course on italian before i left? >> oops. >> anyway, about that weather. >> let's move on and talk about how gray and cold outside. not shady yet, but it could be later this afternoon. partly cloudy with a chance of shade. all right, all kidding aside, nice to have jessica back. let's talk about live doppler 7. you can see the grayness along the coast. it's trying to fill in the bay as we speak. you can see a beautiful shot from mt. tamalpais. your 12-hour day planner, 54 to 59 at 7:00. the top line is inland, where it's going to be warmest. 80 to 87. 71 at noon. 75 at 4:00. 69 along the bay. let's get a check of the morning commute. >> one new issue in south san francisco. right around 280 and 101 interchange on the northbound side of 280 there at the 101 split. calls in to chp. wasn't sure if it was a disabled vehicle or if the vehicle was involved in a crash.

we have the slow lane blocked right now. also talked to chp about a hazard reported, westbound 80 at powell street. sounds like a pt cruiser that blew a tire out. it looks like the backup improving so i'll tree to confirm if they have it cleared. >> alexis, thank you. >> tracking breaking news in newark this morning. alameda county firefighters are investigating after a fire burned through a business there. several cars caught fire, then the flames spread into the building. this started around 2:15 around central avenue and timber streets. no injuries reported. the cause is still under investigation. yikes. several skateboarders and a police officer end up hurt after a skater takeover outside dolores park. >> all of this happened last night, and this morning, amy hollyfield has the new video and the latest information. amy. >> hi, natasha. police briefed me this morning. they say the officer who was hurt hurt his shoulder. he's okay. he's been released from the

hospital. some of the skateboarders didn't like how police handled the situation, claiming they got in their way and caused some of them to fall. here is video of one of those falls. >> oh! >> police say they were trying to protect the skaters who were going very fast down dolores street. they also had to watch out for pedestrians and cars. hundreds of people showed up for this informal skateboard competition. police were called when people complained dolores was blocked and they couldn't use it. there were some nasty falls. a few participants who fell were taken to the hospital. they were not wearing helmets. there was a tense standoff between police and skaters who did not want them there. police say some of the people threw stuff at them and their cars. two police cars' windows were broken. the event was finally broken up

by about 9:00 last night and dolores street was reopen. no arrests were made. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. we're tracking developing news out of the south bay where a raging brush fire has destroyed the home, this home in the foothills of east san jose. here's a live look showing the damage. this is on clater way near lariat lane. this morning, the fire is still burning close by. the latest numbers show 40% contained. it's grown to 100 acres since it broke out yesterday afternoon, prompting evacuations. the thick smoke was visible throughout the south bay. we expect to get an update on the fire later this morning. >> firefighters in san leandro keeping an eye on this fire that burned piles of scrap metal at a junk yard at alco iron and metal company. firefighters managed to contain the flames but a shelter in place order was issued and the bay area air quality district advised people to avoid the area because of hueigeus of smoke.

>> you could hear a few explosions, you know, stuff that was in the pile or stuff that was burning. >> people reported seeing and smelling the smoke from as far away as cal state east bay in haywa hayward. >> alameda county sheriff's deputies are trying to figure out if a man's job could be connected to his murder. 19-year-old manual romero was shot to death outside of his hayward apartment saturday night. he worked at a legal medical marijuana delivery service. it's not clear if he was working when he was killed. his mother spoke with us last night. >> just made me so proud of him. you know, he had so much love. he always -- he just moved out a month ago, and he still came over every day. >> deputies hope surveillance video holds clues that may lead to the killer. new developments on donald trump jr.'s meeting with the russian lawyer. trump jr. appeared on fox news channel last night and insisted

he didn't try to collude with russia to damage hillary clinton during the election. this morning, president trump tweeted his son did a good job in the interview saying he was open, transparent and innocent. this is the greatest witch hunt in political history, sad. abc news spoke to the russian lawyer overnight. she says trump jr. was disappointed she didn't deliver any incriminating information, and she doesn't know why he was told to expect any. president trump's lawyer spoke to "gma" this morning. >> thie meeting itself doesn't violate the law. the president wasn't aware of it. donald trump jr. said in retrospect he would look at it differently today. >> the kremlin today denied reaching out to the russian property developer who arranged the meeting between the lawyer and donald trump jr. >> mitch mcconnell says they're delaying the start of the senate's august recess to work on major issues like health care. the senate usually takes its recess at the start of august but now it's pushed back to the third week in the month. senator mcconnell says they also need to work on tax reform and the budget.

