting her. garcia, along with another man, grabbed the attacker and held him for police. >> she could barely stand up and going in and out of consciousness. even if that were your girl, why would you try to be sexual with somebody who doesn't even know what's going on? >> investigators believe it was not the suspect's first victim. garcia says he has a strong morale code and felt compelled to intervene. fire exploded in texas, destroying a pallet company propane tanks and about ten
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thousand pallets fueled the fire yesterday morning. it also destroyed trucks, forklifts and a mobile home where an employee lived. fortunately no one was hurt. the company was not insured. disney fans are fighting to keep one of walt disney's former homes from being demolished. the small, two-bedroom home was lived in by him in 1953. in 1953 he rented it from his uncle. he worked on film projects before moving. new owners purchased the home in may and they want to tear it down and build something bigger. disney fans believe it has historical significance and so far they have gotten their way. the city council has agreed to delay the demolition until it determines if the home should be preserved. a sacramento woman is crediting her dog for saving her life. this is her service dog hook. the woman is hearing impaired and was crossing a downtown street when she did not hear or see an
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oncoming train. >> when i got to the track, hook just pulled me off the track. he ran and pulled me off the track. i turned around. it's like here i am and here's the train, and it just missed me. for his efforts, hook was earned himself a spot for the upcoming hero dog awards by the american humane association. the game pokemon go has been blamed for a few accidents since it first came out, but now is be -- it caused an international the problem on thursday. two canadian teenagers crossed the border illegally from alberta into montana. the teens were so caught up in the game, they failed to realize it. the teens were detained by border patrol agents, who handed them over to their mother. >> abc7 news gas in almeda for a
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special benefit performance of the maltese falcon. it's to help raise money for the california historical radio society. they also had an auction of vintage radio equipment. >> we are trying to keep the history of radio broadcasting alive be. we are trying to keep the radio history of the radios themselves alive because it's important. radio has affected our society in so many ways over the years. >> the event also featured tours, musical performances and the induction of the 2016 bay area radio hall of fame award awardees. still ahead, a budding south bay teen with autism budding as an entrepreneur and taking on the comic book industry. record-breaking temperatures this week and possibly where you live. it is going to be hot.
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. >> developing news, verizon is expected to announce a deal to by yahoo. that's according to bloomberg. it includes their core business of advertising and content such as yahoo finance, yahoo sports and yahoo mail. the deal valued at $4.8 billion. it is planned to be announced before the market opens tomorrow. the first-ever round hitch the-world solar-powered flight is nearly over. solar impulse 2 left cairo, egypt last night on the last leg of the trip. the plane is expected to take 48 hours to reach aubrey abu dhabi,
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it's original departure point. he has not used one single drop of fuel. during the historic journey it landed at month moffett airfield in late april before taking off in early may. lisa, we need to worry about the really high temperatures. >> that's right. upper elevations really dropping into the single digits for humidity. extremely dry there and extremely hot with temperature at about 100 degrees from livermore today. from this vantage point looking west. a little hazy because we have fog along the shoreline. 62 airport, 630 downtown. will the fog cool you off today? i'll let you know when we return. >> also ahead, the a's get their third walk-off winner in the last five games. this always makes me laugh. mike shumann has the highlights
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new this is abc7 news. >> let's check out sports. >> in sports, the a's look for their third straight victory over the a's at the coliseum yesterday afternoon. last night oakland hit a walk-off home run for the second consecutive night. here's shu. he has all the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. the a's hosting the rays. kendall graveman was on the hill. he went the distance and got two
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ninth-inning home runs, including a walk-off from a rookie. and for the victory. the graham cracker, doesn't get much better than that. a's, who lost seven straight when kendall gray was starting he was 4-0 in that span, but in the seventh a hit. 3-1, rays. bottom of the ninth. a's still down two. one out, one on for jay. he destroys it. two-run shot. sixth of the year. ties the game at three. two batters later, now two outs. a rookie, ryan healey, called up last week. see ya! two home runs in the ninth. healey's second career home run, his first walk-off. second night in the row it's pie time. a's win it 4-3. graveman is now 7-6 on the year. giants and yankees in new york. john cueto pitched about six innings. hicks caught looking. giants up 1-0 in the fifth until max williams connects it ties it
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at 1. the only run he gave up in seven innings. g-men committed four errors friday. played much better defense yesterday. eighth inning. starling castro popped it up. angel pagan, the diving catch. throws to first and doubles up a runner who didn't tag up. it ends the inning. game is going to extra endings. the fighting fans. makes the grab. giants had a chance to end it in the seventh. they finally break through in the a 12th. williamson again. base hit up the middle. trevor brown scores from second. giants finally wins, snapping a their six-game losing streak. 2-1, the final. and to tennis. forcing a tiebreaker, venus would again dominate.
