utility's rate hike request. it will collect more than $1.5 billion from customers. now, state regulators are trying to determine how much customers will pay and the schedule for when those rate increases will take effect. today's meetings are being held in oakland at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the harris building on clay street. >> happening now, voluntary evacuations are still in place for people living in mt. occam in eldoregardo county after a 150 acre wildfire broke out. mandatory evacuations were lifted last night. the flames ignited yesterday afternoon. firefighters relied heavily on an aggressive air attack to battle flames. the fire is now 15% contained. >> if you're just joining us, let's get a quick update on weather and traffic. >> hi, everybody. as promised, we'll look at your 12-hour day planner, after we open the weather window on sutro

tower. you can see what's going on there. some of the fog starting to roll on in. at 7:00 in the morning, 54 to about 62 degrees. as we head towards -- yeah, that's my fault. i'm in the wrong spot. sorry. i'm supposed to be over there. i confused alexis because i'm in the wrong spot, so she went to that spot. we'll move on, talk about 60 at the coast, 76 around the bay, to 88 inland, and look at the 4:00 temperature, enjoy your 7:00 hour, at least away from the inland neighborhoods. 86 there, 33 at the bay and 57 at the coast. >> i'm always trying to get more camera toom. it felt like you were hogging it. i wanted a little more. taking a look at our traffic maps, we had 1 blocking issue. a few more details on the crash, just before you get to bailey road, we still don't have confirmation on injuries. it sounds like we may have someone with at least minor injuries. at least a two-car crash. now we have the two right lanes

blocked. if you're traveling from pittsburg to the bay point area, we have a bit of a delay. overall, very light at this early hour. tracy to dublic in the green at 30 minutes. southbound 680, in the green at 15, and northbound 85 from 101 to cupertino in the green at 16 minutes. >> thanks. developing news now. some thrill rides across the country including one at the santa cruz boardwalk are under scrutiny this morning after a deadly malfunction at the ohio state fair. >> one person was killed after the firebail ride broke apart in midair, and dramatic video shows the fireball ride swinging and spinning when it then crashed into something. part of the ride broke off. >> several riders thrown into the air. some of the victims landed on the hard asphalt at that fair. seven people were taken to the hospital. three are in critical condition. the ride swirls as high as 40 feet in theit passengers 13 tim

every minute. >> the ride goes really fast and goes in circles and rocked right to left. i heard a girl scream help and look over and seen someone fly out. then i see it smack to the ground. >> how awful. ohio governor john kasich called the accident the worst tragedy in the history of the fair. he's called for a full investigation and ordered all rides shut down until safety inspections can be made. >> and of course, the fireball ride may sound familiar to folks in the bay area. it's popular at the california state fair in sacramento and there's the same ride at the sanda cruz boardwalk. >> matt keller live with more on the impact this is going to have on visitors. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and jessica. the fireball ride is right here on the boardwalk behind the giant dipper. they did close it last night so they could do an inspection, but they're waiting until the daylight hours to go and check out the ride to make sure that it is safe for riders. of course, this isn't the only place that has a ride like this.

in sacramento, as you said, the fireball ride at the california state fair was shut down last night following the devastating accident at the ohio state fair. officials say independent preopening inspections are held on the 100 rides at the california state fair as well as random spot infections throughout each day. the ride in sacramento is similar but nomthe same as the one in ohio, however, they were manufactured by the same company. >> it's not going to run until they tell us what happened in ohio and the factory says it's okay to operate. >> california's great america has a similar ride. no word whether that ride will be open today. ee have no timeline on the fireball ride here at the santa cruz beach boardwalk. reporting live, matt keller, abc7 news. >> thank you. happening today, the father of the only american killed in the 2015 paris terror attacks will be in a federal court in san francisco. he is suing google, facebook, and twitter over his daughter's death.