big consumer news coming in. you can expect interest rates to continue to go up. federal reserve chair janet yellen told congress the central bank expects to keep raising interest rates. she said it will happen at a gradual pace. yellin cited strong job gains and rising household incomes that should help fuel economic growth in the next few years. they raised interest rates three times since december. they will likely issue another hike at least once more time this year. back to you. san francisco city officials plan to discuss imposing a tax on vacant properties. according to the san francisco examiner, supervisor aaron peskin requested the city attorney's office to explore legislation to do so. he says the number of vacancies contribute to the housing crisis and small business struggle. vancouver, canada, recently assessed a 1% tax on homes thereat not principle residences

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gorgeous morning unfolding on our camera at pier 15. you see some of the pink starting to take over. beaches, still have those dangerous waves through the evening hours. around the bay, slightly calmer. no small craft advisory right now, and exercise, still have the extreme sunshine. on the peninsula, 52 in daly city to redwood city at 58. 60 in san jose to 61 around concord and antioch. some of our warm spots. 83 in tahoe today. over 100 in fresno, redding, and palm springs. quick look at our temperatures in south san jose here. yeah, we're going to stay pretty steady. still have a chance of 100s in the forecast coming up next. here's alexis. >> checking out the roads this morning. we have one new issue reported if you're coming into the concord area, heading into walnut creek. this is a crash reported

southbound 680 before willow pass. one lane is blocked. have not seen delayed yet, but i'll keep an eye on that. we do have a few more details on an issue in south san francisco. we'll take a look at that at 6:20. >> a fishermen in san francisco are hoping they'll soon be able to sell their catches directly from their boats at fisherman's wharf. they're considering a proposal that would let them sell fish from the dock for the first time in nearly two decades. wholesalers and fish processors are opposed to this. the port commission plans to consider a revised proposal next month. >> a health alert as you wake up this morning. the sleep problem now linked to alzheimer's disease. >> a cab ride ends in violence for one florida driver. >> 6:11 and just a beautiful morning glow starting. we're hoping you have a better you've thought about it,

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6:14. really scary moments for this cab driver. a customer putting the 70-year-old in a headlock, trying to rob him. the two men struggle before the man gets away the driver's cell phone. police just released the video yesterday. they're hoping someone will

recognize the suspect. the cab driver was not hurt and says he plans to keep driving. >> alameda police hope someone can identify this man accused of an armed robbery at a cvs. clear picture of him. july 1st at the store on island drive. investigators believe he may have been involved in another armed robbery at a cvs in albany. if he looks familiar, alameda police want to hear from you. >> happening today, the debate over who owns a monkey selfie is back in federal court here in san francisco. a monkey in indonesia made headlines in 2011 when he smiled for the camera and snapped this really clear photo. the photographer argues he owns the photo because it's his camera. peta wants the u.s. court of appeals in san francisco to declare inmonkey as the copyright owner. if the court rules in peta's favor, it will be the first time an animal owns property. >> one more reason to get plenty of rest. a new study finding a connection between a lack of sleep and alzheimer's disease. researchers say just one night of poor sleep can lead to an

increase in a protein called amaloid beta. that's just one night. if you go a week without proper rest, it can increase levels of tao. both are links with alzheimer's disease. 17 people took part in the study. 35 to 65 years old. in the end, researchers found chronic poor sleep during middle age may increase the risk of alzheimer's later in the life. >> really tough to hear. i'm going to give you something that's pretty funny. don't ever take appliances or furniture onto public transit. but you knew that. apparently, these guys in australia did not. this video, surveillance video, comes from two different incidents just two weeks apart from queensland rail. so in this monitor, it's a man with a refrigerator. phe got a ticket for $192 becaue it's illegal to board a train with an item that can't be placed underneath your seat. and then in this far monitor, this is a guy who is trying to get on with a couch. he didn't get a ticket, and

