in south sacramento a six-year old girl is recovering from gun wounds in a car with her mother at an intersection and shot in a drive-by shooting. it is not then in the car was targeted. no one else was hurt. the search is underway for the shooter. >> virginia democratic senator tim kaine accepts the nomination as vice president tonight in philadelphia. a history-making night last night hillary clinton became the first william to be nominated by president for a major party. bill clinton stepped to the podium and talked of the woman who rejected the first two marriage proposals. >> in the spring of 1971, i a girl. she is curious a natural leader a good organizer, and she is the best darn change maker i ever met in my entire life. >> later, hillary clinton appears on a giant screen from new york by satellite telling

little girls while she may become the first woman president, one of them is next. the convention was mark by an extraordinary call for unity. >> i move that hillary clinton be elected as the nominee of the democratic party for president of the united states. >> senator bernie sanders called for clinton to be nominated by acclimation met by cheers for a man who fought a tough campaign but send defeat with class. >> donald trump responded to bill clinton's speech before clinton delivered the address, on twitter and i quote, "no matter what bill clinton says and no matter how well he says it the media will say it is incredible highly overrated." we will be joined by reggie aqui at 5 o'clock, with laura anthony covering the democratic national convention. laura has live reports in the afternoon right here. >> the soberanes fire near big sur is forcing evacuations as it

rages out control. in the bay area it is creating big air quality concerns. jessica is here with the latest on the firefight. >> last check, 2,000 homes are threatened and 20 have been destroyed. and overnight, firefighters face dry weather conditions with a little bit humidity than early in the welcome but nothing too significant, 2,300 acres have burned and the fire is just 10% containment. it has been massive firefight, more than 3,000 personnel are involved along with nearly 300 engine trucks, 14 helicopters and six tankers. >> below a thousand feet you have cooler but above that it is single digit humidity what you experience inland or to the south and higher temperatures. thats i why the fire has not died at night. it has been active at night and during the day.

>> wildfire has been challenging since the going and crews expect similar conditions today. even if you are not in monterey county the fire affects you. health foes warn the public smoke from the fire is spreading cross the bay area and is dangerous to your health. >> thank you. firefighters rescued eight men lost and surround bit fire for six days. smoky conditions made it difficult to locates them. yesterday, bulldozers putting in fire control lines located the lost hikers and brought them to safety. >> they probably have the greatest trouble get here, they were located and we gave them a g.p.s. and got the location and sent in the help. >> they were thirsty and hungry but otherwise in good condition. >> oakland voters have create an independent police commission in

november because after two hours of debate the oakland city council last night finally approved a ballot measure to make the commission a reality. activists at an early city council meeting said a commission was paramount for the lived recently racked by a string of off duty disciplinary cases. >> superior court clerks are a step closetory going on strike, say they are underpaid and everworked and have not receive a raise in eight areas. the court offered a 4.5% race with immediate 5% raise for all workers would have been with the court for six years. the clerks rejected the deal and voted to go on strike. >> this does not meet the standards of what we would be able to survive and have a living wage. >> experienced clerks make $60 the a year and some say they are forced to live in shelters. the courts have a $5 million deficit. the struck could come next month would shut down all the courts.

>> the f.b.i. is offering $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a bank robbery suspect. here is the surveillance video of the man who is culled the dreaded ban kit accused of pulling off four bay area banks, two take over style robberies in san francisco on june 23rd and july 11. he has worn disgases including makeup and a dark-colored wig. >> good morning, coming up on 4:35 we have confirmation from the c.h.p. that this big-rig fire in san leandro is a fatality and it does involve a fatal accident and we do not know exactly how it was started but the northbound 80, one lane is still shut down, and lane four, the right lane, and the davis street off-ramp is also shut, as well, and confirmed fatality so take 580 to avoid it and c.h.p. has issued a sig-alert. we will follow this through the

morning with an accident in the livermore area, with an overturn at north livermore at 580 with the officer out of the car next to the car. we will have to get a tow truck. it is off of 580. mike? >> we will talk about the fire. right new, 51 degrees and 96% humidity and calm conditions. the winds will pick up this afternoon and will blow from the past and west so we will get the smoke drifting up to the south bay again and possibly into the east bay. right new, we are good to moderate as far as air quality and that is ozone and fine particulates with the double whammy. headed into the afternoon, inland east bay and the santa clara valley could have the poorest air quality. at the peninsula, sfo is clear and the temperature is 58 degrees and today and tomorrow, the two hottest days. we will let the heat out a little bit on friday but wait until you see the weekend if you tired of the heat. >> it has been a heated issue in