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deal spite being run around the court, she drills this for a winner. now on match point. returns, goes long. venus wins it straight sets. looking for her third title and she will face her next opponent. >> it will be another tough match. i think she plays a little similar today. she serves well, is off the ground. i think she feels confidence. so it's always tough against an opponent that feels good. that will be the toughest barrier, playing against her confidence. >> highlights today at five and six. >> i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> lisa, they will need a lot of water along with the brewski. >> yeah, good idea. it should be a good one in oakland. elsewhere pretty toasty. here's live doppler hd. you notice we are looking at fog
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all along the shoreline but the deck is shallow and it's not enough to cool us off. temperatures again today well above average. check it out from mt. tam. that's sutro and that sits nearly 1,000 feet. slightly below. the marine layer is about 500 feet. it's comfortable. 64 oakland, 68 mountain view, 68 in morgan hill. half moon bay trying to get sunny, but still a cool 55 degrees. and we are looking at sfo where, with the clear sky, temperatures are very comfortable as well. 66 santa rosa. 70 novato. mid-70s by the delta. 72 concord and livermore. at your airport yesterday over 100 degrees. finally, isn't it nice? you see mt. tam and the marine layer that looks like it's just going to stay put. but it will begin to evaporate and we are going to see more sun at the coast. itit will be kind of half and
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half. partly sunny there there. clear skies, mild this morning. triple digit heat. cooler for one day this week. that's tomorrow due to a southerly surge and not only warmer tuesday and wednesday, but looks like the rest of the work week the temperatures will continue to stay very hot inland. tuesday looks to be the warmest day of the week. 64 half moon bay today with a little bit of fog. look for 71 downtown. in oakland we talked about your pleasant upper 70s, but walnut creek once again in the mid-90s. even 100s possible certainly near livermore and antioch. could happen again today. check out what happens tomorrow. today 95. the southerly surge favors the north bay. that's why we are forecasting a ten degree drop tomorrow. then look what happens tuesday, wednesday and thursday. you are back up into the 90s. i guess you could call it a cool-down but it really will just be a nice breeze out there for most the end of the week into next weekend looking cooler. but check it out in livermore.
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the pinks indicating perhaps higher than 100 degrees tuesday and wednesday. still no relief until the end of the week into next weekend for you in the east bay valleys. over in oakland today with a light wind and plenty of sunshine. it should be very comfortable. kind of warm. 76. upper 70s late in the afternoon. today look for about 75 san mateo, 81 palo alto, 88 san jose, 88 napa and 83 in vallejo. it will certainly be warm in the inland east bay today. no changes there. subtle changes from the coast around the bay. and tomorrow a bit of a dip for everyone. then tuesday, wednesday, thursday, more heat. the warmest day should be tuesday. 80s around the bay and more relief friday into next weekend. so it's not really unusual. this is july and we are getting our microclimates carolyn, so not everyone will be facing 100 degrees. >> lisa, you know some people were complaining about the cool
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july weather. not me, but some people. >> not me. >> i guess they will be happy now. >> yes. >> thank you. we are used to news coming out of silicon valley, but we found one that's really a cut above. he's a teenager and a published author. he's also living with autism. lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> sketching off the characters from my own characters. >> jonathan eagle can sit in this corner for hours, doing what he loves. as a child with autism, he learned to draw just four years ago. then one day his mother took his large-scale drawings and stories and put them into a comic book format. >> it's one of my favorite pictures. they are happy in this picture. >> the plan was to print one
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copy of the magic pencil, et al print-all for some and then people noticed and wanted copies to buy. and it turned -- >> it seemed like a little business almost for him. >> comic book sales are strong and so are online sales. on kindell the magic pencil et al has gotten five stars. >> i am proud. >> the ship moves funny, doesn't it? >> it's a cool ship. >> jonathan comprehend at a third grade level so to write, illustrate and even star in a 17-page book, it's remarkable. >> i hope these books are popular and they are popular. i just try my best. >> jonathan is not just resting on his laurels. he's already working on book two, due out soon. at the same time he's breaking out these comic books into individual soft covers. in los altos, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news.
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lotto plus. >> no one got all six numbers in that draw either. wednesday's jackpot increases to $20 million. new this morning, disney has revealed new renderings of what will replace the tower of terror ride. that's at california adventure. the tower of terror will close for good in january and will be remade based on marvel's galaxy of the superheroes. these pictures show what the new ride will look like. the president of marvel studios made the announcement at san diego's comic-con yesterday. the new attraction will open next summer. disney is the parent company of abc7. lisa is a member of the team with the final check of the accuweather forecast it. >> carolyn, warm to hot again today. although from this vantage point
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you can see the sunshine behind me. there is fog out there. that will keep the coast comfortably cool. in fact, the marine layer so, so shallow. not going to do a whole lot to cool us off. mid-067's at the coast. already 68 mountain view, 72 san jose. around the bay today well above average with 88 in san jose. 100 livermore. 99 in concord. 64 half moon bay. and the accuweather seven-day forecast we are looking at temperatures today near 100 inland. one-day cool down tomorrow. hottest day of the week should be tuesday, be wednesday and thursday it doesn't look like the heat will be released by the east bay valleys yet. maybe next weekend. >> we will have to keep our cool. thanks for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. i'm carolyn tyler along with lisa argen. the news continues online, on twitter, facebook and all your mobile devices with our abc7 news app. abc7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. have a great day.
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