apparently, he just rolled away without incident. what's wrong with people, mike? >> i was thinking outside the box, was ncht it? >> yeah. >> a little crazy. reggie's not buying it. he's walking away going no, no. good morning. here's a look from mt. tamalpais. what a gorgeous sunrise developing right there. and the cloud cover trying to make a late, late charge. clouds and sun today. cool to seasonal. short inland heat wave coming. it will be cooler by tuesday. here's a look at what's going on with our cloud cover. you can see it moving along the coast. that's where it's going to be more stubborn than it has been in the last couple days. especially from point reyes down to half moon bay. elsewhere, we'll see more sunshine. let's see what the breeze does to our temperatures today. keeps us pretty close to average in the south bay. 79, milpitas. look at rtino, excuse me, los gatos at 85. san jose at 82. santa cruz, 72. 81 in redwood city. everybody else in the 70s on the peninsula. 61 to 63 along the peninsula

coast. 66 in downtown. south san francisco, about 68. sausalito right in between at 67. and 80 to 86 through most of the north bay valleys. 73 to about 79. that's our spread on the east bay shore, and 87 to 92, close to where we were yesterday, east bay valley if you didn't use the air conditioner yesterday, probably won't need it today. it's going to cool off significantly tonight. 51 to 59 degrees. my seven-day forecast, a few passing clouds friday. that means thunderstorms in the sierra. 100s for saturday and sunday. inland, 80s around the bay. 60s at the coast. have a good one. here's alexis. >> want to take you back to south san francisco. it does sound like it's a collision. a solo vehicle crash, northbound 280 at the 101 merge. we have at least the far right lane blocked. it doesn't sound too serious. i'm not seeing any backup yet. for now, just a minor issue. also improving here, westbound 80. i told you about a disabled vehicle. we had the center lane blocked

near powell street for 15 to 20 minutes due to a flat tire on the vehicle wrarb that has cleared and things are starting to unwind. a quick check of drive times, westbound 580, tracy to dublin, just under an hour. westbound 4, antioch to concord in the yellow at 24, and southbound 101, san rafael to san francisco, great as usual, at 16 minutes. couple new incidents on 680. we'll look at those next. >> "good morning america" coming up at 7:00. >> amy robach live from new york city with a look at what's ahead. good morning, amy. >> good morning to you, natasha and reggie. coming up next, donald trump jr. under the microscope. facing three investigations since the revelation of his meeting with the kremlin-linked lawyer in his father's presidential campaign. we have team coverage breaking down the major players, what was in the e-mail chain don jr. made public, and president trump's personal lawyer will join us live talking about everything. and then new developments in search of those four young men

gone missing from pennsylvania. a person of interest now out on bail while police are scouring his family property. could they be closing in on solving this case? we're on the scene this morning. and then this is an amazing act by dozens of beachgoers forming a human chain to pull a family from being dragged out to see from a rip current. the new alerts issued after that incredible rescue. you have to hear from the people out in the water. an incredible story. >> that picture gave me faith in humanity, amy. thank you. can't wait to hear more about it. >> michael finney coming up next. plus, get ready to pay more for the lifetime passes to our national parks. why they're about to jump 700%. >> as you get your day into gear, keep on tap of weather and gear, keep on tap of weather and tr