nohemi gonzalez was among the 132 people killed in the attack. the 23-year-old cal state long beach student was at a restaurant when terrorists attacked. the lawsuit alleged social media companies are partly responsible because terrorists sued -- used the sites, rather, to plan their attack. the father's attorney argues the companies could do more to bring terror pages down. the social media companies say they prohibit terrorist content and take it down as soon as they are aware it exists. the senate expected to take up a marathon session on repealing obamacare. that could include a so-called skinny repeal bill that only gets rid of the individual and employer mandates. the move to repeal and replace obamacare is drawing more protests, like the one you see here in san francisco. abc7 news was at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital where hundreds of people joined in holding hands for health care. they formed that huge human chain. the protest organized by the

group indivisible sf. president trump's approval rating has hit a new low in california this morning. this is just coming in to our live desk. the public policy institute of california releasing its new poll and says only 25% of californians think the president is doing a good job. that is down from 30% in january. more than 1700 californians participated in the poll. and those who took the survey told our media partner the bay area news group they're not surprised mr. trump is disliked in the golden state. the latest national poll from gallup found 37% of americans approve of president trump's performance. bay area transportation leaders are moving forward with a plan to raise bridge tolls by up to three bucks. they voted last night to back a state senate bill that would put the toll hike on the ballot. the money raised would pay for transportation projects and cut down on traffic congestion. the proposal stidz need approval

from the state legislature and the governor, then it would go to voters. for drivers who pay a poll every work day t could cost you up to $700 more a year just to get to work. bay area soccer fans are still buzzing this morning about one of the most exciting matches in years. >> 63,000 people packed levi's stadium for the gold cup final last night. but the winners weren't just on the field. here's abc 7 news reporter katie marzullo. >> reporter: team usa takes home the gold cup and soccer fans leave with memories to last a lifetime. >> usa! usa! usa! >> my dad, we grew up watching soccer because of him, so he bought our tickets and that's why we're here today with family. >> she and others thought they would be here, watching a different matchup. >> we were hoping for mexico, but usa, whatever. >> obviously would have been marvelous if mexico would have made it into this as well. i think we're all hoping for that. >> no complaints from businesses near levi's stadium.

the general manager of bengons said soccer crowds are second only to the 49ers. >> it's going to be absolutely insane in here. >> colombia, peruv yeah, ecuador, u.s. we're getting together for one score. >> more than 60,000 people going to the game did create a traffic crunch. vta put extra trains and buses into service for an expected 6,000 riders. the crowd was a sea of red, white, and blue, but at least one jumake fan didn't mind being in the minority. >> everyone loves jamaica. no bad vibes. >> no matter who you were rooting for or why you came? >> my wife loves soccer, i'm a football fan, but i love my wife. >> it was an exciting night of soccer in santa clara. let's open up the weather window on the golden gate bridge and show you the compressed marine layer. the air sinks, it compressed the marine layer and it pushes the

clouds closer down to the ground. you're going to find more of that this morning. i put caution in your commute planner for foggy spots this morning. a bit warmer if you're taking mass transit. another small craft advisory on the bay. same area, shorter timeframe today. starts at 1:00, but this time, it ends at 9:00. let's talk about temperatures in our inland east bay neighborhoods. upper 50s through the san ramon. everybody else in the loy to mid 60s. mt. diablo at 77. that warm air is lurking. it just needs the sun to come out and start to help it work its way down to the ground. look at the hourly temperatures for napa. considerably warmer than yesterday. especially at noon, at 83. look at the low 90s in the afternoon hours. 88 at 6:00, and near 80 at 8:00. and for san jose, we're going to be 81 at noon. upper 80s throughout the afternoon hours. 6:00, 83, and 8:00, 75. take a look add your warm to hot microclimates coming up next. here's alexis.

>> we're looking at overnight road work, no surprise. summertime, when they get a lot of projects done. zooming into 880, where they're still working on the 23rd avenue overpass that has the 29th avenue off ramp blocked until 6:00. easy for me to spit that out here, but we're not seeing delays on the main line of 880 in either direction. a quick check of quate route 92, nice volumes alt this hour. we have quite a bit of fog out there. husky overload. bay area shelters are inundated with them right now, and there's a link to a popular show on hbo. >> justin bieber hits a photographer with his truck. photographer with his truck. next, the dramatic

4:43. new this morning, los angeles police investigating an accident involving justin bieber and it involving justin bieber and it was caught on camera. >> yike photographer with a truck as he pulled out of an event in beverly hills last night. he got out right away. he kneeled by the man until paramedics got there. they took him to the hospital with an injured leg. police say bieber cooperated with officers. also, courtney and khloe

