yeah, it's thursday. july 13th. good morning. glad you're up with us. maybe you're at work, maybe you're just getting up right now. either way, a little fog in the air. >> just a little bit. not quite as dry as it has been the last couple months. that's why the fog is more prevalent for some of us. let's look at it. two miles in petaluma, that's where we're seeing it develop most. the golden gate bridge socked in a little bit. and some is trying to creep into san francisco as you can see from the explor atorium. 53 to 60, at 7:00.

58 to 60 from noon to 4:00 along the coast. 73 to 75 around the bay. 82 to 88 inland with temperatures in the 50s, 60s, and comfortable 70s by 7:00. that weekend heat wave still on the way. details coming up. here's alexis. >> we already have quite a bit going on. want to take you back up to state route 29 where we have a flipped semi. a few more details in in the last few minutes. we're hearing it's a u.p.s. truck on its side that was full of mail and packages. that is scattered all over the roadway right now. both northbound lanes are blocked just past tower road. we did have a backup not too long ago. at the moment, it looks like it's thinned out. we're still working on details on what they're doing there. also getting word of an equipment problem on the b.a.r.t. tracks this morning. a ten-minute delay in the pittsburg and dublin directions. the only problem is we didn't hear where the problem originated. still working on that. we have a call in to b.a.r.t. next travel update in less than ten.

we're following breaking news at our live desk. crews are still putting water on a three-alarm fire that destroyed several businesses in lafayette overnight. i want to show you a live look at what's happening now. you can see crews arriving at the building engulfed in flames just before nidmite and they're still out there working. this is lafayette circle. it took them about 90 minutes to control the fire. this is video from one of our viewers, billy. he filmed this from his patio. you can see how big the flames were. officials say there were nine businesses inside the building, including the city's chamber of commerce and an italian restaurant. damage there estimated at more than a million dollars. lafayette circle will be closed for most of the morning, as again, the cleanup and the investigation still under way right now. reggie. >> thank you, jessica. new developments in the oakland police department's sexual misconduct scandal. a federal judge has given the

department two months to produce a detailed report explaining what they're doing to get back on track after the scandal involving a teenage girl named jasmine abuslin. he's also requiring the city to analyze the department's failings. four officers have been charged criminally, four punished internally. the city has until september 15th to turn in that report. a great white shark attack in santa cruz is apparently not enough to keep people out of the water. >> signs, even the threat of fines are not enough for some surfers and swimmers. janine is live for us in santa cruz. >> reporter: well, it's still dark right now, but we just ran into a couple surfers here at cowells beach, which is still closed, but they said they don't care. they're going to go in anyway and enjoy the water. those signs went up on tuesday afternoon, pretty much telling everybody that the public should not enter the water. from the san lorenzo river mouth to fair avenue. that includes the main beach at

the boardwalk and cowells beach. this was prompted after a shark took a bite out of a chi ache near steamers lain. the kayaker is okay, but authorities don't want people in the water as a safety precaution. many surfers are ignoring the ban and heading out to surf breaks in and around the area. they're riving getting a fine of $200. it's affecting nearby businesses that depend on beach traffic, but things should get back to normal on saturday morning because that's when the ban will be lifted. you'll hear from one of those surfers in the next hour on why he's still coming out here. reporting live from santa cruz, a brk c 7 news. >> thank you. new details in a lawsuit against san francisco city attorney dennis herrera. they say taxpayers are now on the hook for nearly $20 million connected to a case investigating him. earlier this month, a jury found joann helper was wrongfully fired from her job in his office. she exposed a skewer scam that cost taxpayers more than $10

million. herrera paid another $5 million in public funds to defend against the suit. now a judge says the city must cover those costs along with nearly $2.5 million in fees to his lawyers. that totals $19.5 million in taxpayer funds. fire crews remain at the scene of the brush fire near alum rock park in san jose. drone view 7 shows the destruction from the fire that's now 75% contained. three firefighters got hurt baddaling the flames in the sunset hills neighborhood. as we showed you live yesterday, the fire destroyed a home. at least 120 acres have burned. neighbors say it was terrifying. >> i saw these flames shooting 20 feet in the air. and the first thing i could think of is how the hell am i going to get out of here alive. >> thankfully, he did. evacuation orders for nearly a dozen homes are now lifted and the cause of the fire is still yet to be determined. >> a thief breaks into a home in santa cruz and manages to make a clean getaway, but surveillance gets a pretty clear shot of his