6:23. investigators looking into another incident at sfo after a propeller of a u.s. coast guard plane clips the tarmac. coast guard officials say they believe it was some kind of failure that happened when the plane was taxiing for takeoff. the runway was closed while airport officials looked for damage and debris. that comes after a nearly disastrous incident people are still talking about that happened on friday. the faa and ntsb investigating

why an air canada plane nearly landed on a taxiway instelof the runway. four planes were waiting to take off when a pilot flagged air traffic control. flight aware shows the plane dropped as low as 175 feet before throttling the engines and pulling back up. >> wow. >> 6:24 now. san francisco officials have issued permit rules for bike sharing operators. the chronicle reports this could be opening the door for other systems to compete with the ford go bike program. the application includes financial and other requirements that do not apply to ford go bike. it would require operators to have unlimited trips under 30 minutes to customers. three companies want to open stationless sharing in san francisco. new at 6:00, if you're thinking about getting a senior pass to our national parks, do it now. next month, the price is going to jump 700%. the lifetime pass currently costs $10.

august 28th, the price goes to $80. officials say they need more money. the increase will generate more than $37 million annually for the park service. >> it's time to ask finny. and this morning, theanna has a question about stock brokers. >> she spoke to us in alameda. michael finney has her answer. >> my major stock brokerage, i discovered, was overcharging me, and when i brought it to my stock broker's attention, she said there's nothing she can do about refunding me the past. so i want to know what my resource is. >> you're off to a good start by talking to your broker. now, i'm sorry you're dealing with all of this, but here's what you need to do now. gather your statements and supporting documents. and file a complaint with the securities and exchange commission. the financial industry regulatory authority in the california department of business oversight. now, you don't have to remember that. i'll post all the links on our website. just go to abc7news.com.

now, if they don't work out for you, i want you to call me here at the station. i think i can take care of it. good luck, and thanks for your question. >> seven on your side's michael finney heading to the north bay to hear your consumer questions. he'll be at town center courta madeira. you can also ask the questions on social media. just post them with th the #askfinney. >> at 6:30, trouble for the effort to repeal and replace obamacare. while senators are losing hope of an agreement before the summer recess. >> police want you to take a close look at this lady. the stunning crime she's accused of planning. >> and after a deadly terrorist attack in manchester, singer ariana grande gave back to the city. today, the city of manchester is repaying the singer. i'll tell you how next. >> i'm getting a lot of feedback on social media that you like stability, you like consistency, and look at these tempdtures today. pretty close to average, within

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now at 6:30, fast-moving flames. one home already destroyed. neighbors forced from their homes. the effort right now to stop a brush fire burning in the south bay. >> donald trump jr.'s defense.

the new developments overnight on his meeting with the russian lawyer. what that lawyer is now saying this morning. >> bigger than black friday? really? amazon's prime day could be a record breaker. what topped that list of best sellers? >> first, here's meteorologist mike nicco. hey, mike. >> really felt like i am left out on that one. here's a look at what's going on weather wise, nobodies is left out of the sunshine. let's jump into your 12-hour day planner. temperatures in the 50s and 60s at 7:00 this morning. we'll head to noon, notice the clouds gathering at the coast. 50s there. 60s around the base. and by 4:00, 80s and 90s in the east bay while the north bay and south bay are in the 70s and 80s. 50s along the coast. 60s and 70s elsewhere. by 7:00, 50s at the coast and around the bay, 60s and 70s inland. comfortable evening on the way. how about the commute, any comfort there? >> we are pretty comfortable today. looking at some pretty light volume, at least so far, give it

another hour or two and we could start to fill in. we do have a crash that just cleared, southbound 680 near sycamore valley. looks like the location a bit off. it could be just south of there. we're seeing some delays but heard that everything is pushed off to the shoulder. that's in the clearing stations, and southbound 680 before willow pass, before the 242 connection in the concord area. that has cleared as well. no delays there and things looking good. we'll prove that with drive times next. >> developing news in san jose where firefighters are working to contain a fst-moving wildfire. >> the lariat fire has taken one home and damaged another near alum rock park. tiffany wilson is live. >> reporter: i just got updated numbers from the firefighters. this fire is now 101 acres, about 50% contained. the house behind me, as you can see, completely destroyed. two others minorly damaged. i want to show you details of how random and intense the fire

can be. this lamp burst from the heat, but the plant next to it, unscathed. if you look at the house, it's just a husk that remains. yet you can see the tree right behind it standing still. there is also a hose right here leading up to the front of the house, as firefighters have been standing by all night long, looking for hot spots. sky 7 got video of this house as flames ate away at the yesterday afternoon. the fire started at 4:39, and a hooj cloud of smoke billowed out over east san jose. the fire quickly grew to around 100 acres, and the updated percentage contained is now 50%, about 11 homes were evacuated and alum rock park was closed as flamed advanced. thankfully, no one was injured. nearby residents say it was a scary afternoon. >> with the winds and the flames s jumping. with the eucalyptus trees, the dry grass. it is pretty scary.