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back now to breaking news we are following in san leandro. this new video just in to the newsroom from our crew along 880, you can see the flames, the big-rig exploded in the northbound lane. one person in the truck died. >> c.h.p. said it was likely the driver. no one else was in the truck at time. can you see a giant flame and close to brush. we go straight to sue hall with an update on the commute. >> good morning, guys, it is confirmed fatality, and c.h.p. has one lane, amazingly, only one lane shut down, you can see the traffic getting by on the video, the far right lane and the davis street off-ramp is shut down on northbound 880, again, from the northbound direction. there is traffic getting by but expect delays, as well, since it is a fatality they have to get the coroner out there so it will be some time before the lanes are open. foreign 880, right lane, near

davis. after criticism and pressure from congress the f.d.a. could consider lifting restrictions on gay and bisexual men donating blood, seeking public comments to the policy signaling a possible change. currently gay men are prohibited from donating blood until they have been sell brat in the year. the subpoenas with to limit the risk of aids. >> if you look for a job in much tooing, oakland unit anied school district is desperate to fill 60 positions before school starts, special education, math and science teachers are all in high demand. this video of a job fair and they hope to attract qualified candidates with cold hard cash. >> we pay $1,000 to teacher whose refer special education teeners and we are also pay $1,000 to the teachers we hire. >> the shortage is due to budget

cuts, layoffs and retirement. the district plans to hold two more job fairs in the coming days with school starting next month. >> a look at what kevin durant will bring to the worse, with team u.s.a. basketball playing a game at oracle arena ahead of olympics in rio de janeiro. here is cornell barnard. >> team u.s.a. and china a showcase game before the olympics. klay thompson and draymond green are on the team, steph curry watched court side but not going. the biggest star was this guy. a her re's welcome for kevin durant playing at oracle arena for the first time after signing with the warriors. >> welcome to dub nation. the family from dublin are instant k.d. fans. [ inaudible ] he seems humble. a great player. >> we are going to be like the championship competitors.

>> do not hate him because he left oklahoma city fans behind. audi to root for him but it will be fun. >> welcome. >> he scored then points in the first half and said it is good to be on team u.s.a. and the dubs. >> amazing. the atmosphere was great. energy was great. fans show major love. >> klay thompson said k.z a good fit. >> i cannot believe he is on the n.b.a. team. ateam beat china 107-57. next stop? the olympics. >> the 2-year-old san leandro boy is making bay area police officers smile with a simple act of gratitude. the last year, young aiden and his mother have given thank you cars to officers and he is gotten the nickname "little boy blue." >> hayward, oakland, san francisco, fremont, newark, san jose, santa clara.

and los angeles. >> when we acknowledged by a young man, it is truly appreciated. >> absolutely. look at him. in the uniform and sunglasses. we were in san leandro and police outfitted him with this flag just in case one day aiden decides to join the force. >> we got c.h.p. officers dealing with a serious accident on northbound 880. >> back to sue with a check. >> the big-rig blew up in flames before we started the show this morning. it is northbound 880 near davis andship drove. you can see the red sensors. we have slow traffic. it is a fatality. the better news, the fire is out. they will have to have the coroner on the scene. it will be out there for some time. lane fur and the davis street off-ramp are closed, c.h.p. has issued a sig-alert. 580 is the great alternate

because it will take time to get the session underway. mike? >> today will be one of thement of the days with our temperatures still in the 70s in most of our inland east bay neighbors and we have concord at 63 and also, a little by of a valley at the airport, and 65 in san ramon, dublin, 66 in pleasanton, and 67 in livermore. it will be easy to be over 100 in that area. comfortable in san francisco at 53. novato is 52. napa is 56. oakland is 59, san jose is warm at 66, and pacifica is the cool spot, 48 degrees and cooler than the water. today, "spare the air" with poor air quality hotter than average but for the cost, inland east wave today and tomorrow and excessive heat. the wins are light again this morning so no comfortable sea breeze. temperatures in the upperrity to my 90s in the south bay to los gatos and morgan hill and gilroy flirting with 100, moneyity for

the peninsula and millbrae is 76, and mid-60s along the coast, and low-to-mid 70s in downtown south san francisco and sausalito. upper 80s to mid-90s through the north bay until cloverdale and lakeport and ukiah at 100, and the east bay i will show you we are in the local mid-80s and well over 100 inland east bay. my seven-day forecast shows we are going to stay that way through friday and this weekend. >> looking nationally now to our nato warning in the midwest, and a long lasting heat wave conditioning across the northeast. >> with weather, here is that report from "weather now." >> several tornado warnings overnight in nebraska as severe storms slammed the midwest. >> no confirmed tornadoes but the clouds will spotted in missouri and illinois. >> eastern united states is in the midst of the long of the heat waves, three days or more above 90 degrees. this is day seven. >> the mercury will hit close to 100 in the son atlantic states

and we will be in the 90's further up the cost. the heat wave ends on friday with heavy rain bring relief. >> state emergency in southern california where the windward fire claim add life, destroyed homes and charred 37,000 acres. now, lava is flowing into the sea from the big island of hawaii. that is "weather now." >> a warning for people and their pets, why health officials say do not swim in the water of an east bay country. >> a frank that some restaurants >> a frank that some restaurants did not find funny they were