face. he takes several items including cash, but is clearly unaware of the camera sitting there. this happened on sunday. the sheriff's office posted the video to facebook. they're hoping someone will recognize the man and give them a call. >> happening today, republican lawmakers set to unveil a revised bill to overhaul the affordable care act. senate republicans are still divided. senator rand paul got a preview and said the new bill is worse than the bill that was withdrawn a couple weeks ago. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell delayed the senate's august recess by two weeks in an attempt to pass a bill. yesterday, president trump said that he's going to be, quote, very angry if the senate fails this time. >> president trump is in france this morning, but here at home, still a lot of focus on his campaign's alleged dealings with russia. there's renewed attention this morning on president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner. he was in that meeting last year with donald trump jr. and a russian lawyer. jonathan karl says kushner could now be in trouble. >> reporter: jared kushner is

the one who is here. he was the one who was legally required to disclose meetings like that, including his other meetings with russian officials like the russian ambassador. so there is a sense in the white house that jared kushner is the one that faces the most legal jeopardy if there is any here. >> some democrats say kushner should lose his security clearance or resign. >> we talked about a setback this week. but crews are still working hard underground on san francisco's billion dollar central subway project. now, a major milestone. a station is getting its first pour of concrete. corn bernard has your first look. >> reporter: 70 cement mixers were lined up around union square for the big pour. it's all happening deep below the earth. >> reached the bottom, and today we're pouring. an all-day pour. >> that noise is tons of cement being pumped down from stockton street to the platform level of the future union square station on the central subway line.

>> hundreds of people that are working underground. you can see yourself walking in here. you don't see much activity on the surface with the exception of the trucks lined up. >> reporting this story took some leg work. up and down ladders and across catwalks. our escort said don't look down. they told us we need these ear plugs and they were right. so loud 100 feet underground, but check this out. this is what 700 cubic yards of concrete being poured looked like. these workers not taking any breaks. they'll be at it for at least the next five hours. this animation shows what the station will look like when it's done. but a dispute between the mta and the contractor could delay the opening of the project by ten months. 2019. it's now a game of catch-up. >> we're working extremely hard with the contractor to insure that we can make up that time. >> those who work and shop around union square hope for the day when stockton street is reopened. >> i know it's really confusing for tourists right now.

they're like, i don't know where to go. >> when trains start rolling, the $1.6 billion subway project will take riders from fourth and king streets to chinatown. in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. let's start with the san mateo bridge. you can see it's a little hazy there. that's the way it's going to be all day today. foggy spots, even if you're on the road, especially closer to the coast, up in the hills and the north bay valleys. the breezes are back north of the bay bridge. mass transit, quite a spread if you're traveling from san francisco to the east bay, it could be a 30-degree difference this afternoon. let's look at temperatures, east bay, castro valley, 52. we have 58 in hayward and oakland for some of the warm spots. san francisco, 53. pacifica, 51. 60 right now in mountain view. los gatos and san jose at 59. have some 60s on highway 4, antioch and brentwood, and 50 in novato. santa rosa, 52. napa, 59. traveling around the state

today, 95 in sacramento. but the deeper you get into the central valley, more than 100 in redding and fresno. 102 there. about 111 in palm springs. 83 in tahoe today. with a chance of thunderstorms saturday if you're heading up that way. average high, 81. we'll be in the mid 80s all weekend. back here at home, we have our own warming trend that's going to begin saturday. so today and tomorrow, still pretty steady. but look at those temperatures saturday from 70 in san francisco, 80s on the peninsula, to 90s elsewhere, even some 100s inland. i'll have the rest of the forecast coming up next. how about alexis with your morning commute? >> we're going to head back to napa where we have a semi on its side on state route 29. i believe i misspoke about ten minutes ago. it's a usps truck, so a mail truck there with the united states postal service. the post master is on the way. we have both northbound lanes blocked. we did just talk to chp. they said they're not sure if they have one-way traffic control in effect or if vehicles are using the shoulder. not seeing a huge backup, but you could hit some delays near

tower road. this is likely going to be there for quite some time this morning. just hearing about a new potential issue here westbound 80 coming into san francisco. we have a disabled vehicle reported either on the fremont or harrison exit. chp was working to confirm that as well. any quick update on the b.a.r.t. delay, a couple trains originating in san francisco were delayed. the first trips to dublin and the pittsburg area this morning were a little slow but they're resuming normal service now. next travel update at 5:20. >> thanks. an air canada passenger now talking about what the pilot said after disaster at sfo. >> and elon musk's hyperloop project is taking a step forward and we have the video to prove it. >> how would you like to look out your window and see that? out your window and see that? pretty

san ramon police say they need your help identifying this person who they say stole drugs from a walgreens pharmacy. really hard to see the face, especially underneath the lettering, but police released the photo anyway. they're hoping to track down the armed robber. the incident happened 8:00 yesterday morning. the suspect had a semiautomatic gun and took bottles of pills valued at more than $300. if you have any information, please call san ramon police. >> we're hearing from a passenger onboard an air canada jet that nearly landed on a taxiway at sfo where four other plains were sitting.