>> now, i want to show you just how lucky some of the houses in the neighborhood were. we just flipped the camera around to the other side of the street. you can see how charred the hillside is and how close the fire came to the house that is right here at the bottom of the hill where i'm standing. again, the house i showed you destroyed. right in front of me, this house completely unscathed, although those flames came very, very close. we'll continue to get more information from firefighters in just the next couple minutes. so stay tuned. live here in san jose, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. >> we appreciate the perspective. thank you. >> alameda county fire crews remain at the scene of a two-alarm fire at a junk yard. thick smoke pours from the alco iron and metal company in san leandro yesterday. one of the piles of scrap metal started on fire and took off from there. a shelter in place order was lifted last night hours after it was started. people report seeing and

smelling the folk as hayward. some reported having headaches and feeling dizzy. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> new developments in the controversy over donald trump jr.'s meeting with a russian lawyer. yesterday, trump jr. said the meeting was a waste of 20 minutes. that's after he released e-mails from an acquaint nls who told him last year the crown prosecutor of russia offered to provide information that would incriminate hillary clinton and her deals with russia. trump jr. appeared eager to accept that information. >> is that evidence that the trump campaign then knew that russia was trying to interfere? >> no, i don't think so. no. >> this is moving into perjury, false statements, and even into potentially treason. >> the russian lawyer trump jr. met with spoke to abc news overnight. she said she doesn't know why trump jr. was told to expect incriminating information on clinton and that he was disappointed she didn't have any. senator dianne feinstein released a statement on facebook that says, what we know so far about the donald trump jr.

e-mails is deeply disturbing. they appear to show direct coordination between the trump campaign and possibly the russian government itself. feinstein is calling for trump jr. to testify before congress. >> mitch mcconnell is delaying the senate's august recess by two weeks to generate momentum for a health care bill. that's despite the deep divisions that remain in the party. a group of ten republican senators had pressed mcconnell to force the senate to stick around. >> we'll be on health care next week. therefore, we'll be in session the first two weeks of august. >> as long as this bill continues to cut taxes on the very wealthy and hurt working americans, the bill's going to be as unpopular as it is today. >> senator mitch mcconnell says he plans to unveil a revised health care bill tomorrow. iowa republican senator charles grassley says he's, quote, very pessimistic senators will be able to settle their differences. >> happening today, uc regents are meeting in san francisco to give final approval to an $813

million budget. it includes new cost controls like a minimum 10% reduction in ploimy traveling. four new regents are joining the board and there's also a new chair who says his top priority is to improve relationships. >> east bay mud officials have approved a water rate hike despite opposition from customers. they'll pay 9.25% more for water effective immediately. the 1.5 million users then face another 9% increase next summer. that means the average family home will see their bills increase by more than $4 a month each of the next two years and some people not so happy. >> it's an injustice for us for them to keep raising the rates. you know, it's just not fair. >> east bay mud says the hike is needed because the district lost revenue when people conserved water during the drought. the additional money will also pay for infrastructure improvements. >> a vandalized water tank in novato should be back in business by the weekend.