kardashian were at the scene but they weren't involved in the crash. there the state department is warning u.s. citizens traveling to mexico about tainting or bootleg alcohol following the death of a wisconsin umwoman. the woman fell into a coma after drinking a cocktail at a five-star mexican resort. a newspaper investigating her death said it has received dozens of similar reports. tourists say they blacked out or got sick after drinking. the state department says tourists should limit what they drink and get medical help right away if they feel sick. >> new this morning, uc berkeley police have released these photos from surveillance video. it shows two burglars that stole electronic equipment from inside a campus building. uc police say that electronic equipment valued at about $25,000 was taken last week at north gate hall. that's home to cal's graduate skeel of journalism. the burglars got inside the building from a window left open. >> a bay area dog rescue club says the popular show "game of

thrones" is leading to more dog surrenders. we have more on the trend and a word of caution for would-be dog owners. >> they'd be like, oh, wow, dire wolfs. >> patty could barely make it around a san francisco block with her huskies when game of thrones debuted. >> one time, i counted 12 photo ops on a friday evening walking around the block. >> the breed has seen a boom in popularity. the husky club believes it's due to the hit hbo series. >> one for each of the stark children. >> the stark land is known for their connection to dire wolfs. >> game of thrones uses dogs which are a type of sled dog, and a lot of hollywood uses huskies as stand-in for wolves. >> i already wanted a husky because of baulto when i was a kid. but i wanted to name her stark. >> angela adopted this dog as a compromise because she knew she couldn't handle a husky.

others haven't done the research. >> the martinez shelter has seen a jump of 300% in huskies since game of thrones started. >> tired dogs are good dogs. these two went on a five-mile hike. that's the kind of effort it takes to own a husky. when people realize they don't have the strength or time, they surrender the high-energy dogs to shelters. the husky club has meet-ups and resources so you can make sure it's the right dog for you before adoption. in the east bay, katie utes, abc 7 news. you saw katie kind of get yanked there. >> yeah, and you can see how cute they are, but it takes a lot of time and you need to do research. >> and a lot of strength. >> mike knows all about adopting dogs. he does our segment every week. >> can't wait to see what we have coming up tomorrow. my goodness, already thursday. seemed like the week dragged along until today and i was like, hey, it's already thursday. here's a look from the east bay hills camera. you can see the lower clouds. sunshine, warmer temperatures.

tonight, patchy clouds and fog. a lot like this morning, and above average highs for just about all of us the next seven days. let's start down in the south bay. significantly warmer than yesterday. 84, milpitas. to 91 in san jose, to flirting with 100 in los gatos, morgan hill, and gilroy. look at the temperatures on the peninsula. a lot of low to upper 80s. going to be a little uncomfortable today. 74, nicer around millbrae. temperatures at the coast, even responding, mid to upper 60s for you. low 70s in downtown south san francisco, and sausalito. 89 in petaluma. that's one of the cool spots in the north bay valleys. a lot of us in the low 90s, flirtding with 100 in cloverdale. 84 in hercules. 81 in san leandro to 87 in fremont. a little more comfort around oakland and richmond, 78 and 74. look at this, temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s. air conditioners running in our inland east bay neighborhoods once again. tonight's temperatures in the mid 50s to mid 60s.

here's my seven-day forecast. look at the wealth of 80s around the bay. and 90s to 100 inland. that free air conditioning, you have to go to the coast. temperatures there in the mid 60s. we have been tracking fog all morning. looks really thick in the north bay and along the coast. any issues yet that you're seeing? >> yeah, nothing too much as far as the commute is concerned. i have been checking waze to see if anyone is making reports of some really thick areas. we haven't seen any yet, but i am taking a look at our visibility layer on top of our traffic map. there's that dense fog in the north bay that mike was talking about around healdsburg, into santa rosa. not too much about petaluma yet, but give it some time. it normally does fill in around that stretch. also, the south bay around hollister, if you're headed into gilroy, definitely some thick areas around state route 25 or 152 and along the coast as well. quick check outside, the only camera i can spot any fog on, golden gate bridge. zipper truck just going through, but i know you're used to

driving in the fog there along golden gate. just make sure you're driving for conditions. good news with our crash on highway 4. we'll check on that next. >> glad you shois the gold gate bridge because the next story is all about that. >> stay in your lane. that's what the bridge district is saying. too many marathon runners broke the rules and they're now threatening to keep everyone on the sidewalk next year. 15,000 runners cross said the bridge during the san francisco marathon this past weekend. some of them didn't follow instructions. the bridge district says runners were told to stick to the lanes closest to the sidewalk. instead, some ran in the two lanes set aside as a buffer zone and a bus lane. >> a little boy from the north bay is making the most of a second chance at life that he's been given. he got a liver transplant when he was 8 months old. he's 6 now and was the guest of honor at the san francisco giants donate life day yesterday. the annual event began 20 years ago to raise awareness about organ donation. he traveled with his family from napa to open up the game with a