that passenger is dave jones, the state insurance commissioner. he said it was clear something was wrong. the pilot told there there was more traffic than usual and everything was fine. air traffic controllers ordered the air canada pilots to abort their landing as the jet missed one airliner by just 100 feet. in other words, it flew 100 feet above one of the other planes sitting below it. reporter kate larson used drone view 7 to demonstrate just how close that would be. u.s. and canadian officials are now investigating friday's incident. >> in today's "gma" first look, we're hearing from the mother who feared for her baby's life, sitting in a hot plane, stuck on the ground. we have the details. >> reporter: in this morning's "gma" first look, the mother who feared for her baby's life as he overheated on a delayed plane, speaking out in an abc news exclusive. >> it was extremely hot. everyone around me was complaining. >> she says that after a delay, the flight crew allowed her and owen off the plane to cool off.

20 minutes later, she reboarded for takeoff. only to have the flight delayed again. and that's when she says owen's condition started quickly deteriorating. >> a mom knows. and he made a cry that i have never heard before. and his coloring, i have never seen that color before. he was screaming, and then he just stopped. and my son went limp in my arms. >> we'll have more of our interview coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your "gma" first look, maury sceovacampo, nbc news, denver. >> creators of piper loop say it's made history with a successful test run. magnetically levitating through a vacuum tube. this video was just released. hyperloop developers eventually want to build tubes to help people travel between cities at airline speeds. >> work is set to resume this

fall on the smart train station now that $3.1 million in funding has been secured. $1.5 million of that is coming from a metropolitan transportation commission grant. the city will pay for the rest. the work will installing rail switches, electrical equipment and other gear. a date for the launch has not been announced but you can get free rides this week and next. >> in the east bay, caution, warning, and danger signs are going up in discovery bay after health officials detected harmful blue-green algae. inspectors began sampling the water after people started complaining. exposure can result in illness or death, but typically, it causes a rash or allergic reaction. it's important to follow the advisory signs. you may be able to put your feet in the water, but swimming near the algae can be dangerous. >> this morning, many people talking about peyton manning's joke about kevin durant during last night's espys. >> our gymnastics team was so

dominant that kevin durant told me he wants to play for them me he wants to play for them next year. and i got to tell you, i don't think he would start for that team, kevin. russell westbrook, what do you think? >> stone cold. yeah, that reaction from kd tells the story. later, he tweeted out his reaction to the joke. although an espn insider tells larry beil he told kd knew the jab was coming, he was in on it. the night wrapped up with the warriors taking home the best team award. >> i was more interested in mama's reaction. and mama was laughing. that kind of gave me an indication that the fam is okay with it, i hope. >> that's exactly what i was going to say. exactly what i noticed, too. mom was cracking up next to him. good observation there. let's look at what's going on from south bay. hi, everybody. you can see the marine layer trying to fill up over the top of our neighborhoods.

it will be short lived, mostly sunny and seasonal temperatures once again. foggy spots and cool tonight, and that warm to hot bay and inland weekend is still slated to kick in. so here's a look at today's temperatures. you can see some fog. petaluma, santa rosa, and some pushing across san francisco, trying to make it all the way towards hercules and down to san leandro and san mateo. by noon, back to the coast and holding on to the golden gate bridge for dear life and starts to come back in slowly at 5:00. temperatures topping out at 89 in concord. 90 in antioch and livermore and walnut creek. >> 83 in san jose, milpitas, 79. about 80 in sunnyvale. cupertino, 82. in the north bay, the breezes are back. sausalito, 67. napa and vonoto, 82. because of that. now, as we look on the peninsula, san mateo will be sunny and 75. cloudy in half moon bay at 61,

pacifica at 59. on the east bay, looking at a lot of sunshin. mild temperatures, 72 in oakland. hayward, 76, and fremont, 79. downtown san francisco is going to be about 66 once again. marina, 65. south san francisco, about 68. tonight's temperatures hanging around 51 to about 61 with more cloud cover out there. here's a look at my seven-day forecast. 60s at the coast this weekend, but low to mid 80s around the bay. 100s inland saturday and sunday. but about 4 to 10 degrees cooler by monday. back to average for tuesday and wednesday. >> that sounds good. i'm going to head back to napa where we have a big mess on state route 29. a mail truck flipped over. a semi. and that's blocking both northbound lanes. this is past tower road. we also got the new detail it took out a power pole, too, and we have hot wires down in the area, so not a great situation. the only good news coming out, just some minor injuries to the driver. the post master is on the way to the scene. we have a crew heading there, too. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza.