crewed finished draining it late yesterday. what a waste. thousands of gallons of water had to be dumped after someone broke into the tank. officials just didn't want to take a chance that the water may have been contaminated even though tests did not turn up contaminants. >> new details. a former operator of the dry docks alt pier 70 has agreed to a nearly $5 million settlement with the port of san francisco. the money will help fund improvements needed to track a new operator for the facility. it comes less than two minutes after the ship facility closes because of a legal dispute between the two companies that operate the shipyard. >> right now at the live desk, we're tracking confirmation hearings for president trump's pick to lead the fbi. i want to show you these live images coming in from the senate hearing. it just got under way. christopher wray just got there moments ago. here he is in the purple tie. he's expected to face a series of questions about the russia investigation, national security, and how he would prioritize and enforce civil rights. the firing of the former fbi

director james comey also expected to come up in today's hearings. wray was an assistant attorney general in the george w. bush administration. he's currently a partner at the washington, d.c. partner king and spalding. back to you. >> we're watching the golden gate get ever so foggy. but not quite as much as yesterday, but it's lowering and will do so for the next couple hours. watch out for visibility issues there. for the rest of us, from clouds to sunshine today. on the bay, no small craft advisory yet. let's talk temperatures. 60 in san jose. 65 up in the hills in los gatos. everybody else from 55 in sunnyvale to about 58 degrees in the santa reesa neighborhood. look at the 40s for novato and bodega bay. at noon, around 80, 2:00, 87. a comfortable 74 at 8:00.

we'll stretch from the 60s at the coast to mainly 80s inland. tomorrow, about the same. ah, the warming begins friday. just how many 90s and 100s will we have? i'll show you coming up. >> taking a look at the roads, we still have that issue in south san francisco. northbound 280 at the 101 merge. just starting to see a little bit of a backup behind that. i will keep an eye on that, but hey, if you want to stick to 101, not seeing delays there so far. new crash reported within the bay bridge toll plaza in lane 12. i have been looking for it on this camera, but chp not on the scene. still waiting for emergency crews to arrive. didn't sound terribly serious, and these vehicles not going fast. i'm guessing it's just a fender bender, but i will hopefully have more information and be able to confirm that for you as well. drive times looking decent. westbound 580, castro valley to the maze at 13, and northbound 101 between the 280/680 merge

and highway 85 was in the yellow a few minutes ago, back in the green now at 15 minutes. possibly have a new problem on the san mateo bridge. we'll check on that next. vandals trash an oakland elementary cool. now school leaders are turning to the community for help. >> takeover by skateboarders outside dolores park. several people are hurt and now new video coming down of the incident. >> mike and alexis helping you get a better day started. get a better day started. keep up to date on weath

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several skateboarders and a fran police officer recovering from getting hurt after a chaotic showdown outside dolores park. >> crazy video. amy hollyfield live at the mission police station with more. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. i spoke with a sergeant here at the mission police station. he says the injured officer hurt his shoulder. he's okay. he's been released from the hospital. there was some tension between the skateboarders and police. some of the skateboarders thought police got in their way and caused some of them to fall. here's video of one of the falls. >> oh! >> police tell me they were just trying to keep the public safe. pointing out the skaters were taking over the street and there are pedestrians and cars to look out for, along with the skaters. police were called to the scene when some people complained they couldn't use dolores street

because of all the skaters. this informal skating competition drew hundreds of people to dolores park last night. there were some big falls, at least two skaters were taken to the hospital after they hit the pavement. some of those participants were not wearing helmets. police say some people threw objects at them. two police cars were damaged. you can see where their windows were broken out. dolores street was reopened around 9:00 when police got the situation dispersed. no arrests were made. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield. >> thank you. we think you have to look at the screen, at this woman that chp in santa rosa says stole from kids. she's accused of using a counterfeit $100 bill at a school bake sale. the high school students were selling baked goods to raise money for their music program monday in front of oliver's market. investigators say this woman bought several items and paid with a fake $100. she got $80 in change. a student realized that bill was

fake and tried to top the lady, but she sped off in what appeared to be a dark older honda with custom rims. the woman described as 5'6", 225 pounds with a tattoo on her left forearm. >> video of thieves ripping off a cvs on columbus parkway. the four women entering the store at 9:50 monday night. police say they were after allergy products. they took off in a charcoal gray nissan altima with blue paper plates. >> an elementary school vandalized in east oakland is asking for your help in raising $7,000 for repairs. acorn woodland elementary created a go fund me page after someone broke in saturday. it will take months to replace windows and set up security cameras. the principal says he believes former students damaged the school. the school has raised more than $4,000 now of its $7,000 goal. if you would like to donate, we have set up a link on our website, abc7news.com.