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the abc7 news app on the go on your schedule, news that lives where you live. >> german airlines lufthansa is turning to san francisco airbnb to sale tickets, starting fares at $885 between new york and frankfurt the first time an airline has turned to airbnb to attract flying. air attacks have hurt the airlines. the company said they are trying to tap into technical to fill the planes. >> jack dorsey said they need to do more to crackdown on hateful messages, according to variety this is in response to recent attacks against actress leslie jones a star of "ghostbusters."

she quick twitter after slammed with a barrage of racist and sexist tweets. twitter permanently suspended a number of accounts involved in the assault but there is a long standing criticism they did not do enough in the cases like this. dorsey said no one deserves to be target of abuse. >> there is toxic algae in the bay, and a bacteria is in the water and it is toxic. officials do not know how high the level is but there is a positive in a number of locations at discovery bay. exposure can cause skin irritation to gastrointestinal problems. in dogs it can trigger neurological problems. three dogs died after drinking contaminated water in alameda county last summer. residents are concerned because dogs play in the water, kids swim in the water, they jet ski, waterski, boarding. final tests are expected by the end of the week. high levels of the toxin warning

signs will go up. >> at&t park will be a field of dreams for 400 giants fans who will catch out on the field. the slumber party is pitching tents and injury games including a selfie scavenger hunt. they will be treated to two months and a bad time story with former giants relief pitcher and will get breakfast before heading home in the morning. cool event. >> very cool. now, check in with sue and the update on the accident northbound 880 >> a fuel tanker pickup that crashed and completely blew up in flames. it is a fatality. one lane is blocked. the fire is out. the c.h.p. still has a sig-alert out there and it will be quite some time before it is cleared. you may want to take 580 as the alternate, the davis street off ramp is closed and the option is to take many that in that is your off-ramp, and amy is on the

way this and will have a live report. >> in the balloon time, mike has a look at the weather. >> we will start with the sonoma county fair with a lot of drink and ice cream with the temperatures topping out in the low-to-mid 90s, and light breeze at 6:00 and 84 and comfortable at 9:00 at 65, we have a day game in the sunshine, so take the sunscreen, u.v. index is high at at&t park, and temperature is warming up to 69. the wealth of 100s cross the entire state even yosemite, a record high 91 today in lake tahoe, and 85 in los angeles, and 115 in palm springs, cooler than yesterday. >> federal have the gears say that the tesla driver would died in a crash in florida was speeding. joshua brown died when the tesla crashed and a truck. looking at video post on solve media. the ntsb said he was going 74 miles per hour in a 65 miles per hour zone. tesla autopilot has a speed restrictor but does not activate

where there is a center divider. since the crab, the autopilot feature has been under scrutiny. >> tesla said they are landing a ground open on friday for the massive battery plan and partly come heat but tesla is trying to speed up construction to meet demand for the lower cost model three that is day out next year. more than 373,000 potential customers have already made reorder deposits, and when it is complete the $5 billion plan will double the world production of batteries. >> volkswagen owners are close to getting things made right in san francisco. a federal judge has given the preliminary approval to a $15 billion settlement in the emissions scandal. the action clears the way for notices to be sent to people would bought or leased decease --

vehicles. they will hire up to 300 people to oversee the claims. >> there are calls this morning for certain makes of honda and acura with takata airbags to be taken off the road because they have a 50% chance of rupturing, the airbags have been under fire because they can blow up, sending slap neither flying through to the driver and eight of ten fatalities happened inure cameras and hondas made from 2021 through 2003. >> there are pranks that are funny and those that go too far like this one. someone claimed it worked for a fire alarm company called a restaurant and told the manager he needed to check the alarm so he asked her to activate the fire suppression system and the fluid want everywhere. >> it creates a mess. yes. yes. we have to clean up and they have to be...before they can re-open it has to be recharged.

>> the ring step did not stop at one restaurant but called seven restaurants. four fell for it. >> next, uniting the party, we will go to reggie aqui in philadelphia, with hillary clinton history making moment and the pitch, husband bill clinton, made. >> a new twist in the federal trial and prosecutors want to seven the closing arguments and introduce new evidence.

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killing the driver. here is amy hollyfield would just arrived on the scene. amy? >> natasha, they are keeping us back here because we have been told they are considering this is a crime scene and the coroner is on the way. you can see the wreck average has been shoved to the side, so, to get it out of the lanes of traffic, that is the good news for drivers. though do have one lane shut down here on northbound 880 andship drove and they have the davis street off-ramp closed. but at one point when the big-rig was on fire, all lanes were blocked. they have made progress hire for drivers. they got the call the big-rig was on fire at 3:59 this morning. at 4:telephone she should the sig-alert and they were able to get the lanes, one, two, and three open but the 4th lane is shut down to is a