no metering lights yet. should happen any minutes. also hearing of a disabled vehicle on the fremont off ramp once you make it into san francisco. a quick check of drive times, looking a little better. westbound 580 tracy to dublin, all we go, down to 58 minutes. that's improving from an earlier disabled vehicle. westbound 4, 15 minutes, and san rafael to san francisco, in the green. >> an iconic south bay deli is getting ready to shut its doors after more than 65 years in san jose. the owner of time deli says he's not happy about closing but he's facing a lawsuit for violations of the americans with disabilities act. a sacramento-based lawyer says the parking lot striping and some bathroom stalls do not meet the standards of the ada. the owner says he doesn't have the money so he has to close the deli on saturday. >> to pull permits to put this stuff in, this building has been here since 1949. it's going to take a lot of money to restructure, to redo a lot of things.

>> other nearby businesses also received complaints from attorney scon johnson. he's filed thousands of similar suits. the state's disabilities advocacy group says sometimes the only way to get ada compliance is through these individual suits. time deli will continue to cater and it says it will soon be opening a food truck. >> shark tank was at the caper center in oakland looking for those with perfect pitches. the sharks were holding a casting call there as part of a tour supporting minority entrepreneurs. the caper center for social impact aims to make entrepreneurship more diverse and inclusive. those hoping to land a spot on the show and get the national exposure and the funding that goes with it had 90 seconds to make their pitch. they included inserts for women's shoes to an app that lets you know where your favorite food truck is parked. >> did you kill it in there? >> we believe we did. we believe it. this guy, he's very -- he's amazing, so you know, he brings out the spirit. as a team.

>> the hat. >> of course. >> what's the evaluation, though, bro? that app they have is a mash-up of truck and hunger. you can see shark tank at 7:00. those judges or whatever you call them, are savage. >> when you said perfect pitch, i thought you meant meet me up here, perfect pitch. coming up next at 7:00, things you need to know as you start your day. >> what we're learning about a data leak affecting millions of verizon customers. >> the struggle is real for this black bear. black bear.

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lafayette circle was consumed by flames this morning. >> number two from the live desk, the body of one of four missing pennsylvania men has been identified overnight. the victim, finocciaro. the property owner's son is in custody. >> number three, we have a pretty big issue in napa county this morning. northbound state route 29, a flipped mail truck. that's blocking both northbound lanes. sounds like they're doing one-way traffic control. they're spliting the southbound lanes. traffic is getting by, but we are seeing delays. avoid the area if you can. >> number four, our steady pattern is about to be broken. you'll have to wait to the weekend before the real heat comes in. enjoy the next couple days of temperatures near average. >> number five, illinois dealing with record flooding in the suburbs north of chicago. it was caused by heavy rainfall this week, and local rivers are expected to continue to rise in the coming days. number six, a never before seen letter from madonna is

dropping jaws this morning. madonna slams sharon stone and whitney houston in a letter she allegedly wrote in the '90s, saying it was incredibly frustrating to be measured against two women who were, quote, horribly mediocre. >> whoa. >> number seven, it's national french fry day. the earliestnone reference to french fried potato is in a book for maids published in england. >> some fast food chains are offering french fry deals today. >> how reductive. madonna famously said that in an abc interview years ago. >> we'll be back with new clues in the ghost ship fire. >> the frustrating issue b.a.r.t. will be coming face-to-face with. >> as we told you, we have this big fire overnight in lafayette, continues to be out there. continues to be out there. and crews are still cleaning up

it is safe to say some of us are going to have a foggy commute this morning. take a look. yeah, the golden gate bridge somewhere in that soupy mix. >> yeah. we promise it's there. let's get to meteorologist mike nicco with more on your day's forecast. >> yeah, the golden gate is definitely going to be the worst off this morning. you can see a little fog developing around petaluma. two-mile visibility and four around santa rosa as i put the fog layer on live doppler 7. fog will go away pretty quickly. by noon, back to the coast. 50s there. 60s and 70s around the bay. 70s and 80s inland. as we go through the 12-hour day planner, warmest at 4:00. 60s and 70s around the bay. 80s and 90s inland. get ready for a real comfortable evening of 70s inland, 60s around the bay, and 50s along the coast into san francisco. i've got one more day of these comfortable conditions. it's going to get a little