officials in manchester just voted to make ariana grande an honorary citizen because of what she did after the deadly terrorist attack back in may. a statement from one official in that city says, quote, the city responded with strength and that, quote, ariana grande exemplified that response. the singer organized a massive concert fund-raiser in manchester memory of the victims shortly after the attack. the concert was broadcast worldwide. the entire attack killed 22 people, many of those children. reggie. >> thank you. >> a man who witnessed a violent beating at a b.a.r.t. station took matters into his own hands. casey says he rode b.a.r.t. from his home in lafayette to san francisco yesterday morning. he says what he saw at the train station on montgomery street shocked him. >> witnessed a tall man striking anothr man with a cane, and he's. just going to town on this guy, yelling for help, rolled up in

the fetal position, and nobody is helping him. >> casey says he chased the attacker then tackled him. construct workers helped tie the man's hands and kept him down until police got there. no word yet on a motive for the attack. >> this morning, boaters are told to avoid an 1100-foot safety zone around the areas where crews are still recovering a sunking barge. the barge sank several months ago in a storm. salvage crews began removing it yesterday. two pieces remain. one is setting on top of the transbay tube, which carries b.a.r.t. trains between oakland and san francisco. the barge sank in april during a storm. crews hope to have the two remaining pieces out of the water by the end of the week. >> new details on governor brown's efforts to extend california's cap and trade program. it would be a tragedy for california and the world if it doesn't pass. cap and trade requires companies to buy permits to release greenhouse gases. some democrats say it's too friendly to the industry.

republicans want more clarity. a vote on the package could come as soon as tomorrow. >> kids in laurp height's neighborhood will soon have a new playground to enjoy. abc 7 news was in san francisco as the booker t. washington community service center yesterday, where a team from abc 7 joined with our friends at the nonprofit kaboom, lucas film, and our parent company disney to begin work on a playground for the center. employees there say they're excited. >> it means a lot to me. i have been a part of the community center for about 17 years now, and i'm excited. the labor, i wasn't ready for it, but you know, i'm here and i'm excited so i'm going to give it my all. >> the volunteers were doing prep work yesterday and then construction of the new playground will begin tomorrow. >> amazon reporting its biggest shopping day ever after its prime day. the world's largest online retailer ended up selling more than it did on black friday and cyber monday. orders on the app more than doubled compared to last year. among the most popular items, a

programmable pressure cooker called the insta-pot. do you have friends who bought this? >> i think my mama may have bought one. >> i have two friends who bought this yesterday. rebecca jarvis talked about it on "good morning america." >> a seven-in-one pressure cooker. it can make yogurt. >> what? >> yeah, it does it all. slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer, saute. >> i want it. >> what a deal. >> you can also poach eggs with it, apparently. people paid $90. that's $40 off the regular price. >> i'll be borrowing that from my mom. >> i don't even understand what it is. >> everything you want in one appliance. >> tonight, the best athletes and teams in sports will be honored at the 25th annual espys. former stanford star will present their alma mater with an unprecedented fourth capital one cup in women's athletics. it recognizes the top division i program. stanford captured three national championships in volleyball, water polo, swimming and diving. it comes with a $200,000

donation in student athlete scholarships. larry beil will be live. you can look for his live reports at 4:00, 5:00, 11:00, and watch the espys tonight right here at 8:00. >> we're asking for another great day, and it looks like we're going to get it. >> how many do you want? i can give you a couple more. >> keep them coming. >> how ujtd that? good morning, everybody. welcome to witness. you can see the clouds gathering look the coast. notice, they're having a hard time pushing into the bay. no flight delays into sfo because of all the sunshine. we'll have seasonal clouds and highs today. tonight, cloudy spots and cool. in our extended, inland, quick burst of heat coming for the weekend. back today, another gorgeous day. just warm. 88 in concord. antioch, 90s. 87 in walnut creek and san ramon. down in the south bay, almost average. 82 add san jose. santa cruz, 72 degrees. in the north bay, 76.