spirited shout. >> one, two, three. >> play ball! >> this is amazing. 20 years that the giants have been supporting donor network west, and organ donation. and there are so many people that wouldn't be alive today if not for them actively promoting people signing up. >> also presented donate network west with a check for $10,000. boy, he's so cute. so happy for him. >> wanted, dozens of coaches, but not for a sport. how you can pitch in to help students in the bay area. >> the government busts a work at home scheme. the money you'll be getting back if you were a victim. >> sean spicer looking for a new gig. maybe he would be game to put on dancing shoes? we'll explain. now this morning's tech bites. >> amazon is hiring. >> e-commerce giant wants to fill 50,000 jobs, most of them full-time. so it's holding a nationwide job fair next wednesday in a dozen locations all around the

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welcome back. students have about a month or so left of summer vacation, but schools, they're already getting ready for the academic year, and they need your help. writer coach connection is looking for volunteers. the group helped middle and high school students in the east bay improve their writing skills. trained volunteers coach students one-on-one. for more information if you would like to help, go to abc7news.com. >> the federal trade commission is sending small refund checks to victims of what they call a deceptive work at home scheme. michael finney alerted us to a lawsuit against american business builders last night. the feds say it bilked people out of millions of dollars by charging them for training and leads for starting a business that it never delivered. the federal trade commission shut down the operations and identified more than 2,000

victims. they're going to get a check averaging $137. okay, maybe summer here, at least if you don't live in the city, a little cold in the city. up in northern california, volcanic national park still trying to shake winter off. >> they can have that. the main road through the park finally reopened yesterday. the latest the park has ever opened. believe it or not, crews have been working to clear the huge mountain of snow away since april 4th. it's pretty. >> it is. >> but it's too much. >> but it's cold. okay. and on a very different note, if you want to go to the beach this weekend, beware. the national weather service is issuing a warning about dangerously large waves and rip currents starting tomorrow through monday. for coastal areas from sonoma to monterey countys. there's a concern about sneaker waves. those are huge waves that can appear without warning. one of those areas that's a little sheltered from that is santa cruz. that's where i have the window

open now. let's expand upon the temperatures. mid to upper 60s until you get to the monterey bay. 70 in monterey to sunshine and 72 in santa cruz. don't forget, the uv index very high, even when it's cloudy. talking about the heat, since it starts today. look at this, this is august 1st through the 9th. the climate prediction center says we're going to have above average temperatures. possibly well above average temperatures. accuweather seven-day forecast coming up soon. here's alexis with your morning commute. >> we roly only had one blocking issue this morning and that is no longer the case. we got the all clear. we do still have residual dezas between pittsburg and bay point. we had two right lanes blocked and it sounds like everything is on the shoulder now. another quick check of walnut creek, southbound 680, looking good this morning as you head to the lafayette area. we do have some construction on eastbound 24, nothing on the best wnd side of 24 or

southbound 680. you shouldn't have major issues with that commute direction this time of day. we'll look at drive times at 5:00. >> sean spicer, dancer extraordinai extraordinaire? politico and the new york post reports producers of abc's "dancing with the stars" have asked the former white house press secretary to compete next season. spicer resigned from the white house on friday. if he joins "dancing with the stars" he wouldn't be the first trump administration official to do so. do you remember who it was? that's right, current secretary of energy rick perry got eliminated after two weeks on the show last year. >> i don't think i want to see sean spicer dancing. >> no? >> no. >> ratings. next at 5:00 a.m., details on a recall ford just announced. >> plus, a move happening today to help fight rent increases all across the state. >> the strong words caitlyn >> the strong words caitlyn

thursday, july 27th. good morning, east bay. i'll just do the voice over for the open that we usually have. thank you. >> team work. >> that was awesome. >> really, good morning. it's 5:00 a.m. on this thursday morning. get to see a little behind the scenes action at abc7 mornings. >> a rare glimpse. rare glimpse. >> yeah. how's that weather, mike? >> should we open -- yeah, peel back the onion and see what we have. here's a look at live doppler 7. it's partly cloudy this morning. watching just a little bit of fog. mainly in the north bay and along the coast. in fact, i'll show you that coming up in ten minutes.