difficult this weekend to be outside. i'll show you the newest numbers coming up. >> want to head back up to napa. not a lot of new information, but we are working to confirm with chp that we're splitting those southbound lanes, so one lane northbound, one lane southbound, due to the flipped mail truck blocking the northbound side of the road past tower road. not a huge delay right now, but certainly keeping an eye on that. a quick check of the bay bridge here. pretty heavy heading into san francisco, at least for this time of day. we have a disabled vehicle reported on the fremont street off ramp. that's slowing you down and we have the bay bridge metering lights on as of 5:22 this morning as well. we'll look at drive times in less than ten. that breaking news is happening in the east bay. where several businesses are gone after a massive fire destroyed a building. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in lafayette with the latest update. amy. >> reporter: good morning, jessica. firefighters are keeping a close eye on this one. the fire is out but they're nowhere near ready to walk away

from this location quite yet. it was huge and hot. they just don't want it to flare up again. here's what it looked like. it was so big, firefighters say you could see it from highway 4 in pittsburg. that's about 15 miles away. they got the call just before midnight. when they got here, they found two buildings fully involved. this is a cluster of businesses, most of them personal pzs like a cpa and a salon. it also had an italianhink that the fire started. there is an apartment complex next door. everyone got out okay, but they say it was very scary. >> i was sleeping. i woke up to like an explosion. and i looked out my living room window. i saw a huge fireball come from the roof. i thought the roof was on fire. or it was a gunshot. then i went into my kitchen, and i saw nothing but flames through my window.

so i left. >> firefighters say the explosion sound was likely the propane tanks used for the restaurant outdoor heaters. firefighters heard a few go off while they were here. they don't know the cause yet. investigators were here, but the building was too hot to go inside. they'll take a look later on this morning. we're on lafayette circle just down from mt. diablo boulevard. next to lufiesta square. a popular area. this is a popular cut-through to get to mt. diablo boulevard. it will be closed this morning while their trucks are still here. reporting live in lafayette, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. this is not the first time the shopping center has been hit by disaster. this is in january. a huge eucalyptus tree fell in the parking lot, crushing at least seven cars outside of an italian restaurant. people who live nearby say the tree was at least 85 years old. >> president trump in france commemorating bastille day while

under fire here at home. the president and first lady arrived in paris overnight. mr. trump will be the guest of honor at a bastille day parade to mark the 100th anniversary of america's entry into world war i. the president and french president emanuel macron, are holding a joint news conference this morning. abc news will carry it in a special report that should happen at 9:15. >> a bay area tennis coach accused of molesting students is due in court. he was arrested on monday and police say he molested two teenage boys for two years during private lessons at his richmond home. police are trying to determine if there are any other victims. in 2006, he was charged with molesting students while a tennis coach at mill valley's tamalpais high school. that case resulted in a hung jury. san francisco police are taking heat as they investigate a collision between a skateboarder and an officer during an unpermitted skate event near dolores park tuesday night. both the officer and the skater suffered shoulder injuries. some people say the officer appeared to stick his elbow in front of the skater, causing the

crash. it happened as police encountered resistance from the large crowd while trying to clear that event. >> there's a lot of information out there that we need to look at. there's a lot of video as well as we have body cam videos we still need to sort through. >> although there were no arrests, the investigation into the clash is ramps up. it came up at last night's police commission meeting. >> family and volunteers will be out searching for a man who went missing near the san mateo coast two months ago. 22-year-old richard moss was last seen on may 25th. he left his home to go to work and never returned. a woman actually found his aaa card at montara state beach where volunteers and divers will be searching this morning starting at 7:00. >> a lawyer says she's taking matters into her own hands to get justice for the families who lost loved ones in oakland's ghost ship fire. she's searching through the charred rubble looking for new evidence which can help their case and their lawsuit. tons of debris from the inferno

was transported to a lot near the oakland waterfront and a second location, a hangar at oakland international airport. it has sat there virtually untouched ever since. yesterday, the attorney and her crew of experts began sifting through the debris near the oakland waterfront for the first time. they'll also search the airport hangar. >> we're looking for any electrical wiring. we're looking for cameras that may have some photos on them. >> alexander is the lead attorney representing the families of 31 of the 36 people who died in the pire. she says the search will probably last the rest of the week. >> b.a.r.t.'s board of directors will be holding a different kind of meeting at the powell street station in san francisco. officials say they want board members understand first-hand passenger safety challenges facing downtown san francisco stations. especially with homelessness. the board will be accompanied by b.a.r.t.'s police chief for a walkthrough of the station at 9clerk 30 this morning. >> san francisco's planning commission will consider a