in santa rosa, one of the warmer spots. not as breezy as yesterday. on the peninsula, sunny. at least on the bay side. about 70 in millbrae to palo alto at 79. pretty cloudy at half moon bay at 63. along the east bay shore, sunny and mild. and our last stop, a little below average at downtown san francisco. same thing in the mission, marina, 64. balboa park, 62. daly city, 61. we still have a beach hazard statement for large breakers, sneaker waves, rim currents, and stenson beach. look at that, steady as she goes through friday, and then the quick burst of heat. 100 saturday and sunday inland. mid 90s monday. 80s around the bay, but still 60s at the coast. hey alexalexis. >> we have a couple new issues. northbound 101, we have reports of a crash still blocking the right lane. emergency crews arriving now. if you're coming up from the

merge past 680, you could see new slowdown. hopefully they'll be able to clear that quickly. a live look at the san mateo bridge. we briefly had a collision past the midspan on the foster city side. it's looking better than a few minutes ago, and a quick check of mass transed, no b.a.r.t. delays. those have cleared out. 59 trains in service. muni looking great and no issues for capital corridor either. we do have a couple problems within the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll check on that next. >> my favorite story of the day, three sacramento area men who became heroes after stopping a terrorist attack on a train in france are going to star in a clint eastwood movie about the event. spencer stone, alex skarlatos and anthony stadler are going to play themselves in the movie. they were honored with france's highest medal two years ago. they stopped a man on a two years ago. >> really cool concept.

we're back in 90 seconds with the seven things you need to know before you go. >> first, our instagram post of the day. ooh, this is cool. we love it when we get video from you. you can follow us at abc 7 news bay area. share your photos or video. >> a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza at 6:53 in the morning. thanks for spending your morning with us.

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think you shoknow. number one, a san francisco police officer and two skateboarders recovering after getting hurt in dolores park last night. police were trying to break up hundreds of people at an informal skateboard competition. >> we just got an update on the fire burning in the foothills of east san jose. it's 50% contained and just over 100 acres. one home is destroyed, another damaged. >> number three, firefighters still trying to figure out what sparked a fire at a business in newark this morning. several vehicles were burned before it spread to the building at central avenue and timber street. >> number four, president trump defending his son who last year appeared eager to get dirt on hillary clinton from a russian lawyer. president trump says his son is innocent, calling this a witch hunt. >> and number five, a pretty average day for july. check out your 12-hour day planner, from 50s this morning, 60s at the coast, 70s around the bay, and 80s inland by 4:00. >> and number six, taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we had a collision reported in the center lanes.

i have not seen anything as far as emergency response or vehicles stopped. just checked our traffic maps to see how bad the backup is into the maze, not terrible today. >> number seven, yes, that's a can of beer on a baggage carous carousel, a man checked the beer. it's not encouraging people to do this, though. >> too late. you just did, right? >> he didn't want to give it up. maybe he was going through the thing -- >> how desperate do you have to be? >> he wanted that can of beer. >> and only one. >> there are ways to recognize problems. that's one of them. >> interesting. >> we'll see you again in 25 minutes. >> "good morning america" coming up next. we today, and a nice sunrise.

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>> stick around for "g good morning, america. breaking overnight, donald trump jr. speaks out. >> i probably would have done things a little differently. >> after releasing those stunning e-mails revealing he was eager to accept russian help for his father's campaign. the president comes to his defense. what we're learning about the russian lawyer and the music promoter whose e-mails are at the center of it all. president trump's personal attorney joins us live. tornadoes tear across the midwest. massive funnel clouds and winds up to 80 miles an hour damaging towns as flash floods stranded drivers. a new emergency issued this morning as the severe weather threat spreads across half the country. amazon announces overnight its prime day is the biggest shopping day in amazon history even larger than black friday. wait till you hear what topped the list of best-sellers. dramatic rescue.