proposal by former mayor jean kwan and her husband to open a marijuana dispensary in the dwiktd. kwan and her husband want to open that dispensary, a traditional chinese medicine clinic, at 32nd and noriega. she has been a longtime advocate of medical marijuana. her husband has been prescribing the drug since 1996. >> a union of concerned scientists is out with a new map showing the impact of rising sea levels in the bay area. if you live anywhere near the bay, you want to take a look. these maps will give you an idea of not only where the water will rise but when. the news is alarming, especially for neighbors in alameda. >> by the end of the century, with a high scenario, alameda could see nearly 60% of its usable land chronically inundated, which means it would be flooding on average every other week. >> east palo alto is also in the cross hairs of climate change. researchers say the flooding we face will look a lot like this.

this is produced by the king tides that hit marin in the winter. >> let's talk about what's going on from sutro tower, looking back to mt. tamalpais. you can see the fog rolling from west to east across the neighborhoods. dangerous waves will be at our beaches again today. if you're around the bay, the breezes are back. especially north of the bay bridge through the delta, and exercising, extreme sunshine. that will round out your activity planner. how extreme? 11:00, doesn't get much higher than that. sun at its strongest from about 10:00 to 4:00, when you'll definitely want to have the sunscreen on. 57 right now in san ramon, dublin, pleasanton, concord. everybody else in the low 60s until you get to livermore at 58 and blackhawk at 56. we also have 58 at oakland, hayward. 60 right now in mountain view. 59, san carlos. vallejo, 55. napa, 59. san francisco, 53. pacifica, 51 if you're heading outside. here's a look at your hourly

planner for oakland. 8:00, 60. by noon, 68. 70 to 72 degrees in the afternoon hours until 4:00, then we'll drop back to the 60s, all the way down to 62 degrees by 8:00. on the other side of the bay, san mateo just a touch warmer. if you're heading out for lunch, 68. low to mid 70s from 2:00 to 4:00, and back to 62 by 8:00. here's a look at the temperatures. the thing i want you to notice is they look a lot like the last couple days, and nobody is complaining. why change? tomorrow will be seasonal once more. okay, now it's going to change. the heat, look at that, 100s in cloverdale, clear lake. upper 90s in the east bay saturday to near 90 in san jose. let's see what the rest of the neighborhoods are doing this weekend coming up next. >> i have a few more details for you and an update on our napa county crash with the flipped mail truck on state route 29 right around tower road. chp did confirm, we have one lane open on the northbound side now. the far left lane is blocked.

the far right lane is open. both lanes are open on the southbound side but they're saying you're not going to be able to take a turn in either direction to south kelly road. not a terrible backup right now, but it sounds like a pretty big mess. we have mail scattered all over the roadway and a power pole and wires down too. moving to the bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights on for about 15, 20 minutes now. it is pretty heavy. once you get past that into san francisco, due to a disabled vehicle on the fremont ramp, but they're getting close to clearing that. highway 4 to the maze, 18 minutes. once you make it past the metering lights, and san francisco to sfo in the green at ten minutes. >> thanks, alexis. united airlines believes it has a solution to overbooking. what it's now testing after several high-profile controversies. >> every penny counts. >> every penny counts. how

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5:43. we're tracking developing news out of pennsylvania where investigators have identified a body found in connection with a mysterious disappearance of four young men. investigators are searching property in bucks county where the human remains of one of the victims waw found. that property belongs to the family of 20-year-old cosmo dinardo. he is a person of interest in the case. and was charged yesterday with stealing a car belonging to one of the missing men. dinardo is being held on $5

million bail. >> we're not done yet. this is a homicide, make no mistake about it. we just don't know how many homicides. >> investigators have not said anything about a motive, but the philadelphia inquirer reports one of the missing men went to high school with dinardo and two others met him when he was looking to sell marijuana. >> the personal data of 6 million verizon wireless customers was exposed, but the company says the information never got into the wrong hands. the only person who had access to the data was the security researcher who brought the leak to verizon's attention. they said it stemmed from a flb with a cloud server. >> revamping a program on how to deal with overbooked flights. united's image took a big hit after this image went viral of the kentucky doctor dragged because the flight was overbooked. now it's launching what it's calling flex scheduling. if it looks like a flight is

overbooked, the airline will send you an e-mail up to five days before your flight offering you a $250 voucher that would enable them to tweak your itinerary. what does that mean? it wouldn't change the day of your flight, but it could change the time of your flight. but not the airport. so if you accept, you'll be rebooked in 24 hours. united expects the idea is going to do well with people going somewhere for fun, but not necessarily those who are traveling for business. >> san jose's station is testing new technology to help out travelers. ibm, uc santa cruz, have developed a guide that collects to the cloud, smartphone, and other devices to determine how far a person is from where they have to board their train and guides them. the goal is to make travel less con confusing for seniors and people with disabilities. it can also help family members and care takers know if they have strayed from where they're supposed to go. >> monte rio beach has reopened

after officials detected potentially dangerous bacteria. tests yesterday showed reduced levels of the bacteria. county health officials still aren't sure what caused a spike in the levels. >> happening today, the sounds of a san francisco tradition will be ringing through union square. that is not your standard bell ringing. >> no, i like it. >> he's got it. the 54th cable car bell ringing contest will be held at noon. reigning champ leonard hautes will try to defend his title and win the competition for the fifth time. he faces six qualifiers from an early prelim competition. >> san francisco is taking a big step to make sure thousands of senior citizens don't go hungry in the face of budget cuts. mayor ed lee is marking $20 million for charity programs like meals on wheels which prepares and delivers nearly 2 million meals a year.

besides meals on wheels, the city money will also help other groups like self-help for the elderly and jewish family services. >> a 9-year-old boy is collecting change and selling lemonade to help keep bay area police dogs safe. wyatt has raised nearly $1400. that's enough to buy one bulletproof vest for a police dog. he met with the police officers and their dogs in san francisco yesterday. we first told you about the story on abc7news.com. you can find out more information there about the meeting between wyatt and cayine officers and how you can help protect the dogs. >> i have been waiting to show you this. a black bear scaling the side of a house in massachusetts. >> he skillfully climbs up to the deck but pretty unskillfully gets stuck with his feet in the air. oh, no. the struggle is real. >> why do i think this is so cute? >> it is adorable. he sniffed around for a bit and finally climbed back down. the man who posted the video said he's glad the grandkids were inside when the bear

stopped by. >> that is proof of how skilled bears are, though, at climbing. they can get really good. >> do not climb a tree if you're running from a bear. >> it will come and get you. >> that was adorable. kind of looked like the way i got out of bed, head down, feet up. not supposed to be that way. good morning, everybody. here's a look from san rafael. not foggy, but it's definitely cloudy out there this morning. we'll have more clouds this morning and a few minor changes this afternoon compared to the last couple days. we'll talk more about those in the next minute. heat only this weekend because we're back to average beginning monday. like mother nature said, oh, you want summer heat? here, have it saturday and sunday. small craft advisory today from 11:00 to 1:00, areas in yellow, that's one of the differences from yesterday. that's also going to keep the clouds around just a little longer. temperature running from about 80 in sunnyvale, san jose, 83. nearing 90 in morgan hill and gilroy. 74 in santa cruz. the breeze will keep millbrae at 70. not much of a breeze keeping

redwood city down, 80. 59 to 62 along the coast today. a little less sunshine that we had earlier this week. 68 in south san francisco. sausalito, 67. that's pretty close to yesterday's temperatures. 81 to 86 through most of the north bay valleys. you get farther north, you can see the low to mid 90s. 71, richmond. berkeley and oakland at 72. arinda, 78. fremont, 79. and san ramon, 87 to the low 90s around livermore, fairfield, antioch and brentwood. here's a look at my seven-day forecast. more of the same toord. high clouds in the morning that will make for a gorgeous sunrise. if you capture it, hashtag it #abc7now. we flip the switch back to seasonal temperatures starting monday. >> i want to head back to the central valley. we had a bit of a rough start out there this morning with a disabled vehicle blocking for about 15 minutes. it's been tough bouncing back. westbound 205 to 580, down to 8 and 15 miles per hour. it's not as bad as it was, but

it's slower than average this morning. a little hazy around the san mateo bridge. we have pretty thick fog on golden gate bridge this morning too, but westbound 92 looking pretty good. a quick check of drive times. southbound 101, santa rosa to petaluma, 14 minutes. castro valley to the maze, looking good at 14 minutes. and northbound 101 between 280, 680, and highway 85, you're in the green. a big mess in napa county with a flipped mail truck. we'll head back there next. >> we know that a better day starts here on abc 7 mornings. it's my chance to give a better days shout-out to braden baldwin of arinda. this is him, and braden qualified for the finals for his age division in major league baseball's pitch hit and run competition. he basically beat out everyone in north america. the 8-year-old got a trip to miami for all-star week and took part in the finals on monday. and there he is being honored on national tv during the home run derby. also made it obt the big screen

representing arinda. braeden finished third in the country and he even got to shag balls during the derby. mom and dad tell us they're incredibly proud. so are we. a big congratulations, and if you know someone helping others have a better day, go to abc7news.com and click on the better days shout-out button. we'll get the information from you. you can send us your video and we can feature it here and give you a shout-out. back to you guys. >> well done, braeden. >> new at 6:00, you bought the items, now you're waiting for delivery. why thieves might be targeting people who stocked up at amazon this week. >> first, a possible breakthrough in the battle against cancer. the treatment that does not involve chemotherapy. involve chemotherapy. >> plus, the sound

welcome back, everyone. i want to show you this icredible video i just got into our live desk. it shows the exact moment a huge mudslide hit a road full of cars. watch closely because it comes out of nowhere. look at that massive wall and that huge crash that results. this was in southern china. the car swept away in a massive slide. just a wall of debris that hits them. eight vehicles were buried under all the dirt. amazingly, everyone survived, and rescuers were able to pull out all of the drivers and passengers that got trapped. back to you guys. >> jessica, thank you. a potential breakthrough in treating cancer. an fda panel is recommending the approval of the first gene therapy available here in the u.s. it's an entirely new way of treating cancer that doesn't

involve chemo. the process involves taking t cells out of the body, it's then genetically engineered and placed back in the body. emily whitehead was the first patient. she had leukemia that had come back and was told she had no further treatment options. her parents say she's now currently in remission and doing well. the video was provided by philadelphia childrens hospital. a final fda vote is expected within the next few months. san francisco's botanical garden will become alive with the sound of music. flower piano returns starting today for the third straight year. 12 pianos are nestled throughout the garden's 55 acres in golden gate park, and you are the star. that's right. you walk up and play. and by the way, admission is free for members and all san francisco residents. it costs $8 if you're a nonresident. pianos are available to play every day between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. heart and soul. >> oh, yeah.

that's what we got for you, mike. >> i can't wait to hear you guys do it. >> it's going to be beautiful. >> i know they'll sing to it also. if there's words. if not, they'll make it up. here's a look at santa cruz this morning. you can see it's pretty foggy out there. it's going to be the sunny spot and warm spot along the coast, 74. 66 in monterey. 61 to 62 for half moon bay. stinson beach, and up to bodega bay. still have beach hazards through 9:00 this evening. temperatures tonight comfortable once again. 51 to 61. kind of sleepy this morning, what about our commuters? >> i know. we have a big mess in napa county this morning. we have a flipped usps mail truck there, and we have a big mess. sounding like we have mail still scattered around the area. they're working on cleaning that up. we do have traffic getting by at this point. this is on state route northbound 29 just past tower road before you get to state route 12. the far right lane is open on the northbound side, and both

southbound lanes are open. however, you cannot make any turns onlt south kelly road. we do have a ycrew on the way t the scene. quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza, starting to thin out once you make it past here into san francisco. earlier disabled vehicle on fremont has cleared, but of course, the metering lights are on. next traffic update at 6:00. >> new at 6:00, triming the fat. the item in your home that could add to weight gain, and it's not even in your pantry. >> the beaches are closed, but some surfers ensanta cruz say they don't care. why they're in the water even though they could face fines. though they could face fines. >> we

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it is 6:00 a.m. good morning to you on this thursday, july 13th. we're almost to the weekend. >> oh, we can feel it, right? >> yes. it's looking a bit dreary behind

us this morning, mike. >> a little soupy. >> explain yourself. >> a lot of gray out there in most areas, but a lot of sunshine coming. a typical pattern this time of year. the thing you'll notice is clouds are thicker, the marine layer is not quite as dry. three miles visibility in petaluma and santa rosa. that's not too bad as far as getting around. the sun is up. time to recharge. oh, let that sun come on in. temperatures, look at that. 7:00 this morning, 53 to about 61. by noon, we'll stay in the 50s at the coast. low to mid 70s, noon to 4:00 around the bay. 82 to 88 inland. we'll be back in the 50s, 60s, and 70s by 7:00. i'll have the latest numbers on the hot weekend coming up. here's alexis. >> good morning, mike. yeah, we're looking pretty socked in hire for golden gate bridge this morning. southbound 101 into san francisco okay. just hearing a the south end of robin williams tunnel, we have a disabled vehicle in lane three or four. that would be one of those couple right lanes.